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Message from the Principal: Dear Parent/Carer & Student Dear student, parent/carer, As we come to the end of week 6 of the “lockdown” we really would like to know what you think of our information bulletins. If you could complete the short questionnaire at the link below that would great! https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FD7Z8GT Highlights of today’s issue include Mr Schofield’s May PE challenge – watch out for the video footage of Mr S doing his daily session! As it is Friday there is also Miss Warburton’s Career Update. In next week’s edition look out for our first competition based on VE Day (Bank Holiday Friday) with amazon vouchers as prizes. Kind regards Richie Wheatcroft Principal STAY HOME PROTECT THE NHS SAVE LIVES

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Message from the Principal:

Dear Parent/Carer & Student

Dear student, parent/carer,

As we come to the end of week 6 of the “lockdown” we really would like to know what you think of our information bulletins. If you could complete the short questionnaire at the link below that would great!

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FD7Z8GT

Highlights of today’s issue include Mr Schofield’s May PE challenge – watch out for the video footage of Mr S doing his daily session! As it is Friday there is also Miss Warburton’s Career Update.

In next week’s edition look out for our first competition based on VE Day (Bank Holiday Friday) with amazon vouchers as prizes.

Kind regards

Richie Wheatcroft

Principal

STAY HOME PROTECT THE NHS SAVE LIVES

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In more detail:

1. Identify yourself – What are your passions, beliefs, skills, experiences etc…

2. What are your goals – What do you want, what are you looking for

3. What do you say online – Think about what you say, who can see this, who could

share this, what will others think about you based on what they can see

4. Networking – Who do you know, who knows you, who else can you

communicate with

5. Your USP – What defines you, what makes you interesting

Think about YOUR social media footprint (employers and Universities do look on social

media!)

Have you managed to sign up and watch and of

the sessions yet? I’ve now watched 4 different

sessions and wanted to share some

information with you all for areas you can

focus on now to help your future progression,

no matter which pathway you are following!

Useful for all 😊

Developing your Personal Brand There are 5 key aspects:

1. Identify yourself

2. What are your goals?

3. What do you say online?

4. Networking

5. What is your USP? (Unique Selling Point)

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Please remember – you DO NOT get a second chance to make a first impression

What can you do it improve your footprint?

Think about YOUR passions and areas of interest – can you use social media to

SUPPORT good causes and share you ideas? Do some research can you share positive

comments?

“Be yourself, everyone else is taken” Oscar Wilde

Where does your Personal Brand fit?

How you

see yourself

How others

see you

This is your personal brand

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Apprenticeship Opportunities

Please do check out these opportunities as I have included a

wide variety, not just engineering, and all are currently live

and asking for applications.

https://atos.net/en-gb/united-kingdom/careers-uk/apprentices-

uk?utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_campaign=1

1561-ATOS-Apprenticeships&utm_content=technology

https://www.balticapprenticeships.com/

https://apply.army.mod.uk/what-we-offer

https://www.comech.co.uk/careers/vacancies/1/appre

nticeships

https://loram.co.uk/

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.u

k/apprenticeship/-504675

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/appre

nticeship/-519765

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Bricklaying apprentice

CIARAN McCREADY

Digital Marketing Apprentice

Macmartin Creative Ltd

Search: Vehicle Paint Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship

https://centreforapprenticeships.co.uk/vaca

ncy/1624076/

https://www.sportstructures.com/apprenticeships-pre-

apprenticeships/current-vacancies/level-2-community-

activator-coach-apprenticeship-progressive-sports-

derbyshire/

Level 2 Community Activator Coach

Standards Apprenticeship

https://centreforapprenticeships.co.uk/vacan

cy/1598237/

https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/appre

nticeship/-512014

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Two useful websites to look for opportunities are:

Use the search engine on the website. Yesterday there were 348 different

opportunities using the school postcode DE24 8PU and a 25mile radius!

Use the search engine on the website. Yesterday there were 261 different

opportunities using the school postcode DE24 8PU and a 20mile radius

If you need any further help or support, please do

contact me.

Miss Warburton

www.centreforapprenticeships.co.uk

https://www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship

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“Engineering stimulates the mind”

“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is

nothing left to take away.”

