CONTENTS

Off to University Page 2 Science Academy Page 3-4 News

Year 8 Options Page 5 Catering Page 5

w/b 20/03/17 Y11 Revision Tips Page 5

Y8 Ice Skating Trip Page 5 Merseytravel Fare Page 5

Increase Whizz Kids Y11 Page 6

Monthly Maths Page 6 Revision Student Achievement Page 7-8

Kids Safety Event Page 9 Parent Carer Forum Page 10

Stationery for sale Page 11 Menus Page 12-13

School Uniform Page 14 Who to contact Page 15

Show My Homework Page 15 Support

SEN Review

(all week)

WB 20/03/17

NEXT WEEK FOLLOWS THE WEEK B TIMETABLE

Reports Out Y7-Y10

Deadline Y8 Option

Forms

Friday 17th March 2017

WB 20/03/17

MON 20th WED 22nd THURS 23rd TUES 21st FRI 24th

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SCIENCE ACADEMY NEWS We have lots to inform you about this week from the Science Academy. Firstly we completely the

trilogy of Science Live! Events with our top science students from both Yr10 and Sixth Form and there is more about the Chem Live event in this

article.

We are pleased to reveal that we have a whole week of workshops and activities

at Rainhill that is happening at the end of this month. The @RainhillScience event is a great opportunity for all our students to engage with science and relate their studies to the wider world.

We have also included some of the exciting events happening in conjunction with The Science Academy at the end of this article. Look out for further details

both on the Sixth Form twitter account and in the future newsletters.

Chemistry Live 2017 Year 10 students from Rainhill Sixth Form Centres Science Academy travelled

to Manchester University to experience Live: Chemistry 2017. Students were treated to a series of lectures from prominent Chemists, experts in their fields, about the importance of Science in modern day society. Students also

experienced what it would be like to study at University, and how the Science Academy at Rainhill will equip them to make the transition between GCSE and

A-Level.

Guest speakers included Dr Suze Kunde, who talked about the uses of carbon chemistry in the modern world. Pupils from Rainhill responded to questioning

from Dr Kunde, and gave excellent answers in front of a crowd of around 1000 A-Level students! Well done!

Students were also treated to a lecture about the use of humans to generate electricity and how we behave like batteries. Dr Jamie Gallagher discussed how close we actually are getting like the movie Matrix, in harvesting the

electrochemical processes inside the human body.

Pupils were also given an insight into how examiners mark exam papers, and were given numerous exam technique strategies to use in the future.

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I thought the trip yesterday benefited me, especially the exam revision tips, and informed me on what A-level Chemistry would be like. I especially enjoyed the last lecturer, who talked about the human battery Kate Wilson, 10B

The lecture about water, carbon and rare-earth metals was really interesting. The lecture about the

human battery by Jamie Gallagher was really interesting, as it got me thinking about how we waste so much energy in everyday life. Isaac Bradley, 10C.

YEAR 8 OPTIONS FOR 2017-20

Should you have any questions about the above then please do not hesitate in contacting me at the school.

Mr A Cunningham, Deputy Head Teacher Director of Studies.

Date What is happening?

24th March Options Form deadline.

March 2017 @RainhillScience

A week of workshops, activities and speakers to showcase the world of science to our students. There will be further details in next weeks

newsletter.

May 2017 Im a Scientist: A series of seminars from experts in their field.

June 2017 Working with Science: Visits to experience science at work including a

conservation trip to Chester Zoo.

July 2017

The Big Bang Fair Northwest; Our annual trip to the fair. Our students meet with scientists, watch experimental science in action and take part

in the activities on display.

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CATERING WB 20/03/17 Please see below the list of practical lessons planned in Catering/Food Preparation and Nutrition - week beginning Monday 20th March:

Mrs Bolland, Head of Food Studies.

YEAR 11 REVISION TIP - NUMBER FOUR: Make your own revision notes because you will remember what you have written down more easily. Stick key notes to cupboard or loo doors so

you see them every day.

YEAR 8 ICE SKATING TRIP Miss Llewelyn and I took a group of Year 8 students to Widnes Ice Rink on

Thursday 9th March in recognition of their academic achievements and to spend some time together as a year group.

We had a fabulous time and I was very proud of their behaviour throughout

the trip. Well done to you all for taking part and making the evening an enjoyable occasion.

I will be organising other activities throughout the year to reward academic success, promote good behaviour and encourage the year group to work together as a team.

Miss West, Year 8 Progress Leader.

