Redwood School

Redwood School

Family Halloween Disco

This family event will take place on Tuesday 21 October, 6pm to 8pm, and all families are invited to attend. There will be refreshments, pie and peas, fancy dress competitions and a disco. Please make a note in your diary to attend this RedAid family function.

School Photo’s

On Thursday 16 Octber, we will be hosting our school photo event and all pupils will have their photograph taken by a professional company, supported by staff, and details will be sent home of the process to purchase this special momentum and photograph.

6th Form Internship Trainees

This week I had the privilege of visiting our Internees on placements at Rochdale Infirmary and Fairfield Hospital to see them at work and speak with their job coaches. A fantastic experience for all concerned and well done to Ismah in CAU, Thomas in booking and scheduling, Fahad in theatre stores, Nathan in medical record and Kerys in the hospital café at the infirmary. Similarly well done to Sandra in the canteen, Tommy D in pharmacy portering and Tom N in the post room at Fairfield.

After School and Youth Club programme

The online booking system for the October half term club has now closed and parents / cares will be informed of the outcome. The after school clubs last week attracted 96 pupils taking the opportunity to take part in clubs such as multi sports, cookery, crafts, hair and beauty, ICT, music, football, film, Wii and swimming. Something for everybody. 42 students also attended the Youth Clubs during the week.

KS3

7 Green have really enjoyed Spanish this week. They have been singing and signing new Spanish songs to help them remember greetings and new colours in Spanish. Our colours this week are Amarillo, Verde, Azul and Rojo. They all have wonderful singing voices.

8 & 9 Purple have researched some planets of the solar system. They now know that although Mercury is nearest to the sun, it’s not the hottest planet. Venus is. They also know why this is.

Year 7 Yellow made cheesecake; all pupils really enjoyed the experience and focused well throughout the whole lesson.

Pupils in the Lilac room have been enjoying their Food Technology lessons, learning about healthy choices. So far they have made fruit smoothies and fruit kebabs. Very tasty.

KS4 Every Tuesday Mrs Takers Class make lots of popcorn and chocolate muffins. They then sell them at Oulderhill for their class enterprise. The money raised will then go towards paying for class trips.

In SEB this week we have been getting into the party spirit in our music sessions, we had the parachute out and the students loved being underneath it while we wafted it above them.

Mr Barnes and his cooking group (SSC) make their dinner every week. They all work hard getting involved, this week they made a big shepherd’s pie. They then eat it for lunch the day after.

Miss Greenhalghs textiles class have been making a variety of designs on the posh new sewing machine.

KS5

In Performing Arts this half term we are working on a ballroom dancing project “Strictly Redwood”. So far we have been learning the rhythms, steps and tempo of the Waltz, Tango, Jive, Paso Doble and Quickstep- our favourite being the Jive so far.

Last week we had a very special visitor; Miss Ballroom (the dressed up mannequin) joined our group and wheelchair danced with us. Everyone was very impressed with and intrigued by her.

Music Groups 1 and 2 have started learning some samba rhythms. It gets quite complicated as there are 4 different parts to learn.

In English lessons Students on the internship route have been practicing their telephone skills and taking messages.

Student of the Week
Brandon for showing a more mature attitude and settling well into his new class.

Most improved Student
Garry for coping ever so well with life firstly in a wheelchair and then using a stick following his injury.

Interview with Catering Students Regan: What do you like best about catering at college?
Jordan D: You make your own dinners
Patrick: What have you been cooking?
Brandon C: Carrot cake and cheese and onion pie
Tom: Where do you go for catering lessons?
Komel: To Rochdale. I like making biscuits and I help with the washing up.