Pupil Parliament – St Blaise Primary School

Pupil Parliaments

March 2019	Creation What do you Love most about God’s creation? Bird watching – particularly sparrows My Garden Grass Myself Toys Santa Horses Dogs and cats Trains Food The earth – humans wouldn’t exist Football and basketball My bed Sleeping and relaxing Crocodiles Animals Cheetahs Tropical lakes and palm trees The sun – it lights up our world Trees – they keep me alive School Flowers because they are pretty Dancing Butterflies Stars, moon and planets Friends and family Teachers My Mum France Going skiing The beach Archaeology Lego Monster trucks Mum and Dad People Empty places Phoenix High places Puppies	What can we do at School to look after God’s creation? Keep the playground clean and tidy One child in each class to turn the lights off Look after equipment – put lids on glue Have a cleaning day – Inside and outside Eco badge Put more signs up Recycling days Plant flowers, Plant herbs Fix the Science garden Help the bees – good plants and bee hives Do more gardening Bug houses Don’t waste food Pick up rubbish Have a pet Stop over sharpening pencils Look after white boards and pens and pencils Less cars Gardening club – Plant seeds Walk Be more outdoors Take off extra plastic Bike to school Tidy up after ourselves Water plants in school
February 2019	How can we be more involved in our local community? Dance classes Do things with the football club Brownies, Rainbows and guides – some children go to other local groups Gym/ trampoline club Sculptures and art projects in the community Community talent show Care for people Invite more people into school Have more shops Play netball Go to the bowling (bowls club) Have bingo Help our church more Invite people to eat at school – have lunch with friends in the community Rugby – tag or contact using the back field Open morning to raise money and awareness Make the school bigger Welcome new people to the community Have a school football team More sports club Community clean up – parks and hedges Make posters Have lessons in the community Install more things in the parks Give new people gifts Martial arts club Swimming pool Do more plays Picnic for everyone Do more fundraising for charity	How could we be more involved in our church? History of the church – finding out about the life of the church (make a book about it) Learn more about St Blaise Older ones showing Oak round Help the elderly to sing Read stories about Jesus Explore the church and the graveyard Pet service – blessing More assemblies Fund raise Do more activities at church – go more Do workshops there Pray there Do drama and play acting – more stories at church Choir to sing at church Cook food for them Share meals together Remembering Give food to the poor Make cakes to raise money for them Move the church by school so we could go more Have church at school Friday church More seats Make an area so we have our own church in school
7th December 2018	How can we be more active in break times? Yoga Different types/size of balls Scooters/ trikes/bikes day Skateboarding Swings and slides Do more skipping More hula hoops Athletic activities Gym equipment – treadmill, pullup, step ups, bench press, pull up bar, weights Wet play – yoga, dance videos, fitness activities Piggy in the middle Dance club – skipping club – karate More things out Better storage shed so it is not cramped More trees to climb Bowling More running Obstacle course Climbing wall/ climbing equipment Play more games More teachers to help us More outdoor clubs Football control zone Dance break Do things to music Football goals	How can we be more active in lessons? Use a ball to ask questions Cooking for DT and maths Measuring things outside Play reading games Play logic games Roll giant dice to do sums After a long talk do 5 star jumps Maths games More outdoor lessons Jump and skip your tables Timetables with balloons Link tables to sport – one wrong = 5 star jumps Science outside – looking Push ups after a question Swap partners more Move around Games in lessons More debates Make school longer More drawing and painting
23rd November 2018	What maths activities do you like to do? Measuring Making things baking Sums I like shape work building Coordinating (grid reference) Times tables Maths linked to peoples interests Maths games Computer games and maths Exercise (counting, laps, times)	How could maths be more fun? Maths and songs More outside learning and maths Activities on the iPads Using the outdoor areas Pictures and problems Chalking Using teamwork to solve maths problems Drawing and maths (art) Puzzles Nature and maths Building things
12th November 2018	How can we show respect in our everyday lives? Be kind to one another – show kindness Chose kind words, kind hands, kind feet – Follow our school code Help people Show respect by remembering those who were in the war Look after people/ care and be there for them Having manners – saying please and thank you- this makes a big difference Smiling and waving Don’t hurt people Remember personal space Be good children Do chores and help at home Let people join in games – play with each other – don’t leave people out Respect your homework book – don’t destroy it Look after school property/ look after other people’s property Thinking of other people first Listen to each other and talk to each other Look out for your friends Help animals Respect personalities not looks Remember everyone is different Love one another Be nice and be happy
16th July 2018	How can we all demonstrate good behaviour? Love one another By keeping to our school rules – Kind hands, kind feet, kind words We ignore things that make you upset, try not to make people angry Respect each other Showing good behaviour to the younger ones – set an example Be respectful to everyone and everything Open the door for people – have good manners Help each other Include everyone Be kind Greet people Don’t fight and argue Follow the school rules Listening and looking Be mindful – look where you walk Be kind and thoughtful If you have nothing nice to say then don’t say it Be quiet and peaceful Share things like equipment Use your Christian values in school Be independent Use your intelligence No slacking – work hard – focus Listen to each other Make new people feel welcome Demonstrate good behaviour No sarcasm Stay focused Be a good friend Show good listening, good sitting and show people you care	How can we make house teams more meaningful? Learn about our house team named scientist Have a team captain Themes for house teams Go to places in our house teams Get rid of house teams Bring back the manners cup Top table – based on how we behave Sit next to different people at lunchtime so we get to know people House team plays to show others House team raffles Show and tell in house teams House team worship – sharing Do more learning in houses Have challenges that could be done each month/term -puzzles -maths challenge -fundraising challenges (longest coin line) -learn a new sport -PE challenges – football, basketball, netball -spelling bee competitions -treasure hunt -healthy eating -tree cimbing House rewards that might include -extra playtime -picnic -park -cooking -Wittenham Clumps -Treasure chest
