Year 8 News Archive

Historicalder l Year 8 Camp l Enrichment Days l Salters' Chemistry l Art on Track l Spring Clean


2006/7

Introducing...Historicalder: a trip through time!
Please take a look at the Historicalder wiki.

Last year, a group of year 8 students took part in a History challenge to create a wiki (a collection of webpages which can be edited by all users). Working in teams, the students produced some outstanding web pages on topics as diverse as Ancient Egypt and 1970s culture. Furthermore, because wikis are collaborative projects, the students had the opportunity to develop and demonstrate some impressive teamwork skills, in addition to their research and ICT expertise! In time, it is hoped that the History wiki (wittily named Historicalder) will be a second-nature starting point for Calder High students when researching history on the web.

The History Department would love to hear from any student who would like to add a page or two to the wiki - it could be about the history of absolutely anything! See Miss Newman in Humanities if you'd like to get involved.

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Year 8 Camp



Mixed fortunes for the campers again this year - one dry week and one very wet one! All the 8Y students and staff coped admirably during the wet week and still managed to have a great time.
A drier time for the 8X group:

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Enrichment Days: 24/25 May

	On Thursday 24 May the 8X classes went to Bradley Woods campsite in preparation for going on the 4 day Camp in June and the 8Y classes took part in Expressive Arts activities. On Friday 25 May the activities were reversed. In the Art sessions, students created Peace Flags. The Expressive Arts theme was 'Slavery' and the Dance and Drama classes worked on routines and performances.

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Salters' Chemistry Festival Winners

Pictured here: Zoe Slater, Fingal Plumpton, Dr Iqbal, James Oliver and Corinne McCaig

The above Year 8 students from Dr Iqbal's chemistry group participated in the Salters' Chemistry Festival at Bradford University on Tuesday 15 May. They were competing against 12 other regional schools including both Bradford Grammar schools.

The students were involved in two different science practical challenges, which involved forensic science for the Salters' Challenge and making ice cream for the University Challenge.

Calder High school was awarded 1st prize for the University Challenge (making ice cream). Prizes include £100 to the school and a range of Salters' Chemistry for the students. The Calder High students were competitive and really enjoyed the event.

Dr Iqbal was very proud of the achievement of his students and said that the prize was "Well deserved!".

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Art on track


A group of pupils from Calder High School spent the last day before the school holidays making a tiled mosaic which will be installed at Mytholmroyd railway station.The art exercise was carried out by Year 8 pupils as part of the regeneration project at the station. The work was supervised in school trainee teacher Sharon Hiley and Head of Art Andrew Greenwood.

More photos of the mosaic can be seen on the Calder Art Wiki.

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Annual Spring Clean with Year 8
Year 8 students worked in different areas of the community during their PSCHE lessons last week helping to tidy up local 'grot' spots. This is an annual event done in conjunction with Hebden Royd Town Council. This year, with the help of Jason Boom, the students also helped with the development of the Midgley Road turning circle project. This area has been cleared of rubbish and is being re-planted to help improve the habitat for local wildlife.

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