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SHS KEEPING CONNECTED
Today marks the beginning of our final half term of the academic year. It is week ONE and as previously
advised we would encourage students to follow their school timetable in order to maintain an effective routine for home learning. Work will be set in the usual way and teachers will be in touch to support
students through the continued partial closure of school.
To supplement the work set by teachers you will find a range of competitions and activities in edition 11 of the Keeping Connected newsletter as well as support and guidance for both students and parents.
Launching next week we have our biggest competition so far since the beginning of the lockdown.
Arrangements for the digital Seaham’s Got Talent competition are being finalised and more details will be published in the newsletter next week. Students may wish to start rehearsing now for what promises to
be a spellbinding show of talent from our students.
Keep Learning Maths – Courtesy of Mrs
Cooper
The school building maybe closed but the weekly maths challenge continues! As
always, entries should be emailed directly to [email protected]
Five points will be awarded to all who enter
and the winner will receive fifty points.
TAKE A LEAF
An examination paper is made by taking 5 large sheets of
paper, folding the pile in half and stapling it. The pages are then numbered in order from 1 to 20. What is the sum of the
three page numbers that are on the same sheet of paper as page number 5?
Finding My FutureMe Online - Introduction to Higher
Education
The second theme of the ‘Finding My FutureMeOnline’ series has been launched. The second activity
features three virtual campus tours from three of our local higher education institutions: New College
Durham, Northumbria University and Teesside University. There are three accompanying scavenger
hunt worksheets. The webpage also signposts students to virtual tours of many other higher education
institutions across the region and nationally.
Website: https://futureme.ac.uk/futureme-online/higher-education-routes
REMINDER: GCSEPod Webinars for Parents (Years 9-11)
Last week we notified parents about the availability of the GCSEPod webinars and we have been pleased by the positive response and uptake for these sessions. All sessions are funded through our
membership with GCSEPod and parents/carers will just need to register in advance. A range of dates are offered below:
• Jun 4, 5:00 PM - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZhgXywxzQ8C4K6yC2VcK1w
• Jun 11, 9:30 AM - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xp8TItAHREqBv6TWDKR85Q• Jun 15, 12:00 PM - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gtfa0fuwR8mmyAbsBT_ACw
• Jun 23, 5:30 PM - https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_u5yd852DRyy1OFCaz9xn3A
Young Geographer of the Year Competition
The competition, run in partnership with Geographical magazine, gives students the opportunity to
explore the geography of ‘the world beyond my window’.
Although we are currently confined to our homes, the competition allows you to examine the human and physical geography of places that exist beyond your window, be it locally or further afield. The
competition encourages young people to know how their lives are connected to and influenced by the world around them and aims to increase understand around how geographical processes in the
physical and human worlds have created and might be changing the world beyond your window.
There are two categories our students can enter:• KS3 (pupils aged 11-14)
• KS4 or GCSE (pupils aged 14-16).
The deadline is 5pm on 30th June. If you’re interested and want some help with your application then please email Miss K Murray ([email protected]) as she will also need to fill in an electronic
entry form for you.
Further Details: https://www.rgs.org/geography/news/the-world-beyond-my-window/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SocialSignIn
COMPETITION TIME
COMPETITION TIME
An Update from the Farm
You may remember that Seaham High
School was able to adopt and name two lambs back in edition 2 of the newsletter.
Below is an update from the farm:
Down on the farm this week all of the adults have been sheared. They were so pleased
to lose all the wool especially in this hot summer weather. All of the lambs were
wormed and vaccinated. Photographed first you can see the
sheering process followed by George (right) and Sheila (left) of Mam (middle).
#ProudToBeSeahamCompetition Winners & Year Leader Awards
Staff from Seaham High School were proud to visit the homes of our competition winners this week to
deliver gift vouchers, chocolate, cuddly toys and books. Prizes were given for winning the competitions included in the Keeping Connected Newsletter and Year Leader awards were also handed out in
recognition of consistent hard-work and resilience demonstrated throughout lockdown.
We are proud of every single one of our students and it was fantastic to visit just a small number of them to celebrate their success at such a difficult time. We will be on the road again before the summer
holiday in order to further celebrate student success!
Amber H: Y7 Mr Lumsdon's Scavenger Hunt Winner & Year Leader Award Y7
Anna M: Y7 Winner of the Lamb Naming Competition
Anna R: Y9 Year Leader Award Y9
Anna-Scarlett: Y10 Year Leader Award Y10
Charlie G: Y8 Year Leader Award Y8
Daisy H: Y8 Easter Science Competition Winner
Harry B: Y7 Battle of the Sandwich Winner
Jack B: Y7 Easter Bake-Off Winner & Year Leader Award Y7
Jake S: Y8 Two Time Winner - Weekly Challenge Grid
Joshua M: Y8 Year Leader Award Y8
Max E: Y9 Year Leader Award Y9
Neida V: Y8 Mr Lax's Isolation Challenge Winner
Olivia W: Y7 Geography Competition Winner & Remmer's Riddle Winner
Ryan S: Y10 Year Leader Award Y10
#ProudToBeSeaham#ProudToBeSeaham
WELL DONE to Ava H (Year 7) who
set up the experiment seen to examine the force of friction. Ava
took a pencil sharpener and a rubber and pushed both with the
same force to see which travelled furthest from the same starting point.
Mr Brown and the Science team
were impressed with Ava’s enthusiasm for completing science
experiments from home.
#ProudToBeSeaham
WELL DONE to Ryan T (Year 8) who has
been working on a local history project for History.
Ryan researched Seaham Hall, the
George Elmy Lifeboat and our mining history. He then produced this
museum exhibit to make his learning visual and informative for anybody
else wanting to learn about our community.
