GCSE English Language Study
Year 10 have been studying the opening of Rosie Milford's The Silk Factory. Part of their GCSE English Language exam is to understand and assess how a text is structured to interest the reader. As part of this study, the students read and listened to the story and created storyboards to…
GCSE music compositions
Our GCSE music students have been developing their composition work using Garageband software to layer up sounds. They have been helping and inspiring each other's creations. We look forward to seeing how their pieces evolve.
Year 7 pyjama party
What a fun night year 7 had last night at their pyjama party. The afternoon kicked off with games in the school hall, followed by a disco led by various budding DJs and then pizza and chips in Mrs Jones’s catering room. Thank you to year 7 for your enthusiasm and amazing company.
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Year 8 have been exploring hooks and riffs this term. This week, they performed the Eurythmics hit ‘Sweet Dreams’. Some students drummed the steady rhythm on the cajons, others learned the keyboard chords and some sung the melody. Well done year 8!
The Phantom of the Opera
Year 9 have been exploring musicals and this week they practised playing the infamous ‘Phantom of the Opera’, learning how to play a chromatic scale and using an organ sound for effect.
Year 7 Singing
Year 7 have been well and truly warming up their voices recently. Since September we have been dedicating time to singing and there have been all kinds of requests from Chris De Burgh to Benson Boone! Well done year 7. Keep singing with enthusiasm!
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Oliver Twist
As part of an introduction to our unit of work on Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist', year 8 have been learning about Victorian workhouses. They have done a great job of reading information and generating mind maps to introduce the context. We look forward to exploring this text this…
GCSE English
Year 10 have been studying Shakespeare's play 'Macbeth' in great detail. As part of their learning, they have been reimagining his play in the modern day. Think famous actors, cityscapes and even space! We look forward to seeing the final results of Macbeth reimagined.