FTA 21-Mar

DEAR – Drop Everything and Read Your DEAR session this week is: Monday P4

Sponsored Sleep Out for charity Please consider a donation to support a group of Sixth Form students who are taking part in a Sponsored Camp at Lumsdale to raise funds for Centrepoint.

Nationwide are matching any donations so it would be fantastic if we could get a good amount through our just giving page. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/lizcruise?utm_m edium=FR&utm_source=EM

If you recognise any of the items in our lost property please visit reception at Lumsdale.

LOST PROPERTY Items will be discarded after April Half term.

Clubs • Book Club Tuesdays in the Library from 1pm with Mr Tidmarsh Come and check out our reading challenge • Year 7 Homework Club Thursdays in Room 7 from 1pm with Mr Tidmarsh *Attendance will count towards Community Award*

STARKHOLMES Activity

Time

Monday

LGBT+ group

Lunchtime Lab 1

Y7 and Y8 English Homework Help

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Rm8 or Rm10

Junior Choir

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Music Room

Y8 Art and Craft club

Lunchtime Room 1a

Y7/Y8 Girls Football

After school 3.20 until 4.30

Sports Leaders

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30

Cheerleading Week B

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Parts Mob

Y7/Y8 Boys football Y7 Girls Netball Y8 Girls Netball

After school 3.20 until 4.30

Tuesday Wednesday

Extra Curricular

Day

Day

Activity

Time

Thursday

Starkholmes Band

Lunchtime 1.10-1.40 Music Room

Y7 Homework Club

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Room 7

Drama Club WEEK B only

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 Parts Mob

Rugby Week B only

After school 3.30 – 4.30 Week B

Keyboard Clinic

Lunchtime 1.10-1.40 Music Room

Y8 Film club

Lunchtime (bring your lunch)

Friday

Extra Curricular

Starkholmes

Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Starkholmes Monday - After School 3.20 – 4.30

Y7/Y8 Girls Football – Mr Shirtcliffe – Field (Boots, Shin pads)

Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Starkholmes Wednesday – After School 3.20 – 4.30 Y7 / Y8 Boys Football – Mr Waller Field (Boots, Shin pads) Y7 Girls Netball – Miss Geraghty Courts Y8 Girls Netball – Mrs Allen Courts

Lunch Clubs Starkholmes – 1 - 1.30 • Monday – Handball – Mr Shirtcliffe – Gym • Tuesday – Basketball – Gym- Mr Harris • Wednesday - Highfields Leadership – Mrs Allen – Gym

LUMSDALE Club

Time

Y11 English support (MWE)

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E3

Senior Choir (staff welcome)

After school 3.20-4.30 in MU1

Y11 English support (CO)

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E2

Sportsleaders

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30

Monday

Tuesday

Extra Curricular

Day

LUMSDALE

Day

Club

Time

GCSE and A level Photography Catch Up

After school 3.20-4.30 in C6

GCSE and A level Art Catch Up

After school 3.20- 5.00 in C4

Y10 Boys Football Y9-Y13 Girls Football

After school 3.20-4.30

Wednesday

Day

Club

Time

Thursday

LGBT+ group

Lunchtime in S5

Y11 English support (JFG)

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30 in E4

Lumsdale Band

after school 3.20 MU1

Basketball

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30

Y9-Y13 Rugby Week A Y11 Boys Football Y12/Y13 Football Y9- Y11 Netball SportsLeaders

After school 3.20-4.30

Badminton Club

Lunchtime 1 to 1.30

Friday

Extra Curricular

LUMSDALE

Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale

Wednesday - After School 3.20 – 4.30 Y10 Football (Boys) – Mr Shirtcliffe Astro Girls Y9,10,11 6th form – Mr Shirtcliffe Astro Y9 Football (Boys) – Mr Searson Astro

Highfields PE Enrichment Clubs - Lumsdale Thursday - After School 3.20 – 4.30 Rugby All years Week B – Mr Shirtcliffe Field Y11 Boys Football – Mr Searson Astro 6th Form Football – Mr Waller Astro Y9, 10, 11 6th form Netball - Miss Geraghty Sportshall/Court Leaders – 6th form – Mrs Allen Sportshall/Court

Lunch Clubs Lumsdale – 1 - 1.30 • Tuesday – Highfields Sports Leadership – Mrs Allen Sportshall • Thursday – Basketball – Mr Briddon Sportshall • Friday – Badminton Smash up – Mr Shirtcliffe Sportshall

WOTW: Refine TPS: Why do we do Word of the Week?

Having a large vocabulary is not just a skill in reading, writing, listening and speaking, but also in a general knowledge of science, history and the arts.

It makes you a more interesting human!

WOTW: Question Using your MWBs: What do you think this word means?

3…2…1… Show me.

1. Make minor changes to something, thereby improving or clarifying it 2. Remove impurities typically as part of an industrial process Using your MWBs: What type of word is it?

Noun/verb/adjective/adverb etc.

3…2…1… Show me.

1. Verb

WOTW: Question TPS: Synonyms and antonyms (what are these?): Synonyms – words with a similar meaning Antonyms – words with the opposite meaning Using your MWBs: What synonyms can you think of ?

3…2…1… Show me.

Improve, clarify, clean, smarten up Using your MWBs: What antonyms can you think of ?

3…2…1… Show me.

Ignore, accept, leave

Is It Better to Ask Questions or Listen Carefully?

Why is it important to reflect and refine what we have worked on?

How to draft your writing - BBC Bitesize Watch the video and be prepared to share three things you have learned about the importance of refining your craft!

