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SUMMER NEWSLETTER 2020
‘The Lockdown Edition’ Year 11 Leavers Home Learning
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Transition For our Year 6 students this has been a very different transition experience. King Arthur’s has tried to embrace the situation and ensure our new starters in September feel really excited about joining us. Miss Andrews has been having Teams and Zoom meetings with Year 6 students to ensure they feel totally confident. Mrs Jacklin met with the whole cohort to set the stage for the year to come via Zoom. The Year 7 tutors have also had Zoom meetings and called each of their tutees.
What I would like to tell you is how exceptional our collective response has been to the terrible pandemic that has dictated our world for the last few months. It has been a privilege to see our staff, students, parents and the wider community, come together to support one another in this time of need. I have been overwhelmed by the passion of young people to absorb every ounce of online education they have been offered. I am astounded by the thanks and support of parents who have welcomed not just the learning set, but the support from our pastoral team through the many means at our disposal. I was proud to see and hear of how our community has come together to resources food banks, share resources and collaborate to find our new normal.
What an unexpected first year in post as Head at King Arthur’s School! It is hard to believe it’s already time to write my final newsletter of the year! During these challenging times, I can honestly say I have never been more proud of the work colleagues and young people have achieved. It has been wonderful to see our school community work together for the benefit of all. In this edition, I was hoping to tell you all about the hard work of Year 11 in preparing for and sitting their examinations, the excitement of Year 9 as they launch into new KS4 option choices and the commitment of our other year groups to ensuring their own success, across a range of opportunities throughout the summer term. I was also hopeful of being able to report on the vast number of trips that we would have experienced and visits to interesting and exciting venues. Do not fear, I still have much to share; this has been a busy time and whilst very different in shape, nonetheless definitely an opportunity to think about what is important to us all. It has allowed us to be creative with what education and support for our young people and families looks like, and what we can do better because we can do it differently.
Within this newsletter, I hope you will read and see just a flavour of things that we as a school have been part of and have created. I think it is hugely important that as we look forward to the latest Government guidance on what the shape of September will be, we take time to reflect on what we have achieved at this time, as a team. At King Arthur’s School, we all appreciate the toll the pandemic has had, not just on education, but our individual and collective wellbeing, the financial stability of our families, and the sad loss of loved ones. Please rest assured that part of our mission in September is to address how we move forward from this moment in history and take on the next challenge as we recover. We are excited about our new normal and the possibilities it brings to think about how education can work to support all. I look forward to sharing plans, as soon as we can. I would like to thank you, our families, children, community and staff for their dedication to making sure we can look forward to the next part of our adventure. Have a wonderful, safe and restful summer.
Jen Jacklin, Headteacher
Meet Maude We would like to welcome Maude aka Waffle (her middle name according to our Pod students) to the King Arthur’s Team. Maude is very keen to be our new school dog and would like to be a PAT dog (Pets as Therapy) when she is 9 months old and can begin her training. We will be in touch with all of our families to share further information about Maude in the near future. Maude is looking forward to meeting everyone at school very soon!
Mr Elloway and Mr Hayes created a virtual tour of the school and all staff created lessons for Year 6 students to do either in their classrooms or through virtual learning. Transition booklets have been sent out and Mrs Sainsbury has been busy manning the transition email account for questions. When some year 6 students commented they were worried about getting lost Mr Dolling pulled together a King Arthurs ‘Tube Line’ map of the school. Year 7 and 10 students created videos for the Year 6 students to make them feel welcome and tell them about our school. We are so excited to be welcoming our Year 6 students in September and hope they have enjoyed all the activities we have put together. Please feel free to visit the website to look at what is on offer www.kingarthurs.org.uk/transition
Staff News! We are excited to announce the arrival of some new staff members to our team this year. There are a few additions who have already joined us during this year and one who arrived during lockdown! We also have three new starters from September. We have welcomed Mr Peter Gibson to our Humanities team, Miss Gemma Mugford to our Science team and Mrs Kim Mason as our new Senior Leader for Learning and Teaching. Mrs Mason also joins the English teaching team. In addition, we also look forward to welcoming Mrs Sarah Nias as our teacher of performing arts, Mr Leon Lyon-Wilson to our maths team and Mrs Shelley Swaine as our new teacher of iMedia. Along with our new starters, I would also like to thank those staff leaving us this year. We wish the very best to the following teachers who have already moved on to pastures new or will be leaving at the end of the summer break. Thank you and good luck to Mr Nik Kilminster, Mr Kevin Wagland and Ms Nic Le Good. We thank them for their service and hard work during their time at King Arthur’s.
