Prayer Theme: Rejoice! Prayer Come Lord Jesus, King of Kings, reign over the hearts of all people so that we may live together in peace and harmony, Amen.

Chaplaincy

Lectionary Readings : Advent Week 4 Cycle A Wednesday - Saint Peter Canasius Friday - Saint John of Kety Key Events and Activities Monday Technicians’ meeting for Christmas Liturgy (Hall with Paula 12.30 pm) SVP Christmas Party - Meeting for all members (Dining Room 3.15pm) Tuesday Fairtrade Group meeting (Chaplaincy Office at 12.30 pm) No Film Club this week

Chaplaincy Notices Saint Bede’s Carol Service- SVP Bake Sale & Refreshments Thanks to the SVP members, the Head Boy and Head Girl and Senior Prefects who supplied the cakes, set up the stall and sold cakes and refreshments making £70 to support the SVP community visiting programme next term. Carol singing at Stella Matutina Thanks to all SVP members and the musicians’ form who visited Stella Matutina Nursing Home for a carol service last week. Fairtrade Tuck Stall (Thursday 22nd December) Fairtrade team (Bismah Ballout, Maisie Bamber, Katie Thompson, Caitlin Elliott) to run the tuck stall at the Fairtrade counter in the SLC from 11.05 am on the last day of term. Training session with Paula in the Chaplaincy office on Tuesday at 12.30 pm.

Pupil Bulletin 19th - 22nd December (Week A)

Sport – Fixtures & Practices Monday: Table tennis (School Hall 8.00 am) Tuesday: Table tennis (School Hall 8.00 am) Badminton (8.00 am) Wednesday: Table tennis (School Hall 8.00 am) Thursday: Table tennis (School Hall 8.00 am)

Schism noun: schism a split or division between strongly opposed groups caused by strong differences of opinion Synonyms: rift, division Antonyms: reconciliation Example: There was no disguising the schism that threatened to destroy the political party. Your challenge: Create the most interesting, lively and imaginative sentence you can using this word. Submit your entry in the box in the SLC.

Chaplaincy Notices (continued) Christmas Liturgies: (Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd December) (Hall P2 & 3) There will be four Liturgies held over two days as follows: Wednesday 21st December - Year 11 during registration and P1 in the Hall Thursday 22nd December - All other years during P2/3 in the Hall 9.45am - 10.25am —BA/BE (Years 7-10) 10.30 am—11.10am—CO/FI (Years 7-10) 11:35 am—12.15 pm—HA/HY (Years 7-10) All forms to enter in silence via the dining room led by Form Tutor. Classes not involved in the liturgy should remain in form rooms.

Clubs and Activities Monday: Psychology Group (Room 1 Lunchtime) Music theory (Music Room Lunchtime) SVP visiting the Retired Sisters of the Cross & Passion (3.15 - 4.15 pm) Tuesday: Music Centre (concert band/keyboard ensemble individual tuition/musical instruments (Music Room 4.00 - 5.00 pm) Wednesday: Saint Bede’s Singers (Music Room Lunchtime)

Year Notices All years: Thursday Citizenship (P2/3) Year 11: Thursday Bowling Trip (am)

Numeracy Challenge 14 A mother from the Isle of Man bought her children 200 hundred Christmas presents last year! This year she has bought even more! If she has bought 310 presents for her children this year, what is the percentage increase from last year? Well done to Harry Croas-dale from 7 Finch who managed to successfully answer Numeracy Chal-lenge 12. 31 of the 36 entries were correct, finding that the buses would leave for Blackpool zoo and Blackpool Tower at 10:15am. To enter the Weekly Numeracy Challenge, fill in an entry slip, and place into one of the Numeracy Challenge boxes, in Mr Binns’ Classroom or the SLC.

