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SUMMER 2013

NEWS FROM HAYWOOD ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Head Teacher Carl Ward pictured in Haywood Engineering College’s futuristic Learning Tower.

By Head Teacher

CARL WARD

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AYWOOD Engineering College takes pride in being at the cutting edge of educational technology – so we are delighted to be one of the first academies in the UK to communicate with prospective pupils and their parents using a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

Follow the easy three-step instruction below to access bonus video content which

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will be streamed on to your smartphone or tablet from a Cloud-based server.

The video shows myself speaking from the Learning Tower at Haywood delivering a message to Year 5 and 6 pupils and their parents or carers at our feeder primary schools. If you do not have an AR access device the message is on the College’s website.

This is our first experiment using Augmented Reality which rides on the back of the fast-developing technologies relating to mobiles. However, personally, I do believe Augmented Reality will have an important future role in education. I hope you enjoy the stories about activities we have provided for pupils from our feeder schools – and we will keep you in touch with future events.

Welcome to Haywood Augmented Reality (AR) By downloading a free app on to your smartphone or tablet you can bring the photograph above to life using the power of a new technology called Augmented Reality (AR).

To access bonus content on this page simply follow the easy 1-2-3 steps:

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Download the ooh-AR app from the App Store (Apple) or Google Play (Android).

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Open the app with a simple tap.

Point your device at the photo above – and wait for the surprise.

Double tap for a full-screen image.

Augmented reality services by

Tel: 01782 853535 www.haywood.stoke.sch.uk

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Experiments in snow prove to be SOLID, liquid or gas – this was the subject of an experiment carried out by Year 5 pupils from Burnwood Primary School in January.

As the snow lay on the ground, the pupils went out onto the yard to gather samples of snow to use for their experiments.

Back in the laboratory, Year 5 were then able to observe the change to the snow as they slowly heated it over a bunsen burner. As one pupil commented: “Using the lab facilities made the lesson more interesting and exciting – it felt like a proper science lesson.”

Meanwhile, the rocket cars activity is never short on excitement and this year’s was no exception.

Burnwood Year 5, were quickly in the driving seat, creating their rocket car designs and models.

Once tested, it was down to the business of winning. Move over Top Gear, Burnwood are hot on your wheels.

A sunny day in May provided an opportunity for Year 5 pupils from Burnwood to go out into the Haywood grounds in search of real live bugs.

Looking carefully in the vegetation, under stones and pieces of wood they managed to find a few bugs to investigate.

In the lab, using the microscopes, the pupils examined the characteristics of the bugs before ensuring they were safely returned to the wild.

Left, New Ford pupils with their reproduction Roman coins. Right, two pupils on Haywood field treasure hunt.

Pupils search for buried treasure in the form of home-made Roman coins H

Podcasts with news from Mr Scrooge IN the Autumn Term, Year 5 pupils from Mill Hill Primary visited Haywood to record their Scrooge News Podcasts.

Year 5 revisited the events of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and reported them in the style of 2012 radio news.

We can only guess at whether this would have met with the approval of Mr Scrooge. Ebenezer would certainly have had his work cut out dampening the enthusiasm of the pupils as they recorded their reports.

Pupils from Mill Hill also had an opportunity to develop their Dodgeball Skills during the Autumn Term. Dodgeball is a game in which players on two teams try to throw large balls at each other while avoiding being hit

themselves. Mill Hill really embraced this activity and entered into the spirit of the game having great fun along the way.

Several Year 5 pupils attended an afterschool club to make Alice in Wonderland stop-frame animations. Having created scenery and models the pupils displayed qualities of teamwork and patience in order to capture sufficient images to use for their animations.

They then had to add their audio recording to the images. The pupils were all extremely proud to share their completed animations with their friends and family.

AVING found out about Roman Emperors Hadrian and Claudius, Year 4 pupils from New Ford Primary School started to dream about finding buried treasure.

Very soon their dream was to come true, as they ventured onto the Haywood school field in search of just that. Metal detectors at the ready, they left no blade of grass undetected in their quest to locate treasure.

