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In the afternoon, we had many of our wonderful parents, carers and families who came for our Reading Fiesta! This was another opportunity for them to see a range of reading activities that are taught in school and also for the children to read and share a book with them.
Today is World Book Day! Children from Reception to Year 4 enjoyed taking part in the Perform Drama Workshop based on well-known books that they have been learning.
Year 4 Farah Class enjoyed their first tennis lesson led by a tennis coach from Vicars Moore Tennis Club. The lesson focused on the forehand swing and allowing the tennis ball to bounce once to the ground. Over the next few weeks, the children will continue to build up their knowledge and skills and will be visiting the Vicars Moore Tennis Club and have an opportunity to play on an actual tennis court.
This week, Year 3 Angelou Class were immersed in an Eid Mubarak celebration where they created Eid cards, ate dates and other lovely treats. This was to help the children with their next diverse text for their writing lessons, based on the book 'Ramadan Moon' by Naima B Robert.
The book is about Ramadan the month of fasting. It doesn't begin all at once. It begins with a whisper, a prayer and a wish. Muslims all over the world celebrate Ramadan and the joyful days of Eid-Ul-Fitr. This lyrical and inspiring picture book captures the wonder and joy of this great annual event, from the perspective of a child.
The month of Ramadan is expected to start on Friday 28th February. We wish all our families who will be observing and fasting for Ramadan all the best!
On the last day of term, the hall and playground were decorated with multicultural flags, colourful bunting and red lanterns. The children came to school all dressed in red and had a fantastic opportunity to explore and celebrate different cultures and beliefs, whilst developing an understanding and appreciation for diversity.
An educational workshop led by West End in Schools, a highly respected performance company took place. Our children were immersed and engaged in the wonderful Chinese Zodiac Dance Workshop based on storytelling and dance that bought to life the traditional Chinese Zodiac story, enriching the children’s understanding of Chinese culture.
There were also activities based on the Chinese Year of the Snake, a red envelope activity where the children wrote kindness and new year messages to each other, various links to our British Values and age-appropriate Protected Characteristics and finally completing a lesson from their RE topic for this half-term.
You can see more photos of today on our Parent Newsletter for this half term alongside our Intsagram page!
Our Year 5/6 parents were also invited to attend a PSHE parent meeting informing them of of our up and coming PSHE (Personal, Social, Health, Education) curriculum on the topic ‘Changing Me’ and also the statutory curriculum linked Relationships and Health Education.
Thank you to all the parents who attended. If you were unable to attend, the PowerPoint presentation will be shared with you via email.
A few weeks ago, our Delta MPs wanted to organise a Sustainability competition. Children had to make a model or sculpture of an animal that lives in the Ocean. It was a very difficult decision for our MPs to judge all the wonderful entries that were bought into school. Well done to our 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners who all received a book related to the Ocean.
It is Safer Internet Day today and this year's theme is "Protecting yourself and others from scams online." The children have all taken part in an assembly, which helped the children to understand what a scam is and how we can possibly identify them. Also, who are their trusted adults that they can confide in when they do not feel safe online.
Year 1 to 5/6 also carried out various activities during their Computing lessons, such as sorting and knowing the difference between personal and not personal information, knowing the signs of what may look like a scam and which emotions they would feel and using a password generator to help create a password that no one else would know.
Today was Express Yourself Day! The children came to school wearing hair accessories, hats, brightly coloured socks and trainers to express their personality, creativity and individuality. The children also bought £1.00 to help support the charity Place2Be.
In the afternoon, Year 1 - 6 watched the Disney film Inside Out 2, which is supported by the Place2Be charity as the film was a springboard for the children to discuss their emotions, mental health and wellbeing.
Our Year 1 children were practising their core and balance whilst using the apparatus during their gymnastic lesson. The children also learnt that being active is also good for our mental health and wellbeing.
To kickstart Children's Mental Health Week, our Delta children took part in the 52 Lives School of Kindness Mental Health Live Workshop followed by an activity based on the theme 'Know Yourself, Grow Yourself,' which is in conjunction with the Place2Be charity too!
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Year 3 performed their class assembly to their parents and families. The children did exceptionally well and were trying to convince the audience that the Romans should rule our school!
In a short space of time, the children have learnt many facts about the Romans and were able to share their knowledge, skills and understanding. The children also sang a song about Roman Numerals and 'Think like a Roman.' The children also discussed the different Roman Emperors and how the Romans created mosaics and the Roman baths.
Finally, as part of our cultural capital offer, the children were able to recall an educational visit to St Albans Verulamium.
