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In Humanities KS4 have been learning about volcanoes. Over the last 4 weeks we made our own volcano. We then made our volcanoes explode using coke and mento mints.

Students from KS4 have been working on numbers in their numeral and word form. KS4W set up some different activities in the school hall to match up the numerals to the correct word.

Pupils from KS4 took their maths skills to the community, practicing using operations to calculate how much their purchase will cost and how much change should be received. They did a fantastic job! They also practiced community safety, identifying hazards and being able to identify and follow…

KS4C demonstrated the process of turning a liquid into a solid by making ice cream in science. 

Ks4w enjoyed learning all about how dandelions transform into white globes of exposed seeds called puffballs. They learnt that these seeds are easily dispersed with a light breeze. The children had to search for Dandelions  and puffballs and then blow them to see how far the seeds would…

We loved learning about the Coronation event and made our own crowns ready to role play being the King or Queen.  We then each experienced sitting on the throne before being crowned. After that we royally processed through the school, waving as we went. Once finished with the ceremony, we had a…

Ks4W enjoyed celebrating the coronation of King Charles III. They enjoyed making king cookies, Crowns and fine motor activities linked to the theme.

KS4C have enjoyed celebrating the Kings Coronation.

KS4 pupils have been practicing their money skills and independence by running and organising a departmental tuck shop each Friday. 

KS4C have been having lots of fun in science.

They learnt about the oxidisation of magnesium by putting magnesium ribbon in a Bunsen Burner to create a bright white light. 

KS4C also completed a displacement reaction. Here pupils put hydrochloride acid and sodium bicarbonate in a film…

One of the KS4 Humanities groups has been looking at the different layers of the Earth. They then had a go at making their own Earth showing the different layers using coloured clay.

A group of KS4 students enjoyed getting out in the community. We learnt about road safety, being safe in the community and using money to buy items.