CONTENTS
Ben Woodburn and Page 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold LFC Debut
Off to University Page 3 ELF The Musical Page 4
Arts Academy Page 5 Catering Page 5 w/b 05/12/16
Y11 Computer Page 5 Science Deadline
Advance Notice Y8 Page 6 Advance Notice Y7 Page 7
STEM Sessions Page 8 Whizz Kids – Y11 Page 8
Inter-House Netball Page 9 Christmas Dinner Page 9
Y11 Maths Page 10 Revision Solutions
Revision Tips Page 10 Y11 Maths Page 11 Christmas Revision
Clothes Donations Page 12 Santa Dash Page 13
St Helens Council Page 14 Consultation
Stationery for sale Page 15 Menus Page 16-17
Who to contact Page 18 Show My Homework Page 18 Support
MON 5th TUES 6th WED 7th THURS 8th
FRI 9th
WB 05/12/16
NEXT WEEK FOLLOWS THE WEEK A TIMETABLE
Y8 LP1 (all week)
Inter-House Netball
(all week)
WB 05/12/16
Y11 Computer
Science Deadline
Friday 2nd December 2016
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SIXTH FORMERS, BEN WOODBURN AND TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD, MAKE LFC HISTORY
Ben Woodburn became LFC's youngest ever goal-scorer, during Tuesday 29th
November's game with Leeds United. The 17-year-old broke former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen's record, beating him to the title. 18-year-old Trent
Alexander-Arnold, named Man of the Match, inciting Former Liverpool footballer, Jamie Carragher, to label him the “perfect full-back” after playing in Liverpool’s 2-0 EFL Cup victory over Leeds United.
The evening was made even more special for Rainhill High School when, at half time, the LFC Academy U14 team were presented with the winner’s
Trophy that they won in Vilnius, Lithuania.
John Pout, Rainhill’s Headteacher said; “This Leeds match was very special for the students and staff at Rainhill High School. Our partnership with Liverpool is the largest and most academically successful in the Premier League. I am delighted that the manager is giving so many young players the opportunity. It is testament to the excellent work of Liverpool FC’s Academy. I am especially pleased for Ben and Trent who have both done so well. They are still very young and need to carry on working hard at their football and their Sixth Form studies.”
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ARTS ACADEMY
CATERING WB 05/12/16 Please see below the list of practical lessons planned in Catering/Food
Preparation and Nutrition - week beginning Monday 5th December:
Mrs Bolland Head of Food Studies
9m/Cg1 Thursday pd3 – Jam or curd tarts making your own short crust pastry
9k /Cg1 Tuesday pd 5 – Individual pie – either cheese and onion or mince and onion
10K / Cg1 Tuesday pd 3 – Sweet and Sour Chicken
10M /Cg1 Friday pd 2- Meatballs in a reduced tomato sauce
11M /Cg1 Monday pd5 – Soufflé decoration
Y11 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEADLINE The deadline for the Y11 Computer Science Population Model Coursework is Friday 9th December 2016.
Students are to have completed their solutions to the Population Model and a minimum coursework write-up that consists of sections: - Design a solution
- Solution development
Youth Theatre Company The Youth Theatre Company have been tirelessly working every Wednesday and Thursday evening in preparation for the annual school
musical. This year we are excited to present the musical "Elf" directed by Mrs Renison and Mrs Speers. The musical will be performed by a cast of
27 highly talented actors and actresses. This is one of many performance opportunities the Drama department offer as part of our Arts Academy programme.
Tickets are available from the Mike Doyle Arts Centre and are £3.00 each. The performances are on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th December
in the Arts Theatre starting at 7pm.
It promises to be an evening of festive fun that you will not want to miss!
Get you tickets now before they sell out!
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ADVANCE NOTICE – YEAR 8 Learning Programme – Assessment Week 1 From Thursday 1st December to Tuesday 13th December 2016 (inclusive) all students in Year 8 will be undertaking assessments in the subjects they are currently studying. It
should be noted that all assessments are cumulative and therefore based potentially on
anything that your son/daughter has studied during this academic year to date.
The Year 8 assessment will be based on a substantive piece of work in their subject from
which a teacher is able to give a fine GCSE grade (1 to 9). Year 8 students will complete their examinations in their classrooms under exam conditions.
Please see below the exam timetable so your son/daughter is aware of when their
examinations take place. Please could you encourage and support your son/daughter to
prepare thoroughly for these exams as they will give them a good indication of the progress
they have made to date.
I have included some guidance around revision and preparing effectively for exams. For example, in the lead up to the examinations your son/daughter should be completing
approximately 2 hours of independent revision per day. Your son/daughter should be very
clear about what is being examined from their class teacher.