Back in the workshop, Year 4 pupils designed their own coins. This was followed by using coin moulds, molten pewter and the casting machinery to produce their own reproduction Roman coins to keep as a souvenir. Treasure trove it was not, but a brilliant fun learning experience it certainly was.

Meanwhile, the Key Stage 1 after-school dance club can certainly boogie with the best.

Each week many KS1 children attend the New Ford Dance Club. Haywood students have been supporting this club and helping the children to learn new moves.

Not only is this great exercise, but it also helps to develop their confidence.

Ask any of the New Ford Year 1 children who attended the Art Department at Haywood, what is the meaning of accuracy – and they will happily tell you. With this in mind, they then had to choose to draw either a super hero

a metal Two New Ford pupils use treasure. ied bur of rch sea in detector

– Iron man – or a beautiful butterfly. Carefully they traced and coloured a copy of their chosen picture. By the end of the session there were some excellent drawings and some very proud expressions.

Some New Ford Key Stage 2 children have been learning all about Mexico. As a follow on from this topic, Haywood supported the ICT after-school club to produce some fun animations. Using 2Animate, the children created animations of Dancing Cacti, Sombreros and Chillies.

New Ford Year 5 pupils took part in a Science lesson at Haywood. Working in the Science Lab they carried out an experiment to change the state office. Wearing their safety glasses, this was the first opportunity for many pupils to carry out a scientific experiment in a specially equipped Science Lab. They found using the bunsen burners exciting.

Year 5 returned to Haywood to design and make rockets in the Technology Department.

Having completed the making stage, the real test of workmanship was in the launching.

Pupils went out onto the school field to take a turn at launching their own rockets. Everyone was keen to see how high their rocket would go before returning to earth. A great time was had by everyone.

Smallthorne primary pupils pictured at Haywood working on their pirate project.

e It’s them m r e Shivbers!Smallthorne pirates... tim AS part of the outreach work, Haywood Engineering College supported Year 2 children at Smallthorne Primary with their pirate project.

The pupils used Photo Story 3 to create their top five pirate facts. Later in the term parents were invited to take part in a Treasure Chest Workshop, where they also had an opportunity to watch the videos created by the children.

Parents and children clearly enjoyed working alongside each other and

the activity was a great success.

Year 4 pupils from Smallthorne visited Haywood to take part in a fantastic Choctastic Project.

This project provided them with an opportunity to work in the Library, Technology Department and Innovation Zone. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory proved to be inspirational in the designing and making of all things chocolate, and by the end of the day the pupils were all chocolated out.

Making traditional pan pipes to play musical sounds of Peru TWO groups of Year 5 pupils from Moorpark Junior School visited the Technology Department at Haywood to make pan pipes. This is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube.

Using five gradually increasing lengths of plastic tube and coloured

insulation tape, the pupils were able to produce their very own pan pipes. They wasted no time in trying to replicate the musical sounds synonymous with Peru.

On a visit to the Music Department at Haywood, pupils had an opportunity to explore various soundscapes. Each group had a theme to explore and interpret – for example

exciting sounds, sounds of the sea and sounds of the city.

As a group they had a free reign to select instruments that they felt truly reflected their soundscape theme.

The creativity of the session allowed the groups to feel valued and confident enough to perform their own compositions for the rest of the class.

The Technology Department at Haywood hosted a badge making activity for Moorpark Year 5 pupils. Using equipment and materials provided by the department, they designed and made their own badges.

There’s something quite special about making your own bespoke badge, which can be worn with pride.

Pirate project pupils receive tuition with their work.

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Experiments in snow prove to be SOLID, liquid or gas – this was the subject of an experiment carried out by Year 5 pupils from Burnwood Primary School in January.

As the snow lay on the ground, the pupils went out onto the yard to gather samples of snow to use for their experiments.

Back in the laboratory, Year 5 were then able to observe the change to the snow as they slowly heated it over a bunsen burner. As one pupil commented: “Using the lab facilities made the lesson more interesting and exciting – it felt like a proper science lesson.”

Meanwhile, the rocket cars activity is never short on excitement and this year’s was no exception.

