Year 6 Production – Aladdin

All of the children in Year 6 performed the Disney classic in the Judi Dench theatre in June. Performed on two nights, each class got to take on half the show each ensuring everyone got a part. There were four Aladdins, Jasmines and Genies! It was the first time many had performed in front of a live audience and all the cast did brilliantly with this difficult show.

In June, the Year 10 geography students set off to Cranedale as part of their GCSE fieldwork studies. The two-day expedition encompassed the coastal and river sections of the course, with much of the work being done independently, under the supervision of teachers and centre staff.

Shortly after offloading our luggage upon arrival and getting wrapped up, we journeyed in separate minibuses towards our first river site, Helwath Beck, forty minutes from the Cranedale centre. Our first task was to assess the site for risksthankfully we were well equipped and the water was merely kneehigh! Before undertaking the fieldwork, we were also asked to consider the differences between the two sections of the river and formulate a response to the enquiry question, regarding the effects of water velocity and subsequent erosion on load size and the river