Year 11 GCSE Results Day 2020

We will be open for Year 11 students to collect their GCSE results on Thursday

20th August between 9.30am - 11.00am. Please ensure you follow the guidelines set out below when coming on to school site:

Year 11 Collection Instructions: -Where possible, please ensure one adult per

household accompanies students on to school site.

-Upon arrival to school please collect your named envelope off the table set up on the

patio area to the right-hand side of the main entrance.

- Once you have received your envelope please leave the school site as soon as

possible, to enable other students to safely collect theirs.

-If there is someone already waiting, please observe the social distancing guidelines and wait at a safe distance (at least 2 meters) to

be seen. -Please do not enter the school building.

If you are unable to come into school on the above date, then your results will be posted

out to you.

*Please check out the “Scary Guy” article attached to this newsletter for inspiring

words for our leavers*

15/07/2020

If any member of your house-hold display any of the follow-ing symptoms you will need to self isolate and follow the Government advice:

· a new continuous cough

· a high temperature

· a loss of, or change in, your normal sense of taste or smell (anosmia)

Please contact school to make us aware.

Free School Meals It has recently been published

that the voucher scheme that

has been running since the

pandemic began, has now been

extended to cover the summer

holiday. Parents/Carers of

students entitled to free school

meals will receive a £90.00

voucher at the beginning of the

summer holiday, either by email

or via the post. If you have any

questions, then please contact

the school office.

Are your children accessing work

during lockdown?

It is crucial to ensure your children are using their emails to access work being

provided by teaching staff. All students have been given access to Microsoft

TEAMS with work provided and reading through Scholasticlearningzone.com.

Students can access this site through the log on information provided to them in

their school email, but if they experience any difficulties then please contact:

s.evans@westlancspcss.lancs.sch.uk or e.forrester@westlancspcss.

lancs.sch.uk https://theacornsschool.co.uk/

Our website will give you information on all the work being set for pupils,

support and advice services and

updates from school. We will also communicate regularly via phone and email. Please ensure the school office

is aware of any changes to phone

numbers or email addresses.

Online gaming can offer many positive experiences. It can give children and young people the chance to escape into a virtual world, to learn, and to connect with oth-ers.

However, there is a risk of children and young people viewing inappropriate content in games and being contacted by adults seeking to exploit them.

This week your activity pack for parents and carers to deliver to their children explores how they can stay safe while gaming. Please click over the links below for the relevant age group.

4-5s 5-7s 8-10s 11-13s 14+

The Acorns School Newsletter

Information on COVID-19, your childs education, safeguarding and helplines.

https://theacornsschool.co.uk/

https://sway.office.com/8oQ8Wc5LL02BdElD?ref=Link

Lancashire Emotional Health in Schools and Colleges is a small

team of qualified psychologists that provide training to school staff and

families around children’s emotional or mental health.

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The Scary Guy Presents to our Year 11 Leavers at The Acorns School.

A surprise was in store for our Year 11 Leavers coming into school on Tuesday 14th July … a meeting with The Scary Guy (Yes! That’s his legal name!) and a memorable lesson to take forward into life after school!

Scary was a former tattoo artist from America when he legally changed his name in 1998 after a rival tattoo artist ran a negative full-page advert about him in a newspaper, asking:

“Are you tired of dealing with scary guys with war paint facial tattoos?”

Scary says that hearing this woke him up to how negative humans were with one another; and that is where his work began. For the last 22 years, The Scary Guy has worked with mil-lions of people worldwide, teaching his powerful lessons on human behaviours and communication.

His striking appearance and heart of gold challenge the negative stereotypes which people often label him with when they first see him:

“I decided to change my behaviour and do something about the name-calling, put-downs and negative words I had used for a full 43 years!” says Scary.

“A bully is a professional victim who has been picked on their whole life. They justify their behaviour based on their own experiences. Today I don’t label anybody as bad. I treat everybody the same; with Love and Respect and then teach them how to heal.”

Check out Scary’s training online at:

The Website: www.thescaryguy.com

The Official Facebook Page: The Scary Guy