SUMMER 2014

Celebr-EIGHT!Another Year of Academic SuccessCommemorating World War I

CONTENTSHeadteacher’s Message

‘Kidz of America’ Show

Sports News

Aspens Catering News

Educational Visits

Singing Success!

STEM News

Commemorating WWI

Science News

Career Academy News

Dragonboat Racing

The Prom

In other news...

In this issue...

FOUR SIX

EIGHTTEN

ELEVENTHIRTEEN

FOURTEENFIFTEENSIXTEEN

NINETEENTWENTY

TWENTY TWO

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fantastic achievement of Mrs Smith’s Maths department’s students recently achieving 24 Level 8 grades at the end of Year 9! Like Mr Myler and Mrs Hamill, Mrs Smith will be teaching here next year on a part-time basis supporting students in the Maths Department. Even in retirement staff can not bear to leave St.Chad’s!

In terms of staffing, we have increased staff numbers significantly next year across the school to provide even better teaching, learning and student support. We can only do this because once again St.Chad’s is full in Year 7 and other year groups. We are the only secondary school in Runcorn that is full and we are very grateful again to parents and carers for trusting us in such large numbers with the education of your children – we will not let you down!

After all the building work of the last ten years, we feel we are at a point where our facilities are as good if not better than any other school, however, we are still hoping to refurbish the dining room during the summer and are planning for one last new teaching block which will probably take place in 2015!

I hope the summer continues to be as sunny as it has been so far until we return in September! Have a relaxing and safe holiday and thank you for your support over the year!

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A MESSAGE FROMOUR HEADTEACHER...

Normally at the end of the Summer term in most schools, a significant number of staff leave but at St.Chad’s we have a remarkably low staff turnover which I believe confirms that staff (as well as students) are happy and well looked after in our community. This year is unusual in that a number of staff are leaving for a variety of reasons; Mrs Coleman relocating to Africa, Mrs Gardner to become an Educational Psychologist and other staff to take up new posts elsewhere – we wish them all well and thank them for their part in the success of the school! I would particularly like to recognise three staff who are leaving this year. Mr Myler after retiring two years ago returned part-time to St.Chad’s but finally has decided to retire completely! Mr Myler made a tremendous mark at St.Chad’s by starting the Duke of Edinburgh scheme which has gone from strength to strength and by his work in and out of school with Roadpeace. We wish Dave and Linda a peaceful retirement. Mrs Hamill also retired last year but has continued to work at St.Chad’s on a part-time basis. Mrs Hamill is one of the ‘originals’ in that she started at St.Chad’s in 1976 when the school first opened and has given tremendously loyal service since – I am personally grateful for the way she looked after me when I arrived in 1983. Pam’s husband, Andy, has retired this year so they are both moving on to a new, and knowing them both, very active life and we wish them well. Mrs Smith, Head of Maths, is retiring this year after working at St.Chad’s since 1979. It has been a privilege to see the Maths Department making great strides forward in recent years under Lynn’s leadership and we wish her and Brian a long and happy retirement, much of it spent sunning themselves in their beloved Turkey. The cover of this Bridge celebrates the

Our annual dance show was a huge success this year. Our wonderful pupils danced and sang in an American themed show. There was such a variety of acts this year from tap dance to street dance, this showcased just how talented our pupils are. The show ran over three nights and we were almost full to capacity for each show.

We would like to thank anybody who came to support our pupils. The pupils have been rehearsing since Christmas and have practised any hour available.

We would like to thank all the pupils for their commitment and hard work and all the teachers who gave up their time to prepare the show.

SPORTS NEWS

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Big congratulations to the Year 9 boys’ football team who have won the Halton Schools’ League for the second consecutive year. It was a winner takes all scenario in the final game, with St Chad’s playing Saints Peter and Paul Catholic College. Both teams had won all of their previous league games to set up a cup final atmosphere for the league title showdown.

After a tense start St Chad’s soon took control of the game, dominating possession and creating chance after chance. It wasn’t long before they took the lead through a cool finish from top goal scorer Bailey Duffield. As Chad’s anxiously defended their slim lead it looked as though the opposition might equalise, but a second from Duffield on the counter attack put the nerves at ease. St

Chad’s continued to control the game, and the defence led by Connor Pearson stood firm.

