Sport, science and history brought to life

Students at Our Lady of Sion Senior School have run the Sport Relief Mile during their games lessons.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd Apr 2018, 12:53 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 02:50 BST
Year-11 students at Our Lady of Sion Senior School celebrating their Sport Relief effortsYear-11 students at Our Lady of Sion Senior School celebrating their Sport Relief efforts
Year-11 students at Our Lady of Sion Senior School celebrating their Sport Relief efforts

More than £1,000 has been raised for Sport Relief by students from year seven to 11, with further sponsorship money still to come.

Year-seven students have also been taking part in Race for the Line, a national initiative encouraging teamwork.

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Students designed and built rocket propelled model cars, which they then raced and timed using BBC Micro:bit technology.

With the Army outreach team supervising the explosives, the cars were raced against the clockWith the Army outreach team supervising the explosives, the cars were raced against the clock
With the Army outreach team supervising the explosives, the cars were raced against the clock

With the Army outreach team supervising the explosives, the cars were raced against the clock. The winning team achieved 36mph and will now compete at the regional finals.

Another success for the design and technology department came when two year-11 teams competed in the Great Electric Egg Race at Brighton University and finished first and second.

At Our Lady of Sion Junior School, history has been the focus for year-three pupils, who are learning about the Ancient Egyptians this term.

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Keen to find out more, they visited Worthing Museum and had a wonderful time, impressing staff with their knowledge and enthusiasm during the workshop.

Year-three pupils visited Worthing Museum to learn more about the Ancient EgyptiansYear-three pupils visited Worthing Museum to learn more about the Ancient Egyptians
Year-three pupils visited Worthing Museum to learn more about the Ancient Egyptians

They learned how to write hieroglyphics, made mini sarcophagi, deciphered the Book of the Dead and made their own pyramids out of sugar cubes.

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