Class of 2023c

We have had another very busy month in P6c at St Cadoc’s!

In Maths, we have been developing our understanding across a broad range of skills. We have been completing ‘Number Talks’ sessions in class, during which we are given various calculations to solve. After some thinking time, we are encouraged to share different strategies for reaching the answer. This helps us to learn many different ways to tackle a problem, as well as giving us more confidence in our own abilities as we are achieving success! Our Cubes group have been focusing on calculating the area of increasingly complex 2D shapes, including right-angled triangles and composite shapes (made up of more than one 2D shape). The Spheres have been practising solving problems related to weight and volume, and have practised estimating and measuring weight and volume of different objects. Our Pyramids have been gaining confidence and accuracy when performing the four key mathematical processes – addition, subtraction, multiplication and division – and have begun using these skills in context when solving increasingly complex problems.

We all enjoyed the opportunity to use a range of STEAM skills when designing and building kites to be flown on some of the very windy days we’ve been having. We worked collaboratively throughout the creative process, selecting appropriate materials, then constructing, testing and adapting the finished product to make it suitable.

We are continuing to make good progress through our class novel – ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’. Each week, we have been completing comprehension tasks to show our understanding of the plot. Through reading about the characters’ experiences, we are gaining an increasing understanding of how it would feel to be forced to move to another country, where you do not speak the language or know many people. Given the current situation in Ukraine, it has made us think about people who could be potentially be displaced by this conflict and others. We prayed for all those affected by war, that peace may be reached and that no harm come to innocent civilians.

Elsewhere in Literacy & English, we have been practising the skill of ‘inferring’, ie making meaning from the text. This means using evidence from the text to answer increasingly complex questions for which the answer is not immediately obvious. In writing, we have been creating texts in lots of different genres. We channelled journalistic skills when finding and using information from a range of sources to create our own newspaper articles about the extreme weather. We created headlines that gave the reader an indication of the article’s contents and included factually accurate, relevant information about Storms Eunice, Dudley and Franklin.

At the end of the month, we began looking forward to the season of Lent. We understand that this is an important time for Christians to reflect on the sacrifices Jesus made when he spent forty days and forty nights alone in the desert. We know that Lent is a good time to reflect on our own lives and to make positive changes. Some of us decided that we would like to try giving up one or two of our favourite things, such as chocolate, for the season of Lent. Others decided that they would like to do something extra instead, such as helping out more often at home, or being kinder to others. We look forward to developing a further understanding of the Christian period of Lent, as well as other parts of Jesus’ Easter story throughout the month of March.

We have continued working collaboratively in groups to create different structures using KAPLA blocks. We have used these when celebrating Chinese New Year and World Book Day, as well as when learning about traditional Ancient Greek architecture. We are becoming more skilled and confident when making decisions co-operatively and have begun creating increasingly challenging structures.

In celebration of Shrove Tuesday this week, we practised accurately weighing and measuring ingredients using a range of instruments when making pancakes in class. This is a great way for us to apply our knowledge and understanding of Numeracy and Mathematics in a real life context. We can’t wait to practise this when helping in the kitchen at home!

Thank you for reading our blog!

P6c and Miss O’Hara

Happy New Year from P6c!

We have worked extremely hard throughout the month of January, developing skills and confidence across all curricular areas. Excitingly, we have begun developing our STEAM skills through block play. We are using Kapla (similar to Jenga blocks) and have begun working in cooperative learning groups to design and build different structures.

We have also been making the most of opportunities to use our numeracy and mathematical skills to make delicious traditional dishes. To kick off our learning about Ancient Greece (our learner-selected interdisciplinary context), we recreated a traditional dish called fasolatha, a nutritious soup made from tomatoes, carrots, onions and cannellini beans. That’s not all! Just this week, we baked traditional Scottish shortbread and tasted some delicious vegetarian haggis to celebrate Burns Day.

As we are a Rights Respecting School, rights are vital in everything we do! Through reading our class novel, ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’, we have begun considering what it would be like to leave your home and move to a completely different continent to flee war. We have explored some of the barriers that Ahmet (our main character) and other children in similar situations would face when arriving in a new place, including racism, a language barrier, anxiety and loneliness. In discussion, we have identified the importance of treating all people with respect and empathy, regardless of their race, cultural background and religious beliefs. We have begun creating pieces of drama to raise awareness of issues surrounding discrimination.

