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 13th |
Roald Dahl Day |
Moral Cultural |
To celebrate the writing of Roald Dahl and inspire pupils to both read and write. |
October 1st -2nd |
Islamic New Year |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Islamic calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
October 3rd |
Rosh Hashanah |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Jewish calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
October 7th |
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 10th |
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 13th |
Harvest Festival |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
October 16th-23rd |
Sukkot |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Jewish calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
October 17th – 21st |
Year 5 Residential |
Social Moral |
To provide opportunities for children to challenge themselves, overcome fears and work cooperatively. |
November 7th-11th |
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 11th |
Armistice Day |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To ensure children remember World War II in Britain and the sacrifices made by our ancestors. |
November 15th |
Rail Safety |
Moral Social |
To raise awareness of rail safety what we can do to stay safe. |
November 17th |
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 25th |
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 18th |
Children in Need |
Social Moral Spiritual |
To raise awareness of how those in need can benefit from fundraising |
November 22nd |
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 12th and 13th |
Christingle |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To celebrate the true meaning of Christian festival of Christmas. |
December 15th |
Christmas Carol Concert |
Social Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To celebrate the true meaning of Christian festival of Christmas. |
January 6th |
Epiphany |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
January 15th |
Martin Luther King Jnr Day |
Social Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To reflect on equality and what it means in our school. |
January 17th |
Junior Choir take part in Young Voices at the O2 Arena. |
Social Cultural |
To contribute to a performance outside the school community. |
January 24th |
Winter Read In |
Social Cultural |
To celebrate books and inspire pupils to read. |
January 26th |
KS2 RE Day - Worship |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand how and why different faiths worship and compare this to our own beliefs. |
January 30th |
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 2nd |
Candlemas |
Moral Cultural Spiritual |
To understand important events within the Christian calendar and compare with their own beliefs. |
February 7th |
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 27th – March 12th |
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 28th- April 16th |
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 3rd |
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 17th |
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 24th |
Comic Relief |
Social Moral Spiritual |
To raise awareness of how those in need can benefit from fundraising |
March 28th |
Shakespeare Rocks (Year 4 Production) |
Social Cultural |
To raise awareness of Britain’s literary history and the significance of Shakespeare’s works. |
April 21st |
Queen’s birthday |
Social Cultural |
To understand that Britain has a Monarchy and the Queen is Head of State. |
April 23rd |
St.George’s Day |
Moral Cultural |
To celebrate English heritage and know the story of St. George and the Dragon. |
April 24th |
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. |
22nd-26th 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 27th |
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. |