This week’s word is “inclusion”. Mrs Beer told us that this simply means to include everyone. We talked about how it is sometimes difficult to do this when they may not be as good as us at maths or grammar or when they are not as good at football as us. However, we all have things we are good at and things we do less well and we all know that it does not feel very good to be left out.
We talked about ways we could make someone feel included this week:
- By asking someone to join in a game
- Be offering to help someone with their work in class
- By talking to someone who looks lonely
Let us know how you achieve this week’s mission in the comments below.
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In Year 6 we thought about how it feels when we are included and when we are left out. We all agreed that feeling left out made us sad so we should try our best to make sure everyone feels included and respected as we are all children of God. This applies to home as well as school where we said we would make more of an effort to involve our families in our lives, such as talking to our parents about our day at school or including siblings in our games. In school we said we would make sure everyone has someone to play with and knows they are a valued member of our class community no matter what.
Year 3 discussed how we can be kind to each other. If someone is hurt or does not have anyone to play with , then ask them if they are ok and to invite them to play. We also linked this to our earlier mission of everyone is welcome.
EYFS had some circle time to discuss how they could include others. They suggested including others in their play, giving them a hug, helping people by holding the door open or helping around the house. They said that they could include others by listening to them, smiling at them, taking turns and sharing.
In Year 4 we talked about how we include others at school. We decided we could ask them to play at lunch and playtime, we could ask questions to make them feel important and we could give everyone the chance to speak in class. We also said that including someone was in how we looked at them and made them feel like smiling and offering them a comforting pat on the arm.
In Year 5 we focussed on all the things that make us different and why we should celebrate them. We discussed how founding out new things about others is a great way of making new friends and is an easy thing to do when we see someone who is left out. We talked about different ways to include people in everything we do and make sure we always treat others how God would have wanted us to.
In Year 2 we talked about all the times we have felt left out and how it made us feel. Many of us had stories about times we have been left out and how this can sometimes make us sad and even make us cry. We decided and made a promise to each other that we will always include everyone and look after one another.