Green Club cooks up its own grown greens

On the last Thursday that we were in school, the Green Club met in the Food room and Mrs Fisher showed us how to make crispy greens by cutting up greens and curly kale which had been grown by the girls at Green Club. We rubbed oil and sugar into the greens, then spread them out on a baking tray and we put them in a pre-heated oven on a very high temp for just a couple of minutes.

We were a little bit unsure what the outcome would be but by everyone’s admission, we all agreed that Mrs Fisher had surpassed herself. It was fantastic! What was left over was handed round to members of staff and no one said they did not like it; even Mrs Asante (who isn’t good with her greens) said it was tasty.

We are hoping to include more quick cooking sessions of what we have grown in the Green Club in the future when it is quiet in the garden. So, watch this space!

Mr Underwood (for Green Club)

Year 8 have been conducting water experiments at home

8 Parr have been studying the Water Cycle as part of their Geography unit on rivers. They were given some ideas for water experiments they could conduct at home.

Here is is Alice Hoxha’s attempt at doing some chromatography. If you want to have a go, visit the YouTube page: ’10 Amazing Experiments With Water’. Just use the link below:

Fairtrade Fortnight activities in Humanities

Year 7 enjoyed a fun packed Fairtrade Fortnight again this year. They enjoyed understanding the differences between our geography and our culture. Colourful clothing , spicy exotic food and vibrant traditional music and dance was to be seen in the Humanities classrooms last fortnight as the girls experienced Bangladesh life. They enjoyed dressing up, tasting different foods and learning about different languages and culture – even working out their own names in Bangladeshi.

These class activities were further supported by the Fashion Show on Thursday which was widely attended throughout the school and the chocolate wrapper and poetry competitions. All enjoyed thinking about how they were going to change their outlook and behaviour to support Fair Trade and the environment challenges with their pledges. Take a look at the pledges on the Humanities noticeboard to give us all ideas!

Bishop’s team secure a place in the final

On Tuesday 10th March, Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School hosted the local Year 7 Maths Challenge Heat. There were 9 teams, 3 from Bishop’s, 2 from Stanborough, 1 from The Ridgway, 2 from Townsend and 1 from Katherine Warington. Most of the Bishop’s competitors have been attending the Maths Team Challenge Enrichment club since September 2019, so were well prepared for the types of challenging questions. The pupils used their time before the start of the competition to practise their estimating skills.

There were 4 rounds, 2 general maths questions, 1 estimation round and 1 memory round.
Team C came 2nd and team A came 3rd, narrowly beaten by a team from Townsend. Team C have definitely qualified for the final on Thursday 26th March and we need to wait for the other heats to find out if team A qualify as one of the highest finishers.

A few quotes from the competitors:
“I really enjoyed it and would recommend it to any new Year 7s!”
“I loved working as a team and competing with others”
“It was a great team building exercise and coming 2nd was just a bonus”

Well done to all the teams, it was great to have so many enthusiastic Year 7s!

Bringing History to life in the classroom!

As part of their study of the British Empire, Year 8 students re-enacted the Great Exhibition of 1851. Through their presentations on the positive and negative impact of empire on the colonies, they gained a broader understanding of this important period of British and World History. Mr Wood even popped by to see their great work. Well done 8Fr on your informative presentations.