This half term pupils from 3HI and 3JG have been lucky enough to be first on list to attend Forest School at Itchen Valley Country Park. They have watched the season change as they have engaged in a range of activities.
This September the pupils undertook a two-week cross-curricular
project based on ‘The Lion King’. This helped deepen their knowledge and recall
their prior learning.
In English pupils explored African storytelling, as well as
writing character descriptions, fact files and short stories.
In Art they looked at various different art forms such as water painting,
creating masks, looking at Patterns and shadowing, as well as painting and
drawing nature such as Acacia trees.
In Math's' the kS3 pupils looked at charts and graphs and
produced bar charts of animal’s heights and weights.
For CDT the pupils created coasters with characters from ‘The
Lion King’ on. This required measuring, cutting and painting their projects.
In Outdoor learning they played various games around matching
animals to their skin types, as well as various team-building activities and
exploring nature.
During cooking classes pupils tasted and created authentic
African meals.
For PSHE the pupils explored the themes of Death and the Afterlife
and what that means to them, as well as what it means to other people.
In Science the pupils furthered their knowledge of charts and
graphs by creating data of themselves compared to various animals.
Lastly, for PE the pupils explored playing games that
originated in Africa, working on their team building and leadership skills.
At the end of the two weeks’ pupils and staff were able to
attend the Mayflower theatre to watch the production of ‘The Lion King’, which
was a great experience and enjoyed by those who attended.
During English this half term both KS3 and KS4 Pupils have
been producing work inspired around ‘The Lion King’. KS3 pupils have been
exploring Africa and African story telling. The pupils have created fact files
around different animals and countries found within Africa, as well as creating
‘wanted’ posters for the characters in the story ‘The Lion King’. Pupils have
also had the opportunity to write short stories on how different animals got
their unique features, for example how the elephant got his trunk. The year 9
pupils have also been exploring the issues animals face such as global warming,
war and the human population.
KS4 pupils have been creating character descriptions of the
main characters from ‘the Lion King’. The pupils have also been exploring both
the CGI and the animated films comparing and contrasting them as they look at
the realism of movie magic. They also looked at how villains are portrayed
within films and how all Disney villains look like Jafar from the film
‘Aladdin’.
Today pupils at The Polygon had a PSHE lesson with Josh from the Saints Foundation. Josh delivered a fantastic lesson around the Premier league’s campaign around no room for racism. The topic was about allyship, pupils spoke around the different between being non racist and anti-racist. We went on to discuss how the pupils could be a good ally at school and how they can prevent racial discrimination at school and in the community. We ended the session by watching a video where premier league players discussed how they face challenges and how they overcame them. Well done to all the pupils across the school who took part in todays sessions!
Mrs Foster was very impressed as she walked past a Year 7 English lesson today! The pupils were all working exceptionally hard under the instruction of Mrs Brobson and Mrs Thomas to complete their stories. Excellent work Year 7!
4CM and 4PR have had the opportunity to go swimming every Thursday this half term!
The improvements in technique, confidence and fitness have been fantastic from week 1-7. Mrs Foster and Mr Crook are very proud of the pupils who have turned up every week and given it their all, especially those who have overcome a fear of water or the deep.
Here is a snap shot of the fun we have during swimming sessions!
