Thursday, 28 March 2024

KS4 English:Suspense Writing

 KS4 Have been working on imaginative writing in English this term with a focus on building suspense.

The boys were shown a clip from the first part of an animated film called "Francis Brandywine" and then had to complete the ending. The clip was stopped after the suspense was built and then they boys had to write an ending with their own version of events.


Here are some of the amazing finished stories that were produced:






Swimming KS3



It has been a fantastic term at Shirley Swimming Pool. The boys have been growing in confidence making progress, achieving ASA certificates and having lots of fun!
Well done for all your hard work and a big thank you to the staff at Shirley Pool for supporting, encouraging and always being so welcoming to our pupils! 




Excellent swimming growing in confidence each week!

Building confidence with a swimming aid before going for 25m!

Clocking up the lengths for distance badges 400m achieved! 

Non swimmer to 25m in 6 weeks! This is incredible congratulations!

800m Wow! Congratulations great effort!

After you have swam 1000m its time for some fun!

Great to see a KS4 pupil coaching KS3!

Congratulations for Swimming 1000m! 
This is a Polygon School record.

Congratulations 200m!

 Great to see you having fun in the pool!

 

Easter Cookies

This week in cookery lessons we have been making Easter Egg Cookies.

Below are a few pictures from the week.

Happy Easter to everyone!



Monday, 25 March 2024

Anti-Littering Poster for Eco Schools with 3HI

 Recently Mrs. Newman set the who school the challenge of creating an anti-littering poster. Loads of boys got involved with this and it really highlighted the importance of recycling and saving the planet.

Here are some pictures of 3HI creating their amazing posters:



Here are our finished posters:


And finally a huge congrats to Connor in 3HI for winning first place!




Friday, 22 March 2024

Year 7 Micro:bit

 

Year 7 Micro:bit

This half term the Year 7 pupils have been working with Micro:bits in ICT. This has included using coding to programme their Micro:bits to be light sensors, step counters and play games like teleporting ducks and rock, paper, scissors.

This week the pupils used code to produce music through their Micro:bits using the chips, crocodile clips and headphones.

We had some interesting sounds and all managed to make their Micro:bits sing. Well done boys.








Thursday, 21 March 2024

Healthy High 5-MY BAR!

Last week in HH5 the boys went really hard on the fitness with Mr.T! 

Ivan even managed to do 15 lengths of "Farmers Walk"! (This is where he holds some very awkward shaped weights and carries them around-I know from experience this is very hard!)

The boys are working together to help each other complete task and realise their potential. Everyone is very supportive of each other and I just love hearing "MY BAR" every time they take hold of the weight! 





Wellbeing Wednesday in 3HI

 

On Wednesday at The Polygon we have a Wellbeing session after break. All classes take part in this and it is a time to enjoy activities that make us feel good-sometimes we do some exercises, drawing, watch YouTube, play games etc. but at the moment 3HI really enjoy doing Hama Beads and Diamond Art.

Miss Iflould and Miss Long love getting new diamond art stickers made for the classroom and their laptops! Thanks boys!