All swimming lessons have been suspended for the foreseeable future for Y5 and 6 boys. Please could they bring their PE kits in on Tuesdays until further notice.
We have taken the decision to postpone all three of our Spring parent consultation. New dates will be made in due course.
How can we develop Humility in our school community?
This week we are looking at the life of St Cuthbert, ahead of Cuthbert House celebrating his Saint’s Day on March 20th.
The life of St Cuthbert is an interesting one, not least in discovering the ascetic life he led for much of his time as a monk. An ascetic life is one of severe self discipline and refusing to enjoy or indulge any material possessions. The word “ascetic” derives from an ancient Greek term which means training or exercise. St Cuthbert, instead of training his body for a physical event, was trying to reach a higher form of spirituality.
We are fortunate to have many possessions. The key thing to think about is do our possessions define who we are? Do we take pride in our mobile phone or, instead, are we thankful for the quick communication that the phone provides to our friends and family? Let’s try and ensure that we are not defined by what we possess but thankful of the possibilities that our possessions give us to show growth mindset in learning about ways to be more caring to the people in our community.
How can we develop Friendship in our school community?
A person who has good friends is very lucky. Yet before we wish for more friends or better friends why not really concentrate on behaving in the way we would want our friends to behave to us?
To show empathy is the sign of a really good friend as trying to understand what a friend is feeling and going through really helps in communicating with them. Let’s try and be active listeners to everyone in our school community. Really try to be a person who concentrates on the person talking; someone who avoids being distracted by screens and someone who thinks not about what they are going to say next but someone who really tries to understand and to listen to what is being said. It is only by being an active listener that we can then be really encouraging to those around us.
How can we develop Service in our school community?
February 26th sees the beginning of Lent and some people think about what they can give up. Whilst such abstinence is admirable, there is another way of looking at this period.
Instead of giving something up, why not think about doing something “extra”? The idea of Service is all about ‘Going the extra mile’ and doing something extra which involves sacrifice and putting ourselves out for someone else’s benefit.
All Form Classes have been given a list of suggestions that would show both Service and which would show an encouraging attitude to others in our school community. The list is called the “40 Acts” as each of suggestions of how we can help each other represent one of the 40 days of Lent.
How many of these “40 Acts” can you do?
The school is closed today due to the weather conditions.
Our telephone lines are not working.
How can we develop Thankfulness in our school community?
In our busy days, how often do we take time to be thankful for what we have? Do we take more time thinking about what we haven’t got instead of being thankful for the things we do have?
We could further develop thankfulness in our school if we took time to appreciate all the things we do have. During our school break let’s think about how lucky we are to have an opportunity to take a break, to stretch our legs and (hopefully) feel a warm sun on our backs. Such an attitude would definitely make us feel positivity in our lives.
Let us all make a special effort to say thank you to our friends, teachers and family.
Dr Thomlinson pupils won the Core Values Award at the Northumberland County Council’s Lego League Competition
Mrs Muir has planned a multi-cultural lunch for Wednesday 4 March. The theme will be Indian. If your child normally has packed lunch and would like to have a school lunch this day please let us know.
Last term our Art students worked with Digital Artist Rosie Anderson to produce a short film.
Please take a few minutes to check out our Oracy in Art Sound & film on Vimeo.
