Children In Need Pudsey ears
This week some of our year 11s have been visiting all the classes around school selling Pudsey and Blush headbands to raise money for Children In Need, well done!!
Public services reward session at B&FC
The year 11 public services group have worked so hard this term that they have earned a rewards week where they got to choose the activities, they chose football, basketball and badminton.
Burning colour changing chemicals
As it was bonfire night last night, class 4J discussed fireworks and how they work. In their science lesson today we have been burning spills soaked in different chemicals, we looked at which type of chemical burns which colour and why. Well done 4J!
Introduction to a Dirt Bike Motorcycle.
Today at Myerscough College the students looked at a dirt bike motorcycle. They learned about how to start a bike, accelerate, brake and change gear.
They also learned how to strip off the dirt bike plastics/fairings to clean or replace them and to expose the mechanical components to work on…
Year 11 Construction group
The construction group are nearing the end of their course and are starting to see their work coming together. There is only 1 more session to go to get their work done, they've worked extra hard today and have nearly finished, well done, construction group!
Monster trap
Class 4J have been designing monster traps, we researched different types of trap and planned our designs by selecting materials from a set list and budget. Well done 4J!
Bridge building
Today class 4J have been competing in a bridge building experiment where they needed to build bridges made from tape and cotton buds, it needed to be strong enough to hold multiple coins, well done 4J
The Elephant Man
Last night 4J went to a performance of The Elephant Man at the grand theatre. The performance was amazing by an inclusive and diverse cast. The class really enjoyed the show and participated in some very mature discussions around how Joseph Merrick was treated throughout his life.
Boxing fitness
Today in fitness is boxing we learnt lots of new techniques jab, cross and hook.
Painting and Decorating at Blackpool and The Fylde College
Pupils continued papering their walls with full and partial pieces of lining paper. The pupils also tackled an "envelope cut" to cut a space in the paper to accommodate an electrical socket.
Next week they will be designing patterns to paint onto their lined walls.
Today's student learner of…