Year 8

March 22, 2021

Year 8 have written beautiful poems in English this week and performed them in front of their class in the theatre. Their task was to write a poem that expressed...

March 15, 2021

The Prep school have been writing what they are grateful for and placing them on the tree

December 21, 2020

Year 8 have been investigating how to make electromagnets in Science. They looked at ways to increase the power and pick up the maximum number of paper clips! Here are...

December 1, 2020

This week in Science, Year 8 looked at a pig’s lungs and heart to learn about the respiratory system. They were surprised at how squashy and light the lungs are and...

November 16, 2020

Year 8 are preparing to paint a canvas in Art. They had to create a mood board to get some inspiration and plan their designs. They will use the measured...

October 19, 2020

Year 8 had free rein to build anything they wanted out of wood this term in DT. They had to research how to build their items, draw out a detailed...

October 5, 2020

This week Year 8 have been testing metals in Science this week to see which one was the most reactive. They tested magnesium, zinc, iron and copper with different salts....

September 23, 2020

In English lessons, Year 8 have been filming scenes of the relationship between George and Lennie (‘Of Mice and Men‘) in the woods this week!

September 18, 2020

The Year 8’s had an exciting Science lesson experimenting on plants for their current topic: photosynthesis. Their task was to check if the plants contained starch, a substance produced during...