One page is scarcely enough for the happenings at Boroughbridge High School this week! Monday began with Year 4 and 5 students from Kirk Hammerton and Staveley looking at how junk and recyclable objects can be used as percussion instruments. There were paint tins, pans and plastic boxes to name but a few. Students used them to explore the different timbres which could be created from these non-conventional sound sources. In the afternoon in Drama, they used mime to show character, motivation and emotion. Tuesday saw Year 5 students from Great Ouseburn and Nun Monkton explore medicine, disease and antibiotics in our biodiversity area with follow up activities in the Science labs. Outdoor learning in action!
The move to secondary school is an important one so in order to smooth the transition, we’ve had our new Year 7 students in school this week. It was lovely to meet our new students and their parents on Monday evening. Form classes were shared, form teachers identified and new friendships begun. Year 6 have familiarised themselves further from Wednesday to Friday, experiencing lessons, finding their way around and getting themselves fully prepared for September.
Just as Year 6 are joining Team Boroughbridge, Year 11 will be saying their farewells to their fellow students and staff at the Year 11 Prom which is taking place this evening at The Bridge Inn. There’ll be limousines, tractors, sparkling dresses, smart suits, eating and dancing. A great way to mark the end of an era. We’ll then look forward to welcoming many of them back to our Sixth Form.
The school population was a little tired but smiling on Wednesday morning. Something to do with a football match and penalties!?
GCSE Geographers were back on form on Thursday as they set off to the Yorkshire Dales to collect primary data to evaluate the impact of tourism on Malham. There’s nothing quite like a limestone cove bathed in glorious sunshine to excite a geographer.
A reminder that next Thursday (12th) is a Professional Development Day otherwise known as a Training Day. Students are not in school on that day and I suspect many of them will take the opportunity to visit the Great Yorkshire Show hence our timing of the training day. I think it’s also worth sharing the fact that we’ll be spending the morning as a staff team with Compass BUZZ whose aim is to strengthen the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people. The training which we will be engaged in will help us to do the same for students within our care.
Finally, we’ve launched our new website which will enable you to find the information that you require quickly and easily. Check it out at
Have a lovely weekend!