Regents Review Summer 2024

The Regents Review Summer 2024

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Social Sciences 80 th Anniversary of D-Day “They gave their tomorrows for our today”

departed for the beaches of France. The creative arts team themed lessons around the impact of the war on food in cooking, music of the day was the theme in music lessons and in drama, Year 7 & 9 had written soldier monologues, based on how they felt before, during and after the landings. They then performed to each other - some excellent emotive language being used in the written work and heartfelt performances. Maths used D-Day as a focus of the bell work and posed some numeracy based problems. PE considered the physical challenges the soldiers faced on the day and how transferable skills were so important. Science considered how the events of D-Day used and influenced technologies and the impact this had on the war. Overall, the students and staff at RPCC, embraced the importance of the commemoration of this event and students were left with a sense of just how significant this day was for them.

6th June, marked a very special anniversary, as Britain celebrated the 80th anniversary of the historic mobilisation of troops to storm the beaches of Normandy during World War Two. This was a day that would mark the beginning of the end of the reign of terror Hitler had inflicted over Europe. A part of our school ethos is respect and the social sciences team led on these commemorations with lessons about the events of the day in history and the impact of the weather on the invasion in geography lessons. The theme of D-Day was shared by departments across the school, with lessons being based around this historic event. The English team used the local area as the focus of some very emotive writing about the experiences of the men, as they

Oceanography Trip Under the Sea!

On 7th June, 15 of our Year 7 geographers were invited to the Southampton Oceanography Centre to see how they work with life under the oceans. They had a guided tour of all the facilities and some input from the staff there. Students were respectful and came away with an idea of what a career in Oceanography could look like. Thank you to Southampton Oceanography for giving our students this wonderful experience! Thank you to Miss Gilbert-Twigg and Miss May for accompanying the students.

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