Ed 4. Autumn 2 2015
Birtenshaw INSIDE STORY s Christmas Biscuit
m r e t l u f r e d n o Aw d n a N U F f o full
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A FEW WORD S
FROM THE HE AD
RECIPES CLASS STORIE S
JOKES
SECRET SITE S
When it comes to words of wisdom… there is no one wiser than our very own Director of Education. We can always count on her for a quote in the morning briefing.
THE MUSINGS OF JULIE BARNES
SIDE ONE We don’t want to over-egg the pudding! Build a bridge Get over it We are where we are, it is what it is SIDE TWO Well…needs must! If I have said it once, I have said it a thousand times! I want to make sure we have all our ducks in a row I’m on it! SPECIAL BONUS TRACK We don’t need a sledge hammer to crack a nut!
Goshawks The pupils in Goshaw ks have been helping to decorate the Christmas tree at the Bromley Cross Village Hall! They helped to make the Christmas decorations themselves!
The young men in Goshawks are working towards their Bronze award in ASDAN. ASDAN is designed to develop skills for learning, employment and for life.
Ahmed is making brilliant progress in numeracy. Just look at him completing these really hard numbe r sequences!
As w ell as ASDAN, they are also w orking towards Jamie Oliver's Cooking Skills BTEC‌ busy, busy Goshawks!
One of the ASDA N units is about social skills and team w ork and th ey have been doing a lot of sporting activities togethe r as a class.
Holly’s heavenly… Christmas Biscuits
Ingredients 100g butter 50g caster sugar few drops of vanilla extract 175g plain flour Method 1. Preheat the oven to 150 C / Gas 2. 2. Add butter and sugar in a bowl and mix well until light and fluffy. 3. Add the vanilla, mix, then add the flour and mix well. 4. Roll out to about 5mm. 5. Cut into shapes… I like stars for Christmas! 6. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
AMAZING PROGRESS This is my hap py face…the fa ce that you se lot more now! ea Last year I stru ggled to access lessons, I wasn ’t keen on doin g much work a wouldn’t sit fo nd r very long. I u sed to get upse and frustrated t which meant th at I would hav to leave the cl e assroom.
erent. I have been ff di ry ve en be s This year ha in with all of my in jo w no d an rd trying very ha er now at my desk ng lo r fo t si n ca I . lessons d frustrated. an us o xi an g in tt ge without In the past I have really only used my PECS for choosing my sn ack. I didn’t want to use it very much and wouldn’t look for it when I wanted to tell my staff something. Staff have be en showing me how to use my PECs book and now I use it all the time! I will use it to ask for things I like and to ask fo r some time out if I am feeling upset.
f say I This year my staf erstar! have been a sup ity day The offsite activ time of is my favourite happily the week! I will go get off the bus to for shopping, to go n the walks, to play o stroke park and even to ny the ponies at po riding!
Osprey Reaching Times
“Light room heaven!”
Last week Razwana spent some time relaxing in the light room; the light room has been an area of interest for some time! One eye witness said… “I couldn’t believe how relaxed she looked, even her toys had fallen asleep!” Razwana compared the lights to her idea of heaven.
for the stars Wannabe Hollywood star; Holly, has been working hard to make her dreams come true. As the scarecrow in Wizard of Oz, Holly is on her way to becoming Birtenshaw’s very own celebrity. Spending her lunch break writing CVs and the whole day being an actress; Holly is very dedicated and is working hard.
Broken zipper causes mass confusion! The infamous colours of Kane
In lessons, at lunch, in PE, at pony riding…no matter where he is or what he is doing, Kane will always be wearing his signature coat! Then one day, much to the surprise of everyone in school, Kane came in a different coat! Shockwaves rippled through the school! It turns out Kane’s zipper had broken on his way out of his mum’s shop and after much deliberation, he put on his brave face and made his way to school. He said to his teacher “I panicked at first, I thought I had lost my limited edition coat and there are only a few thousand of them!” Luckily Kane’s coat was fixed during the day and he is now back in his lucky colours once again!
Teacher in shock by new name
On 12 November 2015, pupil George had, had enough of his teachers boring name and made a “Menacing Name” chart. His new teacher’s name was now to be “Cave-dweller the Weirdo”. Kaylie aka “Cave-dweller the Weirdo” was shocked by her new name but saw the funny side after George drew a picture of her wearing fur and holding a club in her hand whilst teaching. “Uh uh uhhh” Cave-dweller the Weirdo told George.
One day a package arrived in school…it was the serving trolley that Sparrows had been waiting for! No longer would they have to make several trips to the kitchen at lunchtime. When they opened the box they realised it was disassembled! Luckily Luke came to the rescue with his excellent building skills. He made the trolley in half an hour and even took it over to the Sparrows classroom. The pupils were so happy they made Luke a card to say thank you for his hard work. Sparrows call it their ‘Super Duper’ Trolley tray!
Pupil attempts new bouncing record!
One pupil at Birtenshaw School is reaching new heights! Aimee is currently Birtenshaw’s gym ball champion. Aimee started bouncing at an early age and it seems that with each passing week she gets higher and higher. This super talent has helped her make excellent progress on the trampoline and she has won some prestigious awards for her skills. Since starting at Birtenshaw, Aimee has been through 5 therapy balls which have grown tired through all the bouncing and are now resting peacefully in the bin!
A helping hand Pupils makes life a little easier for Sparrows class
The Wizard of
Oz
This term we have been getting ready for our end of year production of the Wizard of Oz. Amy Standish has been organising weekly rehearsals so we can make sure it will be perfect on the big day!
e rk really hard to make th wo ls pi pu e th all y da Every Mon the performance. They r fo e en sc e th d an e ag props, the st ing, gluing‌ lots of ick st g, in aw dr g, rin lou do painting, co messy activities!
