WEAVERHAM HIGH SCHOOL NEWSLETTER February 2021

When day comes, we ask ourselves where can we find light in this never-ending shade?

When day comes, we step out of the shade, aflame and unafraid. The new dawn blooms as we free it. For there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it. If only we’re brave enough to be it.

Amanda Gorman’s recital of her powerful inauguration poem“ The Hill We Climb” stunned a global audience and certainly gave us an opportunity to reflect on her wise words. The young poet laureate exuded confidence and charisma as she addressed her audience – one could be forgiven for thinking that such qualities came naturally to her…but her story is one in which to rejoice and draw inspiration, hence it being the catalyst for our whole school assembly.

Gorman was raised by a single mother in Los Angeles and was introduced to the power of reading by her mum as an English teacher. She was educated in Santa Monica and her school’s ethos perfectly balanced the pursuit of grades but not at the expense of self-expression and self-belief, an ethos very much aligned with our own.

Her passion for literature was further ignited in Year 4 after encountering the novel Dandelion by Ray Bradury. The power of words struck a chord with Gorman and she soon realised that she too had something to say, but not in the conventional form. A speech impediment made her feel self-conscious and so she would write her thoughts and feelings in the form of stories and poems – for a time, that was enough. But as her strength of character grew, she became more determined to give her words their own character and life – she wanted her words to lift off the page and soar. And so she prepared…Gorman had a stutter and found the pronunciation of ‘r’ a challenge, so she set to work to overcome this barrier. Taking a much loved song Sir 'Aaron Burr' from the musical Hamilton, a song which featured the regular repetition of ‘r’, purposeful practice began. She knew if she preserved and could keep up with the pace of the actors, then soon she too would be in control of her speech and more importantly, give the words on her page the voice they deserved.

On Wednesday 20th January, her words soared. Before speaking in public, The Harvard graduate recites a mantra to herself, usually out loud: “I am the daughter of black writers. We’re descended from freedom fighters who broke our chains and changed the world. They call me.” Her appearance was a symbol of America’s multicultural past and present but gave those from all nations an opportunity to find hope and light in the darkest of places. I hope the words resonate with our Weaverham community and bring a sense of light and hope.

Weaverham Words, Light and Hope.

At the end of the Autumn term, year 9 pupils were honing their poetry skills and one particular pupil was inspired by a Brian Bilston poem, we felt his words deserved to be heard at our annual Christmas Carol Service. Atif Chowdury’s poem ‘Imagine if the World Looked Another Way’ has to be read in particular way. It skilfully portrays the viewpoint of two different individuals – one who exudes empathy, tolerance, respect and love, the other not. When reading Atif’s poem you must begin at the top, read down to the end and then reverse, reading from the bottom back up to the top.

Imagine if the World Looked Another Way

They do not deserve our help or land

So don’t be stupid enough to think Their drawn faces would belong to me or you So don’t be distracted by their careworn faces We need to see who they really are; Acrobats and bloodsuckers Slubberdegullions and loungers

With death up their sleeve Cut-throats and prisoners They are not Allowed here We should make them Go back to the filthy country they come from They cannot Eat our food Have our homes Share our countries Instead let us Build a rock hard wall to keep them out It is not ok to say

They are just like us A person should stay where they were born Do not be so ignorant to think that The world can be looked another way. (Now read from the bottom to the top)

Year 7 pupil Abigail Fisher also used her love of language to share a message of positivity to residents of a local care home. When asked what prompted her to do such a considerate act, Abigail explained that she understands how tough it must be for individuals to not be able to see friends and family. She wanted to show them she was thinking of them.

Reading Club

Love of literature continues with our wonderful Reading Club. The picture below was snapped just before the end of the Autumn term and depicts the joy, happiness and fun this avid group of readers experience as part of a collective group. We look forward to our library being busy once again with your excitable and enthusiastic book chatter. Keep reading at home!

Lockdown Art Work

Bravo to Year 7 pupil Laura Dawson who has been drawing freehand to create 3D images. I am sure you agree her work is amazing. Laura has aspirations to go to Art College in the future…keep up the hard work Laura, we know you will get there.

Elliot Thomas, 9DR has been exploring Art Apps. We think this photo of Elliot in uniform looks great as artwork.

