For our first lesson, we focused on the qualities of a good friend. We thought about how we should treat others and how we should expect to be treated too. We discussed qualities such as being kind, helpful, thoughtful and funny. 

This week, we have learnt more about how we have similarities and differences. We thought about the things we have in common with our friends and how we might have similar interests. We also discussed how we are different to others and how this makes us unique. We said that it would be very boring if we were all the same and liked the same things! We discussed how we can have different ideas to others, but still be good friends and show all of the qualities that we know a good friend possesses. 

This lesson, we focused on working cooperatively with others and discussed how to be part of a successful group. We talked about the groups we are part of and then recapped our understanding of the qualities of a good friend - we decided that if we showed these qualities, we would be able to work successfully within any group. We discussed how it is not always easy to work cooperatively with others and will be moving on to managing conflict next lesson. Have a look at some photos from our learning - we had to work together in order to create the tangrams successfully! 

We continue our learning relating to friendship this week by discussing arguments and conflicts between friends, thinking about how these make us feel and what causes these disagreements. We shared some feelings such as stressed, frustrated, angry, upset and sorry and learnt more about why people have arguments. Next week, we will be thinking more about how to resolve these conflicts when they arise! 

We have been learning more about how to deal with conflicts this week, following on from our last lesson where we discussed what conflict is and why it arises. We focused more on how to deal with conflict and the strategies to improve communication. We discussed the importance of listening to each other and also how this helps us in every aspect of our lives.