Just yesterday, we marked Holocaust Memorial Day by learning from our RRS Ambassadors about the genocide of millions of Jewish people during World War II. We continue to pray for peace and tolerance for everyone across the world.

In Numeracy and Mathematics, we have continued to develop lots of increasingly challenging skills. After successfully creating and solving lots of challenging algebraic equations, our Cubes have moved on to locating and plotting co-ordinate points on a grid. Miss O’Hara couldn’t believe how quickly we mastered these skills and cannot wait to provide further challenge for us next week! Our Pyramids have been working together to solve problems involving subtraction with exchange and division with remainders. The Spheres required focus and determination when learning to measure and draw acute, obtuse and reflex angles using a protractor. Through perseverance, we all developed confidence and accuracy when practising these skills. Now, we are moving on to identifying the value of each digit within increasingly challenging numerical values, including those with three digits after the decimal point!

Please feel free to discuss our learning with us in more detail at home.

Thank you for reading!

P6c and Miss O’Hara 🙂

Welcome to P6c’s blog about November! We have had YET ANOTHER very busy month full of learning and fun! The festive excitement arrived in our class earlier this week as we prepared our enterprise crafts, which were SOLD OUT at St Cadoc’s Christmas Extravaganza, which turned out to be the event of the century!!

In order to build excitement for this amazing event, we created persuasive texts encouraging people to attend. We included techniques such as rhetorical questions and exaggeration to grab our readers’ attention. Some of us even incorporated some humour to entertain our readers too!

When the day finally came, we were thrilled to sell out of our Christmas crafts completely, raising lots of money for school funds. Thank you to our wonderful parents and families for supporting us! As well as attending the Enterprise stall, we also had the opportunity to visit Santa and a couple of his REAL reindeer IN THE FLESH! Although some of us were a little startled at first, it was fantastic to get so close to them in real life! We also enjoyed some delicious hot chocolate and some wonderful activities including a silent disco, crafting station where we made our own Christmas crackers, temporary tattoos AND a bouncy castle! We are so lucky to have such an amazing Parent Staff Association who provide all these amazing experiences for us!

Throughout the month of November, we have had many other worthwhile learning experiences. For example, our Active Schools Co-ordinator – Mrs Comerford – has visited us in school to help us with our new buddying responsibilities. She taught us some games that we could play with Primary Ones when monitoring their playground, including reminding us of some aspects to focus on when teaching games to younger children. We can’t wait to play these games with our buddies when the opportunity arises.

Within Literacy and English, we have been developing different reading strategies to help us gain a greater understanding of the text before, during and after reading. We have practised skimming the text before reading to help identify the main ideas, using details such as the front cover and blurb to make predictions about the content of a text, and scanning the text after reading to find specific information when answering questions. Practising these strategies has helped us become much more confident in reading, particularly when completing comprehension activities.

In Numeracy and Mathematics, we have been developing confidence in lots of different areas, including converting length between different units of measurement, calculating the volume of 3D shapes and reading scales that display lots of different intervals. We have also practised using problem solving strategies to solve increasingly complex Maths challenges. Some of us have even practised solving Sudoku puzzles, ensuring that every row and column contains the appropriate digits.

Saturday 20^th November was World Children’s Day. At this time, we examined some of the rights contained within the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. We discussed why each of these rights are vitally important and identified how and when we access our rights on a daily basis. We even created posters, comic strips and extended pieces of writing to raise awareness of the importance of respecting children’s rights.

At home, we have been carrying out research on an Asian country of our choice and created presentations to share with our peers. This week, we have begun presenting them and have really enjoyed sharing our findings and learning from others. Even Miss O’Hara has learned new things too!

Throughout the month of November, we have taken time on various occasions to remember those who have died. On All Saints Day, we selected a saint of our own choice and investigated their lives, including the reasons they were awarded a Sainthood. We created informative displays to teach others about our chosen Saint. On All Souls Day, we prayed for the souls of the people who have died. We created our own remembrance book, honouring our family and friends who have died. Canon Eddie also led us in a service of remembrance, during which we prayed for people who have died, as well as their families who may be feeling pain and grief.

We have already begun learning about the significance of the season of Advent, including how and why it is celebrated. We are looking forward to preparing a festive treat for our families to watch and enjoy at home.

Thank you for taking the time to read about our learning!