Wonderful Year 10 Artwork

Pupil Leadership. Many congratulations to the following pupils that have gained at least 10 leadership credits since January 20 and have achieved their Bronze certificate in Leadership. They have gained their credits through a number of opportunities including leadership lessons, working independently on their 'Learning to lead themselves' or 'Leading at home' project or supporting an event within school. It is a great achievement and one that the pupils should be proud of. Very well done. Elliot BROWN Freya CHAFFEY-GREEN Benedict CLENTON Samuel Nyah COLLINS Ash COLLINS Aaron COURT Nyah DE KEYZER George DUNN Madison DYSON Phoebe EASTWOOD Cameron FLEMING James GALT Amy GATES Elliot HACK Abigail HAZELHURST Freya HOYLE Ellie JACKSON Emily JONES Anna LANGTON Lucas LAWLOR-CLARK Farron LEGG Caed LITTLER Charlotte LLOYD Abigail LOWE Caitlin MCKENDRICK Edward MILLACHIP Eva ROBERTS Sonia RUSHTON Edward SMITH Sophie SMITH Joshua STAFFORD Evan STOTT Harri TAYLOR Elliot THOMAS Riley THOMPSON Laura WARBURTON Xander WHITELEY Katie WILKINSON Holly WILSON Harriet WISHART Darcey WOOLLEY

Year 7

It is safe to say that we miss seeing all the Year 7 students face-to-face. However, it has been great to see students joining in virtually each morning which has provided some creative form times to take place. I had the pleasure of joining in with 7AM’s ‘Bring a pet along’ form time. I turned up with two little monkey’s (my sons Archie and Noah!) and our Guinea Pigs Monty and Simon and it was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. This week I shared an updated list of suggested activities for form tutors to use and I am sure you will hear about some of them. I appreciate the day-to-day challenges around remote working and know you will all be doing your best. Feedback I am getting from some parents and students is the amount of screen time. We are looking at what we can do about this and how best to support all our learners going forward so please bear with us. In the first instance it is definitely worth reminding students to stand up and do some short stretches in between lessons to keep themselves active as well as doing their daily exercise. All the students below have been recognised by a teacher so far this half-term for going above and beyond so well done to all of you. I know that it does not stop there with this list and that each and every one of you will have had moments of brilliance since the beginning of this term. I encourage you all to keep up the great work.

 Callum Barnes, Tom Jenkins and Hollie Chidlow for going above and beyond in all of their lessons in science and in their homework. All three of them are always trying to answer questions even when live streaming.  Nathan Karpinski for being brave enough to ask for help when learning remotely and concentrating really hard on his work in science.  Amy Little for being resilient and never giving up with her science work.  Mitzi Millar for her effort and engagement in live streamed science lessons in answering questions.  Matthew Evans and James Ollier for growing in confidence over the past few weeks in science. You have both shown this through answering lots of questions.  Molly Moran and Alba March for incredible class work, they always put 150% effort into every single task in science.  Inaaya Chowdhury for going above and beyond and working incredibly hard to catch up on work she has missed, she should be really proud of her determination and commitment.  Joel Howman for excellent engagement in streamed science lessons, always willing to contribute and is really doing his best every lesson.  Charlotte Powell - her homework in science on designing a super seed was outstanding. Her effort and contributions in class have been outstanding along with the revision knowledge organiser she created to support her for her End of Unit test.  Minnie Haythorne for extra effort with homework and revision in science and being brave in asking for help.  Ryan Halsall in class for his motivation, enthusiasm and constant engagement in lessons.  Hollie Chidlow and Tom Jenkins for achieving their bronze award on the endeavour programme.  Alba March is working really well in History at home - I have seen a new side of her willingness to get involved in discussion since remote learning began.  Georgia Perks, Abigail Fisher, Mathilda Jans, Mackenzie Williams, Oliver Cliffe, Mia Thorpe and Amelia Dutton for Excellent Contribution to live stream discussions in Computing  William Antrobus, Lucy Henshall, Molly Moran and Tilly Harding for excellent input in class debate around how we use the internet in our daily lives.  Nahla Dixon, Ali Caliskan, Yazmine Birchall, Maxwell Nicholls, Carys Salomon, Evelyn Salomon, Allanah Wrenn, Ruth Cook, Maddox Rowlands, Tom Riley, Cali Johanson and Heidi Eden for excellent classwork and research in to how we use the Internet effectively at home and in School.  One task which students have been encouraged to have a go at this week was a jokes and puns competition. I look forward to having a laugh while reading over them and will share winners in the next newsletter.

Please do keep in touch in regards to anything you wish to discuss about your child’s wellbeing and progress. We are here to support in every way that we can. Mr Norton Head of Year 7

Year 8 Year 8 have continued to make excellent progress. I’ve received many positive comments from the teaching staff about en- gagement in on line lessons at home and the fantastic efforts of our students in school. I would like to start by congratulating a group of students who are our accelerated reader word millionaires! This is a truly magnificent achievement. Congratulations to you all. I look forward to talking to you about the wonderful books you are reading. A big well done to……… “ Millionaires!” Darcey Harris George Holbrook Naomi Thomas Sophia Kehoe Evelyn Banks Rowan Hardy Edward Smith Tegan Arnold Abigail Lowe Edward Smith Nafisa Abubaker Poppy Chapman Amelie Deakin Millie Ross Sophie Grattidge

I’ve recently asked the teachers of year 8 to let me know about the positive contributions students are making. I’ve had many responses and will congratulate the students in assembly. Here is a sample of responses…

Spanish Miss Fjodor would like to congratulate the following students who have been doing a smashing job with Spanish home learning in the past few weeks. With all submissions handed in promptly, on time and are always responding to feedback and ready to learn each lesson. Ava Sanchez Freddie Elias Eva Jha Matilde Taylor Nathan Buzzard Joshua Warnock-Mann Corey Croft Neve Gatley Alessandra Hough Morgan Bradley

Drama

Miss Murray was delighted with………………..

