MERRY CHRISTMAS
Miss Ladbrook, Miss Burns and Mrs Coughlan would like to wish all the girls, their families and Headteachers and staff at our partnership Primary Schools a very Happy Christmas and New Year! We look forward to seeing you at our next SHINE session on Saturday 10th January 2015.
SANTA’S SOLAR SYSTEM SOLUTION
Mrs Lynch led our fourth session where the girls had tremendous fun learning about the Solar System. They first had to think of a mnemonic to help them remember the planets in order of their distance from the Sun. Well done to Catelin who devised a fantastic mnemonic: ‘My Very Emerald Mobile Just Stopped Using Network’.
The girls then learnt about the features of each planet. They understood the differences between the rocky planets e.g. Venus and the gas giants e.g. Neptune. The girls were then required to apply their understanding of the planetary features to advise Santa Claus on which planet would be best for him to visit and take his presents to the children who live in Space! The girls applied their knowledge of the planets’ distance from the Sun; time to spin on axis, time to orbit the Sun, diameter and temperature of each of the planets. The girls all agreed that Mars would be the most suitable planet for Santa to visit and all wrote a letter to him to explain why.
After our morning break, the girls then enjoyed making Christmas Cards for their families based on what they had learnt about the planet Mars. Some wonderful designs were created and they had tremendous fun applying the glitter! Unfortunately, Miss Ladbrook became covered in silver glitter when trying to open the pot – it provided endless laughter and entertainment for the girls!
Thank you very much indeed to Mrs Lynch for leading such a wonderful session.
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