Dear Parents/

Guardians,

As we approach the

end of term, it is

always positive to bring

together all of the

achievements and

experiences of our students over the term.

Once again the items in the newsletter

showcase what fantastic students we have

and the wide variety of opportunities they are

given by staff.

As always at this time of year, we are close to an extremely busy and important time in the Academy calendar. After Easter, we will see our Years 11, 12 and 13 students undertake their final preparations for their examinations. I hope that all students with upcoming examinations will dedicate a significant part of this holiday period to preparation for the examinations so that the best possible outcomes are achieved. I would ask you to keep those taking examinations this summer in your prayers. There is a range of information on the Academy website relating to the examinations. At the end of this term, Mr Swaby leaves St Peter and St Paul. We thank him for his contribution, not just with his teaching but within Music and Academy performances and liturgies. We wish him every success in the future. We also say thank you and farewell to Mrs Russell after five years as Food Technology Technician and wish her well in her new venture. We are in a period of change in education in relation to the structure and content of the curriculum and the way in which students are assessed in Key Stage 3, 4 and 5. You have my assurance that all of the staff are working meticulously to ensure we keep fully up-to-date with the modifications and we will keep you informed of any adjustments we are making ready for the new academic year. You are aware that we had a visit from Ofsted HMI on Monday 21st March. I will be able to provide more detailed information when we receive the written summary from the visit,

but I am pleased that verbally the Inspector commented that through the work of all the staff, we are taking effective action and responding effectively to ensure we provide a good all round education for our students. Student and Parental Feedback It is vitally important that we continually review the quality of education we provide so that improvements can be put in place. We have asked for the thoughts of students and parents and I am pleased with the overall findings. Some of the key findings (Student Surveys) are: 100% of students experienced a positive transition from Year 6 into Year 7

Within the Teaching and Learning focused questionnaires, the student responses highlighted that they felt they were taught well, were challenged by their work and lessons and in the vast majority of cases they enjoyed lessons. In the Year 9 survey 100% of students felt they were ‘made to work hard throughout lessons’ and ‘they were taught well’. Being welcomed into the class and prompt starts, lessons were strongly indicated along with an experience of regularly marked work.

Some of the key findings (Parent Surveys) are: Overall a very positive picture was gathered in terms of the parental views of their child’s experience in school. This included a 98% positive return from the Year 9 survey question ‘is your child happy at school?’ In addition, 98% of parents felt that their child makes ‘good progress at school’.

A 100% positive response was returned regarding their child being ‘well taught’. Virtually all parents were satisfied with the level of information regarding their child’s progress.

Thank you to all the parents who have attended the various Parental events this year and have given their feedback. Finally, may I take this opportunity to wish

staff, parents and all of our students a Holy

Easter and a very happy and safe holiday.

Easter Message from Mr Damien Keogh, Headteacher

The Academy closes on

Thursday 24 March 2016 at 3.15 pm

Easter 2016

SSPP NEWS

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TERM DATES Easter Term Monday 22nd February Thursday 24th March - Last day of term Friday 25th March - Good Friday Monday 28th March - Easter Monday Whitsun Term Tuesday 12th April Friday 27th May - Last day of term Trinity Term Monday 6th June Thursday 21st July - Last day of term Friday 22nd July - INSET Michaelmas Term - 2016/2017 Monday 5th September Friday 21st October

Christmas Term Tuesday 1st November Tuesday 20th December Epiphany Term Wednesday 4th January Friday 10th February Easter Term Monday 20th February Friday 31st March Friday 14th April - Good Friday Monday 17th April - Easter Monday Whitsun Term Tuesday 18thApril Friday 26th May Monday 1st May - Bank Holiday Trinity Term Monday 5th June Wednesday 19th July

Easter wishes: In Polish - Wesołego Alleluja In Lithuanian - Linksmų Velykų In Italian - Buona Pasqua In Slovakian - šťastnú Veľkú noc In Portugese - Feliz Páscoa In French - Joyeuses Pâques In Spanish - Feliz Pascua

LENT 2016 As we travel through Lent we are reminded in our daily and Sunday readings how much God loves us. We are given this special season of Lent to explore our personal relationship with God, do we use this time wisely? As we meditate on the Gospel of St Luke, we read the Parable of the Prodigal son -