Ben Royle's Radio play recording was excellent. He used sound effects from the BBC archive to create mood and atmos- phere! He clearly had fun and the work is great!

Charlie Morris AMAZING radio play! Eerie vocals and created great tension.

English

Miss Farquhar has commented on some wonderful creative writing from the following students. Lily Stevenson Logan Winter Charlotte Morris Isabella Stubbs Ben Royle

The following students have made excellent contributions to Mrs Bees Geography lessons Jessica Catterall Lily Griffin Henry Hill Bethany Mutton Leah Phillips Matilde Taylor Josh Warnock-Mann and this group of students wrote an outstanding piece of work on the impacts of Shell locating in Nigeria: Jack Anglim Tegan Arnold Eleanor Booth Amelie Deakin Conor Farragher Darcey Harris Jospeh Hayes Sophia Kehoe Charlie Peters Louisa Rayner Eva Roberts

Mrs Stephenson has been particularly impressed with these pupils in Science. Nathan Buzzard Nyah De Keyzer Freya Greenhalgh Sophie Hormbrey Charlotte Lloyd

Mrs Cummings thinks the following students have been full of effort and enthusiasm in English.

Isabella Winder Millie Ross Emily Stibbards Grace Parry Penny White Oliver Young Gracie Martin Isobel McDean Sam Collins Emma Bradshaw Dean Hardy

Mrs Ellis wanted to congratulate the following pupils for their behaviour in class.

Corey Croft Eva Jha Ava Sanchez

Mrs Ellis also wants to congratulate this group of students in her on line English lessons.

Lilly Wells Ronnie Adamson Charlotte Westgate Dylan Husbands Nafisa Abubaker Ellie Bestwick Morgan Bradley Atif Chowdury Esther Cook Connor Crank Freddie Elias Tommy Evans Eva Foster Neve Gatley Thomas Hand (excellent quality work) Alessandra Hough

James Hughes (seems to be enjoying English) Kaleb Parker Megan Rickels Morgan Riley James Sheasby-Jackson Freddie Sherrington

Mrs Horner has told me of the positive contributions of the following students.

Atif Chowdury Thomas Hand Leah Jackson Morgan Bradley Alessandra Hough Megan Rickels Lily Wells Olivia Clifton William Horner Isobel McDean Grace Parry Mille Ross Emily Stibbards Naomi Thomas Isabella Winder

In Maths, all of my wonderful Year 8 group continue to be amazing – Keep it going everyone!

As I visit the Tutor groups around school it is always great to see the students in school and at home ready for learning. This is a great opportunity to connect with the form tutor and peers. It was wonderful to see the vast array of pets on show when I visited AP and IF the other day- I left those rooms feeling a real sense of community. Please encourage your son or daughter to engage with their tutor, have conversations and offer opinion. Although we are physically not all to- gether at this strangest of times we are still very much a community.

Keep up the brilliant work Year 8

Mr Young

Year 9 Year 9 have been considering and planning their future this half-term with an important and relevant focus on the op- tions process. They have enjoyed option presentations in lessons, tutor time and PSHCE. Their options assembly will begin promptly at 8.30am on Wednesday 3rd February followed by a very important parents’ evening on Wednesday 10th February, giving parents the chance to discuss with members of staff. All information will be uploaded onto Google Classroom.

It has been a very busy time but I am thrilled to share with you the fact that a number of families have enjoyed receiving personal messages from various staff regarding outstanding effort and participation in the remote learning process. I would like to thank you for your continued support during this very difficult time.

Finally the following pupils need to be congratulated for completing the PE challenges set this term:

Evan Stot Millie Richardson Mia Madeley Finlay Cameron Evie Paget Evelyn Lambert Evan Stott Emily Jones Elliot Hack Chloe Bedford Benedict Clenton Amelia Partridge Amelia Covill Alex Cenac Abigail Elliot Lottie Nelms Laura Warburton Katie Wilkinson Joshua Stafford James Galt Harry Roberts Thomas Williams Tabby Stevenson Sonia Rushton Scarlett Jones Rueben Slorick Rebecca Nicholson Oscar Warburton Mollie Stamper-Clarke

Year 10

Many teachers have contacted me to say that the Year 10 children are really engaged with the online learning however, a special mention should be given to the following pupils:

Amber Easton – when her laptop stopped working she managed to complete the work on her phone and upload it and even have time to ask Mr Goodall whether he was ok.

Mrs Wood has commented how hard Josh Bennett is working and how well he's engaged with the remote learning. She also commented that Mitchell Reeves who is persevering and being delightful despite being the only one in his class.