P6c and Miss O’Hara

Throughout October, we have been celebrating Black History Month, during which time we have been learning about the experiences, talents and achievements of some well-known black people, particularly those living in Scotland. We looked at some fact cards and recorded key pieces of information in shortened note form. This is a skill that we will use in lots of different situations in our lives, e.g. at meetings, when health professionals see patients and write down their symptoms, when studying for exams and when learning key phrases in another language. We have also explored the issue of racism and have a greater understanding of the effects of racist language and behaviour on the victims. When watching the documentary film ‘Black and Scottish’, we learned about the experience of some mixed race people, who had sometimes felt that they didn’t belong to any group, as they were seen as neither black nor white. We understood that black and mixed race people have faced lots of difficulties living in Scotland and across the world, and we are committed to treating people of all ethnicities and backgrounds equally and respectfully.

We developed our line drawing skills when creating eye-catching images. A couple of weeks ago, we created illustrations of an i-Phone, incorporating small details, such as the camera lens and app layout.

This month, we have enjoyed further opportunities to meet with our buddies. We are also thrilled to be beginning our buddying rota very soon. This will mean that for one week every month, we shall be playing with and helping our buddies in the playground at first break and lunchtime. What an exciting opportunity!

On Wednesday this week, we joined with our peers to have our first Committees session. During this time, we are making suggestions and decisions that will help to improve learners’ experiences in our school. In P6c, we have representatives from LOTS of different committees! Here are some of the things we discussed:

• The STEAM Committee were discussing ways in which access to technology could be improved in order to support our learning.
• The Fairtrade Committee were learning more about the importance of Fairtrade and how it benefits farmers across the world. The members of this committee will be trying to raise awareness of the benefits of buying Fairtrade products.
• The Pupil Council discussed positive changes that could be made to our school. For example, we would like to provide more fountains for drinking water to avoid big queues in hot weather. We also discussed ways in which to improve storage of first aid supplies, such as ice packs.
• The Road Safety Committee worked together to create a ‘top ten’ list of tips to help children stay safe when out trick-or-treating for Halloween. For example, wearing reflective patches alongside your costume will help make you more visible to motorists.
• The Library Committee discussed some ways in which to improve our school library. For example, we would like to invite people to donate their old books in order to improve our selection.
• The Languages Committee realised that the learners at our school speak a wide variety of languages, so they suggested that we could display signs in a variety of different languages.
• The Music Committee were discussing ways to provide learners with opportunities to share their talents within the arts. We suggested hosting more talent shows.
• The Enterprise Committee were discussing ways in which we could raise money. One of our members suggested setting up stalls to sell different products. The money raised could be donated to charities or school funds.
• Our ‘Digital Leaders’ were sharing ways in which we could improve the use of digital technology to enhance our learning. We also received training on updating learner profiles and made arrangements for teaching these skills to other classes.
• The Rights Respecting School Committee were discussing how rights are accessed in our school, and new Rights Ambassadors were given the responsibility of visiting other classes to teach our peers about their rights.

This week, we have been learning many new skills when completing Halloween-themed activities! For example, we worked with Mrs Cameron to create nutritious and delicious pumpkin soup. We also developed our confidence within writing when creating imaginative Halloween stories. Each day, we focused on one paragraph, identifying the important elements that should be included. Miss O’Hara is very impressed with our finished products! We are all very excited about tomorrow’s Halloween extravaganza, when we will dress up in amazing costumes and take part in fantastic themed activities!

Wow, that was such a long blog! Thank you for reading and please join us again next month to find out about November’s wonderful learning experiences!

P6c and Miss O’Hara

September in P6c

Welcome to another blog for another very busy month! We have been learning lots of new skills and taking on new responsibilities throughout September.

For example, we have now met our Primary One buddies and we are enjoying the time we spend with them. This week, for Maths Week Scotland, we have been creating fun, educational games and activities to get them interested in learning new mathematical skills. Tomorrow, we are going to play our games with them for the first time and we can’t wait!

Earlier this month, we learned about the Jewish Festival called Rosh Hashanah. We know that Jewish people can blow on a special horn called a ‘shofar’ up to 100 times per day when celebrating this occasion. Another tradition is to count pomegranate seeds and complete this number of good deeds throughout the following year. Some people think they should complete as many as 613 good deeds in a year! Rosh Hashanah is also a time to leave any wrongdoing behind, so lots of Jewish people visit lakes and rivers to allow their sins to be washed away.

