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Inshas Indonesia Visit

During the October half term Insha had the opportunity to visit anIslamic boarding school called Darrunnajah. Insha said of her 13 day

visit that it had been an eye opening experience from the cuisine,culture and the people.

She had the opportunity to interact with notable Indonesian leaderssuch as the ministry of religious affairs, a noble peace prize awardwinner and a member of the British council. Her trip consisted ofnumerous visits to places such as the Borobudur Temple, the Merapi

Volcano and the Botanical Gardens.

Insha was able to shadow students in their lessons and said of her visit;

The dedication and commitment conveyed by the students wasadmirable, whether they were studying in lessons, taking part in extra-

curricular activities or keeping the school grounds clean. I wasdefinitely influenced by their positive approach to school life and theireducation. As a student, I loved every minute of this visit and I urge

other students to take part in this exchange programme in the years to

come.

Sixth Form Christingle


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#POPPY SELFIE

We Remembered Them.......

The sixth form students proved themselves once again to be great rolemodels for the school when they delivered assemblies to all other yeargroups following Remembrance Sunday. Lydia, Juliet and Sam provided anarrative whilst Insha, Will, Franchesca and Chris provided songs, poetry

and sound effects.

The assemblies provided an extremely moving account of why we use thePoppy as a symbol of Remembrance, as well as reminding the students ofthe importance of the occasion. Students were given examples of all theconflicts where men, women and animals have given their lives to enable

us to live in peace today.

We prayed for not only those who have died, but for those who are

suffering today because of world conflict. We especially remembered twosoldiers; Miss Cybulskas cousin who died in a conflict in Iraq, and MrsWoolacotts Great Uncle, Tom McCormack who died in the Great War in1915. May they rest in peace.

A quick fact: Did you know thatthe United Kingdom has foughtin 41 conflicts since the start of

the 1st World War?

Staff and students alike wereincredibly moved by theassembly.

It was a beautiful andthoughtful assembly which

highlighted how suffering stillcontinues today because of

war.

A touching and beautiful

assembly.

WOW!


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Mehr-Un-Nisa has been

helping with my Year 8

set 2 maths - she gets

stuck in and helps when

the students are stuck - a

great help to have

around.Mrs Ash

I have Azba in my year 7French lesson and she isvery helpful (especially

for the weaker students)and the students enjoy

her coming to lessons!Mr Godfrey

I have Eva, Sarah, Aamir, Erricson,Caitlin and Annabelle who are

fantastic. They act like they aremy assistants and they willinglytake directorial roles across theGCSE class moving around eachworking group. They are a creditto themselves and their families

and Im proud to have themworking alongside me.

Miss Langford

I have Kaylee in foodtechnology and she has a

natural flair for the subjectand has inspired students to

be imaginative and innovativewhen designing recipes.Kaylee offers constant

encouragement and supportto all students.

Mrs Kelly

BUDDYING

We still have a number of students getting involved with lessonsand helping younger students in their subjects. Subject staff have

been impressed with the effort and dedication students haveshown. But Mrs Kelly would still like more!!!!!!!

SPORTS NEWS!

Football Has Started!

After the sixth form 5-a-side sawnumbers grow to form a solid 11-a-

side team, the sixth form boys put ontheir bright orange shirts and headedto Beckfoot for their first game.

Although we lost, theres lots ofpotential and were looking to takeon Oakbank after Christmas!#comeonlads

Better Success for Netball

Huffers is having much more successwith the netballers who have hadgreat wins over Titus Salts, BradfordGirls and Beckfoot, just losing out toSkipton.#hopingfortheleaguewinagain

Congratulations to ourvery own Miss Cybulskawho got engaged over the

half term holiday in Italy!

Wishing you both a

healthy and happy lifetogether!

Get wedding planning!!!!!


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Philosophy and Ethics Trip

Miss Pullan took her year 12 Philosophy and Ethicsclass to Leeds Trinity University where our

students, alongside students from other schools inthe diocese heard talks from various speakers from Cafod, the University and two speakers fromPeru which raised awareness on the issue ofClimate Change. The speakers from Peru talkedabout how they used the glacier in their village tosupport their agriculture.

