Myerscough college
Students from The Oracle enjoyed a fantastic day at Myerscough, exploring the world of animal care. Highlights included walking a ferret on a lead, meeting adorable baby ferrets, and touring the animal studies centre. The visit helped students build confidence around animals while developing key…
Karaoke
Today class 5M have been singing in the lecture theatre. We had a wide range of artists and really enjoyed ourselves.
Cooking
This week, students at The Oracle got hands-on in the kitchen preparing delicious spring rolls and waffles. From mixing fillings to using the waffle maker, everyone worked together to follow recipes and create tasty results.
Alongside learning cooking techniques, students developed…
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…
5I Gardening
This week, 5I students from The Oracle took a trip to the local garden centre as part of their gardening project. They explored tools, plants, and accessories—making thoughtful choices to enhance their raised beds back at The Oracle.
The outing wasn’t just about gardening—it also supported…
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!
Animal care
Our students had another fantastic visit to Myerscough College for their weekly Animal Care session—this time with some unexpected yoga partners!
From feeding alpacas to learning about small animal handling, students gained valuable experience in animal interaction, responsibility, and…
Gardening
Students in 5I have been busy in the secret garden this week, working together to weed, plant, and prepare raised beds. With the sun shining and gloves on, everyone got stuck in and made brilliant progress.
Gardening is more than just growing plants—it’s about developing responsibility,…
Dog training
Our students are continuing their weekly therapy dog training sessions—and both dog and handlers are making great progress!
This week’s focus was on calm commands, lead walking, and gentle interaction. Students practised patience, communication, and positive reinforcement techniques,…
Myerscough animal care
Our KS5 students are continuing their weekly visits to Myerscough College, getting hands-on experience in animal care. From mucking out and handling bedding to observing animal habitats, each session builds real-life skills and confidence.
These regular trips give students a taste of…
Card making spring fair.
Spring Fair Crafting in Full Swing!
With the Spring Fair just around the corner, our creative crew has been hard at work making beautiful handmade cards to sell at the event. The room has been buzzing with energy as everyone got stuck into glitter, glue, stickers, and lots of colorful…
Pizza Toast
We made pizza toast today! It was delicious and we got to chooose outr own toppings to make the pizza toast.
we even got to safely use the panini press!
Well done 5I!