In a Nutshell Newsletter 27th September: Oats and beans and barley grow…

Dear Parents and Carers,

As I sit here to write this, the monsoon rains have stopped (or paused?) and the autumn sunlight is filtering down onto the golden leaves. We are truly lucky to spend every day in such a magical part of London.

However, what makes this setting so magical is not just our access to nature, our puddles to splash in and our trees to climb; it is our community which makes The London Acorn School such a special place to be.

We have been thinking about community a lot this week, how we can help each other out, and come together to celebrate our festivals. Even now, our fabulous parents are thinking about soup, and table decorations, and cloths and tureens, ready to welcome everyone for our harvest celebration. We are so grateful for their help.

Equally, our children this week have been thinking about how they can work well as a team, and the skills which they may have to practice in order to be a good team member. Compassion, support, listening, turn taking and sharing are all skills which we need to practice in order to get better at them – it doesn’t happen on its own.

In Kinde we have been working together to bake bread and share our daily work, remembering to include our friends in our games and be kind. A testament to the calmness and thoughtfulness of our Kinde children – today I witnessed ten children all watching a laminator with intent focus and fascination. The reverence with which they passed around the warm, laminated sheet afterwards reminded me to stop occasionally, and remember to look with new eyes at things which to us adults seem mundane. The wonder of a laminator pouch passing through the machine and magically emerging from the other side warm and stuck together… both myself and the Kinde children appreciated that small thing in that moment. It is a privilege to share the day with such children.

I hope you all managed to come and enjoy our harvest festival with us. I hope the rain managed to stay away…

Kind regards,

Rachel

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