Blog by Tag: KS4

We enjoyed a lovely first day back in school together, getting to know our new friends and teachers. 

KS4 loved their CSI WOW day today. Students investigated a murder crime scene, looked for clues, conducted forensic tests and analysed finger prints. The culprit was duly arrested and taken away thanks to their powers of deduction. Great fun was had by all.

KS4W enjoyed a trip to West Lancs Diner & Sandy Lane park to celebrate a fantastic year in Key Stage 4. All students chose and paid for their own items and waited to collect their change. Students also got to enjoy some time in the arcades and chose a game each to play on. Afterwards, we made the…

Pupils in KS4L enjoyed their morning walking to the diner, paying for their items and then waiting for their change.

Pupils then enjoyed playing together at the park and having an ice lolly to cool down! 
 

Pupils in KS4L enjoyed using magnifying glasses and a tick list to find different mini-beasts and their habitats. 
Pupils completed this as part of their Science CREST Award.

KS4W have been baking some homemade ‘Millies Cookies’ this week in their DT lesson. Students measured out all of the ingredients and followed a visual recipe to make their cookies. They turned out delicious! Well done KS4W.

KS4 students spent some time caring for the small animals during transition weeks. Students discussed their favourite animals and talked about how we care for them. Matilda, our school therapy dog even got to show off some tricks to earn her treats!

KS4 were very privileged to be invited to the STEM Festival 2024 (Science Technology Engineering Maths) at West Lancashire College.

The Students enjoyed a Trip through Space and Time. KS4 learnt all about the history and future of space inside the wonder dome. 

We attended a presentation…

KS4w tested out different ways to make paper aeroplanes to see which ones flew the furthest. All of the students enjoyed flying their planes across the yard.

We have been exploring possible life on planet Mars. We experimented with iron filings, glitter, lentils and rice, which all represented micro-organisms

Students experimented rocks to find signs of energy. All representing signs of life on Mars.

Mrs Higgins class have enjoyed this weeks Thrive challenge ‘Teamwork’

Students enjoyed team building games and discussed how they felt during the games, thinking about areas of Skillsbuilder to develop.

We have seen lots of fantastic skills in speaking, listening, problem solving,…

KS4W have been learning about Eid and how fireworks are used to celebrate the end of Ramadan. We used the Boomwhackers to play along to the song ‘Firework’ and watched some videos before choosing a song each to play along to.