8th June 2018	How would you like to see your writing celebrated at St Blaise? I like the writing wall in the library – I want my work on there Read out people’s work in assembly x 12 Read out bits of our writing in assembly Being congratulated in assembly Make class books Make our own books and share them Write on achievement cards There should be a board outside each class to show everybody’s work in each class not just the best ones. Put it on the website x 15 Showcase where we get to share our work with everyone and parents like Maple did I would like to have more days where our parents can come in and see our work that we’ve done x 10 Have my work on the writing wall in the classroom and the library Have my work read out in class Put it on display x18 Make a display wall in the hall so everyone can see our writing – parents can see this in assembly Newsletter Somebody reads out there work at the end of each day Have a writing wall in class where our work is displayed Reading our stories to our friends – it makes you feel great when people say it’s good Have a time when we can all go and look at each other’s work in different classes Have a frame in the hall where amazing writing could go What makes your writing within class purposeful? Sharing our stories and work with other people If you write stories then they should be for other people to read and enjoy not just for the teacher to mark. It will help you get GCSE’s and a job It might help you to become an author one day and give you a career Writing shows the true you If it’s for others to read then it makes you improve your handwriting Allowing people to write in different styles and express themselves in different ways Showing it to our families Showing Mrs Kirkham and Mrs Leach Displaying our work on the walls around the school Showing it to our Mums and Dads Sharing our work with others because then we get to hear how much other people like it and you feel proud Showing it to our Nan and Gramp Creating a showcase of our work for everyone to see Sending letters to the actual people – it’s great when you get a reply. Writing to Julia Donaldson It makes you feel really proud when your work is put on display Making actual book of your story and being able to show it to others Letters are purposeful if you actually send them because they could make someone’s day. Helping me practise ready to become a bestselling author It gives you chance to express your ideas and let others read them	What do you enjoy most about writing? Writing from my imagination Writing non-fiction reports about things we learn in class Non-fiction because you get to learn new facts and information Stories because you can be creative Practising my handwriting I enjoy that I can choose what happens When everyone is writing its quiet Writing songs Getting to share my ideas with others as they don’t always listen when I talk Writing about funny bones – that was fun! Finding out new facts and writing about them Expressing yourself in a way that you can’t always when speaking Joining up my handwriting – I’m getting better at it Writing letters to people – especially good when you get a reply Letters – letters can make someone’s day – my Gran loves getting letters Making our own books Stories – your imagination can go wild! Writing about sharks and animals Writing lets me say what’s on my mind and then I feel better Making up stories Riddles and funny poems which make people laugh Poems are good because they ate creative Making books with pictures and stories Showing people how creative and imaginative I am Expressing my ideas and thoughts It’s time to be peaceful and allows you to think and be calm Your imagination can flow and you create something of your own which no-one can say is wrong My mind can go free It’s great fun! Writing stories because stories are amazing Learning different styles of writing which will help me in life Learning from my mistakes and getting better at writing so one day I might be an author Using my imagination Expressing your ideas and using my imagination
18th May 2018	Why should we respect our school environment? Money to repair which means we will get less equipment If we don’t it will get worse The property doesn’t belong to us – we are just looking after it- there will be other pupils after us People might think we are a bad school Because it is God’s creation So the school doesn’t lose money Prepare ourselves for the future We need to be wise otherwise it will be ruined To help the environment To keep safe So that we can save the bees To help plants survive So we have more money to buy new things It will help the school last longer It is hard on Caroline So it looks nice Nature is our world – without it life would be boring So that things will last So that we can learn You might get a red card Because it is important to us – it is our school	How should we respect our school environment? Use outdoor spaces more Redecorate the toilets so that people will respect them more Plant more flowers and trees Use the science garden more – do science things not just use it like a playground Put flush signs in the toilets Respect the inside of shed more Pick up litter – pick up milk cartons and banana skins – have more bins Limit the number of people in the peace garden Take care of the toilets – not wasting toilet paper Be peaceful in the school environment Don’t throw the stones in the peace garden Have a litter picking/ checking group Use the prayer space more People need to respect the plants we have and not chop off flower heads Have less playground equipment – it destroys the plants Plant tomatoes
16th March	What is love?	How can we show it in school?
