Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Darlington Head of Steam Museum October 2013

30 Students from Years 7 and 8 travelled to the Head of Steam Museum in Darlington to discover how the Darlington to Stockton Railway was built and with the help of several special guests produce pieces of creative writing inspired by their surroundings.
DSMS meet Edward Pease.
‘Have you heard of the establishment T K Max? It was the site of my woollen mill.’
 
George Stephenson describes the wonder of his flanged wheels and the importance of elbow grease.

‘The stars and a good pint of ale inspire me…Imagine the speeds… 10 miles an hour but don’t worry, your organs won't explode. We could go as far as Leeds or even doon to London toon!’
Crafting a masterpiece.
Choo Choo!



A haunted carriage?


All aboard!
Inspiration is everywhere.
 

Students said...
 
The trip today was very useful for my writing and has inspired me to read more books.
It was the best school trip I’ve been on, the actors were fabulous.
It was a complete pleasure to be able to adventure and explore the museum for inspiration.
I loved the room with all the letters in and spent nearly all day in there.
I liked it where the actor playing George Stephenson grabbed everyone’s attention.
I had great fun talking about books and Victorian writers
Sitting on the bridge you could see everything to help you with your story!
 

 
 

Thursday, 18 July 2013

A play in a day

On Thursday 18th July, a group of GCSE Drama students with the help of Mr Morrell and Miss Adams took on the challenge of learning and performing a play in just one day. With an audience arriving at 3pm, nerves were guaranteed but the performers rose to the challenge admirably.
 
The result... twelve angry pigs, one satisfied audience!
 
 Early rehearsals.
 Oinking up backstage!
 A pig's eye view.
 Practice makes perfect!
A rapt audience awaits... they weren't disappointed! 


Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Year 11 Apprentice 2013

With great trepidation Year 11 entered Lord Sugar's boardroom. Here's how the day panned out...
Nick launches the task. Create a new chocolate bar, brand and advertising campaign.

Communication is key!
What's cooking?

Can I just make a point?
 
The standard of design was high!

What is an apricot?

Rehearsing the pitch.

The boardroom. Congratulations to The Wonkas who narrowly beat Poppy Seeds to win.




 

Monday, 15 July 2013

Redcar 2013

Under perfect azure soar, upon glittering sands strode 28 DSMS students. We feasted royally, explored exciting new structures, produced some highly impressive writing and had lots of fun!

 
Golden grains ran between my toes
A scent of lemon ice cream lingered on my nose

The waves of the sea lapped up and down
The sun making my skin a golden brown

I climbed up the swirly stairs
to get to the view when I got up there.

 
The soothing breeze of the sea air,
Blowing the aroma of a soft melting lemon top,

As I think back on my day in the sun:
The extreme heights of the beacon,

And the salty blast of the sea,
Summarising the great beach of Redcar.
The soaring sun shining down on the white waves,

Spitting and spraying like a Burmese python.
The taste of lemon dripping and sliding down my throat,

The view of Hartlepool and Saltburn being surrounded by
the modern factories and industries.

The delicious, traditional fish and chips
and the grand experience of the seaside.
 
The blazing sun was beating down, the aroma of fish and chips wafted through the air. Golden sand wriggled between my toes. Aggressively, the shimmering sea crashed against the burning hot sand. Energetic dogs playfully ran around in the pacific blue water. Circling, the screeching seagulls fly over the beach. Vibrant, the freezing tangy lemon top ice cream melted on the tip of my tongue.
 
Individually they remain a sharp, diminutive and insignificant element in a landscape cultivated and developed by a civilisation that is creating a more modern community with architecture that lends itself to a style that suits a modern, competitive and creative world. However even due to the almost unnoticeable size of this microscopic particle when it is accompanied by others of the same build and structure it creates a soft and gentle terrain that is fine and covers  a large proportion of a growing community. Industrial influence creates a constant assistance in an economy already reinforced by redevelopment and new interesting structures.
 
 I looked around but all I could sea was a crowd of people. I climbed up the beacon to try and get a batter look. I was quite hot so I took off my jumper. I still couldn’t find the class so I treated myself to battered sausage and chips. I fried to find them again but there was no use.