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Today it is World Mental Health Day! Delta children have come into school wearing yellow, to show their support to young people that they're not alone with their mental health. The children had a whole school assembly to raise awareness, followed by various activities they have completed in class. Thank you to everyone who bought a donation to help raise money for the charity Youngminds UK.
Year 1 to Year 6 took part in the NSPCC - Speak Out, Stay Safe virtual assembly, followed by an activity and pupil survey. The assembly helped the children to understand how to recognise and know the signs of abuse. The children were also given the strong key message that abuse is never the child's fault and that they have a right to be safe. Finally, where to get help and organisations that are available.
We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded the Silver Kitemark Award for School Games 2024/2025! We have achieved the Silver School Games Mark for our commitment and engagement with school games last academic year. We will continue to do so this academic year too! The School Games Silver certificate will be displayed in our school office and the Silver Kitemark will now feature on our letterhead paper.
I would like to thank all the Delta staff team for their dedication and support in achieving this award.
October is Black History Month! Today each class took part in the Picture News special Black History Month assembly. This year's theme is 'Standing Firm in Power and Pride.' The children discussed various significant people from Black heritage and culture. Throughout this month, the children will also be looking at a range of text and stories.
We are thrilled to announce that Delta has achieved the Gold Accreditation from TfL Travel for Life. This has been awarded due to the hard work the school has put in place to encourage the children to be active and to travel towards a brighter, safer and more sustainable future! Can you spot the banner outside the school?
Our Year 5/6 children had a cooking and nutrition taster class at Aim North London Academy, where they got to make and bake cookies! All the children showed great teamwork and patience, but most importantly, they learnt many culinary skills in the food and technology room.
Our Key Stage 2 children had a wonderful assembly led by a guest speaker from UK Parliament – Outreach and Education team. The assembly expanded the children's knowledge about the Houses of Parliament is run, the role of a MP and the current Bill that is being discussed in Parliament about the current voting age possibly changing to 16 years old, where children could vote in the next general election. The children used their oracy skills to generate discussion, and we had some excellent and respectful answers.
Today we had our Reading Fiesta, where all the children dived into books and continued to read for pleasure and foster a love for reading. The whole school had an assembly followed by buddy class reading. There was also a scavenger book hunt where the children had to guess the title of a very famous book! Throughout the day, the children participated in various book activities, from classic books, to diverse books and well-known author books. In the afternoon, parents/ carers and families were invited to share a book and read with the children. The teachers demonstrated how reading and fluency are taught and how they can best support at home too.
We also would like to thank Tesco Stronger Starts, Pickled Pepper Books and Angle House Foundation as they awarded the school with a grant, and we have been able to purchase brand-new books for our Reading zone, class book corners and our new outdoor Book Hunt, which is also filled with wonderful books!
Today we launched our new outdoor Book Hut filled with wonderful new books that the children can read during playtime and lunchtimes. What a lovely way to continue to promote the love of reading!
Our new Reception children have settled in well and are now in school full-time! They have been enjoying leanring through play!
Children in Year 1 to 6 have settled back to school and have made a great start in displaying a love for learning.
To celebrate the end of the school academic year, the whole school took part in our first ever ‘Delta Carnival.’ The playground was filled with a joyous atmosphere where the children had either glitter tattoos or face painting, music and dancing, various water and carnival games, popcorn and drinks too. You can see a ‘reel’ of all the photos on our Instagram page @delta.primaryschool
