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:
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!
A massive well done to Jessica, on her contribution to charity and fundraising in her own time!
With the help of friends, Jess has organised craft days , ran stalls at the event, held games on the microphone with the DJ’s and came up with lots of ideas to raise money!
Amazingly, a ‘Kids rave’ (organised by Jess) has raised over £1,000!
Money which will all be donated to local charity, Hebburn Helps, and will support many families during financial difficulties, including enabling children waking up to presents on Christmas morning- a true gift of kindness and generosity.
We are beyond proud of the selfless act of kindness you have displayed, and hope you continue to raise money for amazing causes!
Well done Jess!
This week in 5 Red we have enjoyed lots of creative activities linked to our new theme, “Come Fly With Me America”.
The children have thoroughly enjoyed taking part in line-dancing, looking at traditional and modern dance techniques. They followed the steps to a classic line dancing song, “Achy Breaky Heart” by Billy ray Cyrus, followed by a modern dance to Steps 5, 6, 7, 8. As you can see 5 Red thoroughly enjoyed themselves. We may have some future line-dancers in our midst! Yee-Haw!
We have also been learning about Native American culture this week. The children then enjoyed designing and creating their own dream catchers using different materials. The final results were beautiful and all so unique, like our children!
Dear Community,
Preparations for Christmas are likely to be well underway in most households, with only 38 more sleeps to go until the big day. Christmas can be a very stressful time for children, young people and adults with Autism so I would just like to draw your attention to the National Autistic Society’s website which has lots of useful information and strategies which may help us to cope better during the busy festive period.
I really do hope that you find the links helpful. Just click on the link below for more information.
Take good care.
Jo Donkin
SENDCo
