Making our own plants: Lions Class learnt about how some plants, like pelargoniums, make clones of themselves to reproduce.
Lions Class
KS2 Poetry Showcase – World Book Day (click for more images)
KS2 came together to perform poetry they had learnt during the week. They were all very brave and recited there chosen poem, performing it with expression and some actions to make it exciting to watch. Well done to all involved!
⭐️Planetarium⭐️
We were all lucky enough to visit the planetarium at Stibbard today, where children learnt about our solar system and constellations. We are sure this will inspire some fantastic space poetry as part of our book week activities. Many thanks to Stibbard for inviting us!
Momo Challenge Advice
Dear Parents/ Carers,
Over the past couple of days there has been quite a bit of concern raised by both adults and children about the ‘Momo Challenge’ which appears to have gone viral and caused quite a stir.
Having looked into it, it appears to be a hoax but the worry it has caused is nonetheless real.
Time has been spent in school to demystify the whole thing, explain what fake news and hoaxes are and what it means when something goes viral on the Internet.
Please follow the link to the BBC Newsround Report explaining how it is a hoax. It would be great if you watch this with your children (we advise KS2 children only) so that the same message is put across at home as well as at school.
This link will take you to the NSPCC Net Aware website which is designed specifically to support parents in understanding the many different social media networks out there and how your children might use them.
Thank you to parents who reported this to us so we could act upon it in a timely manner. It is so important that we work together to ensure the safety of our children, make them digitally literate, equip them to make the right choices when online and discern fact from fiction.
If you have any further concerns please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s teacher.
Letter
An information letter about a meme called ‘Momo’ is coming home today to KS2 children. Please ensure you read it. It is a rather disturbing but FAKE viral news story going round at the moment.
E-Safety workshop
Simon from Gripping Yarns came to talk to Years 2-6 about online safety, gaming and social media.
London Trip Photos – click for more
The Year 5s and 6s went on a trip to London with our partner school, Stibbard All Saints, on Tuesday 12th February. We arrived at Greenwich, taking in the sights of London. Then we walked over to the Maritime Museum and learnt about the history of boats around the world. We briefly saw the Cutty Sark before we hopped on the river boat and cruised on the Thames. Our journey ended at the Houses of Parliament, where we saw Theresa May in the House of Commons debating with MPs – the children were in awe!