Miss Cummins wanted to say well done to the following pupils

Jude Roberts: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Will James: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Josh Bennett: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Charlotte McGarr: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Isla Luxton Brooks: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Ross Hanley: organisation, contribution in class and submitting work of a high standard Harry Rogers: organisation, contribution in class & excellent effort Michael Taylor: organisation, contribution in class John Vaughn: organisation & contribution in class

Kelvey Biddle has been amazing in his Maths lessons he has uploaded many pieces and makes us laugh in class when we have been having our Maths competitions

Miss Wilson extends her thanks to Josh Lunt who cheers her up on google classroom and he points her in the right direction when the technology goes wrong!!

Zach Prince is a star in school continuing to engage in all of his lessons and making staff laugh when they are on duty.

Please keep this up year 10, make sure that you have plenty of downtime away from your screens at lunch and at the end of the day.

Our tutor times are our time to connect to everyone, have a laugh during this time, engage with each other, put your cameras on if possible.

Take care of yourselves and remember we are all here to help each other

Christine Ayre

Head of Year 10

Year 11

Firstly, a huge well done to all Year 11 for what they have achieved so far. I am extremely impressed with the way that so many have adapted and engaged with live lessons and online learning. A significant amount of academic work been completed thoroughly and to a high standard and I have been overwhelmed with positive comments from staff and would like to take this opportunity to share some: Tilly O’Rourke - absolutely phenomenal effort in English.

Sophie Grindley – fantastic effort in English.

Indea Loverseed, Liv Rayson, Keira Lancaster, Isaac Measures, Harry Caldwell-Vaugn, Ellie Roberts - determined to succeed with their Spanish learning

Aaron Lewis, Ben Thorn, Emily Davidson, Ivan Karpusheff, Jess Cough, Gabriel Thompson all for achieving full marks on a 6 mark question from the physical landscapes topic in Geography.

Blake Balfe, Jacob Hamman and Lily Jopson for improving the quality of their written work in Geography.

Aaron Lewis, Josh Butler and Millie Smith-Daffern for doing really well during class quizzing in Geography. Owen Jackson, Tom Beech, Ben Thorn, Liv Rayson, Jordan O’Neil and Ernie Bratherton for displaying confidence and sound knowledge in their verbal contribution to live lessons in PE. Gabriel Thompson has produced some excellent coursework in Hospitality and Catering. Millie Smith Daffern and Nora Kiss have completed coursework to a high standard and met the deadlines set in Child Development.

Izzy Miller is great company during live lessons by answering questions in Child Devlopment.

Phoebe Harvey has been impressive with her willingness to unmute and have a go at questions in Science.

Roan Cornwell, Ethan Bebbington, Liv Rayson, Amber Simpson, Charlie Warburton have been impressive with their levels of maturity and input during live lessons in Science.

Holly Weedal, Sophie Randell, Holly Ellams and Sally Woodward, have completed some gorgeous work in Art.

Inevitably, some Year 11 have come up against challenging circumstances and are not finding the current situation so easy. Remember, our current situation is only temporary, and it is vital that Year 11 focus on their long-term goals and continue to display their brilliance to teaching staff in order to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Pupil & Parent Consultation Overview

Thank you to all our pupils and parents for taking part in our Learning Experience survey. So many of you took the time to give us valuable feedback and we very much appreciate the time you have spent doing so. We have read each and every comment and carefully considered how we can respond to make your experience even better. Where comments were fo- cused on an individual subject or department, we have shared that information with subject teachers for consideration. Below is an overview of the common themes shared and our intended actions.

What Went Well Live streaming and live learning is impressive. You recognise the changes we have embedded since the 1st lockdown and comment on the expertise of the staff to combine remote and face to face teaching. You recognise this is a challenge. We appreciate your support. The quality of lessons, resources, teaching. There were so many comments about the brilliance of the staff team, their expertise, planning, enthusiasm and inspiration. Such comments really lifted the team – thank you High expectations are being maintained. From the outset we have set out to be ambitious for our pupils and give them the service they deserve. We are also acutely aware that it is important to maintain expectations across all elements of the school experience so that transition back to normal school life is smooth. Routine of the normal school day is supporting wellbeing- structure is excellent. We feel very strongly that this lockdown had to provide more structure than the previous experience. By having the routine of their usual day, we can promote a sense of ‘normality’ and order which we feel is a very positive element to how we are working. Form time and pastoral care ensures the day starts well – this was valued very much. Beginning the day with form time/assembly we can support pupils in starting the day on a positive foot. Having that connection with their form tutor and ‘seeing’ their peers brings a sense of community and belonging that we understand is critical at this time. Transition to remote learning has been very smooth. The groundwork that we put in place during the Autumn term has paid off! New broadband to cope with demand, new IT equipment in each classroom, appropriate training for staff and pupils have all contributed to the success. Communication with teachers. Thank you for acknowledging the excellent work our staff are doing. Workload has increased due to the individualised contact that is happening between teachers and pupils/parents. Staff always strive to respond to queries and questions in a timely fashion – some days this is easier to do than others so please continue to be patient with us. Pupil wellbeing is enhanced through interaction with teachers and peers. When we devised out plan to manage school closure this was at the heart of our thinking – how can we ensure pupils at home and those in school feel they can cope with the demands lockdown present. It is therefore heartening to hear that from your perspective we are getting this right. School community feel connected. Thank you. We will always strive to keep our community connected and will continue to use a range of vehicles to achieve this: live streaming, emails, assemblies, newsletters, twitter, facebook