MERSEYTRAVEL FARE INCREASE Please be advised that Merseytravel are to increase adult and child fares on all Merseytravel supported bus services with effect from Monday 3rd April 2017.

Fares will be increased to 1.90 for an adult and 0.90 for a child.

9K/Cg1 No practical this week.

9M /Cg1 No practical this week.

10M / Cg1 Friday period 3 homemade mayonnaise and then using this mayonnaise to make either coleslaw, potato salad or one of 3

sandwich filling. 10K /Cg1 No practical this week.

11M /Cg1 No ingredients required.

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WHIZZ KIDS YEAR 11 Well done to Year 11 on their recent LP3 exams. Conduct going into and out of the exams were excellent and pupils worked hard in the exam. The invigilators

were impressed, well done!

There has been a fantastic uptake on the National Citizenship Service, where we have had 167 expressions of interest and 51 pupils already signed up. We

are currently at the Silver status and need another 15 pupils to confirm to get Gold Status, which would be excellent.

We are also the lead school in the whole borough and the only school currently with Silver status, so well done to all pupils who have signed up to give

something back to the community and to get involved in this programme.

All pupils who have expressed an interest, make sure that you get in touch with NCS or speak to Miss Fryer or Mr Lankertis. Well done!

MONTHLY MATHS REVISION MARCH A bit of maths a day will help your child remember the basic skills. Answer the questions and the solutions will be in next months newsletter.

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL December, January and February Achievers Assembly

AWARD 7 8 9 10 11

Leadership

Aaron Yates

Shanaya

Randev

James

Worsfold

Cameron

Coulburn

Katerina

Southern

Community

Heather

Adamson

Benjamin

Cochrane Tom Lyon Alex Lea

Lewis

Thompson

Extra

Curricular

Annabel

Draycott Jude Hedges

Sam

Madison

Alicia

Woodhouse Holly Hook

House Events

Shay-Lewis

Brunt Jess Brew Declan Hall

Owen

Fairclough Jessica Lyle

YPL

Matthew Mellor

Emma

Barrett

Robbie

Keeble

Billy Maddox-

Ogden Noemi Csaki

YSM

Rebecca

Cartwright

Matthew

OReilly

Alice

Grounds

Dominic

Wealleans Sinead Hart

Achievers of the Month December 2016

SUBJECT 7 8 9 10 11

ART Arron Aubee Sophie Pickett Lia Daly Katie Wilkinson Chloe Evans

BUSINESS

STUDIES Ella Campbell Marc Waine Abbie Jones

LIFESKILLS/

CITIZENSHIP Emily Bennett Jude Hedges Liam Duffy Owen Adams Lewis Thompson

PRODUCT

DESIGN Jozeph Barton James Balagizi Amber Masters Abbie Coates Lewis Thompson

DRAMA Lucy Strettle Rachel

Fairclough Emily Dixon Libby Howarth Emily Gore

ENGLISH Reece Davies Tia Cunliffe Olivia Foster Owen Adams Holly Anderton

GEOGRAPHY Eve Whyte Freya Edwards Zoe Milnes Aimee McMahon Daniel McCool

HISTORY Matthew Mellor Connor Mahoney Ellie Hanley Heather Austin Caitlin Scott

FOOD Mia Follis Milly Maddocks Anna Halliday Jake Cain Matthew McKay

TEXTILES Emma Bradley Jasmine Hancock Rose Sharples Bethan Askew

COMPUTING Matthew

MacKell Owen Davies Beck Halliwell-Booth Laura Cashmore James White

LANGUAGES Rebecca Shore Grace OHare Katie ODonnell Sam Doyle Joe Pink

MATHEMATICS Jozeph Barton Sophie Griffiths Maddie Smiles Holly Ngai Megan Lee

MEDIA STUDIES Luke Shaw Steven Dodd Robert Callaghan

MUSIC Fyfe Jordan Jason Jordan Tania Lunt Stephanie Bellew Sam Puxley

PE Luis Duffy Finn Dagnall Lee Myers Caitlin Henshaw Jessica Donohue

RE Matthew Mellor Leon Peace Ethan Hughes James Hammill Lewis Thompson

SCIENCE Charlotte Woods Rhys Connor Isabelle Buhrs Stephen Carroll Noemi Csaki

SOCIOLOGY Louis Murray Libby Mannion

DANCE Lauren Johnson Paige Quilliam Erin Taylor

PHOTOGRAPHY Michael Carney Ewan Jones Lucy Anderson

HEALTH &

SOCIAL CARE Emily Davis Rachel Jones

Sophie

Millington

R.A.C. Albie Wilson Jake

Worthington

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Achievers of the Month January 2017

