Parents Bulletin February

8/13/2019 Parents Bulletin February

1/12

The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College

Parents Bulletin No 4February 2014

JohnBell

Lecture

Thursday

13th

March

ThisyearwillbetheThirtyfourthAnnual

JohnBellLecture.ThisLectureisnowan

establishedtraditionoftheschoolandis

givenasatributetotheschoolsfirst

Headteacher,thelateCanonJohnBell. The

lecturethisyearisbeingdeliveredbyDavid

Eagle,aformerSixthFormstudentwhonow

toursthecountry,andindeedtheworld,

withaseashantyband,theYoungUns.

Ticketsarefreeandareavailablefromthe

SchoolOffice.

EMSArtWorkin

HartlepoolExhibitionWeareveryproudtoseeexamplesof

ourstudentsartworkbeingdisplayed

attheHartlepoolArtGallery.

Thework

is

still

on

show

and

we

would

thoroughlyencourageyoutovisitit

andseehowitlooksbeside

professionalartistswork.

Youwillbeamazedandproudthatour

youngpeoplecanproducesuch

amazingwork.

U16BadmintonTownChampionsCongratulationstoLukeAlderson,RobinCaswell,JoeCarswellandAdam

StokleonbeingcrownedBadmintonTown Champions.Theboys

competedinthecountyroundoftheNationalSchoolsBadminton

Tournament

recentlyand

finisheda

respectable

fourthplaceina

verycompetitive

tournament

consistingofa

numberof

experienced

players.

Consideringthey

haveonlybeen

playingoncea

weekforashort

time,theyhave

donethe

school

proud.

Welldoneboys!

GCSECatering

WelldonetoYear

10Cateringexam

students what

atriumph!!

RecentlytheYear

10Hospitality&

Cateringstudents

hadthreehourstocarryouttheir

firstpracticalexam.Theirtask

wastoplanandmakeahigh

qualityafternoonteawhichhad

fourdishes;

at

least

one

had

to

be

savoury.Allstudentsmadea

tremendouseffort

andworkedwell

underpressure.

TheHeadteacher

and

Staff

ofTheEnglishMartyrsSchool

andSixthFormCollege,Hartlepool

requestthepleasureofyourcompany

attheAnnual

JOHNBELLLECTURE

tobedeliveredby

DavidEagleTheYoungUns

onThursday13thMarch2014at7.00pm

StAnnesHall,CatcoteRoad,Hartlepool


2/12

AReviewoftheYearinaCatholicSchool

Quiteoften,peopleaskwhathappensinaCatholicschoolandwhatisitthatsetsusapartfromothers. ForushereatThe

EnglishMartyrsSchoolandSixthFormCollege,itisaveryeasyquestiontoanswer.WedecidedtodoaReviewoftheYear

tohighlightjustsomeofourbestbitsof2013foryou,soenjoy!

JANUARY:WehostedourannualPrayOver anallnightprayervigil,alwaysvery

popular!WehadourbiglastpreGambiatripfundraiserintheformofaracenight

raisingapprox1500andStAnneLineHousecelebratedtheirHouseMasswith

parishionersfromStPatricksparish.

FEBRUARY:TheCandlemasBBQ,prayerandgames

wasled

by

our

young

people

and

Kevs

SchoolofCacophany.Wetookour6th

triptoourpartnerschoolinTheGambia

andLentbeganwithAshWednesday

servicesandfundraisingforthe5pBus

andtheSixthForm5Challengeforthe

AlanShearerFoundation.

MARCH:MarchwasaretreatfrenzywithYear10atasnowyYouthVillageandour

mixedagegroupLentRetreatatAmpleforth.Ouryoungpeoplehadtheirsayinthe

Hartlepoolconsultationwhichtookplacetodiscernthefutureofourparishes.

StMargaretClitherowHousecelebratedtheirHouseMass.

APRIL:After

the

Easter

holidays,

our

special

Week

of

Faith

to

celebratetheYearofFaithbeganattheendofthemonthwith

theYear9RetreattoAmpleforthledbytheJustYouthteam.

MAY: TheWeekof

Faithfor

Year

9

continuedasSteve

Murray,aChristianinspirationalspeaker,cameto

spendadaywiththem.Theweekculminatedina

daycelebratingacultureofvocationwhichinvolved

amarriedcouple,amonk,someMissionariesofCharity,diocesanpriestsandsomepast

students.Anexcellentweek!WealsosaidgoodbyetoourYear11studentsandYear13

studentsastheywentontopreparefortheirexams.TheirMasseswere

celebratedatthistime.

JUNE:StThomasMoreHouse

celebratedtheirMass,the

schoolcelebratedits40th

Anniversary,some

of

our

Sixth

FormandYear11studentswere

takentoAmpleforthforan

examdestressersession.