‘Luke 15:11-20’ There are three characters in the parable. The Father representing God; the older son and the Pharisee. Who is the younger son? Is he the sinner or perhaps man? The man wants freedom and thinks, many times, that God takes it away from him. He begins by leaving the father whose love he does not understand and whose presence has become a burden to him. After wasting his heritage, whose value he does not appreciate, he loses his honour and becomes the slave of others and of shameful actions (pigs were unclean animals to Jews). The son returns. Having become aware of his slavery, he convinces himself that God has a better destiny in mind for him, and he begins on the road

back to his home. Upon returning, he discovers that the father is very different from the idea that he had formed of him: the father is waiting for him and runs to meet him; he restores his dignity, erasing the memory of his lost inheritance. There is a celebration of the feast to which Jesus referred so many times. At last we understand that God is Father. He did not put us on this earth to collect merits and rewards but to discover we are his children. As we celebrate the Sacraments of the Church this Easter, let us ask our Father for the insight and the wisdom to see his love working in our lives and in this holy “Year of Mercy” to share that love with everyone we meet. I pray you will all have a

spiritually filled Easter.

The custom of giving eggs at Easter celebrates new life. Christians remember that Jesus, after dying on the cross, rose from the dead. This miracle showed that life could win over death.

For Christians the egg is a symbol of Jesus' resurrection, as when they are cracked open they stand for the empty tomb. No-one actually knows when eggs were first used as symbols at festival times but it was long before Jesus' time. Eggs were always thought to be special because although they do not seem alive, they have life within them especially at springtime when chicks hatch out. Long ago people gave gifts of eggs carved from wood or precious stones.

The first sweet eggs that were eaten were made in the last 100 years from sugar or marzipan. Since then, chocolate eggs have become popular and these are given on Easter Sunday.

In some countries, parents tell their children the Easter Hare or Bunny has hidden chocolate eggs and they race to find them round

the house or garden. Children in other countries decorate hard-boiled eggs at Easter time by painting or dyeing them.

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Easter is the greatest feast in the Christian calendar. On this Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. For Catholics, Easter Sunday comes at the end of 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving known as Lent. Through spiritual struggle and self-denial, we have prepared ourselves to die spiritually with Christ on Good Friday, the day of His Crucifixion, so that we can rise again with Him in new life on Easter.

Mass times Our Lady of Lincoln Maundy Thursday

7.30pm

Good Friday 3.00pm

Stations of the Cross 7.00pm

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8.00pm

Easter Sunday Masses 9.30 am and 11.00am

What is Easter all about?

Mass times St Hugh’s Catholic Church

Maundy Thursday 7.00 pm

Good Friday

11.00 am

Stations of the Cross 11.45

Walk of Witness

3.00 pm

The Solemn Liturgy of our Lord’s Passion

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 7.00 pm

Easter Sunday

8.30 am, 10.00 am, 6.00 pm

Polish Mass 12.15pm

Mass Times St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church

Maundy Thursday 7.00 pm

Good Friday

11.00 am

Walk of Witness 3.00 pm

Celebration of the Passion

of the Lord 7.00 pm

Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday Easter Vigil 8.00 pm

Easter Sunday Masses 9.00 am and 11.00 am

During the “Year of Mercy” each Catholic Church was asked to choose a door that came into the Church as a sign of entry to God’s mercy. God is always merciful and ready to forgive each us our faults and failings if we are humble enough to ask for his forgiveness. The door lets us into the House of God where God’s ministers and his Priests, administer the Sacraments of Reconciliation and the Holy Mass the Eucharistic celebration. As a Catholic Academy and a sign of our Fellowship with the Church, we blessed our hall door as a reminder that God’s mercy is always on offer, God’s mercy can be received anywhere? I hope many will be reminded of God’s love for us especially as we approach the great celebration of Easter. Let us drink of God’s kindness throughout this Jubilee year.

