What We Have Done This Term

I am writing to tell you about some of the things we did last term.

We have had a Unicef Day for Change in which it was own clothes day. We abandoned normal lessons for the day and did lessons based on the work Unicef do. We learned about child solders and what horrible things they go through.

We had a discussion with Mrs Shaw who told us about Russia. She also showed us some pictures and some Russian items. They included some Russian Dolls that were passed round the class for us all to see. I think we all learnt a lot about Russia on that day.

Our Headteacher, Mrs Wild, brought her mum, to school to give us a talk about WW2 because she was an ARP Warden during the war. She also brought some items in to show us e.g.: medals and some photos showing people and their activities during the war. It was a very interesting afternoon and I really felt like I benefited from it.

In addition to all this there was a Mad Science Day. The day started with an assembly in the school hall on molecules and vortexes, we also learnt some rules from Generator John. Then we had fun making some slime with different chemicals like sodium borate. Afterwards, we set off a rocket in the school playground. Everybody learnt a lot about science. It was really mad.

At Firwood Manor we really care a about Fairtrade, helping third world countries to get better deals for their products. So the decision to join in on the Fairtrade Fortnight was taken by the School Council. Parents and children joined in making the fortnight something to remember. A Fairtrade stall was set up in the school hall by children bringing Fairtrade items to sell. We sold a wide range of Fairtrade stuff. In addition, we had a Fairtrade breakfast morning where we had Fairtrade hot chocolate and toast. We have also started a Fairtrade tuck day. Every Tuesday we are allowed to bring in an item of Fairtrade tuck.

We joined World Book Day, where we had to dress up as someone from one of Michael Morpugo’s books. It was harder this year to design our costumes; it was fun and interesting to see what costumes people came in. Making a Michael Morpurgo crossword or word search was great fun.

We looked at the brain in our Brain Awareness Week (BAW) and how clever it is. It has three different parts: the Reptilian brain, Limbic system and Neo cortex. We also learned how many brain cells we’re born with. Can you guess? One hundred billion brain cells and they are very eager to learn. At first it was more of a revisit of what we did last year but we learnt new things further on.

Chairperson of the School Council