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REAP the Rewards Students have been consulted, plans have been scrutinised by staff and the finished product has been launched in Assemblies. Students will be able to choose the rewards they receive, having both ownership and the opportunity to save up vouchers for larger incentives. The system has 4 layers starting from the outside in:
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• All staff can reward Blue tokens for Students who show they are Ready for school, learning and to take a role in the community. • Tutors and Pastoral staff are rewarding based on five key areas of Engagement with school; Enrichment, Punctuality, Attendance, Behaviour and Achievement • Meanwhile the Team Leaders who Head up the various Departments will recognise Achievement in their subjects by issuing Green Vouchers which can be exchanged for a variety of stationary, calculators, reading books or canteen goodies. • The centre of the reward system is the self-satisfaction of students having Pride in their achievements and growing in self-esteem and belief.
VE Day
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King Arthur’s did its very best to join in with the VE day celebrations. We sent out resources, recipes, games and quizzes to get our families in the VE day spirit! We know lots of families in Wincanton joined in the decorate your house competition. Students at the school played hop scotch and baked in the style of the time. There was a true feeling of the VE day spirit across the school and town.
History
The History Department carried on with vigour throughout virtual learning and have been really pleased with the effort students have gone to grasp new concepts. Year 7 looked at the history of the Islamic world from afar, and have been crusading across the Middle East! Year 8 students have looked at “American Civilisations 1300-1750” this will help with their study for GCSE History. They are now focusing on The French Revolution. We were pleased to start Year 9 students studying their History GCSE and the topic they started which was ‘Living Under Nazi Rule’. The history teachers are so impressed with all students who have worked hard and grasped all the new ideas. There are too many to mention here but they know how proud we are of them with the amount of certificates we have been sending out every week.
Normally the end of Year 11 is filled with revision, exams, prom and last day celebrations. It is a time to reflect on five years of school and look forward to all the opportunities that life outside of King Arthur’s can offer. For this year’s Year 11, the end of their time at school looked very different. After the government announced the cancellation of summer exams, closely followed by the closing of schools indefinitely, our wonderful Year 11 students were looking at a summer term very different from the one that they had always envisaged. On our final day at school back in March, the Year 11 tutor team, Mrs Pattemore and all the staff wanted to make sure that we gave our students the best end of term that the circumstances would allow. After a morning of signing shirts, an age-old tradition, students had a chance to celebrate with each other in an awards assembly brilliantly pulled together by the wonderful Mrs Pattemore with only 36 hours notice! We awarded the students
most likely to become Prime Minister, most likely to represent Team GB and most likely to be on X Factor among many other accolades. Some of our exceptionally talented students performed musical numbers, Mrs Pattemore wrote a poem and the students had a chance to thank the staff that had supported them during their time at King Arthur’s. The catering team provided food and the day ended with a ‘dance off’ in the PEC. It has been my absolute privilege to be a part of the Year 11 tutor team this year and to be able to teach so many of them English as well. Their resilience, courage and grace in the face of such difficult circumstances has been inspirational. I know that this group of young people will go on to achieve some truly wonderful things in the future and I am looking forward to seeing them all again for our long-awaited prom. Miss Howell
Year 11 Prom Update Mrs Jacklin and Miss Andrews are putting together plans for the Year 11 prom. We will be in contact with details when they are concrete and are allowed by Government guidelines. Get your dancing shoes ready, we shall go to the ball!
