Junior issue 3

Newsletter for Children in Care
Junior issue 3
Hello everyone and welcome to
the Summer issue of your newsletter.
We’ve got so much to tell you
about!
We have been out and about
helping with the East Kent Sports
Day & Dover Fun Day and so much
more...
There are LOTS of Summer
Activities for you to come along to
for some Fun in the Sun!
Look inside for more details!
We hope to see you at an Activity
Day very soon...
Thank you so much to those of you who were
involved in the making of the new ‘Care to Listen 2’
film. The film is now finished and if you helped make it,
you will be sent a copy soon.
The film will be used to help people understand what it
is like 1being in care and to train new staff like social
workers.
At VSK, we have 2 new apprentices due to
start work soon. Annabelle will be working
in East Kent with Sophia and Hayley, and
Kahleigh will be working in West Kent with
Amelia. Check out our next issue to find out
how they have been getting on!
Your Apprentices are available to support and help you complete
your ePEP online questions!
If you would like us to come and help you please tell your
Social Worker or get in contact with us.
We recently ran a competition asking you to design
this year’s invitation to the VSK Awards Ceremony.
We had some really great entries and it was hard to
choose the best ones.
The winning entries were from Jim, Tia and Rosie.
Congratulations to all 3 of you.
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In May, the apprentices headed
up to River Primary School in Dover with a lucky dip, lots of lollies
and bubbles! We had a stand at
the Dover fun day to tell you
about our job role and what we
do. We also wanted to tell you
about our fantastic Children in
Care Council (OCYPC). We had
lots of photos to show what we do
and what we are planning for the future. Thank you to everyone who
showed interest in our stand and we hope to see some of you at our
activity days very soon!
The East Kent Sports Day was a big success and it was great to see so
many of you there. It was a brilliant day even though it rained all day,
this didn’t stop everyone joining in with all the fun, games and activities.
MC Harry Shotta came along and put
together some music workshops…..
You can listen to the end results in podcasts
on the Kent Cares Town Radio Station -
http://kentcarestown.lea.kent.sch.uk/
radio
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We would love to see your writing, drawing, photography or
computer skills
All you have to do is tell us what you would like to do when you are
grown up - Maybe you will be at university or college or working in your
dream job; travelling the world or maybe you’ll be famous or on the
X Factor!
You can write, draw or use the computer
The best entries will go on our website and in the next newsletter
There are lots of book tokens as prizes for the best entries
Go on, get creative!!
Please send your entries to:
Amelia Kury, Virtual School Kent, Worrall House, 30 Kings Hill Avenue,
Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent, ME19 4AE or email [email protected]
The Kent Cares Town website has been designed for you by
young people like you.
Check out the Virtual School Kent Radio Station & listen to all the
latest news, tracks and podcasts.
The new YouTube video about the Kent Pledge has been made by our
Children in Care Council members and will be up on the website very soon.
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Many of you will have already booked your place on one of our activity days. We have
arranged Horse Riding, Canoeing & Outdoor Fun, Kayaking & Raft Building, Arts & Crafts
We still have spaces available on:
Music/Dance workshops
Circus Skills workshops (age 3-8 only)
Book your place now!
We are looking forward to seeing you!
Get in touch for further details:
Email: [email protected]
Or Call: Amelia 03000 412128 Sophia/Hayley 01227 284550
Please send in your news, stories and drawings and you might see them in the next newsletter!
Maybe you have done something good or made something at school and could send us a picture?
Send them to: Sophia & Hayley-Virtual School Kent, Brook House Reeves Way Whitstable Kent CT5 3SS
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The Summer Reading
Challenge, for children aged
4-11, encourages you to have
fun reading over the summer
holidays.
You can join at any
Kent Library from 12 July to
13 September
- it's FREE and it’s FUN!
By taking part in the Mythical Maze you can read 6 books to get stickers, a certificate and a medal.
You can also find out about myths and legends from all over the world.
This year there will also be a Summer Reading Challenge app, for extra fun and games.
Find out more on the Mythical Maze website www.mythical-maze.org.uk
Contact your local library for information on local events and activities that support the challenge. Find
your local library at http://webapps.kent.gov.uk/KCC.Libraries.Web.Sites.Public/Default.aspx
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