Year 7 Robotics Class

10th March 2020K Fleming

Fable lessons in Year 7

Year 7 have been working with Fable this term. Their project is to make a Fable butler robot that will, as it is moving about the room, detect someone and then offer them a snack.


 

The boys have to devise a program that can do this. They have been using the iterative design process to build up their program and develop their ideas. They have also been using their CAD skills, using a program called TinkerCad, to design a bowl to attach to Fable and some snacks to put inside it.

 


 

To support the boys learning we use a mixture of techniques such as using live coding examples. The boys observe my programme progress. Mistakes and debugging are highlighted and the boys can ask questions, guide development or code along. Peer to peer instruction were the boys support each other through discussion. Pair programming which supports the boys to produce better solutions to complex programming problems. We also use worked examples which support the boys to develop their programming practice.

Here are some videos with the boys explaining what they have been doing so far. Once we finish we will be back to show you the results.

 


 


 

Mrs Fleming

World Book Day

6th March 2020K Fleming

World Book Day, 5th March, 2020

The Seniors prepared to read to the junior boys

 

As the Year 7 tutors Mrs Brace and I were so pleased to see the enthusiasm of the boys getting ready to read to the younger boys. Max had even brought in his inflatable T Rex suit to read in. We all had such a chuckle watching him inflate the suit seen here.Such dedication.
Mrs Fleming 

 

Heroes and Villains in the Junior School

This year’s theme was heroes and Villains. I had the pleasure of being on the school gate today and seeing all the boys arriving. We had everything from Voldemorte to Peter Pan to Sherlock Holmes!
The day kicked off with our wonderful Year 7 and 8 boys visiting the Junior classes and reading a variety of fantastic stories.  The Junior School pupils were then very busy creating Wanted posters, Reward Awards and a variety of other exciting literacy based activities.
The Junior School assembly allowed our fantastic teachers to show off their costumes and we even had boys brave enough to speak to the school and share their knowledge of their chosen character.
The day was a great success and thoroughly enjoyed by pupils and staff alike.
Mrs Robe

Mr Turner’s Sports Review 14th Feb

14th February 2020K Fleming

Mr Turner’s Sports Review

 

U11- Year 6 Rugby v Manor Lodge and Duncombe Prep.

On Wednesday the Year 6 boys travelled to Manor Lodge for a three way tie against the hosts and Duncombe Prep. It was a great opportunity for the Year 6 boys to play on a fantastic afternoon. Due to illness and injury the Keble squads were a little depleted but all of the boys were up for the challenge.

The C team played against Manor lodge in a fantastic game with lots of direct running, great passing and assertive passing. The C team have really developed in the last for weeks and the match could have gone either way. The match finished 12 tries to 13 to Manor Lodge . It was a great spectacle which all of the boys enjoyed immensely.
The B team played their first game against Duncombe Prep. All of the boys were fired up and looked good with the ball, more organised in defence. This, again, was an end to end battle with both teams playing well with Keble taking the match 4 tries to 4. In their 2nd match the B team continued with their positive form, tackling well and making good ground. unfortunately Manor Lodge took the game 4 tries to 2.
The A’s were raring to go, there were a few B team players who had been called up and this was their chance to show what they could do. In the match against Duncombe all of the Keble boys showed tenacity in the tackling, great hands and outstanding rucking in the tackle area. With ex England player Keiran Bracken refereeing, the boys played extremely well. As the final whistle went the score was tied 3 tries to 3. In the second game it was a very close affair with both teams playing well. Unfortunately Manor Lodge score 1 more try than we did.
It was a great afternoon of Rugby and, as a spectacle, we saw some fantastic games.
Well done to all of the boys who played.
 

 
A video of the action
Gymnastics 

 

Year 8 have been working on their assisted flight during gymnastics lessons. There has been such great development at all levels. Here are some examples of the year 7 and 8 in action.

 

Mr Turner’s Sports Review 9th Feb

12th February 2020K Fleming

Mr Turner’s Sports Review

 Year 6

On Monday, the year 6 A and B teams took part in the U11 rugby festival at The Hall School. It was great for the boys to have an afternoon of Rugby and continue their development. Well done to all of the boys who took part.

 

 

Year 4 (U9) Rugby V St Aubyns

Thursday 30th January saw the Year 4 boys take part in their first contact Rugby match for the school.  The boys played away at St Aubyns School in Woodford Green. Many boys play outside of school but for some this was their first experience against another school. It was fantastic to see the Year 4 boys going into the games with such a positive mindset, willing to take risks and learning from both success and challenge.The boys had a very successful afternoon, not only measured in the scorelines but in the camaraderie, skill development, physical development and fun. All of the teams were unbeaten with the A team winning 10 tries to 5, The B team winning 9 tries to 2, the C team drawing 12 tries to 12 and the D team winning too. Well done to all of the boys who took part in all of the teams, there was great teamwork, leadership, and determination shown by the boys.

