Such a fantastic day out in London with our GCSE fine art students. The weather was glorious as was the Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael exhibition at the Royal Academy in Piccadilly. Our students were hugely impressed by the beautiful period architecture of the building as well as the stunning renaissance art on display.
This week, our Year 11 students had an inspiring ‘Futures Day’ packed with opportunities to explore their next steps. They kicked off with a keynote from Jeremy at @MaximizeYP, focusing on exam and revision techniques, preparing them for the January PPEs. They then heard from Mrs Mathews, our Director of Sixth Form, who gave a detailed presentation on what life in sixth form is like, highlighting the variety of subjects and enrichment opportunities available. The University of Hertfordshire followed up with an insightful talk on what university life entails, from the academic challenges to the social and personal development it offers. Alongside this, students engaged in careers lessons and a decision-making session to help them shape their post-16 and 18 choices with confidence!
Here is a small sample of the fabulous work from GCSE Textiles Design student Lois in Year 11.
In GCSE Textiles Design, students complete three different projects including Natural Forms, Textures and an exam paper.
As part of each project, pupils are required to complete coursework based on developing ideas, refining samples and designs, recording work and producing a final outcome reflecting the work they have produce
Year 11 students enjoyed an evening trip to Aylesbury Waterside Theatre where they were were treated to a revision performance of their GCSE English Literature set text Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
Actors brought the characters and plot to life whilst emphasising key quotations and contextual links which will be essential for the GCSE exam in May.
The Year 11 football team have progressed to the semi final of the district cup by winning two games in a week. The first game, a comprehensive 6-2 victory over Robert Barclay, goals coming from Luca, Josh, Blessing, Harrison and a brace from Hassan.
The quarter final was a much sterner test for the team against a strong Simon Balle side. In challenging conditions, they had to battle through wind, rain and a boggy pitch. They quickly realised that their free flowing football was not going to work and set plays were the way to succeed. St Mary’s took an early lead with a long throw from Cinar, Harrison flicked the ball on and Blessing timed his run perfectly to tap the ball in. St Mary’s defense were up against it in the second half, Simon Balle managed to equalise as a deflected effort found a way past Jake, and the sides were level with 10 minutes left to play. With penalties looming, Cinar’s long throw came into effect again, in what felt like de ja vu a long throw flicked on by Harrison and Blessing snuck round the back post and headed into an empty net. St Mary’s held on to win 2-1. A home semi final awaits after half term.
