Thank you so much for all your generosity. Many of our school families are themselves under considerable financial pressure, especially at this time of year, so it really is profoundĀ generosity we see in the pictures below of our very-own Santa-Sleigh (mini-bus).
For some families, the gifts donated by JOAĀ are the only ones that they will receive this Christmas.
Well done and sincere thanks to everyone who contributed!
What an exciting day all round!
On the 7th December, as part of the Arsenal in the Community initiative, Arsenal Ladies and Hertsmere Borough Councilās commitment to delivering football and educational sessions in the borough, we were lucky enough to be invited to the first Arsenal Ladies Double Club Tournament!Ā This was held at Arsenalās Training Centre in London Colney, which is generally NOT open to the public!
As per the Double Club model, teams from across the area competed in both a football tournament and a classroom based literacy session at the Training Centre. The classroom session and the tournament carried equal weighting towards the teamās overall score.
Our Girls won 2 out of the 4 games that we played.Ā Playing with sheer determination, teamwork and sportsmanship.
In our classroom based activities, the girls took part in a range of educational literacy based activities.Ā To finalise, each team had to prepare a discussion topic to present to the other schools, with arguments for and against.Ā Our topic area was related to the new FIFA 16 now including woman international teams.Ā The girlsā presentation was unbelievable, I could not have been prouder!
We finished 1st overall in the competition!!! WELL DONE GIRLS!!!!
As if that was not all enough, the Girls were then introduced to international female football icon Kelly Smith, where they were given the opportunity to ask her questions and take photographs with her.
It was an incredible experience for the girls and a day, I hope, they will remember for a very long time.
Miss Beament
On Friday 20th November 2015, a selection of students from Year 7 and 8 were invited to carol sing at M&S, Rickmansworth.Ā These students have shown an interest in their carol singing projects this term. A selection of Sixth Form students also packed away customers’ shopping.Ā These activities helped raised funds for the PFA.Ā We received positive comments from lots of the public and great fun was had by all!
Drama Club is now running on the following days and times:
Year 8 and 9 – Tuesday 3.30 – 4.30pmĀ
Years 7 – Wednesday 3.30 – 4.30pm
Year 10 – Thursday 3.30 – 4.30pm
Venue- Drama studio
Please bring – a pair of clean, soft-soled shoes or slippers (just as you would wear in your Drama lessons) and lots of enthusiasm
If you cannot attend your year group’s ‘slot’ but want to be part of Drama club, please see Mrs Wilcher, Miss King or Miss Dean.
This year we are going to be producing a showcase of work forĀ the end of term and working towards entering groups in the speech and drama categories at the Watford festival in March but all students are also welcome to come along, Ā ‘just for fun’.
See Mrs Wilcher, Miss King or Miss Dean if you have any questions.
Thank you to everyone who helped make our end of term, and end of year Mass so special – If you were there, that means you!
Some numbers:
1 priest.
1 alumni sound engineer.
1.5 hours of pack down
2 exhausted caretakers (see above and below!).
4 hours of set up.
5 readers.
6 sacristans.
7 pupilĀ ministers of Holy Communion.
10 choristers.
14 actors.
15 musicians (pupils and staff).
16 ministers of Holy Communion commissioned (pupils and staff).
22 stage block movers and gazebo builders (pupils and staff).
Around 60 pupils contributed to prepare and contribute to the Mass for a congregation of 1024 members including pupils and staff (approx.). A real team effort.
A special thank you to those listed above and everyone who continued to pray for the sunshine and kept the faith despite the presence of dark clouds all morning.
Arts for Change: a three day Art / Drama / Music AG&T collaboration between Year 8 students and staff from St Joan of Arc, St Clement Danes, Queens’ and Watford Palace Theatre.
Following an initial workshop from The Time to Change campaign, students from the three schools were led by Arts Professionals in exploring the theme of challenging stigma attached to mental health and produced some inspirational and highly creative work. Here is a selection of photos from the workshops.
Sixty seven Year 10 History students visited the battlefields of the Somme at the end of June. During our trip we visited cemeteries to the British, Commonwealth and German war dead, trench systems, and a museum. At these locations we witnessed the scale of loss in WW1 on both sides and how deadly WW1 actually was. We also had the opportunity to pay our respects to the war dead for the sacrifices they made at Tyne Cot and also the Menin Gate where we witnessed the Last Post Ceremony. The excellent weather, combined with the mature and engaged attitude of the students contributed towards a great trip.
A group of pupils attended Aplsey Paper Mill to learn how to make paper for GCSE Product Design.
