Year 8 Archives - Acorn House International

14 June 2022

- READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Posted by John Clarke
Categories Y8 - Acorn Standard Newspaper, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8, Year 8

12 June 2022

- Coming Sooner: Hamlet

Posted by John Clarke
Categories Year 7

05 May 2022

- Middle School Camping Adventure

Posted by Stephen Gale
Categories School Blog, Year 9

12 April 2022

Middle School Well-Being Day – Laughter, the Best Medicine

Posted by John Clarke

As educators and parents, we have a task that goes far beyond the filling of pitchers to the brim with facts and information. We have a responsibility to try to prepare our children to face society as well-rounded, well-informed, open-minded, … ....

01 December 2021

Year 8 The Rights of the Child

Posted by John Clarke
Categories School Blog

In the 19th century, Victorian England’s cities were places of squalor, where many people suffered from malnutrition and ill health, hopelessly mired in poverty and despair. Children were not safe from hardship, and were in fact more vulnerable than adults, … ....

25 October 2021

Life and Limb

Posted by Anthony Stonemason
Categories Uncategorized

Life and Limb Do you believe in science? Would you trust science with your own life? If you answered no to either of those questions, this article may not be for you. Jokes aside, science is one of the cornerstones … ....

25 October 2021

FREEEEEEEEEEDOOOOM!!!!!!

Posted by Stephen Gale
Categories Class Blog, Class Blog, Class Blog, Class Blog

Year 8 have started their historical adventure with a topic very close to my heart – the Scottish Wars of Independence! A brutal, bloody campaign led by Edward I (Longshanks) to conquer and rule Scotland. But was it a success? … ....

20 October 2021

- Greetings from the PE department!

Posted by Alberto Canto
Categories Class Blog, Nursery, Preschool Blue, Preschool Yellow, Reception, Reception Blue, Reception Yellow, Year 1 Blue, Year 1 Yellow, Year 2 Blue, Year 2 Yellow, Year 3 Blue, Year 3 Orange, Year 3 Yellow, Year 4, Year 5 Blue, Year 5 Yellow, Year 6, Year 7, Year 7, Year 7, Year 9

01 October 2021

Middle School, My Dear Watson!

Posted by John Clarke
Categories Uncategorized

Year 8 donned their metaphorical deerstalkers this month, and began their investigations into the world of detective fiction in English literature, looking at its earliest examples which defined its conventions. They began by reading Edgar Allan Poe’s The Murders in … ....

25 June 2021

End of Year 8 Blog

Posted by Stephen Gale
Categories 2020-21

It has been another fantastic year for the students as they continue through their Middle School journey. Our historical essay writing has taken off and the students are able to write evidence based answers to complex questions. This is essential … ....