RIGHTS RESPECTING SCHOOL – ARTICLE 24: I have the right to good quality health care, to clean water and good food.

As part of our weekly together time the children have been learning about the UNCRC and their rights. We have began our rights journey looking at Article 24. We have talked about our right to clean water “Turn on tap, tap water clean,” “Clean fresh water…dogs and humans don’t want dirty water,” and the children took part in an experiment to filter dirt from a jar of dirty water.

Healthy and less healthy food discussing how we could eat the rainbow with Milo, “Have sweets after dinner,” “Waters a good thing to have all the time,” “I like avocado and broccoli,” we discussed the differences between white and brown bread “No sugar,” leading to a delicious taste test. This also linked to a bread making experience with Mrs Thomson, after which the children had the bread rolls as part of their snack. 

We then discussed where we go to take care of our bodies, teeth and eyes. We looked at x-rays discussing our “Skeleton” “This is the one that is attached to your leg,” (Hip) Some of the children have visited the dentist and discussed brushing their teeth at home and in the ECC. The children also tried on my glasses to see the difference in the size of the print “Mrs Gray’s glasses on makes words bigger.“

As our Rights Respecting School Journey continues we will keep you informed of the right we are focussing on and the hands on experiences the children are taking part in each week.

Mrs Gray

The Badgers and The Ladybirds took part in a shape hunt within the outdoor area surrounding the ECC and Primary School.  The children enthusiastically took on the role of explorers as they used the curiosity, imagination and observational skills to find shapes within the environment.

The children initially used shapes provided by myself and Mrs Murray to find and compare against the shapes they had found. They then began to use their skills to find 2D and 3D naming the shapes that they already knew,  (cone, cylinder, semi-circle etc) then asking the names of shapes they were unsure of (rhombus, hexagon)

They found shapes made by other shapes, ovals in the ears of the sheep in the wall mural stars and hearts on a poster, circles in the school bell. Thank you so much to all the children that took part in the shape hunt, you worked so wholeheartedly, engaging fully in the experience.

Mrs Gray and Mrs Murray.