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Art
‘Stay Chirpy’ Project Students in Years 7-9 have enjoyed taking part in an Art and DT competition this term to design a bird box. Early in the lockdown, furniture production company, Modus, based in Cricket St. Thomas near Chard re-purposed their teams and machines, more used to cutting sofa frames, to produce 500 bird box kits and distributed them to schools across Somerset. They set schools and students the challenge of turning their flat pack donation in to a beautiful creation. Students have learned how the Smith Matthias’ flatpack birdbox design was inspired by the two parts of a tennis ball. Constructed from 1.5mm plywood, the two pieces curve around each other to create a beautiful birdbox. The bird box has been designed without a perch and with a hole diameter of 28mm, ideally suited to blue tits, great tits, coal tits, marsh tits and tree sparrows since the hole diameter and absence of perch prevents these species from being antagonised by larger birds. Students were tasked with designing a bird box, that would be genuinely nature friendly (no glitter or chemical based paints!) and also look aesthetically pleasing. The winners of this competition will be able to see them made up and they will be positioned around the school site, hopefully attracting plenty of small birds to nest at King Arthur’s. Fittingly, throughout lockdown, a family of sparrows have been nesting in a crack in the wall outside our canteen. Our key worker and vulnerable students have enjoyed listening to the chirping babies and watching the parents relelntlessly fly to and from the nest feeding their hungry tribe. Congratulations to the five winners of the competition: Ellie B; Katie B; Madison H; Aaron M and Ruby K. We look forward to seeing your fantastic designs adorning our site in the very near future, and thank you to Modus for your generous donation. Let’s hope we welcome more nesting bird families on our site next Spring.
It has been absolutely thrilling to receive such amazing pictures of students' artwork. Some students have completed their Art project up to an exemplary standard across all years. Students in Year 7 and in Year 8 have been working on a couple of different art projects so far and have been learning about analytical drawings, researching facts about Insects, creating their made up gargoyle based on their favourite animal, creating insects from natural forms, making portraits in an artist's style, and much more! Year 10's submitted excellent final pieces for their ‘Close Up’ project. We were very impressed with the variety and quality of the artwork. Students went far and beyond with their efforts and in some cases ordering special art materials to achieve their desired effects. Well done to Year 9 who have been completing their introductory projects for their new GCSE Art and Photography course. There has been some great work submitted already. Well done to all of the students for enriching our world with great photography and artwork this term!
3D Design
Pupils have been busy showing off their creative talents during lockdown completing a number of projects including designing a birdbox and also updating the Olympics for Tokyo 2021. The Olympic project was very enjoyable and showed off pupils artistic skills. Because of the current corona virus pandemic, the Olympic Games in Tokyo are being delayed for a year so outfits, merchandise and logos have to be redesigned. The pupils had a choice of which area to focus on and produced some fantastic work!
Art Community Project Wincanton Choral Society approached KA to see if students could design the cover for their 30th Anniversary Concert programme. We have many creative students at KA, so we knew that the entries for this homework competition will be fantastic. Even though the concert was postponed due to the pandemic, it will still go ahead at a later date. Therefore, there is still a chance to submit your entry because the judging will take place later this year. There are prizes to be won in this exciting community project. Please get involved if you haven't done it already. Submit your entry onto Google Classroom or email it to anna.mesarova@kingarthurs.org.uk. You can be as imaginative as you like and you can submit either artistic photography or artwork. If you are submitting Art work, you will need to send a photo of the artwork, but you must keep the original safe as it will be needed if your design wins. Be inspired by this selection of submissions received already. Well done to these students for producing such great work. Fingers crossed that your design will be the winning one and it will be printed onto the official concert programme and it will be used for wider publicity in our community too. What an amazing opportunity!
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Where in the World As if these times weren’t challenging enough, someone comes along and makes them more challenging! That someone is Mr Gibson and every Friday a 9am he’s been setting challenges for our students to solve. As the students get better so the challenges get harder - Mr Gibson has been seriously impressed! A special mention should go to the following for consistently finding the correct answer over the past 9 weeks; Hollie B (Year 7), Hazel P (Year 7), Daniel T (Year 8) and Phoebe N (Year 9). The challenges are quite simple in nature; the students are given a photograph and five obscure facts about a location and they must identify that place. Here’s one to have a go at; • This place has one of the highest life expectancies in the world at 80.94 years. • This place has no military. • This place makes up only 0.03% of the Earth’s surface but has over 5% of its biodiversity. • This place has 6 active volcanoes. • This place borders two oceans. (For those who recognise the type of tree root Mr Gibson is leaning against will at least identify the biome and that will help narrow it down) Good luck!
