Child Reach International Project

For our Theme Week project, we have been working with memories of a charity called Child Reach International. So far we have looked at identities and roles of women, and how the media has expressed its views towards them. Members of the charity that have visited Mulberry have organised many activities and trips to help our understanding in this project.

On Monday we visited the Child Reach International Head Office. While we were there we saw an exhibition on fashion and how it influences us today. We also watched presentations which gave us an idea of how women are portrayed in the media. We discussed as a group how the magazine and fashion industry have an effect on us and our identity.

On Tuesday we walked to Spitalfields Market, where we interviewed and recorded some locals. We chose Spitalfields because it is a modern tourist attraction. We asked people questions about the area. We then walked to

Brick Lane

and interviewed more people so we were able to compare both areas. We found out that there were more Bengali people and traditional shops in

Brick Lane

, while there were people from many backgrounds in Spitalfields, were the shops are more Western.

Overall, this project was great! Members of the project all got to know each other. By Interviewing people we didn’t know, we built our social skills and confidence. It was particularly interesting to find things out about the charity Child Reach International.

A post from the students in Health and Social Care...

In Health and Social Care we have learnt a number of things. We learnt about Reflexlogy, Yoga, Pulse Rates and how we can express ourselves through the use of arts and crafts. We mainly enjoyed Reflexlogy. This is when you massage a person’s hand, which reduces tension and gives energy to different parts of the body. We enjoyed this because it was very calm and relaxing and we were able to carry this out at home and share our knowledge with our families as well as practice it on them. Health and Social Care was GREAT!

By The Health and Social Care Project

Spirited Arts: An Update

The Spirited Arts group paid a visit to the Science Museum to see an exhibition called "Who are we?" They explored questions about different aspects of what makes us unique including their genes, their  families, their personalities and their physical attributes. The above photo shows three students at the exhibition.

Today, the students created pieces of art, textiles work and animations inspired by this visit.

Ms Weston

The Press Team!

The Press Team have been creating a blog by going around the school and writing articles on all of the projects going on relating to this year’s theme “Who Do You Think You Are?” It has been hard work but everyone has done very well. Sadia from 8L commented, “it’s fun but it’s been hard work. I’ve really enjoyed it despite being told off by teachers for roaming the corridors.” We have worked really hard and we’ve embarrassed ourselves in front of many students by  going into classes daily busily asking questions.

Nobody else from the Press Team is available for comment, as they are too busy writing up their articles!

By Khalsuma, Yasmin and Mahfuza, 7R   

Music Makes The World Go Round!

This morning the Press Team took interest in finding out about the Music project held at Mulberry school. The Press Team were informed that a few of the students from the music project were composing a song all about identity.

As we all know from the previous blog entries, Mulberry School for Girls is having an action packed week based on the theme of identity. In this post we will be exploring how the students at Mulberry have linked music with the theme of identity.

As the Press Team were heading towards MUO6 and MUO7, the rooms in which the students were rehearsing, the team was immensely impressed by the quality of voices which they heard.

Ms Kelly’s class wrote a song, ‘Just One and All’. This song is about being yourself and appreciating everyone's appearances and backgrounds. Ms Darvill’s class were producing their own ’Guide to Orchestra’ by Benjamin Britten.

The Press Team asked Ms Kelly why she had promoted music for theme week. Ms Kelly said, “I chose to promote music because I am a music teacher and also I feel that music is a good tool for expressing yourself. Music can show you who you are.”

A student from Ms Kelly’s class said the following about what emotions come to her when she hears music and how music helps her to express her identity: “I feel at ease, like the whole world has become peaceful, music helps me express my identity because it shows everyone who I am and what I’m good at!”

The Press Team hope that the Music project  is a success and wish them luck whenever they compose a new piece and when they are about to perform. We hope that they pull off a fantastic performance!

By Anisa, Shafia, Aniqa and Saima, 7L

Music Group Project

Numerous students from Year 7 to Year 10 were involved in the Music Group Project, creating their own piece of music containing different types of instruments and singing. Both Shamima (8RA) and Sabina (9E) really enjoy music and are passionate about it, which is why they have chosen this specific project. In addition Sabina from 9E has chosen to take music at GCSE next year, so getting involved in this project might give her a head start. Sabina will be able to learn new skills beforehand so she will be able to use them next year.

Sabina said, “I mostly enjoyed making our own piece of music as well as learning new skills throughout the process.” In addition Shamima said, “I enjoyed learning about different types of music.”

At end of this project the Music Group will have practised the Music piece which they have created together. The students will have also learnt new skills and will have had fun throughout the process!

Farzana and Amina, 9B

Documentary Project

A range of pupils from different year groups are working on the Documentary Project. This project is about the Mulberry community and how different lifestyles and personalities make Mulberry what it is. Sameera and Kadiza from9B said earlier that they have never been involved in this type of project before, so it’s completely new to them.

Kadiza very honestly said, “So far, It’s not that bad, it’s alright,” whereas Sameera said that, despite this being new to her knowledge, she is positive about finding out facts about others, especially teachers! Students are encouraged to be curious and to ask questions about aspects of their own life, such as their subconscious and their life outside of school.

Sameera stated, “This project is quiet interesting, it is something I’ve never been involved in and I’ve learnt many skills.”

At the end of this project students will have created a magazine, containing facts about Mulberry School teachers, students and our community. 

By Farzana and Amina, 9B