Chapter 2 -The Pool of Tears

#NeatherdReads Curiouser and curiouser who could be reading today’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Chapter 2 - The Pool of Tears? Tune as Alice enters a magical land https://ift.tt/3aAv1DG Chapter 1 was read by our librarian Mrs Gill - always happy to start and share a story!
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Laid Back - Bakerman Original Video

Each day we've asked a member of staff to choose a track for #tuneoftheday. Day 3 was chosen by Miss Powell-Bowns; can you work out who has chosen today's track? Please write your answer as a comment. #tuneoftheday - Day 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yByP88jUQH4 Title - Bakerman Group - Laid Back Style/Genre - Synth-pop, New wave Musical fact: Laid Back are an electronic music duo from Denmark. Bakerman was released in 1989.
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Dear parents/carers, Over the next few days, members of staff will be phoning home to see how pupils have been getting on so far during the school closure. We will try to answer any questions that you or they may have and can discuss if there is anything we can do as a school to give your children - or indeed your family more broadly - any additional support during this difficult time. Please note that many members of staff will be working from home and have been asked to block their number for safeguarding reasons, so your phone may display an 'unknown number / unknown caller' message when it rings. If we are unable to make contact, we will leave a message where possible and will try to call you at another time. Take care and stay safe. Best wishes, Mr Mallett (Deputy Head)

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schools.firstnews.co.uk

First News newspaper are releasing the online version every week for school closures. You can view the weekly newspaper designed for schoolchildren here. https://ift.tt/39uVtNZ
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Write it down - your diary will be valuable (and could win prizes!) | Nicola Morgan

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Audible Stories | Audible.com

Amazon are now offering free downloadable audio books for all students of all ages for as long as the schools remain closed. https://ift.tt/2U4uRyT
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Guidance for parents and carers on supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

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Neatherd High School

#Neatherdreads Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin... Listen to various Neatherd staff read a chapter a day from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. A new chapter will be uploaded every day for you to listen, enjoy and guess the teacher reading. https://ift.tt/2WT9jXD
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Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way (Official Video)

Each day we've asked a member of staff to choose a track for #tuneoftheday. Can you work out who has chosen today's track? Please write your answer as a comment. Day 1 was chosen by Mr Owen and Day 2 by Miss Witton. #tuneoftheday - Day 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGMabBGydC0&pbjreload=10 Title - Send Me On My Way Band - Rusted Root Style/Genre - Roots rock, World beat Musical fact: Rusted Root are well known for fusing different musical styles together, taking influence from Afrcian and Native American music.
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Request a swab kit to register as a potential blood stem cell donor

An urgent message from DKMS. "We are hugely concerned about the impact COVID-19 is having on those who are relying on a blood stem cell donor to save their lives. Cancer patients are having their treatment plans changed or delayed, often in ways that will have a detrimental impact on the likely success of those treatment. The same applies for blood cancer patients: while many stem cell transplants are still proceeding, the circumstances in which to organise them have become more difficult and more uncertain. There are also transplants that have been deferred or delayed. So we still need even more potential blood stem cell donors, and we know from our clinicians that once the world is free of COVID-19 there will be even more transplants needed. You or someone you know may be the lifesaver someone is looking for. In such difficult times, it’s crucial to pull together and support those that need it the most. By spreading the word, you offer hope to people with blood cancer and blood disorders as we face these uncertain and difficult times." Please share widely https://ift.tt/2yeYUvd
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Young Norfolk Writing Competition

Love writing? Aged 11-18? We’re looking for the freshest, boldest words in Norfolk. Send us stories, lyrics, narrative for games, graphic stories, poems, spoken word, scripts, podcasts, plays, articles, journalism or essays! You can enter up to six pieces of writing, and audio entries are also welcome across all entries (except graphic novels). Win: Individual prizes Mentoring opportunities The chance to have your work performed and published Word limits The word limits are as follows: Stories, lyrics, narrative for games, poems, spoken word, scripts, podcasts, plays, articles, journalism, essays – one side of A4 or up to 40 lines Graphic stories – up to four sides of A4 Audio entries can be up to five minutes in length. How to enter To enter, you must be aged 11 to 18 and be living and/or studying in Norfolk, or your school or home address has an NR postcode. Once your writing is ready, you can submit your entry via the button below (you will need to have a Google Drive login) or send us an email from your school/college/personal email account to competitions@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk. Please note: writing previously submitted to the Young Norfolk Writing Competition cannot be accepted. However, you are very welcome to enter again with new writing! The closing date for entries is 5pm on Monday 25 May 2020. Any questions? If you have a question or are experiencing difficulties with submitting your entry, please email competitions@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk or call 01603 877177. Young Norfolk Writing Competition is a partnership between Arts Council England, Norfolk County Council, Norwich UNESCO City of Literature, Young Norfolk Arts and the National Centre for Writing. https://ift.tt/2UI7n1h
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Floodland – author reading

Mrs Gill highly recommends listening to one of her top favourite authors Marcus Sedgwick reading his book Floodland - partly set in Norwich. https://ift.tt/2JfFc4N
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Take Five

#tuneoftheday - Day 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryA6eHZNnXY Title - Take Five Group - The Dave Brubeck Quartet Style/Genre - Jazz Song fact: The title "Take Five" refers to the unusual 5/4 time signature, meaning there are 5 beats in each bar. It was one of the first Jazz tunes that didn't use the standard 4/4 beat or 3/4 waltz time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cheers Mr Owen Music Department Neatherd High School
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Liquidator (Original 1969 Recording)

