Newsletter 32 - St Augustine`s Catholic High School

SAINT AUGUSTINE’S
Catholic High School and Sixth Form Centre
A Division of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Company
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Top 500 Schools
Principal Mr A F Quinn BA (Hons) NPQH
Stonepits Lane, Hunt End, Redditch, Worcs B97 5LX
Tel 01527 550400 www.st-augustines.worcs.sch.uk
Newsletter 32
Friday,22nd May 2015
Pentecost Sunday
We beseech you, O Lord, let the power
of the Holy Spirit be always with us; let
it mercifully purify our hearts, and
safeguard us from all harm. Grant this
through Christ our Lord, Amen.
May the Comforter, Who proceeds
from You, enlighten our minds, we
beseech you, O Lord, and guide us, as
Your Son has promised, into all truth.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord,
Amen
World Cultural Diversity Day
Help us take the steps you call us to
take
To build a more just community,
Where difference is respected
And where we can all join hands
And rejoice in the common good.
Through the mercy of God, we pray.
Amen
DEAR PARENTS/CARERS
We have come to the end of a very busy half term. The examinations for
our Year 11 and Sixth Form students are now well underway. It is hoped
that the work and detailed preparation that has been put in by students,
staff and parents/carers, will pay dividends on results day in August. Please
find a sheet showing week 3 of the exams (after half term) at the back of
this Newsletter. I wish all students the best of luck in the ensuing
examinations.
REVISION SESSIONS
A number of revision sessions will be taking place during half term in
History, Mathematics and English. Many thanks to members of staff who
will be giving up their holiday to ensure the success of our students.
Thanks also to parents for supporting these sessions by ensuring that
students attend. I must commend all of our students for the superb way
in which they have approached the examinations and the preparatory runup to them. Well done. Your success is richly deserved.
TWO TIER/THREE TIER - REDDITCH
As you may be aware, there is currently significant changes taking place in
Redditch in terms of the education of our young people. In addition,
there are proposals in the pipeline which will have a considerable impact if
they are agreed. At present, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy
of St Augustine’s Catholic High School, St Bede’s Catholic Middle School,
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic First School and St Peter’s Catholic
First School have made the following statement:
The Board of Directors of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC have
consulted and agreed the following statement in terms of the
expected/proposed changes regarding the age range and structure of
certain Schools and Academies within Redditch.
The existing structure for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC will remain
unchanged. The four schools involved; St Peter's Catholic First School (Academy),
Bromsgrove, Our Lady of Mount Carmel First School (Academy), St Bede's
Catholic Middle School (Academy) and St Augustine's Catholic High School
(Academy), Redditch will continue to work in harmony to give ALL students, from
Reception through to Sixth Form, a well-structured and coordinated faith based
education. We will of course continue to welcome the large number of students
of all faiths and those students of no faith, to our Academy in line with our
admissions policy. St Bede's Catholic Middle School and St Augustine's Catholic
High School will continue to welcome students from other feeder schools in
years five and nine respectively.
The Board of Directors is continually monitoring these proposed changes and how
they will affect the structure of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC and the
education provision within the wider community. We will also continue to work to
ensure that we maximize the benefits of all the educational facilities within the area
A Christ centred learning community committed to the development of the whole person
for all students, and believe that a better, coordinated plan should be proposed involving all schools and wider stakeholders, including
parents. If the decision to change is eventually made, it should only happen once a full and fair consultation and investigation has been
conducted. This should take place over a reasonable period of time, therefore allowing for the planning and implementation of
appropriate infrastructure, teaching facilities and staffing to be put in place.
The Board of Directors feels that the over-riding priority for the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy is the education and welfare
of all the students within our MAC. The Board also recognises its responsibility to include all schools in the area, and encourage any
schools that share our values to join us in working together to ensure our belief that all children deserve the best education possible,
whatever their background, faith or previous experiences in life.
Michael Dean Chair of the Board of Directors Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC
We were also represented at the Webheath Consultation Evening on Monday this week and issued this additional
statement to those who attended:
Statement from the Board of Directors of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi Academy with
reference to the proposal to change the age range at Webheath First School Academy to a 5-11 Primary
School
The objective of this statement is to provide parents, carers and all the stakeholders of Webheath First School with information on
the position of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC regarding proposals to change the age range.
