What a busy time we’ve been having in school. Voting, voting and voting! Now it’s time to make decisions in school !
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Rev. Miller led an assembly today discussing the story of Ruth and Naomi from the Bible. He also thanked us for our donations of food for the local food bank.
A huge thank you to everyone who donated. As we begin a new year, we remind the children of our school aim...to inspire, challenge and care. This is done throuout the school day and through a number of ways.
We also encourage a Growth Mindset and are encouraging everyone in school to have a growth mindset and not a fixed mindset! As you can see, we're off to a great start! Our KS1 children performed their play 'There's A Sunflower In My Supper' for the community and parents and carers. Being part of something is vital to develop a child's social, spiritual and moral development. At Burnopfield Primary we recognise and and provide opportunities and encourage children to work together and provide positive effective links with the community. Giving children these opportunities creates an ethos where children can grow and flourish, respect others and be respected.
What a busy day the Year 3 party leaders had.
We feel it is essential for children to take part in the democratic process. It also encourages working together co-operatively. We have been able to stay as a valued member of the scheme due to all the hard work going on in school promoting the rights of children and young people.
These include: Golden time and Dojo points - "I love golden time because it's fun and exciting" and " My favourite thing about school is that golden times are great!" "I like dojo because it is more interesting" SNAG (School Nutrition Action Group) - "I like school dinners better because they are not sloppy anymore!" Equipment in school- " I like how most of the equipment has improved. For example the Trim Trail has made a lot of children's playtimes better." " I like the Trim Trail as well!" " My favourite thing about school is the Trim Trail. It is very fun and makes us behave better so we can go on it for a treat." " The books are way better because there is more pages and and they look better as well" Fundraising- My favourite thing about school is all the things we do to raise money for charity, for rainbow days and the tic shop" Yr6 Prom - children are raising money and have chosen a photo booth, decorations and lights...so far! It is also held at a different venue to make it extra special. After school clubs- children asked for more clubs and were able to say which ones they wanted. E-Cadets- The children thought it was really important to make sure everyone was aware of how to stay safe onlin. E-Cadets have created videos, and scenarios to share through assemblies. Whole School Involvement- "My favourite thing about school is we get to make decisions and that we have school councillors, e-cadets and SNAG group" It was a agreed that "Children have a lot of input into a lot of things that happen at school. When children have a say about things it means that they will like them and won't have things that they don't like. Everyone will use things more as they have chosen them and the school has bought them. " The children also commented how quickly the school reacts to comments-"I like how quickly the school responds and listens." Chloe Brown- project worker for the scheme- concluded that throughout the evaluation there is many examples of how children's ideas and questions have influenced life in school. The children agreed that, " The school listen to us and they help us if anything is wrong" and "Teachers listen to us and take our ideas." We are very proud of all our children and staff in school making it a place to inspire, challenge and care. At Burnopfield, we foster a sense of community, with common, inclusive values. We encourage children to work together and give them opportunities to appreciate the rights and responsibilities of individuals within the school setting. Durham Police helping us keep safe online. Pupils who are becoming socially and morally aware are likely to be developing the ability to benefit from advice offered by those in authority or counselling roles; appreciate the rights and responsibilities of individuals within the wider social setting; an ability to think the consequences of their own and others’ actions; a commitment to personal values in areas in which are considered right by some and wrong by others
Yr 6 children have been taking part in Show Racism the Red Card workshops. They have listened to people's stories about how they have suffered because of racism and how they dealt with it. Pupils who are developing socially participate in activities relevant to the community, and understand the notion of interdependence in an increasingly complex society. As a school, we provide opportunities to promote racial, religious and other forms of equality.
Pupils also develop culturally and have an openness to new ideas and a willingness to modify cultural values in the light of experience. To develop morally, pupils are given opportunities to devopl an ability to make responsible and reasoned judgements on moral dilemmas. Not only do they develop a desire to explore their own and others’ views, but they also gain an understanding of the need to review and re-assess their values, codes and principles in the light of experience. Pupils who are developing socially participate in activities relevant to the community, and understand the notion of interdependence in an increasingly complex society. We encourage pupils to engage in the democratic process and participate in community life. In order for pupils to develop spiritually we provide opportunities that value pupils’ questions and can give them space for their own thoughts, ideas and concerns, enable pupils to make connections between aspects of their learning, encourage pupils to relate their learning to a wider frame of reference—for example, asking ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘where’ as well as ‘what' developing their ability to show courage in defence of their beliefs.
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