Today the whole school took part, alongside hundreds of other schools across the country, in Safer Internet Day. The theme this year was: 'All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online'. It was fantastic to see the wide range of activities going on across the each of the year groups, from drama and role play to creating presentations and posters. There were many purposeful and insightful conversations about the many aspects of online communication and how this can be done in a Safe way. 

We linked lots of our learning to our Great Binfields values too, particularly respect. We had many discussions about having respect for others and their boundaries online. As more and more of our communication is done online it is vital that we know how to do this respectfully and what to do if we do not feel respected ourselves. 

Well done to all of the Great Binfields Community for another successful Safer Internet Day! 

Year 3 enjoyed a thoroughly informative First Aid Day led by our Governor, Mrs Gilham. We learnt what we would need to do in an emergency situation, who to contact, what information to provide and what first aid we could provide, if needed. We learnt how to put someone in the recovery position and how to bandage an injury. 

We have learnt so much, thank you Mrs Gilham (& Jess!)

This afternoon, Y4 had a very exciting Geography session out and about on our school grounds. Miss Crossley, our Thematic lead, inspired us to get out and complete some field work so it was time to put our knowledge to the test. Over the last few weeks, we have been learning about the key aspects of earthquakes. Thankfully, earthquakes don't happen in this part of the world and we don't experience too 'extreme' natural hazards, however we decided to do a risk assessment of our school grounds to see which areas were the riskiest IF we were in a location that was prone to earthquakes.

We had to think carefully about exit routes, things falling, obstacles and further hazards that could be caused because of the quakes. Ash investigated Ash Class, the EYFS outdoor area, Y6 outdoor area and the staffroom. Pine investigated Pine Class, the adventure trail and the woodland. There were risks in each (particularly the amount of electrical cables in the staffroom) and the children worked carefully to think of the danger that might be posed in each area.

As you can see by the pictures, we took this risk assessment role very seriously!