Redwood School

Redwood School

School Autism Awareness Week : 14 – 18 March

A programme of events which will raise awareness and celebrate autism has been devised to take place between Monday 14 – Friday 18 March. It will involve the opportunity for parents / carers to come into school and take part in activities. A programme of events for the week has been provided.

Spotlight on Safeguarding
This week the team`s focus is on `CEOP` Child Exploitation and Online Protection as part of our spotlight on safeguarding issues.

Sky Sports Living for Sport Mentor training day
This week saw a group of nine world class champion athletes, each with a disability, come into school and spend time in classes observing lessons and speaking with students and staff. It was a fantastic opportunity for both the athletes and staff and students to discuss how the athletes overcame their disability to achieve such amazing things in the sporting world!

Extended Schools Provision
Students can access after school clubs, youth clubs and a Saturday morning youth club and for more details please contact school. Names are now being taken for the Easter holiday club programme which will take place between Monday 4 – Friday 8 April.

Spring Term Parental Survey
Firstly thank you to those parents and carers who completed the spring term annual survey. This is an invaluable process and supports the feedback the school receives in annual reviews, EHC plan meetings, Home / School planners and in direct discussions with staff at school. As you can see from the results, the ` strongly agree and agree ` percentages to each statement are over 94%. We will continue to work hard to keep improving our provision for our youngsters and families. Once again thank you for your input.

Parents Meetings : Tuesday 22 March

9.30am – Building Extension Information update: the opportunity to meet with representatives from the local authority, the Project Manager and myself to provide an update on the planning for the new building programme.

10.30am – Redwood Health Care Team: an opportunity for parents / carers to be provided with an update on the plans and procedures to support the health and administration of medicines in the summer term and beyond. Members of the current health team will be present to answer questions and to reassure parents / carers on the proposals.

KS5

Our Skills For Independence Vocational Education group made a trip out to Boots to look at products used in the Hair and Beauty trade and to meet some of the workers. Regan and Komel went to the till to pay and even remembered to give back the change!
 
In Health Lifestyles this week, we have been looking at healthy and unhealthy food groups. Also we learnt that exercising keeps you fit and healthy. As you can see it can be a lot of fun as well!
The Life Skills group went to Sandbrook Park to find out about planning a recreational trip out. Students had to consider opening times and prices of the activities. They considered the prices before ordering a drink.
 
Work Experiences Preparation classes at the REEC have focused this week on making sandwiches to gain skills needed for working in a café. Everyone worked well as a team.
 
Date for your diary - Tuesday 22 March, 10am - 12noon         
Come and join us for our Easter Fair   - Café, chocolate items and more!
 
KS4

The students in the SSC have made two raffle prizes to raise even more money for Bleakholt Animal sanctuary. It is £1 a strip, one prize is a pink rabbit and chocolate goodies and the other prize is a toy dog and chocolate goodies.
 
SEB have been continuing on their African adventures this week. They have made African style instruments and sand pictures.
 
SSC have been having a lovely relaxing time in the sensory room.

KS3
 
Despite the snow on some pupils and staff celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as their favourite character.
7 red group travelled to Russia (which looked suspiciously like the playground). They had to wrap up warmly against the cold weather there. They were all very happy to get back inside a warm classroom.
 
We have had visits from Springside and mainstream year 6 pupils as part of their transition. This week the pupils were given a tour of the rooms they would be using when they start next year.
 
Lots of classes had a visit from Sky Sports for Living athletes. The athletes were here to look at how teachers engage pupils in lesson. Our pupils asked some great questions of the athletes in assembly.
 
Yellow group have been investigating creatures that live under the sea.
They got to feel lots of different types of fish including squid, prawns and sardines.