WetookanumberofstudentstotheYMTSummerFestivalandforthefirst

timeever,therewasadiocesan6th

FormFestival!


3/12

JULY: Year12madetheirannualpilgrimagetoOsmotherleyforaday

ofreflection,walkandBBQ.WehadaneventcalledtheBigBeach

BallwherewespentsometimeinprayeronthebeachatCrimdon,

playedgamesandfinishedwithaBBQ.Agreatfamilyevent!Therewas

alsoourannualNotthe100Milewalkingpilgrimage,thisyear

followingStOswaldsWayfromRothburytoHolyIsland.

AUGUST:Augustwasatimeofwelldeservedrestbutwedidcelebrate

recordbreakingexamresults!BernadetteMalcolmson,HeadofICTat

theschoolandAnneMarieLavelle,SchoolChaplain,didmanageto

findtime

to

take

atrip

to

Ireland

to

see

one

of

their

heroes,

Cardinal

Dolan

from

New

York!

SEPTEMBER:ThenewtermbeganwithourstaffMassonthefirstdaybackinSeptember.Wehada

fabulousYear7RetreatDayandWelcomeMass.Thedayispartlyledby6th

Formstudents.Whata

credittheyaretous.InresponsetoPopeFranciscalltoprayforSyria,weheldaspecialdayof

prayer.Year8wentonretreatwiththeirtutorsforanightattheYouthVillageintheirHousegroups.

OCTOBER:ThiswasaVERYexcitingmonthforuswithourbest

6th

FormRetreateverupattheYouthVillage.Wehadourfirst

everFamilyRetreatwhichwasledbystudentsfromEnglish

MartyrsanditwasaHUGEsuccess,pleaseseeour

websiteforthestunningvideo!StJohnBosteHouse

celebratedtheirHouseMass

NOVEMBER:

In

response

to

Typhoon

Haiyan

in

the

Philippines,

theschoolmanagedtoraiseover1000fortheappealandwe

heldaspecialdayofprayerintheChapel.Someofourstaff

hadaminiretreattoAmpleforthforaneveningofprayer,

meditationandgoodfood.WecelebratedYouthFridayin

schoolbutalsoheldabigyoutheventfortheparishes.To

marktheendoftheYearofFaith,theschoolpresentedtous

astunningweekofthewellrenownedmusical,JesusChrist

Superstar.

DECEMBER:Astheyeardrewtoaclose,Adventwasvery

special.WelaunchedourYouthSVPwithavisittoalocal

nursing

home

with

St

Teresas

primary

school.

Blessed

John

IngramHousecelebratedtheirMass.TheSixthFormhad

theirAdventReconciliationService.Some

studentstookpartinthediocesanflashmob

inNewcastle,DurhamandHartlepoolandwe

finishedoffthetermwithverybeautiful

carolsbycandlelightforstaff.

Thisisjustatiny,tinyglimpseintotheCatholiclifeofTheEnglishMartyrsSchoolandSixthFormCollege,andwewouldask

thatyoufollowusontwitter@EMS_Hartlepooland@hpool_ministry,pleaselikeourFacebookpagesandcheckoutour

schoolwebsitewww.ems.hartlepool.sch.ukandourblogwww.hartlepoolyouthministry.blogspot.co.ukformoreupdates,

picturesandvideos.

SpectrumProgramme

developed

from

Rainbows

Thisprogrammeisforanystudentswhohaveexperiencedanykindofloss,forexample;parental

orfamilyseparationincludingmilitaryorother,Divorce,Bereavementorlongtermillness.The

programmerunsfor12weeksandwillbeledbytrainedmembersofstaffinschool.Ithasahigh

successrateandisrecognisednationallyasthebestopportunityforsupportforyoungpeopleexperiencinganykindofloss.

WeaimtostartthisaftertheEasterbreakandifyourequireanyfurtherinformationpleasecontact AnneMarie/Tor.
http://www.ems.hartlepool.sch.uk/http://www.hartlepoolyouthministry.blogspot.co.uk/http://www.hartlepoolyouthministry.blogspot.co.uk/http://www.ems.hartlepool.sch.uk/


4/12

Year10andYear11 HitleronTrial HistorySceneProduction

OnMonday3rd

FebruaryfiftyYear10andYear11studentsvisitedMiddlesbroughTheatreto

attendaproductionofHitleronTrialandanexambustingworkshoptohelpstudentsprepare

fortheirGCSEUnit2examination.Themorningstartedwithachiefexaminertakingstudents

throughhowtheirworkwouldbemarkedbytheexamboard.Studentsgottotakeontherole

ofexaminersthemselvesandmarksampleanswers.Studentswerethenaskedtogivesome

feedbackaboutwhyparticularresponsesachievedparticularlevelsandmarksandoneofour

Year11students,OliviaAndersonwassingledoutbythechiefexamineroutof560studentsas

beingastar!StudentswerethenaskedtotakepartinatrialofAdolfHitleractingasthejuryin

thetrial.

