On Friday 19th March, it was Red Nose Day and the theme was using the ‘power of funny’. In Year Four we all wrote down our favourite jokes and shared them throughout the day which was fun. This year we raised money for Comic Relief by having a non-uniform day. Children could come into school in non-uniform in exchange for a small donation of money online to help support children less fortunated than themselves. This links to Article 26 of the children’s rights charter:

Article 26 of the UNCRC says that children and young people should get financial support from the government when their parents or guardians are unable to provide them with a good enough standard of living by themselves.

This week we have begun planting the trees that were donated to us by New Wood Ltd following a letter written by our Rightys Ambassadors. The trees are a reminder of the effects of climate change and what we can do as Global Citizens to support the efforts around the world to stop this. In Year Six, the children planted two Silver Birch trees. Hey discussed the importance of looking after them and the impact they will have on th environment.

Article 12- the right to a say in things that affect us.

  

 
that affect us.

Today it was World Book Day and in Year 5 we focused on:

Article 31: The right of every child to rest, leisure, play, recreational activities and free and full participation in cultural and artistic life.

Reading and enjoying books is a great way of celebrating Article 31.

In year 5 we have been  dressing up as our favourite book character and sharing our favourite books together. Mrs Snell read her favourite book to the class throughout the morning when the whistle sounded and we STOP DROP and READ.

As well as this, the children in Year 5 were able to choose from a range of World Book Day activities including writing a World Book Day book review, writing a Crazy Cake Recipe, creating their own World Book Day book marks and taking part in a World Book Day Maths activity.

Article 12: We have the right to have our say in things that affect us.

Article 27: We have the right to live and grow in good conditions.

Today we had some trees arrive as a donation from New Wood Ltd in Stoke Gifford. We have Silver Birch, Crabapple and Field Maple to plant. The donation was very kindly made thanks to a letter written by our Rights Ambassadors asking for help to recognise and promote the effects of climate change. We will be planting them as classes next week!

Year Four loved spending time on our new play equipment from Earthwtights yesterday. The equipment is made of all natural products so supports our environment and made for a very exciting play time!

This week we have had safer internet day. Year 2 have been thinking hard about article of the month: Article 17- Our right to be told things that are true by the internet, TV, the news and newspapers. We have also talked about how to stay safe online in today’s assembly with Mrs Arnold.

This month our Right of The Month is Article 17. Article 17 of the UNCRC says children and young people should be able to access information, particularly from the media. They should be able to get information from many places— from their country and beyond.

We have chosen this article to link with Safer Internet day which we are celebrating today.

You will see on your Google Classrooms there is a link to an assembly all about this. Here is the link if you haven’t been able to access this:

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2021/i-am-educator/work-7-11s/virtual-assembly-7-11s

Article 24- the right to grow mentally and spiritually.

To kick off mental health week in Year Four we have been having brain breaks in our lessons and this afternoon we are drawing our emotions. We are using colour and pictures so show how we are feeling in our bodies.

Article 36 is the right to be protected from any activities or situations that may cause harm.

Together we talked about standing up for others who are treated unfairly. Yesterday 27th January was Holocaust Memorial Day. We looked at the injustices that the Jewish had to suffer during World War II and we listened to a story about the people of Denmark and their King and the people stood up for others who were being treated unfairly.

   
    
   

In Year Six, we have been looking at this article and making sure we are thinking about our mental and physical health and keeping socially connected at a time when it is hard to see all of our friends. We had an in-school and at-home joint scavenger hunt one afternoon this week and had fun together. We took part in exercise at home and at school. We have also taken part in mindfulness activities to relax and focus our minds.