Y7 CATS TESTS

Year 7 CATS Tests

This week some of the year sevens did their CATs test. It is a range of non-verbal, verbal and maths questions. These tests were taken on computers and they are supposed to test the Year7s abilities. The reading and spelling test were taken in an English lesson. Normally a test is pressurising  but not here at Wren Academy as the teachers make sure you understand everything as it is just to test your ability so that the school knows what to help the Year 7s improve on.

Year 9 history

In Year 9 we're learning about the slave trade and how black people were treated when captured in Africa, also about how they were transported mostly from West Africa in either "Tight Pack" or "Loose Pack". Year 9 is also learning about whether they think that life on a plantation was good or not. To help them they are watching a film called "Roots" which is about a boy called "Kunta Kinte" that gets captured in Africa and transported to America,  he then gets sold in an auction to a white, plantation owner(a man because in the 1500s woman would be extremely restricted and would call their husband "MASTER".

Open Evening

On Wednesday the 5th of October Wren Academy had an open evening where students would take people around the school.  Some students were tour guides and some were showing the kinds of things you would do if you came to Wren Academy.

Views from different countries

Recently a few people from countries across the GLOBE have visited our blog including:

United Kingdom: 485 (probably because we have been editing it every Thursday)

United States: 7


Russia: 2


Germany: 1

Wren Academy ADT

ADT stands for Art Design and technology.

ADT is one of our specialisms at Wren Academy. Year7, Year8 and Year9 have ADT three times every week.

      In year 7 one of the things we do is make ice cream sundae's.
      In year 8 one of the things we focus on is the Gernica.
      In Year 9 one of the things we focus on is fusion foods.

Enrichments

These are some pictures from Enrichments

Year 9 focus day

On the 19th September Year 9s had a focus day, it was all about careers, budget planning and what we would like to do in the future. It was fun and interesting as we got to see on average on how much money we would need to be earning to be able to pay for the things that we want to own/ afford when we're at a working age (18+). We looked at booklets about differnet careers for us to choose in the future; it contained the average salary you earn, descriptions about it and qualifications you need to become it. We also used a special website called "Fast Tomato", the website basically lets you take a special questionnare that then gives you suggestions as to what careers you may want to take in the future. Or you can just look up a career and see the qualifications you need for it. :-)

Year 8 Enrichments!

Here at Wren Acdemy, we have a mixture of different enrichments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Even when some of us don't like that certain activity we have been put down for, we all try to have fun in our enrichments, and try to achieve our best. On this page we want to show you some of what Year 8's and other years do in some of the the extra hours of the week . We hope you ENJOY our videos & pictures!! 

Cooking Enrichments.



Sports Enrichments.



sports enrichment

This is a video of people playing football in sport enrichment. 

Gardening

One Enrichment at Wren Academy is Gardening. We are currently in the process of planting bulbs to flower next year. We have weeded all of the beds so that they don't have any more weeds in them and it is starting to look really great!

Year 10

Welcome back Year 10’s.

We would like to congratulate all year 10’s on their R.S results.

Whilst we are still drifting in the summer memories, the Year 10’s have an incredibly important year ahead of them.  This is their most important year so far.  This is the Year 10’s first year of GCSE’s.  Students at Wren are starting to feel the pressure in the first few days, I wonder what will they feel when the real test begins as the exams start? Not only are the students anxious, but the teachers have similar worries… The Teachers will have to teach like they’ve never taught before to make sure their students get the results they deserve… The tension rises and the race begins -  students, it’s all up to you now.  Best of luck!

As we complete our first week at Wren, we wait for what Wren has to offer next.  Year 10 students have started all their preferences and they already have started preparation for the big exams.

Focus Day

Monday 19^th September was the first Focus Day this year and the Year 10's focused on Personal Finance.  We did five different lessons .

One of the lessons was the Fortunity Game which is about exploring different stages of life and how finance is connected with it which made us get points, money and brain power.

We played Beat the Bookie which meant we had to use our instincts and the best odds to try and make money.

Make it with the Band was a video in which we had to make sure we chose the right option for the band.

We all learnt about how and why and when finance can help us in life. 


The first Focus Day for Year 10 was a success.

Year 8 Focus Day

On Monday 19th september 2011 it was a Focus Day. On this Focus Day the Year 8's were learning about a mixture of PSHE lessons covering drug awareness, healthy relationships and grief.  We were separated into our houses and put into groups for the different lessons.  We were very lucky because we got people to come in from nflame and a police officer.  During this day we were based in B block (science block) and we did lots of different activities. The police woman spoke to us about drugs and different weapons and how you could get arrested and what would happen to you.  This was very interesting for us.  Nflame spoke to us about a mixture of things like relationships, drugs and beliefs.  It was a very enjoyable day for us.

Year 7

Welcome to Year 7!
When you start Wren Academy it is a bit scary but after a few days you will get used to the way Wren Academy works.  It is easy to figure out your way around the school and if you get lost one of the students will be happy enough to show you around.

Year 8 Football Match

The Year 8's had a football match on the 21st of September.  Unfortunately we lost 5:3.  We put in our full effort and played to our full potential but the better team won.  Many people came to watch the match and we all enjoyed it .... it was the second game of the league.#

Year 7's Focus Day

This picture is showing a perfomance
 in the ICA studio because 'arts' is
 not just paintings.  

On Year 7's Focus Day we went to ICA. If you guys don't know what ICA is we will tell you - it stands for the Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Charity Fundraising

The Charity Fundraising Enrichment Group.

We have to try and raise £1000 for the famine in East Africa.  The Charity Fundraising Enrichment Group have given you two options that you can choose from. The two options are:

• sleep in your garden or on the bedroom floor 
• give up a meal and give the money you would spend in to school

It is the worst drought in 60 years; 10 million people have died from the famine; $12million is needed in immediate assistance.  The Red Cross deliver food for 2400 people by lorry.  In Somalia, 2.2 million people are refugees. The famine/drought is in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

You need to try and get sponsored to do one of the fundraising ideas on 24th/25th September.  It is the worst food crisis EVER.  Eleven million people affected which is approximately equal to half of Australia’s population.

We could help - if everyone in the school gave £2 we could raise well more than £1000.

Take part. Help people less fortunate.

Please help