This week saw the children of Upper IV working in their music lesson with the Fizzbooks and sequencing  software (Sony Acid Xpress).  This was the first time the children had used the software but they were able to produce some very creative compositions!

On Monday 12th December Upper IV visited C I Adventures. They participated in several activities including circus skills and indoor rock climbing. The children all had a great time!

On Thursday 17^th November these children from UIV took part in the Bradford Girls’ Grammar School Speaking Competition.  This was a new venture for The Gleddings’ pupils and our pioneers spoke with clarity, intelligence and confidence on a range of subjects including what makes a good school and what they would like to see happen in the world.  We all thoroughly enjoyed the experience and would like to thank all those involved in making it possible.

We are very proud of this young lady from Upper IV who did a fantastic job representing The Gleddings at London’s Olympia in the final round of The Junior Language Challenge.  It was an amazing achievement to reach the final of a national competition, and learning three languages is no mean feat!

Recently Upper IV children were visited by the Industrial Careers Foundation who showed them how to build a sustainable and successful business using product design, marketing and sales. Following this, the children of Upper IV were given the opportunity to run six different enterprises during break times over three consecutive days. The stalls were fun, interesting and well attended by all the children in school.

Our aim was to raise funds for two charities – Ravenscliffe School and the orphan boys in Tanzania. Here is a video showing how they got on.

During Science in Upper IV we have been looking at reversible and irreversible changes. We have studied heating and cooling of materials to change state, as well as mixing and dissolving materials to form solutions. We have also experimented on the different ways to separate materials.

Here we have carried out an experiment to see what happens when we mix Alka Seltzer tablets with vinegar, and Coca-Cola with Mentos mints to create our own fireworks. We hope you enjoy our video as much as we enjoyed making it!

Firework video

On Thursday 16th December UIV visited Creative Adventures. They had a very exciting morning going caving, climbing ropes and trying very hard to street surf!

Everyone had a thoroughly enjoyable morning.

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In our last few minutes at The Gleddings we get to do all the “MUST NOTS” – run up the fire escape, slide down the banister and climb the trees. It was great! Worth waiting 8 years for!

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On 18^th June, Upper IV successfully completed a 2 hour basic first aid course run by the British Heart Foundation which taught them how to deal with several emergency situations. The course includes dealing with an injured but conscious casualty, with an unconscious casualty who may or may not be breathing, how to deal with a suspected heart attack and how to deal with a choking or seriously bleeding casualty. Knowing what to do when someone has a cardiac arrest is important. If you can do CPR you can buy the time needed for professional help to arrive.

On Wednesday 19th May Upper IV had their suitcases packed ready for the residential trip to Dobroyd Castle in Todmorden.

The weather was good, the food was excellent and all the activities proved to be fun yet challenging.

We all returned on the 20th May exhausted, but we had a wonderful time.

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