Berlin collage
Year 8 have been collaging memories from their visit to Berlin.
Tote bags
Year 7 finished their first sewing machine project. They have made tote bags, and will print images onto these next week.
Character development & creative writing part 2
After looking at existing comic characters and trying on various historical fancy dress outfits, Year 8 and 9 were inspired to create their very own characters.
After sketching their characters they then worked individually, as a duo or as part of a small group to develop a piece of creative…
Comic book creations
Last week in English, Year 8 and 9 students had a special focus on character design and creative writing.
The first part of the process was to look at existing comic book and graphic novel characters. Staff and students then had a go at sketching 'Unicorn Boy' by Dave Roman using a step by step…
Year 8 and 9 Teesdale Renewable trip
Students enjoyed learning about Apprenticeships and also renewable energies from Adam at Teesdale Renewables. They learnt about routes into apprenticeships, pay, work expectations and more. Students were also taught about solar, wind and ground source heating and asked some excellent…
Badminton Club
Year 9 students have been playing badminton after school on a Monday working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Award.
They have been, mostly, enjoying the experience and some have been, slightly, improving their skills.
It's good to see such dedication towards their achievement.
Year 7 U Dance t-shirts.
Thank you to year 7 for helping Middle Fell print space-themed t-shirts for the U Dance festival. Great job today.
German Phrasebooks
Our topic this half term in Year 8 and 9 is 'A School Trip', which is perfect timing for the Berlin Trip! Last week students were thinking about what phrases they would need in they went to Germany, and creating a phrasebook to take with them
Book covers for World Book Day
As part of our World Book Day celebrations, some students in Year 8 listened to an online webinar from the writer Tom Palmer.
Students learnt all about Tom's creative process when developing a story for publication and listened with interest when he talked about the need for the design of a…
Careers Day at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa
Year 7 kicked- off National Careers Week in style with a special careers day at the North Lakes Hotel and Spa, Penrith.
The bespoke event was organised by Sharon Brook, our school Enterprise Advisor and Head of Sales at the hotel.
Along with being taken on a tour of the hotel and…
Textiles.
Year 7 are making tote bags. Practicing ironing bag handles. No excuse not to iron your shirts now!
Moo-ving Through Digestion STEM workshops
All students in Year 7 and 8 took part in a special STEM and careers workshop entitled 'Moo-ving through Digestion'. The workshop was delivered by Edidiong Akpan from SmartSTEMS and was supported by Digital Dairy Chain.
Students learnt all about Monogastric and Ruminant digestive systems and…