Students

participated

with

enthusiasm

as

the

trial

recapped

some

of

the

key

learning

oftheirGCSEcourse.Attheendofthetrial,thejurywereaskedtovoteonthefateofHitler,

whowasfoundguiltyofcausingWorldWarTwo.ForYear11students,wewillbeusingthisasa

platformtolaunchourYear11revisionsessionswhichwillbebeginningthisFridayandrunning

weeklyuntiltheirexaminMay.Sessionswillinvolverecappingcontentaswellaspractising

examskillsandwillbeheldinM5andM6from3.153.45everyFridayevening.ForourYear10

students,thisactedasaperfectrecapofthecourseinpreparationsfortheirmockexamwhich

willbetakingplaceinlessonstheweekcommencing10th

February.

ASBAD

OnTuesday4th

FebruaryallourYear8sattendedanAntiSocialBehaviour

AwarenessDay

ASBAD,

at

the

Borough

Hall.

The

aim

of

the

event

is

to

create

awarenessofwhatantisocialbehaviouris.Theyweresplitinto8groupsand

wenttodifferentinteractivescenes.Afewofthescenesweretoteachthem

aboutalcoholandwhatcouldhappen,causingalarm,distressandnuisance.

Theyhadtodecidewhatchoicestotake,therewasalsoaCourtroomscene

andhowantisocialbehaviouraffectsthelivesofindividuals.

Itwasalovelydayandenjoyedbyall.

ChessPuzzleWinner

CongratulationstoJackTwydale whosenamewasdrawnoutofthemany

correctentriesreceivedduringJanuaryfor thechesspuzzleinDecembersParents

Bulletin.

WhitesQueen

takes

Blacks

Bishop

on

d7

and

checks.

Blacks

Knight

retakes,

but

then

WhitemoveshisKnighttoe6forcheckmate(inchessnotation: 1Qxd7+Nxd72Ne6#).

TheKinghasnowheretogo.ThekeywastoremovetheBishopwhichwasprotectingthe

e6square.AlthoughthelossoftheQueenforaBishopdoesntseemright,thesacrifice

achievesexactlywhatwasneeded!JackwinsacopyofLogicalChess:MovebyMove

byIrvingChernevaclassicchessstrategybookfortheimprovingchessplayer.Welldone!

ChessNewsSchoolTournamentBegins

Thelibrarycontinuestoplayhosttochessgamesatlunchtimes,withthelibrariansableto

giveoutchesssetsandboardsonrequesttoanystudent.However,inordertoallow

completebeginnerstolearnhowtoplaythegameinaquieteratmosphere,orformoreexperiencedplayerstoimprove

theirskills,thechessclubisnowheldWednesdaysinScienceLab5from3.154.15pm.Italsoallowslongergamestobe

played,with

individual

guidance

and

advice

available.

Feel

free

to

come

along

even

if

youve

never

played

chess

before!

Forthosewholikeabitoffriendlycompetition,aschoolchesstournamentbeginsafterthehalftermbreak,withall

studentsinvitedtotakepartin6weeklyqualifyingrounds,uptotheEasterbreak.Theyplayaselectedopponentevery

week(theydecidewhentoplaytheirgame).Themoresuccessfulstudentswillthenplayanumberofgamesinthefinals,

whicharescheduledtotakeplaceearlyinthesummerterm.ArangeofYearandHouseprizeswillbeawardedattheend

soitsdefinitelyworthentering.


5/12

Year9TechnologyDay

OnWednesday5th

FebruarytheTechnologyDepartmentheld

itsannualYear9TechnologyDay.Studentsspenthalfaday

movingaroundthedepartmentsamplingdifferentactivities.It

wasanexcellentfundaythatgavestudentstheopportunity

totrynewthings.InFoodandCateringstudentsweretaught

decorativechocolatetechniquesandfeatheringusingicing

andchocolate,inTextilesstudentshadfunworkinginpairsto

designandmakearecycledheadpieceforacelebrity.Theyworkedwithavarietyof

materialsand

were

able

to

model

highly

imaginative

and

creative

head

pieces.

In

ResistantMaterialsstudentswereaskedtodesignandmakeacontainerthatwould

holdandcushionaneggdroppedfromthetopofapairofstepladders.Thewinners

weretheteamswhohadaneggthatdidn'tcrackopenafterthecontainerhadbeen

droppedandhitthefloor!

Asmashingtimewashadbyall!!!!

CatholicPartnershipBakeoff2014

OnThursday30th

JanuarytwelvebuddingYear9chefsenteredtheEnglishMartyrsBakeoffchallenge!

