Year 5 Peer Mediation Training Session 2
This week marked the conclusion of our Year 5 Peer Mediator training, where students took part in interactive role-play activities to develop vital conflict resolution skills. Through teamwork, listening exercises, and practical scenarios, pupils gained confidence and empathy—key traits for supporting their peers in times of disagreement. A big well done to our newly trained Peer Mediators!
Year 1 - PSHE - Valuing Differences
Year 1 watched videos about Derek the penguin and his friends. They discovered that people can be friends and celebrate each other's differences. Then, we had circle time. We talked about the different foods we like and the different games we like to play. We decided that it's the differences in us that make us all unique and that is a good thing. Life would be boring if we were all the same!
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Year 5 Peer Mediation Training
Year 5 students enthusiastically embraced their peer mediation training this week. They actively participated in role-playing different conflict scenarios, practicing their listening and communication skills. Through engaging games and activities, the children learned valuable techniques for helping their peers resolve disagreements peacefully and fairly, fostering a more harmonious and understanding school environment.
Online Safety - Making Friends Online
As technology becomes increasingly embedded in young people’s lives, it’s common for them to form friendships entirely online. These connections can provide companionship and community — but they also bring potential dangers that parents and educators need to be aware of. From online grooming and privacy breaches to exposure to upsetting content, meeting people on the internet isn’t without risk. This guide explains the possible hazards of online friendships and gives parents and educators essential advice on helping children build safe, positive relationships online.
Nursery - Earth Day
Today is Earth Day! To commemorate this day our activity was based on how we look after our world! During this activity, the children demonstrated a clear understanding of where rubbish belongs. When rubbish was scattered in our clean classroom the children pointed and expressed that it needed to go in the bin! Their immediate reaction and verbalisation show strong expressive language skills. The children then worked together to collect and dispose of all the rubbish that had been planted in the classroom, using brilliant observation skills to find every piece of rubbish. At the craft table, the children selected pieces of blue and green tissue paper and attempted to stick them onto the paper using PVA glue. They initially struggled with spreading the glue but persevered, using their index finger to dab and spread it, showing developing fine motor skills. The children made links with the blue area being water and some children made links with animals that they might see living in the water. At the malleable table, the children manipulated the blue and green playdough, using a pinching action to pull off small pieces and moulding them together. When asked what they were making, they replied, "Earth!" Their manipulation of the playdough using pinching, rolling, and splatting showcases developing gross and fine motor skills.
Pre-School-PSHE-Courageous Advocacy
Today we had a super fun session all about making sure everyone feels happy, included and listened to! We talked about how we show kindness and respect in our environment, and the children had lots of brilliant ideas. They helped make decisions by voting for the story they wanted to hear—everyone added their vote to the chart and we counted up which story won! The children became the teachers for the day, choosing which activities we should do and what resources we should use. They were amazing at listening to each other, sharing ideas, and making sure everyone had a say. We also chatted about fairness and why it’s so important to be kind to everyone. Later on in the garden, the children worked as a team to move a big log—they helped each other, made a plan and got it done together. Teamwork and big smiles all around!
Year 5 Peer Mediation Training
Developing empathy and problem-solving skills! Year 5 enjoyed participating in peer mediation training, fostering a positive and supportive classroom environment and helping us with conflict resolution.
Year 6 Bike Ability
Year 6 children have been on a full day Bikeability level 2 course. All the children have grown in confidence with each pedal and learnt how to read the road ahead. The children have learnt lots of skill to complete their level 2 ; Start and stop Pass stationary vehicles Understanding the road Negotiating the road Share the road with vehicles Turning left or right in to a minor road or a major road All the children did amazingly well and passed their level 2 ! Congratulations!
Online Safety - Instagram
Instagram remains a go-to app for teens, with its endless stream of photos, videos, and ‘Stories’ keeping young users constantly connected. From influencer content to live broadcasts, the platform is packed with evolving features that can feel fun and engaging – but can also raise some serious concerns around screen time, online pressures and exposure to inappropriate content. We’ve created this free guide – also available in podcast format – offering parents and educators up-to-date knowledge on the risks and safety tips for this latest version of Instagram.
Nursery - Fine Motor Skills - Buttons
This weeks fine motor activity has been using buttons! Buttons can be tricky for little fingers to try and navigate however this is a very important skill that the children have been learning. This prepares the children for dressing themselves, which builds independence. We have also been building on the children's hand eye coordination and problem-solving skills as they figure out how to manipulate the buttons. This activity has also been great for strengthening the small muscles in their hands and fingers, preparing for writing, drawing, and other everyday tasks.
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Nursery - World Book Day! Creating A Mr Potato Head - Literacy
For world book day this year the children were tasked with decorating a potato! In Nursery class we made Mr Potato heads using different facial features and accessories. The children used their knowledge of facial proportions to select and place the correct features on their potatoes. They then chose from a variety of accessories, shoes, bags, hats etc. The children did a fabulous job and their potatoes turned out amazing! Well done everyone, what a great way to celebrate world book day.
Year 3 PSHE - Who Said What?
In PSHE Year 3 looked at an incident report and had to decide what evidence was fact and what was fiction.
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