Category: Form 5

During Science, Form 5 enjoyed studying Leonardo Da Vinci and testing his Vitruvian Man theory about the proportions of the human body. For the most part, his findings did indeed appear to hold up to our testing! For example, we discovered that the width of one’s shoulders was indeed a quarter of one’s height. It...

Over the past few weeks, Form 5 and 6 pupils have been exploring the exciting world of vector graphics in their IT lessons. They have learned to use a range of digital tools to create detailed vector images, starting with simple shapes and building on their skills each week to produce impressive designs. The students...

Form 5 have been exploring forces as part of their science studies. We talked about gravity and how it works with our mass to generate our weight. The children used Newton meters to measure the forces required to lift different objects from the Earth’s surface. We also discussed how our weight would work out as...

This week we have made a good start with our English and maths curriculum and have started learning about the Victorians. We had an individual lesson discussing the 9/11 disaster. Specific focus was on the first responders, who we believe were the true heroes. As a dedication to these first responders, borrowing an idea from...

Form 5 and Form 6 had a wonderful day at the Liverpool Museum, on Thursday. We saw some interesting exhibits, including some real Ancient Egyptian mummies, dinosaur artifacts as well as many more! The main focus and highlight of our trip was the space exhibition. The children had the opportunity to lift a piece of...

Form Five have been practicing their vocabulary, as a part of our Complete Comprehension unit. We have made it a little more fun with a dictionary game, where the children see how speedily they can look up new key vocabulary, that crops up on each Comprehension test, in a dictionary. A little friendly competition goes...

Form Five have been working so hard on their preparation for their examinations this week! It was nice to have a little break on Thursday, to celebrate World Book Day! Lots of children came to school in their cosy pyjamas and we even had some brilliant book-related costumes! Has anyone seen Wally?

Form 5 and Form 6 had a wonderful time with author, Sean Perkins. Sean is a poet and songwriter, as well as an author, and ran a session for the children about how to write song lyrics and rhyming poems. The children had an amazing time and it was lovely to see some of their...

Form 5 have been feeling festive and preparing for the upcoming Christmas season! We have decorated the tree this week. The children are welcome to bring their own bauble to add to the tree; Charlotte already has done! We will be exploring winter and Christmas, as a theme in our writing lessons, next week!

Form 5 had a great Forest School session; even with the challenging weather situation. The children had a go at making a nature den for hedgehogs. Lottie said, “We found sticks and hammered them into the ground to make sturdy dens.” Seb continued, “We dug ditches toward the den so the hedgehogs could crawl to...