Wow! Look at our weekly certificate winners, who received their awards in Worship on Friday! Haughmond pupils will receive theirs on Monday!
Author: Stuart Field
#wakeupwednesday – The Dangers of Vaping
The Dangers of Vaping
They’ve helped thousands of people successfully quit smoking; in laboratory tests, they’ve been found to be up to 95% less harmful than cigarettes; and they’ve been hailed as “a game changer for public health” by one independent review. So why exactly are vapes and e-cigarettes still regarded by many experts as controversial and potentially dangerous?
In terms of young people, the issue is availability. Vapes (containing nicotine) aren’t supposed to be sold to under 18s: a fact at odds with the rising number of school-age users and the products’ colourful packaging and child-friendly flavours. This #WakeUpWednesday guide summarises what trusted adults need to know about the potential dangers of vaping for young people.
Super Certificates!
Huge congratulations for our certificate winners this week!
Wrekin Spellings 22nd September 2023 (Week 3)
Year 5
• Key spelling rule: The e at the end of the root word is dropped before adding -ing, -ed e.g. interfering
• Key spelling rule: The y is changed to an i before adding -ed but not -ing e.g. occupied
achieving
appreciating
bruising
determining
exaggerating
interfering
persuading
queuing
recognising
sacrificing
occupying
accompanying
certifying
beautifying
horrifying
justifying
disqualifying
magnifying
qualifying
simplifying
Year 6
• Key spelling rule: Adding -ing. The r is only doubled if the -fer is still stressed when the suffix is added..
conferring
deferring
differing
inferring
preferring
referring
suffering
transferring
#wakeupwednesday What Parents and Carers Need to Know About WhatsApp
WhatsApp is the most widely used messaging platform on the planet, with over two billion users (forecast to become three billion by 2025), across more than 180 countries. The majority of those people (70%) open the app at least once a day – but what exactly are they seeing? Contact from strangers, fake news and convincing scams are all among the service’s well-documented hazards.
According to Ofcom, WhatsApp is used by more than half of 3- to 17-year-olds in the UK (including one in three from the 8–11 bracket), despite its 16+ age restriction. If your child hops onto WhatsApp to stay in touch with friends or family, our updated #WakeUpWednesday guide to the service contains the key details you’ll need to support them in doing it safely.
Certificates!
Look at our certificate winners this week! Well done for your excellent work!
#wakeupwednesday – Setting Boundaries Around Gaming
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This free online safety guide looks at the benefits of setting boundaries around video gaming to help young people learn healthy online habits.
Behind video-sharing platforms (like YouTube) and streaming TV shows and movies, gaming is the third most popular online activity for children in the UK. In fact, according to recent data from Ofcom, an overwhelming 89% of children aged 3 to 17 play video games. Of those, more than one in five (22%) talk to other players online who they don’t know outside the game.
The risk of contact from strangers is just one of the reasons that many parents are concerned about their child’s gaming: increased screen time, inappropriate content and in-game spending also figure among the most frequent fears. Agreeing on some rules around your child’s gaming activities can certainly help, and our guide has some useful tips for establishing these boundaries.
Spellings w/c 11th September
Year 5
Adding -ing, -ed to words of one syllable ending in vowel consonant
shrug, sob, blog, grab, thud, plod, skid, jog, rub
Adding -ing, -ed to words of one syllable ending in vowel consonant (Y2*) including those with more than one syllable and the suffix (Y3/4*)
Key spelling rule: If the last syllable of a word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant letter is doubled before -ed or -ing e.g. submitting. The consonant letter is not doubled if the last syllable is unstressed e.g. marketing.
(stress at end)
admitted
allotted
conferred
controlled
occurred
referring
regretting
submitted
transferring
(stress at beginning) lengthen
happening
marketed
picketed
profiting
straightening
strengthened
ticketing
Year 6
Adding -ed, -ing, -er, -est, -en to words with more than one syllable
Key spelling rule: If the last syllable of a multi-syllable word is stressed and ends with one consonant letter which has just one vowel letter before it, the final consonant letter is doubled before -ed or -ing, e.g. beginning. The consonant letter is not doubled if the last syllable is unstressed, e.g. considering.
acquitting
allotting
beginning
controlling
forget/forgotten
incurring
galloping
omitted
regretted
transmitting
benefiting
bickering
considered
disheartened
forfeited
interpreting
opening
profited
travelling
worshipping
Our Stars of the Week
Here are our certificate winners this week!