After many meetings to discuss the way forward the Directors of the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC have unanimously agreed
that we are committed to the three tier system. We recognise the strengths of both systems and focus on harnessing these
benefits within our current structure by actively improving the links between partner schools for the benefit of our students.
We wish to make it clear that St Augustine's Catholic High School will remain a high school taking students at Year 9. Trinity High
School have written to confirm their position is also to stay as a high school. As a result of this decision we also want to make it
clear that pupils of a future Webheath Primary School will not have a direct access to St Augustine's Catholic High School or Trinity
High School at the end of Year 6. Their main options at that point will be Ridgeway or Tudor Grange, which will be secondary
schools, or they will need to transfer to middle school for 2 years before being able to apply to join St Augustine's or Trinity High
School in Year 9. We have strengthened the links with the main feeders to St Augustine's Catholic High School, who are adapting
their admissions policy to give more children from Walkwood Middle School the opportunity to join our community. St Augustine's
Pupil Admissions Number (PAN) for this September (2015) has been increased from 210 to 230 in order to give parents greater
choice. Our MAC welcomes all children to our schools from all faiths and those with none as illustrated by the fact that 65% of
students joining St Augustine's Catholic High School in September 2015 are from non Catholic families.
We are also pleased to inform you that a charter is being developed between St Augustine's Catholic High School and Trinity High
School with middle schools currently working on the same approach. The hope is to then agree the same with the first schools.
The charter states that our schools will work closely together, uniting with one key goal to provide good, rounded and quality
education for our children. If in the future there becomes a need to consider any changes within our current schools, a full
consultation with the whole community will take place and the impact across our communities heard.
We wish Webheath First School and other schools considering embarking on a new system well, but ask that all options are made
clear to Parents and Carers, who should be listened to as they have entrusted us to educate all children within the town of
Redditch.
Michael Dean, Chair of the Board of Directors Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC
In terms of St Augustine’s, we have undertaken the following to make our current position clear:
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The Principal and the Chair of the Board of Directors have met with Pank Patel (Regional Schools’ Commissioner
for the West Midlands) and Karen Lumley MP. We quested and were granted a further meeting with the other
three High Schools in Redditch in the near future to discuss the many points.
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We have continued to strengthen
our middle school links with St
Bede’s and Walkwood by working
collaboratively on Years 7 and 8 (and
on other areas) to ensure
that cohesion and common
expectations are secured. This will
bring enormous benefits to all
students.
Meeting attended by Michael Dean, Chair of Board of
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We have worked to ensure that the
Directors, Mr Quinn, Karen Lumley MP, Pank Patel
transition links are positive and
and Rob Wye.
engaging by offering a Pathways
Evening on Thursday, 11th June 2015
for our new cohort of Year 9 students
and by offering a summer school during the school holidays 20th - 23rd July 2015 inclusive.
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We have liaised with Trinity High School to establish a charter of agreement between the two schools (subject to
Academy Representative approval) to give parents in Redditch a clear and uncomplicated pathway through the
middle to high school system in the future years.
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We have ensured that any proposed changes to admissions, status of the school and pupil numbers will be
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transparent, open and fundamentally for the benefit of the community we serve and to secure for the first 40
years in Redditch.
YEAR 10 PARENTS’ EVENING
A very well attended Year 10 Parents’ Evening took place yesterday. Many thanks to all parents who attended this
important event.
YEAR 9 ASSESSMENT FORTNIGHT
After half term our Year 9 students will embark upon their assessment two week period. This is an essential marker to
show where students are currently situated in their studies.I wish them the best of luck with these examinations.
YEAR 10 ASSESSMENT FORTNIGHT
The Year 10 assessments commence on Monday, 8tgh June 2015 for two weeks. Again, ensure that you revise well and
get plenty of rest throughout the examination period.
STUDENTS JOINING ST AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL IN SEPTEMBER 2015 TRANSITION EVENING THURSDAY, 11th JUNE 2015
A further reminder to parents and students who are transferring to us from our feeder Middle Schools in September,
they are cordially invited to St Augustine’s on Thursday, 11th June 2015 between 5.00pm - 8.00pm for the Year 8 to
Year 9 Transition Evening. You should have by now received, via your middle school, a booklet
indicating the GCSE and Vocational subjects on offer to students next year.
