1940’s & 50’s

25th March 2022Lee Wilkinson

This week in outdoor learning we have looked at 1940s and 1950s. We looked at how homing pigeons were used and made our own secret messages in invisible ink. We also looked at how soldiers used fire to cook beans and bread. We also couldn’t resist roasting marshmallows.

Outdoor Learning

8th March 2022Neil Simpson
Thank you to Brian Nicholson, who had kindly donated some fantastic gardening equipment to the school.
This week in outdoor learning we have looked at parts of the plant. We looked at how seeds grow and planted pumpkin seeds and watermelon seeds. We look forward to when they are fully grown to eat.

Outdoor Learning

18th February 2022Neil Simpson

We have continued the theme of dinosaurs and have been working on different life skills and science based topics around dinosaurs. We found a T Rex skull buried in the garden and also discovered how birds are related to Dinosaurs.

Train Update 16/02/2022

16th February 2022Lee Wilkinson

We had some special guests in school. Noel Forte and his team from Henkel came to demonstrate how to apply the weatherproofing product to the train. Henkel have kindly donated £50,000 of Weatherproofing products for the train project. This means there will be no water damage to the train. Thank you to John McCafferty, Mark Patterson, Barry Lewis.

Outdoor Learning – Dinosaurs

15th February 2022Lee Wilkinson

We have continued the theme of dinosaurs and have been working on different life skills and science based topics around dinosaurs. We found a T Rex skull buried in the garden and also discovered how birds are related to Dinosaurs.

SMILE Through Sport’s Half Term programme

11th February 2022Lee Wilkinson
is here! Sessions are open to disabled children, their siblings and family members.
Sessions cost £3 per person. To book onto the sessions please visit their website – www.smilethroughsport.com/sessions-and-events-calendar
For the session on Wednesday 23rd February in Cramlington, please book through steve@cramlingtontowncouncil.gov.uk
To start the half term week off, they are running a FREE sports event for children with a physical disability in Gateshead on Saturday19th February from 10am-2pm.

Train Update & Justgiving

7th February 2022Lee Wilkinson

We had some great news this week, RW Mann Trust have kindly donated to the train project. Thank you so much, this will go towards developing out STEM carriage.

Also a big thank you to Mr Holmes who kindly made a donation to help. On this note we have created a ‘Just Giving’ campaign to help raise £10,000 to aid in the carriage development. If you would like to donate please go to https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thedales-school.

Thank you to Ian Levy and the chronicle for appealing to the public to help the train project  https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/dales-school-blyth-pacer-train-22947145

We had a trip to Kirkmerrington School in County Durham. They showed us around their Class 142 Pacer train. We wish you all the best for your project. We are looking forward to Lesley visiting Blythdale to see our Train.

More exciting news to come next week.

Road Safety Books

26th January 2022Lee Wilkinson
Northumberland County Council have purchased a one year subscription for 6 road safety books and 1 general child safety guide. These books are regularly updated and will be useful for staff, parents, their family and friends. The link for the books is https://northumberland.goodeggsafety.com
The books cover the following topics:
  • Child Car Seat Safety – according to In car child safety – Safety Seats, Boosters, Law and advice (goodeggcarsafety.com), 9/10 car seats are fitted incorrectly
  • Child Safety
  • Cycling for Families
  • Drivers – everything you need to know to help you get your licence and keep it
  • Parents of Drivers
  • Riders – a guide for riders of scooters, mopeds and 125cc motorbikes
  • Older Road Users – a guide for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users

Smile Activity Sessions

6th January 2022Lee Wilkinson
Smile are ready and raring to go with a number of sport and physical activity sessions for disabled children, young people, adults and their families across the North East. They kick start the year with their first family session this Saturday 8th January at Blyth Sport Centre.
Please see below information and posters about their community sessions, to book visit www.smilethroughsport.com/sessions-and-events-calendar
Family Sessions
  • 1st Sunday of the month 11am-12.30pm at Sporting Club Cramlington
  • 2nd Saturday of the month 1.30-3pm at Blyth Sports Centre
  • 3rd Sunday of the month 2-3.30pm at Prudhoe Community High School
  • 4th Saturday of the month 1.30-3pm at Jarrow Focus
5-10 years Session
  • Every Tuesday 4-5pm at Eagles Basketball Arena, Newcastle (book through Eagles Community Foundation)
 
10-19 years Sessions
  • Every Tuesday 5-6pm at Eagles Basketball Arena, Newcastle (book through Eagles Community Foundation)
  • Every Wednesday 5.30-6.30pm at Cramlington Sporting Club
  • Every Thursday 6.30-7.30pm at The Louisa Centre, Stanley
Adult Session
  • Every Wednesday 10.30-11.30am at The Parks Sport Centre, North Shields

 

Information, Support and Advice Service Newsletter December 2021

7th December 2021Lee Wilkinson
We are pleased to be able to share with you the sixth Information, Advice and Support Service (IASS) information newsletter.
This issue includes:
  • A spotlight article on Northumberland ‘Be You’ – children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing support
  • A feature article on Calmer Therapy group – Morpeth
  • Information from various organisations and the activities and support they provide in the north east for children, young people, and their parents/carers.  There are some Christmas activities, which we hope you enjoy.

 

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