Sydenham High LIGHTS Autumn 2021
Over the summer, we heard the fantastic news that we have been awarded the Eco Schools Green Flag award. This award recognises the excellent work our pupils have been doing in introducing and leading important eco-initiatives, and our commitment to sustainability. In week 2, the Prep School rasied over £200 on Jeans for Genes Day to help adults and children with genetic disorders. Year 3 were lucky enough to take part in an exciting team building afternoon to further strengthen their new friendships and to continue to build positive relationships with all of their peers. Year 3 took part in a range of fun activities which they all thoroughly enjoyed. Reception had a wonderful time at Brixton Windmill learning about the history of the windmill and even had the chance to make flour using traditional methods. They also enjoyed listening to the story ‘Little Red Hen’ and making their own storyboards.
Our year 6 A-D teams took part in netball matches against James Allen’s Prep School and won all four matches! It was their first competitive netball match in almost 18 months and was certainly worth the wait. They showed superb teamwork, excellent passing and defending skills and accurate shooting. What a start to the season!
Pupils in year 4 have been investigating the pitch of a sound by making their own simple instruments using rubber bands, creating high and low pitch, and thinking about how pitch can be changed.
Pupils in year 6 visited Brixton’s Black Cultural Archives, exploring the aspirations, experiences, and legacies of the Caribbean communities who were part of the postwar journey to Britain. They developed an insight into the challenges that Caribbean people faced and overcame in British history, and their positive impact on British laws and culture. Meanwhile, pupils in year 1 visited Leeds Castle in Kent and took part in a drama workshop based on ‘The Swan Princess’. 5G and 6M thoroughly enjoyed online workshops with the UK Parliament. Working with the Education Team at Tower Bridge Learning, 5P also had the opportunity to join a virtual session including a live 20-minute introduction to Tower Bridge and its engineering, followed by a 45-minute activity on writing and debugging code to control an animation of Tower Bridge using Scratch!
Years 5 & 6 also took part in an online event with the criticallyacclaimed children’s author Michelle Paver. Well known for her fantasy series, ‘Chronicles of Ancient Darkness’ which are set during the Stone Age, Michelle delivered a very interesting talk about her books and the inspiration behind her stories. In the last week of term our Charity and Community Prefects along with our Flourish and Fundraisers brilliantly led our Harvest Assembly and compiled our collection for the Brixton & Norwood Foodbank.
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