This week, we have another themed week at Moortown Primary. Community Week is the second themed week of the year, following the popular Brain Week in the Autumn term.
Community Week will run along three themes:
Learning about communities
Your child will think about community along four broad objectives:
To know what community is: your child will think about what ‘community’ means, how it feels to belong to a community, and the various ‘scales’ of community, such as local, national and global.
To know what family is and know that families are different: we all know families are made up in different ways, from mum, dad and two children to single parent families and extended families; amongst other things, your child will think about reasons for families being different and how it might feel to belong to a different family.
To know who contributes to communities and how: we’ll think about who contributes to communities and how, referring back to the different ‘scales’ of commmunity, from local to global.
To be aware of who might feel vulnerable in a community and that we all might feel vulnerable at some point: your child will think about different individuals and groups in society who might not feel fully as if they belong, or who might not feel properly safe; individuals or groups which your child will consider will vary depending on age, but might include elderly, those with mental health issues and minority ethnic groups; issues such as sexism, homophobia and Islamophobia might be covered.
Learning about countries
One of the most popular aspects of our themed weeks is when classes mix up, so Reception children learn alongside Year 6 children and everyone in between. This is obviously especially important in Community Week – highlighting Moortown Primary as a learning community. Over the course of the week, groups will visit each teacher, from Mrs Burke to Mrs Hazell, learning about a specific country:
- Germany
- Peru
- Ethiopia
- New Zealand
- Canada
- Antartica
- Thailand
Children will be issued a ‘passport’ to complete as they visit each country, learning about language, climate, currency and other facts.
Special events and visitors
Alongside all the learning, we’re looking forward to some visits! Representatives from our current charities, Dogs’ Trust and Water Aid, will visit, as will a group called KidzAware (who promote equality ) and Carla Cantrell from Leeds United Ladies Football Club.
The climax of Community Week is on Friday afternoon. PTA – a big part of the school community – invite you to our Community Fair. We all hope to see you there!