ContentsPage 3 Quote of the week

Page 4 How has lockdown changed?

Page 5 Photos of life in lockdown

Page 6 Schools reopen in China

Page 7 Pupil wellbeing survey

Page 8 Guess Who?

Page 9 Science history cards

Page 10 Under the sea

Page 11 Guess the princess and puppet

Page 12 Simple summer sun clock

Page 13 Coding

Page 14 Language of the week

Page 15 Mrs R-T’s weekly art challenge

Page 16 Recycle your tin cans!

Page 17 Spanish quiz

Page 18 Hidden objects

Page 19 Pokémon guess who

Page 20 Spanish greetings

Page 21-24 Show and tell

Page 25&26 Shout outs and WOW! moments

QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

Coronavirus:How has lockdown changed in England?

Under new rules, people can spend more time outdoors for leisure purposes, including sunbathing, having a picnic in the park or doing sport - but social distancing rules must always be followed.

People can exercise as much as they want as well as meet or play non-contact sports, like golf or tennis, with one other person from outside their household - but social distancing rules still apply. Having a friend over in your garden wouldn't be allowed if it meant they'd have to come inside your house.

Playgrounds and outdoor gyms, where there's a higher risk of close contact and touching surfaces, will stay shut

People in England can also drive as far as they like to outdoor open spaces. However, they shouldn't travel to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland, nor stay anywhere else overnight, and should avoid busy areas so social distancing rules can be followed. People who break rules can be fined. Anyone who is shielding and has been asked to stay at home should carry on doing so. The government is still advising people to only use public transport for essential journeys.Garden centres can reopen and people can leave their homes to collect items ordered from businesses, and travel to waste or recycling centres.

Coronavirus:Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, wants your photos of lockdown life!

The Duchess of Cambridge has launched a special project asking people to take photos of what life was like in the UK during lockdown.

The photos should reflect the strength, bravery and kindness of people at the time, and capture the "spirit of the nation".

You don't have to have lots of photography experience. The pictures will be chosen based on the emotion or experiences they show.

There's three different categories to enter - Helpers And Heroes, Your New Normal and Acts Of Kindness. The duchess will help to choose 100 of the entries which will be shown online, before a selection are shown across the UK later in the year. The project is open until 18 June, with photographers asked to send their pictures via the National Portrait Gallery's website.

Coronavirus:Schools in China begin to reopen!

Schools in China are gradually reopening with strict rules to try to keep the coronavirus under control. Pupils returning to school in China now sit in smaller classes, have shorter lessons and must avoid public transport.

The reopening of schools has been staggered so that middle and high schools return first. Nearly all areas of China, including Wuhan where the outbreak started, have begun some school classes, but bigger cities like Beijing and Shanghai, where there are more people in a smaller space, are taking a more cautious approach to avoid a second wave of infection.

Schools in cities with large populations are running classes with a maximum of 20 students to allow social distancing, finishing at 3.30pm every day. Parents are told to collect their children by car or to walk, to avoid busy transport like the subways. These measures come as China says it has 'won the war' against the coronavirus. The number of new cases of people catching the disease is now down to double figures. Globally, more than a billion children have had their education disrupted because of Covid-19.

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/Q9WJ2DW

St Dominic’s pupil wellbeing survey

We understand that it has been a difficult time for a lot of us lately.

We would like you to complete the following survey about pupil wellbeing

Thank you for your time, keep smiling

Guess Who!

Here are four members of staff, many (many) years ago!

Can you guess who they are?

Find out who they are in next week’s magazine!

Science History Cards

Ways to Play…

• Use the cards to play Charades or create a ‘Who am I?’ Quiz.

• Pick your Hero and have a playful conversation exploring what qualities you think your Hero possesses that makes him or her Heroic. What would you say to your Hero?

• Print out the first 4 cards below twice, cut out, glue onto card then use the cards to play a Memory game.

We hope you enjoy the playing AND learning whichever way you play History Heroes.

Have fun! Miss Ripoll

Here are some silly sentences that describe sea animals!

Can you guess the correct animal name for each description?

Answers are at the back!Go for it! Mrs Pryor

1. Majestic sea flap, flap 2. Floaty potato3. Formal chicken4. Anger Balloon5. Sea Pincher6. Panda whale7. Flying chip thief 8. Floppy, floppy sea spider9. Legless psychedelic water galloper10.Stingy sea bag

“Under The Sea” Quiz!