You said We did…. Too much screen time Moving forward, not all lessons will involve the full amount of time on a screen – staff will vary their delivery and activities to promote less screen time where possible. This may mean that some lessons will enable pupils to work independently away from a monitor.

Streamed lessons will last for approximately 50 minutes. This will allow your child to have comfort breaks in between lesson. We encourage student to move around between each online session. Movement is important when working on a screen for any length of time.

Weaverham Wellbeing tasks will be issued to pupils in the February newsletter to support pupils at home in taking part in none screen time activities.

We have updated out T&L Newsletter for staff to shared effective practice and top tips relating to high quality provision and reduced screen time. Assessment and feedback Assessment and Feedback are crucial parts of our remote learning provision. Every live lesson, staff will - personalised use a range of tools to check understanding and to provide live feedback to all students. These include questioning, quizzes, polls and use of the chat function. Clarity on which piece will Feedback will also be provided to students on Key Marked pieces of learning. Teachers will confirm with be marked and feedback pupils which pieces of work are considered Key Marked. given Students also have the option to send their work to their teacher through the Google Classroom platform function for individual feedback and monitoring Less Home learning We understand that each family situation and circumstances can impact on home learning being (homework) completed. From this point onwards, Home learning tasks will be consolidation task that are optional for pupils to complete. Where home learning is completed and handed in, teachers will acknowledge this work. Pupils will be encouraged to complete all classwork to the best of their ability which may include finishing off the work in their own time.

Children’s Mental Health Week

Schools Sports Partnership has developed a programme of activity campaign to support Children’s Mental Health week. The programme consists of four strands:  Daily Problem Solving challenges (to help children improve resilience)  Daily Active Wellbeing challenges (to support the national campaign theme of ‘Express Yourself’)  A ‘Live’ Challenge to be shared at 10am on Friday (as a fun way of bringing together those in school and those at home) Family activities for the weekend of 6th/7th February Attached is a programme for what to expect throughout the week:

Problem Solving Activities - these challenges will be accessible for both individuals or small groups (for example the groups in school or siblings at home). These will be shared at 9am each day (Mon-Thurs) via their Social Media accounts and on their website. We will post hints for anyone who is struggling later in the morning (via social media) and the solutions at 2.30pm each day (via social media and the website).

Active Wellbeing Challenges - a worksheet with simple activities to help children explore #expressyourself. These will include yoga, dance, personal challenge and coordination activities. These will be shared at 1pm each day (Mon - Fri) via their Social Media accounts and on the website.

Live Challenge - although they will not publicly share what it is until 9am on Friday 5th February, we can tell you we would like children to take on the brilliantly fun 'Egg Drop Challenge’! To take part, children will need a raw egg each and a few materials which they can create a ‘contraption' to protect their egg from the dreaded drop. The rules we’ll share are attached in case anyone would like to look ahead and prepare for groups in school - here we will hopefully see children at home connecting with those in school as they take on the same challenge at the same time.

Family Photo Trails - at the end of Children’s Mental Health Week they will launch a series of Family Photo Trails which they’ve been busily creating over the past few weeks. At the moment they have a range of 11 trails across Winsford & Northwich ready to share and will build this even further over the coming weeks to help families stay motivated to take part in physical activity at the weekends. These will all be posted to https:// valeroyalschoolsport.org/family-photo-trails

To help schools and families access all the Children’s Mental Health week activities and resources they’ve created a webpage - you can visit

https://valeroyalschoolsport.org/mental-health-week/ and you’ll notice we’ve linked activities from a number of other providers as well as some additional riddles and problems for you to use as you see fit.

Children’s Mental Health Week - 1st -7th February

This year's Children’s Mental Health Week theme is 'Express Your- self’ and we're encouraging pupils (and parents) to explore the different ways we can Express ourselves, and the creative ways that we can share our feelings, our thoughts and our ideas.

With schools partially closed and lots of uncertainty, young people's mental health has never been more important. Place2Be's resources can be adapted for use in school, for home-schooling, online lessons or independent learning. They include activity ideas, advice for parents and carers, and an online assembly which will be available to schools and families on Monday 1 February.

Visit childrensmentalhealthweek.org.uk to find out more.

See our Weaverham Wellbeing Toolkit for ideas and activities to promote your own wellbeing.

