Middle Primary went to Hagley Farm School to step back in time and experience what it was like to live in the “olden days.” We experienced the old school room, the agricultural museum and the home industry museum. We made butter, ground wheat, washed and ironed clothes as well as visiting the blacksmiths. We had a wonderful time and appreciate the modern appliances and learning here at Bracknell Primary School.
Hi all,
As a part of our school improvement narrative at Bracknell Primary School, we have a focus on 21st century learning, especially using inquiry as the foundation for our teaching. Historically, inquiry learning conjures up images of ‘wishy-washy’ teachers encouraging children to find out what they are interested in. Inquiry today, however, is highly intentional, with teachers working hard to engage and build the capacity of all children to learn. So, why is inquiry so important?
· Children develop deeper understandings of how the world works
· Inquiry builds and refines a set of skills and dispositions that will enable learning to continue life-long and life-wide
· Inquiry challenges children to engage with significant conceptual understandings of their world
· Teachers work diligently to help children know what they don’t know
· It develops genuine curiosity, wonderment and questioning (by teachers and children)
As a staff, we have been inquiring into ‘inquiry’; reflecting on our practice, our classroom environment and keeping the focus on the child’s learning.
“We need a curriculum of big questions…..We need a pedagogy free from fear and focused on the magic of children’s innate quest for information and understanding.” (Sugata Mitra, 2013)
Last Thursday, we held our second School Association Committee meeting. Discussed during the meeting were the Respectful Student Behaviour Policy and the Uniform and Dress Code Policy, BPOSHC, and P & F Fundraising Committees’ restricted activity, terms of reference and accreditation. It sounds like heavy going, and it is, but it is important work as we are working towards compliance with the Education Act 2016 and National Quality Standards. Many thanks to Sharon Bugg and the committee for the fantastic work they are doing.
This year our SRC is taking an inquiring approach to the work they are doing at school. They are keen to make a shift from pure fundraising for charity to exploring a problem at a global level and working out how they can make a contribution to a solution at a local level. Think global – act local philosophy. This term they have been inquiring into soft plastic use at a global and at a school level. The solution they are working towards is to reduce our soft plastic use by replacing glad wrap. Twin Day (June 6) this week coincides with World Environment Day (June 5) and World Oceans Day (June 8) and will help them to raise money so that they can purchase the ingredients to make the beeswax wraps. They plan to give every child in the school a beeswax wrap to use in their lunchbox to replace the plastic wraps currently being used. Any support and or donations of 100% cotton material or beeswax would be much appreciated.
Two weeks ago we held our Bracknell Cross Country, today our team has headed to Cressy to compete in the Northern Midlands Cross Country Carnival. Congratulations to all our team members. I know they will give their very best effort and represent our school with pride. Go Bracknell!
Kind regards,
Amanda Bird
