Maths Student of the Week   

Ciara 10R - For consistent hard work in mathematics, completing all classwork and homework to the best of her ability.

Well Done!

Computer Science Project with UCL 

On Friday 25 November year 10 Computer science students started what will be an 18 month collaborative project with UCL.

The aim of the project is to design, build and code a robotic animal that replicates the sounds that a real animal makes. In this initial visit to the Grant Museum in the morning students looked at how the anatomy of different animals impacts the sounds that they make. Some interesting facts we discovered were:

• The Howler monkeys hyoid bone is enlarged to support a big air sac which increases the volume of howler monkey calls.
• Snakes don’t have external ears or eardrums; they hear by detecting vibrations from their jawbone to their inner ear. They are good at detecting low frequency sounds from further away which helps them to avoid danger
• Cicadas are amongst the loudest insects in the world and can be heard over 2km away. They have a special organ called a tymbal to make the noise. The tymbal has a series of rib that buckle one after another when the cicada flexes its muscle.

We also took part in various group activities around sound including:

1. We created computer games which used sound (our voice and also vibrations) to get the character to jump in a platform game.
2. We built bangers and investigated the decibels of these dependent on how fast you hit threw the banger.
3. We built mini animals out of paper to analyse how 4 legged animals move

In the afternoon we had a tour around the UCL campus and found this interesting. We look forward to working further with the Computing department team at UCL and other secondary schools working on the project.

Jenny Man
Computer Science

STEM News  

On Friday afternoon a number of Y9 and Y10 students took part in a STEM activity called Stixx Shelters.

We had to make rods using sheets of newspaper and the stixx machine, a rolling device which created rods sturdy enough for us to build out shelters from. The activity was timed, so it was a competition to see how with design skills and mathematics we could create a structure that could fit all six team members inside. An hour later we had all of our team members crammed in.

Our team created a square based prism with a built-in hinged door. Only problem was one team member who was meant to leave was having so much fun she decided to stay, so we had to squeeze in 7 teenagers!!!

At the end of the session Jeremy gave us careers talk on engineering and explained how despite having a tiny population in comparison to China the UK is still the go to for design and engineering because of our creative education and longstanding history of design and innovation. It was a really fun experience, and we all learnt a lot about careers as well as the importance of skills such as teamwork and collaboration.

Sukie 9T, Lotte 9T and Eireann 9M.

The Great Gatsby Immersive Theatre Experience

On 24 Nov, our Y13 class went to see 'The Great Gatsby' - an immersive performance on the West End where we were transported to the 1920s and Gatsby's party.

The actors performed the story among us, took groups of us to small rooms for different scenes and taught us some 1920s dance moves along the way. It was a great way to experience our American Literature unit core text with the opportunity to give advice to the characters (which they largely didn't listen to) and see the narrative in a new light.

Thanks to Ms Farrow and Ms Earnshaw-Punnett who accompanied us and well done to the students who dressed up for the occasion! 

Ms Scott   
English Teacher

Camden - Local News

The MCC Foundation run a network of cricket Hubs that provide free-to-access training and match play to 3000 state-educated young cricketers (aged 11 to 16) at 77 sites across the UK. The Hubs focus on talent: helping promising youngsters who have been engaged through mass participation activities or non-traditional formats to join cricket clubs, develop their hard-ball skills and access the formal talent pathways.

The Hubs also have a transformational impact off the cricket pitch, helping participants to feel happier and more confident, and improving their focus and performance at school.

The Hub will run from Haverstock School and starts in early January with 32 places available for girls across all year groups.

The sessions start in the New Year and will be managed by two experienced L2 female coaches. Simply access the QR code in the flyer to register.  Contact details of the hub manager are also on the flyer.

Check Camden Girls’ Hub flyer below.