8th October 2020
Today in Science students in KS3a investigated ‘Forces’. We set up two different sized paper clips and measured the attractive force using a ruler. We found the smaller paper clip had a more attractive force.
Wednesday 7th October 2020
We would like to share some resources for mental health and wellbeing for you ahead of World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10th October 2020.
Please reach out if you need support.
Tuesday 6th October 2020
As most people are aware at the weekend four young people tragically lost their lives.
Early indications from Northumbria Police are that some of the young people had been taking MDMA.
It is known that MDMA use and supply is occurring across the force area and does involve teenagers in our area.
Please spend time talking to your children about the dangers of drug use.
Monday 5th October 2020
In The Green Room this week, Mark participated in an emotional resilience lesson. He enjoyed learning how to turn aggressive behaviour into assertive behaviour resulting in a more positive outcome.
Friday 2nd October 2020
We were very lucky this week as Mr Popple led us on our school assembly (what day is Friday…The BEST day of the week!) Our children have displayed some fantastic work this week. In class 1 the winner with the most dojos was Lacey and in Class 2 there were joint winners Tyler and Connor who have all shown great effort throughout the week.
Friday 2nd October 2020
This week the top 2 pupils were rewarded with a Greggs’ breakfast:
Bradley and Shakil.
100% Attendance Award to:
Bradley, Shakil, Kai and Ronnie
Friday 2nd October 2020
This week the staff award goes to Mrs Francisco for hard work with the Spanish food morning and her multi cultural knowledge and experiences.
Friday 2nd October 2020
Some Key Stage 3 students spent the afternoon having a go at flying Miss Burrows’ drone; using it to take some photos and videos of South Shields seafront and Cleadon Hills. Keenan showed that he had excellent piloting skills and also took some amazing photos and videos.
Friday 2nd October 2020
The ‘Hands, Face, Space’ campaign urges everyone to continue to wash their hands, cover their face and make space to control infection rates. The NHS has released a ‘Hands. Face. Space.’ video that may be a useful resource when communicating the importance of wearing a face covering on transport directly to children and young people.
Thursday 1st October 2020
As part of Our Better Health Award today, all staff had to show an act of kindness to another person by either leaving a note or doing something for them. Helping others can be beneficial to our own mental health. It can reduce stress, improve our emotional wellbeing and even benefit our physical health. The atmosphere around school was very positive and everyone had a smile on their face.
Feedback from Staff:
I came back to my desk to find a bag full of treats of things I love with a note saying I was appreciated. It made me feel valued. It made me smile.
I absolutely loved my poem I received today, it was really nice to hear about everyone’s acts of kindness. As a new member of staff it made me really feel part of the team, it’s so nice that everyone is more than willing to go out of their way to make someone else happy. It’s such a great place to work!!
My AOK was a personalised message with printed images of all the things me and the staff member talk about
It was a great idea. For a couple of hours yesterday it was lovely to see some of the things staff were trying to secretly do without getting caught by their selected person
I loved how everyone wanted to show off the lovely things that people had been saying about them. There was a really nice buzz around the school.
Yesterday was World Appreciation Day. At The Beacon Centre we all picked a member of staff’s name from an envelope and thought of something kind to do for them or say to them. It was lovely to see lots of appreciative smiles and to hear people laughing.
Today’s act of Kindness made me feel that I am a valued member of the Beacon Centre which made me feel proud and somewhat overwhelmed that somebody had taken the time to do something meaningful.
I got a lovely poem ‘it only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime.’
It felt great, and came as a wonderful surprise which kept me smiling throughout the rest of the day. It was a lovely gesture and was very much appreciated. ‘Kindness is the best nourishment for humanity.’
“I had my kindness message delivered to me by a student so that it was a lovely surprise. I received a poem which made me feel happy that someone had taken the time to write such kind words.”
It’s Mr Hall’s birthday today! As an act of kindness Mrs Simpson made him an amazing cake.
As a further act of kindness, Mr Hall shared this with the children and staff because we all know, kindness spreads kindness.
