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Newsletter - March 2018 Walton Hall Academy Stafford Road, Eccleshall, ST21 6JR Email: offi[email protected]ffs.sch.uk Website: www.waltonhall.set-mat.co.uk Telephone: 01785 850420 Walton Hall Academy @WaltonHallAcad Dates for your diary! 2018 2nd March Pig Race Night (See page 2) 6th March Waterworld Trip 7th March Dress as a Superhero—£1 donation 12th March Science Week 14th March The Big Bang Fair, Birmingham NEC Years 10 & 11 28th March 4:30 – 6:30pm Preparation for Adult Life Evening 29th March School Finishes for Easter Holidays Special Announcements We are delighted to welcome Mrs Aimee Johns back to school after welcoming her new baby boy Teddy into the world. Academy Update: Amanda Cameron (Acting Principal) Greetings to everyone from a very cold Walton Hall Academy with brac- ing Siberian winds blasting across the site! Our students returned today (after a well deserved half term break ) to find the campus covered in a dusting of snow and a bad week forecast ahead. Hopefully we will be able too keep the school open but in the event of a closure, we will notify you as soon as possible. We have a busy month ahead of us with “science week” commencing on the 12th March. Students will have the opportunity to watch demonstrations and try out a range of investigations for themselves. This Friday, we are holding a fundraising evening towards the planned Key Stage 3 sensory room. Please support this event if you possibly can. We also have been sent sponsor forms for the Stafford Rugby club members who are running the half marathon to raise funds for a sunken trampoline so we are able to offer rebound therapy. If anyone would be willing to sponsor them please let us know. On 28th of March we welcome you all to join us for our Preparation for Adult Life evening. We have many stalls and displays about support and opportunities for our students beyond school. Exam time is sneaking up on us and we wish key stage 4 and 5 stu- dents all the best in their examinations starting at the end of March. Keeping in contact: we need to have up to date contact details to en- sure we can share information and contact you in the event of an emergency. If you have not yet returned your completed Data Collec- tion sheet to school please do so as soon as possible. You can now fol- low us on Facebook and Twitter! See above for our addresses. News from the farm: we have a new baby budgie hatched on the 12th of February. He or she is growing rapidly and is up for adoption under our animal sponsorship scheme. See overleaf for further details. The lighter days mean the chickens have gone into egg laying mode so we now have lots of eggs available for a donation of £1 per box. We al- ways welcome donations of fruit, veg, salad, bread or cake that has gone dry perhaps -but definitely not moldy! Don’t throw it away, send into school and we will recycle via our ever grateful animals! Amanda Cameron
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Newsletter - March 2018
Walton Hall Academy Stafford Road, Eccleshall, ST21 6JR Email: [email protected]
Website: www.waltonhall.set-mat.co.uk Telephone: 01785 850420
Walton Hall Academy @WaltonHallAcad
Dates for your diary!
2018
2nd March
Pig Race Night (See page 2)
6th March
Waterworld Trip
7th March
Dress as a Superhero—£1 donation
12th March
Science Week
14th March
The Big Bang Fair, Birmingham NEC
Years 10 & 11
28th March 4:30 – 6:30pm
Preparation for Adult Life Evening
29th March School Finishes for Easter Holidays
Special Announcements
We are delighted to welcome Mrs
Aimee Johns back to school after
welcoming her
new baby boy
Teddy into the
world.
Academy Update: Amanda Cameron (Acting Principal)
Greetings to everyone from a very cold Walton Hall Academy with brac-
ing Siberian winds blasting across the site!
Our students returned today (after a well deserved half term break ) to
find the campus covered in a dusting of snow and a bad week forecast
ahead. Hopefully we will be able too keep the school open but in the
event of a closure, we will notify you as soon as possible.
We have a busy month ahead of us with “science week” commencing
on the 12th March. Students will have the opportunity to watch
demonstrations and try out a range of investigations for themselves.
