Adams
Welcome to Adams Class Page!
We are named after the former British Professional Boxer Nicola Adams.
She retired from the sport undefeated. As an amateur, she became the first female boxer to become an Olympic champion after winning gold at London 2012.
About our Class
Staff
Form Tutor - Miss Hodgson
Mrs Feeney
Mrs Akhtar
We are taught at our off site provision 2-3 days a week. Here we compete our lessons using computers as well as completing worksheets. We are also completing our ASDAN lifeskills Challenge. We have a Main Classroom where we can all work together, a one to one room where we can work individually or in small groups and a Chill Zone where we have access to sensory equipment such as light and sound projector, fidget toys, a tent with bean bag and a chalk board.
We also access off site learning where we can learn skills in what we would like to do when we leave school. We go to a variety of placements which include:-
Apple Cast - Here we can do
Construction
Animal Care
Fisheries
Fix It - Here we can do
Car maintenance
Jennings Gym - Here we can do
Training
CWP - Here we can do
Hairdressing and Beauty
Computing
Music
Media
Cooking
Welcome Back!!
Welcome back to the new school year. We hope you have had a wonderful summer.
This Term we will be learning about the following:-
Maths
Whole numbers
Working with money
Using money
Calculating the cost
Shape and Space in 2 dimensions
Measurement - design a garden
English
Comparing and writing instructions
Create a newsletter
Find key themes in song lyrics
War Horse
History
Steam engines
Abandoned places
PSD
Social Networking
Cyber bullying
Cyber stalking
Geography
Twin Towns
Learning to map read
Reading a map of the British Isles
Wellbeing
September 1st - October 19th 2022
This half term we have been busy in English completing our IDL. We have
also worked on comparing and writing instructions and created a newsletter. We have been reading the novel War Horse. In Math's we have worked on whole numbers and worked with money values. We have also planned a 3 course meal and added prices to it.
We have been learning about Steam Trains. Did you know that the first steam engine was called Rocket. We have also been learning about abandoned places and have researched Auschwitz.
Welcome back after the half term
Week beginning 31st October 2022
ENGLISH
This week we have continued with our IDL Literacy online. We have read chapters 10-15 of War Horse and completed a worksheet on War Horse. We have also designed our own Newsletter. We have also been improving our skills by using IDL.
MATHS
In math's this week we have been recapping our money skills. We have been adding and taking away different monetary values. We have also recapped whole numbers.
CAREERS
This weeks careers lesson we have looked at STAYING POSITIVE and what emotions are. We also looked at helpful emotions.
ASDAN
During Enterprise week each class has a budget of £5.00. They have to make something to sell. It could be something useful, something to eat, hair accessories or ornamental. The class that makes the most money wins!
We have discussed what we are making for Enterprise week. We have put our ideas into action and started to produce our product. As we are in competition with the rest of the school we will not post anything about our product until the competition is finished. Good luck everyone!
P.E.
This half term we are going to be doing Yoga and Dance.
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Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
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Week beginning - 7th November 2022
We hope you had a wonderful weekend and a safe Bonfire Night!
ENGLISH
In English this week we have continued with our IDL lessons online. We have also continued to read War Horse. The story is told through the eyes of a horse called Joey.
Towards the end of the week we have started to complete one of our English challenges on comparing and writing instruction.
As it is remembrance day on Sunday as a group we have done an acrostic poem.
MATHS
This week we have continued to complete our IXL maths lessons online.
CAREERS
This week we are looking at aiming high. We have been learning what we can do as learners when we find something is too difficult for us to do. We have worked as a group and came up with strategies that will help us overcome our difficulties. Then we learnt what to do when faced with different challenges.
COMMUNITY WORK
This week we did not work in the memorial garden at school. We sat together and worked with Mrs Feeney and Mrs Suffield and made some Father Christmas Key rings. For this we had to use our fine motor skills, some of us fine this a little difficult but we persevered.
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Have a wonderful weekend!
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Anti - bullying Week
Anti-Bullying Week is every year, usually being the third week of November. This year being from November 14 to 18. It recognises that bullying has a long-term effect on the victim’s mental health and quality of life. Its aim is to combat bullying by encouraging a zero-tolerance policy.
Week Beginning 14th November 2022
ENGLISH
This we we have been working on one of our ASDAN challenges. For this we had to compared and evaluate written instructions and there layout. Our Learning Aim was to identify the purpose in writing.
We read two different written sets of instructions such as recipes; "how to" articles or sport techniques. Then we summarised the similarities and differences in layout and language used in the texts.
MATHS
This week we have continued to work on our addition skills.
This has been done both on worksheets and online using IXL where we have completed lessons.
HISTORY
We have been learning about Steam locomotives which were first developed in Great Britain during the early 19th century. The first steam locomotives were a development of the stationary mine engines made by Richard Trevithick. The first passenger carrying steam trains appeared in 1825 on the Stockton & Darlington Railway with Locomotive No1.
The famous Rainhill trials to select locomotives for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway took place in 1829 and resulted in Rocket being the only one of five locomotives to complete the tasks. As a result Robert Stephenson was given the contract to produce locomotives for the line.
CAREERS
This week we have been looking at leadership skills. In this lesson we named different emotions that we have felt and reflected on when we have felt these feelings in the past. Our aim was to know how we are feeling about something. We discussed how we felt when feeling different emotions and why we felt that way.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
We are continuing with our Badminton skills this week, concentrating on our racket skills.
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Have a wonderful weekend
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Week beginning 21st November 2022
MONDAY - Pantomime day
Today we all arrived at school quite excited. After form time we all went into the hall. We were then told which bus we were on and exited the school to board the bus. It was a double decker and we got to sit at the top! It took about 35 minutes to arrive at the theatre. The theatre staff then lead us all into the theatre and we sat down. We were all given a bag which contained a drink, crisps, chocolate biscuit and sweets. These were supplied by FOAWS (Friends of Applebee Wood School).
The Pantomime was really good, we all had a wonderful time! Thank you Mrs Nickeas for organising it for us.
Once back at school we chose where we wanted to eat our lunches. Some of us stayed in the hall to watch the England game, some of us went to room 9 to watch the game in a quieter environment and some of us chose to do crafts in room 11. It was a fantastic game !!!
COME ON ENGLAND!!!!!!!
ENGLISH
We have been looking at creating Christmas menus this week.
It was harder than we thought as we had to list on the menu what was included. We also had to make it sound really appertising.
MATHS
This week we have been working with shape and space in 2 dimensions.
We have been looking at different shapes and their correct names. Also we have completed our lessons on IXL on shapes.
CAREERS
In careers this week we have completed step 0, Teamwork.
In this lesson we have discussed how we can work positively with others and challenging behaviour.
P.E.
We had a wonderful lesson of Badminton this week. We really enjoyed the game!
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Have a wonderful, safe weekend!!!
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Week beginning 28th November 2022
ENGLISH
This week we have designed a Christmas menu. First of all we had to make a list of things we would need for our meal. Then we designed a starter, main course and dessert from the ingredients we had chosen and wrote up our menu. We then filled in an invitation to invite a friend to join us.
MATHS
We have been looking at shapes again this week and have completed our lessons online using IXL.
CAREERS
This week we have done Listening Step 1. In this lesson we have looked at how to repeat and remember short phrases. We completed tasks on impeccable instructions and fantastic focus.
P.E.
We enjoyed playing badminton again this week. Our skills are really improving. It was great fun to play against each other.
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Hope you have a wonderful safe weekend !
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Week beginning 8th December 2022
ENGLISH
This week we have been practicing our comprehension skills. This helps us to develop our reading skills and our knowledge skills.
MATHS
This week we have been designing our own garden. We used graph paper to help us mark out our garden. This helped us to scale our garden. If we use a scale of 1:100 this means that for every 1 metre we measured. This then represents on our drawing as 1 centimetre.
GEOGRAPHY
We have been looking at towns in the United Kingdom that have the same name as towns around the world. These towns in the United Kingdom having standing links to local communities in other countries. This is usually approved by the local government and is known as "town twinning." The towns that are twinned usually have a common interest or a link that binds them together.
Preston and Recklinghausen have been town twins since 1956. Recklinghausen is the northern most city in the Ruhr-area of Germany with a population of 114,000. Recklinghausen also hosts an annual Light Show at the end of October. In 2015, their light shows theme was 'sister cities' and Preston's emblem was lit up on the front of one of their buildings.
CAREERS
This weeks lesson was Speaking step 1. In this lesson we spoke about our favourite music to two different groups. Small talk is a technique of initiating a conversation. Making small talk is a way to contact and connect with people and intends to offer you contacts with friends, business associates, colleagues and others that last for a longer time period. We then engaged in a group chat session. We practiced speaking clearly by sharing with the group what our favourite food was. We learnt that group chat is the ability to chat with multiple people. Using a group chat allows you to share information and ideas.
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Have a wonderful weekend!!
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Week beginning 12th December 2022
Wow its the last week of term!!
This week we have lots of fun activities planned.
We will be completing our IDL English and IXL Maths lessons online as normal. We will be making sure that all work from this term is completed ready for the new term in January.
Below is a list of this weeks fun activities.
Monday - Enterprise in class - finish products
Tuesday - Placements/ college
Wednesday - Making Christmas treats, then Decorating Christmas cakes and Chocolate Logs
Placements/ College
Thursday - Watching a Christmas movie
Friday - Placements/College
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We would like to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a
Happy New Year!
We look forward to updating you the New Year
with our weekly learning.
Best wishes from Adams Class
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
MAY 2023 BE FULL OF HAPPINESS, HEALTH AND WEALTH
FOR YOU
ALL
WELCOME BACK !!!!!
Week commencing 3rd January 2023 - 8th February 2023
This half term we have been learning the following:-
ENGLISH
We have been been looking at persuasive writing and comprehension. For comprehension we have been looking at stories that have suspense and intrigue. The stories were very good, we then had to answer questions that related to the text. We also rewrote the end of the story using our own ideas.
Using our skills we produced a poster advertising food. The poster contained lots of persuasive language to promote the food we had chosen.
MATHS
This half term we have be working with fractions, measure, decimals and percentages.
We have learnt how to complete decimal sums by using times and division by 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 also we have work on decimal place values. This has been a little tricky by we managed it!! We had to put the decimal in the correct place. For example
25365 convert to two hundred and fifty three pounds and sixty five pence putting the decimal in the correct place
£253.65
PSD
In PSD we have been learning about medicines.
We have learnt how to read a label on a medicine bottle and why it has personal information on it. This is to make sure the right person take the medicine and that it doesn't get muddled up with someone else's as that can be dangerous. It also tells us the dose that we need to take.
We have looked at why we need medicine and what different medicines are for.
P.E.
This term we have been looking at table tennis.
We have had lots of fun doing
this activity and have improved our
skills quite considerably.
CAREERS
We have continued to look at improving our skills.
We have looked at
Problem Solving - completing tasks by following instructions
Creativity - imagine different situations and can say what they imagine
Stay Positive - Learners can tell when others feel positive or negative
Aiming High - Learners know what doing well looks like for them
Careers is a really good lesson, it is mainly class discussion where we all get to say what we would do or that we think.
Have a wonderful
and safe Half Term!!!
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We hope you had a
wonderful and safe half term.
Welcome back!!!!
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Week beginning 20th February 2023
- 24th February 2023
Today we welcomed our new staff member
"Mrs Akhtar"
Mrs Akhtar will be with us on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
ENGLISH
This week we have been practicing our sentence structures.
Sometimes we forget to add capital letters and full stops so it's really good to revisit the skills that we need to remember.
We also listened to the 1st chapter (The boy who lived) of
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.
We then completed a piece of written work recapping the chapter.
MATHS
This week we have been working through our
Maths work books
completing different Mathematical sums in preparation
of the upcoming exams.
PSD
This weeks lesson was on the Dangers of Vaping.
We learnt that e-cigarettes can be very harmful to us.
Did you know that they contain
Ecigs or E-cigarettes, although have not proven
to cause harm to people around someone
vaping, but it can cause a
condition called Popcorn Lung to the vaper.
There is no time frame from when this happens.
This was a very good lesson and class discussion.
All pupils said that they had found it interesting and would
think twice about using an e-cig.
CAREERS
In careers this week we have been looking at Teamwork.
We have been learning how learners work well with
others by behaving appropriately.
TEAMWORK - Learners work well with others by behaving appropriately
What is behaviour?
Changing how we behave
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Happy Weekend everyone!!!!
have a lovely time
and stay safe
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Week beginning 27th February 2023
- 3rd March 2023
ENGLISH
This week we have started to read the novel Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling.
We listened to the 1st chapter (The boy who lived)
The novel opens with a description of the Dursley family of number four, Privet Drive. Vernon Dursley, an overweight man with a bushy mustache, works as the director of a drill-making firm, while his wife, Petunia, is thin and blonde and has a particular penchant for spying on the neighbours. Their son, Dudley, is grotesquely fat, even as a toddler, and is spoiled rotten by both parents. The Dursley family is perfectly content to live normal and uninteresting lives. In fact, their greatest fear is that someone will find out that one of their relatives is not completely normal and uninteresting: Petunia’s sister, Lily Potter, is decidedly “unDursleyish,” and, as a result, Petunia has not spoken to her in several years.
As a result of Voldemolt killing both Lily and James (Harry's parents) Higrid delivers Harry to Dumbledore at Private Drive. Dumbledore leaves Harry on the doorstep with a letter.
MATHS
This week we have been continuing to recap what we have learnt so far this academic year in preparation for our exams. This then enables us to work on the areas we feel we need to improve on.
CAREERS
This week we have covered
Problem Solving Step 1
In this learners show how they can complete tasks by finding someone to help them if they need them.
P.H.S.E.
This week we have been learning about puberty and adolescence. We have been learning about what changes happen to the male and female bodies during puberty. We have also looked at the importance of personal hygiene.
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Happy Weekend everyone!!
We hope you have a lovely time and stay safe!!!
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Week commencing 6th March 2023
- 31 March 2023
During the last four weeks of term we have been very busy. We have been doing past papers for English and Maths to help us prepare for our function skills exams.
We have also competed our work experience. This was amazing and gave us a good insight as to what we can expect when we get a job.
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Wishing everyone
a safe
and
fun
Easter Holiday!!!!
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Welcome Back
to the
Summer Term!!!
This is our final term of the academic year and our last term at Applebee Wood.
Week Commencing 17th April 23 - 21st April 2023
This week we have started our work for the Summer Term.
English
With the Kings Coronation coming up we have be learning about what will happen. The Coronation is centred around a solemn religious ceremony and has remained largely unchanged for over a thousand years. For the last 900 years, the ceremony has taken place at Westminster Abbey, London and is conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Coronation of a new Sovereign takes place in the months after their accession, following a period of mourning. In a similar but simpler ceremony, the Queen Consort will also be crowned alongside His Majesty The King as part of the service on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.
The Coronation in 2023
The Coronation of His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort is also a time for celebration across the nation and the Commonwealth, over a weekend of special events:
- Saturday 6 May the Coronation Ceremony takes place at Westminster Abbey, London.
- 6-8 May will see Coronation Big Lunches up and down the country and across the Commonwealth.
- Sunday May 7 a spectacular Coronation Concert will be performed at Windsor Castle with iconic locations across the UK lit up using projections, lasers, drone displays and illuminations.
- Monday 8 May a special Bank Holiday has been proclaimed by the Prime Minister in honour of the Coronation, giving everyone the opportunity to join in with their communities and good causes through Big Help Out activities.
Expressive Arts ASDAN
We have started our art topic and are learning about the Art of Graffiti.
Graffiti art has its origins in 1970s New York, when young people began to use spray paint and other materials to create images on buildings and on the sides of subway trains. Such graffiti can range from bright graphic images (wildstyle) to the stylised monogram (tag).
Graffiti as such is rarely seen in galleries and museums, yet its aesthetic has been incorporated into artists’ work. Early exponents of graffiti in art included the French artist Jean Dubuffet who incorporated tags and graphic motifs into his paintings, and the New York artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring who could be defined as street art pioneers.
More recently, graffiti artists such as Barry McGee and Banksy have had their work exhibited in commercial spaces.
We will be creating our own Graffiti Art based on Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by J K Rowling and Shadow by Michael Morpurgo.
Maths and English Functional Skills
We have been working very hard towards our upcoming exams. We have completed past papers individually and have also worked as a group going through the questions together. Mrs Feeney and Mrs Akhtar are very proud of us.
History
Our history topics for this half term are The Roman legacy in Britain and An Introduction to World War II. We have looked at time lines for both events and completed some worksheets.
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Happy Weekend Everyone!!
Hope you have a safe and lovely weekend!
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Week Commencing 24th April - 28th April 2023
What a week!!
This week we have been very busy practicing for our Function Skill English Exams which we are sitting this week Mrs Feeney has been quizzing us and helping us complete past papers. Wish us luck!!
History
We are continuing to learn about The Romans Legacy in Britain and and Introduction to World War II.
Romans -
We are studying the Roman Legacy in Britain. When the Romans arrived in AD43, they introduced new ideas and new ways of living to Britain. We are learning what those ideas and new ways of living. We have looked at settlements where the Romans set up their homes and what cities they took over.
World War II -
We have been learning about how food was rationed during the war. We have made a stew using potatoes, carrots and onions. We have used seasoning and Oxo cubes to add flavour. This is a meal that many people would have eaten during the war. It was ok but a bit bland. We added a tin of Corned Beef making the stew into a Corned beef Hash. This was delicious.
English
We are studding the novel Shadow by Michael Morpurgo. Shadow is a young adult novel by Michael Morpurgo in which Matt and his Grandpa seek to have Afghan asylum seekers Aman Khan and his mother, known as Mum, freed from the British detention facility at Yarl’s Wood. The plot relies on Aman’s account of escaping Afghanistan with a stray dog that he named Shadow. We listened to a chapter of the story and then re-wrote the accounts of the chapter in our own words.
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Hope you have a wonderful Bank Holiday Weekend!!
Hope you stay safe and have fun!!
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Week Commencing 2nd May 2023 - 5th May 2023
English
This week we have been continuing to read Shadow by Michael Morpurgo. Once we have read the chapter we then have to retell it in our own words. We are really enjoying this book.
Maths
This week we have been looking at probability. We have estimated the number of objects and then counted them out to see how close we were to the correct amount. We have also been collecting data to produce charts. We chose a variety of topics for this.
PSD
We are continuing with sex education and have been looking at different relationships. A relationship is how two or more people are connected.
You can have many different kinds of relationships. You might have a relationship with your friend this is called a friendship.
We have looked at happy and loving relationships and abusive relationships.
It is healthy to have lots of different friendships and relationships with people, as humans we are social beings, so we need people around us, we need to have friends and socialise.
History
World War II
This week we have been learning Morse Code. We learnt about its inventor Samuel Morse and we had a go at writing some Morse code.
We also looked at some pictures and wrote down what we thought was happening in them.
The Romans
This week we have been looking at how the Romans built their empire. We looked at Roman influences as they gained control of the colonies set up by the ancient Greeks. We learnt about the Ancient City of Rome and what life was like. We looked at how Rome began and how it was ruled. We also looked at some of the Roman leaders.
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Wishing everyone a wonderful safe and happy weekend.
Enjoy the Coronation Celebrations
God save the King
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Week Commencing 9th May 2023 - 12th May 2023
English
This week we have been continuing to read Shadow. We really are enjoying the book. Shadow is a book about friendship that spans the UK and Afghanistan. Matt visits his grandfather and tells him about his best friend Aman who along with his mother has been taken to Yarl’s Wood. Aman has lived in the UK for 6 years as an asylum seeker, but according to the Government their time has run out and he has to return to Afghanistan. As Matt is not allowed to visit Aman he persuades his Grandfather, a former journalist to go to Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Aman tells of his incredible journey to the UK.
Maths
This week we have been continuing with gathering data. Data collection or data gathering is the process of gathering and measuring information on targeted variables in an established system, which then enables us to answer relevant questions and evaluate outcomes.
We have also been looking at probability. Probability or chance is how likely something is to happen. If something has a low probability, it is unlikely to happen. If something has a high probability, it is likely to happen. Probabilities are most commonly shown as fractions. The probability of getting 'tails' when you toss a coin is a 1 in 2 chance, or 1/2. Probabilities can also be shown as decimals or percentages. A probability of 1/2 can also be shown as 0.5 or 50%.
Careers
Problem Solving - we looked at how we could explore problems by creating different possible solutions. We considered a problem that we have at the moment and decided whether it was going to be simple or complicated to solve. We then created a list of possible solutions.
Listening - We listened to each other and then was able to tell each other why we were communicating. We attempted to memorise the reasons for communicating and why and how someone would communicate in different scenarios.
Speaking - We were able to speak effectively with each other as we thought about what we already knew. We practised asking each other questions to check our understanding before doing some role play. During the role play we used a baking scenario where the listener knew less than the speaker.
History
We have been learning about evacuees this week. The evacuation of children in Britain during the Second World War was designed to protect people, especially children, from the risks associated with aerial bombings of cities by moving them to areas thought to be less at risk, mainly the countryside.
