Family Partnership Coffee Morning

12th May 2022Lee Wilkinson

The Family Partnership Team (Tracy and Glynis) would like to thank all parents/carers who attended the Coffee Morning at Ashdale today.

A big thank you to Deb Hill (OT) and Sarah Donnelley (Speech and Language) for supporting our parents and offering advice and guidance.
It has been so long since we have been able to ‘get together’ and this morning has shown how important it is to be able to meet with other parents / carers, share stories and support each other.
We gathered lots of information from you this morning (eg: workshops you may be interested in and areas which you would like more information),  and we will be looking into everything we discussed.
Thanks again, and please remember, you are amazing and doing a fantastic job under some, often, very difficult circumstances.
See you all soon
Tracy and Glynis

Smile Through Sport

1st April 2022Lee Wilkinson
Smile Through Sport are running sport and activity sessions for children and young people with SEND over the first week of the Easter holidays.
Sessions will involve loads of fun Easter themed games and activities along with a range of sports. Sessions are free and open to all ability levels as well as siblings and family members. The minimum age is 5 years.
  • Monday 11th April at Sporting Club Cramlington, 10am-11.30am
  • Tuesday 12th April at Eagles Arena, Scotswood Road, 4pm-5pm for 5-10 yrs
  • Tuesday 12th April at Eagles Arena, Scotswood Road, 5pm-6pm 10-19 yrs
  • Wednesday 13th April at Mortimer Community Centre 10am-11.30am
  • Thursday 14th April at The Louisa Centre, Stanley, 1.30pm-3pm
They’re asking for parents to book so they know how many people to expect – www.smilethroughsport.com/sessions-and-events-calendar

Medieval Times

1st April 2022Lee Wilkinson

In outdoor learning this week, we have been looking at how people used to live in the medi evil times. We looked at mud villages and also tried on a knights helmet. We also made a knights favourite drink, made from honey and water, a delicious treat back in the day.

Northumberland SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) – April Information Newsletter – Issue 7

1st April 2022Lee Wilkinson
We are pleased to be able to share with you the seventh Northumberland SEND Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) information newsletter.
This issue includes:
School Health is relaunching the ChatHealth Texting service for 11–19-year-olds in Northumberland
This service offers all young people in Northumberland the chance to access online advice and support from a School Nurse through offering a discreet and quick text messaging service that is safe and easy to use.  Whilst they continue to see young people face to face, ChatHealth offers all young people access to health advice in a quick, secure way.
In order for young people to be aware of this support available to them, please find attached a promotional image for the service with the number young people can use to access ChatHealth and seek advice.

Pupil Voice Committee

28th March 2022Lee Wilkinson
Some of our amazing students at The Dales School have been elected to make up our very special Pupil Voice committee; and we wanted to keep you at home updated with the wonderful things that we are working on.
The Pupil Voice group meets weekly to talk about school plans that are ongoing and exciting ideas for the future. So far, the students have decided that they would like to;
  • raise money for a number of worthy charities
  • organise some school-wide arts and crafts activities where all of our students will have the opportunity to work alongside each other
  • consider the appointment of a therapy dog in school
  • roll out the use of Makaton signing through school by way of creating a truly inclusive environment for all of our pupils
These are just some of the incredible ideas that the Pupil Voice students have come up with so far.
When we meet next, we will be getting busy in the kitchen cooking up some Easter treats to sell to our teaching staff in order to begin fundraising for one of our chosen charities- we’ll keep you posted!

Borrow a Book

25th March 2022Lee Wilkinson
We have created an area next to the entrance at Blythdale for children to borrow and return books to encourage reading at home and at school.
A HUGE thank you to everyone who donated books to school. We have replenished class reading areas and set up our own ‘Borrow a Book’ at Blythdale.
Clare and Anna from Team 1, Blythdale are super excited about our “reading for pleasure” promotion in school.