Blog Author: Mr Woodward

This morning the pupils revisited animal Husbandry for small animals. They prepared food, cleaned cages, watered and fed pygmy hedgehogs, hamsters, giant African land snails, rats and bearded dragons. The pupils really enjoyed caring for the animals and are learning life skills, such as food…

Before dinner the group looked at different aspects of rat Husbandry. This included handling with positive reinforcement using meat paste, cleaning their cage, feeding and looking at enrichment. (Making their lives more interesting)

This morning in Animal Studies at Myerscough College, the pupils learnt about animal Husbandry.

Animal Husbandry is the process of looking after animal health and wellbeing. With the giant African land snails this involved bathing them in clean warm water and cleaning their shells.

This morning on the year 11 group's first day of Animal Care the pupils have had a lovely tour of the campus and seen some of the animals they'd be working with.

They visited the reptile room, rodent room, aviary and looked at the animals in the foundation learning buildings, handling a…

This morning on the year 11 group's first day of Animal Care the pupils have had a lovely tour of the campus and seen some of the animals they'd be working with.

They visited the reptile room, rodent room, aviary and looked at the animals in the foundation learning buildings, handling a variety…

4J enjoyed a lovely Christmas dinner in the hall with all of keystage 3 & 4.

4J enjoyed their last opportunity to visit Santa at PCA with hot chocolate, cup cakes and a present.

Today's session started with a classroom lesson on Healthy Lifestyles.

Students were then taken to the college's Sports Conditioning Room part of the Myerscough Sale Sharks Academy to do cardiovascular and conditioning training.

This afternoon the students were given a taster of badminton

Youth Club competed in 3 iPad based Blooket Quizzes. The quizzes were on tv programs, Disney characters and video games, duo Jasmine and Ellie won two of the quizzes and Jake the remaining quiz.

At the first Myerscough College sports session the pupils introduced themselves to Olly the tutor and had a cardiovascular gym induction. For the first week the pupils did some football skills training and finished with a match.

Students went on to check the under bonnet fluid and oil levels and raised the car up to check for fluid leaks, tyres, suspension and brakes.