Elmfield School for Deaf Children

Newsletter 5 Term 3 2018-19 www.elmfield.bristol.sch.uk

Dates 2018-19

End of Term 3 – February 2019 Fri 15th February Dear Parent/Carers End of Term 3

We are hopefully going to sail into Spring with no more snow days! It’s good to have one nice Mon 25th February snowy play day but my 8 hour journey home two weeks ago has put me off for a long time! Start of Term 4 We are continuing with looking at the Options for our Primary School Rebuild…it is all very much on the cards with Bristol City Council and there is lots of work going on with the Options Fri 5th April Appraisal and Feasibility stage with the architects. Fingers crossed! End of Term 4 We have had several families come to look around with a view to moving their child to us in both departments and Year 7 is going to be a big year group in September. Tues 23rd April So lots of work going on behind the scenes looking at funding issues and future planning. The Governors are looking for a new Parent Governor…so if you would like to put yourself Start of Term 5 forward for election please come and have a chat and find out what it all entails. Mon 6th May We will send a letter home with the children when we have candidates confirmed. Bank Holiday

Fri 24th May Thanks for all your continued support. End of Term 5 Babs Day Headteacher

Mon 3rd June

INSET Day th Safer Internet Day Tue 4 June World Book Day Thursday 7th March. Now is the time to Both Primary and Secondary took part in the Start of Term 6 start thinking ahead and planning your Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 5th February. rd Tues 23 July outfits! We very much look forward to The theme for this year was ‘Together for a

End of Term 6 seeing everyone dressed as their better internet’. At secondary we looked at

favourite book characters. Staff too! what we share online and why we share it and what data is held by social media sites No more INSET dates about us. We also introduced our 3 Y11 to be confirmed. children as E-Buddies and they led and then Geography Field Study delivered workshops to each other about This term KS3 have been comparing YouTube, SnapChat and Messenger. At tourism in Bristol. The students went to Primary Fox class focussed on the issue of MShed and SS Great Britain to consent, they talked about what it meant and

investigate if free attractions are more did some role play activities. po pular than paid attractions. The students represented Elmfield really Our website has lots of information and links well. They were polite, confident and about e-safety, with a wide range of parents' asked relevant questions. Well done! guides for different social media sites. We’ll keep you updated on the findings

of the study.

http://www.elmfield.bristol.sch.uk/About Deaf Swimming Gala Congratulations to all those Us/Safeguarding/

who took part in the Deaf swimming gala. Elmfield school for Deaf children are nd pleased to have come in 2 place!

Dates 2018-19 Money Matters! On 21st January Lorraine and Daniel from the Royal Association for Deaf People came up from deepest Essex to work for a morning with Elmfield Secondary students, teaching them th Wed 13 Febru ary about money. INSET Day (Primary only) All our students were encouraged to think about, and work out answers to, a number of

Fri 15th February questions such as:

End of Term 3 Why do we have money? How do we get it?

Can we budget it? th Mon 25 February What are our priorities for spending? Start of Term 4 How can we save it?

Fri 5th April In addition our KS 3&4 students, before they go out into the wide world, were taught about End of Term 4 such necessary things as bank accounts, credit/debit cards, interest, and even how to detect forged banknotes.

rd Tues 23 April Start of Term 5

Mon 6th May Bank Holiday Fri 24th May End of Term 5

rd Mon 3 June Railway Safety INSET Day Phil Webster from network rail came to Primary to have a chat to our children about railway th Tue 4 June safety. Start of Term 6 All children learnt about the importance of how to stay safe on a level crossing. Tues 23rd July End of Term 6

No more INSET dates Minibeats to be confirmed. St George’s Bristol is delighted to be offering BSL interpreted relaxed performances for the

first time ever!

Sunday 3 March 10.15am, 12pm, 2pm MiniBeats – Brilliant Brass!

Sunday 9 June 12pmMiniBeats Percussion Pandemonium!

