Battle Of The Bands 2015

15th April 2015Richard Kelly

Images from the recent event

Well done to all the bands that competed on Thursday evening. We heard from ‘The Icebreakers’, ‘The Northern Line’, ‘The Regal Narwhals’, ‘The New Strange’ and ‘Vinyl Plan’. We also had a special guest performance from ‘Funk Fever’, a few faces you may recognise…

‘The Northern Line’, starring Daisy-Anne Breen Kalsi, Nicola Rogers, Andrew Laszcz and Michael Evans, are our new trophy winners after a close audience vote.

Thank you to our presenter Annie Beckley who kept us entertained between acts and to Luke Gomm for mixing the sound.

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JOA Dance Show 2015

31st March 2015Mrs I KANE

This year saw some new faces braving our stage along with an increasing number of leaders adding their own creativity and flare to our show. Since September, the PE Department have seen numerous groups using the gym, along with any free space they could find around school to practise their dances over and over again. The dedication some of these dances have seen has been commendable and I thank every performer for their hard work and pride that they have shown for this years show.

I would like to congratulate our dance leaders, Daire Quinn (Year 13), Aisling Knight (Year 13) and Filipa Ferreira (Year 13) who I am so glad have been able to end their time at St. Joan of Arc on an ultimate high due to their hard work and excellent choreography. They have been an asset to the development of dance over the past few years and I wish them the best of luck in their future studies.

Also to our upcoming leaders Daisy Ashton (Year 11) and Abbie Wildman (Year 10) who choreographed our finale dance for a large group of Year 8 girls. An excellent piece showing your wonderful flare for dance.

It has been an absolute pleasure to see another Dance Show through and each year our pupils show off how much talent they have. Thank you for all of your hard work and to all those involved in the set up, and running of the show.

 

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Y7 Girls ESFA Finalists

By Richard Kelly6th March 2015

On the 2nd March, Joan of Arc were invited to Derby Soccerdome for the National Finals of the ESFA Munich Trophies U12 5-a-side competition. Our school reserved the right to participate at these finals after our Year 7 Girls won both their local and regional tournaments to get there (A massive achievement in itself!).
We watched from the sidelines as the Girls battled against the best teams in the Country, showing amazing teamwork, determination and ability. We won 1 of our 3 games, unfortunately meaning we did not qualify past the group stages of the competition. We played a friendly at the end of the tournament and won 4-2: this helped ease the pain a little from their temporarily broken hearts!

St Joan of Arc are incredibly proud of our Girls being crowned overall 5th best in the country out of 1000 schools that entered!
What an unbelievable achievement. The most memorable and proudest day in my career and I hope a day that the students will remember and cherish forever.

Miss Beament

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Cambridge University’s Millennium Maths Project Roadshow at St Joan of Arc

3rd February 2015Mrs H FISH

Students experienced a different side of Maths on 28th January when Fran from the Maths Roadshow came and taught mathematical problem solving skills with Hands-on activities.

Have a go yourself at http://nrich.maths.org/roadshow

Visit To Lille Christmas Market

19th December 2014Richard Kelly

We had a very successful trip to Lille Christmas Market on December 11th. The students were able to use their language skills to communicate with the vendors and bought all sorts of lovely gifts for their families and friends. Most of them sampled the gauffres and crêpes on offer and managed to steer clear of the gluhvein. They also braved the big wheel and took photos across the city and met the man in red himself. Their behaviour was exemplary and we were proud to be with them. All in all, we had a great day out.

The Final week of Christmas cake Club

16th December 2014Mrs H WALKER

We had such a busy and productive week – with some absolutely amazing results!

I couldn’t be prouder of your imaginative and individual ideas. The families of Homestart will be overjoyed at the present of a homemade cake in their hamper!

A huge thanks to Miss Morton and Mrs Locke for helping during the club and Mrs Scarlett for all her organizing prior to the club. Robin and his team in the canteen also need a huge thanks for providing some stunning decorations to add a professional touch.

The winners of the competition  judged by Robin, Mr Sweeney and myself are:

1st Prize – Aoife Gallagher – 8 Theresa
2nd Prize – Lily Carroll – 8 Ward
3rd Prize – Katie Weir – 8 More
Well done!
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Winter Concert 2014

11th December 2014Richard Kelly

The Winter Concert took place on 4th Decmeber 2014

A great night was had by all and congratulations go to all students and staff who took part.

 

The Hour of Code

7th December 2014Miss N GODWIN

hour of code

So you have seen the posters, now it’s time to sign up and try an Hour of Code.
What is it?  It is a worldwide initiative to encourage everyone to have a go at coding.
Last year over 10 million people tried it.
Join us in D2.8 at break time, lunch time and after school.
Click on the link below and sign up using your school email address to register your hour(s) to our event.
There are tutorials based on Frozen, Angry Birds,  or Flappy Birds.
Let’s see if we can reach 1000 hours over the week.