Christmas 2012
Christmas 2012
Christmas 2012
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D & T DEPARTMENT<br />
YOUNG CHEFS’ CLUB<br />
This term saw the launch of Year<br />
7 & 8 Young Chefs’ Club. The aim of this<br />
club is to learn about nutrition and healthy<br />
eating and to develop independent cooking<br />
‘survival’ skills. These young chefs have learnt<br />
how to handle ‘high risk’ food, whilst making a<br />
stir fry. They have investigated how to hide fruit<br />
and vegetables in popular dishes like choc chip<br />
and courgette muffins and banana flapjacks to<br />
increase their nutritional value. This half term is<br />
the ‘Great Bassaleg Bake off’. They will be<br />
making bakery classics like shortbread, bread<br />
rolls, spring rolls and chocolate brownies. The<br />
club meets every Tuesday between 3.20 pm -<br />
4.30 pm in T10. New members are welcome!!<br />
CHILD DEVELOPMENT<br />
As part of the Child Development GCSE<br />
course Year 10 students were asked to<br />
research<br />
and<br />
design a<br />
powerpoint<br />
on<br />
disabilities<br />
and the<br />
effects on<br />
the family.<br />
The<br />
standard<br />
was<br />
exemplary.<br />
The<br />
students<br />
made links with local support groups and centres for disabled<br />
children and some students referred to their own personal experiences of<br />
living with disabilities within their own family. All students were<br />
professional in their approach and were able to talk about their findings<br />
with confidence and with a high level of<br />
understanding and empathy. As part of<br />
our community links the Year 12 Health and Social group have an<br />
opportunity to tour the local Children’s Centre - Serennu, and view the<br />
specialist resources available to disabled children, as well as talking to<br />
the specialised staff there.<br />
MATHS DEPARTMENT<br />
Congratulations to Jack Watts in Year 10 who won the<br />
#MrAshtonSummerChallenge. This was a daily competition run by Mr<br />
Ashton over the summer holidays in which students attempted questions<br />
through the use of twitter. All in all there were 15 different daily winners,<br />
and Jack won the greatest number of daily challenges. Honorable<br />
mentions for Alex Adams in Year 13 and Georgia Christensen also<br />
of Year 10 who won a number of daily challenges. Well done!<br />
Follow the Maths department on twitter<br />
@Bassaleg_Maths.
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