Belonging through Books:      On Friday 6^th February, our school came together for a themed reading morning focused on friendship and belonging. Each class shared a story that explored what it means to be accepted, to feel included and to be a good friend. Some of the shared books included: The Adventures of Beekle, The Unimaginary Friend, How to Make a Friend and We Are Here. The children then took part in a range of thoughtful and creative activities linked to their stories. These included designing their own imaginary friends, creating a ‘recipe’ for the perfect friend and writing kind compliments for one another. These activities sparked some lovely discussions about empathy, acceptance and the importance of making others feel welcome. It was wonderful to see the children engaging so positively with the theme and we are already looking forward to next half term’s themed reading morning, which will focus on celebrating differences. 

 

Disco Alert: 🕺✨ Our Valentine's disco for Year 5 and 6, on Wednesday 4^th February, was a huge success and we would like to thank all of our amazing children, who brought the groove and the love to Moat House! A big thank you to Richard (Marley and Colton’s dad), as he was in charge of the tunes and thanks to those who ran and supported the tuck shop – it was a huge hit and helped raise extra funds for the school!

 

Member of Parliament Visit: On Friday 30^th January, we welcomed our local MP, Mary Creagh into school. She was keen to meet our School Councillors  who did a fantastic job of informing her about all the positive things they have been doing at Moat House, including setting up  our Clean Team and our fundraising efforts. Our children had lots of questions for her about her job and also about where she works in parliament. She also congratulated us as we have been lucky enough to secure a visit to Parliament in July (more details will follow). Mary was also keen to meet our parents and carers and we hope that you had a positive interaction with her, if you met her out and about on the playground last Friday afternoon.

 

Clean Team:            This year, our School Council have been keen to set up a Clean Team who look after our school by collecting litter at lunchtimes. Each member of the team has an allocated day where they implement their duties to keep Moat House clean and tidy! We are extremely proud of their efforts and in our last achievement assembly, they were presented with a special “Clean Team” badge to recognise their commitment in looking after our environment.