Activity:

Planned Obsolescence

Planned obsolescence is when a product is deliberately designed to have a

specific life span. This is usually a shortened life span. The product is designed

to last long enough to develop a customer’s lasting need. The product is also

designed to convince the customer that the product is a quality product, even

though it eventually needs replacing. In this way, when the product fails, the

customer will want to buy another, up to date version.

Name 10 items in the home that have been planned with this in mind and how

long you think they have been designed for before expecting to buy an

upgraded version.

Engineering Challenge – Engineering for

the future

Brief

Imagine you’re in the future; it’s 2050.

Earth’s population continues to grow rapidly, and fresh water is becoming an

increasingly valuable commodity. Industries are looking for different sources of clean

water, and you’ve been challenged to design and build a water filtration system.

Put your creativity to the test to make a basic system using only everyday recycled

materials.

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Great Reads…

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Think

“Social media is destroying our

society!”

What do you think? Write down your

ideas, in favour of and against this

statement.

Watch

https://smartsocial.com/negative-effects-

of-social-media/

Watch the video and add idea to your

table.

Read

Find an online article about the

benefits and negatives of social media

and the impact it is having on our

society.

Can you add any of the ideas you find

to your table?

Create

Create your own response to the

original quotation: “Social media is

destroying our society!”

You could:

1. Write a speech

2. Make your own video about the

topic

3. Write your own newspaper

article

4. Write a letter to your

headteacher about the use of

social media in school

The choice is yours!

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ENGINEERING WORDSEARCH

X A Z E X T V N J M Q R E D L E W U W C

V D D L G R S B K B E C Z Y B S U P A N

L S E L G G O G Y N C O X U J Z T R S S

W Y R K C U H C X N I I V X U S Y M G I

G C U T T E R D P I V X Q E P I V S N J

L G U C N C M A C H I N E I R T G R I S

E B F O O H G R I N D E R J G A Q E P D

E H V Y A I J X H N D I K Q L T L I O D

C Z L M Z G T B J I T U C Y G I L L C J

B B M A W A S R A L U C R I C B P P S L

C E Z W T K L E E N A V A P M L W J W J

R A Z O B H J V T N D Z V F M L R B M U

C S L Q M E E O E U A S U L N I E Y Z E

T A D I F L O V C D W L A F H R N O H K

N W I M P L Q T I G Q Z P W Y D C V C I

L B G T B E C O V V H M L J A W H H B I

O E L O O W R E J A T C G Z O Q N H E F

U N X K E G R E D N I R G H C N E B F J

C C Z I T I A J S K W T B S M A X R L Q

V H Q C U O N B E L I F M I L L I N G L

BANDSAW BENCH GRINDER CALIPER CHUCK CIRCULAR SAW CNC MACHINE COPING SAW CUTTER DRILL BIT FILE GOGGLES GRINDER HAMMER LATHE MILLING OVERALLS PLANE PLIERS SAW BENCH SPIRIT LEVEL TOOLBOX VICE WELDER WRENCH

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Easy rocky road

This rocky road recipe is quick to make and uses

mainly store cupboard ingredients.

Ingredients

• 200g digestive biscuits (Rich Tea can also be

used as an alternative) • 135g butter or margarine

• 200g dark chocolate • 2-3 tablespoons golden syrup

• 100g mini marshmallows (chopped regular marshmallows work too) • icing sugar, to dust (optional)

You could spice things up by adding something from the cupboard (up to 100g)

• raisins, dried cranberries or any dried fruit

• nuts • popcorn • honeycomb, broken into pieces

Method 1. Grease and line an 18cm square brownie tin with baking paper. 2. Place 200g digestive biscuits in a freezer bag and bash with a rolling pin or just

the side of your fist until they're broken into a mixture of everything between dust and 50p-sized lumps. Set aside.

3. In a large saucepan melt 135g butter or margarine, 200g dark chocolate and 2-3 tbsp golden syrup over a gentle heat stirring constantly until there are no or almost no more lumps of chocolate visible, then remove from the heat. Leave to cool.

4. Take the biscuits, 100g mini marshmallows and up to 100g of additional ingredients (dried fruit, nuts, popcorn, honeycomb), if you like, and stir into the chocolate mixture until everything is completely covered.