RE
Students have carried on well in their RE studies - Year 9 students have focused on the Holocaust which has linked well with their historical studies. Year 7 and 8 have looked at Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism choosing their own tasks from a menu each week. We have been really impressed with their creativity and Miss Andrews has a wonderful array of Zen gardens to choose from!
Fantastic RE work by Hazel Since lock-down began, it has been a great opportunity for everyone to focus on some creative skills at home! I myself have tried to practice more of my drumming and learning Russian, while I know a lot of my form group have been learning how to cook! However, one special star took this one step further in the home learning we have all been completing. Hazel P in Year 7, for an RE project about the story of Jesus, not only put a modern twist on the story by creating it in a twitter stream, but also created her own original rap about his story! Not just the lyrics, but the music and specifically the drum beats are her own! She really has been a model to not just students, but also proves sometimes it is us teachers who can learn from our students! Mr Loddo
BTEC Travel & Tourism We are excited this year at King Arthur’s to be offering a new course - BTEC Travel and Tourism. There are currently 16 Year 9 students on this course and from the amount of work produced so far, they are definitely enjoying the new subject matter. A special shout out must go to Charles V, Oscar W and Phoebe N for the effort and quality of work they produce each week. Students are currently designing promotional material for Visit Somerset.
Cooking Skills What great cooking skills across Year 7 and Year 8! It has been fantastic to receive so many photos of delicious looking food which our students have made for their families during this time. A range of dishes have been made from amazing Spaghetti Bolognese, beautifully decorated cupcakes, crunchy meringues, French tart tatin served with ice cream and much more. Some students even prepared family party food for their siblings' birthdays. What a kind thought and an amazing effort! Responses to the theory tasks were also nicely presented pieces of work. Here is just a small selection of this great work received so far. Well done to all. Keep cooking, helping with washing up and keep sending photos of your dishes!
Food The Food Department have been setting challenges for the students during lockdown, these include segmenting oranges, wedging potatoes and experimenting with fruit and vegetable garnishes. Well done to Ella B who has excelled. More challenges to come!
Duke of Edinburgh Award This term would have seen our ten wonderful Year 10 DofE students getting out in the hills to complete expedition training as well as their 2day/1-night practice expedition. Unfortunately, this has not been able to go ahead as planned and has had to be postponed for the time being. Students are still working hard, however, to complete their award by continuing their Physical, Skill and Volunteering sections of the Award. Participants have adapted positively to the challenging circumstances, with some participants having to change or adapt what they were doing as an activity so they could follow social distancing and government guidance. King Arthur's are so lucky to have such committed students who have shown their resilience in these unusual times. They have continued to learn new skills such as playing tennis, learning about different types of birds and learning about, and creating a portfolio on the history of medicine, to name but a few examples. I am really excited for when we are able to start up the expedition training again and help students develop a love for the outdoors, as well as improve their team-working and leadership skills and gain an invaluable award. Ms McDonald
English Our students have absolutely blown us away with their positive approach to online learning. The Year 7 group chose different mediums to create a four-image storyboard to summarise the prologue in Romeo and Juliet. Well done to all students who completed this task so creatively!
6. French Bon Voyage! On the 26th June we should have sailed away to beautiful France! Sadly, it didn’t happen, but hopefully we can plan again for another exciting trip next year! What I was most pleased about, was taking such a great bunch of students, so keen and eager to embrace the French culture! For some of them it would have been their first time abroad and I know they couldn’t wait to go. But I don’t think they will miss the visit to the snail farm! School trips are not just about exploring new places or learning in a more practical way, it is also about students building their confidence, maturing and becoming more independent. And most of all it is about creating great memories that they will fondly remember for a very long time. My first trip to England was in 1985, my first time abroad! Despite being out of my comfort zone, I tried my best to embrace and enjoy everything: salt and vinegar crisps, mint sauce on the lamb, driving on the left, school uniforms, cricket (still don’t understand it after 27 years!) All these novelties and differences were so exciting for me! Coming from a very tiny French hamlet, I was mesmerised by the multicultural community I stayed with: from Caribbean to Indian influences, the diverse street I stayed in gave me an image of a tolerant, accepting, opened-minded and joyous England! It was a life changing trip for me because it created in me a sense of curiosity and I knew then that I would be back in England. Seven years later I arrived in Victoria Coach station with my rucksack, ready to explore - I have never looked back since….
