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Just Because Day

Last Friday was our annual Just Because Day - a day filled with random acts of kindness for no personal gain, just because!

It was great day that included:

• Students visiting Appleby House to tell the residents jokes
• Students visiting Costcutter to help stack shelves
• Parents and Glynn Students coming into read
• A kindness raffle with proceeds going to the Children's Trust
• Flowers given to parents on the gate
• Science lessons from Blenheim High School
• A kindness song learnt a performed by all students
• Positive statements added to our Tree of kindness
• Children's Trust Donation Station

 

As part of Just Because Day we also had an online visit from the charity 52 Lives (www.52-lives.org) and their School of Kindness!  We learned that kindness has three qualities – being friendly, generous and considerate.  Next, we practised empathy by watching videos of kindness in action and then said kind things to each other in the classroom.  To put our kindness into action, we thought of someone we knew who could do with a little kindness. We then made them something in our classrooms.  Finally, we looked at the quote ‘be the change that you want to see in the world’ and decided that we have to act if we want the world to be a better place.  The School of Kindness has a Kids’ Club which is free to join where you will get a free newsletter with kind stories, activities, jokes, competitions and videos to watch.  Just visit www.schoolofkindness.org/kids-club to sign up.