Category: Year 7
A sporting week
Sport in the sunshine for a change! Well, Wednesday at least… The sporting programme was back to its busy best this week, with a more spring like feel to the weather. The girls had a varied week, with netball tournaments and festivals and multiple opponents. The senior girls travelled to Hazelwood for their tournament, with…
Checkmate
Our chess team excels again! Playing against Ardingly and Brambletye in a primary jamboree, we won all twelve points. Supported by our chess scholar and head girl, Amelie, the children played some excellent chess! Well done to our chess players!
Year 7
It’s great to be back this week! Our Year 7’s showed that they have kept up their fitness during lockdown with an impressive showing in an interval relay in PE. Teams of 5 clocked up an impressive 9km in 30 minutes!
Our gratitude tree
The Prep school have been writing what they are grateful for and placing them on the tree
Year 7
7IP were having fun in the classroom decorating for Christmas… Marcos seemed to have other ideas! Year 7 & 8 have been busy in DT and have made some wonderful things!
Year 7
Year 7 had an exciting Science lesson this week! They made a salt by reacting acid and metal. They found this produced hydrogen and learned how to do the squeaky pop test. Year 7 & 8 also took part in the #footballshirtfriday and proudly showed off their teams.
Year 7 Science
Year 7 used red cabbage as a pH indicator in Science this week. They cut the cabbage into small pieces, added a bit of water and crushed it until the liquid turned purple. They tested vinegar, toothpaste, shaving cream and other substances to find out how acidic they are!
Year 7
Year 7 have been testing food in Science to see if it contains sugar or starch. They were surprised that onions contain sugar! In Art they have been taking forced perspective photographs, manipulating human visual perception through the use of scaled objects… in this case, making themselves into giants!
Year 7
Year 7 continued their topic on food in French this week. To help practise their French, they played a game of battleships where the numbers and letters were replaced with names of French food! Year 7 were also making use of the resources around the school to discuss the location of the Garden of Eden….
Year 7 & 8 Drama
Drama Y7+8 Drama activity got off to an exciting start, playing Pop-Up Storybook. Several budding thespians arrived ready to make a scene!