SUBJECT 7 8 9 10 11

ART Abdul Nasooh Rosa Wesley Melissa Warren Lucy Garnett Elizabeth Jackson

BUSINESS

STUDIES Rhys Bray Sydney Radford Jacob Brown

LIFESKILLS/

CITIZENSHIP Nancy Christian Marc Gibson James Worsfold Beth Dowding George Garford

PRODUCT DESIGN Faye Coulthard Megan Clarke Andrew Knight Keegan Grundy Lewis Thompson

DRAMA Harry Andrews Harry Houghton Olivia Foster Anya Watters Erin Taylor

ENGLISH Reagan Powell Lucan Wesley Maddie Smiles Amy Landry Libby Mannion

GEOGRAPHY Lucy Strettle Sophie Kenny Adam Lester Aimee McMahon Ryan Puxley

HISTORY Kyle Hegarty Jake Worthington Ella Bennett Jones Lewis Clayton Holly Anderton

FOOD Arabella Reed Kiela Hayes Tania Lunt Rachel Banks Hana Brew

TEXTILES Katie Eddleston Ella Green Samantha Best Holly Wilson

COMPUTING Emilee Wilkes Libby Bowles Alex Whitby Andrew Dineley Luke Daly

LANGUAGES Tyler Wallis Adam Bradley Tom Lyon Amy Landry Lucy Andrews

MATHEMATICS Katie Eddleston Lucan Wesley Carys Myers Lauren Davies Megan Roche

MEDIA STUDIES Kieran Smith Alex Austin Jacob Brown

MUSIC Danny Murphy Livvy Sergison Yasmine Johnson Harvey Smee Ryan Puxley

PE Emma Bradley Chloe Lyon Grace Halsall Connor Burns-Lowry Jack Fillingham

RE Charlotte Lanham Sophia Dale Charlotte Duplex Callum Whelan Daniel McCool

SCIENCE Lucy Power James Woods Ben Lowton-Smith Jamie Lavin Jonathan Ackers

SOCIOLOGY Holly McDonnell Natalie Abbot

DANCE Isabelle Buhrs Jamie Harris Charlotte Hanley

PHOTOGRAPHY Emily Harker Owen Fairclough Jessica Page

HEALTH &

SOCIAL CARE Cai Birch Meghan Morris Lauren Molyneux

R.A.C. Matthew Brown

Achievers of the Month February 2017

SUBJECT 7 8 9 10 11

ART Matthew Morrison Ella Green Kate Woodhall Anthony Brodie Rachel Hall

BUSINESS STUDIES Rhys Bray Emma Marlowe Georgia Slater

LIFESKILLS/

CITIZENSHIP

Eve Whyte Adam Kay Amber Masters Ben Coulthard Katie Samosa

PRODUCT DESIGN Emma Bradley Samuel Ferguson Tom Brown Tasmin Read Robert Callaghan

DRAMA Andrea Beesley Kathie White Mia Cain Chenii Johnson-Forde Emily Hulse

ENGLISH Harry Andrews Charlotte Andrews Rhys Eccleston Adam Atherton Callum Wilson

GEOGRAPHY James Darwin-

Welsby

Emma Barrett Jamie Fossard Imogen Lewis Tom Clayton

HISTORY Aaron Yates Leah Slaughter Carys Myers William Spilsbury Emily Gore

FOOD Abbie Tasker Holly McGreavey Amelia Cargill Jessica Davies Emma Dodd

TEXTILES Matthew Mellor Jasmine Cunliffe Natalie Wilson Nicole Ainsworth

COMPUTING Jorja Houghton Sarah Mary Evans-

Gray

Kieran Smith Keegan Grundy Caleb Jones

LANGUAGES Zara Nabi Rosa Wesley Carys Myers Holly Ngai Lewis Allman

MATHEMATICS Joshua Burton Liam Fletcher Daniel Armario Jacob Pearse Matthew McKay

MEDIA STUDIES James Duplex Sam Williamson Libby Mannion

MUSIC Jack McCulley James Balagizi Rhys Bray Sarah Roberts Holly Wilson

PE Megan Garford Amy Abbot Charlie Roberts Daniel Tallant Catherine Brabin

RE Kayla McCabe James Balagizi Alice Grounds Caylee Muller Calum Kenny

SCIENCE Matthew Mellor Cameron Pearce Luis Polkey-Reilly Adam Atherton Lauren Molyneux

