This week, we are thinking about Education for Everyone
Did you know?
Not all children around the world get the chance to go to school. Some children don’t have books, classrooms, or even teachers.
Why is education important for every child?
Education helps us:
- Learn new things
- Follow our dreams
- Understand the world
- Help others
All children deserve the opportunity to have a quality education. An opportunity is a chance to do something. Every child deserves the opportunity to learn!
Learning is a right, not a privilege. Everyone matters, and everyone deserves a chance to shine
Think about what education means to you and maybe have a go at writing your own verse for this poem.
What is learning?
It’s books and questions,
Chalk and talk,
Dreams beginning…
This week, our words are linked to our whole school theme: No Poverty, one of the United Nations’ Global Goals to help make the world a fairer place.
Our six focus words are poverty, sustainable, equality, community, generosity, and empathy.
Poverty is when people don’t have enough money for important things like food, a safe place to live, or warm clothes.
Sustainable means doing things in a way that can continue for a long time, so people now and in the future have what they need.
Equality means being fair and making sure everyone has the chance to live a good life, no matter where they come from.
Community is a group of people who live or work together and care for one another — like our school or neighbourhood.
Generosity means sharing what you have, such as your time, kindness, or belongings, to help others.
Empathy means understanding how someone else feels and imagining what it might be like to be in their situation.
Big question: What is one small thing you could do this week to help someone in your community?
Today is Earth Day, an annual event first held on April 22, 1970, to show support for environmental protection. It is a time to reflect on how amazing our planet is and to recognise the important role we all play in looking after it. This year’s theme, Our Power, Our Planet, reminds us that even small actions can make a big difference. Whether it’s reducing waste, saving energy, or caring for nature, we all have the power to help our planet thrive—both now and for future generations.
by Jane Yolen
I am the Earth
And the Earth is me.
Each blade of grass,
Each honey tree,
Each bit of mud,
And stick and stone
Is blood and muscle,
Skin and bone.
And just as I
Need every bit
Of me to make
My body fit,
So Earth needs
Grass and stone and tree
And things that grow here
Naturally.
That's why we
Celebrate this day.
That's why across
The world we say:
As long as life,
As dear, as free,
I am the Earth
And the Earth is me.