Catering

Jupiter have made a tomato and red pepper soup. They have been perfecting their chopping, dicing and slicing skills, showing their knife skills and safety knowledge. They increased the flavour of the soup by first frying their onions and garlic until soft. 

They passed (sieved) some of the soup for a smooth texture and left some with some bits in for added texture. A great job, with a fantastic tasty soup! 

Business admin

Mars BA students have been completing some Admin tasks, they've been scanning documents in order to create purchase orders and photocopying teaching resources. They've also learnt about the importance of dressing up smartly for Business Admin. 

ICT

In ICT the students have been designing magazine covers.  The example below shows one work in progress.  Other than the Photoshop skills required to create the canvas, this student has also used circular text, bulge tool, clipping mask and image resizing. 

 

Another example of a developing book cover. Here the student used Photoshop to combine images and apply drop shadow to the text.

Here is an example of the planning stage. The student has outlined the structure of the book cover, indicated the content and the Photoshop capabilities applied to the content.  

Forest school

In Forest school this term, students have been working as a team to create shelters. Each week they have used different materials and equipment.  There have been some wonderfully creative ideas and great use of items that are provided by nature.

Horticulture

In Horticulture, students have been assessing soil in areas across the school. Their aim was to find out what type of soil, structure and the PH of the soil and research what plants grow best in those areas.

History

Mercury class have been learning about medicine in history - this week we've been focussed on the Renaissance where we witnessed the rebirth of scientific enquiry. From groundbreaking anatomical discoveries to the pioneering work of figures like Vesalius and Harvey.  The Renaissance marked a turning point in the understanding of the human body. 

English

We just had to share one of the raps from last term's rap workshop! 

 

Years 10 and 11 have been working hard, preparing for their English language GCSEs. 

Year 8 have been concentrating on creative writing, where they have written some very imaginative and creative stories.

In English this term Year 7 have been reading A Christmas Carol and learning about character descriptions. They then went on to write their own Christmas stories and followed up their studies with a wonderful trip to Alexandra Pallace to see the play.

Maths

Read here what the secondary department have been up to in Maths. 

Science

Pluto and Jupiter have been learning about the human body, read all about it and see some of their wonderful diagrams here.

Hair and beauty taster session

Kate Swinn from Heads High came in to deliver a taster session to our secondary girls here at Heathermount. The girls had the opportunity to learn hairstyling and also special effects makeup.  This was to give them an insight into the 6 new enrichment sessions coming after Christmas.  Later on, they will learn a variety of skills including nail art and various hair and beauty regimes.  The girls had a fantastic time and can't wait for the sessions next year. These sessions will also be opened up to some of the secondary boys.  

Earth

Earth class have been working on completing community action module challenge 1. They have learnt about different community groups and researched the ones that could be found in their local area. Students got in contact with the group called INVOLVE and completed 4 hours of Garden Maintenance at Lily Hill Park in Bracknell. 

 

Elm Class have been busy learning about the Romans - do have a look at the article in the latest news page on our website. 

Oak class had a great time making their own pizzas - do see all the lovely pictures over in our gallery.

Willow and Oak class have done a fantastic job putting up and decorating the tree outside Mr Stewart's office this year - they enjoyed every minute.

 

 

Beech class wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas in a very musical way. They have been playing boomwhackers, which are coloured plastic tubes of varying lengths that play different notes - listen to them playing along to Mariah Carey's 'All I want for Christmas is you'.

Foundation 

This term, the foundation classes brought their topic to life using the game of "Guess Who" by integrating historical features and kinaesthetic learning.

The children have explored historical figures, such as Tim Peake, Roald Dahl and Mary Anning, and studied their backgrounds.

They had a wonderful time taking part in scavenger hunts, digging for fossils, solving puzzles, clues and studying facts to enhance a deeper understanding.

They even tried space food and had a dinosaur lunch!

They also had their first school trip - do have a look at the pictures in our gallery here.