Midway through the second half on came Joe Russell to make an immediate impact scoring his first of the season, a neat right foot volley to give the defending champions a three goal cushion and virtually ensure the league trophy would be staying in St Chad’s hands. The boys ruthlessly continued to attack and in the dying minutes some neat play down the right resulted in the ball breaking to Joe Ruane to fire low into the corner to top off an emphatic 4-0 victory. Well done to all that have represented the St Chad’s Year 9 football team this year. Another league title and another season unbeaten, winning every league game!

THE INVINCIBLES ARECHAMPIONS AGAIN!

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All pupils from Year 7-13 have been working hard to prepare for the annual Dance Show, ‘Kidz of America’. The show will take place on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of July at 7pm. We are really looking forward to the show so we can once again showcase the amazing talents of our St Chad’s pupils.

We have girls’ rounder’s teams from Year 7-10 taking part in Halton league and Halton tournaments. All teams have won 2 out of 3 games played to date and the girls look promising to be within the top 3 of Halton.

St Chad’s have had a very successful year at Athletics. Ellie Tron (Year 9), Conor Pearson (Year 9), Josh Urmson (Year 9), Lucy Mc Grellis (Year 10) Caitlin Miller (Year 10) and Emily Hill (Year 10) won their track events at the Halton schools competition. They now compete at the Macclesfield competition to try and win a place to represent Halton in the Cheshire schools event.

Our Year 7s also competed in the Halton schools competition, we had winners in both track and field events but are waiting for the overall results to find out who goes through to Macclesfield.

DANCE SHOW

ROUNDERS

ATHLETICS

The food children eat at school plays an important role in their wellbeing, and eating a well balanced diet will not only maintain and improve their health, but will also set them on the right track for later life. We understand this and that’s why we, at Aspens Services, are passionate about serving fresh, high quality and locally sourced food that is cooked in our kitchen. We are specialists in providing catering for schools and this leaflets explains what we provide and what your child can expect when they start in September. LOTS OF CHOICEWe have a fantastic range to choose from and we make sure that we serve the variety of food that children like and want to eat. It’s not all about eating vegetables and fruit - although we do make sure we get our balance right!

RESPONSIBLE CATERINGAt Aspens - we take our responsibility of catering for today’s children and young adults seriously. All of our dishes are prepared everyday using quality, fresh and seasonal ingredients that are responsibly sourced.

As well as ensuring the food on the plate is healthy, we have a range of fun and exciting activities that we run to help give our customers a set of skills for the future. Healthy eating can be a fun and an enjoyable experience and trying new foods can be exciting. We want our customers to understand the importance of eating the right foods and help them with their food and nutrition journey.

SPECIAL DIETSDon’t think that your child can’t enjoy our great food if they have a special diet - they are an important part of our catering service. We can provide food if they have an intolerance, an allergy, or require an alternative choice due to religious beliefs.

FREE SCHOOL MEALSDid you know that your child might be entitled to free school meals. For more information and details on how to claim, visit www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

LOTS OF PROMOTIONS AND GREAT MONEY SAVING DEALSWe have a range of meal deals on offer every day to help save money. Whether they want a hot meal or something to just grab and go, there will be an offer available. We also run a range guest offers and special theme days to create a buzz in the dining room.

GET IN TOUCHWe are experts in school catering and have years of experience when it comes to school food. If you have any concerns, special dietary requirements or have a question about our menus - please get in touch. You can contact us via email on info@aspens-services.co.uk or call us on 01866 821511. You will also find a host of information on our website www.aspens-services.co.uk.

WHAT’S ON THE MENU?We have a range of food and drinks available at different times of the day. The dining room is open at mid morning break to fill the gap and at lunch time, so make sure you pay us a visit at some point throughout the day.

The PE department took 28 fantastic pupils to Arosa in Eastern Switzerland over the Easter holidays.

The week before we were due to go, we got a call informing us that there was no longer any snow left in the resort so they advised us to go with their relocation of Arosa. This ended up being an upgrade as the resort was truly amazing. Over the week the pupils’ conduct and behaviour were impeccable. I was so proud of every one of them. The staff at the hotel and the ski instructors commented on the excellent manners of our pupils.

60 Year 10 geography students took part in the summer field trip to Snowdonia to collect data for their GCSE Controlled Assessment.

