Loading ...Silverdale School Sheffield School Uniform Ordering Online from the Stitch Factory
In April there was an open afternoon to come and buy school uniforms at Silverdale school, but it was a bit chaotic so we decided to buy them online instead.
It was straightforward to order the compulsory items online from the stitch factory website, though had to pay a significant extra amount for home delivery.
The uniform arrived a few weeks later.
By Adnaan Walayat
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Silverdale School Sheffield Unfinished Water Sculpture or Children’s Play Area?
Silverdale School in Sheffield has a strange looking steel sculpture outside its main entrance. The question I and I presume many people ask is what is it ?
It appears to resemble rocks in a stream bed, sort of flowing down the steps, but in my opinion it is missing something crucial and that something is water!, Water flowing over and pooling around and through the objects would make it a far more intricate and understandable sculpture. Perhaps a decade or so from now when I graduate, I will be allowed to come back and finish it?
In the meantime it makes a great play area for younger children.
Sami, quit embarrassing me!
By Adnaan Walayat
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Key Stage 2 Sats Test Results 2012 for Sheffield, Athelstan School
The target for Key Stage 2 Year 7 (Age 11) is to attain Level 4 Sats results. Sats results of 3 are weaker and of 5 are of a higher achievement.
Primary Schools tend to pass on Sats results to secondary schools, so in my case that will be Silverdale School, Sheffield.
My sats results are 5,4,4,5. My Teacher assessed results are – 5C, 4a,4a,5b, 5c, so my average score is 5C, and highest 5B. The national average is 4C, so I am 3 notches above the national average. My best subject was Maths and worst Writing. The full results for how Athelstan school as a whole did and Sheffield will be out by the end of July
My Dad rewarded me with a trip for me and my brother to London and Legoland and some money for my bank account.
More on my legoland adventures later.
By Adnaan Walayat
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How to Grow a Mango Tree in Silverdale, Sheffield by Adnaan Walayat
A few weeks my sister Anika showed how to get mango seeds out of the hard husks and germinate the seeds by loosely wrapping then in a paper tissue, soaking them in water and then placing them into a plastic wallet for a about three weeks.
Now three weeks later and whilst Anika is away on Holiday, Me and Sami will get the germinated seeds and plant the new baby mango trees in pots.
First step is to see how many if any of the 6 seeds have actually germinated.
Looks like Sami hit a home run, that looks like a great baby Mango tree!
It’s like opening Christmas presents as I find a good healthy baby mango tree as well
Great 3 of the 6 mango seeds have germinated and are ready to plant in pots.
First step is to mix compost with water retention crystals and plant food so as to give the 3 baby mango trees a good start
Next Me and Sami take it in turns to plant each mango tree in the small pots
And there are the three baby mango trees on their first day in plant pots in Silverdale, Sheffield.
A couple of days later and the Mango trees have straightened up as lap up the sun.
I might have to repot them by the time I start Silverdale School in September.
And 5 days after planting Anika is back and happy to see half of her mango seeds have successfully germinated into baby mango trees
Stay tuned for some nice juicy mangoes!
By Adnaan Walayat
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Cutting Down Trees Planted Near Property Boundaries – Silverdale, Sheffield
Had a pleasant early after move in surprise recently to find that the neighbour had cut virtually all of their very close to the boundary bordering trees down.
One at the front
And about 5 or 6 along the garden bordering area.
Thats a lot of wood still left to shift!
Wow those tree stumps are a lot thicker and closer than I thought they were! Something to monitor for any consquences of.
Its great news that most of the trees have gone which means plenty more bright sunlight this summer, however the space now needs a new fence erected for privacy.
Now thats much better!
That leaves just one giant willow tree right at the back corner that perhaps will also be chopped down at a later date?
A leesson for all, THINK before you plant trees into the ground becuase they GROW! and some grow HUGE!
By Adnaan Walayat
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Anika and Dobcroft School Singing Squad – Concentration Navigation, Hey Mr Miller…
Sing along with Anika and the Dobcroft School Singing Squad, at their Summer Fair 2014.
Kashaf Walayat For South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Election, Labour Candidate
Four candidates have been short listed as the potential Labour candidate for South Yorkshire Police Crime Commissioner whom labour party members will vote on during the summer as their representative in the public vote of November 5th, 2012.
Kashaf Walayat, age 41, has over 20 years experience of serving the South Yorkshire communities, including as a City Councillor and member of the South Yorkshire Police Authority.
Shaun Wright, age 44, has been a labour party member for 20 years, Labour councillor for 12 years and is the current Vice-Chair of the SY Police Authority.
Meredydd Hughes is the ex Chief Constable for South Yorkshire Police, who only recently joined the Labour party and last year criticised the creation of the role of Police Crime Commissioners as “a mistake”.
Alan Billings is a retired Anglican priest who has served at several churches including Sheffield where he was the Deputy Leader of the City Council.
Kashaf Walayat Candidate Statement
Citizens of South Yorkshire should be able to feel safe and secure whilst going about their day to day business without fear of crime;
I have over 25 years at senior management level within both public and private sector areas relating to Policing, Education, Housing, Health and Central & Local Government. This experience means I am well qualified to address the tremendous challenges facing the police resulting from the current economic downturn whilst delivering an efficient and effective strategy to reduce crime;
I strongly believe I am the best Police and Crime Commissioner candidate for Labour in this area because of the following:
- I have the full range of competencies and senior management hands on experience at a strategic level for improving the service delivery, this includes direct responsibility for management of multi-million pound budgets, corporate governance and staff resources.
