News and Information
Kitchen Notice
After October break we will not be taking any cash top ups for smart cards. This is due to Scolarest not being able to transfer money on the cards into the new building. Refunds cannot be given. Please use the cash up on your cards by the end of term and then pay by cash until new cards are issued next term.
13 Oct 2008
Voyage of Achievement
Pictured before setting sail from Newcastle on Tyne are Kate Stenhouse and Robert Waldron, both aged 17, of Silverdale School in Sheffield, who this week are taking part in a 10-night sea going adventure to London on board the tall ship STAVROS S NIARCHOS.
They are among a crew of 48 students from schools from across the UK on the eighth annual Tall Ships Youth Trust Voyage of Achievement funded by The HSBC Global Education Trust – hsbccommittochange.com. The voyage finishes when the brig sails up the Thames and under Tower Bridge in London, before mooring alongside HMS Belfast, on Monday 7 July.
30 Jun 2008
Jill Ludlam
I am very sorry to announce that Silverdale’s Kitchen Supervisor of many years, Jill Ludlam died peacefully at home yesterday (Monday 23rd June 2008).
Our thoughts are with Jill’s family and her colleagues in the school kitchen at this difficult time.
H Storey
Headteacher
24 Jun 2008
NUT STRIKE - Thursday 24th April 2008
You may be aware that the NUT (National Union of Teachers) is taking strike action on Thursday 24th April 2008, in respect of below inflation pay settlements for teachers.
- Silverdale School will remain open for pupils and staff on Thursday 24th April 2008.
- If your son / daughter’s lessons are affected you will receive an individual letter by pupil post on Thursday 17th April with a request to acknowledge receipt.
- We will aim to keep disruption to a minimum, if you wish to discuss any of the arrangements for your son / daughter please contact the school.
H. Storey
Headteacher
15 Apr 2008
Easter Egg Hunt - Thurs 20th March
A fund-raising event for Bolivia Community Project, part of the World Challenge expedition.
Students will be on site between 1-3 pm if they are taking part.
Please drop off/collect from the BACK entrance.
Contact - Miss K Adam.
18 Mar 2008
New School Logo
The results of the voting are as follows :
THEREFORE LOGO 2 WAS THE MOST POPULAR BY 8 VOTES.
Thank you to everyone who voted; we will continue to work to refine LOGO 2 to take account of some of the comments that you have made – Mrs Storey, Headteacher
07 Feb 2008
Cambodian Correspondences
See the photo gallery...
On our delayed arrival to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, we were greeted with the news our bags had not arrived. All of our fantasises of cold showers with biodegradable soap were dashed. That evening, after struggling to find a non-existent phone card, we went to tea in food groups (my group enjoyed a bowl of unidentifiable objects – we feared the repercussions of such a meal, but suffered none). I spent the next day battling with the people of Malaysian Airlines for compensation for our lost luggage. I managed to get double of what we expected after a couple of hours and proved that hot, hungry English girls mean business! – Vicky Hodgkinson
The second phase of our trip was the PTD Street Families Centre. We arrived in Battambang after a rather uncomfortable journey from Phnom Penh on a public coach. We managed to get a whole network of tuktuks to transport all 24 of us to the centre. During our stay we slept in an amazing complex of four stilted houses and were given three homemade meals a day. Everyday we played with the children, taught them English and showed them some dance and in exchange they performed their own traditional dancing. On the last day we designed and painted a mural on a classroom wall. We didn’t feel like we were ‘doing’ much but it was wonderful to hear that the children had never been so happy and the centre was delighted with our help. The centre was friendly and welcoming and it was undoubtedly the phase of the trip that brought us together. – Vicky Hodgkinson
One of the highlights of the trip was our visit to Angkor Wat, the ancient temple complex in Cambodia. We set off early to watch the sunrise over the biggest and most famous temple and then spent the day travelling by tuk-tuk among the 300 other temple sites. The temples were stunning and everyone had a great time, despite temporarily losing one of our party. To finish the day we climbed to a temple high on a hill to watch the beautiful sunset over the vast, flat horizon of Cambodia. – Sam Almond
During the expedition, Bangkok became a rest stop between phases, and for us, Bangkok meant one thing – the Khao San Road. It had everything; an awesome market, cafes, bars, and stalls selling the best banana pancakes ever! The accommodation was always great, are we were able to find little back-pack inspired guest house just five minutes walk away from the Khao San road. – Emma Liasides
