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STING 72 Your home could be worth £1,000 to Honeywell School Jane Neal Duncan Roberts Head of the Infant School Head of the Junior School Science, technology, engineering, art and maths are embedded in our lives; we Playground buzz see examples everywhere we look. Whether “natural” or human-derived, every aspect of a child’s life is filled with science — from their own internal biology to 3 the flat-screen TV. At Honeywell, we believe that teaching technological literacy, critical thinking and problem-solving through science gives children the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in school and beyond. STEAM Mastering maths In this edition of STING you see how we are doing this – find out about the Infant School Get S.E.T. Go Week (Science, Engineering and Technology) and the Design 4 >5 and Technology Week in the Junior School. The Juniors have also been focussing Reading partners on environmental education on their journey to the Rights Respecting Schools 6 >7 Gold Award. STEM and DT weeks New things always happen in the curriculum and in this issue we explore how 8 >9 maths has changed; we now have Maths Mastery, with a focus on enabling children to understand maths in greater depth. The children in MySting enjoyed making Kids and their rights bath bombs and went global by reviewing science news around the world. The 10 > 11 Sting team also asked for pictures of your children coding, inventing, making something wonderfully creative – the aim is to get everybody involved. STEAM in action 20 > 21 We hope the work your children have undertaken captures their imaginations and curiosity about their world and their impact on the environment, both positive STEAM in London Honeywell School & Hamptons International 27 and negative. Your child may not end up being a designer, engineer or scientist, but we hope the STEAM curriculum subjects will make them inquisitive. - a Perfect Partnership A huge thank you again to the amazing Sting team who have put together another My Sting fabulous edition. We hope you are inspired by the work your children are doing. Are you thinking of selling or letting your house? If so, Hamptons International Year 2 & Year 5 would like to offer you a free, no-obligation market appraisal of your property Jane and Duncan 13 > 18 and, should you instruct us, we will offer you a preferential selling fee when you present this invitation. What’s more, for every sale successfully completed, we will donate 10% of the fee PTFA Do you run a business, provide a service, or have Editorial team: 22 to Honeywell School. For every successfully completed let, we will donate £150*. something to sell? Sarah Rutherford Want to reach 600 Honeywell and prospective (saho@me.com) To book your appointment, call Hannah McLennan (Sales) parents? Get in touch. or Adam Harris (Lettings) Please contact: honeywellsting@gmail.com Jen Barton Packer (jenniferbartonster@gmail.com) Clubs Nadia Raafat 24 > 25 (nadia@nadiaraafat.com) Hamptons Battersea 98-100 Northcote Road, Battersea, London SW11 6QW Designer: Quiz 020 3151 2428 battersea@hamptons-int.com PaulineVannier (pauline.vannier@gmail.com) Best invention 020 3151 6707 battersealettings@hamptons-int.com 28 > 29 hamptons.co.uk Please dial in full. If you have already appointed another agent, you may be subject to a restrictive contract. *Terms and conditions apply. Please ask in branch for full details. -1-
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STEAM How is maths taught at Honeywell? It’s all a question of Mastery – Maths Mastery, says Sarah Pastor healthy and amazing food for adults and kids from 8:oo to 18:oo Everyday coffees teas smoothies fresh juices super salads sandwiches soups croissants caKes breaKfast lunch ... Any parent who has watched the (wickedly funny) Incredibles 2 the most cookies or how much pocket money will be left over maths naturally, but the new ways of teaching focus not just can relate to the scene where Bob tries to do maths homework when they have bought a new game. on getting the right answer, but on how you got there and the with his son and starts to feel increasingly frustrated. “Why thought processes involved. would they change math? Math is math! Math is math!” he “It’s something all primary schools are being encouraged to shouts, exasperated. do. Our national results in maths aren’t great compared to “Problem solving and reasoning is a much bigger part of the our results in English or science,” explains Year Two teacher, lesson. Sometimes I will even give the answer at the start and Lots of us have wondered exactly the same, as we’ve sat, Amy Walker, who has been in charge of implementing Maths I want the children to tell me the mathematical journey they puzzling over a basic equation while our seven-year-old tries Mastery across the Honeywell Infant School. use to get there.” (and fails) to explain the Bus Stop method to us. “Students from high-achieving Asian countries don’t just Honeywell Juniors started the Maths Mastery ball rolling back Why did we change maths? solve a problem, they can reason out the problem in a number in 2014. Well, we can think of a few reasons, from making the subject of different ways.” less abstract and more appealing to a wider variety of kids “We were part of a teacher research group made up of six to the conclusion drawn by British education experts who What were the issues with maths before? schools. We watched and analysed each other’s teaching ruled that English schoolchildren “could do better” in maths. The major flaw in the way maths was previously taught is that of mastery lessons, and were then involved in the planning Chinese students are three years ahead of their English children moved onto new concepts before they had developed of some aspects of the maths curriculum for Wandsworth counterparts in maths problem-solving by age 15. a firm understanding of what they already knew. Not enough schools,” Honeywell Junior Maths coordinators, Frances Hunt time