Spinnaker

Class Teacher: Luke Thomas

Welcome to Spinnaker Class one of our Key Stage 4 classes here at Redwood Park Academy.

Information relating to the pupils learning and class news will be populated shortly. 

Spring 2025

Spinnaker class have had an exciting week. We have been to Fort Purbrook during our outdoor education lessons where we have improved our cycling skills.

In our maths lessons, we have been measuring and comparing how far we can jump and calculating the mean distance using calculators. We have also calculated how tall the Spinnaker Tower is if it was measured in tins of beans - we calculated it would measure 1,475 tins!

In our writing we have been reviewing video games. We have chosen our favourite video games and written a review for a gaming magazine. In STEM, we have researched pollination and taken photographs of flowers in the school grounds to identify the reproductive organs of plants: pollen, stamen, sepals.

In art, we have been adding the finishing touches to our bright and colourful giant insects. Finally, we have been taking part in class debates on themes such as ‘should there be an International Men's Day?' and 'Is it okay to hate?'

Summer 2024

Spinnaker have had a great year developing into bright young people. They are looking forward to next year’s challenges and opportunities.

Spinnaker class have enjoyed their swimming classes, a few of the students mentioned that they couldn’t swim prior to the lessons.

The class have said their favourite subject has been Maths where they have been learning to measure and find the perimeter and area of shapes. They all had a good time making garlic bread in their cookery classes. The class went on a trip to the Winchester space centre where they learnt about space and different ways to save the environment, their favourite part of the day was the planetarium where they learnt about the planets and galaxies. Spinnaker class also went on the year 8 CYE residential and had a great time away.

This is what some of the pupils had to say...

Finley - ‘‘I’ve enjoyed Maths and learning about measuring’’

Esmee - ‘’I have enjoyed the residential trips’’

The class are looking forward to moving onto a new class and meeting their new teachers and TA’s and making new friends.