Playground 2 Podium 2012 - John Spence Community High School
Playground 2 Podium 2012 - John Spence Community High School
Playground 2 Podium 2012 - John Spence Community High School
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Ahoy There!<br />
History gave the pupils the opportunity to learn about famous<br />
pirates and make wanted posters and in RE they covered<br />
types of treasure and developed a flag to symbolise their<br />
personality. After lunch the pupils sang songs and played<br />
musical instruments with a pirate theme before undertaking<br />
an adventure assault course whilst blindfolded and finally<br />
attempted to get their crew across the quicksand in the<br />
shortest time. The pupils enjoyed the day and many positive<br />
comments were received from the parents, pupils and<br />
teachers. We look forward to hosting another day in the<br />
<strong>John</strong> <strong>Spence</strong><br />
On Monday 2 nd July, <strong>John</strong> <strong>Spence</strong> hosted a Year 5<br />
primary liaison day. Fifty-eight pupils from King Edwards<br />
Primary school arrived at the Island of <strong>John</strong> <strong>Spence</strong>.<br />
They experienced four different subjects before ending the<br />
day with a range of team building nautical tasks. The day<br />
was set around the pirate theme and pupils were given<br />
the opportunity in Science to build boats and investigate<br />
the material and design of the sails that resulted in the<br />
fastest boat. In Art pupils drew vicious pirates to crew the<br />
huge pirate ship Mr Gillespie had made.<br />
Fit to the Core Day<br />
Madame Ward hosted a French Cafe, where pupils<br />
ordered and tasted traditional French cuisine. In food<br />
technology pupils produced a healthy fruit kebab for a<br />
delicious summer snack and in Maths pupils used data to<br />
produce and interpret charts.<br />
The pupils enjoyed the day and are looking forward to<br />
starting <strong>John</strong> <strong>Spence</strong> in September.<br />
Thursday 5 th July the Year 6 pupils visited <strong>John</strong><br />
<strong>Spence</strong> for their first transition day as a whole year<br />
group. During the “Fit to the Core Day”, pupils visited<br />
six different subjects and were introduced to the<br />
school ethos.<br />
In Science pupils investigated whether baked crisps<br />
really were less fattening than original Walkers crisps.<br />
In English pupils used the school garden as a stimulus<br />
to produce a piece of imaginative poetry. PE gives<br />
pupils the opportunity to work as a team to complete<br />
an orienteering course around the school grounds.
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