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SACRED HEART C A T H O L I C S C H O O L

Summer term —Issue 5 Friday 18th May 2018

LETTER FROM ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER

A prayer for our students at this time...

Lord, I know you are with me and love me. Give me peace of mind as I prepare for this time of study. Help me to focus on my books and notes, keep me from all distractions so that I will make the best use of this time that is available to me. Give me insight that I understand what I am revising , and help me to remember it in my examinations. Above all, I thank you for the ability to be able to study and for the many gifts and talents you have given me. Help me always to use them in such a way that they honour you and do justice to myself. Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in thee.

We wish all our pupils peace, focus and strength throughout the examination period and look forward to celebrating their success on results day in August.

Dear Parents, Guardians and Students,

This week marks the start of the public examinations for our GCSE and A-Level students, and, although study leave has started, there is no respite for any of us. For our teachers, the hard work continues with last minute revision sessions to both calm and reassure the pupils of the exams to come. For our parents, the concern that our children are eating well to ensure that they have enough energy throughout the exam period and that they are able to provide the emotional support throughout this stressful time. For our pupils, that they have and are continuing to revise thoroughly and apply themselves in order to achieve their full potential.

Mrs A. Sparkes

The most outstanding individuals and institu-tions that the state and independent sector has to offer have been recognised in the shortlist for the 2018 Tes Schools Awards. It's been revealed that Mr S Cefai, Sacred Heart School, has been shortlisted for the Headteacher of the Year award. Tes editor Ann Mroz said: It is wonderful to see such innovative ideas and best-practice merg-ing from our schools and teachers, despite the current squeeze on funding. We had a record year for entries and the standard was the best so far – all those shortlisted should be very proud: it’s an extraordinary achievement. The winners will be revealed at a gala awards evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London on Friday 22 June 2018.

MR CEFAI HAS BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR HEADTEACHER OF THE YEAR

AWARD 2018!!!

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Drama Department

Tickets are free, but you need to reserve a place.

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ART DEPARTMENT

Samples of ceramics work from Y9 TBC & Y11 Art and Edith in Year 13. Year 9 created plates inspired by ceramics

made by Picasso whilst he was living in the south of France – lots of fish!

Year 11 made plates inspired by nature for

their GCSE coursework. And Edith in Y13 made a piece inspired by

Henry Moore for her theme of ‘mother and child’.

Mr J Naylor

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Mark Prince Talk—Tuesday 22 May

On Tuesday 22 May, the former professional boxer, Mark Prince is visiting our school and speaking in

assembly about his experiences having lost his talented son Kiyan, who was stabbed and killed in 2006.

Mark is a dedicated Christian who has since set up a foundation in Kiyan’s memory.

Mark will be speaking to all of Year 10 and this assembly will be of particular benefit or interest to a wide

range of pupils, including:

Pupils interested in community work and contributing to their local community in a positive way

Pupils with the potential to lead / mentor others, or engage in youth ministry

Pupils interested in sport, writing, public speaking and debating

Pupils with past behavioural issues who may need and benefit from strong and positive role mod-

els

Pupils attending can reserve a signed copy of Mark Prince’s book ‘The Prince of Peace’ by making a £2

donation to the foundation – payable in cash via Mr L. Williams. Mark will sign these books personally

after the assembly.

There are a limited number of these books available (35 in total) and they will be issued on a first-

come, first-served basis to pupils who pay Mr L. Williams £2 in advance.

There are also a limited number of spaces in this assembly available to pupils in years 7-10. Pupils

interested in attending should get a permission letter from Mr L. Williams which they will need to get

signed by their parents. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mr L Williams, Assistant Headteacher

Dr Mark Prince Biography Homeless at 15, drugs & alcohol became an intricate part of his life, two children by 21 and on the road to imprisonment after a life of criminal activity, Mark decided to make a drastic U turn, he began a late start in the sport of boxing which is considered one of the tough-est sports in the world. He trained hard, with focus and discipline and after a short and successful amateur career with 1 loss in 9 fights, beating some of Britain’s best amateurs in the process, he turned professional with Hall of Fame Promoter, Frank Warren in 1993. By 1997 he had become the number 1 light-heavyweight in Britain and World Boxing Organisation (WBO) No1 contender in the world by 1998 which earned him a shot at the world title. A terrible knee inju-ry in 2000 ended a promising career with 19 wins 1 loss 15 Knock-outs. In 2006 he suffered another tragedy, his 15-year-old son, a talented footballer on the books with Queens Park Rangers, was stabbed in the heart outside his school gates trying to peaceably break up a fight. Kiyan’s murder marked the beginning of a journey which began with him having to defeat anger and revenge, two of his toughest life opponents. He came out victorious, by using forgiveness and a com-mitment to use Kiyan's legacy to inspire, challenge and educate the youth embroiled in the downward spiral of urban violence. The Kiyan Prince foundation gives them a sense of purpose and direction in

