Tuesday, 18 January 2022
Healthy High 5 (HH5) with 3BR
Monday, 17 January 2022
Standing Ovation 'Young Gentlemans' Project
At the start of the new school term, a selection of pupils from our key stage 4 class took part in the Standing Ovation 'Young Gentlemans' Project. For one session a week, over 10 weeks the students spent time with Leon, their mentor for the project.
During these sessions, our pupils talked through life experiences, learning to become the best version of themselves and using correct and proper social etiquette in situations, helping them to become young gentlemen.Sunday, 16 January 2022
Our Additional Learning Platforms by numbers in Term 1
We had some excellent results in the first term of this academic year, shown by 77% of the whole school completing work along with two tutor groups in KS3 with 100%! Well done to everybody for their hard work on our Additional Learning Platforms in the first term of this academic year and keep it going.
Friday, 14 January 2022
The Polygon School Attendance Week 19
|
REG |
Previous
Week |
Current Week |
|
HI |
83% |
68% |
|
PR |
85% |
78% |
|
SK |
82% |
60% |
|
AW |
100% |
76% |
|
CM |
78% |
72% |
|
BR |
78% |
68% |
|
LB |
87% |
84% |
|
NA |
93% |
78% |
|
JG |
75% |
76% |
|
EPMH |
52% |
41% |
|
SCHOOL |
79% |
70% |
Best Attendance and Additional Learning
Additional Leaners of the week
Ivan (3LB)
Callum (3PR)
Most Improved Attendance
In addition to celebrating attendance, we offer the prizes of £10 and £5. This is to encourage our pupils to celebrate and to keep up there own personal attendance. Those pupils with 100% attendance have a chance to have their name in a draw. If you want to be in with a chance to win, come to school everyday! The draw takes place every week! How amazing is that?!
KS4 Southampton City College Visit
KS4 Southampton City College Visit
Pupils from KS4 recently visited Southampton City College as part of our Careers Curriculum and Transition Plan.
Pupils visited Construction, Heating and Engineering, Painting and Decorating and Hospitality. This visit enabled pupils to look at their local college and the facilities on offer as well as ask any questions to the admissions team.
Southampton City College will be visiting the school again this half term to meet the pupils face to face and build a transition plan for the pupils that will be attending there from September 2022.
Our thanks go to to staff at the college for taking the time to show the pupils around.
Friday, 7 January 2022
The Polygon School Attendance Week 18
REG
Percentage
HI
83%
PR
85%
SK
82%
AW
100%
CM
78%
BR
78%
LB
87%
NA
93%
JG
75%
EPMH
52%
SCHOOL
79%
Best and most improved attendance goes to
In addition to celebrating attendance, we offer the prizes of £10 and £5. This is to encourage our pupils to celebrate and to keep up there own personal attendance. Those pupils with 100% attendance have a chance to have their name in a draw. If you want to be in with a chance to win, come to school everyday! The draw takes place every week! How amazing is that?!
Saturday, 1 January 2022
January is to think about the following
January is to think about the following:
Reboot The Future
Compassionate Values
Question:
Do you treat people and the planet in the way you’d like to be treated?
This
question should have a pretty simple approach if we just focus on the first
part of the question. We are firstly taught and reminded where ever we go to
always treat those how we would like to be treated.
Think about it…
When we are
younger it’s a pretty simple approach as we are less influenced by others and
the media projected to us on a daily basis. However, there are studies that
have happened that have mixed reports on human behaviours. You can find there
is natural behaviours among all studies where you find a group of people
behaving fairly and in other groups there being slight divides in attitudes. This
does not mean this ‘natural human behaviour’ in studies is acceptable. It is
simply behaviour traits we have learnt from copying others in those situations
and whether people are more likely to be easily lead into behaving in a manner
in not treating people fairly or how they would like to be treated.
If we are able
to educate ourselves and others, then we are able to evolve and move into a
healthier future in regards to respecting others and ourselves.
Things that don’t
show respect:
Stereotyping
Bullying
Inappropriate comments
Discrimination
Gossip
On another note…
If you see
someone treating you in a certain way that you may not feel is right, do you
tend to look at the way you treat them?
Answer:
If you are
treating the person in a negative manner, then it is only fair that they person
is responding in the same way as you.
Reason:
The fact
that you have treated someone a certain way will only give them access to treat
you the way you respond to them.
Resolution:
Treat
everyone equally and fairly like you would like them to treat you. It works
both ways.
Questions:
Have you treated someone the way you want to be treated?
Is this treatment fair and kind?
If yes…
If you are
then this is the right attitude to have and you will find day to day life a lot
easier with this approach.
If No…
Revert back
to the ‘On another note’ part
Question:
Is it okay to gossip?
Answer:
There are
arguments to whether it’s okay to talk about people behind their back. It’s
really not okay to spread gossip for malicious intent. The moral of the story
is, ‘If you’ve nothing nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all’
It might be
funny or give yourself the satisfaction to seem far more superior to those who
have fallen under you gossip. However, it does not give you right to share
information when you do or don’t have the full story.
The fact
that talking and gossip happens it’s hard to identify where the line is but
here are a few tips.
When is it okay to talk about someone else?
When you
are a victim
You are
concerned about someone
When it’s
in their best interests
Advise:
1. How
about you speak to the person you intend on sharing information about with your
friends.
2. Don’t
meddle in other people’s lives unless they are okay with it
3. Ask for
their consent in the matter. If you can’t do that then this is a great way to
not start the gossip in the first place.
Question:
What is consent?
Answer:
This is
whereby the person involved in the situation deems it’s okay or give permission
for something to happen.
Question:
Do you have rights to access someone else’s business?
Answer:
This
question is the same in the terms of the gossip chapter. If the person is
related or your true friend then it’s okay in some terms. But always ask if it’s
okay.
Question:
What is being compassionate?
Answer:
Being
compassionate means imagining how other people feel and behaving in a way that
makes them feel better.
Showing
compassion is a powerful way to build understanding and friendship and to stop
arguments. When we treat other people and the planet kindly, in the way that we
would like to be treated, it also makes us feel good and inspires others to do
the same. It can be harder to be as compassionate online as you would be in
person because it is harder to understand a person’s feelings when you can’t
see them, or their situation.
At the end of the day it’s about having respect.