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Butterwick Primary School 12 year 5 girls took part in a STEM challenge at High School against 5 other schools. They were split into groups of 4 then given 3 tasks involving science, technology, engineering and maths. The first task was to create a heatproof container that would prevent chocolate melting in an oven, the next was to create a miniature skeleton bobsleigh that would slide quickly for a long distance and the last task was to create a parachute with a protective basket to carry an egg safely down after being dropped from a height. All the girls did very well, with four of the girls from Butterwick coming first place! Well done girls! 8 local primary schools took part in the Cross Country Tournament at Boston High School on Saturday 25th January. Everyone who took part ran really well. Butterwick had a first place win in the boys race and gained a 4th place in the girls race. Well done to everyone involved.
Boston High School On January 24th 2020, five Boston High School students, Poppy Cooper, Paige Stedman, Olivia Green, Daniela Bringeman and Alex Barsby, went to Norwich to compete in the first Lego League: City Shaper tournament. They left with the Innovation Challenge Award! The day did not start off very well with the team showing up late because of 2 road diversions. The first task that they did was core values. They were asked many questions about how they worked as a team and how they settled disagreements. Team leader Poppy said, ‘I think our team 10 | SIMPLY BOSTON | www.simplyboston.co.uk
did splendid!’ The second task was robot design. They had to explain the design of their robot to three judges. They also showed one of their programmes to them. Paige said, ‘We didn’t really decorate our robot because we focused on function over form.’ The third task was the presentation of their innovation challenge. The group thought of, designed, and made, an energy producing playground. Olivia said, ‘The judges were very impressed. They said it was a brilliant idea to make producing energy fun.’ The fourth and final task was a challenge that they had to
complete using the robot that they programmed. Alex said, ‘It was a fun experience!’ Daniela said, ‘It was very nerveracking!’
Overall, the team had a great day and enjoyed every moment of it. Even better, they came away with the Innovation Challenge Award.