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As a teacher, I absolutely love school trips. When people ask why we do it, take on so many responsibilities and sometimes risks? It is because that trips are the most rewarding part of my job. You are giving new opportunities, challenges and experiences to students. I have never had a disastrous school trip, but so many were adventurous! From getting lost on the périferique of Paris (equivalent of the M25) for 3 hours, to the bus being escorted out of “ le Louvre” by the French police! (No, we didn’t do anything wrong, they just thought that our bus driver wasn’t a good navigator and they were right!). There have been many tears too: mainly students missing their families or not keen on the local food, but mainly it has been a lot of fun. I hope that it has given those children the strength to be able to tackle some challenges in their lives ahead and appreciate that it is good to be different and embrace people’s differences. But the most amazing memories have been seeing the students enjoying themselves, lapping up all these new experiences and making the most of it.
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Students have been working hard this term to develop mastery in skills learned throughout the year, as well as learning and developing new skills such as probability, patterns and standard form. Both year groups have also researched and produced fabulous presentations on "Famous Mathematicians and their Impact on the World" and "Properties of Shape". So many students have continually produced high-quality work and learning, despite the challenging circumstances, but star students this term are Harry R (Year 7) and Aliyah R (Year 8) for the incredible work they continually produce.
Students in Year 9 have started the GCSE syllabus for KS4 and have been learning some of the non-calculator numeracy skills such as indies, standard form and Surds (up to GCSE Grade 8 level). Numeracy is one of the largest topics assessed in the exam, so students are building strong foundations to support their learning next term. Some students have also looked into geometry GCSE skills. Students have been working hard, making a strong start to their GCSE learning. Congratulations and well done to Fian M who achieved 96% in her first assessment of lockdown.
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Top set Year 7 and 8 students were also involved in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge recently. It looked very different to previous years, with students completing the problemsolving competition at home, but students worked just as hard to demonstrate their mathematical ability and talents. The results of the challenge will be available to us mid-July. Last year, four of our amazing mathematicians gained an award in the Junior Maths Challenge, putting them amongst the top mathematicians in the UK for their age. We are really excited to find out before the summer break if more of our mathematicians have gained an award!
Year 10 students have been reinforcing and improving on their GCSE skills since their PPE, as well as continuing their learning on newer topics. Congratulations to Harry C for the highest grade in the school in his Maths PPE. Most Year 10 students have been working hard in maths since lockdown, but particular shout-outs go to the following students for their continued effort and commitment to their learning: Devon C, Courtney H, Rosie H, Alimah R, Gabrielle V, Poppy T and Divine A. Courtney has produced fantastic revision notes during lockdown, well done! Alexia N (Year 10) deserves special recognition from maths for continually going above and beyond what is expected every week. Her determination to improve has shown Alexia, not only completing high-quality class work each week, but seeking further areas of mathematics she can self-study to improve her interest and understanding in mathematics. Alexia is a model student and mathematician, it is an honour to have her as a KA student!
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Safeguarding
Careers We were very keen from the start of lock down to support our Year 11 students in their next steps in what was for them a real change in direction. Our independent Careers Advisor Aaron Rigby has been on hand to support them through interviews and applications. He put together a guide for preparation for looking at various career paths so our students would hit the ground running. He has also been calling them as well as our Year 10 students offering support and guidance. Year 10 were offered the chance to take place in the ‘National World of Work’ work experience programme and Years 7-10 have been provided with the Futures programme put out across the county in July. Should students wish to contact Aaron ((( for( (changes ( ( plans ( (( ( ( (to their ( a ((( ( (( ( ((( ( or( ((for please email him: ( discussion ( ( ( ( (( ( (( ( (( (( ( ( ( (( ( ( ( (( (( aaron.rigby@kingarthurs.org.uk
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Harry Woolway
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King Arthur’s PE dept followed the national trend at the start of lockdown by producing challenges for the students to try at home. These included Mr Chapman’s toilet roll golf challenge, Mr Hayes’ 3 sock juggle challenges, Mrs Pattemore’s garden sock rounders and Mr Elloway’s fitness challenges. It was great to see students attempting these and reporting their scores. Year 10 student Joanna K managed to create her own version of a toilet roll challenge whilst on her horse! Keeping active whilst at home is always a challenge but students had the opportunity to also engage with the PE NETFLEX board, selecting a range of fitness challenges from yoga, pilates, whole body workouts and even the daily work out with the now famous ‘Body Coach’ Joe Wicks.
