A friend texts me regular messages of positivity. Her most recent one was ‘Days getting longer and flowers coming up.’ We can’t control much of what’s going on at the moment, but we can look out for signs of good news and hope.
As normal on Monday, we start the week with a new Living and Learning statement: I make safe choices, including online. This links with Safer Internet Day 2021. Tomorrow, we’ll have a message from Mrs Taylor, one of our Living and Learning leaders; and, later in the week, we’ll have the third message from Mrs Weekes, our safeguarding leader. First though, we have our assemblies for the week…
- the Moortown Primary assembly is led by Mrs Weekes
- Miss Hague leads the Scholes (Elmet) Primary assembly
- the St James’ CE Primary collective worship is led by Mrs Rowley
Visit our Online Safety page for more support.
Talking of Living and Learning…
The last two weeks of Living and Learning and assemblies has had respect as a theme – respecting yourself and respecting communities. Visit the Living and Learning virtual library for links to great books on a related themes. Amongst others, there’s a shelf dedicated to similarities and differences, black history, and being proud of who you are.
And something completely different…
The BBC recently launched Blue Peter on YouTube. They’re uploading videos to it that are suitable for 5-11 year olds. The Blue Peter team writes: ‘We have world record breaking challenges, arts and crafts, environmental videos, cooking and baking how tos, inspirational films, gaming, celebrity appearances, dance routines and music performances. We also feature ways of getting a Blue Peter badge, behind the scenes footage and extra content about our incredible presenters Adam, Lindsey, Mwaksy, Richie and Henry the Blue Peter dog… and don’t forget to watch the live programme on CBBC at 5.00pm every week, or on BBC iPlayer.’
It prompted a conversation amongst staff about their all-time favourite Blue Peter presenter… Both Miss Hague and I opted for Sarah Greene; Caron Keating was the choice of Mrs Latham; Mr Lindsay liked Katy Hill (I wonder if he had a crush on her?), and Mr Gathercole’s favourite was Radzi Chinyanganya (reflecting a different generation!). Who was your favourite?
Finally, don’t forget that we’re now offering Morning Help Zooms from 9.30-11.30 each school day. Read more about this on page 4 of our Home Learning Guide – and contact us for the Zoom details.