Unlike the November visit we experienced glorious weather on both days resulting in some pink shoulders, necks and noses.

As a result of the dry weather the river levels were very low and this made collecting some of our data difficult. The students managed this problem well and adapted their methods to suit the conditions to make the trip a success.

Educational Visits

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On the 4th April, St Chad’s History department took a mixture of Year 9 and 10 pupils on a Battlefields Tour to Belgium and France for three days. This was a unique opportunity for 30 of our pupils to mark the centenary of the beginning of World War One. The first day was a real slog as our journey began at midnight on Friday 4th April, travelling through the night to catch a 6am cross-channel ferry to France. Before we even reached the hostel where we’d be staying, the group had already visited three different sites! Of particular interest to the pupils was Sanctuary Wood, one of the most complete examples of preserved trenches to survive the war. Pupils were able to enter the trenches and literally walk in the footsteps of those who fought and died in the Great War. We were also able to visit Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest British and Commonwealth cemetery to the war dead in the world. The atmosphere here is hard to describe with many of our pupils

shocked at the sheer number of graves and particularly the age of the boys who fell. The second and third days were spent visiting the battle sites of Yypres and the Somme. One visit that stood out for pupils was to Ulster Tower where we were given a guided tour and stories of individuals who fought over a hundred years ago on the site where we stood as well as to the Thiepval Memorial to the thousands of missing who were never found. On the Saturday night three of our pupils were afforded the special honour of taking part in the Menin Gate Last Post ceremony, which has taken place every night in Ypres since the end of World War One with the exception of the years of Nazi occupation. Over the weekend our pupils were in a reflective mood and remarked on how important it was to visit and pay their respects to Britain’s fallen. I was very proud of the behaviour and level of respect all pupils showed throughout the trip allowing myself and the team to enjoy the trip also. We hope to make the Battlefields a regular fixture in St Chad’s calendar over the next few years.

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This has been a fantastic year for the school choir and singers at St Chad’s. At Christmas we were invited to sing with The Highfield Male Voice Choir and had our first joint concert, held here in our school. It was a huge triumph and a wonderful evening. From the success of this we were asked to perform at another joint choral event with The Highfield Male Voice Choir, this time at The Brindley on Saturday 10th May. Our 35 strong choir, comprising of years 7 to 13, performed a forty minute repertoire incorporating songs from various genres - including classical, traditional, musicals and pop - all of which they sang beautifully to high praise and an ecstatic audience! The finale of the evening was an incredibly moving joint choral piece with the Male Voice Choir ‘One Dream’, a piece written in response to the 911 terror attacks, which was a highlight. Since the performance we have received many letters commenting not only on the high standard, talent and musical discipline of our choir members but also on their impeccable behaviour. Two sixth form students, Olivia Tringham and Joe McEvoy, performed solo

pieces at the event which gained attention from The Chester Male Voice Choir who have now invited the pair to perform with them!

Another huge success this year is that Miss Smith set up St Chad’s as a private examination centre with The London College of Music. This meant that singers could take their singing and performance examinations on site. This May, across two days, we had twenty pupils take vocal examinations ranging from Grade 2 up to Diploma – which is University standard. Having recently received the results we are very proud and delighted to announce that all students received distinctions, the highest award possible or merits, which is an incredible achievement. Joe McEvoy who has been singing with Miss Smith and member of the choir for 7 years took his vocal Diploma in Musical Theatre performance and was approved, meaning he can now use the title DipLCM.

Well done Joe and well done to all our exam candidates and choir members who have worked so hard and achieved so much this year.

SINGING SUCCESS!

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The STEM program at St Chad’s continues to go from strength to strength, with more students than ever before taking part in STEM activities. The year started with the successful Engineering Curriculum day with Year 10 students and will be capped off with a visit from Acorn farm. Pupils from local Primary schools will be invited in to experience the return of St Chad’s pop up farm yard!

Following on from last year’s successful visit, Steve Bennett from StarChaser Industries returned to St Chad’s to inspire the next generation of space scientists!

Steve gave talks to both Year 10 and 11 looking at Rocket Physics and the Chemistry of combustion. The talk contained a fair few bangs and flashes as students saw the Science behind getting rockets into space.

The visit was a great success and students got a great deal from it.

