OPERATION ENCOMPASS
In accordance with the Police and Crime Commissioner Vera Baird’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, Operation Encompass has been initiated in Northumbria Police to promote the value of early interventions in schools.
In Gateshead, Operation Encompass is part of the wider Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) that has recently been established within Gateshead Council to support vulnerable persons.
The process commenced on 01 April 2015 and all eighty seven schools in Gateshead are participating in Operation Encompass. The process is to be rolled out to the rest of the Northumbria Police area very soon.
All School Key Adults have undertaken Operation Encompass training and are extremely positive about this exchange of information which is assisting them greatly in providing tailored support to children, young people and their families. One Key Adult Commented “I must say I think that this is a great operation as it keeps us well informed and it gives me a great understanding of the children and families I work with.”
Detective Constable Gill Menzies was asked to implement Operation Encompass across Gateshead, in conjunction with Gateshead Council Safer Communities. DC Menzies says “We are improving the way we share information every day and this is a simple yet effective example of how that information can greatly help in ensuring the continued welfare of children and young people.”
Further Information
Huggy Wuggy Warning
Please see the attached information about the safety concerns around children engaging with this character online. Huggy Wuggy and Poppy Playtime Online Safety Review - Update - Safer Schools (oursaferschools.co.uk)
Magnetic Recycling Machines
The children explored magnetism and how it can be useful in the real world for recycling. They then created a sorting machine that used magnetism to separate different metals.
Mystery Reader 3M
The kids absolutely loved their visit from our Mystery Reader. Mum brought cuddly friends who taught us some more French and we started reading 'The hundred mile an hour dog' aka Streaker which we are finihing off with the class. Thank you so much for our visit.
Fractions Pizza Party
We had a pizza party today, which involved looking at different pizza shapes and investigating if they could be halved and how many ways we could half them. We also recognised that 2 quarters is equivalent to one half.
Paralympics Festival at Gateshead Leisure Centre
It’s Christmas Time !
Christmas has well and truly arrived in nursery !
Using a mouse
We worked hard in computing, logging on to the laptops, using the mouse to design our own pieces of artwork and then logging off. We used the paintbrush, rubber, fill tool and undo button to help us create our pictures.
Newsletter 28.11.22
Please see the attached newsletter with a reminder of all key information for Christmas activities, as well as a reminder about photo day this Wednesday. https://rowlandsgillprimary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Newsletter-28.11.22.pdf
Poppy Appeal Funds Raised – £389.62
We raised an amazing £389.62 selling poppy appeal items in school this year. Thank you for all your support in helping us to raise funds for the Poppy appeal in this way.
Goal, Come on England !
World Cup fever has took over nursery. We have been practising our ball skills trying to score as many goals as possible. The children have looked at the different countries around the world that are in the competition, using a globe to locate them, then recreated...
Helping the blind
We read the story of Jesus healing the blind man and thought about how we could help people who are blind. We wore blindfolds to see how difficult it was to complete tasks whilst blindfolded.
A meal of thanks
Today Reception celebrated the American thanksgiving, learning about the American traditions then comparing it to traditions of our own. All of the children were thankful for something that meant a lot to them.