People will be reacting in different ways to the change in lifestyle, and we are aware that some of our students and their families are finding it hard to adjust to the new restrictions. With this in mind, our colleagues at the Thanet Inclusion Support Service have compiled some resources to support parents with children at home during lockdown. Firstly, there is a list of external services still available for support or set up to help support the community during the crisis. Contact details for these services are provided, however please bear in mind the speed at which the landscape is changing; some services may be difficult to reach or may have already been withdrawn. Secondly, they have created a pack of resources to support positive mental health and provide emotional support while at home. These are activities that can be explored by the whole family if necessary. If you have any particular concerns or worries, we are happy to hear from you and will do our best to support you. Mrs Holmes (SENCO) can be contacted by email at holmes@danecourt.kent.sch.uk, Mr Sunderland at sunderland@danecourt.kent.sch.uk and Mrs Ives at ives@danecourt.kent.sch.uk.
Faced with a global pandemic, Emily keeps calm and carries on. Service Learning is an important element of our IB career-related programme (IBCP) in the sixth form which could have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures. Under normal circumstances students liaise with members of the local community and undertake unpaid and voluntary activities that help the community and also have a learning benefit for the student. That's not even a possibility at the moment but thanks to the swift action and advice of her teachers IBCP student Emily Vaccaro has devised a plan. Read more here.
Our Food Technology department has been ecouraging year 8 students to get involved with the preparation of meals at home and many have taken photos of the delicious-looking creationsand submitted them to their Food Tech Google Classroom. Inspired by the response, Mrs Leese has started uploading more recipes (at least one each week) to this website. Take a look here.
Last week, we;
published a factsheet to help you incorporate school work into your household routine
provided a safe place to work and play for our students whose parents are fulfilling critical roles in the national response to the coronavirus.
Check your school email inbox and Google Classrooms to find work your teacher has set for you or your class.
More learning activities
We are maintaining a collection of extra tasks, resources and activities for all year groups in all subjects. You can view it here: Here's where to get help if you have problems accessing your account or difficulties with Google Drive or Google Apps.
If you are working from home and encounter problems accessing your school account or have difficulties with Google Drive or Google Apps, our IT Services staff will do their best to help.
We are aware that, with the school closed as part of the resonse to COVID-19, it is likely that many children will be spending an increased amount of time online over the coming weeks. Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Dane Court and as such we would like to share some helpful advice to help you consider how you can keep your family safer online at home.
Faced with a global pandemic, Emily keeps calm and carries on. Service Learning is an important element of our IB career-related programme (IBCP) in the
As same as every year, IBDP Year 13 students in Ab initio Japanese course have enjoyed exchanging letters with the students at Kitakyushu National College
Over the past couple of months, students from Dane Court have been pitting their mathematical skills against other likeminded students both locally and nationally.
People will be reacting in different ways to the change in lifestyle, and we are aware that some of our students and their families are finding it hard to adjust to the new restrictions. With this in mind, our colleagues at the Thanet Inclusion Support Service have compiled some resources to support parents with children at home during lockdown. Firstly, there is a pdf
list of external services
(330 KB) still available for support or set up to help support the community during the crisis. Contact details for these services are provided, however please bear in mind the speed at which the landscape is changing; some services may be difficult to reach or may have already been withdrawn. Secondly, they have created a pdf
pack of resources
(1.29 MB) to support positive mental health and provide emotional support while at home. These are activities that can be explored by the whole family if necessary. If you have any particular concerns or worries, we are happy to hear from you and will do our best to support you. Mrs Holmes (SENCO) can be contacted by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., Mr Sunderland at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Mrs Ives at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Faced with a global pandemic, Emily keeps calm and carries on. Service Learning is an important element of our IB career-related programme (IBCP) in the sixth form which could have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures. Under normal circumstances students liaise with members of the local community and undertake unpaid and voluntary activities that help the community and also have a learning benefit for the student. That's not even a possibility at the moment but thanks to the swift action and advice of her teachers IBCP student Emily Vaccaro has devised a plan.
I am using my time at home usefully to continue with my service learning project. My original project was working with children at Bromstone Primary School and focusing on their mental health. Myself and the members of my team would spend time with the children after school doing things such as reading, lego, drawing and playing outside etc. As I have been unable to continue with this project because of the closure of the schools due to the pandemic, I have been utilizing my time to find other ways that I could complete my service learning project.
