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We are all so proud of our lovely Ava in Y1A. Having made a wreath from a collection of our class poppies, Ava went along to South Shields Riverside to represent our school at the Remembrance service. She kindly sent in some photos; here she is pictured with her proud Dad George, representing the Navy. Thank you Ava and George!
Monday will be Odd Socks Day in school. Children are to come to school in uniform but are allowed to wear ‘odd socks’. It’s a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique in Anti-Bullying Week!
Anti-Bullying Week is coordinated In England and Wales by the Anti-Bullying Alliance and takes place from 15 to 19 November 2021 and it has the theme One Kind Word. The week will begin with Odd Socks Day on Monday 15th.
Kindness is more important today than it has ever been. The isolation of the last year has underlined how little acts of consideration can break down barriers and brighten the lives of the people around us. This is one of the reasons, that ‘One Kind Word’ has been chosen as the theme of Anti-Bullying Week taking place from 15 to 19 of November 2021.
At Harton Primary, we will be embracing the ‘One Kind Word’ theme and celebrating the week with a range of activities. We are looking forward to a kindness filled week.
The children in year 2 have been learning all about Mary Seacole as part of Black History week. They found out about her determination to help others, using her own money to travel to nurse soldiers in the Crimean war. She even made her own herbal remedies, many of which are still used today!
The children created some fantastic fact files using all of the amazing information they learned.
Some of the wonderful work created by year 2.
For black history week we have been learning about Martin Luther King. First we looked at why we celebrate black history week. We then discussed racism and how people used to be treated differently based on how they looked. To understand who Martin Luther King was, we watched videos and read facts about him to make our own fact file. At the end of the week we made our own ‘ I have a dream’ speech bubbles highlighting the importance of everyone being treated equally and fairly.
We also created some lovely ‘ with my own two hands’ art work.
This week we also made our poppies for Remembrance day. They are going to look amazing when we put them around the school.
Y3 have really enjoyed learning about black history this week! We know that all people should be treated equally but sadly, this isn’t always the case, and many groups of people around the world still suffer as a result of discrimination.
Thankfully, there are some amazing people who have done incredible things to fight for equality. This week we have been focusing on one of these people, Rosa Parks.
We started the week by learning her story, we came across lots of new vocabulary such as segregation and civil rights so we created a glossary.
We then looked at Rosa Park’s most important life events and ordered them in chronological order. We then began to think about which was the most important event. When Rosa bravely refused to give up her seat on the bus, this was a small act that caused big changes. We decided this was her most important life event because this started this bus boycott that put an end to the segregation on buses.
To end the week we used drama to act out Rosa’s courage and bravery. We stepped inside the shoes of those involved in the bus incident and discussed how different people would have reacted when Rosa stood up for her rights. We compared this to how it would be different if this happened today.
For Black History Week, Year 5 have been looking into the life of Ruby Bridges – a woman who was the first African-American child to go to a desegregated school in Louisiana in 1960. She faced protests from the white American community and had to spend her first year of school in a classroom with only her teacher.
We discussed the events and situations that Ruby experienced when she went to school during this period of the Civil Rights Movement. The children then had to infer the feeling they think that Ruby felt during her childhood.
The children have spent the week researching different aspects of her life – including her early life; her school life during this time; and what she has achieved in her adult life. Using this research, the children have created their own presentations to show what they have learned about Ruby.
We have loved reading the story ‘Super Duper You’ this week. The children have thought about what makes them super duper. Look at how proud they are of their fantastic work and look at their amazing ideas.
We are really proud of our new cohort of Year 5 Mini Police who received their uniforms in a special assembly from the Chief Inspector! They will be doing lots of important duties over the year and sharing their learning with the rest of the school. We’ll keep you posted as the year progresses about everything they’ve been doing and learning.
We are planting wildflower seeds to create more areas for our pollinators, and reusing water from our water butt, and milk containers as watering cans.
