Farra News Issue 12 - Sunderland Learning Hub

Page 4 FARRA NEWS Easter 2010
AT THE HEART OF THE
COMMUNITY
As ever Community Day was a whole heap of fun as well as all about learning new things. The format remained as in previous
days with each year group doing something new and lots of outside providers' coming in to work with staff and pupils. Y7 had
the big task of designing our new school—not literally but working together in groups to come up with a vision of what they
thought it should include—you can see some very creative models below!
Y8’s theme was being healthy and various activities were available : Boxercise, trampolining, healthy eating, judo and even
some Bollywood dancing. Y9 learnt about staying safe and took part in various activities, several students worked with Miss
Sharkey and Mrs Bird to enter two competitions, one raising awareness of the need for road safely for the charity Brake, the
other to raise awareness fo the ‘true cost of alcohol’ in a competition run by the local city council.
Y10 either visited Houghall College or Sunderland University learning more about option available to them when they leave
school. Y11 focussed on a similar theme and a conference was held for them offsite. Staff and students worked together looking
at ways to make the best of their time in the months they have left, also learning about budgeting finances and top tips for
revising and remembering facts. All designed to help them as they prepare for exams and life out there in the big wide world!
If you are interested,
one of the providers
regularly involved in
Community Day, The
Box Youth Club run a
key group every
Wednesday in D10 3-
4.30pm. Pop along to
find out more.
There will be another
Community Day before
the summer hols.
GOOD
DAY:
Everyone
gets into the
community
spirit on
these much
loved days.
What S am I?
Experiments in C block. Explosions maybe,
but what could I be……