Archive 09/02/2023

Safer Internet Day

We celebrated Safer Internet Day today by having a whole school assembly and doing activities in class. 

The theme this year is ‘Want to talk about it?’ The children shared what they really enjoy and appreciate about the internet:

I like the internet because…

‘I can play games’

‘I can facetime my cousins’

‘I can watch cartoons’

We also talked about what we would do if we saw something that we didn’t like on the internet. The children shared how they would tell a trusted adult if they had that ‘uh-oh’ feeling. 

In KS1, we shared the story of ‘Hanni and the Magic Window’

 We discussed how the window in the story represented technology. The children reflected on the story by drawing images in their ‘magic windows’ of what they love about the internet. 

HELP FOR HEDGEHOGS AND BATS

The children, who attend Stay and Play, found out about the challenges faced by hedgehogs and bats during the colder weather.

The children thought about how they could help. They decided that they could make the school grounds attractive and safe for hedgehogs and bats.

The children wrote letters to Mrs Street asking if the school could provide homes for hedgehogs and bats.

Mrs Street found out that bat boxes require specialist care and may not be suitable for the school site.

However, she thought that homes for hedghogs was a great idea and is looking into ways of funding the Hedgehog Homes.

Prayer Spaces

Spirituality through Prayer Spaces

This term, the children have been given an opportunity to engage in a number of Prayer Spaces.

Prayer Spaces provide an opportunity to be think, reflect and contemplate the world around us and the consider our own spirituality.

At the Queen Anne, we define spirituality as developing the ability to reflect on the world around us and begin to discover who we are, why we are and what we might be.

Here is an example from our Foundation Stage children.

Foundation Stage

We started our Prayer Space by sharing the book ‘It’s Okay to Be Different’ by Todd Parr to remind ourselves that we are all unique individuals, however we do share some qualities and physical attributes that are the same as others.