Under the name "Operation Pied Piper", the effort began on 1 September 1939 and officially relocated 1.5 million people. There were further waves of official evacuation and re-evacuation from the south and east coasts in June 1940, when a seaborne invasion was expected, and from affected cities after the Blitz began in September 1940.
We have also continued to learn about the Romans in Britain. We have recapped over when the Romans arrived in Britain and where they made their settlements. Using a map of Britain we had to label the roman settlements and then label at least one are that the Romans did not settle in.
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Happy Friday!!
Stay safe and have a wonderful weekend
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Week commencing 15th May 23 - 19th May 23
English
We have been continuing to read Shadow by Michael Morpurgo.
Aman, his mother and Grandmother are Hazara people, living in the hills of Afghanistan under the constant threat of the Taliban. Aman’s father has been killed some years previously. Aman’s grandmother is desperate that Aman and his mother should join her brother in England to guarantee their safety. In the midst of this terror and confusion a bedraggled dog arrives at their cave and befriends Aman – he is initially sceptical as dogs are not regarded as necessary in his culture. As they all feared, the Taliban attack them in their cave and Aman’s grandmother is killed. Aman’s mother finds the determination and fortitude needed to leave their country and as they set off, the dog whom they christen Shadow, comes along with them. Aman and his mother face a long and treacherous journey even before they leave their own country. As they cross the border they are robbed and lose everything, but yet again Shadow remains with them. In one of the villages they are hiding in Shadow starts sniffing the ground and Aman realises he has found a bomb – he sees some British soldiers coming towards the area and runs to them alerting them to the bomb. In an amazing coincidence, Shadow turns out to be Polly, an army sniffer dog who has been missing for months. The soldiers welcome Aman and his mother but their stay is tinged with sadness as they know they will have to leave and leave Polly with the soldiers. The pair then face a terrifying journey to the UK in the back of a lorry. Aman has thrived since being in the UK which he sees as his home, he has the same interests as other UK boys of his age, including Beckham and Manchester United. His mother is terrified of returning to an Afghanistan where she would likely face torture and death. Matt’s grandfather observes first-hand the lack of civil liberties those in the detention centre have and after hearing this extraordinary story realises that morally he has to help Aman and his mother, despite his self-confidence being low after his wife’s death. His story is published in the newspaper with a call to protest outside Yarl’s Wood. Initially the protest consists of Matt and his Grandfather but gradually more people arrive including; school friends, family and finally Captain Brodie (who is now a war hero) arrives with Shadow to tell them he has used his influence to ensure that Aman and his mother are allowed to stay in the UK. Shadow and Aman’s story comes full circle and they are re-united outside the detention centre.
History
We have been learning who Bodecia is and what she did. Boudicca is famous for her fighting spirit and determination never to give in to the Romans. She is lauded for her bravery and endeavours and remains a significant historical figure to this day. Her courage is encapsulated in her final speech, recorded by the Roman historian, Dio Cassius:
'I was whipped by the Romans when they tried to take our lands and now I am fighting for my freedom. Think how many of us are fighting and why. We must win this battle or die. Let the men live as slaves if they want. I will not.'
Maths
We have continued to work with temperatures this week. We have been lrearning how to read a thermometer accuritly.We have also been continuing to draw line graphs and bar charts. Some of us have been continuing to work on probability and measurements using the four operations.
Careers
Creativity - step 4
We looked at how we could generate ideas to improve something. Then we developed a success criteria for a baking brief. To finish off we considered how to improve a hot drinks mug using success criteria to help us.
Staying Positive - step 4
We talked about how we should keep trying when something goes wrong, and think about what happened, and how we could learn from our mistakes. We then explored three scenarios where we could learn from setbacks. To finish we explored a scenario of our own choice and ask questions to learn from the setbacks.
Aiming High - Step 4
We have been looking at how we can approach new challenges with a positive outlook. We have reflected on an example of when we have learnt from a new challenge. We then challenged ourselves to learn new vocabulary.
Leadership - step 4
We have been learning how to manage time and share resources to support completing tasks. We considered how long different tasks should take and how to manage time well to be successful. We looked at which resources different team members would need to complete their jobs. We then reflected on how a good leader would support their team in different scenarios.
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Hope you all have a fun and safe weekend!
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Week beginning 22nd May 2023 - 26th May 2023
English
We have continued to read Shadow. Matt’s grandfather observes first-hand the lack of civil liberties those in the detention centre have and after hearing this extraordinary story realises that morally he has to help Aman and his mother, despite his self-confidence being low after his wife’s death. His story is published in the newspaper with a call to protest outside Yarl’s Wood. Initially the protest consists of Matt and his Grandfather but gradually more people arrive including; school friends, family and finally Captain Brodie (who is now a war hero) arrives with Shadow to tell them he has used his influence to ensure that Aman and his mother are allowed to stay in the UK. Shadow and Aman’s story comes full circle and they are re-united outside the detention centre.
Maths
This week we have been continuing to look at temperatures. We have also looked at averages of me an median and range.
The median is the middle value.
To find the median, order the numbers and see which one is in the middle of the list.
Eg 3, 3, 6, 13, 100 = 6
The median is 6.
If there are two middle values the median is halfway between them. This might not be a whole number.
The mode is the number that appears the most.
To find the mode, order the numbers lowest to highest and see which number appears the most often.
Eg 3, 3, 6, 13, 100 = 3
The mode is 3.
The mean is the total of the numbers divided by how many numbers there are.
To find the mean, add all the numbers together then divide by the number of numbers.
Eg 6 + 3 + 100 + 3 + 13 = 125 ÷ 5 = 25
The mean is 25.
The mean is not always a whole number.
The range is the difference between the biggest and the smallest number.
To find the range, subtract the lowest number from the biggest number.
Eg 100 - 3 = 97
The range is 97.
History
We have been learning about who Boudicca was.
Boudica or Boudicca from Brythonic, known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug , was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence.
Careers
Problem solving - step 5
As a class we explored some problems by thinking about the pros and cons of possible solutions. We considered cycling as a solution to the problem of too much traffic and then we evaluated a list of pros and cons to help solve a complicated problem.
Listening - step 5
We learnt that it is important to listen to others so that we can record important information that is said to us. We learnt how to come up with strategies to stay engaged in a meeting scenario. We then listen and identify the key information from an extended speech. Finally we applied a few note-taking techniques to a sound clip that we listen to.
Speaking - step 5
We discussed by speaking effectively and using appropriate language we can be understood. We talked about a topic of our choice depending on the type of audience. To finish we spoke about a topic of our own choice using different language types.
Teamwork - Step 4
We worked well with our peers by supporting them if we could to achieve their goal. We explored how we could be of help to each other in different scenarios. We then considered how we could offer the appropriate support to our peers for two different scenarios.
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Happy Half Term Everyone!!
We hope you all have a safe and fun Half Term Break
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Welcome Back
to the last term of the
Academic year!!
Week Commencing 5th June 2023 - 9th June 2023
Welcome back to our last half term before the summer Break.
This week we have been busy
English
We have continued to read Shadow by Michael Morpurgo.
Shadow is a book about friendship that spans the UK and Afghanistan. Matt visits his grandfather and tells him about his best friend Aman who along with his mother has been taken to Yarl’s Wood. Aman has lived in the UK for 6 years as an asylum seeker, but according to the Government their time has run out and he has to return to Afghanistan. As Matt is not allowed to visit Aman he persuades his Grandfather, a former journalist to go to Yarl’s Wood detention centre. Aman tells of his incredible journey to the UK.
Maths
This week we have been working adding and subtraction. Addition and subtraction are the inverse operations of each other, which means they are the opposite. You can undo an addition through subtraction, and you can undo a subtraction through addition. Addition is done by summing up or putting things together, while subtraction is done by taking away or removing things. Addition and subtraction are also related by making fact families, which are groups of four equations that come from the same math mountain. Addition and subtraction are useful for many activities of everyday life.
careers
Teamwork
We looked at how we can work well with others by understanding and respecting the diversity of others, cultures, beliefs and backgrounds. We created a poster to celebrate the diversity within our group. We then gave advice to each other as we welcomed a new group member.
Listening
We showed that we are listening by how we used eye contact and body language. We used eye contact whilst talking on a topic of choice. We then reflected on the effect of disengaged and engaged body language when listening.
Speaking
By using an appropriate tone, expression and gesture we demonstrated how we can speak effectively. We changed our voices tone based on the topic we choose to discuss. We then explored how our facial expressions change as we speak on a topic of our choice. We spoke briefly on a topic of our choice whilst using gestures before reflecting on how appropriate those were.
Problem solving
We explored complex problems by identifying when there are no simple technical solutions. We considered a range of problems and decided whether they were simple or complex. Then we explored a complex problem of our choice and broke it down into smaller questions.
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Have a Wonderful Weekend
in the sun
Stay safe and have fun!!
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Week Commencing 12th June 2023 - 23th June 2023
Well this is our last couple of weeks as students at Applebee Wood!
This year has gone so so fast. For these two weeks we have spent our time finishing off any work that needs completing. Some of us have also baked for staff to raise money. With the money we raised we have been able to pay for the Limos for our school prom. Mrs Drakefield and Mrs Suffield have been making last minute alterations to our suits for prom. It really has been a busy few weeks!
Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
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Week Commencing 26th June 2023 - 30th June 2023
Wow what a fantastic week we have had. School has really been amazing this week with the activities they have organised for us.
"Thank you so much, we all have some wonderful memories from this week."
Monday :- Today we double checked that all our work has been completed. We then had our class party.
Tuesday :- Today we had a movie day. We watched Harry Potter.
Wednesday :- This was our last morning for some of our leavers to attend college, so we stayed in school and helped to prepare the buffet for our prom.
In the afternoon we played on the consoles and finished off the buffet.
Prom
Everyone look amazing!! from the dresses to suits, hair and make up. We all felt really special. Two limos arrived one pink and one white. We even had a drink of lemonade and sang our hearts out.
It really was a wonderful evening which we will all remember for a long long time.
We would like to thank everyone that helped make our prom unforgettable especially Mrs Suffield and Mrs Drakefield.
Thursday :- Today we played board games against our teachers.
Friday :- This morning we were treated to an all you could eat breakfast at the Poachers in Bamber Bridge.
Then we returned to school for our Graduation.
Mrs Nickeas spoke about each one of us and even displayed photographs of us when we were younger.
A few of us sang on stage, we were brilliant.
It was quite an emotional afternoon and quite a few tears were shed by all.
"Thankyou Applebee Wood Community Specialist School for helping us grow into the amazing young people that we are today."
Adams you have been a pleasure to teach this past academic year. All the teachers wish you all the best for your futures.
Reach for the stars and grab the opportunities that come your way with both hands.
May you all be blessed with health, wealth and happiness.
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For the final time this academic year
have a wonderful weekend.
Hope you all have a wonderful Summer!
Take care and stay safe
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Week Commencing 3rd July 2023 - 7th July 2023
For the students left in Adams class we have been doing the following this week:-
English
This week we have been looking at sentence structure. We have been practicing our writing skills.
Life Skills
We have been looking at what we need to do to keep us safe and healthy. We have been looking at how important it is to keep our classrooms clean by making sure we clean up after ourselves. We have also been preparing our classroom for the next academic year.
IDL
We have continued to complete our IDL lessons every day.
ASDAN - Mythical Creatures
The story of Medusa has instilled fear ever since it was heard for the first time. There have been different variations of the story but none has failed to terrify men than the ones that involved her turning the men that glanced upon her into stone. The following explains the origin story and the meaning of Medusa, the terrifying gorgon in Greek mythology:
Who Was Medusa?
Medusa was a Gorgon. She had two other sisters by name Sthenno and Euryale. All her sisters were immortal and dreadful monsters from birth except Medusa. Medusa was in fact the prettiest and most famous among her sisters.
Origin Story of Medusa
Medusa did not come into existence as a woman with a head of snakes. According to Greek myths, she was a very beautiful young woman who had many suitors. She was however raped by the sea god Poseiden in Athena’s temple.
Hearing of the incident, the goddess Athena got infuriated and turned Medusa’s hair into snakes. The snake-filled hair was so monstrous and grotesque that one look at Medusa made the viewer turn into a pile of stone.
The Minotaur
In Greek mythology, the Minotaur is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull". He dwelt at the center of the Labyrinth, which was an elaborate maze-like construction designed by the architect Daedalus and his son Icarus, on the command of King Minos of Crete. The Minotaur was eventually killed by the Athenian hero Theseus.
CWP
we attended CWP (Creative Works Preston) for a taster session as we will be attending in September every Wednesday morning. We really enjoyed our visit and cant wait to go back next week for another taster session.
WORK BASED LEARNING
Trainees work in purpose-designed settings, such as beauty salon, recording studio, and an art and design studio.
INDIVIDUALISED TRAINING PLAN
Initial conversations, coaching sessions and diagnostics lead to a trainee-agreed plan.
E-PORTFOLIO
All progress is tracked by an online e-portfolio system supplied by our partner OneFile and accessible online.
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
The tasks have a work based focus and will embed every opportunity for personal and social development.
Art & Design
Our art and design qualifications allow students to investigate sources of ideas in art and design, explore and use various materials and techniques, build portfolio of your work, and explore 2D and 3D visual communication.
Music
Our music qualifications provide an introduction to technical and performance attributes of music technology. You will develop understanding of the music technology processes and skills such as ICT, communication, project management, time management and team working.
Hair & Beauty
Our hair and beauty qualifications provide hands-on experience of working on real clients as our salons open to the public. It also teaches customer service, customer needs and learners are given experience using developed skills on paying customers.
Myerscough College
We went for a visit as we will be attending Myerscough in September. We were quite nervous but there was no need to be. We will be accessing the foundation learning course. We will be doing animal care.
Foundation Learning
Myerscough provide a range of Foundation Learning courses for students with additional needs. Their aim is to help students develop a range of important skills - social, academic and vocational - whilst providing the support and encouragement for them to grow in confidence and express their personality.
The Foundation Learning team has built up an excellent reputation over many years for successfully working with students who have a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities.
Apple Cast Wigan
Apple Cast offers a safe environment for young people to achieve through a wide range of alternative education options.
Many of the students they support face a number of complex barriers that prevent them from achieving in education or training and are in danger of becoming long term unemployed and socially and economically excluded.
They have expanded their provision and can now provide an assessment of the options available in terms of extending the current operations, diversification in education and alternative income generation. Indoor and outdoor angling is then combined with these outdoor activities to stimulate interest to learn.
The now developed horticulture, conservation, fish breeding, aquaponics, agriculture and bespoke woodwork shops complement the existing fishery management qualifications and angling tuition.
All the education stems from the angling aspect of the program and allows young people to make options on the desired learning direction. All literacy and numeracy is embedded into the portfolio work completed and compliments the practical side of the project.
This enables students to complete task to develop work base learning skills along with a good work ethic. In addition to the various qualifications and accredited certificates the young people have the opportunity to gain, they will also learn key life skills including confidence, respect, patience and perseverance.
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Have a wonderful and
safe weekend!
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Week Commencing 10th July 2023- 15th July 2023
This is our final week before we finish for the summer holidays. We have done lots of fun activities this week.
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Have an amazing Summer Break and stay safe!
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Welcome Back to the New Academic year
2023 - 2024
Welcome back to our new academic year. We hope you have had a wonderful and safe summer break.
Adams Class staffing this year is as follows:
Staff
Mrs Feeney
Mrs Akhtar
We are taught at our onsite classroom. Here we compete our lessons using computers as well as completing worksheets. We will also be completing coursework for ASDAN awards. We have a Main Classroom where we can all work together. We do also have access to the Zen room and quiet room should we need some quiet time. We have access to our sensory room and have each got our own box containing fidget toys and therapy putty.
We also access off site learning where we can learn skills in what we would like to do when we leave school. We go to a variety of placements which include:-
Apple Cast - Here we can do
Construction
Animal Care
Fisheries
Myerscough College - Here we will be doing
It will all be worked out on the first visit, we will have taster sessions
initially and then
Myerscough will set up the carousel. It will be roughly
6 sessions on each activity.
CWP - Here we can do
Hairdressing and Beauty
Computing
Music
Media
Cooking
Fast Forward - Here we can do
Maintain the karts
Learn the skills needed for karting
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Week Commencing 4th September 23 - 8th September 23
Its so lovely to welcome the children back after our summer break. We have all enjoyed finding out what each of us have done over the holidays.
To start off we have completed our spelling and reading tests. This is to assess what level reading books we will be reading.
English - How to train your Dragon
The novel, How to Train Your Dragon, follows Hiccup, son of Stoik, who wants to be a dragon killer like his dad, but his dad refuses. One night on an invasion of the dragons, Hiccup catches a Night Fury, the rarest and an unseen dragon of them all to prove to his father he is worthy. The movie is about Hiccup's venture into becoming a proper Viking, by getting a dragon pet and rescuing his fellow inhabitants of the isle of Berk from a very large dragon indeed. The movie is about the unlikely friendship between a young Viking and a young dragon.
Chapter 1 - First catch your Dragon
Gobber the Belch, who leads the Dragon Initiation Program, briefs Hiccup and the nine other Hairy Hooligan boys about their initiation mission. Completion of initiation will let the Novices become Viking warriors and official members of the tribe. Gobber begins by placing Hiccup in charge, which the other children protest because they feel he’s “useless.” However, Gobber maintains that only Hiccup, as the son of Chief Stoick the Vast, can lead the task of dragon catching.
Their mission requires them to bring back a young dragon from the caves where the dragons are hibernating for just a few more weeks. Hiccup, a self-proclaimed dragon nerd, knows how dangerous this mission is but wonders why no one else around him appears to be scared. Gobber emphasizes the importance of the dragon selection process and advises the boys to carefully choose the “biggest,” most “impressive” dragon as their own.
Science - Environment, Evolution & Inheritance
Today we have started to learn about how photosynthesis works and that the sun is a source of energy.
We have learned that plants digest carbon dioxide and breath out oxygen. We have also learnt about how a plant trap sunlight energy.
Maths - Properties of number, place value
We have been recapping over place value. We have started to use bigger number equations. We have continued with place value equations all week.
A number can be made of more than one digit.
We use place value headings, like ones, tens, hundreds and thousands to help us understand the value of each digit.
Personal Learning Programme
CWP
We returned to CWP this morning. One of us is learning to play the drums. Once we have mastered this we will be able to play alongside our chosen music track.
Another class member is taking up rapping. This week he has added different sound elements to his track. Using Logic Music Project he has been able to experiment using and choosing different musical loops. It sounds amazing!
PHSE
Today we have been looking at mental health and the stigmas around mental health. As a group we have discussed how important it is to talk to a trusted adult about how we are feeling to ensure we get the help we need. Mental health is all about how people think, feel, and behave. Mental health specialists can help people with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addiction, and other conditions that affect their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
ASDAN - Communication
Carrying on from our PHSE lesson, for communication we have designed posters on Mental health. We used a slogan " A problem shared is a problem halved". We talked about the importance of speaking out instead of bottling up your feelings.
English - IDL
The IDL Literacy intervention is a speaking-computer based multi-sensory system which supports pupils with dyslexia and other learning difficulties to increase their reading and spelling ages. The programme is used as an intervention but can also be used effectively as a school wide literacy solution.
Personalised Learning Programme - Apple Cast Farm
Education at Apple Cast
Apple Cast offers a safe environment for young people to achieve through a wide range of alternative education options. Many of the young people that attend face a number of complex barriers that prevent them from achieving in education or training and are in danger of becoming long term unemployed and socially and economically excluded. Apple Cast have now expanded their provision that can provide an assessment of the options available terms of extending the current operations, diversification in education and alternative income generation. Indoor and outdoor angling is then combined with these outdoor activities to stimulate interest to learn.
The now developed horticulture, conservation, fish breeding, aquaponics, agriculture and bespoke woodwork shops complement the existing fishery management qualifications and angling tuition. All the education stems from the angling aspect of the programme and allows young people to make options on the desired learning direction. All literacy and numeracy is embedded into the portfolio work completed and compliments the practical side of the project. This enables young people to complete task to develop work base learning skills along with a good work ethic. In addition to the various qualifications and accredited certificates the young people have the opportunity to gain, they will also learn key life skills including confidence, respect, patience and perseverance.
Maintaining our School Busses -
Our PLP placement fast Forward only starts from next week.
However this is what we will be going on our course...
Training Information
Fast Forward Vocational Training and Team Sport Indoor Karting and have teamed up nationally to offer an exciting, engaging and unique opportunity for young people wishing to acquire vocational skills and qualifications.
Fast Forward are specialist training provider with a determination to bridge the gap between disadvantaged youths and their peers to enable success and build positive futures across the UK.
Students will have the benefit of developing their skills in a “live” workshop where they will face real world mechanical problems allowing them to be fully immersed in the programme. Students will also be invited to make use of the karting track giving them a real carrot at the end of the session!
