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Enrichment Continues at Sandhill View

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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Sandhill Ski 2019

Our 2019 annual school skiing trip is already in the pipeline, with plans coming together for the much anticipated trip. This year we will be returning to the Granvalria resort in Andorra for a five-day ski package that includes lessons and tuition from instructors. The full...
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Ready, Steady, Cook!

Staff and students swapped textbooks for cookery books recently, when they took part in their own version of ‘Ready Steady Cook’.  Special guests from the Chartwells’ ‘Putting Fun back into Food’ programme, came to Sandhill View to set students the challenge of making...
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Piste Perfection

Our annual ski trip took place over the Easter Break. This year we took our pupils to the Italian Dolomites where they could learn how to ski and enjoy the slopes along with pupils and colleagues from Southmoor Academy. This was our best ski trip yet, everyone had a fantastic...
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Activities Week

As usual, our last week of term saw host to activities week. Pupils really look forward to the different activities and trips that they can spend their hard earned praise points on and this time was no exception, with more interesting things to take part in than ever! Whether it...
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Enrichment at SHV

Enrichment is up and running and in full swing this year. We have a wide range of popular activities, some which are returning from last year, and some which after speaking to pupils’ requests are brand new. We have a qualified mechanic working closely alongside pupils...
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Rich Rocks SHV

Thank you to the the amazing Mr. Rich Cottell for joining us at the Academy yesterday to speak to our students about British Values, anti-bullying and staying safe online and how these important issues relate to young people. Rich is a talented musician and online personality...
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Creativity Celebration!

SHV Creativity Celebration Summer Term Sandhill View pupils from all year groups show off their creative skills across the curriculum. From masks to maps, portraits to pop art, they have been a busy bunch! Watch out for more creative happenings in the theatre this term with the...
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Points Mean Prizes

The last week of term was our Activities week, where students are offered the opportunity to spend the praise points they have earned throughout the term on fun activities and lessons being offered throughout the entire week. From baking to arts and crafts, Henna tattoos to nail...
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Countdown Conundrum

 Just before the end of Term Years 7, 8, and 9 recently took part in a Countdown competition, based on the popular TV show, which proved to be a great success. Representing their tutor groups, in teams of 2, nominated students worked on a series of challenging number and word...
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Year 7 Get it Write!

In November we were lucky enough to be visited by noted children’s author Philip Ardagh, who joined us to talk to our Year 7s about life as a writer . Mr Ardagh is a Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning author with over 100 books under his belt, including Grubtown Tales and the Grunts...
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The Book Club is back.

The VI Book Club will be starting up again this month. The Book Club is the only club in the country of its type for children with visual impairment and we are delighted that it is to continue this year. Sandhill View pupils with visual impairment have attended the club on a...
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Fame!

Between Tuesday the 30th June and Thursday 2nd July our drama enrichment pupils staged a fantastic rendition of the musical fame at the school to very appreciateive audiences from the local community. The cast have worked tirelessly on the production since the start of the school...
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