Hi Year 7 I hope youve had a productive 2nd week in Lockdown Well done for coping so well with the situation it must be difficult for you Perhaps it would be a good time to change your mindset from feeling stuck at home to feeling safe at home There are lots of apps and online resources to help with your wellbeing Im sure many of you are doing PE with Joe Wicks but for those of you who prefer something different the Yoga app Downdog is currently free to students until July - everything from beginners to advanced Yoga In addition Solihull Music Service are building online musical instrument lessons and adding them to their YouTube channel I hope youre finding time to do some arts crafts baking dance gardening and puzzles Id love to see what youre up to so feel free to email me pictures As its Palm Sunday this weekend why not try making a palm like the one shown and putting it in your window Dont forget to send me a picture of it Stay safe Mrs Lavelle

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 3rd April

Prayer

Lord grant healing and comfort to those who are afflicted by the coronavirus

We pray for our health professionals our carers and our clergy who are working with those who are sick

Lord protect them and strengthen them as they work in your name

Amen

Messages to all our wonderful students

Welcome to our second student bulletin We hope that you are staying safe and are finding things to enjoy every day as well as getting on with the work that you have been set There is definitely time for both as you will see in our Lockdown Life section Firstly though here are some messages from your Heads of Year

Year 9

Hi everyone Are you missing me yet I bet you am (- a bit of Black Country for you there)

Believe it or not Irsquom really missing all of you I hope that you and your families are all

doing well and staying safe I hope you can all access the work that is being set for you it

is important that you try your best to complete the work and also use your time to revisit

previous learning using your knowledge organiser and exercise books Your teachers are

available via email if you need any extra support Remember to take breaks (not only

from work but mainly from your phone) and exercise It is also important to stay in touch

with your friends - but do not meet up unless itrsquos via video (you would be proud of my

growing technology skills) Remember I am looking after you from afar and the main thing

is for you to stay at home and stay safe and well Please email me if you have any worries

or concerns

Lastly I would like to wish you and your families a Happy and Holy Easter

Mrs Bayliss

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 3rd April

Hi Year 8

I am missing you all very much It is such a bizarre situation to be in right now not to see your smiles and hear your laughter I do hope you are following the governments advice you must stay home and not meet up with your friends - this is not a holiday When my school work is complete and my lessons have been set each day I am trying to enjoy the extra time I have at home with Nancy we have been doing jigsaws painting baking and playing in the garden Try to make the most of your time too play games be creative make your folks a cup of tea now and then Try to stay calm in it all too this can be hard I heard this poem and I think it gives a reassuring perspective to what is happening to us in the sense that maybe this is a great opportunity Watch it when you can httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=uQc0dvJ5MzU

Take care and God bless you all Mrs McCabe

Year 12 and Year 13 students will be receiving their own

updates and messages from the sixth form team by email

today including UCAS updates useful revision sites birth-

day greetings and even a football themed quiz

Year 9

Hi everyone Are you missing me yet I bet you am (- a bit of Black Country for you there)

Believe it or not Irsquom really missing all of you I hope that you and your families are all

doing well and staying safe I hope you can all access the work that is being set for you it

is important that you try your best to complete the work and also use your time to revisit

previous learning using your knowledge organiser and exercise books Your teachers are

available via email if you need any extra support Remember to take breaks (not only

from work but mainly from your phone) and exercise It is also important to stay in touch

with your friends - but do not meet up unless itrsquos via video (you would be proud of my

growing technology skills) Remember I am looking after you from afar and the main thing

is for you to stay at home and stay safe and well Please email me if you have any worries

or concerns

Lastly I would like to wish you and your families a Happy and Holy Easter

Mrs Bayliss

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 3rd April

Hi Year 8

I am missing you all very much It is such a bizarre situation to be in right now not to see your smiles and hear your laughter I do hope you are following the governments advice you must stay home and not meet up with your friends - this is not a holiday When my school work is complete and my lessons have been set each day I am trying to enjoy the extra time I have at home with Nancy we have been doing jigsaws painting baking and playing in the garden Try to make the most of your time too play games be creative make your folks a cup of tea now and then Try to stay calm in it all too this can be hard I heard this poem and I think it gives a reassuring perspective to what is happening to us in the sense that maybe this is a great opportunity Watch it when you can httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=uQc0dvJ5MzU

