Simon Balle School

Monday saw the final moderation for our Year 13 students following the OCR National (Level 3) Certificate in Business course.  After two years of hard work producing portfolios of evidence to show their abilities in different aspects of Business Studies, their grades have been moderated and approved.  Excellent results have again been achieved by Simon Balle School students on this course which is assessed by evidence of what they do as they progress rather than all exams at the end.  Many will go on to further study in higher education, with some possibly moving straight into work.  Some work from the current Year 12 students was also moderated, so they are also off to a good start.

A big congratulations also to Mrs Lucas and Mrs McCarthy for the excellent guidance and teaching they have given these students.

Congratulations to Charlie from Year 7 who gave an excellent presentation on Friday of his serious hobby of Mountain Walking. Josh, also from Year 7, helped with the technical part of the talk. Charlie often goes walking with his Dad in Wales and the Peak District and has actually climbed Snowdon 3 times! In time he hopes to also ascend Everest.  He brought with him some of the useful equipment they take with them on their trips.

The talk was particularly good as it initiated many questions and some discussion. Many thanks to the audience who supported this event so well.

Part of the drama skills students learn in year 7 is to appreciate how sound (both music and effects) can add to the atmosphere and effectiveness of performance. Please listen to the recording to see how 7HD coped with this concept recently.

Haunted Lift

More sporting success for SBS!

On Friday Stacia, Imi and Megan from Year 9 presented a very interesting talk about Scotland. Stacia has Scottish connections and she brought along her book collection on myths and legends north of the border. All the girls had put in a lot of work preparing the Powerpoint and, indeed, the slides were particularly attractive.

The audience enjoyed learning more about the Loch Ness Monster amongst other tales and the session ended with questions from students and staff. Well done girls for such a first class event!

It made a nice change for there to be girls presenting  - please speak to any member of the library staff if you would like to be a future star of Speaker’s Corner!

Years 9 and 10 rounders V St Marys Cheshunt

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