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• Year 6 Visit Central London

  Tue 28 Jun 2022

  Our year 6 pupils and staff visited the city of London on Monday 27th June.  This educational trip afforded the children an opportunity to experience famous landmarks within central London and to develop a better understanding of the history of their surroundings.  The visit also supported the year 6 class value of Responsibility, as well as being part of the 50 things year 6 should accomplish before leaving Park Lane Primary School.

  Children enjoyed visiting the London Eye, which provides stunning views of our capital's skyline, before joining a river boat cruise along the Thames.  

  Some of the landmarks we observed included:  The Tower of London, The Globe Theatre; Houses of Parliament and Big Ben.

  

• KS2 Sports Day

  Wed 22 Jun 2022

  Today our KS2 pupils enjoyed an afternoon in the sunshine as they competed against their class mates in the annual Park Lane Primary School KS2 Sports Day.

  Brightly dressed in their team colours of red, blue, yellow and green, representing Rosa Parks, Nelson Mandela, Florence Nightingale and Mahatma Ghandhi, the children competed for house points.

  Parents/carers were in attendance to encourage and cheer for their children.

  

• Wellness Week 2022

  Thu 16 Jun 2022

  During the week of Monday 13^th to Friday 17^th June, Park Lane Primary School celebrated Wellness Week.  Mrs Valeri of Place2Be launched Wellness Week during Monday’s Head Teacher’s assembly and for the remainder of the week, children from all year levels participated in a range of activities highlighting the importance of physical and mental health.

  Every morning our KS2 pupils participated in the ‘Daily Mile’ fun run around the school playground, and in the afternoon, it was the turn of pupils in KS1.  Rounders competitions were also held for KS2 pupils throughout the week, and on Wednesday, EYFS and KS1 took part in an obstacle course in the school hall.  The benefits of exercise to our physical and mental wellbeing are well documented and this week was all about raising awareness of the importance of both.

  Sports Day for KS1 was held in King Edward VII Park on Friday 17^th June and parents joined us in the afternoon to cheer on their children and their classmates.  Sports Day for KS2 pupils will be held on Wednesday 22^nd June.

  Parents were also invited to a very special Wellbeing Coffee Morning on Tuesday 14^th June in the school hall.  Whilst being treated to morning tea, guests from our local community joined us to share ideas on activities to promote wellbeing in ourselves and our children.  Guests included: Robyn - a Place2Be Parent Practitioner, Raeesa – Place2Be Children Councillor, and Nataliya and Florentina from Unique Community Charity, which operates the Brent Youth Theatre.

  Nataliya, Teo and Andrew from the Brent Youth Theatre delivered drama workshops to our year 6 pupils on Wednesday 15^th June.  The workshops, in line with the wellbeing theme, involved critical thinking and empathy.

  During PHSE lessons, we discussed the importance of healthy eating, along with exercise and mental health.  Children across the school engaged in the following activities in class:

  EYFS – Yoga and making a fruit salad.  Pupils were asked to bring in one piece of their favourite fruit to add to the fruit salad.

  Year 1 and 2 – Write an acrostic poem about exercising.

  Year 3 and 4 – Create a healthy balanced plate and explain why they chose it.

  Year 5 and 6 – Focus on mental health and write a poem.  Children used iPads to go visit supermarket websites and create a balanced food plate with a budget of £5 to make three meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner).

   

  

• Year 6 Residential Stay at Kingswood

  Mon 13 Jun 2022

  Thirty children from year 6, along with 3 members of staff, attended Kingswood Residential Centre in Norfolk from Monday 6th to Friday 10th June.  Kingswood West Runton is situated within 45 acres of stunning countryside, right on the coast, with over 20 exciting activities on-site.  Our pupils and staff had the opportunity to participate in abseiling, various obstacle and challenge courses, three trapezes, a giant swing, a motorsports track and a huge multi-activity tower.  The children had a wonderful time and developed independence in addition to essential team building skills during their time away.