Tuesday afternoon saw CIS take part in the Year 10 Maths Feast 2018, a team Maths Challenge sponsored by Further Mathematics Support Programme which took place at Linton Village College. The Maths Feast comprised starter-‘ what no words’ round, mains -‘Problems, problems' round, a particularly challenging practical interlude involving dice cycles, and...
U9 Netball V Dame Bradbury (Away) The under 9 girls had their very first experience of a netball match, playing away at Dame Bradbury School. The conditions for playing were tough, with the girls facing persistent rain and cold temperatures. Despite this, the under 9 girls...
[gallery ids="1776,1777"] We're never too old to listen to a story During assembly this week, we welcomed the Storyteller Jamie Crawford. He brought with him two traditional stories: 'The Singing Bones' and 'The Lindworm'. For a whole hour the Seniors were captivated with a mesmerising and entertaining performance, his only props being...
Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody It haunted me from the start Something inside of me started a symphony Zing! Went the strings of my heart Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc This week in the Biology department, coinciding appropriately with...
This week, we welcomed a group of children from the Affiliated School of Luo Fu Shan Sinology Academy near Huizhou, Guang Dong, in China. Year 7 have written about the visit: 'On Monday 5th February, a group of Chinese children came with their teachers to visit our school....
Thursday evening was the grand opening of the refurbished building at Cherry Hinton Hall and the first event to be held in the new Okes Hall. We were delighted to welcome so many of the people who had been involved in the planning, design and...
On Tuesday 30th January, the students at the Temple were joined by Year 6 to experience a day of activities focused around learning about different languages and cultures. The day focused on many of the native languages of the students at the school and included...
Year 7 enjoyed a scintillating study of the Earth’s geological history on Wednesday 31 July at the University of Cambridge Sedgwick Museum of Geology. The museum is situated on Downing Street in Cambridge city centre. Using a huge year-to-view planner, the students placed a number of...
On Friday 26th January, Coral and Caribbean Classes (Years 1 & 2) visited the Shuttleworth Collection as part of their topic on Transport. The children loved the visit and learned a great deal during their time there. While there they had the opportunity to look at different...
On Wednesday 24th January, Year 10 were very fortunate to go to the Further Mathematics Support Programme (FMSP) in ‘Applications of Mathematics’ held at Northampton University. There they took part in three spell-binding activities on the applications of Mathematics: ‘Can we tell the Future?’ with Prof...