St Cuthbert's RC High School

Year 9 PE students with Will Stringer and ex Super League player Danny Sculthorpe

As part of a year 9 PE programme. Mr Rogerson’s classes are undertaking a 'state of mind' programme which aims to highlight the importance of mental health and to open up about issues within sport and in school among young men. This week we were joined by Will Stringer and ex Super League player Danny Sculthorpe, who made over 70 senior appearances for Wigan Warriors. Danny suffered with depression and anxiety following a bad injury during his time at Bradford Bulls and gave an excellent speech about the impact this had on his family and work life.

In other news, our year 10 and 11 football teams have reached the Rochdale Cup Final. Our year 11 team beat Kingsway Park 4-3 in their semi-final and the year 10 team beat Beech House 10-0 in their semi-final game. Our Year 9 and Year 10 boys’ rugby teams have also progressed into the final of the Rochdale Rugby finals which will be held at Spotland Stadium on Wednesday 11 May after winning the earlier competitions.

To conclude, our Year 10 boys’ handball team have also been invited to represent Rochdale Schools on Thursday 26 May at MMU in Cheshire, to compete in the North West Handball competition after winning their regional play offs beating two other schools. The winners in this competition will progress to the National event. Best of luck boys.

KS3 Drama club continues on Thursday lunchtimes in C38. All are welcome Yr 11 update:
The Art exam is nearing completion. Candidates please ensure you know the exam times Media Studies students should be revising the exam topic 'Science Fiction'
Drama students please ensure that your working record is complete
Music: all recordings are completed. Revision now needs to focus on music theory

End of Year Trips
On Monday 25 April we took deposits from over 500 eager students wanting to book their place on the end of year trip.

There are still lots of places on the Flamingo Land trip and the Sandbrook Park trip. We will ONLY accept payments on the dates stated on your child’s letter (their assembly day). Please ring Mrs Angove on 01706 647761 if you have any queries.

Join Us
There are still some school places available for your child at St. Cuthbert's for September 2016. You do not need to be a Catholic to request a place at our school. Places are limited. Please contact Mrs Angove on 01706 647761 if you wish to book a tour to see our impressive building and facilities.

Highest Achievers
Year 7 Sean Grey
Year 8 Jordan Breakwell
Year 9 Ryan Adams
Year 10 Chantelle Frazer
Year 11 Shane Strachen

Attendance Winners.
Year 7: 7.3 & 7.1
Year 8: 8.3 & 8.4
Year 9: 9.1
Year 10 10.2
Year 11: 11.10

Expressive Arts news:
Music: Ava Morrison for her outstanding composition
Art: Harry Hey for his beautiful Chinese dragon design
Media: Zhak Benfold for his excellent case study
Drama: Austin George for his wonderful performance as a soldier in battle

REwards
Congratulations to the RE rewards winners this week who have been awarded 50 Vivos for their positive contributions to their RE lessons last week:

Mrs Besity: Cameron Pilkington
Mrs Bowden: Matthew Bull
Mr Hall: Kyle Humphrey
Mr Kenny: Ella Smith
Miss Steciuk: Teegan Smithies
Mrs Walters: Sean Grey