 

Year 2

Year 2 boys developing their core physical skills, their creative side by sequence building and their evaluating skills by giving and receiving feedback about their performances

Y3 Visit Bucks County Museum and Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery

12th February 2020K Fleming

Y3 Visit Bucks County Museum and Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery

On Monday 10th February Y3 went on a trip to The Bucks County Museum and Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery in Aylesbury and The Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden. This visit was to complement our literacy work as we do an author study of Roald Dahl.

The museum we went to in the morning – The Bucks County Museum and Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery has amazing hands-on exhibits inspired by Roald Dahl’s stories! You can investigate minibeasts inside the Giant Peach, explore sound with the BFG, crawl along Fantastic Mr Fox’s tunnel, discover inventions with Willy Wonka and see the Twits’ upside-down room. You can freeze your own shadow, magnify fleas and even be transported by chocolate television!

The museum we went to in the afternoon was The Roald Dahl Museum in Great Missenden. Here we learnt more about Roald Dahl as a person and an author. We found out about Roald Dahl’s school pranks, peeked into the author’s original Writing Hut, and discovered how Roald Dahl’s real-life adventures inspired his stories. We looked at how he edited his own work and was inspired to write his characters.

These are some of Y3’s favourite parts of the day…..

” My favourite part was the machine that shrunk us on to the tv screen”
Sebastian Locke 3L
“My favourite part was when Zachary and Ellis acted out Willy Wonka and Augustus Gloop”
Dilan Patel 3H
“My favourite part was when I looked in the mirrors and I looked really funny because in one I was really tall and in another I looked like a little toddler”
Luke Florides 3L
“I liked it when the lady blew the magic trumpet to give us magic dreams”
Sebastian Cayer 3H

Mrs Lauder

Year 6 (U11) Rugby V St Aubyns

7th February 2020K Fleming

Year 6 (U11) Rugby V St Aubyns

On Friday the Year 6 boys took to the field against St Aubyns School, having heard that the Year 4 boys had played extremely well the day before.

The Year 6’s wanted to do their very best for the school. After a few weeks of training this was the boys’ first matches of the season and they were raring to do well. All of the matches were extremely physical affairs with each team tackling hard and running well with the ball in hand. The rucking and support play displayed by the A team was outstanding whilst the B team were excellent in their teamwork and work ethic. The C team showed a great deal of spirit in an end to end tussle. The A team came away with a well deserved victory, The B team were unfortunate to lose their match and the C team won by 1 try.

Well done to all of the boys who took part – it was great to see them all continuing their rugby journey with the school.

Mr Turner

Children’s Mental Health Week 2020

7th February 2020K Fleming

Children’s Mental Health Week – Interview with Mrs Pontin

At Keble we are very lucky to have our very own Listening Mentor, Mrs Pontin. This week is Children’s Mental Health Week, when Children’s Mental Health is being highlighted. We have interviewed Mrs Pontin to find out a little more about the good work she has been doing, not just this week but every week.

Interview with Mrs Pontin

Children’s Mental Health Week -Y6

7th February 2020K Fleming

Children’s Mental Health Week – Y6

This week is Children’s Mental Health week. In our P.S.H.E lessons we have been looking at how certain mental health issues can affect us. It is important that all children know why and how mental illness affects different people.

6DK have been looking at the ‘Choose to talk, change lives’ campaign and using the Sussedthegame.co.uk cards to start conversations. Talking face to face is good for our mental health and social wellbeing.

Afterwards some comments from the boys included:

“It is important that all kids know why and how mental illness affects different people. It is important to talk.”
Eoin

 

“People can tell that people are sad or angry easily. Mental health problems are similar but it is harder to spot them. These feelings and emotions come from the head and the mind. People can sometimes lash out or experience a lot of misery and sadness.”
Zain

“If you are struggling, the best thing to do is to tell a family friend, part of your family, a family doctor some friends or someone who you think you can trust.”
Harmann

Mr Gill

Atom Learning

7th February 2020K Fleming

Find Out More About Atom Learning

A reminder for parents that Keble is signed up to the brilliant Atom Learning. Last summer I met with Atom Learning, an adaptive, online teaching and learning platform that has partnered with Galore Park (specialist educational publisher). Atom Learning helps children in years 5, 6 and 7 consolidate Key Stage 2 knowledge and prepare for senior school tests. Mrs Fleming has been working with this in the non-Latin classes in Y7 but she will be enrolling all Y7 boys so that they can make use of this programme. Please check out the school blog for further information.

Along with a number of other prep schools, we have been trialing Atom Learning’s School Platform (Atom Prime) and it has proved to be very helpful. This has allowed us to use Atom in class, and set adaptive mock tests and homework for our pupils to complete. In Y5 and Y6 there is separate lesson dedicated to VR and NVR practice but it also has English and maths sections that have been utilised.

For any parents who want to do more, Atom Learning has a separate Home Platform (Atom Nucleus) that has been developed as a viable, school-supported and more cost effective alternative to a private tutor. There is a 5-day free trial and you can opt to sync a pupil’s Atom Prime account with their Atom Nucleus account so that teachers are kept in the loop regarding your child’s progress outside of school. 

For an explanation on what Atom Nucleus is, you can watch this short video: Atom Nucleus introductory video 

Ms Bramwell