Key to Life – Harvest Assembly

24th October 2024Fiona Goodwin

A huge thank you to our amazing West Boldon Primary Community!

On Tuesday 15th October, Marie from Key to Life on Boldon Lane, South Shields, joined us at our assembly to accept food donations organised by our School Council. Thanks to your incredible generosity, we’ve collected enough food to support families across South Tyneside for the next two weeks!

This initiative reflects our key British Values of mutual respect and individual liberty. Our children have shown tremendous compassion by helping those in need, ensuring others can live with dignity, even during tough times.

A massive thank you to all the kind and caring families who made this possible. Your contributions will make a real difference in our local community and highlight the power of empathy and responsibility.

Article of the Week (Week 11)

25th March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week RRS

This weeks Articles of the Week are: Articles 5 and 18.

Article 5- You have the right to be given guidance by your parents and family.
Article 18- You have the right to be brought up by your parents.

Articles 5 and 18 are all about the job of parents and carers in the upbringing of children and young people. With Mother’s Day around the corner, and our school Mother’s Day celebrations approaching, what better time to reflect on some of the important things that carers and parents do for their children.

Article of the Week (Week 10)

18th March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week RRS

This weeks Articles of the Week are: Articles 24 and 27.

Article 24 – You have the right to the best health possible and to access medical care and information to help you stay healthy.
Article 27 – You have the right to a good enough standard of living e.g. food clothes and a place to live.

This week’s articles link to World Water Day.

World Water Day takes place on 22 March every year. It is an annual United Nations observance, started in 1993, that celebrates water and raises awareness of the 2 billion people currently living without access to safe water.

A core focus of World Water Day is to inspire action towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG, also known as Global Goal) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.

Article of the Week (Week 9)

11th March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This weeks Article of the Week is: Article 12.

Article 12 – You have the right to an opinion and to have it listened to and taken seriously.

Article 12 says that every child has the right to express their views freely and that their views should be taken into account when decisions are made.

At West Boldon, we ensure that every child can have their voice heard, however they like to communicate.

Article of the Week (Week 8)

1st March 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This week’s Articles of the Week are: Article 17, 28 and 31.

For World Book Day, this week we are recognising the following rights.

Article 17 – You have the right to collect information from the media and to be protected from information that may harm you.
Article 28- You have the right to education.
Article 31- You have the right to play and relax by doing things such as sports, music or drama.

Reading books is an important skill that can help us in the following ways:

  • We can learn new things about the world.
  • We can enjoy a story that makes us laugh, cry or get excited.
  • It can help us calm down or get to sleep.
  • It helps our mental health, makes us feel better or forget about worries we might have.
  • It inspires us.
  • It makes us more empathetic towards other people as we learn about their experience.
  • We can use our imagination.
  • We can share with friends and family.
  • We learn new skills.
  • We learn new words and phrases.
  • We get ideas for our own writing and stories.

Can you think of any other ways?

Article of the Week (Week 6)

11th February 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This week’s Article of the Week is: Articles 3.

Article 3 – All adults must always do what is in your best interests.

Article 3 says that children should be protected and cared for to ensure their wellbeing – head to the Pastoral Care and Wellbeing page for more information on how West Boldon Primary ensures that you are protected and safe.

Article of the Week (Week 5)

4th February 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This week’s Articles of the Week are: Articles 19 and 31.

Article 19- You have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.

Article 31- You have the right to play and relax by doing things such as sports, music or drama.

This Tuesday 8th February is Safer Internet Day. This year’s theme is all about staying safe using online games and building relationships online. We will be completing lots of activities as a school on this day, so watch this space!

Article of the Week (Week 4)

28th January 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This week’s Articles of the Week are: Articles 2, 13 and 17!

Article 2- You have the right to protection against discrimination.

Article 13- You have the right to find out things and say what you think, unless it breaks the rights of others.

Article 17- You have the right to collect information from the media and to be protected from information that may harm you.

This month is LGBT History Month. Perhaps you can reflect upon why it is important to listen to, learn from and celebrate people’s differences in school and in our community.

Article of the Week (Week 3)

21st January 2022Miss K. Wilkinson
UNICEF Right of the Week

This Holocaust Memorial Day, our Articles of the Week are: Articles 2, 19, 37 and 38.

Article 2- You have the right to protection against discrimination.

Article 19- You have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.

Article 37- You have the right not to be punished in a cruel or hurtful way. 

Article 38- You have a right to protection in times of war. If you are under 15, you should never have to join an army or take part in a battle.