5. Tip the mixture into the lined baking tin, and spread it out to the corners. Chill for at least 2 hrs then dust with icing sugar and cut into 12 fingers.

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For those of you who like to exercise but can’t get

outside …

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“I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new

day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of

magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.” – J. B.

Priestley

HEALTHY BREAKFAST

IDEAS

OVERNIGHT OATS

50g Rolled Porridge Oats

½ teaspoon of Cinnamon

100ml Water or Milk

2tbsp Natural Yoghurt

50g Mixed Berries

Drizzle of honey

Mix together the cinnamon, oats & water/milk the night before, cover and chill. Loosen the

mixture the following day if needed, with extra water or

milk. Top with yoghurt, berries & honey. Can also be

topped with other fruit, seeds and nuts.

AVOCADO SCRAMBLED EGGS

2 Eggs

Splash of milk

Knob of butter

½ Avocado

1 rasher of bacon (crispy cooked or you can buy crispy bacon in the chilled section of

supermarkets)

Whisk the eggs and milk with salt & pepper to taste and stir in the diced avocado. Melt the butter

in a pan and stir in the egg mixture until the eggs are set. Serve on/with wholemeal toast and

sprinkle over the bacon.

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BBC Bitesize

Dates are yet to be announced for the celebrity teachers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/dailylessons

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Derby County Community Trust Virtual Lessons

DCCT have produced a daily lesson covering a range of activities. Lessons don’t have to be accessed on a particular date or time, but they’ve put together a timetable to help. Each week they will share a link to five lessons, with six weeks’ worth of content planned. Monday - Resilient Rammie These lessons are designed to increase resilience, self-esteem and teamwork. This week’s lesson focuses on what do we mean by ‘resilience’. Tuesday - Reading Stars These lessons aim to stimulate literacy engagement in children who love football. This week’s lesson focuses on the purpose of reading and sources of information. Wednesday - Physical Education These lessons will provide simple to follow PE activities to enjoy together to enable children to continue to develop their skills. You don’t need to be in PE kit or have lots of equipment as we’ve adapted the activities. This week’s lesson focuses on underarm throwing. Thursday - Matchday Maths These lessons use physical activity to engage and motivate pupils around key numeracy skills. This week’s lesson focusses on Greater Than and Less Than. Friday - Physical Activity These sessions will encourage children to be physically activity with a different sport theme each week. All activities have been developed so everyone can have a go using equipment found in the home and in whatever space you have available. This week’s lesson focuses on physical activity using golf.

To access the resources:

https://www.derbycountycommunitytrust.com/programmes/resource-

documents/?dm_i=4UT8,BZ58,1FKKFT,1C06W,1

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A GUIDE TO OVERCOMING ANXIETY

Anxiety is when people feel particularly worried, scared

and fearful.

Everyone feels worried and nervous at times and this is

normal, but when these worrying thoughts start to

takeover and you can't get it out of your mind it becomes

anxiety.

If you are feeling anxious you are not alone. Lots of

children and adults will have difficulties with anxiety.

This booklet offers tips and ideas about managing your

anxiety

What's the point of anxiety?

Anxiety is a normal emotion and helps to keep us safe in dangerous and life threatening

situations. When you feel anxious your body releases a chemical called adrenaline to

help your body fight or run away, this is called the fight or flight response.

Adrenaline makes you very alert, aware and on edge. It makes your heart beat faster to

pump more blood to your muscles and makes you breathe more quickly and take short

breaths to try and get more oxygen into your blood to help you run or fight. It can make

you feel shaky and sweaty.

If you were a caveman being chased by a sabre-tooth tiger your anxiety would help you

think and run faster, jump higher and see and hear better...it might just save your life.

Once the danger has passed your adrenaline levels will go back down and you will feel

normal again.

So anxiety is really important in keeping us safe when we need it.

Thankfully real dangers very rarely occur nowadays. Anxiety still helps to keep us safe

but it can also be very good at finding something to worry about even if there is nothing

scary or dangerous around you.

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Your Feelings

We have lots of different feelings and sometimes it is hard to put into words exactly how

you feel.

Take a look at the feelings below, do any of these match how you are feeling now?