Mr Parker was incredibly proud and
loved the level of creativity included.
#ProudToBeSeaham
WELL DONE to Ellis J (Year 7) who
recently submitted some of his fantastic artwork when Mr
Henderson asked for work to be shared with NHS staff from
across the region.
We were so impressed with the artwork that we wanted to share
it with you all in our newsletter.
#ProudToBeSeaham
STAR BAKER AWARD – WEEK 11
Each week we will award one star baker award to a student who has created a culinary
masterpiece. The winner will receive:• a technology scratch card
• hot chocolate treat for you and a friend• a certificate of recognition.
CONGRATULATIONS to David S who is this weeks
winner! Prizes can be collected on return to school.
Alfie C
Cake
Ellie T
Creamy Meatballs
Jake B
Red Velvet Cake
Ryan T
Lemon Madeira
Mrs James
Giant Wagon Wheel Cake
David S
Chicken Skewers
Grace B
Lasagne & Chips
Miss Graham
Tapas
Olivia W
Ferrero Rochers
Joshua F
Beef Stir Fry Grace – Choc Cake
David S
Bueno Cheesecake
FOCUS ON… Mrs BainbridgeThe diary extract from a teacher in lockdown
Wednesday 27th May 2020
Today, I volunteered to go into school, so it was an early start
for me again! It was wonderful to spend the day at work with Miss Thynne, Mr Henderson and 3 lovely students and it was
fantastic fun! We had an egg drop challenge, a poetry slam and even got outside for some socially distanced games.
Every time I see the students coping with the changes that have happened to every day life recently, I am proud and
happy that they have adapted so well. Even so, I will be pleased when we get back to school proper. I miss the
rhythm of the school day and teaching all things English.
Tuesday 26th May 2020
Today was all about getting up very early! It is so light outside now that
summer is here that Freddie decides to inform me that 'the sun is up' really early, which is his way of saying he is bright eyed and raring to
go. I've been rotating his toys and today we had a jigsaw fest. The entire living room was covered with dinosaurs (a firm favourite of his)
and animal jigsaws before his dad had even got up. We take turns on the early morning get ups and it was my turn today. I then cooked up
some carrot and coriander soup. It is great to have time to cook food from scratch and I have tried lots of recipes recently but this soup is a
firm favourite. I seem to be much better at savoury food. I know lots of people out there are getting their bake on, but my attempts have not
always been a success.. I made a very questionable batch of gingerbread men that tasted ok but had a very odd shape to them!
Monday 25th May 2020
As many of the students I teach know, I have a 3 year old boy called
Freddie, so lockdown, for me, has been a juggling act of school work and keeping Freddie occupied! It doesn't sound difficult when you
sum it up like that, but sometimes it can be a bit of a challenge. He likes a lot of attention! Thankfully, my diary week has fallen during
half term, so I can share some of the fun things we have been getting up to. Today was a lovely day where we got out for a walk
despite it being a little breezy. During this time period, we have found so many great walks that are really close to home and this has
been a wonderful way of burning off some energy, which Freddie has in abundance.
COMING UP NEXT WEEK:
FOCUS ON… Mr Lax
Thursday 28th May 2020
Today was another scorcher so it was out for an adventure
in the woods. I have been teaching Freddie about nature and he really likes knowing about animals, so we went on a
bug hunt and found beetles, snails a ladybird and a wood louse, who we named Woodhouse the Woodlouse. Then we
got sticks and stones and threw then in the river; this entertained him for ages. It's quite difficult to explain social
distancing to a 3 year old, so I have been choosing secluded spots for our outings. When we got back, we had
a mini barbeque and toasted marshmallows, then put them inside chocolate digestives. I can at least do smores as a
dessert!
Friday 29th May 2020
Today was so warm...it was a day to play footie and get
the paddling pool out for certain! We actually had to have a break from the heat in the hottest part of the day
and get the Play-Doh out inside. The heat must have tired Freddie out, so I happily read my kindle in the garden. I've
read 8 books since lockdown began...not quite a book a
week, but that's my new goal. When Freddie woke up my
new yoga mat had been delivered...I am trying this out as a new hobby and to keep fit. He was really curious about
it so we found a kids yoga video on YouTube and had a laugh trying to keep up...it was Spiderman yoga so that
held our interest for a while, as we pretended to shoot
web all over the living room! It's been great writing this
diary, as it has given me time to reflect each day on the best bits. If you haven't done this yet, I would urge you to
give it a go for just a week, not writing a list of everything but spending time describing the most memorable part of
your day! This will really help your English skills and I have
found it really has helped me count my blessings!
One Point Service: Online Support Sessions for Families
www.facebook.com/OnePointCountyDurham
Support and Guidance Updates
3rd June
2020Cooking on a budget
10th June
2020Ideas for play
17th June
2020Spick and span - routines for the home
24th June
2020Healthy relationships
1st July
2020Parent / teen conflict
8th July
2020
Parenting - the importance of rules, rewards and appropriate
consequences
Mrs Whitehead
Assistant Headteacher:
Safeguarding and Student Welfare
Miss Reichard
Year Achievement Leader
Year 9
Miss Ledger
Year Achievement Leader
Year 7
Mr Green
Year Achievement Leader
Year 10
Mr McCracken
Year Achievement Leader
Year 8
Mr Neale
Year Achievement Leader
Year 11
As a new half-term commences, we wanted to take the opportunity to share some key contacts for
parents and carers. Year Leaders can be contacted for any concerns relating to academic performance whilst Mrs Whitehead is available for anything relating to student welfare.
Local & National Support for CHILDREN
Local & National Support for ADULTS
