Science at Winston

"Mr Rose investigated everyday household products with 8WT to determine their pH levels. The class had the opportunity to test items like coffee , mouthwash, and milk. This lesson was a nice introduction into acids and alkalis , allowing the students to understand the usefulness and dangers of these groups of chemicals in real life. "

" On Monday 7WT and 11WX identified ions very different ways. Mr Spain with Year 7 were investigating metal ions via flame test and recognised the positive ions by their colour in the Bunsen burner. This is an easy and fast instrumental method to accurately identify metal ions.

On the other hand , Mr Philcox has taken the chemical test approach with his year 11 class. This is an extension of the previous method to recognise positive ions in the metal salt solutions as part of the wider GCSE requirement. "

Growing our Own Food

This morning Ms Reynolds wished Charlie and Rehan a great day at the therapy garden. She said "They were so excited about telling me what they were growing and what they have tried. They were extremely excited about the cucamelons. They said we will bring you some back to try! I really didn’t think anything about it.

Came back into my classroom to find a lovely bag of produce that the boys had picked for me to use in kS 4 classes (and to make them something to try too)

It certainly made my day. I loved their excitement and enthusiasm".