GCSE D&T pupils visited Frogmore Papermill. They had the opportunity to make their own piece of handmade paper, understand printing processes and explore the oldest working papermill in the world with a very cold tour round the mill.
Category : SUBJECTS
European Languages Day
The MFL Department is proud to announce the winners of three competitions launched to celebrate European Languages Day on 26 September.
Year 9 essay-writing competition The winner is Joseph Hoy who wrote a well-researched, concise and engaging article about the importance of learning a foreign language. You can read the essay in full HERE
Second prize goes to Thomas O’Sullivan and third prize was awarded to Charlie Ambrose.
KS4 Photo competition – Students in Key Stage 4 and 5 were asked to submit a photograph along with a description of the photo in French, Italian, Portuguese or Spanish. Judges chose winning photos that were engaging and descriptions that were interesting and linguistically accurate. You can see the winning entries HERE
Winners of both competitions have been awarded Amazon shopping vouchers thanks to the generosity of the PFA.
1st Prize – Naleli Nonyane (French – Year 10)
2nd Prize – Lucy Ashcroft (French – Year 11)
3rd Prize – Alana Williams (Italian – Year 11)
Highly commended – Becky Raymond, Nicole Singh, Ceri Thomson and Charlie Beeton
KS3 – Idioms competition – Students in Year 7 and Year 8 were asked to submit an illustrated idiom in a foreign language. We had lots of wonderful entries, and the Year 7 winners were Emil Zych (first prize), Jack Pikavance (second prize) and Ellis Burke (third prize). Year 8 winners were: Aliki Kotsialos (first prize), Jakub Polewczyk (second prize), Cassie Lamb (third prize)
Thank you to all the pupils and staff that participated in the Music departments Winter Concert.
For those that missed it or simply want to re-live the enchanting experience, we hope you enjoy the files below.
Merry Christmas,
Miss Marshall and the Music Department.
Year 10 GCSE D&T pupils visited the BMW Mini factory in Oxford. There they saw the manufacturing of the Mini car using modern automated robots. Followed by racing against each other in Mini car simulators.
Mr Sweeney’s 24 Hour Cycle Challenge
Congratulations to Mr Sweeney who managed to cycle from St Joan of Arc School, Rickmansworth to the five cathedrals of Northampton, Nottingham, Norwich, Brentwood and Westminster in 22 hours! Thank you to everyone who donated. It’s not too late to donate now!
Donate online at www.virginmoneygiving.com/udayan
or TEXT “UDAYAN” TO “70085” to give £5*
*Standard message rates apply.
Last week our Year 10 GCSE students visited ‘Butler and Sons’ butchers on New Road Croxley Green
Steve Butler kindly demonstrated how to debone and portion a whole chicken. Thank you
Then yesterday the students deboned and portioned their own chicken and they made chicken bites. some also made a chicken stock. In their forthcoming lessons they will make hunters chicken, chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese and spicy buffalo wings from their whole chicken.
Year 10 GCSE students visited the FOOD: Bigger than the Plate exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
It explored how innovative individuals, communities and organisations are radically re-inventing how we grow, distribute and experience food.
This exhibition took us on a sensory journey through the food cycle, from compost to table, it posed questions about how the collective choices we make can lead to a more sustainable, just and delicious food future in unexpected and playful ways.
Art Exhibition at Watersmeet
Exhibition of students work at Artistsmeet
5th to 27th June
Featuring the work of year 7 10, 11 and every student in 8 Ward
On Thursday 3rd May 2018, we held our fourth annual Battle of the Bands competition. 8 bands entered from Years 7 right up to year 12 and the evening was a huge success. Well done to all bands that took part and congratulations to Phoenix (Jaimie Dawson, Bridget Mahoney and Paddy Tighe) who were this years winning band, as voted for by the audience. Our comperes (Maria Custodio and Leah King) did a fabulous job of introducing each band. We look forward to seeing you next year
Next Generation
Up In The Clouds
Phoenix
IDKR
Backstories
Staff Band
R-N-Gs
Magnificant 6
Echo Drop