Can you name the

Princess and the Puppet?

Good luck!Mrs L R-T

(Answers are at the back!)

Simple Summer Sun ClockAll you need to do is….Put a big stick, bean pole or broom etc in the middle of the grass/garden in a sunny area.

Wherever the end of the big sticks shadow is, make an O’clock position, then put a smaller stick there or stone or even a toy. This will eventually give a semi circle of small objects looking like a sun dial around a big stick. Label each stone so you can identify what time it is.

Fingers crossed it stays sunny!

Enjoy! Mr Goacher

It’s a great time to practise some programming online, try using the website https://hourofcode.com/uk/learn

https://www.scriptacademy.net/hour-of-code/coding-townHere you can design and code your own business!

https://code.org/minecraftHere you can program Steve or Alex to move around, build, etc.

Have fun! Mr Pryor

LANGUAGE OF THE WEEK

Hello Goodbye Please Thank you

Talofa lava Tofa soifua Fa’ amolemole Fa’afetai

Samoan

https://samoan.ws/word/talofa

Have fun!Mrs

Martinez

Mrs R-T’s Weekly Art Challenge

Hi Art Friends!

Here is my weekly art challenge! You will need access to the internet, a pencil or marker, a piece of paper and some colouring tools!

Remember to ask an adult at home to take a picture and send it to erollinson@stdominicsschool.org.ukand we will show and tell as many as we can each week!

Don’t worry if you don’t have access to the internet, give it a go anyway! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td_BpE4DDXA

Recycle your old tin cans!

Can you make a buzzy bee or a luscious ladybird?Send your creations to your Teacher and we will show them off in next week’s magazine!

Get creative!Mrs Mansell

Señora Martínez’sSpanish quiz Good luck! Mrs Martinez

1. What Spanish city hosted the Olympic games in 1992?

a. Madridb. Barcelonac. Valencia

2. Which one of the following was a Spanish artist?a. Leonardo Da Vincib. Dalíc. Constable

3. In Which one of the following region does Spanish

Grand-Prix take place?

a. Galiciab. The Basque Countryc. Catalonia

4. Which of these ingredients can you find in Spanish Paella?

a. Olive oil, paprika, riceb. Rice, saffron, spaguettic. Letils, olive oil, salt

5. Name the following famous Spanish actress?

a. Paz Vegab. Elena Anaya

Penélope Cruz

6. Benidorm is a city and municipality in the

Spanish province of ?

a. Alicanteb. Andalucíac. Murcia

5 yellow cups have been hidden in the dining room.Can you find them?

Can you find the hidden objects?

Good luck! Mrs Rubens, Mrs Deans

and Miss Fox

Enjoy! Mrs Martinez

Show and tell!

Jake in Kestrels class has been making a hypocaust out of Lego! He has also been

able to explain why Romans used hypocausts to heat their homes!

Fantastic, Jake, well done! Keep up the great work and keep smiling

Show and tell!

Angus in Eagles class and Archie in year 7 have completed the Pokemon

drawing hub! They are both fantastic and we can’t wait to see

next week’s drawings! Well done, Angus and Archie!

Show and tell!

Edi in Kestrels class has been keeping his teacher up to date by emailing her,

himself! Well done, Edi!

Here is Edi holding his baby cockatiel! So cute and fluffy!

Show and tell!

Charlie in year 8 found this lovely pair, under a pot! The toad was carrying the newt on it’s back! As there are no ponds near by, Charlie has been trying to work

out where the newt has come from!

Thanks for sharing this with us, Charlie!

Shout outs and WOW moments!

Shout out to Milo in year 8! He made these delicious cinnamon rolls at home.

Great job, Milo!

Shout out to Archie in year 7! Archie has been working with

different amounts of money, forming the

correct amount to buy a Twix!

Well done, Archie!

Shout outs and

WOWmoments! Shout out to Alex in year 8!

Alex has settled nicely into his new home school

routine. Check out his Morse code message!

Well done, Alex!Keep smiling

1. Ray 2. Manatee3. Penguin4. Puffer fish 5. Crab6. Orca7. Seagull8. Octopus9. Seahorse10. Jellyfish

“Under The Sea” Quiz!