Tune of the day - Every school day we'll be giving you a song to listen to. The piece of music could come from any era/genre/style and will hopefully help you to discover new music. #tuneoftheday - Day 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBSXNpK-Sb8 Title - Liquidator Band - The Harry J Allstars Style/Genre - Ska/Reggae Song fact: Recorded in 1969, this instrumental track originally had lyrics and was called 'What am I to do'
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Thinkuknow - home

#NeatherdWellbeing - the first in a series from the indomitable Mr O'Brien. As you know, schools across the UK are now closed to most families. This is a difficult time for most parents. There is a really good new website available to provide you with support and resources to help you learn about online safety at home with your child. This is the website: https://ift.tt/1m4n0dF This website contains helpsheets and 15 minute activities you can do with your child and will be updated regularly. I often see a divide in meetings about online safety where parents want to know more about the online world and young people have all that knowledge but don't use it as wisely as they could. This could be an opportunity to learn together and create a more open culture in some homes about internet use. It's also something to timetable into the day. Please encourage your young people to read my regular safeguarding and wellbeing emails on nsix. Good health at this time, Nick O'Brien Assistant headteacher, Safeguarding Lead
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Department for Education on Twitter

This is a government announcement. Beware the free school meal coronavirus scam. Every FSM family at Neatherd gets their vouchers posted home. https://twitter.com/educationgovuk/status/1242493721536606209?s=19
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myON® by Renaissance | Life is Better When We Read Together

Message from Librarian Mrs Gill, "can you remind students on Facebook about looking for the above link on the google docs page for school closure as has all details for both AR and Reading Cloud, plus various other leading/ writing resources to access from home including free downloadable books to suit all tastes. Also mention this link from AR has also been made available for free books to read https://ift.tt/3ahGeZI
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Audible Stories | Audible.com

Audible: Free audiobooks for students - guide from Mrs Guy! Whilst schools are closed, Audible is giving pupils free access to a collection of stories (audio books). All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet: How to access Audible audiobooks: Step 1: Type the following into your browser: https://ift.tt/2WHqonk Step 2: Click on the orange box at the bottom of the page: ‘Start listening’. Step 3: At the top left of the new page you will see ‘Discover’. To the right of this, there are sections to choose from. All students should click on ‘Tween’, ‘Teen’ or ‘Literary Classics’ for relevant books (although the ‘Tween’ section’ is aimed more at KS3 students). Step 4: Click on the picture of any book that you are interested in and you will be directed to a new page with a synopsis (a small piece of writing that tells you about the book) and some reviews. Step 5: If you like the sound of the book, click on the orange box next to the picture of the book: ‘Start listening’. Step 5 (alternative): If you don’t want to read the book that you’ve clicked on, click ‘Back’ at the top left hand side of the page and follow steps 3-5 again until you find a book that is right for you! How to access one of the recommended reads below: Follow Step 1 from original instructions and then simply type the title of the book you wish to read in the top left hand part of the page: ‘Search for a great title’ and then follow step 5. Recommended reads from the English Department: KS3: • White Fang • The Jungle Book • Robinson Crusoe • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland • The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood • The Secret Garden KS4: • Jane Eyre • Frankenstein • Romeo & Juliet • Wuthering Heights • Curious Case of Benjamin Button • Moby Dick
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'Let your kids get bored': emergency advice from teachers on schooling at home

Excellent advice from educators here. https://ift.tt/3acNXYV
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Message from Mr Smith Dear parents/carers If you are a critical worker you will have received an email from the school that includes a link to a survey we need completed if you are intending on sending your child/children to school on Monday. Please fill this in as soon as possible and no later than midnight tonight. We will only be expecting children of parents who have completed the survey and informed us of their intention to attend on Monday. If you haven’t been offered a place or completed the form by the deadline then you must not send your child in to school from Monday. For safeguarding reasons we need to know exactly who to expect in school. Should any child arrive in school on Monday who we are not expecting we will need to contact parents and arrange for them to be collected. Thanks you for your continued support.

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Please encourage your children to loan books from the school library tomorrow if they have not already done so. The 3 book limit is lifted. As we know books provide much needed comfort, escapism, information and inspiration – all vital for education and mental wellbeing. [] 177 books were taken out by students today. Thanks Lorraine Gill Librarian

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Dereham Neatherd High School - School Closure Work

Reminder that pupils can access the school closure work on folders linked to our website here: https://ift.tt/2QqeA4U There is also a list of staff NSix email addresses for pupils who wish to contact their teachers and TAs while they are at home next week or currently in self-isolation.
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Parents/carers - the school is currently calling home to enquire about whether you may qualify for key worker status. So if you find an unanswered call from the school on your phones today this will most probably not be an emergency. Thanks for your cooperation, as in lieu of any explanation of the definition of "key workers" from Whitehall we are trying to plan ahead for next week.

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I am sure you will have heard the announcement yesterday evening that schools in England will close on Friday. We found out this news at the same time as everyone else. We know that many of you will have questions about school being open next week and who this will be for. This is going to take a little organisation and we are waiting for a some more guidance from central government and the Local Authority. Nevertheless, we will be doing out utmost to make the situation work and support the key workers and families that need us most I am told we will receive more guidance today. Once we are clear about what this is and we have a clear plan in place, we will be in touch. Please keep a close eye out for email communications from the school. Chris Smith Headteacher

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We regret to inform followers that the Dance Show is cancelled.

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Fry House Captains

New Neatherd video "Fry House Captains" posted to YouTube.
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Fry House Captains

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Message from Mr Sinclair, "For Flexible Learning Day tomorrow BOTH that the Year 7 and Year 8 trips are normal school uniform. As the Year 7 trip to Norwich involves more walking, pupils can wear more suitable footwear, if they wish. Year 8’s are expected to wear their normal school shoes."

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