Weaverham Wellbeing Toolkit – Express

Write a poem entitled Bake a cake Do 30 mins of exercise Watch a film you have Make a homemade card “We Climb The Hill” never seen before with a special message Poet Amanda Gorman reads for a friend 'The Hill We Climb' - Bing video

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Listen to a piece of mu- Arrange a zoom call with Compose a piece of Create a quiz and then Dance sic that makes you smile friends music host it! Just Dance or Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dance RAMBERT Ghost Dances - Audience Reac- tions- Bing video

Be inspired – Incredible Tell someone they are Have a Zoom lunchtime Read a piece of poetry Make your families’ Trash Fashion brilliant with friends Simon Armitage | The Official evening meal Incredible Trash Fashion - Website YouTube Carol Ann Duffy | Poetry Foun- dation

Make a digital photo Pick one area of your Origami Arts anyone? Read a chapter of a book Listen to a podcast album of your friends house to organise and How To Make "PAPER DUCK" The 7 Best Podcasts for Teens - clean! UNDER 2 MINUTES SIMPLE PureWow PAPER CRAFTS - Origami Arts - YouTube

Create a piece of art Call a friend you haven’t Impossible! Keep yourself Watch a quiz show work entitled “Hope” spoken to for some time Can you make a short hydrated...drink water film on the power of self belief? Inspirational poem from George the Poet | Impossible by George the Poet | Short

Plan a fitness circuit and Listen to a piece of Create a statue using Listen to an audiobook Get natural light for then do it…30 sec per opera everyday household 12 Addictive Audiobooks for 20 minutes exercise x 2 Madame Butterfly - Maria objects Teens | Imagination Soup Callas - Bing video

Watch Greta Research Careers in Learn Sign Language Sing…loudly Relax on the sofa with a WATCH: Greta Thunberg's full different fields: The arts, British Sign Language - Online Elbow - One Day Like This cup of tea and your speech to world leaders at UN Science, Sport resources, games, & course. (Lyrics) - Bing video favourite programme Climate Action Summit - Bing (british-sign.co.uk) video Oasis - Wonderwall (Official Video) - Bing video

Challenge Programme

A huge well done to our Key Stage 3 pupil who have recently been awarded their Challenge Certificates for the excellent work they completed as part of our Challenge Programme. Platinum Award:

Darcey Harris Cora Wallace

Rose Helm Rowan Hardy

Silver Award: Nathan Buzzard

Bronze Award: Hollie Chidlow Tom Jenkins

At the end of last term, we were incredibly proud of our year 10 children for working so hard to collect presents, chocolates and gifts for the residents of the Care Home in Weaverham. We managed to write a Christmas card to every resident and have a Christmas bag full of lovely gifts for every resident. Not forgetting the Carers, the children added in some chocolate for them as well. Below is a photograph of some of the children with the gifts before we distributed them.

Leaders of Tomorrow

Step into Sport Leadership Opportunity with Mr Finney

Making the most of your interest in sport and physical activity is a brilliant way of helping you to develop key employment skills in a fun and engaging way.

We are very excited to be able to offer every pupil at Weaverham High School the opportunity to take part in a ‘Step into Sport’ Leadership programme.

This initiative will be delivered virtually through clearly structured pre-recorded presentations and activities. All of the resources will be accessible in a 'Leadership' Google Classroom.

To complete the award all that we ask is that you watch the presentations, engage in the activities (where possible) and complete and submit the workbook.

There are 4 presentations to watch and to engage in. One presentation will be released per week over a 4 week period. There are a number of tasks that need to be completed in your workbook whilst working your way through the presentation. We suggest that for those pupils in Years 7-9 they use one of their two PE sessions to complete the work.

Once you have completed the training, submitted your workbook and we are back in schools there will be a number of leadership opportunities available to you including– leading at primary school festivals, leading at school events, leading at partnership or even county events and choosing a targeted group to engage them in physical activity.

All of these opportunities and more will allow you to practice and further develop your leadership skills.

Please look out for and accept the Google Classroom invite into ‘Leadership’ and I can’t wait to start working with you on the new and exciting project.

SSYP Newsletter– Edition 1

Welcome All,

I hope you are all keeping well. Due to recent events the Safer Schools and Young People Partnership have put together a newsletter containing some information about online safety for you to send out to parents/carers. This is the first of many which we will send during lockdown to help support the local community during this stressful time, we will look to send one every week covering different helpful topics.

We will be covering internet safety in this first newsletter. Whilst our young people are at home during lockdown, while the schools are closed, it’s very important that we, as adults know how to safeguard them while they are using any online platform. Below we have some links to some informative websites so that you feel confident safeguarding them whilst they are home in your care and online.

Some of this information is already available on social media but we hope that you find it helpful, we have included information from our own sources here at Cheshire Police as well as Parent Info, CEOP, Think You Know. Please feel free to signpost this to your community/families/partners.

