Base 3 have enjoyed learning about their rights and making links and connections across the curriculum to these rights. We commenced the year by learning about the Articles of the UNCRC and had discussions around what rights would be the main focus for our Class Charter. Each child created their own Lego man that was a self-portrait and designed a lego brick with their name to represent their identity in terms of Article 8. The lego bricks and lego people formed part of our display to create a lego house. The children also felt Article 12 was important so we created a written agreement that everyone signed in class to outline our mutual expectations to create a happy learning environment. It has been great to hear the children refer to this throughout the year to support their peers.

During the Autumn term, we explored local food chains and farming in Scotland with a focus on Article 24 and the right to healthy food, clean water and safe environment to live in. The children learned the Story of Amina and life in her village in Tanzania. We compared and contrasted farming conditions and learned about Amina adapting her farming methods to meet the challenges faced by extreme weather conditions. Base 3 led the Harvest Assembly and shared their learning with the whole school. The children organised a collection of food across the school to make a Harvest donation to the local Food Bank.

We have also been delving into World Religions and learning more about Sikhism and Islam. The children have been learning about Article 14 and the importance of being respectful of all religions and cultures. The children in our class who are Sikh and Muslim were able to share their religion with their classmates and it was great to see connections being made to Christianity with prior knowledge from P1 being revisited. The children created mind maps to outline the key beliefs and values of Islam and Sikhism. The children explored the places of worship and created a display with a mosque and gurdwara to display their learning.

In Base 3 we work hard to create an inclusive classroom in terms of Articles 29 & 30. As part of our daily routine, the children will offer greetings during registration in a variety of languages. The children are sharing their culture with their classmates and sharing their language skills to learn greetings in French, Arabic, Lithuanian and Spanish.