To commemorate Remembrance Day we made poppies in a variety of ways. We drew and painted poppies and coloured a template of a poppy which has been used to contribute to our whole school display. We also produced pictures of poppies on the interactive white board. We participated in a two minute silence at 11:00 while holding hands and respectively bowing our heads. On Thursday and Friday we made good use of the windy weather and made kites, which was great fun! As part of our outdoor Friday session we participated in some role play and pretended that the markings on our reception yard were real roads. We practised stopping, looking and listening before crossing the ‘road’. We talked about the importance of holding an adults hand while crossing the road too.

For maths this week made groups of two and three. In phonics we focused on listening and attention and used our percussion instruments to practice making fast and slow beats as well as filling in missing words to familiar nursery rhymes. During our PSHE session we focused on the emotion, sad and talked about what makes us sad and how we can help each other to feel happy.

Article 1: Everyone, under 18, has the rights of the UN Convention.

Article 2: All children have rights. No child should be treated unfairly.

Article 23: You have the right to special education and care if you have a disability, as well as all the rights in this Convention, so that you can live a full life.

Article 28: You have the right to a good quality education. You should be encouraged to go to school to the highest level you can.

Article 29: Your education should help you use and develop your talents and abilities. It should also help you learn to live peacefully, protect the environment and respect other people.