In Thailand we visited Kanchanburi. Here we stayed in floating huts on the River Kwai itself and travelled by long tail boats and a rather funky bus. Along with the Burma railway and museums, we visited some caves containing huge Buddhas and went for a paddle in a waterfall. We also had time to relax in some hot springs and a rather fast flowing river (which of course was risk assessed!). We visited the infamous Bridge Over the River Kwai, but a huge storm started as we were walking across it and nearly blew us all off! Kanchanaburi was very thought provoking as we visited the POW's graves and heard about what they went through to create the Hell Fire Pass and learnt thousands of uses for bamboo! At night we visited the local night market and saw an array of animals and local street food, which some of us were brave enough to try! – Alys Mordecai
After a twelve-hour coach journey, during which we were treated to bright orange Bond films at about 100 decibels at one in the morning, we arrived in Chiang Mai. We got all our bags off the coach and loaded them into songtaew (covered pick-up trucks with benches down each side). We were dropped off at the Girl Guide Centre, where we found some of the best rooms of the trip, which included to Vicky's delight, a clotheshorse! There was another team meeting to sort out transport to Tha Ton, transport back to Bangkok and finding a place to leave extra luggage during the trek. After breakfast (at the rather pricey Bon Café) me, Sam, Emma and Charlie set off to find some transport. After a very cramped tuk tuk journey to a travel agent we booked some songtaew, which, surprise surprise, were way over the WCE budget! That evening we got ready for Chiang Mai’s famous night bazaar. Silk, jewellery, t-shirts, Rolexes for under 1000B, you could get everything there! – Tim Durrant
The trekking phase needed the most teamwork and it really did bring out how well we worked together. I really enjoyed this phase because it pushed us and we learnt a lot about the culture, we stayed in a hill tribe homes and learnt how they cooked and even did a tribal dance! One of the main highlights was the elephant trek - it was amazing! We had a few troubles along the way including rain and big, slippery hills, but it was well worth it and I loved every minute of it! – Sophie Newton
For our last few days in Thailand, we went to the beautiful island of Ko Samet. The beaches were of fine white sand, and when you looked out to sea, there was nothing but blue sky and warm water. We stayed in little bunglows right up against the beach. We didn’t realise how hot it got and many of us got burnt… I got the prize for the best sunbather!! It definitely was rest and relaxation! – John McDowell
12 Oct 2007
Geography department receives recognition
We are pleased to announce that Silverdale is one of twenty-Seven pioneering secondary schools that have been awarded the new Secondary Geography Quality Mark (SGQM) by the Geographical Association. The SGQM is a new award, which is sponsored by the Action Plan for Geography and the DfES. The award is in recognition of commitment to ‘ensuring lively and effective learning in geography’...
"In these schools geography is effectively led by enthusiastic subject leaders who are able to inspire their colleagues, and value the important contribution that geography makes to the curriculum throughout the school. Key threads through the curriculum are inter-cultural understanding, local fieldwork, environmental issues and dilemmas connected with sustainability. These are explored in a variety of places across the world from local to global. Teachers show confidence in developing the subject and use creative approaches to stimulate learning and place a high value on using real life issues to promote understanding."
The Secondary Geography Quality Mark award winners will be acknowledged at The GA Annual Conference 27 - 29 March 2008, held at The University of Surrey, Guildford.
14 Sep 2007
Exam Results. School and Reception Opening.
The school will be open on the 16th & 17th August for A level results and advice, and again on the 23rd & 24th for GCSE results.
19 Jul 2007
Silverdale School Geography Department wins Prestigious Award
This year the geography department at Silverdale School won the annual Bradfords Award. This national award is run by the Royal Geographical Society and the Geographical Association and recognises innovation in secondary school geography teaching. This is a very prestigious award for the department and school and it is fantastic to have our teaching recognised by these national organisations.
In early June John Hamshaw (Subject Leader) attended the annual general meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in London, which was followed by the award ceremony for the medal and award winners.
These hyperlinks may be interesting.
http://www.rgs.org/NR/rdonlyres/833C8398-08A6-4E48-AE1A-D271C8D11942/0/MedalWinners2007FINAL.pdf
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article1883483.ece
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