Take care and God bless you all Mrs McCabe

Year 12 and Year 13 students will be receiving their own

updates and messages from the sixth form team by email

today including UCAS updates useful revision sites birth-

day greetings and even a football themed quiz

Year 11

I have been immensely impressed with the resilience of those Year 11 students who are continuing to work hard even though their exams will not take place this summer Some of you have emailed me personally asking lsquoWhatrsquos the pointrsquo There is every point Year 11 to keep on track and focus as hard as you can on the work your teachers are setting Ofqual have posted online a further update on the 2020 exams It states lsquoWe are rapidly working on plans to implement the arrangements the Secretary of State for Education has set out for exams this summer and with exam boards and teaching bodies are making considerable progress We will outline by Easter the process we will follow to make sure grades are fair across schools and colleges as well as our proposals for appeals We will also say more as soon as possible about the arrangements for additional exams in the new academic year We want to reassure students waiting for news that we are doing everything we can to make sure they are not disadvantaged by these unprecedented circumstancesrsquo To keep busy and to plan ahead you should be looking very closely at Post 16 and the courses you may

be taking up in the 6th form or at college You can find plenty of information on the school website under

the 6th Form tab at the top This outlines the courses available and you could do some independent

research looking at the specifications of the courses you are interested in I am really pleased to hear

that so many of you are returning in the Sixth Form and I look forward to watching you progress and

become amazing young adults in the coming two years

I took some time the other day to re-read my rushed speech from our last week together and it brought

a few tears to my eyes thinking about you all The last few weeks have made me very reflective and yes

I have missed you and I hope that it is the same for you You all mean so much to us as a school We

have made a commitment to you to hold your Prom so whenever that may be I know it will be an even

more special and memorable occasion We will be true to our word as we love you as a family our

STACS family

The Year 11 team have been making lots of phone calls to check in on many families and itrsquos wonderful

to hear how everyone is doing Over the coming few days we will try and get in touch with everyone in

our year group because we care and you are an amazing year group with amazing individuals We are

truly blessed to have such a wonderful cohort at this strange and unprecedented time in our lives I

think and pray about you each and every night Year 11 with my own family

Stay strong stay safe and stay at home God Bless

Mr Stephenson

PS You still have time to order your leaversrsquo hoodies through School Leavers Company using the website link as

follows httpswwwschoolleaverscompanycoukleavers-hoodies-login

USERNAME SL49297 PASSWORD 49297thomas

The company will continue to take orders until the end of April and will honour the order when production is up

and running again Simply select your size and colour adding a nickname if you choose for an extra pound395

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 3rd April

Lockdown Life

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 3rd April

Itrsquos great to know that so many of you are trying new things and making the most of your

time at home We would love to hear more about what you are doing whether itrsquos sport

craft cooking music learning something new or taking part in online competitions

Please email your photos and stories to go in this section of the newsletter to Mrs Bell or

to Mrs Lavelle You can also see what students have been up to by following STACSHOY

Karis from 7BO has been busy baking Irsquom

sure yoursquoll agree that her bread and

chocolate brownies look fabulous Thank you

for sending in the photo Karis

Lily-Rose from 7MO enjoyed a FaceTime Food Technology

lesson with her Grandpa He showed her how to make

macaroni cheese and I expect he was very impressed with

the results Lily-Rose has also been doing the Jo Wicks

workout each morning with her friend in South Africa We loved your video Lily

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

Committed Learners and Exceptional People

Your teachers have continued to tell me how pleased they are with the work that you are doing at home and

they are delighted when you send them photos essays answers or other completed tasks Between you you

have kept the Dr Frost Maths and Active Learn websites very busy Another thing that teachers have

appreciated this week is your polite and kind messages in your emails You really are exceptional people

