Article of the Week Article 17

Hello, Information from the media is all around us on websites, phones, apps, social media as well as more traditional forms like radio, podcasts, newspapers and libraries. Article 17 – Access to Information from the Media – states that every child has the right to reliable information from a variety of sources, and governments should encourage the media to provide information that children can understand. Governments must help protect children from materials that could harm them. This week’s pack challenges learners to consider if the information they are receiving is reliable and safe. Firrhill School in Edinburgh have a Rights Respecting podcast that looks at Article 17, as well as 12, and speaks to TikTok content creator Andrew Thomson – an excellent listen!

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UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education

Fantastic efforts by Chloe who has been working very hard in her swimming lessons and achieving her  next  certificate.

A potential future swimmer.

UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education

Fabulous efforts by all our wonderful children this week who have worked very hard and achieved their Head Teacher Award.

Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all.

UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education

Well done to Sophie who has achieved her Lexia Certificate this week.

A fabulous effort.

UNCRC Article 29 – goals of education

Well done to all our children for accessing their TT Rockstars and earning their certificates.

UNCRC Article 31 – leisure, play and artistic culture

A fabulous way to finish our half-term with our Spring Term disco. We had some fantastic dancers and wonderful games with prizes. Wonderful Rights Respecting Gold ethos demonstrated by all our wonderful children.

Article of the Week World Book Day

Hello, World Book Day is celebrated on the first Thursday in March in the UK. The event was created by UNESCO in 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories can make a crucial difference to a child’s future success and is fun for all involved.​ Reading stories is also a great opportunity to make links to rights. This pack focuses on Articles 17 (access to information from the media), 29 (the goals of education) and 31 (leisure, play and culture) but do feel free to make links to any right that fits with theme of a book in class where appropriate.

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In school we have enjoyed learning all about significant women who helped change the face of Science.

Class 1

Class 1 learned about the first woman who went into Space! It was so interesting and very inspiring 🙂

Class 2

We learnt all about Caroline Haslett.

Caroline Haslett was an engineer (someone who makes or works with machines and other mechanical equipment).

She wanted more women to be scientists and engineers and she believed that electricity could change women’s lives for the better and free them from exhausting housework. Caroline proved that women could do technical jobs just as well as men and could have careers in new fields of work.

Look at our amazing work ….

Class 3 

Class 3 looked at Marie Curie, who researched radioactivity and found a cure for cancer.

We looked at her amazing achievements and how she has made such a huge difference.  We learned that she was the first woman to to win a Noble Prize and each made a PowerPoint to show what we had found out.

Class 4 

In Class 4, we looked at Ruth Benerito and her amazing invention of wrinkle-free cotton! She also created this cotton to make it stain and fire proof, making this cotton material ideal for using in uniforms of doctors and firefighters! Her work helped the cotton farmers continue to make money and has made our lives a lot easier today!

We worked in our groups to present what we found out about Ruth before creating some fact files on her.

Class 5 

Today we welcomed Grace, from OASES, into school to learn all about an exciting new project we are embarking on …. Climate Friendly Schools.

In school we have been bust creating an action team, who will be helping us to become more climate friendly. This team is made up of adults and children in school.

Grace told us all about climate change and how we can work together to make a positive impact.

Thank you for a wonderful assembly Grace!

UNCRC Article 24 – right to a clean environment.