Primary Times West London Feb 17

News & Views West
London
Get involved with
British Science
Week: 10-19 March
We all know how difficult it can
be to think of innovative ways
to educate children without
seeing their minds wander
and their eyes droop. So, if
you’re looking for a touch of
inspiration, look no further than
British Science Week (BSW).
BSW is a national
celebration of science,
technology, engineering and
maths - featuring fascinating
events and activities across
the UK. It is run by the British
Science Association (BSA)
and will take place from 10-19
March 2017. There will be a
variety of events happening
all over the country during the
week which will be open for
anyone to attend.
Primary schools, children
and families are an extremely
important part of BSW. The
BSA provide free activity
packs full of inspiring ideas
that you can do in your
classroom or at home, with
information about what you’ll
need and how to extend the
activities. The theme for this
year is “Change”, encouraging
young people to investigate
the changes happening in
the world around us and the
changes they can make to
have a positive impact on the
future.
There is a primary school
pack which contains activities
ranging from chemistry you
can do in the kitchen, to
creating a Moon diary, and
even instructions on how to
build your own rocket.
Pupils can also enter the
annual poster competition to
be in with a chance of winning
an array of prizes. Posters
will be based on the theme
of “Change” and are judged
on how creative and wellresearched
the ideas are, as
well as how well the poster has
been made or drawn.
New for primary schools in
2017 is Demo Day; an annual
campaign during BSW that
aims to inspire school teachers
and technicians to explore new
concepts, provoke discussions
and generate excitement
through running science
demonstrations. Demo Day
will take place on Thursday
16 March and teachers
who are planning to run a
demonstration on Demo Day
can pledge their involvement.
The pledges will be added to
an interactive map which will
display all participants from
schools across the UK.
To find out more and
get involved visit www.
britishscienceweek.org
There will also be further
announcements over the next
month, including exciting new
events for 2017, so do keep
checking back and follow the
hashtag #BSW17 on Twitter for
important news and updates.
Save the date and put your thinking caps
on – Wear A Hat Day is coming again!
What is Wear A Hat Day?
Wear A Hat Day is the UK’s premier
brain tumour research fundraising
event. Taking place on Friday 31st
March 2017, which is the last day
of Brain Tumour Awareness Month,
schools and families across the
country get involved to help raise
funds for research into this devastating
disease.
Why get involved?
Brain tumours kill more children
and adults under the age of 40
than any other cancer… yet just
1% of the national spend on cancer
research has been allocated to
this devastating disease. No parent
should lose a child and no child
should lose a parent prematurely.
Brain Tumour Research is the
only national charity that invests in
sustainable long-term research at
UK Centres of Excellence. Wear
A Hat Day is a great way to show
support and raise money for this
research. Children and adults take
part in days of hat-filled fundraising
events. School children maximise
their fundraising by selling
exclusive hat-shaped pin badges
– with new designs from the charity
created each year, they have become
collector’s items among the
youngsters!
How do I get involved?
Register now at www.wearahatday.
org and start planning your event.
Your fundraising pack will include
leaflets and posters to help promote
your event and will arrive in
plenty of time for your Wear A Hat
Day. The charity provides exciting
Wear A Hat Day merchandise
to buy and sell to help with your
fundraising – wristbands, plush
hats, baseball caps, car hats and
designer brooches for parents and
teachers joining in with little fundraisers.
Event ideas and fundraising
top tips can be found on the
website. Many children make hats,
have hat competitions, parades
and fashion shows, and the charity
publishes the best photos on social
media.
All in all it is simply too
#HATTASTIC to miss!
Help your child develop fine motor skills
while having fun family bonding time!
The DoUp4Ways cushion has been designed
to help parents to support their children to learn
and develop a range of skills without them even
noticing that this is what they are doing.
Interactive cushions is the brain child of stay
at home Dad Alfred Munroe who is the proud
father of 4 sons.
To find out more go to www.doup4ways.com
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Primary Times, West London • February Half Term 2017
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