We enjoyed the trip as it showed us different ways we could go with a career in STEM. Different people talked and showed us multiple ways people could go with a stem career, with or without university. It was also fun because we did multiple challenges against multiple schools.
Scarlett and Amelie (Year 9)
Almost 50 Year 8 students attended this years Big Bang Fair at the NEC.
I found the ‘science made simple’ presentation very interesting. We were shown lots of exciting experiments that famous STEM people have performed to help them make their discoveries. In one of the experiments, we wore glasses that showed us the different colours that came from the different lights. I enjoyed it because it gave me a different perspective on the colours we see around us and that lights are not just the colour they seem. From the presentation I learned that when we send someone to Mars we won’t be able to bring them back because we wouldn’t be able to store enough fuel in the rocket. I became interested in the topic because it made me think about the different ways we could make fuel last longer or how to make fuel on Mars. I also learned that Cecilia Payne discovered that Hydrogen and Helium are the dominant elements of the Sun and stars. Her boss didn’t believe her at first until lots of other people repeated the experiment and agreed that she was correct. Overall, I found ‘science made simple’ very fun. Especially as they included us in their presentation. They also related the work of previous STEM people to modern day jobs that you can study for if you are interested in those particular discoveries.
Grace (Year 9)
Year 4 students from Wheatcroft, Abel Smith and Mill Mead Primary Schools visited Presdales to take part in a series of Physics based activities including making marble runs and balloon cars. Part of their time at Presdales was spent with Cambridge Hands on Science, a group of Cambridge students running tasks to engage students in different aspects of science.
The Year 7 Russian class enjoyed a trip to the Russian Cafe of their own design on Monday 15th July. Mrs Willett was very impressed not only with the class’ willingness to try new things, but also their ability to order them in Russian. Well done Year 7!
Special congratulations to Caitlyn Grayson who participated in this year’s Regional Competiton of the German Translation Bee in Peterborough on 5th June 2024. She was amongst the last 77 from 5020 entrants at the beginning of the competition. Well done!
Congratulation to Erin Bellamy, Lily McMenanim, Anna Stichbury, Georgia Whittey, Lizzie Morgans and Sienna Perry who practised hard and took part in the School competition as far as round 3.
Well done to all of our Year 9 German students, who have taken part in the Translation Bee competition this year. The competition is in 4 stages and began back in October 2023. Students had to translate as many sentences as possible in one minute, using a variety of structures and tenses. This was not easy and they showed real resilience and self- reliance to continue learning and practising in their own time.
Stage 1: Class Competition: present tense sentences
Stage 2: School Competition: present, past tense sentences
Stage 3: Eastern Regional Competition: present, past and future sentences
Stage 4: National Competition: present, past, future tenses plus modal auxilliaries
Lyla Hines
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