Redwood School

Redwood School

RedAid Family Fun Day – Friday 4 July
Final plans are being put into place for our Family Fun Day which will take place on Friday 4th July in school. There are attractions and activities galore for everybody. There is still time to contribute any items for the event. Thanking you in advance for your support.

Sports Personality & Review of the Year
It is now only two weeks until our Sports Review of the Year Award evening which will be held Thursday 10 July at 7pm in The Gracie Fields Theatre . It will be an evening to celebrate the sporting and other achievements of our young people and share in some amazing memories from the year. You can nominate any member of the school by completing the form and returning it to school. Come along for a great family night.

6th Form Continental Residential
Our students and staff have returned safely following their residential trip to Es Cana in Ibiza. I am looking forward to hearing all the stories of what has been a great week. Thank you to the staff for organizing such a memorable trip for the students.

Ministerial Visit to Redwood
Next week the Parliamentary Undersecretary Rt Hon Edward Timpson will be visiting Redwood to sample the inclusive sporting opportunities we provide our students. The visit will include the Minister observing hydro activities, a swimming lesson, a rebound therapy session and a trampoline demonstration by Kallum in Y11. This visit highlights the key role Redwood has locally and nationally in Project Ability, Health and Well Being plans and other key initiatives.

Governors at Student Council meeting
Following the recent input of the Student Council Chair and Vice Chair, Garry and Paul, a number of governors will be attending the student council meeting to take part in the consultation process on how we listen to The Pupil Voice at Redwood.

Key Stage 4 Mock Interviews
Congratulations to all those students in Y11 who took part in the mock interview programme this week. The feedback from those employers who took part was extremely positive. Well done to all concerned.

Bags4Schools.
A big ` thanks ` for your support with the recent Bags4Schools collection which managed to raise £275. This is fantastic and very much appreciated.


KS3

Isaac, Dylan, Billy & Robert have made some fabulous creations using Lego during tutor time.

Paula’s Enrichment group went to Heaton Park to look at the animals.

Year 8&9 Blue has created minimalist sculptures in Art.
Year 8&9 Purple have also created minimalist art work based on the art of Frank Stella and Carl Andre.

Shezan attended the Randstad Disability Sports day on the 24 June 2014, he had a brilliant time and participated in all the events. Well Done.

After school cookery club made cakes and biscuits to sell and made £75 towards their end of term meal at the Sandbrook Park restaurant.

Pupils have been really keen to experiment with the new craze of loom bands at break times.. The rota for pupils to listen to the ipod and use the ipad at break times has worked well, the list of names is never ending...

KS4

4L and 4U have been investigating the effect of ramp angle on the flight time of a skateboard. Initially they designed and constructed their own ramps using paper and card using inspiration from Danny Way. They then modified their ramps using different materials and changed the way they were propelling the skateboard. Then they finally tested the different angled ramps to find out which made Danny Way fly in the air for the longest time.

Now I know I'm a little late here but 4J have been busy selling Father’s Day gifts, as part of their class enterprise. They are showing signs of becoming ‘budding entrepreneurs.’

It's that time of year again, Jacqui Stanners from KS4 is raising money in memory of her Husband Gordon, who sadly lost the battle against Lung Cancer in 2010. Jacqui will be doing the 10km "Race For Life" on 12 July, if you'd like to sponsor Jacqui or make a donation, please contact Redwood School.

KS5

Mitchell, Luke, Aqsa, Polly and Ryan went bowling at Strike 10 at Sandbrook Park as part of their Personal Independence Programme – Accessing local community facilities. They also went along to have fun with their friends.

Some of our students went to the Town hall for the Raising of the Flag ceremony. The Lady Mayoress was there, as were representative from the Armed Forces. Students listened respectfully to the service and joined in with the National Anthem.
After, everyone went for refreshments at the college.

They met a menagerie of characters, including a snake, a hedgehog, the goats, the pics, the rabbits and a friendly dog. There was even time for some R&R.
Everyone from The Social Lounge was pleased to see Kayleigh as she had spent her work experience there. Habib said the best bit was meeting the dog. We will all be able to meet some of the animals on Red Aid day as they will be coming to Redwood.

As part of their World Of Work - Responding to the Local Natural Environment lesson, George, Tanzila, Ian, Habib, Abbey, Mitchell, Mark, Raymond, Aqsa and Kayliegh visited the Social Lounge at Cherwell.

They met a menagerie of characters, including a snake, a hedgehog, the goats, the pics, the rabbits and a friendly dog. There was even time for some R&R.
Jordan S for gaining more confidence, talking a lot more and being more involved in school activities.

Most improved Student
Sohail A for communicating well and taking part in lessons. Sohail has been cheerful and more helpful when being repositioned.