Transcript Dovestones Student Newsletter

Student Council It’s All About Us!
A group of students from
Dovestones meet each
month as part of the
student council to give
students their say.
The group meet in the
common room for about
half an hour to talk and
make plans.
Alex
Rewcastle,
is
chairman of the council,
which organises events
and helps students to
solve their problems.
The most recent event
organised by the group
was Children in Need.
Events at the college
raised £115.25 for the
charity.
Alex said: “It’s all about
us.”
Alex
Rewcastle:
Chairperson
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Maths Week - A plus
point for college
Dovestones Express
Meet the Editorial Team
Everyone at Tameside
College has taken part in
Maths Week.
From November 25th to
29th, students worked
on
different
maths
activities
including
photographic
journeys
using
directional
language, challenges like
beanbag count, magnetic
darts and timed walks.
Student
Amanda
Sutcliffe
said:
“I
enjoyed taking pictures
in
college
and
the
photographic journey.”
The
Dovestones
Express editorial
team is (back row)
Amran and Ian,
and (front row)
Alex, Josh, Harry
and Amanda.
An entry level literacy and numeracy group at
Dovstones College has worked together to create this
edition of the Dovestones Express.
The group has worked with journalist, Alison BartonSimmons, to come up with their own story ideas.
The newsletter will be given out to schools, students
and families, to show others the work that goes on at
Dovestones, and so students can remember what they
have been doing.
The group worked for seven weeks to come up with
their own ideas and write their stories.
Alex Rewcastle from the group said: “It has been a
good thing to do because we have all done this
together.”
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Duke of Edinburgh - Picking up
an Award
Students at Dovestones have
been cleaning rubbish from a
local park to make it nicer
for wildlife and people.
A team of students from the
college, who are working
towards their Duke of
Edinburgh award go to
Stamford Park Ashton town
centre
and
Memorial
Gardens, near the college,
every Wednesday to litter
pick.
They use gloves, litter
pickers and bin bags.
Josh Greene, from the team,
said: “It’s nice to give
something back to the
community.
But
it’s
important we wrap up warm.”
Coffee Shop
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Come along and visit our coffee shop.
We are open from 10.15am to 11.15am,
on Fridays.
Enjoy drinks, toast and other snacks.
Find us at A16.
A great experience
Student Philip Service helps out at a charity shop as
part of work experience.
Philip, who is 18, has been helping out at the Wooden
Canal Boat Society charity shop in Ashton.
On Monday mornings, Philip goes to the shop in
Ashton town centre, to help with dusting, cleaning
shelves and sorting out items.
Philip has gained independence, new skills and learns
how work in a shop is done.
He said: “I look forward to going to the charity shop
because I like it there.”
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