Lest they forget...
Year 9 students designed clocks inspired by war poetry.
Year 10 students designed a range of T-shirts.
Friday, 5 December 2014
Spelling Bee 2014!
Congratulations to all participants in the first ever Spelling Bee held at DSMS!
(We even got in the Northern Echo and everything!)
Finalists Heather 'Assassin' Mckim, Joshua 'Action' Jackson, Saffi 'Superstar' Ullah, Abi 'Goldfinger' Gould and Jonathan 'Demon' Deery
Saffi the champion with his trophy!
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Charles Dickens Day(s)!
On Thursday 4th and Friday 5th December 53 Year 8 students visited the Head of Steam Museum in Darlington to learn more about Charles Dickens, his links with the town and how to create a compelling character. Thanks to all at Head of Steam for a fantastic day!
A quick game of Dickens Aye or Dickens Nay?
Mr Choakumchild? True or false?
Meet Mr Frederick Dickens. Gin for all! Buried in West Cemetery Darlington.
Charles Dickens recounts the sad tale of his brother's death.
Students had the task of creating a Dickensian character and introducing him or her into a narrative. Some of the results are below....
'Are you sure you want another drink Mr Wilson sir?' Stammered Mr Wilson's servant Henry asked. They were currently dining in their local pub The Dancing Pigs.
'No slave'. Drawled Wilson. 'I've only had three pints plus I have a rather sustainable liver...'
Laila Riley
As the pocketwatches of spectators turned one, Billy Mental unleashed his fury on his unwilling participant. As his knuckles filled with blood his victim lay on the floor as the sound of old bill filled the damp, pungent air.
Liam Thomas
Today I visited my first crime scene. It was horrifying. The smell of rotting corpse half way through rigor mortis is a sickening smell but the sight was much worse.
Abi Gould
Year 8 are overwhelmed with excitement by their complementary Sherlock Holmes novels!
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.
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‘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
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| Crafting a masterpiece. |
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| Choo Choo! |
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| A haunted carriage? |
All aboard!
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| 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!
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