We have had a very busy term in Food. All year groups have continued to develop their nutritional knowledge and improve their practical skills. The Year 11s have been practising their final exam dishes for the practical exam in February. They will have to work independently to cook three high-skilled dishes in 3 hours.
We have finished this term with a Bake Off won by Cheryl and Jenny in Year 10 and a biscuit decorating competition won by Radeyah in Year 7. Congratulations to all those who took part.
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This has been a very eventful term in the Science faculty, including welcoming new staff Mrs Clyne, Mrs Thakur, Miss Howard and Mr Lika.
In Key Stage 3, Years 7 and 8 have studied forces, matter and organisms, and have conducted lots of relevant practical work to enhance their learning.
In Key Stage 4, Year 9 have begun their GCSE studies by looking at cell structure and transport, atomic structure and energy.
Year 10 combined science classes have been studying chemical calculations and disease, with the single science class looking at photosynthesis, respiration, chemical changes and radioactivity. They have also begun their CREST award.
Year 11 sat their mock exams and applied themselves well during this intense period. The combined science classes have studied forces and homeostasis, with the single science class doing reproduction, variation and evolution, chemical changes and electromagnetism.
Next term promises to be exciting with another new member of staff joining in January and Science Week in March!
This past term, the Year 11s have been busy preparing for their GCSE examinations and deciding their curricular choices for the Sixth Form. It has been a challenging term, and I am proud to report that the pupils have risen to the occasion and embraced the task wholeheartedly. I would like to advise them to continue with the same pace through this Christmas and New Year period and I’m sure they would appreciate your support to keep the momentum up during the break.
In PRE we are excited about the opportunity to explore different cultures and beliefs.
This term we have enjoyed developing a greater understanding of Christianity and Islam in all year groups. Year 7s, in particular, have done great work looking at belief and worship in the six major world religions: Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism.
We don’t shy away from controversial topics either. Some of our pupils have begun to look at the ethical issues posed by peace and conflict and how religions respond to these. Pupils have had great fun expressing their viewpoints and uncovering the opinions of others around them.
Saracens sport has started with a flourish with competitions against local schools in football, basketball, rugby, netball and cross country. There has been more participation in netball this year and also some fantastic wins. The basketball season has just begun with the Year 11 pupils eager to get back to training after the mock exams.
With support from Saracens Foundation, rugby started to pick up, with some fantastic performances in the games at the StoneX. However, it must be the motivation of the World Cup that has inspired so many victories for our boys’ and girls’ football teams.
We will continue with winter sports after Christmas and have the summer sports to look forward to.
What an exciting half term it has been in Computer Science!
Year 7 have had a great time learning all the computational thinking needed to be a successful Computer Scientist. Year 8 have been creating their first webpages using HTML and CSS. Year 9 have had a great start to their GCSE Computer Science. We have also had the Year 7 and 8 girls take part in the new Girls’ Coding Club.
This month has been Disability Awareness Month. We had the privilege of hearing Chloe in Year 10 speak to the school about her autism and how she uses strategies to cope with challenges.
Her speech was a great opportunity to discover more about other people’s abilities and ways of communicating and interacting. Mr Barrett received a diagnosis as an adult and he also spoke to us about his experiences.
During Hearing Impairment Week Dunia from Year 7 spoke to pupils about how hearing aids help her as well as how microphones help block out other noises. Her speech was an inspiration to us all.
Bradley in Year 10 coordinated activities for us on World Diabetes Day. Over £100 was raised for Diabetes UK from his bake sale.
We loved learning how to play Wheelchair Rugby when Saracens Wheelchair Rugby Club came in to run training sessions for us!
Year 7 have been learning about personal safety and First Aid and created a board game in our annual House competition to learn the Saracens High values. They also met a paramedic, two magistrates, a community Police officer, an ex-offender and a representative from the Daniel Spargo Mabbs Foundation on Your Life, You Choose day.
Year 8 were challenged to create a board game that would teach Equality Law and the protected characteristics. They also learnt about the consequences of crime and how to make good choices.
Years 9 and 10 have been learning about money matters, tax codes, and how to rent accommodation as part of the Independent Living unit. Year 11 have been discussing the risks associated with new psychoactive substances and the laws that surround them.
Years 9, 10 and 11 have also been working with Brook to understand more about tackling Sexual harassment and how to be an upstander not a bystander.
This year we welcomed Mrs Nembard to the team, teaching Food and DT.
We had a very busy #TogetherWe Create in which members of other subject areas became honorary DT teachers for a week! They enabled us to make and plant garden boxes filled with plants and bulbs, wind chimes and a model of Grahame Park and Stepping Stones.
It has been wonderful getting to know some Year 7s in DT and sad saying goodbye to some Year 8s as they move onto Food next term.
Year 9s have begun with enthusiasm and Year 10s have grown in skills and knowledge.
Year 11 are continuing with the project based part of their GCSE; designing, modelling and will soon be making their concepts physically real.
DT Club is on Mondays and is open to all pupils. This term we have seen a mix of Year 7s supported by Year 10s and they have been involved in producing some of the props for The Grinch.
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At the beginning of November all the Year 7 pupils went to watch the Mexican film ‘Coco’ at Everyman cinema in Barnet. The film is based on the holiday of Día de Muertos, a 12-year-old boy named Miguel, and his journey to the Land of the Dead in search of his own heritage and history. We enjoyed watching the movie in Spanish with English subtitles and we sang along to ‘Un poco loco’ which we had learnt in Spanish lessons.
It was a great experience for all involved, from watching the film on the comfy cinema sofas – and sharing a few tears in the last couple of minutes – to the tube ride. We have already booked the venue for next year’s event!
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