Spotlight Days

During the course of the year we will be celebrating different topics based around the children’s personal, social, health and emotional development. This will be done through a celebration day each half term based on a particular topic. We will be calling these ‘Spotlight Days’.

During the course of the year we will be celebrating different topics based around the children’s personal, social, health and emotional development. This will be done through a celebration day which is based on a particular topic. We will be calling these ‘Spotlight Days’.

Our Spotlight Days are designed to help children understand and grow in topics such as self-awareness, mental wellness and physical health.

During the Spotlight Day children will be taking part in activities in class and we will also have visitors in school to support children during different workshops.

Below are the dates and topics for the ‘Spotlight Days’ planned throughout 2022 – 2023.

Autumn one– One brain, One body (wellbeing) – Friday 14^th Oct 2022

Autumn 2- Reach out (Friendship/Antibullying)– Monday 14^th November 2022

Spring 1 – Together we can stay safe online (E Safety) -Wednesday 8^th February 2023

Spring 2 – 999 what’s your emergency? (First Aid) Friday 24^th March 2023

Summer 2 – We are family (Relationships) Wednesday 7^th June 2023

Download the Spotlight Days 2022_2023

On the 25^th September we had our first Spotlight Day based around mental health. During the day children learnt about how it is important to keep our minds healthy as well as our bodies. They thought about what mindfulness means and how this can help them to keep mentally fit. The children all took part in different mindfulness activities and used techniques to help them stay calm and relaxed so they could focus on the present moment.

View Our Mindfulness minds Document here!

This half term the children have learnt more about what makes them who they are. We have celebrated how all people have different talents and can all achieve their best no matter where they come from or who they are. We have also learnt about how we are all different in the way we look and the way we act and that this should be celebrated. To look further into detail at people’s different talents and to raise aspirations Key Stage Two children have researched black women in history to find out all the things they have achieved.

Take a look at our video to see all wonderful work we did during this spotlight day.

During our third Spotlight Day of the year we have been looking at how to keep ourselves safe online. The children have been finding out about how not everything they read or see online isn’t always the truth. They have looked at how to spot whether something is real or fake news. The children have then tried to fill the internet with real news by writing about and videoing themselves telling their teachers about some real news they have from lockdown.

Take a look at some of our photos to find out about some of our real news.

As a school we have held our first Spotlight Day of 2021-2022 which focused on wellbeing. Classes planned their day around teaching children about the importance of looking after their mental health. Throughout the day children took part in a variety of activities ranging from mindfulness activities to creating their own worry dolls. A select number of children were chosen from each of the classes to spend time with our Learning Mentors so they could develop their skills in expressing their emotions and also talking about any worries they have. Our Learning Mentors then gave these children strategies to help overcome any worries they have.

This half term we have focused on our similarities and differences and celebrated cultures from all around the world. Each phase focused on different cultures from all over the world so that children could gain a better understanding of the people who make up our communities. We talked about what we mean by racism and how this can affect people. Children across the school also accessed virtual workshops with Ann Foxley Johnson which helped them gain more knowledge around race.

As a school we have looked into how we can build positive relationships online and show respect to other internet users. We have talked about how to do this in a safe manner and ways we can keep ourselves safe when using the internet. Children across school made pledges about how they would keep safe and who they would tell if needed help online. Children also took part in a competition to design a t-shirt about keeping safe online and the winner had it made for them to wear.

On April 1st children celebrated their Spotlight Day which focused on keeping healthy. Children listened to an introductory assembly which focused on sleep, diet, exercise and links with mental health. They then spent the day focusing on varying health activities ranging from smoothie making to fitness with Joe Wickes.