Blog by Tag: KS4

11R thoroughly enjoyed their work on Islam this week. They were introduced to the Islamic tradition of Sadaqah, which is about kindness. We learnt about the importance of giving and being thankful for the things that we have. We made gift boxes, filling them with chocolates and then chose a…

On Friday the 11th of December 10G had a lovely morning learning all about Hannukah and celebrating it together. First we talked all about why people celebrate Hannukah, the meaning behind it and when and why it began. We then read the story all about Hannukah. We decorated our own Mennorah…

This week 11R have really been getting in to the festive spirit. There has been some jolly good teamwork, laughs, Christmas songs and goodies. We have worked so hard to make Christmas decorations from a variety of different materials. Our 11R classroom looked like it was covered in snow today as…

Mrs Harwood was given some special UV light lotion from Carol from Home Instead.

We were set a challenge to see if we could wash our hands properly to get rid of all the germs.

We applied the Glitter Bug Potion and examined our hands with the special ultra violet lights.

Some of us washed…

Over the last week we have been undertaking some of our ASDAN accreditation for Working as Part of a Group.

We have set group roles, identified the tasks we are carrying out and looked at what makes good team work. 

We have started to make our Christmas Decorations and they are looking…

As part of our ASDAN work some of 10R have been making healthy snacks on Friday mornings. This week pupils were very concerned to learn they were making goats cheese, tomato and olive triangles as they were confident that they didn’t like olives, goats cheese or tomatoes!  
We talked about how…

This week in 11R we have been learning all about gender stereotyping. We started off by watching a video where we all had to share our thoughts on how people looked and what opinions we formed based on that. Everyone contributed maturely towards the discussion and listened respectfully to each…

As part of our socially thinking zones of regulation programme, pupils are encouraged to find out what activities support them in their different colour zones. Today we explored a range of activities which pupils then reflected on. Would it help make them more alert on those tired days? Or would…

This week in 11R we having been doing bingo and as starter to our functional maths skills. Ryan was our super bingo caller and his calling skills were AMAZING!! It was an intense game and a few of us were sweating towards the end waiting for our numbers to be called. 
 

Once we had finished…

11R said a very fond farewell to the legend that is Mr Buckley.

We partied, shared memories and there were some tears.

11R wish you good luck in your new exciting role and know that you will continue to make a difference to young peoples lives. 

This week 11R have been taking part in an action packed boot-camp. We had plenty of equipment to use and were even lucky enough to get some new battle ropes. Everyone in the class tried super hard and really worked up a sweat! 

Today we celebrated Mental Health Awareness Day. We started the…

Parents were invited to join our Macmillian Coffee Morning virtually over TEAMS.

We did a quiz on sweets and chocolate. We were in three teams called - Mourinho KSI,  We're the Employees of Mcdonalds and We're struggling and Man United 235. 

We had Team Leaders, writers and helpers and we…