Back in March of this year, 30 year 8 students took part in the BBC school report news day. You can view all of their articles here: bbcschoolreport.blogspot.co.uk
We hope that you take the time to read through their work from the day and get an idea of what the pupils at Bluecoat Academy are doing.
Since the 19th of March this year, we have been uploading all reports to our new website. Please use the following link to view these new reports and to follow our progress. http://bluecoatreporters.wix.com/bluecoatreporters
On the 19th March, this website will be updated with new news content. Also, up until news day, this website will be updated under the challenges put out by the BBC School Reports’ Computing Project. (Link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport/29046403)
With a whopping 31 articles uploaded, we had great fun on News Day. Please click ‘March 2014’ in ‘Articles’ to look at them.
Things to do before leaving secondary school
Many people believe that your years as a teenager are ‘the best of your life’ and that you should make the most of it. The National Trust have a list of 50 things to do before your 11 ¾, so, at Bluecoat Academy, the BBC reporters has put together a list of the things people thought you should do to make your time in Secondary school the best. 50 things was considered too much though, so the list states 21 things to do before leaving secondary school.
This list has been put together in the hope that students will be challenged to complete it, and that they enjoy the best parts of their existence. The list that has been drawn up might not be completely true, it is still hoped that everyone has fun and live this part of their life to the fullest.
Among the suggestions we have come up with a top 10, based on what students and staff have said. They are:
And…..
We have made a film of us trying to complete some of these things…
The other suggestions for having some great and interesting teenage years are:
It is advised not to do any serious pranks or damage to your school as you will get in big trouble and could get your GCSEs taken away from you.
The article: written by Hannah
The film: done by Jill, Hannah and Avila; edited by
Long distance runners Abbie and Jess are the hottest topic! Only 13 years old and they’re running long distance, short distance, any distance you want! They thrive in marathons and cross-country and are both looking forward to moving onto the next step. Abbie came 17th in a cross-country competition in the East Midlands. Now that’s something to be proud of. She first started running in the later years of primary school after being nominated for an athletics competition. She now runs for a hobby inside and outside of school competing in many competitions and fun-runs. As for Jess she also started in primary school but not getting into running seriously until starting at Bluecoat. She also enjoys fun-runs which she competes in yearly. We also interviewed others on their thoughts of the topic: “I love running!” etc.
Check our interview with them here.
The article was written by: Gurleen and Beth from the Bluecoat Academy!
Watch the video here
Game review
Akinator Can Read Your Mind
We tested this game today and it was so amazing. The game gets you to think of a character and the Akinator will try and guess who or what you are thinking about. To do this, the Akinator will ask you a series of questions which you can only answer using yes, no, don’t know, probably, probably not.
It gets your guess right almost every single time.
I rate this game
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I rate the game 4.5 stars because it is a fun game to try and trick the Akinator. I enjoy the game because it’s a weird feeling you get when Akinator gets your character right because you think he can actually read your mind!
It is easy to use because there are only 5 answer buttons. The layout is great because it resembles where you would expect to be, an Indian temple.
I suggest you play this game and see what you think. But be warned, legend has it that if you answer the questions incorrectly on purpose, you will take the place of Akinator in his lamp.
Long distance runners Abbie and Jess are the hottest topic! Only 13 years old and they’re running long distance, short distance, any distance you want! They thrive in marathons and cross-country and are both looking forward to moving onto the next step. Abbie came 17th in a cross-country competition in the East Midlands. Now that’s something to be proud of. She first started running in the later years of primary school after being nominated for an athletics competition. She now runs for a hobby inside and outside of school competing in many competitions and fun-runs. As for Jess she also started in primary school but not getting into running seriously until starting at Bluecoat. She also enjoys fun-runs which she competes in yearly. We also interviewed others on their thoughts of the topic: “I love running!” etc.
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