Students in class 6 have also
been learning about St
Patricks Day. They have been
listening and dancing to Irish
music as part of their OT
programme.
We've come a long way in the
last 50 years in raising awareness
about autism, but there's still lots
more to be done until everyone
has a better understanding. Next
week we are celebrating Autism
Awareness week in all sorts of
ways. The students will start by
decorating our hopes and
dreams dress with hand prints.
On Tuesday during class meeting
they will be making gold leaves
for our hopes and dreams tree in
the foyer. They will also be
decorating our leaves with things
that they like. On Wednesday we
will be having a ‘Celebrating Us’
assembly, where everyone will
show their leaves on stage. On
Thursday we will be having a
group photograph holding the
banner made by everyone in
school and a celebration in the
hall.
The students have been making
the banner during the
workshop sessions saying
‘Celebrating Us’ to hold during
the group photo.
Each and every one of us can
make a huge difference to the
lives of over 700,000 autistic
people by taking part in Autism
Awareness Week . We are here
to transform lives, challenge
perceptions and build a society
that works for everyone..
Autism Awareness Week
English with Kate Pursell and Class news
We have been making posters
to teach other students what
news is and where we can find
news. We have also been work-
ing together to plan and
prepare presentations about
exhibitions.
During GCSE lessons we have
studied ‘War Photographer’ by
Carol Ann Duffy as well as ‘The
Emigree’ by Carol Rumens.
We have looked at the
structure form and context of
each poem.
Class 9 have had a fabulous
time making masks for St
Patricks day, all of the class
were very proud and really
enjoyed showing the whole
school in assembly the masks
along with the bunting they
made.
Special Points of Interest:
Sutherhland House School receive a ‘Good’ by Ofsted
Another Green from CQC for our Services
SUTH ERL AND HOU SE S CH OO L
MARCH 2018
ISSUE 2
SUTHERLAND HOUSE SCHOOL
We would like to give a
warm welcome to our
three new teaching
assistants, Georgina
Drewery Sophie King
and Sophie Smith who
joined us this week.
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After 13 years at
Suther land House
School Sally West is
moving on to pastures
new and we wish her
all the best in her new
venture.
Sue Jacobs, another
of our long standing
members of staff is
leaving us at Easter
moving onto our adult
services and finally
Caroline Taylor our
senior administrator is
moving on for a new
challenge. We wish
them both well in their
new positions
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Congratulations to
Theo in group 9, who
turned 18 last week!
Celebrat ing with
chocolate cake and a
dance with Gail!
**********
Very well done to
Raushan Burgess ,
Gabe Devenport and
Jimmy Eve for 100%
attendance - huge
achievement!
evaporated samples and
weighed the residue
mass. They also distilled
water. OCR Students
were assessed on their
internal end of unit OCR
test. Christopher Mottram
achieved 100 % in his test!
Well done to all other
students who achieved
good grades.
Keys Stage 4 Students
have been looking at
Safety around Electricity.
Key stage 2 Students
have been studying light,
T h i s w e e k i n Science GCSE Students,
I saac and Lauren
participated in Rushcliffe
Science week and made
“Elephants Toothpaste “
GCSE Students also made
Carbon Sugar Snakes!
GCSE Students
successfully completed
their Chemistry Required
Practicals and learnt
various techniques
involved in purifying
Water Samples. They
tested samples using
indicators for PH,
sound, movement and
heat energy. We were
photographed by our
very own professional
photographer, Rinzing!
Group 7 participated in
the football tournament
at Harvey Hadden
Stadium.
Joe, Isaac and Maycen
played some serious
Chess this week during
their social breaks. Joe
and Maycen also cooked
a fish pie. Kate visited the
Galleries of Justice and
thoroughly enjoyed it.
Hello, Goodbye and Congratulations
Science with Kalpana Malhotra
group painting and
offered assistance
when needed.
Life Skills with Class 4
Group four, as a part
of life skills, have been
painting the chalk
b o a r d s i n t h e
p layground. They
worked as a team to
paint 2 of the chalk
boards, they worked
very sensibly and
thoroughly enjoyed it.
