Newsletter for parents & carers of Silverdale students (9 March 2020)
Monday 9 March 2020
Welcome to our newsletter
Dear parent/carer,
Thank you for your continued support as we try and encourage students to regularly wash their hands. We will continue to provide you with any updates about Coronavirus provided by the Department for Education and Public Health England.
In the meantime, school life continues. Below you will find information about next year's term dates, which I hope is useful in planning ahead.
I am also sharing news about changes our teaching staff have made to marking and feedback. Please take time to read the full article. Staff have been working extremely hard to further develop their professional practice and ensure that our students get the very best, tailored education possible. I am extremely proud of the work they have done and am convinced that our students will benefit.
Thank you, as ever, for your help and support in all of this.
With very best wishes,
Mrs Sarah Sims, Head of Silverdale School
Changes to Marking and Feedback
Our teaching staff have been working on changes to how they provide feedback to students.
This forms part of our move to Responsive Teaching, where teachers regularly check on students' understanding during and after lessons - so they can make adjustments to the pace, content and manner of learning to meet the needs of the students.
This will mean that students get feedback on their work more quickly but perhaps in a different way from traditional marking.
However, seeing less written marking does not mean that teachers care less about students and their work!
Silverdale School presents Oliver Twist. Based on the stage adaptation by Neil Bartlett and the classic Dickens' tale.
Tickets £5. Concessions £3.
Available from Resources room.
24
March
Easter Holidays
All Day
Runs from 28 March to 13 April 2020.
28
March
Summer term starts
All Day
14
April
Y10 Mock exams
0:00am – 0:00am
These run from 27 April to 8 May 2020.
27
April
Y6 Uniform Evening
4:00pm – 7:00pm
28
April
Y7 Parents Evening
4:30pm – 7:30pm
05
May
May Day Bank Holiday
All Day
08
May
Y10 Mock exams
0:00am – 0:00am
These run from 27 April to 8 May 2020.
27
April
GCSE exams
All Day
These run from 11 May to 18 June 2020.
11
May
Half-Term
All Day
From Mon 25 to Fri 29 May 2020.
25
May
Do you want to train as a teacher?
We train over 100 trainee teachers every year. If you want to find out more then why not register for our FREE Open Day at Silverdale School. There are morning and afternoon sessions. Find out more here.
Final Netball League Game played for our Y8 and 9 girls against @TaptonSchool1 last night. 2 fantastic games by both schools with some strong performances. Y9 won 32-13 and a loss for the Y8 with a close game 10-14! Well done to Ciara Keen and Sophie Holme players of the match!
National finalists!! Massive well done to our KS3 boys badminton team who won all 3 of their games in today's @BadmintonEnglnd regional round at the @eissheff to qualify for the national finals in Milton Keynes! Hugh, George, Leo, Dan and Tim - job well done boys https://t.co/nkpOBAI8mO
"I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile."#LupitaNyongo @Lupita_Nyongohttps://t.co/cmCBqnnfYM
"When I read a good book, I sometimes like to think I might be capable of writing something similar, but never, in my wildest dreams, could I write anything that approaches the level of cleverness and intellect and madness of Borges."#DanielRadcliffehttps://t.co/GXncyWBOb1
Our teaching staff have been working on changes to how they provide feedback to students.
Term dates for the 2020 to 2021 academic year have now been published on our website..jpg)
