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T H I S I S S U E :

CHRISTMAS

CAROL

PRODUCTION

GLEE CLUB

PRIZE GIVING

SOLIHULL CAR

FESTIVAL

WARWICK

UNIVERSITY

AWARDS

LIGHT HALL NEWS A SPECIALIST MATHS AND COMPUTING COLLEGE

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Light Hall School

Hathaway Road

Shirley

Solihull

B90 2PZ

Tel: 0121 744 3835

www.lighthall.co.uk

Email: office@

lighthall.solihull.sch.

uk

SUPERB ART PROJECT Year 10 students have developed and produced a beautiful stained glass window for the

Learning Resource Centre in school. With funding from ADFAS (Arden Decorative and Fine Art Society) and design support from Foxon Designs, the students were able to pro-

duce this unique work of art. D Roberts and Sons sponsored the frame for this win-dow. In addition students made two ceramic panels and Solihull College allowed access to

their kiln to complete the work, All in all a great reflection of partnership working!

On 15 July the Mayor of Solihull, Irene Chamberlain, came into school to formally unveil the window along

with representa-tives from ADFAS

who unveiled the ceramic panels.

Marina Davis our

Head of Art intro-duced proceedings

and the Head Teacher, Mr Scutt,

thanked all those

who contributed to the project. A

reception was held afterwards for

guests and the 40 students involved.

THE SHIRLEY VARIETY SHOW Light Hall School hosted the Shirley Variety

Show on Friday 18 November. The show was organised by Shirley Town Partnership

to raise funds for the Shirley Christmas Lights and was attended by the Mayor of

Solihull, Irene Chamberlain and local coun-

cillors. Finalists from the Shirley Talent Contest, which had taken place over the

previous two weeks at the Village Hotel, performed and the winners were an-

nounced. Voltage, a rock band from Alder-brook School, won first prize which was a

day in the Recording Studio at Light Hall.

The runner-up was our very own, Loren Fulbrook (pictured), who won membership

to the gym at the Village Hotel. Over £400 was raised on the night.

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The Glee Club is a

singing group who perform a variety of

current and popular songs from ‘Don’t stop

believing’ to ‘Valerie’.

They meet each Monday after school

and are currently pre-paring for the Christ-

mas concert. See Miss Arkell in the Music de-

partment to join—

everyone welcome!

SOLIHULL CAR FESTIVAL

In October, Year 7 students took

time out to plant bulbs outside

Shirley Library for the benefit of the community. Their efforts will

be seen in the spring when you will see crocuses and snowdrops

around the large oak tree! Trish Willets from Solihull Council con-

tacted the school to arrange for

some of our students to take part.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL!

GLEE CLUB

Light Hall hosted it’s first ever dance showcase. The evening was attended by over 200 and they

were treated to performances from BTEC Dance students, Dance club and two primary schools.

Pupils from Haslucks Green Junior and Woodlands

Primary Schools performed after our own BTEC Dance students had delivered workshops and de-

veloped their routines. The event was a huge success with some outstanding performances.

There will be another showcase on the 6 Decem-ber starting at 6.30pm. For more information

please contact Mr Barnes.

LIGHT HALL DANCE SHOWCASE

JAGUAR/LAND ROVER

Stars of this year’s

Christmas show rehearse for their

performance which is due to

take place on 14

December. Con-tact the school

office for tickets. The Drama

Department are also presenting

KS4 showcases of

work on Monday 12 December in

the Drama Studio at 6pm.

PLANTING BULBS FOR SPRING

Apprenticeship awards were presented to students

Sharn Hartles, Mathew Trevis and Hollie Parkes who have completed their two year training with Jaguar/

Land Rover. The event took place at Wroxall Abbey,Warwickshire and was attended by Mrs Cole

and parents of students involved.

In partnership with

Shirley Town, we hosted the very first

Solihull Car Festival on 11 September.

Over 30 vintage and

classic cars were on display along with a

craft fayre, Go Kart-ing and bouncy castle

for the kids. Over £600 was raised

which was divided

between the school and the Shirley

Christmas Lights Appeal.