Think you know is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline. On their website you can explore one of the six “Thinkuknow” websites for advice about staying safe when you’re on a phone, tablet or computer, use this link to access the site. https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

Use this link to go direct to the parents/carers part of the website https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

Another useful site is the NSPCC – The NSPCC have launched a new campaign, Listen To Your Selfie, which aims to teach young people about online sexual abuse and what constitutes a healthy relationship. The campaign, which has been funded by BBC Children in Need, features two films where selfies come to life and question a situation – The Game focuses on a same-sex online grooming scenario, and TheParty highlights peer-to-peer sexual pressure and grooming. ‘Listen To Your Selfie’ is aimed at helping young people recognise signs they are being manipulated, controlled or exploited so they feel empowered to make their own decisions or choices. We hope that by putting this in the spotlight we can help young people to feel able to speak up if they feel worried or scared about a situation or relationship. NSPCC Whilst children are at home they are still communicating with their friends they may still be communicating on social media and gaming sites. You can find tools about online bullying here. And finally if your young person or you wants any advice about anything, or just to talk Childline online platform has a variety of help and guidance. Access the site below. https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/ For hints and tips please follow our social media accounts below. You can contact us online or via our website https://www.cheshire.police.uk/

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Follow @cheshirepolice on Twitter | Like Cheshire Police on Facebook Follow @CheshireSSYP on Twitter Kind regards PC Gareth Gill

Youth Engagement Officer, Safer Schools Partnership

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Thank you

On the final day of term we held our Christmas themed None uniform day which raised a total of £569.34 for the Northwich Branch Salvation Army. Thank you to all those who donated.

The last few weeks has seen some very generous donations to support pupils who do not have access to IT equipment at home. Former pupil Amy Warrener contacted school to offer a laptop and stationery which are now in the safe and busy hands of a Year 10 pupil. In addition, we have had one other laptop and Ipad from another donor who has requested to remain anonymous. All items donated have gone to good homes and will make a real difference to those recipients. Thank you

New staff

We welcome a number of new members of staff who join the school this term.

Mr Coull joins us as our new Head of D&T.

Mrs Harrison, joins as a Cover Supervisor and Library Assistant.

Lateral Flow Tests

Following the government scheme for weekly testing using lateral flow tests to identify cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) in schools amongst staff and pupils who are asymptomatic, we are looking for volunteers to help us with the delivery of our testing plan for staff and pupils Half Term

Monday 15th—Friday 19th February School We are looking for volunteers to help the school carry out a variety of roles, including: closed to all pupils.

 organising people and equipment Monday 22nd February, remote learning will  processing and assisting with the tests commence. The testing plan and all tasks will be fully managed by the school’s senior leadership team, and no previous experience or skills are needed. Appropriate training, supervision and full PPE will be provided to all volunteers. If you are available on a weekly basis, we would love to hear from you. Whether you are a parent, community member or just have spare time on your hands. To find out more please email [email protected]

At National Online Safety we believe in empowering parents, carers and trusted adults with the information they need to hold an informed conversation about online safety with their children, should they feel it is needed. This guide focuses on one platform of many which we believe trusted adults should be aware of. Please visit www.nationalonlinesafety.com for further guides, hints and tips for adults.

REMOTE EDUCATION 10 TOP TIPS FOR CHILDREN Remote education ensures continuous learning outside the classroom. For students, it’s the perfect way to ensure they still get the education they need, despite not being at school. However, it also requires a level of discipline and careful planning. That’s why we’ve created this guide to help pupils understand di erent aspects of remote education and to support them in ensuring their experience is as safe and secure as it can be.

1. TREAT REMOTE EDUCATION THE SAME AS 2. USE CLASSROOM LANGUAGE CLASSROOM LEARNING If you are encouraged to communicate through emails and online Despite being at home, it’s important to remember the messages, don’t use shorthand text speak and write as though you same rules apply as being in the classroom, particularly would speak in class. Remember to be respectful and polite and avoid in respect of behavior and conduct. Focus on learning positing negative comments or spamming the chat. and don’t get distracted by your surroundings.

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3. TAKE REGULAR SCREEN BREAKS 4. ALWAYS CONDUCT VIDEO LEARNING IN Lily Whilst remote education might be an exciting experience to begin with, AN OPEN SPACE AT HOME having prolonged periods of time in front of a screen isn’t always healthy. Remember to have regular screen breaks where possible and in your spare To get the best experience from remote education, it’s important to time, try to get some fresh air and enjoy other activities away from electronic create the right environment around you. Try to set up a mock ‘classroom devices. desk’ at home in an open space so parents can supervise if necessary. Avoid bedrooms as this could be considered inappropriate.

5. ONLY COMMUNICATE THROUGH APPROVED 6. STICK TO TEACHER RULES AND GUIDELINES SCHOOL PORTALS AND PLATFORMS AROUND REMOTE EDUCATION It’s important that you send messages and any pictures or images Your school should issue you with guidance on remote education and the required for class through approved school channels, such as internal rules to follow. Always maintain classroom behaviour and try to learning portals or approved platforms. This will help to keep your remember that you are in a learning environment and not a social personal information safe and secure. setting.

