Writers' Day!

Today was a very exciting day for some of our pupils from Bitterne Manor Primary School.  Children from Year 3 and Year 4 were lucky enough to take part in a Writers' workshop at another school! It was led by one of the UK's leading children's authors, Matt Whyman.  Matt has been running workshops in schools for many years now and our pupils gained a great deal from working with him throughout the day.  Their writing is AMAZING! This will be published and put on display for everyone to see :) We are immensely proud of them!

KS1 children love DRAMA!

Today was a very special day for the younger children who were visited by a drama expert.  Sam, aka a special superhero, delivered a fun workshop to Kingfishers, Robins and Swifts.  She had the children hooked with her special music device and props.  Their mission was to help planet Earth through drama activities and taught children about the importance of recycling!  Your child has gone home with an information leaflet about the organisation and what they do.  Feel free to explore further by contacting the organisation directly :)

Take a sneak peak of what your child got up to today...

Swifts learn about visual impairment!

This afternoon, the SUPER SWIFT class were visited by 'Southampton Sight’ a sight awareness organisation.  These lovely people taught us about people who are visually impaired.  We carried out three activities which helped us to understand more about eyesight.  The activities were: wearing different glasses and imagining what it felt like to have a visual impairment.  We had a go at reading braille too.  Outside we had a go at walking with a white cane.  Did you know that there are two different types of canes? Ask me about it! It felt very weird but fun! Finally, there was a feely bag which had objects in and we had to guess what the objects were without looking!  We learnt so much! The visitors were so impressed.  They gave us a wrist band as a token of appreciation so we can spread the word :)

If you would like to find out more about this organisation, please visit...

Facebook  - @sotonsight2010
Twitter - @sotonsight

Take a sneak peak of our highlights from today...
 

Parent/ Carer internet safety (E-Safety) workshop

Parent/ Carer internet safety (E-Safety) workshop

Bitterne Manor will be holding a parent/ carer workshop on: Wednesday 11th October at 9.00 - 10.00am or 5.30 - 6.30pm in the school hall. This will include a short presentation on online risks and how to avoid them, the impact of our actions online (including social media), helpful tips and advice on how to maintain an open dialogue with young people regarding staying safe online and an opportunity to ask questions. This workshop will show you some ways to get involved and help to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

Please be aware, this workshop will include content that is not appropriate for children of primary school age; please make arrangements so that you can attend the workshop without your children.

A letter has gone out to parents via email, and a paper copy via your child where a contact email is unavailable. Please respond should you wish to attend, following the request details on the return slip.

A copy of the letter, including the reply slip, can be found in our 'Parent - Letters' section.

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9:00am session
5:30pm session

Swifts LOVE animals!

Super Swifts were lucky enough to visit the farm that arrived for our fabulous Summer Fayre!  They were in awe! Thank you to Longdown Farm for visiting us and letting us experience your amazing animals!

Here's some of the fab pictures taken...