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👶 Stay & Play at Ditherington Community Centre! 🎉
Looking for a fun and friendly space for your little ones to explore and play? Join the team at Ditherington Community Centre every Wednesday from 9:30am - 10:30am for Stay & Play! 🧸✨
This session is perfect for children aged 0-3 to engage in activities that help with their development, make new friends, and have lots of fun. 🌟
💰 Only £1 per session
🤝 In partnership with the 4 All Foundation
🎨 Games, crafts, and social fun!
We can’t wait to see you there! 🙌
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🎨 Year 9 Get Creative with Clay Hearts! ❤️
As part of their project on organs in Art, Year 9 students have been exploring the work of artist Jemma Millen, known for her stunning ceramic hearts. They researched her artwork, created research pages featuring images and facts, and shared their own opinions about whether they liked or disliked her work – and why. 🌟
Next, students had the opportunity to apply what they learned by designing and creating their own clay hearts. They practiced essential skills such as hand modelling, slip and score, adding attachments, and using clay tools. The results were amazing! 🏺✨
Well done, Year 9 – your creativity and craftsmanship truly shine through! 🎉
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🌱 Growing Success at Shrewsbury Academy! 🌱
Our Year 11 students have been hard at work investigating phototropism – how plants respond to light – as part of their GCSE Biology course. Here they are measuring cress seedlings that were germinated in full light, darkness, and shade. Next up, they’ll be exploring geotropism, where they'll study how plants respond to gravity, using runner bean seeds and investigating the growth of radicles, hypocotyls, and epicotyls. 🌿✨
Meanwhile, our Year 7 students have been discussing the recent cold spell in their science lessons. They explored sledges and how to reduce friction, air resistance, and increase weight for speed, all while calculating resultant forces. ❄️
They then turned their attention to slippery pavements and hypothesized which student’s shoes had the best grip (most friction). After testing everyone’s shoes with Newton meters, congratulations to Harley, who came out on top with 6.8N per shoe – the least likely to slip on the ice! 👟❄️
Great work, Year 7 and Year 11 – you’re all showing fantastic curiosity and scientific skill! 🔬👏
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🎓 Shrewsbury Academy & Shrewsbury Colleges Group: Further Education Opportunities for Year 11 Students 🎓
We are proud to work closely with Shrewsbury Colleges Group to provide Year 11 students with valuable opportunities to explore further education options. If you are considering post-16 pathways, here are some upcoming Open Evenings you won't want to miss!
Open Evening Spring 2025:
📍 Welsh Bridge Campus #3 – 04 February 2025, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
📍 English Bridge Campus #3 – 04 February 2025, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
📍 London Road Campus #2 – 13 February 2025, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
These events will provide valuable information on the courses and opportunities available for your child. Attending an Open Evening is a great way to ask questions, explore facilities, and get a feel for the environment. 🏫
For more detailed information about these events and the courses on offer, please visit the Shrewsbury Colleges Group website: www.scg.ac.uk/
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💪 Success Is a Mindset – Year 11 in Fighting Form! 💥
Our Year 11 students have kicked off 2025 with a strong start and a focused mindset! 🧠
They’ve asked for revision sessions during lunchtimes to help prepare for their upcoming mock exams in February and, of course, their GCSEs next summer. 🌟
The strategy? Little and often – spreading out revision to avoid cramming and improve recall. This technique, known as spaced repetition, is key to long-term success.
Here’s the timetable for the Science revision sessions:
🔬 Biology – Monday lunchtimes
⚛️ Physics – Tuesday lunchtimes
🧪 Chemistry – Thursday lunchtimes
📍 All sessions take place with JAL in TC8.
These sessions are aimed at Separate Science students, but we also encourage Combined Science students to join us and tailor the sessions to their needs. Everyone is welcome! 🙌
Well done, Year 11 – with this dedication, success in your GCSEs is assured! 🎯
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🍊 Feeling Fruity at Shrewsbury Academy! 🍋
Year 9 have been putting their investigative science skills to the test with a fun experiment: Which fruit makes the best battery? 🧐🔋
Using copper and zinc as battery terminals, the children explored how the ions in the fruit’s juices (electrolyte) react to generate electricity. They hypothesized that grapefruit would produce the highest voltage, but after carrying out their investigation, they discovered that lemon came out on top! 🍋✨
Through repeated trials, they checked for anomalies and reflected on the accuracy and validity of their tests. What a fantastic way to apply scientific thinking and experiment with real-world principles!
Well done, Year 9 – you continue to amaze us with your creativity and curiosity! 🔬👏
For more exciting updates from our STEAM curriculum, visit shrewsburyacademy.co.uk.
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🏅 Well Done, Oscar Adams! 🏅
A huge congratulations to Oscar Adams from Year 8 at Shrewsbury Academy! He took part in the Under 13 Boys County Championship and finished 1st overall in his age category! 🎉
Oscar ran an incredible race, winning by an impressive 37 seconds in freezing cold conditions on the 3.2k course at Oswestry School. ❄️
His performance was outstanding, and we couldn’t be prouder of his dedication and achievement! 🏃♂️💨
Well done, Oscar – you're a true champion! 🏆
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🌶️ The Gauntlet Has Been Thrown at Shrewsbury Academy! 🌶️
Our Science team is heating things up in 2025 with an exciting challenge – to grow the hottest and biggest chilli! 🔥
Our very own Director of Science, a secret chilli aficionado, has been growing his own chillis every year in Lab 6, using them as a fun way to inspire students to study photosynthesis and the factors that affect it. 🌱
But this year, the rest of the science team is ready to challenge his chilli champion status! With seeds like "Armageddon," "Demon Red," and "Basket of Fire," it’s going to be a fiery competition. Who will come out on top in the League of Fire? 🔥🌶️
We love how this fiery challenge ties into our passion for #STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) at Shrewsbury Academy! 👩🔬👨🔬
Stay tuned to see who takes the crown! And for more about our exciting programmes, visit shrewsburyacademy.co.uk.
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Students from Marches Academy Trust Lead the Charge in Community Engagement and Cultural Identity at ONEVoice Event
100 students from schools across the Marches Academy Trust came together for the ONEVoice - Belonging in the World event, exploring how young people can shape their communities through cultural identity and active involvement.
The event kicked off with a day of creativity, workshops, and keynote speeches, all focusing on the power of young voices. Niki McGarvey, who leads Personal Development and Student Voice at Marches Academy Trust, shared her excitement, saying, "ONEVoice is about providing a platform for young people to develop projects that not only impact their schools but also the wider community."
The students will now continue to develop their ideas throughout the year, with a showcase in July 2025 to display their impactful projects.
The ONEVoice initiative highlights the importance of community, collaboration, and the power of student voices to drive change. Together, we’re building the leaders of tomorrow!
Want to be involved? Please contact Niki McGarvey on 01743 583451.
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