Today we are celebrating article 24- the right to a clean and healthy environment and article 12- the right to a say in issues that affect you. Year 4 wrote letters to Kingsteignton Council asking for support in encouraging more swifts to our area as part of our COP27 campaign. Here is the response from the council…

In Reception we learn about how to look after ourselves and ways of being healthy. One way of doing this is to clean our teeth at least twice a day. In Holly and Oak class we clean our teeth after lunch in school.

In Year 5 we have been discussing our rights. 

 
We chose three United Nations articles at the beginning of the year as a part of our class charter. These articles are:

Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion, and for adults to listen and take it seriously.

 
Article 15: You have the right to choose your own friend and join or set up groups, as long as it isn’t harmful to others. 

  
Article 31: You have the right to play and rest.

  
We use these rights to make sure we have a kind classroom where everyone feels welcome and respected.

Thank you to the children for modelling our rights.

Today we thought about who was in our family and how all families are different!

We linked this to Article 9 ‘ The right to be with a family who cares for us.’

Pupils then drew members their family who lived with them.