I know it is normally a bad sign when you have spots in
front of your eyes but that is what I am seeing in abundance today because
practically everyone is wearing something spotty today for ‘Children in Need’.
As a school we do like to support fundraising projects like this because it
does make the children think about people less fortunate than themselves and it
does show that if everyone does a little it can have an enormous, positive
impact on the lives of those in need. I would like to thank everyone who made a
donation and I will let you know how much we raised when we have the total.
It has also been
anti-bullying week in school. The children have been carrying out lots of
activities which highlight the negative impact that bullying can have on people’s
lives and they have also been finding out about strategies to help them cope
with conflict in their lives so that it does not develop into bullying. They were all very excited about being
involved in the creation of an anti-bullying emoji (art attack style) and this
will be available for you to view on our website. I also did a presentation on
Monday about how parents can help support their children mange conflict at
school. If you could not attend the meeting I have uploaded the presentation
onto the home page of our website so you can look at the advice in your own
time.
A matter that has been brought to my attention this week is
the number of pupils who are obviously accessing computer games that are not
appropriate for their age. Some of the games that are now available on the
market are extremely violent but their rating is above that of a primary age
pupil and yet some of our children are playing on them. We know this because
some of the scenes from these games are being discussed by the children in
school and reproduced in their written work. Can I ask that your children only
access games that are age appropriate and that the amount of time that they
spend on a computer is monitored. Advice
on e- safety and what your children can access on a computer is available on the
school website.
Next week is another exciting week in school. Some of the
older children are taking part in the ‘Big Draw’ at Hertfordshire University
and some of the younger junior children are taking part in a sports event. On
Saturday the PTA are holding a ‘Family Photograph’ day in school. If you would
like to take part in this and have not booked a session contact someone in the
school office and they will put you in touch with the relevant member of the
PTA.
I hope you all have an enjoyable weekend.
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