18^th to 22^nd December 2023

Week A

End of Term

School closes for the Christmas holidays on Friday 22^nd December after period 4 at 12.40pm. Grab bags will be available for any boys in receipt of free school meals who need to take lunch with them. On the last day of term, students are allowed to wear a Christmas jumper in addition to their school uniform.

Library

This week's Book of the Week honours Human Rights Day on Sunday 10^th December and is Stitched Up by Steve Cole. When Hanh is offered a job as a shop assistant in Hanoi, she hopes to earn money to help her family. But it’s a trick. She is forced into child labour in an illegal clothing factory.  For the child workers, life in the sweatshop is a daily nightmare of long hours, poor food and regular violence. Trapped hundreds of miles from home, Hanh and her friends are desperate to escape. But freedom rests on them taking a dangerous chance – and a sacrifice that will change them forever. A fantastic book written in a dyslexia-friendly format and available in the library now!

Trips

Places for the ski trip in 2025 were confirmed this week. After consultation with the travel company, we were able to offer a place to every student who paid a deposit, meaning that in March 2025 over seventy boys will be travelling to Austria.

The final group of Y8 students (8X3) will visit the Liverpool International Slavery Museum tomorrow.

In January, a group of 6^th Form art students will be visiting museums and art galleries in London.

Next term, MFL will be taking groups of Y9 boys to French and Spanish restaurants as a reward for their hard work and commitment to languages. Letters will be emailed home to the lucky students next week.

Y7 had two amazing trips to Liverpool this week. A full report and photos will be in the newsletter next week.

6^th Form Open Evening & Y11 Futures Day

We were delighted to welcome students and their families to this event last week. The evening was very well attended with lots of students able to discuss their post 16 options with staff. 

As a follow-up, all Y11 were off timetable today, sampling life as a sixth-former with lessons in all the subjects we offer post 16. Some students visited The Climbing Hangar in Liverpool and The Engineering College.

Drama Trip

On Wednesday, Mrs Brett and her Y10 drama students visited LIPA to watch a fabulous degree performance of She Kills Monsters and to have a tour of the facilities. It was a truly inspiring visit and the boys were very lucky to get to see behind the scenes at this world-famous institution.

Santa Dash
Over 100 students took part in our incredible Santa Dash! They have raised over £252 so far for @WirralArk This is a magnificent achievement by our students.
Please consider donating to support our students! https://gofund.me/d2644aa2

Fastest overall time for the 3k distance: Cavan Gallagher (PSA) at an impressive 12:00.

Second and third place overall: Y11s Harry Fox at 12:28 and William Hancox with 12:30.

Y7 fastest times: Lucas Silcock, Alfie Navarro, and Jack Chwalko, all finishing at 17:14.

Y8 fastest time: Toby Jones with an excellent 14:27.

Y9 fastest times: Callum Boyle and Pharis Scott-Martin with a joint time of 17:55.

Y10 fastest time: 22:19 from Harry New.

Reporting an Absence 

Parents must telephone the school attendance line (0151 638 8131, option 1) on the first day of absence before 8.45am and on each subsequent day of absence. It is our duty to keep your child safe, so if you do not inform us, you will receive a truancy call. You will receive 6 further calls until you respond.  The number which will display as an incoming call is a Sheffield number, 0114 303 4042.

Year 7 & 8 VEX Robotics Club

This club runs every Tuesday in C14 3.20-4.20pm with Mr Lam.