The rehearsals are filled with singing, dancing and wonderful acting.
Some of the pupils have had to learn a lot of lines for their part! Donny (Birtenshaw ’s Dorothy) has been w orking extra hard to remember all of his!
SECRETS SIGHTS REPORTER: KANE AGED: 12
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aah the light room , so relaxing that I could fall as leep any moment- zzzzzzzz zzz. HUH WHAT. Oh yeah th e magazine; well as I have alre ady said it’s very relaxing so I have to get out before I doze off again .
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Check back in the next magazine for more secret sights!
Owls
Owls class were the lu cky pupils who were able to have the first go at boccia. Boccia is a sport that is now play ed in the paralympics and is acce ssible to people of all abilities.
ople from Bolton We have arranged for 2 pe to come into school t us Tr ity un m m Co rs re Wande ne how to play…and the each week to show everyo pupils love it!
Ciao! Bella cucina Gufos! Hello! Beautiful cooking Owls!
From these pictures I think it is safe to say that Owls have got all their energy for boccia by making some delicious Italian food! Everyone has been trying new foods and they designed and made their own pizzas. Well done Owls those pizzas look fantastic!
king Kites have been wor in really hard this term ... Creative Curriculum
Kites
we live, the world and where d ie ud st ve ha e w This term mething to give. so ve ha s re ltu cu nt Realising differe ies of old, its history and stor ith w e ec re G s e’ er Th bold. , the brave and the Tales of their heroes ith unusual names, w ds Go r ei th of s . The deed ent Olympic Games fic ni ag m e th of e ac The birthpl , food and It’s spices s It’ a, di In of s ur lo The co . d a mixture of rices an ng hi ot cl e at or Elab n, es to help us to lear ns se e us us e ad m It a twist and a turn. With Indian dancing, ar. eir Independence W Th d an a ic er Am of more. The United States ents of Mount Rush id es Pr e th d an rty The Statue of Libe d hotdog in a bun. an s he rc to ty er lib We made ic to add to the fun. us m an ic er Am to Listened home. the place we called d, an gl En us es av That le en on the Throne. ue Q r ou d an s ip ch d ass. Black cabs, fish an a party within our cl te a at es on sc d ha We ass. cricket out on the gr Then we all played
Kestrels
d pony riding Kestrels have enjoye ve all made this term and they ha ell done excellent progress. W Kestrels!
Kestrels have also been helping the Sparrow s class to create the props and the set for the Wizard of Oz. ed and made a pizza. gn si de s ha s as cl ls re st eir In food technology Ke brilliant choices for th e m so e ad m d an pe reci They have follow ed a pizza toppings!
Anti-bullying week took place from the 16th to the 20th November. PSHE lessons focused on friendships, feelings and what it means to bully or to be bullied
ve a w hole a h e w y a d ri F Every On the 20th . ly b m e s s a l o o sch ssembly was a r u o r e b m e v o N ullying and all about Anti-b being a HERO.
Help Everyone Respect Others
rhero Everyone made a supe and mask and we all got up usic! danced along to the m
Each class celebrates the achievement of the pupils that w eek. W e also have special certificates for the chosen star of the week from each class.
Some of t he pupils in Ospreys d id a dram a scene to s how the school ho w it feels to be bullied .
A BRAND NEW START
Starting a new school is sca ry. I have never really liked school and I find it hard to to people; especially when talk they are new. I started at Bir tenshaw in October and I went into the Owls class. At first I didn’t want to go int o the classroom…it was all really new and a little bit sc ary. I met my new teacher and support staff and they me spend some time in the let other rooms around the sch ool like the Lifeskills room sensory areas. and
After a few we eks I started to become a little bit more confi dent and I sta rted to go into new classroom my …even with oth er pupils in there! I even st arted to intera ct with other staff around th e school. One of my favourite things is to da nce with musi c and so I love going into our Christmas play rehearsals and assemblies. Ev entually I pluck ed up the courage to join in the PE lesso ns with my classmates an d now I go sw imming as we ll .
the things I I find it hard to say e my PECS want to say so I us k for different across the day to as n how to use an things. I was show y teacher which m by rip st t” an w “I aff what I need. st e th ll te e m s lp he ke my time; The staff let me ta e are trying new especially when w l been going to things. We have al gether and my the supermarket to e how to pay staff have shown m things on the for things and find shelves.
ell my class really w to in d le tt se e I hav that they are e m ll te ff a st e and th ave done really h I k in th I . e m f proud o r the first time in well too, and fo ming to school! co y jo n e I s… e ag
Sparrows
where If you are wondering t has the fabulous stage se izard come from for the W rther of Oz, then look no fu than our fantastically ass! talented Sparrows cl
Sparrows have been es looking at “what mak HE. a good friend� in PS They looked at different images of d good actions and ba actions and did really a well at choosing from choice of two. int They squeezed the pa re independently befo an painting and creating their Emerald City out of work! hand prints! Lovely
The pupils in Spa rrows go to the po ny riding centre ever y week. They have been learning to groom, walk and even feed the horses!
HA HA HA H
O H O H O!
JOKES BY AIMEE
2. What did the stamp say to the Christmas card?
4. What did Mary Poppins wish for at Christmas?
5. What do you call a snowman in the summer?
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3. What do you get if you cross mistletoe and a duck?
6. What did the snowman say to the other snowman?
Answers‌ 1. Ow, ow, ow 2. Stick with me and we will go places 3. A Christmas Quacker 4. Supercallyfragilisticexpiallysnowshoes 5. A puddle 6. Can you smell carrot?
1. What did Santa say when he fell down?