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A DCC student is set to star in a new ITV drama programme and experience the limelight for the first time.

James Trimble in Year 9 has talked about his experiences on the soon to be released TV Drama called “Viewpoint”. James commented

“it was an amazing experience.  I was definitely observant, and it was definitely a fantastic time!  All of the cast and crew are brilliant and they were really nice. 

The director said she will put me forward for other work as will Erin Shanagher (my on-screen mum).  I cannot wait for the programme to come out.

I would like to thank the school and teachers for letting me have the time off, thank you to my parents for pushing me!  There is one phrase that goes through my head every day “Dreams won’t work unless you do”.

Good luck James, can’t wait to see you on the silver screen.

Children’s Hospital Pyjamas is a children’s charity.

It is super important to all the team that we empower our younger generation to share the love. So, during lockdown we will be looking for Charity Champions 2020!!

There will be 4 age groups 0-5 yrs, 6-10 yrs, 11-15 yrs and 16-18 years.

All you have to do is to send us your videos asking ‘Have you bought your pyjamas yet?’ wearing your pyjamas (see videos on the charity website).

Or if you’re feeling creative a Tik Tok transitioning from normal clothes to pyjamas.

Please send your videos to this email address – charitypyjs@yahoo.com

(for children aged under 18 a consent form will need to be signed)

The videos will be featured on the charity Facebook page and at the end of this year’s 2020 campaign the team will be choosing Charity Champions from each age group and there will be a surprise for the winners!!!

https://www.facebook.com/Childrenshospitalpyjamas/

So get involved and keep your eyes on the website!!

(all we ask is that the videos are sensible. Children’s Hospital Pyjamas reserve the right to decline inappropriate content)

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Dear parents and carers,

Re: Free School Meal vouchers

As you may have heard, Tameside Council announced that no child in Tameside on free school meals would go hungry over the half-term break. A voucher to the value of £15 from either Tesco or Asda is available for each eligible child even though half-term is over.

Parents or carers of children on benefits-related free school meals can go to the Tameside Council website and complete an online form to access the voucher. Further information and how to apply can be found here at www.tameside.gov.uk/voucher

 If you are unsure about filling in the form please contact the Early Help Access Team on 0161 342 4260 to talk through the process. Likewise, if you need any other urgent support you can contact the team on the same number. There is also information on wider help available for children and families on their website at www.tameside.gov.uk/earlyhelp/neighbourhoods

The deadline for completing the form is 8th November.

Download Our Virtual Engagement Pack – Everything You Need as a Parent to make the Best Use of GCSEPod.

At DCC we are keen to help students get the maximum out of their home learning. Our partners at GCSEpod have created a pack to help support you with your child’s learning. Included in the pack is the new parent video which makes it simple to engage parents and provide support to them as they nurture their child’s learning with GCSEPod.

Please watch the video’s below for more information.

You can also download additional information here: GCSEPod – Parent Support Resources

To celebrate 20 years of supporting school breakfast clubs, Kellogg’s has awarded Denton Community College in Denton £1,000 to enhance the club and help feed children in the morning. Denton Community College was selected to receive this boost as Kellogg’s announce they are to double their investment in breakfast clubs in 2019 as more and more schools struggle to find the budget to fund this service for their pupils.

Breakfast clubs help with everything from attendance and attainment to alleviating hunger and providing pre‐school care. 68 per cent of teachers believe pupils would struggle to concentrate in class without their breakfast club, according to Kellogg’s research. Hayley Duffy Head of Community said: “We are so grateful to receive this generous donation. We have since been able to purchase more food for our provision and currently, we are supporting over 1000 students a week with our Breakfast Club delivery”.

These resources will help us to provide our breakfast club services for our children and their families thanks to the support from Kellogg’s.” Kate Prince, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, at Kellogg’s, said “We’re proud to have spent 20 years supporting so many schools across the UK. We believe all children should have the opportunity to start the day with breakfast, and we know that equipment and resources are just as important to clubs as the food itself.” Kellogg’s has supported 3,000 school breakfast clubs with funds, food and training over the last 20 years – that’s 70 million bowls of cereal to children all over the UK since 1998.

Celebrating National Poetry Day at DCC

This year, the theme for National Poetry Day is ‘Vision – See it like a Poet’. Students have been thinking about what this might mean to them, asking questions about how they view the world, something we are probably all doing during this strange and difficult year.

Throughout this week students have been engaging with a variety of poetry, from poems based on Greek Mythology to poems about relationships, to those written most recently which address the current issues that parts of the world are facing. Some of these poems touch on racial inequality, the coronavirus pandemic, mental health, identity and other important and relevant topics, helping our students engage with the wider world through their own writing and the work of others.

As well as studying and writing, there has also been a focus on reading poetry aloud, which in many cases is how it’s meant to be experienced. To support this, a number of staff have recorded readings of their favourite poems which the students have been listening to during form times, lessons, and school movement periods. In this way we are continuing to promote poetry as a creative outlet that can be enjoyed by absolutely everyone.

Feel free to listen for yourselves below and see if you can tell who is who!

(Thanks so much to our readers – Mrs Altimeemy, Mr Burgess, Miss Carter, Mr Cumming, Mr Day, Mrs Graham, Miss Hadgraft, Mr Haslam, Mr Lewis, Mrs Mallard, Mrs Marshall, Mr Nixon, Mrs Rowley, Mrs Stevenson)