To further develop the school's strength in thinking skills we have been introducing de Bono's Six Thinking Hats to the children - 6 different coloured hats for 6 different styles of thinking. This is an excellent tool to help groups of people think more collaboratively rather than talking at cross purposes.  Everyone wears the same hat at a time and pools their thinking as they go along. It works! 

is for sharing Information.  is for thinking about feelings.  is for positive thinking. 

 is for checking & judging.  is for creative thinking.  is for planning and summarising our thinking.

I encourage you to ask the children about these at home. If you'd like to try them out for yourselves there is a fuller summary with sample questions on the attachment below. I would also like to offer a parent workshop if any of you would like to spend an hour learning how they work in practice.