During lockdown we caught up with ex-student Harry Woolway, who graduated from King Arthur’s School in 2014. In his final year at King Arthur’s he was Head Boy and was nominated for a sports scholarship at King’s Bruton School where he undertook his A-levels. After 2 years working as a Teaching Assistant at Gillingham School, Harry embarked on a B.eD in Physical Education at Secondary Level with QTS at Plymouth Marjon University. Harry has now completed 2 years of the course, and is due to start his final year in September. With the aim of graduating in October 2021 as a qualified PE teacher, hoping to follow in the footsteps of Mr Hayes and Mr Elloway. During his time at University, Harry has continued to pursue his hockey career, that started during his PE lessons at KA on the grass pitch. During the season just gone, Harry has been playing for Plymouth Marjon Hockey club on a Saturday. Alongside this he has been captaining the University side during BUCS fixtures. During the last season, Plymouth Marjon Hockey Club managed to get promoted into England Hockey’s national league. As a result of this promotion, Harry has managed to secure a hockey scholarship for the upcoming academic year at Marjon University. The PE department first met Harry when he was at Horsington Primary School many years ago. It was lovely to catch up with him and hear how his passion for sport at KA has led to successes both academically and now at the elite level for his sport. The PE department always welcome hearing how ex-students are doing. We wish Harry every success in his final year at University and National League hockey next year. You have done us proud!
School during lockdown Christopher M I returned to school mid-June, during lockdown, because my parents had to go back to work. At first, I did not really want to go because I did not know what it would be like. However, I knew it would be easier for my parents. On my first day I felt a bit nervous, I didn’t know how the day would look like. The best thing was when I arrived, I saw some of my friends and I felt much happier! What we usually do every day, we catch up first with each other and then we get on with some work on Google classroom, for about two hours. At break we go out, weather permitting. Generally with play football, hide and seek and 40 40 in. it is nice to be outside, it makes you feel more relaxed! After break, all of us have to read to the teachers and discuss our book with them. After that, we usually do some PE: badminton, basketball, tennis, rocket ball, wheelchair basketball or rounders. Out of all of them badminton is my favourite! After PE, we do some cooking: so far, we have baked brownies, cheese scones, pizzas and muffins. We have also completed some team building challenges! Lunch is usually at 1pm: eating, catching up with friends, playing outside or sports in the hall! Last session is usually an hour of Google classroom, focusing on our learning. I think that the lockdown is way better than a normal school day! It is more fun and more relaxed and we do a lot of PE activities and more hands on activities, than a normal school day. Every day we get to catch up with different teachers, which is nice! What I like about Google Classroom is that it allows me to work more independently, which I enjoy; I can plan my own day by choosing which lessons I can do first.
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School during lockdown Jaiden Gluszek We have had to travel on the bus keeping two metres apart at all times at school and on our journey in. We are able to use the computers in set places to do the work set on Google classroom. We sign in and go straight to the dining room, we then use these seats for our break and lunchtimes. What sort of activities have you been doing in lockdown? At home Football, skating at Henstridge Park, In School Basketball, Tennis, 40/40 in. Favourite Activity? At school we played ‘Rock it ball’ in teams of three, it’s fun because we get to hit people but not in the head, below in the body. It was a challenge because we could hit anyone to get them out and I wanted to try and get Mr Hayes. We played games for three and half minutes at a time. Lessons have been on the computers. I think we should have a bit of both using Google classroom and class work once we are allowed to. I have enjoyed the activity of making a Marshmallow Tower - we had to make the highest tower possible out of spaghetti and marshmallows. I made a tower, which was strong in a massive triangle shape. I don’t think we would have been able to do that in a normal class situation due to having so many students. I have missed being able to work in DT as the teacher is working on a different day, I really enjoy all the team sports, football golf, boccia, rounders and badminton as it gets me moving around which is fun. We have cooked chocolate brownies and also cheese muffins. We watched some films like Wonder.