29th June 2020

What’s going on this week?

Following protests campaigning for Black Lives Matter, demonstrators in Bristol pulled down a statue of a former slave trader, Edward Colston, and threw it into the harbour. It is likely that the statue will now be placed in a museum. Many other famous statues have been in question in other parts of the UK, with issues regarding what they represent and if they should be given prominent positions in towns and cities. Things to talk about at home…

Do you know if there are any famous statues or monuments in your local area? Do you know why they are there and who the person is/what the object is?

Is there anyone in your local area who you think deserves a statue? Why? Why do you think we choose to put up statues or monuments?

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KS2 Focus Question: Who do we think deserves a statue to celebrate their achievements?

Listen, think, share • Record a list of reasons why we might have

statues e.g. to tell stories, to honour a person or an event, to preserve a memory, to celebrate someone’s achievements, for decoration.

• Explain that many statues of people, placed in public areas, have been selected because they have accomplished something in their city, country or even the world.

• Look at resource 2, where some children share who they think deserves a statue and why. Do you agree that these people should have a statue? Why/why not?

• Discuss who you think deserves a statue. Explain why you think this. Do you think other people will agree with you?

• Sometimes statues can be the cause of debate as not everyone shares the same values so what one person would like to celebrate; another person may prefer to forget. Can you think of any statues of people who you don’t think should have one?

• Do you think statues are the best way to celebrate someone’s achievements or can you think of other ways?

Reflection We may not always agree with who deserves to have a statue to celebrate their achievements. This is because we do not always share the same values, as we are all different.

What’s going on this week? Following protests campaigning for Black Lives Matter, demonstrators in Bristol pulled down a statue of a former slave trader, Edward Colston and threw it into the harbour. It is likely that the statue will now be placed in a museum. Many other famous statues have been in question in other parts of the UK, with issues regarding what they represent and if they should be given such prominent positions in towns and cities.

Main question: Why do we have statues?

Listen, think, share • Look at this week’s poster and ask if anyone knows who

this statue is of? Explain that it is of Mary Seacole. A nurse in the Crimean war.

• Are there any statues or monuments near where you live? Do you know why they are there and the history behind them? If not, can you think of any other famous statues?

• Read through the assembly resource, which provides information about people that have statues in their memory and information on others that don’t. Who do you think are the most deserving of having a statue and why?

• If statues upset or offend people, do you think they should be taken down? Explain that a statue of a former slave trader, Edward Colston, was pulled down by protestors who didn’t think it should be in public, given his past. It is thought that the statue will be placed in a museum. For any statues that are taken down, what do you think should happen to them? Do you think a museum is a good place? Why?

• Talk about who you think should decide who the statues are of and where they should be placed?

• Watch this week’s useful video (found overleaf). Are you surprised that the statue of Lily Parr is the first statue of a female footballer in the UK?

• Can you think of other people, famous or not who have statues? What reasons do you think there should be to warrant statues to be made?

Reflection Statues and monuments can mean different things to different people. As time moves on, society changes and so it is important for us all to reflect on what we value and choose to celebrate collectively.

KS1 Focus Question: What is a statue?

Listen, think, share • Write the word ‘statue’. Have you heard of this

word before? Have you ever played musical statues or has anyone ever told you to stand still like a statue?

• Explain that a statue is an object made from a hard material, usually stone or metal. They are often of people and animals and are life-size or larger.

• Look at resource 1, which shows some examples of statues. Have you seen a statue before? Who or what was the statue of? Where was the statue?

• Some statues are famous and show people who have done something or achieved something that is recognised by many people such as the statue of Amy Johnson. They are put in public places, where anybody can look at them.

• Look at the statue of the lion, which is found in somebody’s garden. Why do you think someone would have a statue in their garden? Might it be because it looks nice or it has a special meaning to them? This statue is not in a public place so is just for the person living in this home and their guests.

• Do you like statues? Why/why not?

Reflection A statue is often made of stone or metal and usually shows people and animals. There are many different statues, that are positioned for many different reasons.