Here are this weekrsquos nominations

Mr Adams Samuel 10TE Mr Hall Owen 10FI Lucy 10FI Jessica 10BO

Mrs Baker Josh 9RO Miss Hampshire Jacob 6thABI

Miss Beasley Kimi 10NE Grace 10TE Morgan

9MO

Mr Harris Amelia 9FI

Mrs Bell Yeseo 10JP Jessica 10FI Sharon

10MA Beatriz 10RO Luca 8RO

Lance 8RO Kaersquode 8FI Ann Mariya

8NE

Mr Hughes Anuna 8RO Tom 11ETI

Miss Browne Efrata 8NE Mrs Lavelle Karis 7BO Rose 7TE Lily 7MO

Mrs Brady Isabelle 9FI Jorja 9MA Mrs McGinley Tiana 11MO Luke 11ETI Tione

10MO Megan 9BO Beata 9MA

Mr Chapman Rosette 6thABI Miss Morgan Megan 9BO

Mrs Davies Eve 7FI Varsha 7MO Nessa 7JP Elsa

8JP Muhammed 8MO

Mr OrsquoSullivan Corbin 8BO

Mrs Devlin Joeline 7NE Leah 10NE Miss Radinez Lafortune 8TE Emily 7BO

Mr Docherty Tia 6thJDO Karis 7BO Curtis 7JP

Adam 7FI Emily 7MA

Miss Sims Lily 7MO Zach 8FI Emilia 9FI Leah

10NE Maddie 10NE Ebou 10MO

Mr Eburah Bronagh 9RO Kimairia 10NE Mrs Statham Maya 7FI Bethany 8JP Efrata 8NE

Elena 9TE Havana 9MA Lauren

10RO Owen 10FI Kelly 10JP

Mrs Gay Tristan 9MA Mr Stephenson Byron 11MO

Dr Gilmore Samuel 10TE Mrs Ulmkalns Hannah 7NE Amadou 7FI

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

During the Easter holidays you will not get daily emails with work from your subject teachers You will have more time to relax and enjoy other activities but unfortunately the lockdown means you will still have to stay at home So here are some suggestions for activities for you to do during the next two weeks

Daily prayer ndash During Holy Week and Easter Week put aside some time each day to pray You can fol-low our short prayer service on the school website httpswwwstacsorgnewsaspid=74916 where you will also find readings reflections and links to hymns

Keeping active ndash It is important in these times to stay active It helps us both mentally and physically We all know the current advice is to only go out of the house if it is absolutely necessary so home workouts are something we can all do Using PE with Joe Wicks httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=qGKGNzNbWjU is a good idea but there are many alternatives

BBC Bitesize ndash Learn something new or revise previous content by going to BBC Bitesize A wealth of great resources httpswwwbbccoukbitesize

BBC Documentaries ndash There are scores of high quality documentaries on BBC iPlayer Just logon and click on categories then documentaries If you go to an A-Z list it will give you a huge choice httpswwwbbccoukiplayercategoriesdocumentariesa-z

Reading every day ndash Make sure you set aside at least 45 minutes for reading a novel every day

Every day maths ndash Doing 15 minutes of maths a day is a great way to keep your brain active Use Cor-bett 5 a day (httpscorbettmathscom5-a-daygcse ) The answers are all on the website too

Quizzes ndash Complete some fun online quizzes to keep your brain active and learn new things httpswwwbbccoukbitesizearticlesz79w8xs

Write a letter ndash At this time of isolation now might be a great time to write a letter to a loved one who

is on their own It may be best to write it by hand then scan it and email it to prevent you going out-

side Writing it by hand is certainly more personal give it a go We guarantee whoever receives it will

like it

Learn a language ndash Try some of the Elementary or Beginner activities on Linguascope (Login aquinas Password coucou) httpswwwlinguascopecom You can learn words in Russian Mandarin Spanish Italian Arabic Gaelic Polish French German and many more There are lots of games to play to help you learn

What can I do over Easter whilst at home

Calling all would-be chefs

Food Competition - Coming Soon Keep an eye on your emails for an Easter-based food

challenge from Mrs McGinley - a chance for all the budding chefs to get in the kitchen

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

Committed Learners and Exceptional People

Your teachers have continued to tell me how pleased they are with the work that you are doing at home and

they are delighted when you send them photos essays answers or other completed tasks Between you you

have kept the Dr Frost Maths and Active Learn websites very busy Another thing that teachers have

appreciated this week is your polite and kind messages in your emails You really are exceptional people