The Acorn farm animobile will return and this year’s visit will involve visits from our local Primary partners who will get the chance to get up close with our pop up farm yard. Our Year 7 students will also be involved and will be working on a short project on the build up to the visit.• Geography – Where food comes

from and Food miles.• Art – Sketching animals and

techniques to improve quick drawing.

• Science – Variation in animals on the Farm yard.

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This year we commemorate the outbreak of the First World War and we felt that it was important for us as a school community to recognise this significant moment in history and ensure that our students learnt that though no longer with us, the men and women who lived through the Great War were indeed ‘real’ people. To do this we established a wall display which currently features 50 men and women (soldiers, sailors, nurses and munitions workers) who gave so much to ensure that we could live the lives we enjoy today. These men and women are the ancestors of students, teaching staff, support staff and even our Headteacher, Mr Keeley and almost half of them died in the conflict. It is intended that the display will remain in place for the next couple of years as we remember the difficult times these people experienced and it is hoped that we can add to the numbers if anyone has records of their own ancestors who lived or died during World War I. We also hope that as many people as possible will be able to see the display when

the school presents its Open Evening later in the year.

Ultimately we wish to create a lasting monument for the ancestors of St Chad’s who took part in the war and will hopefully reveal the plans we have in the near future. For now it is nice to know that our students are learning that this war involved people linked to people they know and during a curriculum day earlier this term students from Year 7 took part in a wide range of activities including researching the war, designing and producing war memorials, constructing trenches and learning about the machines of war. In April Year 9 and 10 students visited the battlefields of Belgium and France and returned with a much greater appreciation for the conditions the soldiers fought in. It is nice to think that they also understand the words of Rupert Brookes. ‘If I should die, think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England’.

YEARS

“To Spaceport and beyond....”

A selected group of Year 7 pupils were invited to attend Spaceport on the Wirral; their mission was to gather lots of space facts that will be used as part of their end of year space project. The journey constisted of a ferry over the Mersey and learning lots of fun facts about the docklands. Pupils were then allowed to explore the time travellers exhibitions; from Doctor Who to the Terminator and Star Trek to Elvis?!? With the ideas of space and travelling to distant galaxies the visit to the observatory allowed St Chad’s to find out exactly what it takes to be a astronaut and survive life outside out atmosphere. The next part of our quest involved lots of hands on activities where we could find out our weight on Jupiter or how heavy tins of beans would feel on Uranus. There was just enough time to visit the simulation before lunch and our journey home. Every pupil behaved fantastically and were a credit to the school. It is hoped that all the fun facts will be used to fuel their end of year science challenge and maybe inspire a budding new Neil Armstrong as our pupils consider their future.

NEWSSCIENCE

As part of the ‘Chemistry at Work’ week several companies from some of the biggest chemical industries all gathered at the Catalyst Museum in Widnes to share some of the passion about what it means to be a scientist in the outside world. Each expert told them a bit about themselves and what had inspired them to join the world of science beyond the school age. It provided an opportunity for our students to consider what they would like to do in the future and also confirmed the fact that the thing Year 8s love about science is those experiments-especially ones that go bang! Pupils were asked to consider chemicals in their own lives and watched how BASF transformed properties of liquids into solids and discussed how plastics can be made from Cheshire Rock way beneath our feet. Each session the experts from Fiddlers Ferry, Daresbury labs, Solvay and Veolia shared their experiences about how they had ended up in that specific job and allowed us to explore some of their work as part of a practical activity. There was just enough time to visit the hands on exhibitions the museum had to offer. It was an inspirational day out and hopefully one that will encourage some of our young scientists to persue a future career finding alternative fuel or maybe even using our waste to transform our world.

CATALYST CHEMISTRY TRIP

SPACEPORT

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This prestigious event was held at Manchester Town Hall, with high-achieving Year 13 students attending from across the North-west.

Among them were Peter Murphy, Daniel Annett, Kate Wakefield, Steph Lloyd, Ethan Nelson, Conner Dean and Ben Ellis from St Chad’s Sixth Form who were graduating from this high profile and demanding programme.

These students have gone the extra mile attending workshops and lectures run by local universities and national companies to extend their knowledge of the work-related aspects of their specialist ‘A’ level subject.

