Furness Primary School

EDL 2023

On this date we would like to celebrate the linguistic diversity of the Furness community and we´d like parents and carers to play a pivotal role: if you are multilingual and you would like to participate and share your knowledge and experience with our pupils on Thursday 28th or Friday 29th September 2023 please contact Mrs Martínez and let her know.

Jeans for Genes

Jeans for Genes Day is held this year from 18th – 24th September. But what is Jeans for Genes Day?

Life-altering Genetic Disorders affect around half a million children in the UK. Jeans for Genes Day is fundraising day for children with genetic conditions in the UK.

On Jeans for Genes day, participating schools and workplaces allow students and staff to wear jeans and casual wear to school and work instead of their usual uniforms and formal workwear. They participate in fundraising by raising money in return for wearing casual wear and by holding events to raise money.

Money raised by Jeans for Genes Day is distributed in an annual grant programme that provides funds to groups and organisations that support children with genetic disorders. One of the main beneficiaries is Genetic Disorders UK, an organisation that supports families affected by genetic disorders.

Jeans for Genes

Jeans for Genes Day is held this year from 18th – 24th September. But what is Jeans for Genes Day?

Life-altering Genetic Disorders affect around half a million children in the UK. Jeans for Genes Day is fundraising day for children with genetic conditions in the UK.

On Jeans for Genes day, participating schools and workplaces allow students and staff to wear jeans and casual wear to school and work instead of their usual uniforms and formal workwear. They participate in fundraising by raising money in return for wearing casual wear and by holding events to raise money.

Money raised by Jeans for Genes Day is distributed in an annual grant programme that provides funds to groups and organisations that support children with genetic disorders. One of the main beneficiaries is Genetic Disorders UK, an organisation that supports families affected by genetic disorders.

The upper hall at Furness buzzed with excitement as students and teachers, gathered for a special attendance assembly. It was a day filled with cheers, smiles, and a touch of magic as two remarkable young students, Tomas and Valentina, took center stage. For an entire school year, Tomas and Valentina had displayed unwavering commitment to their education by achieving a flawless 100% attendance record. Their dedication served as an inspiration to all, demonstrating the power of perseverance and the importance of being present in the classroom. As Mr Ansong addressed the eager audience, he commended not only Tomas and Valentina but also every student who had shown exceptional commitment to their education. He emphasized that regular attendance not only benefits individual learning but also strengthens the entire school community. The highlight of the assembly came when Tomas and Valentina were presented with brand-new bicycles, a well-deserved reward for their outstanding achievement. The joy on their faces as they received these shiny, two-wheeled treasures was infectious, spreading throughout the hall.

Graduation class of 2023

Earth Day is a special day that is celebrated every year on April 22nd. It is a day when people all around the world come together to celebrate the Earth and all the amazing things it provides us with.

We will be celebrate Earth Day by learning about the importance of taking care of the planet and ways to reduce, reuse and recycle items in our daily life. You can also learn about the impact of pollution on the environment and ways to help reduce it.

Another way to celebrate Earth Day is to spend time outdoors, appreciating the beauty of nature. Take a walk in a park, plant a tree or flowers, or simply enjoy the fresh air.

Remember, taking care of the Earth is important not just on Earth Day, but every day. So let's all work together to protect our planet and make it a better place for future generations to come!

The Jeans for Genes campaign raises awareness of the daily challenges faced by those living with a genetic condition and raises money to fund projects that make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected.

Most importantly, the campaign:

Brings together the genetic condition community in order to make a loud noise about the issues that matter to them,

Shines a light on the organisations that work tirelessly to improve the lives of affected individuals; and

Celebrates the achievements of those living with a genetic condition.

Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans are represented in the Council of Europe's 46 member states and all are encouraged to discover more languages at any age, as part of or alongside their studies. This stems from the Council of Europe’s conviction that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent. Therefore, the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe. 

At the Council of Europe’s initiative, the European Day of Languages has been celebrated every year since 2001 on 26 September - together with the European Commission.

Attendance and punctuality winners

Sports Day 2022

Cycling Training

Global Citizenship Week

Lift off project

As part of our school celebrations for British Science Week 2022, many pupils entered a national competition - Logo Lift Off - in which they were asked to design a logo for satellites that will be launched from a new UK spaceport next year. 

We were delighted to hear that out of over 10,000 entries, Rion Qamili's logo shone through and he was chosen as one of the shortlisted entries for our region!