We have also been learning about types of renewable and non-renewable energy sources and their impact on the environment. Jamie from EMTEC (a renewable energy firm in Glasgow) came to tell us all about the different types of renewable energy sources and why they are important. Unlike non-renewable energy sources, renewable sources (such as solar, wind, geothermal and hydro power) produce little or no pollution. This pollution is contributing to global warming, which is causing events such as wildfires, flooding and extreme temperatures.

Throughout this month, we have been contributing to the design of our classroom learning environment. We started with our wall display for Numeracy and Mathematics. We decided together the types of tips and information that would be helpful for us and we worked together to create bright, eye-catching pieces of work that we can use to help develop our confidence and skill in Maths.

During Outdoor Learning with Mr Harkins, we were given the challenge to use natural materials to transport a ball across the river, without touching the water. Through this experience, we learned to use the resources around us to solve a problem, to work effectively as part of a team and to adapt to changing circumstances.

As you can see, we have been very busy AGAIN this month! Thank you for taking an interest in our learning and we hope you can pop back here at the end of October to read about even more of our skills and experiences!

P6c and Miss O’Hara

We have had a brilliant first few weeks of Primary Six, involving lots of learning and fun! We have even been lucky enough to welcome two new learners into the P6c family!

In Numeracy and Mathematics, we have all been learning about percentages and their equivalent fractions. We have even been calculating percentages of quantities! On top of that, the Spheres have been solving problems using algebra and the Cubes have been learning about expressing fractions as decimal values. We can’t wait to practise this skill as the week goes on.

In Literacy and English, we have been reading a mixture of fiction and non-fiction texts and learning about some features of correct grammar, including how to use possessive adjectives and pronouns correctly in sentences.

In French, we have been learning vocabulary to describe classroom objects and we tested our understanding of these words by playing a game of ‘Lotto’ (French Bingo) and ‘Snap’. Today, we learned the French translations of some popular foods and drinks, and we discussed our likes and dislikes in French. Freya said,”Je déteste le thé.” which means, ‘I hate tea!’.

Today, we found out about a very exciting opportunity – the chance to become St Cadoc’s Digital Leaders. We have been given application forms that each interested person will fill out, explaining why they would be a great Digital Leader. Some of our school staff will have the very difficult job of deciding who shall take on these responsible roles!

We are also super excited that we shall soon be given Primary One buddies! Our job will be to look after them and to help them in any way we can.

Last week, we voted on our topic for this term, and we chose to learn about Asia. Today, we wrote down some questions that we shall try to answer whilst studying this amazing continent, such as the number of countries in Asia and its most popular religion. We also each wrote a personal prayer to God, asking Him to support us throughout P6.

We have begun our first Primary Six class novel – ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ which is simply magical… (thank you for laughing at my hilarious joke!)

In PE, we have been developing stamina and learning basketball skills, including the shoulder pass, bounce pass, dribbling and shooting. Throughout every game, we understand the importance of good sportsmanship and showing respect to our competitors.

In Drama, we have been practising the skill of improvisation. We worked in groups to create our own performances, set in different places.

We also learned that people in Iceland have begun adopting a four-day working week. We shared our opinions on this, discussing some of its potential advantages and disadvantages. In the end, the majority of us decided that we would prefer to stick to a five-day school week instead!

At Friday’s assembly, we were introduced to our new house captains and are looking forward to supporting them in their role by working hard to gain our houses as many points as possible.

Thanks for reading our blog! Please join us next month to find out about our learning in September!

P6c and Miss O’Hara

We have had another very busy and productive month in P5c!

During Outdoor Learning with Ms O’Donnell, we have been climbing trees and learning to tie knots, and we have had great fun when playing ‘Hide and Seek’.

As part of our learning about human rights, we have been finding out about the difficult experiences of refugees and, this week, we began writing letters that we will send to people who have just arrived in Scotland. In these letters, we told the reader about some Scottish traditions, including some of our most well-known and delicious food and drink; traditional clothing; our lush, green landscape and other reasons why we love living here!

In Maths, our Cubes have been learning to convert time between 12 and 24-hour format, as well as calculating the duration of events, whilst the Spheres have been practising adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with decimals and using these skills to solve word problems. When using the Chromebooks, we enjoyed the chance to play games on Education City which help us to develop various mathematical skills.

