Rights Respecting School

We are a ‘Gold Rights Respecting School’, continuing the work of UNICEF and the ‘Convention on the Rights of the Child’ (CRC).
 

Holymead Primary School has a strong belief that our children should be aware of their rights as children and have a right to be heard. As well as learning about our rights, we learn that EVERYONE else has rights too. 

 

Representing each class we have our ‘Rights Action Group’ (RAG) who are working hard to ensure that children’s rights are met at our school but also on a national and international level.

Reception singing for ReEngage
 
Reception pupils have been learning festive songs to sing for some very special visitors. Pupils wrote invitations and invited people from ReEngage into school to perform Christmas songs. Re-engage provides vital, life-enhancing social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing.
Well done Reception!
 
 
Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities
Marmalade Trust Project
 
Year 5 and 6 have been extremely busy being creative for a good cause! We have created calendars, book marks and cards to send to the Marmalade Trust, a Bristol based charity who work to help people experiencing loneliness. We hope our creations make lots of people smile over the festive period!
 
Article 31: Every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.
KS2 Film Night 
 
Last week, the Rights Action Group hosted their annual Film Night! The children enjoyed eating popcorn in their lounge wear whilst watching The Super Mario Brothers Movie. It was extremely well attended and we raised a lot of money for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. Thank you for your support!
 
Article 23: A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and independence, and to play an active part in the community. Governments must do all they can to provide support to disabled children. 
Year 6 Global Citizenship Project
 
Year 6 have been looking at the impact of music festivals on the environment. Pupils were horrified to hear that over 77% of people attending music festivals in the UK are leaving behind their tents at the end of the event. 90% of these end up in landfill. Pupils wanted to raise awareness of this issue and used their pupil voice to make a change! They wrote and posted letters to various large retailers asking them to raise awareness of the issue with customers by putting information on their products and websites.
 
This week, we received a lovely handwritten response from Charles Guth who is the E-Commerce Operations Leader at Decathlon! He was very impressed with the letters written by our pupils and decided to write back to them! He praised pupils for being fantastic global citizens. A copy of the letter has been added to the photos for you to read the response for yourself!
 
Congratulations Year 6!
 
Article 12: Every child has the right to have a say in all matters affecting them, and to have their views taken seriously.
Climate Change
 
The Rights Action Group have been thinking about how we can 'do our bit' to tackle climate change. The RAG took a whole school assembly to take about why climate change is happening and the impacts of this on our planet.
 
We have been thinking about how we can make a difference in school and at home.
Can you think of anymore things we can do to help?
 
•learn about sources of reusable energy
•make eco bricks
•go litter picking
•recycle our waste
•make use of rubbish by mending and upcycling
•use green brands and products
•stop using single use plastics
•be careful with how much water we use
•turn off lights and switches when not in use
•grow plants and trees
•talk to friends and neighbours about climate change and what they can do to help
•buying and donating second hand clothes
•taking reusable bags for shopping
•walk, scoot, cycle or use public transport rather than taking the car
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We have been learning about SDGS (Sustainable Development Goals).
 
We have been thinking about what it means to be a global citizen and what we can, as a part of the global community, to make the world a better place.
 
The 3 dimension of the SDGS are:
 
•Environment -respect the planet
•Economic – end extreme poverty
•Social – fight global equality
 
 
To find out more about SDGS follow this link.
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabledevelopmentgoals
Fundraising for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association
 
Last term, the Rights Action Group organised events to raise money for The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. This charity was selected in response to pupils ideas in the suggestion box. We are pleased to announce that we raised £1471.67 from Film Night, Bedtime Stories and the collections from all the performances in Term 2. This money will be invaluable to the charity and will support people with disabilities to live a full and independent life. Thank you to all parents and carers for your continued support.  
 
Article 23: A child with a disability has the right to live a full and decent life with dignity and independence, and to play an active part in the community. Governments must do all they can to provide support to disabled children.

You can find out more information about the Children’ Rights Charter at: UNICEF Children's Rights Leaflet 

 

Or if you are simply interested in finding out more about Rights Respecting Schools, please visit: UNICEF Rights Respecting Schools

Infant Site: 0117 3772381Junior Site: 0117 9030377 E: office@holymeadprimary.co.uk