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K'nex Club - Brand New for 2013!

The Academy Council regularly check the Academy's 'Suggestion Box' - where all pupils can post ideas for things they'd like to see happening in and around the school. The councillors discovered a huge desire from their peers for a construction club... and so K'nex club was born!

Spearheaded by some particularly keen Year 5 and 6 boys, K'nex club has been organised to take place every Wednesday lunchtime from 12.30-1.00. Due to such high numbers of children from Years 4, 5 and 6 wishing to participate, the boys are now running two clubs! One for the first half term and the second for the latter half of the term. Many thanks to Mrs Grey for supervising the club.

Here are the the creative K'nex leaders (still smiling after their first club!):

Week one: Buildings. The children eagerly worked in groups to build the first challenge: A house!

Here are some of their creations:

         

         

                                         

It was great to see girls and boys of different ages and from different classes working collectively as a team!

All models were placed on a table ready to be judged by the K'nex boys....the groups waited anxiously for the verdict..

                            

One by the one the models were discussed on their merits...before being eliminated until the eventual winners were chosen. Well done to the boys for a superbly run club; well done to the groups for working so brilliantly together and for leaving the classroom as they found it! Wonder what the next 20 minute challenge will be....