At Marsden Primary School we believe that all children’s learning and experiences contributes to their Personal Development and we will take every opportunity to positively enhance every child’s Personal, Social, Health and Emotional Development. We strongly believe that Personal Social Health Education (PSHE) including Relationships Sex Education (RSE) is at the heart of our school values and ethos and runs throughout all that we do, reflecting the needs of our children and our school’s local context.
Our PSHE/ RSE curriculum aims to enable our children to become healthy, safe, independent, responsible members of society who demonstrate respect and tolerance.
To meet our aims, we strive to give our children the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to effectively navigate the complexities of life in the 21st Century. Our curriculum covers key areas which will support our children to make informed choices now and in the future around:
• Physical and mental health.
• Safety and wellbeing,
• Family, friends and relationships
• Financial and economic well- being, including personal goals and aspirations
• Positive contributions to the wider community (citizenship)
The Marsden Buddies are winners of a fabulous FAB Awards (Friends Against Bullying) for their fantastic work to combat bullying.
Names were put in a hat for some representatives to explain what being a buddy means to them and to receive the award on behalf of the Buddies.
We were also proud to see two ex-pupils being nominated for individual awards.
This week is World Mental Health Week. In Year 2 we have been talking about what makes us feel good and what can improve our mental health. With this in mind we have completed Yoga and a mindfulness colouring session whilst listening to calming music.
As part of Odd Sock Day we talked about how we are all unique and we loved wearing unique odd socks!
In Year 2 we had a brilliant day celebrating World Mental Health Day. The children created their own worry monsters and painted them on the afternoon.
Y6 attended the South Tyneside RAP event at South Shields Fire Station. Here they were able to meet with representatives from Tyne and Wear Fire Service, Nexus, RNLI, Bikeability and Northern Power Grid. The children heard all about how they can stay safe as they become increasingly independent and venture out and about without adults.
Meet the new Worry Monster of Marsden! The children created their own pictures of worry monsters and Mrs Potter added her creativity to make a life-size version. There’s even a bag for children to put their worries in so that the monster can take them away!
To mark mental health day, Year 1 came to school in their colourful clothes.
Across the day, we enjoyed making worry monsters to take any worries away and. Everyone also talked about and drew ten things they love as these are the things that make us happy!
As part of our new literacy book, “Leo and the Octopus” Year 1 have looked at the meaning of the word ‘unique’. We discussed how we are all different and made our own posters about ourselves. We enjoyed finding out similarities and differences we have with our friends.
Y6 attended the Reduce Accidents at Play event at South Shields Fire Station. They participated in a range of activities led by the Fire Service, RNLI, Bikeability, Nexus, Northern Power Grid and South Tyneside Get Active.
The sessions were designed to ensure the children stay safe as they become older, more independent and are more likely to be out in the community unaccompanied. The children had a great afternoon and learned lots of useful information.
Year Four enjoyed time for colouring, outdoor time, sketching and yoga in between lessons today. Here is a glimpse of our fantastic yoga positions!