More details can be found at St Georges Bristol website: www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Trek to Gambia Spanish Day We have gone 130 miles this Primary children celebrated week. This takes us Rigolisa. It is Spanish Day linked to our just across the Spanish border in Gambia Trek with three different Catalonia. Please continue activities: - Art work, Cooking & counting up your miles!  A Spanish signed song. We Corinna will be doing the 3 Peaks brought it all together with a challenge in June to raise money. festival. More details to follow.

Dates 2018-19 Accessible Theatre Here is a list of accessible performances between now and the summer holidays,

Wise Children Wed 13th February Barber Shop Chronicles Sat 2 Feb 2:30pm Signed (age 14 plus) Sat 11 May 2:30pm Captioned Primary INSET Day ( BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL only) Sat 16 Feb 2:30pm Captioned (age 14 plus) Sat 11 May 7:30pm Signed Fri 15th February BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Book online or by emailing: Book online or by emailing: End of Term 3 [email protected] [email protected]

Princess & the Hustler th LOUDER IS NOT ALWAYS CLEARER Mon 25 February Sat 16 Feb 3:00pm Signed (age 12 plus) Mon 13 May 8:00pm Signed and Captioned Start of Term 4 BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL th Book online or by emailing: Fri 5 April Tues 14 May 8:00pm Signed and Captioned [email protected] BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL End of Term 4 Wed 15 May 8:00pm Signed and Captioned NO KIDS BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL rd Thu 28 February 7.30pm Signed (age 14 plus) Tues 23 April Book online or by emailing: TOBACCO FACTORY, BRISTOL Start of Term 5 [email protected] Book online or by emailing:

Mon 6th May [email protected] MATILDA THE MUSICAL

Bank Holiday Tue 14 May 7:30pm signed KINKY BOOTS Fri 24th May BRISTOL HIPPODROME Mon 04 Mar 7:30pm SIGNED Thu 23 May 7:30pm captioned End of Term 5 BRISTOL HIPPODROME BRISTOL HIPPODROME Tue 05 Mar 7:30pm Captioned

BRISTOL HIPPODROME rd FOIL, ARMS AND HOG: CRAICLING Mon 3 June INSET Day Noughts & Crosses Sun 19 May 8:00pm Signed BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Tue 4th June Sat 16 Mar 2:30pm Captioned (age 12 plus) BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Book online or by emailing: Start of Term 6 Book online or by emailing: [email protected]

Tues 23rd July [email protected] HORRIBLE HISTORIES: DREADFUL DEAF End of Term 6 Richard Iii Wed 29 May 4:00pm signed Sat 6 Apr 2:30pm Signed Thurs 30 May 11:00am signed No more INSET BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Thurs 30 May 4:00pm signed Fri 31 May 4:00pm signed dates to be Fri 12 Apr 7:30pm Captioned BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Sat 1 Jun 11:00am signed confirmed. Book online or by emailing: Sat 1 Jun 4:00pm signed [email protected] BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL (age 5 plus) Book online or by emailing: Acts of Resistance [email protected] Sun 7 Apr 6:00pm Signed BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL In the Willows Book online or by emailing: Wed 29 May 7:00pm signed

[email protected] Thu 30 May 2:00pm signed Thu 30 May 7:00pm signed Equus Fri 31 May 7:00pm signed Wed 17 Apr 7:30pm Captioned (age 14 plus) Sat 1 Jun 2:00pm signed

BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL Sat 1 Jun 7:00pm signed Book online or by emailing: BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL (age 6 plus) [email protected] Book online or by emailing: [email protected]

Our Country’s Good Thu 25 April 7.30pm Signed Dead Dog in a Suitcase TOBACCO FACTORY, BRISTOL Sat 13 Jul 2:30pm SIGNED (age 14 plus) Book online or by emailing: BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL [email protected] Book online or by emailing: [email protected] YOUNG FERMENT Sat 27 April 2pm Signed BRISTOL OLD VIC, BRISTOL