2 weeks ago Posted on 21st Nov 2025 by Katy Styles BSL Enrichment 21.11.25 Our first session in BSL focussed on learning to finger spell the alphabet. This allowed the group to be able to finger spell their names. They learnt the signs for hello and my name is so they were able to have a short conversation with a peer. Fantastic finger spelling!
2 months ago Posted on 10th Oct 2025 by Katy Styles Enrichment Friday- BSL This week we have learnt lots of new signs. We continued to practise our greetings signs: good morning, good afternoon, hello, and we also learnt some new signs: please, thank you, how are you. We also learnt all the colours and were able to sign which colours we liked. We ended the session by learning the days of the week and we can now sign what day it is.
2 months ago Posted on 29th Sep 2025 by Katy Styles BSL Enrichment Group 26.09.25 This week in enrichment, we recapped our knowledge of the alphabet in BSL. We then learnt numbers 1-10, and different greetings such as: good morning, good afternoon, good evening and good night. We practised in our pairs and then as a group, and ended the session with our finger spelling name game.
2 months ago Posted on 29th Sep 2025 by Katy Styles BSL Enrichment Group 19.09.25 We had a great first session learning British Sign Language. We learnt the alphabet in sign language to be able to finger spell our names to each other. We learnt the signs to be able to say Hello I am …. We then ended the session by practising our finger spelling with a name game where we had to spell out someone’s name to swap places with in class. It was a great way to see the signs they had learnt so far!
5 months ago Posted on 04th Jul 2025 by Katy Styles First Aid – Enrichment Friday This week in First Aid we learnt about bleeding. To begin the session we learnt about blood and its importance in our body. We then made our own blood using different ingredients to represent the components that make up blood: plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets. We had a practise of using bandages and thought about when bandages should be used and when only a plaster may be necessary.
5 months ago Posted on 04th Jul 2025 by Katy Styles Enrichment Friday – First Aid Last week in First Aid, we learnt about head injuries and what to do if we need to treat a head injury. We discussed how important our head and brain are and why it was crucial to seek medical attention when we have a head injury.
5 months ago Posted on 04th Jul 2025 by Katy Styles Author Visit Class 1 and Class 3 were very lucky to have a special visitor today! Author and inspirational speaker Michael McCarthy came in to school to talk about his life and how he became an author. He believes that every child should have a book at home to read and listen to. All the children in both classes were fortunate to receive one of Michael’s nine books: All Aboard. They were all very excited to read them and cannot wait to share them with their grown ups at home.
6 months ago Posted on 20th Jun 2025 by Katy Styles Enrichment- First Aid This week in first aid we looked at hazards and what could cause us harm. We then learnt the numbers to call if we require emergency services, 999 and 112. We role played some scenarios where the children had to stop and think what to do, and when we need to call for help. We have had a great first session!
9 months ago Posted on 21st Mar 2025 by Katy Styles Enrichment Friday- First Aid This week, in first aid we learnt about basic life support. We conducted a primary survey remembering the acronym DRABC, Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation. Then we learnt that if someone is breathing normally but not responding, we put them into the recovery position. We practised putting each into the recovery position safely. If we find someone and after the primary survey we find that they are not breathing normally and not responding, we call 999 or 112 and begin CPR. We used the resusci-Annie’s to practise CPR.
9 months ago Posted on 14th Mar 2025 by Katy Styles Enrichment Friday- First Aid This week in First Aid, we learnt about calling for help. I was very impressed that this group all knew the emergency number 999 to call for help. We then learnt that there is also another number to call in emergency 112. We learnt about hazards and assessed some different rooms for hazards, both in school and at home. We then practised calling for help if we found someone who was injured or unwell, remembering to check for hazards before approaching.