Campsmount

Campsmount are offering current Y7, Y8, and Y9 students the opportunity to take part in a fabulous fun-packed experience.
We are planning a trip to the Costa Brava in Spain for July 2013.
The trip will be based around a fantastic watersports programme, which includes:

KAYAKING
WINDSURFING
SAILING
SNORKELLING
CLIMBING
BEACH GAMES
DAY TRIP TO A WATER PARK
DAY TRIP TO BARCELONA

The accommodation is full-board, and comprises of en-suite wooden cabins. The facilities on site include:

LARGE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
VOLLEYBALL
5-A-SIDE PITCH
CRAZY GOLF
INTERNET CAFE
GAMES ROOMS

The full cost of this trip is £670. If you are interested and would like to know more, collect a letter from Mr. Gualda in room B1.
Initial deposits must be paid by the end of February 2012.

Here is a slideshow of the 2011 trip to Villeneuve, however, the activities on the Spain trip will differ.

Following our link to improve attendance with Doncaster Knights we have been offered an outstanding package for students and families to watch the Knights match against local rivals Rotherham on the 18th February with a 12:05 Kick Off.

This match will be televised LIVE ON SKY SPORTS and the Club have generously offered the College a Family Ticket (2 adults and 2 children) in the Woodside Stand for £10!!!

These ticket are available on a first come first served basis. If you wish to take up this outstanding offer then please see Mr Blair with your £10 and your tickets will be issued prior to the game.

Video footage from the test flight.

At S.T.E.M club we have managed to perform a tethered launch using the weather balloon that we are planning to send up to near space, 100,000ft. We sent it up to about 200ft with twin lines holding it so we could safely test all the systems. The balloon and all the systems worked perfect as did the whole team with each member having their own specific and very important job to do. The GPS pinpointed where the system was using Google Maps and the video camera took some great quality video and stunning pictures which you can see below.

You can keep up to date with the project at:

http://www.campsmount.com/category/students/campsmount-in-space/

The project is open to all students and staff and we would love to see more pop along and join this exciting project.

Mr Huntridge and the S.T.E.M Team.

Wednesday 21^st September 2011 – Year 9, 10 & 11 v Hall Cross (H)

Thursday 29^th September 2011 – Year 9, 10 & 11 v Sir Thomas Wharton (H)

Wednesday 5^th October 2011 – Year 8, 9 & 10 v Ridgewood (H)

Thursday 13^th October 2011 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v McAuley (A)

Wednesday 19^th October 2011 – Year 11 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 9^th November 2011 – Year 7, 9 & 10 v Danum (H)

Thursday 1^st December 2011 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10/11 v Balby (A)

Thursday 12^th January 2012 – Year 10 & 11 v Hill House St Marys (H)

Thursday 19^th January 2012 – Year 7, 8 & 9 v Hill House St Marys (A)

Wednesday 22^nd February 2012 – Year 10 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 29^th February 2012 – Year 9 Tournament (A)

Thursday 1^st March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v Hayfield (A)

Monday 12^th March 2012 – Year 8 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 14^th March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9, 10/11 v Hungerhill (A)

Monday 19^th March 2012 – Year 7 Tournament (A)

Wednesday 28^th March 2012 – Year 7, 8, 9 & 10 v Hall Cross (A)

A link to a Youtube video on how to tie the balloon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiWyBXtLE5A&feature=player_embedded#!

Well the build has started for the payload system which is going to carry the equipment up to Space.

Students have been looking at insulation for the extreme temperatures and various ways to connect the cameras and GPS.

It is nearly ready and will soon be tested on a tethered flight with 1000m of line! Hopefully it will not snap and the balloon will be able to be winched back down and we will be able to recover some awesome photos and video.

We now wait for a clam day!

Dear Parents,

The second payment of £60 is due in by Friday 9th December. Cash or cheque (made payable to Campsmount Technology College) should be handed in at reception alomg with the payment card.

Many Thanks

Mrs R High.
Head of German

In this session the group of students looked at how they could build the payload system and finalised any plans so they could start building asap. The group watched BBC’s Man Lab in which James May and his team sent up a weather balloon. Our team liked the idea of using the spherical polystyrene ball as it both looks good and can also insulate all the equipment from the extreme cold air. The team also decided on using buzzers and flashing lights to help find the payload when it returns to earth.

Next week is the build of this exciting project and within a few weeks we should be ready for our first test launch.

Below is a screen shot from BBC’s Man Lab program which is on BBC.co.uk/iplayer if you want to see what they got up to.