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This year I would like to offer parents/carers the opportunity to see the MOVE-ing in a Christmas Wonderland rather than the summer event and have agreed this with our wonderful, creative MOVE team. I will finalise my social coffee events once this is done.

Below are links to the term dates and the events calendars.

The link to the Online safety information can be found on the school website under the heading 鈥淧arent and carers area鈥�, then 鈥渙nline safety鈥� from the dropdown menu.

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For any of our families who use the family fund grant for holidays, this will be of interest. As of 1^st October 2025, the changes being brought in ensure that this grant, which is funded by the Department for Education is not used for holidays in the school term.

See below and on the link for more information:

Are you thinking of applying for a grant for a family break? If you live in England, and your break is funded by the SFDC programme, then changes are coming in place for breaks booked after 1 October 2025

Molly’s Kitchen

Social Care:

This is probably the subject I am most frequently asked about, usually following a parent visit. You will find information on our preparation for Adulthood resources below.

Many parents, past and present have told me that when they request an assessment of their young person鈥檚 social care needs their experience is often negative. Some have had a negative experience when asking for help. Often, this is a call handler, so please do not be put off if you think your child/young person needs support.

I receive emails from Contact, so thought this one worth sharing. There鈥檚 also a petition on Post 16 school transport.

Did you know that The Law Commission has recommended radical reform of Disabled Children鈥檚 Social Care laws? Contact-for families of disabled children emailed the following:

Thumbelina: Relaxed performance. Ponteland. 7^th November 7pm

I have been contacted by this group with an offer of free tickets, very specifically for 1 child/young person and 1 carer. If this is of interest, please contact me. As they are free and a limited number, I will check with them that tickets booked have been used. This is a lovely offer and heartwarming to see how they have considered appropriate adaptation for those with sensory needs.

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鈥淧onteland Repertory Society is a local amateur dramatics group. This year our Winter pantomime is Thumbelina, and we would like to extend an invitation to the users of your organisation. We plan to run a relaxed performance as one of our dress rehearsals, including lowered stage- and sound-effects, house lights on throughout and a quieter space available for use if needed. We are also looking into the possibility of sensory kits to loan for the show, depending on cost and availability.

The relaxed performance would be at 7pm

on Tuesday 11th November this year, at Ponteland Memorial Hall, and we

would like to offer your organisation 10

pairs of tickets (1 user plus a parent/guardian/carer). These tickets are free of charge – all I ask is that those using them email me their names for a check at the door. I will leave the division/allocation of the tickets to your discretion in a way which fits your organisation.

please let me know if you’re interested (or not, in which case I can open the offer to other organisations) so I know how many to expect.鈥�

Adventure Valley is North East’s biggest Family Adventure Park! With over 50 activities, attractions and shows, new themed events every school holiday, 18,000 sq. feet of indoor play, plenty of new cute and cuddly friends at the Farmyard and acres of more!

Play without limits!

Did you know that we have a fully accessible playground at Adventure Valley? This is where children of all abilities can climb, swing, spin, and explore together!

Highlights include:

Accessible swing & seesaw

Two user friendly roundabouts

Giant play tower with 44 activities

Sensory zones & Braille play panels

At Adventure Valley, every child deserves to play. Come see why our playground is one of the best in the UK

Mochi Youth Club

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MOCHII Saturday Youth Group 鈥� This Week at St Hugh鈥檚!

This Saturday we鈥檙e getting creative with air-dry clay modelling!

Theme: Rabbits (to celebrate National Rabbit Day) 鈥� but feel free to sculpt whatever you like!

