Read below to find out more about some of the different activities we have been getting up to; from sporting and musical activities, to visitors and 'wow' days. We are looking forward to helping our children 'explore and grow' further in 2023-24.

• RLT Virtual Maths Day

  Tue 22 Feb 2022 M Davis

  The whole school took part in the Rutland Learning Trust Virtual Maths day.

   

  The challenge this year was to start from a book, and to see what maths could be inspired from this. Each class chose a different book and there was much maths to be seen across the school, including creating patterns and calculations, measuring angles in mountains, exploring nets, investigating chocolate and even creating their own fair!

   

  We then met together virtually with other RLT schools to share what we had all been doing. Cobalt Class were lucky enough to be awarded an RLT Maths Challenge Award for their work - well done year 4 and 5!

  

• Safer Internet Day

  Tue 08 Feb 2022 M Davis

  We hope your children came home from school on Tuesday talking about some of the things they had learnt on Safer Internet Day.  Safer Internet Day is celebrated across the globe in over 170 countries, with thousands of children joining in across the UK. It’s a day when we celebrate all the great things about being able to be online, as well as reminding ourselves how we can stay safe.

   

  We started with a whole school assembly where we talked about all the amazing things we can do online - including video calling, chatting to friends, watching videos and playing games - and how important some of these have become through COVID.

   

  Many of our children talked about ‘playing’ on Youtube without parents in the room. We would encourage parents to check what their children are ‘clicking through to’ whilst on Youtube. Often the ‘suggested clips’ that appear down the right hand side are not always age appropriate, and can lead children to see things that perhaps are not so suitable, particularly if there is no child filter on your computer.

   

  The vast majority of our children indicated that they play games online. Whilst it was great to see lots of hands up showing that their parents know what they are playing, there were a few who indicated that their parents don’t always know what games they are playing on. Many children also indicated that they talked to people in chat rooms alongside these games - mostly with people they know in the ‘real world’, but also with people they have met online. The most important thing we shared with the children was around being honest with parents about what they are doing online and who they are talking with. If something happens that makes you feel uncomfortable, it is much easier to seek help from an adult if they know what you are doing!

   

  We would encourage all parents to ask their children about the games they are playing and who they are talking to, to help keep communications open. We stressed to the children how important it is to work together with their parents to make sure they are keeping safe online. There are some short films on keeping your child safe online for parents on the school website, in the parent section under ‘useful links’.