Category: Form V

11th February 20

Today Form V had a day at the Royal Institution in London. We did a cosmetic chemistry workshop where we made bath bombs and lip balm. It was a lot of fun and we learned about states of matter, the pH scale and chemical reactions.

29th January 20

Form V have been learning about separating materials this term and made a silly mixture which they then had to separate. They had to use multiple processes to get the sand, sugar, lentils, paperclips, marbles and polystyrene pieces back.

5th November 19

Earlier in the term, Form V became Outdoor Explorers. Fortunately the rain held off and the class enjoyed a fantastic day of outdoor learning. Mrs Sewell led the day of outdoor activities including autumn watercolour paintings, carved stick men, a maths emoji trail and a woven ‘God’s eye’. Maddison said, ” I found the day…

18th October 19

This term in Science, Form V have been learning about plants and flowers. We are currently conducting an experiment on seed germination and if it matters where the seeds are kept – in a dark cupboard or on a warm window sill. We’re very excited to grow these purple climbing beans and really want to…

26th September 19

On Tuesday 24th September, five Form V girls attended a, ‘Girls in Cricket’, training day at Queenswood school. The day was organised and run by Lydia Greenway, who played for the England Women’s Cricket team for 13 years and was an Ashes and World Cup winner! The girls had a fantastic day learning and honing…

18th September 19

Forms IV and V  spent an interesting and very entertaining day at the Safety Centre, known as Hazard Alley, in Milton Keynes, as part of our PSHCE course.  We learnt about fire safety, road safety and how to stay safe in the kitchen, as well as how to keep safe in a petrol station, at…