Good afternoon,
I must begin with a huge thank you to a wonderful friend of the school Amy Dover. An incredible fact about Amy is that she is a paramedic! Amy very kindly explained her role, showed off some of her equipment, played some games with us and even brought and showed off her ambulance! Amy explained all the little draws and cupboards and even let children sit upfront to inspect and take a great picture. Amy did give us a little bit of homework. Amy explained about big hurts and little hurts. For a big hurt we would call 999 and smaller hurts where trips to the Dr and show a loved one a bump or scrape. Our homework is to memorise the special phone number ‘999’ and the first line of our address to give to the emergency service phone operator in the unlikely/unthinkable happened at home. I think we may all agree that it is better to know it and not need it, than need it and not know it! So thank you Amy for your time and help. Children have explored our mental health and wellbeing together as a team with the brilliant Parlick Y1/2. Children moved bodies to reflective slow paced music and then to get the endorphins bumping some faster paced music. Exercise makes us feel good and it is a good and healthy thing to move. We explored our own brains through specific emotions and the reasons why we may feel joy, anger, sadness or fear. Children then explored the concept of personal growth with ‘Grow Yourself, Know Yourself!’ As we develop through our school lives, who do we have strong bonds and connections with. We spoke about families and friends and this then developed into our hobbies and passions and as we grow these will grow and change too as we explore new things in life. Big ideas for little minds! I have to share something the children are very excited about something we are doing more and more now the weather is improving. Our writing is blossoming, most recently over the wonder Rapunzel, our doubling is growing and I encourage you to see with your own eyes using some finger mathematics but they are not the incredible things I wish to tell you. It is – RUN A MILE! I am sure you have heard of similar things, but in the afternoon we try and run a mile. You may, walk, skip, jog or run. The children aim to beat their previous score and persevere! Children track scores by using little block towers. Children are showing me they love to be active and brilliant running can be seen, such as running on the balls of our feet for balance and power. Well done team, I am proud of each and every one of you! Thank you for a wonderful week and see you all Monday!
With love,
Mr McGill