I have asked all teaching staff to set revision homework via Show My Homework for the next
few weeks until the examinations have been sat which your son/daughter should record in their planner.
I trust that you find this information useful and that we are able to best work together to
ensure that your son/daughter continues to make progress in all the subjects they are
studying. Mr Cunningham, Deputy Head Teacher - Director of Studies
From Thursday 1st December to Tuesday 13th December 2016 (inclusive)
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5
Monday 5th December
8wx Geography1, 8wx Spanish1, 8wx History3, 8wx French4, 8Y1 Science, 8Z Technology
8W1 Music, 8W2 Science 8x3 Maths, 8X4 Computing 8yz English (sets 1 to 3) 8yz Geography4
8W Technology, 8X3 Drama, 8X4 Music
8W1 Computing, 8W2 Art 8X3 Art, 8X4 Drama 8yz History1, 8yz Geography2, 8yz French3, 8yz English4
8W1 Science, 8W2 Maths 8X3 Computing, 8X4 Maths, 8yz French1 8yz Spanish1, 8yz History3
Tuesday 6th December
8W2 Music, 8X Technology 8Y1-2 Maths, 8Z3 Computing, 8Z4 Maths
8wx French1, 8wx English2 8wx Religious Studies3-4, 8Y2 Music
8W1 Drama, 8X3 Science, 8X4 Art.
8wx Religious Studies1, 8wx History2, 8wx Geography4, 8Y1 Drama 8Y2 Science, 8Z4 Science 8Z3 Music
Lessons as normal
Wednesday 7th December
Lessons as normal 8Y1-2 Art, 8Z3 Art, 8Z4 Computing
Tutorial 8wx French2, 8wx English3 8yz Geography 1 & 3
8yz History2, 8yz History4
Thursday 8th December
8wx German1 8wx Geography2 8Z3 Maths
8wx English4, 8W2 Computing, 8X4 Science 8yz Religious Studies3-4
8wx History1, 8wx Geography3, 8Y1 Computing, 8Z3 Science
8wx English1, 8wx French3 8wx History4, 8Y2 Drama, 8Z4 Art
8W1 Art, 8yz French2
Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5
Friday 9th December
Lessons as normal 8wx English3-4 Lessons as normal 8yz German1 8Y Technology, 8Z4 Music
Monday 12th December
8yz Religious Studies2 Lessons as normal 8W2 Drama, 8yz Religious Studies1, 8yz French4
Lessons as normal 8X3 Music, 8yz Spanish2
Tuesday 13th December
8wx Spanish1 Lessons as normal 8Y2 Computing Lessons as normal Lessons as normal
Please note: 1. All examinations will be conducted in timetabled classrooms during lesson time. 2. Where a time has not been designated for examinations students will have lessons as normal (see above) and should come to lessons equipped for learning in
that lesson. 3. Subjects will publish revision lists for students for their subjects to help students to prepare. 4. Homework is revision and preparation for the examinations.
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ADVANCE NOTICE - YEAR 7
Learning Programme – Assessment Week 1 From Wednesday 7th December to Friday 16th December 2016 (inclusive) all students in
Year 7 will be undertaking assessments in the subjects they are currently studying. It
should be noted that all assessments are cumulative and therefore based potentially on
anything that your son/daughter has studied during this academic year to date.
The Year 7 assessment will be based on a substantive piece of work in their subject from
which a teacher is able to give a fine GCSE grade (1 to 9). Year 7 students will complete
their examinations in their classrooms under exam conditions.
Please find attached the exam timetable so your son/daughter is aware of when their examinations take place. Please could you encourage and support your son/daughter to
prepare thoroughly for these exams as they will give them a good indication of the progress
they have made to date.
I have included some guidance around revision and preparing effectively for exams. For
example, in the lead up to the examinations your son/daughter should be completing
approximately 2 hours of independent revision per day. Your son/daughter should be very clear about what is being examined from their class teacher.
I have asked all teaching staff to set revision homework via Show My Homework for the next
few weeks until the examinations have been sat which your son/daughter should record in their planner.
I trust that you find this information useful and that we are able to best work together to
ensure that your son/daughter continues to make progress in all the subjects they are
studying.