SOCIOLOGY Lewis Atherton Hannah Kelly

DANCE Lauren Johnson Katie Kerr Charlotte Hanley

PHOTOGRAPHY Olivia Riley Harry Whitworth-Reitze Matthew McKay

HEALTH & SOCIAL

CARE

Leah Thornton Michael Corrin Sinead Hart

R.A.C. Daniel Smith

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KIDS SAFETY EVENT

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ST HELENS PARENT CARER FORUM

INFORMATION DAY For Parent Carers of Young People with Special Educational Needs or

Disability age 14-25yrs old

Including a presentation at 5.30pm on Post 16 Pathways to Adulthood

Wednesday 22nd March 2017 between 1pm-4pm or 5pm-7pm

at Chalon Court Hotel, Linkway West, St. Helens, WA10 1NG

Drop in and visit our information stalls giving you and your young person the opportunity to find out more about the

services that could support you and your family.

For further information please contact Sara Dolan on 01744 675615 or Saradolan@sthelenscarerscentre.org.uk

Further Education

Specialist Health Services

Employment

Educational Day Services

Short Breaks & Respite Services

Social Care Services

Parent Groups & Activities

Day Opportunities

mailto:Saradolan@sthelenscarerscentre.org.uk

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STATIONERY FOR SALE Stationery is now on sale for all students to buy from Pupil Reception. Pupil Reception is open before school, registration, break, lunch and after school.

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MENUS

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SCHOOL UNIFORM Dear Parents/Carers, After undertaking a review of the supply of our school uniform, we are delighted to announce that, from September 2017, we will be able to offer you our school uniform at a reduced price due to a change of supplier. This change does however mean that, with immediate effect, SWI will no longer supply our uniform; instead the school will provide it. Below is an outline of the order process that you should follow should you need to order any uniform from Monday 23/01/17 onwards.

Should you have any queries regarding the purchase of our school uniform, please contact Mrs McDermott in the Finance Office.

Guidance on Purchase of School Uniform

Payments are to be made via ParentPay or PayPoint. To request a Paypoint letter

containing a barcode or your ParentPay login details please contact

Janice.mcdermott@sthelens.org.uk.

To place an order for the uniform please complete the order form by clicking

here. Please ensure the form is fully completed with the students name & form,

the uniform that you require with the correct size and how you made the

payment & the date of the payment. Please return the form to the school either

to Main Reception or the Finance Office.

To make the payment via ParentPay, please login to your childs ParentPay

account, place item UNIFORM in the basket and manually adjust the amount to

the total cost of the uniform that you are ordering and then pay.

Once the payment and the order form are received, we will process the order and

ask your son/daughter to pick the uniform up from the office within a couple of

days.

Copies of the order form are also available at the Main Reception and on our

website.

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WHO TO CONTACT Curriculum Queries

Heads of Department for 2016/17 are:

English Mr. Crossley Sociology Mr. Jarvis Mathematics Y7, 8 & 9 Mr. Rimmer Computing Mrs. Jenner

Mathematics Y10 & 11 Mr. Roberts Business Studies Mr. Jarvis Science Miss. Lockyer Art/CDT/Textiles Mr. Bennett Biology Dr. Pugh Food Miss. Bolland Chemistry Dr. Beswick Dance Mrs. Aylward

Physics Miss. McClure Drama Miss. Renison

History Miss. Williams Music Mr. Fleming

Geography Mrs. Parkinson Media Studies Miss. Critchley RE Miss. Draper PE Miss. Bakstad Languages Mr Herd Life Skills

(PSHE/Citizenship)

Mrs. Ayre

Pastoral Structure 2016/2017:

Stage 1 Subject Teachers

Stage 2 Head of Department

Stage 3 Deputy Head Mrs. Thorogood or Mr. Cunningham

Stage 4 Headteacher Mr. Pout

Year 7 Student Manager Mrs. Quirk Year 7 Progress Leader Mrs. Booth

Year 8 Student Manager Mrs. Foster Year 8 Progress Leader Miss. West

Year 9 Student Manager Miss. Seddon Year 9 Progress Leader Miss. Corless

Year 10 Student Manager Mrs. Martin Year 10 Progress Leader Mr. Reilly Year 11 Student Manager Mr. Lankertis Year 11 Progress Leader Miss. Fryer

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