Redwood School

Redwood School

Welcome back.

It has been a very positive first few days back in school at the start of the summer term. We welcome a new member of staff in KS3, Sara Servio, who is the co-ordinator for the educational programmes and delivery of the curriculum for youngsters who are on the autistic spectrum disorder. Also commencing new roles within school are Adele Navsey Hall, Assistant Head Post 16, Louise Walton HLTA in Post 16 and Frankie Walton TA3 in key stage 3.

Parents Consultation meeting

Thank you to those parents and carers who attended the consultation meeting with school and the local authority regarding the exciting developments for the youngsters and staff at Redwood School commencing in September 2015. Similar meetings will take place with members of the student council to gauge their views also. All key stakeholders will be kept updated on a regular basis on developments.

Education, Health and Social Care Plans : Year 9 Parent Workshop

We are hosting a special workshop for parents and carers of our Year 9 students to give an overview of the ` My Plan ` documentation and process to support your role in the meetings. The workshop, which will be delivered by Sue Harris an independent consultant, will take place on Wednesday 6 May 9.30am – 10.30am. A letter has been sent home today to parents with details.

Redwood Short Breaks

A reminder that the after school clubs and youth clubs will start again. The holiday programme which took place during the Easter break was a very positive experience and a success for all involved.

KS3

We hope everyone has enjoyed the Eater holiday; we even had some sunshine.

Key Stage 3 have lots of interesting lessons planned, some of which include:

The 5 Friday Enrichment group are working on a multi-topic project all about “Ourselves”

Year 7 Green are learning about “Animals & Us” in their Citizenship lessons while in ICT the 8&9 Groups are learning about Animal Rescue. The Year 7 Groups are looking at internet and Email.

In PSHE/SEAL some 7, 8 & Groups are studying Relationships, Change & Gender, while others are looking at elections & democracy, growth/plants & seeds.

In P.E. 8/9 Blue & Purple are doing Water Polo and Athletics while Year 7 Yellow is going swimming.
Year 7 Red are learning about poetry using “The Shop of Colours’ and 8/9 Red focusing on their alphabet skills.

For the Art lessons the 8/9 Groups are doing mosaics and the Year 7’s are doing summer crafts and pottery.

Maths is all about Shape, Space & Measure, Multiplication & Division plus Data Handling for 8/9 Blue and Purple Groups while 8/9 Green are doing number alongside Data Handling. In maths for Year 7 Green the theme for Data Handling is on buses.

Year 7 Blue are learning about medieval times in History

8/9 Yellow & 7 Red have time with a sensory story “Room on a Broom”.

In food technology the Lilac group are focusing on “sandwiches”; choosing, preparing, making and eating them.

In Humanities Blue, Purple, Yellow & Green are learning about Rivers; water water everywhere.

Science:

Year 7 Green & Purple are doing ‘Forces’
Year 8/9 Blue & Purple – ‘Electricity’
Year 8/9 Green, Yellow and Lilac – ‘Earth & Space’
In English 8/9 Red are doing ‘Pandora’s Box’, 8/9 Blue & Purple are reading The Highway Man, which is narrative poetry/cautioning tale. Plus non-fiction, ‘Read all about It’ - newspaper writing. The inclusion English group are reading Wellington Square and studying Shakespeare comedies and film narrative.

The Lilac group in ICT are doing Pen Friends about ‘ourselves’ with children in Kenya
As usual swimming and hydrotherapy will still be taking place weekly.

Welcome to Sara, the new teacher for the Lilac group in Key Stage 3, we hope you settle in well. Sara has organised a cake sale to celebrate St Georges Day; 20p a cake and all money made will go to buying new toys for the Lilac group

KS4

‘The sun has got his hat on and the SEB students made the most of the sunshine in Queens Park and Springfield park and visited the ducks.
 
SSC have begun to start making cardboard photo frames. Next week they will be decorating them, using items that they have chosen.
  
KS5

In the last week of term, the 6th form were very busy learning about production lines and making items to sell at the fair. Some lucky students also went to Slattery’s to learn about how they make chocolate gifts.

They made and sold pizza, pasties, chocolate eggs, cakes, biscuits and bagged up sweets. And on the day we also sold hot dogs and hot chocolate, had a café, held a raffle and had a photo booth. It was very successful and it was great to see past students and old friends. We raised over £1000. Thanks for all your support.
 
And welcome (back) to Jodie who returns after maternity leave, and also to Louise who is our new HLTA. We also would like to say congratulations to Adele for being appointed as the new Assistant Head for 6th form.