The programme will allow schools to offer an off- site vocational training provision to their students In addition, this qualification will assist schools in meeting the Gatsby benchmarks, it will help schools address the needs of each pupil (Gatsby 3) offer an encounter with an employer (Gatsby 5) and offer a meaningful work experience opportunity (Gatsby 6).
Some of the benefits are listed below-
- Students will gain valuable work experience within the motor vehicle industry
- Students will receive a nationally recognised qualification upon completion
- Your school will be meeting the Gatsby Benchmarks in Careers for these student
We are so excited to be part of this programme and cant wait to start next week!!
Today we will be helping Mr Carter with our school transport. This will entail doing oil and water checks. Filling up the window screen wipers. Checking the tyre pressures and general maintenance.
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Have a safe but fun weekend!
Week Commencing 11th September - 15th September 2023
English
This week we are continuing to read
”How to Train Your Dragon “
Hiccup and the boys have climbed the cliff and entered the cave where over 3,000 dragons are sleeping in the dragon nursery. Each boy has to chose a dragon and put it in his basket without waking any of the dragons up. Unfortunately Fishlegs wakes up the dragons so the boys all have to make a run for it.
Science
Continuing with the life cycle of plants we have been looking into photosynthesis a little more. Did you know that it is better and healthier for us to have plants in our houses and rooms. However it is important not to have to many as this could have the opposite effect.
Maths
We are still working in place value. It’s quite tricky to remember thousands, hundreds, tens and ones and to put them in the correct place.
So we have underlined the number we want to recognise. Below is an example:-
57
there are 5 tens = 50
there are 7 ones = 7
50 + 7 = 57
We are going to continue to practice our place values.
CWP
This week we have continued with our rapping track. We have introduced some instrumental tunes made by ourselves. we are arranging different instruments to create an original backing track.
Also we are continuing to improve our drumming skills. This is harder than it looks but we are sticking with it. We have also had a go at playing the guitar, this was brilliant.
Myerscough College
We have had our induction week at Myerscough College. This is something that we are all really excited about. More news on this course to follow...
Careers
We have started our careers lessons again this week. We have looked at
creativity in the context of work.
In this lesson, we have looked at creative roles. We have explored how aspects of creativity might be used in a variety of roles and settings.
We then looked at Creative jobs, where we considered how creativity is used in three different professions.
We then looked at staying positive. We looked at how we can tell when we feel positive or negative.
We then looked at emotions. We drew different emotions.
To finish off todays lesson we looked at why is understanding emotions important. We imagined a conversation with someone who was trying to cheer them up.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekday weekend!!
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Week commencing 18th - 22nd September 2023
ASDAN - Communication - Entertain a group of people 1A3
As part of our ASDAN qualification we have to complete tasks and have evidence to back up our completion of the task. Today we have created an invitation to SLT and office staff inviting them to join us on Monday 18th September 2023 for a coffee morning. Below is a picture of our invitation that we created. More to follow on Monday after our Coffee Morning.
English - How to Train Your Dragon
We have continued this week with our terms novel. We have continued to read the chapters but this week as well as writing the chapters events we have answered questions about the chapters. This again is an excellent way of exploring what has happened in the story so far.
Maths
We have continued to work on place value again this week. We are now really starting to get the hang of it and feel more confident finding out the place value of numbers.
CWP
This week we have continued to work on our rapping skills by changing the backing sounds. We have also continued to improve our guitar playing skills.
PHSE - WOW Moments - British Values
As a class we discussed what British Values means to us. We looked at the five areas:-
Tolerance
Individual liberty
The rule of law
Mutual respect
Democracy
We created a mind map of what we think is important. We also created an acrostic poem for British Values. We then completed a quiz to establish our understanding.
Careers - staying positive and Aiming High
We learnt how we can help each other by staying positive and Aiming High. We looked at different scenarios and what we could do to achieve the best possible outcome.
Staying Positive
We looked at how we can keep trying when something goes wrong and encourage others to keep trying too.
Motivation Matters
We explored what we could do to remain motivated in a couple of scenarios involving setbacks.
Motivating And Encouraging
We then used mind-map strategies that we could use to encourage and motivate a friend in different scenarios.
Aiming High
We discussed and set goals informed by an understanding of what is needed
If Needs Be
We talked and reflected on different groups that we are part of and what those are trying to achieve.
Play Our Part
Then we set a SMART goal that would benefit others in their group.
Myerscough Collge - PLP
This week we helped with the animal care. We learnt how to clean and change Rosie the Tarantula’s vivarian tank. Did you know that she only eats one morio worm 🪱 a week! She is a Chilean Rose Tarantula. Rosie doesn’t spin webs, instead she catches her food by tapping the ground with her legs to bring the worm to the surface. A few of us held her. Rosie moves very slowly and feels very soft. It feels a bit like stroking a puppy when you stroke her.
We also helped to clean out the African Land Snails 🐌. They really are large. We bathed them in warm water and cleaned their shells. We removed all the old leaves and soil from their enclosure and replaced it with fresh soil. We then sprayed the soil to make sure it was moist for the snails. Carefully we then put them back. Snails like to eat vegetables and fruit. Did you know that snails are both male and female and can reproduce independently.
To finish off our lesson we groomed the Rabbits and Guinea Pigs whilst our college tutors cleaned out the hutches.
We can’t wait to go back next week.
PLP - Apple Cast and Fast Forward
AppleCast 🎣
This we as the weather was not great we stayed in the large greenhouse fishery. The temperature has declined quite a bit since last week. Unfortunately the fish were not wishing to be caught today. We did manage to catch a few though.
Fast Forward sports 🏎️
We have continued this week learning about the maintenance of the cars. Once we have completed our paper work then we are able to start maintaining the karts.
Then we have a race. We complete 2 laps around the circuit. It really is good fun and very interesting.
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Have a wonderful and safe
weekend!
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Week commencing 25th - 29th September 2023
English
We have continued to read "How to Train Your Dragon".
In the story so far .....
The novel opens with Hiccup talking about himself. He lives on an island called Berk. He is “a small Viking with a long name” . His full name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third. His father, Stoick the Vast, is the ruler of the Hairy Hooligans, making Hiccup the tribe's “Heir”. Gobber the Belch is in charge of ten boys who are about to capture their first dragons in preparation for an initiation that will literally decide if they are good enough to be a Viking. The boys enter the Dragon Nursery to capture their dragons. Each boy has a basket to put their dragon in. But the dragons are woken up by Fishlegs. The boys flee to the sea as Gobber fights off the dragons that are chasing them. The boys leave the sea and rush overland away from the cave. When they are a safe distance away, Gobber stops and counts the boys again. While he could hear the boys scrambling around in the dragon cave, he had practiced what he would say to Stoick if a dragon killed Hiccup. He had come up with, “Hiccup copped it. Sorry”. He is relieved Hiccup is alive but furious that the boys made such a mess of their effort. Hiccup takes the blame for waking the dragons. Gobber then asks if they at least emerged with a dragon each, which is the first part of the Dragon Test. The boys have to train their dragons and then have to show their skills on the Thors’day Thursday celebration. Hiccup greets his dragon, which is called Toothless, in Dragonese "Howdeedoodeethere" which in english means “Hello, Toothless”.
Maths
This week we have been working on dividing by 10 and 100 and multiplying by 10 and 100.
Dividing
- When you divide by 10, move all the digits one place to the right. 210 ÷ 10 = 21
- When you divide by 100, move all the digits two places to the right. 2100 ÷ 100 = 21
Multiplying
- When you multiply by 10, move all the digits one place to the left, putting a zero in the empty space. 21 × 10 = 210
- When you multiply by 100, move all the digits two places to the left, putting a zero in the empty spaces. 21 × 100 = 2100
Square Numbers
What is a square number?
A square number is a number multiplied by itself. This can also be called 'a number squared'. The symbol for squared is ².
2² = 2 x 2 = 4
3² = 3 x 3 = 9
4² = 4 x 4 = 16
5² = 5 x 5 = 25
The square numbers up to 100 are: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, 64, 81, 100
Science
We have been learning about Charles Darwin.
Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental concept in science. In a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, he introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. Darwin has been described as one of the most influential figures in human history and was honoured by burial in Westminster Abbey.
Cookery
Kitchen Safety is really important. We are all responsible for making sure that we are taking the proper precautions to keep the kitchen safe. Keeping the kitchen safe involves practices such as using the correct cookware for the job, keeping your work area clean, and being aware of potential hazards like sharp knives, hot ovens, and slippery floors if not kept dry and free of trip hazards.
We have completed some worksheets on what could be dangerous in a kitchen.
Next week we will be making cake in a mug.
ASDAN - Communication - 1A5
How to use a piece of equipment
Applecast
We have been learning how to use a casting fishing rod with a real, as well as a rod. We put the bait holder into the pellet mould and then fill the mould with fish pellets and press them into the shape. On the end of the line is a small loop band that we put around a pellet. The fish eat the pellet on the end of the line which then allows us to catch them. No harm comes to the fish. Once the loop is removed from the fishes mouth the fish are put into a keep net to be weighed in at the end of the day.
Fast Forward
We start off by completing our safety paperwork and discuss how to use the equipment and tools safely. We then carry out maintenance checks on the karts. Using the air compressor we add the correct amount of air to the tyres ensuring the correct PSI for each tyre. We check the karts for any loose parts and then plug them in to charge as they are powered by electric. We wear overalls to protect our clothes and bodies. Finally we put a balaclava over our heads before putting our helmet on. Then we are ready to complete two laps of the circuit and race against each other. It really is fun.
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Have a wonderful and Safe
weekend!!
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Week Beginning 2nd October - 6th October 2023
English
This week we have continued with the novel How to train your Dragon. We have continued with writing the chapters events in our own words and have also answered questions in relation to the chapters to ensure we have understood what we have read.
Maths
This week we have been working on square numbers. This has been quite difficult as we have used larger numbers. This is something we will revisit in the future. Next week we will be moving onto the four operations. This will hopefully help us when we revisit square numbers and prime numbers.
Science
This week we have been investigating what inheritance is. We looked at how we can be the same as our family members internally and externally. We inherit genes from our parents that pass on genetic traits. This could be the colour of our hair, eyes and looks to ailments that are passed on.
Myerscough College - PLP
This week the Small Animal Centre has welcomed two new species of animals. They have a small Connolly of hermit crabs and a Pac-Man from that has been named Aero as he is green with brown spots and look like the peppermint chocolate balls you can get. Aero doesn’t move a lot but love eating. Today whilst we were he he ate a morio worm, a cockroach and a pinky. A pinky is a small baby mouse that has been frozen. They gas the pinkies at birth so that they don’t wake up. This is the most humane way of euthanasia as they just fall asleep and don’t wake up. We also cleaned Spiro out and bathed him. Rosie was cleaned out to as she has not been happy with the soil in her viv. So a fresh sand base has been put in her viv. The chickens have landed eggs again. They are not large eggs so Carla put one in Alex’s (corn snake) viv. He seemed very curious about it. We will update you next week on wether he ate it or not. Jayden even held one of the rats, he enjoyed stroking the rat and talking to it.
ASDAN - Communication - Module 1 - 1B3
For this task we have to make a storybook for a child that includes illustrations and simple text. This is more difficult than you think to do as you have to make sure the content is suitable for the age range and not to difficult to understand. This is something we are enjoying to do and will continue with them next week.
PLP - Personal Learning Program
AppleCast
This week the weather was not great. It was cold and miserable and kept raining quite hard. We decided to fish at the indoor pools. Tony was helping us today. He showed us the amount of pellets to throw over our rod float to attract the fish.
Fast Forward
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Have a happy and safe weekend!!
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Week commencing 9th October - 4th December 2023
Over the last month and a half we have been very busy with our class work and PLP learning.
English
In English we have finished reading the novel “How to train your Dragon”. We have enjoyed the book and wrote a review on what we thought of the story. We are going to watch the film so that we can contrast and compare and note our findings. We also continue to do our IDL lessons everyday. This helps us with our punctuation and spelling.
Maths
We have continued to work with place number value. This can be a little tricky but once we got our heads around what place value is we found it ok. We have also been working on our times tables. We are trying to learn these off by heart.
P.L.P. Creative Works Preston
At CWP we have continued to work on our editing skills. We have also produced a piece of work that we have made our own by removing the instrumentation and redoing it ourselves. We also recorded ourselves singing the track. The end result was very impressive.
Myerscough College
We have finished our placement at Small Animal Care and have moved onto Motorsport. Our tutor Andy is very good, he explains everything to us and helps us to learn new skills.
We have done our basic safety and health rules. Andy has taught us how to use ratchets, sockets then and spanner’s. We took the wheels of the go cart. Then we had to put the wheels back on. Andy was very impressed at how well we worked together in pairs and completed the task with no issues. Once we had all had a turn at removing and putting back on a wheel Andy showed us how to lower the jack platform and we all got to sit in the go kart. Andy then told us about a competition that we will be taking part in. It’s called the pit stop challenge. This is where you work in pairs and remove and replace the wheels against the clock. We are also going to build our own go kart and race in on the college grounds. We will also be learning basic maintenance skills.
P.L.P. Apple Cast
At Apple Cast we have continued to fish up until the middle of November. Unfortunately as the weather gets colder the fish become more dormant and tend to stay at the bottom of the ponds, feeding less often. So we have moved to carpentry for the colder months. We have been working on making a Manger for the Christmas Fair as the old one was past repair. We have learnt how to use nail guns and saws safely. The Manger is looking wonderful.
P.L.P. Fast Forward
This is great fun. We really enjoy carrying out the maintenance checks on the Go Karts. It’s really important that we do this properly, otherwise we could be endangering others. But the best part is when we get to race ourselves. It’s really good fun being in competition with our peers and teachers.
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Week Commencing 4th December - 7th December 2023
Magic Reindeer Food
Wow this week has been a busy one.
We have been busy with our little enterprise business. We have been set the task to buy things we can make to sell at our schools Christmas fair. We decided as a class or make Reindeer Magic Food. So with our budget of £10 we went shopping. We bought the following:
Porridge Oats
Glitter
Small bags with tags to fasten
We tipped the oats into a large bowl and added all the different coloured glitter. Then we scooped it into the bags. We added a little poem to the bag explaining what to do on Christmas Eve with the reindeer food. We also made some letters from Santa to go with the food. We did a boys letter and a girls letter. Lastly we made a nice certificate telling the child that they were on Santa’s good list.
At the Christmas Fair our customers were very impressed with our product.
Well done Adams Class!
ASDAN. - Independent Living Module 4
We have been working on our ASDAN challenges this week. We have planned a weekly shop for a family of three (2 adults and 1 child), thinking about meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We also looked at what we could have for our mid morning and mid afternoon snacks and the super. We discovered that quite a lot of thought has to go into preparing meals. We then placed an order online at Tescos and calculated the cost.
P.L.P. - Creative Works Preston
This week was party week!
We watched performances from other students. There were hair and beauty designs, adverts, music and video acts just to name a few. Afterwards we had some party food and got chance to speak with each other and congratulate everyone on their supurb performances.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
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Week Commencing 11th December - 15th December 2023
ASDAN
Wow, how quick this term has gone.
This week we have been finishing off any outstanding work. We have been working on our ASDAN challenges, ensuring that we have completed what we need to do to ensure the challenges have the evidence to achieve the credits.
The challenges are either linked to the topic or work we are currently doing or are simple life challenges that will aid us as we get older.
P.L.P. - Creative Works Preston
This week we have continued to work on our projects. We have worked really hard on our projects and Mark is very pleased with us.
Myerscough College - Motorsport
This week we made our Go Karts again. We changed the amount of water and the PSI pressure to try to make our karts go further and be harder to beat.
Andy was very impressed with us all as we have worked really hard and concentrated on the task we were set.
Maths
We have continued with our times tables this week. We have also continued to work on the four operations.
English
We have worked hard this week to ensure all of our work is up to date ready for our new topic in the new year. We have also continued with our IDL lessons, reading books and spellings.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
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Week Beginning 18th December 2023 - 21st December 2023
The last week of 2023.....
What a productive term we have had!
The class has work very hard this term and completed all their set work so this week we are doing Christmas Activities.
On Monday it was our Christmas jumper day and we had our Christmas dinner.
We have still done our IDL lessons, reading and spellings as its important to keep up with these lessons. For Math and English we have completed quizzes and number problems linked with Christmas. It has been a nice week. We also enjoyed watching the Primary children perform their Christmas Nativity " Strictly comes Bethlehem".
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Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas
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Welcome back and welcome to the New Year 🥳🎉
Week Commencing 8th January - 12 January 2024
English
This week we have started our new novel for the spring term. We are looking forward to reading this book and completing our work that will run alongside it. Like previous novels we have studied we will retell each chapter in our own words.
Maths
This week we have started a new topic on ratios and fractions. A ratio compares how much of one thing there is compared to another. It can also be written as a fraction. This is something that we found quite tricky at first as we didn't fully understand. However we are now feeling comfortable working out ratios.
PLP - CWP
This week we worked on something new. Our usual tutor was not in today so We made up a rap about the weather. We even chose a backing track.
We think its really good what do you think?
The weather man rap
L.O. to produce a rap linked to the weather at CWP
Welcome to our weather map
It’s time to start our weather rap
It’s Wednesday the tenth of Jan
I am your weather man
So join in if you can
I’ll talk about the weather
I’ll be a fan forever
So today will be partly cloudy
With a chance of rain
Up near the lakes it will also be the same
Tomorrow won’t be sunny
So it’s time to wear a snuggie
And if you haven’t got one
You better ask your mummy
So we got highs of 60’s and lows of 10’s
You better wrap up warm your life may depend
In the North of Scotland and Cornwall down below
As well as everywhere in between
The chart looks grim you know
The weather will be freezing
So look out for the snow
Keep yourself wrapped up warm
The cold can kill you know
In Wales you have got gails
So keep your windows shut
Cos if you don’t your home
Will become a massive rubbish dump
Lancashire is quite boring
As it’s protected by the hills
So not much happens here
We don’t have many weather thrills
Thank you for listening to my weather rap
Goodbye from your weather man
And that’s a rap!!
Backing music:-
Freestyle/Rap Battle Instrumental Beat (Prod. DJ Ray)
You can listen to the backing track we have chosen below.
PLP - PVC
This week we have been building walls. We worked in pairs and used a spirit level to make sure our wall was straight. Using already mixed cement/mortar we built our wall. We followed a line on the floor to as our guide.
How neat is that!!
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Have a wonderful and
safe weekend!
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Week Commencing 15th January - 19th January 2024
English
This week we have continued with our novel “The Creakers”. The main character, Lucy is feeling lonely and is missing her parents. All the other children are looking to Lucy to help them. After each chapter we are writing our own account of what has happened. We are enjoying the story so far.
Cooking / Food Technology
This week we had a practical week. We followed a recipe and made fish pie. We used pieces of salmon and cod which we had to cut up into chunks. We pealed and boiled potatoes for the topping. We added spring onion to add flavour and sprinkled grated cheese over the potatoes which we mashed and put over the fish in a foil tub. Once cooked and cooled we took our fish pie home. 🐟
ASDAN - Expressive Arts
This week we have done a study on our favourite musical artist.
We found out about how old they were and where they were born. We looked at their early life and then found out about their career and what they had achieved so far.
Myerscough College - Motorsport
This week we started to put back together the Go Kart that we dissembled last week. We drilled holes into the chassis to add the nuts and bolts to hold it together. Then using a wire brush we brushed over the chassis to remove any loose bits of paint and rust. We then added the steering column ready for next week.
Science
This week we have been learning about chemistry and how it is applied to everything we use in our everyday lives. We don’t realise just how much chemistry is around us. From the soap we use in a morning, cooking, cleaning, digestion, vehicles, clothing and medicine just to name a few.
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Have a safe and Happy Weekend!
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Week Commencing Monday 22nd January - Friday 26th January 2024
English
This week in English we have continued with our novel "The Creakers".
We have also worked on our IDL and completed our spellings for the week and done some reading.
Cooking
This week we completed another practical. We made a Chicken Korma. We were not to sure about making this as we thought it might be too spicy.
Mrs Nickeas talked us through the recipe step by step.
Once finishes we cleaned our work area and washed up the pots and equipment we had used. Then we took our Kormas home with us.
We really enjoyed our curries.
Myerscough College - PLP
This is our 2nd to last week on motorsport. We have really enjoyed working on our topics with our tutor Andy. This week we continued to rebuild our Go Kart. Andy spoke to us about welding and what it does. We stood behind a special screen whilst Andy did the welding. The welders correct name is a mig welder. The wire at the end is electrically charged. When it touches metal the circuit is complete and it becomes hot causing the metals to fuse together. We then made some brackets and used the pillar drill to drill the holes.
Maths
This week we have continued with ratios and fractions. A ratio compares how much of one thing there is compared to another. It can also be written as a fraction. This is something that we found quite tricky at first as we didn't fully understand. However we are now feeling comfortable working out ratios.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend
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Week Commencing Monday 29th January - 2nd February 2024
English
This week we have continued to read The Creakers. It’s starting to get exciting now as Lucy has disappeared under the bed. We have also continued to read our independent reading books, spellings and IDL.
