Bulletin for Families - SET Saxmundham School
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
Bulletin
Friday 5 June 2020
Message from the Head of School
for Families
It has been very pleasing participating in and reading
feedback from colleagues about the live Year 10 lessons this
week. This is new to all of us but I have seen students and
staff grow in confidence this week. If you are still feeling
uncomfortable about embracing the new way of learning
then don’t forget that you can access the lessons with
microphone and camera off, meaning you can simply watch Mr R Battle
Head of School
and listen to your teachers.
As times keep changing around us please remember that you can keep in touch
with your teachers, tutors and pastoral team through the Google Classroom. In
school, non teaching staff are working very hard to prepare everyone for when
the Government does signal a return to school.
Looking ahead to next week I would like to draw your attention to World Ocean
Day for schools on Monday 8th June. There is an interactive line up of ocean
advocates ready with live ocean films, science lessons, performances, yoga and
much more bringing the wonder of the ocean from the deep blue to wherever
you are.You can find more details at https://worldoceanday.school/
Take care,
Mr R Battle, Head of School
Saxmundham Superheroes Year 10 English: Mrs Lass Ciara Ward, Archie Wilks, Guy Comber are nominated for commitment to the online learning. They turn in their work, week after week. They have obviously spent a lot of time on it and it is of good and high quality. Well done folks! Year 7 Music: Mrs Kirk Matilda Matthews and Kaitlin Claessens are nominated for amazing home-made orchestras, going above and beyond in the challenge of adding detail, style and accuracy to their work! Ruby Davies has been nominated for writing her own ‘Lockdown version’ of the Cup Song and performing it quite brilliantly – it will have taken a lot of commitment to practicing! Year 8 Music: Mrs Kirk Chloe Hall has been nominated for doing all her Music work, asking relevant and thoughtful questions and showing great commitment. Year 9 Music: Mrs Kirk Kalum Wheeler has been nominated for superb progress in Music all half term, including being the only Year 9 to get 100% in the 20-question Quiz Assignment. Year 7 French: Madame Vincent After only three lessons in Google Classroom learning new vocabulary for the topic ‘Ma Ville’,Year 7 French students have produced a short paragraph describing what there is/ isn’t in their town and given their opinions. I am extremely pleased with the effort shown in producing this and I would like to highlight the following students for their submissions. Daniel McCafferty, Otis Connor, Kaitlin Claessens, Ruby Davies, Phoebe List, Matilda Matthews, Anna Wisniewska, Molly Montgomery, Harry Clifford, Jake Durrant, Abigail Etheridge-Irwin, Charlie Smith, Miles Stack, Harrison Wilding, Ryan Gibb and Oliver Stacey. Year 7 Maths Mrs Parish would like to nominate Harrison Wilding and Hamish Cochrane for consistently turning in work of a high standard; they both challenge themselves by completing the harder tasks and optional extension questions. They have both completed 100% of the lessons set. Year 9 Maths: Mrs Wright Esther Watts and Kalum Wheeler have been nominated for demonstrating commitment and application in their learning of new maths topics by accurately completing many questions on Pythagoras. Year 8 German: Mrs Griffiths Ruby Tuck has been nominated for cooperation, working hard to complete work from missed weeks. Year 7: Mrs Bevan Harrison Wilding has been nominated for great effort and commitment to his Maths and French work.
