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Mental Health Week w.b. 6.2.23

Year 2 have been discussing Mental Health and with what is happening in their daily lives. They understand that mental health is all about how they are feeling, the thoughts they are having, how this affects the choices they make and how they behave. They have…

Today we discussed physical and mental health and how important it was to look after both. The children came up with lots of ideas to make their brains happy and healthy including; eating healthy foods, having a good night sleep, talking about how we are feeling, going outside for fresh air and…

In Assembly with Mr Orme this morning, we focused on our children's mental health.  At Brookside, children are given time to talk about and celebrate their differences. It is an opportunity to support others and to help everyone feel good about themselves. 

The theme of ‘Let’s…

PC Johnson generously gave Y6 her time this afternoon to talk about KIND WORDS.

We covered lots of topics including 'hate crime' and 'protected characteristics'.

We even took our fingerprints!

Thank you PC Johnson!

This morning's assembly took on a global theme: Chinese New Year.  We found out about the meaning behind the Year of the Rabbit.  Thank you to Jansen and Julia from Y2 for sharing your beautiful and treasured possessions from home with us.  Kung Hei Fat…

Year 2 spent a very chilly but fun day exploring animal habitats at Chester Zoo.

Knowledge: I can identify that most living things live in habitat to which they are suited.

Skills:  I can describe some of the world's habitats.

Vocab: grasslands, desert, rainforest, polar,…

As part of our work on 'No Outsiders', children in Year 4 have been discussing how people speak different languages and how sometimes this can be a barrier.  Children explored how we can overcome this barrier! 

Neave: 'We can just smile - it makes people feel happy and welcome'

Connor:  'We…

At Brookside, we believe in treating everyone equally and respectfully.  In Assembly today, we reflected on the words and inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr who was a civil rights activist in the 1950s and 1960s. He led non-violent protests to fight for the rights of all people including African…

This week Year 2 have been learning how to recognise who to trust and who not to trust, how to judge when a friendship is making them feel unhappy or uncomfortable, managing conflict, how to manage these situations and how to seek help or advice from others, if needed.

Knowledge: To begin to…

Each class has been promoting and developing our pupils' knowledge and understanding of new vocabulary.  In Literacy, pupils have explored tier 1, 2 and 3 words linked to their topic, Read, Write Inc. or Pathways to Write.  In other subject areas such as Geography and IT, pupils are investigating…

Year 2 have been exploring the theme of "families" and have been describing what people might look like if they are feeling: angry, scared, upset, worried.  Pupils have also been identifying ways of responding to this by either offering help or giving them space.

Knowledge: To recognise how…

Year 3 got the New Year off to a good start by 

celebrating our differences.

In the book New Jumper we learned about welcoming 

difference and how that helps us grow as individuals 

as well.