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May 17th 2024

March - This month our students took part in the following activities

 

Our extra curricular clubs continue to be well attended by all years during March --

 

  • Dance Club
  • Drama Club
  • Bands Club in Music
  • Creative Writing Club
  • Italian Club
  • Russian Speakers Club
  • EAL Club
  • Maths Challenge Club
  • STEM Club for KS3
  • Step Up Science Club
  • Mad Science Club
  • Computer Coding Club
  • Art Club
  • World Explorer Club
  • History Club
  • Games Club
  • LLZ Social Club
  • A range of Sports Clubs including: football, basketball, badminton, netball
  • Year and School Council Meetings

 

  • Havering Schools Trampolining Competition –

The Havering trampoline competition took place on Monday 11th March 2024 at Hall Mead School. We entered a Year 11 team into the Year 11-13 competition, which also doubled up as a moderation for the GCSE trampoline specification. Students performed a compulsory 10 bounce routine followed by a voluntary trampolining routine. The most notable success was Karis, who finished in 7th place. All students used the scores and video evidence for their GCSE PE practical assessments.

 

  • Inspector Calls and Macbeth visiting productions –

Our Yr10 students watched a production of Inspector Calls and our Yr11 students watched a production of Macbeth to support them with the texts they are studying for their English Literature GCSE. The students found these performances to be really helpful in supporting them with their understanding of the texts.

 

  • Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge –

On 15th March 60 of our Year 10 students took part in the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge workshops. Students were able to learn about how to deliver a speech before having the opportunity to write and deliver their own speeches. This was a very enjoyable and confidence building experience for the students who took part. Ralph, Manna, Kemani, Abigail, Eleanor and River were all selected to go forward to the school final for a finalist to be selected to represent Abbs Cross at Frances Bardsley School on 2nd May. 

 

  • Year 9 Writers Workshop –

On the 18th March 55 of our most talented writers in Year 9 were invited to attend a Writers Workshop with author Lisa Thompson, who wrote Goldfish Boy. She ran a workshop on how to write your own Mystery. The students engaged well and now have the tools to go away and finish off their pieces ready for publication! 

 

  • Year 7 Sports Leadership Academy –

On the 21ST March some of our Year 7 students were involved in the Leadership Academy in Havering. The Academy aims to develop the leadership and communication skills of students through assisting in the organisation and running of various sporting competitions in the Havering Borough throughout the year. Students helped assist at the Primary school’s athletics competitions at Harrow Lodge Sports centre using their leadership skills to motivate and encourage the primary school students.

 

  • Yr10 Student Leadership Conference –

On the 27th March our incoming student leadership body attended a Student Leadership Conference at Dagenham and Redbridge Football ground. The students were able to participate in tasks and activities to help them to build on their leadership skills, enabling them to become part of a robust student Leadership Team. The students felt that they gained an insight into leadership and confidence in becoming part of this team at school.

 

  • Science Week – Cake Competition

We celebrated Science Week this year with 2 weeks of experiments. Our students made slime, tested the Physics understanding of centripetal force and had to design a vessel to protect their eggs from a 2.5M drop off of the canopy roof! Our keen bakers were also out in full force this year, with some wonderful baked creations. Our winners in Year 8 made a Toxic Waste design cake

 

 

 

We visited the following places:

  • Lion King Theatre Trip –

On 7th March the Performing Arts Department took the students who participated in our Oliver Jr! School production to see The Lion King at the Lyceum theatre as a reward for all their hard work for the show. The students were blown away by the creativity of the staging, set and costume design and lots of discussions were had on the way home about inspiration for our next show.

 

  • Geography Field Trip –

On the 18th March our Year 10 GCSE Geography students went to Stratford in East London to take part in a field trip focusing on the Urban Environment. The students were able to gather data and complete field work tasks to enable them to bring their experiences back to the classroom.

 

  • Romeo and Juliet at the Globe Theatre -

On Thursday 21st March, a select group of Year 8 students who have shown exemplary behaviour and progress in their English lessons were taken to the Globe Theatre to watch a performance of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The students thoroughly enjoyed the performance and were a credit to the school. 

 

  • STEM careers day –

On the 26th March, 50 students from Year 8 attended a STEM workshop at CEME. They were tasked with producing an autonomous vehicle prototype and pitching their design to the group. The students did fantastically well, producing excellent outcomes as well as developing their programming skills. Feedback from the students involved and the staff delivering the event was very positive, with everyone having a great day!

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