It’s really important to us that our children have a good knowledge of current affairs. One of their favourite times of the week is our Newsbites assembly which gives the children a round up of the week’s news stories, often followed by a lively discussion. This week we heard about a satellite landing on Mars, traffic light labelling on our breakfast cereal and the discovery of an Egyptian tomb. What a fascinating world we live in!
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!’
Our Governors often come in to school to learn more about what we are doing. This morning, Mrs Lewis led a focus visit all about metacognition which includes the ways we encourage the children to better understand themselves as learners. Governors observed a ‘Let’s Think’ session in Year 3 and a Maths challenge in Year 4. The children showed off their excellent thinking skills and resilience.
We are having a special ‘Friendship Week’ in school and Year 4 Scribbleboy celebrated with a ‘Friendship and Forgiveness Party’ this morning. In one activity, they all wrote what they like about each other on their backs then every child could read about all the good things their classmates think about them.