As one of the competition's special runners up, Rion received a personalised certificate from the UK Space Agency and special congratulations from the panel of judges - all leading figures in UK space science and technology - well done Rion!

We hope Rion and all the pupils who entered the competition learnt about the key role of small satellites in helping to monitor climate change from space, had fun coming up with their logo designs and have been inspired to keep learning about climate change and space.

The Clean Air Campaign

Mums for Lungs was founded by Jemima Hartshorn and friends when they were walking the streets of Brixton and South London with their small babies in 2017. Something felt wrong: these big smelly cars so close to tiny kids. 

Reading about air pollution made them realise it has irreversible health impacts on children and others. They felt that not enough was happening across London and the UK to change this, so they decided to turn anger and anxiety into action and start campaigning. 

Four years later, they are going stronger than ever, despite being primarily volunteers juggling day jobs and kids. Their flagship project is the School Streets campaign to close roads near schools at drop-off and pick-up times. It has already provided thousands of parents with advice on how to campaign and made it into The Times’ Clean Air Manifesto.  

MP Visit - Dawn Butler

We celebrated European Day of Languages at Furness with a cheerful multilingual assembly. Year 1MB learned a song in Portuguese, year 1NM in Polish and years 6 in Albanian and Somali. Year 4OY shared their learning about Tagalog and Years 5 taught us about idioms and shapes in Portuguese. We listened to children sing and speak in their mother tongues: Hindi, Arabic, Pashtu and Yoruba among others.

Anti-bullying week takes place from Monday 16^th November- Friday 20^th November 2020. The theme is “United Against Bullying”. To mark the first day of Anti-Bullying week, we will take part in Odd Socks Day/fancy tights. However, we will extend this for a week and on Friday we will finish with a Non- School Uniform Superhero theme with a contribution of £1 to be made on Parent Pay.

Cycling training

Some Year 3 and 4 children took part in cycling training at Furness on Friday 6th. The children learnt important cycling skills, which will greatly contribute to the adoption of healthy habits in life. Needless to say they had lots of fun and were so excited to take part. Thank you parents for returning consent forms on time and the continuous support.

Furness’ theme for Black History Month is 'Game Changers of Colour'.

Explore the idea of game changing - making a permanent change for the better

Explain that anyone can be a game changer and discuss the common characteristics that game changers exhibit

Examples - Choose game changers of colour as role models

Expand - Choose one and discuss in depth

Enrich – support your child to produce a piece of work related to the chosen game changer

Evaluate - How can your child become a game changer? Support embed what they can do now in their daily lives at home and at school to become a game changer

Bike to school Week 2020

Thank you to everyone who took part in the bike to school week event, including parents and teachers. Parents, your support is vital as the benefits of active travelling are innumerable. It was exhilarating to see so many children in KS1 and KS2 cycling and scooting to school. Would you like to find out more? Please click here

National Poetry Day

National Poetry Day is the annual mass celebration on the first Thursday of October that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry. This year, National Poetry Day takes place on 1st October 2020, and the theme is Vision.

Please download the document below to see activities you could do with your children at home

Dear Parents and Carer’s,

Furness Primary School and Place2Be are very excited that next week is Mental Health Awareness Week.

This year’s theme is ‘KINDNESS’

We know that our children and their families understand and demonstrate kindness on a regular  basis.

  We would like to celebrate the week by asking our children to award a

 Place2Be – Virtual Kindness Cup

Or a

Kindness Certificate

to acknowledge children, teachers, parents/carers and other individuals who have made a positive difference through their kindness at this challenging time.

Please share images of your cups or certificates through DB Primary with your teachers.

Please explore activities and templates for the ‘Kindness’ cup through the link below.

https://www.place2be.org.uk/about-us/news-and-blogs/2020/may/award-a-kindness-cup-for-mental-health-awareness-week/

In February we had a car free day. Children who scoot, cycle, walk or use any other means of transportation with a zero carbon footprint could grab a free snack from the KS2 playground. KS1 children were also invited.

There was an Air quality Assembly at 9:05 where children will learnt about ways to improve the quality of the air we breath in. Children who cycled to school that day also took part in as bike club session at lunch time. 

In the afternoon there was a workshop for year 6 children about air pollution and how the impact can be measured in plants. 

At the end of the day, parents and teachers could also sign up for cycling training for adults.

Some Year 3 & 4 children have taken part in the learn to ride cycling programme at Furness taking place on Tuesday 8th.

Some Year 3 & 4 children have taken part in the learn to ride cycling programme at Furness taking place on Tuesday 8th.