Be Healthy, Be Safe Week - Monday 16th October to Friday 20th October

It has been a busy last week as we have all got stuck into learning about various things that will make us healthier and keep us safe. We have had a huge array of visitors throughout the week including visitors from the RNLI (to teach the children about water safety), the Red Cross (to teach basic first aid skills), the Dogs Trust (to look at looking after pets safely) and the CO crew (to teach about the dangers of carbon monoxide) to name but a few.

Additionally, staff have delivered a range of lessons to complement the theme. Lessons have included safe hand washing activities, e-safety activities and raising awareness about safe touch. Our Eco-Council even shared tips on how to make the wider world healthier and have set a challenge for the children to try and reduce their carbon footprint.

As well as educating the children about how to be healthy and safe, some children have been lucky enough to enjoy Bollywood dancing sessions - a fabulous way to stay physically healthy. As the week draws to a close, we know that children will have gained some valuable ideas to help them make more positive and healthier choices in the future.

Cultural Celebration Week - Monday 22nd May to Friday 26th May

What an enriching and enlightening week we have had celebrating cultures from around the world. We have been immersed in a wide array of activities, their origins hailing from every corner of the world - Africa, Spain, Asia and even some activities celebrating and exploring the British heritage. Throughout the week, children's rhythm has been awakened as they have learned how to use African drums, danced to Nigerian beats and boogied in the style of real life Bollywood stars. In addition to this, children have devoured a multitude of delicious delicacies from exotic shores - some more readily enjoyed than others. 

We have been extremely lucky to have visitors from a range of cultures to share their experiences of life in Britain and how their culture contrasts with others within our school community.

To reflect upon local culture, the Year 6's participated in an art project, lead by Cartwheel arts. This explored their understanding of what it means to be a young person in Rochdale today and their view of what the future looks like for our community. The amount of learning we have done this week about others and how different cultures are represented within our community, is astounding and it has highlighted just how lucky we are to have such a rich and diverse community within our school - it has been a wonderfully uplifting week!

Community Week - Monday 13th February to Friday 17th February

What a phenomenal week we have had! Throughout the week, children have been involved in an array of activities involving the local community. Activities have included local litter picks, library visits, environmental projects in Alkrington Woods (in collaboration with Groundwork), intergenerational activities at Alkrington Court and additional PSHE lessons. As well as these, we have welcomed a range of key individuals from within our local community into school, who have shared their knowledge, experiences and ideas to develop our understanding of our diverse community. Visitors have included community religious leaders and an array of emergency services workers.
Highlights of the week have included our dazzling dance show performances, which brought members of our school community together to celebrate the spectacular talents of our children, as well as our hugely popular Saucy Sandwich event. The 'community café' welcomed our children, their families and friends to indulge in the various breakfast muffins and drinks prepared by the staff team. Any left overs were taken to Brentwood Day Centre, a local shelter for the homeless and disadvantaged, for service users to enjoy. We are so proud of the positive contribution we have made in our local community this week.