Year 7 & 8
Many pupils join us solely for their Years 7 & 8 and as a result have been successful in securing scholarships at prestigious public schools, or their state equivalents such as The Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, where we have long established links.
"Year 7 and 8 are, in many ways, the most critical in a young person’s life. In our son’s case the two years spent at Thornlow were influential in helping to shape his future and in making him the person he is today – an intelligent, considerate, confident and articulate young man, who works hard and enjoys life.”
Mr & Mrs W, parents of a former pupil
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What a wonderful Adventure Day we had at Milton Abbey... developing observational skills, completing the Monkey Maze and tunnelling were only a few of the wonderful activities that we got up to! Thank you Milton Abbey, we had such a wonderful experience!
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The Year 7&8 class organised an Animal Sports Challenge for Reception and Nursery today... have you the strength of an elephant?!
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An inspirational visit to the monastery at Buckfast Abbey in Devon started with a talk with Brother Christopher, who told us of his life and vocation as a monk. Brother Christopher's day started at 5.30am!
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We are getting ready for the festive season by making coconut logs in our Cooking Class!
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When you react acids with carbonates, carbon dioxide is given off. Year 7&8 explored this concept in their Chemistry lesson this week.
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Year 7&8s set out to explore the sugar content of their favourite breakfast cereals. Their Chemistry lesson reached some colourful conclusions!
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Today Years 7&8 learnt how to make salts during their Chemistry lesson. The group started off by heating copper carbonate, filtering it to obtain a copper sulphate solution.
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Today we dissected a sheep's internal organs! We looked at the way food moved down the oesophagus by inserting a marble and simulating peristalsis! "This was a real hands on experience, it was amazing" said Oliver!
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Year 7&8 were exploring electromagnetism in their Science lesson this week.
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At home I have a microscope and I looked in my water butt and took out a water sample which I then examined under my microscope.
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In Computer Science this week Years 7&8 have started to use "SketchUp", a Computer Aided Design Program.
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The Year 7&8 class have been looking at different artists' approaches to representing shape, form and space and learning about the ideas of the cubism movement.
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Last week Years 7 and 8 set sail to the picturesque port of Roscoff in Brittany to immerse themselves in the French culture and practise their language skills on the natives.
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Our unique over-night excursion to France provides a wonderful opportunity for our pupils to embrace the French culture and practise the French they have learnt in the classroom!
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In Computer Science, the Year 7&8s have been making programs with Scratch. Designed by MIT, this program allows us to use coding blocks to create animations and games.
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