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Value of the Month- December
Thank you for all your support with the value of the month for November, which was Friendship. The work that you did at home with the children has really helped us to reinforce the idea of friendship and how we see others.
Our value of the month for December is Peace
We can split peace into two areas:
External peace-in the world and in relationships needed for a civilised society
Internal peace:- the feeling of self-contentment with who we are and what we have.
Suggestions for parents to work with children at home.
- Talk about a special place where you can sit quietly and think. Why do we need to be quiet and peaceful sometimes? Discuss how you feel inside when you are quiet and peaceful.
- Talk about the sort of things that make you feel peaceful inside. How important is peace in our lives?
- Discuss what it means to have peace in your family. What sort of things disrupt the peace in your family? What can help the family be more peaceful?
- Talk together about situations that make you angry and ways of finding peaceful solutions.
- How can we try to control angry feelings and replace them with calmer, peaceful ones?
- Try to explore how feelings can escalate and small upsets become big and out of control
- Discuss the question: ‘Are people naturally peaceful, or do they need to be taught?’
8.Make a list:
– reasons to be selfish, greedy, cruel etc.
– what teaches us to be violent, cruel?
– what stops us being bad?
– what teaches us to be kind?
- Discuss: Fighting among friends and family– why does it happen? How can it be avoided? How can we have peaceful relationships? What is a peaceful person?
- Talk about how you think we can stop wanting things, status, attention etc so that we can feel more contentment and peace.
- Discuss scenes on television that show arguments. What makes people argue and lose their temper? Think of five thing you can do to prevent arguments.
- Help your child to make a poster on what others should not do, or what behaviours you would like from others.
- Complete the following sentences:
If I want to feel relaxed and peaceful I……
Peace is ……………………….
The most peaceful place I can remember is………………..
- Let your children know when you appreciate them being a ‘giver of peace’. Acknowledge their positive efforts towards communication during an argument or disagreement.
Please let your child’s teacher know if we can celebrate any work from home, in school.
If you can support us in any way, please get in touch via the school office.
Cereal boxes needed!
Hi Year 6,
We will be making periscopes on Thursday so if you have any spare cereal boxes, please can you bring these in to school.
Many thanks
Miss Clay and Mrs Thomas
Active Lives Sports Survey
We would be extremely grateful if parents of Year One pupils could take the time to complete the Active Lives sports survey from the link above. This is a useful survey which allows us to build a bigger picture on sport both inside and outside of school and helps to fund some free sports equipment in school.
Active Lives Parent Survey
We would be extremely grateful if parents of Year One pupils could take the time to complete the Active Lives sports survey from the link above. This is a useful survey which allows us to build a bigger picture on sport both inside and outside of school and helps to fund some free sports equipment in school.
Thank you to those who have already completed it. Please could you make it known in your child’s reading diary if you have completed it so that we can award your child house points.
Many thanks for your support.
Miss Jones and Mr Irvine
Reserve Tickets for Grandparents Reception Christmas Play
Reserve Tickets are now available for you to purchase for the Grandparents Christmas Play in the school hall on Thursday 5th December. Tickets are £1 each. Please collect reserve tickets from the office from Tuesday 3rd December.
Wonderful Winter Walk
Well done to the children in Reception for completing the sponsored walk around Apley Woods, raising money for Severn Hospice. The children were so well behaved, polite and observant too, spotting and discussing lots of nature along the way!
We all had a fantastic time and were extremely proud of all the children!
Parent Survey Winners!
Well done to the competition winners for the parent survey.
David, Alex and Jaxon
Achievement Assembly Awards
Miss Clay’s class- Sophie for fantastic attitude towards learning during assessment week.
Mrs Thomas’ class- Sam for marvellous effort in Maths and literacy- super ‘can do’ attitude.
Mr Banfield’s class- Anya for perseverance in assessment week and being an all round superstar.
Miss Myler’s class- Joseph for going above and beyond with his viking homework.
Mrs Trevor’s class- Evie for always being kind and considerate to all not only at school but at home too.
Mrs McLaughlin/ Mrs Pablos’s- Khadija for being a kind, helpful and hardworking member f our class.
Miss Macfarlane’s class- Ella for making great progress with her writing.
Mr Jackson’s class- Rocco for being caring, polite and a pleasure to have in the classroom.
Miss Newport’s class- Orla for putting 100% effort into every lesson.
Miss Jones’ class- Daisy-mae for fantastic work with Nativity practise.
Miss Hailey’s class- Jonathan for wonderful chance to shine writing.
Miss Cullagh’s class- Jenson for fantastic behaviour and effect on his return to school.
Mrs Plimmer’s class- Tobias for a fantastic independent attitude in maths this week.
Year 1,2,3 Star Reader- Izabel
Year 4,5,6 Star Reader- Evie
Tree Planting
We have been donated tree saplings from The Woodland Trust. We will be planting these on Friday 6th December from 9.00am onwards. If you could spare a little time to help out please come and join us. All welcome, parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts. If you have a trowel to dig a small hole this would be very helpful.