TRIPS, GUEST SPEAKERS, AWARDS.......

The language students allenjoyed an afternoon at the

German Market in Leeds. Azbawas happy with the food!

Book club @HolyFamilySixth has

arrived!

We were honoured to have The British Film

Institutes Chief Executive, Amanda Nevill speakingto our students and she had great advice for them.

You are much more powerf ul than you think you

are.

Never underestimate yourself, always be the first

to put yourself forward, see your glass as half full.

#believeinyourself@HolyFamilySixth

.................. NEARLY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!

With only a couple of applications left to go year 13 clearly have their

eyes set on life after Hoy Family Sixth. Students have had interviewsfor teaching and medical courses and a number of students havealready been offered places at their firm choice University. Fingers

crossed for mocks in January and the summer exams.

Sarah and Louis performing in

assembly.

Head Boy Physicist of the Year!

Ogden Trust held its first annualawards ceremony to recognise themost promising A-level physicsstudents in Leeds and thesurrounding area and Sam Emmettwas one of 18 students nominated

in this area. Well done Sam!


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DC2YEAR 13

49% of effort grades wereOUTSTANDING and 43%were GOOD.

YEAR 12

36% of effort grades wereOUTSTANDING and 46%were GOOD.

Year 13

7% required improvement

1% was inadequate

Year 12

15% required improvement

3% was inadequate

#PPP

Amazing Effort Year 13

All the students belowreceived outstanding effort

for ALL of their subjects.

Juliet Brown

Matthew Hall

Insha Ismail

Jason Law

Katie Royle

Libby Cross

Mya Hughes

Raza Khan

Kelsey Raper

So hie S ence

Amazing Effort Year 12

All the students belowreceived outstanding effort

for ALL of their subjects.

Byron Hearn

Patrycja Maziarz

Chloe Mellor

Aneesa Rahman

Azba Wahid


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MORE TRIPS and GUEST SPEAKERS

Oh What a Twelfth Night!

Once again the students of Holy Family took part in the Shakespeare

Schools Festival, ably guided and directed by Langers and Mash!

For the second year running we were asked to perform last,

performing Shakespeares Twelfth Night and were absolutely

fantastic and well received.

Our students worked alongside Silcoates Primary School, Wakefield

in the afternoon and were extremely supportive of the youngerstudents and a credit to us.

Well done to all students involved.

The only question now is; what are we performing next year!?

Independent Learning

With mocks just around the corner year 12received some top tips from the StudentLearning Tree to help them with their

independent learning and revision.

#whichtypeoflearnerareyou?

Baroness Doreen Lawrence

We were invited to attend Leeds Trinity University to hear

Doreen Lawrence speak about Black History and Social

Justice: Has Stephens Death Changed Education?

An inspirational woman who spoke of just being an ordinary

Mum whose life was thrown into turmoil from an appalling

tragedy, but who has fought to change our justice system for

the better.

Our students were clearly moved by her talk and provoked

lots of discussion and even prompted Erricson to ask a

question during the discussion.


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Does anyone else carry one

of these with them???

Should it be the driver who looksnervous!?

NEWS IN PICTURES.......

Hollys Hairspiration!

The Little Princess Trust is a charity that

helps make wigs for children with cancer.After hearing about this charity, Holly

decided to take the brave decision to have20 inches of her hair cut to raise money for

this fantastic cause.

Each 350 donation gives a child a freewig; these alone cost 2000 to make. Holly

raised 500! Well done Holly!

After a talk from Student Finance earlier

this term Year 13 students can find out

more about their University finance on the

following websites;

www.gov.uk/unimoneywww.unistats.direct.gov.uk

www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Anyone seen Mr Moore???

On Time to TutorTime???

Aamir and his watchesmake sure he is!

Form by 8.40 please!

Dodgeball is back nextterm too!

British Values

Students have been looking at various laws surrounding their age group

during tutor time which has seen some very lively debates!

At 17, teenagers can be interviewed by the police without an adultpresent, and given a reprimand or warning.


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15 WEEKS DOWN AND.................

CAFOD 2014Proudly Presents...

Wishing you all a very Merry

Christmas and a happy,

healthy and peaceful New

Year.

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