Year 9 IAG Meeting

24th June 2020Andrew Gray

Dear Parent/Carer,

We are working to try and ensure that we have had the opportunity for some face to face time with all students before the Summer. At the moment we are trialing some virtual tutor group sessions for all students to take part in (invite via the students’ email account) and have had fantastic attendance at these sessions. Also, we have organised IAG (information, Advice and Guidance) sessions with form tutors to take place in school (socially distanced) to answer any questions you may have and check in with families. If you would like to attend please sign up to a meeting with your child’s form tutor from 1-5pm on the 1st or 2nd July. This will help us plan with students’ needs in mind and prioritise support where needed when school reopens.

We have completed a complex risk assessment and safety is central to decision making around the organisation and we will ensure appropriate social distancing. If you have any concerns or queries please do not hesitate to get in touch with Miss Gray (h.gray@burnsidecollege.org.uk). We are hopeful that we see you soon but fully understand if you do not think that this is the right decision for your child and family. At this time you must do what feels right for you and we will continue to offer support through online/delivered learning materials- including virtual sessions.

A guide is available to help you to make bookings here or at the bottom of this page, and a direct link to the Parents’ Evening System is here.

If you are unable to log in, please ensure that you are using the email address that we have on record for you. If you have any questions or difficulty making a booking please contact ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk for assistance.

Kind Regards

Charlotte Jenkins
Deputy Headteacher

School Games Announcement

18th June 2020Andrew Gray

Friday 19th June 2020 is the Level 3 School Games! This is an opportunity for you to participate in a number of activities that you may of never tried before in real time every 30mins!

You can take part in all of the activities or pick out the activities that you might want to try!

The whole event is running on Tyne and Wear Sports YouTube Channel and is open to everyone!

This is the running order from Tyne And Wear Sport:

Make sure you’re following our social media pages or have subscribed to our Youtube channel to see our challenges as they’re posted throughout the day!

10:00am Opening ceremony
Introduced by a famous sporting star with some brilliant motivational and inspiring anecdotes to kick start the day.

10.15am Good luck messages
We’ll be showing a whole host of good luck messages from some well-know sporting stars as well as some familiar faces.

10.30am Fitness with Andrew Pearson PT
A range of fitness challenges for both primary and secondary ages from personal trainer Andrew Pearson including balance and coordination activities.

11.00am Ball skills with Cramlington United and Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching
Skills for both primary and secondary level from Cramlington United and Andrew Cartwright Football Coaching including changing direction whilst throwing and catching a ball, bouncing and running with a ball, dribbling a ball around cones, bounce-kick-catch drills, and knee-kick-catch drills.

11.30am Cheerleading, Dance and Parkour with North East Cheer and The Urban Factory
Cheer challenge for all levels including putting your own routine together from a variety of moves demonstrated, and various dance challenges for all levels including a fun plank challenge to the ‘cha cha slide’. Parkour bodyweight challenges suitable for secondary level only.

12.00pm Daily Mile
A Daily Mile update and message from Daily Mile Ambassador Eliud Kipchoge

12.15pm Garden Games
A compilation of fun exercises and workouts using household items, to try at home or school.

12.30pm Lunchtime Mascot Challenge
We want participants to create their very own Virtual School Games Mascot. They can draw, paint, use arts and crafts – whatever they like! Older children may even want to write a message to go with theirs, perhaps a slogan like ‘Always try your best’. Once they’re finished, share them with us over at #VSG20 and the best idea will receive a prize.

1.00pm Ball Skills with Morpeth Hockey and Morpeth Cricket Clubs, and Cramlington Tennis Club
A range of hockey, cricket and tennis challenges for both primary and secondary levels including changing direction with the ball using the hockey stick, turning to catch the ball from behind and volleying the ball with the bat or racquet.

1.30pm Ball Skills with Newcastle Vikings Handball and Blyth RFC
Various ball skills including passing and catching with the same hand, passing from one hand to another, a figure of eight pass between the legs and passing the ball around the body.

2.00pm Yoga Challenge with Active Families NE
Our final session of the day is a great cool down and post-activity stretch. In this challenge, you can spell out your name in Yoga postures. Suitable for both primary and secondary levels.

2.30pm Closing ceremony
Closing speech from our star guest host. Remember, you can continue sharing your challenges with us by using #VSG20 on social media. All of our videos will stay on our Youtube channel in case you missed them or want to try them again.

Our team will then look through all of the videos submitted via social media and the winners will be announced w/c 29 June. They will receive an Amazon voucher for their family or school (depending on where they took part in the Virtual School Games). Be sure to keep an eye on out social media pages to see if it’s you!

Good luck and we hope that you enjoy the day!

Year 10 Parents’ Meeting

12th June 2020Andrew Gray

Dear Parent/Carer,

Thank you so much for the excellent repose to the survey that I sent out at the end of May. We have used the information provided by you to help us come up with a plan for year 10 to access some ‘face to face’ time this term. At the moment we are trialing some virtual tutor group sessions for all students to take part in ( invite via the students’ email account) and plan to do the same for subject lessons starting next week.

As mentioned in the parent bulletin on Friday we are offering a partial reopening for year 10 students to attend some face to face lessons in school during either am or pm sessions in the coming weeks. We have completed a complex risk assessment and safety is central to decision making around the partial reopening.

Prior to reopening we would be keen to meet with families who either wish for their child to return or where they may feel they need support around home learning or ongoing live lessons. We have organised for IAG ( information, Advice and Guidance) sessions with form tutors to take place the week beginning to 22nd June. If you wish for your child to return to school or if you would like more information please sign up to these sessions. This will help us plan with students’ needs in mind and prioritise support where needed. It will also help us put together smaller groups of students who will attend together to be taught a limited range of subjects for the remainder of the term- temporary smaller teaching groups- to ensure social distancing.

If you have any concerns or queries please do not hesitate to get in touch. We are hopeful that we see you soon but fully understand if you do not think that this is the right decision for your child and family. At this time you must do what feels right for you and we will continue to offer support through online/delivered learning materials- including virtual lessons.

A guide is available to help you to make bookings here or at the bottom of this page, and a direct link to the Parents’ Evening System is here.

If you are unable to log in, please ensure that you are using the email address that we have on record for you. If you have any questions or difficulty making a booking please contact ict-support@burnsidecollege.org.uk for assistance.

Kind Regards

Charlotte Jenkins
Deputy Headteacher