This half term we have been very fortunate to welcome some visitors into school.
A Living and Learning visitor
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of hosting Lindsey from Diversity Role Models. She came to deliver a workshop on how important diversity is in all of our lives.
She read the story Odd Dog Out (which we all loved!) and then handed out coloured stickers. We needed to make groups by finding all the people who had the same colour as us before creating long ‘sausage dogs’ by linking together.
In each class, the teachers had been left in a group all on their own. They described how that made them feel.
It was so lovely how the children instantly offered for them to join their groups and we all decided that it was far better to create a rainbow dog where everyone could join in and be included.
Science visitor
Today we welcomed James from Solar For Schools into our classes. Firstly, he talked to us about what electricity is and how it can travel. We saw how, when we are connected, a circuit is created and electricity can travel through us. When we let go of a hand, the circuit broke and the electricity didn’t work.
He gave us wires, mini solar panels, mini lights, mini motors and mini buzzers. He showed us how to make a circuit to make them all work and we learned that if we covered up the solar panel, the circuit wouldn’t have any power and therefore, it wouldn’t work.
What fun we’ve had… And the half term isn’t even over yet!
Help at home: by talking to your child about differences and how people’s differences make our world an interesting and diverse place. You could also talk to your child about all the things that use electricity in your home. What are the things that use electricity? How do they work?