Another busy week exploring our rights. This week we started discussing refugees. What is a refugee, why do people leave their homes/countries to move somewhere else. We explored, Article 10 (family reunification) Governments must respond quickly and sympathetically if a child or their parents apply to live together in the same country. If a child’s parents live apart in different countries, the child has the right to visit and keep in contact with both of them. We also investigated, Article 22 (refugee children) If a child is seeking refuge or has refugee status, governments must provide them with appropriate protection and assistance to help them enjoy all the rights in the Convention. Governments must help refugee children who are separated from their parents to be reunited with them. Both of these childrens rights link with Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions which states thatRefugees and displaced persons are in need of protection and access to basic human rights. The root causes of displacement are human rights violations, risk of persecution, conflict, poor governance and loss of livelihoods. We discussed the types of things they would have to quickly pack to carry if they became a refugee.

On Tuesday we watered, weeded and tidied up the gardens and the trees that we planted earlier in P5. Our trees are beginning to look lovely like little trees instead of twigs in the ground. Hopefully they will continue to grow well.

On Wednesday we gathered data on our tally chart which we used to draw bar graphs. We also dug out our lovely potatoes. Unfortunately our carrots need a little more growing time.

 

In RE  we have been learning about Prophets (messengers from God)

Thursday was an amazing day we cooked the potatoes we grew in the fire pit. They tasted delicious. We also had yummy marshmallows and hot chocolate. We sung some songs and had fun toasting our marshmallows. We then played in the woods, climbing tree, making animal shelters and fairy homes. Later on we started sketching nature around us. In the afternoon it was back to work watering, planting and weeding the gardens at the front of the school. One of the best days in Primary 5 most of the children agreed. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.