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Spring & Summer Term Debate Round Up

During the spring term, Sacred Heart hosted the Debate Mate UDL round 2; we were the only school to enter 6 teams into the competition all the way across years 7 - 10… and we could have entered more if we were allowed!! The event began in the Hall with a

reminder to pupils of the evening’s

format, allocation of teams and an inspi-

rational video to raise the atmosphere

and the excitement. The competition

kicked off with the prepared debate:

“This House Regrets the Demise of the High Street” This motion required 5 minute speeches and addressed some complicated issues and vocabulary!!

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Spring & Summer Term Debate Round Up

After the announcement of the teams that would be competing against one another, pupils

went to assigned rooms to prepare and conduct their debate with independent judges

brought in from Debate Mate:

Year 10 and

Year 7 prepare

for the debate

Bunmi in Year 8 helps the

judge time keep. While

the Year 8 team take their

positions for the comp!

The evening was a great success with all teams winning at least one of their debates and certainly learning from the ones they lost!

A message from Debate Mate for Sacred Heart: “I just wanted to contact you to say thanks a lot for hosting UDL Round 2 on Tuesday. We managed to run a great competition and Sacred Heart were the most meticulous and wonderful hosts. The competition ran perfectly and we could not have done it if you and your students were not so hospitable. We appreciate this, thanks.

Please also extend our thanks to your Year 11 army of assistants, they were invaluable.”

Special thanks to the following Year 11 assistants: Precious Kristen Adama Courtney Leah

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The Houses of Parliament! Accelerate UDL Round 2

Spring & Summer Term Debate Round Up

In March, Madam Hetherington and Madam Cawley took the Year 9 debate Accelerate team to the Houses of Parliament for the final Accelerate UDL.

We were lucky enough to have Peter Kyle, MP for Brighton and Hove, host the event. Mr Kyle gave the pupils some very supportive words, explained to them the importance of learning to debate and was even kind enough to take us all for a tour round the Houses of Parliament after the competition. From Debate Mate: “Peter Kyle really went the extra mile for us, and it made the afternoon feel pretty

unique. We've run many events in Parliament over the last few years and I've never had such access-all-

areas treatment!”

The motion: ‘This house would ban children form listening to violent music’

Debate Mate: “Thank you so much for bringing your students down to Parliament yesterday! It was a really smooth ride, and that's a testament to you and your students. Well done to the following Year 9 pupils: Eden, Victorina, Victoria and Danilla who all showed mas-sive improvement, dedication and excellent behaviour on the trip. The Sacred Heart team won both of their debates, making Sacred Heart very proud of each and every one of them. We hope they continue to debate next year.

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Spring & Summer Term Debate Round Up

The debate team with Peter Kyle and then Margaret Thatcher!

Waiting for the

teams to be

called with mild

feelings of

anxiety and

Intimidation as

we all sat in this

prestigious

environment!

From Debate Mate: “The students represented themselves and your school extremely well, and I hope the experience of being there will begin to have an impact on their confidence and aspirations in the coming weeks and months.” …and finally: The Debate Mate academic year ended with a trip to the Docklands at ELU to compete in the

Debate Mate Cup. Sacred Heart took 22 pupils form across year 7 – 9, all of whom dedicated a great

deal of time and effort into preparing for the day. The motions for the day were ‘This House Would

allow more countries into the UN’ followed by ‘This House would allow construction companies to

build on land protected for conservation’. Both motions required some in depth knowledge and

were tricky for some of our pupils to completely understand, however, all who took part gave it

their best efforts and, of the four teams that we took to compete, all teams won at least one of their

debates so everyone came away successful.

Madam Cawley

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R.E. DEPARTMENT

The Gideons International are a group dedicated to telling people about Jesus by providing Bibles and New Testaments. They are well known for their work with hotels and they have been regular visitors to Sacred Heart for many years. Therefore, it was an honour to welcome Andrew Hamm from the Gideons last week when he came to speak to Year 7 about the work of the organisation and to give every pu-pil a copy of the New Testament. Many of us still have our red Gideon Bible from our school days and, as Andrew reminded us, it is red because it needs to be read! “The Bible is not meant to be placed on a shelf, but to be in your hands, to read often…. Read with attention! Do not stay on the surface as if reading a comic book! Never just skim the Word of God!” Pope Francis Mr P Thompson

Andrew Hamm and Mr White (Head of Year 7) distribute Gideon New Testa-ments to Year 7

A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that indi-vidual can be you, says His Holiness Pope Francis. In a hopeful message to people of all faiths, to those who

have power as well as those who don't, the spiritual leader provides illuminating commentary on the world as we currently find it and calls for equality, solidarity and tenderness to prevail. "Let us help each other, all together, to remember that the 'other' is not a statistic, or a number," he says. "We all need each other."