We celebrated National Numeracy Day in a NUMBER of ways. Firstly, we discussed some preconceptions about Maths and identified whether these were examples of fact or opinion. We also created raps to persuade people of the benefits of Maths, and enjoyed performing these for our classmates.

We have been developing our note-taking skills and practised this when learning about SCIAF’s work to support children in South Sudan living with disabilities. We then used our notes to create a persuasive text, encouraging others to donate to SCIAF and other charities whenever possible.

We have developed debating skills, participating in two fantastic discussions about the advantages and disadvantages of using e-books over printed books and whether or not investment should be placed in local libraries. During these discussions, we listened to one another’s points of view and responded respectfully. We have developed our literacy skills by learning about different features of the English language. For example, we learned this week how to record possessive nouns, using apostrophes correctly and paying careful attention to whether each noun is singular or plural.

As keen readers, we have recently been making excellent use of the school library, visiting and selecting books to read on a weekly basis. When we have noticed a mess building up, we have taken responsibility for organising the books appropriately, so that other children can find them easily. We also suggested lots of improvements for next year that would make our school library even more fantastic!

We are continuing to make our way through our class novel, ‘The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips’ and have enjoyed taking turns to read the story aloud.

Last week, we reflected on characteristics of our personalities and created an ‘inner vs outer’ self-portrait. During this activity, we paid careful attention to our physical features and sketched them accurately using pencil. We also covered half the portrait in images to represent our talents and interests.

In PE, we have developed our cardiovascular fitness and object control skills through activities such as ‘Capture the Flag’, ‘Cat and Mouse’, as well as football, hockey and basketball matches.

We understand the importance of treating each other with kindness and we recognise that paying compliments can positively affect someone’s mood. On Tuesday of this week, we noted down positive comments about classmates and shared them to make each other smile.

As part of Health and Wellbeing, we have learned about the five main nutrient groups and have created menus containing an appropriate balance of different foods. We know that each nutrient gives us energy, but we should limit the amount of confectionary we eat as sweets contain a lot of sugar! We have learned about the dangers of smoking tobacco and drinking alcohol and understand the importance of making responsible decisions about our health. We even created some eye-catching anti-smoking posters!

In French, we were learning to say the days of the week and numbers to 20 by watching videos and playing games, like Lotto and 21. We have also been learning to introduce ourselves by saying our names and ages.

One of the highlights has definitely been our Primary 5 Sports Day. Despite the delightful, heavy downpours of rain, we had a great time participating in the sack race, egg and spoon race, sprint and hurdles! We were thrilled when the weather took a turn for the better, just as we headed back to school!

As part of our RE, we learned that Jesus asked all of His followers to love one another just as He loves everyone. We discussed that love within our families is unconditional, and that there are lots of different ways to show someone that you love them. This week, we learned about Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit came to the disciples and gave them the ability to speak every language. They used this gift to travel to many different places and spread the word of God. Lots of us celebrated Eid al-Fitr this month and enjoyed sharing with classmates some special traditions of this festival, such as going to Mosque and spending time with family.

We also had a live ‘Google Meet’ session with a music teacher. She and her colleagues showed us different instruments from the woodwind family, such as the oboe, clarinet, saxophone, flute and bassoon, as well as answering our questions about music lessons.

We are all very sad that Mrs Grosart is leaving us to become Acting Head Teacher at St John’s Primary, but we know that the children and staff there are very lucky to have her!

As you can tell, we have worked really hard and learned lots of skills this month. We are looking forward to a relaxing long weekend and can’t wait to find out what the month of June has in store for us!

We hope you have a lovely holiday and hope we see you back here at the end of June. Thank you for reading!

Despite spending the first two full weeks of April away from school for the Spring holiday, we have made the most of the last two weeks of learning!

Firstly, we are extremely lucky to have been joined by Miss Moore, who is going to be teaching us alongside Miss O’Hara for a few weeks. We have all made her feel very welcome and are really enjoying learning from her.

This term, we are learning about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, we have begun exploring some inequalities affecting certain groups of people within our local communities and within the wider world, such as limited or no access to clean drinking water. When celebrating World Water Day, we worked together to create a list of strategies to help us to avoid wasting water. At this time, we also spoke about other ways in which we can reduce our carbon footprint, such as using electric cars or walking or cycling short distances, rather than always driving.

