Dear Parents and Carers,
We are writing to update you about a situation involving a fire at a nearby residential property within the last hour. Please be assured that all children are safe and well.
The school day is continuing as normal with some small adjustments.
Collection Options
If you would like to collect your child early, you are welcome to do so.
Please note that Wymering Road is currently closed, so vehicle access is limited. We ask that you do not drive up to the school – please walk. Porchester Road is open for access if driving is essential.
If possible, park safely nearby and walk to the gates next to the school entrance. Staff will be available to assist with collection. Please be mindful, your child may have not collected all their belongings.
For Children Staying in School
For those remaining at school, we have planned a range of supervised activities to keep children engaged and comfortable for the rest of the day.
Normal dismissal will take place at the usual time, unless we advise otherwise. Please be mindful of the above road closure.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.
Kind regards,
Jack Jones
Headteacher
The Thinking Hats provide the opportunity to develop reflective and flexible thinkers who carefully look for solutions, whilst acknowledging positives, limitations, facts and emotions. The Hats also weave an important thread through the pastoral curriculum and provide a clear and structured framework to discuss thoughts and feelings; for example, by working through a 6 Hat analysis and reflecting from the different perspectives, students can gain a deeper understanding of how their behaviour impacts others and begin to rationalise their emotions in a non-destructive manner. They also provide a flexible approach to discussions as there is no rules regarding the order the students use the hats in or which hats they choose to omit or revisit. This means that students can guide their own analysis leaving no stone unturned. The approach in this sense can improve student independence and confidence.
Thinking Hats are an easy to remember visual tool for learners to ensure they look at all perspectives to provide well rounded responses. Younger learners can often be seen placing actual hats on their heads and discussing from the perspective of that hat, for example discussing the positive attributes of a book character and why, whilst sporting a bright yellow hat. Some younger learners within our Trust have actions for each hat to help them focus their thoughts whilst some older learners self-select which Hats they require to evaluate during a specific learning activity
Hat | Type of Thinking | Questions to stimulate thinking |
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Emotions |
How does that make you feel? |
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Positives |
What is good and why? |
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Limitations |
What might a limitation be and why? |
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Facts |
What are the facts we already know? What do we not know? |
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Solutions/Creativity |
How might we solve that? What strategies have we got? |
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Process control |
Where have we been? What are our next steps? |
