In Diversity Day we looked at the poem “Everything is changing”. We decided together the main themes are difference and growing up. We then discussed, if it “is possible to change too much?” the children facilitated some interesting discussion’s, including “are we still our true self if we are constantly changing?”. Finally we looked at things we couldn’t do before and things we can do now.
For Diversity Day, Class 5 read My Strong Mind and discussed what it takes to build a strong mind—resilience, confidence, positive thinking, and the courage to keep going. 🧠💪📚🌍
Year 3 enjoyed exploring ‘Two Monsters’ by David McKee! 👹👹 We discussed the similarities and differences between ourselves and our friends and learnt that we don’t have to be the same to be friends. 💙 Our differences make us unique! 🌈
For this Diversity Day, we read the poem “It’s ok to change.” The poem is about accepting that change is a natural part of life. It reminds us that growing, learning and becoming a different version of ourselves is not something to fear. The poem encourages readers to embrace change and trust that it’s ok to move forward, even when we don’t know exactly where we’re going.
We discussed change and reflected on what it might look like for us. We formulated some questions around the concept of change and selected our final question…Does change always mean you will be different? We had some great class discussions and finished the day writing our own poem. This morning we presented our poems to the school in our school assembly.
For Diversity Day, Nursery enjoyed listening to a special story called ‘Marvelous Me’ which is all about celebrating what makes each of us unique. The children talked about why they are marvellous, sharing the things they like, what they are good at, and what makes them special. They then created wonderful self-portraits, celebrating themselves and recognising that although we are all different, we are all equally special and valued.
Part of our day in Class One is the opportunity to ‘choose our learning’, in which we independently explore a carousel of activities in our classroom that relate to different areas of our learning throughout the week. Today this includes counting on from any number, labelling human body parts and construction inspired by the landmarks we have been looking at in our city of Liverpool.
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Class 6 visited The Imperial War Museum in Manchester today to learn all about the history of World War II as part of our history topic. We focused on the defences used to protect soldiers and cities that were being attacked. The role women played during the war, life on the home front and the holocaust. We gathered lots of information to take back to the classroom and into our books. Then finished the day listening to an emotional, inspiring poem by a poet Tony Walsh called Mightier Than War.
Class 2 went on a trip to the Fire station, to learn about Firefighters and the equipment they use. This trip also helped class 2, to identify the changes in firefighting equipment that have occurred since, the great fire of London. Which they have been learning about in History.
🌟 During today’s Collective Worship, we explored the Five Ways to Wellbeing: Connect, Be Active, Be Creative, Keep Learning and Take Notice. We discussed how these simple actions can help us look after our wellbeing, build positive relationships and feel happier. 💚😊
Today in our RE lesson we have been learning about the Hindu religion and how they worship, and we even watched an exciting video to see how people pray at home and in the temple.
In Nursery we have been learning about Diwali and its celebrations. We read the story Bunny’s Diwali and had a go at creating some fantastic Diwali henna patterns. We are continuing to learn about Diwali this term.
Our Collective Worship lesson today encouraged us to think about and discuss how we speak to other people. We know that when we use unkind words or tease others it might make them feel sad, embarrassed or angry and this could affect our friendships with other people as well as their self-esteem. As a class, we agree that we should not ever use derogatory language towards anybody else.
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We have been exploring the question ‘who is a Muslim and how do Muslims live?’ We have been learning about the five pillars of Islam and about the prophet Mohammed and what made him such a good leader.
We enjoyed watching the “speak out stay safe assembly”. We discussed who we could talk to and how we can stay safe.
Well done to the pupils who really stood out this yer for displaying the 5 R’s in and around school, we hope you enjoyed your time at bowling as a reward.
Today in Diversity Day we looked at the life of Pele. We learnt about his life and the challenges he overcame by following the Pleasant Street 5R.’s. We discussed the question ‘Is life fair?”
Our text for Diversity Day was the book Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman and Caroline Binch, a story about a little girl who wants to play the role of Peter Pan but is told by her classmates that she cannot because she is a girl with black skin. However, after Grace auditions for the part she is given it because she is able to act the part so well. Thinking about the importance of equality and fairness we discussed the question ‘should anything stop you from being who you want to be?’, how we can learn to do all things and the differences and similarities between us that make us individuals.
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The children used the book ‘Coming to England’ by Floella Benjamin as their stimulus. The themes of the book included racism, discrimination and belonging. Our P4C question was ‘Is it ever ok to have an opinion if it means hurting others?’
🌍✨ For Diversity Day, Year 3 explored the poem I Will Rise and discussed how it reflects bravery, strength and resilience.
During our P4C session, we thought deeply about the question: Can children help make the world a fairer and more equal place?
We shared our ideas, listened to different perspectives and celebrated how everyone can make a difference! 💜🌈
This term for our diversity day Nursery have read the story ‘Whoever You Are’ by Mem Fox and Leslie Staub. The children listened carefully to the story which discussed how we are all different even though we live on the same earth, it also discussed that everybody share some similarities and differences and it’s okay to be different. In class we discussed what similarities we have with our friends in Nursery and what differences we have. We then scribed these onto our paper and decorated them.
Today Class One had a visitor called Becky who came in to share about the Christian faith and help us learn more about how Christians view God and who they believe God is. We played fun games and did some thinking about who we consider a special person in our lives.
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🪔 Year 3 and 4 had a lovely visit from a special guest who came in to talk to us about Diwali. We enjoyed learning all about how Diwali is celebrated, the traditions involved and why it is known as the Festival of Lights. A great opportunity to learn something new and ask lots of interesting questions! ✨
This week the children in Nursery have been celebrating Diwali, we have made some wonderful Diya lamps from salt dough clay, the children measured out and poured the ingredients into the bowl and mixed and moulded their lamps around a candle before the adults put them in the oven to dry, the children then painted their Diya lamps and added some wonderful sequins, they have then added their flame less candle, they looked amazing and the children should be so proud of their creations! The children have also created some wonderful Rangoli patterns from shapes and natural resources in the garden.
For Remembrance Day the children watched a short video that shows some events that happened as we remember the 11th of November, the children then had a go at some lovely paintings and a matching Pom Pom activity.
