Yr 9/10 Mrs Sharon Derrick
Welcome to our Year9/10 classroom!
We have a lovely chilled room with some sporty activities to engage our wonderful young people. At this stage of Key Stage 3 we are actively encouraging everyone to be as independent as possible through the day, whilst also growing their resilience and ability to have a go at challenges. Successes are celebrated and it is also a safe environment to sometimes get things wrong and make mistakes. We value team work, listening to each other respectfully and encouraging responsible and mature responses through the day. We also ensure we have a laugh through the day as happy pupils make the best learners!
November Highlights!
Since half term we have got stuck into our learning about the Circulation system, Our World and the countries that make it up, Tens and units and shapes as well as lots of great writing about Remembrance Day and our fabulous shopping trip to Bloomfield's to buy Christmas presents for our families! We also enjoyed a little treat at the wonderful Elim Cafe served by our very own Year 13's! We are enjoying practising for the pantomime and also decorating our door and room! Lastly we are enjoying having Mrs Gallagher teach us on a Thursday! Come on December - Bring on Christmas!
October Highlights
Well what have we been up to? Apart from getting into good routines and working hard in class we also have enjoyed many extra activities such as a visit from the PSNI about Road Safety, Some First Aid Paramedics and their ambulance car as well as a really lovely walk to Crommelin Wood. In class we have especially enjoyed Friday challenges with the Art Straws - some fantastic thinking here, as well as cooking, first aid, Road safety, learning about the importance of soap in our lives, thinking about shapes, tessellation and check out our fabulous self portraits! We have also enjoyed learning about Kenya from Mr Bett - Asante Sana! There has been a lot going on!
A wee Autumn walk to Crommelin Wood
September Highlights
Have a look through some of our September highlights, including our Fun Day and settling in to new routines with some crazy fun stuff! We also enjoyed a trip to Hillsborough Castle, up to the Water Tower and over to the Bee Hive - a great start to the year!
