Redwood School

Redwood School

Marathon Man
It was great to see Damian in school at lunchtime to take part in the celebration to finalise the funding raised by his London Marathon run. The final total is £1500 with almost £800 being raised by the students themselves and their families. This is a fantastic achievement and thank you for your wonderful support.

A big well done to Safi Bi for receiving an award from the Rotary Club for the most improved student of the year.

RedAid – Friday 4 July
I would ask you to keep this date in your diary for `RedAid` Family Fun Day to be held in school. More details will be sent home after half term.

World Cup draw at Redwood.

With the World Cup just over three weeks away, our own draw took place last week with each class drawing a country which they can focus on for the tournament. Be prepared for activities and research relating to the following countries:

7A South Korea, 7B- Croatia, 7C Ecuador, 8A - Bosnia, 8B - Switzerland, 8C - Japan, 8D - France, 9A - Brazil, 9B- Ivory Coast, 9C - Algeria, 9D - England, Lilac Room - Uruguay, 4L - Cameroon, 4U – Holland, 4M- Belgium, 4B - Greece, 4E - Australia, 4R - USA, 4J - Columbia, 4A – Costa Rica, 4C - Germany, 4K - Mexico, 5A - Portugal, 5B - Spain, 5C - Iran, 5D - Ghana, 5E - Chile, 5F -Italy, Admin Team- Nigeria, GFM- Honduras, ICT Team- Argentina, Health Team – Russia.

KS4

Some students went to Sportscity in Manchester. We had a stamp on our hands so we could go in and out. First we tried shooting arrows at targets, Komel nearly hit the gold, Miss Greenhalgh had a go as well and nearly broke the bow. Then we played sit down volleyball against another school. Maryam said “It was brilliant”, we played for ages. Jordan played Boccia and won. Jordan did wheelchair fencing with swords and was really good. We had our lunch on a bench at the side.

After lunch we went on the pretend horse (equestrian), Komel was brave and touched the horse. Some of us tried the canoeing it was hard work. Then we went to the tennis. We had to hit the ball at the red light to see how fast we could hit it. Steph was the best. Then we played tennis with the coach and Jordan and Maryam kept hitting the balls over the fence and Mark and Regan had to keep going to get them.

We all want to go again, Regan said it was “good, fun”, Maryam said her favourite bit was the volleyball and Komel’s favourite bit was stroking the horse.

Patrick turned 16 last week and his carers were good enough to send in some money so that he could celebrate in style with his friends. Students were able to go shopping and choose what food they would like and they also made decorations to put around the class room. Everyone had a wonderful time....

This week the Cook and Eat Team made a massive pan of chicken, sweet potato and spinach curry and chapattis followed by lemon meringue pie. They were a little nervous about the lemon meringue pie as they had 18 orders and have never made it before, but they turned out splendidly. Infact words such as ‘amazing’ and ‘delicious’ were used to describe the meal. Pam from reception gave the lemon meringue pie a score of 100 out of 10. You can’t do better than that.

Last week some of the Bridging Year had interviews for their work experience placements. Ben was interviewed with Ryan at Redwood School as the IT Assistant, Katie was interviewed at Seeros Nursery in Rochdale, and Paige had her interview at Sandbrook Nursery. They were all accepted.

SSC have been on camp this week at Moorlands Home. They went to Chester Zoo, Southport and had their tea at Pizza Hut. Staff and students had a lovely time.

KS5
Mandy’s Travel and Tourism group had a visit from the buses. Popular pursuits were sitting in the driver’s seat, ringing the bell and exploring the upstairs. Also it gave some of our pre-independent travelers a chance to have a good look round. An inspiring morning and thank you to the staff at First Buses.

Abbey, Mitchell, Nurjahan, Aqsa, Qudsiyyah and Garry went to Sports City in Manchester for the Paralympics GB Sports Fest. They were able to try out a number of sports suitable for people with disabilities, such as Sitting Volleyball, Tennis, Rowing and Horse Riding on a mechanical horse. They were also able to explore objects from the Paralympic games such as the torch and some medals. A great time was had by all. We were also lucky to meet the 3rd best Boccia player in the country. Our very own ex-student Daniel Wain.

Achievements
This week, Student of the Week goes to Alex L for her cheery mood, and being more calm and focused in her learning.

Most Improved Student is Jobie B for improved attendance, increased confidence when communicating and participating in his personal programme.

KS3

8&9 Red have been learning about shapes; this lesson focusing on the Sphere by playing a game of skittles both in “real life” and on the Whiteboard.

Frankie’s secret is revealed, Mrs Stott relied on her to bake the meringue that the pupils in the Enrichment group had made, but she dropped one and had to use some of the remaining to make the numbers up.

Year 7 red took a tour of the school in their ICT lesson to look at control technology.

8&9 red have been celebrating the last part of their topic “five minutes peace” by enjoying a Spa session.

Lilie-Rose, Akasha and Faizaan enjoying a hydrotherapy session.

8&9 Blue and Purple are carrying out experiments and learning about variables as part of their materials’ topic. They are incorporating their maths knowledge and working towards drawing line graphs from their results. Year 9’s know that this is part of their preparation for KS4.

Student Quote: “This is a mini-bot and we built it and it has a jet pack on the back- it was teamwork”

Pupils in the Lilac group visited Chadderton Park and used the exercise equipment to keep fit. They went onto the garden centre in Ashton and were all given free crisps.

Mr O’Neill was left in charge of the Lilac group for 5 minutes and the grass seeds, which had been lovingly nurturing for weeks and weeks ended up on the floor.

8&9 Orange took part in the Jamie Oliver food revolution day on Friday. It was great fun; students enjoyed it although it was a bit of a rush finishing on time to go home on the busses.

Year 7 Green and Quamr went to Sports City to Sportsfest. They had a great time and had a go at Fencing, Tennis, Judo and Boccia. They even had a go at horse riding- the horse was called Henry.

David has been helping Caroline with the Tuck Shop at break times as a reward for his improving behaviour; he is brilliant dealing with money and giving his peers and staff the correct change.

Future key dates to note:

Key Stage 3 Parents Evening – Tuesday 10 June.

Key Stage 4 to Key Stage 5 Induction Day – Friday 13 June

Sports Review of the Year – Thursday 10 July

6th Form Internship Graduation Awards Ceremony – Tuesday 15 July

After School, Youth Clubs provision
The extended schools programme will be on hold until week commencing Monday 2 June. Details are now available should parents / carers wish to utilize the summer holiday club programme. As ever many thanks for your support.

School Closure
I hope that all our young people and families enjoy the mid - term break when school closes on Friday and re-opens on Monday 2 June. Let us hope for some sunshine.