Science - Chemistry
This week we have been looking at what chemistry is. We have learned that chemistry is all around us and everything equates to a chemical reaction. This is something that we had never thought about before so we found it very interesting to learn about.
Maths
We are working with ratio and fractions. This week we have looked at halving numbers equally and finding the ratio. We are also continuing to work on our times tables as it’s important to try to know them.
Myerscough College - PLP
This is our last week at Motorsports. This week we continued to finish off making the chassis of our go kart. We added the wheels and welded the seat into place. Then we fitted the engine. We then took our kart to the front of the garage and fired it up. We are really pleased with our result and proud of what we have achieved. Paul has been an excellent tutor and we are all very grateful for all that he has taught us.
WOW -Chinese New Year and Cooking
This week we are celebrating the Chinese New Year with our WOW Day. We have learnt that 2014 is the year of the Dragon. 🐉
The colour red is believed to bring good luck so is used a lot during the celebrations. Money wallets are red to bring good luck to the recipient. In cooking we made a chicken stir fry with noodles 🍜 we also tried a fortune cookie 🥠
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Have a happy and safe weekend!
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Week commencing Monday 5th - Friday 9th February
Cooking
This week was pudding week. The boys have been looking forward to making a pudding for a few weeks now. Mrs Nickeas told us that we would be making Rice Pudding. It’s really easy to make and is also delicious. We looked at the nutritional value of the ingredients. This is something that we are learning to do.
P.E.
This week we didn’t attend Myerscough College so we joined in with our peers to have a game of basketball. It was fantastic fun and we hope to play again soon.
ASDAN
This week we have completed our unit 11. Expressive Arts. We have enjoyed this unit as we have interviewed a local creative professional, we created a short film that was watch by our peers, we wrote a poem, we produced a case study on our favourite musician and we wrote a critical film review. After half term we will be starting a new unit.
Maths
This week we have looked at having to find the ratio. We have finished doing ratio this week and will be moving onto money after the half term.
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Happy half term week!
Enjoy and relax, but stay safe!
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Welcome back!
week commencing 19th February - 23rd February 2024
Welcome back after the half term break, we hope you are well rested
English
We are still reading our novel The Creakers. It is starting to get interesting now as Lucy, Norman and Ella are trying to trap the Creakers in an attempt to get their parents back. We have done an acrostic poem about the Creakers too.
Food Technology
This week we made sticky toffee pudding. We were very surprised as no toffee was used in our recipe. For the cake we used
Dates
Butter
Sugar
Egg
Flour
Vanilla essence
and for the toffee sauce we used
Butter
Sugar
Cream
Vanilla essence
What a delicious treat to take home for after our tea.
Maths
This week we are looking at monetary values. We have been buying items and working out change from £1 and £5. This has been a little tricky but we are getting the hang of it.
ASDAN ~ The Wider World ~ unit 10
We are starting our new unit on The Wider World. As part of this unit we have to make a phrase book and hold a conversation in another language. We have chosen French 🇫🇷 as the language to study as we have a French member of staff at school. Miss Geoffroy is happy to help us and has started to talk French to us in the morning to greet us. Watch this space for updates …
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Week beginning 26th February- 1st March 2024
English
We are still reading the novel The Creakers. It is a really good book and we are really enjoying reading it. The author has missed out chapter 13 for a bit of fun as the number 13 is unlucky for some. Lucy and her pals are still trying to rescue their parents from The Woleb, where the Creakers live.
Myerscough College - Horticulture
This week our Tutor Julie taught us how to sow seeds correctly. We all collected the equipment needed to fulfil our task. We put the potting tray in the potting tub. Then using the scoop we put some compost in the sieve and held it over the potting tray as we shook it gently from side to side. We repeated this until the potting tray was full. We then used a piece of wood with a straight edge called a straight edge level to level off the excess compost. Using a wooden press we gentle compressed the compost making sure it was firm enough to stop the seeds from falling to the bottom of the tray. We then used the wooden multi dibber to make the holes for the seeds. A seed (runner bean) was placed in each hole and the potting tray shaken vigorously from side to side to allow the loose compost to gently cover over the seeds. A little more compost was sieved over the tray. We added a label to the side with the name of what we had planted and the date 🫘 lastly we placed the seed tray in a soak tray adding water to the soak tray. This helps to avoid over watering the seeds.
Next week we are going to plant some chili seeds.
Food Technology
This week was a free week for us to make a dish of our choice. Some of us chose to make the rice pudding again as this was one of our favourite dishes. We have also been speaking with Mrs Nickeas about our exam practical as we will be making a dish for our school staff to buy.
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Have a wonderful safe weekend
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Week commencing Monday 4th March - Friday 8th March 2024
ASDAN~ The Wider World ~ Unit 10
This week we have been looking at foreign penpals and holidays. We have completed a French Vocabulary Book to help us. We have written a letter to Miss Geoffroy and are waiting a reply. We have also looked at holidays abroad as we have to plan a holiday. Our destinations chosen are Canada and Brazil.
Nous esperons que vows passerez un Bon week-end tee que vows apprecierez le passer Alec les personnel qui vows Sony cheres
Can you figure out what we have asked you?
Maths
This week we have started to work with time. Time can be quite tricky but we are trying our best. We are going to learn both digital and analog. We have understood that 12-6 is past and 6-12 is to. We will be continuing with this topic next week.
World Book Day ~ Nelson Mandela
World Book Day 2024 was on Thursday 7th March. Our topic for the day was Nelson Mandela.
He was born on 18th July 1918 in South Africa and was named Rolihlahla Mandela by his father. His elementary school teacher couldn’t pronounce his name so she called him Nelson. This name stuck for the rest of his life. Did you know that Rolihlahla translated means “pulling the branch of a tree or troublemaker”. He was arrested in 1962 and served a total of 28 years in prison. He earned a bachelors degree whilst in prison. Mandela remainder on the United States terrorist watch list until 2008. During his life time Nelson Mandela married three times and had in total six children, four girls and two boys. He died at the age of 95 on 5th December 2013.
Careers Afternoon
Peake and Adam’s £20 challenge
As a school we are holding and Easter Bingo Evening on Monday 18th March 2024. We will be making a number of items to sell during the Bingo, with any left over being sold during the school day.
We have committed ourselves to making the following:-
Easter Wire Baskets
Easter Cookies
Cheesecake Eggs
Crochet Easter Gifts
Easter Cards
Easter Egg Coconut Shy
Both staff and students will be making the above items. We will be raising money for the Isle of Man Trip and also the Prom. All donations and purchases will be greatly appreciated.
Watch this space for an update and photographs of our products.
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Have a safe and wonderful weekend!
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Week commencing Monday 11th March - Friday 15th March 2024
English
This week we have continued with the novel The Creakers by Tom Fletcher. We have read up to the end of chapter 14 but still have ten chapters to read. It’s getting really exciting now. Lucy is very upset after she hears the Creakers talking to each other saying she may never get her mum back. The reason the Creakers took all the adults and left all the children is because children make a mess. The Creakers then collect the rubbish and use it to build their houses. The Creakers can only come out at night time as daylight turns them into golden dust. This is the crumbs we find in the corner of our eyes in a morning. The sad thing is, when we have the golden dust, it means a Creaker has died.
Maths
This week we have been looking at time in both digital and analogue. We have looked at on the hour and half past the hour.
We then started to look at quarter past and quarter to. This is where it starts to get a little tricky and we start to get confused. We will be working on time for the next couple of weeks before halt term.
Food Technology - Practical Lesson
This week is our practical exam week. This simply means that we will be cooking for staff. We made Rice Pudding for our exam. We followed the recipe instructions from when we originally made it. Everything went to plan and we did extremely well. Mrs Nickeas was very proud of us because we made it in half the time as we had just sat another exam first.
Exam Season
It’s that time of year again! We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our peers the very best in their upcoming exams. Remember, stay calm, read your papers carefully and take your time. You have got this, Good Luck!!!
Physical Education
We have started practicing for the cheerleading competitions. We practice every Thursday morning and have already got some fantastic moves and ideas. Our chant is coming along very nicely too.
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Wishing you a wonderful and safe weekend.
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Last week of the spring term!
This is our last week before the Easter Holidays. Most of us have gone on the school residential trip to The Isle of Man. Here we have participated in many activities and had lots of fun. Thank you to Mrs Nickeas for organising the trip.
We For those of us left in school we finished off any outstanding work. We also had a trip to MOSI (Museum of Science and Industry) in Manchester. This was really good. We learnt about the textile industry in Manchester and how it changed things for the better. There was also a section on Professor Stephen Hawking, this was really interesting. The museum is free entry an definitely worth a visit.
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Wishing everyone a peaceful and prosperous Easter Break
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Welcome back
to the last term of this academic year
Summer Term!!
Week commencing Monday 15th April - Friday 19th April 2024
English
We have started our final novel of the year, The Spooks Apprentice.
The seventh son of a seventh son, Thomas is chosen for his supernatural gifts, and must succeed in a dangerous job where many have failed before – with bloody consequences. For years, the local Spook has kept the County safe from evil. Now that his time is coming to an end, it is Thomas's turn.
We have only read 3 chapters so far but already we are really getting into the story.
Maths
We are looking and measuring and measurements. We are using cm and mm this week. We will be looking at measuring in m next week. We have also be converting measurements between cm and mm. We have also been looking at measuring in weights using g and kg.
Science
This week we have been doing a biology AQA paper. This is related to Environmental, evolution and inheritance. We have already covered these topics so hopefully we will do well.
ASDAN - MY COMMUNITY - MODULE 2
The week we have started to work on our new ASDAN module, My Community.
We have adapted a leaflet we made of emergency number for module 4 - Independent Living. Adding information about the services, opening times and reviews.
Food Technology
This week was a theory lesson. We completed some questions on food technology and then started to work on our food safety level 1 qualification. This is a highly recognised qualification which will should gain this term.
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Have a wonderful and
safe weekend
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Week beginning Monday 22n April - Friday 26th April 2024
English
This week we have sat our Functional Skills English Exams.
We were a little nervous but we did our best. We also did some reading and comprehension work on Saint George as on Tuesday it was St. Georges Day.
To finish off the weeks English lessons we read chapter 4 The Letter of The Spooks Apprentice. It is really good, and also a little bit creepy.
Maths
This week we have sat our Functional Skills Maths exams.
We were quite nervous but think we have done ok, fingers crossed.
We have also been doing some work with measuring, using mm,cm,m for length and height and ml,Kg,g, L and oz, for weight and capacity.
D of E Bronze Award
So after school on Thursday 25th April, we stayed behind as we had to do a sleepover as part of our D of E. The weather was really nice so we played some ball games on the field. It really was lots of fun.
We then came inside and entered the cooking room where we made our dinner. We all helped and made meatballs in a tomato sauce with pasta. After we had eaten we washed up and put away the pots. Then we went back outside and played more games. When it was time to come in we make some drinking chocolate. Then it was time to settle down. In the morning we got dressed and had a wash and cleaned our teeth. We then went into the cooking room to make our breakfast. We had a choice of cereal, toast, pain au chocolate, and to drink tea, coffee, drinking chocolate, apple or orange juice.
We then gathered in the hall and listened to Mrs Barker give us our instructions. Once on our way we had to do some independent map reading, locating on the map where we were. When we arrived at Avenham Park we sat and had our lunch before having some free time to play. Mrs Nickeas then bought us all ice cream from the cafe, they were really nice. Then we had a rest room break before setting off back to school. On the way back once again we did some map reading. We all arrived back at school tired but very proud of our achievement.
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Have a wonderful weekend
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Week Beginning Monday 29th April - Friday 3rd May 2024
English
We have continued with our novel "The Spook's Apprentice". The Story is really beginning to take shape now. It is getting quite exciting. This week we have read chapters 5,6, and 7.
Tom and the Spook head toward the Spook's house on the outskirts of Chipenden.
When they arrive, the front gate opens all by itself, and there's a huge spread of hot, delicious food waiting for them in the kitchen.
The Spook sends Tom to bed after they eat. Since this is the Spook we're talking about, of course he has a warning: "You'll hear a bell ring when breakfast's ready. […] Don't come down too early either" (5.39).
Tom thinks his bedroom is pretty nice, although he's not sure what to make of the big Wall o' Names on one side of the room. The last name on the wall is Billy Bradley. Before drifting off to sleep, Tom wonders what could have happened to Billy Bradley...
The next day, the Spook tells Tom that a boggart cooks their meals. Then he gives Tom a crash course in boggarts and witches. Shouldn't this have happened in the last chapter, which was titled boggarts and witches?
Oh well. The Spook gives Tom a little journal to take notes in, telling him to write down anything that has to do with boggarts, witches, or village girls with pointy shoes.
After these lessons, Spooky sends Tom to town to pick up groceries.
Tom encounters some trouble from a group of boys on the way back. They want his apples, but Tom refuses to give them any.
A girl appears and threatens the boys, telling them that Bony Lizzie is back. The gang runs away so fast they practically kick up dust.
It's time for some hands-on experience with binding boggarts.
The Spook has Tom dig a hole six feet long, six feet deep, and three feet wide. Tom, if you need help calculating volume, we've got you covered.
Then Tom has to make a mixture of salt, iron filings, and glue made from bones.
These items are needed because, the Spook told Tom, "used together, salt and iron form a barrier that a boggart can't cross".
Tom has to do a thorough job coating the entire pit because as the Spook told him a boggart can escape through a hole no bigger than a pinhead.
Maths
This week we have been looking at measurement.
The system for measuring weight (not mass) in the customary system is based on ounce, pound, and ton. The basic unit of weight is a pound(lb).
Length is the measure of how long an object is from one end to the other, while width is the measure of how wide an object is from side to side. Height is the measure of how tall an object is from top to bottom.
We have also been working on numbers to 100 in numerals and written words.
Food Technology
We continued with our theory lesson today for our Food Safety Level 1 Course. We looked at Module 4 pests, Module 5 Cleaning and some of Module 6 Safe handling and storage of food. Once we have completed our theory lessons we will be doing an exam for our Food Safety Level 1 certificate.
Myerscough College
This week there has been no Myerscough College. Instead we played some ball games on the senior yard and did some chalking. We also talked about how to keep ourselves safe when out and about.
ASDAN - MY COMMUNITY
This week we have been looking at " Raising funds for a cause". Luckily we have had experience of this so we were able to use this as our work. Before the Easter Break we did the £20 challenge. This involved us making lots of different things to raise money. One we paid the £20 back anything extra was money we raised which went towards the Isle of Man residential and the school prom.
Fast Forward
This week we did our theory lesson in the morning. It is important to do this so that we understand what everything does and also how to recognise pieces of the karts that may not be working as efficiently as they could.
We then had our lunch break and a chat.
After lunch we raced against each other, this is the best part of the day and we thoroughly enjoy it.
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Have a wonderful and safe Weekend
REMEMBER
It's Bank Holiday Monday
and
Inset Day on Tuesday
so
we will see you on Wednesday
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Week commencing 6th May - 10th May 2024
Welcome back after the long weekend. We hope you have a nice relaxing time and had lots of fun.
English
We have continued with our novel "The Spook's Apprentice". The Story is really beginning to take shape now. It is getting quite exciting. This week we have read chapter 8. Old Mother Malkin.
Even though Tom thinks this whole cake thing is a bad idea, he goes through with it anyway. On the first night, nothing happens. But after dropping the second cake down the hole, Tom notices something: the bars that criss-cross the top of the hole have been bent. Fearing that the cakes are making Mother Malkin stronger, Tom decides to give the last cake back to Alice. Tom asks the lads in town where Alice lives, and they point him to Bony Lizzie's cabin. Oh, they also mention that a ton of babies have gone missing recently. Hm. Could it be that all these missing babies have something to do with Mother Malkin? Alice meets Tom outside Bony Lizzie's cabin, and Tom gets mad at her for tricking him.
She tells him that Bony Lizzie made her do it. Not only that, but she tricked Old Gregory too. That witch business the Spook mentioned is a trap. "By now he's probably already dead", Alice says.
Tom stomps away and chucks the basket of cakes into the river.
Knowing he has to stop Mother Malkin somehow, he asks the kitchen boggart to unlock the library. He says he'll give him every Sunday off. It works.
In the books, Tom finds an entry on Mother Malkin, who eats babies and has a giant scary son with tusks who they call Tusk.
Tom wonders if the cakes Alice gave him, which were all gooey and meaty, could have been made from the missing children. That's right: he could have been carrying around baby cakes.
Tom realizes that Mother Malkin was buried alive because the Spook "believe it was too dangerous to kill her: once slain, she had the power to return and would be even stronger and more dangerous than before". Who knew a few baby cakes would cause so much trouble?
Food Technology
We continued with our theory lesson today for our Food Safety Level 1 Course. We finished off the power point and answered some questions. We then recapped over all the modules . Will be doing our exam for our Food Safety Level 1 certificate next week.
P.H.S.E - Sex Education
This week we have been learning about the different types of contraception.
Contraception and birth control help you control if and when you become pregnant.
Different methods work in different ways. Contraception is available for free on the NHS.
There are 14 methods of contraception available. We also learnt that the only contraception helps to prevent STI's (sexual transmitted infections) are condoms. There are 10 different types of STI's.
We also talked about how to keep ourselves safe and what we should do if touched inappropriately by someone.
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Have a safe and fun filled weekend!
It's going to be a hot one...
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Week commencing 13th May - 17th May 2024
English
We have continued with our novel "The Spook's Apprentice". The Story is really beginning to take shape now. It is getting quite exciting. This week we have read chapters 9 - On the river bank, and 10 - Poor Billy.
On the Riverbank
Borrowing the Spook's staff and cloak, Tom heads out to the garden.
It's a good thing he doesn't have a plan, because it wouldn't have worked anyway. It turns out that Mother Malkin has already escaped.
Lucky for Tom, she's left a little slimy trail, just like a slug. He follows her to the riverbank, where she's slithering around and "snorting and snuffling" (9.18) like the pigs back on the farm. What's with all the noise? She's eating a raw rat. Maybe she's just trying to get on Survivor.
With her scary red eyes, Mother Malkin lunges toward Tom. He clocks her on the head with the Spook's staff, and down she goes.
She tumbles into the water, but starts to drag herself out pretty quickly. Tom jabs her over and over with the staff until she gets swept away downstream.
Tom doesn't want her to get away, so he wanders the riverbank looking for her. He doesn't have to look too long. Soon, she finds him.
Her super-strong hand grabs his ankle and he falls, the staff tumbling out of his grip.
Luckily, Tom manages to get the staff back. He thrusts it at Mother Malkin.
She grabs the end of the staff in defense. Big mistake, Ms. Malkin. The witch screams and dies.
Poor Billy
With Mother Malkin dead, what's Tom going to do now? He still has to save the missing child, whom he suspects is at Bony Lizzie's house. Alice answers the door, and Tom demands to see the child, who is crying inside. Tom pushes his way in and grabs the child, Tommy. He leaves. Alice taunts him as he goes. "You're a fool. They'll come after you. You'll never get away". Unfortunately, she's right. Bony Lizzie and Tusk chase Tom and Tommy. Tom picks up Tommy and hauls butt for the Spook's property line. They make it, and the ground vibrates. An angry cry "filled with death" pieces the air.
It's the boggart, standing up for Tom, and scaring Bony Lizzie and Tusk away.
The next day, Tom carries Tommy down to the village. The village people are going to burn Bony Lizzie's house.
Even better, the Spook is back, and safe. He took care of whatever witch problem was going down, even though he's a little worse for wear.
Tom tells him everything. The Spook tells him he was brave, and saved a child, but he should never have killed the witch.
Now that she's dead, Mother Malkin can possess another person. In that way, she can come back to life and run amuck.
There are only two ways to really kill a witch, burn her or eat her heart, raw.
Now that Tom has squared off against a witch and lived to tell the tale, the Spook decides to tell Tom what happened to Billy, his last apprentice.
Billy cut corners when binding a boggart. So the boggart chewed all his fingers off and sucked out his blood. Not a nice way to go.
Then the Spook tells Tom, "We need courage and patience, but above all, we never rush".
Food Technology
This week we sat out food safety award level1. We had 15 multiple choice questions to answer. At first we were a little worried as we didn't know what to expect. But it was fine and we found that by crossing through some of the choices narrowed down the answers.
We then decided what we would like to make next week as we are back doing our practical lessons!!
Apple Cast
The weather was amazing today so we fished outside. We went to a different lake today. We set up our nets and rods, then sat down and waited. We caught quite a few fish today 26lb to be exact! Whilst we did our theory work Mrs Feeney had a go a fishing. She caught a whopper!!! she even put maggots on the hook.
Fast Forward
Today we learnt about why it is important to have a tidy work bench. We also learnt the importance of planning jobs in the most productive order. Then we had a race on the karts.
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Have a wonderful weekend!!
