The Lady with the Lamp

The Lady with the Lamp

September - October 2014

This half term our Creative Curriculum theme is called The Lady with the lamp. As part of this theme we will be learning about how our bodies change and grow, healthy lifestyles including the importance of healthy eating, exercise, keeping clean and getting a good nights sleep.

As part of our work we will learn about the different people who help us to stay healthy including Doctors and Nurses.

We will then learn about the life and work of some very special nurses including Florence Nightingale (The Lady with the Lamp), Edith Cavell and Mary Seacole.

Please click on the link below to see what we will learning about this half term and don't forget to visit our photo gallery at the bottom of this page to see what we have been doing!

Healthy living

Here are some web links and videos to help you learn about healthy lifestyles. To keep our bodies healthy we must make sure that we eat the right foods, drink water, exercise, keep clean and have lots of sleep. Click on the links below to find out more.

Watch these videos to learn more about being healthy.

The Lady with the Lamp

Image used with thanks to BBC Primary History

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/famouspeople/florence_nightingale/

Florence Nightingale was a famous nurse who was born on 12th May 1820. She is famous because of her nursing work during the Crimean War and for the changes that she made to the nursing profession. Florence was also called The Lady with the Lamp. Can you find out why she has this nickname? A special visitor from Thackray Medical Museum will be coming to our school this half term to help us learn all about the life of Florence Nightingale. Please visit the Thackray Medical Museum website to find out more information.

We are also going to learn about the life and work of another nurse who also looked after wounded soldiers during the Crimean War. Please click on the links and resources below to learn more about the life and work of Mary Seacole.

We will also learn about the life and work of Edith Cavell and will compare her life and work. Edith Cavell was a British Nurse who served in World War 1. This will be particularly relevant with the 100th anniversary commemorations taking place this year.