FAREWELL
We say a fond farewell to a long serving member of staff. Mr Freeman, our litter collector, will be retiring after more
than nine years service today. We wish Mr Freeman a long and healthy retirement.
WELCOME
We welcome a new member of staff to our Pastoral Team after half term. Mrs Thomas joins us as a Pastoral
Administrator.
HALF TERM
I wish you all a restful half term holiday. To those students preparing for examinations, eat well, get plenty of rest and
remember that these are just a few weeks in your lives when 100% effort has to be put in.
Mr Quinn, Principal
CATHOLICITY OF THE SCHOOL
RAISING MONEY FOR NEPAL
As was reported in last week’s Newsletter, we held day of fundraising on 7th May to support the millions who
are affected and in desperate need of food, shelter, water, sanitation and medical supplies. A fantastic
£1,349.25p was raised through donations and the various events which took place. As ever, our students were
exceptionally generous with their time, money and ideas and showed a genuine concern and compassion for
the people of Nepal, who have been left devastated by the earthquake.
A particular well done goes to Year 9 for their outstanding contributions and especially to 9PQ for the great
success in their sponsored silence. This money will help to bring food, water and shelter to some of the 8
million people affected by the natural disaster and we keep them in our continued thoughts and prayers as
they begin to try to rebuild their homes, lives and communities. Please see the breakdown by form and year
12AD - £34.71
13JK - £9.23
group below: 10SAH - £17.01 11BE - £26.45
11CB - £11.76
12PT - £58.96
13LA - £31.00
9DA - £47.65 10BD - £43.77
11DK - £26.48
12SA - £25.06
13PY - £10.80
9DY - £39.61 10GN - £41.93
11ME
£21.81
10JS
£30.11
12WH
£34.42
13RO - £4.11
9MR - £22.72
11PS
£4.45
10MU
£49.12
5
Other - £39.37
12WR
£56.8
9PQ - £268.55
11RE
£11.69
10SY
£57.07
12WI - £107.60
9RN - £28.71
11SH - £16.98
Learning Support
9RU - £39.70
- £25.00
9SR - £64.41
Library - £9.56
9WD - £27.70
YEAR 9 TOTALS = £539.05
YEAR 10 TOTALS = £243.91
YEAR 11 TOTALS = £119.62
YEAR 12 TOTALS = £317.60
YEAR 13 TOTALS = £55.14
For more information visit: http://www.cafod.org.uk/News/Emergencies-news/Nepal-Earthquake-appeal
If you wish to make your own donation too, text DONATE to 70000 and this will donate £5 to the DEC or,
visit the CAFOD website. Remember: £25 can provide clean water for four families.
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WORLD CULTURAL DIVERSITY DAY
World
Thursday the 21st May was the annual celebration for World Cultural Diversity
Cultural
Day. The day provided us with an opportunity to deepen our understanding of
Diversity
the values of cultural diversity and to learn to live together better. The Spiritual
Assembly
Life Student Council marked the event by planning and delivering a series of
assemblies to Year 9 and 10, which highlighted the importance of cultural
diversity and recommended some practical ideas on how everyone can celebrate
World Day for Cultural Diversity.
The purpose of this day is to provide us with an opportunity to deepen our
understanding of different cultures and help us to build a more inclusive society
in which cooperation and mutual respect are highly valued.
A special thanks goes to Laura Kelly, Briony Read, Millie Henderson-Purvis, Emily
Read, Peter Nicols, Tom Saunders and Sam Bevan for planning an excellent
assembly and delivering it with passion and enthusiasm.
Ten simple things YOU can do to celebrate the World Day for Cultural
Diversity for Dialogue and Development
 Visit an art exhibit or a museum dedicated to other cultures.
 Invite a family or people in the neighborhood from another culture or
religion to share a meal with you and

exchange views on life.
 Rent a film or read a book from another country or religion than your own.
 Invite people from a different culture to share your customs.
 Read about the great thinkers of other cultures than yours (eg Confucius, Socrates, Avicenna, Ibn Khaldun,

Aristotle, Ganesh, Rumi).
 Go next week-end to visit a place of worship different than yours and participate in the celebration.
 Play the “stereotypes game.” Stick a post-it on your forehead with the name of a country. Ask people to tell you
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stereotypes associated with people from that country.You win if you find out where you are from.