Year 8 History: Mr. MacRae Ruby Tuck has been nominated for catching up on all assignments, and turning in amazing work. Year 7 DT: Ms Gibson The following students have been nominted for consistent completion of Design and Technology work to the highest standard: Kaitlin Claessens, Oliver Jennings-Codd, Harry Clifford, Jamie Walker, Matilda Matthews, Luke Henry, Abigail Etheridge-Irwin, Molly Montgomery, Sophie Gates and Libby Whiting. Digital Theatre At a time when our theatres are closed and access to places of cultural interest severely limited, we are delighted to share with you an opportunity to watch live performances at home. Digital Theatre believe the arts are for everyone, not just the few. Harnessing the power of technology and the passion of like-minded people, Digital Theatre is now home to over a thousand full-length productions and educational resources for illustration, explanation, and critical reflection. From the Olivier award winning adaptation of E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children, to the critically acclaimed version of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, starring Catherine Tate and David Tenant, the whole family is bound to find something to interest, engage and inspire. There are even beautifully illustrated Graphic Novels of famous plays, including a wonderful version of Macbeth played out by Samuri warriors - perfect for Manga fans! Please find your login details, to www.digitaltheatre.com, below: saxmundhamstudent@seckfordeducation.org.uk Password: dt123 Happy watching! Mrs A Mellor, Cross-Trust English Lead Suffolk Family Carers With the easing of the lockdown restrictions Suffolk Family Carers are offering 1:1 sessions with a representative at the School while maintaining social distancing rules. If there are any young carers who would like to see a local representative please ask parents/ carers to contact hcoles@seckfordeducation.org.uk. Mrs H Coles, Pastoral Assistnt
Miles for Mind
I wanted to say thank you to everyone that joined in with this
challenge over the past month. I used my last run to go out and use
Strava to create the word “thanks” in my run, I realised it is much
harder than it looks and the three miles that I needed to run to
complete the challenge turned into a five mile run and this being my
third attempt at spelling out the word so it was legible!
What started out as a group choosing to run for the month, with a WhatsApp
group to keep us all updated, ended with pictures of families, pizza ovens, fancy
drinks and lots of friendly chatter. It showed me that the team at Saxmundham
really are a community and I hope that this challenge helped everyone else who
took part as much as it did me. I believe we really did cover the 6Cs over the
course of the month, although we have postponed the real celebration for a time
when we can all get together and celebrate what we took part in.
I am also aware that there are other colleagues that have just begun their running journey
and I wanted to congratulate them on taking those first steps to complete couch to 5k,
there is something about running and the community it creates, so good luck and enjoy the
process as you begin to find that enjoyment of running and I hope we can all run together
soon.
If any students living in Saxmundham would like to join the school’s running club it is on
Thursdays at 4.15-5.00pm. The coaches are Chris and Marion from the Saxon Running
Club.
Miss Coles, Pastoral Assistant
Mrs Thompson runs in
Mrs Bevan. the lovely countryside
using her new trainers
for the first time! She
Mrs Costello heading out completed 50m!
for her last run of the
month.
Mr Friston completed 100 miles
and made some friends on
his run around Easton. Having
only been at the school for six
months, this challenge made
him feel part of the team while
working from home.
Margin For Error Welcome back! I hope you all had a restful half term, just five more weeks of school left. In this week’s edition of Margin Of Error I am sharing some links to some computing work. From the very beginning: Lesson 1 – Algorithms based on “There was an old lady” https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/story_ sequencing_full_pack.pdf?sfvrsn=395391ea_2 Lesson 2 – Algorithms for a ‘human robot’ https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/human_robot_ activity6fb9fddbdcfc6c779083ff0100ba3f46.pdf?sfvrsn=4a4591ea_0 Lesson 3 – Patterns https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/creating_patterns_full_ pack.pdf?sfvrsn=295391ea_2 Lesson 4 – Building blocks https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/bb_activity_instructions. pdf?sfvrsn=b03091ea_0 Lesson 5 – Dance routine https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/dance_moves_full_pack. pdf?sfvrsn=dd5291ea_2 Lesson 6 – Similarities and differences https://www.barefootcomputing.org/docs/default-source/at-home/house_patterns_full_pack. pdf?sfvrsn=255391ea_2 Basic skills (Scratch): Lesson 1 – Coding musical instruments https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/rock-band Lesson 2 – Program an animation https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/lost-in-space Lesson 3 – Create a ghost catching game https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/ghostbusters Lesson 4 – Using selection https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/chatbot Lesson 5 – Boolean https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/paint-box Lesson 6 – More Boolean https://projects.raspberrypi.org/en/projects/boat-race Check back next week for trickier tasks, using Python and designing your own app. Miss Moe
In place of our usual Year 4 & 5 Summer Open Evening,
we’d like to invite you to our
VIRTUAL
OPEN EVENING
Thursday 18 June at 6pm
SET Saxmundham School
If you are interested in a place at SET Saxmundham
School and would like to see how we can make
a difference to your child’s future, please visit
saxmundhamschool.org.uk/virtual-open-evening/
for more information and to register your interest
in our live zoom session - we can’t wait to ‘meet’ you!
