Donation to Hebburn Helps

17th June 2019Neaera Warren

Monday 17th June 2019

Today Mrs Stubley and Miss Harding  visited Hebburn Helps, a community food bank that supports people throughout South Tyneside. The establishment started out in 2015 and provides a range of products to families including; food, clothing, toys and baby equipment.

A collection of food, donated by the staff within the Beacon Centre, was given to say thank you for all their help and support throughout the year.

The staff at Hebburn Helps were very grateful for such generous donations!

Hebburn Helps is always looking for donations.

Should you wish to help, the address is:

Hebburn Helps, South Tyneside Children’s Centre, Campbell Park Road, Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, NE31 1QY or please visit http://hebburnhelps.co.uk/. Thank you!

Friday Rewards Afternoon – 14/06/19

14th June 2019Neaera Warren

Friday 14th June 2019 – Secondary Rewards Afternoon

Congratulations to all of our students for their efforts this week.

 

GOLD AWARD – A trip to ‘Cream Curls’ for an Ice Cream

Well done to Molly R, Molly F, David, Paul and Ben!

 

SILVER AWARD – A walk to ‘Ghiaccio Ice and Dessert Lounge’ for an Ice Cream

Well done to Cameron and Bethany!

 

BRONZE AWARD – An ice lolly and film in school

Well done to Joe, Will, Morgan and Jess!

Year 11 Hoodies

13th June 2019Neaera Warren

Year 11 Leavers Hoodies

On Thursday 13th June 2019 Josh Summerside from CER visited The Beacon Centre to drop off the hoodies for our year 11 students.

 

CER have kindly sponsored the hoodies which have ‘The Beacon Centre’ logo on the front and ‘Leavers 19’ on the back.

 

Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens

12th June 2019Neaera Warren

Wednesday 12th June 2019

Today’s outdoor learning activity took our secondary students to Sunderland Museum and Winter Gardens.

Students were able to learn about Sunderland’s fascinating history all in one place; with a collection dating back to 1846 as well as seeing the most famous object of all, ‘Wallace the Lion’. There was also hundreds of other amazing objects like the first Nissan car to roll off the production line at their Sunderland factory in 1986. Galleries cover the shipbuilding, glass and pottery making industries the Anglo-Saxon period and many other aspects of the city’s past.

Students then visited the Winter Gardens, a 21st Century addition to the museum with tropical fish and over 2,000 plants which thrive in the glass rotunda. The students loved looking at the tropical fish and walking round the treetop walkway.

We were meant to have a picnic in Mowbray Park, unfortunately it was raining heavily so we decided to have it in our school vehicle.  Mrs Graham took requests for wraps followed by pancakes with cream and fruit.  It was all very tasty and something different.

Herrington Park Outdoor Activity

11th June 2019Neaera Warren

Tuesday 11th June 2019

Secondary students continued their outdoor activities this week. Today students have visited Herrington Park.

The activity continued with the theme of outdoor learning to provide opportunities for students to engage in fantastic teamwork with one another and has assisted in developing positive relationships between staff and students.

When we arrived at Herrington Park the weather was not in our favour, it was cold, windy and then it started to rain.  We set up the tent on the field but the students were not happy and were too cold. The students took Mrs Warren to investigate in the forrest to see if they could find a more suitable area to set up the tent.  The students found an area and agreed they would all help to move the tent and the other equipment into the forest.  Staff and students worked together as a team and were much happier with the new location as it was warmer and more sheltered.

Mrs Graham then started the BBQ which Mason enjoyed assisting with.

The students then enjoyed feeding the birds in the park …. there was a lot of them!

The final activity of the day involved the students painting the scenery they could see in the forest.

Staff and students had a fantastic day!

Whitley Bay Reward Trip

7th June 2019Neaera Warren

Friday 7th June 2019

For the GOLD award, our secondary students took a trip to Whitley Bay.

The students who earned the most points to go on this trip were:

Molly F, Bethany, Mason, Joe and Ben.

Well done to all of you!

The students had fun participating in a scavenger hunt followed by lunch at the Fish and Chip shop.

All of the staff and students had a fantastic day!

The man serving the food along with a female customer commented on the good behaviour and good manners of the students!

Primary Celebration Assembly

7th June 2019Neaera Warren

Friday 7th June 2019

Every Friday, our primary students are recognised for their contribution in school.

The students enjoyed having Mrs Walton join in the celebrations and present Grant with a Head Teacher’s Award!

Outdoor Activities Week

6th June 2019Neaera Warren

Tuesday 4th June and Thursday 6th June 2019

Secondary students have been enjoying outdoor activities this week. Students have visited Blast Beach, Seaburn Beach and Penshaw Monument.

The activities have provided opportunities for students to engage in fantastic teamwork with one another and has assisted in developing positive relationships between staff and students.

 

While at Blast Beach in Seaham a lady who was walking her dog commented:

“What a fantastic way to spend the day.  I love walking my dog here. The BBQ is a good idea. I wish I had thought of that!  These kids are very well behaved.”

 

 

The Beacon Centre Enterprise

6th June 2019Neaera Warren

Thursday 6th June 2019

As part of an enterprise project, students at The Beacon Centre were given the opportunity to sell items at a stall in South Shields Market. This was supported very well by other schools.

In preparation for this, students worked very hard in school to make some fantastic sellable items.

Our secondary students used their photography skills to take photos, which they then printed, mounted and put into frames. They collected rocks from local beaches and then painted them with a variety of designs to be used as paper weights.  Colourful pictures and word-art were also painted.

In addition to making all of the items, the students  wrapped them up in cellophane, produced posters, made price labels and presented everything on the stall.

Mrs Fearon and Mrs Rushworth took a group of our primary students to sell peppermint creams which they wrapped up nicely to sell. Initially the students were a little subdued in their sales pitch. However, when they were given ideas and their confidence had grown they were in full swing and there was no stopping them. There was one mint cream left and one student insisted he wanted full price for this. He was adamant he was going to get his 50p, however, a senior citizen came along and he agreed to sell her it to her for 20p.

The students had a really productive day socially and financially. The market stall was a huge success selling all of the items that were made.

 

Well done to all of the staff and students who worked very hard to make this event possible.

 

We would also like to say a big thank you to Flowers of Enchantment in Boldon Lane for their generous donation of cellophane.