Theirtaskwastoworkinpairstomakeasavouryvegetarianbakedproductthatcouldbeeatenatateddy

bearspicnic.Eachteamhadtomakeshortcrustpastryandsomereallyinteresting disheswerepro

duced,fromcurrypastiestocheeseandvegetablequiche.Judgingwasextremelytough,howeverwe

eventuallysettledontwowinners ThomasTurnbullandJoeLaudonwiththeirgoatscheeseand

cranberrytartsandCiaraPurnellandGeorgiaMasonwithacheeseandtomatopicnicbasket.Both

teamswereinvitedbackonWednesday5th

Februarytoseewhocouldproducethebestchocolate

clairs.Afteranothertoughcompetitiontheboyswonwithperfectlightclairs.Theywillnowbe

workinghardtodevelopalloftheirdishesandJoeandThomaswillnowgoforwardtoenter

theCatholicPartnershipBritishBakeOff

whichwillbeheldatStJohnsSchool,

BishopAuckland.Duringthecompetition

thechefswillhavetocompleteatechnical

bakechallenge.Theywillmakechocolate

clairswiththeirownchouxpastry,their

vegetarianbakedproductandshowstopper

decoratedcupcakes.Wewishthemthebest

ofluck!


6/12

SportshallAthletics

StudentsfromYears7and8tooktoSportshallAthleticstoshowcasetheirtalentsattheTeesValleyFinalsheldatEston

SportsCentre. WithEnglishMartyrsbeingoneofonlyafewschoolstohavequalifiedinall4competitionshopeswerehigh

andthestudentsdidnotdisappoint. Havingtocompeteinarangeofathleticdisciplinesincludingsprinting,distance

running,throws,jumpsandthespeedbounce,EMSheldtheirownacrosseachindividualcompetitionfinishingasfollows:

Year7Boys=3rd

outof8 Year7Girls=2nd

outof8 Year8Boys=3rd

outof8 Year8Girls=4th

outof8

Theteam,assistedby4teamsfromHighTunstall,gaveHartlepoolanexcellentoverallfinishof2nd

placeinthedistrict

results,behindtheimpressiveDarlington. Welldonetoallthestudentswhotookpart,andfingerscrossedtheyusethisasa

springboardforthemainathleticsseasonstartingafterEaster.

CatholicPartnershipCrossCountryOnFriday7thFebruary,TheEnglishMartyrsPEDepartmenthostedtheCatholic

PartnershipCrossCountry.ThestudentsofEnglishMartyrswerejoinedby

studentsfromtheother11schoolswithinthePartnership.Therewereover80

studentsineachracewhosetoffinextremelymuddyconditionsunderfootbut

thesunwasshiningandspiritswerehigh.

Results:

Year7girls;1stCarmel,2ndEnglishMartyrs,3rdSt.JohnsYear7boys;1stCarmel,

2ndSt.Josephs,3rdStBedes,LanchesterYear8girls;

1stStThomasMore,2ndCarmel,3rdEnglishMartyrs

Year8boys;1stStJohns,2ndEnglishMartyrs,

3rdStThomasMoreYear9girls;1stCarmel,

2ndSt

Leonards,

3rd

English

Martyrs

Year

9boys;

1stCarmel,2ndStJohns,

3rdEnglish

Martyrs.Overall

Boys;1stCarmel,

2ndStJohns,

3rdEnglish

Martyrs.Girls;1st

Carmel,2nd

EnglishMartyrs,

3rdStLeonards

Well

done

to

all

studentswho

tookpartand

thankyoutoall

schoolsfor

attendingthe

event.


7/12

SacredSongandScriptArtExhibitionatDurhamCathedral

EachyearourschoolgetsinvolvedwithalloftheCatholicPartnershipschoolsinthe

NorthEastandwechooseareligiousthemetocreatevarioustypesofartisticwork.

ThisworkispubliclyshowninDurhamCathedralasamajorexhibitionofwork.Itis

aprestigiouseventandonethatourschoolhasbrilliantlyrepresentedovermany

years.Thisyearthethemewas:SacredSongandScriptandwechosetoproduce

3Dceramictowersandalargecanvaspainting.

TheconceptbehindthetowersfortheYear10studentswasstraightforward.They

weretoconnecttogetherandproducesculpturalformsthatalonearenicetolook

atbut

are

required

together

to

make

sense.

In

terms

of

our

faith

Iwanted

this

learningtoreflecthowwefeelaboutGod.OurrelationshipalonewithGodisa

beautifulthingandtoberejoicedbutwhensharedandheldtogetherbyothersit

haspurposeandisstrongerforit.Thehymnchosenwasspecificasthewords

exemplifywhatweweretryingtoachieve.Allthattheyhavedone,andallthatthey

didisnowbeingofferedovertoyou.

