KS3 Word Mania!
In recent weeks KS3 students have been taking part in a worldwide online competition with other schools, called Word Mania. Students had to make up as many words as they could in...
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In recent weeks KS3 students have been taking part in a worldwide online competition with other schools, called Word Mania. Students had to make up as many words as they could in...
Posted by Lynn Court
Did you know that 383,775 children in the UK don’t have a single book of their own? Children who own books are six times more likely to read above the level expected for their age...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
It was so good to join Ms Noyan and her lovely CDC group 7 Beech for their Friday CDC time and see the real variety of books they were silently reading as part of our weekly drive...
Posted by Jeremy Turner
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Danielle Bowe
The reading partners scheme launched on Monday 11th November with a range of year 8 and 9 student buddies meeting their year 10 and 12 reading mentors for 15 minutes during CDC...
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Danielle Bowe
Posted by Danielle Bowe
The English teachers are always encouraging students to read widely in order to improve their vocabulary, punctuation, grammar and writing techniques. These skills are needed for...
Posted by Sara Ash - Deputy Headteacher
In recent weeks KS3 students have been taking part in a worldwide online competition with other schools, called Word Mania. Students had to make up as many words as they could in a time limit of only 3 minutes per round. They quickly mastered all the tricks for multiplying scores – and were keen enough to take part in practise rounds in their own time. The good news was we qualified for the final round in our region. By the end of the competition, Bushey Meads Students had constructed an impressive 23,132 words! Well done to all those who took part.