Year 7 and 8 meet author Tamsin Winter virtually

We hosted a virtual author talk for Y7 & Y8 last week. Tamsin Winter is a part-time Teacher, a lone parent and writes for ages 10-14. She studied Creative Writing and English Literature at university. She has written 3 books with a fourth in the pipeline.
“Being Miss Nobody” published 2018 deals with mental health, selective mutism, bullying and grief. It is inspiring, funny and heart-warming.
“Jemima Small vs the Universe” published 2019 is a human story, uplifting and empowering. It is about discovering inner strength, building self-confidence and learning to love who you are.
“Girl in Real Life” will be published summer 2021 deals with the social media world, privacy and hacking.
Her talk was funny, open and honest and the girls were queuing up to ask her questions at the end.

This talk was funded by the school library.

Year 7 and 8 students design a new Olympic Sport, create a heart healthy 3 course meal and build an innovative model of the heart.

As part of British Science Week 2021, the pharmaceutical company ‘Bayer’ organised a National Science Competition to promote healthy hearts. The competition involved 3 tasks: design a completely new Olympic sport that would get your heart pumping, create a 3 course meal to ensure a healthy heart and design a heart using any type of material. Groups of Year 7 and 8 students managed to complete all tasks within 2 weeks as lockdown had tightened the window of opportunity to get all the tasks completed. Heart models were made out of clay, plasticine, papier-maché and cardboard. Some groups managed to practice their Olympic sport and cook their original meal.
Ms Cameron, Ms Veale and Dr Bune were very impressed with the quality of the entries and the enthusiasm the girls showed. Good luck to all entries!

Bishop’s Census Story

Leading up to Census Day on Sunday 21st March 2021, Year 7-11 forms learnt about the census and why it happens every 10 years to build “a detailed snapshot of our society”, which helps ministers and local authorities plan and fund local services such as education, doctors’ surgeries and roads.

We talked about our individual stories of what has happened since 2011 and where we were in 2011 (previous census). Many couldn’t remember 2011 as they were only 2 years old! Questions discussed included: Do you still live in the same city or town? What was the reason for moving? Do they live in the same house? With the same people? Do they work in the same job? How have their jobs changed over time−for example, with new technology? Have there been any important events, like weddings or the birth of a new baby?

We then discussed our Bishop’s Story and completed A5 sheets for the following 5 questions:
– What do we want for our future?
– What makes us special?
– What words describe us?
– Who’s part of our community?
– What changes have we seen?

The range of amazing answers have blown us away and confirm that being part of the Bishop’s community is a caring, safe and dynamic.