Perhaps you feel more than one of these emotions at the moment. If none of these

match, add your feelings to the list.

Happy Worried

Scared Bored

Ill Chilled

Excited

Angry

Frustrated

Hurt

Confident

Thoughtful

Silly Sad You can add other emotions here

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Draw Anxiety Anxiety likes to find things to worry about.

Why not have a go at drawing what your anxiety looks like in the box below. It might be a

monster, gremlin, blob or a cloud.

You could colour your anxiety in, write on it, scribble or stick things on it.

There is no right or wrong, it’s about understanding what anxiety looks like for you.

Now we know what your anxiety looks like, you can tell your anxiety to be quiet, to stop

talking or to go away until you can get rid of it.

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Draw happiness and calm

Have a go at drawing the opposite to your anxiety, what does happiness and calm look

like for you?

You could give them names and let your happiness and calm creature make your

anxiety smaller.

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Thoughts are something that happens in your mind. Good

thoughts, funny thoughts, angry thoughts and worries are

all things your mind creates. They aren’t real. You can’t

touch or smell your thoughts, they are just there inside

your mind. But we respond to them like they are concrete

facts rather than just ideas.

However real or scary they may seem, our thoughts aren’t

facts.

Sort Your Worries

When we feel anxious we have more worrying thoughts and we may start to worry about

lots of different things.

Draw two circles like below and write down all your worries in them. If you can do

something about the worry, like setting your alarm so you don’t wake up late or

practising for a test, then that worry goes in the middle circle.

If you are worrying about something that you can’t do anything about, such as it raining

on your birthday or a friend not liking your favourite movie, then it goes in the outside

circle.

Worries you can't do

anything about

e.g. the weather.

Worries you can do

something about

e.g. your hobbies or

your enthusiasm.

Let yourself stop worrying about everything in the outside circle. You can’t do anything

about them so forget them.

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The Worry Decision Tree

For all the worries in the middle circle use the worry decision tree.

Is there anything I can do

about this right now?

Yes

Work out what you

can do and how

No

Let the worry go.

Go and do something

else

Can I do anything

about this right

now?

Yes

Do it!

Let the worry go

and do

something else

No

Plan what you could

do and when. Write it

down so you don't

forget

Let the worry go

and do

something else

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Breathe

There are lots of different ways to manage and reduce anxiety. One of the quickest

ways to do this is by distracting your mind.

You can do this by choosing to focus on something else, it can be as simple as focusing

on your breathing.

Slowing your breathing down by taking long breaths in and out relaxes you.

Try This

Here is a simple exercise that you can do anywhere, at any time.

Stretch your hand out so your fingers are spaced comfortably apart.

Use the pointing finger of your other hand to trace up and down

your fingers.

Breathe in as you trace up.

Hold your breath as you trace over the tip of your finger.

Breathe out as you trace down.

Do this until you have traced all your fingers and thumb.

3 Seconds As we have found earlier, when

you feel anxious your body

releases adrenaline which makes

you want to breathe in and out

quickly.

To calm your body breathe in

through your nose for 3 seconds

and feel your chest rising.

Breathe out through your mouth

for 3 seconds.

Keep doing this until your

breathing becomes steady, your

heart slows down and you feel

calm.

A Good Book Find a quiet place and get a fairly big book,

but not one that will squish you!

Lie down, open the book and put it face

down on your tummy.

Take long steady breaths in and out,

breathing in through your nose and out

through your mouth.

Focus your mind on the book, watch it rise

and fall as you breathe and feel it on your

tummy. Your mind will try to think about

other things and when it does this bring your

attention back to the book. Do this until you

feel relaxed.

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Talking Talking

Talking Hand

On each finger of the hand opposite

write the name of someone who you feel

you can talk to about your worries.

These five people can all give you

support so don’t be afraid to talk to them

and ask them for help especially when

you are feeling worried and anxious.

Talking is Important

When you are feeling anxious and

worried talking to someone can really

help.

Find someone on your helping hand

and talk to them or any grown-up that

you trust. The person you talk to can

comfort you, give you ideas on how to

cope with your worries, support you or

help you put your thoughts into

perspective.

If worries are seriously affecting your

life it can be a good idea to speak to

your GP.

