New Bridge – Samuel Laycock – Facebook

This week we have been very busy. On Thursday, we worked on our willow dome, weaving the branches into each other to add some strength to it. On Friday, we went to RHS Bridgewater, where we had a planting session with one of the members of staff. We then went for a lovely walk around all the different gardens, looking at the plants. All pupils enjoyed the trip and, as always, behaviour was fantastic. 🌳🪴

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Science and Media Museum

Digital Pathway visited the Science and Media Museum in Bradford. As part of our Desktop Publishing unit, we will be designing a leaflet all about the museum. 🧪🔭We started with a look at the Sound and Vision exhibition, where we learnt about animation, film and photography techniques. 📸We then had a fantastic talk about the Solar System and the planets, before exploring the rest of Wonderlab. We particularly enjoyed the Eurovision exhibition, where we saw costumes, props, original cameras and footage, as well as having a go at sound mixing, green-screen effects and even a bit of karaoke! 🎤#samuellaycock #newbride #Update ... See MoreSee Less

Sensory 3 have been on an adventure this week! In Humanities, we explored different ways of travelling and decided to take a trip to Mexico by aeroplane.

To bring our journey to life, we turned the classroom into our very own airport. We had a check-in desk, a lounge with complimentary snacks, security and passport control. Everyone took part in the airport experience before we boarded our plane. We imagined listening to announcements, showing our passports and finding our seats. After take-off, we travelled through the skies and landed in Mexico. We then enjoyed the sunshine and sunbathed on the beach, just as if we were really there! 😎🌞🏖️This practical adventure gave us opportunities to talk about different ways of travelling and the steps involved in taking a flight. There was lots of excitement, conversation and imaginative play as we explored our Humanities learning together. #samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

Performing Arts Pathway have been getting the stage ready for our Christmas show. 🎅

We have painted our flats, ready for some new scenery to be drawn and painted. 🎨🖌️Our teamwork has been on display again as we helped one another learn scripts with our script partners.Everyone has been getting used to their new in-housework experience roles. Our front of house team has been organising classroom resources and rehearsing friendly greetings to welcome visitors.The tech apprentice team have been learning how to use the master switches and add spotlights to the stage, as well as using the soundboard to control microphones.Thank goodness for our wardrobe team, who have been working together to organise costumes on rails and even managed to find a missing pair of trousers!#samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

This week, 8B explored the sensory items available in our classroom to support wellbeing as part of our RSHE topic on wellbeing. We tried a range of resources, including fidget toys and tactile objects, and talked about how they made us feel.

Everyone shared their favourite sensory item and described how it helped them, using words such as calm, happy, relaxed and focused. We learned that different sensory tools work for different people and can help us manage our feelings and improve our wellbeing. 😊#samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

9P – Science

This half term, 9P have been looking at forces in their science lessons. We have learnt about air resistance and carried out investigations into the factors affecting how paper helicopters fall and how surface area affects the speed of falling parachutes. 🚁🗒️We have also carried out an investigation into buoyancy and had a competition to see whose boat could hold the most mass. In today's lesson, we looked at the force of friction on different materials by sending action figures down different zip lines.#Samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

This week, horticulture have been very busy. We have been carrying out some maintenance work on our field and polytunnel. We have had a delivery of around 4 tonnes of mulch from a local gardener. 🪏🪾

We have used it to cover the inside of our polytunnel and our firepit area. This helps to keep our area drier in the wetter months. 🔥Then on Friday, we went to Dunham Massey. We arrived to some pretty impressive rain, but we did not let that spoil our fun! We walked around the park and saw lots of deer. We enjoyed a lovely warm drink at dinner time, then went to see the gardens. The gardens were very well looked after, and we took some ideas back to school that we are going to try in our own gardens. 🌧️As always, behaviour was exceptional and the teamwork was epic! Well done, everyone.#samuellaycock #newbridge #Update #horticulture #nature #deer 🦌 ... See MoreSee Less

Visit from Mark Taylor at Brother

Today, the Digital Pathway had a visit from Mark at Brother.Mark is the Business Change Lead at Brother, and he came to talk to us about the different careers in IT at Brother. Mark also told us how the different roles require different skill sets and different types of people.He told us all about the Brother company, what they do, where they are based, their history, and how they have had to evolve with ever-changing technology.The pupils found it really interesting and discovered that there are many careers that they would be able to do within a company such as Brother.We had the chance to ask Mark lots of questions, and he said, “The students were fantastic, and I was really impressed by their questions and involvement.” Mark also said he enjoyed having a two-way conversation with the pupils rather than just presenting. 😊Mark was so impressed with our Digital Pathway pupils that he is going to come back with his AI team to do a workshop with us!Thank you, Mark. We really appreciated you taking the time to come and talk to us and found it very interesting.#Samuellaycock #newbride #update ... See MoreSee Less

Digital Trip to Manchester City Centre

The Digital Pathway visited Manchester City Centre to begin work on their video project. In pathway lessons, we will be creating an advert to encourage people to “Come and Visit Manchester!” 📸🎞️Pupils researched what Manchester has to offer and gave suggestions about where we should visit and take creative photographs, in preparation for our video.This was our first trip, as we had lots of suggestions and couldn’t fit them all into one day!We were very excited about catching a double-decker bus and tram into Manchester and walked to many places, including the Royal Exchange, Barton Arcade, Exchange Square and Manchester Cathedral. 🚍🚊We have taken some fantastic photographs, learnt a lot about what the city centre has to offer, met a policeman and even proved that we had scarier faces than a golden gorilla! 👮‍♀️All the pupils were well behaved and enjoyed using their cameras and experimenting with the different settings. They were great at remembering the new Rules of Photography and were pleased with their final images.Well done, everyone!#Samuellaycock #newbridge #update ... See MoreSee Less

Communication 2

Over the last two weeks, Communication 2 have been exploring our topic of Technology in Food Tech through discussion, investigation and practical learning.Using our communication skills, we identified different pieces of equipment and discussed what they are used for. We compared traditional equipment with electrical equipment, talking about the advantages and disadvantages of each and considering how technology can make tasks easier or quicker.To put our learning into practice, we carried out a butter-making experiment using cream. Pupils trialled three different methods:🥄 Whisking by hand🍶 Shaking cream in a bottle⚡ Using an electric mixerWe made predictions about which method would work best and were surprised to discover that the bottle method was the most efficient and produced the best butter! Once our butter had formed, we added a pinch of salt to enhance the flavour.The pupils then put their independence and life skills into action by safely making toast and practising their spreading skills while enjoying their homemade butter. To finish our investigation, we invited a member of staff to take part in a taste test. We were delighted when she told us that our butter was perfect!It has been a fantastic opportunity to develop communication, comparison and problem-solving skills while exploring how technology can be used to achieve the same outcome in different ways. Well done, Communication 2! 👏🍞🧈✨#samuellaycock #newbride #Update ... See MoreSee Less

Gardening After-School Club 🪏🪴

Tonight, the gardening club worked really hard on the willow tunnel on the field.The willow had grown so quickly over the summer that it needed to be woven in to create the shape of the tunnel.The students pulled and threaded the willow stems across each other to help it all come together neatly.Well done, guys! 🌿👏#samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less

This week in After School Living Skills Club, we practised our sewing skills! Everyone enjoyed having a go at creating their own creature and showed great enthusiasm throughout. 🪡 🧵

The activity helped to develop fine motor skills, build confidence, and encourage creativity. It was also a fantastic opportunity to socialise and have fun together. Next week, we will be stuffing our creatures, ready to take them home. We had SEW much fun! 😊#samuellaycock #newbridge #Update ... See MoreSee Less