was devoted to reasoning and proving an answer correct. and Alex Grant, tell Sting. Maths Mastery techniques from Asian nations are changing the way children are learning maths in schools like Honeywell. Another issue experts identified is a “fixed mindset” – where Honeywell was determined to be at the forefront of this maths These techniques are apparent in everything from the layout some children come to believe that they are just no good at revolution, not least because the Government’s support for of the classroom (children sit at tables facing the teacher, as maths. This is in contrast to Carole Dweck’s “growth mindset” the mastery approach means that the national assessment opposed to beginning lessons on the carpet) to the multitude philosophy, promoted by Honeywell, which links working and framework is being changed to reflect it. of resources used to explain mathematical concepts, like trying hard with achievement. Walker is a firm believer that all purses with coins to illustrate a money topic. Honeywell children can flourish in maths – they just need to The school hopes that the changes will benefit all children be taught the right way. in their long term understanding of mathematics – there’s At the start of each lesson, the children are presented with already been a positive upswing – providing them with a more private hire for evening events a “real life” question, designed to make maths seem less “I think the new methods really benefit children who find solid foundation as they progress through Honeywell and contact us: manager@uncommonSW11.com abstract. They might work out which of three bakers made maths challenging. There are some children who will excel at beyond. -4- -5- 184 Northcote road SW11 6RE 2 Hildreth Street sw12 9rq
STEAM Honeywell’s STEAM emphasis can be felt outside of the classroom, where maths and reading partners give their time and enthusiasm to children every week. Sting discovers it’s not just the students who are reaping the rewards... HONEYWELL’S READING PARTNERS Experts have recently remarked on the importance of children “These are games that parents can do at home – it’s so much LARA SUTHERLAND JEMMA GODFREY getting their “10 a day” – that’s 10 minutes of being read to, easier than you think. Maths has changed – a lot of maths is I’ve loved being a reading partner, getting to know the kids I really enjoy being a reading partner. It’s lovely seeing the or reading with an adult, to help foster a love of reading for now about language. There is talk and literacy that now goes and really seeing their amazing progression week on week. children progress throughout the year. They are always so pleasure – insisting it’s as crucial to kids’ wellbeing as getting with maths,” she says. I feel really valued and part of the Honeywell community! pleased to see you each week and keen to read as many books their “five a day” of fruit and vegetables. as possible in the time. I certainly don’t get this reception from Being chosen to have a maths partner or a reading partner More than that, it reminded me of why I had previously my own children when it’s time to read. So you can see why being a part of Honeywell’s Reading feels like a privilege for students – Arnold and Walker say worked in education for the 10-odd years that I did, and made Partners programme has massive benefits for kids and adults they’ve never seen a child not want one. In fact, children have me realise that education and primarily boosting literacy is NICOLE FALLA alike. cried when the partnership has come to an end. where my passions lie. So directly because of being a reading I signed up as I believe establishing a love of books at an early partner I went and bought a franchise which will enable me age can be an amazing springboard into the world and all its Reading partners are CRB-checked parents or carers who Parents get emotional, too – especially at the annual maths to do just that, introducing phonics to pre-school kids! Life wonders and adventures. I read with three children once a commit to coming into the school on a weekly basis. They and reading partner assembly in the summer term, where changer! week, in the Reception year. We read together, interpret the might work with the same child for years, helping them from maths and reading partners are presented with cards and illustrations and talk about sounds and words and how they Reception through Year 2, or assist a variety of kids across Thank Yous from the children they have been working with ANNA JONES should be pronounced. different classes and year groups. all year. I started as a reading partner at school because of the positive experience my own son had had with his own partner when he It’s heartwarming to see the progress over several weeks of Typically, reading partners spend between 15 and 20 minutes Those 20 minutes a week make a huge impact on the kids’ began school. The fact that he read with another mother, with their letter recognition, sound formation and then being able a session with each child, but some lucky children get a daily reading and maths skills – and their lives. It also creates a enthusiasm and attention, was such a huge relief as it had to read some words by sight. A beaming face is very rewarding dose. Honeywell children who have been read to by a parent deep connection and bond that parents are unlikely to forget. become a daily battle with me. It is sometimes so helpful for when they’ve just cracked that word or sentence. It serves daily quickly go from not being on track for age-related And it can even help their approach the next time they try the person who is asking you to read, not to be related! as a weekly reminder to me how quirky and fun our English expectations in reading to meeting or surpassing them – truly reading or doing maths with their own kids… language can be. staggering progress for the child in question. Five years on and I still volunteer, genuinely looking forward to my weekly sessions and still watching with astonishment GAIL GERMYN “You can delve into understanding the story or linking to other and awe as the children’s reading comes on in leaps and So many people had told me how much they enjoyed being a stories,” explains Deputy Headteacher, Fiona Arnold, who We know the kids love bounds, and with it, the huge boost of confidence and pride reading partner so I really wanted to become one myself. It’s heads up the Reading Partners programme. “You don’t have their maths and reading partners – that learning to read has the power to bring. wonderful to see the progress that the children make with their the same time constraints as a teacher. It’s a mix of phonics reading and how quickly they improve. When they recognise and literacy; it’s part of that balance of technicality and just hear them shouting their names MAUD CIOFFI you and jump up to come and read with you, it’s a wonderful purpose.” excitedly in the playground I believe reading is fundamental as it helps the kids be more feeling. I also love getting a glimpse of a Honeywell school day and you’ll know what we’re talking about. independent and build their self-confidence. Being a reading and seeing the work the children do in other classes. “Reading is quite hard to support any way other than reading,” partner is a great opportunity to develop a close relationship she adds. “Doing it more helps.” Parents are similarly affected with the child and to follow his/her progress throughout MIA SARGENT by the experience... the year. I find it so rewarding for the children when Reading has been vital to me all my life, both personally and For parents who are more numerically inclined, there is a as you can see they move to the next colour – they feel so proud and professionally. Through the reading partnership scheme I complementary Maths Partner programme at the school, happy! This precious time is dedicated to explaining hope to encourage and help the children gain a love of reading where parents play fun maths games with different groups from what Honeywell reading vocabulary, reinforcing phonics, sharing ideas about the so they can share in the joy and sense of adventure I enjoyed. of children in half-hour slots – games that you’ve probably partners had to say. story… during a 1:1 reading session we can meet the specific I am a member of two Honeywell book clubs – so my love of played with your kids anyway, like Snakes & Ladders. The needs of the child. books is still being nourished! Maths Partner programme is run by Year 2’s Amy Walker. -6- -7-
STEAM Both the Infant and Junior Schools enjoyed STEAM workshops this term with an Infant STEM week and Junior DT week. Read on to find out what your children got up to... The Infants celebrated all things science, engineering and EXPLORE, allowed them to explore structures from cities technology in their Get S.E.T. Go Week at Honeywell so they around the world and make their own. could get hands-on with STEM: building, making, designing, investigating, experimenting, computing, and more, with A number of workshops were held on topics such as silly the theme of problem solving running throughout all their science, architecture, creating with LEGO® (all children took activities, which were run by teachers and outside specialists. part in a Mini Engineers LEGO® workshop), and LEGO® WeDo activities. WeDo is a robotics hardware and software platform Each year group had a different focus: Nursery enjoyed GET specifically designed for KS1 and KS2 students. It provides an S.E.T PLAY, exploring everything that goes into building, introduction to computing in a fun and exciting way designing and making different playgrounds. Reception did GET S.E.T ROAR, designing and building their own dinosaur Each year group also enjoyed “SET” activities which included world, including erupting volcanoes, bubbling lava lamps and a “Rotation day” - when each teacher plans an exciting the dinosaurs themselves. activity and teaches it during the course of the day to all three classes in the year group. In Year 2, Mrs. Walker delivered a Year One focused on GET S.E.T SPLASH, related to all things marshmallow and spaghetti challenge where children had water, as well as taking part in a Silly Science workshop, to design and build their own structures (Engineering), Miss where they discovered that their brains are protected by fluid, Tolfree helped children make a bulb light up (Science) and just like the egg in the jar before them, which won’t break Mrs. Rankin did some cooking (Technology). Check out the no matter how hard it’s shaken. Year Two’s focus, GET S.E.T little ones in action in the pictures below. We held a Design and Technology week at Honeywell Junior For example, kids in 5R were given the task of creating School, providing various opportunities for children to develop packaging for biscuits – they first tested the biscuits and their capabilities in all things design and technology. thought about the different textures and flavours, then they thought about the design of the packaging. Children in 6H had Design and Technology is often one of the children’s favourite to design Anderson shelters – they had to protect an egg from subjects. Children like making decisions for themselves and a “bomb”– nearly all were successful! doing practical work. They love creating products they can see, touch – and even taste – for themselves. Combining their Design and Technology brings learning to life. It’s an enjoyable, design and making skills with knowledge and understanding, motivating context for discovering so many other areas of the they learn to create products they can feel proud of. curriculum. -8- -9-
