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Southwick Community Primary School Shakespeare Street, Southwick, Sunderland SR5 2JX. Telephone: 0191 5535500 Fax: 0191 5493822 southwick.primary@schools.sunderland.gov.uk
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We received our third full International School Award (ISA) in London in October 2009. The Action Plan for our 4th ISA has been approved and we hope to receive this in October 2012.
Part of our website for the International School Award 2012 is currently being developed and the first materials should be ready for viewing on the site by early June. |
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Read an Ofsted inspection report (March 2012) on our school by clicking on the pdf file at the bottom of the page.
Click on the button Classes & teaching areas to see a power-point on our school.
Click to find out about our: New Beginnings Neighbourhood Nursery
Read the March 2012 issue of Community News. Click on the Community button on the left.
We have many brilliant young artists in our school. Click on the Gallery button on the left to see some of their drawings & ceramics.
Our Options Scheme takes place in June-July each year. Pupils are involved in many different activities like water sports, tennis, cookery, football, ten-pin bowling, music & art. Find out more about Options - click on the About Us button and then go to Special events.
Trish Stoker, Head Teacher
The results of the summer 2012 Parent Questionnaire can be viewed by clicking on ther Word file at the bottom of the page. Thank you for your views and continuing support.
On December 7 we were visited by a group of students from Sunderland University. The students came from China, Nigeria and Pakistan.
Building continues on Grace House Hospice, which is to be next to our school. Read a newspaper article (below) about a fund raising event at our school.
In December 2010 our lunchtime Problem-Solving Club organised a NIM competition for Key Stage 2 classes. Read an evaluation report on the competition by clicking on Kids Zone & School Clubs. Then, in July 2011 club members organised an Alquerque competition for Key Stage 2. A photograph of the finals is also in the School Clubs section. An Oware competition is to be organised in March 2012.
Our 9th Annual Lantern Festival 'Catch the Light'' culminated in an evening procession on Thursday 20 October 2011 Read a newspaper article about the event by clicking here.
During National Tree Planting Week in November 2010 our pupils helped Gentoo in planting trees on the Leafields site in Faber Road. Click on the Word document below to read an article in the Gentoo Wear Living magazine.
Our school is celebrating the Queen's Diamond Jubilee on Thursday 31 May. There will be a range of fun activities for children in the morning and a party with food during the afternoon.
Children are beginning to participate in activities linked to the Olympics 2012, which begin on July 27. The profiles of 29 competitors from all over the world can be seen by clicking on the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/2012/world-olympic-dreams
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Southwick Primary is situated in an inner-city area of north Sunderland, close to the River Wear. We have very close working relationships with parents and the local community. Our school has received many awards. The logos under the photograph of our school above, are from left to right: Sport England Activemark Gold British Council International School Award The Basic Skills Agency Quality Mark I Can Award Healthy Schools Award We also have the Gold Smoke-Free Award.
Not far from our school is St Peter's Church, where Venerable Bede lived before going to St Paul's Curch in Jarrow. The two sites have been jointly nominated as a World Heritage Site. Visit www.wearmouth-jarrow.org.uk for more information and to see some beautiful photographs of the two churches.
Our School Council for 2011-12. The School Council has so far had more than ten meetings. We are currently linking up with pupils at a school in France. Click on School Council above to see a photograph and find out about some of their activities.
Our Year 1 & 2 classes carry out some interesting work in ICT. Click on the Classes & teaching areas button on the left. After School Tours is ICT at Southwick Primary.
Each year our Endeavour Award, is presented to a Year 6 pupil showing the qualities of endeavour & determination. This award is in memory of our ex-pupil Michael Tench, who died on duty in Iraq. Read a newspaper article about the award by clicking on the Word document below.
A Lunchtime Award Scheme, which was introduced in April, has been very successful. Click on the Word document below to find out more about it.
Connecting Classrooms with Syria.
Our school was in the north Sunderland Redhill cluster of schools, which began working with six schools in Damascus & Homs on this British Council-funded project. We were visited by Syrian teachers in October 2009 & at Easter 2010 four staff from our cluster of schools went to Damascus & Homs in Syria. BBC Four put an article on their website about our links with Syria. On 30 March 2011 a group of Year 3 pupils made a presentation at a Connecting Classrooms conference in Newcastle. Go on Year 3 Problem-Solving Club in School Clubs to read a report. Find out more about this project and read the BBC Four article by clicking here Connecting Classrooms.
Following a break in communications in May 2011 Links with the schools in Damascus and Homs were re-established in November 2011.. New joint activities are planned. One activity may involve a partner school in Finland. Pupils will write articles linked to sports & fitness. These will then be put into joint newsletters and posted on our school websites. Older pupils in Year 10 at Monkwearmouth School in Sunderland have come into the project. They have been emailing students in the Syrian schools. An article on this work was written by one of their students for a local community magazine. Click on the Connecting Classrooms link above to read the article.
Extra-curricular clubs are underway for 2011-12. Go on Gallery to see some photographs.
School uniform Uniform is availavle for purchase online from the Little Gems website.
Some dates for your diary: May 1: Local & Community History Month begins. May 8: World Red Cross & Red Crescent Day. May 12:World Fair Trade Day. May 15:Internationa Day of Families. June 5: World Environment Day. June 12:World Day Against Child Labour. June 20:World Refugee Day. June 21:World Music Day. June 25:Geography Awareness Week begins. July 12:International Youth Day. July 19: World Humanitarian Day.
Go to About Us for details of our activities |
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