Benny the School Cat

Benny the school cat sitting on my desk at school helping me mark the kids' maths work.

Chess Champions

Our chess club increases its membership every Monday. We enjoy learning all the cool moves and developing our skills.

Having fun in the sun

Room 15 enjoy their playground, swimming and mufti times so much!

Peer Mediators

At Botany Downs we believe in promoting peace. Our amazing team of Peer Mediators do an amazing job to help students solve their problems and come to an agreement.

 

 Staff and students appreciate the wonderful work you girls and boys do. You are so cool!

The Lego Foundation has put £4m into a play professorship at Cambridge university. The first incumbent will be chosen in April Photograph: Alamy

Children should learn mainly through play until age of eight, says Lego

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Lucy Ward

Tuesday 15 March 201607.00 GMT

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Parents are squeezing the role of play out of their children’s lives in favour of the three ‘R’s as they try to prepare their offspring for a competitive world, according to the head of Lego’s education charity arm.

A lack of understanding of the value of play is prompting parents and schools alike to reduce it as a priority, says Hanne Rasmussen, head of the LegoFoundation. If parents and governments push children towards numeracy and literacy earlier and earlier, it means they miss out on the early play-based learning that helps to develop creativity, problem-solving and empathy, she says.

What an awesome Swimming Sports event we have had! The weather was beautiful, it was all organised and some fantastic swimming took place!
Check out some of our photos!

In Room 18 we have been loving using the chrome books to access our learning.

Here is just a snippet of some of the fun the Year 5 students had at camp!

In Room 18 we have started our work on Kia Kaha and invited Constable Merv to visit us. We have been learning that we are all unique and together we can work together as an awesome team!

In Room 18 we have been enjoying the start of swimming lessons!