Progrediamur - The Whitby High School

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on Monday 13 Decembe
Years 9 and 10 at Whitby,
relevant to the develop2010. SKYBOLT is directly
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ment of Starchaser's comm
del of the
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programme in that SKYBOL
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that will be used for launc
Starchaser 5 rocket system
spacecraft.
programme. It
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determination of the Starch
focused on the spirit, the
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and the work required bu
motion, the
topics such as forces and
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rel
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Earth's gra
ce and the
rocket engine, rocket scien
ical reactions involved in a
of space flight.
history and development
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The aim of the Starchaser
Whitby
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students said that they wo
k at the scaled
Students were able to loo
they had the opportunity.
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down
of flame
art from the fins which are
als as the full size rocket ap
th aluminismall version compared wi
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model.
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See much more on the Sp
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www.space4schools.co.u
Progrediamur Moving Forward Together
Santa Dash
y Hammond and TayCharity correspondents Am
done to everyone who
lor Farrington write, well
, which raised a huge
took part in the Santa Dash
as
ing to House charities such
£411.77. The money is go
and
it
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ssful charity event!
many more. Another succe
Photographs by Ben Charlton Year 10
Progrediamur Moving Forward Together
A Level visit to Liverpool
headed
rt Dock complex, we
On arrival at the Albe
et Dr Rob
News building and m
into the old Granada
useums
ology for National M
ae
ch
Ar
of
ad
He
t,
ot
Philp
nity to dise we had the opportu
on Merseyside. Ther
e studying
ll as the course we ar
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pr
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ica
th old
cuss archaeolog
nds on experience wi
ha
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m
so
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go
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an
l,
from the excavated
for our History A-Leve
artefacts recovered
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ol
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ch
ar
w much
maps, Blitz
s surprising to find ho
wa
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te
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Old Dock and Man
hundreds.
the early seventeen
m
fro
n
ow
gr
d
ha
w lies underthe town
the Old Dock which no
of
ur
to
a
on
nt
we
round , you
From there we
mplex. Once underg
co
ng
pi
op
sh
e
On
ol
imneath the Liverpo
that must have been
ale
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of
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ns
se
e
m
so
s
which engican see that there wa
t to see the extent to
ge
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yo
d
an
,
ay
yd
he
pressive in its
o hundred years.
changed in the last tw
ve
ha
s
re
tu
uc
str
g
in
neer
town on the
of the old part of the
ur
to
ick
qu
a
by
d
inted out
This was followe
where Mr Royden po
ts,
ee
str
al
iev
ed
m
the Molyneux
route of the former
the rivalries between
of
s
lic
re
ng
ivi
rv
su
e
d other sites
some of th
trading buildings, an
nt
rta
po
im
d
ol
s,
ilie
to
and Stanley fam
se. We then headed
relevant to our cour
e
m where we spent tim
the Maritime Museu
,
ry
lle
ional Slavery ga
studying the Internat
r
direct bearing on ou
which again had a
coursework.
ded scale
scinating, which inclu
The exhibits were fa
s of slave
video documentarie
replicas of ships and
Liverpool
m
aeological finds fro
ships with some arch
le to enjoy
ts. We were then ab
and the African coas
area
of the Liverpool One
the modern benefits
before
as shopping
and do a little Christm
me.
catching the train ho
The Pool of Liverpool
shown on the map ab
ove
was filled in during th
e early 1700s and a do
ck
was constructed in th
e centre - the first co
m
mercial enclosed wet
dock in the world! Th
is
illustration shows a sa
iling ship in the dock
in
the 1770s. If you have
visited Liverpool One,
you are actually walki
ng around the site of
the
old Pool and the Dock
. Through the viewing
glass (top left) you ca
n see part of the Old
Dock
wall - it is preserved
underneath the pave
ment
below the fountains.
We were allowed spec
ial access to go down
below to see the exhibiti
on and what has been
preserved of the Old
Dock.
Progrediamur Moving Forward Together
Whitby at the Oscars
Menai 2010
Year 7 pupils who attended a residential trip at
Menai
outdoor centre were invited to the first annual
Oscars
Awards. The pupils certainly dressed to impress
in
their finest evening wear and some pupils dressed
as
famous film stars and characters.
The staff, not wanting to be outdone by the pup
ils,
turned out in fantastic outfits including;
Buzz Lightyear, The Incredible Hulk, Snow Prin
cess
and Captain Jack Sparrow.
The Oscars ceremony including awards for:
Best dressed female
Best dressed male
Progrediamur Moving Forward Together
Editing and layout of the Seahorse Bulletin by Mr M.W.Royden
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Year 7 - M
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upils who att
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activities b
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fo
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r
d
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he pupils
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en a lesson in
c
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a
g
re
the forest an
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w
in
s
d
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u
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fo
d
o
o
s
then used w
re. The pupil
fi
a
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k
a
m
to
er
hflint and strik
rts with mars
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ff
e
ir
e
th
r
ed fo
e fire. Puth
n
o
d
were reward
te
a
e
h
a cup of tea
wire, a big
mallows and
ip
z
e
th
to
.
ved on
ar of heights
fe
a
h
pils then mo
it
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s
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p
r those pu
tform high
la
p
a
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c
challenge fo
a
re
d a ladder to
the mechto
s
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lv
e
Pupils climbe
s
m
e
e.
connected th
n the zip wir
w
o
in the trees,
d
y
fl
s
e
lv
t themse
anism and le
Menai - words and pics by Mr Austin
Progrediamur Moving Forward Together
Year 7 - M
en
ai Trip Dec
ember 20
10
Water Act
ivities
The pupils too
k part in two d
ifferent water
ing. With the
based activitie
centre situate
s, canoeing an
d on the bank
tivities were s
d raft builds of the Mena
ome of the m
i
S
tr
a
o
it
s
s
t
,
the water bas
enjoyable cha
battle the stro
ed a cllenges. The p
ng winds and
u
p
c
il
urrents while
s
h
a
looking to tes
d
to
work hard to
canoeing and
t the paddling
finished with
skills they had
some races
just learnt.
The pupils we
re put into sm
all groups and
raft that had to
were given th
keep them afl
e challenge of
oat on the Me
with pieces of
building a
nai Strait. The
rope, barrels a
pupils were p
nd wooden po
together and
rovided
les. The pupils
communicate
w
e
e
re
ff
e
re
c
terials they w
tively to decid
quired to work
ould need. Th
e the design o
e
f
p
th
upils then too
eir raft and th
provided with
k their rafts ou
e maan obstacle co
t
o
n the water an
urse to manoe
uvre around, w
d were
hile hoping to
Climbing
stay afloat.
and Abseil
in
g
Pupils were als
o given the op
portunity to ta
seiling. The ab
ke part in indo
seiling took pa
or rock climbin
rt outdoors an
over the edge
g a nd a b d involved pup
of a cliff and fi
ils lowering th
nishing at the
emselves
shore of the M
e
n
a
i
s
traight.
The indoor cli
mbing require
d
the pupils to tr
but were give
ust each othe
n the task of s
r. Pupils not o
upporting eac
climbing. The
nly climbed
h
other by hold
pupils develop
in
g
th
e
d
e
a
ro
dering and ba
number of clim
pe of the pers
sic climbing.
on
bing skills inclu
ding belaying,
boul-
Menai - words and pics by Mr Austin
Editing and layout of the Seahorse Bulletin by Mr M.W.Royden