E28 visited Burleigh Hall in support of their most recent expedition, studying the Elizabethans. Students had a tour of the hall and learned about the history behind it.
Crew Malala and E28 Visit to Burleigh Hall.
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Beautiful Artwork by Freya in Crew Malala
“Miss, would you like to see my pencil drawings?” “I’d love to see them, Freya.”
I had no idea how incredibly intricate and beautiful her pencil drawings really are. The level of detail is so impressive, and Freya has really demonstrated our character trait of Craftsmanship and Quality. The flower drawing took around six hours. They’re too beautiful to not share with the world. Beautiful, stunning work Freya.
Crew Malala Forward Planning
The focus this week has been GCSEs, what to expect, how to revise, and how to prepare. On Thursday students had a visit from XP alumni who have been through their GCSEs and gone on or are going on to university. Students had the opportunity to ask questions during this session.
The end of the week was spent looking over the calendar for the academic year and creating a plan moving forward. Students color-coded staff days, holidays, mocks, and real exams to create a visual representation of Year 11. From there, students created a revision timetable to manage their time wisely and revise efficiently.
Crew Malala walk around Langsett Reservoir
Crew Malala kicked off Year 11 by taking a hike around Langsett Reservoir in the Peak District. They were set a number of photography challenges (as if the walk wasn’t challenging enough). Here are some photos that students took today:
C28 Fieldwork to Bradford Literature Festival
This is a reminder that pupils in Year Ten will be out on fieldwork next week as part of their English studies. X28 will be out on Tuesday 1st July and E28 will be out on Thursday 3rd July.Â
Here is a link to the Festival’s website. Letters about this were available in paper copy at the Teacher Student Led Conference and copies were emailed to all parents on the 6th June so you should already have all of the details.
We will travel by coach, departing shortly after morning registration is taken at 8.30am and hope to be back at school for 3.15pm but this is traffic dependent.
Pupils will need their usual school supplies plus a packed lunch with water as there is nowhere to buy food there. We have ordered a school packed lunch for those in receipt of free school meals.
E28 Crew Malala Term 2a Roundup
Term 2a was full on for Crew Malala. We have completed our SLCs, where students spoke in detail about their learning over the past term and their current progress. They also reflected on their Habits of Work and Learning. It was great to see Crew being able to talk about both their strengths and areas for improvement, as well as considering how they can start to prepare themselves for the upcoming mock exams.
Over half of crew are attending the Valencia fieldwork in two weeks’ time. We can’t wait to hear about their adventures!
Crew’s expedition for Term 2a was Raiders and Invaders – a study of the Vikings. The Guiding Question for this expedition was “How far did the Vikings forge a legacy?” Students learned how the Vikings lived in their homelands, travelled to other lands, traded, raided, and invaded, and the influences that they have left behind. The expedition culminated in a Presentation of Learning where students presented what life might have been like in a Viking village, including the foods they ate and how they forged metal weapons.
Please enjoy the selection of photos from Crew Malala’s SLCs which were held over the last two weeks. We are looking forward to Term 2b and what it might bring.
Mrs. Collinson & Mrs. Batty
C28/E27 Superb Focus and Effort in English LOOL
Over the last half term we began a project focused on the documentary ‘Blackfish’ about the plight of orcas at Seaworld.
After completing our research and extending our comprehension skills last half term, this half term we are starting to apply this to our GCSE Component 2 English Language Transactional Writing tasks.
Today in LOOL students started to plan a persuasive e-mail which we will be sending to the governor of Orlando, Florida explaining why we feel orcas and other sea animals should no longer be held at Seaworld.
The focus and engagement of all the students involved has been superb and I am very excited to see what they produce.
Well done guys!
Mrs Desborough – Trust Leader of English
Crew Malala practise mindfulness
Yesterday E28/Y10 students had a visit from With Me In Mind, a local organisation which helps students manage anxiety and other mental health concerns. One of the strategies they talked about was mindfulness, and so this morning we are putting that into practise by doing some mindful colouring to start our day.
Crew Malala and Crew Moore growing their brains with AR Reading.
This term’s title include Rule of Wolves, Death Note, The Carpet People, Kick to the Moon, Keeper, and Why Every Farmer Needs a Flamethrower.
Crew Malala Roundup
This term we have begun to use part of our Thoughtful Thursday. Crew have identified their priorities and begun to use time to revise, recall and develop their knowledge of a range of subjects.
Next week we will be looking at revision techniques and bring back to Crew how we have found flash cards, revision diagram and the revision clock.
Crew also received their certificates for successfully achieving our Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award.
