Living and Learning – drug education
As part of staying safe at home, Year 5 used iPads to research different types of drugs, including different types of smoking and drinking alcohol.
We researched cigarettes, e-cigarettes, shisha and alcohol to find out about the risks associated with health, cost, the law and other people. We presented our findings to the rest of the class.
Peer pressure was something else we discussed…
“Peer means someone on your level and pressure means they are persuading you to do something but no means no.” – Gurnoor
“Consent means when you give your permission to do something.” – Rabiya
“If your partner says to you, ‘I smoked so you have to as well!’ you should say no and no means no.” – Nayaab
What if all my friends are doing it and I’m the only one left out?
“You could say that you won’t do it because it’s no good for your health and you shouldn’t care that you’re on your own.” – Sam
What if my friends say they won’t speak to me if I don’t?
“If your friends tell you that then get rid of those friends and find new ones because real friends wouldn’t say that to you.” – Darien
What if someone in my family does it and they’re healthy?
“They probably haven’t smoked for long and haven’t got the full effects of it yet. You still shouldn’t smoke.” – Dan
What if my favourite celebrity says it’s cool?
“You still don’t smoke because you might have another favourite celebrity that says it’s bad for you.” – Zara
You should always do your own thing and be an individual – don’t be a mindless sheep. Year 5 have done lots of research and know for themselves about the risks involved with these choices so they are mature enough to make the right decision for themselves. Well done, everyone!
Living and Learning – I stay safe online.
As part of our Safety themed week, Year 5 have been learning about staying safe online. Our first session was a drama workshop centred around a dystopian future where everyone has been sucked into a never ending game called Game Over.
“I learnt about when people might be faking to be someone else. For example someone could say that they are someone else.” – Arundeep
“You have to make your password something people won’t be able to know easily like your favourite footballer, favourite food and favourite number. You’d have to be very close to that person to guess that stuff.” – Zak
“You can spend money on games. Try not to spend too much money and make the game forget the card.” – Henry
We also enjoyed a visit from one of our favourite guests – d:side.
“Don’t chat with people you don’t know and don’t give out your personal information.” – Sam
“Set your social media accounts to private.” – William
“You don’t need more followers to be popular. You might not even know all of them. People with less followers could still be cool.” – Manpreet
“Someone may be different to what you see in a video game. If they say they’re 10, they might be 30-35. You should not friend them and don’t chat them and maybe block them.” – Ben
How to be safe near water
Year 3 had a visit from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution today! We reflected on top tips on how to be safe near water:
Sasha – “Always be between the yellow and red flags when swimming in the sea.”
Harman – “Don’t go on a boat without wearing a life jacket.”
Sam – “In an emergency at the beach call 999 and ask for the coastguard.”
Hope – “Always stay together.”
Can your child remember what slip slap slop slide and seek means?
Living and Learning: Staying Safe in school
I can stay safe in school is another one of our main areas of learning this week.
Year 2 looked at different areas of school to see what the dangers might be and how we can keep safe.
Do you recognise these places around school? How are they linked to staying safe?
Here is a summary of our learning for staying safe at school. Ask your child about their responsibility to stay safe at school.
Living and Learning: Staying Safe week day 3
We welcome four visitors to school today who will be giving a variety of staying safe messages as part of our themed week.
Thank you to Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative who have been busy carrying out maintenance checks on lots of bikes and also delivering basic bike maintenance sessions to Year 5 and 6. Their shop is local in Chapel Allerton.
Thank you to Barrie and Christine, local volunteers from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), who are delivering water safety sessions to children in Reception to Year 4 across the day.
Dave from dside is with us today and Friday to deliver e-safety sessions to children in Year 1 to Year 6.
Finally, this afternoon, the Moortown Fire Service visit us to deliver a fire safety talk to Year 5.
These are just some of the visitors supporting our Staying Safe themed week to enhance our staying safe learning.
Living and Learning: Staying Safe at home
I can stay safe at home is one of our main areas of learning this week.
We used this interactive story to consider different dangers that could be found in the home.
Tiger the Cat sees Poppy being taken off to hospital in an ambulance and learns that she has been hurt at home. He is determined to go through the house and find out how she might have hurt herself, in order to make the house safer for the family. The story shows different rooms or areas around the house (kitchen, lounge, hall, landing, bedroom, bathroom, garden, garden shed) – each has a number of potential dangers.
Can your child remember the dangers found in the kitchen below?
Here is a summary of the Year 2 learning about keeping safe at home.
Staying Safe Week
What a start it’s been to our Staying Safe themed week! First, the children thoroughly enjoyed their scooter training. It was fantastic to so many children come to school on their scooters. It would be great to see the children continue to come to school on their scooters and put all those safety tips they learnt into practice.
We also had a visit from Richard from One Day Creative. We learnt lots about staying safe online thanks to Richard. He told us a brilliant story about a pirate called Captain Digi and the many adventures he had been on sailing through the seas of the internet. In the story, Capital Digi showed us how to escape phishing mermaids and dodge the tentacles of cyber bullies. He also taught us the importance of keeping our pirate identities secret.
On Tuesday, we were very lucky to meet some of our areas PCSOs. The officers talked to us about the importance of staying safe in the environment and that they are always there to help if we need it.
Living and Learning: Safer Internet Day
I can stay safe online is one of our main areas of learning during the Staying Safe themed week.
Today, the children from Reception class, Year 1 and 2 were mixed up and they visited different teachers to learn all about keeping safe online.
This video highlights some key messages for when children might be playing a game online.
Here is a summary of the Year 2 e-safety learning for you to discuss with your child at home.
Living and Learning: Staying Safe with the police
Some of our local PCSOs came to visit school today. They talked about their role helping people in the community and keeping them safe. The class had some interesting questions to ask them.
‘I learnt what police community support officers do. They don’t have handcuffs as they don’t arrest people.’
‘I learnt that they work in different parts of Leeds.’
‘We saw the different parts of their uniform and we heard someone talking on the walkie talkie. On the top of the walkie talkie, there is a panic button so they can get help from other police officers.’
Living and Learning: Staying safe in the home
As Year 6s, the children will need to be more independent around the home so we learnt how to use the kitchen safely on our own.
We discussed making toast with the toaster and using a grill. We decided it would be safer to use the grill with an adult around but we could use the toaster on our own. At home, ask us how we can use the toaster safely – we should have loads of tips!
We talked about that pesky situation where your piece of toast is too small and you can’t get it out safely with your hands.
We know how to use the hob safely so we can cook our beans to go on toast.
And, we learnt the dos and don’ts when cooking jacket potatoes in the microwave.
Finally, we finished with pudding and now know how to make the safest hot chocolate. Ask us to make you a tea, coffee or hot chocolate – we can do it safely.
The children were really interested and involved in the whole session with lots of suggestions and questions to further their learning.