Eachstudentwasgivenonelinefortheirvesselsoallthevesselswillconnect

togetherfortheviewertounderstandthem.

TheprojectstartedinOctoberandittooknearly9weeksforthestudentstofinish

theirindividualpieces.Thehymnchosenforuswas

AllThatIAm

Allthat

Iam,

all

that

Ido,

AllthatIlleverhave,Ioffernowtoyou.

Takeandsanctifythesegifts

Foryourhonour,Lord.

KnowingthatIloveandserveyou

Isenoughreward.

AllthatIam,allthatIdo,

AllthatIlleverhaveIoffernowtoyou.

TheYear9salsospentthesame

amountoftimeastheyear10

studentstoworkontheircanvas.

Thefollowing

information

was

writtenbythestudents

aboutwhattheyfelt

abouttheworkthat

theywereproducing:

Thispieceofartwork

representshowSacred

SongandScriptbrings

theworldtogetheras

one.Thewoman

representseveryone

and

how

we

glory

God

throughtheSacredScript,ourHolyBible.SacredSongremindsushowwecometogetherasoneworldtosingandpraiseour

Lordasonevoice.SacredSongandScriptishowGodwillknowwelovehim.Theforestshowsusfindingpraiseandglory

throughlife,natureandtheLord.TheforestrepresentshowwefindpeacethroughSacredSongandScript.Theworld

representsGodanditshowshowhumansshouldpraiseandrespectGodandthatnatureistheboundarybetweenmenand

God.

Iamveryproudofourstudents.Theyrepresentedtheschoolwonderfullyandtheyproducedworkofgreatdepthandskill.

Welldonetothem.TheirworkisnowbeingviewedbyvisitorsfromallovertheUK.Theexhibitionisduetocomedownon

Thursday13th

Februaryandtheworkwillbedisplayedinschoolafterthat.JGribben(HeadofArt)

Year9OptionsEvening

ThiswilltakeplaceonThursday27thFebruary2014beginningat6.00pm.Thisisanopportunityforstudentsandparentsto

visitdepartments

and

discuss

subjects

which

students

can

study

at

GCSE.

There

will

also

be

ashort

presentation

in

StAnnesHall.

AllYear9studentswillreceiveinformationregardingtheOptionsprocessataspecialassemblybeingheldon

Friday14thFebruary2014.Wewouldencourageyoutoreadtheinformationinthebookletverycarefullytohelp

inchoosingtherightoptionsforyourson/daughter.

Studentsmustwearfullschooluniformwhenattendingtheevening.


8/12

UniversityOpenDaysandConferences

Manyoftheuniversitiesopendaysandconferencesarenowavailabletobookonline. Itisvitallyimportant

that

your

child

attends

the

events

of

their

preferred

university

as

it

will

enhance

their

chances

of

being

successfulintheirapplicationstotheseestablishments. Itisalsoagreatopportunityforstudentstoseeif

thatistheplace,town,cityorcourseforthem.Informationandbookingdetailscanbefoundonthe

universitieswebsite.

InparticulartheDurhamUniversityconferenceisWednesday19th

March15:0017:30StRobertsWashington

TheOxbridgeconferenceisWednesday19th

March09:0015:45atStJamesParkNewcastle

Ifyourchildintendstoapplytotheseuniversitiesand/orhasbeenacceptedontotheirsupportedprogressionprogrammes

itisessentialthattheyattend. TheyshouldgivetheirnamesandsubjectsofinteresttoMrsLiddellFisherimmediatelyso

thatshecanbooktosecureplaces.

UCAS

Y13studentsarenowreceivingtheiruniversityoffers. Pleaseensurethatyourchildrepliesassoonas

possible.Itisimportantthattheythinkcarefullywhentheychooseandensurethattheyonlyaccept

offersofplaceswheretheyarepreparedtogo.Theyareeffectivelyenteringintoacontractoncethatreplyhasbeenmade.

Studentsshouldfirmlyaccepttheirpreferredchoiceandifthisisaconditionaloffertheycanalsoacceptaninsurance

choice. Werecommendthattheinsurancechoiceisalowerofferthantheirfirst.Ifastudentneedsadviceorhelpwiththis,theycanarrangeanappointmentwithMrsLiddell Fisher.

Year11CollegeApplications

Y11shouldbynowhavecompletedtheircollegeapplications.Iftheyhavenot,itisstillnottoolatetodo

so. AssistanceandapplicationformsareavailablefromMrsLiddellFisherwhoisbasedinthelibrary.ApprenticeshipApplications

Forstudents

who

wish

to

apply

for

apprenticeshipsitisessentialthattheyhave

registeredwiththeapprenticeshipwebsite

andcreatedtheironlineapplicationform.