They have also completed paid internships at Sci-Tech Daresbury, Halton Housing Trust and Lloyds TSB, working as full-time employees, whilst managing their studies and meeting

coursework deadlines. This in itself is a major challenge, but to see the level of work they produced on these internships was astounding. Mr Roberts observed that some of the work they did and the machinery they got to use would not be possible at most universities.

We are extremely proud of their achievements and the doors they have managed to open for themselves in pursuing a successful career in their chosen field and for being such fantastic ambassadors for our school and college. We wish them all the best for the future!

My internship was an invaluable experience. You put in 100% and you get 100% back. You learn what a working environment is really like.

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GRADUATION2014

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The Art department have enrolled in a national art competition called Dot Art. The competition involves schools to photograph art work belonging to Year 9 students and post their work online. The school is allowed to place 25 pieces of artwork online by the February half term 2014. A panel of judges then selected 3 top art works from each school for the general public to vote for their favourite pieces.

During April and May staff, students and their relatives posted their votes, it later emerged that Abbie Swain won the best in the school and Emma Hogg and Sam Harvey became runners up.

The three students were invited to the presentation evening at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and Abbie’s Artwork was framed and put on public show for the following month. Although the students didn’t win the overall prize their work their work looked fantastic compared to the other schools

Due to illness Abbie could not make the final presentation, and Mr Waller picked up her certificate on her behalf. Both Emma and Sam also attended with their family to receive their certificates from the lord Mayor of Liverpool.

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As we approach the end of this school year we can reflect on the first year of our reward system Vivo Miles and it is fair to say that the system has been both successful and well received by students and staff.

Since September 2013 almost 800,000 Vivos have been awarded with Year 7 currently leading the way with almost 175,000 and each week a steady stream of items have arrived in school purchased online from the Vivo shop. With the World Cup taking place the Match Attax football cards have been very popular as have items relating to boy band One Direction.

In addition to treating themselves to well earned gifts, the St Chad’s students have yet again proved how generous they can be donating Vivos to charities such as The Philippines Emergency Fund and the Oxfam in Brazil charity. Working hard and attending school does improve your grades; it also allows you to reap the rewards with our reward system. So keep up the hard work and keep earning those Vivos. You never know you might even be able to reach the 1,500 Vivo points that entitles you to become a Gold Club member and enjoy even more rewards and privileges.

It is becoming a tradition that the final module that we complete on the COPE GCSE course is the Citizenship and Community module. To achieve a pass in this module, students research various charities, decide as a group which one they would like to support and then develop and complete a fundraising activity for that charity.

This year, 11C chose a local charity, Runcorn and Widnes Cancer Support, which raises money to help families who are living with someone who is fighting the illness.

They planned and completed a challenging day walk in North Wales scaling both Moel Arthur and Moel Famau as part of their route.

Particular praise must go to five students: Amy Rotherham, Dominic Henderson, Kieran Doyle, Alex Orme and Nathan Holloran, who raised an impressive £430 between them.

Thanks also go to 10C who supported well on the day.

GOOD CITIZENS!

MILES AREHERE TO STAY

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On Tuesday 17th June, fifteen intrepid Year 8 pupils took to the waters of Liverpool Marina to represent St Chad’s in the annual Dragon Boat Race, organized by the Confucius Institute at Liverpool University.

Dragon Boat Racing is a traditional Chinese sport and one in which thousands of people take part regularly. It has its origins in races between competing villages, over 2000 years ago, and in the same spirit, St Chad’s found themselves pitched themselves against eleven other schools from the Merseyside region, some of whom have competed in this race regularly, and have trained hard in the run up to the race.

Our first race saw us off to a good start, despite our rookie crew never having rowed together previously, and we beat Broughton Hall by several lengths.

Our second heat saw us draw against the formidable ESLA, who were a good thirty seconds quicker than us down the length of the course. Despite a valiant effort and lots of encouragement, the team were, understandably, feeling a little like the England World Cup team.

However, after lunch, an inspiring team talk and a re-organisation of seat positions and ceremonial drummer by the crew themselves, our team flashed down the course, taking over twenty seconds off their previous best time to secure overall fifth place in a very strong field.Everyone had an enjoyable day, and even the weather conditions were ideal for being on the water.

St Chad’s will be taking part again next year, so keep an eye out for the posters and ask yourself whether or not you’re up to the challenge of the Dragons!