This Week’s Useful Websites This week’s news story

www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/52965665

This Week’s Useful Videos

The statue of footballer Lily Parr www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/48224610

This week’s Virtual Assembly www.picture-news.co.uk/discuss

This Week’s Useful Vocabulary

Demonstrators – people who take part in a public protest march or gathering. Monuments – a statue, building or structure built to remind people of an event in history or a famous person. Offend – cause someone to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful. Prominent – important. Protests – the act of saying or showing publicly that you object to something. Warrant – if something warrants an action, it makes the action seem necessary or appropriate for the circumstances.

KS2 Follow-up Ideas Option 1: A biography is a piece of writing about somebody’s life. It usually shares key events in that person’s life in chronological order. Plan and write a biography of someone you think deserves a statue to celebrate their achievements. Begin by researching their life.

• Where/when were they born?

• What was their childhood like?

• What was their adulthood like?

• What have they achieved?

• Why should they be remembered? Write your biography remembering to use third person, past tense, vary sentence openers and use interesting vocabulary and punctuation. ------------------------------------------------------------- Option 2: Make a sculpture/statue of somebody who you think deserves one for their achievements but does not have one. Think about:

• What material will you use? Clay, playdough, plasticine?

• What size will your statue be?

• How will you shape/mould your statue? Make your statue.

• Was is it easier or harder than you thought?

• Does your statue look like the person it is supposed to look like?

Many statues are created using stone or metal.

• Do you think this would be quite tricky?

KS1 Follow-up Ideas

Option 1: Choose one of the statues from resource 1, find another picture of one or use a statue found in your local area! Describe your statue. Think about:

• What the statue is made from? Metal, stone?

• Can you describe the material? Cold, hard?

• Is the statue a person, an animal or something else? What are they doing?

• How would you describe their eyes? Staring, unblinking, happy, sad, lonely?

• When you look at the statue, how does it make you feel?

Record your ideas. If you can, use them to write a sentence or paragraph to describe your statue. ------------------------------------------------------------- Option 2: Have you heard of a living statue? Explain that these are people who pose as statues. They often wear statue-like make-up and can stand very still!

• Can you pretend to be a statue?

• What will you wear?

• What position will you stand in?

• How long can you remain still for?

• Can you time it? Explore different statue poses. You could photograph your poses or record them by drawing them afterwards.

Assembly Resource

Read through the resource below, which provides information about people that have statues in their memory and information on others that don’t. Who do

you think are the most deserving of having a statue and why? Can you think of anyone else throughout history who you believe deserves celebrating?

Source: BBC News

Sweden’s statue of 38-year-old Danuta Danielsson

In 1985, 38-year-old housewife and

mother, Danuta Danielsson, ran into a

group of people making racist comments,

she hit one of the group on the head with

her handbag.

In 2015, handbags started appearing

dangling from the arms of famous statues

around the world. It was a protest against

a refusal by Swedish officials to grant

permission for the statue of Danuta. The

protests worked and the statue was

unveiled shortly after.

Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was a life-long campaigner against slavery from his late

teens and does not have a statue in his name. It has been suggested that a statue of

him could replace the recently pulled down former slave trader, Edward Colston, in

Bristol as he derived much of his knowledge of the trade from research there. In

1823, Clarkson returned to Bristol to speak at the first meeting of the Bristol Auxiliary

Anti-Slavery Society.

Mary Seacole (featured on this week’s

poster and pictured left) was a nurse who

set up a hospital during the Crimean War.

Her statue was unveiled in 2016.

Rosalind Franklin, a scientist working at King's College London, alongside fellow

scientists James Watson, Frances Crick and Maurice Wilkins, sadly died in 1958, just

before the other three scientists were able to complete their work that led to the

discovery of the structure of DNA. The remaining three scientists claimed the Nobel

Prize for Chemistry in 1962. Sadly, as Rosalind died a few years earlier, her work was

never recognised. It has been suggested that a statue is erected in her name.