2nd March	How do we use maths at school, home?	Do you enjoy maths?
29th January	How can we encourage people to get fit and active? Have more clubs – basketball and dancing Bring back archery and other exciting clubs We could walk/run a mile everyday – our parents and teachers could do it as well More PE Add star jumps to fitness Fitness in the hall everyday – 2 classes in the morning and 2 in the afternoon Buy fitness equipment and put it in the playground Run a proper mile – not round the playground Have a treadmill Make fitness fun – have a partner Do weights Posters and information Skipping ropes – Dutch skipping French skipping 100 star jumps a day More equipment – ropes, balls, stilts Longer play	How can we promote healthy eating at our school? Have more fruit Eat more vegetables I like class cooking on a Monday – can we do more Children making their own lunch boxes Make the food taste good Put a display up – have information Change the menus Have more bananas Encourage parents to give their children healthier food Buy better brands so they are Fair Trade and green More salad Fruit salad More water fountains – one outside Everyone gets fruit and milk even Maple
4th December	What should our new playground and outside spaces look like?
6th November	What is bullying?	Are you safe at St Blaise?
16th October	How can we promote God’s creation in our school? Pick up litter Put rubbish in the bins Tidy up after yourself Turn the lights off Water the plants Don’t waste food Don’t waste school dinners – eat it all Be happy Don’t steal things – it wastes resources Don’t waste paper Use old paper as scrap paper – reuse Don’t leave pages out in books Don’t waste valuable food – give it to good causes Don’t leave the taps om Switch off the power when we don’t need it Turn off the iPads properly People to go round the playground – litter picking Have a turn off the lights club Have a compost bin Get more bins Re-cycle Do more gardening Reuse stuff	How can we look after God’s creation at home? Use the right bins Recycle wrappers Clean up Have compost bins Turn the lights off Have a bin in your bedroom and sort it out Have solar panels Turn off devices Don’t pick flowers Help homeless people by giving them food and water Eat our dinner and food Don’t cook too much food Don’t use heaters at night Don’t leave things on standby Adopt homeless people or animals Donate to the poor Save water Less factories Reduce, reuse, recycle Turn the telly off Don’t play on electronic games for too long
22nd September	Is the harvest of the world shared equally? No because some people don’t have any money or food No because we waste food No countries like Africa have nowhere to grow crops No we are lucky other countries aren’t The harvest isn’t shared equally because some people are starving Some people can’t fish – there are no fish Some countries are too hot and have no rain Some countries have droughts Some people don’t have proper homes We need to share food so no one dies Some people have no clean water or homes Homeless people starve Some people are poor and don’t have enough Some people in the world are greedy	Are there ways that we can help? How can we play our part? Share with other people Send food to them Don’t waste your food Help the elderly Donate food to places that don’t have as much Share food you don’t like Give food to homeless people Give to shelters Stop wasting Sue Donald Trump because he is building a wall to stop the Mexicans and that’s not sharing Make apple pie for others to eat – bake and deliver it Grow our own food – fruit and vegetables Make sure things are equal Shut down McDonalds and eat soup and veg Make clean water Write letters to help people have clean water