Falinge Park High School

Falinge Park High School

School has been increasing awareness over the last two weeks as it was Safer Internet Day on 7 Feb 2012. We would like to encourage parents to find out more by visiting www.thinkuknow.co.uk and www.saferinternet.org.uk. These sites offer useful information about some of the most important issues related to popular devices, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge you need to support your children to be safe and responsible.

Well done to all the students who attended this weeks ‘Oliver’ Palace Theatre visit in Manchester. A great evening was enjoyed by students and staff alike! If you were unable to go on this visit because it was full but would like to join us for an evening out at the theatre, why not see Ms Wystawnoha about her forthcoming ‘Endgame’ Dance visit. Letters are available from the CEPA office.

The CEPA Faculty has issued a new booklet titled ‘the World Needs Creative People: A Guide To Careers Within The Arts’ which has been posted in the Music, Drama, Dance and Art Departments for students to read or browse. A copy is also posted on the CEPA corridor for students to look at over lunchtime. Electronic copies are available for students to take away if they so wish. Please see Mr. DeCourcey for more details.

A new CEPA Faculty Competition has been launched to tie in with the release of the big budget movie adaptation of the famous stage play ‘The Woman In Black’. The competition is open to all years and closes on Friday the 9th March. Students have been asked to create a theatre poster of the terrifying drama on the special entry forms that are available from Community Tutors or from Mr DeCourcey in the CEPA office. Electronic versions are available via our school website as per usual.

G5 have been busy working on a special short film for the Greater Manchester Short Film Competition. Their entry focuses on this years’ Olympics and promises to be an entertaining watch when finished. At the moment learners are storyboarding their work in preparation for filming. Over the next few weeks, filming will commence. Well done to all the students involved so far!

Tickets for our forthcoming Dance and Music Shows are now available from the CEPA office. The Music Show, titled ‘The Vibe’ takes place on Tuesday 20 March from 6.00pm until 8.00pm. Seats are limited and issued on a ‘first come, first served’ basis. Purchase your tickets from the CEPA office at lunchtime, breaktime or after school. Our Dance Show, titled ‘Collision’ takes places in April. Further details are available from Ms. Williams or Ms. Wystawnoha.

We would like to inform you that the following students received awards for being linguists of the months during term 1 (2011). In September 2011; Usbah Ali (Urdu), Habiba Tasnim (French), Sophia Mahmood (Spanish). In October 2011 ; Muhsina Ahmed (Urdu), Britney Preston (French), Shaoyan Lei (Spanish). In November 2011: Zainab Kouser (Urdu), Zaib Nisa (French), Sabahat Chughtai (Spanish).

The school photographer will be in school on Monday 27 February 2012 to take photographs of students in Years 8, 9 and 10.

Finally we wish all our students a safe and happy half term. School re opens on Monday 20 February 2012 at 8.15am for all lessons to start promptly at 8.30am.