We hope your weekend was a good one. It’s Monday – that means it’s time to talk Living and Learning during lockdown…
Statement of the week
I know how to cope with change… is our statement this week.
Talk to your child at home about the changes they’re facing:
- some changes are expected and some are unexpected
- some changes are welcome, others less so
- some can be managed, others are harder to deal with
We’re nearing the end of the school year. Some of us will be moving on to a new school; most of us will be getting ready for new classes and teachers. This clearly isn’t a normal year and transitions are different for us all. However, we want to encourage children to cope with change by managing and understanding the emotions they feel at this time.
At home, start by asking your child to consider change for the new year:
- what will be the same and what will be different?
- what will be easy and might some changes be harder to deal with?
- are there ways to cope with the more challenging changes?
Books can support transition. Use this reading of Dear Teacher as a prompt to discuss your child’s hopes and fears for the new year.
The Anna Freud website provides resources to support with transition including starting primary and moving to secondary school. MindMate also provides support for our Year 6 pupils.
Sports day
Sadly, one of our favourite events of the year – sports day – can’t take place this year. The next best thing is to take part in a virtual sports day!
We’re excited to be joining the West Yorkshire Virtual School Games Sports Day on Tuesday 07 July. The day will involve children taking part in multiple activities with the chance to compete against other schools across the county. There’ll be prizes on offer, too.
What do you need to do?
Have a look at the guidance for parents/carers to help you prepare for the day.
When does it take place?
There is a live opening ceremony at 10am on Tuesday 07 July and the activities can be completed at any point in the day.
Is this just for children who are back at school?
No – the activities can be done by children at school and at home. The sports day could be one of your child’s home learning activities on the day.
What are the activities?
The parent guide gives details of all the activities and instructions will also be given on the video released on the day.
Do children have to complete all the activities?
We’d encourage the children to have a go at as many as they can but they don’t have to complete them all.
How do we submit results?
This is the link to submit results (live from 10am on 07 July up till 12pm on the 08 July). All children’s results will be added to their school score.
We’d love to see the virtual sports day in action so please share any photos of your children taking part and good luck to everyone!