Foundation Magazine 2021-2022 | Mount Kelly

ACADEMICS
GEOGRAPHY - BRISTOL & THE BRECON BEACONS
Year 12 A Level Geographers went on a field trip to study the regeneration of central Bristol and the glaciated landscapes
of the Brecon Beacons. In Bristol, pupils were involved in carrying out a range of primary data collection including emotion
mapping, environmental quality surveys and resident questionnaires to identify the successes and shortcomings of the
attempts to improve the quality of life and economic prosperity for residents of the city. They headed on to the Brecon Beacons,
where they investigated the formation of glacial and periglacial landscapes including Pen y Fan and the classic glacial lake of Llyn
Cwm Llwch. Led by Mr Francis and Mr Prettejohn, the group had an excellent time witnessing textbook case studies in the natural
rural and urban environment.
YEAR 3 - SOLAR SYSTEM CHALLENGE
Year 3 ventured into outer space with their
IPC Weekend Challenge. Pupils were
tasked with finding out about our solar
system, and the results were wonderful! Clay
models, watercolours, wooden structures, slate
paintings, playdough, fruit, fun fact sheets; the
list was endless, well done 3J!
ACADEMICS
YEAR 4 - EGYPTIANS
Year 4 pupils took part in a series of excellent Egyptian workshops at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter. They
learnt about mummification, how to play Sennet, handled artefacts and visited the tomb of Shep en-Mut.
ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE SUCCESS
Year 10 and 11 pupils took their B2 First exam (formerly known as Cambridge English: First or FCE) last weekend, for
which they have been working very hard since September 2021. The exam is accepted by thousands of businesses and
educational institutions worldwide, proving that candidates have the language skills to live and work independently in an
English-speaking country or study on courses taught in English. Other pupils have took their IELTS exams: an English language
test for study, migration or work which is taken by over three million people every year. Congratulations to Jack Zhang and Joseph
Sin for both achieving overall IELTS scores of 6.5, Mandy Li for an overall score of 7, and Kevin Wu and Sixtine Vellaud for overall
IELTS scores of 7.5. All of our EAL pupils should be commended for their hard work, with a special mention to Samantha Tse, our
EAL champion reader, who has read over 340,000 words and 22 books this term!
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