The Holy Door

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Our planned visit was to take place on the 25th of January at 9 30 am. There were 10 students and three adults. Mr Wilkinson drove the minibus and we set off feeling very excited. We were not to be disappointed. It proved to be one of the best school visits I have witnessed. We were met by Sgt Steve Forrest at the main gate and after security checks, we were taken to the runway where the Red Arrows were just about to take off. We saw them performing some amazing skills; as Valentine’s Day was very close they were practicing their famous ‘Heart’ manoeuvre. We then saw them land and as each plane landed, the pilots walked towards us. I couldn't resist asking for a photo with them to which they kindly agreed. Well if you don't ask! Our students asked lots of questions as

they were taken to the main hanger which houses the Red Arrows air craft. From there we entered a training and education centre. Another Red Arrow engineer and educator took us through a very exciting film; this had been shot during a live aerobatic show so you actually felt as though you were in flight. They explained in detail how the ejector seat worked and how powerful the whole process is. Two students were invited to be strapped into these seats. Fortunately the ejector seat had been deactivated! Our group of students were given lots of information concerning all the elements of the plane and an in depth discussion took place. From there, our last port of call was the

flight hanger. Two Red Arrow jets were in situ so the students were allowed to inspect the aircraft and, with a guided close inspection, were given hands on information on every aspect of the jets. The engineers asked our students questions and they answered brilliantly, much to the amazement of the ground staff, who were very impressed. They had obviously been listening attentively. Students were also given an opportunity to use tools from the Red Arrows engineers’ equipment box to fix wire ties onto equipment. We were given lots of gifts, badges and memorabilia to remind us of the most amazing visit. Our students were yet again an absolute credit to the Academy. We felt very proud of them. This was a well-deserved treat for outstanding young people from our Academy. Liz Scumaci. Governor, School Council.

Red Arrows

During the Christmas break I was fortunate to meet Sgt Steve Forrest; Engineer from the Red Arrows flying squad. I explained the role of School Council to him and he very kindly invited us to a private visit to RAF Scampton; home of the Red Arrows.

Actualmente estamos estudiando la región de Andalucía y la cultura de las tapas. El mes pasado fuimos al restaurante Olé Olé en Lincoln donde probamos muchos platos diferentes por ejemplo el pescado frito, las patatas bravas y los churros. El pescado era fresco y las patatas eran picantes. Nuestro plato favorito era los churros con chocolate. ¡Qué delicioso! Fue una experiencia genial. Daniela Teixeira El ambiente en el restaurante era muy auténtico. Era como un bar de tapas tradicional en España. Había música española y decoraciones típicas de España por ejemplo una guitarra de flamenco y pósters. En mi opinión, tenía una atmósfera muy buena. Laura Bolding La visita nos dio la oportunidad de hablar en español con los camareros de Olé Olé. Discutimos de la descripción de algunos platos típicos y aprendimos mucho de la historia, los ingredientes y los sabores. La visita nos ha ayudado a mejorar nuestro conocimiento cultural además de nuestras habilidades lingüísticas. Joshua Chamberlin We are currently studying the region of Andalusia and the tapas culture. Last month, we went to Olé Olé restaurant in Lincoln where we tried many different dishes, for example, fried fish, patatas bravas and churros. The fish was fresh and the potatoes were spicy. Our favourite dish was churros with chocolate. Delicious! It was a fantastic experience. Daniela Teixeira The ambience in the restaurant was very authentic. It was like a traditional tapas bar in Spain. There was Spanish music and typical Spanish decorations for example; a flamenco guitar and posters. In my opinion, it had a very nice atmosphere. Laura Bolding The visit gave us the opportunity to talk to the Olé Olé waiters. We discussed the descriptions of several typical dishes and we learnt a lot about the history, ingredients and flavours. The visit has helped us to improve our cultural knowledge as well as our linguistic skills. Joshua Chamberlin

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Visita a Olé Olé

Intermediate Maths Challenge

Congratulations to all of the following pupils who took part in the Intermediate Maths Challenge. It is a shame that great mathematicians in the school are rewarded with a test; however the challenge is just that, it is an opportunity for pupils to demonstrate their wider problem solving prowess so being selected to take part is a real privilege and our hearty congratulations go to you all. Well done!

