Hello everyone,
It's been a very busy week in year 4, with visits from Mrs Hudson and Mrs Ray, as well as the roundhouse daubing activity. The children may start beginning to have some strong emotions as we head towards the end of term - a reaction that is completely normal. In tomorrow's PSHE lesson we will be looking at emotions and I have detailed some information about the lesson below. Further down, in the blog there are details about the spellings and home learning, and finally some dates for your diaries.
This Friday's PSHE lesson
In this week's PSHE lesson we will be talking about emotions and how during puberty emotions and feelings can be heightened.
The neuroscience behind brain development in adolescence is fascinating and understanding the development of teenagers' brains can help us understand physically why they may have certain reactions. One part of the brain which can explain why teenagers can suddenly start interpreting hostility and conflict from events and spoken words (that adults may see as neutral and well intentioned) is the limbic system. The limbic system is responsible for processing emotions such as anger and sensitivity to danger and as this area develops teenagers and preteens can become very sensitive to perceived criticism and potential threats. Meanwhile the prefrontal cortex which is responsible for reasoning, thinking, logic, creativity and controlling one's behaviour, doesn't fully develop until the mid twenties. This is why teenagers and young adults can be ruled by their emotions and can have less regard for potential consequences.
We won't go into the details of neuroscience with the children but I thought it may be helpful for you as parents and carers to have an understanding of why your child might start acting differently in the future and to try to not take these behaviours personally.
In class, children will engage in role plays as either a teenager or parent to practice the art of compromise exploring potential areas of conflict, using the below approach:
Listen. Share. Sort
I listen to you and understand your feelings and thoughts.
I share my feelings and thoughts
We sort this out together (finding a compromise)
At the end of the PSHE session, the children will be reminded that it's so important to talk to parents/carers/trusted adults as they can help us to work out the best thing to do.
Homelearning
This week's home learning is for children to practise their leavers speech so that they are ready to be filmed by Mr Spracklen in the upcoming weeks. Children also have a slip to return with the song they would for the assembly (if they haven't already returned this).
Logan spellings
Avant Garde spellings
Upcoming events and dates:Monday 17th June - Circus
Friday 21st June - Wear something blue (non school uniform day) Fundraiser for dreamflight - suggested donation £1.
Monday 24th June - Class photos
Thursday 27th June - DMS transition assembly with Mrs Ray and Mr Webb
Friday 28th June - Non school uniform day for POWSA Summer fayre
Thursday 4th July - Middle school transfer Day
Friday 5th July - Dance Day
Saturday 6th July - POWSA Summer fayre
Tuesday 9th July - KS2 sports day (10.30am - 11.30am)
Friday 19th July - Leavers assembly and last day of term
