Some Year 12 students taking part in @youngenterprise have been selling charms as part of their business Charm Parlour. The scheme helps students to create their own business; managing company finances, promotion and sales. A great way to build practical business skills! pic.twitter.com/VM4mQy1iH2
Oracy Week; Some Year 8 students enjoyed a reading café in English class, chatting with each other about the books they are currently reading using thought-provoking questions prepared by Mrs Hamilton. A great way to build discussion skills and articulate ideas.#OracyWeek pic.twitter.com/3yZPuqMfHP
Oracy Week; yesterday three students from our Climate Action Group attended the Hertfordshire Youth COP - taking part in a climate debate where they put forward arguments on how to tackle climate change, showing excellent oracy skills as they justified the decisions made. pic.twitter.com/Idc64fwzu6
Oracy Week; Mrs Hamilton gave an assembly to Year 8 students about the power of language, encouraging students to use their voice in lessons by answering questions, getting involved in debates and taking part in class discussions. #oracyweek pic.twitter.com/cRnCKeSbJm
Our Year 9 Animal Studies students had an unforgettable experience with @spiritofthewilduk meeting an incredible range of animals up close, getting hands-on and learning lots of fascinating facts. A wonderful way to learn beyond the classroom!#animalstudies pic.twitter.com/CXGhQ1xxhQ
Oracy Week; the power of storytelling. Mrs Chowdry is currently reading one of Richard Osman’s murder mystery novels to her Year 8 form group - the students say they can imagine the story better having it read aloud to them, helping to bring the book to life. pic.twitter.com/NJMu0BTY9q
Last week our Year 7 students had an assembly on cybercrime in order to help them create a safe digital environment to navigate the online world. pic.twitter.com/cfAt8EQGqt
Our students are hard at work rehearsing for the Gym and Dance Display - the routines look incredible!
Grab your tickets and come and see for yourself - performances taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday this week at 6pm.
Tickets available via ParentPay. pic.twitter.com/ZvHAiNCSCz
Oracy Week - this week we’re celebrating the power of spoken language to help students build confidence, learn to express ideas clearly and develop their communication skills. From debates to presentations and discussions, lots of opportunities to find their voice.#oracyweek pic.twitter.com/ZAO6AwS4jF
Saturday Morning Football vs Marlborough
7s won 3-0
8s won 5-2
9s won 3-2
10s drew 3-3
Well done to all of the boys involved in a fantastic morning of school sport #sjlfootball⚽️ pic.twitter.com/nUBg0mLvTE
We are incredibly grateful to our SJL community who have donated to our January charity drive - we have collected plastic tubs to help raise money for @macmillancancer and food for the St Albans District foodbank.
Thank you so much for your support!#SJLproud pic.twitter.com/cBqYNjvFIN
Lights, camera, interrogations! – our Year 12 BTEC media students have been busy producing a criminal interrogation scene in the tv studio using intense dialogue and gripping power plays to showcase their filmmaking skills.#tvstudio #btecmediastudies pic.twitter.com/jkbbVHL2Z9
Have you got your tickets yet!?
Our talented students are busy preparing for the SJL showstopper Gym and Dance display taking place next week on Tuesday 11 and Wednesday 12 February.
Tickets are available on ParentPay - This is an event not to be missed! pic.twitter.com/ZZwoaMhznD
In phyisics lesson Year 12 students were investigating the effects of length, tension and mass per unit length on the frequency of a vibrating string. pic.twitter.com/I6TzsH6xTN
Year 8 students have been busy mocking up designs for their candle stick holders in Design & Technology class - which they will later make using wood and metal. pic.twitter.com/Hud1Xv91HL
Stay up to date with all the latest SJL news this week in a roundup from Headteacher Mr. Newbery.
Plus the latest SJL Newsletter is out now- https://t.co/Qh6Dn31xJk pic.twitter.com/zzpt10Ylhh
A group of Year 9 Architectural Design & Engineering students took part in an online workshop run by ‘Engineering Tomorrow’, centred around the rise of Electric Vehicles and their environmental impact - a really engaging day! pic.twitter.com/ILdwxOjHMh
On Wednesday, 150 students from Year 9, Year 10, and Year 11 took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge, organized by the UK Mathematics Trust. These students demonstrated impressive logic and problem-solving skills, tackling a range of challenging questions. #SJLproud pic.twitter.com/pappzXXGhb
Year 8 students are creating graffiti names out of fabric in textiles class - here they were learning the technique of tie dye to use as part of their finished design. pic.twitter.com/DCoW3mTlfm
Debating Victory!
Our team of five Year 12 students took part in the second heat of the English Speaking Union Schools' Mace debating competition this week, gaining a place in the Regional Finals of the competition. We are immensely proud of the students! #SJLproud pic.twitter.com/FJWuIGcRJp
Wishing a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake to all in our community celebrating Lunar New Year. We hope you have wonderful celebrations.#LunarNewYear #LunarNewYear2025 pic.twitter.com/BrFOnVHjKq
Download Scratch (a fun intro to computer programming for Key Stage 3 students)
Careers
Futuremorph - an exciting website about careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
Design & Technology
To view a website that contains numerous information sheets and exercises to enhance the study, understanding and teaching of design and technology; click here.
The BBC Good Food website contains hundreds of recipes that students can use to develop their own recipes, as well as useful hints and tips.
‘Thingiverse’ is the world's largest 3D design community for discovering, printing, and sharing 3D models, with over 100,000 designs for students to view, edit and print.
Drama
Digitaltheatreplus.co.uk (accessible from school desktop) for streams of live theatre from Shakespeare, modern plays, musicals and opera.
Royal Geographical Society's Geography in the News resource: Look at the News Case Studies section. About 20 new geographical articles are added each year. SJL’s login is Bandama and password SM6A424QP.
Teams are entered in a Geowise quiz. These compete against teams from St. Georges and Roundwood Park, as well as some St. Albans’ schools.
www.parliament.uk/education/
A great interactive site that explains how British Government functions. It explores parliamentary history, includes answers to common questions and is a great way for students to learn more about the workings of democracy in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/
BBC News features breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. A great resource for young active citizens who are striving to keep up to date with and research current affairs and social issues on local, national and global levels.
www.channelmogo.org
ChannelMOGO is a portal for young people, aged 13-19 (up to 25 with a learning difficulty and/or disability) who live or go to school in Hertfordshire.
ChannelMOGO brings together lots of services and useful websites for young people in Hertfordshire including Youth Connexions. It features information on a wide range of personal, social, health, careers and citizenship issues and ways to get involved and take action.