Give Like Dolly Day Worship
Today, we celebrate the life of the American singer songwriter Dolly Parton. The whole school has come dressed in sparkles and colours and in worship, Mrs Wilkinson told us about Dolly’s remarkable life and achievements. Dolly Parton was dedicated to allowing as many children to read as possible and founded the Imagination Library charity in 1995. Mrs Wilkinson lead a discussion on the power of reading and how it can provoke our imagination and allow us to engage with the written word all throughout our lives. We then watched a video of Dolly Parton reading a very special bed time story called Stuck in the Mud before the whole school sang and danced to her 1980s classic hit ‘9 to 5’. Her amazing legacy of music and charity will live forever and be an inspiration to us all.
Give Like Dolly Day
Wow! What a fabulous launch to our Give Like Dolly Day! The children and staff made a truly wonderful effort, and after worship, everyone brought the house down singing and dancing along to 9 to 5. The excitement doesn't stop there—every class will be treated to a mystery reader visit over the next two weeks as we gather to enjoy lots of inspiring stories, just as Dolly herself would have wanted. Thank you to everyone who has donated and for all of your support, Mrs Wilkinson
Online Safety: Looksmaxxing
Looksmaxxing is an online trend focused on improving physical appearance, particularly among boys and young men. While some content centres on grooming, skincare, diet and exercise, other parts of the trend can promote questionable advice, extreme practices and unrealistic expectations. Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide explores key concerns, including: • Pressure around male appearance and body image • Misleading or potentially dangerous advice • Obsessive behaviours and declining self-worth • Mental health concerns • Exposure to increasingly extreme online communities It also shares practical advice for parents and educators on recognising looksmaxxing terminology, noticing changes in behaviour and starting supportive conversations about appearance, influencers and online expectations. Read the guide here: https://vist.ly/5ke3u Our latest #WakeUpWednesday guide supports parents, carers and educators in understanding the trend and recognising when appearance-focused content may be becoming harmful. The guide explores: • The targeting of male insecurities and body image concerns • Misleading advice and extreme appearance-focused practices • Links to obsessive behaviours and mental health difficulties • How increasingly extreme online communities can influence young people • Warning signs, terminology and changes in behaviour to look out for With clear, practical advice, the resource helps adults open supportive conversations about appearance, influencers and unrealistic expectations. Access the guide: https://vist.ly/5ke3u #Safeguarding #OnlineSafety #BodyImage #DigitalWellbeing
Year 3 - Give Like Dolly Day & National Poetry Day
We’ve had some fabulous outfits in Year 3 for Give Like Dolly Day, and the children have thoroughly enjoyed some story time with Mrs Hegarty. We also chose some class mystery readers to read some funny poems for National Poetry Day. They did a brilliant job of reading aloud and understanding the pattern, and we all had a little giggle about Little Miss Muffet eating a spider. We can't wait for our next mystery reader later this week!
Year 1: Give Like Dolly Day
Year 1 had a blast today. They came in bright and sparkly clothing for Give Like Dolly Day. We learnt about Dolly Parton’s generosity for gifting millions of books to children and highlighting the importance of reading. We sang 9-5 in whole school worship, watched videos of Dolly Parton reading stories and had some colourings and word searches. The favourite was definitely designing their own cowboy boots.
Year 2- Give Like Dolly Day
Today, Year 2 have enjoyed a wonderful joint Give Like Dolly Day and National Poetry Day! Throughout the day, the children have enjoyed listening to lots of poems and each performed a verse of Oh Dear by Michael Rosen. We also learned all about Dolly Parton and her incredible generosity and kindness through our Whole School Worship and by reading Little People, Big Dreams: Dolly Parton. We found out how Dolly set up her special Imagination Library, which helps to send books to children in need. To finish the day, we spent the last 15 minutes completing some lovely Dolly Parton and Imagination Library colouring activities and having a go at a Dolly Parton word search. Well done, Year 2, for all your fantastic efforts with your dressing up today and for helping us to raise money for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which gifts more than 7 million books each year! What a wonderful way to celebrate kindness, generosity and our love of books.
Year 4: Give Like Dolly Day
Today Year 4 took part in ‘ Give like Dolly Day’ and came into school dressed top to toe in sparkle and bright colours. Just like Dolly we shared our love for reading by looking at lots of different poems, same Dolly songs and learnt lots of interesting new facts about her life.
Reception - Give like Dolly Day
Reception came together to celebrate "Give Like Dolly Day," honoring Dolly Parton and her inspiring love of reading and storytelling. To celebrate her generous spirit, the children shared their favourite stories with one another, filling our classroom with imagination and togetherness. We embraced Dolly’s joy by singing, dancing, and colouring bright, vibrant pictures to spread happiness throughout the room. It was a wonderful day dedicated to sharing kindness, celebrating books, and carrying on Dolly’s passion for bringing joy to others!
Reception Maths - Counting to 5
This week in Reception, our early mathematicians have been exploring cardinality and honing their counting skills up to 5. We have been discovering that the main reason we count is to find out "how many" objects we have in total. Through hands-on activities, the children have practised careful, one-to-one counting, learning the crucial rule of cardinality: the last number we count tells us how many there are altogether. Whether counting physical objects, actions, sounds or pictures, the children have been building strong foundations in number sense and gaining confidence in declaring the final total!
Year 4: Shadow Sculpture
After waiting for the sunshine to appear, Year 4 took their sculptures onto the MUGA to create their Shadow Sculptures as part of their Art unit. We made the 4 Barneys B’s and they were so effective. We are super proud of the end result.
Year 4; Enrichment Thursdays
We had our first Thursday Enrichment session in Year 4 today and the children absolutely loved it. They worked with Miss Carol and made cornflake crispy cakes, weighing, measuring and serving out the mixture. We can’t wait for every group to be able to experience the different activities on offer!
Year 4: National Poetry Day
As part of National Poetry Day, Year 4 decided to write poems based on ‘I Wonder’ by Jeannie Kirby. We decided to use the idea of nature and the children collected lots of ideas through discussion, using their talk tokens. Then end result was fantastic with high quality poems that the children are going to share with the residents of Thorncliffe Nursing Home tomorrow. We also had lots of children reading poems to the class using their oracy skills and we also managed to watch some performance poetry by Michael Rosen. What a wonderful way to celebrate all things poetry!
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