SHS KEEPING CONNECTED

Congratulations to all families who have adapted brilliantly to the new home-learning arrangements in

the last two weeks. As we begin the Easter holiday, we would like to take the opportunity to wish pupils, parents and staff a safe and relaxing break. Whilst we will not be setting any work over the next fortnight,

we have included lots of activities in our third edition of the weekly newsletter in order to keep you busy!

Throughout the newsletter you will find opportunities to contribute and get involved. All you need to do is email connected@seahamhighschool.com.

Keep Smiling – Three jokes courtesy of Miss Thynne

1. What do you call a computer that sings? … A-Dell

2. What happened to the man who sued over his missing luggage? … He lost his case!

3. Why should you never date a tennis player? … Because love means nothing to them

Keep Reading – Desert Island Reads – courtesy of Mrs Soady

‘Desert Island Reads’ requires students, staff and parents to consider which three books they would most like to have with them if stranded. Send your own desert island reads to j.soady@seahamhighschool.com.

Keep Playing – Game of the week – Courtesy of Mr Remmer

Scrabble is the classic board game that always spells F-U-N! Consisting of interlocking words, crossword fashion, onto a playing board. The object of the

game is to get the highest score, and scores are given for letter values and boosted by premium squares on the grid. Scrabble game is not only fun but will

improve your vocabulary as each time you play you are introduced to new

and exciting words!

Keep Learning Geography – Courtesy of Miss Murray

British Antarctic Survey are running a competition to design a stamp to celebrate 200 years since the

discovery of Antarctica. It would be great if Seaham High School could have some student entries. If you

do enter remember to email your teacher to let them know. The website has all the details you need.

https://britishantarcticterritory.org.uk/design-a-stamp-competition-discovering-antarctica/

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 e.cooper@seahamhighschool.com

Five points will be awarded to all who enter

and the winner will receive fifty points.

Squares in a Square

MR TEMPLE

• The Godfather

• The Art of Happiness

• Ray Mears Bush

Craft

Jessica K – Year 7

• Grandpa’s Great Escape

• City Full of Goats

• Beyond the Bright

Sea

MRS LOWERSON-

MARSHALL• To Kill a Mockingbird

• The Thief of Always

• One Day

Samantha H – Year 7

• Harry Potter

• Stranger Things

• Wimpy Kid Dog Days

In the diagram, all the small

squares are the same size.

What fraction of the large square is shaded?

Science Easter Competition

Make a solar system model

Make an edible cell model

Find out which household chemicals (e.g. lemon juice, vinegar, cola, toothpaste) will clean a

copper coin (or any metal object) the best

Grow a seed or bean – draw it or record its size every few days

Go on a virtual tour of space, a zoo, a wildlife park or a science museum (see Mr Langland's

list of virtual tours) and write / draw about what you found out

Make a model volcano. Can you make it explode?

Make a range of paper aeroplanes and find out which will fly the furthest

Make a poster about how to protect / save the environment

Find out what type of exercise makes your heart rate go up the most

Make an optical illusion (and explain the science behind it)

Send a photo of anything you do to your science teacher – prizes will be awarded for the best

projects when we return to school.

STUDENT WINNER – WEEK 2

CONGRATULATIONS to Jake S in year 8 who once again wins the CHALLENGE MAT competition. Jake

will be awarded with a £20 Amazon voucher for his EXCEPTIONAL engagement in week one and two. Well done Jake.

The challenge mat will return following the Easter break. Between now and then, why not take part in Mr

Lax’s Easter break isolation challenge.

Anti-Bullying Competition

At Seaham High School we are committed to creating awareness of Bullying

and to do everything we can to stop it and support students who experience bullying.

Even though we are not in school, bullying via social media can still take place,

therefore please be aware that we are still here to support you and that there are many places that can offer support you.

• www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

• www.bullying.co.uk• Diana Anti-bullying Programme

Would you like to create a poster or write a short poem to promote our Anti-

bullying campaign in school.

There will be a £10 gift voucher for the winner and we will use the poster or poem in our school information to help supports students who experience bullying.

Email entries to: LOW@seahamhighschool.com

COMPETITION TIME

Mr Lax’s Easter Break Isolation Challenge

CHALLENGE POINTS COMPLETED

Try a new food that you have never had before

‘Just like it says, eat something you have never had before’

5

Draw a colour picture of your life in isolation and show feelings

‘On paper or using MS Paint/Photoshop design an image to show your feelings while you

have been off school and isolated in your house’.

5

Make a ‘Tik-Tok’ video

‘You don’t need to upload this to Tik-Tok. You just need to use your imagination and use

your video on your phone which you will send in to claim the points’

5

Watch the Sunset

‘Everybody should enjoy the sunset once in a while’

5

Watch the Sunrise

‘Enjoy your early morning’

10

Complete the ‘Hardboiled Humanities project

‘Design a hard-boiled egg in the style of your favourite individual from history’

15

Design and annotate your ideal Theme Park

‘On A3/A4 paper design your ideal Theme Park with rides, food outlets, amusements etc.

and describe your idea’

10

Play a board game with your family

‘Any board game of your choice to be played as a whole family or against one/two

member(s) of your family’

10 +

5 if you

win!

