Year 8 students studying Plants in Biology got to grips with the reproductive parts of a flower today using daffodils. They carefully dissected the flowers and worked together to identify all the key parts. They used microscopes to get a closer look at some more intricate features. They also observed some slides showing different flowers and their parts to compare.
Year 11 faced West Craven in their final league game this week.
Year 10 soon got to grips with a heart dissection and showed skill and enthusiasm as they were guided through the skill of dissecting. There were lots of smiles, a few squirms and a lot of interest in identifying and understanding the heart as an organ. Here, Lili, Cole and Scarlet show us how to do it! #LearningWalk #Engagedlearners #AQABiology #Practical Science
Park High is committed to empowering staff to be lifelong learners. Using current research to continue their personal professional development, staff can ensure the very best quality of education and school experience for our students. Recently, it was our Senior Leaders who were back in the classroom looking at different leadership qualities on one of the National Professional Qualification courses (NPQ's) and how they can drive the best provision in school. #TeamPark #ThePENNiNETrust #evidenceinformedpractice #NPQH #LeadershipDevelopment #SchoolLed #StarAcademies
Year 9 finished as the Pendle 11 a-side football league champions after a dramatic 4-3 win against West Craven. In the final two minutes of the match 'man of the match' Alex Byrne dived low to save a penalty and seal the championship for the team.
Year 9 who had already won the Pendle 7 a-side cup earlier in the year played well after going behind 1-0 from a corner in the opening minutes. But goals from Rhys, Connor, Marcus and a long range thunderbolt from Liam set up the win for the lads.
Year 7 and 8 Netball results from Monday 28th and Tuesday 29th March.
I am so, so proud of our students who have significantly improved their attendance recently. They have shown resilience, determination and a super mature attitude to their education. In celebration of their success I was delighted to invite them to share breakfast with the boss. We chatted over croissants, fresh orange juice, fruit and a brew. What a perfect way to start the day. Congratulations to them all.
Our Year 9 GCSE Art students have enjoyed their morning painting with coffee! They have started off with a base layer of coffee and watercolours before moving on to painting with ink next week.
Please see below for a selection of their fantastic work:
Watch this space for the finished result!
ASPIRE. PERFORM. ACHIEVE.
On Wednesday 16th of March, our Pendle schools indoor athletics winners for years 7 & 8 participated in the county final in Blackpool. This was a fantastic opportunity for our pupils, and they certainly made Park proud!
All three teams worked hard to compete in the following indoor athletics events:
In the field - Shot put, Speed bounce, long jump, triple jump and vertical jump.
On the track - Obstacle course, 2 lap, 4 lap, 6 lap, 8 lap paarlauf and the 4 lap relay.
Results:
Year 7 Girls - 12th
Year 7 Boys - 14th
Year 8 girls - 12th
An amazing result for each of the teams, 12th, 12th and 14th in Lancashire!
A very tired team after participating in different athletic events for 4 hours!
#Proudtobepark
On Friday pupils competed in the Inter-house badminton competition and represented their houses! Across years 7-10, a total of 150 participants took part to win points for their houses in both singles and doubles badminton games.
Category winners:
Year 7 boys - Aryan Butt
Year 7 girls - Hannah Beebe
Year 8 boys - George Collins-Gissing
Year 8 girls - Isabelle Riley
Year 9 boys - Nataniel Czeczelewski
Year 9 girls - Lydia-Mai Birtwistle
Year 10 boys - Kieran Bowden
Year 10 girls - Anabelle Bretherton
A big thank-you to the 5 girls who umpired matches for the full day and even participated themselves! (Amelia Redfearn, Gemma Roberts, Millie Holmes, Eleanor Blakey & Daria Stan).
Year 9 boys singles!
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Year 9 competitors!
An amazing day filled with energy and fun, Look out for the next Inter-house competition, well done everyone!
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Dance students in years 8, 9 & 10 have experienced a fantastic dance workshop led by professional dance artist Lindsey Thomas from The Lowry CAT programme.
Lyndsey is a Dance Artist, Body Control, Movement Practitioner and Pilates Teacher. A former professional dancer, Lyndsey trained at The Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and enjoyed a 10-year performance career, dancing with various Contemporary companies, including National Dance Company Wales. Lyndsey has over 15 years’ experience teaching dance – Contemporary, Ballet, Pointe Work, Repertoire, Creative, Choreography – delivering to all ages & levels, tots to adults/ beginners to professionals.
Students were led through a Contemporary style workshop including technique and choreographic exercises.
Students were also informed about what The Lowry CAT (Centre for Advanced Training) course consists of how they can apply.
Students thoroughly enjoyed the challenging but very rewarding workshop. Thank you to the amazing Lyndsey for a fantastic afternoon.
Here's a sneak peek below of what they got up to:
ASPIRE. PERFORM. ACHIEVE.