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I n t o u c h w i t h y o u 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3Headline School Council Events Training General CircularsSchool NewsHappy Birthday to the SSC – Our One Year JourneyOn 5 March 2013, we celebrated a very special day atBowker Vale Primary School, the one year anniversaryof the opening of our Specialist Support Centre. TheSpecialist Support Centre, or the SSC, is a resourcedprovision for children with statements of SEN in thearea of SEBD. At present we have six children attendingfull time and the children range in age from Year 2 toYear 5.The day was a very special one for all the childrenand the staff at the SSC and the whole school, as wecelebrated how far we have come in the past year.Early 2012 we were eagerly awaiting the arrival of sixchildren at our SSC. The whole staff team were lookingforward to meeting the children and welcoming theminto the friendly and inclusive Bowker Vale community.Despite the many challenges we faced during thefirst term, such as delays in finishing the building, allsix children starting together at the same time and acombination of the children’s needs and not knowingthe other children or adults, the SSC has gone fromstrength to strength and is now an integral part ofBowker Vale School.Children at the SSC are supported by specialist staffwith their learning and with their social and emotionaldevelopment. The children all have individualeducation and behaviour plans and spend timelearning in small group activities and in one to onesessions. The morning is dedicated to reading, writingand maths and the children take part in activities andGolden Time in the afternoon. An emphasis is placedon self reflection, with children becoming increasinglyresponsible for managing their own behaviour anddeveloping strategies to manage their feeling andemotions.The children take part in many outdoor learningactivities, including trips to Heaton Park to find outabout the local community, canoeing to develop teamwork, climbing to develop self esteem and confidenceand sledging at Christmas to reward the children forthe very hard work which they have put in this year.The SSC has also developed excellent links with thelocal police, with 15 GMP response officers taking partin SEBD awareness sessions at the SSC. The officerswere so impressed by what they saw at the Centre,they asked to come back on their next training dayto spend more time with the children and to furtherdevelop their knowledge and understanding of SEN.One of the staff’s highlights of the year has been thenativity play which all the children took part in duringthe last week before the Christmas holidays. All thechildren took part in the play, with some childrentaking on the role of more than one character. It wasa real pleasure to see the children perform in frontof their parents and carers and to see how proud thechildren were of themselves and each other.If you would like any further information on the SSC,then please contact Kate Allely on 0161 740 5993.Contact: Kate AllelyTel: 0161 740 5993Email: k.allely@bowkervale.manchester.sch.uk8
I n t o u c h w i t h y o u 2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3Headline School Council Events Training General CircularsSchool NewsWhat does the futurehold in 2088?Year 7 students at Newall GreenHigh School have just completedtheir ‘Humanities HomeworkChallenge’ in which they had toproduce a time capsule to beopened in 75 years time!!!180 students spent a half-terminvestigating life in Wythenshaweand Manchester, looking atdifferent aspects of their owncurrent lifestyle in 2013, plusa variety of tasks relating toGeography, History and RE.They were given the opportunityto produce a piece of work in themost creative way possible andthey did not disappoint! ‘DeadlineDay’ brought a steady flow ofshoe-boxes, videos, presentationsand booklets, amongst otherimaginative items!A hard afternoon of judgingamongst the Humanities Facultyproduced 20 winners, each ofwhom received a prize, plus theopportunity for their work to beburied deep in the heart of NewallGreen High School!!!Who will be around to see itopened in 2088…THINK BIGGER!!!Year 9 students Katie Hill andBethany Rooney Stone fromNewall Green High School spenttwo days from 15 – 17 February inthe New Forrest. They were takingpart in the “Think Bigger” Projectfunded by ‘O2’.Their weekend was packed fullof learning how to successfullyrun your own business. The girlshad successfully won fundingto support their own businessof recycling chairs and makingthem into funky designer onesby painting and decoratingthem. The girls are donatingthe first three chairs to the localprimary schools as readingchairs. These chairs will not onlyencourage the pupils to readbut will also encourage themwith their speech, language andcommunication skills.Katie and Beth saw theirconfidences grow and grow as theweekend progressed. They werethe youngest young people therewith the other ages ranging from19 to 25. Everyone commentedon how mature and friendly theywere and how proud NewallGreen High School should be.Sharing our Lovewith ZambiaOn Friday 15 February, the ZambiaCouncil at Newall Green HighSchool organised a Valentine’sDay Disco to be held in the schoolhall for Years 7 and 8.This was an end of half term treatfor many whilst being a greatfundraising event for the ZambiaSchools Project, supportingschools in Zambia.The Zambia Council designed theposters to advertise the event aswell as decorating the school hallwith love hearts.Newall Green’s finest DJ’s (JoshuaGaunt, Joshua Ritchie andMathew Morton) provided themusic to get the party startedas the dance floor filled withYear 7 and 8s dancing along totry and win the ‘cutest couple’competition.The event raised £135 and theZambia Council would like tothank everyone involved for theircontribution.Contact: Karen LavinTel: 0161 234 6420Email: k.lavin@newallgreenhigh.manchester.sch.uk9
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