Mr Cunningham, Deputy Head Teacher - Director of Studies
From Wednesday 7th December to Friday 16th December (inclusive) Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5
Wednesday 7th December 2016
7yz Religious Studies1, 7X3 Music, 7X4 Art, 7X5 Drama
7wx Citizenship5 7W2 Computing
Thursday 8th December
7wx Humanities (Geography) 7W2 Music, 7Z4 Art 7yz Citizenship1 and 3, 7X3 Computing, 7X4 Music
7wx Geography4
Friday 9th December
7yz History2 7Z4 Drama 7X4 Computing
Monday 12th December
7yz History1, 7yz English2, 7yz French3, 7yz Geography4
7W1 – 2 Science, 7X3 Drama, 7X4 – 5 Science, 7Y1 Maths, 7Y2 Science, 7Z3 Maths, 7Z4 Computing
7wx Geography1, 7wx French2, 7wx Geography3, 7wx Citizenship4, 7wx Humanities1 (Religious Studies)
7W1 - 2 Maths, 7X3 – 5 Maths, 7yz English1, 7yz Geography2, 7yz English3, 7yz French4
7wx English1, 7wx Religious Studies2, 7wx English3 – 5, 7Y Technology, 7Z3 Art, 7Z4 Maths
Tuesday 13th December
7X3 Science, 7yz Geography1, 7yz French2, 7yz Geography3, 7yz History4
Lessons as normal 7yz English4 7wx English2, 7wx French3, 7Z4 Science
7wx Citizenship2, 7wx French4, 7Y1 Science
Wednesday 14th December
7wx French1, 7wx History4, 7wx Humanities1 (History), 7Y1 Drama, 7Y2 Music, 7Z3 Music
7yz Religious Studies4 7wx Geography2, 7wx Religious Studies4, 7Y2 Computing, 7Z3 Science
7W Technology
7wx History1, 7wx Citizenship3, 7wx French5
Thursday 15th December
7wx Religious Studies1, 7wx History3, 7Y2 Maths, 7Z3 Drama
7wx History2, 7Y1 Computing, 7Y2 Art, 7Z Technology
7X5 Art 7yz History2 7yz Religious Studies2
7wx Religious Studies3
7X5 Computing, 7yz French1, 7yz Citizenship2, 7yz Citizenship4
Friday 16th December
7W1 – 2 Drama, 7X Technology
7W1 -2 Art, 7Y1 Music 7Y1 Art, 7Z3 Computing 7Z4 Music 7W1 Computing, 7X3 Art, 7X4 Drama, 7X5 Music
Please note: 1. All examinations will be conducted in timetabled classrooms during lesson time. 2. Where a time has not been designated for examinations students will have lessons as normal (see above) and should come to lessons equipped for learning in
that lesson. 3. Subjects will publish revision lists for students for their subjects to help students to prepare. 4. Homework is revision and preparation for the examinations. 5. 7W1 Music with Miss Speers to undertake their assessment on Monday 5th December during Period 2. 6. 7xy Citizenship with Mrs Foster to undertake their assessment on Monday 5th December during Period 5. 7. 7yz Religious Studies3 with Miss Draper to undertake their exam on Tuesday 6th December during Period 3.
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STEM SESSIONS STEM Sessions take place on Wednesday’s in B207, 3:15pm – 4:15pm. Below is some information regarding the events that will take place over the 6 week cycle.
WHIZZ KIDS – YEAR 11
Week Date Activity Name Lead Staff Member Event Details
6 07/12/16 Engineering for All: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
P. Hurst N. Hesketh
Pupils design and create different mechanisms to contain the largest volume of gas.
Erin Taylor recently competed in the English
Dance Championships in Manchester.
Erin successfully competed in both the 'Tap' & the 'Song & Dance' sections with other competitors from all around the UK.
For Erin to be selected to compete at this level is a
big achievement in itself! The standard is very high!
Noemi Csaki for making the most progress out of all the year group
Also, a big congratulations to Year 11 on the completion of the first LP programme,
where some promising results have been achieved. Year 11 are now focused and working hard to attend revision and laser groups before school, lunch times and after school. The commitment to their studies is a fantastic reflection to the Year group as
a whole and to their parents for their continued support.
Lots of positive feedback was also welcomed from the Study Sensai session that was held last week. Year 11 were grateful for some good revision strategies and advice that they are now trying to put into practice.
Thank you Year 11 for your efforts! Miss Fryer and Mr Lankertis.
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YEAR 8 INTER-HOUSE NETBALL The girls have made a fantastic start to the season, remaining in all fixtures leading up to the St Helens tournament which took place last week.
Both the A and B team travelled to Sutton Academy full of excitement and a slight reputation to deal with!
‘A’ team won all their fixtures to send them in to the semi-final, then beating Cowley to advance to the final! They faced their familiar rivals De La Salle in the final and
unfortunately lost out 3-1, but travelled home with Silver medals! They now qualify for the Merseyside tournament after Christmas at Wirral Grammar
School where they will be aiming to better their Bronze Medal performance from last year!!
