Year 11 Drama students were working on their final GCSE performances in class today, each piece is based around the theme of relationships and must be 25 minutes in running time - brilliant imagination and engaging performances in development!#dramagcse #dramastudents@SJLdrama pic.twitter.com/1sNHjTpU0O
Some students took part in a National Biology Spelling Bee competition last week sponsored by the @RoyalSocBio testing their knowledge to spell tricky scientific vocabulary – lots of concentration taking place in this fun competition! pic.twitter.com/ACw2uLtkfl
U16 Boys National Cup Rd2SJL 3-0 Dr Challoner’s A brilliant performance by the Yr11 Football team this afternoon. An extremely mature display in defence and our relentless in attack created numerous chances throughout the game. Goals: D. Austin ⚽️⚽️ W. Gates ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/nbXnl6TGje
Our Year 11 boys table tennis team put in a sterling performance at the U16 table tennis tournament finishing in 2nd place. Competing against some really strong players, they demonstrated brilliant skill and determination in each round to progress through to the county comp pic.twitter.com/gCB6EATTrj
Geoscientist Dr Phil Porter from the @UniofHerts gave an insightful talk to our Year 10 Geography students today about his research on climate change in Svalbard, the same subject as their GCSE case study - lots of information for our students to explore further. pic.twitter.com/hPrPBflWAl
Year 13 are developing their final devised performance in the style of theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht. Today they have been using gestus and puppets. pic.twitter.com/A06JQD6QDs
What an incredible Open Evening! It was a pleasure showing so many families around our school. Thanks to everyone who came and to our amazing staff and students involved. We can’t wait to welcome more families into SJL on Day Tours from this Friday. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/kRQelqMisK
Our talented students have been busy in Food Tecnology cooking up delicious treats for our visitors to enjoy all evening - from sweet to savoury there was something for everyone!#sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/avw5fPz3YD
Our young guests were exploring the world in Geography by testing their knowledge of countries, flags, famous landmarks and OS map symbols in various matching games. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/1p4sZ1Lfoh
Our RE faculty was full of interesting games, giving our visitors a fun way to explore big ideas and learn more about different religions. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/IyQ6G68WTQ
Our guests were tapping into their creativity in the Drama faculty, experimenting with trestle masks and shadow puppet theatre using improvisation techniques.#sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/HfKGTerFxg
Our Year 6 guests were greeted with a feast of creativity in the Art faculty where they observed our students work, took part in graffiti textiles and contributed to the Concrete Poetry display. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/OmYqbNNMSd
We are excited to showcase our fully-equipped TV studio, where guests are enjoying getting hands-on with our exceptional media facilities recreating a scene from Harry Potter. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/MLfOQCX1qp
In the Maths faculty our guests have been challenged to solve a KenKen puzzle, take part in a treasure hunt and play the interactive times table game.#sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/7IsCbngV1S
There is lots of fun happening in History as our Year 6 guests take part in the medieval market to treat an ailment and play the Higher or Lower Monarch Reigns game. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/d9K2d39w6i
While our talented musicians are entertaining guests at the school entrance and in the canteen, Year 6 students are trying out a variety of instruments and unleashing their inner musicians in the music faculty! #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/8hPsFgtkpD
Our Design and Technology faculty is a hive of activity with our young guests making acrylic keyrings, playing with the Vex robots and watching in awe of the 3D printers. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/UtEfH0xuFi
Our Year 6 visitors are enjoying a host of activities in the English faculty, where they can crack a murder mystery, take part in a debate and learn about amazing texts we study at SJL. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/03Figw54fq
Our science faculty is buzzing with excitement as our young guests try flame tests, food testing and watching various demonstrations. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/0TmlnnzORY
Our Year 6 visitors are having a great time trying out lots of new sports in the PE faculty - we pride ourselves on the vast range of sporting clubs our students can partake in each day. #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/e5tB1wi2Ez
Open Evening 2024!We can’t wait to welcome prospective students to our Open Evening tonight - where you’ll have the opportunity to explore our school, engage in activities and meet our amazing staff and students! #sjlopenevening2024 pic.twitter.com/nrKARjn4XN
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.
