5I Flower arranging

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Each week at the Oracle we receive goods from M&S. This week there was an abundance of flowers so 5I tried there hand at flower arranging. Some beautiful arrangements 5I.

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 2 May 2024

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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No more fizzy pop!

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5I have been experimenting on eggs. We placed eggs into different drinks and left them for a week.  The results were clear….Ribena, Lucozade and all fizzy pops not only stained teeth but also rotted them away. Lucozade, Dr Pepper and Coke were the worst showing quite shocking results, they had…

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 27 March 2024

Category: Sixth Form

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Functional English with 5I. Following instructions.

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5I have been making ‘delicious’ sandwiches for each other, following instructions.

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 22 March 2024

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Instructional sandwiches

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In functional English we are preparing for adulthood by communicating with others.  We split into two teams and took turns instructing our partner to make a sandwich we had previously designed. If the design matched the sandwich then we were allowed to eat it! 

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 22 March 2024

Category: Sixth Form

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Red Nose Day

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Happy Red Nose Day from 5I!  

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 15 March 2024

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Sock Puppet Competition

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Check out this exciting competition! Please send entries to school or college with a chance to win a prize!

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 13 March 2024

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Tool test.

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Today our ‘car bodywork’ group returned to Blackpool and the Fylde College to complete their course.  We had a recap and test on all the different tools we have used over the course of our placement. It is safe to say both students and staff have learnt a lot!

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 9 January 2024

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Gift wrapping a car!

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Today we practiced our Christmas wrapping skills by wrapping up various parts of a car. We were actually protecting areas we did not want to get spray on. Next step….full re-spray. 

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 28 November 2023

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Using a screwdriver

Today at college, Jonathan learned how to use a screwdriver. He he is using it independently to take a rubber seal off a car.

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 21 November 2023

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Masking a car

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Today at college, our students learnt how to tape up a car. They used masking tape to hide the rubber seals in preparation for spraying.

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 21 November 2023

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Luca ‘The Fish’

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This weekend Luca swam 500m without stopping! He did this for the charity ‘Polar Bears’ as part of an annual event. Well done Luca, we are all proud of you! 

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 20 November 2023

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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Our very own car!

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Today we were given our very own car to inspect. This car was an absolute ‘banger’ and would totally fail its MOT! We learnt how to identify lots of car parts which is useful in our preparation for adulthood. 

Posted by /blog/author/donnai on 14 November 2023

Category: Sixth Form 2023-2024

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