STEAM Honeywell Junior School is going for Gold – the highest stage of the Rights Respecting Schools Award. Sting magazine finds out how Honeywell students have become Rights Respecting global citizens and advocates for social justice in the process... The next time your child tells you they have a right to play Love, Honeywell has designed a Global Citizen “passport” to In addition, Ms. Bryde leads Rights Respecting assemblies Other committees have come out of the RRS discussions this instead of doing their homework, listen up. help students maintain this focus. focussing on the discussion of these specific articles, and year, giving interested children more opportunities to get there have been many requests from students and parent involved. They’re probably making a very good point in line with The passport ties in with 17 global Sustainable Development volunteers to steer assemblies on topics related to the UNCRC the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child goals as well as various articles from the UNCRC, from a right articles or focussing on sustainability, social justice, fairness These include the Eco Committee (who report on plastic (UNCRC), encompassing 54 articles which cover all aspects to good health to the right to relax and play. and children’s rights around the world. “This is heavily use and are committed to cleaning up the streets – they’re of a child’s political, civil, social, economic and cultural reliant on pupil voice,” says Ms. Bryde, who has been involving the ones who will go plogging, with uniforms, gloves and rights – something they’ve been learning about in Honeywell Students can earn stamps for their passports when they other members of the Honeywell community on RRS-themed biodegradable bags, logging everything they find) to the classrooms, weekly assemblies and beyond over the past demonstrate they have worked towards promoting one of Governors walks. Anti-Bullying and Debating committees. couple of years. the goals or articles, and have acted as advocates for social justice, fairness and children’s rights. By undertaking this The Juniors formed a committee with RRS ambassadors Honeywell may not have the Gold yet, but they’ve got Honeywell Junior School has adopted a child-rights approach action to claim their rights and promote the rights of others, across all year groups. They treat their weekly meetings with something even better. The strength of the community of as part of its ethos as a Rights Respecting School (RRS). locally and globally, Honeywell students can achieve one of total professionalism – rotating each week between who leads students, teachers and parents working together towards a Last year, the school achieved Silver status, discussing many the outcomes necessary to attain the Gold RRS award. the discussion, acts as chair and takes the minutes. common, positive goal. Be the change! of the articles at length and embedding the RRS philosophy throughout all aspects of the school. Children are encouraged to come up with their own ideas to earn their stamps – and they’re getting creative: writing This year’s quest for the Gold RRS award takes this child- letters to shops on Northcote Road asking them to discontinue rights approach to a whole new level: teachers, staff any single-use plastic, leading their own assemblies and even members and students are living and breathing Rights going “plogging” – picking up rubbish while jogging/walking. Respecting attitudes and language, and, Honeywell being In the summer term, Oxford MBAs are due to come to the Honeywell, the school is doing it in its own inimitable way. school to chat to the kids about sustainability and the circular economy. Which is to say, it’s not just about knowing that Article 7 focuses on every child’s right to a name, nationality and birth Other local schools involved in the RRS initiative like registration – although they can tell you that, too. Burntwood and Beatrix Potter are now in discussions to implement the passport scheme that Honeywell initiated – an “They need to live them,” says Deputy Headteacher Hilly example of how the positive work of one school can have a Bryde, who is overseeing the RRS initiative. “They need to be domino effect across the local community. activists in part, to understand the responsibility and how it affects others.” Every fortnight, Honeywell focusses on a different article promoting a different right and all teachers go through this Activists they’ve become – for sustainability, no less. It was with their class. Parents can read which article has been the overwhelmingly popular choice of focus for Honeywell under scrutiny in Mr Roberts’ fortnightly newsletter, and are children and with the help of Honeywell parent Charmian then encouraged to discuss these rights at home. - 10 -
the magazine of honeywell pupils Make a SPLASH this bath time With a bath bomb, chemistry meets art in the most satisfying way. This experiment will engage and satisfy any child and the flavourings and colouring options are endless… INGREDIENTS: DIRECTIONS: › 1/2 cup of corn flour 1 - Mix all of your dry ingredients in a large bowl. which is the equivalent of US Cornstarch 2 - Add the coconut oil and lightly spritz with water, this should create a (a thickening agent) crumbly (wet sand) mixture. Be sure to stir while adding the water so you don’t activate the bath bomb. You will know if you are activating it if you hear ›1/2 cup of epsom salts a fizzing sound. (WARNING! It is rare, but very occasionally a child 3 - If you would like all your bath bombs to look and smell the same, add will have an allergy to epsom salts, if that is the your food colouring and flavouring to the large batch. A steady hand is case, you can replace with baking soda) required here as too many drops of colouring will create a denser colour. 4 - If you would like a variety of scents and colours, separate your crumbly ›4 tablespoons of cream of tartar mixture into four bowls and add your food colouring (about 1/2 teaspoon in each bowl) to each batch. ›2 1/2 tablespoons of coconut oil 5 - Pack your mixture into a mini-muffin tin. You can layer colours, add extra (liquid form so melt it before you begin) drops of food colouring to the centre for a colour explosion, add sprinkles, micro glitter, etc. ›Water to spritz 6 - Let dry for at least 24 hours (possibly more if your mould is bigger). ›Natural food flavourings 7 - Place a flat baking sheet or chopping board on top of your muffin tin and flip over. Tap the bottom of the tin with a spoon if necessary to loosen your ›Natural food colourings moulds. 8 - Keep in an airtight container until you are ready to use. ›Chocolate moulds/mini-muffin tins Place in your bath and enjoy! - my sting 1 -
