Students from Brooke Weston Academy made and decorated gingerbread houses with an emphasis on ‘healthy’ decorations. Five students from Year 9 took part as they were the winners of a healthy eating burger competition and selected students from Year 7 were also invited to take part.
Hundreds of students took part in this year's annual Christmas Showcase. The concerts featured acts including instrumentals, short plays, choral and classical arrangements and dances.
Students from Year 7 received a free book from the Library as part of the Bookbuzz programme. Over 180 books were wrapped by Sixth Formers Charlee Broad, Amy Kirby and Daniel Fell and handed out to students during tutor time.
This week saw the return of the popular Year 7 boys' premier league reading challenge where students split themselves into teams of five, with each team representing a football team in the premier league and compete to read as many books as possible before the end of the football season
Following years of research, teachers at Brooke Weston have been working across departments to introduce robotics into DT and have succeeded in bringing IT and DT together to enable students to make and programme robotic bugs.
Students in Year 8 are growing their own fabric from bacteria to help better understand the importance of sustainability in the textile industry.
Brooke Weston Academy students received awards and berets at a ceremony held by the Brooke Weston Trust Combined Cadet Force. The event comprised a Remembrance ceremony and parade. It was attended by parents and Trust leaders, including Principals and CEO, Dr Andrew Campbell.
Students in Year 11 were invited to take part in a pre-learner road safety morning where they experienced driving a car and riding a motorbike for the first time as well as having an hour of classroom road safety education.
As part of Biology week at Brooke Weston, students from all years were invited to attend an after school biology dissection workshop to learn about the different parts of the body and how they work.
Congratulations to students Amelia Sulch, Jasdeep Dhassi, Kristine Skirsqila, Callum Bloomfield and Charlotte Street who were the worthy winners of the six word story competition set by Literacy Co- ordinator Lauren Fitzjohn.
Congratulations to Mia Diamond who won the Year 9 healthy burger competition and a £25 voucher kindly donated by Stilton Butchers.
Brooke Weston celebrated the birthday of Roald Dahl, the world’s number one storyteller, with several activities and competitions held in the library.
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