Year 7 Science
Air resistance in Year 7 Science
The students have been discussing air resistance in Science. We looked at how shape affected the friction by folding paper aeroplanes and had great fun testing them out in our playground.


The students have been discussing air resistance in Science. We looked at how shape affected the friction by folding paper aeroplanes and had great fun testing them out in our playground.


During their Year 10 Maths lesson, students have been practising buying and selling things from their ‘mock’ shop. Lewis showed me how he worked out how much money he had to spend and whether he had received the right amount of change.

Hugh started at The Valley on 11th November 1991; essentially before any of our current students and even some of our staff were born.
He has decided to leave us to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. He has planned to do some D.I.Y and look after his young grandchildren.
We wish him all the best and hope that he visits us often.

Year 8 Lime have been learning about the Trojan Horse and have thoroughly enjoyed building their own in class.
The end result was almost as big as some of the children.
It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm, and the creativity of the staff, in bringing the lessons to life.

Students have been working hard, planting bulbs ready for the spring.

Dylan and Aleks produced some amazing creative accounts in their extended writing class. Aleks confidently read his aloud, explaining how various creatures killed their prey, with much enthusiasm.

Students have been honing their riding skills on a bicycle in Year 10. They have been taking advantage of our new playground area and mock road.

A group of Performing Arts students were lucky enough to travel to London on Wednesday to see a new production of Roald Dahl’s ‘The Witches’ at the National Theatre. We travelled by train and walked along the river Thames to the South Bank Centre. We had amazing seats in the stalls and the students loved the show. “Brilliant”, “amazing”, “fantastic”, “scary” and “not scary” were all used to describe the production! Well done to everyone who attended, you were a wonderful group.

Year 7 are conducting experiments around floating and sinking. We designed and built boats and then tested them on water.


Year 7 used the claw and bridge grips to safely cut potatoes whilst following a recipe to make Dauphinoise potatoes.


Headteacher: David Pearce | Contact: Iona Varol (Office Manager)
The Valley School, Broadhall Way, SG2 9BN | Tel: 01438 747274 | Email: iona.varol@thevalley.herts.sch.uk
Senco: senco@thevalley.herts.sch.uk
Headteacher: David Pearce
Contact: Iona Varol (Office Manager)
The Valley School, Broadhall Way, SG2 9BN
Tel: 01438 747274
Email: admin@thevalley.herts.sch.uk
Senco: senco@thevalley.herts.sch.uk

