These wonderful pieces were achieved by a lovely group of Year 9 students who were invited to take part in Art and Photography GCSE taster workshops.
Group one enjoyed exploring screen printing, while groups two and three practised GCSE-style collage techniques.
They then had fun editing their work in Photoshop to produce digitally manipulated photos. Well done Year 9!
If you’ve got a minute check out our YouTube Short on our new YouTube channel.
Last month Oathall Farm had the pleasure of another visit from Blackthorns Community Primary Academy.
Following a Reception visit last December, a class of Y2s were given the opportunity to meet, feed and handle a variety of Oathall’s animals while learning about their different life cycles and needs.
The group were very courageous and respectful learners, with quite a few expressing how excited they were to visit a farm for the first time. What was also really lovely was that for some of the supporting adults this wasn’t their first visit to the farm, with some having attended Oathall as children.
It was a delight to host Blackthorns again and we look forward to inviting them back, potentially in the Spring with the arrival of our new lambs.
It was heart-warming to receive the beautifully decorated thank you cards from the children that visited. They were particularly keen on Pete the Pond’s parrot – who was on the premises completing the pond restoration – but Mango is not a resident of the Farm!
The results of the inaugural House Token Week competition are in, and it was Voyager that took the spoils!
It was keenly contested all week with what can only be described as a frenzy of students flocking to add their tokens to the collector at Piccadilly Circus on Friday of last week.
It was great to see the students so engaged in this competition and we look forward to the Houses doing battle again in the summer term.
On the 10th and 17th March, our Year 10 historians visited the Medicine Galleries at the Science Museum in London.
Housing an impression collection of medical objects and equipment covering over 1000 years of history, the students were able to marvel at exhibits such as the first MRI scanner and Fleming’s penicillin mould.
It was an enjoyable trip which helped enrich our study of the History of Medicine at GCSE. Well done to all our students for helping making each day a great one!
Oathall, Imberhorne, Sackville and Downlands took part in an inter-school Oracy competition on Friday of last week. Each school selected students to prepare and deliver a short persuasive speech based on the theme The Future of our Planet.
Anabel, Theo and Rosie represented Oathall, supported by Miss Sanders’ careful coaching. All students performed extremely well, and the speeches covered a wide range of thoughtful and interesting topics.
We are delighted to announce that Theo from Oathall won first prize for his speech on the development of megacities. Well done to everyone who took part.
Rowena Chalk, Chair of Governors, and Mrs Hatchard were pleased to be in the audience, and Miss Sanders also took part as one of the judges.
Same time next year!
Casper – one of two corn snakes that reside at Oathall Farm – has shed his skin again since his last shed in November of last year, and we decided to laminate it in one piece to illustrate its beauty and sheer size!
Students from KS3 attending a decompression session at the Farm earlier this week were only too happy to hold Casper, and what better way to show off the shedded skin on camera.
Oathall’s other corn snake Red is not far behind, as he is currently “in blue”, a change of colour indicating that his next shed will be soon.
Over the last week both snakes have been involved with Y10 Animal Care lessons, where students are producing coursework showcasing their handling skills with a variety of Oathall Farm’s resident animals.
Casper’s laminated skin will be hung up in the Farm Classroom to showcase its full length, it will join other preserved sheds being used in Farm education and outreach to highlight this fascinating aspect of snake biology.
Last week during their PE lessons, students in all years took part in the Spring term House Games Week. Even the sun made an appearance some of the week.
They participating in team games including handball, basketball or football earning points for their Houses.
And the results are below.
Congratulations to Endeavour for consolidating their position at the top of the overall House Competition, and well done to everyone that competed.
From Monday morning through to Thursday of next week – 23rd to 26th March – students can visit The Book Fair in the library either before or after school, during break or lunchtime, where they can choose from over 200 titles.
For every penny spent at the fair, Scholastic awards credits to our school that can be spent by our librarian in their online book shop.
There will be over 200 books to choose from and students can use their phone, card or cash to pay for their books.
We hope you can support this important initiative. All the information is in the latest library newsletter.
On Friday of last week our fantastically talented Year 11 Drama students performed the practical part of their GCSE qualification, which accounted for a significant proportion of their final mark.
The day comprised of monologues, duologues and group performances, from well known plays including JB Priestley’s An Inspector Calls, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Oscar Wilde’s An Ideal Husband.
Each student delivered their very best in demanding conditions under lights, with their performances being assessed by an external examiner, and also recorded.
The support this tight-knit group of students gave each other was tremendous and a joy to witness.
Oathall staff and students celebrated Pi Day on Friday of last week with Pi-themed activities.
There was the Pi-recital of course where Alice from Year 9 absolutely smashed her own school record by almost 100 digits, with a jaw-dropping 199 numerals of Pi written down in order. Some achievement. Specials mentions to Luca (Y7) and Olivia (Y8) who were year group winners.
In addition students were invited to get creative with Pi and the 3D models above were notable entries. The cup holder is embossed with Pi numerals.
Also last week, some Y10 students were invited to Blackthorns Primary School in Lindfield to assist with some Y6 students maths activities.