Here are this weekrsquos nominations

Mr Adams Samuel 10TE Mr Hall Owen 10FI Lucy 10FI Jessica 10BO

Mrs Baker Josh 9RO Miss Hampshire Jacob 6thABI

Miss Beasley Kimi 10NE Grace 10TE Morgan

9MO

Mr Harris Amelia 9FI

Mrs Bell Yeseo 10JP Jessica 10FI Sharon

10MA Beatriz 10RO Luca 8RO

Lance 8RO Kaersquode 8FI Ann Mariya

8NE

Mr Hughes Anuna 8RO Tom 11ETI

Miss Browne Efrata 8NE Mrs Lavelle Karis 7BO Rose 7TE Lily 7MO

Mrs Brady Isabelle 9FI Jorja 9MA Mrs McGinley Tiana 11MO Luke 11ETI Tione

10MO Megan 9BO Beata 9MA

Mr Chapman Rosette 6thABI Miss Morgan Megan 9BO

Mrs Davies Eve 7FI Varsha 7MO Nessa 7JP Elsa

8JP Muhammed 8MO

Mr OrsquoSullivan Corbin 8BO

Mrs Devlin Joeline 7NE Leah 10NE Miss Radinez Lafortune 8TE Emily 7BO

Mr Docherty Tia 6thJDO Karis 7BO Curtis 7JP

Adam 7FI Emily 7MA

Miss Sims Lily 7MO Zach 8FI Emilia 9FI Leah

10NE Maddie 10NE Ebou 10MO

Mr Eburah Bronagh 9RO Kimairia 10NE Mrs Statham Maya 7FI Bethany 8JP Efrata 8NE

Elena 9TE Havana 9MA Lauren

10RO Owen 10FI Kelly 10JP

Mrs Gay Tristan 9MA Mr Stephenson Byron 11MO

Dr Gilmore Samuel 10TE Mrs Ulmkalns Hannah 7NE Amadou 7FI

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

During the Easter holidays you will not get daily emails with work from your subject teachers You will have more time to relax and enjoy other activities but unfortunately the lockdown means you will still have to stay at home So here are some suggestions for activities for you to do during the next two weeks

Daily prayer ndash During Holy Week and Easter Week put aside some time each day to pray You can fol-low our short prayer service on the school website httpswwwstacsorgnewsaspid=74916 where you will also find readings reflections and links to hymns

Keeping active ndash It is important in these times to stay active It helps us both mentally and physically We all know the current advice is to only go out of the house if it is absolutely necessary so home workouts are something we can all do Using PE with Joe Wicks httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=qGKGNzNbWjU is a good idea but there are many alternatives

BBC Bitesize ndash Learn something new or revise previous content by going to BBC Bitesize A wealth of great resources httpswwwbbccoukbitesize

BBC Documentaries ndash There are scores of high quality documentaries on BBC iPlayer Just logon and click on categories then documentaries If you go to an A-Z list it will give you a huge choice httpswwwbbccoukiplayercategoriesdocumentariesa-z

Reading every day ndash Make sure you set aside at least 45 minutes for reading a novel every day

Every day maths ndash Doing 15 minutes of maths a day is a great way to keep your brain active Use Cor-bett 5 a day (httpscorbettmathscom5-a-daygcse ) The answers are all on the website too

Quizzes ndash Complete some fun online quizzes to keep your brain active and learn new things httpswwwbbccoukbitesizearticlesz79w8xs

Write a letter ndash At this time of isolation now might be a great time to write a letter to a loved one who

is on their own It may be best to write it by hand then scan it and email it to prevent you going out-

side Writing it by hand is certainly more personal give it a go We guarantee whoever receives it will

like it

Learn a language ndash Try some of the Elementary or Beginner activities on Linguascope (Login aquinas Password coucou) httpswwwlinguascopecom You can learn words in Russian Mandarin Spanish Italian Arabic Gaelic Polish French German and many more There are lots of games to play to help you learn

What can I do over Easter whilst at home

Calling all would-be chefs

Food Competition - Coming Soon Keep an eye on your emails for an Easter-based food

challenge from Mrs McGinley - a chance for all the budding chefs to get in the kitchen

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

During the Easter holidays you will not get daily emails with work from your subject teachers You will have more time to relax and enjoy other activities but unfortunately the lockdown means you will still have to stay at home So here are some suggestions for activities for you to do during the next two weeks

