Pupils at Noremarsh Junior School in Royal Wootton Bassett, part of Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust, have been embracing their new school value of compassion by making and handing out random gifts to celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Day.
Children were challenged to show kindness to people they don’t know very well around school. They have chosen new values of Ambition, Belonging and Compassion, with compassion and kindness being extremely strong themes leading to a whole school goal of working together with kindness and respect. Pupils have been busy writing cards for the school’s neighbours, delivering flowers to staff, painting friendship rocks for each other and noticing and thanking kind behaviour.
Head Teacher Hilary MacMeekin explained, “Today for Random Acts of Kindness Day I have challenged them to show kindness, Year 6 Ambassadors have been busy delivering cards and handing out daffodils, while Year 3 have been busy painting affirmation rocks to give to a randomly selected member of their class.
Other pupils have been writing kindness notes to hand to pupils and staff throughout the day. Hilary adding “I have been offered more cups of coffee today than I could actually drink in a week!”
Observations of kindness were noted by the Year 6 Ambassadors; with Freya observing “Someone hadn’t tidied their desk, so Ollie did it for them.
Charlotte added, “There is a new person in our class and Reuben has helped them so much.”
Due to the pandemic the school has been placed in year group bubbles leaving many children feeling isolated, Hilary noted, “With Covid mitigations we are not mixing as much as we would like so today felt like an opportunity to push that kindness beyond our friends and out across the community and neighbourhood.”
Noremarsh plans to continue the challenge next term by having each class carry out an act of kindness in the community, sharing their values with those around them. Hilary finished by saying, “I am really proud to lead a community which works together with kindness.”
To find out more about Noremarsh Junior School visit www.noremarsh.wilts.sch.uk For more information on Royal Wootton Bassett Academy Trust please visit www.rwbatrust.org.uk
