6 February 2024

KS3L Snow making experiment

Students in KS3L have been learning all about seasons this term in science and how they are ever changing due to the earths tilted axis. The students really enjoyed a fun filled science experiment today making snow using bicarbonate of soda and hair conditioner. They then modelled the snow into…

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6 February 2024

KS5C Lunch In Unit

On Tuesday 6th February KS5C made meatball spaghetti and pancakes ahead of Pancake Day as it falls during school half term. All the students got involved in chopping veg, weighing and measuring ingredients and all took turns to flip their own pancake. The students enjoyed this meal and all said…

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6 February 2024

KS3S Visit to Skelmersdale Fire Station

Some students in KS3S enjoyed a visit to Skelmersdale Fire Station this afternoon as part of their Careers program - ASDAN Raising Aspirations. Students are learning about places and people who help them in the community. Students tried on parts of the uniform and sat in the fire engine, enjoying…

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5 February 2024

KS4L- La Chandeleur

KS4L enjoyed learning about Candlemas. KS4L learnt about French traditions and beliefs. Students followed a visual recipe to make Crepes to celebrate La Chandeleur, in a traditional French way. 

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5 February 2024

KS5W Immersive room

KS5W enjoyed visiting the immersive room. They explored images from the countryside as they had just been listening to different countryside sounds in their music lesson. 

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2 February 2024

KS4W Science - Peggy Problem!

KS4W have been working on ‘Peggy Problems’ this week in Science. The students had to choose whether they thought a plastic peg or a wooden peg was stronger to hold their socks up on the washing line. Each student had to fill their socks with rice to see how strong their pegs were. As a class, we…

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2 February 2024

KS4W Science - Peggy Problem!

KS4W have been working on ‘Peggy Problems’ this week in Science. The students had to choose whether they thought a plastic peg or a wooden peg was stronger to hold their socks up on the washing line. Each student had to fill their socks with rice to see how strong their pegs were. As a class, we…

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1 February 2024

KS5 Entry Level 2/3 Mathematics.

KS5 students learned about the different types of angles by being the angles and then they used metre rulers to make more angles. After an angle hunt they used their knowledge to complete some written tasks. 

 

 

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1 February 2024

KS5W Shopping

KS5W went shopping to buy items for their Chinese New Year feast which they will cook next week. All students helped to plan their meal, found the ingredients, helped to scan the items and demonstrated excellent communication and problem solving skills. 

 

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1 February 2024

3S Beacon visit

For their Learning Outside The Classroom lesson, 3S visited the Coppice Cafe and play area at Beacon County Park.  After a bite to eat and drink, they had lots of fun in the play area.....a great time was had by all.

There once were some students so bright,

Who hit the Coppice Cafe for a…

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31 January 2024

KS5S Music

KS5W have been exploring music from around the world, from Australia to India and many more and this lesson became a music and dance lesson which all of the students enjoyed and laughed all the way through it. Not only did the children enjoy it but even the staff got involved.

 

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31 January 2024

KS5W Lunch in Unit

KS5W were learning basic food skills for their lunch in unit, making noodles and southern fried chicken. Within the lesson the students were able to read and follow the instructions on the packets to create a tasty meal which they all enjoyed.

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