Y11 Pupils Joshua Wood Micael Picarra Klaudia Raczkiewicz Emma Hodgson Jordan Johnson-Symonds Christian Kirk Gbogo Ojo

Year 10 Pupils Maddie Slattery William Oldham Amber Mitchell Jonathon Sheldrake Szymon Skrzyniarz Joe Lynch Wilson Babalola Brandon Conlon Kai Armes Zuzanna Walaszczyk

Y9 Pupils Miki Kosmider Mia Hopkins Kacie Deakin Cameron Dearden Caitlin Doherty Katy Heath Emily Wylie Mark Risebrow Evie Sleeman Reece Welbourn

Special mentions go to Jordon Johnson-Symonds, Szymon Skrzyniarz, Mark Risebrow.

Each of these pupils came top in their respective year.

St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy Charity Support 2015/2016

‘Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance’

We have raised a healthy amount of money for this charity so far and it was a pleasure to be able to talk to a member of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance. We were informed about the importance of the service they provide and this allowed us to have an insight as to why the money raised by people in the Community is so vital to providing the level of care they do on a daily basis. It costs, on average, £2,100 per emergency call to get the Air Ambulance into the air and to the casualty, £100 of that alone goes towards fuel. In one single year it can cost an average of £2.2 million to keep the Air Ambulance ready and serviceable. It is vital to them that Communities like ourselves keep donating money, as this is all the service relies on. We are very proud to represent this great charity in all of its service and we thank everyone in the Academy and beyond for helping to raise money, as without your donations on events like non-uniform days, we would not be able to support this valuable emergency response service.

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As part of our A Level History course, we organised a trip to Dublin. We have been studying Irish History from 1798 – 1921, and travelling to the places we have been reading about, enhanced our understanding and interest for the course. We took a flight from East Midlands Airport to Dublin Airport early one morning. After arriving in Dublin, we immediately got on a bus that showed us many places in Dublin that we had previously learnt about such as Phoenix Park and Kilmainham Gaol. We also got the opportunity to visit the General Post Office, the centre piece of the Easter Rising and Irish independence. It was surreal to see that bullet holes and marks still remain on the GPO and statues up and down O’Connell Street. We observed that Irish history and the struggles are still very much fresh in the mind of people today. Many people we talked to had an extensive knowledge of the history of their country, and nationalist ideas are still very much alive as they were 100 years ago, which is a really unique feature of the capital city.

We stayed in a hotel in the heart of Dublin, a few minutes away from O’Connell Street; in fact the hotel was one that Michael Collins himself had stayed in. The evening consisted of a meal in a rustic Irish restaurant and a taste of Irish culture. On the second day of our trip, we had the opportunity to visit Kilmainham Gaol. We had already known that the jail had detained and in fact, executed many prominent leaders of the Easter Rising, and once had many influential figures such as Emmet and Parnell. Fourteen leaders of the Easter Rising were shot in the Stonebreakers’ Yard; James Connelly, who had been wounded, had to be tied

to a chair to support him during his execution. Being able to witness what standards of living were like in the jail, and standing in Stonebreakers’ Yard brought our history course to reality. Our trip concluded with one last trip through the historic capital. The trip spurred our interest of the course, and gave us a unique insight to the history of Ireland that we could not have learned in a classroom.

Year 13 History visit to Dublin

Young Carers Awareness Day took place on the 28th January 2016, which is to help promote Young Carers around the UK. It is believed that there are over 700,000 Young Carers who help care for their parents, grandparents or younger siblings. This could be because they have a mental or physical disability, an addiction or mental illness. Young Carers often put the people that they care for first even before thinking about themselves. The care that they provide could be washing, ironing, cleaning, cooking, helping with personal care such as bathing and getting dressed. They help with

younger siblings by getting them dressed and taking them to school. They have to do all this before thinking of getting to school on time, meeting friends and doing their homework, let alone revising for an assessment! Here at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy, we recognise the difficulties that our Young Carers can have and offer our support by having a Key worker, Mrs Deborah Rodak, to help them. If you think that you are a Young Carer or know of a Young Carer within the school, please feel free, at anytime, to contact Mrs Rodak at the Newman Centre.

