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March 2019

Pi in the Sky

22 Mar 2019
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To celebrate World Pi Day on Thursday 14th March, our Maths department held a selection of Pi related activities in lesson time for pupils, with lots of challenges that hopefully did not run them circles! There was even time for a celebratory slice of the sweeter...
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A Wonderfull Wordy World Book Day

22 Mar 2019
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World Book Day once again featured heavily throughout school with book review competitions, a ‘guess who’ of staff sharing their favourite books and various literature related activities held by our LRC and English team.
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Full STEAM Ahead at the Discovery Museum

22 Mar 2019
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Fifty students from Year 8, 9 and 10 attended the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths) Careers Fair at the Discovery Museum Campus in Newcastle during National Science and Engineering Week. Students were able to ask questions about a wide range of careers with...
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Thinking Fit

22 Mar 2019
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Sandhill View P.E. Department have been working with the ‘Sunderland Lifestyle Activity and Food’ programme to educate and encourage our students to eat well, move more and make healthy life choices. The students attended a number of sessions where they took...
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Talking Apprenticeships

22 Mar 2019
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Our Year 9 students recently had a sit down for a question and answer session with members of staff who have recently under-taken apprenticeships within the Academy Trust, two of which are ex-Sandhill students themselves! Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Ridley and Miss. Jenkyns all shared...
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Sandhill at Search for a Star

22 Mar 2019
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A massive congratulations to Allanah-Jo Berry, Daniel Priddle and Beth-Anne Coxon who represented Sandhill View Academy in this year’s ‘Search for a Star’ Talent Competition held at Oxclose Academy. This was  an...
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Red Nose Day 2019

22 Mar 2019
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The school supported Red Nose Day with a range of events throughout the day to raise money. We had a whole school non-uniform day, along with the student council and Miss Malloy’s tutor group running cake sales. Mr. Heley’s group ran a sponsored penalty shoot-out,...
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Going Digital at Disneyland

05 Mar 2019
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Over half term, ICT students attended the ‘Computing Live 2019!’ conference in Disneyland, Paris.  Students visited the Eiffel Tower and cruised along the River Seine in glorious sunshine, on route to the seminar.  The conference was the main focus of the visit, covering:...
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Enrichment Continues at Sandhill View

05 Mar 2019
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Enrichment activities at Sandhill View are constantly expanding with the addition of our lunchtime movie screening in the theatre.  Alongside the day-to-day extra-curricular activities on offer, we also have a broad range on a Wednesday from 2.10-4pm. This is an excellent time...
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Digging Deeper into Forensic Archaeology

05 Mar 2019
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Durham4Schools hosted a workshop for our Year 9 prospective Sandhill Scholars which involved handling ancient artefacts (including casts of human remains!) and how to identify possible causes of death. Students debated the ethics behind displaying human remains in museums and...
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Student Council in Session

05 Mar 2019
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After a great deal of excellent applications for the student council, we have now elected two representatives from each year group, including a Head Boy and Head Girl from Year 11, as well as the Deputy Head Boy and Girl from Year 10.  The council will be the voice of the...
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Social Mobility in the Spotlight

05 Mar 2019
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Our students took part in a visit to our Trust by members of the Social Mobility Commission, a Government appointed board. The Commission are tasked with finding ways to encourage a fairer society with more equal opportunities.  They visited to discuss ideas, taking part in meet...
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SHV Geographers Hit the Beach

05 Mar 2019
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GCSE Geographers in Year 11 and 10 enjoyed a day out at the beach as part of their Geography lesson.  Pupils investigated the rate of longshore drift and effectiveness of coastal management at Seaham beach.  All pupils worked hard to collect data for their GCSE investigation and...
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Fantastic Futsal

05 Mar 2019
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Six Year 8 students represented Sandhill at the Beacon of Light in the Sunderland Schools Futsal competition. Our boys produced excellent performances and were the only team unbeaten in the competition. Overall Sandhill finished 2nd in the group winning three games and drawing...
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