I like Junior Editors * What a load of rubbish! playing with the Wii U Bath time – especially if there’s washing hair involved – often Artists have always been ahead of us when it comes to recycling resources, sends small grubby children running in the opposite but these artists have taken recycling to new weird and wonderful heights. direction, trailing stains and mess behind them. But what Our Sting Junior Editors have found a selection of the most innovative recycled art projects from around the world. child doesn’t like a bath when there’s a feisty, fragrant, We decided to adopt a Top Trumps style approach to categorising them I like fizzing bath bomb involved? and have assessed them on Usefulness, Beauty, Value and Design. Which one is the Top Trump for you? playing with the Nintendo Switch Alex (Apple) Alex (5R) This term the Honeywell Junior Editorial team attempted to THREE-HEADED DRAGON STATUE PETBURG MOTOR BOAT bring a little STEAM to their bath time by making some Material: Cans Material: 5000 plastic bottles kid-friendly bath bombs. The challenge was to use child-safe Where: Russia Where: Czech Republic ingredients to create an equally fizzy and fragrant finished Usefulness: 6/10 Usefulness: 8/10 I like product. Beauty: 10/10 Beauty: 3/10 watching TV Value for Money: 7/10 Value for money: 6/10 Enter “bath-bombs” into your search engine and you will Design: 10/10 Design: 10/10 quickly discover that the web is awash with luscious-looking Reporter: Sam Reporter: Katya bath-bomb recipes, most of which contain citric acid – not an ingredient we wanted our Year 2 editors to be handling. I like Many recipes also contain essential oils – which most parents MULTICOLOURED GORILLA BULLDOG going on know are powerful and contain active properties. If too much Material: Pencils Material: Recycled metal Amelia (Apple) the Fire Tablet Ben (Cherry) is added (easily done with small hands), essential oils Where: Chile Where: Mexico overwhelm and can ruin a bath-bomb recipe – as experienced Usefulness: 2/10 Usefulness: 6/10 in our early home trials. Running to the window to breathe in Beauty: 8/10 Beauty: 10/10 I like the fresh air after the assault of excessive frankincense in our Value for money: 8/10 Value for money: 7/10 rubbing out nasal passages was more indicative of a stink bomb than Design: 7/10 Design: 5/10 bath-bomb success. Reporter: Rory Reporter: Amelia pen After much searching we finally found a child-friendly recipe which promised a “fizzy” bath-bomb. The citric acid is replaced by cream of tartar and the essential oils are replaced MECHANICAL KING COBRA I like CHIMPANZEE with natural food flavourings and colourings – we chose rose, Material: Tyres, hub caps and rims Material: Spoons, forks, cans VR Headsets orange, peppermint, strawberry and lemon flavourings with Where: Unknown Where: Japan green, pink, orange and yellow colourings. We also chose to Usefulness: 4/10 Usefulness: 0/10 Elise (Apple) Ellis (5B) use epsom salts as a base because we felt that this offered a Beauty: 8/10 Beauty: 10/10 healing foundation to the bath-bomb experience. Value for money: 10/10 Value for money: 5/10 Design: 8/10 Design: 10/10 I like Reporter: Ben Reporter: Elise We used a combination of ice trays and cake tins to hold our the Ipad bath bomb mixtures, but with Easter coming, a few easter egg moulds might do just as well. Twenty-four hours to dry and the bombs were ready (note that larger moulds need longer drying times). As we used small moulds we had plenty to go MONSTER HOUSE-EATING OCTOPUS GIANT FISH SCULPTURE around – enough to treat the whole family. We heard they were Material: Nets Material: Plastic bottles I like a big success. Where: Clogherhead, Ireland Where: Brazil playing on Usefulness: 9/10 Usefulness: 1/10 the X Box Beauty: 5/10 Beauty: 10/10 Katya (5JW) Prune (Cherry) Value for money: 0/10 Value for money: 2/10 Design: 6/10 Design: 9/10 Reporter: Alex Reporter: Saya I like going on the computer RECYCLED ELEPHANT STATUE GIANT DOG SCULPTURE Making a chemical mess in the Rainbow room was not the Material: 45 tonnes of mixed recycled materials Material: Plastic Toys and Pins only way in which the 12 junior editors from Years 2 and 5 Where: Nantes, France Where: London spent their four sessions with Sting. We explored and Usefulness: 1/10 Usefulness: 5/10 I like practiced the skills every good journalist needs as we investi- Beauty: 8.5/10 Beauty: 6/10 the Kindle gated the top Science and Technology stories from around the Value for money: 9.5/10 Value for money: 10/10 world. The children took responsibility for sourcing the Design: 9.5/10 Design: 7/10 Rory (5JW) Sam (Cherry) stories, choosing accompanying images and writing a short Reporter: Ellis Reporter: Alex sentence about their story. I like the We also explored the world of rubbish, looking first at the Nintendo Switch devastation that rubbish can cause, and then the incredible RECYCLED GIANT PANDA SCULPTURE CHANDELIER/LIGHT FITTING beauty that it can be used to create. The children were Material: Used tyres Material: Plastic bottles amazed and inspired by the images and art works they Where: China Where: England discovered. When they weren’t researching and writing, they Usefulness: 2.5/10 Usefulness: 3/10 Beauty: 10/10 Beauty: 10/10 I like reading were debating the value of gaming for children and crafting a Value for money: 2.5/10 Value for money: 10/10 on the Kindle questionnaire on Robots. Design: 3/10 Design: 7/10 Reporter: Zoe Reporter: Prune Thank you to all the wonderful MySting Editors for their Saya (5B) Zoe (5R) invaluable contribution to this STEAM edition. - my sting 2 - - my sting 3 -