 Learn about traditional celebrations from other cultures; learn more about Hanukkah or Ramadan or about

amazing celebrations of New Year’s Eve in Spain or Qingming festival in China.
 Spread your own culture around the world through our Facebook page and learn about other cultures.
 Explore music of a different culture.
There are thousands of things that you can do, are you taking part in it?
PENTECOST
Like Easter, Pentecost is a moveable feast. Calculating the date of Pentecost is simple enough: Take the date of Easter in
any given year, and add seven weeks to it. But wait a second—isn't Pentecost 50 days after Easter?
And don't seven weeks add up to only 49 days? Yes and yes.
In referring to Pentecost as 50 days after Easter, Christians follow the Jewish custom of including the first day in the
count. It's the same principle behind the claim that Christ rose from the dead on the third day—we start the count with
Good Friday, so Holy Saturday is the second day, and Easter Sunday is the third.
The Ascension of Our Lord, too, is calculated by counting Easter Sunday as the first day. So while we today would say
that Ascension falls 39 days after Easter, the Catholic Church calls it the 40th day. And then there are ten more days
from Ascension to Pentecost (the time that we're in right now, when many Catholics pray the Novena to the Holy
Ghost).
Luckily, you don't need to keep all of this in mind in order to figure out the date of Pentecost in any given year. In fact,
you don't even need to know the date of Easter. All you have to do is bookmark When Is Pentecost? There, you will find
the date of Pentecost in 2015 and in future years, as well as links to articles explaining moveable feasts and how the date
of Easter is calculated, and everything you need to know about Pentecost in the Catholic
Church.
SUNDAY 31ST MAY:TRINITY SUNDAY
This date, which is celebrated a week after Pentecost Sunday, is in honour of a key Christian
teaching: the belief in the Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity is the principle that God has one
nature but is made up of three aspects: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, which
Christians acknowledge each time they bless themselves. Priests will wear white during
Mass as a symbol of purity and holiness. The shamrock is often used to explain the idea of
the Trinity because it shows how the three leaves are part of one plant as the three aspects
of God are part of one Supreme Being.
On this day, we pray: Father, You sent your Word to bring us truth and Your Spirit to make
us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of Your life. Help us to worship You, one God in three Persons,
by proclaiming and living our faith in You. We ask you this, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, true and living, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Mrs O'Connor
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PASTORAL MATTERS
STRANGERS ONLINE
We have recently been made aware of a male seemingly from Korea who has been sending friend requests on Facebook
to some of our students. Although this person has not actually committed an offence we have notified the local police
who are keeping an eye on the situation. Can I ask that all parents and carers take a keen interest in their child's online
activity and question those friends you have not heard of.
Facebook allows you to limit who can send you friend requests. Applying the limitation will keep those strangers
desperate to connect with you out of trouble. From the Friend Requests menu in the top right, click Settings and choose
Friends of Friends from the drop-down menu
Alternatively, open Privacy Shortcuts from the top
right (next to Home button), expand Who can
contact me? and choose Friends of Friends under
Who can send me friend requests?
It's exciting to see a Friend Request at the top of
your Facebook page.You're likely to accept Friend
Requests without thinking twice, especially if it's a
friend or a name you recognise.You may even be
thinking that there's no real harm in accepting all
Friend Requests that come your way. Having more
friends means you're more popular…right?
What you may not know is that with name, birth
date, education, and work history available online,
it's relatively easy for anyone to create a duplicate
of any existing user. Watch out, as cybercriminals
could potentially be impersonating you or someone
you know for the sole purpose of duping you and
your friends!
Remember Facebook wants you to add only people
you know in real life.
If you are concerned about your child's online
activity please do not hesitate to contact the
pastoral team.
Ms Fletcher (Assistant Principal) [email protected]
PUNCTUALITY
Punctuality- Arriving to School on time
There is a clear link between attendance and attainment; the more time a pupil spends in school the more likely they are
to improve their opportunity to fulfil their potential.
Being frequently late for school adds up to lost learning:
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Arriving 5 minutes late every day adds up to over 3 days lost each day.
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Arriving 15 minutes late every day is the same as being absent for 2 weeks a year.
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Arriving 30 minutes late every day is the same as being absent for 19 days a year.
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If your child attends school they are more likely to succeed.
Information for parents/guardians
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Being on time is a good thing!
