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12 PRIMARy NEWS - yEARS 4-6 yEAR 4 Ancient Egypt Year 4 have settled into the new academic year very well and have been thoroughly enjoying their topics, especially their work on Ancient Egypt. They visited the history museum in Birmingham where they saw real Egyptian artefacts, learned about mummification and did lots of sketches of the artefacts. They have also looked at significant people including William Shakespeare and Howard Carter who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun. Kate Jackson – Year 4 Teacher yEAR 6 discovering the World Around Us During Term 1, Year 6’s topic was called Go With The Flow. Pupils learnt about river courses, meanders, river profiles and river speed. They had the opportunity to experience this first-hand by taking part in a local river study at the River Ise in Kettering, then planned their route. Prior to this, puils looked at local maps of Kettering and located the River Ise and planned their route for the river walk based on information from the map. This was a very hands-on topic and pupils thoroughly enjoyed all activities. A ration book cake (left) and tank cake yEAR 5 Superheroes – Past and Present Class 5CW have really been working hard this term and especially enjoyed writing about superheroes using adjectives, similes and metaphors. The children made up their own characters and then used them to write extended stories. Another fun activity that they all enjoyed is learning the recorder. Miss Reider from secondary teaches us new notes and skills each week; it’s very noisy but lots of fun! Class 5LT thought about why we have Remembrance Day and why we use the poppy to represent it. They studied and wrote poems about remembrance. Chris Woolhouse – year 5 Teacher This term, pupils learnt about World War Two and how the world is led. This was an interesting topic and many pupils spoke to older family members to find out what their experience in the war was like. It is amazing how much World War Two memorabilia pupils have and how eager they were to replicate artefacts. Liz Blakeley – Year 6 Teacher World War II display Issue Thirteen • Under the Microscope
Art Here are some fantastic examples of artwork by our talented pupils. Creativity and Innovation in Product design Sixth Formers studying A Level product design have come up with some unique, consumerdriven pieces. Luke Pennifold designed a space-saving desk lamp with a light that can be fixed to different areas of a table surface. As part of his coursework he had to explore different manufacturing techniques and materials to show how he would solve the problem he had identified. Luke is hoping to go on to study industrial design and technology at university. He said: “Doing this A Level has really benefitted me because universities like to see how you generate ideas, how you ART, MUSIC & INdUSTRIAL dESIgN go through the design process and your techniques for drawing. “Mr Tara has shown us what standard we should aspire to.” New Technology… Pupils are making full use of the suite of Macs in their music lessons, using the latest programmes to compose their own ringtones, film music and more. Having such technology, alongside the recording studio, has led to the development of new courses on offer to pupils, such as A Level music technology. Pictured: A class using the Garage Band programme to come up with their own original composition. LAUNCH OF Engineering Course Pupils can now gain a GCSE in engineering thanks to the introduction of a one-year course. Four groups of Year 10 and 11 pupils are now studying the subject, which covers mechanics, electronics and pneumatics. It includes both theory and practical work and will culminate with an end of year product. DT teacher Dr Nick Guy said: “As an engineer, I think it’s very important to offer this course because there’s a shortage in well-qualified engineers with a good understanding of industry. “Engineering careers include those in the automotive and aerospace industries, as well as manufacturing, design and the military.” Pupil Sam Smith said: “I like practical work so I wanted to study engineering. It’s been interesting to learn about different materials and why they are used for certain jobs, and finding out how much planning goes into a product before it’s made. “I would like to go into civil engineering to build bridges and houses.” Under the Microscope • Issue Thirteen 13
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