Risoul 2018 part ll

Risoul 2018 part II

Tuesday

This was a tough day for skiing. Having snowed steadily since Monday afternoon the pistes were covered in deep  the snow, the piste bashers worked through the night but by Tuesday morning there was still a few inches of soft snow on all the runs. Add to this a day of cloud and wind.

The boys showed a lot of courage and resilience to keep going back up the mountain even though the visibility was down to a few metres.

Wednesday

Wednesday was a much clearer day and boys returned to the mountain with increased enthusiasm to take advantage of the clear skies. 

Olvino being an expert free skier thougth that the boys were ready to a few jumps. Again we had different levels of success but all got back up and kept going.

Thursday

The boys continued to push themselves on what looks like being the day of the week for skiing. They tried to different skiing skills on Thursday. In the morning the tried a speed test. A test of nerves involving where you point your skis straight downhill and stick in an aerodynamic position. 

After this they tried their hand at a slalom course.

We have one more day of skiing left now. Olvino will be deciding on their skiing levels and giving awards after skiing on Friday.

We look forward to seeing you all on Monday. 

Plants around the school

Today during Science, Zack planted some spider plants and some runner beans.
All our spider plants from last summer have grown, so we went round the school and gave every teacher a new plant to take care of.

Zack's care instructions:
1. Water your plant twice per week.
2. Keep your plant in a sunny place.

Congratulations to everybody for reaching the milestone of 4000 completed pieces of work on our VLE - Doddle.  We have also achieved this four weeks earlier when compared to last year!

Top 3 subjects for work completed on our Doddle are:

1.      English – across both key stages

2.      Maths

3.      Science

  

Risoul 2018 part I

Risoul 2018

This year we heading to a new base camp for The Polygon ski trip. We are moving a couple hundred miles south to the French resort of Risoul in search of snow. 

SATURDAY

Despite the conditions in Southampton all the boys and staff manage to get to school early on Saturday morning to start their journey. Minibus to Gatwick, then plane to Turin and lastly a coach to Risoul. Finally after 12 hours and a few delays we made it to Risoul. 

SUNDAY

All kitted up we met our instructor Olvino to begin our lessons. Olvino having 40 years of ski instructor experience is a master on the slopes. He quickly progressed the boys during the lessons and took the boys to the top of Risoul by the first afternoon.

Our Sunday nights activities involved a treasure hunt round the village of Risoul. The wining team being that of Mr Morley, Lewis and Alfie.

MONDAY

On Monday they boys kept progressing, Olvino pushing them to improve their technique and skills. In the afternoon we did a little bit of off-piste skiing. There was some successes and some fails, but everyone got back up and keep trying.

Here Arron is doing his best to get selected for the next winter Olympics big air competition. We finished Monday we a lovely fish and chips dinner and a movie as a group. 

Stay tuned for more later in the week.

3GS Maths

3GS have been fantastic in Maths recently!

We have been covering a very difficult topic this term-angles!

Keep up the great work boys you are really getting the hang of angles and protractors!

Snow day at The Polygon!

Last Thursday the year 10 boys had a cookery exam, and despite the awful weather they all made it in!
After the exam they enjoyed the snow and then had a lovely long weekend-well done boys!

PSHPE- Obesity

4 AW and 4 CM continued with their PSHPE programme today. This week the focus was around the problems associated with obesity. This was a really interesting session where we simulated how much more difficult exercise is when you are heavier. Dan, Owen and Jamie brought in different weighted bags which we had to wear on our fronts while using the DMS mats. The heaviest bag was definitely the hardest!

Shocking images of how fat deposits around your body and vital organs

Obesity facts and figures

The different weighted bags

Jack with the heaviest bag!

Alfie with the medium bag completing the DMS challenge

George the DMS superstar taking it in his stride

Mr Betlem trying to keep up with George!

Go Owen!

On the head Zack!