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Get the day off to a good start with everyone in a positive frame of mind.
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Helps your child make the most of their learning and sets positive patterns for the future.
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Helps pupils develop a sense of responsibility both for themselves and others.
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Improves self-confidence.
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Supports your child's friendships and social
AT T E N DA N C E - TARGET 96%
skills.
From 11th - 15th May 2015
YEAR 9 - 96.3%
Being late is a bad thing!
YEAR 10 - 96.6%
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Gets the day off to a bad start.
YEAR 11 - 98.3%
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Disrupts the learning for everyone.
OVERALL - 97.1%
Miss Bird, Attendance Officer
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Can create a bad habit that can be hard to
break in the future.
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Can lead to poor attendance.
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Others may make negative comments.
Some things that help
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Help your child get everything ready the night before.
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Allow plenty of time to get to school.
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Make sure your child has breakfast or arrives in time for breakfast club at school.
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Help your child organise homework.
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Make sure your child gets enough rest and is not distracted by too much time on the computer or watching TV.
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Set an alarm clock.
Who should you contact if you are having problems getting your child to school?
Please contact our Attendance Officer: Miss Bird or your child's Head of Year.
[email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected].
Mrs Farr
PE MATTERS
SUPER SIXES & DISTRICT ATHLETICS TRIAL
Well done to all students who took part in horrendous conditions on Tuesday afternoon in the super six athletics
competition and the district athletics trials at the abbey stadium. The condition of the track and other surfaces, although
initially acceptable, deteriorated. Ultimately, the conditions became too dangerous to continue and the event had to be
called off half way through. County selection in taking place today and personal bests have had to be submitted for all
those students who did not get to compete on the day. These will be considered along with those students who did
manage to compete. Successful students will receive a letter after half term with further details of the county athletics
competition which is taking place on Saturday, 13th June - good luck to all! Thanks to all parents/carers who came along
to support their children at this event. The winners of the super six athletics competition will go on to represent
Redditch at the level 3 version oft he competition on Tuesday, 23rd June at Bromsgrove School- fingers crossed!
GCSE PE
The GCSE PE students have now completed their final exam - well done to all students and see you on results day!
JOSH PEARSON UPDATE
Well done to Josh Pearson, who competed in the H&WSAA County combined athletics competition in Stourport on
Wednesday. Josh won his event (which was made up of 5 different athletic disciplines) by over a thousand points and is
now the County Combined Athletics Champion for junior boys! Very well done josh!
PE EXTRA CURRICULUM TIMETABLE
There will be a new PE extra curricular timetable coming out for after half term. Please keep an eye out for it in form
rooms, on our website and outside the PE office. A copy will be sent home with the next newsletter.
ROUNDERS
The week after half term on Wednesday, 3rd June the Year 9 girls will be competing in a rounders tournament to
decide on which school will be representing Redditch at the Sainsbury’s summer Worcestershire school games on
Tuesday, 23rd June 2015. It is being held at St Augustine’s and it would be lovely to have parents/carers coming along to
support us! Pick up time to be confirmed after half term when we know how many schools are attending. However, it
is likely to be around 5.30pm from St Augustine’s.
SPORTS AWARDS EVENING 2015
Our annual Sports Award Evening takes place on Thursday, 2nd July 2015. This year we have extended the celebrations
to include an Art Exhibition. This is an opportunity to showcase the unique talent that exists at St Augustine's Catholic
High School in both Sport and Art.
The evening commences at 5.00pm with refreshments in the dining hall, co-ordinated by Art Students. Sports award
winning students and their guests will proceed to the Sports Hall for their awards presentations at 6.00pm. Guests and
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students attending the Art Exhibition only are welcome to
continue viewing the Artwork until 6.30pm.
Those students, who are involved in demonstrations and hosting
during the evening, will be required in school from 5.00pm in
order to prepare for the event.
Mrs Chinn
STUDENT LEADERSHIP MATTERS
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
As you know, we introduced the Duke of Edinburgh award at the
start of the spring term. Please find below an account of
progress so far:
21students commenced the Duke of Edinburgh award in
December 2014. Six months on and most of us have now almost
completed our three sections - physical, volunteering and skills. This has
given us the opportunity to try loads of new activities eg for our physical
section - archery, Krav Maga, ballet and the gym; for volunteering - working
with middle schools in extra curricular activities (cooking club and drama),
charity work, helping out with the school radio and even fostering
hedgehogs; for skills - playing musical instruments and taking part in sports
clubs.