Studentsshouldsearchregularlyonthe

vacancylistsandcanapplyforupto10

vacanciesatanypointintime.Itisagood

ideathattheycreateaCVandletterand

lookataptitudetestsandinterview

techniques. Proformasandguidesare

availableonourschoolscomputersystemin

theCareers

folder.

If

they

require

any

assistanceandguidanceMrsLiddellFisheris

availabletohelp.

Year11Artexams

Pleasecheckthatyourson/daughter

willbeworkingdiligentlyoverthehalf

termandaftertopreparefortheir

imminentartexams.Theirexamwillbe

worth40%oftheoverallGCSEanditis

fundamentalinthefinalassessments.

Thestudentswillonlygetoneattempt

atthisandtheirefforts,

determinationand

focus

is

crucial

at

thislatestage.Pleasechecktheexam

timetablesoyouwillknowwhenyour

son/daughterwillbesittingtheirexam.

Wetrulyappreciatethesupportthat

youwillgiveustomakesurethat

everyonecanperformtothebestof

theirability.

Date Subject Room Teacher

Thursday6thMarch GCSECeramics AR4 MrGribben

Friday7thMarch GCSECeramics AR4 MrGribben

Tuesday11thMarch GCSEArtandDesign AR1 MrsHasan

Wednesday12thMarch GCSEArtandDesign AR1 MrsHasan

Thursday13thMarch GCSEArtandDesign AR8 MrsPearson

Friday14thMarch GCSEArtandDesign AR8 MrsPearson

Tuesday18th

March GCSETextiles AR2 MrsHasan

Wednesday19th

March

GCSE

Textiles

AR2

Mrs

Hasan

Tuesday25th

March GCSEPhotography AR5 MrCampbell

Wednesday26th

March GCSEPhotography AR5 MrCampbell

Thursday27th

March GCSEPhotography AR5 MrMeynell

Friday28th

March GCSEPhotography AR5 MrMeynell

Tuesday1stApril GCSEPhotography AR5 MrCampbell

Wednesday2nd

April GCSEPhotography AR5 MrCampbell


9/12

RockNight12,Tuesdaythe4thofFebruary

Thisyearsawthe12thconsecutiveEnglishMartyrs'

RockNightandtheMusicDepartmentwerethrilled

toorganiseyetanotherthoroughlyentertainingeveningofperform

ances.Thesupportshownfromstaffandparentswaswonderfully

welcomedandmuchappreciated.Therewasaplethoraoftalentas

alwaysrepresentingthestudentbodyandevenafewsurprisesfrom

staffwithMrLeeperformingatracktomarkthe100th

anniversaryof

thestartoftheFirstWorldWar,aFolkpiececalledTheGreenFieldsof

France,our

very

talented

and

dedicated

AV

engineer,

Mr

Hope

per

formingtheclassicMoodyBluestrackNightsinWhiteSatinandeven

myself(MrAnderson)beingropedintoplayingpianowithYear12

studentsontheStevieWonderhit,Superstition.(Youmightbeable

tocatchthisonTheBest

KeyboardSolosinWorld

EverPartXVII,inallgood

musicoutlets).Ticketssold

incrediblywell,producinga

fabulouscrowd. Checkout

thegreathighlightsofthe

nighton

the

school

web

site

MusicDepartmentpage

(comingsoon).Starsinyourhouse Talentshow2014

OnWednesdaythe5th

ofFebruaryEnglishMartyrspresentedtheir2014TalentShow,StarsinyourHouse.Thiseventforms

partofthespecificationforYear12PerformingArtsstudentsandwasorganisedinitsentiretybythemareal

achievement!AllstudentsfromYear7to12wereabletoauditiontorepresenttheirhouse.Withsomanytalentedstudents

atEnglishMartyrs,Year12hadarealtaskontheirhandsfromthestart,havingtochoosebetweenfantastictalentsinso

manyareas.

Thenightwasagreatsuccesswithstudentsperformingsongsfromthemusicalsandfromthecharts,alongsidedancing,

actingand

instrumental

pieces.

Brccn

Tyzack

Carlin

aYear

13

student

had

the

difficult

job

of

compering

but

his

alter

ego

BrccnKeithLemonkepttheaudienceentertainedandthemoodupbeat.

ThejudgesMissBartholomew(HeadofSixthForm),MrLee(HeadTeacher),JasonAnderson(RadioHartlepool),Sheila

Griffin(DeputyMajor)andMaryFleetwood(Councillor)hadthehardestjobofthenightastheyhadtochoosethewinners

fromthearrayofspectaculartalent.AfteralonganddifficultdiscussiontheydecidedonthirdplaceforJessicaHarrison

(Singer),secondplacetoGeorgia

Lennon(Singer)andfirstplacewent

toElleSullivan(Dancer).

