Assembly by our Anne Frank Ambassadors
Human Rights day takes place on 10th December each year. To mark this event, our two Year 8 Anne Frank Trust Ambassadors delivered an informative and interactive presentation in assembly. They spoke about Anne Frank's life, her legacy, and gave definitions of the different forms of discrimination…
Oliver Twist Tour of Alston
Year 8 went on a special walking tour of Alston to look at some of the locations used during the filming of the TV adaptation of Oliver Twist. Here are some of the Year 8's stood outside the location of Mr Sowerberry the Undertaker's shop, where Oliver was taken on as a child apprentice after…
Inter House Chess Competition
Today we had our first of two Inter House Chess Competitions. The tension was palpable! Well done to all participants, particularly those from Blue and Yellow house who added 20 points to their House total.
Year 7&8 Rugby
Some brilliant effort in Tag Rugby yesterday with Year 7 and Year 8. They worked on passing and running skills. In places it was a bit muddy!
Year 7 German
This week in German Year 7 are looking at 'Months and Dates'. We spent today's lesson looking at Months of the Year in German. They had great discussions about what happens in each month, and drew illustrations to represent each month, then labelled in German.
Table cricket
Some of our Key Stage three students enjoyed learning how to play table cricket with John from Cumbria Cricket.
The students are looking forward to their next session in two weeks time where they will learn to umpire for themselves.
Observational drawing at the Bowe's
Sketching patterns and costumes from the textiles collection in the Bowes Museum. Ties into year 8 and GCSE classroom learning.
The Bowe's Museum
An exciting trip to the Bowes Museum with year 8 and GCSE Art students.
Bouncy exhibits and talks about future careers
Year 9 Careers
Year 9 recently started their 'Preparation for Work & GCSE Options' module in Citizenship. So far, students have identified the wide range of different jobs available across several employment sectors, including those within film & TV production and the British armed forces. They have also been…
Cross-curricular learning about Alston Workhouse
To further enhance their understanding of the background context of poverty in the novel 'Oliver Twist', Year 8 students have been utilising historical sources to learn more about the Alston Workhouse. They examined documents and photographs provided by the Alston Moor Historical Society, and…
AMF Choir
Our AMF choir have been working hard and enjoying singing. This week for the AMF Prize Giving evening, they performed Vance Joy’s Riptide and they did an excellent job! We look forward to singing Christmas carols at the Christmas market next week.
Field Sketches
Year 7 students have been working on improving their field sketch skills.
They completed a couple in class to understand what makes a perfect piece of work, than they were tasked to draw one from home.
Everyone had a really good go at this, channelling their inner Bob Ross to create some…