Wellfield Middle School Newsletter
9 October 2015
Dear Parents and Carers
Lots has been going on in school since our last newsletter. Hoops 4 Health, a Theatre Performance for Year 7 pupils, Parents Drop in evenings and this week our open evening.
Thanks must go to all of the pupils who helped out on the evening. They really are the heart and soul of the school, their enthusiasm and help on the night is what made it such a great success. In fact many of our prospective parents and students commented on how friendly and happy everyone seemed to be.
Group Work and Intervention
We have been looking closely at the data and progress of all of our pupils in order to ensure that all pupils achieve their best. You may find that your child is involved in intervention of some sort over the next few weeks. These are sessions led by teachers and teaching assistants and are designed to work on specific areas. They are carefully planned and will usually last for a period of ten weeks focusing on specific areas. The sessions are targeted at pupils of a wide range of abilities and are chosen based on their targets and progress made from both Key Stage 1 tests in the First School and Key Stage Two tests here in Year 6.
If you have any queries about intervention please contact the school for further details.
Walk Once a Week (WOW) scheme & International Walk to School Month
KS2 Reps took part in their first event in their new role. It was organised by Living Streets (the UK charity for everyday walking) to celebrate International Walk to School Month and was held at Newcastle’s Quayside and the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
Pupils took part in a walking treasure hunt and pedometer challenge, where they walked over two of Newcastle/Gateshead’s iconic bridges - can you tell which ones?
They visited the Baltic and worked with artist Angela Kennedy, pupils created their own wearable art using recycled materials and everyday treasures. Focusing on the treads of their shoes and patterns and shapes left by their footprints.
Don’t forget to take part in the WOW scheme KS2 and earn a collectable badge every month. Remember, even if you live quite far from school and travel by car, you can still take part, just get dropped off further away from school than usual and walk the rest of the way!
Outstanding Home Learning in Year 5
We have celebrated the effort and excellence shown by our new year 5 pupils, in their homework tasks in our assemblies. They have produced some truly wonderful work, that has clearly taken time and care to produce. We are very proud of them and can see the support they get at home with their learning. We look forward to seeing more in the future. Well done!
Year 7 Cell Models
School Council News
During Be Spirited lessons, pupils have discussed what democracy means, why school council is important and what qualities a class representative should have.
Those that wanted to put themselves forward, wrote manifestos and delivered them to their classmates (some even produced posters to support their election campaign). There were some excellent speeches and ideas put forward to improve our school. A democratic voting process took place in all classes and our new representatives appointed.
Half-termly meetings will commence very soon.
Responsible Internet Use
Most Children have now brought home an Acceptable Use Policy , it would be preferable if these could be completed online. You can complete the form at this link, this link can also be found on our school website.
Lost Property
There is a large quantity of lost property in school. If your child has lost anything in school, please ask them to check in the boxes in the school entrance. Anything brought to school should be marked with the pupil's full name.
Any unnamed items not claimed by half term will be disposed of.
Thank you.
Gymnastics Club
Celebrating Success
Will Johnson in 5KB visited London last week to compete nationally in gymnastics.
Hoops4Health
enjoyed a variety of sessions with some superb sports players. Please
see our website for more pictures of the event and watch out for the
Eagles coaches coming into coach our Year 5 team.
Year 7 visit to Hetty Feather
Year 5 Heroes
14th Sept
5GY - Lewis
5HM - Sam
5KB - Samuel
21st Sept
5GY - Ethan
5HM - Emily
5KB - Sasha
28th Sept
5GY - Lucy
5HM - Rowan
5KB - Will
5th October
5GY - Amy
5HM - Kee
5KB - Layla
Year 6 Heroes
14th Sept
6SB - Olivia
6SE - Amelia
6KW - Thomas
21st Sept
6SB - Joe
6SE - Rachel
6KW - Sophie
28th Sept
6SB - Katy
6SE - Sean
6KW - Owen
5th October
6SB - Tom
6SE - Sophie
6KW - Anya
Students of the Week
14 Sept - Alfie
21 Sept - Sophie
28 Sept - Brandon
9 October - Daniel
Year 6
14 Sept - Holly
21 Sept - Holly
28 Sept - Jasmine
9 October - Katy
Year 7
14 Sept - Eve-Lily
21 Sept - Thomas
28 Sept - Ethan
9 October - Lucy & Holly
Year 8
14 Sept - Adam
21 Sept - Eleanor
28 Sept - Matthew
9 October - Eve
Attendance
Wellfield Middle School
Email: wellfield.middle@northtyneside.gov.uk
Website: http://www.wellfieldmiddleschool.org.uk
Location: Kielder Road, South Wellfield, Whitley Bay, United Kingdom
Phone: 0191 252 9486
Twitter: @wellfieldmiddle