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This week, three teams of our Key Stage 2 pupils visited the 3M Loughborough offices to take part in their ‘Canyon Crossing Challenge’.
The aim of the challenge was for teams of primary-aged pupils to design and build a bridge using materials from a given list, which can carry up to 12kg whilst minimising the weight of construction.
Our pupils will find out on Friday 26th May 2017 how their bridges – which they built from wood, gaffer tape and string – stood up to the designs from the other 23 teams who entered the challenge this year.
During the week beginning Monday 22nd May 2017, Ashmount will be celebrating our annual Dance and Wiggle Week.
Dance and Wiggle Week is all about moving and having fun, and is a great opportunity for promoting physical activity and encouraging our children and young people to engage with a range of different styles of dance and types of music.
There will be a number of workshops taking place throughout the week, including an interactive concert performed by Yabba Funk, an African Jazz band, provided through the Spark children’s arts festival, and ballet and tap workshops, followed by an ‘Ashmount’s Got Talent’ contest to end the week on Friday afternoon.
We will also have a visiting dance teacher in school on Friday morning to perform and teach a ‘carnival’ themed Zumba routine.
Pupils and staff are invited to bring £1 into school on Friday 26th May to take part in a ‘Colour Pop’ themed dress up day, in which everyone is invited to come to school in their brightest clothes.Healthy snacks, including fruit kebabs and flapjacks will also be on sale during the day. All proceeds collected will be donated to the Shepshed Toy Library, which provides support to families in our local area.
You can read all about the fantastic work that has been going on in school to promote and develop our pupils’ speech, language and communication skills in the May / June 2017 edition of the national Special Educational Needs magazine.
The review of the 2016/17 Shine a Light Awards by Chris Hall praises Ashmount School for creating ‘a communication team that delivers efficient, coordinated support’.
We currently run 16 language groups for pupils who use voice output communication devices, eye gaze and Makaton signing; an assessment toolkit has been developed as well as a switch / AAC assessment library for use by parents and partner schools; and we are now a speech and language hub for schools in our local area.
Copies of the magazine article can be viewed in our foyer.
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