Earlier in the year, Coritani applied to by part of the tree planting fund which opened to commemorate the Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III.  These trees arrived this week and were planted by Dan and Bella.  The 15 trees, although small, have been planted in the front of the academy so that the whole community can benefit from them in the future years of our King.

This week, we had an online Kindness Workshop from the charity 52 Lives (www.52-lives.org) and their School of Kindness! We learned that kindness has three qualities – being friendly, generous and considerate.  We learnt about the science of kindness and the positive impact it has on our physical and mental health. Next, we practised empathy by watching videos of kindness in action and then said kind things to each other in the classroom.  To put our kindness into action, we thought of someone we knew who could do with a little kindness. We then made them something in our classrooms and plan to give it to them this week.  Finally, we looked at the quote ‘be the change that you want to see in the world’ and decided that we can help to create the kind of world we want to live in. The School of Kindness has a Kids’ Club which is free to join where you will get a free newsletter with kind challenges, stories, activities, jokes, competitions and videos to watch.  Just visit www.schoolofkindness.org/kids-club to sign up.   

This term in history we have been learning about the Stone Age. We have looked at the three different periods within the Stone Age (Palaeolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic), why the period was called the Stone Age and how inventions advanced over the years. We have spent time looking at Stone Age settlements and recreating some in shoe boxes and learning about Stonehenge, recreating this with clay!  

Freckle Friday is a hit at our academy! With this innovative tool, our students enjoy Fridays filled with learning, all at their pace. This unique learning experience eases students into maths, allowing them to enjoy Fridays with less pressure. Freckle bridges learning gaps, helping students inspire excellence. 

This half term the learners in Ancholme class have been planning a space party, inspired by their English book; Toys in Space. All three learners created shopping lists using commas, invitations with a focus on proper nouns and created beautiful space inspired decorations. They showed patience during parcel the parcel and respect during musical statues. 

Our annual social trip to mark the changing of the school year was enjoyed by excited learners and staff.  Never before has so few adults been forced on so many rides by young people.  The sun shone but we were all safe with sun lotion and caps.  The water ride was an essential visit for younger people, the adults seemed less keen to be soaked.  A big shout out to the staff whose marathon session on the gut churning Cliffhanger ensured all learners had the chance to ‘enjoy’ it.

Once again everybody embraced this great opportunity for ‘Relationship based education’ and we left with smiles, stories and lotion limited tans.