06.09.10
Headteacher Blog – Will This Matter A Year From Now?
Half term has just finished and once again at Heathfield we are back in the swing of things. New terms never start at a comfortable pace do they? You land in school at 8.00a.m.( if you are lazy like me!) and from there everything hits you at a superfast pace!
So much of what we do seems to be about creating and subsequently chasing a paper trail to evidence that we have completed certain mundane tasks. But this won’t inspire children and it certainly won’t develop within them a passion for learning.
Having been lucky enough to have had a week away on holiday it was lovely to arrive in school to see some beautiful new 3D displays in the entrance foyer. Year 3 have been learning about the Native American Indians and have been experimenting with Voicethread: Native American Indians
Year 4 have been learning about Australian life. We even have a “special visitor” coming into school to talk to the children this month, an Australian chap with Aborigine heritage! Fantastic! Year 4 have also been talking to a school in Australia and have recorded their learning on Voicethread.
Will this matter a year from now? Yes I think it will. Our staff are working so hard to create a stimulating and exciting learning environment for the children. The children will move on to their next class feeling enthused, positive and actively engaged in the learning process. Our children are learning to grapple with challenging concepts and they are gaining a global understanding of the world – not from text books but from real children in other continents. Fab!