I have now moved on to helping my three foster siblings continue with their educational studies at home as they are no longer able to attend school. I am going about this by planning their schooling week in advance, preparing worksheets that they can use and by planning to teach them in areas that they are struggling in. We have been focusing on the main subjects such as Maths and English but we have also included other areas too. These other areas have included P.E, where we have been participating in Joe Wicks’ daily international P.E lessons and home economics where we have practiced baking and decorating cakes. It has been good because I feel as though we are all still being active and productive rather than wasting our time at home doing nothing.
There have been several challenges that I have had to overcome. One of the main challenges that we have had to overcome during this period is that each of my siblings are at different schooling levels, meaning they are all at different points in their education levels. It has been a challenge having to tailor each lesson to fit each child's individual needs. Furthermore, as the children are all siblings it has been quite a struggle getting them to keep focus without bickering with one another. However, I do feel as though it is important that we keep up with our school work as routine is very important to the children. My siblings say that ‘they enjoy homeschooling because they enjoy doing the activities set to them and that it keeps them active’. They also say that ‘they are feeling positive because they are learning practical skills as well as educational skills’.
I feel as though I have developed my IB learner profile in terms of becoming more inquisitive, I am more productive with my time at home and put it to good use instead of wasting it by doing nothing. Furthermore, I feel as though my communication and leadership skills have developed further. I plan on carrying this on for the foreseeable future until things return to normal. If anybody else is planning on doing this as part of their service learning, I would recommend them to plan as preparation is key. I find preparing a week in advance really useful. Moreover, finding activities that you think your siblings will enjoy partaking in is essential as the children will take to them more easily and will concentrate better. The last recommendation I can make is to have a routine and a designated learning space. Below is a copy of a weekly timetable that I created - you will see that the children only work until midday as any longer after this, they begin to lose all concentration. Only working until midday also gives me time to focus on my own studies and allows me to complete my own work so that I stay up to date with my lessons and do not fall behind.
Monday
Tuesday- (Logan’s Birthday)
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9:00am-9:45am
Maths- Logan- General maths quiz Rose- Multiplication and division test Colette- Number and maths puzzles test
Maths- All- Colour by number maths birthday cake picture (addition and subtraction)
Maths- Logan- Number and place value test Rose- Continuing with division test Colette- Mental maths Quiz and probability sheet
English- Logan- Sentence practice and story writing Rose- Handwriting and sentences practice Colette- Learn and revise days of the week (go through on whiteboard to help)
English/Art All- Birthday questions sheet and birthday word search All- Birthday cake design colouring in sheet
English- All- Creative writing task
English- Logan- Wembley colouring in and factfile Rose- Wembley colouring in and factfile Colette- Days of the week worksheets
English- Logan- Design your own football commentary and Cristiano Ronaldo descriptive writing Rose- Tongue twisters handwriting and sentence practice Colette- Tongue twisters handwriting and sentence practice
10:30am -11:30am
Art- All- Colouring in sheet
Home Economics- All- Baking and decorating cupcakes
Art- All- Easter card making and decorating
Topic- Research project - Logan - Research and make a poster about the history of LFC Rose- Animal fact file Colette - Animal fact file
Topic- All- Create a fact file all about themselves, including drawing a picture of themselves
11:30-midday
P.E- Joe Wicks P.E class
P.E - Joe Wicks P.E class
P.E- Joe Wicks P.E class
P.E- Joe Wicks P.E class
P.E- Joe Wicks P.E class
12:30-1pm
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1:00pm onwards
Free-time
Free-time
Free-time
Free-time
Free-time
Good food for strange times
Details
Written by Mrs K Leese
With most of us confined to our homes and 'normal' routines starting to fade with the passing of each day, mealtimes are one of the few familiar regular events. Mrs Leese, a member of our wonderful Food Technology department, has offered to share some recipes for you to try at home.
