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• JUST GIVING - HELP US ENHANCE OUR LEARNING AND SUPPORT STEVE FURBY!

  Fri 09 Jul 2021

  One of our parents, Steve Furby, has very generously offered to raise money for us to buy books to support our curriculum to make it engaging and exciting for our children.  Below is the link to his 'Just Giving' Page which will tell you more about his story:

   

  https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/esther-martin-1?utm_term=mmMx2pbzg

   

• Teddy Bears Picnic

  Thu 08 Jul 2021 DNorton
  

• Sports Coaching

  Thu 01 Jul 2021

  Thank you to Tamsyn King at Chenderit for giving the children some great PE sessions today that they really enjoyed and for showing the teachers top tips for building in challenge!

  

• Arts and Flower Festival

  Fri 25 Jun 2021

  Take a look at our wonderful window for this weekend's festival in the Church. We hope you can find time to take a look at our creation! Huge thanks to Mrs Rogers, Mrs Isherwood, Mrs Taylor and Miss Birchall for creating this. Not forgetting our very talented Year 5-6 children who made their own beautiful windows inspired by Henri Matisse. 

  

• National Thank a Teacher Day!

  Wed 23 Jun 2021

  Go team Chipping Warden - thank you to our amazing teachers on National Thank a Teacher Day. Have a great day!

  

• Visit from Reverend Mike

  Wed 16 Jun 2021

  It was really lovely to welcome the new rector into school this week. Reverend Mike delivered two socially distant assemblies to the children. To link with our value of Responsibility he shared the story of The Good Samaritan. The children from both key stages acted out the story to explore how we take responsibility to help each other. The actors were great!

  

• Summer Reading Challenge 2021

  Wed 09 Jun 2021

  Every year Northamptonshire Libraries deliver the Summer Reading Challenge, which challenges children to read 6 books during the summer holidays. It has been proven that children who don’t continue reading during the summer have a lower reading age when they return to school in September than that before the summer. You can find out more about the challenge on our webpage: www.northamptonshire.gov.uk/src or on our facebook page: www.facebook.com/NorthamptonshireSRC

  

• Bag2school

  Tue 08 Jun 2021

  School Association

  It is time to have a clear out again after the success of our last cupboard and draw tidy! Bags 2 School will be collecting on Wednesday 16^th June.  If you have anything you would like to drop off, please do so prior to the 16^th and leave outside the school office under the canopy.

  This link will outline exactly what are acceptable items:  https://bag2school.com/what-we-collect

   

   

• Digital 5 a day

  Fri 21 May 2021

  Online Safety

  Please visit the site below with your children to access the resources about online safety. We know from our colleagues at Chenderit that there are currently significant issues around children’s online safety in Year 7 there and we are keen to make sure that all of the children use technology safely and are aware of the risks. https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/digital/5-a-day/

  Based on the NHS’s evidence-based ‘‘five steps to better mental wellbeing’, the digital 5 a day campaign gives children and parents easy to follow, practical steps to achieve a healthy and balanced digital diet.

  1. Connect

  The internet has enabled everyone to maintain friendships and family relationships no matter where they are in the world and children often say that chatting with friends is the best thing about social media.

  It’s important to acknowledge that this is how children keep in touch but it’s also important to have a conversation with them about who they are connecting with and their privacy settings. Remember to keep a dialogue open and talk to your child to understand how they’re spending their time and so that they can come to you for help should they need to.

  2. Be active

  Activity is very important for mental wellbeing and all children should have time to switch off and get moving.

  Children don’t have to be an athlete to be active. Find something that they enjoy – be that swimming, walking, dancing or yoga – begin at a level that works for them and make it a regular activity.

  Researching an activity or place online before going out is a good way of combining the two and provides an opportunity for you to use the internet together.

  3. Get creative

  The internet provides children with unlimited opportunities to learn and to be creative. From learning to code to building complex structures in Minecraft to creating video content, the summer can be a great opportunity for children to build their digital skills. Time spent online doesn’t have to be spent passively consuming content. It can be educational, creative and can provide opportunities to build skills for later life.

  4. Give to others

  As well as using the internet to learn about how to get involved with local and national charitable schemes, children can give to others through their everyday activities.

  Remind children that by giving positive feedback and support to friends and family as well as reporting the negative behaviour of others, children can help the web make a positive place for everyone.

  5. Be mindful

  We hear that children often feel pressured by the constantly connected nature of the internet. While they might want to do other things, it can be difficult for them to put their phones down when apps are encouraging them to engage. Being mindful about the amount of time that your child is spending online – and encouraging them to be mindful about how this makes them feel – is important.

  Encourage children to come up with ways of managing this i.e. keeping a diary as way of logging the amount of time they are spending online or downloading an app that helps them manage their notifications.

   

   

  

• Mental Health Awareness Week

  Fri 14 May 2021

  The theme of this year's Mental Health Week is Nature - click here to find out more. This week in school we have learned how important it is to boost the mental health of our children and staff through different nature activities. The children have learned that connecting with nature benefits our mental health, our relationship with nature - how much we notice, think about and appreciate our natural surroundings - is a critical factor in supporting good mental health and preventing distress. It also increases our creativity, empathy and a sense of wonder. It turns out that is not just being in nature but how we open ourselves up and interact with nature that counts. From the activities we have completed, it has shown that even small contacts with nature can reduce feelings of social isolation and be effective in protecting our mental health.