Session 4: Christmas Circuits

In our final session before the Christmas break, the girls joined Mrs Lynch in the Physics Department. The girls learnt about series and parallel circuits and their components and characteristics. They then had tremendous fun putting together different types of circuits with a cell, wires and bulbs. They discovered what would happen to the brightness of the bulbs when placed in various circuits and learnt about the advantages of a parallel circuit over a series circuit.

After break, the girls then designed their own light-up Christmas card. Some wonderful designs from Rudolf to snowmen, the girls certainly created some festive designs. The girls attached positive and negative wires with conductive tape and then attached a battery to light up their LED bulbs. 

The girls then left for home with their cards and also Christmas cards from the SHINE staff and Kate Maryon, Children's author, who attended the Launch Ceremony in November. The girls also appreciated their chocolate oranges!

Thank you Mrs Lynch for such a wonderful session today - we are certainly all now in the festive spirit!

Our next SHINE session is on Saturday 19th January 2019.

Miss Ladbrook, Mrs Blunt and the Sixth Form Mentors wish the girls and their families a very Happy Christmas and New Year.

Session 3: Fantastic Festive Foods

In this morning's SHINE session we began our celebrations in the build-up to Christmas. The task for the girls today was to make Christmas biscuits. Mrs Hutchins demonstrated to the girls how to use a food processor and then showed them the ingredients and method to make the biscuits. The girls worked in pairs and some budding cooks got underway with making the biscuit dough. They were able to use a range of biscuit cutters to create Christmas shaped biscuits. 

The smell of cinnamon and biscuits cooking was wonderful and the girls thoroughly enjoyed seeing their end product. After learning about the origins of the traditional Christmas lunch, the girls placed their biscuits in festive boxes to take home and share with their families. There are certainly some strong contenders for The Great British Bake Off in a few years time!

Thank you, Mrs Hutchins, for a wonderful morning.

Our next SHINE session is on Saturday 15th December.  As this is our last session before Christmas, do wear something festive!