I
always think that it is a great strength of our school that children work and
play with children from other classes. It creates a real family atmosphere that is a special feature of small village
schools, and particularly our school.
In
many playgrounds it seems as if girls only play with girls, or Year 3s only
play with Year 3s.
The
Nursery Reception blog about the Easter Egg Hunt really highlighted this:
“After
that we had our Easter egg hunt in the playground and bark area - the children
all had a great time looking for the eggs and as always the bigger children
were terrific at taking care of the younger ones. “
So
it was with interest that I read the attached article from the BBC website
about when younger siblings join their older brothers and sisters at school:
“Younger children may think
starting school will enable them to spend more time with their big brother or
sister.
But new research from Australia suggests that hope is not
shared by the older sibling.
The study, quoted in the Times Educational Supplement
(TES), found younger children looked on older siblings as heroes.
But it seems the older children often prefer to hang around with
anyone but their younger family member.”
You
can read the full article at:
I
think this confirms that our family atmosphere is something really special, not
only in our country but across the world. What are your thoughts on having your
brothers, sisters and cousins at school?!
Post by Alison Wilkinson
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