LOXFORD IN THE MONTH OF JUNE
Within the month of June our students took part in the following activities:-
- The Year 6 students from the local primary schools came to Loxford and took part in ‘taster’ sessions to help them make an outstanding start to their secondary school career
- Year 7 Parents’ Evening had a fantastic 98% turnout
- Year 9 had their Revaxis & Meningitis vaccinations
- RADA came in for our Year 10 GCSE Drama students
We visited the following places:-
- 20 students from Years 8, 9 & 10 visited Barcelona. They visited La Sagrada Familia, the Barcelona Football Club (Camp Nou) and had a 2 hour lesson in a language school
- Our Year 7 & 8 STEM Club students went on a trip to the London Transport Museum Depot and really enjoyed it
- Our Year 11s held their Prom and they had a fantastic time. The Prom King was Sohrab Khan 11H and Prom Queen Karolina Tomaite 11Y
- A group of Year 9 girls Technology students visited The Ford Motor Company, Basildon for “International Women in Engineering Day”. Students took part in a range of activities, tours and talks in order to understand ‘How women are perceived in engineering’. They also had a tour of the Dunton Technical Centre site testing facilities and completed a “hands on” project. This interactive opportunity gave the students a great insight into the range of careers available within the engineering sector. They enjoyed the day and were great ambassadors for the school
- Year 7 & 8 PE students went on a reward trip to Fairlop Outdoor Activity Centre
- As a reward for their duties and achievement, the Year 9 & 10 Monitors visited the Warner Brothers’ Harry Potter Studio
- Our Year 7s visited Boulogne, France for the day. This was a fantastic experience of French life and they visited the old town in Boulogne, Becasuc, a sweet factory, Nausicaa, a fantastic sea and marine life centre and Cité Europe, the famous hypermarket.
Loxford took part in many sporting fixtures:-
- Our Year 7, 8 & 9 PE students took part in the District Athletics competition with other schools from Redbridge (results are on our website)
- Year 7 & 8 cricket defeated Isaac Newton by 63 runs