STEAM news from around the world We commissioned our MySting Junior Editors to source the latest science and technology news from around the word. We asked them to choose the stories that interested them most. Here is their global report. RUSSIA - CLIMATE CHANGE Polar bears invade Russian town UK - CLIMATE CHANGE Polar Bears are invading Belushya Guba in Russia because UK students walk out of school they are hungry. Changes to the climate have affected their Children and teenagers in 40 towns and cities skipped school food source. Last month the local government declared an on Friday 15th February and Friday 15th March, to participate emergency. in the Youth Strike 4 Climate protest, claiming the government Reporter: Saya needs to do more to combat climate change. This campaign was inspired by 16-year-old Swedish student, Greta Thunberg, who has been missing lessons every Friday to protest outside UK - SPACE NEWS the Swedish parliament. Space junk: harpoon tested to clean up space Reporter: Amelia A British satellite company have developed a harpoon to capture space debris. The harpoon will shoot a net to catch and collect space junk – including a broken satellite as big as UK - ROBOTICS a double decker bus, which, along with nearly 8,000 tonnes of The robot helping a seven-year-old boy to go to school debris, circle the earth and need to be removed. The test Seven-year-old Sam has a weak immune system, which carried out in space in February was a success. means he cannot be in the classroom in case he picks up an Reporters: Sam and Benjamin illness. The AV1 robot acts as his eyes, ears, voice and hands and attends the lessons in his place. A new government initiative is aiming to help children with long-term illness to SWITZERLAND - SPACE NEWS participate in school lessons from home. Sam is really happy Space junk cleaning device to be able to “attend” school from home. The race to clean up space debris continues as Swiss scientists Reporter: Alex develop a special satellite to scoop up space junk and draw it in. Nasa says more than half a million pieces of rocket parts, broken satellites and other pieces of debris are orbiting Earth TONGA - ENVIRONMENT and some satellites have been damaged or destroyed after Scientists visit brand new island colliding with space junk. Hunga Tonga (near Tonga) in the South Pacific Ocean rose out Reporter: Alex of the sea four years ago. The new island was an underwater volcano and scientists are studying it because it is only the third known volcanic pop-up like this to have arisen in the last USA - SPACE NEWS 150 years. It does not have an official name yet, but locals call Grade schoolers build mini satellite it Hunga Tonga. Last May, the International Space Station launched the first Reporter: Elise maintenance satellite, called a Cubesat, designed and built by grade schoolers. The STMSat-1 satellite was the culmination of a three-year long project involving 400 students from HOLLAND - POLLUTION pre-kindergarten through to eighth grade at St. Thomas More Dutch mystery: 20,000 sea birds dead Cathedral School in Arlington, Virginia. A batch of containers fell off the container ship MSC Zoe near Reporter: Ellis Holland. At least three of the containers were carrying dangerous chemicals. Thousands of dead or dying guillemot birds have been washing up on Dutch beaches. Scientists KENYA - POLLUTION believe bad weather may be behind the terrible accident, but Meet the world’s first recycled plastic boat called FlipFlopi some people wonder if the chemicals from the containers The FlipFlopi is a 9-metre sailing boat made from tonnes of have caused the bird deaths. Though the loss of 20,000 birds discarded plastic waste and flip flops collected from beaches is both sad and important, guillemots are not in danger of and towns along the Kenyan coast. It recently completed a two dying out. There are about 2 million in the North Sea. week trip along the African coast. The trip was meant to call Reporter: Prune attention to the dangers of single-use plastic. Report: Zoe AUSTRALIA - EVOLUTION Meteorites created oceans USA - SPACE NEWS Scientists in Australia have discovered there may be a chance Martian roving robot declared dead that icy meteorites created the Earth’s oceans. Previously, The robot rover named Opportunity and nicknamed Oppy has scientists believed the seas and atmosphere were formed by been declared dead. Opportunity, the longest-living roving the release of water and gas from the Earth’s mantle (the robot ever sent to another planet, explored the red plains of layer of earth between the hot middle and the surface) Mars for more than 14 years, snapping photos and revealing through volcanic activity during the planet’s first 100 million astonishing glimpses into its distant past. But Oppy was last years. “Our findings make alternative theories for the origin of heard from in June 2018 after a dust storm on Mars. NASA the atmosphere and oceans, such as icy comets or meteorites announced that the rover is dead. Everyone at NASA is very bringing water to the Earth,” said lead researcher Mark upset. RIP Oppy. The Oppy is replaced by the Curiosity, a Kendrick from the ANU. larger rover currently roaming Mars. Reporter: Katya Reporter: Rory - my sting 4 - - my sting 5 -