Date Session Exam details

Year 11 Monday Tuesday

12.25 pm 3.25 pm 11.05 - 11.25 am 12.25 pm 3.25 pm

GCSE PE Theory Revision (Room 12) GCSE Maths (Mr Roe) Josh Butcher, Joe Newell, Megan Phelan, Anthony Walmsley , Ike James, George Thomason, Warren Young, Alex Adams, Billy Gallagher, Rhapsody Prisk, Tom Gratrix-Charlesworth GCSE English (Mrs King) Sam Malkin, Warren Young, Tom Pinsent GCSE History (Room 17) Unit 2 (Germany) GCSE RE (Room 23) pupils who must attend this revision session: Jaga Bamber, Rachel Burdon, Gabrielle Burns, Nyah Cartwright, Danielle Challinor, Megan Connor, Anthony Fletcher, Jacob Harrison, Liam Hillier, Lucia Lee, Hannah Lucey, Emma Lumley, Alexander Makinson, Keely McAuley, Katrina Murphy, Isabella Piavani, Kelsey-Jo Pirrie, Jenny Pope, Rhapsody Prisk, Oliver Seers, Kate Smalley, Cameron Smith, Sky Stewart, Bradley Taylor, Cain Turrell, Matthew Varley, Isabella Ward GCSE English (Miss Beswick) Week A – Keely McCauley, Morgan Merkin, Emily Cross, Katrina Murphy GCSE History (Room 17) Unit 2 (Germany) GCSE RE Drop in (Room 24) GCSE RE (Room 23) Jaga Bamber, Joshua Butcher, Stanislaw Cox, Louis Eastham, Benjamin Goodstadt, Finlay Greenwood, Jacob Harrison, Lauren Kenyon, Liam Martin, Ciara McDonagh, Connor Nash, Tom Newhouse, Nutchara Sae Lee, Josh Serghi, Lydia Sharp, Harvey Simi, Sky Stewart GCSE English (Mrs King) Dom Pendleton, Ciara McDonough GCSE History (Room 17) Unit 2 (Vietnam) Science Catch Up Club (Lab 5) GCSE English (Mrs Blackburn) Louis Eastham, Max Draper, Josh Serghi GCSE Maths (Mr Shrewsbury) Ellie Fox, Beth Cronin, Alex Fisher, Taya Wilcox, Kate Smalley, Ewan Satterthwaite, Dominic Pendleton, Isabella Piavani, Alexander Hughes, Emma Lumley, Rachel Connolly, Kelsey-Jo Pirrie, Ciara McDonagh GCSE History (Room 17) Unit 2 (Vietnam)

Revision Sessions 2016 - 2017

Date Session Exam details

Year 11 Wednesday Year 10 Wednesday

12.25 pm 3.15 pm 3.25 pm 12.25 pm

GCSE English (Mrs King) Dom Pendleton, Ewan Satterthwaite GCSE History (Room 13) Unit 2 (USA) GCSE RE ‘Reach for ‘A’ star’ (If you are unable to make this time, please see Mr Harding for a more convenient time) Alexander Adams, Henry Batson, Joshua Butcher, Sean Byrne, Rachel Connolly, Beth Cronin, Connor Dalton, Benjamin Goodstadt, Louisa Hart, Alexander Hughes, Ike James, Rory Kelly, Robert King, Carrie Maccormaic, Sam Malkin, Ciara McDonagh, Declan McDonnell, Joe Newell, Chris Newton, Megan Phelan, Thomas Pinsent, Rhapsody Prisk, Ellie Rainey, Tobias Sabo, Chloe Santoni, Ewan Satterthwaite, Ellie Shaw, Declan Swales, George Thomason, Anthony Walmsley, Becky Young, Warren Young GCSE English (Mrs Tankard) Connor Nash, Gabrielle Burns, Finlay Greenwood, Lauren Kenyon, Mollie Wernick, Tobias Sabo, Ben Wilkinson (Mr Barnett) Billy Gallagher, Cassia Samson, Liam Bradley (Miss Beswick) Week A - Maisy Rowlings, Lily Gwilt, Nutchara Sae Lee, Liam Martin Week B – Jack Johnson, Morgan Johnson, Chris Newton GCSE History (Room 13) Unit 2 (USA) GCSE Geography (Room 15) catch up / help sessions for (year 11 also welcome)

Revision Sessions 2016 - 2017

General Notices End of term: Please remember that we break up for the Christmas holidays at 12.25 p.m. on Thursday, 22nd December. There will be no food served in the dining room or Qube on that day. Charity Bake Sale: There will be a charity bake sale raising funds for Guide Dogs for the Blind at breaktime in the dining room on Thursday, 22nd December with a minimum donation of 50p. Fairtrade Tuck Stall: The Fairtrade Tuck stall will be open at the Fairtrade counter in the SLC at break on Thursday, 22nd December. Safety travelling to and from school: Now that it is dark at the start and end of the school day, the risks involved crossing the roads near the school increase. Remember that rain and light dazzle also make it harder for motorists to see you so please be responsible when crossing the road. There are particular concerns about pupils walking into the roads in groups and stopping the traffic - this is highly irresponsible. Don't assume that drivers will see you and stop - their windscreens may be misted up, their tyres may be worn and they may not be paying attention - you may be a split second away from tragedy. Don’t cross in front of or behind a bus where your vision is obscured - wait until it has pulled away from a stop before checking that it is safe to cross. Stay safe!

Mr. Grice

We enjoyed two very different events to mark our celebrations of Christmas this week. Our Carol Service on Tuesday was a prayerful and reflective occasion which gave us a valuable opportunity to step back from our busy lives to reflect on the true meaning of this joyous festival with skilfully performed music and readings . Our Christmas lunch was great fun and we enjoyed a delicious meal with very enjoyable entertainment. Do take an opportunity to thank everyone involved in preparing these events. I hope that you and your families enjoy a very happy Christmas and a peaceful 2017.