Volume 4 Issue 9 Snow and school closure · 01743 254 259 Initial Contact Team: 0345 678 9021...
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Volume 4 Issue 9
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Safeguarding
Contact Information
Staffordshire
First Response :
0800 1313 126
Outside office hours:
0845 6042886
Stoke-on-Trent
Advice and Referral Team:
01782 235100
Outside office hours:
01782 234234
Cheshire East
Referral Team :
0300 123 5012 Option 2
Outside office hours:
0300 123 5022
Shropshire
Referral Team:
01743 254 259
Initial Contact Team:
0345 678 9021
Outside office hours:
0345 678 9040
Adult Safeguarding
referral numbers
Staffordshire: First
Response –
0845 604 2719
Stoke on Trent: Adult
Social Care –
0800 561 0015
Blackfriars Bucknall Reception:
01782 987180
Blackfriars Newcastle Reception:
01782 987150
Snow and school closure :
I would like to personally thank all of our
parents and carers for their support last week
- it is one of the hardest decisions that a
Head has to make: keep school open or
close due to weather conditions. I luckily do
not have to make that decision alone, Phil
Hurst, our fabulous caretaker provides his
input from a health and safety perspective
and I also listen very carefully to weather
forecasters and the transport companies. It is
important to point out here that students are
transported from all parts of Staffordshire, Cheshire and Stoke. My role is
to make that very fine judgement about what is right for OUR students.
In making that decision, I am mindful that many of our students have
very serious medical conditions which could worsen if they are cold or
cannot have food or treatment at the usual time and that some of our
students do not cope well with change. To get up, dressed and be
waiting for your taxi and then suddenly find out that school is not open
can be very tough. Therefore, last week, I did make ‘the call’ in the
evening. Whenever we can, we will give you as much notice as
possible, but I am hopeful that we have had our quota for this year!
Thank you again for all your messages of support.
Scholar of the Week:
With half term and snow days, we have not been able to share with you for
quite a number of weeks, the outstanding work of some of our students. We
therefore have quite a few scholars this week to announce.
Sam from Class 5 for his excellent handwriting – a great improvement Sam,
well done
Chelsey from Class 8 for her excellent response to the poem ‘Limbo’ about
the Slave Trade – Chelsey showed great empathetic skills talking about how
the slaves would have had no hope. Well done Chelsey, this is a great
improvement.
Pauline from Class 9 for demonstrating great resilience and always giving of
her best. We are so proud of you Pauline.
Jack who works in Class 4, has really improved his typing on the computer,
great stuff Jack!
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Parent Forum - Newcastle
Next week is National Science week and Blackfriars will be
playing their part in highlighting issues of national importance.
Our theme is ‘Plastic: Fantastic or Drastic’. Mr Parr has
developed this theme following the high levels of interest at the
beginning of science lessons when he starts by discussing
‘Science in the news’. Students were captivated by the Blue
Planet series and horrified by the distressing scenes of
entangled turtles, polluted beaches and manta rays struggling
to breathe. The students wanted to play their part in minimising their school’s use and disposal
of plastic. It would be great if parents can highlight this issue in the home as well - please can
you engage your child in recycling plastics. Science Week will begin with a themed assembly
and then students, some of whom will be working in different classes, will be looking at plastic
and its impact on the environment in a range of different ways. In our next newsletter, we will
tell you all about it.
Class 6 enjoyed a visit to Dorrington Hall Farm on Monday 5th March. The pupils had the
opportunity to tour the farm, see the animals and create environmental art in the woods.
10:00am All Welcome
22nd March 2018
with special guest Jane Smith from 'Our Space' Staffordshire
Brad ‘The woods were the best, they were fun. Alfie and I made a den’
Owen ‘I loved hearing about the baby sheep being born’ –Mrs Rawlinson and Mrs Blackshaw saw a caesarean on a sheep
‘ We had tractor rides, we went up and down a hill, it was fast’
Luke ‘I enjoyed the woods best because I enjoyed making things there’