🌟💜 We Are Proud 💜🌟

Last week’s PROUD was an extra special one as we were joined by our Director of Maths, Mr McVittie, and our Director of English, Mrs Warner-Stirling, alongside our Senior Leadership Team. ⭐

It was wonderful to spend time looking through so many ...fantastic examples of work from across the school. Our children were so proud to share what they had been learning and talk about the hard work that had gone into their books. 📚✏️

There was so much to celebrate, and seeing the pride on our children’s faces as they shared their achievements is exactly what PROUD is all about. 💜⭐

A huge well done to all of the children who shared their work with us. We are very PROUD of you. 🦡💜

We have recently been made aware of an emerging online safety concern involving AI-generated ‘fruit’ and ‘vegetable’ videos, which are increasingly appearing across short-form video platforms.

These videos can initially appear humorous, colourful and child-friendly, often featuring... animated fruit or vegetables in fictional storylines involving relationships, family disagreements, betrayal or other dramatic scenarios. However, researchers have identified a more concerning strand of this content in which the same child-friendly visual style is used to present graphic violence, domestic abuse themes, extreme violence and references to violent extremist ideologies.

A recent analysis by the Global Network on Extremism and Technology (GNET) identified examples of AI-generated fruit and vegetable videos depicting extreme violence and content referencing terrorist and violent extremist material. The researchers highlighted concerns that the familiar, cartoon-like appearance can make disturbing material less immediately obvious to viewers.

Please contact Mrs McCready or your child's teacher if you are concerned.

Please follow the link below to access our NET Online Safety Hub for lots
of expert advice and guidance to help you manage your child's safety online:

https://northerneducationtrust.onlinesafetyhub.uk/

🦴 Busy Bodies 💪

Reception have been learning all about their bodies this week. We’ve had a brilliant start, beginning with lots of fun labelling Mrs Lyth and identifying all of her different body parts. We talked about what our body parts are used for and why they are so important.... 🧍‍♀️

We also enjoyed reading Funny Bones and learning all about our skeletons, including how they help us to move and keep our bodies supported. 💀📚
Our provision has been full of exciting body-themed activities. The children have been busy labelling body parts, creating their own skeleton people, making body parts using playdough and measuring themselves ready for our lovely class display. 🎨📏

Outside, we’ve continued to explore all of our different areas while developing our gross motor skills. This has given us lots of opportunities to talk about how our bodies move, which body parts work together and how we use our bodies for different activities. 🌳🏃

We’ve also started our maths learning this week, and it has been lovely to see the excitement on the children’s faces as they received their very own maths books. They are already working hard and aiming high. 📚⭐

What a brilliant Week 2 💜

Our first Badger’s Print of the new academic year is here, packed with news, celebrations, key dates and useful information for our families.

We hope you enjoy catching up on everything that has been happening at Badger Hill so far this term.

Proud to be a Badger 💜🐾

🏅💪 An Inspiring Afternoon with Sean Gaffney 💪🏅

Badger Hill Academy had a fantastic fundraising afternoon on Monday as we teamed up with the Great Athlete programme to raise money for new sports equipment for our school. 💜

We were incredibly lucky to welcome Invictus... Games and Commonwealth Games competitor Sean Gaffney, who put our children through their paces with an energetic sponsored fitness circuit. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

The hall was filled with energy as the children got their bodies moving, their hearts racing and cheered one another on throughout the challenge. It was wonderful to see so much Team Spirit, Resilience and encouragement on display, with our Badger Values shining through from start to finish. ⭐💜

After the circuit, the children enjoyed an inspiring Q&A session with Sean. He spoke openly about his life, the barriers he has overcome and the determination and motivation that have helped him achieve so much in sport. His message linked perfectly with our value of being Aspirational, reminding our children of the importance of continuing to challenge themselves and aim high. 🌟

Sean left us with a brilliant motto:

“Be good today, be better tomorrow.” 💪⭐

A huge thank you to Sean for spending the afternoon with us and to our children for throwing themselves into the challenge with such enthusiasm. We were incredibly proud to be Badgers. 💜🦡

📣 Sponsorship reminder

Please remember that all completed sponsorship forms and collected money need to be returned to school by Monday.

Thank you to our whole school community for your continued support. 💜

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Cross Country Stars at Redcar Racecourse ⭐

What a fantastic day our Year 3, 4, 5 and 6 children had competing in the cross country event at Redcar Racecourse. ☀️

We took 40 children along to represent Badger Hill across six races: Y3/4 girls, Y3/4 ...boys, Y5 girls, Y5 boys, Y6 girls and Y6 boys.

The sun was shining, the atmosphere was brilliant and our children were fantastic from start to finish. They were incredibly well behaved, showed wonderful sportsmanship and, most importantly, ran their hearts out. 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💜

We were especially proud to see our Badger Values shining through throughout the day. Our children showed fantastic Team Spirit, encouraging and supporting one another before, during and after each race, as well as Respect for their fellow competitors, staff and everyone involved in the event. ⭐

Every single child gave their very best effort and represented Badger Hill with pride and enthusiasm. There were certainly some tired legs by the end, but there were also lots of very proud faces. 💜

🌟 A very special mention has to go to Scarlett in Year 5, who produced an absolutely incredible performance to finish 4th out of more than 80 runners in the Year 5 girls’ race. To finish so high in such a large field of runners is a phenomenal achievement, and we are incredibly proud of her. 🏅👏

A brilliant day of running, resilience and representing our school.

What fantastic ambassadors for Badger Hill 💜⭐

Cleveland School Sport Partnership CIC