Geography West Coast USA Trip

By Mr A KELLY5th March 2015

Here are some photos of the Geography Department’s recent trip to the West Coast of America from 11th-17th February. As you will see from the photos, The Students, Mr Kelly and Miss Kara all had an amazing time, saw some jaw-dropping sights, learned lots and sampled some truly American culture!

The trip covered over 1,600km and we travelled through three US states, visiting San Francisco, Death Valley, Las Vegas, The Grand Canyon and finally onto Phoenix. It was quite the Epic Road Trip!

We really did have a superb experience and we have some wonderful memories that will remain with us a long time!

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Morrisby 2015

27th January 2015Mr D RITCHIE

 “Discover your hidden talents and choose fulfilling A levels, degree courses and careers”

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This year we are again offering students in year 11 and 12 the opportunity to take the suite of Morrisby Psychometric Assessments in preparation for making A level, degree and career choices. The Morrisby Profile is enhanced careers guidance. Letters and application forms have been emailed home with the details. I would encourage you to think about this opportunity, the report and feedback will support your planing, offer fresh and original ideas or indeed challenge you current thinking. Morrisby can demonstrate your potential.  The event is taking place on the afternoon of 11th March. Please ask your parents to check their email and discuss the idea.

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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The Hour of Code

7th December 2014Miss N GODWIN

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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.

Senior Citizen Party

27th November 2014Miss T GAUGHAN

Hello all,

The year 12 students from St. Joan of Arc’s ARC group (Active Roman Catholics) are raising awareness to organise a Senior citizens party this Christmas. This will take place at St Joan of Arc’s Hall on the 5th December. As Roman Catholics, Jesus taught us to love thy neighbour and by organising a Senior citizens part we are following the teachings of Jesus. We hope that the Senior Citizens enjoy the spread that we have put on and that they are reminded that there are people in society who think of them and they are not isolated nor neglected.

Photos of the event will be posted shortly.

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Lessons for Life!

8th September 2014Mrs H WALKER

As Food becomes part of the National Curriculum again, it is time to celebrate and recognise the reasons why it is so important for our pupils. I have quoted from an article in Waitrose Kitchen, which sums it up nicely:
‘Food brings people together – literally. Just as families benefit from sitting down to break bread every day, so do schools.
Teaching children about food – how to grow, harvest and cook it – doesn’t just set them up with healthy eating habits, it also gives them practical insights into many traditional academic subjects.
There are also broader social benefits. The problems caused by bad diet and the loss of cooking skills are finally being recognised in government. Obesity, asthma, sleep apnoea, hypertension and type 2 diabetics cost the NHS £6bn a year. One in ten children are obese when they start primary school.
So from this month, all pupils will – in the words of the new curriculum – ‘be taught how to cook and apply the principles of nutrition and healthy eating’. By the age of 14 they should be able to ‘cook a repertoire of predominantly savoury dishes so that they are able to feed themselves and others a healthy and varied diet’.
If we, as a country, can succeed in making this happen, we will not only reduce the burden on the NHS, but we will create a generation of children who are healthier, achieve more and experience the great pleasure that can come from cooking’.

I am looking forward to being a key part of your food education (I hope you show off your new skills at home!)
See you in Food and Nutrition.

Mrs Walker

GCSE Results 2014

25th August 2014Mr P SWEENEY

Excellent GCSE Results

Congratulations to our Year 11 pupils on an excellent set of GCSE results this year. As well as many outstanding individual results the number of pupils attaining 5 or more A*C grades including English and maths has risen for the 3rd year in succession to 75%

This success is just reward for the pupil’s hard work, dedication and self belief. It is also fantastic that most of these pupils will be returning to complete their A level studies in our Sixth Form.

A Level Examination Results

25th August 2014Mr P SWEENEY

Congratulations to all our students on their success this summer, overall the school results have improved for the fourth year running. This is fantastic news and reflects the hard work, dedication and commitment by students and staff.

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We wish all our students who are moving on to University or the world of work all the very best for the future and please keep in touch via the FutureFirst network.