Jack Taylor Newsleter Monday 18th January 2010

Jack Taylor School

NEWSLETTER

Week Beginning: Monday 18^th January

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STAR OF THE WEEK AWARDS

                                        

PURPLE CLASS: Christina Ajjmotokin for tolerating massage

YELLOW CLASS: Malaki Gale for tolerating being moved in a frame

BLUE CLASS: Keith Phil Omoqui for good communication

RED CLASS: Ezaz Chowduury for independent working

SECONDARY 1: Aaron Ford for progress with independent work during class time

SECONDARY 2: Jubeda Begum for excellent standing in her frame

SECONDARY3: Khalid Yussef for activating a fan with a switch

POST 16: Siham Nurr for coming to school dressed smartly and well presented

Special Mention goes to Hilda Mbetola for swimming 3 lengths of the pool independently

SEAL :        THE THEME FOR THIS HALF TERM IS: ‘FRIENDSHIPS’

How do friends make us feel?

ASD Special Interest Group – Monday 18th

We are delighted to be hosting the Autism Interest group for staff and professionals that work in Camden with pupils who have Autism. This is about sharing ideas and strategies and developing a network and cohesive working within the borough.

As we are the only Camden school accredited by the National Autistic Society we are using the session to share our resources and expertise with others. 

School Based Training Programmes for Parents / Carers

We will be running some training for parents, carers and families of children who have a diagnosis of autism. The training will be personalised to suit individual needs and tailored to your requirements. Sabia from our office will be contacting you this week by telephone to gather your views.

Team Teach Training

A one day refresher course for team teach will be running in school this week. This

Is the positive handling training programme that we run in school.

Pantathalon

A group of secondary pupils will be taking part in the Pantathalon this week. This is a sports day for a group of participating special schools. This will be a whole day event and take place at Talacre in Kentish Town.

££££££££   SNACK MONEY  ££££££££

Please could you provide your child with money for snack time. Class teachers will let you know how much money to send in.

We run morning break times as part of our teaching and learning in PHSCE. Pupils are expected to plan, shop and prepare their snacks as part of their independent living skills development. We rely on parents and carers sending in money to support their child taking part in this. Many thanks for your support.

MAKATON SIGNS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010

 RED  BLUE       YELLOW

If you would like to know more about Makaton signs or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.

SYMBOLS OF THE WEEK – SPRING 2010

      

                                         RED

           BLUE                                 YELLOW      

If you would like to know more about Symbols or would like additional copies please contact your child’s class teacher.