Resource 2

Look at the resource below, where some children share who they think deserves a statue and why.

Do you agree that these people should have a statue?

Why/why not?

I think my mum should have a statue. She is

the best mum in the world! She looks after

me and my brother, she is always there to

listen and to help us, she is so kind and she is

always helping other people too.

Marcus Rashford, the professional

footballer, definitely deserves to have a

statue. Not only is he an amazing

footballer, he has done so much to fight

for free school meal vouchers for those

that need them during lockdown.

I live in Leicester and feel very proud that Elizabeth Heyrick, who was born in

the late 1700’s, was also from Leicester. She campaigned for the immediate

abolition of slavery. I think she should have a statue in Leicester so we can

remember her and celebrate her contribution.

I think that Greta Thunberg

should have a statue. She has

done so much to raise

awareness of the climate

crisis we face. A statue would

not only honour her work but

also remind people this is still

an issue and we must

continue to tackle it.

Lewis

Zachary

Alina

Stefcia

Bronze sculpture of Nelson Mandela,

Parliament Square, London.

Pictured: A picture of the ocean floor in the Maldives featuring Midnight snapper, a shoal of Orange

Anthias and Red-toothed Triggerfish. Source: Mal B.

Pictured: An illustration of Spaceship Neptune from Space Perspective’s Twitter page.

One-fifth of the ocean floor is mapped

29th June – 5th July 2020

2019

Balloon rides to the edge of space! Spaceship Neptune, a 200m vehicle that includes a

balloon and tethered capsule, aims to take tourists

on flights to the edge of space. The pressurized

capsule, with refreshments bar and toilet, will be

operated by a company called Space Perspective

from leased facilities at the Kennedy Space Center.

The high-altitude-balloon hopes to carry eight

passengers, lifting off into the predawn sky to see

the stars and then the sun rise. The company say

“Space Perspective’s magnificent, safe suborbital

flight via space balloon will smoothly fly you to the

edge of space. Soak in the curvature of our

beautiful planet against the blackness of space,

while gently sailing along inside the revolutionary,

near-zero emissions Neptune capsule above the

rich colours of the Earth below.”

The Nippon Foundation-GEBCO (General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans) Seabed 2030 Project has announced that almost one-fifth of Earth's ocean floor is now mapped. The project aims to produce a complete, freely available map of the entire ocean floor by 2030. We currently know less about the ocean floor than the surface of the moon or Mars! When Seabed 2030 was launched in 2017, only 6% of the ocean floor had been mapped to modern standards. It was recently announced, on World Hydrography Day, that an extra 14.5 million square kilometres of new bathymetric data had been added to the latest GEBCO Grid. "Today we stand at the 19% level. That means we've got another 81% of the oceans still to survey, still to map. That's an area about twice the size of Mars that we have to capture in the next decade," project director Jamie McMichael-Phillips.

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Although bees are the best pollinators, scientists are

trying to come up with high tech alternatives.

Researchers in Japan have developed a soap bubble-

based pollination method that is as effective as doing

it by hand. Eijiro Miyako, a materials chemist at the

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology,

has developed a drone delivered soap bubble system

that could help pollinate flowers. Miyako discovered

that using a drone alone was damaging the plants

and it wasn’t until he was blowing bubbles with his

son at a park that he came up with the idea. He

thought the bubbles would be soft, light and flexible

enough to pollinate flowers without harming them.

In laboratory tests, bubbles successfully delivered

pollen to Campanula flowers.

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I think having a routine is

important because you have

a plan for the day, it is good

for your mental health.

Evie Goodwin- Age 10

I find that it is nice to have

a routine, but I do not

think it is that important.

Aaron - Age 8

Routines are good so

you remember what you

need to do but they also

should be flexible, so it

doesn't get boring!

Tommy - Age 9

It is important to have a

routine in our busy lives.

Everyone knows what needs

to be done when and

where, this helps everyone

to be organised. It helps not

to forget important things

like cleaning my teeth.

Henry Stiles - Age 8