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 have been looking at the Inuits and their way of life in our Learning Means The World Theme of ‘Come Fly With Me: Arctic Circle. We have been looking at how they expressed various art forms and we have discovered that they used rocks and stones to make markers in the area. These markers then became symbols and ways of celebration. We created our own Inukshuk art. We have also looked at their art of dance and music and we have learnt some amazing origional Inuit dances and have been learning how to play the drums, which is a big part of any Inuit celebration.
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
Well done to the first winners of our new maths ‘Problem of the Week‘ activity which encourages children to apply their maths reasoning skills to solve a question from their key phase. From the many correct entries received across Key Stage One and Key Stage Two, congratulations to Tiegan and Darcie whose names were drawn out with the correct answer!
Well done everyone and make sure you all enter next week!
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