Don't

bot t le your

feelings up!

4, 3, 2, 1... When you feel anxiety building up inside it

can be really scary.

Try to distract and calm your mind with a

simple counting exercise.

Look around you and find:

4 things you can see

3 things you can hear

2 things you can touch and

1 thing you can smell

Counting things and using your senses

keeps your brain busy and distracted. A

busy brain means you have less time for

anxious thoughts.

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Mindfulness

What is it?

Mindfulness is about focusing on and paying

attention to the present moment, your thoughts,

feelings and what is happening.

When you pay close attention to the present you

don’t worry about things that have happened or

worry about things that might happen in the

future. Our anxious thoughts like to look into the

future and predict bad things happening,

mindfulness keeps your brain busy with what’s

happening now allowing it less time for anxious

thoughts.

Here are a couple of mindful activities that you

could try.

Mindful Colouring

When you are drawing or colouring

think about the things you can

hear, feel, or smell.

Listen to the sound of the pencil on

the paper, feel the texture of the

paper, the ridges of the pencil and

the difference between the point

and the side of the pencil.

Smell the wood of the pencil, the

wax of your crayon or the ink of

your felt tips. Take your time and

notice all the small details.

Go Outside

Find somewhere comfortable and safe to sit outside, or you could sit inside near an

open window.

Close your eyes and take long slow breaths.

Listen to the noises around you. How many are there? What type of noises are they?

Where are they coming from? Try and make a map of the noises with you in the middle.

Move your focus to your sense of touch. Feel the ground or the chair beneath you, how

does it feel? Can you feel the wind on your skin? Is the wind only catching parts of you? Is

the sun warming your face? Does your face feel the same temperature all over or are

parts hotter or cooler than others? Is there anything else you notice?

Now see if there is anything you can smell. How many different smells are there?

When you are ready open your eyes.

You can use all your senses or just pick one.

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stop worries building up

Worry Time

Give yourself a set time each day to think about your worries. During this time

you can look at what is worrying you, what you can do about it and perhaps

talk to someone about your worries or write them down and what you are

going to do about them. Decide how long you will think about your worries and

stick to it, the goal is to spend less time thinking about your worrying thoughts

and feeding the anxiety.

If you have a worrying thought at any other time in the day, write it down so

that you can think about it during your ‘worry time’ then carry on with day.

Exercise

Exercising is great for your body and mind. When you exercise your body

releases feel good chemicals called endorphins.

Your Happy Place

Think of your favourite place or create a place in your imagination

that you can think about whenever worrying thoughts start to

build up.

Fill the place with details. What’s there? What’s the weather like? Is

there anyone else there? Where do you eat and sleep?

Keep visiting the ‘Happy Place’ in your mind and add to it or

change things, this way when you feel anxious it will help to relax

you.

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sleep

Getting the right amount of sleep is really important when beating anxiety,but

it can be difficult to get to sleep if worrying thoughts are keeping you awake.

Here are some tips you could try if you have problems getting to sleep:

Avoid screens. Try not to look at a phone, tablet, computer or TV screen

before you go to bed.

Have a warm bath or shower before you go to bed. The warm water will

relax your muscles, and as you cool down your body’s processes slow down

making you feel relaxed.

Try a little light exercise before bed, you could stretch, go for a walk or try

yoga.

If worries come into your head when you are trying to sleep write them

down. You can let them go until the morning or forget about them

completely.

Stick to the same bedtime during the week and weekends so your body

knows when it’s time to sleep.

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Relaxation Exercises

Sun Salutation

1 Stand up tall.

2 Breathe in and lift your hands

above your head.

3 Breathe out taking your arms out to the

side and bend your body forward and

try to touch you toes with your fingers.

4 Breathe in, with your hands on the floor

take your right foot back and then your

left foot back so you are in plank

position.

5 Breathe out and lower your body to the

floor.

6 Breathe in and lift your

chest off the floor.

7 Breathe out and lift your

bottom into the air so

you're in a v-shape.

8 Breathe in bringing your right foot

forward.

9 Breathe out bringing your left foot

forward.

10 Breathe in as you stand up tall

lifting your arms over your head.

