Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 V2.pub - Highcliffe School

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Twynham School for a Science challenge and several KS3 students from Twynham came to Highcliffe for a turbulence testing challenge. All had great fun, and the winner’s shields for both competitions have found a home in our own trophy cabinet!! Well done! (See ‘high. Higher…’ section for a full report.) Wednesday saw the interschool science challenge ‘Blue Fusion’ at IBM in Hursley and Highcliffe had representation at ‘Sparks, Quarks & Larks’, a reception to mark the launch of a year long festival of science activities in Christchurch as part of the Science Sisters initiative. We were also tracking the crew of the RRS James Cook who set sail for the mid-Atlantic to investigate a section of the Earth’s crust that appears to be missing, leaving the Earth’s mantle exposed instead. You can read the diaries of the crew and check out pictures at http://www. classroomatsea.net/ Report by Mr G Wilson Holland Exchange Visit The first leg of the 2007 Dutch exchange took place before half term. Fifteen lucky students from Highcliffe were ‘paired up’ with some Dutch students and had e-mail and MSN contact before finally meeting them late one Sunday night at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam. We visited the school in Zandaam, close to Amsterdam on the Monday morning, spending time in various lessons. In an English lesson younger students had prepared questions for us and we told them all about our school, their English was amazing! Everyone was surprised at how different the Dutch school was to Highcliffe, the main thing being that they didn’t have to wear uniform and they cycle everywhere! After a morning in school we all spent some time in Amsterdam before visiting the ‘Energetica museum’ where Cat messed her hair up even more on a Van Der Graf generator and the boys tried to outcycle the girls in a bid to light a series of bulbs! We didn’t let the rain deter us and visited a working windmill where they gave us lovely hot chocolate and biscuits, as well as telling us all about the art of milling. We visited a wind farm on a very rainy day and a brave few students stood underneath a turbine and heard it ‘whirr’, they really are very tall. It was interesting being shown a pumping station, without which pretty much the whole of Holland would be under water. All in all, the trip was a great cultural experience; the Dutch students and staff made us so welcome. The trip was finished off nicely with some traditional Dutch cuisine, we said our emotional farewells at the airport and were sent on our way with all sorts of gifts from the host families. We all really look forward to them visiting us in the summer. H2U, Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 Page 14 Report by Miss High Science Level 8 Project - Sea Chemistry Did you know that our island is surrounded by more than seven thousand
miles of coastline? Our Year 9 level 8 project team do! If you stretched this out you could just about connect Manchester in England to Borneo. More than two thirds of the world’s surface is covered in water. Amazingly, scientists have put more time and effort into investigating space than they have into looking at our planet’s own oceans and seas. In lunch-time sessions which began in October a group of potential Level 8 science students have been investigating the basic chemicals dissolved in our oceans. They have been finding out about the desalination of saltwater to use as drinking water and whether icebergs could be the solution to global shortages of drinking water. The work has involved students carrying out practical activities and their own research. Report by Mrs A. Barclay Asst Curriculum Leader- Key Stage 3 Science Year 9 Trip to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton Do you fancy sitting in the cockpit of Concorde or seeing what it is like to be on the flight deck of HMS Ark Royal? In July 2007 the science faculty will be taking a group of 50 Year 9 students to the Fleet Air Arm Museum at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset. Students will be able to take a tour of Concorde and will use this experience to find out about the technologies needed to build a supersonic aircraft. Students will also have the opportunity to experience the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the museum simulator. There will be lectures, workshops and museum tours. This activity is planned for Activities Week in July and more information will follow at a later date. Report by Mrs A. Barclay Assistant Curriculum Leader- Key Stage 3 Science Special guest at S-Factor Greenies On Thursday 25 th January there was a special visitor at the S-factor Greenies, Laura Snoulton, recycling officer from Christchurch Borough Council spoke to students and staff about recycling in the area, and what we can do at school. Laura was impressed at how much paper we recycle here at Highcliffe and offered us some compost bins to deal with some more natural waste; the compost will definitely be useful when the wildlife area is created. Laura told us all about the journey that our home recycling takes, from the moment we throw it into a recycling box, to its arrival at a recycling depot. Miss Picking was a little concerned about what is happening in her area, the talk definitely made us all think a lot more about the rubbish that we produce. The Greenies asked Laura loads of questions and the visit could have gone on a lot longer than it did. She invited us to have a guided tour around a local recycling centre, which we hope to take her up on so that we can tell everyone at Highcliffe what happens to his or her waste. The meeting was really interesting and thought provoking. The students asked some brilliant questions and showed Laura just how knowledgeable and green they are. Look out for more recycling events and provisions here at Highcliffe in the near future. Greenies logo The environmental group now have a logo, designed by Alex Eatough in Year 8. Quite a few logos were submitted but Alex’s was chosen as it represents the interests of the members of the group and integrates the Highcliffe logo. Recycling monitors will wear the logo on a badge when they are emptying staff’s recycling boxes, so look out for them. Well done Alex! H2U, Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 Page 15
Page 1 and 2: H2U Excellence by Design and throug
Page 3 and 4: Encouraging students to achieve the
Page 5 and 6: GCSE Booster Programme 2007 • Wit
Page 7 and 8: Lions Roar On! The links between th
Page 9 and 10: ‘Hovering’ Hoodies Throughout t
Page 11 and 12: the highlight of the day - An Audie
Page 13: ing on the popularity of last year
Page 17 and 18: was the success achieved by the Hig
Page 19 and 20: well done to both teams who tried t
Page 21 and 22: the host families for a visit to th
Page 23 and 24: photographic skills but also his ab
Page 25 and 26: To the right and on the following p
Page 27 and 28: to meet targets”, he explains.
Page 29 and 30: Elle Harding The Year 13 French wor
Page 31 and 32: Below is the list of Year 8 and 9 s
Page 33 and 34: Here is the article that appeared i
Page 35 and 36: 100% Attendance Congratulations Stu

Vol 6 Issue 6 March 2007 V2.pub - Highcliffe School

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?