Stay safe and enjoy the
sunny weather
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Week Commencing 20th - 24th
May 2024
This is the last week before half term.
When we come back we will only have seven weeks left
of this academic year!
English
This week we have continued with our novel "The Spook's Apprentice", it really is a good book. We listened to the chapters and then rewrote them in our own words.
Chapter 11 - The Pit
Tom runs into Alice, and while he's talking to her, someone sneaks up behind him and puts him in a sack.
It turns out to be Bony Lizzie and Tusk who have dragged Tom away, and it's time for him to be buried alive. For real this time.
Bony Lizzie pours a concoction down Tom's throat saying, "That'll keep your eyes wide open, boy". Then they shove him to the bottom of a seven-foot pit.
Before they leave, they toss a couple of human thumb bones into the pit and tell Tom that Dead Billy will be around to claim them soon.
A long, plump maggot crawls into the pit through the sides of the grave, and Tom identifies it as a coffin worm, "something white that had never seen the light of day".
Following the coffin worm come two bony hands digging a hole. Through the hole, a fleshless human skull emerges. Here's Dead Billy, who has either been dead a long time or decomposes super fast.
Suddenly, Tom feels another presence in the pit.
It's the ghost of Billy Bradley, and Tom thinks he seems pretty darn peaceful.
So Tom realizes that Bony Lizzie slipped him some sort of hallucinogen, and the skeleton isn't actually there at all.
It gets cold and rains for a few hours before Alice shows up. Tom convinces her to help him out of the pit, so they can run away from Bony Lizzie together.
After some debate, she agrees, and they run. Once again, Tom finds himself pursued by Bony Lizzie and Tusk. But this time, the Spook is waiting for them.
The Spook zaps Tusk with his staff, killing him, and cracks a silver chain around Bony Lizzie.
With them taken care of, now the Spook has to figure out what to do with Alice. He wants to see her teeth.
He decides that her breath smells good enough to trust her. Apparently, people who practice evil witchery eat blood and raw meat and stuff, so their breath smells really bad.
The Spook decides that Tom should take Alice home and let his Mam decide what to do with her.
Blackpool Zoo
As we have finished at Myerscough College for this academic year this half term we will be working towards completing an AQA award for conservation. With that in mind this week we visited Blackpool Zoo.
In 2022, Blackpool Zoo celebrated 50 years. It was officially opened on the 6 July 1972 by Johnny Morris - the star of TV’s Animal Magic – riding on an elephant! He was accompanied by the Mayor who arrived in a more traditional Rolls Royce.
The zoo originally housed two Asian elephants, three white rhinos, two giraffes, sea lions, gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans, lions, and many other species.
Asian elephant Kate and giant tortoise Darwin still reside at the zoo today!
With more than 1,000 mesmerising animals in over 37 acres of stunning, spacious parkland you will find a haven of peace and tranquillity and a fun day out for the entire family! As well as coming face-to-face with some of the most endangered animals on the planet, you can find out about how the zoo’s conservation and research projects are helping species across the globe. From aardvarks to anteaters, bongos to Bornean orangutans, penguins to pelicans, elephants to emus and marmosets to meerkats (to name just a few), the residents come in all shapes and sizes.
We had a fantastic day learning about all the different animals.
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Have a wonderful and safe half term break!
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Welcome back to the last
academic half term
of this year!
Week commencing Monday 3rd June - 7th June 2024
Maths
This week we have been continuing to look at numbers written and numerals to 100. We have also continued to learn about weight of items and measurements.
CWP - Creative Works Preston
This week we have introduced our new pupil to the music department. This caused great excitement between us as we like the same music.
We chose a track that we like and have started to change the tempos, and instruments. This then will be our own production of the track.
Food Technology
This week we have been back to our practical lessons after completing our theory sessions to obtain our qualification in Food Safety level 1.
As it’s the last half term, Mrs Nickeas has given us each a choice of what we would like to make.
This week we made Chicken Fried Rice and Lasagne.
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Have a safe and happy weekend
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Week commencing Monday 10th June - Friday 14th June 2024
English
This week we have started a new reading programme. It’s really good. The first few times we have read the book and answered the questions with our teacher just to make sure we know what we are doing. As some of us don’t like reading aloud, we can read the book and answer the questions we are asked in our own time. This is really good as there is no pressure on reading now. The questions we are asked are linked to the story and are aimed at us to ensure that we have understood the story.
Maths
This week we have been working on measurements. We have been finding out the size of objects using blocks to measure them. Each block measures 1cm so we are able to convert between cm’s and mm’s.
We have also been working on number place value, writing numbers in numerals and words.
ASDAN - MODULE 12 - BELIEFS AND VALUES
This week we have researched about a famous individual. We have research Florence Nightingale and Martin Luther King.
Florence Nightingale (born May 12, 1820, Florence [Italy]—died August 13, 1910, London, England) was a British nurse, statistician, and social reformer who was the foundational philosopher of modern nursing. Nightingale was put in charge of nursing British and allied soldiers in Turkey during the Crimean War. She spent many hours in the wards, and her night rounds giving personal care to the wounded established her image as the “Lady with the Lamp.” Her efforts to formalise nursing education led her to establish the first scientifically based nursing school—the Nightingale School of Nursing, at St. Thomas’Hospital in London. She also was instrumental in setting up training for midwives and nurses in workhouse infirmaries. She was the first woman awarded the Order of Merit (1907). International Nurses Day observed annually on May 12, commemorates her birth and celebrates the important role of nurses in health care.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.—died April 4, 1968, Memphis, Tennessee) was a Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968. His leadership was fundamental to that movement’s success in ending the legal segregation of African Americans in the South and other parts of the United States. King rose to national prominence as head of the Southern Leader Conference leadership which promoted nonviolent tactics such as the massive March on Washington (1963), to achieve civil rights.He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.
Myerscough College Group
This week we went on a trip to Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston.
Brockholes is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside and has hosted over one million visitors since we opened in April 2011.
Based on the site of an old quarry, the Trust has used their expertise to create habitats for lots of different wildlife. You can explore our 250-acre reserve with our network of trails and hides, not to mention the fantastic views offered overlooking the River Ribble. You can also explore our woods or enjoy the lakes on site, which have all been specially designed to attract all kinds of wildlife for you to see. The reserve changes throughout the seasons, so make sure you keep coming back to explore.
Our spectacular floating Visitor Village is the first of its kind in the UK, bringing you as close to nature as possible. The Visitor Village hosts our Welcome Centre, an activity room, our lakeside Kestrel Kitchen, Peckish and gift shop.
Brockholes is also an award-winning and eco-friendly conference venue with the stunning Meadow Lake in the background we offer a breathtaking back-drop for photographs, while the floor-to-ceiling windows provide panoramic views across the lake.
Brockholes does not receive any direct government funding and each time you visit you’re helping to support our vital conservation work on the reserve. Thank you for supporting your local wildlife.
It was amazing. We saw a variety of wildlife:
Squirel
Damselflies
Froglets
Spiders nests
Snails
Swans
Gease
Heron
Deer
We even saw evidence that there are foxes here.
Applecast North West
The weather this week is atrocious so we are once again fishing indoors on the Mallard lake. Neal the owner of Apple Cast has set a challenge for us all this week. We are in a competition match against each other. The one who catches the most weight today will win a brand new fishing rod to take home and keep. This has made quite a competitive environment today as we all try to win the rod.
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Have a safe and happy weekend!
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Week Commencing Monday 17th June - Friday 21st June 2024
English
This week in English we have continued to use the new reading program. We are finding it really good, but we do have to concentrate to make sure we get the answers correct. We have also read chapter 12 of The Spooks Apprentice. We have also read the last two chapters, we feel quite sad about this as the book has been amazing.
The Desperate and the Dizzy
As Tom and Alice approach the farm, Tom worries about what his Mam will say.
Tom introduces Alice to his Mam. And he meets Jack and Ellie's new baby, who was born the night Mother Malkin died.
Mam and Alice really hit it off. They get along better than Jack and Tom do. Jack is furious that Tom brought the relative of a witch into the house.
During the night, Tom worries that Mother Malkin's spirit might have possessed Ellie's baby, so he goes and tells his Mam about it.
Her idea is to drop the baby into the water. If she floats, the witch is inside her. If she sinks, she's innocent.
Mam is joking, of course. She tells Tom that she knows evil when she sees it, and this baby isn't evil.
Tom mentions a book the Spook gave him on possession, but it's in Latin. Mam suggests Tom goes and asks Alice about it. Mam has to go to another house and deliver a baby, and says she might not return for a day or two.
Tom gives Alice the book, and she says to come back the next night. He does, and Alice tells him about the book. It's called Possession, The Damned, the Dizzy, and the Desperate. Alice explains the 3 Ds: Damned: "people who do things differently. People who are left-handed". Dizzy: "a body that's newly possessed has poor balance" Desperate: "a witch who once had a healthy human body is desperate to get another one" They hypothesize over who the possessed could be, and settle on Jack. It won't be the baby, because Mother Malkin would have to wait for it grow up. And Ellie's not very strong. But Jack would be strong enough to fight Tom.
Tom goes to bed to fret. He notices Mother Malkin's creepy silver slug trail in the yard.
She oozes her way into the cellar, so Tom goes to Alice's room.
Alice seems to be talking to someone. Tom bursts into Alice's room and sees her talking to the mirror. But it's not her reflection, it's Mother Malkin's.
Acting fast, Tom breaks the mirror with the candlestick he is holding.
The noise wakes up Jack and Ellie, and Jack is furious because that mirror was one of their father's family's last possessions.
Everyone calms down, although Ellie almost falls over, saying she feels light-headed. Could she be... dizzy? Tom tries to tell her to take the baby and leave, but she refuses to do that.
Tom realizes that he can't wait for his Mam to come back. He has to do something himself.
Hairy Pigs
Tom is running for the Spook . On the way, he sees a cart approach the farm. Thinking it might be his Mam, he stops. But it's not, it's Snout the pig butcher. Before Tom can get going again, Alice catches up to him. He gets mad at her for bringing Mother Malkin into the house, but she insists she was just trying to find her so they could stop her. Tom and Alice form a truce for now, and Tom remembers that salt and iron should work against a person possessed. While the pigs are being slaughtered and squealing like that guy from Tom files some iron and gathers salt. At sunset, the horror begins. Tom hears a scream. "A scream filled with terror. The scream of a woman facing the very worst thing that could possibly happen to her".
Snout the pig butcher has been possessed, and he is holding Ellie's baby in one hand and a knife in the other. At his feet, Jack is unconscious and covered in blood.
Mother Malkin paralyzes Tom with some sort of spell, and Tom is rooted to the spot as Snout approaches him.
Alice runs out of the house and kicks Snout with her pointy-toed shoe, right in the stomach. He drops Ellie's baby, and Alice catches it. Free from the spell, Tom chucks a handful of salt and iron at Snout.
Mother Malkin oozes out of his nostrils like a big old booger.
Alice grabs a piece of wood from a fire and rushes forward to burn Mother Malkin to death. Tom tries to stop her, making Alice furious. "Get harder or you won't survive!" she yells at him.
They don't have to worry about that, though, because Mother Malkin oozes off toward the pigpen. And then she becomes dinner for the pigs. Even though the witch is dead, Ellie is frightened by Tom. And Tom's brother might be dead. Tom "suddenly felt more alone than ever had before".
The Spook's Advice
Jack isn't dead. He was just covered in pig's blood.
Mam returns and the Spook arrives. He confirms that Mother Malkin is gone for real, because when the pigs ate her, that's just as good as eating her heart.
However, the Spook wants to put Alice in Mother Malkin's vacant pit.
Tom tries to defend her, saying that she saved Ellie's baby and really meant well when she used the mirror.
So they decide to ask Mam about it, and Mam says the choice is up to Tom.
She sits him down with the Latin book. She tells Tom that the priest who wrote it was the Spook, who used to be a priest.
They talk about witches, and how there are different types. Mam suggest that Alice might be benign. "She might end up somewhere in between. That girl could be the bane of your life, a blight, a poison on everything you do. Or she might turn out to be the best and strongest friend you'll ever have".
Tom asks Alice about the baby cakes, were they made with real baby?
She says they weren't, but Tom wants to know where the blood came from. Alice rolls up her sleeves and reveals some pretty gruesome scars.
This proves something of her loyalty to Tom. He decides to let Alice live. He takes her to stay with her aunt in the town of Staumin. On the way to her Aunt's house, Alice and Tom get to know each other a bit better. They even say they'll miss each other when they part.
Maths
This week in maths we have continued to work on our IXL lessons. We have completed lesson on writing numbers in letters and numerals and weight. These lessons are really good for us to do. At the end we get to see our score and can win certificates. We are also meeting our targets by completing the lessons.
Wow Day - Eid Al Adha
Eid Al Adha is a Muslim festival celebrated every year. It is also known as the Greater Eid or the Festival of Sacrifice. This is because of a special story about loyalty, obedience and sacrifice.
The story of sacrifice
One night, Allah spoke to Prophet Ibrahim (Peace Be Upon Him) in a dream. Allah told Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) to sacrifice his only son to show loyalty and obedience. Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) loved his son dearly, but had also devoted his life to Allah. He knew he had to do what he had been asked so sadly, he agreed. The devil tried to tempt Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) away from doing it, but the prophet ignored him. As Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) prepared to sacrifice his son, Allah stopped him. He asked Prophet Ibrahim (PBUH) to sacrifice a ram instead.
Celebrating Eid Al-Adha
Muslim families celebrate Eid Al-Adha by wearing new clothes and going to the Mosque.
They give thanks to Allah for the blessings they have received.
They share meals with family and friends.
Some families will sacrifice a lamb or a goat.
They will give meat to family, friends and the poor.
Some Muslims will make the journey (Hajj) to Mecca, where they praise and worship Allah.
They send cards to one another and give gifts.
Hands may be decorated with mehndi patterns.
Mehndi is made from crushed henna leaves mixed with oil and other liquids such as lemon juice, water or tea.
Apple Cast
Today we decided to access the woodwork department. We helped to make bird houses to be sold so we had to make sure that the house was in perfect shape and condition. Each measurement has to be precise. We used a mitre saw to cut the pieces of wood to shape. When working with equipment it is vital that we take care and concentrate to avoid accidents. Injuries could be caused by not following the rules and instructions.
Bird houses we have already completed
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Have a fun filled but
safe weekend
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Week commencing
Monday 24th June - Friday 28th June 2024
English
This week in English we have finished off our work on the Spooks Apprentice. After every chapter of the book we have written an account of its events in our own words. We have really enjoyed this book and look forward to finding out what our next novel is. During this term we have improved our writing skills by adding punctuation to our writing. This is something we will continue to work on improving.
Maths
This week we have been improving our skills on using tally charts. We have completed lessons through our online learning program IXL. This is a really good learning tool for us. Sometimes we get a question wrong, IXL gives us a detailed explanation of the correct answer and how to do it. We have also continued with our measuring skills, weighing out ingredients in food technology both in grams and millimetres.
Myerscough College
This week our task was to produce either a power point or work document on our own zoo. Our brief was that we had come into a considerable amount of money. We had to design a zoo with at least fifteen different animals species. We had to include the following:-
Size of enclosure needed
Enclose to represent natural habitat of species
Can more that one species live in the same enclosure
What food is needed for the animals
With this in mind we completed our task. We chose a variety of animals from Gorillas to fish.
Prom 2024
So this week is our current year 11’s final week at Applebee Wood. On Wednesday we were invited to celebrate with them at Prom. It was a wonderful evening with singing and dancing and a wonderful buffet that we helped to make at school during the afternoon. We all looked fabulous. The boys were suited and booted and the girls all wore gowns. Mrs Drakefield has been amazing at sorting out our outfits, making sure we all felt comfortable and confident. Thank you so much Mrs Drakefield for making our clothing dreams come true. You truly are Applebee Wood’s Fairy Godmother.
Goodbye and good luck
We would like to wish our year 11’s all the luck for the future. Whilst it is sad to see them moving onto pastures new, it’s also a celebration of their achievements. This also means that we will now become Year 11’s.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend
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Week commencing Monday 1st July - Friday 5th July 2024
ASDAN - Unit 12 - Beliefs and Values
This week we have managed to complete our ASDAN unit. We have interviewed Mrs Akhtar, our class TA about her religious faith and beliefs. We have also done some research on St. Mary’s Church in Penwortham. We also found out about a famous religious figure. We looked at how to manage a disaster and did an in depth study on a current issue. Our last piece of work for this unit was to investigate a social or economical problem. We have worked very hard over the last academic year to achieve this award, and have thoroughly enjoyed our tasks.
Maths
This week in maths we have continued to recap over this years lessons. This week we have looked at money, times tables and 2D shapes.
We have completed some of our lessons using IXL.
Year 10 and Year 11 trip. - The Anderton Centre
This week we visited the Anderson Centre at Chorley. What an amazing experience and day we had. We took part in archery, Climbing and went on the lake in a raft made of barrels, logs and ropes. We really enjoyed every minute of the experience.
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Have a safe and happy weekend!
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Week commencing Monday 10th July - 14th July 2024
English
This week we have concentrated on finishing off any outstanding work. We have continued to do our reading book and spellings. We have also done a reading test to make sure we are reading the correct book level.
Maths
This week we have continued to recap over the topics we have done this year. We have been working hard to remember our times tables. We have also worked on our basic addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.
Wild Discovery
As part of our ongoing project to do with conservation, we visited wild discovery at Ribby Hall. Our guide for the day Emily was really informative about all the animals in the zoo. We even got to keep a sharks tooth. The zoo has lots of different animals and we were able to watch some of them being fed and learnt lots of interesting facts out about them. The bats are definitely one of our favourite animals at the zoo.
Prize Afternoon
On Thursday afternoon we had our prize day. This is where our achievements are recognised and we receive a trophy and certificate for our efforts. We were also awarded with a medal for our house points. This was a really good afternoon celebrating each other’s accomplishments.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend!
Come on England!
Bring it home
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Welcome to the last week of the academic year!
week commencing Monday 14th July - Friday 19th July 2024
This week we have made sure that all our work is up to date and completed to the best of our ability. We have also continued to do our spellings and read our reading books.
We had our final food technology lesson on Wednesday. We decided to make quiche. This is such an easy meal to make and contains lots of ingredients that we need to incorporate into our daily diet.
On Thursday we went on our Key Stage reward trip. We went to the fisheries at Kirkham. We each had our own tutor who stayed with us all day. They helped us to set up our equipment and helped us to remove the fish from the hooks. For lunch we had burger and chips. Then we settled down for another fishing session in the afternoon. A good day was had by all.
To finish the week off we went to Apple-cast where we finished making a wooden car. We also went to Fast Forward and raced the go karts against each other.
This year we have produced some excellent pieces of work. We are well on our way to achieving the Gold award for our ASDAN work. We have achieved our Maths and English exams and thoroughly enjoyed food technology.
We would like to thank everyone who has been involved with our learning journey for all of their help and assistance.
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Schools out for Summer!
What ever you may be doing over the Summer Holidays, we hope you stay safe and have a wonderful time making memories
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WELCOME TO THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
SEPTEMBER 2024 - JULY 2025
Monday 2nd September 2024 - Staff Inset Day
Tuesday 3rd - Friday 6th September 2024
Welcome back to the new academic year. We hope you have enjoyed your Summer holidays and made some wonderful memories with family, friends or carers.
WOW!!
I can’t believe that this is our final year at Applebee Wood, time has gone so fast. This year is so important as we continue to grow and accomplish our goals. We have lots to learn and do this year as we prepare for our future. We have the decision to make about our further education, what college will we choose?
This is quite a daunting task for us to face, but luckily for us, Applebee will be helping us with our applications and interviews.
ENGLISH
Each term we read a different novel. For the Autumn Tern we will be reading “ Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J K Rowling.
In the non-magical human world the world of "Muggles" Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is renowned as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him.
We are listening to the book being read by Stephen Fry on audio. We then will be rewriting the chapters in our own words.
Reading - We are using a reading program where our progress is monitored and logged. Within this program there is a quiz section. This not only allows us to learn by looking backward through the book, it helps us to understand and remember the book’s events.
MATHS
This half term we are looking at Addition and Subtraction of inverse calculations.
Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Addition undoes subtraction, and subtraction undoes addition. We know 7−3=4 7 − 3 = 4 because 4+3=7 4 + 3 = 7 . Knowing all the addition number facts will help with subtraction.
We will be completing work sheets but also we will do online learning using a program called IXL.
ASDAN
This term we will be completing tasks from the following modules:-
Module 3 - Sport and Leisure
Module 5 - My Environment
We will complete challenges on a number of tasks to obtain credits. These credits then go towards our final award. We are aiming for Silver but hopefully we will achieve Gold as we work very hard on our ASDAN challenges.
PLP - PERSONAL LEARNING PROGRAM
APPLECAST
This week saw us return to Applecast. It was wonderful seeing the staff team and peers. Applecast is a wonderful place where we can all work together and appreciate each other’s efforts and support each other in our groups. We also are able to gain qualifications through our sessions.