St Hugh鈥檚 Church, NE3 3HS

3 hours of fun 鈥� only 拢12

Parents don鈥檛 need to stay 鈥� we鈥檙e fully staffed and supervised

No block booking required 鈥� pay-as-you-go, flexible spaces

Drop us a message if you鈥檇 like to register your child 鈥� spaces are open! No formal diagnosis required & siblings are welcome too

Ouseburn Farm

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Our Harvest Festival is fast approaching! All the fun of a countryside farm show in the city. Sunday 28th September, 10am – 4pm鈦�

Event programme:鈦�

10am-12pm: Crafts. Drop-in any time between 10am and 12pm to make a farm animal crown! 鈦�

10am-12pm: Drop off your homemade bakes, impressive vegetables and veg patch creatures to be judged!鈦�

11.30am-12pm: Kids Fell race. Don your animal crown and run! The route is approx 1 mile and suitable for age 4+ but all kids should be accompanied by a grown up.鈦�

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12pm: Our expert local judges will assess all the competition entries.鈦�

1pm: Prize ceremony and community feast. See if you鈥檝e won one of our fantastic prizes and try some of the delicious community bakes.鈦�

2pm: Live Country music from Rob Heron and Tom Cronin, locally brewed Two by Two beers and fresh farm produce to try.鈦�

3-4pm: Guinea pig race, farmyard games and demos. Which guinea will make it past the snacks to reach the end of the race first? How much do you think Truffle the pig weighs?鈦�

Our competitions are:鈦�

Creature from the veg patch: Can you make a creature – real or imaginary, from vegetables? Kids and adults can enter. See our Pinterest board for inspiration!鈦�

Most impressive vegetable: A giant courgette, a beautiful carrot, a very leafy cabbage – impress us!鈦�

Funniest vegetable: Have you grown a vegetable that looks like a gremlin, or a carrot with three legs? We want to see it. 鈦�

Tastiest conserve: Jams, chutneys, marmalades – we want to taste them all!鈦�

Sweet baked good: This could be a classic Victoria sponge, a cupcake, a jam tart… let GBBO inspire you.鈦�

Savoury baked good: Pasty, pie, sausage roll – you decide!鈦�

To enter into the competitions or the fell race please visit or the link in our bio. 鈦�

We’re really looking forward to this and can’t wait to see what you bring us!鈦�

Caf茅 Beam which is run by Smile for Life has a caf茅 so do drop in and support them too. Some of our former students volunteer there.

听Northern Lights:

鉁∟ewcastle’s enchanting light trail
馃搷Leazes Park, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
馃棑27th Nov – 31st Dec 2025

I know some families visited last year and enjoyed it; thought it worth sharing the final few days of a 20% discount.

This may be of interest to some families

Why We Don鈥檛 Have a Traditional Santa Grotto at Clart About

At Clart About Sensory Caf茅, we know that busy grottos with queues, loud music, and flashing lights can be overwhelming for many children.

Instead, we offer a calm, child-led Santa experience designed for ALL children.

No pressure

No queues

No sensory overload

Just gentle, flexible ways to meet Santa 鈥� or not 鈥� in a way that feels right for them.

Because festive magic should feel safe, inclusive, and joyful for everyone.

Ho-Ho-Ho鈥�Come and join us for a calming, relaxing, and stimulating festive experience in our multi-sensory caf茅 to celebrate Christmas with a visit from Santa Claus who has a gift for each little one!.

Each play session lasts 90 minutes.

Included in entry price is a gift from Santa

All other sessions are sold out, but we do have some remaining availability for 17th December.

17th December 1.30pm-3.00pm session

Christmas cards:

For a few years now we have worked with IQ, a Parentkind vendor to provide Christmas/Holiday cards. Students draw or create their design, which is used for Christmas cards, keyrings, wrapping paper and more. We do it early as printing demands are higher as Christmas approaches and can be delayed. This has been a popular activity, especially for our younger students.听 Want to know more? Here鈥檚 the link:

Hopefully, you have received your child鈥檚 design. Orders were due in today. If you only received your child鈥檚 design today and can get the order and payment to me by Monday 29^th September, I should be able to include them. Thanks for your support and I hope you love them.

100 Club:

Just a reminder to consider joining our 100 club. If we could get 100 people to take 1 number at 拢12 for the year and entry into 12 draws to win a percentage of the takings as follows:

50% to FoPHS

50% divided by 12 for each winner or:

If we have 100 subscribers

FoPHS receives 拢600.

Each winner receives 拢50.

The first 6 draws will be done in January or at the AGM once organised.

You can pay by cash, BACS, Cheque or QR code.

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