7. DRESS IN SCHOOL UNIFORM 8. DON’T SHARE PASSWORDS OR OTHER SENSITIVE INFORMATION As part of your learning environment, try to maintain In order to begin your online lessons or to gain access to learning school uniform/dress. This will help as part of replicating materials, you may be provided with login details and passwords. In the classroom learning in the home. Try to avoid wearing same way you keep your personal details private, always keep these safe anything too casual as this could be deemed inappropriate and never share them with others. for school.

9. DON’T USE SCHOOL PLATFORMS TO 10. LOOK AFTER YOUR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING. DISCUSS PERSONAL MATTERS. Remote education ultimately means working alone and missing out on It’s important to keep your school communication channels separate from daily social interaction with your friends. If you ever feel frustrated, low or your own personal communication with friends and family. Don’t be sad, it’s important to discuss how you feel with your parents or your tempted to engage in casual discussions or send images, videos or links via teacher. Keeping in touch with friends over the phone or on social media ocial school apps or platforms that aren’t associated with your learning. can also help to keep your spirits up.

Sources: Remote education good practice. DfE guidance. | Safeguarding and remote education during coronavirus (COVID-19). DfE guidance. Users of this guide do so at their own discretion. No liability is entered into. Current as of the date of release: 04.11.2020 At National Online Safety we believe in empowering parents, carers and trusted adults with the information they need to hold an informed conversation about online safety with their children, should they feel it is needed. This guide focuses on one platform of many which we believe trusted adults should be aware of. Please visit www.nationalonlinesafety.com for further guides, hints and tips for adults.

REMOTE EDUCATION 10 TOP TIPS FOR PARENTS Remote education ensures continuous learning outside the classroom. For parents and carers, remote education isn’t always straightforward and there can be a number of factors they need to consider, especially around ensuring their children feel comfortable and are familiar with the whole concept. That’s why we’ve created this guide to help parents and carers support their child in getting the most out of their remote education experience.

1. TAKE AN ACTIVE INTEREST IN YOUR CHILD’S LEARNING 2. MONITOR YOUR CHILD’S COMMUNICATION AND ONLINE ACTIVITY As a parent or carer, your school may have explained how remote It’s important to remind your child that despite being at home, the same education works already, but children may still need help. Take an active level of behaviour and conduct exists as if they were at school. Encourage interest in their learning and help support them whenever they need a them to remain polite, remember their manners and not to post or send helping hand. any negative comments just because they are behind a computer.

3. ESTABLISH A DAILY SCHEDULE AND ROUTINE 4. ENCOURAGE SCREEN BREAKS AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY Working from home and trying to learn in a more casual setting that AWAY FROM DEVICES children might associate more with play and a degree of freedom might Remote learning will inevitably require more interaction with take a bit of getting used to. Try to stick to a daily routine and use the computers, laptops and tablets. Teachers will invariably advise on timetable/schedule that schools have sent home to help children keep on screen breaks: however, it doesn’t hurt to keep a check on their time top of their daily learning. online or encourage them to get some fresh air/exercise.

5. ENSURE YOUR LEARNING DEVICE IS IN PUBLIC 6. IMPLEMENT SAFETY CONTROLS AND PRIVACY SPACE IN THE HOME RESTRICTIONS ON APPS AND SOFTWARE It’s important to consider where your PC or laptop is placed if live video Dependant on how your school implements remote education, your is being used. Try to keep the background neutral, with no personal child may be required to download certain software or apps. Whilst these information visible and move learning devices out of the bedroom as are likely to be relatively safe to use, like any other new app or platform, this could be deemed inappropriate. parents should still implement safety controls as a precaution.

7. ENSURE YOUR CHILD ONLY USES OFFICIAL 8. FAMILIARISE YOURSELF WITH RELEVANT SCHOOL POLICIES SCHOOL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS Schools should have a policy on remote education that they can share It’s important that all communication with teachers and school sta is with parents. Familiarise yourself with this and ensure you know what is directed through approved school channels, whether that be through the expected of teachers and your child during lessons, both online and school’s online portal or the relevant secure messaging site. oine.

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9. MAINTAIN FEEDBACK WITH TEACHERS 10. MONITOR YOUR CHILD’S WELLBEING AND MENTAL HEALTH Engage in communication with teachers where possible, and try to Remote education will likely mean that your child won’t get the same level feed back progress and development as well as any helpful suggestions of social interaction and might not see their friends for a while. Keep a around the learning process. Be transparent but remain professional check on their wellbeing and try to encourage them to get out as much as and only use ocial channels to communicate. they can. Whilst learning from home might seem fun and exciting to start to with, missing out on seeing their friends every day might take its toll.

Sources: Remote education good practice. DfE guidance. | Safeguarding and remote education during coronavirus (COVID-19). DfE guidance. Users of this guide do so at their own discretion. No liability is entered into. Current as of the date of release: 04.11.2020

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