FAST FORWARD
This program restarts next week.
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Have a safe and happy weekend
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Monday 9th - Friday 13th September 2024
ENGLISH
We have continued to read our terms novel. This week we have read the following chapters.
LETTERS FROM NO ONE - CHAPTER 3
For his eleventh birthday, a letter is sent to Harry Potter which Vernon and Petunia Dursley immediately take away from him. They will not let him open it or tell him who the sender is. Harry realises they are scared of whoever sent it. The address is "The Cupboard under the Stairs" which shocks Petunia because they knew where they are making Harry sleep. They move him into the second bedroom. When they wake up in the morning, they receive another letter now addressed to the second bedroom. The next day, Harry decided to get up early and get the next letter before anyone else could, but Vernon had the same idea and screams at him.
Vernon nails the letter box shut but the letters keep arriving in other ways. Twelve letters are put through the side of the doors and windows, twenty four are put in two dozen egg deliveries, thirty or forty through the chimney. Vernon takes them away so they can't receive anymore letters. But the letters continue to follow them to the Hut-on-the-Rock. At midnight on Harry's eleventh birthday, Rubeus Hagrid knocks down the door of the Hut.
KEEPER OF THE KEYS - CHAPTER 4
Rubeus Hagrid tells Harry the truth about magic and the deaths of James and Lily Potter, Harry's parents. Harry finally opens one of the letters he was sent, and finds out he has been accepted to into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September.
Hagrid was very angry to find out that Vernon and Petunia never told Harry the truth, and when they were arguing, Dudley ate Harry's food. Hagrid then used magic and gave Dudley a pig's tail. He then tells Harry they will be shopping in the morning for supplies for school.
DIAGON ALLEY - CHAPTER 5
Harry wakes up believing that he had dreamed about finding out he is a wizard. However, he discovers Rubeus Hagrid sleeping in a chair and an owl is tapping on the window. He finds out new things about the magic world and the places they will be shopping at that day. They head to the Leaky Cauldron after breakfast where the celebrity of being the Boy Who Lived begins to dawn on him.
In Diagon Alley, they collect money at Gringotts and then begin shopping. While he is in Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions, Hagrid pops out to buy him his first owl, Hedwig. Harry meets Draco Malfoy while he is waiting for him to return, who he considers even worst than Dudley Dursley. Draco tells him that some wizards are better than other before insulting Hagrid when he returns. Harry tells Hagrid what Draco was telling him but he says to pay no attention to what he was saying.
The final place they shop is Ollivander's where Harry is chosen by a Holly and Phoenix feather wand. Garrick Ollivander tells him it is curious because it has a feather taken from the same Phoenix that Voldemort's wand core is made from. Harry confides in Hagrid that he is worried about starting Hogwarts because everyone expects amazing things from him and he feels ordinary. Hagrid tells him he shouldn't worry about other people's expectations. He informs him he needs to be at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on the first of September.
CAREERS
LEADERSHIP - STEP 9
We have been learning how to recognise the strengths and weaknesses of others in their team, and use this to allocate roles accordingly.
we have also analysed the strengths required for two different professions. Finally we have allocate roles to different people based on their strengths.
TEAMWORK - STEP 9
We have been learning how as a team we can avoid unhelpful conflicts.
We explored signs that an unhelpful conflict might emerge in a couple of different scenarios. Then we watched an escalating conflict and offered our advice to the group.
COMPUTING - ICT
The Internet can be wonderful for children and adults.
They can use it to research school reports, communicate with teachers and other kids, and play interactive games. They can also use social media.
But online access also comes with risks, like inappropriate content, cyberbullying, and online predators. Using social media apps and websites where children interact, predators may pose as a child or teen looking to make a new friend. They might prod the child to exchange personal information, such as address and phone number, or encourage children to call them, seeing their phone number via caller ID.
Parents should be aware of what their children see and hear online, who they meet, and what they share about themselves. Talk with your children, and use tools to protect them, but mostly keep an eye on their online activities.
PLP - PERSONNEL LEARNING PROGRAM
CWP
This week we have started up with our music production again.
We will also be learning how to produce a video. We will therefore hopeful obtain a qualification in this.
PVC
After going over all of the health and and safety documents we got our safety gear on and then made a wall. Its really good to be back doing practical work.
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Have a safe and happy weekend!
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Monday 16th - Friday 20th September 2024
We hope you had a wonderful weekend
ENGLISH
We have continued to read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This week we have read the following chapters:
THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE QUARTERS - CHAPTER 6
Harry found the next month of summer very boring. Dudley was scared of Harry and would not be in the same room with him, while Vernon and Petunia would not say anything anything to him and acted like he was not there. They were both scared and angry with him, and Harry would stay in the smallest bedroom with only the new owl for company, which he named Hedwig from one of the books he read for school.
On the final day of August, Harry announced he was in the room when the family watched TV, and told them he needed to be at King's Cross the next day. Dudley run out the room screaming, while Vernon and Petunia stared at him and laughed when Harry told them the only thing he knew was he needed to be at Platform Nine and Three-Quarters the next day at eleven, telling Harry there was no platform of the name at King's Cross. Vernon told him he would see, saying the magic world was mad.
They agreed to take Harry, but only because they were taking Dudley to remove the pig's tail by the doctor. The next day, Vernon and Petunia left Harry at Platform Ten, pointing out the platform Harry needs should be in the middle of nine and ten, but "they don't seem to have built it yet". Harry then watched them drive away, laughing at him out the window. Harry tried to find help but everyone thought he was being stupid and told him there was no train leaving at eleven. Harry then found out there was only ten minutes until the train would leave.
He wondered whether Hagrid needed to have told him about a brick he needed to tap and thought about tapping bricks on the wall with the wand. However he then heard Molly Weasley leading her family to the train. He watched while Percy Weasley, followed by Fred and George, run through the wall. He then asked Molly for help and she introduced him to Ron Weasley and told him how to reach the platform. When he run through the wall, he found the train.
He looked for an empty compartment, and then tried to put Hedwig and the trunks from the trolley on the train. They were very heavy and he knew he needed help. Fred and George noticed him and went to help him, and when every trunk was on the train, they realised he was Harry Potter. They stared at him in wonder until Molly shouted for them and they left. Harry then took the seat by the window and watched the Weasley family from the window.
Fred and George told Molly about Harry, and Ginny Weasley then wanted to find him on the train. Molly then told them Harry was not to be pointed and stared at, and worried about him, saying no wonder he was alone. Fred and George then told her they wanted to find out whether Harry remembered what You-Know-Who looked like, but Molly shouted at them and told them never to ask him.
When the train left, Ron appeared in the compartment to find out whether there was room for him. Ron looked at him for a moment when Harry told him there was room, but then looked out the window and pretended he never. Fred and George then appeared to tell Ron about their friend's pet, and then introduced themselves to Harry before leaving. Ron then wonder whether he really was Harry, and then asked him whether he remembered anything. Harry told him he only remembered green light, and then wondered about Ron's family and whether they were magic. Ron told him everything, introduced Harry to Ron's pet rat and told him the family could not afford an owl for him.
Harry told him there was nothing wrong with that, and told him about life with the Dursley family. Ron's was shocked when Harry said Voldemort’s name and Harry told him he never knew about not saying the name. At lunchtime, Harry wanted to buy a mars bar from the shop, but then brought every magic sweet he could for eleven sickles and seven knuts. He shared them with Ron, feeling good about finally having things to share.
Ron told Harry about Chocolate Frog Cards and when Harry opened one, he found Albus Dumbledore. He was very excited to learn about Dumbledore, and how pictures move in the magic world and they ate every sweet. Neville Longbottom later wondered whether they had seen a frog, and even though they told him that hadn't, he returned with Hermione Granger when Ron was about to use magic. Hermione wanted to watch the magic trick, and when nothing happened, she told them she was not impressed.
Draco Malfoy then found the compartment, and an argument ensues Draco insulted Ron and the Weasley family. At the school, Harry says hello to Hagrid and then follow him up to Hogwarts School. Hagrid knocks on the door.
THE SORTING HAT - CHAPTER 7
The new students are greeted at the castle door by Professor McGonagall, who tells them they will soon be sorted into their houses. All Hogwarts students live in one of four residences: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Each house has its own team for Quidditch, a game that resembles soccer on broomsticks. The houses are in a yearlong competition with one another to acquire the most points, which are earned by success in Quidditch games and lost for student infractions. As the students enter Hogwarts, ghosts appear in the hallway. The students are led to the Great Hall, where the entire school waits for them. They see a pointy hat on a stool. When the students try on the hat, it announces the house in which they are placed. Harry becomes very nervous. He has learned that he does not care for Slytherin house, as the students in it are unpleasant and Voldemort once belonged to Slytherin. Finally, it is Harry’s turn to wear the hat. After a brief mental discussion with the hat in which it tries to suggest Slytherin to him, the hat places Harry in Gryffindor. Harry is pleased to find that he is joined in Gryffindor by Ron and Hermione. Draco Malfoy is placed in Slytherin.
Everyone sits down to a grand feast to begin the year. Harry is overwhelmed by the variety of luscious food served. Sir Nicolas de Mimsy-Porpington, the resident ghost of Gryffindor (popularly known as Nearly Headless Nick because of a botched decapitation), introduces himself to the first-year students and tells them he hopes they will win the house championship this year. Over dessert, the discussion turns to the children’s upbringings. A student named Neville tells how his family thought he was a Muggle until he survived a fall from a window. Harry glances around the room and notices a few of the teachers talking to one another. One of them stares malevolently at Harry, who immediately feels a sharp pain in his forehead scar. Harry finds out that this man is Professor Snape, who teaches Potions. After dessert, Albus Dumbledore, the head of Hogwarts, gets up to make his welcome speech. He adds a few warnings about staying away from the Forbidden Forest and avoiding the third-floor corridor on the right side of the school. Everyone sings the school song and goes off to his or her house.
P.E.
KICK BOXING
We have started kick boxing lessons. Our tutor is called Amy, she is really good and patient with us.
Kickboxing is one of the most popular combat sports around the world. Kickboxing derives its name from classic boxing as it incorporates punching and other striking techniques. There are different styles of kickboxing including Dutch-style, Karate, Sanda, Kun Khmer and Muay Thai.
Today, kickboxing is practised for competitive, fitness and recreational purposes by all ages, genders and nationalities. Many movies about kickboxing sports have also been produced over the years, most notably, Jean Claude Van Damme’s Kickboxer.
To help you learn more in-depth about kickboxing, we will go into detail in this special feature to discuss its history, benefits, competitive rules, as well as the difference compared to boxing and Muay Thai.
What Is Kickboxing?
As its name suggests, kickboxing is a striking style that incorporates punches and kicks. In reality, it is an umbrella term for a wide range of combat and martial arts styles.
The essence of kickboxing is that it is a stand-up fighting style. This is to say that it focuses on striking and there is no ground fighting involved. The range of techniques depends on the individual type of kickboxing style. Other than standard punching techniques similar to western boxing, kickboxing techniques typically include kicks and knee strikes. Some kickboxing styles involve elbow strikes, some grappling and even headbutts.
Modern kickboxing sports as seen on K-1, Glory or One Championship adopt a very similar set of rules allowing punches, kicks, with limited grappling/clinching.
BRITISH VALUES - Monday 16th September 2024
Today we celebrated British Values.
We had to write a manifesto as to why we should be chosen to be prime Minister!
We see British Values as underpinning what it is to be a citizen in a modern and diverse Britain. They allow us to create environments free from discrimination, intolerance and hate. They help us to challenge prejudice and stereotyping, whilst strengthening relationships within the community.
As well as actively promoting these values to our students, we also work hard to embed them into student work across all curriculum areas. This ensures our students understand the importance of respect, so they can leave the College fully prepared to live and work in modern Britain as responsible citizens.
British Values are defined as the following:
Democracy
A culture built upon freedom and equality, where everyone is aware of their rights and responsibilities.
The rule of law
The need for rules to make a happy, safe and secure environment to live and work.
Individual liberty
Protection of your rights and the rights of others around you.
Mutual respect & tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
Understanding that we all don’t share the same beliefs and values. Respecting those values, ideas and beliefs of others whilst not imposing our own onto them.
ART & DESIGN
We are currently reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in English. Although the Mandrakes are not in this book we have made our own Mandrake.
Using clay we moulded our mandrake until we were happy with it. Then we added leaves and twigs. We also added string that we separated for the roots. Finally we put some soil into a plant pot and put our Mandrake on the top, finally adding a label to the plant pot. We really enjoyed making out Mandrakes. Moulding the clay was very therapeutic and we were able to create the look for our mandrake that we wanted.
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Happy Weekend Everyone!
Hope you have a safe and wonderful time.
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Monday 23rd - Friday 27th September 2024
Hope you all had a wonderful weekend making memories.
ASDAN - SPORT & LEISURE
McMILLAIN COFFEE MORNING
As part of our ASDAN coursework we need to volunteer in a sort or leisure activity. So as McMillain is very close to many peoples hearts we have decided to help Miss Walton by making cakes for schools coffee morning. Not only does the coffee morning raise funds for such an amazing cause it also brings the local community together. So if you are free on Friday 27th then pop along. We'd love to see you.
ENGLISH
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone - Chapter 8 - The Potions Master
Harry and his friends are engrossed in their numerous studies, taking so many courses, including History of Magic taught by a ghost, Charms with Professor Flitwick, Transfiguration with Professor McGonagall (Hermione's favorite and best course), and Defense Against the Dark Arts with Professor Quirrell. They have some trouble - getting lost in the large halls and hundreds of staircases - and are frightened of the caretaker, Argus Filch and his cat named Mrs. Norris. Professor Quirrell certainly seems to be the most bizarre teacher, as his turban emits a strange odor of garlic and constant movement. Rumors come and go as to Quirrell's necessity of the turban and presence in Hogwarts. With all the courses, Harry is thrilled to discover that everyone in school is just as clueless as he. Harry also learns that Snape is the head of Slytherin.
On Fridays all the owls bring the students their mail. Since Harry has no wizard family, he never expects any mail. However, on Friday he receives a letter from Hagrid, written in untidy handwriting, asking to have afternoon tea. Harry is thrilled to meet with Hagrid, for he is frustrated after his Potions class with Snape. He realizes that Snape hates him for being a celebrity, among other unknown reasons. Snape looks at Harry with his slanted menacing eyes and continues to ask him detailed questions, despite his blank answers. Hermione is the only person with her hand in the air, knowing the answer; however Snape continues to pick on Harry. He even docks Gryffindor several points because Harry cannot answer his questions. Harry wonders why he hates him so much.
After class, Ron goes with Harry to visit Hagrid. They are comforted by Hagrid's information that Snape projects a desolate and mean image to everyone. Hagrid recognizes Ron by his hair and freckles and inquires as to his brothers' well being, for he remembers them from years past. Hagrid is reading a story from The Daily Prophet about a break-in at Gringotts. The break-in Ron had mentioned on the train is this same break-in, which he sees occurred on his birthday, while they were at Gringotts. Harry thinks about the empty vault and the small package that he and Hagrid removed from the bank. He also wonders if he should tell Hagrid about Snape's suspicious nature. Harry and Ron leave Hagrid's shack, trying to piece together the puzzle.
ASDAN - Module 3 - Sport & leisure
3B2 - For this challenge we needed to visit a sports or leisure facility. So off we went to The Flower Bowl up at Brock to play Crazy Golf. This is the description of the course.
The Secret Garden is a magical 18-hole crazy golf course with surprises around every corner! Putt your way through tree-lined paths, Japanese gardens and amazing water features. It’s crazy golf like you’ve never played before!
It didn't disappoint. We had a wonderful time and laughed all the way around.
Mrs Akhtar kept cheating and Mrs Feeney lost her ball! can't take them anywhere. But the boys were an absolute credit to the school, using their manners and helping others. Well done boys!
PLP - PERSONAL LEARNING PROGRAM
Apple Cast
Today we made a variety of things at Apple Cast. We made a marking tool holder for the new workshop. Using a chisel we also made a finger or comb joint. Chris the tutor was amazing at the skills we had and couldn't believe we has never used a chisel before. After lunch we took apart a wooden planter and recycled the wood. Then we made a bird house. What wonderful accomplishments, you should be very proud of yourself.
Fast Forward
Today we have practiced and had a go at writing our own CV. This was quite tricky to do but we had help from our tutors. Once we did this we had a mock interview. Even though it was not real it was still nerve recking waiting for our turn. We were then given feed back on how we did.
This was a really good exercise for us to take part in as being in year 11 we will soon be doing this for real.
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Happy Weekend
Hope you have a fun and safe Weekend!
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Monday 1st October - Friday 4th October 2024
Happy New Month
ENGLISH - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 9 - The Midnight Duel
Harry realizes that he hates Draco Malfoy even more than Dudley Dursley - a sentiment he previously thought impossible. When notices for flying lessons appear, everyone realizes that Slytherin and Gryffindor will be competing. Harry worries about flying in Quidditch tournaments because he has no idea how to do so, while Ron reassures him that Draco is just bragging about his flying abilities. Neville is such a klutz, that he has never been allowed to fly before, while Hermione recites rule after rule about flying and Quidditch from various texts she has read in the library. Neville receives a package from home called a Remembrall, a ball that tells you if you've forgotten something. Draco walks by and snags Neville's Remembrall, hoping to start a fight between the two houses. Professor McGonagall stops them and Draco returns the Remembrall.
Madame Hooch, the flying teacher, gathers the students together and teaches them the intricate method of mounting their brooms and lifting up into the air. When Neville attempts to fly, his broom zooms into the forest, leaving him fallen flat on the ground with a broken wrist. Madame Hooch tells everyone to stay put still while she takes him to the hospital. However, as soon as they are gone, Draco Malfoy steals the Remembrall and flies into the air alone, teasing Harry and his friends. An enraged Harry mounts his broom and flies after Malfoy, realizing the simplicity, joy, and wonder of flying through the air on a broom. He informs Malfoy that he is alone without his gang and catches the Remembrall as Malfoy flies down to the ground. Suddenly Professor McGonagall screams Harry's name in outrage, as he has flown in the air without permission and may now be expelled from Hogwarts. She leads him through the school to seek a boy named Oliver Wood, the head of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. After seeing Harry dive fifty feet and catch the Remembrall his first time on a broom, she realizes his power and skill, and gives him the position of Seeker on the Quidditch team. He is the only first year to ever have this honor and place. Ron is shocked to hear of such amazing news for his friend. The older boys on the Quidditch team come up to Ron and Harry, who are eating in the banquet hall, excited to meet their new teammate. Malfoy and his gang also speak to Harry, wondering when he will be expelled. They are surprised to learn that he has been rewarded instead of punished for flying on his broom, and invite him to a midnight wizard's duel. Ron claims that Harry will accept and that he will be his second. Harry doesn't understand anything that is going on, but accepts to fight, nonetheless. After they have left, Hermione walks up to Harry and Ron, upset that they will fight. She thinks it selfish and unfair for Harry to go around at night losing points for Gryffindor. When Ron and Harry exit Gryffindor Tower at approximately 11pm, Hermione is waiting for them near the exit to stop them from risking a loss of valuable points. She follows them out, and is locked out of the tower, for the hole through which they climbed - with the fat lady - is no longer there, and she must wait for her to return to the painting in order to go through the painting and into the Tower. Hermione follows them to the duel. They walk through the classrooms and hope to find Malfoy. They find Neville waiting outside the Tower, healed from his arm injury, but confused as to the password to get back inside. Instead of finding Malfoy the four stumble across Filch speaking to his cat, Mrs. Norris. They fear getting caught and run through the trophy room. Ron realizes that they must return to Gryffindor as soon as possible. Hermione informs them that Malfoy had tricked them into venturing into the Trophy room against the rules. Filch chases them until they find themselves lost in a corridor - the forbidden corridor on the third floor. It is guarded by a large animal with three heads over a trapdoor. "They were looking straight into the eyes of a monstrous dog, a dog which filled the whole space between ceiling and floor. It had three heads. Three pairs of rolling, mad eyes; three noses, twitching and quivering in their direction; thee drooling mouths, saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs." The kids run as fast as they can to escape death, this monstrous animal guarding, what Hermione reveals, is a trapdoor. The fat lady in the portrait has returned and Harry tells her the secret password of "pig snout." Her door opens and the kids climb through and fall asleep. Harry realizes that the only place more secure and safe than Gringotts is Hogwarts. Now, he realizes where the little package from the vault is located: under the trapdoor.