Merry Christmas from Staff and Governors

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L I G H T H A L L N E W S

ADULT

LEARNING An extensive programme continues for adults at Light Hall School. We have clas-ses in Calligraphy, Stained Glass & Mosaic, Spanish, Art, Cake Decorating, Wine Ap-

preciation, Woodwork, Patchwork and Quilting. To join, please contact Mrs Wat-son, Community Develop-ment Manager or visit the community section of our website for an enrolment form.

The Frog Council has been set up as a forum for students to suggest and develop their own ideas for Frog. The Frog Council have been working hard on an area of Frog called The Zone. The Zone is created by the stu-

dents, for the students and contains all the latest news, views and work from Light Hall students. So if you would like to read blog posts from recent school trips, watch horror films made by Media students, listen to the latest addition of Frog Radio or view photos from the latest school events, then head straight to The Zone. A big thanks again to the Frog Council for their crea-tive ideas and designs. If any students are interested in join-ing the Frog Council they should see Mr S Hall in room C8 or email: s207shall@lighthall.solihull.sch.uk

Year 8 girls became enter-

prising for a day. They decided to make cakes and

sell them at break time in order to raise money for

Cancer Research. They raised over £66 which was

an excellent achievement!

See here girls involved in the venture: Una Kennedy,

Chloe Ashmore, Heather Gould, Rebecca Hullah,

Leah Kerr and India

Tomlinson.

GIRLS RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY

WARWICK UNIVERSITY AWARDS

Parents, students, staff

and Governors turned out for the annual Prize

Giving on 24 November.

Prizes were awarded by our special guest, Lorely

Burt MP seen here with Mr Scutt, Head Teacher;

Mrs Ulliott, Chair of Governors; Gracie

Walton, Head Girl and

David Wood, Head Boy.

Year 10 students were

awarded recognition for their creative writing.

Warwick University guided students from Solihull

schools in the art of writing

and how fiction involves a lot of research to make a

story realistic. Students then produced their own

master pieces! The standard was extremely high and

Maisie Brown was awarded

for the best piece of work from all those who entered!

Here with Maisie is: Daniel Cassidy, Oliver Gittins, Luke Smith, Daniel Hubbleday, George Green, Josh Dallow, Lamara Green and Ms Cook.

PRIZE GIVING

AUTUM TERM ENDS Friday 16 December

SPRING TERM 2012

Tuesday 3 January—Thursday 5 April

Half Term Monday 13 February—

Friday 17 February

SUMMER TERM

2012 Monday 23 April-

Wednesday 25 July

Half Term Monday 4 June—

Friday 8 June

www.lighthall.co.uk

Mr Barnes and several year 10 Sports Leaders delivered a

workshop to students in Year 5 at Peterbrook School. The sessions covered basic ideas of teamwork, communication,

respect, organisation and enjoyment. The day provided valua-ble experience for the Sports Leaders and was enjoyed by all.

SPORTS NEWS Football

After a very successful season last year, the standard remains high. Our year 11 team made the final of the Solihull Referees Cup and helped raise a significant amount for charity. So far this academic year, all five year

groups are represented in both the Solihull and Birmingham Cups and as a department we are anticipating an-other successful season. We shall also be entering various girls’ teams in a range of competitions during the

upcoming academic year.

Cross Country A positive start for the Cross Country Team with the new group of Year 7s representing the school across the

borough at the first race at Smiths Wood School. Sports Day

Sports day this summer was held at Tudor Grange Sports Centre. Over 400 students from Years 7, 8 and 9 took part. It was a great success and students performed well. Next year’s Sports Day will run in line with

schools Olympic Week during the second half of the summer term.

2011-2012 TERM DATES

Sports mad Megan

Mingle has become a record breaker after

smashing the Solihull & Small Heath Athletics

Club Javelin record for

the under 13s. Watch out for her in the future!

Additional closure days: Friday 2 December,

Thursday 5 April, Monday 7 May SPORTS LEADERS

Charlotte Coxon, Luke Smith and Zoe Kennedy from

Year 10 have been selected to be Youth Sports Trust Gold Ambassadors for Sport. The role means they will

represent Solihull and all schools in the area at national events and also lead activities in the borough. It is a

fantastic achievement for the students. During the se-

lection process they competed with students from across Solihull. One of their first duties will be to attend

the national conference at Coventry and then deliver a workshop to students afterwards.

AMBASSADORS FOR SPORT

MEGAN

BREAKS

RECORD!