Burnwood Year 5, were quickly in the driving seat, creating their rocket car designs and models.

Once tested, it was down to the business of winning. Move over Top Gear, Burnwood are hot on your wheels.

A sunny day in May provided an opportunity for Year 5 pupils from Burnwood to go out into the Haywood grounds in search of real live bugs.

Looking carefully in the vegetation, under stones and pieces of wood they managed to find a few bugs to investigate.

In the lab, using the microscopes, the pupils examined the characteristics of the bugs before ensuring they were safely returned to the wild.

Left, New Ford pupils with their reproduction Roman coins. Right, two pupils on Haywood field treasure hunt.

Pupils search for buried treasure in the form of home-made Roman coins H

Podcasts with news from Mr Scrooge IN the Autumn Term, Year 5 pupils from Mill Hill Primary visited Haywood to record their Scrooge News Podcasts.

Year 5 revisited the events of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and reported them in the style of 2012 radio news.

We can only guess at whether this would have met with the approval of Mr Scrooge. Ebenezer would certainly have had his work cut out dampening the enthusiasm of the pupils as they recorded their reports.

Pupils from Mill Hill also had an opportunity to develop their Dodgeball Skills during the Autumn Term. Dodgeball is a game in which players on two teams try to throw large balls at each other while avoiding being hit

themselves. Mill Hill really embraced this activity and entered into the spirit of the game having great fun along the way.

Several Year 5 pupils attended an afterschool club to make Alice in Wonderland stop-frame animations. Having created scenery and models the pupils displayed qualities of teamwork and patience in order to capture sufficient images to use for their animations.

They then had to add their audio recording to the images. The pupils were all extremely proud to share their completed animations with their friends and family.

AVING found out about Roman Emperors Hadrian and Claudius, Year 4 pupils from New Ford Primary School started to dream about finding buried treasure.

Very soon their dream was to come true, as they ventured onto the Haywood school field in search of just that. Metal detectors at the ready, they left no blade of grass undetected in their quest to locate treasure.

Back in the workshop, Year 4 pupils designed their own coins. This was followed by using coin moulds, molten pewter and the casting machinery to produce their own reproduction Roman coins to keep as a souvenir. Treasure trove it was not, but a brilliant fun learning experience it certainly was.

Meanwhile, the Key Stage 1 after-school dance club can certainly boogie with the best.

Each week many KS1 children attend the New Ford Dance Club. Haywood students have been supporting this club and helping the children to learn new moves.

Not only is this great exercise, but it also helps to develop their confidence.

Ask any of the New Ford Year 1 children who attended the Art Department at Haywood, what is the meaning of accuracy – and they will happily tell you. With this in mind, they then had to choose to draw either a super hero

a metal Two New Ford pupils use treasure. ied bur of rch sea in detector

– Iron man – or a beautiful butterfly. Carefully they traced and coloured a copy of their chosen picture. By the end of the session there were some excellent drawings and some very proud expressions.

Some New Ford Key Stage 2 children have been learning all about Mexico. As a follow on from this topic, Haywood supported the ICT after-school club to produce some fun animations. Using 2Animate, the children created animations of Dancing Cacti, Sombreros and Chillies.

New Ford Year 5 pupils took part in a Science lesson at Haywood. Working in the Science Lab they carried out an experiment to change the state office. Wearing their safety glasses, this was the first opportunity for many pupils to carry out a scientific experiment in a specially equipped Science Lab. They found using the bunsen burners exciting.

Year 5 returned to Haywood to design and make rockets in the Technology Department.

Having completed the making stage, the real test of workmanship was in the launching.

Pupils went out onto the school field to take a turn at launching their own rockets. Everyone was keen to see how high their rocket would go before returning to earth. A great time was had by everyone.

Smallthorne primary pupils pictured at Haywood working on their pirate project.

e It’s them m r e Shivbers!Smallthorne pirates... tim AS part of the outreach work, Haywood Engineering College supported Year 2 children at Smallthorne Primary with their pirate project.

