Anxiety Advice

The Southampton Mental Health Support Team often send out newsletters to schools.  Their latest one provides some really useful information on anxiety for primary aged pupils, which I thought would be helpful to share.  It can be accessed via the school website on the Covid 19 page or by clicking the link below:

Anxiety Advice

Something for you all...

To mark the end of Mental Health Awareness week one of my SUPER Swifts made their very own quote to promote some hope. I thought I'd share this with you all as it put a smile on my face and reminded me that what we are all going through is not forever. Better days are coming...

Thank you Hollie, what a lovely message to share! 

Have a FABULOUS half term break Swifts, you've all been absolutely wonderful and such superstars - parents included! I'm incredibly proud of you all. Well done and have a well deserved break 💛

More Rainbow challenges completed!

This busy Kingfisher has had a lot of fun this week completing her Rainbow challenges. Take a look at what she has been up to.

A Maths halving activity

This Kingfisher wrote about what she thinks the children are saying to each other

More Scavenger hunting!

Keeping fit with an obstacle course

Rainbow pasta pictures

A beautiful picture made from natural materials she found.

This clever Kingfisher was awarded her rainbow challenge certificate. Well done, you are a superstar!

A Photographer in the making...

This SUPER Swift has been busy learning a new hobby. He's been taking photographs of things around him and I think that he's done an amazing job! 

What a fabulous new hobby you've picked up Oscar C! 

Here's some of the photographs that he's taken...

I think the last one is my favourite, after all, you got to have HOPE!

Thank you so much for sharing, you SUPERSTAR! 🌟

Guess WHO...

HAPPY FRI-YAY all! 

If you fancy a fun game of 'Guess Who' head over the Swift page and take part now :) 

There's baby pictures of some of the Swifts and myself to pick from. See if you can guess them right! 

You can access the game here: https://www.bitternemanor.co.uk/guess-who/  

Thanks to the Swifts for sharing their CUTE baby pictures!

Breaking News on Malala

This Owl has been busy doing a newspaper report on Malala Yousafzai, very impressive!!

Welcoming Our Kingfishers Back!

We are excited to be seeing some of our Kingfishers back at school from June 1st.

Kingfishers, take a look at our class page for more information about what to expect when you return.  Below is a little snippet!

See you soon!

A Kingfisher's excellent home learning

This Kingfisher has been busy this week. He has been thinking about his wellbeing with the help from Rizzo the worry monster. He has been getting his aqua dragons ready in their tank so they can hatch over the next few days. He has also learnt to spell 'because' using a rhyme to help him.

This Kingfisher has been looking at subtraction this week, drawing number lines to help him. He has also been looking at opposites, shadows, sun and time.

Beautiful planters

This Kingfisher has been decorating planters by doing potato printing. I love the colours he has chosen to make them look so bright and attractive. Once the plants were planted in them the bees came for a visit. This kind Kingfisher learnt all about bees, how they are important for our ecosystem and how they make delicious honey. Well done on creating a wonderful place for the bugs and bees to visit.

Kindness Matters!

The theme for Mental Health Awareness Week this year has been KINDNESS! To celebrate and promote this Skylarks have been completing activities to spread kindness and think about what it means to them to be kind!

 

A busy bee!

This SUPER Swift has been busy learning lots of new skills during this time! Now that's what I call a very productive Swift 😄

Reading to her Bunny Bee

Sewing

Making food for the birds. Apparently they love cheese, raisins and apples! 

Thank you so much for sharing, it's lovely to see all the fab things that you've been up to. 

You 🌟

Loving the SUN!

The weather has been absolutely beautiful the past few days and this Swift seems to be taking full advantage of enjoying it! He's been doing his PE sessions in the park and collected lots of shells along the sea front. How fabulous!

Look at that smile! Thanks for sharing 😄

kestrel's book club

It's always great to see and hear about the fabulous books you have been reading at home.  Here are three super book reviews about wonderful books that have been shared with us recently.  Keep them coming kestrels!

All things Malala.

The Owls have been busy gathering facts about Malala Yousafzai. 

FACT FILE ABOUT MALALA:

BIRTH:

Malala was born on the 12th July in Mingora, Pakistan. Her family could not afford a hospital birth and she was born at home with the help of a neighbour.

FAMILY:

 Malala’s parents are Ziauddin & Tor Peki. She also has 2 younger brothers called Khushal and Atal. They were very poor and had to live under the cruel rules of Pakistan.

EDUCATION:
Malala attended Khushal public School in 2012, Edgbaston High School From 2013-2017 and Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford from October 2017. Her father believed in education for all. He founded a number of schools in Pakistan, one of which Malala attended. 

I AM MALALA:

Whilst travelling home from school on a bus on 9th October 2012, when she was 15, Malala was shot in the head by a masked Taliban gunman. Two of her friends were injured in the attack. Malala was flown to Birmingham. She managed to survive but was in hospital for 3 months.

HUMAN RIGHTS:

After the attack on Malala, it went world wide and over 2 million people signed the right to education in Pakistan. Then, in 2013, the “Malala fund” was set up. It was a campaign that successfully allowed girls in Pakistan to have a 12 year education.

MALALA’s MESSAGE:

“One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world.” 

Malala

It's all about the food!

This Kingfisher has been having great fun with food in and out of the kitchen.

Look at this very tasty looking apple, pear and blackberry crumble. I bet it tasted amazing too. I have hinted that crumble is my favourite pudding!









She has also been taking part in the Rainbow Challenges and had great fun experimenting with a variety of pasta and food colouring.  Those colours came out really well.



In her garden our Kingfisher has made a vegetable patch. She planted tomatoes, cucumber and lettuce.  I bet she is doing a super job of looking after them.  Do you think we should have a vegetable patch in our Year R playground Kingfishers?