Dear Community,
South Tyneside Parent Carer Forum need your help gathering thoughts and experiences on Transitions!
Has your child or young person experienced a transition in the last 12 months? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Effective and successful transitions, from one setting to another and/or from one class to another are crucial to a child/young person’s learning and their wellbeing.
We often hear from parents about poorly handled transitions when information about prior learning or support is not shared at the right time to provide a smooth transition. We know this can have a significant impact on the child and their family.
STPCF are keen to find out about families’ experiences of transition arrangements in South Tyneside and identify what a good transition should look like.
Whilst your response will be anonymous, we will share the findings from this survey with the Local Authority and other agencies, to help inform service improvement in this area.
As a special thank you for your valued time and input, please provide your email address at the end of the survey if you wish to be entered into a draw to win a £20, £30 or £50 voucher!
Link to survey:
We’ve had so much fun in gymnastics today. As you can see we’ve enjoyed completing our challenges and gained so much confidence in trying new things.
To ensure well-being for all is promoted within our school we are planning to develop a wellbeing garden.
With the support of a local company, Willoby Roc’s, we have secured some funding from The Bupa Foundation to help us develop this area. Once it is fully developed, the children will be able to participate in lots of outdoor activities that will contribute to their overall well-being.
Last week the school council met to share their ideas for this area. Here is a list of some of the things they would like:
- A reading area
- Seats made from logs
- A water play area
- A mud Kitchen
- Den building
- A music area
- A drawing area (mud painting)
- A story telling and reading area
- Equipment to carry out bug hunts to spot wildlife and scavenger hunts linked to seasons.
- Games made from natural materials such as tic tac toe
- A shaded area
- An entrance to the garden with a sign naming the area
- An area to grow flowers and herbs
We will try to include as many of their ideas as we can when the work begins after Christmas. We aim to have all the work on this area completed by April and will keep you updated with our progress.
Miss Fada
Senior Mental Health Lead
Please take a few moments to complete the survey with your child using the QR code or link below.
http://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/thebigambition
The School Council had a meeting with the Local Authority regarding the infrastructure surrounding the school. Attached are the results so far, watch this space!
Year 2 were so incredibility lucky to have an amazing afternoon with Mark Bryant from Media Partnership. He spoke to the children about his experiences working within the media industry, and all of the different roles there are. He also demonstrated some of the equipment the company uses for filming, and then explained how Green Screen works.
As you’ll see from the photographs, the children had an amazing experience linking real life to their current Learning Means The World theme- Inter-Nation Media Station.
As part of our Learning Means the World theme, Zero to Hero, 2 Blue carried out an artist study on Christy Brown.
The children looked at his fabulous paintings and discussed their opinions before learning that Christy Brown actually painted these using a paint brush he held between his toes!
After overcoming their shock and amazement, the children tried it for themselves with great success!