Daily prayer ndash During Holy Week and Easter Week put aside some time each day to pray You can fol-low our short prayer service on the school website httpswwwstacsorgnewsaspid=74916 where you will also find readings reflections and links to hymns

Keeping active ndash It is important in these times to stay active It helps us both mentally and physically We all know the current advice is to only go out of the house if it is absolutely necessary so home workouts are something we can all do Using PE with Joe Wicks httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=qGKGNzNbWjU is a good idea but there are many alternatives

BBC Bitesize ndash Learn something new or revise previous content by going to BBC Bitesize A wealth of great resources httpswwwbbccoukbitesize

BBC Documentaries ndash There are scores of high quality documentaries on BBC iPlayer Just logon and click on categories then documentaries If you go to an A-Z list it will give you a huge choice httpswwwbbccoukiplayercategoriesdocumentariesa-z

Reading every day ndash Make sure you set aside at least 45 minutes for reading a novel every day

Every day maths ndash Doing 15 minutes of maths a day is a great way to keep your brain active Use Cor-bett 5 a day (httpscorbettmathscom5-a-daygcse ) The answers are all on the website too

Quizzes ndash Complete some fun online quizzes to keep your brain active and learn new things httpswwwbbccoukbitesizearticlesz79w8xs

Write a letter ndash At this time of isolation now might be a great time to write a letter to a loved one who

is on their own It may be best to write it by hand then scan it and email it to prevent you going out-

side Writing it by hand is certainly more personal give it a go We guarantee whoever receives it will

like it

Learn a language ndash Try some of the Elementary or Beginner activities on Linguascope (Login aquinas Password coucou) httpswwwlinguascopecom You can learn words in Russian Mandarin Spanish Italian Arabic Gaelic Polish French German and many more There are lots of games to play to help you learn

What can I do over Easter whilst at home

Calling all would-be chefs

Food Competition - Coming Soon Keep an eye on your emails for an Easter-based food

challenge from Mrs McGinley - a chance for all the budding chefs to get in the kitchen

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

After Easter you will continue to receive work to complete each day but we are simplifying the timetable This means that you will be sent work for two or three subjects each day rather than five Some of your tasks will be ongoing projects in subjects such as Computing and Technology

You will still be able to space out your learning over several days as we know this is good practice but you will receive fewer emails and will be able to organise your time better

Year 12 and Year 13 You will continue to have work set by your class teacher on the day of your lesson

New Timetable for after the Easter Holiday

1 week timetable (it is the same every week) Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11

MON 1 English English English Maths RE

MON 2 History History RE English Maths

MON 3 (7amp8) MusicDrama MusicDrama

TUE 1 Maths Maths Maths RE English

TUE 2 Science Science Option 1 Option 3 Option 2

TUE 3 TechArt project TechArt project Option 3 Option 4 Option 3

WED 1 English English English Maths Science

WED 2 Science Science Science Option 1 Option 4

WED 3 (7amp8) PE PE

THUR 1 Maths Maths Maths Science Maths

THUR 2 RE RE Option 2 English English

THUR 3 (7amp8) Computing project Computing project

Fri Prayer Prayer in the community

Prayer in the community

Prayer in the community

Prayer in the community

Prayer in the community

FRI 1 Geography Geography Science Science Science

FRI 2 French French Option 4 Option 2 Option 1

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

Well done to all the students and teachers who took part in the STACS Big Fat Maths Quiz of the Week

There were 50 participants in Thursdayrsquos Mathematics Quiz and answers came flying in as soon as the questions appeared on everyonersquos screens In the end it was the teachers who dominated with first place going to Mr Winfield and second to Mr Trafford

Amongst the students our 6th form winners were Kate (6thABI) and Nicole (6thABA) with Josh (11MO) coming first from Years 7-11

Safeguarding Notices from Mrs Linehan With schools being closed due to Covid19 Irsquom sure the time you are spending on social media has increased dramatically as you email work to your teachers catch up on WhatsApp with your friends or virtually see your family and friends via Zoom Itrsquos really important that you are safe online so here are a few tips