- Through my extensive experience on community projects, my political activity in the Labour Party and work, I am able to demonstrate that I have the required strategic, operational, and community experience for this role. I believe I have the necessary breadth and depth of political acumen, sector knowledge and leadership skills to improve organisational performance, connect with the public and ensure a reduction in crime and best quality outcomes for people.
- I care greatly for South Yorkshire and want to ensure all the residents of this area get the greatest benefit possible from the police and criminal justice services. I will fight tirelessly to ensure South Yorkshire gets the best deal.
My priorities would be to:
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Reduce and prevent crime and the perception around the fear of crime.
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Improve the Police service performance and maximise effectiveness of existing resources and technologies.
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Strengthen visible neighbourhood policing and address antisocial behaviour.
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Engage with the public, Labour party members and connect with all communities and victims of crime.
Kashaf undertaking a routine Police inspection as part of his role on the SYPA.
My Commitment and Determination – as a candidate, I have recently resigned after 25 years service as a senior civil servant with the Department for Education and chair of a housing company.
PERSONAL STATMENT:
Personal – I am married with 4 children, born and educated in Sheffield. Having worked extensively across Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster I am in touch with communities;
South Yorkshire Police Authority – I was appointed for my professional skills and expertise as an independent member in 2007; having previously served as a Labour member in 1997 I continue to provide that important accountability element in policing;
Kashaf Raising concerns with Labour Leader Ed Milliband of how this government is cutting South Yorkshire police funding by 20%.
Community Work – I am an former Labour councillor, trade unionist, former area panel chair, former school governor, ward officer and charity chair. A trained carer, I understand the needs of vulnerable people and the elderly;
Kashaf welcomes Harriet Harman MP Deputy Leader of the Labour Party to South Yorkshire, an opportunity to discuss the need to strengthen front line policing in our communities.
email: Kashaf4PoliceCommissioner@Walayat.co.uk
http://walayat4police-commissioner.co.uk/
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Anika Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf at Ecclesall Woods, Silverdale School Sheffield – Part1
Anika Red Riding Hood is off to see her grandma at Silverdale Close going through Ecclesall Woods
What’s that noise ?
That Noise behind you ?
Yeah, behind you, behind the tree! IT’S THE BIG BAD WOLF!
RUN ANIKA RUN !THE WOLF IS COMING!
Stay tuned for part2 of Anika Red Riding Hood and the BIG BAD WOLF !
By Adnaan Walayat
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Planting and Growing a Peach Fruit Tree in a Pot at Silverdale Sheffield Part1
You need three main things to plant a fruit tree in a pot.
1. A pot
2. A fruit tree
3. Compost / Soil
BUYING A POT
A decent sized pot is needed to allow a fruit tree room to grow for several years. My Dad bought a big pot from a local garden centre.
BUYING A PEACH FRUIT TREE
There are a number of places to get a fruit tree from such as the local garden centres such as B&Q or Homebase, but they are not going to have a lot of variety, mainly apple trees and some pear and cherry trees, but no peach trees.
So whilst B&Q did not have what we were looking for we bought an apple tree and then also ordered a peach tree online but had to wait a long time for it to arrive (28 days), the peach fruit tree cost £35 including posting, which is very high when you compare against £15-£20 in B&Q and Homebase or just £6 in places like pound stretcher and Lidl, but the advantage is that you get exactly what you want i.e. rootstock for growth size and the trees tend to be a lot healthier so I guess you get what you pay for. If you pay £6 then you have limited choice and the plant won’t be as healthy as one that costs you £35. We chose to mix and match by getting several trees to plant in the ground and pots.
So next I waited for my peach tree to be delivered.
It came well packaged in a very big box, much taller than me.
My Dad was busy working so we could not plant it straight away so I watched some TV with my fruit tree for a while.
We needed to go back to garden centre to get some quality soil – John Ings 3- The bag was very heavy.
Fruit Tree Buying Tips
1. If your not too bothered about the type and size then you get fruit trees cheap from places like Lidl, Aldi and pound stretchers at less than £7 each.
2. If you are planting it in a pot, make sure it is a really big pot to give the fruit tree time to grow.
3. Soil – The best soil for fruit trees is John Ings 3.
4. Order by Early march at the latest so that you can have it planted before summer.
Tomorrow (Part 2), I will work on planting my peach fruit tree at Silverdale Close.
The peach tree should be okay to stay in it’s box until tommorrow.
By Adnaan Walayat
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Weight Lifting Strength Training for Silverdale School Sheffield Start
My dad says I need to get stronger before I start Silverdale secondary school in September this year. He says he can more than double my strength by training me on his Powertec leverage multi-system gym.
It is very hard training but worth it if my strength more than doubles in just 5 months.
"I’ll be back" with an update on how things go over the next few months.
By Adnaan Schwarzenegger
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Our Families Move to Silverdale Close, Sheffield
Walayat family moves to Silverdale Close, Sheffield.
The walayat family making their move in trip - The the car is fully loaded for the move from Darnall to Silverdale Close
Arrive at Silverdale, I am suprised by my first look at the new house, it is much larger than I thought it would be.
We are all ready for the first look at the inside
Sami goes banana’s, jumping for around the conservatory
I am surveying the back of the house
Sami just cannot resist jumping around like a rabbit.
Silverdale Close has a big garden that will be lots of fun in the summer, my dad says he is going to plant lots of fruit trees too.
Back view of the house showing, conservatory, lounge and windows to 4 of the properties 6 six bedrooms. The computer room is the middle window and my bedroom is at the top right. There is also a balcony that I will look at when my dad allows me to.
The house is mostly empty at the moment but plenty of furniture and fittings have been ordered for the flood of family and friends who will be start visiting over the coming weeks.
By Adnaan Walayat
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