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Monday 21st May Year 6 Test Day Tuesday, 22nd May Year 10 Assembly Year 8 Retreat—Mr Thompson, Ms Tran,

Mr Di Pirro, Mr Adusei, Mr Guittet and Ms Sesay.

Year 10 Drama Trip - Ms Trustman (4pm)

Wednesday 23rd May Year 9 Assembly

Thursday 24th May Year 7 Assembly Year 10 Drama Mock—Ms Trustman (All

day) Friday 25th May Y8/Y13 Assembly Year 7 Kingswood Trip (P3 onwards) -

Mr White, Mr Price, Mr Nightingale, Mr Purvis, Mr Blake, Ms Hetherington, Ms Lin, Ms Whalley

Year 13 Leaving

IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE WEEK (Commencing Monday, 21st May 2018)

Daniel– 8B: Found a rosary

Gabriela– 8P: Found a set of keys

Eroms– 10M: Found a set of keys

Edwina– 7M: Found a pencil case

Lesley– 9T: Found a key

Joseph – 7C: Found an upper school tie

Cynyr – 7P: Found a locker key

Stephen – 10P: Found a set of keys

Edwina – 7M: Found a book called ‘In My House’

Fiona – 9: Found a pencil case & charger

Holly – 10M: Found a lower school planner

Victoria – 11MFL2: Found a lift key

Isaac – 7M & Venus – 7T: Found an upper school planner

Osarunamen – 7M: Found a USB

Bolu – 8M: Found a lower school tie

Sacred Heart has introduced refillable water bottles for

students to buy at just 50p!

Refilling is easy—Sacred Heart has installed additional water taps around the school

Reusable water bottles save money

and are better for the environment

50p

Our school uniform shop has moved!

White Hall Clothiers new address for the next 3-4 weeks:

18 Camberwell Road London SE5 0EN Telephone : 0207 703 3604

Opposite : Costless/Carpet Right Just past John Ruskin Road

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Reminder to all candidates

Please make sure that you are properly

equipped for the forthcoming exams.

As a minimum, you must have a large

TRANSPARENT PENCIL-CASE, containing

several black pens (blue will not do!),

pencils, a rubber, ruler and pencil sharpener,

mathematical equipment (protractor, set-

square, compasses) and a reliable calculator

(preferably with a spare).

Mobiles are forbidden in the exam hall, and possession of a mobile will get you disqualified from the exam, even if it is turned off. Leave it with your form tutor, at school reception, or better still at home.

Remove the label from your bottle of water before bringing it into the exam hall. Plain water (in

a transparent bottle) is the only drink you are allowed in the exam hall.

COUNTDOWN TO EXAMS For the dates of all forthcoming exams, please go to the Sacred Heart website – www.sacredheart.southwark.sch.uk. Click on ‘Parents’, then on ‘Forthcoming exams’. This page of the website is updated throughout the year as exam timetables and dates are finalised, so please check it on a regular basis.

How many school weeks away ?

Year-group Exams

Years 10,11,12 & 13

Public examinations (GCSE and GCE) are underway

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Year 9 End-of-KS3 exams take place in the for tnight be-ginning 11th June

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Year 8 End-of-year exams take place in the for tnight be-ginning 18th June

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Year 12 Internal (non-public) end-of-year exams (for some subjects) take place in the week beginning 25th June

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Reminder to all candidates

PUBLICATION OF EXAM RESULTS

Year-group Exams Results publication date

13 GCE ‘A’ level results Results will be available for collection at

school from 8:30am on Thursday 16th August

12 GCE ‘AS’ level results (& internal ‘end-of-Y12’ results)

Results will be available for collection at school from 10:00am on Thursday 16th August

11 GCSE results Results will be available for collection at

school from 9:00am on Thursday 23rd August

10 GCSE exams Results will be given to students at the begin-

ning of the Autumn term 2018

9 School exams Results will be sent home in the post by the

end of the Summer term

8 School exams Results will be sent home in the post by the

end of the Summer term

7 School exams Results will be sent home in the post

(before the half-term holiday)

Please note:

Thursday 16th August (AS & A level results) is the collection day for Years 12 & 13 only.

Thursday 23rd August (GCSE results) is the collection day for Year 11 only. Year 10 students will be given their GCSE results in school at the beginning

of the Autumn term 2018.

Please see the table below for the availability of public and school exam

results.