Be kind online

Think about what you post

Make sure your password is private

Donrsquot talk to strangers

Maths news from Mr Adams

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

How music can support your wellbeing Oh come let us sing to the Lord to that rock of our salvation (Psalm 951) Music plays a big part in our lives and as we spend more time at home we could use music to help us in many different ways Music can stimulate the bodyrsquos natural feel good chemicals It can help energise our mood and provide an outlet for us to take control of our feelings Listening to music is not the only way to help our wellbeing Singing or dancing along to music can have a positive effect Why not have a go at creating a few playlists for different emotions Think about the following

Music for prayer and worship

Music to wake me up

Music to energise me

My happy music

Music for venting frustration

Nostalgic music Aquinas Playlist Over the coming weeks letrsquos use the power of music to help us join together Over the Easter holidays try to listen to songs that make you feel happy Our suggestions lsquoHappyrsquo by Pharrell Williams lsquoCanrsquot Stop the Feelingrsquo by Justin Timberlake and lsquoSir Dukersquo by Stevie Wonder Music for our Easter Mass Today we would have celebrated Mass together at the end of term and our opening hymn was going to be Light of the World Follow this link to listen to the hymn and join in giving praise to God

Here I am to worship here I am to bow down here I am to say that yoursquore my God

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=-MmRGSEG2LM

The British Red Cross Kindness Calendar

At STACS we know how important it is to give service and show compassion to others Even when you have to

stay at home you can still try to show at least one act of kindness each day Take a look at the British Red Cross

Kindness Calendar for some ideas httpswwwredcrossorgukget-involved

teaching-resourceskindness-calendar

Kindness in the community - check in on neighbours in a safe way Call or write to a relative Write down three things you are grateful for Stay at home - by following this advice you are being kind to others in the community and helping to

save lives Do something helpful for a friend or family member ndash cook a meal or teach someone a new skill

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

Well done to all the students and teachers who took part in the STACS Big Fat Maths Quiz of the Week

There were 50 participants in Thursdayrsquos Mathematics Quiz and answers came flying in as soon as the questions appeared on everyonersquos screens In the end it was the teachers who dominated with first place going to Mr Winfield and second to Mr Trafford

Amongst the students our 6th form winners were Kate (6thABI) and Nicole (6thABA) with Josh (11MO) coming first from Years 7-11

Safeguarding Notices from Mrs Linehan With schools being closed due to Covid19 Irsquom sure the time you are spending on social media has increased dramatically as you email work to your teachers catch up on WhatsApp with your friends or virtually see your family and friends via Zoom Itrsquos really important that you are safe online so here are a few tips

Be kind online

Think about what you post

Make sure your password is private

Donrsquot talk to strangers

Maths news from Mr Adams

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

How music can support your wellbeing Oh come let us sing to the Lord to that rock of our salvation (Psalm 951) Music plays a big part in our lives and as we spend more time at home we could use music to help us in many different ways Music can stimulate the bodyrsquos natural feel good chemicals It can help energise our mood and provide an outlet for us to take control of our feelings Listening to music is not the only way to help our wellbeing Singing or dancing along to music can have a positive effect Why not have a go at creating a few playlists for different emotions Think about the following

Music for prayer and worship

Music to wake me up

Music to energise me

My happy music

Music for venting frustration

Nostalgic music Aquinas Playlist Over the coming weeks letrsquos use the power of music to help us join together Over the Easter holidays try to listen to songs that make you feel happy Our suggestions lsquoHappyrsquo by Pharrell Williams lsquoCanrsquot Stop the Feelingrsquo by Justin Timberlake and lsquoSir Dukersquo by Stevie Wonder Music for our Easter Mass Today we would have celebrated Mass together at the end of term and our opening hymn was going to be Light of the World Follow this link to listen to the hymn and join in giving praise to God

Here I am to worship here I am to bow down here I am to say that yoursquore my God

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=-MmRGSEG2LM

The British Red Cross Kindness Calendar

At STACS we know how important it is to give service and show compassion to others Even when you have to

stay at home you can still try to show at least one act of kindness each day Take a look at the British Red Cross

Kindness Calendar for some ideas httpswwwredcrossorgukget-involved

teaching-resourceskindness-calendar

Kindness in the community - check in on neighbours in a safe way Call or write to a relative Write down three things you are grateful for Stay at home - by following this advice you are being kind to others in the community and helping to

save lives Do something helpful for a friend or family member ndash cook a meal or teach someone a new skill