Poetry by Heart On Wednesday 10th February2016, Jacob Thorne participated in the National Edexcel Poetry By Heart competition. After weeks of preparation, the two selected poems (How to Kill by Keith Douglas and The Visit by Mary Leapor) were performed by Jacob at The Collection in Lincoln. Jacob had to learn the two poems off by heart and managed to successfully perform the poems with flair and sophistication. On the night, Jacob was competing with several other participants in order to get to the final. They each took it in turns to recite both pre-1914 poems and post-1914 poems. After the second round, our young Lincolnshire Poet Laureate, Peter Latimer recited some poems of his own creation whilst the judges deliberated over the winner. In the end, Jacob unfortunately did not get into the next round but he did get awarded a certificate and a Poetry book full of the latest poems. By Jacob Thorne.

Catchy Restaurant name

Would you like to name our school restaurant? We think it deserves a name. Could you help us decide on a catchy name ? Think about our connections with the Church, religion and Academy life as well as food. Puns and a play on words are good. I won’t give you any examples. Let’s see how creative you can be. A ‘suggestions ‘box and ‘suggestions forms’ will be available in the dining room. We will decide on the top five and then ask the whole school to vote after Easter. I am very excited to hear your suggestions. Mrs Betley - Catering Manager

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Talented Artists at SSPP

Toby Sheldrake St Valentine

Monica Silva-Lam - Year 7

Milda Ivaskeviciute - Year 7

‘Do you

wanna

build a

Monster?’

Year 7 Art

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Talented Cooks at SSPP

Year 11 students showing off their entries for Food Technology

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Restaurant News

Why does school food matter? We have standards in school food to ensure that all children have access to healthy and nutritional food. A simple revised set of school food standards was implemented nationwide in January 2015 giving guidelines to school caterers. This is the School Food Plan and it can be freely found on the internet. Here at SSPP we try to offer healthy but interesting food and a lot of effort is put into researching current food trends and developing healthy versions of popular dishes. You may ask ‘why not give us the crisps and chocolate we want?’ The simple reason is we are not allowed to and for good reason. Research shows that obesity in children has risen by over 40%

in ten years and a diet of junk food causes health problems in later life. For example:- ‘type 2 diabetes’. A poor diet has significant effects on children's behaviour, concentration and mood. Children with diets lacking in essential vitamins, minerals and essential fatty

acids tend to perform worse academically and find it hard to concentrate. What do we serve? At break time we offer snacks such as pulled pork baps, Greek flatbreads and hot chicken fajita as well as pizza and sausage rolls (only once a week). Most of these dishes are homemade so that we can ensure the food is fresh and we know where it comes from and what the ingredients are. We use local suppliers for our red meat and pastry products (Fosters on Monks Road) and the greengrocer we use is another local company, Fresh from the Fields. We bake a lot of cakes and pastries ourselves but some of these also come from Fosters. Cost is very important to us as well as seasonality and

locality of food. We introduced meal deals to the menu so that children can purchase a main meal and a hot pudding at lunch time for £2.20. We cook a vegetarian option every day and can cater for any special dietary requirements. If your child has an allergy and you want to use the dining facilities

with confidence let us know what the allergy is and we will monitor your child’s choices. We display information about the allergens in our dishes and staff are knowledgeable about the ingredients in every meal we prepare. We will prepare food specially to cater for

anyone with a medically diagnosed allergy. Just ask! Cashless catering We recently became totally cashless in the dining room. This has been a very beneficial move for everyone. It has shortened queuing time and given us more time to concentrate on creating wonderful dishes in the kitchen. It also gives parents the added peace of mind of being able to monitor their children’s choices in the dining room as ParentPay

has the function of recording all dishes purchased. We also hope that this new system would stop our pupils from stopping at the shops and purchasing unhealthy snacks on their way to school with their lunch money. It also eliminates any chances of children losing their money and stops any attention being drawn to children eligible for free school meals as they use the system in the same way as paying customers.

We hope the following will give you some interesting reading about our restaurant. The primary purpose of the SSPP restaurant is to provide a healthy, appealing, enjoyable, balanced and affordable lunch and snack service to the students and staff at the school.

