10A

Can you actually believe it is the final week of Year 10! This year has gone so so fast but what a great year we have had! 

The highlight of this week was our trip to Knowsley Safari Park. We went through the safari park and saw all the animals enjoying the morning sunshine, then we went to…

It’s been another great week in 10A this week. 

We have spent some time finishing off our end of year assessments and completing some practice papers in preparation for year 11. 

 In picture news this week we looked at different types of houses around the world and then designed our own…

On Monday in maths we worked really hard and did some great problem solving. We also had a look at picture news and talked about the pros and cons of self driving taxis. Not many of us were keen on the idea of getting into a taxi without a driver. In the afternoon we practiced more computer skills…

Monday morning started with our usual maths and picture news. The learners had to write a diary entry about a shipwreck that they had survived. They had to describe what had happened and also how they might have felt. In the afternoon we had the class computers and learnt how to log on, sign in…

On Monday we visited The Anderson Centre for  our final session. In the morning the learners and staff went on a large paddle board. Working as a team they paddled into the middle of the reservoir and played some games. They ended up getting very wet but had lots of fun. 
In the afternoon some of…

On Monday we went back to the Anderton Centre, in the morning we did archery and we played a wipe out game which was lots of fun. In the afternoon, we went sailing and some of us went on a canoe. This was great fun and we can’t wait to visit again next week. 
 

On Tuesday we did maths, we…

On Thursday this week, as a reward for working hard this  half term, 10A went to Fat Olive in Wigan. An ex pupil is one of the owners and had previously been into school to talk about his experiences after leaving school. The learners and teachers were all interested to visit the restaurant and…

On Monday, Lee, from DWP came in for her final visit with us. This week we focused on our CV. Lee gave us all a sheet of paper with different questions on, we answered these questions to help us build up our CV. Lee, then spoke to it’s about how to make a good impression for an interview. We then…

It’s Careers week In KS4! The learners have lots to look forward to and lots of different people coming into speak to them about their next steps. 

On Monday, a lady from Runshaw College visited our school to provide us with  information about the college experience. She spoke in detail…

Welcome back 10A. We have a very busy half term to look forward to. All the learners enjoyed catching up with their friends on Monday morning and sharing their holiday news. 
We looked at picture news about a campaign in York called “ Girls can have short hair. Get over it”. It’s about a girls…

What a busy half term we have had. Well done 10A you have worked super hard. 
 

On Monday morning we did Maths and after break we did an English quiz. We all worked independently and quietly. 
In the afternoon some of us went to Tesco to buy our breakfast things. We walked to Tesco and we…

This week in maths we have continued with working on the four operations, focusing on division Some of us have learnt what sharing is, how to use physical resources to help us share and also how to use factors to divide large numbers by 2-digit numbers! 

In Picture News on Monday, the question…