This Friday, we are holding a fundraising evening towards the planned
Key Stage 3 sensory room. Please support this event if you possibly
can. We also have been sent sponsor forms for the Stafford Rugby club
members who are running the half marathon to raise funds for a
sunken trampoline so we are able to offer rebound therapy. If anyone
would be willing to sponsor them please let us know.
On 28th of March we welcome you all to join us for our Preparation for
Adult Life evening. We have many stalls and displays about support
and opportunities for our students beyond school.
Exam time is sneaking up on us and we wish key stage 4 and 5 stu-
dents all the best in their examinations starting at the end of March.
Keeping in contact: we need to have up to date contact details to en-
sure we can share information and contact you in the event of an
emergency. If you have not yet returned your completed Data Collec-
tion sheet to school please do so as soon as possible. You can now fol-
low us on Facebook and Twitter! See above for our addresses.
News from the farm: we have a new baby budgie hatched on the 12th
of February. He or she is growing rapidly and is up for adoption under
our animal sponsorship scheme. See overleaf for further details.
The lighter days mean the chickens have gone into egg laying mode so
we now have lots of eggs available for a donation of £1 per box. We al-
ways welcome donations of fruit, veg, salad, bread or cake that has
gone dry perhaps -but definitely not moldy! Don’t throw it away, send
into school and we will recycle via our ever grateful animals!
Amanda Cameron
Preparation for Adult Life
We want to give our young people as
many opportunities as possible to ob-
tain advice from leading experts on
preparation for a successful transition
in to their adult life. As part of this prep-
aration, we would like to invite you to
come along with your son/ daughter
to our Preparation for Adult Life Even-
ing. There will be many representatives
from various services and companies
in the area who will offer advice and
assistance to our young people. It will
be an opportunity for our students to ask questions and to gather infor-
mation for their next step in life. Details of the organisations attending will
be sent out nearer the time.
IntheCommunity
Causal Catering Assistants
In Schools, Eccleshall area.
Monday to Friday
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£8.40 per hour, which includes
Holiday pay as you work
Hours are as and when required
Please forward your CV with a cover le%er to
[email protected] labelling what job you
are applying for.
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ourschool!
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Attendance
Highest attendees this month are…
Nic Bester’s Class With 94%
Overall school attendance is 87%
Target for all students is 96%
House points
February’s
Individual Leader
Paddy
Winning House
Pupil of the month!
Grace — LP’s Class
Grace has been awarded Pupil of
the Month for February because
she always tries her best and is an
outstanding pupil of Walton hall
Academy.
Well done Grace!
Parent’s Academy
We are currently able to offer parents numerous Level 2 distance learning courses, free through
one of our providers. The only proviso is that you complete the
course!
Please check your emails for fur-ther details!
Pig Race Night
Friday 2nd March 2018
6.30—9.00pm
Be a Superhero!
Wednesday 7th March 2018
£1 donation—all proceeds will be donated to the
Midlands Air Ambulance charity
We are excited to be holding a fund
raising event to raise money for a
new Key Stage 3 Sensory Room.
Admission £5 Adult/£2.50 Child (Please call the office to secure your place)
includes a hotdog with onions/vegetarian option
Bring your own drink
Everyonewelcome
Prize for best dressed! Or wear your own clothes!
Sponsor an animal on our farm!
You will receive a personalised booklet, a framed
photo and Adop�on Cer�ficate and your name will
be entered onto our sponsorship wall at the farm.
Large animal - £25.00 per year
Small Animal - £15.00 per year
Birds - £10.00
Yoga in Key Stage 3
Some students have been learning about yoga, mindfulness and medi-ta�on. We have discussed the im-portance of exercise and the posi�ve impact it has on our emo�onal well-being. The students have learnt a range of Yoga posi�ons, prac�ced relaxa�on techniques and worked collabora�vely to develop yoga se-quences that work all muscles in the body developing muscle tone and posture. The pro-gress in student perfor-mance over the weeks has been outstanding and lovely to observe.
Overall Winners
