The newly formed Year 7/8 tutor group Sargasso celebrated 'nurturing nature' as shown by the geranium cuttings taken by Year 8 last week from our own mother plants. The success can be clearly seen by the Year 7 cuttings, now 7 weeks old. Snowdrops and budding...
On Tuesday, Year 7 and 8 pupils were treated to a PE lesson with a difference as Mr Salt turned Sergeant and prepared them for fighting in the trenches. Year 7 are currently reading Michael Morpurgo’s ‘Private Peaceful’ in English, and had just reached the chapter where the...
On Monday, CIS held their annual Christmas Drama and Music Concert. The Choir, led by Miss Mason, sang both moving and stirring songs, while the band played Christmas tunes, some well-known favourites and some beautiful carols from other countries. After the interval, Drama...
Year 10 made their annual visit to King's College Chapel for the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. As always, the amazing scenery and sense of tradition was inspiring and a wonderful experience for the pupils. ...
Our assembly this week was presented by Year 10 who had chosen to inform us about what it means to be homeless. The good work done by charities in Cambridge, such as Street Aid and Jimmy's Shelter, was highlighted as well as how CIS can...
The Year 7 have been looking at the work of Max Ernst who produced collaged from rubbings of textured materials such as leaves and this is called FROTTAGE. They produced their own frottaged creature! Year 8 and 9 and been exploring and developing ideas from their...
Elephants' toothpastE This week in the Year 9 Chemistry, the students made 'Elephants' Toothpaste". This popular demonstration shows how a catalysts works. The potassium iodide (a catalyst) reacts with the hydrogen peroxide solution, releasing oxygen molecules very rapidly. The oxygen-filled bubbles, which make up the...
Year 7 went out this week to visit the University Museum of Zoology. During the visit, Year 7 took part in a workshop. They explored the life of Charles Darwin and the origin of his ideas on Evolution and Natural Selection. Then they looked...
Year 7 went with Mrs Jordan to the Imperial War Museum Duxford on Wednesday morning to learn more about the First World War. Having studied several poems from WW1, the class are now reading the novel ‘Private Peaceful’, so having Duxford on our doorstep presented...
On Sunday 10th November a group of students attended the Remembrance Day Parade at the War Memorial on Hills Road in Cambridge. It is a great honour to be invited by the Royal British Legion to attend this event, which this year marked the 75th...