The pupils used Photo Story 3 to create their top five pirate facts. Later in the term parents were invited to take part in a Treasure Chest Workshop, where they also had an opportunity to watch the videos created by the children.

Parents and children clearly enjoyed working alongside each other and

the activity was a great success.

Year 4 pupils from Smallthorne visited Haywood to take part in a fantastic Choctastic Project.

This project provided them with an opportunity to work in the Library, Technology Department and Innovation Zone. Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory proved to be inspirational in the designing and making of all things chocolate, and by the end of the day the pupils were all chocolated out.

Making traditional pan pipes to play musical sounds of Peru TWO groups of Year 5 pupils from Moorpark Junior School visited the Technology Department at Haywood to make pan pipes. This is an ancient musical instrument based on the principle of the closed tube.

Using five gradually increasing lengths of plastic tube and coloured

insulation tape, the pupils were able to produce their very own pan pipes. They wasted no time in trying to replicate the musical sounds synonymous with Peru.

On a visit to the Music Department at Haywood, pupils had an opportunity to explore various soundscapes. Each group had a theme to explore and interpret – for example

exciting sounds, sounds of the sea and sounds of the city.

As a group they had a free reign to select instruments that they felt truly reflected their soundscape theme.

The creativity of the session allowed the groups to feel valued and confident enough to perform their own compositions for the rest of the class.

The Technology Department at Haywood hosted a badge making activity for Moorpark Year 5 pupils. Using equipment and materials provided by the department, they designed and made their own badges.

There’s something quite special about making your own bespoke badge, which can be worn with pride.

Pirate project pupils receive tuition with their work.

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Robot bugs, dance and animation make fun learning YEAR two pupils from Jackfield Infants School have been busy learning all about robots.

They have visited Haywood to take part in making robot bugs and composing space music.

Back in school they have also been learning Jackfield new dance moves and Infants pupils creating a couple of making robot bugs new animations about at a special Robio the Robot and session at The Robots Ugg. Haywood.

These will be premiered in July. Get the red carpet out, Jackfield!

Smallthorne’s Jasmine scoops title of Spelling Bee champion IX teams took part in an inter-school brain-teasing spelling competition hosted by Haywood Engineering College. Burnwood Primary, Smallthorne Primary, New Ford Primary, Moorpark Junior, Mill Hill Primary and Sneyd Green Primary each sent a Year 5 team to represent them.

Following an initial individual and team effort, the pupils had to battle it out to become the finalist for their school. Six finalists were then invited onto the stage to

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compete against each other until only one school remained.

Congratulations go to Jasmine Cotterill of Smallthorne Primary as the overall Spelling Bee winner. Jasmine won a pen set, medal, certificate and The Roald Dahl Treasury.

Smallthorne can now proudly display the Spelling Bee Trophy at their school for the next 12 months.

All competitors were presented with a

A pupil from Sneyd Green Primary puts the finishing touches to his robot bug.

certificate by Haywood Head Teacher Carl Ward in recognition of their efforts.

Meanwhile, pupils from Burnwood, Smallthorne, New Ford, Moorpark and Mill Hill took part in The STEM Rocket Car Project at Haywood.

The five school teams were challenged to design, make and test a model rocket car.

Following some intensive trials and a final between Burnwood and Mill Hill – pupils from the latter were declared the winners.

Fun project is designed to support classroom work THE Battle of the Robo Bugs was the cause of great excitement for Year 3 pupils from Sneyd Green Primary.

Using a bug making kit, with a battery and a motor, the bugs were able to jostle each other off the edge of the table to reveal the ultimate winner at the Haywood hosted event.

The pupils also made a Bugs Video showing the life cycle of a butterfly and some interesting facts about various other bugs.

The project was designed to support work the children have been doing in school on this topic.

Meanwhile, three groups of Year 5 pupils from Sneyd Green attended a rocket making and launching activity in the Technology Department at Haywood.

Pupils where shown how to construct their own rockets.

They then added their own decorative touches before going out on the field to launch them.

Using compressed air, all eyes were on the sky to see how high they could fly before returning to earth.

Year 5 did not need to be rocket scientists to have lots of fun with this task.