Coloured light painting @B&FC
Today we've been in the photography studio at B&FC manipulating coloured lights in our photos. We asked a subject (student) to stand still while another student waved a light wand that flashes different colours around them. We then used a camera with a long shutter speed to capture the light…
Gym session @The Oracle
What better way to start your week than by hitting the Gym. We've got our mind and body ready for the day. Monday morning let's go!
Photography @TheOracle Sixth Form
Class 5M have been using the DSLR cameras today to take photographs of our friends and our surrounding environment. We've looked at plants & nature, black & white portraits and back lighting.
Volunteering @Watson Road Park
We have been volunteering this morning at Watson Road Park. We have tackled the overgrown weeds in the large raised beds so the park can look it's best for summer! Well done Key Stage 5!
Cooking - Stir Fry & Tomato soup
We have made some delicious food for everyone @The Oracle in our cooking lesson this week. We made a soup of tomatoes, leek, garlic and herb, and a lovely mushroom stir fry. We also put out wraps, sausage rolls and sandwiches. Well done 5M!
Cyanotypes, Photography, Art & Design.
Today some of our KS5 students have been at Blackpool & The Fylde college studying an artist called Anna Atkins. Anna revolutionised the art genre cyanotypes. We made our cyanotypes by putting chemicals onto paper in the dark room, then we went outside and chose a piece of nature like a leaf or…
Karaoke
Today class 5M have been singing in the lecture theatre. We had a wide range of artists and really enjoyed ourselves.
Communication game
Today class 5M have been playing a communication game in the lecture theatre. In pairs we had to pull a hula hoop to one one person and put a table tennis ball in the hoop. Then the other person had to pull it back across the room and put another ball in the hoop. The winner had 17 balls in their…
Cooking
Today class 5M prepared some snacks for the Sixth Form to eat at break time. We prepared chip butties, broccoli soup, banana bread and curried broccoli florets. All the food was snapped up quick by the students who told us it was delicious, well done 5M!
5* Food Hygiene
The hard working welfare team at The Oracle received a visit to inspect our food hygiene and kitchen routines. The amazing Mrs Pye works so hard and has quite rightly earned a 5* rating! Well done Mrs Jackson and everyone associated with running our KS5 kitchen.
Scones
Today 5M have had scones with butter and jam, focusing on our cutting and spreading skills. We started by cutting our scones in half and then adding the topping we wanted.
New sensory room @TheOracle
Here are some of 5M trying out the new equipment in our all new sensory room!!