01728 633910
saxmundham@seckfordeducation.org.uk
www.saxmundhamschool.org.uk
Pupils were set a live brief to design an entertaining area in my garden. A fire pit, seating and
lighting were required with consideration into sustainability and recycled materials. Pupils were
encouraged to be creative and display their work in a variety of different ways. I’m sure you will
agree that these designs are fantastic and I will be using many of the ideas presented.
Year 7 Garden Designs
Phoebe List Jake Durrant
Trae Stewart
Molly Montgomery
Amelia Willcox
Jennifer Zimmermann
Anna Wisniewska
Otis Connor
Jamie Walker Eva Smith
Abigail Etheridge-Irwin Luke Henry
Oliver Stacey
Oliver Jennings-Codd Karl Bond
Kaitlin Claessens
Harry Clifford
Year 8 Garden Designs
Ellie Benham
Will Beasley
Mikey Geraghty
Annie Cosgrove
Luke Fennessy
George Childs Hannah Hadley
Imogen Cuckow Edith Harrington-Moss Daisy Kelly
Elijah Rainford Evie Williams Charlotte Smith-Anderson Oliver Stacey Chanel Stewart Year 9 Garden Designs Ewan Keenan-Jones Moe Jennings MaksimAbrosimov
Year 9 Garden Designs
Soraya Alldous
Lewis Deal
Heath Griffiths Esther Watts
Kallum Wheeler Rhianna
WhitingYear 10 Garden Designs
Deylan Howe Harry Moore
Roan Hemmings
Dylan Mcpherson Safiyeh Hingley
Edward
Matthews
Ethan
Nicholson
Daniel LubegaYear 10 Garden Designs
Huey Mulley
Design and
Hayden McCartney Technology
at home
Emily, Chloe and Ben making a mess while
Leah have been being creative!
busy using their
DT skills, by
making their own
bows and arrows
for target practice
in the woods.
Excellent work
girls!Year 10 - AQA Design and Technology GCSE Information The Contextual Challenges have been released by AQA You will undertake a single 'design and make' activity, which will arise from investigating 'one' of the three contextual challenges; 1) Multifunctional living 2) Teenage lifestyle 3) Nature and the environment You will produce a mind map considering your thought processes based on your favoured contextual challenge. From this, you will be able to think of a problem and during your coursework you will 'design and make' the solution. Mind maps There are many different ways to present your thoughts. I have included some examples that you may consider.
HOW DESIGN CAN SOLVE PROBLEMS
When you look at the contextual challenges, it can be difficult getting started and considering
what design problems to solve. These tables below list the ways that design can solve
problems and may help in analysing the contextual challenges.
THINGS YOU… HOW WE… WHY WE NEED DESIGN…
Carry Live To improve lives
Hold Entertain To save lives
Wear Work To comfort
Sit on Relax To promote
Stand on Sleep To entertain
Sleep on Travel To be fun
Walk on Play To look good
Use Eat/drink To make safe
Look at Educate To educate
Listen to Wash To relax
SAVING… PROTECTING… INCREASING… BEING or HELPING
USING…
Space Lives Convenience Multipurpose Disabled or
minority
Resources Nature Security Recyclable Poor
Energy Vulnerable Ease of living New technology Sick people
Water From pain Profitability Foldaway Animals
Lives From weather Happiness Smart materials The environment
Time From disease Relaxation Simplified The world
Nature From harm Safety Repurposing ChildrenYear 7 have been getting back to nature by drawing leaves from direct observation and then applying their skills and knowledge of shading and value to apply tone to their work. Phoebe List Luca Butcher Jake Durrant Otis Connor Eva Smith Nicholas Stark
Year 8 Self Portraits Students have applied their previous skills in portrait drawing together to create a self portrait. Here are some of the stunning results. Charlotte Smith Alderson Sofia Luck Devon Todd Mike Geraghty Daisy Kelly Ellie Benham
Artist of the Week:
Kalum Wheeler
Stunning work by Kalum Wheeler exploring a natural form using
different materials to explore the colours, textures and shape of
the kiwi fruitYou can also read
