St Cuthbert's excellent sporting results

Welcome back to everyone after a well-earned half term break. We especially welcome back our Year 10 students who spent most of half term in Spain.

We have had so many excellent sporting results recently, which are due to the hard work and determination of our students and the PE teaching staff. Here are the results:

Football:

Under 13’s girls Npower Schools Cup Area Finalists – Rochdale Schools Champions

Under 15’s boys - through to the last 16 in the country.

Year 9 Boys Rochdale Schools 5 a side Finalists

Year 7 Boys Rochdale Schools 5 a side Runners up

Year 9 Girls Rochdale Schools 5 a side competition – 3rd place

Under 14’s Girls Rochdale Schools League – 2nd place

Under 16’s Girls Rochdale Schools League – 4th place

Under 14’s Girls Rochdale Schools 5 a side competition – 2nd place

Under 14’s Rochdale Schools League Champions

Under 15’s Rochdale Schools League Champions

Under 16’s Rochdale Schools League Champions

Under 12’s Rochdale Schools League Runners Up

Under 13’s Rochdale Schools League Runners Up

Under 12’s Rochdale Schools Cup Winners

Under 15’s Rochdale Schools Cup Winners

Under 13’s Rochdale Schools 6 a side runners up

Netball:
Year 7: Rochdale Netball League Runners up.

Year 8: 3rd place in the Rochdale Netball League

Year 9: Rochdale Netball League Champions

Year 10: Rochdale Netball League Runners up.

Year 11: Rochdale Netball League Runners up.

Badminton:
Year 9 Girls Rochdale School Champions, Quarter Finalist at GM County Finals, GM Catholic Cup Winners

Year 11 Girls Rochdale Schools Runners Up

Basketball:
Year 9 Boys Rochdale Schools Champions - GM County Finalists representing Rochdale

Year 10 Boys Rochdale Schools Runners Up

Year 11 Boys Rochdale Schools – 3rd place

Year 8/9 Girls Rochdale Schools Champions – 5th place in GM County Finalists representing Rochdale

Year 10/11 Girls Rochdale Schools Champions – GM County Finalists representing Rochdale

Rowing:
Overall Schools Championships – 2nd place

Swimming: Overall Schools Championships – 2nd place

Cross Country:
Year 7 Boys Rochdale Schools Championships – 3rd place

Year 7 Girls Rochdale Schools Championships – 3rd place

Year 8 Girls Rochdale Schools Championships – 3rd place

Year 9 Boys – Rochdale Schools Championships – 1st place

Year 9 Girls - Rochdale Schools Championships – 3rd place

Under 16’s Girls - Girls Rochdale Schools Championships – 3rd place

Brian NCube – Year 9 Boys Championship – 2nd place

Katie Halligan – Year 8 Girls Championship – 1st place

Volleyball
Year 7/8 Girls – Rochdale Schools Champions

Year 9/10 Girls – Rochdale Schools Champions

Year 7/8 Boys – Rochdale Schools – 2nd place

Year 9/10 Boys - Rochdale Schools – 3rd place

Indoor Athletics
Year 8 Boys – Rochdale Schools Champions

Year 8 Girls – Rochdale Schools Champions

Year 7 Girls - Greater Manchester finals – 5th place

Year 7 Boys - Greater Manchester finals – 3rd place

Year 8 Girls - Greater Manchester finals – 3rd place

Year 8 Boys – Greater Manchester finals – 2nd place (the boys now qualify for the North West finals)

Indoor Cricket:
Lady Taverner’s Area Runners Up – (U13 & U15)

Rounders:
Under 16’s Girls Greater Manchester Catholic Cup Runners up

Under 15’s Girls Greater Manchester Catholic Cup Winners

Handball:
Under 13’s girls regional winners – the girls are now through to the national finals on June 29th in London

Athletics Outdoor:
Quad Kids Athletics winners

Congratulations to Ben Hunt, Year 8, who is the national winner of the ‘I Am Learning’ online challenge. ‘I Am Learning’ is an online homework and revision tool – pupils have to put in a set number of hours work before they are rewarded with online games – Ben not only put in many hours work, he also beat the thousands of competitors around the country who were hot on his tail to win a games console. Congratulations also to Horacio De Assuncao who came third nationally in the competition – Horacio won £100 worth of computer games. Well done to Ben and Horacio! We are very proud of you!

GCSE exams are now well under way. Students should go to their normal classrooms for revision purposes if they are not in a timetabled exam. Please note the paved area around the back of the sports hall is not available at breaks and lunch times during the exam period – please use the senior yard, all-weather pitch and fields for playing ball games. 

This week’s theme was The Catholic Rescue Society and our Enterprise capability was IMPROVING OWN LEARNING. This half-term’s focus for Year 7 is REFLECTION AND EVALUATION.

This week’s Saint of the Week is St Boniface. Born in England around 675, he was a monk and a teacher with a strong calling from God to be a missionary. His first attempt to preach the Gospel in Germany was unplanned and ended in failure. Undeterred, he sought the backing of the Pope and returned to evangelise the Germanic people. He is recognised as an enthusiastic missionary and a Church organiser and reformer whose work shaped the future of Europe. Students prayed for the intercession of St Boniface and considered what they could learn from his example.