Write in your form time exercise books Two sentences with the word refine in them: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle said it was incredibly important to refine your drafts before submitting them.

We need to refine these ideas before we submit them.

WOTW: Refine TPS 1: Why is increasing our vocabulary important?

Speaking frame: Increasing our vocabulary is important because…

TPS 2: Where might we see the word refine in life?

Speaking frame: We might see the word refine…

Secondary 15 Minute Lesson

Your latest results: “Would you use a local youth space?”

Yes

No

32.8%

67.2%

“Eating fried chicken while hanging out with our friends sounds like a dream.”

The Cooper School

“Whilst we might choose not to make use of a youth space, I would absolutely want others to have the opportunity to access the support they provide.”

Coleridge Community College

“Attending one when you are younger may be good, something like Brownies. But as you get older, you don't really have the time to attend something like that.”

Sandwell Academy

“Take advantage of the things we already have in our community instead of spending money and creating more.”

The Burton Borough School

57,321 young people voted this week! Were you one of them?

Your latest results: “Would you use a local youth space?”

1:10

Click to hear from Matt Griffiths, CEO of Youth Music, about his thoughts on your latest VoteTopic results.

Your latest results: “Would you use a local youth space?”

1:38

Click to hear from Mark Russell, Chief Executive of The Children’s Society about his thoughts on your latest VoteTopic results.

Your views on “Would you use a local youth space?” were also heard by:

The Children’s Society

UK Youth

Local Government Association

Youth Music

Chicken Cottage

Want to share your views with us? Share your votes and comments by logging into your VotesforSchools account.

You can also get in touch at secondary@votesforschools.com

Today’s VoteTopic:

Should shoplifting below £200 be treated more seriously?

UNCRC Article 40: Children who break the law

UN SDG 9: Industry, innovation & infrastructure

VfS Key Theme 7: Crime, justice & extremism

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Why are we talking about this?

There has been a steady increase in shoplifting. The organisation that represents shops has released a study saying that almost a quarter (24%) of the UK population has witnessed an incident of shoplifting in the last year.

You may have seen some actions shops are taking to reduce the problem.

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Why are we talking about this?

Some people believe that the police will not attend shoplifting incidents where less than £200 of items have been stolen. This is not true. However, thefts below £200 are referred to as “low-value shoplifting” and are sometimes not followed up. This has an impact on how shoplifting is punished.

If the stolen goods are worth less than £200, the maximum sentence is six months in prison.

If the goods are worth more than £200, the maximum sentence is seven years in prison.

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Why are we talking about this?

The Government is preparing a new set of laws about anti-social behaviour, shop theft and street crime, called the Crime and Policing Bill.

The Government has said the “effective immunity for shop theft of goods below £200 will be scrapped and retail workers will be better protected from assault”.

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Why are we talking about this?

Let’s take a browse through some of the issues before asking ourselves: “Should shoplifting below £200 be treated more seriously?”

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Unexpected item in bagging area

Class activity (5-7 mins) Let’s see what we think we know about shoplifting in the UK by playing true or false BEEP! or UNEXPECTED! Read the following statements, if you think it’s true, say BEEP! and if you think it’s false, say UNEXPECTED!

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Unexpected item in bagging area

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Unexpected item in bagging area

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Unexpected item in bagging area

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Unexpected item in bagging area

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Unexpected item in bagging area

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Did you know?

Only 9% of the same 18-24-year olds felt it was acceptable to shoplift from a small company.

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Two for the price of one

Some people have differing opinions about how severe shoplifting is.

Let’s consider some of these views as we move towards our own vote on: “Should shoplifting below £200 be treated more seriously?”

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Two for the price of one

Pair discussion (4-6 mins) Take a read of some contrasting opinions about shoplifting. Which of the opinions do you agree with more? Share your ideas with your partner.

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Two for the price of one

We keep on putting more checks in place. It’s still so bad though, we’ve been told that the levels of shoplifting means us staff will not get any pay rises at the moment.

There are so many security measures now to try and stop shoplifting. It makes normal paying customers feel like even they are the criminals.

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Two for the price of one

The big shops and brands are making so much money. They do not feel the impact of little thefts in the same way we are all feeling the pinch because of the cost of living crisis.

It’s so few people who can truly say they are stealing because they have to, and we have sympathy for them. Most people stealing are doing it for something they want or to sell it on though, it’s shameful.

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Two for the price of one

There are levels to shoplifting. Small amounts of food or kids nicking a few beauty items is very different to thugs going for phones in shops.

Having less severe punishments for thefts below £200 is the right thing.

All shoplifting affects lives. All of our safety feels affected.

We all pay in the end through higher prices too. Every theft is wrong and should be punished strongly.

Now’s your chance to vote on: “Should shoplifting below £200 be treated more seriously?”

All shoplifting is wrong and should be punished strongly. If it’s not punished, where does it lead?

I want to go shopping without so many guards watching me. I’m not the criminal here.

Yes, it should. But we also need to make sure benefits and support are strong enough for families who are struggling.

The punishments available are strong enough. You don’t want to ruin someone’s life for a moment of misjudgement.

Supermarkets are not doing us any favours with such high prices.

They need fewer workers with those machines too!

It’s the violence and intimidation towards shoppers and workers that must be punished harder.

We will be sharing your thoughts on this topic with Sainsbury’s, Tesco, British Retail Consortium, the Metropolitan Police & Poundland.

Log in to your VotesforSchools account to submit your vote and leave a comment.

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