SMSC Calendar

Date	Event	SMSC	Objective
Every Wednesday lunchtime during term time.	Charity Stall organised and run by different groups of children in KS2.	Moral Social	To raise awareness of the work different charities do and the importance of fundraising.
Lessons and assemblies throughout the year.	Growth Mindset	Social Spiritual	To foster positive attitudes to learning and increase self-esteem.
September 13^th	Roald Dahl Day	Moral Cultural	To celebrate the writing of Roald Dahl and inspire pupils to both read and write.
October 1^st -2^nd	Islamic New Year	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Islamic calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
October 3^rd	Rosh Hashanah	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Jewish calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
October 7^th	Silly Sock Day supporting Slide Away (Bereavement Support Charity)	Social Moral Spiritual	To raise awareness of how those in need can benefit from fundraising.
October 10^th	KS2 RE Day – Sacred Texts	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To appreciate the significance of sacred texts to followers of different faiths in their everyday lifes.
October 13^th	Harvest Festival	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
October 16^th-23^rd	Sukkot	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Jewish calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
October 17^th – 21^st	Year 5 Residential	Social Moral	To provide opportunities for children to challenge themselves, overcome fears and work cooperatively.
November 7^th-11^th	Friendship Week	Social Moral Cultural Spiritual	To allow pupils to explore and recognise what a good friend is and how friends deal with falling-outs. To understand what bullying is and what to do if it happens.
November 11^th	Armistice Day	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To ensure children remember World War II in Britain and the sacrifices made by our ancestors.
November 15^th	Rail Safety	Moral Social	To raise awareness of rail safety what we can do to stay safe.
November 17^th	Year 6 performance at Methodist Church to Senior Friendship Group and talk to them as part of their work on WWII.	Social Moral Cultural	To provide an opportunity for children to entertain and talk to older members of the community regarding their experiences.
November 25^th	Junior Choir performance at Methodist Church to Senior Friendship Group.	Social Cultural	To provide an opportunity for children to entertain and talk to older members of the community.
November 18^th	Children in Need	Social Moral Spiritual	To raise awareness of how those in need can benefit from fundraising
November 22^nd	KS2 RE Day - Festivals	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within different faiths, what they mean to individuals and their significance to followers of that faith.
December	Visit to the Houses of Parliament (Year 5)	Moral Cultural	To know that we live in a democracy and understand what that means.
December	Nativity productions in Years R, 1, 2 and 3.	Social Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
December 12^th and 13^th	Christingle	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To celebrate the true meaning of Christian festival of Christmas.
December 15^th	Christmas Carol Concert	Social Moral Cultural Spiritual	To celebrate the true meaning of Christian festival of Christmas.
January 6^th	Epiphany	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
January 15^th	Martin Luther King Jnr Day	Social Moral Cultural Spiritual	To reflect on equality and what it means in our school.
January 17^th	Junior Choir take part in Young Voices at the O2 Arena.	Social Cultural	To contribute to a performance outside the school community.
January 24^th	Winter Read In	Social Cultural	To celebrate books and inspire pupils to read.
January 26^th	KS2 RE Day - Worship	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand how and why different faiths worship and compare this to our own beliefs.
January 30^th	Vasant Panchami - Saraswati Puja (Festival for the Hindu Goddess of Wisdom)	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Hindu calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
February 2^nd	Candlemas	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs.
February 7^th	Safer Internet Day 'Be the change: unite for a better internet'	Social Moral	To raise awareness of how to stay safe when online and using any form of technology.
February 27^th – March 12^th	Fairtrade Fortnight	Moral Cultural	To encourage children to become responsible citizens. To understand how Fairtrade can make a significant difference to farmers' and workers' lives. To be aware that retailers do treat their workers fairly.
February 28^th- April 16^th	Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter	Social Moral Spiritual Cultural	To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare to their own beliefs.
March 3^rd	World Book Day	Social Cultural	To celebrate books and inspire pupils to both read and write.
March	Road Safety	Moral Social	Raise awareness of road safety what we can do to stay safe.
March 17^th	KS2 RE Day – Significant People	Social Moral Cultural Spiritual	To develop an understanding of how individuals (e.g. Jesus) are important to followers a specific faiths. To understand how an individual’s faith can affect their actions (e.g. Corrie ten Boom)
March 24^th	Comic Relief	Social Moral Spiritual	To raise awareness of how those in need can benefit from fundraising
March 28^th	Shakespeare Rocks (Year 4 Production)	Social Cultural	To raise awareness of Britain’s literary history and the significance of Shakespeare’s works.
April 21^st	Queen’s birthday	Social Cultural	To understand that Britain has a Monarchy and the Queen is Head of State.
April 23^rd	St.George’s Day	Moral Cultural	To celebrate English heritage and know the story of St. George and the Dragon.
April 24^th	KS2 RE Day – Life’s Journey	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To explore the similarities and differences of their own and others life journey, understanding how an individual’s believes affect key landmarks e.g. coming of age, marriage and death.
May	Fire Safety	Moral Social	Raise awareness of fire safety what we can do to stay safe.
22^nd-26^th May	Year 6 Residential	Social Moral	To provide opportunities for children to challenge themselves, overcome fears and work cooperatively.
June	Healthy Living Picnic	Social Moral	To further develop an understanding of what a balanced diet is and how it is part of a healthy lifestyle.
June	Sports Day	Social	To develop sportsmanship and the ability to work as part of a team.
June 27^th	KS2 RE Day – Religion through the Arts	Moral Cultural Spiritual	To develop understanding of how different art forms (e.g. dance, music, painting) are used to express beliefs.
July	Water Safety	Moral Social	Raise awareness of water safety and what we can do to stay safe.
July	Peer Mediation Training for future Playground Pals	Social Moral	To develop conflict resolution skills to enable children to mediate for their peers.