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Ongoing Competitions

Junior

• Quiz on board and House Quiz in each class

Senior

Break the Eerie Silence (Open to all students and staff)
Write a message that could be sent into space to make contact with any other living beings that might be out there. Forms will be in registers on Monday. Entries will be collected each day from tutor groups. Last day for entry is Thursday.

Balloon construction competition (Competitors representing each house)
Final on Friday lunchtime.

Monday 15th

Infant

12.30 Mrs. Correa – “Tornado in a bottle” (Junior building)

12.30 Mrs. Strafacci – “Making Arts with Magnets” (Infant building)

Junior

• Year 5s go to the Senior lab for a demonstration lesson by the Year 8s.

Break Demonstration: Balloon Experiments by Mrs Yu and Mr. Chambers

11.10 - 12.00: Year 5 go to watch a lesson delivered by Year 8 in the senior lab.

Lunch time:
12.00 - 12.30 Y4Y with Ms Yamazato - Year 4 challenge - Balloon Race
12.00 - 12.30 Y5Y with Mr Chambers - Year 5 experiment - Salty Science
12.30 - 13.00 Y3X with Ms Thirwell - Year 6 experiment - Hot Air Rising

Senior

• 9-05 – 10.00 Year 5 visit Year 8 classes in senior Science block

Breaktime demonstrations: Mr Highdale - Balloon demonstration (Near tuckshop)

Tuesday 16th

Infant

12.30 Mrs. Vassellucci – “Float or Sink?” (Junior building)

Junior

Break Demonstration: Hovercraft Hustle by Mr. Eagles and Mr. Thody

Lunch time:
12.00 – 12.30 Y4X with Ms. Szafran and Ms. Philip – Year 3 Experiment – Static electricity
12.00 – 12.30 Y6X with Ms. Kemp – Y6 challenge – Drop the Egg

Senior

Breaktime demonstrations: Mr Highdale - Magma demonstration (S4)

Wednesday 17th

Infant

12.30 Mrs. Falsztyn – “Make a Rainbow” (Infant building)

10:50 - 11:30 Infant Science Quiz in the Hall

Junior

Break Demonstration: Ms. Thirwell e a Mrs Ferreira - Bubblestatic

Lunch time:
12.00 – 12.30 – Y6Y with Mrs Yu – Year 4 experiment – Screaming Balloons
12.00 – 12.30 – Y5X with Mr. Rodolffi – Year 3 challenge – Build a raft to hold the greatest number of marbles.
12.30 - 13.00 – Y3Y with Mrs Borges – Year 5 Challenge – Build the highest structure using jujuba and toothpicks

Demonstration: O minhocario by Mrs de Vitto

Senior

Breaktime demonstrations: Mr Highdale - Magma demonstration (S4)

House quiz in tutor rooms: Presentation on wind energy by outside speaker

Thursday 18th

Infant

12.30 Mrs. Donato – “Flight” (Junior building)

• Year 1 visit Year 7 in Senior Science block

Junior

• Junior Science House Assembly Competition

Break Demonstration: Anti-gravity water by Ms. Yamazato and Ms. Philip

Video: Journey to the Stars in Year 4X

Senior

• Year 1 visit Year 7 in Senior Science block

Breaktime demonstrations: Ms Perron - Lava Lite (near tuckshop)

Friday 19th

Infant

12.30 Mrs. Bird – “Colour Explosion” (Infant building)

12.30 Mrs. Viñas – “Colour Explosion” (Junior building)

Junior

8.30 - 9.30 Science Fair Competition (in the lunchroom)

Break Demonstration: Amazing Volcano by Mrs Borges and Mr Moss

Science Rota: In junior classes with Year 2 visitors from 10.30 – 11.15

Video: Trip to the Moon in Year 4X

• Results of Quizzes and Challenges!

Senior

Breaktime demonstrations: Year 11 - Physics students (Near tuckshop)

Breaktime demonstrations: Mr Highdale - Wave machine (Near tuckshop - bring your iPod)