Thursday 13th February 2020
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Wednesday 12th February 2020
Today a small group of students went to Scotland. We passed through sun, snow and rain before getting to Scotland and it was awfully windy. Students took photos of the Welcome to Scotland sing, spoke to some local Scottish folk and played journey bingo on the drive.
Tuesday 11th February 2020
Students explored our local coastline in Seaham today. Students were fascinated when they found a crab, the students were amazed at how along the beach the cliffs had little waterfalls and were creating large puddles that were interesting colours. Students played games with the bat and ball and walked at a quick pace the whole time increasing their heart rate and providing good exercise.
Year 11 Mock Exams and Review Meeting
Year 11 students will be taking their mock exams for GCSE core subjects from Monday, 10th February 2020.
These exams are a trial run of the actual GCSE examinations in Maths and English as well as the opportunity to complete the Hospitality and Catering practical examination. They form an important part of the students preparation for the final exams in the summer.
The timetable for the mock examinations is below and students are expected to arrive on time and wearing the correct uniform.
Parents are invited to a review meeting with Mrs Johnson to discuss your child’s progress and behaviour on Thursday 13th February 2020 at 9.00. If you are unable to attend this appointment please contact the school to rearrange the meeting.
| Date | Time | Examination |
| Monday 10th February 2020 | 9.00 – 10.30 | Maths Paper 1 Non Calculator |
| Monday 10th February 2020 | 11.00 – 12.30 | English Paper 1 |
| Monday 10th February 2020 | 13.00 – 14.30 | Maths Paper 2 Calculator |
| Tuesday 11th February 2020 | 9.00 – 11.00 | English Paper 2 |
| Tuesday 11th February 2020 | 11.15 – 12.45 | Maths Paper 3 |
| Wednesday 12th February 2020 | 9.00 – 15.00
(3 x 2hr sessions) |
Hospitality and Catering Practical |
Friday 7th February 2020
The votes are in for the staff of the week!
This week resulted in a draw for two members of staff who received equal votes!
Congratulations to Mr Singh and Miss Hues for always being supportive to staff, pupils and for helping with a smile!
Thursday 6th February 2020
Today in Science the students visited the local park to look at different types of plants.
Wednesday 5th February 2020
10 tips to keep children safe online:
- Only talk to people you know and trust in real life
- Don’t give away personal information to strangers – like what street you live on, or where you go to school. Say “no” if they ask you to share photos or videos of yourself
- Set your profiles to private
- Be ‘share aware’ – once you share something online, you’ve got no control over what anyone else does with it. And it’s illegal to take, share or view sexual images of under-18s, full stop
- Be mindful of your digital footprint – it could come back to bite you
- If you see something upsetting, or someone bullies you, tell an adult you trust
- Don’t assume everything you see is true to life. People often make their lives look more exciting online
- Watch out for hoaxes and scams, like messages you’re asked to pass on or that as you for payment details or passwords
- Be wary of schemes that promise easy cash in return for you receiving and transferring money, and don’t be fooled by anything that glamorises gang lifestyles
- Watch out for loot boxes or other ways that games get you to pay – before you know it you can spend a lot on them
Monday 3rd February 2020
Students were invited to HMS Calliope in Gateshead for a talk with ‘Samantha’s Legacy’.
The Beacon Centre were the first people to receive this talk from ‘Samantha’s Legacy’. Samantha was sadly stabbed in 2007 by a 15 year old girl. Samantha had become a mum 4 months before she was killed. Samantha’s mum, Alison and sister Carly spoke to the students to raise awareness and try to prevent knife crime. Northumbria police were in attendance at the event also speaking to the students about the increase in knife offences in our local area.
The students were then invited to the Knife Angel statue outside the Sage. This statue is made up of 100,000 knives that have been taken off the streets in the UK. Some students were amazed at the size of some of the knives that have been confiscated.
One student said, “What an inspirational story!”
Another student said, “That has taken some courage to get up and talk to us about this incident well done!”
Friday 31st January 2020
A Certificate of Achievement this week was awarded to Bradley.
Bradley has worked very hard this week completing a lot of assessments to a very high level. He has been very mature and opted to sit his Functional Skills Level 1 Reading exam early due to his hard work.
Wednesday 29th January 2020
In Art, the students in The Green Room have been using different materials and tools to create fish. The students decided that clay and a range of buttons would work best and I have to agree.
