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Are you a bucket filler or bucket drainer? There are two types of people bucket fillers and bucket dippers, consider please whether you are a filler or a dipper …. Imagine that every one of us carries an invisible bucket. It is constantly emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us.Continue reading “Buckets”

What encouragement do you give your children to be brave? One of the personal values we hold dear at school is Courage.  Courage – having the ability to do something that frightens you – bravery.   For a moment, think about occasions when you have had to be brave, was it was doing something for theContinue reading “Courage”

Metacognition I have spoken many times to individual parents about the importance of preparing our children for the future and for life beyond school – preparing them with the skills they will need to be future ready, not just senior school ready.  Your children will be entering the workplace in the late 2030s early 2040sContinue reading “Met a What?”

Or should it be, “Don’t be so adultish?” “Don’t be so childish”  When were you last called childish –and what does it mean?  Were you insulted? It tends to have negative connotations, silliness, irrational behaviour and  stubbornness.  I don’t know about you, but I can think of adults who display all of those characteristics …..Continue reading ““Don’t be so childish?””

“Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from themContinue reading “Journeying”

On Armistice Day,  we walked as a school, to the War memorial on the Green.  Although not a long walk for adults, for our smallest children – and their little legs, this felt like quite a trek.  But it was important one to make.  As we walked, others from the local community walked past us,Continue reading “Remembering”

It hasn’t been all bad, let’s appreciate some of the positives. There were times when some of us were touched very deeply by the Corona virus, there have been some frustrations when things didn’t go as we wanted or hoped.  There have been times when we have been scared or anxious or bad tempered and grumpy.    This period ofContinue reading “Lockdown Lessons”

Values guide our lives, we all have them.  We may not all live by the same values but they are an essential part of our day by day decision making, they are principles that guide our thinking and behaviour.  The values that we hold dear at school are Courage, Compassion, Belief, Integrity and Endeavour –Continue reading “Positivity”

One of the things that makes some people special and ultimately successful is their willingness to “have a go” to stretch their boundaries, to try new experiences – to be unafraid of failure and confident to ask for help if they are unsure.  People who know that in order to get something completely right, theyContinue reading “Kinsuke”

“I’M BORED” ……. That is a phrase that can bring abject terror to a parent’s heart.   Does this make you feel guilty, feeling that you should have timetabled that spare thirty minutes with a class on advanced origami skills? Does this boredom mean endless moaning,  whinging and attention seeking?   Does it place a burden onContinue reading “Being Bored”