St Cuthbert's RC High School

Year 7s to PGL in Lincolnshire

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PGL Trip

Last weekend our PE department took 42 year 7’s to PGL in Lincolnshire. Throughout the weekend, pupils conquered many fears on various activities, sang their hearts out around campus and had an enormous amount of fun. PGL staff commented on the children’s enthusiasm and engagement through the course of the weekend, whilst staff in the PE department thought they were an absolute pleasure and a credit to the school. Here are some comments from our students:

Pamela Sadiki: “PGL was amazing, I could fight my fears, spend more time with my friends and get to know them a bit more. The activity that I enjoyed the most was the high ropes because I’m a bit scared of heights. The staff were really kind, you didn’t have them bossing us about. They made sure that we all ate and really cared for us.”

Alex O’Keefe said: “It was SO fun, the food was really nice and I got to spend loads of time with my mates. I really liked the trapeze, zip wire and the high ropes. All the staff were really funny, nice and encouraging when we were doing the activities.”

Cambridge University

A group of students from Cambridge University came to speak to a group of 60 of our gifted and talented Year 11 students who had an interest in attending university as part of the University access programme. The session was extremely enlightening for students who gained a great amount of insight into life at University and became enthused about the thought of entering further education in a range of different fields.

The Year 11 students left the room buzzing and excited about the next steps in their education.

Student, J. Kelly who is in year 11 commented: “The evening completely changed my thoughts about the type of person who could attend Cambridge University. It has certainly taught me not to stereotype people! I never thought it would be possible for somebody like me to attend Cambridge. It’s taught me that you do need to work hard, but with the right attitude anything is possible.”

Yr 11 updates:
The Art exam is rapidly approaching, week beginning Mon 25 April. All pupils must be working on building up their portfolios in order to demonstrate their learning journey to the examiner.

GCSE Drama exam: Pupils have begun their 10 hour preparation period. Pupils must attend all their designated sessions and ensure they are fully prepared for the examiner's visit on Wednesday 23 March.

Music students in Yr 11 should be focusing on rehearsing for their ensemble piece for their controlled assessment. This will be assessed before Easter.
Media: Mrs Beisty's class must ensure that they make the required improvements to their controlled assessments before Easter. All Media students can access revision materials on the exam topic on the school website.

REwards

Congratulations to the following students who have been awarded 50 Vivos for their positive contributions to their RE lessons.

Mrs Beisty: Bradley Burke
Mrs Bowden: Krystian Kedzierski
Mr Kenny: Georgina Martin
Miss Steciuk: Daniel Hankinson
Mrs Walters: Lucy Burnside

Library News

Our latest Scholastic Book Club is now online at http://schools.scholastic.co.uk/st-cuthberts-rc-ol16. There are hundreds of fantastic children’s books to choose from, and every £1 you spend on this month’s Book Club will earn 20p for our school in Scholastic Rewards. Please place your order online by 11 April. Alternatively you can still return your leaflet orders to Mrs Russell in the library before Wednesday 23 March.

Highest Achievers

Year 7 Kyle Corcoran
Year 8 Evena James
Year 9 Ellie McCole
Year 10 Nadine Nimely
Year 11 Thomas Bullock

Attendance Winners

Year 7: 7.8
Year 8: 8.5
Year 9: 9.1
Year 10 10.5
Year 11: 11.6

Expressive Arts: 'Stars of the Week'

Art: Nikola Janowska for her outstanding work shown on open evening
Drama: Niall Cunniffe for his energy and enthusiasm
Media: Adrian Foltynowicz for his outstanding magazine front page
Music: Jeanne Fernanda for her impromptu performance of Adele's 'Hello' for visitors

Expressive Arts London Trip: Please ensure that all relevant forms have been handed in to Mrs Knox. The trip runs from 5th to 6th of April during the Easter break. Pupils will be given a tour around London, a visit to Madame Tussauds, and attend performances of 'Billy Elliot' and 'Wicked'. Staff and students are looking forward to this fantastic opportunity to visit the capital.