11 Breathe out bringing your

hands down together in

front of you.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation

This exercise is good for lowering anxiety and helping you sleep. Although it has a fancy

name it is basically just tightening or squeezing your muscles then relaxing them.

Start at your feet and work your way up your body tightening the muscles and then relaxing

them an area at a time.

Feet - point your toes

Lower leg – pull your toes towards you

Upper leg – squeeze your thigh muscles

Hand – make a fist

Arm – bring your hands towards your

shoulders to “make a muscle”

Bum – pull in your bottom muscles

Stomach – suck your stomach in

Chest – take a deep breath

Neck and shoulders – move your

shoulders up to touch your ears

Mouth – Open your mouth wide

Eyes – squeeze your eyelids tightly

shut

Forehead – Raise your eyebrows as

far as you can.

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Fight Your Worries

Talk t o someone

Tell them how you are

feeling

Jump Around Exercise is great for releasing

feel good chemicals in your

brain

Laugh

Watch the clouds

Meditate

Or try yoga or

tai chi - there

are lots of

videos online

puzzles and games Distract your mind

with jigsaws, puzzle

books and games

Facetime

a

friend

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Activities

Worry Box

Writing down your worries helps you to

stop thinking about them so why not

make a box to throw all these worries

into. Maybe it could look like a monster

who gobbles all your worries up.

You will need a box (or something that

you can put your worries into), pens,

decorations and glue. Decorate your

box however you want, it could be a

machine, a robot, a monster or

whatever you like. You could even make

one out of fabric. Let your imagination

go wild!

Seed Bombs You will need meadow flower seeds,

compost, powdered clay (or clay soil if

you have it), water and a mixing bowl.

To make your seed bombs mix together

1 cup of seeds with 5 cups of compost

and 2-3 cups of clay powder or clay soil.

Then slowly mix in the water with your

hands until everything sticks together.

Roll the mixture into firm balls and leave

them in a sunny spot to dry.

Once the balls are dry it’s time to throw

them at any bare parts of the garden

and wait to see what grows!

You could make these seed bombs and

then throw them into the garden when

you are feeling angry; get rid of your

frustration and plant some beautiful

flowers – it’s a win-win!

Calm Box

A calm box will contain lots of different

things to relax you when you are feeling

anxious. You will need a box or a bag

and nice things for your senses. You

could include your favourite book,

photos or something you like looking at,

something you like to listen to and

lavender scented items or another smell

you find relaxing. You should also

include different textures to touch,

these could be bubble wrap, stress

balls, a teddy or fidget toys, whatever

works for you.

If you are struggling to sleep perhaps

your family could fill the box up each

day with things to help you relax at

bedtime.

Gli t ter Jar

You will need a jar, glitter glue, glitter

and water.

Fill your jar about a quarter of the way

up with glitter glue (you can use a clear

glue if you want). Then add a tablespoon

of glitter to the jar. Fill the jar with warm

water until it is as close to the top as

you can get without it spilling. Seal the

lid as tightly as possible, you can use a

hot glue gun to line the lip of the jar if

you wish. Shake the jar really well until

all the glue from the bottom mixes with

the glitter. Watch the glitter swirl around

until it gently settles at the bottom

again.

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www.BeYourBestVersion.co.uk

[email protected]

BYBVersion BeYourBestVersionUK Be Your Best Ve

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Derby Employment Hub Are you unemployed?

In need of practical support?

Considering an apprenticeship?

We Can Support You

Way2Work is par t financed by the European Union through the

European Social Fund (ESF).

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Derby Employment Hub provides a personalised support service to

empower participants w i th the skills, motivation, confidence and

training to progress into work.

Activity Planning – sett ing goals and developing your CV

Targeted job search and online application support Interview

preparation – research and interview skills

Volunteering, work experience and placement

opportunities to improve confidence and work readiness

Exploring apprenticeships

Support and advice w i th self-employment

Suppor t for Skills Development – accessing English, maths,

and digital skills, short courses and language skills (ESOL)

Contact us a t :

[email protected] 01332

640990 or text 07917 551 621

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Answers to the chocolate bar challenge

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MR SCHOFIELD’S MAY MADNESS

31 Day Challenge

Day 1

10 crunches 10 leg raises

30s plank 15 push ups

10 jumping squats 10s squat hold

Day 2

12 crunches 12 leg raises

35s plank 18 push ups

12 jumping squats 15s squat hold

Day 3

15 crunches 15 leg raises

40s plank 20 push ups

15 jumping squats 20s squat hold

Day 4

REST!!