WEST END SUMMER SEASON & UK TOUR NOW ON SALE Quiz Time LIVE ON STAG Can you Identify these famous robots? E Robots are the frontier of science and technology. We love them and we fear them. Here are some the world’s most famous robots real and fictional. BASED ON THE PICTURE BOOK BY This robot appeared in Star Wars. JULIA DONALDSON AND AXEL SCHEFFLER KINGSTON WED 29 MAY - SUN 2 JUN Who is the lead robot in Transformers? Rose Theatre This little robot worked cleaning up the environment until he fell in love. You can build this robot yourself with the help of some Lego. TUE 11 - THU 13 JUN These little robot toys are modelled on insects. Bury St Edmunds, Theatre Royal Dr Who lived in fear of these robots. SAT 15 - SUN 16 JUN BayMax, the hero robot, appeared in which kids’ movie? Swindon, Wyvern Theatre This killer robot was played by a famous bodybuilder. WED 19 - SUN 23 JUN This robot appeared in the shops last Christmas – an adorable smart friend. Dun Laoghaire, Pavilion Theatre This real robot was invented by Honda. It can walk, run and climb stairs. What is its name? TUE 25 - WED 26 JUN Hint: All the answers are pictured. Birmingham, Hippodrome FRI 28 - SAT 29 JUN Southend, Palace Theatre WEST END WED 3 JUL - SUN 8 SEP Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue FRI 4 - SUN 6 OCT Basingstoke, The Haymarket THU 10 - SUN 13 OCT Nottingham, Theatre Royal TUE 15 - THU 17 OCT Aberdeen, His Majesty’s Theatre SAT 19 - SUN 20 OCT Hamilton, The Town House TUE 22 - SUN 27 OCT The Gruffalo © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 1999 – Macmillan Children’s Books North Finchley, artsdepot TUE 29 OCT - SUN 3 NOV Southampton, Nuffield Theatre TUE 5 - WED 6 NOV Northampton, Theatre Royal MON 11 - TUE 12 NOV *page1: We asked our Junior editors to tell us about their favourite tech games - when they have their screen time, of course. Coventry, Belgrade Theatre Finally, we would like to say thank you to the wonderful TA Chloe Kelly THU 14 - FRI 15 NOV who proved an indispensable member of the MySting team this year! Radlett Centre MON 18 - SAT 23 NOV Leicester, Curve - my sting 6 - gruffalolive.com
STEAM I d id a n a rt c la s R ij km u s s at th e u m in A e mste rda m. on a pp y ow n m e... m ra m Honeywell kids love to experiment, create, build, discover, craft and much, much ing p ro g b u ild I ’ m s p re ss o more. These Honeywellers don’t need to be in the classroom to enjoy STEAM; th e E I d id a n a rt c la s here they are doing it in their own time. R ij km u s s at th e u m in A e e ech Gregory Alex, 5R mste rda Ruby, B , Nurse m. ry Jake, on L EG O 4B a pp ith m y y ow n m e... v e p la y in g w t – it ’s m y I lo o ing m ra m E V 3 ro b b u ild p ro g M in ds to r m s et ! I ’ m s p re ss o e L EG O th e E fa vo u r it e ech Gregory Alex, 5R aya Sofia, Cherry Ruby, B , Nurse Rose, Pap ry Jake, L EG O 4B ith m y Elana, v e p la y in g w t – it ’s m y I lo o Côme, 3GH 4M r m E V 3 ro b M in ds to s et ! e L EG O fa vo u r it I built the LEGO train my Dad got for his 10th birthday , on my a ya Sofia, Cherry Rose, Pap 10th birthday ! h Leonie , Beec , Nurse Elana, Alice, 5R Leon ry Côme, 3GH 4M Finn, Holly I built the LEGO train my Dad got for his 10th birthday , on my Iddy, Maple 10th birthday ! h Leonie , Beec , Nurse Alice, 5R Leon ry Finn, Holly Sophia Children of the Mekong, & Safia , 4M Max, 5JW the UK arm of a French charity, Iddy, Maple celebrate their 60th anniversary this year. I created an abstract art piece at the Tate Britain and gained my The charity is dedicated to helping first Brownie badge for painting. underprivileged children, young adults Sarah, 4M Sophia and their families in Southeast Asia & Safia through education, training and support. , 4M Max, 5JW I created an abstract art piece at They invite you to the Children of the Mekong’s the Tate Britain and gained my London film premiere of first Brownie badge for painting. Sarah, 4M Florenc e, Cherr Mollie, 4 M WHEN I GROW UP y a film about the extraordinary adventure of 6 children in 6 different countries low of Southeast Asia that is meant to raise Felix, Wil Ella, 4M awareness of the daily lives and dreams M Florenc e, Cherr Mollie, 4 y of these children and the privilege that is education. than, Holly Stella, Nurse 9pm Thursday - 25th April 2019 Christopher & Jona low ry Felix, Wil Ella, 4M Prince Charles Cinema Leicester Place than, Holly To book your tickets, go to: Stella, Nurse Christopher & Jona ry http://buytickets.at/whenigrowup/237465 - 20 -
PTFA Easter Holiday Performing Arts Workshop Magic of the Musicals PUT ON A SHOW IN JUST 4 DAYS/MORNINGS Charity starts at home, saving the planet starts at Honeywell. New term, new outlook... and a chance to help raise funds for the school! 4-6 YEARS 7–16 YEARS Monday 15th to Thursday Monday 15th to Thursday 18th April 2019 18th April 2019 9.30am to 12.30pm daily 10.00am to 4.00pm daily with a performance at 12pm with a performance at 4.00pm on Thursday 18th April on Thursday 18th April CHILDCARE VOUCHERS After the Easter holidays, the PTFA will be launching a series through recycling used ink and toner cartridges, working with £ £ ACCEPTED £ £ of new initiatives, in conjunction with the school, to help all a company called Empties Please. You will find a collection STAGECOACH THEATRE ARTS BATTERSEA EASTER HOLIDAY WORKSHOP AT: those families with good eco-friendly resolutions who might box on the ground floor at the entrance of Junior (dining hall Northcote Lodge, 27 Bolingbroke Grove, London, SW11 6EL need a few more tools to make life simpler. entrance) and Infant School buildings (Reception entrance). APPLY ONLINE AT: WWW.STAGECOACH.CO.UK/BATTERSEA | 07956 288928 Empties Please will then collect and recycle them in an eco- All these initiatives will be running hand-in-hand with friendly way and donate the money raised straight back to the Dance • Drama • Singing • Musical Theatre • Performance Honeywell going for Gold status as a Unicef Rights Respecting PTFA. Please remember that you can collect ink and toner School – putting children’s rights at the heart of the school’s cartridges from anywhere, not just from work and home but culture. Together with the academic team, the PTFA is helping also from clubs, friends and family. To get you started, look to embed the concepts of the UK Convention of the Rights of out for the recycling bag in your child’s book bag, which you the Child, and as we learned on Page 10, Honeywell pupils can pop any empties you may already have around the house see themselves as global citizens with responsibilities into to drop in the collection box. towards the world they live in, not just with rights they can take from it. They believe in fighting for the sustainability of And for those batteries that can’t be recharged… their future. Did you know that batteries contain harmful heavy metals such as