Weekly Challenge

In these difficult times, it is important that we have a balanced week. While your distance learning work is very important, it is also crucial that we look after our well being and and have some time to connect, be active, keep learning, give, and take notice. In order to support you with this, we are introducing a weekly challenge that is focused on one of the Five Ways to Well-being. These entirely optional tasks have been designed to support your mental health and well-being and you may find that trying these things could help you feel more positive and make the most out of the current period of school closure.

Each week, there will be a challenge to complete and a short Google Form to fill in to either tell us what you have done or reflect on the activity. Good luck!

WEEK 8

w/b 15th June

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 25TH JUNE 2020

#simpleacts

Refugee Week (15-21 June) - #simpleacts Challenge

#simple acts Refugee Week

WEEK 7

w/b 8th June

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 18TH JUNE 2020

Listen and learn

Hear your family stories, take the time to find things out about your relatives. You could also create a heritage scrapbook, story or poster based on the answers that you get from your interview. You could use some of the family history questions below to get you started.

  1. What is your full name? Why did your parents select this name for you? Did you have a nickname?

  2. When and where were you born?

  3. How did your family come to live there?

  4. Were there other family members in the area? Who?

  5. What was the house (apartment, farm, etc.) like? How many rooms?

  6. Were there any special items in the house that you remember?

  7. What is your earliest childhood memory?

  8. Describe the personalities of your family members.

  9. What kind of games did you play growing up?

  10. What was your favorite toy and why?

  11. What was your favorite thing to do for fun (movies, go to the beach, etc.)?

WEEK 6

w/b 1st June

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 11TH JUNE 2020

Postcard Pals

During this time, many people who are sheilding will continue to find the coming weeks a struggle as they are unable to meet friends and family or leave their home. We are working with Communities 1st who are working to find ways of making sure older people feel valued and in contact with the outside world. If you would like to help, you could write a letter or a make a postcard that we will send on to them.

To make sure everyone stays safe, and your letter or card does nothing but good, please follow the guidance below:

Don’ts:

X Please only sign the letter with your first name only or 'from a well-wisher' type neutral sign-off.

X Don't share personal details like your address, age, date of birth or anything that would identify you.

X Please don’t make personal or discriminatory comments.

Do’s:

✓ It is ok to share some personal circumstances like ' I have a cocker spaniel’, and a little about what you do or are interested in.

✓ It’s good to describe positive things such as things growing in your garden, things you are doing to keep yourself cheerful, activities you enjoy, memories and reminiscence, the view from your window (keeping your exact location secret).

✓ Encourage your reader to follow the Government guidance and to use support services if they need help.

We will post all the entries we receive after they have been checked so please get involved and help make a difference. To enter, please submit your entry using the Google Form below. If you are taking a picture or scanning your work, please make sure it is as clear as possible.

WEEK 5

w/b 18th May

DEADLINE:

FRIDAY 5TH JUNE 2020

Living Sustainably During Lockdown

This week we are inviting you to get involved in a competition that has been launched by Sustainable St Albans. In the absence of SustFest20, Sustainable St Albans want to celebrate the ways in which families are living more sustainably.

This is a prize draw competition, titled ‘Living More Sustainably During Lockdown’.

The closing date for entry is 5th June.

Enter the prize draw competition by sending them your creative artwork, writing or photos on the theme of sustainability. Visit https://sustainablestalbans.org/lockdown-competition/

We would also love to see your entries, so please upload them here as well.

WEEK 4

w/b 11th May

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 21ST MAY 2020

Create an instrument using items in your home!

Watch the video above for more info - your task this week is to create an instrument using just the items in your home! It can be anything - be creative (but get permission before using other people's stuff). Here are a few links for inspiration:

WEEK 3

w/b 4th May

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 14TH MAY 2020

Discover the kindness around you

Collect five news stories about acts of kindness you have heard recently. It could be people offering to do others shopping or musicians holding concerts on social media.

WEEK 2

w/b 27th April

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 7TH MAY 2020

What are you missing most about being at school?

Upload a photograph of you holding a sign telling us the thing that you miss most about being in school.

To connect us all together, we would like to create a video of all the photographs that we receive from students and staff. Please make sure that you read the following carefully before you submit a picture:

  1. Do not include your name (or the name of any other student).

  2. Ensure there is a neutral background if you can

  3. No one else should be in the photograph except yourself

  4. Check with your parent/carer that they are happy for you to submit a photograph.

  5. Make sure your message is in big letters so that viewers can read it!

Here are some examples from a range of Beaumont staff to give you some inspiration!

WEEK 1

w/b 20th April

DEADLINE:

THURSDAY 30TH APRIL 2020

Do something helpful for someone you know e.g. a friend or family member

For example, you could cook them a meal or teach them a new skill.

"Giving is the act of freely parting with something and offering it to someone or something beyond ourselves- a friend, family member, a charity, our local community or our wider-community. It can involve parting with material things like money and gifts, or immaterial things like our time, skills, knowledge, enthusiasm, passion and kindness. In practice, giving can look like a number of things – it could mean supporting a friend with a problem, volunteering your time for a cause you care about, or simply making an effort to make more time for the people that you care about. "