Wewanttoextendahugethankyou

toallofthosewhocameand

supportedthestudents...butmost

ofall

we

want

to

thank

the

students

becausewithouttheirdedicationand

talent,theshowwouldnothavebeen

thetremendoussuccessthatitwas!

Lookingforwardtoseeingyouallnext

year!


10/12

TheEnglishMartyrsAssociation

Thenext

EMA

Meeting

will

take

place

on

Monday

3rd

March

2014

at

7.00pmintheConferenceRoom.

ALLAREWELCOME yourcontributions/ideasareverymuchappreciated

Year10ShineProgrammeYorkUniversity

AsaschoolwehavebeeninvitedbytheUniversityofYorktotakepartintheir'Shine'

programme. Thisisaimedtowardsstudentsinyears711whohavebeenidentifiedas

beinghighachievingandwhowouldbenefitfromtakingpartintheprogramme. The

programmehas

been

designed

to

raise

awareness

of

the

progression

routes

and

variety

of

furtherandhighereducationprovisionsavailable.Studentswillbeencouragedtodevelop

theirownlearningstylesandtoincreasetheirconfidenceandselfesteem.Itishopedthat

studentswillbeinspired,motivatedandhelpedtoachieveacademicsuccess. The

ProgrammeincludesanOnCampustwonight/threedayResidentialwhichhasbeendesignedforstudentsinYear10.

Theresidentialwilltakeplacefromthe25th

27th

March.

TheEMAisholdinganEasterEgg

Tombolainschoolbeforethe

Easterholiday. All

donationsofEastereggsorEaster

giftswillbegratefullyreceived

(beforeMonday25thMarch

please).Pleasesendalldonations

tothe

school

office.

TheEMAworksveryhardtoraise

moneywhichbenefitsthewhole

schoolcommunityandhas

contributedsubstantialamounts

ofmoneytovariousdepartments

andactivities.


11/12

SpanishClub

EnglishMartyrswillbebeginningafterschoolSpanishlessons

whichwill commenceafterhalftermforYears79.Theywill

takeplaceeveryMondayinB36from15:15until16:00from

3rdMarch.Thelessonswillbefunandinterestingbutwill

alsobeagreatwayforstudentstolearnasecondorthird

language!PleaseseeMrsYorkwithanyquestions.

Jewellery/Makeup

Weave

noticed

arecent

increase

in

various

items

of

jewellery

being

worn

to

school

by

students

and

would

like

to

remind

parentsofourpolicyonthis.Apartfromwristwatchesandapairofsinglestudearringsforgirls,jewelleryisnotallowedin

school. Thewearingofmakeupandnailvarnishisalsonotallowed.Recentlyanumberofgirlshaveturnedupwithnail

extensionswhichtheyclaimtobeunabletoremove.Theseshouldalsonotbeworn.

Thankyouforyoursupportinhelpinguskeepallourstandardsofthehighestorder.

FREESCHOOL

MEALS

Childrenwhoseparentsareinreceiptofoneofthefollowingareentitledtoreceivefreeschoolmeals(FSM):

IncomeSupport(IS)

IncomeBasedJobSeekersAllowance(IBJSA)

Anincomerelatedemploymentandsupportallowance

SupportunderpartVIoftheImmigrationandAsylumAct1999

ChildTaxcredit(providedtheyarenotentitledtoWorkingTaxCredit)andhaveanannualincomewhichfrom6thApril2013doesnotexceed16190asassessedbyHMRC

Ifyouareinanydoubtwhetheryourson/daughteriseligibleforFreeSchoolMeals(andtheassociatedPupilPremium

payment)contactHartlepoolCivicCentreon266522.

YouwillneedtosupplyyourNationalInsurancenumberbeforetheycarryoutasimpleeligibilitytestviatheirEligibility

CheckingService.

Remember

SchoolcanprovidepackedlunchesorahotmealaspartoftheFSMservice

Inthe2014/2015financialyearschoolswillreceive935persecondarypupilwhohaseverbeen eligibleforfreeschoolmeals.Thiscouldhelpyourchildinawiderangeofways.

ContactDetails Pleasewillparents/guardians notifytheschoolofficeimmediatelyifthereareanychangestonames,

addresses,telephonenumbers,mobilephonenumbersorthenamedcontactpersonsofstudents.

Itisveryimportantthatcontactinformationiskeptuptodate.

StudentSafety Wouldparentspleaseavoiddroppingtheirchildrenoffinanyofthestaffcarparksatanytimeduringtheschoolday. Itisinthebestinterestsofallstudentssafetyifthenumberofvehicles

enteringthe

site

is

kept

to

aminimum.

