South Tyneside Family Discovery Trails

16th July 2020H Towers

Looking for ideas for your family over the summer holidays?

Check out South Tyneside’s Family Discovery Trails. Fun walks exploring the area’s rich history and nature, featuring maps and family fun activities.

Information about access to free meals through Key2Life, for families that would benefit from a free picnic, is also available on the below website.

Don’t forget your phone or camera to take pics of your walk and post them to facebook@LoveSTyneside

#LoveSouthTyneside

Sycamores Lockdown!

16th July 2020G Mills

During lockdown, Sycamores have worked so hard on their home learning! They have continued to improve their reading, writing and maths! They have also worked hard on their foundation subjects, including history, science, art and geography!

As lockdown began to ease, many children began exploring their local area by visiting the beach and going for walks.

Supporting Children’s Return to School

14th July 2020A Hearn

Although some children have returned to school already, for many, the new Autumn term will be their first time stepping into a classroom since lockdown began. Understandably, this may be a strange or worrying time for some children, parents and carers, and schools. We know that supporting children’s mental wellbeing during the return to school is a key priority. To help you, we’ve collected together lots of useful resources in this toolkit, all focused on making sure the return to classrooms in the Autumn is a mentally healthy one.

Mentally Healthy Schools have produced a range of resource for parents and carers, featuring activities and tips for how to prepare their child for re-starting school in the Autumn including daily mindfulness activities, a Summer self care activity pack and resources for dealing with worries.

Resources to support children’s return to school in September

Is your child ready for social media?

14th July 2020A Hearn

thinkuknow.co.uk is a fantastic website that provides advice and guidance to help raise young people’s awareness of online safety.

There are lots of social media websites and apps that people use to chat, comment, share pictures and game with their friends.

Many parents and carers wonder when is the best age to let their child have a social media account. Some don’t want their children to have underage accounts. Others may have decided their child is not quite ready for social networking, even if their child is begging them. Once children reach secondary school, they’re likely to come under growing peer pressure to stay in touch with friends online.

If you are thinking about social media for your child, what should you consider and how can you help and support them? Follow the link for advice:

Is your child ready for social media?

In this video we explore social media, the risks and what you can do as a parent of carer to help your child be safe:

Short videos for parents and carers: delivering online safety at home

Learning at Home!

13th July 2020E Kincaid

During our time at home, Maples class have been very busy. We have been practising our beautiful writing, working on our phonics and maths skills, exercising and have been learning lots of new life skills.