Read a short novel and write a 70-100 word summary of it

‘Choose a short book which you really enjoy or haven’t read before, read it and write a

short summary to explain the storyline – the best ones will be used in the LRC’.

20

Make a homemade meal

‘Any meal of your choice – it can either be made from scratch or a meal from the

packet/jar for your family (for example: Pasta Bake)’.

15

Complete all of the challenges below, for each one you complete you will receive the points allocated to that

challenge. As proof you have completed a challenge photograph yourself doing it and send it to

r.lax@seahamhighschool.com with your name and the challenge name. There is a prize for the student who

completes the most. This will be given when we are back to school – there are 100 points up for grabs!

STAR BAKER AWARD – WEEK 2

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 Lily M (year 8) who is this weeks winner! Prizes can be collected on return

to school.

For regular recipe ideas check out the @SeahamDT Twitter account.

Josh C – Year 7

CORNFLAKE TART

Kayla H – Year 8

CHERRY SCONES

Mr Fullerton

LASAGNE

Jaxon L – Year 7

MEATBALLS

Miss Bayfield

CHOC & BANANA BREAD

Lily M– Year 8

CHOCOLATE CAKEGeorgia N – Year 7

PIZZA

David S – Year 9

CHEESECAKE

James C – Year 8

CHOC CHIP MUFFINS

Olivia W – Year 7

BROWNIE-CHEESECAKE

Lyndon B – Year 8

YORKSHIRE PUDS

LAMB NAMING COMPETITION – NAMES ANNOUNCED

• Male: George-Elmy• Female: Sheila-Rose

Winning names submitted by Anna M (Year 7)

Geogglebox – 6th – 12th April 2020

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

● 1pm BBC2 Coast

Newcastle to Hull;

Discovering how laser

technology could

predict coastal

erosion and how

Middlesbrough's

Transporter Bridge put

the town on the map,

● 7pm. Channel5

Around the World by

Train with Tony

Robinson 2/6. The

actor travels through

South America,

exploring Argentina &

Peru, then heading to

the ancient city of

Cusco where he

takes a detour to visit

the Amazon

rainforest.

● 12noon Yesterday

Planet Earth An insight

into woodlands

around the world,

from the stunted

conifers cloaked in

snow and ice in the

Arctic forests, to the

broadleaf woods in

North America and

Europe.

● 8pm BBC2 Race

Across the World: The

teams have reached

the halfway point of

their journey. For the

next leg, they must

choose whether to

travel through Bolivia

or Chile - both

countries with

unstable political

climates.

● 2pm BBC2 Africa:

David Attenborough

looks at the varied

creatures of the

Congo rainforest, one

of the most

competitive habitats

on Earth.

● 8pm Yesterday

Impossible

Engineering: Chinese

authorities attempt a

huge infrastructure

project as they try to

move vast amounts

of water from the wet

south of the country

to the dry north.

● 2pm BBC2 Africa:

David Attenborough

describes some of

the wildlife

spectacles of

southern Africa,

starting out in a little-

explored rainforest

discovered less than

a decade ago by

scientists who spotted

it on satellite maps.

● 7pm BBC2 Yorkshire

Wolds Way: 2/2.

Adventurer Paul Rose

concludes his

exploration of the 79-

mile Yorkshire Wolds

Way, taking to the

skies to get a unique

view of its stretch of

chalk downland.

Friday Saturday Sunday Feature of the Week● 10am Yesterday

Planet Earth: Back to

back episodes all

day.

● 8pm 5Star Sinkholes:

Buried Underground

As the pipes, tunnels

and waterways that

lie beneath the

world's cities start to

crumble, sinkholes

are appearing with

no warning. Footage

from instances

around the world

reveal how once-

stable urban areas

are sinking right in

front of people's

eyes.

● 10am Yesterday

Planet Earth: Back to

back episodes all

day.

● 11am BBC2 Birds of

Paradise: The

Ultimate Quest 2/2. As

the terrain gets even

tougher to negotiate,

the pair know they

must make an epic

journey into the

highlands, crossing

through 2 tribal

territories to achieve

their objective.

● 8.15pm BBC2 Great

Asian Railway

Journeys Chang Mai

to the River Kwai.

● 10am Yesterday Blue

Planet: Back to back

episodes all day.

● 12.15pm BBC2

Mexico: Earth’s

Festival of Life the

Sonoran and

Chihuahuan deserts.

The programme

explores the

conditions that have

shaped these

environments, and

reveals how animals

including prairie

dogs, pygmy owls

and falcons have

adapted to thrive in

the arid conditions.

● 6pm Channel5 Britain

by Balloon. An aerial

trip over Britain.

● Sunday 3.35pm BBC1

Attenborough and

the Giant Egg Fifty

years on, David

Attenborough returns

to Madagascar to

see how the island

has changed since

his first visit, and to

search for more clues

about one of his most

treasured possessions,

the egg of an

elephant bird.

Scientists perform

tests to determine the

age of the egg, as

the naturalist

discovers whether the

bird's extinction can

shed light on what is

happening on the

island today.

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