Did you know ? 1. Our school canteen had an Environmental Health inspection on 29th February and as usual we maintained our ‘5 Star ‘rating for hygiene and food safety which is the best rating an establishment can receive. 2. Pupils can order their meals or paninis in advance in the morning so if they have to be somewhere quickly at lunchtime we can have their lunch ready for them. 3. We do take away packed lunches for £2.20. These are served in a brown paper bag and consist of a juicy water drink, sandwich, cake and a piece of fruit. Buying these items as a meal deal is much cheaper than buying them individually.

Competition coming up! We shall be running a competition for all pupils starting after the Easter holidays. It will be a loyalty scheme where customers collect a stamp on a loyalty card for each main meal purchased. When 5 stamps have been collected the card can be entered into a raffle draw which will be drawn on 6th June 2016. If meals are

purchased every day during this period there will be the opportunity to enter 7 filled loyalty cards as one bonus stamp will be given if anyone gets this far. The winner will receive a prize of a laptop.

Weekly menus, after the Easter holidays, are able to view on the Academy website.

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As part of their Vocational Studies Year 8 students enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of The Riverhead Theatre, Louth. Vocational Studies is new for Year 8 students this year and includes academic study alongside more practical elements designed to introduce students to trades ranging from, Business and Health, to Art and Design, Animal Management and Theatre Studies. The behind-the-scenes tour of the theatre took students on a magical romp through the life of the back-stage crew, a side of theatre business that is rarely seen by the public. Students were treated to a tour of set design and building and were able to explore the sound and lighting box. Roy Hobson, Theatre Manager, was happy to hand over control to students in the lighting box as they experimented with lighting designed for the theatre’s recently produced pantomime, Cinderella.

Students also experimented with the lighting rig, manoeuvring lights into place, repositioning spot lights and gobos from the safety of the lighting box. They also enjoyed a full tour of the theatre, including the band pit, auditoriums, wardrobe department, main stage and Black-Box studio, where rehearsal for a production by Rhubarb Theatre was in full flow. Students returned to school full of new and exciting ideas of how to stage their own mini-production in their next Vocational Studies assessment.

Behind the Scenes

Welcome to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry World Book Day

During this day, all the students took part in activities that support the delivery of PSHE and SMSC. We were able to welcome to the Academy many visitors to support the students’ learning experience. These included lessons in Internet Safety, Max Respect and Learning CPR with St John’s Ambulance for Year 7. Positive Health helped deliver Sex and Relationships Education to Year 9 students alongside the Challenge Team. Year 8 students worked all day with a visiting poet and were able to develop their own poetry which coincided with World Book day where the theme was Harry Potter. Year 10 took part in Science activities that investigated our impact on the environment and included was a visit to Boultham Park, where students took part in a ‘Clean for the Queen’ activity. Year 11 also had a full day working with

National Citizen Service and the CVQO (Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation) Schools’ Project where they carried out team building activities, shelter building and first aid. The Sixth Form were involved too, working with outside visitors and teachers to investigate a wide variety of topics from learning CPR, student finance for University, cooking meals on a budget, debating whether the United Kingdom should leave the European Union and how to manage personal finance. Overall, all the activities were very well received by the students and we are now planning another series of activities which include a theatre trip to London and a trip to Wimbledon during Conscience week which takes place from the 4th July 2016.

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Aspire Day March 2016

Can you guess which characters the staff are dressed up as?

Year 8 Poetry

Year 7 - Step-by-step CPR

As the academic year progresses, it has been a busy time at St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy. There have been many activities taking place and Aspire Day was one such day which took place in March.

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Previously…

The purpose of this event was to develop a positive working relationship between young people and LCC; the following were points summarise:

- To raise aspirations through an introduction to the world of local authority working. - To promote active citizenship through raising understanding of County Council objectives and to raise awareness of the right to vote. - To encourage participation in developing Public Health interventions/innovations, with the aim on reaching other young people with relevant heath messages.

The students were involved in many activities throughout the day such as: Team building exercises; the icebreaker was a task, where the students could not use their hands, only string that was attached to a rubber band, to pick up plastic cups in order to build a pyramid. This demonstrated patience, concentration and listening skills while working as part of a team.

The second activity was on Attitudes and Values, using a quizdom judging young people’s health awareness. The voting system used, showed the different

percentages of peoples’ choices on every day health issues, all five of us learnt some new and interesting facts on general health.