lead, mercury, copper, zinc, cadmium, manganese, Meet Buengo - eBay for Honeywell lithium and potassium – all of which can be extremely hazar- Teaching your kids about the effects of overconsumption and dous to both the environment and human health? overproduction and the value of reuse? Check out Buengo, a new app which enables you to buy and “sell” with a difference. When placed in landfill, the heavy metals from these batteries Think of it as a cross between eBay and the local charity can permeate into the soil and make their way into our water shop – you buy, sell and donate items and help support your supply. So please remember that batteries should not go into community in the process. a household bin, but can be dropped off in the collection bin in the school office, from where they will be taken off and dis- > Step 1: Download the Buengo app and select Honeywell posed of carefully. Schools PTFA as your chosen cause that you’d like to support. > Step 2: Take a quick photo of the item you were about to Thank you, drop off at the charity shop and post it on the Buengo app with Future Generations. a figure of its resale value (minimum £1). > Step 3: When you get a message back from an interested buyer, arrange the handover at school drop-off or pick-up, or suchlike. The amount the buyer pays will be donated to the PTFA (well, 95% of it will). Whether you need a new ski suit for the kids or want to refresh the toy box, Buengo is the app to do it. For any item you buy from a Honeywell seller, 95% of the purchase amount will be donated to the Honeywell PTFA – and you can even GiftAid your donation. Sorted. Empties please! Not glasses or bottles this time but printer cartridges and toners. We have found a great new and easy way to raise funds - 22 -
EXTRACURRICULAR INTERESTED IN YOUR KIDS ATTENDING HONEYWELL’S AFTER SCHOOL CLUB? OR BREAKFAST CLUB? > Ages 3-11 > After School Club pick-up: 6.30pm > Breakfast Club drop-off: 7.30am > We welcome impromptu bookings > We offer kids a quiet reading area and a place to do homework > We also offer outside play time, cooking, various arts and crafts > We like to do activities around various celebrations and festivals > Registration forms can be collected from both clubs > For more info contact: SAMBCC@BTCONNECT.COM or 07513 206 860 STEAM after school? Of course. Here, Honeywell kids tell Sting about their favourite STEAM-related school clubs. The essence of STEAM has a laugh. What I especially love is when the food is ready Seraphina, 5JW and you get to finally take it home; to eat it and share it with your family. I decided to join the Coding Club because I like technology, coding and I am interested in finding out more about these subjects. Fun after school Katya 5JW The club has helped me improve my coding abilities. I learned how to program a small At After School Club I read and play. You can robot called Ozobots to make it go from one point to another have tea if you are hungry. Older kids tend and solve mazes. I also learned how to create animations, but to do their homework. If you want to play a my favourite part so far was to debug a video game on Tynker. game they have table football, chess, Ludo, and so much more. They do arts and crafts I created mazes to challenge other students’ robots, and I and sometimes you can even do sewing. created a program to make my Ozobot solve any of my friends’ mazes! I made some digital art, creating 8-bit icons and then At After School Club they have maths games, so you can giving them movement as a GIF. I also started working on practice your maths. I would recommend this club because creating my own video game. it’s a good place to meet your friends. Going there is a lot of fun! The Junior Coding Club lets students delve into exciting pro- jects while gaining insight and experience into many aspects of computer coding – including the likes of robotics, mobile Telling stories and writing games apps, animation and games – which takes students from the Renee, 6W basics to the point they can design and build their own ideas. I joined the Creative Writing Club because I wanted to do it for secondary school, and I For the love of food have loved it. It is so much fun and I get the Lily, 5R chance to express my opinions. Whenever it’s Wednesday, I am excited for Creative I joined the Cooking Club because I always Writing and have no doubts about going. wanted to do something else that was different to all the other clubs after school. I have learned lots of ways to write interesting stories, and I also wanted to make some new friends! my Creative Writing teacher, Jenni, is full of joy. She has very good ideas and top tips for us. Creative Writing is the best The things we make in Cooking Club club EVER! are always delicious like chocolate brownies, sausage or cheese rolls, fruit kebabs, carrot cake, and cheese and ham It is impossible to choose my favourite week: The Paper Clip muffins – and a load more really delicious foods! The thing I Experiment, the Consequences Stories, and much, much love about Cooking Club is that everyone gets on really well. more. Creative Writing is for kids in Years 3 to year 6. You must We always have fun while we are cooking and everyone always join in – you will love it! - 24 - - 25 -
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- 29 - - 28 - 1/g: Harriet Humphrey, Mango > the dishwasher - 2/f: Kellie Padmore, Office > the ice cream freezer - 3/a: Donna Wiltshire, Nursery > the kettle - 4/d: Rose Bell, 4B > the speaker - 5/c: Niall McMullan, 4M > the battery - 6/h: Nikki Keen, 3K > the airplane - 7/b: Jane Haskett, Infant Science Leader > the lint roller - 8/i: Hilly Bryde, Junior Deputy Head > the photocopier - 9/e: Paul Warbis, 6W > contact Lenses. staff what their favourite invention is... items we can’t live without today were invented in our lifetimes. We asked Honeywell teachers and So many amazing inventions have changed our lives - and it’s extraordinary to think that some of the QUIZ
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