We have developed many different skills within Literacy and English. For example, we have been practising writing imaginative pieces using the correct structure and including relevant details. We have also been developing our talking and listening skills by taking part in some very interesting debates. The subjects of our debates included the advantages and disadvantages of printed books vs e-books, and whether or not there should be increased funding for community libraries. Throughout this process, we learned about the importance of listening to, and respecting, other people’s opinions, even if they are different from our own.

We have also taken ownership of our own learning environment, by updating our Literacy and English wall display with different types of language of our choice. For example, we created a list of similes, synonyms, antonyms, adverbs and adjectives, which we are going to use to improve the (already fantastic) quality of our writing pieces. :

With Mrs Reid, we have been learning about the different food groups that should be included in a balanced diet. We have even been using food pyramids to calculate the ideal portion size of each type of food, and used our new learning to create healthy menus.

During Outdoor Learning with Ms O’Donnell, we used natural materials to build birds’ nests, as well as playing a game of ‘Fox and Hen’. We are so glad to be visiting Cadoc Wood again after being away for a while!

Thank you for taking the time to read our blog.

See you next month!

P5c 🙂

This month, we have shown fantastic commitment to our learning as we have worked incredibly hard at school and at home.

In Mathematics, we have all been learning new skills in our groups, including how to calculate the perimeter of shapes, how to solve equations and how to identify multiples and factors of numbers. We have also continued to challenge ourselves with weekly problem solving activities.

In Literacy, we have been continuing to develop confidence when reading aloud and have all moved on to reading increasingly challenging fiction and non-fiction texts.

During Outdoor Learning, we have had lots of fun exploring our local environment and observing how it has changed now that Autumn has well and truly arrived. On one of our afternoons outdoors, we all selected a fallen leaf with interesting colours, shapes and patterns and used it as a stimulus when practising the skill of observational drawing. Then, we painted them with watercolours to make them realistic. This was a challenge, but we all really enjoyed it!

Recently, we began challenging ourselves during our time in the forest by taking the plunge (literally) and completing a river walk. Each week, we have to ensure that it is safe for us to do so and we have discussed the importance of only ever going near water if we are with an adult who can supervise and keep us safe.

As Advent has now begun, we are currently preparing a few festive treats for you to enjoy. We won’t spoil any surprises at the moment but we are hopeful that they will help to add a bit of sparkle and fun to our lives in the lead up to Christmas.

Thank you for taking the time to read our class blog. We hope you enjoyed finding out all about our learning!

P5c and Miss O’Hara

We have had another action packed month in P5c! Please read on to find out all about our fantastic learning.

This month, we have all been working really hard to earn as many points as possible for St Cadoc’s in Beat the Street. We have used some of our Outdoor Learning sessions to explore our local environment and tap the beat boxes as we go.

In class, we have had lots of opportunities to develop our artistic skills using the Autumn landscape as our inspiration. For example, we have been creating silhouette drawings of a bare tree that has lost its leaves during Autumn. We have completed the first stage of our artistic masterpieces as we have already drawn our silhouettes. The next stage will be to create an autumnal background using different colours. We have also begun to practise observational drawing, selecting a natural object found during Outdoor Learning and carefully drawing it, paying attention to all the small but important details. We are looking forward to painting these very soon!

Last week in class, we learned more about Pope John Paul II, who was born in Krakow, Poland and was made a Saint very soon after his death. We discovered that he had experienced lots of tragic events in his life, with lots of his close family members dying by the time he turned 20. Despite all of his suffering, Karol (Pope John Paul’s name from birth) decided to help other people and spread the Word of God. Even when someone shot St John Paul II, he decided to forgive the man who shot him. The story of St John Paul II’s life reminds us to be patient and treat others with respect, never seeking revenge on others.

We have taking advantage of opportunities to relax and take care of our mental health by engaging in mindfulness activities. These sessions take different forms, including body scans, which help us to be aware of all the different feelings within our bodies. We know that mindfulness is very good for our mental health and we are working on the ability to remain focused for the whole session, avoiding distractions.

This week, we have had lots of Halloween fun, learning about how this festival is celebrated in different countries throughout the world and creating posters to display our findings. We also created our own spooky drama performances and rehearsed these in the very atmospheric (and very rainy) Cadoc Wood. Finally, our month was rounded off with a fantastic Halloween parade and party, full of amazing costumes, dancing and snacks! We are very grateful to our wonderful PSA for organising all of this for us!