Dragon Boat Racing

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PROM2014The vast majority of Year 11 and many staff attended the formal school Prom at the Catholic Cathedral crypt on Friday night. Despite torrential rain and a broken down bus everyone had a great time! Students’ parents and carers must have spent many hours (not to mention £££s!) on making sure outfits, haircuts, shoes etc. looked as impressive as they all did - the staff did not look too bad either! The students were a credit to themselves and their families with impeccable behaviour and the positive attitude we have seen for the last five years. Great credit must go to Mr Dooley, Year 11 Pupil Progress Co-ordinator, and the team of tutors who have looked after the students since they joined St.Chad’s.

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On the 7th and 8th of May 2014, approximately 100 of our Year 8 pupils set out on a visit to the Princes Park Synagogue and Al Rahma Mosque in Liverpool. The trip was arranged to allow pupils to experience different places of worship, as well as to gain an understanding of different cultures and religious faiths.

Pupils gained a valuable insight into the beginnings of both the Jewish and Islamic communities in Liverpool, and were able to learn how both communities live their lives today. Pupils were invited to observe and take part in the ritual experiences of both faiths, with many of the pupils showing a great enthusiasm for dressing in traditional clothing. In the Mosque especially, pupils were encouraged to ask any questions at all, and many of St. Chad’s Year 8s were very keen to take full advantage of this, which enabled all to gain a very good understanding of what it is like to live as a British Muslim.

Pupils came away from the day very enthused about the experience, and this has greatly enhanced their knowledge and understanding of other faiths and cultures.

Around 15 of the pupils, who took part in the visit, will extend their experience in early July, when they take part in a live video conference with a school in Pakistan, with pupils of the same age.

Our Year 8 to Year 11 Chinese groups visited the Confucius Institute at Liverpool University as part of their Chinese culture enhancement programme. It was a very interesting, educational and enjoyable day. The students were given the opportunity to experience important aspects of Chinese culture such as Chinese calligraphy, watercolour painting and taichi workshops. Students enjoyed doing the calligraphy on traditional Chinese grass paper and painted their very own pandas. After a short break and an opportunity to observe some of the exciting materials in the Confucius Institute, students were given a lesson in taichi. The students even tried on some traditional taichi costumes. The taichi workshop was lots of fun and it was very enjoyable to participate in such a special Chinese exercise which first began in the Ming Dynasty. These visits have given the students a great opportunity to practice their Chinese and enrich their knowledge of Chinese culture.

MOSQUE & SYNAGOGUE

On Monday the 23rd June 34 Year 12 students attended an experience day at Hope University. The day consisted of a campus and accommodation tour, followed by mini lectures on UCAS, student finance and life at university. The students found the day really informative and enjoyable, giving them a taste of the future.

YEAR 13 LEAVER’S MEALThursday 26th June saw the end of Year 13s time at St Chad’s Sixth Form, this was celebrated with a meal at The Evenwood Farm. It was a great night attended by staff and students; everybody had a good time and as usual the students represented the sixth form in an exemplary manner. This was an opportunity to celebrate the past success of students and look forward to the future and their new exciting lives at university.

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The annual Gifted and Talented day for Year 8 pupils was hosted at St Chad’s on Thursday 12th June. Our Year 8 pupils were joined by pupils from the Grange for a day of Collaborative Language Learning. Pupils had the opportunity to sample languages such as Japanese, Greek, Chinese, German & Spanish. As well as the taster language sessions pupils participated in Tai Chi and traditional Chinese sport of Jian zi. This is best described as a cross between football and badminton. A weighted shuttlecock or feather ball needs to be kept airborne using any part of the body except the hands! Very entertaining!Mrs Jones would like to congratulate all of the pupils who participated in the day, especially our prize winners Ruby Thornton, Hannah Bailey & Jacob Warder.

The Chester zoo trip was organised with the Science and Geography departments in order to enhance the learning of both subjects and at the same time increase the students’ enthusiasm and their attainment.

A talk from the education team at the zoo regarding conservation was arranged and the pupils had very hands on experience where they were able to look at confiscated ivory, elephants’ feet converted into stools, crocodiles made into handbags and many more. The pupils were fascinated and full of extremely relevant questions during and after the lesson.

YEAR 8 GIFTED & TALENTED

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