Chapter 10 - Halloween
When Malfoy sees Harry and Ron the following day alive and well, he is shocked. Harry informs Ron of the mystery behind the object that was moved from Gringotts to Hogwarts, and the two spend the remainder of the day trying to decipher what it is. Neville and Hermione do not care what the mysterious object is. At lunch that day, the owl drops a package for Harry with a letter from McGonagall explaining what is inside. It is a Nimbus Two Thousand broom, the highest speed and latest model, given to Harry by the Gryffindor Quidditch team. McGonagall wants to keep this news quiet, since first years are not allowed broomsticks. Nonetheless, Harry is to meet Woods that afternoon for the team's first practice. Malfoy grabs Harry's package, realizes what it is, and is prepared to turn him in. However, Professor Flitwick suddenly appears, inquiring as to the chatter, congratulating Harry on his new broom and position on the Quidditch team. Malfoy is appalled and confused, wondering how Harry could be in such good standing with the professors. Harry informs Malfoy that it is all because of him that he is so lucky. Hermione walks up behind Ron and Harry, upset about them breaking the rules, yet again. She still does not care about the package or the broomstick and leaves in a huff with her nose in the air.
Harry finds his first Quidditch practice on the field with the older boys and Woods. Woods explains the entire game to him, that with seven players on each time, there are the positions of Chaser, Keeper, and Seeker, the ball is called the Quaffle, and the team hopes to snag the Snitch. Harry comments that the sport seems like basketball, only with broomsticks and six hoops. Harry flies in the air and catches so many balls that he impresses Woods and the rest of the teammates. He is compared to the great Quidditch player, Charlie Weasley, one of Ron's older brothers.
Two months goes by and Harry can hardly believe how comfortable he feels at Hogwarts. He is busy with classes, Quidditch practice, and mastering all the magic. One day in Charms class, the students begin to make feathers fly. Ron has difficulty pronouncing a spell and Hermione helps him. Hers works perfectly and her feather flies, causing the teacher to congratulate her in public. Ron makes a derogatory comment behind her back to Harry about her lack of friends and pompous attitude. Harry sees Hermione leave the class in tears. They find out that she is absent for the rest of the day, crying in the bathroom.
Later, that day, Professor Quirrell runs down the hall frantically claiming that there is a monstrous troll loose in the basement. At Dumbledore's request, the older kids lead everyone out to safekeeping. Ron and Harry, however, remember that Hermione doesn't know about the troll. They decide to leave the group to find her and save her. They see Snape roaming the campus outside the group, away from where he should be. In their search, they begin to smell something foul and find themselves in direct contact with the troll.
"It was a horrible sight. Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite grey, its great lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on top like a coconut. It had short legs thick as tree trunks with flat, horny feet. The smell coming from it was incredible. It was holing a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because its arms were so long."
Harry and Ron decide to lock it inside the chamber. Yet, when the walk away, they hear a high-pitched scream that belongs to Hermione, also locked inside the women's bathroom chamber with the giant troll. They go back inside to save her in an enormous fight against the monster. Harry jumps on its neck and sticks his wand inside one of its nostrils, causing it severe pain, while Ron uses his wand to retrieve Harry's. Eventually, they overtake the troll through magic and survive unscathed. Professor McGonagall finds the three students and is furious. Hermione lies to her, claiming that she wanted to go and fight the troll on her own, and Ron and Harry found and saved her. McGonagall is infuriated with Hermione, for she cannot believe that such a perfect girl has suddenly done something horribly wrong. She docks Gryffindor five points for Hermione's behavior and adds on ten points for Harry's bravery. They return to Gryffindor through the fat lady's picture and become three musketeers - an inseparable trio of friends.
Chapter 11 - Quidditch
November rolls around and the weather becomes bitterly cold. The Quidditch season has also begun, with Harry Potter as the secret weapon for Gryffindor. Hermione is a huge help to Harry with his studies and his practice. He learns more about the sport from a library book, which he hopes to keep.
"Harry learnt that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch foul and that all of them had happened during a World cup match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest players and that most serious Quidditch accidents seemed to happen to them; that although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish and turn up months later in the Sahara desert."
Meanwhile, Hermione becomes more relaxed about breaking rules and hanging out with her new friends. She creates a small fire in a jar that she carries around with her and uses to keep warm with Ron and Harry. They spy Snape from afar, who seems to be limping. He limps over to speak with them, inquiring about their possessions. Harry remarks that he is simply carrying a book. Snape docks Gryffindor five points for taking a book out of the school when it is not allowed. Harry decides to ask Snape for his book back, so he finds him speaking with Filch. Snape's robes are lifted over his legs and his feet are mangled and bloody. When he sees Harry, he screams at him to leave. Harry informs his friend of Snape's torn legs and that he had probably tried to get past the three legged dog and to the package in hiding.
The first big Quidditch game of the season arrives and all of Harry's friends cheer him on with signs that say "Potter for President" and the like. Harry is terrified and excited at the same time as he listens to Woods pre-game motivational speech. When the game begins, its goes well. However, halfway through, Harry's Nimbus Two Thousand seems to fly out of control, vibrating, flying higher and higher, throwing Harry off, terrifying the crowd. The team tries to reach him or at least catch him, but the broom doesn't allow it. Hermione, Hagrid, and Ron are all in the crowd fearing for their friend's life, when Hermione spots Snape across the stands. She realizes that he is casting a magic spell on Harry's broom and must be stopped. She makes her way to the other side of the stand and sets Snape's robes on fire, quelling the spell on the broom. Harry returns to land safely and joins his two friends in Hagrid's hut for tea and conversation. Hagrid informs his little wizards that Snape couldn't possibly know what is in hiding and he could never harm a Hogwart student. Unfortunately, Hagrid slips out some information regarding the precious package in hiding. It concerns only Professor Dumbledore and Nicholas Flamel. Hermione, Ron, and Harry take this information and use it to decipher the next portion of their tale.
MATHS - Inverse Calculations
We are continuing with inverse calculations. Addition and subtraction are inverse operations. Addition undoes subtraction, and subtraction undoes addition. We know 7−3=4 7 − 3 = 4 because 4+3=7 4 + 3 = 7 . Knowing all the addition number facts will help with subtraction.
WOW WEDNESDAY - All Things French
Here are some interesting facts about France.
Do you know that they eat snails and frogs legs!
France, the largest country in Western Europe, has long been a gateway between the continent's northern and southern regions. Its lengthy borders touch Germany and Belgium in the north; the Atlantic Ocean in the west; the Pyrenees Mountains and Spain in the south.
PEOPLE & CULTURE
France is one of the oldest nations on Earth and the most ethnically diverse country in Europe. These deep and broad influences have made France a world leader throughout history in nearly all aspects of culture, including cuisine, wine-making, politics, philosophy, music, art, film, fashion, literature, and sports.
NATURE
France has ample land area to provide habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals. More than 25 percent of its territory is covered with forest, and another 50 percent is countryside or farmland.
Lowland forests are home to deer and wild boar, while the woodlands of the Alps and Pyrenees provide refuge for rare chamois antelope, ibex, brown bears, and alpine hares, among many other species. The Mediterranean coastline is a stopover of millions of migrating African birds, including flamingos, vultures, egrets, and bee-eaters.
The French government has made a broad commitment to preserving open spaces and the wildlife they contain. About 10 percent of the country has been set aside as national or regional parklands and nature reserves.
NATURE
France has ample land area to provide habitat for a wide variety of plants and animals. More than 25 percent of its territory is covered with forest, and another 50 percent is countryside or farmland.
Lowland forests are home to deer and wild boar, while the woodlands of the Alps and Pyrenees provide refuge for rare chamois antelope, ibex, brown bears, and alpine hares, among many other species. The Mediterranean coastline is a stopover of millions of migrating African birds, including flamingos, vultures, egrets, and bee-eaters.
The French government has made a broad commitment to preserving open spaces and the wildlife they contain. About 10 percent of the country has been set aside as national or regional parklands and nature reserves.
Did you know that Blackpool Tower was inspired and modelled around the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Notre Dame, French for "Our Lady", a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, most commonly refers to
Notre Dame, a cathedral in Paris, France. This celebrated Catholic cathedral is renowned for its stunning French Gothic architecture and holds a special place in the hearts of Parisians and visitors alike.
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Have a wonderful safe and Happy Weekend!
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Monday 7th October - Friday 11th October 2024
ENGLISH - Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone
We have continued to read this terms novel. Below is the summary of the chapters that we have read this week.
Chapter 13 - Nicolas Flamel
Having taken Dumbledore's counsel, Harry ceases his visits to the Mirror of Erised. Before the Christmas break, Harry, Ron, and Hermione continue their hunt for Nicolas Flamel, but Harry's preoccupation with Quidditch is increasing. When Snape is announced as the referee for their upcoming match, they grow suspicious of his intentions towards Harry. Meanwhile, Neville appears, cursed by Malfoy to have his legs bound together. Harry encourages him to stand up to Malfoy. Receiving a Famous Wizard card from Neville sparks Harry's memory of Nicolas Flamel's name from a similar card given by Ron. Hermione fetches a book revealing Flamel to be Dumbledore's former associate and the only wizard to create a Sorcerer’s Stone. The stone, they discover, can transform any metal to gold and grants eternal life. They deduce that the fearsome dog on the third floor is guarding Flamel’s stone. As the significant Quidditch match nears, Harry’s anxiety intensifies, particularly due to Snape's perceived malevolence. Harry's worries lessen when Dumbledore's presence at the game is confirmed, as Snape would never misbehave under Dumbledore's watch. Harry’s exceptional catch of the Golden Snitch within five minutes of the start leads to Gryffindor's victory and Dumbledore’s admiration. Post-match, Harry spots Snape sneaking into the forest. Following him, Harry overhears Snape's stern conversation with Professor Quirrell about the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Chapter 14 - Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback
As exams loom, Hermione grows anxious, while Harry and Ron struggle to manage their hefty workload. When they encounter Hagrid in the library, they bombard him with questions about the Sorcerer's Stone. Hagrid invites them for a chat but does not guarantee he would share any information. Later at Hagrid’s cabin, he discloses that aside from the three-headed dog, he’s unaware of the other guards for the stone. He mentions the teachers who cast protective spells but insists that he won’t leak information about bypassing the dog. Hagrid reveals a dragon egg he had won in a game, disregarding its illegality. When Harry receives a note about the egg hatching, he and his friends witness the birth of the dragon, which Hagrid names Norbert. The kids understand that Hagrid must part with Norbert before he becomes too large. They contact Charlie, Ron’s elder brother in Romania studying dragons, for help. Charlie agrees and plans a handover with his friends for one midnight atop the castle's highest tower. With the invisibility cloak, the children sneak up with Norbert. Charlie's friends take the dragon, but in their excitement, the children forget their cloak while descending, leading to their capture by Filch.
We have started to watch the film "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone.
We have discovered that the film is quite different from the book as it misses out a lot of things that happen. We found this a little confusing. We talked about our preference and all agreed that we prefer the books version of events rather than the films.
We have also continued with our ID lesson and our reading books.
MATHS - Inverse Calculations
We are starting to really understand these sums now and are enjoying doing them. Next week will be our last week on Inverse Calculations as after the half term break we will move onto our next topic.
CAREERS - Staying Positive & Aiming High - Step 10
In careers we looked at the following steps and discussed as a group how we would deal with each situation.
Staying Positive
We discussed and looked at opportunities in difficult situations. We then created new plans to use in these opportunities.
We explored the opportunities and threats in a scenario that presented a challenge to us. Then we created a plan of action for us to use when dealing with the scenario.
Aiming High
We all know when we are finding something too difficult
So we considered a range of challenges that we find too difficult. We then talked about what we would do next when faced with different challenges.
P.E. - Kick Boxing
We are still really enjoying this lesson every Monday and are progressing well.
Our confidence is getting better as are our skills.
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Have a safe and fun filled
Weekend!
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Monday 14th October - Thursday 17th October 2024
This is our final week before October Half Term.
REMEMBER
Friday is an INSET day
ENGLISH - Harry Potter & the Philosophers Stone
We only have three chapters left to read. Below is an account of the chapters events. As usual we re wrote the chapters in our own words.
Chapter 15 - The Forbidden Forest
After being caught by Filch, Harry, Hermione and Ron are brought before Professor McGonagall for punishment. She believes they've fabricated the dragon tale to trick Malfoy, leading to a severe penalty of fifty house points each from Gryffindor. The 150-point loss is a harsh blow to Harry’s status as a Quidditch player, and though he contemplates quitting, Wood dissuades him. Despite Harry's decision to steer clear of trouble, he accidentally stumbles upon Quirrell seemingly succumbing to Snape's pressure. Unable to devise a plan from this information, Harry, Hermione, and Neville are called to Hagrid for their detention. They, along with Malfoy, who is also punished, are shocked to learn their penalty involves the Forbidden Forest. Tasked with discovering what’s hurting the animals, Hagrid splits them into two groups. Harry and Hermione join Hagrid, while Neville and Malfoy are accompanied by Fang, Hagrid’s dog. Inside the forest, Harry notices trouble in the other group, but it turns out to be a prank from Malfoy. Hagrid swaps Harry with Neville, leaving Harry and Malfoy to stumble upon a cloaked figure drinking unicorn blood. As Malfoy and Fang flee, Firenze, a centaur, saves Harry. On their return, Harry learns the hooded figure was Voldemort using unicorn blood to survive, hoping to get the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Chapter 16 - Through the trap door
During the final exams, Harry is constantly on edge, expecting Voldemort's appearance at any moment. While visiting Hagrid, Harry finds out that Hagrid accidentally blurted out to Voldemort, while drunk, the secret to bypass Fluffy, the three-headed guard dog - by playing music for it. Desperate to inform Dumbledore, Harry, Hermione, and Ron are disappointed to hear from McGonagall that he's been summoned to London by the Ministry of Magic. Convinced they have to retrieve the stone immediately. Harry, Hermione, and Ron embark on their mission, even though Neville attempts to halt them. Hermione uses a spell to freeze Neville and they continue. Upon reaching Fluffy, the trio discover a harp indicating someone else got there first. Harry uses his flute to lull Fluffy to sleep, enabling them to descend through the trapdoor. They land in a plant with ensnaring tendrils which trap Harry and Ron, while Hermione escapes and uses fire from her wand to free them. Then they find themselves in a room filled with flying keys. Harry makes use of his Quidditch prowess to catch the right key to unlock the next door. Their next challenge is a deadly chess game where they themselves are the pieces. Ron skillfully guides them but has to sacrifice himself to the opposing queen to secure the win. Finally, Harry and Hermione encounter a logic puzzle involving potions. Hermione solves it, drinks the right potion and then retraces her steps to assist Ron while Harry proceeds to locate the stone.
Chapter 17 - The Man With Two Faces
Harry tricks Quirrell into believing that he sees himself securing the house cup for Gryffindor in the mirror, but Voldemort, using Quirrell as a vessel, knows he's lying. Voldemort wants the Sorcerer's Stone from Harry's pocket and tempts him with joining forces, threatening death otherwise. Harry resists, and each time Quirrell tries to grab him, his hand burns and blisters. Harry's scar aches more and more as he fights back, causing him to black out. Upon waking, Harry learns from Dumbledore that he's in the infirmary. Harry insists on discussing the stone and Dumbledore assures him it's safe - he arrived in time to save Harry from Quirrell. Dumbledore explains that the stone will be destroyed, and that Harry was untouchable to Quirrell due to the protection of his mother’s love. He also admits that he gifted Harry the invisibility cloak and draws a parallel between Snape's hostility towards Harry's father and the one Malfoy holds for Harry. He further explains how Harry ended up with the stone, as he was the only one who wished to find the stone for its own sake. The end-of-the-year feast has Slytherin's colors in honor of their seventh consecutive win of the championship cup. However, Dumbledore awards additional points to Ron, Hermione, and Harry for their bravery in reaching the stone, pulling Gryffindor into a tie with Slytherin. After rewarding Neville some points for courage, Gryffindor takes the lead, winning the house cup. School term ends with Hermione topping the class and Harry and Ron performing well. As they part ways for the summer, Harry looks forward to pulling pranks on Dudley Dursley with his magic.
After reading the book, we watched the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
We found it a lot different to the film which was quite confusing. Lots was missed out on the film which we thought was disappointing.
P.E. - Kick Boxing
This was our final lesson of Kick Boxing as we start a new sport after half term.
We have thoroughly enjoyed learning the art of Kick Boxing and would like to thank Amy and her colleague for training us.
CAREER'S FAIR
This week we have had a career's fair afternoon.
Lots of different people came to talk to us about career opportunities with them.
The Colleges were able to tell us about specific courses we might like to do. One Vision had a stall One Vision Studios is a non-profit group that provides training courses for people with learning disabilities. A number of our students attend here weekly and see passed students. The Police also had as stall. We will be going to look around the colleges later in the academic year.
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Have a safe and fun filled
Half Term
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Welcome Back!!
We hope you had a safe and fun half term
Monday 28th October - Friday 1st November 2024
English
This half term we are going to be learning all about Remembrance.
This is a very important part of British History and we want to understand why we commemorate this event each year. To start off we had a class discussion on what it means to us. We watched a film called Goodnight Mr Tom. This is about a young boy called William Beech who is an evacuee. William goes to stay with Mr Tom in the country. This is a really good film and gave us an insight into events that took place. As the half term progresses we will add more about what we have learnt. Watch this space . . .
Maths
This half term we are going to recap and revise 2D and 3D shapes and their properties. Shapes are everywhere and come in a variety of sizes. Its something that we hadn't really thought about before, we are amazed by all the shapes around us. We will also be looking at time, both digital and analogue. We will also look at timetables and how to read them. Lastly we will be recapping over money and its value. We will complete worksheets on addition and subtraction, division and multiplication of money.
Food Technology
This week we have made Chicken and Spinach Cannelloni. We prepared the ingredients. We followed the recipe and the end result looked and smelt delicious. We had lots of compliments and staff popping their head round the door to see what we were cooking as the smells in the corridor coming from the cooking room were fabulous.
College Visits
As we are now Year 11, it is time to start looking at what the different college's can offer us. We have visited Myerscough College this week. They have a whole unit for foundation learning. We looked around the Motorsport, Equestrian and Small Animal Care departments. Unfortunately we didn't get to see everything as there was not enough time. But Myerscough are having an open morning on Saturday 16th November 2024. This is open to everyone so feel free to take your child along and have a good look around. We even saw some of our past pupils. It was nice to see them and to find out what they thought of Myerscough.
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Happy Weekend!
Hope you have lots of fun, stay safe
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Week Commencing - Monday 4th November - Friday 8th November 2024
English
We are continuing with our AQA units on Remembrance.
We had a class discuss on what we think remembrance is about. We talked about our families during the war and our grandparents and great grandparents that fought for king and country. We researched two key events that happened during WW1 and looked at which countries were involved in the war.
Maths
We will be looking at 2D and 3D shapes next term. So we had a quick look at the simple facts about shapes.
We are looking at adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
We know that adding and subtracting are the opposite of each other as are multiplying and dividing. Using a multiplication square we have been working on our times tables this week.
Science
This week we have been looking at the periodic table.
The periodic table is a chart that shows all of the elements. Elements are the materials that make up everything in the world. The smallest possible piece of an element is called an atom, and all of the elements on the periodic table are arranged based on the properties of their atoms.
Careers
This week in careers we have been looking at the following lessons
Problem Solving - step 11
In this lesson we have had to analyse complex problems by using logical reasoning.
Creativity - step 11
in this lesson we learnt how to innovate effectively when working in a small group.
Bonfire Night
Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpower, treason and plot.
We briefly talked about the events leading up to the gunpowder plot and how Guy Fawkes intended to blow up parliament. The story of Bonfire Night dates back to the early 17th century, centered around a failed plot that could have changed British history forever. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was an attempt by a group of English Catholics to assassinate King James I and blow up the House of Lords/ parliament. British people celebrate that night, 5 November, with bonfire parties, including huge bonfires in parks, and public displays.
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Happy Weekend everyone!
Have fun and stay safe
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Week commeencing Monday 11th November - Friday 15th November 2024
lest We Forget
It is a busy week in school this week.
Anti-Bullying Week 2024 will take place from Monday 11th - Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect. Odd Socks Day is taking place on Tuesday 12th November, with adults and children being encouraged to wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.
Monday marks Remembrance day, where we remember what our fallen did for our country. It also marks 106 years since the end of WW1.
Friday is Children in Need. We are holding a bake off competition between staff and pupils.
English
We have been looking into the reasons for holding a two minutes silence on remembrance day. Similar to flying a flag at half-mast, a moment of silence is often a gesture of respect, particularly in mourning for those who have died recently, or as part of a tragic historical event, such as Remembrance Day which marks the end of WW1.
We have also made a poppy for our display board as the poppy is the flower of remembrance.
Maths
This week we are continuing with Multiplication.
So what is multiplication of numbers? In Maths, the basic explanation of multiplication is adding a number, with respect to another number, repeatedly. For example, if we are multiplying 2 by 3, that means 3 is added to itself two times, i.e. 3 + 3 = 6.
We been completing work sheets with sums from the times tables 2 - 12. We have used a table square to help.
Science
We have been looking at compounds this week. A compound is a substance that contains atoms of two or more different elements, chemically joined together. For example, water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, chemically joined together. Each of its molecules contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
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Happy Weekend
Have a safe and fun weekend!
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Week Commencing Monday 18th November - Friday 22nd November 2024
Oh my goodness what a cold week we have had!
