EPEC – Parent Group Leader Recruitment

Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) is a successful, popular, unique parenting approach.

EPEC is for local parents, led by local parents.

We are currently recruiting parents who would like to become a Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) Group Leaders.

Would like to be part of a new and exciting EPEC Programme coming to Doncaster ?

As an EPEC parent group leader, you will:

  • Receive an amazing free training and support from our local EPEC team.
  • Learn to lead practical, caring groups for local parents.
  • Share tried and tested methods that give children the best start in life.
  • Join a group of like-minded parents to make a difference to your local community.
  • Develop your skills and confidence.
  • Gain experience that will help you fulfill your ambitions.

We are holding a virtual coffee afternoon for those parents/carers who are interested

On:                       Thursday 23rd July 2020

Through:             Microsoft teams (app can be downloaded onto your phone or a computer)     

 Time:                   2pm – 3pm

Please see attach posters for more information – If you are interested please email Philip Stewart; [email protected]

School Games Active Championship

Youth Sports Trust have teamed up with TopYa to create an exclusive School Games Active Championship which can be used by pupils and schools.

Three times a week TopYa! Release a challenge for pupils to try. Children practise the challenges, then submit their best video using a mobile device to receive personal coaching feedback from the TopYa! team of experienced virtual coaches. Points are earned for each video submitted, leading to climbing leaderboards and winning prizes!

The TopYa! Active app is committed to online safety and meets rigorous COPPA and GDPR safeguarding standards. No one can communicate within the app. All children can do to communicate with one another is give each other a virtual ‘high-five’, which functions like a social media ‘like’.

The points pupils gain are then tallied up and compared in a league table against other Doncaster schools (in the Rossington School Games Area).

This is completely free and a great way for pupils to be active at home and at school.

I have attached above information from TopYa! And you can also read more on the School Games Website.

You will need the following code which is unique to your school: 22612

 

Good luck and enjoy!

GREEN TOP’S GOT TALENT

As many of you know annually we run a Green Top’s Got Talent contest, this year this will need to be done virtually.

Anyone wishing to enter has until the closing date below to prepare their act, video it and send it to the [email protected] email address.

Dependent on the number of entries we receive we will either have ‘heats’ in phases and a final of the top 3 from each heat. Or we will run one whole school competition for the final.

Mrs Overson and I will approach some independent judges to decide on the winners.

All children entering will receive a medal an certificate.

All talents are welcome we have had singers, dances, gymnasts, comedians, martial arts routines, magicians and BSL performances in the past among many others. You can choose something and enter it.

The video sent to Mrs Overson should be no more than 3 minutes long and social distancing guidance should be followed during your clip. All entries must be received by Monday 22nd June at 5pm.

We look forward to sharing the compilation of entries with you all later that week.

Good Luck!

Mrs Claira Salter and Mrs Kelly Overson

An Act Of Kindness

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Launchpad are completing a 7 day kindness challenge. Here’s some photographs of Amelia completing her first act of the week, making a hot drink for her Mum! I’m sure she enjoyed it 😌 Well done Amelia.

New online game!

Can you save the world?
Check out this new game designed to help younger children understand social distancing:
https://martin-jacob.itch.io/can-you-save-the-worldMy highest score is 13,309…let me know how you get on!

Deaf Awareness Week – COMPETITION

Some of the staff at Plover School have set a signing challenge for their students an I thought you guys may want to get involved, Thanks to Miss Blackham for sharing this with me.

How many of these words can you spell using the BSL signs for the letters of the alphabet?

Here’s a youtube clip to get you started. There will be 4 prizes available for the most impressive attempts. (one per phase if there are enough entries)

Winners will be announced on Monday 18th May.

 

Multiplication tables practice

This is a great online resource to keep your times table knowledge sharp!

It is also inline with the Y4 multiplications table checker that should have taken place this year.

Give it a go and let me know what you think!

https://www.twinkl.co.uk/go/resource/multiplication-tables-check-practice-tg-ga-190

Enjoy!