Friday, 8th November, 2019 Message from the Lower School Principal Internet Safety for Parents on Tuesday 12th November at 6pm-7.30pm in Jubilee Hall Next week we have an expert in Internet Safety joining us to talk about Internet Safety for Parents.
Internet Safety is one of those areas that is forever changing, updating and progressing at an exponential rate. The impact of technology on our children's education is both invaluable and at the same time can be a risk. In schools we talk about Online Safety falling into 3 categories: Content, Contact and Conduct. Content is about what content we access online and whether it is appropriate or inappropriate - Contact refers to interactions online ranging from emails to instant chat rooms Conduct is about how our personal online behaviour can affect others. We teach our children how to use the internet safely mainly via our ICT curriculum.
If you want to find out more about this important area please come to our Parent Workshop and take a look at these websites:
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Trips and Events in Upper Primary this week Year 6 are enjoying their work on the human body, they have started their inquiries and are engaged in their learning. Year 5 went to the Science Museum to look at the iMax film. They really enjoyed floating through space and seeing what life was like on a space station. Their work in the corridor is out of this world! Year 4 continued with their work on negative numbers this week and I was treated to an informative presentation by Eran, Evan, Tiara, Leo and Matan, that detailed their understanding of negative numbers through taking temperature as well as the history of numbers too. Year 3 have started their inquiries looking at differing perspectives when resolving conflict.
Click here to see the amazing Year 5 exhibition work!
New Equipment This week we launched some new playground equipment that had been suggested by our children and was approved and financed by the Lower School and Parents Association.
Take a look at our mini trampolines and scooters in the playground!
Learning in the Lodge Here is an outline of our learning this week.
Forest School This Week This is the season of change and there is always some mystery awaiting us at Forest School each week. This week, there was a curious group of mushrooms that had grown around a tree in a perfect circle. After some research, we discovered that the phenomenon is called a 'Fairy Circle' and the mushrooms were Trooper Funnels. We also discovered a spectacular den that had been built over the weekend and the children really enjoyed playing in it.
Remembrance Day Assembly We were delighted to welcome Micheal Johnson into our Upper School community this week to talk about Remembrance. Michael is a volunteer for the British Legion and is based in the building right next to our Spahn campus, and served in our British Military. Michael spoke about the significance of the poppy as well as its origins, and talked about where the money from the poppy appeal goes. We heard about how the poppy originated in the First World War during which nearly every family in this country lost someone that they knew. It was humbling to hear Micheal speak about why it is important for us to remember and make the significant date of November 11th at 11am.
Mexico Trip 2020 M3 - D1 Trip to Mexico, 29 June to 8 July 2020. Invitation to our information evening
The Spanish Department at Dwight School London would like to invite all families of our students in M3-D1 to our information evening where you will find out everything you need to know about this exciting opportunity. This will happen on Wednesday, 13th November from 6pm in the Upper School Library.
Day of the Dead, November 1st Last week M3 Spanish students celebrated the "Dia de los Muertos", a Mexican festival acknowledged on November 1st and 2nd. It has its origins in ancient Mesoamerican cultures that blended with those of the Spanish, who arrived in Mexico in the early 1500s. Mexicans believe that the souls of the dead can return to the world of the living for those two days. It is a joyful holiday with gatherings held in graveyards, ofrendas and altars built for deceased loved ones, and children eating sugar skulls with their names on them and the traditional bread of the dead... Read more!
Match Reports Senior Boys Basketball 04/11/2019, Forest School Result: 37-34
Junior Boys Football 04/11/2019, Portland Place Result: 0-5 "At first we were quickly on the defence, players were breaking through but then they scored a goal. If was half time and they were winning 3-0. In the second half we played a lot better and we only let in two goals and broke through to gain many opportunities. But sadly we missed all of them. Our player of the match was Dren, he was fantastic in goal and saved numerous shots. We all really enjoyed it and can not wait for our next match." - Oliver Hayes, M1
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Sports Kit Last week in the newsletter we shared that we will be transitioning throughout the year from our current PE kit to our new one, which has already been made available for Upper School students and parents. The link for the online club shop is as follows: https://www.prokituk.com/club-shop/dwight-school.html
Please note that the kits should be fully introduced from Year 1 onwards. We suggest that Kindergarten and Reception children just need the red training tops in 3XS (see below) as we have trialled this size and it is small enough to fit them. Scholastic Book Fair November 19-21, 2019 The children launched our BOOK FAIR in our assembly on Tuesday. Here are reminders of the different competitions, deadlines and events that will take place during our Book Fair week. Posters have been created to promote these competitions.
Book Fair Competitions:
Events this week Monday 11th November - Girls Football Match vs St Johns Tuesday 12th November - Maths Challenge & Year 5 RSE Meeting Thursday 14th November - Inter School Swimming gala at Barnet Copthall Friday 15th November - Year 5 Assembly & Year 6 New York and RSE Meeting Language Enrichment Opportunity The Language Show 2019, in Olympia London from the 15th -17th November, is the perfect place for students from MYP4 - DP2, to find resources, explore further ways to learn a language, seek inspiration and view entertainment connected to languages. It is also great for families who are passionate about foreign travel, languages, dance, culture and cuisine.
Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy: talks, performances and demonstrations for people who love languages For further details, please check: https://languageshowlive.co.uk
Upcoming Field Trips Death of a Salesman (D2 English) - Wednesday, 13th November War Horse (M5, D1 and D2 Drama) - Friday, 15th November Lecture: Democracy and Dictatorship (D1 and D2) - Thursday, 21st November
Save the Date - Attention M5 Parents, Guardians and Students Our DP Options Evening will be held on Tuesday, 14th January 2020. All M5 families should plan to attend this event as we outline important option choices for our M5 students.
Whole School Safety Now that the clocks have changed, it is important to remind our students in both the Upper and Lower School about their safety when walking to and from school in the dark.
Our 5 recommendations are that students:
SCHOOL CALENDARS Whole School Upcoming Events Tuesday - 12 November 2019 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Lower School Upcoming Events Upper School Upcoming Events Thursday - November 21, 2019 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM |