World Book Day

WORLD BOOK DAY!

On Thursday 3rd March, the pupils at Edna G. Olds Academy celebrated world book day by taking part in a book swap within the school. The afternoon was set out in a similar way to theme sharing afternoons with children swapping classes. However, instead of sharing our learning we shared our favourite books with other members of the school. Children were given the opportunity to ask each other questions about the books and take some recommendations.

By Pupil Voice Council

Pupil Voice

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Safer Internet Day

On Tuesday 9^th February the children participated in Safer Internet Day. Organised by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the aims of the day were to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology. Throughout school, the children enjoyed activities and discussions which aimed to encourage them to think sensibly about the choices they make when online. Please look out for information regarding our e-safety workshop for parents next half-term. 

Film Night

On 18th January 2016 Edna G. Olds Academy hosted a movie night as part of their ongoing fundraising. The money raised will be put towards curriculum enrichment activities during the summer term. 

A list of movies that pupils wanted to watch was gathered by the pupil voice council representatives in each class. The list then went back to the pupil voice council, who after considering all the movies suggested, decided on ‘Shrek the Third’ as it was a movie everyone could enjoy! 

At 3 o’clock the children entered the hall in preparation for the film to begin at 3:15pm. The hall was set up just like a real cinema and the children were able to enjoy snacking on their popcorn and drink. The event was a great success and pupil voice look forward to considering new ways of raising money for the school. 

Year 6 to work with Nottingham Playhouse

This term Year 6 have the exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with Nottingham Playhouse to stage a performance of Shakespeare’s play ‘The Tempest’. Nottingham Playhouse will be working alongside Edna G. Olds and nine other schools in Nottingham to produce a production to be performed on their main stage on Wednesday 2^nd March 2016. Weekly rehearsals with staff from the theatre will be taking place within school as the children prepare their section of the play. 

Anti-Bullying Week

From 16^th to 20^th of November 2015, Pupil Voice Council have organised an anti-bullying week at Edna G. Olds Academy. Throughout the week, each year group will be given the opportunity to discuss and research different types of bullying. The children will then be given the chance to share what they have found with other members of the school. Pupil Voice Council hopes that this will help to make the children more aware of the different forms of bullying and gain an understanding of how to prevent it.  

The topics being covered by each class are:

Year 1- Verbal bullying

Year 2- Verbal bullying

Year 3- Physical bullying

Year 4- Covert or hidden bullying

Year 5- Peer pressure

Year 6- Cyber bullying

Our School Values

As part of our ongoing work on British values, Pupil Voice Council decided that it would be important to generate a set of values specific to Edna G. Olds Academy. After asking for contributions from each class, Pupil Voice Council met and decided upon the six values they thought best represented our school.

 They are:

-          Our learning is important and fun- we develop our resilience by learning from our mistakes

-          We respect everybody regardless of race and religion- we learn from each other

-          We take responsibility for our own learning

-          We ask questions and look to find answers

-          We respect and care for ourselves, our community and environment

-          It is important to share our opinions and work together collaboratively