Logan enjoyed being
the class supervisor
during this time. He
took photos of the
“To catch the reader's attention, place an interesting sentence or
quote from the story here.”
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Last week Class 5
celebrated recycling
week by re-using
coffee containers.
We up-cycled them by
planting them up with
spring flowers and
bulbs. We enjoyed
placing the plants
carefully in the soil and
pouring or spraying
them with water.
We had a good look at
the flowers, leaves and
roots and all of the
students knew that the
plants needed to be
put into the soil roots
down. Everyone put
the old plant pots in
the bin and Rohan
used the dustpan
and brush to sweep
the soil off his table into
the bin.
Spring is here!!
Good work Class 5.
joined by Group 9 to
make up three sepa-
rate teams.
On Thursday the group
were joined by
students from Group 7
and we entered a
7-a-side football
tournament. This is the
third time we have
entered this
tournament against
other schools in
Nottingham. It is
Duke of Edinburgh: This
week the group have
attended two sport
tournaments as part of
their PHYSICAL section
on their SILVER
award. Both events
were held at Harvey
Haddon Sport Centre
in Nottingham. On the
Wednesday the group
played Boccia with
students from Rosehill
school. The Duke of
Edinburgh group were
organised by the
Notts FA and is well
attended and
supported by schools
from across
Nottingham.
Finally the group have
been practising for a
Dance/Drama
production at Trinity
School at the end of
March. Bethany from
Group 9 has led the
group in a on stage
performance and
dance.
Recycling with Class 5
Duke of Edinburgh and Dance & Drama
completed with eggs
and ribbons.
A new group were
introduced to the
Forest School this week
and everyone had a
great time. On Tuesday
students from lower
school went for the first
time and we used this
session to introduce
them to the different
areas such as: pond,
compost, greenhouse,
bug hotel etc.
The students found
there way around
using a map and
photo recognition.
Active Living with Richard Gennard Forest School: This
week the Monday
group have been
making a wreath for
Easter. The weather
was really yucky on
Monday so we stayed
in school and used
wire, ivy, raffia and
wicker to start to make
the wreath. The group
did fantastically well
and next week the
decoration will be
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ISSUE 2
www.autismeastmidlands.org.uk
Results from Last weeks tournaments:
Boccia:
Sutherland House School V Rosehill
10 8
1 3
5 2
3 1
4 8
5 0
Football:
Sutherland House School v Derrymount
4 3
Sutherland House School v Oakfield
3 2
Sutherland House School v Dawnhouse
0 5
Man of the match:
Joe Broad - scored 5 goals
Easter Holidays:
1st day of closure:
Friday 30th March
Returning on:
Monday 16th April
Parent Group:
16th May 2018 10am –12noon
DON’T FORGET : UP AND COMING EVENTS
AUTISM EAST MIDLANDS
SUTHERLAND HOUSE SCHOOL
Head Teacher: Adrian Sugden
Sutherland House School, Bath Street,
Nottingham NG1 1DA
Telephone: 0115 9609263
Email: [email protected]
Autism East Midlands is a registered charity, number 517954 and a
company limited by guarantee.
Registered in England number 2053860. Registered Office: Unit 31 Crags
Industrial Estate, Morven Street, Creswell. Worksop. S80 4AJ,
School registration Ofsted 134889 DfE 892/7041
P AR ENT GROUP
Parent Group was very successful and was attended by six families including parents and grandparents.
The focus this term was on signing and we learnt how to do the alphabet, enabling us to spell out our
own names, counting up to 20, and how to sign our feelings. The session was lots of fun and we finished
off with a game of bingo.
Parent group is a great way of meeting other parents and sharing your experiences of daily life with
autism!
OUR VI SI ON
“A world which recognises, understands and values
people with autism, and where they, and their
families, receive the services and support they need
throughout their lives”
OUR MI SSI ON
To advocate, provide and develop high-quality
services, information and support, in partnership with
others, for all those whose lives are affected by autism.
To recognise and respond to the needs of the
individual, enabling people with autism to live their
lives with dignity, choice and independence.
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