English
This week we have continued with our AQA Remembrance units. We have looked at who Walter Tull was and why he was significant in WW1.
Walter Tull was born on 28 April 1888 in Folkstone, Kent. His father was from Barbados and his mother from Kent. His parents died when he was aged 9 years old. Walter and his brother were brought up in an orphanage in Bethnal Green, East London. From 1908 he started to play football and was signed by Clapton FC, then the following year by Tottenham Hotspur F.C. He was the second person of African-Caribbean mixed heritage to play in the top division of the Football League. He later moved to Northampton Town F.C. in 1911 where he played half-back.
At the start of the First World War Tull joined the 17th (1st Football) Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment as a Lance-Corporal. In 1915 he served in France and was later placed in hospital for shell shock. In 1916, he returned to action in September and fought in the Battle of the Somme, afterwards attending officer training in Britain then going back to serve in the 23rd Battalion of the Middlesex regiment as a second lieutenant.
Despite army rules which forbade a ‘person of colour’ being commissioned as an officer (a leader of men), Walter was promoted to lieutenant after officer training school at Gailes, Scotland. In 1917. Tull is widely considered the first African-Caribbean mixed heritage man to be commissioned as an infantry officer in the British Army.
Walter Tull died aged 29 in 1918 while leading an attack on the Western front during the Second Battle of the Somme in March. The Commanding Officer of the 23rd Battalion recommended him for a Military Cross for bravery.
Maths
We have continued with multiplication this week. Multiplication is one of the four elementary mathematical operations of arithmetic, with the other ones being addition, subtraction, and division. The result of a multiplication operation is called a product. For example:-
3 + 3 = 6 or 2 x 3 = 6
We can see the number of objects in each group is called multiplicand, and the number of such equal groups is called the multiplier. In our case, 3 is the multiplicand, 2 is the multiplier and 6 is the product.
The multiplicand is the number to which another number is multiplied and whose value is observed to increase. A multiplier is a number which is multiplied by the multiplicand. The result obtained by the multiplication of multiplicand and multiplier is called the product of the multiplication
Science
This week we have been learning about compounds.
In chemistry, a compound is a substance made up of two or more different chemical elements combined in a fixed ratio. When the elements come together, they react with each other and form chemical bonds that are difficult to break. We have been looking at Solids, liquids and gases.
Into Film Festival
Into Film is a charity supported principally by the British Film Institute (through the National Lottery), Cinema First and Northern Ireland Screen. Into Film aims to put film at the heart of children and young people's educational, cultural and personal development.
More than half of UK schools engage with Into Film's programme of Into Film Clubs, special cinema screenings, educational resources and training to support classroom teaching. Into Film aims to provide 5- to 19-year-olds with opportunities to learn about and with film and develop a passion for cinema.
Into Film runs two flagship annual events: The Into Film Festival, which enables more than 400,000 children and young people to access the cinema for free, and the Into Film Awards, which celebrates the filmmaking and learning achievements of pupils and educators from across the UK.
Into Film also engages in ongoing educational research, including live action-research projects in schools, to provide evidence of the impact on pupil engagement and attainment when teaching and learning with film.
Our trip was Thursday. We went to the Flower Bowl up at Barton. What a lovely place. The seats are sofas made from velvet, it's very cozy.
We went to wat a film called The Fall Guy which was released earlier on this year, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt.
Storyline
He's a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment. And now, fresh off an almost career-ending accident, this working-class hero has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy and try to win back the love of his life while still doing his day job. What could possibly go right?
We really enjoyed the film and the treats. Thank you!!!
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Happy Weekend!
Stay safe and have a fulfilled time!
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Monday 25th November - Friday 29th November 2024
Aladdin Pantomime
This week saw the whole school visit the Victoria Hall in Bolton, to watch Aladdin in Pantomime. We left school nd traveled on three double decker busses. It was great fun. Once at the Theatre we were lead inside and told to go upstairs to access the upper circle. We had a fantastic view.
Aladdin is the son of Betty Bubbles, who owns a Laundrette. They are very poor... that is until a stranger, Abanazer, appears on the scene telling Betty that he is her late husbands long lost brother. Abanazer tells Betty of great treasure locked away in a nearby cave. With the help of Aladdin he finds the treasure, but things do not go according to plan.
The moral behind this tale is, Aladdin and Jasmine teach us to be who we are. Do not try to be someone else or to conform to what others perceive us to be. Be who you are meant to be. Be true to who are and live your life with honesty.
After the pantomime had finished we returned to school on the buses and had our lunch. We had, had some snacks at the theatre so we didn't mine having our lunch later today.
Thank you to everyone involved in arranging this trip. We really had a wonderful day.
Food Technology
This weeks recipe was for Apple Pie.
We started by ensuring we had all the ingredients we needed. Then after washing our hands and putting a clean apron on we started to make our pie.
We followed the recipe's instructions carefully, asking for help when were unsure. Once our pie was in the oven we cleaned the are we had worked in and washed and dried the equipment we had used.
Our pies smelt amazing, and made our classroom smell amazing.
Careers
In careers this week we have looked at
Leadership - Step 11
The aim of the lesson was how to support others through Coaching - In this lesson we considered our own contexts and how coaching might benefit them. Then we practised leading a coaching conversation with a peer.
Teamwork - Step 11
The aim of this lesson was to improve the class by building relationships beyond their immediate peers. We reflected on our own networks beyond groups we belong to and thought of one way we could use an external relationship to benefit our goal. We then considered ways to start a new external relationship that would benefit the group we belong to. We reflected on external relationships we currently have and plans for maintaining those over time.
ASDAN - My Environment - Unit 5
5A6 - To make a display
We have chosen to make a display on endangered species from round the world. Currently, more than 41,000 species have been assessed to be under threat of extinction according to the IUCN. We are making a display to show just 16 animals that are in danger. This is something we all need to look to achieve. By protecting habitat, entire communities of animals and plants can be protected together. Parks, wildlife refuges, and other open space should be protected near your community. Open space also provides us with great places to visit and enjoy. Support wildlife habitat and open space protection in your community.
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Have a wonderful and safe weekend
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yesterday?
Monday 2ndDecember - Friday 6th December 2024
English
This week has seen us continue to find out about Remembrance of WW1. We have looked now at what animals helped during the war as well as what women did. We have looked at soldiers and how they fought to help give us the life we now have and enjoy. The First World War was the first truly global conflict. From 1914 to 1918, fighting took place across several continents, at sea and, for the first time, in the air. This was war on an unprecedented scale, with battles often lasting months instead of days. In Britain, industry, technology and the population were all mobilised for a conflict that would cost the lives of over ten million soldiers worldwide. This is why we remember the fallen.
Maths
In math's this week we have looked at block diagrams and carried out survey's to obtain our results. A block diagram is a collection of discrete data (values that have no in- between data) that has been input into a visual graph, represented in blocks. What must a block diagram have? A block diagram must always have a title explaining what it shows. Blocks must be carefully drawn to show the data.
ASDAN
This week we have carried out two surveys in school. Our first was to monitor the traffic outside school for half an hour. We made a tally of all the different coloured cars we saw as well as busses, vans, motorbikes and lorries. Then we made a block diagram to display our findings.
We then did a survey asking pupils and staff about impacts on the environmental and what was most important to them. Once again we did a tally chart and converted it into a block diagram.
PLP Apple Cast
We are continuing to make outdoor wooden planters to be sold in the shop. Once we have fitted them together we are treating them with wood preservative to stop them from rotting. We have also made some Christmas Trees out of scrap wood. These will make lovely tea light holders.
PLP Fast Forward
This week we have continued with our theory work for our qualification. Then after completing all the safety checks on the karts we had a race against each other. This is the best part of the day!
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Have a safe and fun
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Monday 9th December - Friday 20 December 2024
For the last two weeks we have spent our time finishing off projects that we have started. We have decorated our classroom, enjoyed a Christmas Lunch, watched Primary's Nativity and taken part in a carol service in school.
We love this time of year and are exited to be spending the next two weeks with our families and loved ones.
We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas from everyone in
Adams Class
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Happy New Year!!
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Welcome Back!!
What a cold start to the new year.
We hope you have had a wonderful, restful time with family and loved ones.
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Monday 6th January - Friday 10th January 2025
English
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
This term we will be studying the novel "Oliver Twist".
Oliver Twist, is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens. The story follows the orphan, who, after being raised in a workhouse, escapes to London, where he meets a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the elderly criminal Fagin. Oliver discovers the secrets of his parentage, and reconnects with his remaining family.
We have read chapters of the story and as with previous novels we have rewritten the chapters events in our own words.
Maths
Time
Time is a very crucial asset that helps us to measure or estimate the duration of completing a certain task or gives us a tentative idea of how long it will take to finish it. Time is also used to narrate how long ago events happened in the past. Similarly, with the help of time, we can also determine the possibility of events happening in the near future.
Time ensures the functioning and division of things much smoother and easier. It is single-handedly governing and controlling the entire world at once in different parts of the world.
We will be looking at both analogue and digital clocks and converting the time between the two.
AQA Qualification
There are eight components papers that we will be completing in order to gain a qualification. This week we completed paper 1.
Science
This week we have been looking at separation techniques of mixtures.
There are different ways to separate mixtures, eg by filtration, crystallisation, distillation or chromatography. The method chosen depends upon the type of mixture.
Sieving
A mixture made of solid particles of different sizes, for example sand and gravel, can be separated by sieving.
Filtration
Filtration is a method for separating an insoluble solid from a liquid. When a mixture of sand and water is filtered:
- the sand stays behind in the filter paper (it becomes the residue)
- the water passes through the filter paper (it becomes the filtrate)
Evaporation
Evaporation is used to separate a soluble solid (i.e. a solid that dissolves) from a liquid. For example, copper sulfate is soluble in water – its crystals dissolve in water to form copper sulfate solution.
During evaporation, the water evaporates away leaving solid copper sulfate crystals behind.
Distillation
Distillation is a method for separating the solvent from a solution. For example, water can be separated from salt solution by simple distillation. This method works because water has a much lower boiling point than salt. When the solution is heated, the water evaporates. It is then cooled and condensed into a separate container. The salt does not evaporate and so it stays behind.
Chromatography
Paper chromatography is a method for separating dissolved substances from one another. It is often used when the dissolved substances are coloured, such as inks, food colourings and plant dyes. For instance, ink is a solution of dyes dissolved in a solvent of water or oil.
It works because some of the coloured substances dissolve in the solvent better than others, so they travel further up the paper.
ASDAN -
Module 7
This week has seen us start our new module health and wellbeing.
We have completed two tasks 7A1 and 7A5. Both these tasks have seen us complete surveys amongst staff and pupils at school.
7A1's survey was about which personal hygiene products people use and 7A5 was about daily fruit and vegetables intake. Once we completed a tally chart we then converted the figures into a bar chart.
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Happy Weekend
Have a wonderful time
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Monday 13th January - Friday 17th January 2025
English
Oliver Twist - Chapter 4 - An Evil Plan.
We read this chapter and discovered that Mr Brownlow had put an avert in the local newspaper offering a reward of five guineas for information about Oliver. Mr Bumble read the advert and went to see Mr Brownlow. Fagin told Oliver that he was an ungrateful boy. Fagin kept Oliver locked up so that he would prefer being out with the other boys thieving. Faign, Nancy and Bill plotted a robbery where Oliver would be used to climb through a window. If Oliver was to refuse Bill said he would kill him as he pulled out a crow bar and waved it around. Bill then told Fagin and Nancy to bring Oliver to him tomorrow night.
Maths
This week in maths we have continued to work on time. We have looked at time direction, anticlockwise and clockwise and we have looked at intervals of time i.e. quarter past, half past quarter to and on the hour. We have also looked at tell the time between these intervals for example 10.23am and 14.47pm.
Science
This week we have looked at mixtures and and chromatography.
There are different ways to separate mixtures, for example by filtration, crystallisation, distillation, or chromatography. The method chosen depends upon the type of mixture.
Chromatography
Chromatography is a separation technique used to separate mixtures of soluble substances. These are often coloured substances such as food colourings, inks, dyes or plant pigments. Chromatograms. Analysing the chromatogram allows conclusions to be made about the pigments in the mixture.
Computing
PowerPoint allows you to create a slideshow presentations and intricate pitch decks with a powerful presentation maker to tell your story.
This program is used widely is it is important that we understand how to use this IT program.
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Have a wonderful and fun filled weekend
Remember to stay safe!
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Monday 20th January - Friday 24th January 2025
English
Today we have read chapter six of Oliver Twist - Faces at the window
Oliver awoke at the bottom of a ditch. He got up and managed to walk towards a house with a big wall around it. It was then that Oliver realised this was the house he had been to the night before. Oliver was took weak to run away, so he walked up to the door and knocked on it before sliding down to the floor. Oliver was taken in by Miss rose and Mrs Maylie. they looked after Oliver until he was better once again. Oliver kept asking for Mr Brownlow during the time of his high fevers, so both Mrs Maylie and Miss Rose took Oliver to Mr Brownlow's house. But Mr Brownlow wasn't at home. In fact to Oliver's disappointment the servants told Oliver that Mr Brownlow has gone abroad. Back at the cottage a few days later Oliver was practicing his reading. He was tired so closed his eyes. Next Oliver heard a voice "It is him." Oliver opened his eyes and looked out of the window. There stood Fagin and a tall man.
Once again we put the chapter in our own words. The story is starting to get exiting now.
Careers
This week in careers we have completed Listening step 12
We are learning to listen critically and think about where differences in perspectives come from.
We explored where perspectives come from on a variety of topics.
Then we considered why it is useful to understand someone's perspective when working together on a project.
To end this lesson we asked each other critical questions as we listened to others share their perspective on a political topic.
We also completed Speaking step 12
We have been learning to speak adaptively by changing our content depending on the response of who is listening to us.
We considered how an employee could prepare for negotiation in a work-based scenario.
Then we explored a work-related scenario where Listening skills became critical for negotiations.
To end this lesson we explored different strategies to move negotiations forwards in a work-based scenario.
WOW DAY - French Day
Today we are celebrating French Day in school.
As we have done all things French, today we have focused on making a phrase book with simple words in that could help someone visiting France. We have also written a letter to a French pen pal. Finally we looked at sport that is carried out in France. Probably the most famous one being the Tour De France. This sees a number of professional cyclists from around the world competing against each other to win the race.
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We hope the weather improves
Have a safe weekend
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Monday 27th January - Friday 31st January 2025
English
Oliver Twist
We have now finished this terms novel. We have really enjoyed reading this book. We will now be watching the 1968 film Oliver. We will then complete some AQA units on the novel and the film.
This is one of our favourite books that we have read. At first we were a little unsure of the film, but once it got going we really enjoyed it.
We will also be learning about the life of Charles Dickens, the author of Oliver Twist.
Physical Education
Today we have enjoyed playing games of Table Tennis and Badminton. We really enjoyed taking part in the sports and used our skills to ensure the ball or shuttle cock travelled over a short, mid or long distance. We think that Badminton is easier to play that Table Tennis. We tried to play within the rules as much as we could and tried to ensure the safety of all when retreaving stray balls or shuttle cocks by checking it was clear and safe to go and collect them.
Maths
We are continuing to work with time this week. We have looked at on the our, quarter past the hour, half past the hour and quarter to the hour. This week we will be looking at all times. We will look at both digital and analogue.
ASDAN
This week we have been working on challenges from module 7 - Health and Wellbeing. This week we have done a DIY project and a cooking project. We have also undertaken a recognised course for Food Safety & Hygiene. This course sees us making a two course meal for staff members as our practical part of the exam. This will be done by the end of February 2025.
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Have a fun filled and safe
Weekend everyone
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Monday 3rd February - Friday 7th February 2025
English
We Have watched the musical Oliver. Oliver! is a 1968 British period musical drama film based on Lionel Bart's 1960 stage musical, itself an adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist.
We then wrote a review on the film and what we thought of it. This is for part of our AQA qualification that we are currently doing on Oliver Twist. We used our knowledge and skills to predict what was going to happen.
P.E.
In P.E. this week we have played tag rugby. Tag rugby, Flag rugby or Rippa rugby is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby league with many similarities to touch football, although tag rugby is often deemed a closer simulation of full contact rugby league than touch. Attacking players attempt to dodge, evade and pass a rugby ball while defenders attempt to prevent them scoring by "tagging" – pulling a velcro attached tag from the ball carrier, rather than a full contact tackle. Tag rugby is used in development and training by both rugby league and rugby union communities.
ASDAN
We have now completed our ADSAN Challenges and have reached the maximum level "GOLD". We have really enjoyed completing the challanges, doing things that we would not normally have thought about doing. ASDAN has helped us to improve our confidence and self belief. We have learnt lots of different things throughout the last eighteen months and are really happy with our accomplishments.
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Have a wonderful safe weekend
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Monday 10th February - 13th February 2025
Maths
This week we have started to do our AQA Math component exams. These consist of eight different areas. These papers are not long but it is important that we do as well as we can as we will take these qualifications with us once we leave school. We are doing lots of practicing to help us for our upcoming exams.
English
This week we have been looking at the different characters in the novel. We have looked at each character and noted down both their good and bad points. We have also designed our own DVD / book cover.
Internet Safety Week
This week is Internet Safety Week.
Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on the 11th of February 2025, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘
Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety. Each year we cover an online issue or theme that speaks about the things young people are seeing and experiencing online. Created in consultation with young people across the UK, this year Safer Internet Day will be focusing on the issue of scams online and for young people, how to protect themselves and others, as well as what support is available to them.
This Safer Internet Day we will assess the real scale of this issue and allow young people to share their experiences and ideas on how to tackle the problem. We’ll build on the important work being done to raise awareness of issues such as online financial sextortion and we’ll also consider the future of scams, answering questions such as:
- How is changing technology like generative AI going to impact the approach of scammers?
- What role can the government and internet industry take to tackle this threat?
- And what changes would young people like to see to help protect themselves moving forward?
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
About Safer Internet Day
Over the years, Safer Internet Day has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar. Starting as an initiative of the EU SafeBorders project in 2004 and taken up by the Insafe network as one of its earliest actions in 2005, Safer Internet Day has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in approximately 170 countries worldwide.
St Valentines Day
St Valentine's Day is a celebration of romance and love.
It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world.
Have you sent your Valentine yet? 
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REMEMBER
Tomorrow Friday 14th February
is an INSET Day
Have a fantastic February half term break!!
Stay Safe
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Welcome back!!
We hope you have had a wonderful, fun filled, restful break and are ready to work hard this half term
Monday 24th February - Friday 28th February 2025
English
We have been writing a short descriptive text about each character that is in the movie, Oliver.
We have looked at what each character brings to the story and how they are important to Oliver himself. One of our favourite characters is the Artful Dodger. Although he is a thief he appears to b a kind hearted by and looks after Oliver. Nancy is also a firm favourite as she takes Oliver under her wing and knows right from wrong. Nancy dies to protect Oliver from Fagin and Bill Sikes.
Food Technology - Practical Exam
This week we have completed our practical exam. This entailed us cooking a two-course meal for a member of staff. Our menu was made available to staff and the following meals were chosen for us to cook.
Mrs Stewart chose - Chicken Noodle Stir Fry and Apple Pie
Mrs Bidwell chose - Chicken Noodle Stir Fry and Apple Pie
We started by getting ourselves ready by washing our hands and putting on our aprons. Then we got our all of the ingredients we would need. We then followed the recipes to make the meals.
We served our meals to Mrs Stewart and Mrs Bidwell and then cleaned the kitchen ensuring everything was back in its rightful place.
We would like to thank both staff members for buying our meals and for their support. Our practical Exam was a success.
Maths - Money
This half term we will be looking at money and its value. We will be adding an subtracting amounts depending on the prices of items. We will also look to make a set amount using different coins. Understanding Money is a subtopic that falls under “Number” in the Mathematics and Numeracy Area of Learning. We will also look at how much change will be required for items purchased.
World Book Day 2025
Thursday 6th March is World Book Day 2025. This year our topic will be Myths and Legends. Watch this space for more to come .....
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Happy weekend!
Have a safe and fun
filled one
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Monday 3rd March - Friday 6t March 2025
Work Experience week
This week see's our Year 11's completing their work experience.
Work experience involves going on a short term placement with an employer, to observe and work alongside people as they go about their daily tasks. Our Year 11's will develop skills, contacts, and learn more about the kind of career they would like to do.
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Monday 10th March - Friday 14th March 2025
After completing our work experience week, we are now back in school.
This week we will doing our Year 11 exams. We will be sitting the following exams:-
English Reading
English Writing
Math Non Calculator
Math Calculator
Science.
Wish us luck !!
PLP'S
We will still be accessing our personal learning programs this week.
They are:-
CWP
PVC
Fast Forward
Apple Cast North West
Food Technology
As we have completed our practical exam, we will now be studying to sit our theory exam. This covers food hygiene and food safety as well as food storage.
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Have a safe and fun
filled weekend
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Monday 17th March - Friday 21st March 2025