DARE

At the moment in the Wharite Team we have been doing a programme called DARE (Drugs and Alcohol Resistance Education). Its all about teaching us how to make sensible and safe choices, avoid certain drugs, the risks of taking them as well as many other things based around the topic of alcohol and drugs.

Yesterday our class discussed, in groups, why young people may take drugs. Here are some of our thoughts:

• Peer pressure
• Family members do it
• To hand out with the cool kids
• To rebel against parents
• Out of anger
• At parties
• To excel at sport
• As a stress reliever
• Ignorance
• To stop being bullied
• Like sheep
• To fit in
• Don't know the effects
• Pain killers
• To follow others
• To get high
• To feel better about themselves

What advice would you give to young people considering the use of drugs for any of these reasons?

Ashhurst School Basic Facts Ladder

Students in Room 3 have been working hard to advance their position on our Basic Facts Ladder throughout the year. Basic facts underpin all aspects of children's maths learning and determine their ability to progress in their maths. By the end of their 8th year at primary school, all students should have mastered concepts at Stage 7.

Super progress has been made to date by many students in our class, with a number of them having reached 'the top.' Ask your child where he/she is at.