My Happy Mind

The children have enjoyed learning more about the brain this week and how we can look after it using as variety of techniques, such as Happy Breathing, exercise and a healthy diet. Here are some of our children showing us the HAP team.

R2L

What a diverse and enriching week in R2L! Our target this week was to use our words when we need some help. Through a range of different activities including acting out different emotions; being emotion detectives; making anger fireworks; we understood that it is not always easy to know how someone else is feeling. However, by using our words such as "Please can you help me?" "Are you ok?". "I'm feeling in the yellow zone." and by recognising when we are starting to feel uncomfortable emotions, adults can then offer a variety of strategies to support moving from uncomfortable to comfortable emotions.

Can you guess how some children are feeling from their body language?

Maple

Following an assembly on the 'Power of Words' , the children completed a task in class where they thought about how once spoken, words cannot be taken back and can have a lasting impact on the recipient.

The House Captains announced a whole school challenge to nominate adults and children who have used words kindly which will be published in assembly on Friday 15th February. If you would like to nominate someone in school, please collect a slip from the school office and return the nomination via your child's teacher of the office.

Rowan

Remarkable Recorders!

This term Rowan class have been learning to play the recorder with the Hampshire Music service. They have been really enjoying learning how to create different notes with the recorder and create different tunes. They are a big fan of the song 'Spy Cat' where they have to play gently to create a secret spy atmosphere. We are all looking forward to their concert next half term. Well done Rowan class.

Birch

Birch have had a busy week this week! In science, the children looked at magnetic fields - they were very excited they could see the direction the fields were going in! In art, the children started printing their ammonites. They had to be very careful so they didn't rip their tiles and thought carefully about how their prints would look with more than one colour.

Sycamore

Sycamore Class have been learning about the different types of mountains and how they are formed. They then had to match photos of the world’s mountains to the mountain type.

Aspen

This week in Aspen class we have been looking at administering first aid when faced with a choking incident. The children learnt about the three ways to help: cough it out, slap it out and squeeze it out. The children then practiced their hand placements on parents to learn how to administer first aid and what to do if these methods do not work.

Elm

Having studied Inuit carvings in art, Elm class drew simple designs to carve out of soap. They needed lots of patience and the resilience key to success to produce beautifully carved figures. Continuing the theme of art, some pupils in Elm class used pastel and watercolour paint to produce these outstanding paintings which brought a touch of spring to the class. These were inspired by the work of a local artist Jenny Muncaster.

Being creative and curious.