Today in ECO Club we talked about how we can do lots of things to help the environment we live in. We discussed how we can be mindful of how much energy we use, switching off lights and unused electronics, reducing food waste, reducing water waste by turning taps off when brushing our teeth and recycling and reusing things around school and home.

The children made posters to inform others too.

This week was Country music week!

We looked at where country music came from in the world, what instruments are used in country music, and how it is still popular today. We first listened to original country music, followed by John Denver’s “Take me Home” and finally modern songs like Taylor Swift’s first album. We found out that she first began her music career at the age of 15 singing country like “Love Story” before turning to Pop. Everyone was very excited to find out that Love Story was based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and some people said they were even going to write their own songs based on the books they are reading in class.

We finished by singing and learning the dance moves to Steps “5,6,7,8”. It was great fun!

Steps – 5, 6, 7, 8 (Official Video)

This week in First Aid, we started our learning by discussing and identifying hazards. All the children were able to identify the 12 hazards on their pictures.

We then learnt the two numbers to call in an emergency 999 and 112. We addressed the misconception of 911 being an emergency number in the UK, we learnt that it is the emergency number in America not in our country.

We role played scenarios of what we need to do if we find a casualty. First we check for danger or hazards, then call the emergency services and finally reassure the casualty.

I have set the group a challenge to learn their home address and the school address for next week as these are the places that they visit the most during their week. Our address is an important piece of information to know if you need to ring the emergency services!