CasualCoverSupervisors

Coversupervisorslookafterclasseswhenteachersareabsentandensurethatstudentscompletetheworkleftforthemina

quietanddisciplinedmanner.Wearelookingformorecoversupervisorstohelpoutduringbusyperiodsonacasualadhoc

basis.FurtherdetailsareavailablefromtheSchoolOffice01429273790.

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Medicines/TabletsPleaserememberthatstudentsmustnotcarryanytablets/medicinesinschool.Ifstudentsneedtobringtabletstoschool

theyshouldhandthemintoMrCraddyforsafekeeping.

HOUSEPOINTS

History/MFLVisittoBerlin

Therewillbeaninformationeveningfor

parentsandstudentsonTuesday11th

March

at5.30pmintheLibrary. Itisimportantthat

allstudentsarerepresentedatthismeetingwhenfull

detailsandarrangementsforthevisitwillbegivenout.


12/12

CALENDAR

TheEnglish

Martyrs

School

and

Sixth

Form

College,

Catcote

Road,

Hartlepool,

TS25

4HA

Tel: 01429273790 Fax: 01429273998

email: [email protected] www.ems.hartlepool.sch.uk

TheEnglishMartyrsSchoolandSixthFormCollegeisnowonFacebookandTwitter.

Pleasevisitwww.facebook.com/EnglishMartyrsSchool and'like'thepagetoreceiveinformationfromthe

newsfeedorfollow@EMS_HartlepoolonTwitter.

Monday17thFebruary Monday24thMarch

(toFriday21st) HalfTerm (toFriday4thApril) Y10/Y11ISAWeek

Thursday 27thFebruary Y11MusicPerformanceExam Tuesday25thMarch PianoEvening

Y9OptionsEvening (toWednesday26th) GCSEPhotographyExam

Friday28thFebruary Y11MusicPerformanceExam Wednesday26thMarch CabaretEvening

CPBakeOff Thursday27thMarch

Monday3rdMarch EMAMeeting (toFriday28th) GCSEPhotographyExam

GCSEShowcase

Friday

28th

March

St

Margaret

Clitherow

Mass

(toFriday14thMarch) Y7AssessmentWeek (toSaturday29th) Y11GeographyRevision

Y12AssessmentWeek Monday31stMarch

Tuesday4thMarch CPNetballTournament (toFriday4thApril|) Howtown

Y11PoetryLive Tuesday1stApril A2BusinessRevisionDay

Wednesday5thMarch AshWednesday EESCelebration

Thursday6thMarch HousePublicSpeaking (toWednesday2nd) GCSE PhotographyExam

(toFriday7thMarch) GCSECeramicsExam Wednesday2ndApril

Friday7thMarch(to8th) GeographyRevision (toThursday3rd) HouseSports

(toSunday9th) LentRetreat(Ampleforth) Thursday3rdApril Y13ParentsEvening

Tuesday11th

March

Berlin

Parents

Meeting

Friday

4th

April

Sixth

Form

Easter

Mass

(toWednesday12th) GCSEArtandDesignExam Monday7thApril

Thursday13thMarch JohnBellLecture (toMonday21st) EasterHoliday

Y9BethShalom Thursday10thApril

(to14th) GCSEArtandDesignExam (toFriday11th) CambridgeResidential

Friday14thMarch Y12YorkUniversityLaunch Saturday12thApril

Sunday16thMarch (toSaturday19th) SkiTrip

(toWednesday19th) ArtBarcelonaTrip Tuesday22ndApril NewTermstarts

Tuesday18thMarch Y8HPVVaccination(Girls)

(toWednesday19th) GCSEArtTextilesExam Wednesday23rdApril

Thursday20th

March

Y8

Parents

Evening

(to

Thursday

24th

(am))

AS

Ceramics

Exam

Sunday23rdMarch Thursday24thApril A2MusicPerformanceExam

(toWednesday26th) BerlinTrip Friday25thApril

(toMonday28th(am)) ASArtandDesignExam

SchoolUniform PEKit

UNIFORM,tel:01915109333or online:www.uniformuk.com

TAGTEAMWEAR tel:01642462926 07768364464

Salesof schooluniformcontinuetotakeplaceonthefirstWednesdayofevery

monthattheSalvationArmyHall,ParkRoadfrom2.00pmto5.30pm.

ThenextuniformsalewilltakeplaceonWednesday5thMarch.

Ifyou

have

any

items

of

school

uniform

or

PE

kit

that

your

child

no

longer

needs

(which

are

still

in

good

condition

we

would

begratefulifyouwouldsendthemtoschool.WewillthenkeepasupplyofuniformandPEkitinschoolwhichcanbe

loanedtostudentsinanemergency. Thankyou

SchoolwillfinishforthehalftermholidayonFriday14thFebruaryat3.10pm

andwillreopenat8.50amonMonday24thFebruary.

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