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After School Clubs September 2021

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Please see the list of after school clubs (including P.E clubs) below. Places will be offered on a first come first served basis. To secure a place for your child, please message your child’s class teacher on Class Dojo. Clubs will begin week beginning Monday 13th September.

Monday 

Little Authors – developing a love for creative writing (Year 1 and 2)

Tuesday 

P.E Multi Skills (Year 5 and 6)

Wednesday 

Maths Club (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6)

P.E Multi Skills (Year 3 and 4)

Thursday 

P.E Multi Skills (Year 1 and 2)

Sing for Fun (All)

Quiz Club (Year 3, 4, 5 and 6)

 

PE Sessions – September 2021

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PE sessions will take place on the following days each week:

Reception – Friday

Year 1 – Wednesday

Year 2 – Thursday

Year 3 – Tuesday and Thursday

Year 4 – Tuesday

Year 5 – Monday

Year 6 – Monday

Children should come to school in their PE kits on the day that they have their PE session.

Summer Ollee-day Pack

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The summer holidays are just around the corner, and children will be looking forward to some well-deserved time off! However, holidays can bring with them their own challenges for children – from fears that they’re missing out on fun with their friends, to worries about starting a new school in September.

Ollee, a virtual friend developed by Parent Zone and funded by BBC Children in Need’s A Million & Me, is designed to help parents and children talk about difficult topics, and empower parents to give their children the support they need.

Please click the links below to access the parent letter and supporting resources below:

Ollee-Day Letter

Ollee-day Wallchart

Ollee Support Pack Worksheet

Year 6 Transition – Sedgefield Community College (2021)

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Please find below a link to the transition section on Sedgefield Community College’s website. There is an online booklet which hopefully answers most questions about what to expect at SCC.

https://sedgefield.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/year-7-transition/

Parenting Programmes and Wellbeing Groups

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The Parenting Programme menu provides detailed information on individual parenting programmes which are available across County Durham. The menu has been developed by the Parenting Network County Durham. The Network is a group of professionals who meet once a quarter to share relevant and timely programmes which are available across County Durham.

Please click the link below for information about parenting programmes and well-being groups:

Parent/Carer Support Information Guide 2021

 

 

Cornforth Library Update

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Cornforth Library would like parents, carers and children to know that they are open again. Please see their new opening times below:

Monday – closed

Tuesday – 9:30am -12:30pm and 1:30pm – 5:30pm

Wednesday – closed

Thursday – 9:30am -12:30pm and 1:30pm – 4:30pm

Friday – closed

Saturday – 9:30am-12:30pm

Sunday – closed

The library will be running the Summer Reading Challenge again this year, but it will be slightly different to last year’s challenge. Further details will be posted closer to the time. You can follow the library on Facebook @CountyDurhamLibraries and Twitter @DurhamLibraries where they have lots of information and online activities including crafts and jigsaws.

They are currently giving out free Elmer activity packs to celebrate Elmer Day on Saturday 29th May.

The Go Well Heart Project

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Children from West Cornforth Primary school have received their free Go Well Heart Project resources. The Go Well Heart Project is a ran by Go Well HQ (Sedgefield SSP), and it provides 30 activity bags and workbooks to every school in the Sedgefield district, with the aim of increasing activity levels within children when they are not at school.

At West Cornforth Primary School, we have decided to try and have an impact on as many children as possible with these bags. Therefore, we have selected children with siblings also in the school to be the first to receive the bags, so that as many children as possible are being active outside of school. Our total number of children benefiting from the bags will be 61, which is an increase on the 30 bags we were given.

This year it has been incredibly difficult to exercise due to national lockdowns and restrictions. Latest statistics show that 2.3 million children are now classified as inactive. This project aims to help change habits and activity levels that may have dropped due to the pandemic over the last 12 months.