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SEND Teaching Assistant, Ms Szlagor-Zdunczyk of has chosen ‘The Trial by Franz Kafka.
‘It is a genius metaphor of totalitarianism and an allegorical tale about a lonely man who faces omnipotent state and bureaucracy.’
“They are talking about things of which they don’t have the slightest understanding anyway. It’s only because of their stupidity that they are able to be so sure of themselves.”
In honour of Pride Month we will be looking at an extract from “Being Dan” by Donna David
Donna David decided to write this book after a young person she knew told her he was trans. She said, “I wanted to understand what he was going through as much as possible, I was referred to Mermaids UK for further information. What I found were brave and inspiring stories about what it means to be a young trans person in the UK today… Your gender is exactly that: YOURS”
Pride in London will take place on the weekend of 11th September 2021
If you are interested in finding out more, or if you are affected by the issues in this story, then you might find the following LGBTQ+ websites useful…
EGS Welfare and Support Hub Website Page
https://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/
Our Display in Lower School:
Pride is widely celebrated in the month of June around the world.
June was chosen after the Stonewall Riots took place in June 1969 following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn in New York on 28 June 1969.
This sparked a series of protests for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, including for there to be establishments where gay men and lesbians could be open about their sexuality without fear.
During Pride month there are usually many events to celebrate the LGTBQ+ community, but also to learn, discuss and campaign around a range of issues, help to raise awareness and promote equality.
Particularly with the Covid-19 pandemic, many events have been pushed back to later months, with some scheduled for August or September instead.
https://ok2bme.ca/resources/kids-teens/what-does-lgbtq-mean/
We are excited to announce that The Dave Storey Trio will be performing for some of our students (years 7 and 8 and a few ‘invited’) in school on Friday 25th June.
Some of you may recognise him, as Dave is one of the Drum tutors that comes in weekly. This time he will be coming in to perform his jazz music to us….what a treat!
#EGSmusicdept
https://www.davestorey.org/about
from Mrs Rudolph, Library Manager;
A book that all pupils / anyone should read. A fantastic reminder that we are ALL capable of achieving great things.
This book encourages everyone to ‘harness the good in themselves and in the world around them, using that fire of positivity to create change in their lives’. Remembering that even in difficult times we can still move forwards.
The Hon. Stuart Lawrence
We’re asking all the boys to take on the Can Do Challenge this week – it’s not difficult or time-consuming, so give it a go….
There are five days of the week and five ways to wellbeing. Can you see where we’re going with this?
The five ways to wellbeing are five things we can all do that are scientifically-proven to help us feel better. For the CAN DO Challenge, we’re calling on everyone to choose a different way to wellbeing to try each day of Men’s Health Week.
The five ways are:
https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/mhw
https://www.menshealthforum.org.uk/news/50-champion-ideas-can-do-challenge
This is a really useful tool for staff and students.