Next, a talk from a Dental health worker asked the pupils to design, using role-play then giving feedback to other young people within the room, on different ways to promote Positive Dental Care for children and young people in Lincolnshire. This is where Jacob got a chance to shine, using one of his many talents singing. Jacob

demonstrated this through song, while working alongside different people from other schools A healthy lunch and refreshments were supplied for everyone involved on the day. The students had the privilege to eat inside the council

members’ lounge and socialise informally with some of the current council members

The main activity was based on developing a Public Health intervention. This was to help the young people to understand how decisions are made and how meetings are run. All schools were told that there was limited money available for the future to spend on children’s services. The students were given four key priorities on Children’s Health: Obesity, Poverty, Dental Health and Avoidable Injury. It was the responsibility of the members from the Takeover Day Committee to decide which of the priorities

should receive the funding as it could not be split over all.

Students from St Peter and St Paul Academy were given the opportunity to address the meeting and put forward their argument why Poverty should receive the funding. The students all put a positive effort into the debate inside the council chamber, showing enthusiasm and passion for the subject. They participated in asking questions and general discussions against other topics and argued their point’s across on why combating Poverty was so important. When each school had an opportunity to put their views forward, the Chairman invited the committee to take a vote for the health area they believed was most important even if it was not the priority that they had been speaking about. Unfortunately we were beaten by one single vote.

Overall, it was a hugely successful work shop for all the organisations and young people who took part. The young people learnt new skills, gained confidence and made lots of new acquaintances while being able to take back and share their ideas of the Takeover Challenge within the School Council.

Childrens’ Take over Day

On Friday the 20th November 2015, Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) Public Health invited four pupils Archie, Jackson, Jacob and Kacper from the Student Council and myself (Mrs McNulty) to participate in the Children’s Commissioner’s Takeover Challenge.

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Charity Donations

The students have worked hard this term to make as much money as possible to add to the charity

donations:-

The total so far raised for the Lincolnshire and Nottingham Air Ambulance is £1299.96, this was

raised through Non Uniform days.

Money has also been raised for Cancer Research UK, RSPCA, British Red Cross for the Europe Refugee

Crisis, Breathing Matters UCLH Charity, Poppy Appeal, HCPT Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2016 and

Kidscan. The running total so far is £3240.17. Thank you all very much for your generosity and support.

Please visit our website and click on the links to follow our Facebook and Twitter pages,

for regular news and updates

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School Canteen—Allergies and Intolerances

From the 13th December 2015 we were required by law to display advice on the Allergen content of all the food that we produce in the Academy kitchen, and these are now displayed in the Dining Hall. The menus are also

available on the website and highlight the allergens in the food by week.

If you have an allergy or intolerance to any ingredients, please speak to staff about your requirements before

choosing your food. The Canteen staff would be able to adapt the menu to accommodate any allergen problems. Please come and speak to them to discuss your options.

Student Exams/Assessment Weeks - English and further Maths PPE Exams - Year 11

week commencing 18/04/2016 - Summer Exams - Years 11, 12, 13

commencing 16/05/2016 and finishing 29/06/2016 - Community Languages - Years 7, 8, 9, 10

- Years 7 and 8 Assessments week commencing 20/06/2016

Noticeboard Mobile Phones – Zero Tolerance

Mobile phones must be kept switched off and out of sight for the entire

day. Any student seen with one will have it confiscated until the end of the

Academy day on the first occasion. On the second occasion parents will have

to come into the Academy and collect the phone.

Further incidents will result in a ban and additional sanctions being imposed.

Parents, carers, guardians: Please encourage students to wear a cycle

helmet and have lights on their bikes.

Please note that The Academy re-opens on Tuesday 12th April 2016 at

8.40 am

Reminder to Parents

We would like to take this opportunity to remind parents of the following academy rules:

Nail varnish is not permitted and students will be asked to remove this. This includes

gel nails and gel nail polish.

Fizzy drinks, canned or glass bottled drinks of any kind are not permitted.

Can Parents, Carers, Guardians please ensure that students wear the correct uniform at all

time. The uniform policy can be found on the Academy website.