10A

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…

In maths this week, we have continued with developing our understanding of the four operations and using these in different contexts. Some of us have been writing number sentences using the times symbol, some of use have been using picture representations to solve larger problems and some of us…

This week started with Picture News again. This week we had to think answer the question 'Should you be allowed to build homes anywhere?'. We talked about what it would be like if people started to build houses in the middle of the track or in the middle of Astley Park. We also thought about what…

Welcome back to Spring term 1 - if we thought last term was busy, we have another thing coming this term! 

This week started with Picture News. This week starts the annual Birdwatch, ran by the RSPB. We looked at what the Birdwatch involves and thought about why it is important to track bird…