On Monday 12^th November, pupils and staff wore odd socks to launch our ‘Anti-Bullying Week’, supporting this year’s National theme of ‘Respect.’

During our PSHE lessons this week, we have been thinking about respect and what it means to show respect. The children have come up with some great ideas, including making sure we are always polite, using our manners and listening carefully to other’s while they are speaking.

In classes, everyone’s name was put into a hat and each child pulled out a name, without telling anyone who it was.  Throughout this week, the children have been trying to be especially kind and caring to the person whose name they pulled out.  All staff did the very same activity too!

Yesterday we had another two special visitors as we welcomed Gavin from BBC Hereford and Worcester and PUDSEY. The children (and staff) were very excited and looked wonderful in their spotty clothes with Children In Need or spotty accessories. Thank you to everyone who helped us to collect our pennies and pounds in our spotty buckets.  With your help and support, Pudsey revealed live on the radio that we have been able to raise £453.21, which is amazing!

In Year Four, the children have been learning about World War Two and Remembrance Day. The children took on the responsibility of selling the poppies to parents, staff and children throughout the week and wore their poppies with pride. A special Remembrance Day Assembly was delivered by the children in honour of those who have fought for our country and the children educated the whole school about the symbol of poppies and why we wear them. As well as this, the children have produced excellent water colour paintings of poppies, which they proudly showed the rest of the school. A special Remembrance Day workshop was put on where the children enjoyed a visit from some students and teachers from St John’s Middle school, Bromsgrove.