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Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award On Friday 22/05/2015 Fourteen Year 10 students took part in their D of E bronze award. During the weekend students completed 3 walks around the Clwydian Range in Wales. It was up hills and up hills and up more hills. On the first day they completed an 11 mile walk carrying all possessions in their rucksacks including sleeping bags etc. On the following days they walked 9 and 7 miles, again carrying full packs. The students put up their own tents and cooked for themselves. Time was limited and any free time students had back at camp was filled mostly by sleeping. The weekend was really hard and pushed them to their limits. All completed the weekend and the walks, and there was a tremendous spirit with students helping and encouraging each other.
It was wonderful to see students overcome adversity and show determination to succeed. These are characteristics that will bode well for them in the future. The weekend was organised by Catch 22 who do the Mayors Award with Key Stage 3 students. This is like a mini D of E and it is hoped students continue to gain the full award later in years 10 and 11. Thanks to Mr McGovern and Miss Atkinson accompanied the students on the walks.
Year 5 Enrichment Week at The Grange From Monday 1st to Friday 5th June over 150 Year 5 students and 15 primary staff took part in our Enrichment Days. During these days the students experienced what life is like at secondary school by taking part in exciting lessons in Computing, Music, Design Technology and Science. These lessons involved a range of activities including cooking pizza, programming traffic management systems, burning crisps in science to see how much fat they contained and singing in unison. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the staff and students from the following schools for their outstanding contributions across the week: The Grange, Halton Lodge, Victoria Road and The Brow The week was a great success and here is what the students thought about their time at the Grange: ‘I loved the day in the secondary and enjoyed seeing what fun lessons we will be doing when we are in Year 7’ – Milly Clegg – The Grange Primary.
The Monthly Newsletter for Parents and Carers from the Head of School, Mr B. Carney.