Day 5

18 crunches 18 leg raises

45s plank 22 push ups

18 jumping squats 25s squat hold

Day 6

20 crunches 20 leg raises

50s plank 25 push ups

20 jumping squats 30s squat hold

Day 7

22 crunches 22 leg raises

52s plank 28 push ups

20 jumping squats 10 normal squats

35s squat hold

Day 8

REST!!!

Day 9

25 crunches 25 leg raises

55s plank 30 push ups

20 jumping squats 12 normal squats

40s squat hold

Day 10

28 crunches 28 leg raises

60s plank 32 push ups

22 jumping squats 15 normal squats

40s squat hold

Day 11

30 crunches 30 leg raises

62s plank 35 push ups

25 jumping squats 18 normal squats

40s squat hold

Day 12

REST!!!

Day 13

32 crunches 32 leg raises

65s plank 38 push ups

28 jumping squats 20 normal squats

45s squat hold

Day 14

35 crunches 35 leg raises

68s plank 40 push ups

30 jumping squats 22 normal squats

45s squat hold

Day 15

38 crunches 38 leg raises

70s plank 42 push ups

30 jumping squats 25 normal squats

45s squat hold

Day 16

REST!!!

Day 17

40 crunches 40 leg raises

72s plank 45 push ups

32 jumping squats 28 normal squats

50s squat hold

Day 18

42 crunches 42 leg raises

75s plank 48 push ups

35 jumping squats 30 normal squats

50s squat hold

Day 19

45 crunches 45 leg raises

78s plank 50 push ups

38 jumping squats 32 normal squats

50s squat hold

Day 20

REST!!!

Day 21

48 crunches 48 leg raises

80s plank 50 push ups

40 jumping squats 35 normal squats

55s squat hold

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Day 22

50 crunches 50 leg raises

82s plank 50 push ups

40 jumping squats 38 normal squats

55s squat hold

Day 23

52 crunches 52 leg raises

85s plank 50 push ups

40 jumping squats 40 normal squats

55s squat hold

Day 24

REST!!!

Day 25

55 crunches 55 leg raises

90s plank 55 push ups

42 jumping squats 42 normal squats

60s squat hold

Day 26

58 crunches 58 leg raises

95s plank 55 push ups

42 jumping squats 45 normal squats

60s squat hold

Day 27

60 crunches 60 leg raises 100s plank

55 push ups 42 jumping squats 45 normal squats

60s squat hold

Day 28

REST!!!

Day 29

62 crunches 62 leg raises 105s plank

60 push ups 45 jumping squats 48 normal squats

65s squat hold

Day 30

65 crunches 65 leg raises 110s plank

60 push ups 48 jumping squats 50 normal squats

65s squat hold

Day 31

70 crunches 70 leg raises 120s plank

60 push ups 50 jumping squats 50 normal squats

70s squat hold

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Q1

Q2

A clock was correct at midnight.

From that moment it began to lose three minutes per hour.

The clock stopped two hours ago showing 16:09.

What is the correct time now?

The clock runs for less than 24 hours.

Q3

What letter should replace the question mark?

MBO FDJ SGZ ?LW

Q4

What letter should replace the question mark in this sequence?

V S N K ? C

Answers to Tuesday 28th April’s Questions :

Q1: 6 (The two RHS numbers x to give the two LHS numbers)

Q2: 36. The alphabetical values of the first three letters are totalled to give the miles.

Q3: North (Up). A repeating sequence of arrows pointing north, south, north, west, south and

east runs along the top row and returns along the second row and so on.

Q4: 12.4

Answers to today’s questions will be on the next briefing!

In a department store TREE DECORATIONS are in department number 24,

FAMILY GAMES are in department 13 and FATHER CHRISTMAS is in

department 9.

What department are TEDDY BEARS in?

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Science Wordsearch – Forces and Movement

Elemental Dingbats Science 4 Pictures 1 Word