We are now preparing for the actual expedition. The first meeting took
place this week where we covered all of the vital points concerning when
we would be walking. The aim of the meeting was to learn how to keep
safe and stick to the Country Code whilst on the expedition. We
discussed being attentive when crossing roads and making sure that gates
are closed behind us. We then covered first aid. Mr Morris demonstrated
at length how to clean a wound and apply a plaster/bandage in the correct
way. It was very interesting, especially when we were given graphic details
on how a wound would become infected if we didn’t dab it using the
correct dabbing motion! We discussed the two most likely problems that may occur whilst travelling - getting lost
and blisters! For the former, we have our whistles and were assured that Mr Mill would only be five minutes away
and could run very fast; for the latter, we were advised not to pop blisters!
Many thanks to Mr Mill and Mr Morris for their preparatory advice.
Niamh Collins
Scientist of the Week!
Enhanced Achievement
This week’s ‘Scientist of the week’ goes to Behram
Mohammad in 9Y1.
Behram has been chosen for scientist of the week
because of his enthusiasm for science, which is fantastic
to see! Throughout the year Behram’s positive attitude
and curiosity has made him stand out from the crowd.
Behram is a hard worker with a great attitude; willing
to help others whenever needed.
Well done Behram, keep up the good work!
Miss Hall
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A Diary of the German Exchange Week
prepared by both our German and English students
SCHÜLERAUSTAUSCH 2015 - School Exchange 2015
Samstag, 2.5.15 (Lena & Johannes)
Für uns hieß es an diesem Tag früh aufstehen und Koffer fertig gepackt haben, denn um 7:45 Uhr trafen sich alle Schüler, die
am Schüleraustausch teilnehmen, am Schulberg der Werner-von-Siemens-Realschule. Als die Koffer verstaut waren und sich
alle von ihren Familien verabschiedet hatten, ging es um 8:00 Uhr mit dem Bus nach Frankfurt zum Flughafen. Dort
angekommen, gaben wir unsere Koffer ab und bekamen die Flugtickets. Nun liefen wir zu den Sicherheitskontrollen.
Nachdem alles erledigt war, ging es auch schon in den Bus, der uns zum Flugzeug fuhr. Anschließend nahmen alle ihren Platz
im Flugzeug ein und waren gespannt, wie der Flug werden würde. In Birmingham am Flughafen angekommen, mussten wir
erst einmal sehr lange an der Passkontrolle warten, bis wir unsere Koffer abholen konnten. Als auch dies gut überstanden
war, liefen wir zum Bus, der uns direkt zur St. Augustine's Catholic High School fuhr. Dort wurden wir von unseren
Gastfamilien liebevoll empfangen und sicher „nach Hause“ gebracht. Daheim lernten wir alle die Familie genauer kennen und
packten unsere Koffer aus. Anschließend gingen manche in den Park, um zum Beispiel Fußball oder Basketball zu spielen,
andere gingen mit den Hunden spazieren. Nach dem Abendessen ging es dann auch schon ins Bett, um am nächsten Tag fit zu
sein. Dieser Tag war für uns alle sehr schön, denn wir durften die Chance wahrnehmen, endlich nach England zu fliegen.
We got up early this morning with suitcases packed, as we all met at Werner-von-Siemens Realschule at 7.45am.We set off on the
coach to Frankfurt airport at 8am, having loaded our luggage and said goodbye to our families. Once we had arrived, we checked in
our luggage, received our boarding cards and then went through Passport Control. Soon afterwards we boarded the bus from the
terminal to our plane and excitedly took our seats on board. Once we had arrived at Birmingham we needed to wait a long time at
Passport Control before we could collect our bags. Finally we boarded our coach which took us directly to St Augustine's Catholic High
School.There we were warmly greeted by our host families and taken “home.“ At home we got to know our host families and unpacked
our suitacses. Finally several of us went to the park to play football or basketball and others walked their host family's dogs. After dinner
we went to bed so we would be ready for the next day.Today was lovely as we finally set off and flew to England.
