Thank you to our wonderful SJL community for all your hard work and support this school year, we’d like to wish you all a relaxing summer break and we look forward to seeing you in September!Tues 3 Sept- Year 7, Year 12 & Year 13Wed 4 Sept- Year 8, Year 9, Year 10 & Year 11 pic.twitter.com/8OuSh2Wmit
What a fantastic school year it's been, so many amazing events, activities, trips and learning experiences - here's a little look back at just a few of the brilliant highlights. We look forward to more fun and success in September! #SJLproud pic.twitter.com/oPLHrb7pKf
What an amazing Sports Day!The SJL student and staff community were truly brilliant, with everyone coming together to support each other, lots of cheers and plenty of high-fives. A huge shoutout to our PE department for organising such a fantastic event! #SJLproud@SJLPhysEd pic.twitter.com/zJMJLdoGga
Our sports hall was a hive of activity as our Year 12 students took part in our inaugural Interview Skills Day where they had the opportunity to speak with real employers to practice their interview techniques. Thanks to all those who volunteered their time to help. @SJL6thform pic.twitter.com/3uthsRE3em
Lost property - there are a number of unclaimed pairs of shoes and odd shoes, please reclaim from the medical room by the end of school tomorrow. Please ensure all property brought into school is named so items can be returned to their owner. pic.twitter.com/nB58wF7WnK
Students from Year 7 D&T club have been putting the finishing touches to their bug hotels - such fantastic creative designers and ecologically minded too! pic.twitter.com/g9t9sZwSJD
Year 9 students were testing their F1 cars for the F1 in Schools Programme. Students design and 3D print their own F1 cars, which are powered by compressed gas and then then race them down our 15m track. pic.twitter.com/27Vla91QmA
During this week students in Year 7, Year 8 and Year 9 are taking on the role of apprentices for a range of activities delivered by @youngenterprise to help develop skills and an enterprising mindset. Some fantastic ideas showcased in 'elevator pitch' type presentations! pic.twitter.com/orYlU4Pcu7
The recording of our amazing Year 7 drama club students performing A Jukebox Journey, organised by our A Level Drama students, is now available to view on the school website.https://t.co/YCAoHyaCKB pic.twitter.com/792Q3znHoX
With final house point and merit mark totals announced in our end-of-year assembly on Friday, here is a glimpse of the House Results Board since 2013.Will Hepworth maintain their House Cup winning streak and which house will be this year's Merit Mark Cup winner? pic.twitter.com/Enn0HVley3
🟡🔴🟢🏆SPORTS DAY 2024🏆⚪️🟠🔵🟣Another fantastic afternoon of SJL Sport gave us plenty of thrills and spills but in the end it finished with…🔴 Austen as our Champions 🔴Finally someone has knocked Hepworth off of top spot. Thank you to all of our competitors today ❤️ pic.twitter.com/HiPzgnWmdQ
Wishing our students a fantastic Music Tour to Salzburg, Austria - they will visit Salt Mines, Mirabell Gardens, a waterpark, take a cable car ride and boat trip - whilst also performing incredible concerts in amazing locations! Have a wonderful time! #sjlschooltrip@SJLmusicfac pic.twitter.com/y8hSWt9MhX
What a fantastic day we had yesterday as we welcomed Year 6 into Sir John Lawes for transition day. Their smiles and excitement were infectious as they explored the school, met their form teachers and made new friends. We can't wait to see you all again in September! pic.twitter.com/D0rVHQjlQy
Sports Day - Friday 12 July.Students competing need to be in SJL PE kit. All other students can wear non uniform in house colours – please ensure shoulders and midriffs are covered.Sports Day will finish at 3.30pm at the end of the school day. pic.twitter.com/2ucjla3KkI
Year 6 students were welcomed by Mr Barry who will be the Head of Year 7 - before getting to know the school and teachers by participating in lots of fun taster lessons. pic.twitter.com/8Il3Jk6ciI
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.