STACS STUDENT BULLETIN

Friday 27th March

How music can support your wellbeing Oh come let us sing to the Lord to that rock of our salvation (Psalm 951) Music plays a big part in our lives and as we spend more time at home we could use music to help us in many different ways Music can stimulate the bodyrsquos natural feel good chemicals It can help energise our mood and provide an outlet for us to take control of our feelings Listening to music is not the only way to help our wellbeing Singing or dancing along to music can have a positive effect Why not have a go at creating a few playlists for different emotions Think about the following

Music for prayer and worship

Music to wake me up

Music to energise me

My happy music

Music for venting frustration

Nostalgic music Aquinas Playlist Over the coming weeks letrsquos use the power of music to help us join together Over the Easter holidays try to listen to songs that make you feel happy Our suggestions lsquoHappyrsquo by Pharrell Williams lsquoCanrsquot Stop the Feelingrsquo by Justin Timberlake and lsquoSir Dukersquo by Stevie Wonder Music for our Easter Mass Today we would have celebrated Mass together at the end of term and our opening hymn was going to be Light of the World Follow this link to listen to the hymn and join in giving praise to God

Here I am to worship here I am to bow down here I am to say that yoursquore my God

httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=-MmRGSEG2LM

The British Red Cross Kindness Calendar

At STACS we know how important it is to give service and show compassion to others Even when you have to

stay at home you can still try to show at least one act of kindness each day Take a look at the British Red Cross

Kindness Calendar for some ideas httpswwwredcrossorgukget-involved

teaching-resourceskindness-calendar

Kindness in the community - check in on neighbours in a safe way Call or write to a relative Write down three things you are grateful for Stay at home - by following this advice you are being kind to others in the community and helping to

save lives Do something helpful for a friend or family member ndash cook a meal or teach someone a new skill

COMPETITIONS

RE FACULTY COMPETITION

There are lots of different ways to lsquopicturersquo Jesus Many artists have taken the story of the life death and resurrection of

Jesus as their inspiration for their art work

During Easter why not reflect upon how you see picture Jesus and create a piece of art work Take a photo on your phone

and send to mmoranstacsbhamschuk - DEADLINE for entries is Monday 27th April with the WINNER announced in the

bulletin on Friday 1st May and receiving a pound20 Amazon voucher to be awarded when we return to school

Use the events of Easter as your inspiration ndash maybe put Jesus in a modern setting like picture no 2 lsquoJesus on the tubersquo by

Antonia Rolls (There are a series of these ndash look her up) Maybe even focus just on the Last Supper the events of Good Fri-

day and the Resurrection

FILM QUIZ

Which lsquofishyrsquo film contains the classic line

lsquoYoursquore gonna need a bigger boathelliprsquo

Please give the film AND the character who

said it - send to Mr Stevens

SPORTS QUIZ

Who were the top 10 highest

paid sports stars of 2019

Herersquos one in the picture to get

you startedhellip Send answers to

Mr Eburah good luck

WINNNERS

Well done to all who sent in answers for the

quizzes last week The winners are listed

below and receive 20 house points

Film Quiz James (10-JP)

Sports Quiz Nevin (10-TE)

PE Round the World Challenge with a score

of 88 Bronagh (9-RO)

MUSIC QUIZ

Rainbows have become a symbol of hope -

have you spotted any of the pictures appear-

ing in windows

lsquoSomewhere Over the Rainbowrsquo is one of the

most covered songs of all time Can you

name 20 different performers of this song

Send answers to Mrs Johnson Herersquos one to

helphellip Ariana Grande

A REMINDERhellip

Please keep sending in your short stories to

your English teacher therersquos a pound20 book

voucher on offer for the winner with the

deadline of Monday 20th April

DITLOIDS

Simply work out the phrases

below and send in to Mr Hall

1) 3 = BM

2) 3 = S to H

3) 6 = W of H the E

4) 6 = Z in a M

5) 10 = Y in a D

The first correct answer for each of the quizzes listed will receive 20 house points with winners announced in the bulletin after

Easter Good luck