Redwood School

Redwood School

Individual Education Programmes

You will receive a copy of your son / daughters autumn term IEP shortly which will give you an overview of the targets in specific areas. Should you wish to discuss any aspect of this please contact the relevant Assistant Headteacher in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.

Student Council Elections

We are holding our elections for the Student Council. The Council are an extremely important part of the school and assist me and staff in findings ways to make the school even better. Details of those chosen will be in next weeks newsletter.

Parents / Carers feedback

As you are aware the school is currently finalizing arrangements for the half term activity programme. The feedback we have received from the summer programme has been excellent and such comments will hopefully assist us in our attempts to access further funding from the LA to allow us to continue with our club programmes. Your comments and support are vital. Should you wish to comment, please go to www.redwoodclubs.com

Pupil Attendance figures

Our current whole school attendance figure is 94% which is excellent! Thank you for your support

Key Stage 4 News

Bridging Year had a coffee morning; they made all the biscuits and refreshments themselves. Parents and carers were invited to come and look at their PowerPoint Presentation and they were then shown around the Bridging Year classroom. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and visitors found it very informative.

Much to Mrs Greenfields excitement the cook and eat group made cheese and onion pie with chips and baked beans for lunch on Wednesday. They made five large pies and sold all of it and it was a huge hit. Well its harvest time again!

4E/R have been looking at a sensory story about how fruits and vegetables are harvested. They practiced weaving materials and made some beautiful fruit baskets.

The Personal Progress group went to ASDA to look at the different types of fruit and vegetables available, they then bought a variety to try back in school.

Our world famous resident DJ Peter has been going around different classes and creating some very interesting podcasts. Check them out on Key2Radio.com! 

Key Stage 3 News

well done to Rebecca for wearing her new glasses. Khan, Sheroz and Hamza were chosen to go and look at the Halloween Display in Gordon Riggs - Khan said he liked looking at Halloween stuff!’

Year 7 Green went to take photos of their homes as part of the PSHE project. They were able to direct Michelle and Jack which was really helpful!

Jordan and Lucy went horse riding at Birtle stables for the first time! They felt confident to let the horse trot - they did really well! Akeel enjoyed working with the Learning Mentor he thought the animal noises were funny! Leon helped by watering the plants without spilling.

6th Form News

You may remember our article about Declan, Declan has made the headlines for his promotion from a student to colleague. Keeley Milne, Manager at Russell's Café is quoted as saying: “Declan is better than any work experience we have ever had. We only needed to show him anything once.” She was really impressed with his people skills and attitude to his work that he was top of their list when choosing who to hire. Declan was thrilled to be approached and offered the weekend post. He has become a role model to his fellow students and others with learning disabilities. Staff in 6th Form are thrilled with his success and really pleased that the hard work, support and skills they teach have contributed to Declan’s success. It really is a proud moment! Well done again Declan!

6th Form invite you to our “Ladies Night” the event which will be featuring a fashion show and the chance to purchase fabulous clothes at a bargain price, will be held on 26 November at 6:30pm sharp in the 6th Form Social Area. The event is for ladies only so please feel free to pass this invite on to all your female family and friends. The more the merrier. Tickets are on sale for the night and cost only £3 and light refreshments will be on offer. For more details and ticket sales please contact 6th Form on 01706 751892. All monies raised on the night will go towards fundraising for 6th Form residentials.