Princess Puppets

Can you name the Princess and the Puppet?

ANSWERS

1. B, Barcelona2. B, Dalú3. C, Catalonia4. A, olive oil, paprika and rice5. C, Penélope Cruz6. A, Alicante

Señora Martínez’sSpanish quiz

1. Kabuto

2. Metapod

3. Vulpix

4. Tentacool

5. Slowbro

6. Voltorb

Guess Who!

Here are four members of staff, many (many) years ago!

Can you guess who they are?

Find out who they are in next week’s magazine!

Mrs Unwin

Miss Ripoll

Miss Ricci

Mrs L R-T

St Dominic’s School … coming soon!

Calling all pupils and staff to create Eco Bricks!

We’re setting everyone the challenge of making Eco Bricks to save throw-away-plastic from going to landfill sites and into the ocean. These will eventually be used to create something fun for the school.

All you need to do is fill either 600ml or 1500ml bottles with clean and dry plastic until it weighs either 200g (for a 600ml bottle), or 500g (for a 1500ml bottle).

We’d like as many EcoBricks as we can get so save your plastic wrappers and packaging!

You can click on the link below to learn some fun facts about plastic, the environment, and some of the amazing things that’ve been created using EcoBricks.

https://www.ecobricks.org/

St Dominic’s Eco Bricks!

We can do this! Mrs Snelgrove

Hello from the new St.Dominic’s SchoolCounselling Team!

Hello my name is Katy Tucker and I am happy to be part of the counselling team. I have come from Guildford College where I worked for a long time with students with special needs. I am really looking forward to meeting any of you who want to come and say ‘hello’

I will be in school on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Hello everyone, my name is Sarah Johnson. Some of you may recognise me already as I have worked at St.Dominics for a few years in a different role. I am really looking forward to getting to know/continuing getting to know you and supporting you as part of the school counselling team. I will be in school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Sometimes we all have problems that are worrying. Think of a jigsaw puzzle when

all of the pieces are difficult to match together. Talking about a problem in

counselling is like sorting out the pieces so that we can build a picture that makes

more sense to us.

What’s

counselling

about?

Online support and self-help ideas:

Childline-Calmzone

https://www.childline.org.uk/toolbox/calm-zone/

Or Freephone 0800 1111

Here, you will find lots of support and advice for you. There are also

lots of tips and advice on:

• Coping with lockdown

• Managing your anxiety,

• Breathing exercises,

• Yoga videos

• Games

There are free Apps available (for apple and android devices):

‘3 Good Things’ - This app can be fun and rewarding. It is helpful for

increasing happiness and positivity by way of a gratitude journal. You

create your own by listing 3 things you are thankful for and describing

how they make you feel e.g. I saw a beautiful sunset, it made me feel

warm inside.

‘Chill panda’ – This fun app is designed to help you to relax, manage

your worries and improve your wellbeing.

Other useful links:

Kooth

Kooth, from XenZone, is an online counselling and emotional well-being platform

for children and young people, accessible through mobile, tablet and desktop.

https://www.kooth.com/

AnnaFreud:

(National centre for children and families)

https://www.annafreud.org/on-my-mind/self-care

Simple self-care activities written by young people to help other young people who

are feeling low or anxious.

Relate

https://www.relate.org.uk/

Wellbeing resources for young people.

.

Youngminds

https://youngminds.org.uk/find-help/looking-after-yourself/

Guidance, advice, tips & strategies for well-being.

As a school, we are passionate about keeping children safe. We have recently signed up to use Whisper, an anonymous reporting tool for our school and its community.

Whisper gives our school community the confidence to speak up and reach out, should you need to. You can do this by filling out the form online or via SMS (text message). Should you need to log a concern, the Safeguarding Team will be notified immediately by email.

You can see how Whisper works by visiting https://swgfl.org.uk/services/whisper/

OUR SAFEGUARDING TEAM

PLEASE SPEAK TO ANY MEMBER OF THE

SAFEGUARDING TEAM IF YOU ARE FEELING

WORRIED, UNSAFE, UNHAPPY OR

CONCERNED ABOUT YOURSELF OR OTHERS.

CHILDLINEanytime on0800 1111

OR ONLINEchildline.org.uk

For more information about staying safe online visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk