TA Science Club
This week in Science Club, students looked into some chemical reactions by making elephant toothpaste, using some plastic bottles, yeast, food colouring, and warm water. They then carefully added hydrogen peroxide to see an exothermic reaction, where the foam comes out of the bottle. The students then took part in some STEM 5Park Box activities, […]
Y7 Kickboxing Success
This week, Y7 student, Ava, came into school with her bronze and silver medals to show to staff. She gained these after competing in several kickboxing matches. Everyone is super proud of her, what a fantastic achievement. Well done, Ava! #WeAreProudOfOurAchievements
Science Club Returns!
Following the Easter break, Science Club was back at Thrybergh Academy, where students continued the Easter theme. They followed instructions to produce their own Easter shortbread biscuits, with the choice of adding extra ingredients to give them colour and decorations. The students followed the instruction card well, mixing the ingredients together, and using some fun Easter […]
Illustration Workshop
Last term, Thrybergh Art students were invited by Children’s Capital of Culture to work with Artist and Illustrator, Ruth Dyer. Students produced illustrations for a series of short stories, written by students from Highfield Farm Primary School in partnership with Grimm & Co. Everyone created a series of enchanting characters and scenes, inspired by the […]
Half Term 4 – Careers Round Up
It has been a very busy half term at Thrybergh Academy, with lots of career opportunities for everyone to get involved in. Students took part in activities such as the careers fayre, lessons, external speaker talks, and some students even planned their own extracurricular clubs. This is all part of our ongoing commitment to support […]
Y11 GCSE Drama Trip
Y11 GCSE Drama students recently enjoyed a theatre trip to the Sheffield Crucible. The students saw a stylish but faithful version of Tennessee Williams’ classic, ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. The students will go on to analyse the performance and technical elements in the play for their final written exam. Great work, well done Y11! #WeWorkHard
World Theatre Day
On Thursday 27th March, Thrybergh Academy celebrated World Theatre Day. Students were set the task of asking each of their teachers throughout the day, ‘What was the last show you saw in the theatre?’ Each response was then noted in the students’ planners, in return for a prize at the end of the day. Everyone […]
TA Proud Podium
We have had a very busy term at Thrybergh, with lots of our students taking part in things that they should be very proud of! This week, we celebrated some of our Year 11 students, who have had some great successes in their Sunday League Football team. A big shout out to the whole team for […]
Y7/8 Leeds Playhouse Trip
As part of World Theatre Day, Y7 and Y8 students visited Leeds Playhouse to see the critically acclaimed production of Animal Farm. The production was an incredible experience that told George Orwell’s novella in a contemporary, gritty, and hugely entertaining way. Students were amazed by the powerful sound and lighting design, as well as the […]
Staff Learn Chocolate Guilding
Mr Davis has been teaching fellow colleagues how to do Chocolate Guilding with 24ct gold leaf. This was set up for students the previous night, but there was plenty left for staff to have a go. They looked and tasted great. Thank you, Mr Davis!
