Gateau an Yaourt Sensory Activity
Key Stage 4 have been exploring the ingredients used to make a traditional Gateau au Yaourt Cake. Today we explored some of the dry ingredients and play a treasure hunt game to find hidden images. Then we had lots of fun using our hands to make patterns in the ingredients.
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KS3L Skills Builder Challenges!
Key Stage 3L were given a set of challenges where they needed to show the skills of 'teamwork', 'problem-solving', 'leadership', 'speaking and listening', and 'creativity'. They all took part in 3 different challenges;
- Crossing the River.
- The Biggest Paper Tower.
- The Strongest Lego…
Key Stage 3 Year 9 Transitions
Our Year 9 students in Key Stage 3 are preparing for a big change. In September they will be moving to Key Stage 4 and new classes. As can be expected, change creates lots of anxieties and we are working with our students to ensure they have as many sessions in the run up to the holidays. They…
KS3L Community Visit
Key Stage 3L ventured out into the community to visit the local shops and purchase an ice-cream as the weather was very warm. The students had to locate the items, work out the cost and pay for everything at the tills. As always the class were brilliant and represented the school wonderfully in…
KS3L The Butterfly Lion
In our English lesson, Key Stage 3L have been reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo. In this activity the students had imagine they were the character 'Bertie' from the story. They had to imagine his thoughts and feelings about a situation that happened in the book and write a diary…
Community Walk
Miss Chisnall's Maths group took advantage of the amazing sunny weather and headed out into the community. Along the way, the students found the park and enjoyed some quality friendship time together.
Key Stage 3 School Games
On Monday this week, our students took part in a range of challenges as part of our regular School Games events. All of the students in the department took part and enjoyed all of the activities. The students all tried their very best. Well done to them all.
Musical Creativity
In Key Stage 3L the students were exploring their musical creativity. The students were unleashing their inner 'Mozart' through playing notes and making musical compositions. Great work 3L.
Mr Mullen's Maths Lesson
In some of our Maths lessons, we have been revisiting some of the skills taught early in the year. We have been re-discovering fractions, counting in 2s, 5s and 10s, understanding addition and subtraction and the inverse. We have also developed our understanding of sequencing days of the week…
Mr Mullen's 'Lights, Camera, Action' English Lesson
In our English sessions we have begun to explore 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' play script. In our lessons so far we have explored the features of the text and how it is different to other books they have read. They came up with some amazing observations.
Mr Mullen's Applecast Farm Visit
Mr Mullen's English group visited Applecast Farm today. They had a fantastic time and represented themselves and the school exceptionally. All of the students loved feeding the animals and some students overcame their anxieties to have an amazing experience. We finished our visit in the cafe…
Mr Mullen's English Group (Playscripts)
In Mr Mullen's English group we have started to explore Harry Potter and The Cursed Child as our text based on the KS3 topic of Lights, Camera, Action. The students were asked to look at the front and back cover and talk about and fond important elements. They all gave amazing answers though the…