The children in Ferdi class have written and posted out invitations to their parents/carers and are looking forward to making them afternoon tea this Thursday. Fun!

We had an enjoyable assembly this morning thanks to Mrs Lewis who spoke to us all about the importance of developing a growth mindset, not a fixed mindset. If we have a growth mindset, we believe that we can always improve in what we are doing. Some of the staff had a go at drawing the Eiffel Tower and we saw a mixture of mindsets. Mrs Fenn was very switched off and negative, Mr Pollard gave up half way through and Mr Lawrence thought his drawing was ‘perfect’ and there was nothing he could do to improve it. Thank goodness for Mrs McCarron and her ‘growth mindset!’

Lego supports our speaking and listening. We build models to help us formulate our ideas and then we describe them to each other and practise good listening. What’s great is that there’s no wrong answer. If we say that cat is a dragon, then it’s a dragon!

Another day and another inspiring visit, this time from Paralympic bronze medal winner Robin Womack and inspirational former pupil James Pearce. Neither James or Rob have the use of their legs, but they don’t let that stop them doing anything and they came in to talk to the children about their achievements, their challenges and their hopes for the future. We have been inspired by their determination not to focus on what they can’t do, but to focus on what they can and will do. We are learning so much this week.

We are so lucky to have had a fascinating visit this morning from Judith Richards who is Miss Eccleston’s mum! Judith is deaf and she came to speak to the children about what life is like for her, how she communicates with people and she even brought in some of the gadgets and technology that help her every day. We loved hearing about it. Some of our children introduced themselves in sign language and also asked Judith some excellent questions. Thanks so much to Miss Eccleston for sharing some of her stories with us.