In March, five Year 11 Physics students sat the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) Intermediate Challenge. This is a single, one-hour paper that is suitable for Year 11 students (GCSE, Standard Grade or equivalent level). The paper includes multiple-choice and short answer sections that aim to test students' knowledge and understanding of basic physical principles. The paper is suitable for students who have studied GCSE Science plus Additional Science or GCSE Physics or equivalent. Teachers mark the scripts and all participants receive a certificate to indicate their attainment. High-scoring scripts are sent to the Olympiad Office for consideration of the award of prizes. Five of the top scorers (and their teachers) from the Intermediate Physics Challenge are invited to the April prize-giving at the Royal Society. The BPhO is designed to stretch and challenge the most academic of students. The test itself is written by academics up and down the country and candidates will have to rely upon a vast range of skills to tackle the questions. The five students that sat the test achieved the following results: Christopher Nissan - 33 - Gold Award - Top 5% Oliver Goult - 22 - Bronze 1 Award - Top 34% Ben Geraghty - 20 - Bronze 1 Award - Top 34% Cooper Roost - 19 - Bronze 2 Award - Top 53% Sammi Takaloo - 18 - Bronze 2 Award - Top 53% Congratulations to all those who sat the test, especially Chris Nissan who achieved a Gold Certificate and placed himself in the top 5% of all students that sat the test.
Japanese Pen Pal
Details
Written by Bradley Cooke, Harry Barham and Ms Myers
As same as every year, IBDP Year 13 students in Ab initio Japanese course have enjoyed exchanging letters with the students at Kitakyushu National College of Technology in Fukuoka in Japan.
Over the past couple of months, students from Dane Court have been pitting their mathematical skills against other likeminded students both locally and nationally.
Year 8 students Natalia Austin and Jake (pictured) are really looking forward to competing in the New Balance English Schools' Cross Country Championships at Sefton Park, Liverpool on 7 March 2020. They have trained extremely hard and it has paid off to reach this fantastic stage. Jake recently represented Kent at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough in the National Inter Counties Championships. He came 22nd overall in the under 15 boys category but sixth in his younger actual age group. Everyone at Dane Court wishes both athletes the best of luck.
Update (23 March 2020): Jake took part in the English Schools Cross Country on Saturday at Sefton Park in Liverpool. He finished in 12th place out of 334 finishers. He was the first runner back for the junior boys Kent team.
An amazing result for the Kent junior boys team as they finished first place overall in the team results.
The Dane Court Grammar School Parents Association's monthly boot fairs usually take place at the school from 6:30am on the second Saturday of each month with breaks over winter and during the summer holiday. Read more...
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Faced with a global pandemic, Emily keeps calm and carries on. Service Learning is an important element of our IB career-related programme (IBCP) in the sixth form which could have been hit hard by the coronavirus measures.
Our Food Technology department has been ecouraging year 8 students to get involved with the preparation of meals at home and many have taken photos of the delicious-looking creationsand submitted them to their Food Tech Google Classroom. Inspired by the response, Mrs Leese has started uploading more recipes (at least one each week) to this website.
If you are working from home and encounter problems accessing your school account or have difficulties with Google Drive or Google Apps, our IT Services staff will do their best to help.
We are aware that, with the school closed as part of the resonse to COVID-19, it is likely that many children will be spending an increased amount of time online over the coming weeks. Online safety is an important part of keeping children safe at Dane Court and as such we would like to share some helpful advice to help you consider how you can keep your family safer online at home.
In March, five Year 11 Physics students sat the 
As same as every year, IBDP Year 13 students in Ab initio Japanese course have enjoyed exchanging letters with the students at Kitakyushu National College
Over the past couple of months, students from Dane Court have been pitting their mathematical skills against other likeminded students both locally and nationally. 
People will be reacting in different ways to the change in lifestyle, and we are aware that some of our students and their families are finding it hard to adjust to the new restrictions. With this in mind, our colleagues at the Thanet Inclusion Support Service have compiled some resources to support parents with children at home during lockdown. 
Year 8 students Natalia Austin and Jake (pictured) are really looking forward to competing in the New Balance English Schools' Cross Country Championships at Sefton Park, Liverpool on 7 March 2020. They have trained extremely hard and it has paid off to reach this fantastic stage. Jake recently represented Kent at Prestwold Hall, Loughborough in the National Inter Counties Championships. He came 22nd overall in the under 15 boys category but sixth in his younger actual age group.
Update (23 March 2020):
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