The School Council met this week to discuss the issues raised by children. Working together, the council have been able to create a list of the top areas pupils want to see change and are in the process of arranging a meeting with the school SLT. Keep checking our blog for updates on the changes we make.
School Council
The school council sold poppies for remembrance day.
Thank you to everyone who supported us.
School Council
The School Council, met this week, to discuss and feedback on the work they have been doing regarding lunchtimes. The children collected the opinions of pupils and staff and were able to voice ideas from Early Years to Year 6.
Article 12: Every child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.
The main points discussed were lunchtime play equipment, lunches and lunchtime clubs.
After half term, the children will arrange meetings with Mr Ricketts and Aspens Food Service to discuss the ‘wants’ expressed by the children of St Clement’s Academy.
The School Council
This week, during PSHE, the children looked at difference and living together. They were able to discuss, in groups, the work carried out by Nelson Mandela and how he dreamed of a rainbow nation. Together, the children answered questions, which helped them to think about how we live as a community and the importance of being tolerant and understanding of others.
Article 30: Every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family, regardless of whether these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live.
Miss Akers
During PSHE, this week, the children looked at the importance of helping others around the world. We discussed different charities and the work UNICEF does in encouraging other countries to be apart of the Children’s Rights Convention.
Article 42: Governments should make the Convention known to children and adults. The Convention has 54 articles in total. Articles 43–54 are about how adults and governments work together to make sure that all children get all their rights.
Miss Akers
The class reader this week was Ria.
This week, during PSHE the children looked at how we live and work together. They were able to think of how and why it is important to be understanding of others. Working in groups, the children discussed the meaning of a faith and how there are many different faiths in the school, community, country and world.
Article 30: Every child has the right to learn and use the language, customs and religion of their family, regardless of whether these are shared by the majority of the people in the country where they live.
Miss Akers
During PSHE, this week, the children looked at different types of relationships.
Article 15: Every child has the right to meet with other children and to join groups and organisations, as long as this does not stop other people from enjoying their rights.
The children were able to identify positive relationships and qualities they look for in a friend. Working together, the children discussed the meaning of a gang or group. We highlighted that some groups help us to showcase our talents and build on our skills. As a class, we found out that some of us attend dance groups, football clubs, karate clubs and many others.
The children also discussed the negative behaviour of some gangs and groups and how this stops other people enjoying their rights.
Miss Akers
What is a friend? Was the question Year 6 answered during PSHE, this week.
The children, in groups, discussed whether we want a friend to be similar or different to ourselves. The children then looked at the triangle of need and identified that, having friends, is one of our basic needs.
We then discussed how having friends and spending time with them should not impact on our right to be safe. The children then thought about the question, ‘ Can our friends sometimes put our safety at risk?’ By the end of the lesson, all the children were able to, confidently, complete their Dot Com learning journal.
Miss Akers
This week, in PSHE, the children continued to work on what makes them special. They began to look at the values they have and what they do that makes them feel proud. Showing their creative side, the children made up poems about themselves to reflect the people they are.
The children felt it was important to be positive and to encourage happiness in others. When discussing feeling proud, all the children were able to identify their achievements and showed praise and respect for the achievements of others.
Miss Akers
To start the lesson, this week, Codie shared a story with us. This helped the children to learn about showing respect to others and developed their listening skills.
The main focus of the lesson, this week, was similarities and differences. The children discussed the meaning of difference and whether this is a good or bad thing. The children, all agreed being different is good. They were able to talk, with confidence, about what made them different and also what similarities they shared, not only with their family, but with friends, teachers and people within their community.
Using their Dot Com journals, the children completed work on when being different can make them feel uncomfortable. Being the youngest, not being good a sport and being the only boy or girl in a group, were some of the situations the children came up with.
Miss Akers