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All things remembrance here at LSST today:
Y7 students and cadets took part in the Remembrance Service
Y7 and Y8 Art Club students have been making ceramic poppies
Senior Cadets representing the school and the Cadet Force at the Cenotaph
We will remember them.
Sixth Form Open Evening 2024
On 5th March, LSST Dance students enjoyed a trip to the University of Lincoln for a “Be Inspired Day”. They enjoyed taking part in contemporary and creative workshops and had the opportunity to watch a performance by the university students and finish with a Q&A. All the students engaged superbly. Well done all!
World Book Day was celebrated in the academy with a competition to create a ‘book nook’ – a tiny scene or room in a box which can be displayed between the books on a bookshelf. We had some really beautiful creations by students and it has been fun peeking into these miniature worlds. We also had a balloon debate, in which three book characters argued for their survival and the audience asked them questions and voted them out, and a book quiz which lots of students entered in the library. Year 7 have been designing book character Top Trumps cards too!
Here are the winners of our Junior Chess Tournament for 2024. They played chess against different opponents every lunchtime for a week and accrued points based on the results. Chess is popular at The Priory Academy LSST and, as well as being fun to play and bringing students from different year groups together, it’s great exercise for the brain. Chess has been shown to have benefits for mental health, concentration, planning and problem-solving skills.
Well done to the winners of our Senior Chess Tournament which took place in November. It was a Swiss tournament: each competitor played against a different opponent each day in timed games and accrued points throughout the week.
Our intention has been to celebrate the values of the Academy- Aspiration, Inspiration, Respect, Resilience and Innovation. We offered the students involved the chance to show the importance of these values through the development of the project.
Students from three year groups have worked in collaboration to design, and create our felted sculpture. Key Stage 3 ‘Art Club’ students produced drawings and designs inspired by what they thought ‘Lincolnshire’ was famous for and what they felt was important to them within our Lincolnshire culture, both currently and historically. Their skills were combined with the Year 10 students using their interpretation, whilst acting with respect to transfer the younger students’ designs into felted art work.
We chose felt as a technique to do this for a variety of reasons. Our Year 10 students have recently experimented with the technique of felting whilst exploring pattern, emotion and colour. They particularly enjoyed the needle felting technique and the ability to draw with fibres. Traditionally felt was used in Mongolia where tents, yurts, clothing and furnishings were created by hand to aid survival in their environment, exhibiting resilience and innovation. This is something we wanted to reflect with our heart. Students worked on individual sections of the design which were then brought together onto the sculpture.
The physical technique of felting really gave the students an opportunity to continually build on their existing skills whist engaging in team building. They developed self- confidence and resilience, where they were relying on their own and each other’s judgements to succeed in over-coming artistic challenges, being respectful to each other in doing so.
Successfully completing the project filled them with a sense of pride and achievement which can be celebrated together.
The Priory Academy LSST Junior Chess Tournament 2023 winners. Twenty-four students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 played timed chess games every lunchtime for a week, against a different opponent each day, and winners were determined by points accumulated – 3 points for a win, 2 for a draw, 1 for a loss and 0 for absence. This is called a Swiss tournament. The two students who tied for first place each scored 15 points, which means they won every game they played. There is a real passion for chess at this Academy and we have many talented young players. Chess helps with the development of critical thinking, memory, better focus and concentration, as well as being a lot of fun.
Our LSST students really enjoyed their trip to Ling Moor primary school. There have been many presentations and demonstrations with students participating in experiments such as Oobleck, pop rockets, elephant toothpaste, Coca-Cola and mentos, the digestive system, and more. Even though there were a few ups and downs, the students at Ling Moor and the students at LSST had an amazing experience teaching and learning. The Ling Moor students, ranging from reception to Year 6, enjoyed being taught by the LSST students. The younger students listened to everything that the LSST students talked about and asked amazing questions based on the lesson. This whole programme was run by the Year 9 students, who designed, ordered, and delivered their lessons. The 6th form students who came helped support them in difficult areas and helped the Year 9 students whenever they hit a bump. This would not have worked if it were not for the amazing and fantastic technicians at LSST who gathered all the material for the Year 9 students to use. The students are thoroughly looking forward to venturing to different primary schools in the future.