The Bread Experiment-Results

 To follow up from our cross-curricular learning bread experiment that we posted recently, here are our results and conclusions.

Clean hands

Linkin's beautifully neat conclusion

Tyler working hard

We concluded that washing our hands significantly reduces the amount of bacteria. This can be seen on the bread that had clean hands pressed onto it.

Unwashed hands

Ms.Brobson demonstrating that the edges of this pupils hands were not washed thoroughly

This was a great experiment to do and I think some of the boys were truly shocked at the results!

Cookery Lesson/Alternative session from Watching the World Cup

 Last week we showed the England game in the hall for pupils to enjoy. Some pupils did not want to watch the football so we decided to do a nice cookery session instead. The boys baked cherry bakewells and they looked even better than Mr.Kiplings!

Christmas Decoration Glass Bottle Painting with 3JG

 On Friday class 3JG decorated some glass bottles with cork lights for the tables on our Christmas dinner day. Each class group will have their own bottle that has been beautifully decorated by 3JG and some of our group may decorate bottles to take home. here are some of our lovely photos below (This activity kept them quiet for 40 minutes!)

Well done boys they look really festive and I cant wait to see them on the tables at Xmas!

International Men's Health Day Assembly

 International Men's Health Day Assembly

On Friday 25th November, Mr Adamson, held an assembly for the KS4 pupils. The theme of the assembly was International Men's Health Day.

Pupils heard a video clip from UK UFC fighter, Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblet, about his friends struggle with Mental Health. Pupils also looked at ways to deal with pressure, low mood, anxieties and mental health issues.

Our thanks go to Mr Adamson for the assembly.

School Council Meeting - December 2022

 School Council Meeting - December 2022

The School Council met last week and hosted Mr Betlem on a conversation on After School Clubs. The School Council organized a whole school survey and feedback was shared. Mr Betlem will look to change some after school activities in line with pupil feedback in the coming weeks.

The council also agreed that they would organize the Christmas Card post box this year. This will involve collecting cards, sorting them and distributing to class groups.

The council also discussed organizing a non-school uniform day. SLT have agreed that this will be held on Monday 12th December. Pupils and staff can either donate £1 or 100 points to participate. All money raised will be donated to a local charity.

Richard Taunton 6th Form College Assembly

 Richard Taunton 6th Form College Assembly

On Friday 18th November we were visited by Richard Taunton 6th Form College for a KS4 assembly. The staff who came form the college commented on how well behaved the pupils were and they interesting questions they asked about the courses available.

Our thanks go to the college for taking the time to come and see the pupils.

Cross Curriculum Learning: Food Tech & Science

 KS4 have been learning about food safety and hygiene this term. To demonstrate the importance of washing your hand-especially before cooking, we have done an experiment to see whether or not washing our hands really does reduce bacteria and germs.

First we filled out our experiment prediction worksheet. Then we pressed our unwashed hands into a piece of bread.

We then washed our hands and did the same thing again with another piece of bread. We then sealed our pieces of bread in a clear zip-lock bag.

We will open our bags and observe the results next week. We will then complete the Conclusions section of our worksheet. Most of the boys predicated that mold would grow on the piece of bread that they pressed down on with their unwashed hands-some thought it may even grow mold in the shape of their hand! We will have to wait and see!

                              COME BACK SOON FOR OUR RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS!

City College KS4 Assembly

 City College KS4 Assembly

Last week pupils in KS4 were invited to our first assembly together for a long period of time. 

Gary Crawford - Head of Foundation Learning, joined us to introduce the pupils to the facilities and courses on offer to our KS4 pupils.

Some pupils also approached Gary about applications to college after the assembly.

Our thanks go to City College for the assembly and we look forward to having a tour of the college in the coming weeks.