‘B’ team narrowly missed out on a semi-final place by 1 goal!! Winning one
fixture and losing another, they are going from strength to strength and are playing some great netball.
Well done girls!
Christmas dinner will be served on
Thursday 15th December.
CHRISTMAS DINNER
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NOVEMBER MATHS REVISION - YEAR 11 - SOLUTIONS
See the solutions for last month’s Maths Revision questions below.
REVISION TIPS Using your revision notes – During a revision session. Choose a topic to revise and find your revision notes for this topic.
Read the notes through, and as you do this try to recreate the whole topic
in your mind.
Place the notes face down and write out, or in the case of patterned notes
redraw, what you can remember.
Compare what you have written down to what is written in your notes and
check for anything you may have missed out.
If you have left out some important details, test yourself again.
If you need extra detail you can always refer back to your original notes.
During spare moments
Carry some of your revision cards around with you.
You can read them on the bus, in the car, during lunch time or break, when you are waiting in the corridor at school or during odd spare
moments at home.
After reading a revision card, try to recall the information in your mind.
The cost of a Christmas dinner
will be £0.00
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MATHS CHRISTMAS REVISION CALENDAR – YEAR 11
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CLOTHES DONATIONS WANTED
For the next two weeks there will be a box in the reception for your
donations.
We need:
Socks New underwear
Bras
Leggings
Sweatshirts
Jogging bottoms Sturdy shoes or trainers
Coats
Disposable nappies
Blankets Children’s snowsuits
We will gratefully take any size clothes and they do not need to be brand new, underwear aside. Please make sure any shoes you are kind enough to donate are
in good condition- the person who wears them will have a long way to walk.
If you would like to know any more about this, or want to track the results of
your generosity, please visit the Facebook group ‘L-L-L Lancaster/Liverpool to Lesvos’.
COMPETITION
Year 7 forms will compete to collect the most pairs of socks in the two
weeks while Year 8 forms will be collecting new underwear, or money to
go towards purchasing some.
The winning forms who collect the most will be announced in the first
week back in January.
Many Thanks
Miss Draper, Head of RE.
All donations will be collected on Monday 12th December. Lets donate as much as we can!
Over the coming fortnight staff and students will be working together in in the
hope to fill a container with clothes and shoes to be sent across to the Greek
Island of Lesvos in the New Year.
Despite the reduction of news coverage, boats still arrive weekly full of exhausted
families, in freezing cold temperatures and forced to keep moving. We are working
closely with a charity based in Thessaloniki which aims to protect the most
vulnerable groups such as children, women and the elderly and we can help by
simply providing them with clean and, more importantly, dry clothes to wear for
their onward journey.
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St Helens Council
Consultation on Proposed Pupil Admission Arrangements for the 2018-19 School Year
St Helens Council is currently consulting on its proposed pupil admission arrangements for the 2018-19 school year. The arrangements include the number of places available at each school and the priorities that will be used to decide which pupils are offered places when there are too many applications. Details of the proposed arrangements can be viewed on the Council’s website: https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/schools-education/school-admissions/consultation-on-pupil-admission-arrangements/ If you are a parent or a member of a relevant community group and wish to comment on the proposals you should submit them in writing to the address below by the 27 January 2017. School Admissions Section, People’s Services, Atlas House, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD. or email [email protected]
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STATIONERY FOR SALE Stationery is now on sale for all students to buy from Pupil Reception. Pupil Reception is open before school, registration, break, lunch and after school.
Friday 25th November at 4.30pm. In front of the Victoria Hotel.
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WHO TO CONTACT
Curriculum Queries
Heads of Department for 2016/17 are:
English Mr. Crossley Sociology Miss. Evans Mathematics Y7, 8 & 9 Mr. Rimmer Computing Mr. Nevitt
Mathematics Y10 & 11 Mr. Roberts Business Studies Mr. Jarvis Science Miss. Lockyer Art/CDT/Textiles Mr. Bennett Biology Dr. Pugh Food Miss. Bolland Chemistry Dr. Beswick Dance Mrs. Aylward
Physics Miss. McClure Drama Miss. Renison
History Miss. Williams Music Mr. Fleming
Geography Mrs. Parkinson Media Studies Miss. Critchley RE Miss. Draper PE Miss. Bakstad Languages Mr Herd Life Skills
(PSHE/Citizenship)
Mrs. Ayre
Stage 1 Subject Teachers
Stage 2 Head of Department
Stage 3 Deputy Head Mrs. Thorogood or Mr. Cunningham
Stage 4 Headteacher Mr. Pout
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