THIssue 59 | 14 December 2018 Welcome Welcome to the final school newsletter of the term. As the term draws to a close, please really does allow the heart of our school can I send my heartfelt thanks and community to shine. gratitude for your support over what seems to have been the busiest of I would like to send warm wishes for terms. From coming alongiS to support Week a very Merry Christmas and I look our sporting teams in all weathers and forward to welcoming your children donating to our many charitable causes, back to school in the New Year. to attending our music events in your MrsBest Kwishes Mackenzie, over the Head festive season. droves and even joining in with our THS Voices choir; the festive season Charitable giving at Christmastime We are so proud to have donated difference to somebody’s Christmas. on Thursday to fill up two trolleys’ almost 800 Christmas gifts and food worth of donations for another In total, we collected 623 food items for items to disadvantaged families across • local foodbank. the Hebron Church and 175 children’s Teesside this December. •toys for Mission Christmas. In addition: Christmas Jumper Day raised We launched our charity drives for £232.72 for Save the Children. Year 11 students raised almost both the Trussell Trust foodbank £100.00 for Shelter by performing A sincere and heartfelt thank you scheme, based at the Hebron Church their very own take on the for every donation made; I have no in Stockton, and TFM Radio’s Mission • traditional Nativity. doubt it will make a big difference this Christmas at the end of November. Christmas. Sixth Form students visited a local Miss Stephens You have since been donating with supermarket in their PHSE time great enthusiasm to help make a small 1 This co-curricular group has met every Monday after Carbon schoolPositive throughout the Psychology autumn term. We have explored a range of approaches and strategies to support our well- Mrsneutral Kirk in Biology has Christmas!been teaching Nursery and being; relaxation exercises, physical exercise, the Growth Reception children about Mindset approach and living morePositive mindfully. Psychology helps me to have a carbon neutral Christmas Additionally,Have we have You readFilled and A Bucket reflected growth mindset and encourages me to trees. onToday the book push myself further. It has taught me There is a discussion around the type of The changing Measuring in tree which is better for the environment with its focus on living as techniques for relaxing like breathing - real or fake. In the interest of a low responsible, respectful and kind people. techniques and mindful walking. Reception class have been measuring carbon footprint, we have bought a real Nurseryseasons children have been finding Reception Christmas tree which will grow with themselves and cutting ribbon as tall out about the changes that occur our pupils over time and be used in Here are some thoughts from the as they are to make special Christmas school every year. Reception children to the weather during different baubles. Jessica asked if there was Ichildren love Positive about Psychology. the club: It taught were measuring the tree this week in seasons. Oliver enough ribbon to make a bauble for photographs which will no doubt be me lots of useful relaxation techniques Miss Fenny. The children discovered usedMrs Clapton for years to come! We have noticed that the weather Miss Fenny was twice the size of and I come out feeling relaxed. Eating In our final session, we discussed the outside has been a lot colder lately Jessica! They made her a lovely bauble and we have talked about the chocolate mindfully helped me to savour all-important concept of ‘bouncing of her own (with room to grow). different ways that we can stay and enjoy it. back’ or resilience when things are ‘This ribbon is very special, as you will warm. soon see, untie me and you’ll find, it’s tough. Mrs Clapton Mrs Peacock the same size as me.’ The children have enjoyed listening Year 3 and 4 Mosaic Making to stories about winter and had fun Holly Children in Years 3 and 4 have been They completed their projects on finding ice outside earlier in the week. As there is no snow at the working together in small groups to Monday, making individualActive tile coastersPlanet moment, we made our own magic snow and placed different animals design their own Roman-style mosaics. as a fun way to end their YearYear 6 are 6 now Wind coming towards Turbines the have installed on the school field, and merits of wind turbines and finished in a special snow scene! The boys Making Things Go end of their International Primary also making their own paper turbines the unit off by making a short and girls decided it would be easy IPC topic. Curriculum unit . which we then tested on a windy day. documentary. They looked closely at the colours and Miss Lockerbie for sheep to get lost in the snow and played hide and seek with the They worked very well as I hope the Over the course of the last week, MrGreat Griffiths fun has been had by all! tiles available and worked as a team to Mrssnowy Hannah sheep! blurred image reveals! pupils have been designing wind come up with a suitable design. turbines which they would like to Pupils also held a debate about the 2 www.teessidehigh.co.uk 3 School PrepOn Tuesday 11Carol December, weService held our annual Prep Carol The Prep School Council Service in the Senior Hall; a beautiful setting as the children has worked hard this term toCouncil work together to try sang beneath our formidable tree. and listen to the views of The whole school entertained Itthe Was with solos from Holly Williams and the children and make the audienceon a Starry with Night the lively carol school a better place. Siri Musunuru,Who and Would the Year Imagine 3 and 4a The school council is now running Prep School’s fundraising efforts for and the Prep Choir children sang slightly differently to previous years Children in Need, running a raffle and a King? The Preacher’s and I am very impressed with our ‘guess the number of sweets in the jar’ YearYear 5 have 5 been IPC investigating performedThe Winter aGift, beautiful new piece called ChildrenPosada in Years tradition 3 and 4 have been from the film finding out about how Advent is new school councillor team. So far competition. The school councillors Wife renewable energy sources.Making celebrated in Mexico. They explored this year, the children have gained the have also been planning some projects featuring an opening . This piece featured beautiful solo what the Posada tradition is and then thoughts and opinions of their forms which we will launch in the New Year. Things Go This is part of their topic solo by Beila Wisley. acted out the story of Mary and Joseph about clubs and activities, school in IPC and is definitely singing from Harry Fox and Shayan arriving at Bethlehem, searching for improvements and house competitions These children are an absolute pleasure to work with and I look forward to something we should all be somewhere to stay. that they would like to take part in. Our Year 6 children shared Bible Raja. sharing more of our achievements later They have put together a child friendly thinking about more in today’s We then made a seven-starred piñata inMrs the Kennedy year. stories, poems and readings very anti-bullying policy and this will world. which had the children’s wishes for the Well done to everyone for creating a hopefully be ready to share very soon. professionally with not a single nervous world inside. These were wide-ranging: The children also took a lead on the As well as creating detailed looking after animals better, telling wobble in sight. very festive event which certainly got the truth, no wars or fighting, more proposals for a wind turbine to kindness in the world, respect for each be installed at school, they have everyone into the Christmas spirit. other,Mrs Peacock no bullying and no guns. Year 5 andAway 6 sang in a a contemporary Manger Mrs Shevels created their own from paper, pins Year 2 Music Year 2 children have been working and corks. version of together hard over the last few weeks to write their own song about Christmas. They Wind turbines operate on a simple worked well together to write lyrics and a catchy melody using as many of principle. The energy in the wind their ideas about Christmas as possible. turns two or three propeller-like Something crash in the sea Her story is ever so silly Mrs Connor was then able to add an blades around a rotor. The rotor We hope you enjoy reading a selection All he noticed was Santa’s rear end She knocked over my tree accompaniment. I was lucky enough to Christmas limericks from Year 5 and 6 is connected to the main shaft, of limericks from Year 5 and 6 pupils. see the first performance of their song My mum blamed it on me and I was very impressed at what they which spins a generator to create There once was a fellow of red So I threw out that cheeky old Lily had achieved in such a short time. I Mrselectricity. Shevels Casimer hope to be able to share this with you Whom toddlers would wait for in bed onMrs our Kennedy class blog very soon.