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We had a fabulous time at the summer fair this morning thank you to all those that visited. We had 179 visitors which is absolutely amazing! 🤩 The pupils did themselves proud with their creativity shining through on the various enterprise stalls. The most recent count of money raised gives us a total of £1397.37 raised WOW!!!!!❤️ #samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

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9M were amazing on Monday. They recited poems, acted scenes from Romeo and Juliet and sang a variety of songs. It was great to see so many family members in school. Very well done 9M; a fantastic finale.👏 #samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

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It has been a busy week in performing arts!Key Stage 3 Aspire classes celebrated the skills they have developed this year together in their year groups.👌🏻 The performance area was ringing with the sounds of dance, song and comedy, with a few original pieces of mime and theatre thrown in!Years 7 and 9 took to the stage on Tuesday and on Wednesday, it was Year 9’s turn to shine!Everyone clapped and encouraged their classmates and peers and we all enjoyed celebrating together.😊 On Wednesday afternoon, Key Stage 4 pathway went out to the theatre!🎭 We watched the musical, Fun Home at the Royal Exchange, which tells the story of Alison’s life growing up with her family and growing through college. The story is narrated by an older Alison, looking back on her experiences. The subjects of identity and loss were explored during the story and the students dealt with the subject matter in a mature fashion.😊 Everyone was impressed by the incredible performers.🤩 As ever, the students were a pleasure to take out, representing Samuel Laycock by displaying all the RESPECT values.❤️ What a perfect end to a perfect year in performing arts!👏 #samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

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This half-term, we were delighted to take part in our MAT-wide writing competition, themed ‘This Is Me’, which invited pupils to write a short narrative exploring what it is like to be them and how their experiences have shaped their view of the world. Our pupils embraced the challenge with honesty, creativity and confidence, producing powerful pieces that celebrated their unique identities, interests and perspectives.🤔 We are incredibly proud that two of our pupils were awarded 2nd and 3rd place across all eight schools in the MAT, while two further entries received ‘Highly Commended’ recognition.Judges praised the authenticity, humour and sincerity of the writing, noting how clearly each pupil’s individual voice shone through. Their passions, experiences and personalities were at the heart of their work, making this a fantastic achievement and a wonderful celebration of pupil voice.👏 We are so proud of our writers; we can’t wait to read their entries in the MAT’s published E-Book over the coming weeks. Meanwhile, we hope our winners enjoy spending their vouchers on the things that bring them joy!🤩 #samuellaycock #update #newbridge ... See MoreSee Less

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On Tuesday, our staff came together for a Show & Tell Carousel to share how iPads are enhancing teaching and learning across the school. From transforming curriculum delivery and personalising tasks to increase pupil engagement, to promoting independence, the impact was clear to see.👀 We saw fantastic use of accessibility features, apps and digital resources and shared best practice to ensure technology continues to support every learner's success. It was a fantastic opportunity to celebrate innovation, collaboration and the positive difference technology is making in our classrooms. 👌🏻 #samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

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Yesterday we held our attendance rewards assembly to celebrate those pupils who have achieved 95% attendance and above. We had a huge number of certificates hand out and twelve pupils had the amazing achievement of 100% attendance for the whole school year! This something these children should be super proud of. Attendance rewards will take place in September for those pupils who have won an award this term.👏 #samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

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Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming the daughter of one of our teachers into school for work experience. She was a fabulous help throughout the entire week and really did herself proud! It's experiences like these that really help inspire the next generation to embark on a career in education.🙂#samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

7L Forest School

🌳 We do not need to tell you that it is the final week of school as the atmosphere at Samuel Laycock is a mixed hive of excitement of the thought of 6 weeks off, nerves over moving up to the next year and happy sadness that the Year 11s are spreading their wings and flying to their next adventure.😊 Here at Forest School, we have been revisiting what we have learnt over the last 12 months about the habitats we have in our outdoor spaces and who might be living in them.🤩 7L were given a nature survival challenge to create a shelter that might be used for one of the animals we have living on our field. The students were allowed to use any source so long as it hadn’t come off a living thing.😃 The students really enjoyed working in their teams and there also was talk of swopping resources amongst them which was lovely to see.👀 At the end there were no student winners as the winner overall hopefully will be the nature that can move into this space over the 6-week holidays.❤️ At the end as a lovely surprise, Miss Limb shared Sensory 1s campfire cooking so we all enjoyed vegi pizzas.🍕 Happy break year 7s and we will see you in year 8 when you come back.👋 #samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

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Horticulture have been prepping for the summer fair, planters have been made and painted byhand! Grab yours next Friday.😊 #samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

Ikea

😊 The Digital Pathway visited Ikea with the Year 10 pupils.👌🏻 We had a few frames left to collect to fulfil our final orders.🖼️We enjoyed looking around the store and particularly liked one of the ‘office set ups’, we can definitely see ourselves working in one like that in the future!👌🏻 We then chose what we would like to eat from the breakfast selection, ordering from the counter and getting our own hot drink.We chatted and enjoyed our last social breakfast together as a pathway.😋 #samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less