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• A Story of Science - LAB_13

  Sun 23 Jul 2017 Betti Copperwood

  A Story of Science at Rosehill – by Betti Copperwood

   

  With an eclectic mix of familiar materials; straws, balloons, bubbles, cardboard, shoe boxes, food colouring, glitter, vinegar, bicarbonate, fruits, whistles, magnets, slinkies, plastic bottles and a giant catapult, we set out to explore the mysteries and delights of science. The spring and summer terms covered 6 areas. January started with 3 subjects inspired by the Inflativerse.

   

  1. Exploring spheres in terms of volume, shape and movement. Water as liquid and solid, floating and sinking, diffusion, surface tension. Gas - comparing the behaviour of Helium, Air and Carbon dioxide balloons.

  2. Vibration and sound. As tactile stimulus. Making shoe box guitar. Moving air and vibration with straw reeds and homemade fog horn.

  3. Forces and Movement. Push, pull, twist, roll and spin. Toy cars on inclined plane. Air pressure. Made and raced balloon powered cars.

  4. Magnetism. Attraction and repulsion. 'Fished' for metal objects. Delighted in the magic of iron filings.

  5. Static electricity. Used balloons to make hair stand on end, change the flow of a stream of water and make aluminium balls jump.

  6. Springs and elastic. Made giant catapult. Explore slinkies. Made paper spring.

   

  Pupil engagement was high. Access was on different levels, some purely sensory, some remembering ideas from week to week, others showing initiative and transfer of knowledge. Complimentary skills such as patience and careful observation developed in some pupils. Making and using our own resources developed creativity, ownership and pride. Several students were able to independently reconstruct work from past sessions using trial and error. A few students deduced principles e.g. relative weight of Helium, Air and Carbon dioxide balloons or that elastic has to be stretch before it could be made to vibrate.

   

  The work in small groups seemed to have a calming effect on some students. Students developed persistence and determination in activities such as bubble blowing. We had examples of unexpected degrees of concentration in students who normally find it hard to focus. Engagement, curiosity and enjoyment of staff has been a key feature. Not only have staff enthusiastically supported and enabled students they have personally become fascinated with activities which was caught on camera. Friendly rivalry developed such as who could blow the biggest bubble.

   

  Teachers Michael and Tamara were very keen to extend Lab_13 science into the classroom and frequently called in for a chat or to share resources. Similarly Teaching Assistants repeated activities back at class and with their children at home. At the end of the summer term I was able to donate a box of resources to each cluster, Upper, Middle and Primary.

   

  This was a most rewarding project - I enjoyed every minute.

   

  For further information about LAB_13 please follow this link.

   

• Attendance Awards

  Wed 19 Jul 2017 Cheryl Steele

  Lord Mayor’s Awards recognise outstanding school attendance

   

  Well done to Gabriel and Taonga who received 100% attendance awards at Harvey Hadden Sports Village for a special event to celebrate excellent attendance across the city. This is the fourth year that we have been involved in the Nottingham City Council's Lord Mayor’s Attendance Awards, which celebrate children who have clocked up a perfect 100% attendance. Around 100 pupils and their families attended the event on Thursday 14th July. Schools were invited to nominate two pupils to send to the celebration event. From Rosehill, there were many children who had achieved this status, so Gabriel and Taonga represented the school and came away with special awards.

   

  Well done to all our pupils who have achieved excellent attendance at their own personal level.  

   

   

  

• Rosehill Raffle - Fundraising for outdoor learning

  Mon 17 Jul 2017

  We are currently selling raffle tickets to fundraise for outdoor learning equipment.

   

  Please see below for full details

   

  You can find the information here

• Rosehill School Drinner prices 2017 - 2018

  Mon 17 Jul 2017

  Please find below the new Rosehill School Dinner prices for 2017-2018

   

  They can be found here

• Achievements Assembly

  Fri 14 Jul 2017 Cheryl Steele

  We had the great pleasure of inviting all parents and carers to our Achievement Awards Assembly on Friday 14th July 2017. This event celebrated the exceptional performance of our pupils in the academic year 2016/17. We were joined by the Sheriff of Nottingham for this event, who presented awards to each child individually. in addition, three Special Recognition Awards were presented to one pupil from each department for their exceptional contribution to Rosehill School. The winners of 2016 - 2017 Rosehill Special Recognition Award were...... Cory, Austin and Rhys. Well done everyone - please see our photographs below.

  Yours faithfully

  Cheryl Steele - Acting Head Teacher

  

• Thank you message from Acting Headteacher

  Thu 13 Jul 2017 Cheryl Steele

  Welcome to Rosehill School,

   

  I am proud to be the Acting Headteacher of Rosehill School. Thank you for visiting our website. I welcome this opportunity to introduce you to our school.

   

  At Rosehill School, we strive to provide a secure, friendly and happy learning environment for all our children. The school currently has 106 pupils on roll and pupils are taught in mixed age year group classes.

   

  The school is a lively caring community, supported by an energetic and committed staff. This together with our hard working Governors, Parent’s and volunteers ensures that the children are always at the focus of school life and are valued both as an individual and as part of our whole school community.

   

  Our school is focused on promoting the whole child, thereby laying down good foundations for their continued progress. We follow a broad and balanced curriculum, where our aim is to enable each child to achieve their full personal potential.

   

  I hope that our website will provide a useful introduction to our school. Should you have any questions regarding our school, or suggestions for the future development, please do contact me. Please read further information about the school by following this link.

   

  Cheryl Steele

• RE Policy

  Tue 11 Jul 2017 Amy Davies
  Rosehill School Religious Education Policy has been updated. Please follow this link to read ..

• Middle/Upper School Sports Day 5.7.17

  Fri 07 Jul 2017

  Thank you so much to all the parents, carers and families and friends who joined us for Sports Day this year at the Nottingham Trent University. Our pupils were super stars and we all had so much fun! We hope you enjoy our photo gallery.