28th June 2024
HEADLINES
By James Saunders
OVERCOMING PERSONAL CHALLENGES As we wrap up the week we are preparing to say farewell to our C7 learners who will be attending Caythorpe for their residential and C10 who will be on work experience. That leaves just C8 and C9 in school for the week to complete an in school programme of enrichment.
two final headlines of the school year on Friday 12th and 19th July.
I will be away from school next week as I am joining the C7’s in Caythorpe to explore my inner action man. With luck I will still be intact at the end of the week. In the meantime, should there be any school matters that you need assistance with, Mr Munro will be on hand in school.
Day two was about experiencing the classroom. Each learning group got to have a taster of three lessons which included: PE, Science, Maths and Computer Science. I personally loved the three groups I got to teach computer science to.
I wish you all a lovely weekend.
James Saunders
INTAKE DAYS Our newest cohort of learners have just No matter which activity our learners are involved completed their first two taster days with us. The in, each one will support them to think, reflect days have been filled with a variety of activities and overcome personal challenges. Overcoming to give them a really enjoyable experience and life’s challenges is an important part of building to begin to create a sense of belonging to our character. Our approach to building cultural and Honywood community. On Thursday they got to social capital in all our learners is designed to do meet their cohort leader Ms Martin, their learning this. These character building challenges come group leader, and me! They explored the school in many forms - such as leaving home. I am sure and got to grips with our ethos, which included that these experiences will help to build resilience learning about our core values of Trust, Respect, to face the everyday challenges that school often Equity and Excellence. presents. Challenges like: balancing workload; revising for exams; taking exams; making friends; By the end of day one, the learners were feeling talking to a class; leading peers and supporting more confident in talking to each other, both in friends. Keep an eye on Facebook to follow the small groups and as a whole class. They made many exploits of the week - it’s going to be a busy a great start in moving around the school and one. mixing a little with the older learners.
All in all, the learners had a thoroughly good In light of most staff and learners being out of the time; they are looking forward to starting here in building next week we will not issue the headlines September! at the end of the week. Therefore there will be