Today at Durham Vocal Festival we had so much fun learning to sign songs with different schools from our region.

We developed our skills on signing with a song called ‘Don’t get stressed’. We learnt the signing to songs like ‘It’s a wonderful life’ and ‘Love Shine a Light’. There were performances from different schools and a band from the local area. It was excellent to see how much our children engaged in the signing and really found a new way to communicate through singing with signing.

We are so pleased to be part of the day and we have really enjoyed ourselves! Thank you to all at the Civic Centre in Stanley. We hope to see you all next year!

While Birch was waiting for dinner to end, we did a bit of meditation and focussed on our breathing by following different coloured bubbles and then doing a body scan identifying how our bodies feel. It encouraged us to stay focussed in lesson and allowed us to calm down after our play time.

Some of our Year 11’s have started their work experience over the last couple of weeks. Finley has been helping Rowan class by cleaning out the guinea pigs and making sure they are fed and comfortable in their cages. And since they both love sport, Shay and Aaron have been helping out with Primary PE lessons on a Friday afternoon. Well done guys, you’re all superstars and staff are so thankful for the work you have been doing!

We have been practicing our skills on Microsoft Publisher by creating an invitation that is fun, appealing and catches the eye! We have practiced saving in the correct places and creating something on our own. We ensured we understood why certain information is needed in certain places and in a certain size!