Sonntag, 3.5.15 (Laura & Johanna) Sunday
Am Sonntag gingen wir in einen Freizeitpark namens "Drayton Manor". Zuerst fuhren wir mit dem "Pandemonium", einer Art
Schiffschaukel, die immer höher wird und am höchsten Punkt ein paar Sekunden stoppt, sodass man kopfüber runterhängt.
Danach ging es weiter mit der "G-Force Achterbahn". Sie hat mehrere hohe Loopings, was auch der Grund dafür war, dass
einige nicht mitfahren wollten. Ein Vorteil dabei war aber, dass sie dafür auf unsere Taschen und Rucksäcke aufpassen konnten.
Das nächste Fahrgeschäft namens "Maelstrom" war auch eine Art Schaukel, die mit ihrer hohen Geschwindigkeit und den
vielen Drehungen eines der besten Fahrgeschäfte war. Nach mehreren Achterbahnfahrten gingen einige aus unserer Gruppe
Pizza essen. Mit "Chips" als Beilage wurde das traditionelle italienische Gericht zu einem englischen umgewandelt. Als die
Teller leer waren, ging es auch schon zu den Wasserattraktionen des Freizeitparks. Beim Flussboot sind alle nur ein wenig
nass geworden, doch bei der Wildwasserbahn wurden wir von Kopf bis Fuß durchnässt. Da einige nicht noch nasser werden
wollten, als sie eh schon vom Flussboot waren, ließen sie dieses Spektakel aus. Weiter ging es mit Auto-Scooter, was auch
ziemlich witzig war. Am Ende bildeten wir Gruppen, je nachdem was uns mehr interessierte. Während die einen länger beim
Auto-Scooter anstehen mussten, fuhren die anderen weiter Achterbahn. Zum Schluss wurden wir von unseren Gasteltern
abgeholt und nach Hause gebracht, wo wir uns dann aufstylten für die große Willkommensparty! Daheim angekommen,
machten die meisten eine kleine Pause, während andere sich schon auf die Party vorbereiteten. Um 19:00 Uhr kamen dann
auch alle dort zusammen. Am Anfang spielten wir ein englisches Spiel im Garten, welches Baseball sehr ähnelte. Wir machten
zwei Gruppen, die deutschen Schüler gegen die englischen Schüler, und Deutschland hat natürlich gewonnen! ;-) Danach
wurde getanzt und gegessen. Außerdem wurden viele Gruppenfotos gemacht. Zu Essen gab es viele verschiedene
Chipssorten, Pizza, Windbeutel und Schokolade. An diesem Abend lernten die deutschen Schüler auch die anderen
Austauschpartner kennen. Es war sehr schönes Wetter, so konnten wir den Abend teilweise sogar draußen verbringen. Um
23:00 Uhr wurden dann alle von ihren Gasteltern abgeholt und jeder bekam noch ein Stück Kuchen mit. Die ganze Nacht
war diese Party noch das große Thema!
On Sunday we went to Drayton Manor. Firstly we went on the pirate ship “Pandemonium“ which went so high that we felt like we were
going to fall! Then we went to „”G Force“, whose several, high loop the loops put several people off! Fortunately they were then able to
look after all of our bags! After visiting “Maelstrom“ and several other rides, we stopped for some pizza and chips.Then we set off to
the water rides. After getting slightly wet on the river boat, we then got soaked on the wild water ride. Later we went on the scooters,
which was good fun. For the last part of the day, we split into groups to visit the rides we particularly enjoyed.Then our host parents
collected us and took us home, where we could dress up ready for the welcome party! At 7pm we joined back together at the party,
where firstly we played an English game, similar to baseball (rounders), in the garden.We played in two teams, English versus Germans.
(The Germans won ;) ) Then we ate, danced and took lots of group photos.The party gave everyone the chance to get to know the
other exchange partners. Because the weather was good, we were able to spend the evening outdoors. At 11pm we were collected
again by our host parents and taken home, each with a piece of party cake! We talked about the party a lot that night.
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Montag, 4.5.15 (Laura & Alina) - Monday
Aufgrund des Feiertages „Bank Holiday“ mussten wir nicht in die Schule und hatten so am Morgen genügend Zeit, um typisch
englisch zu frühstücken. Am Mittag war ein Ausflug zu „Ragley Hall, Park & Garden“ geplant. Es ist ein wunderschöner Ort für
Familienausflüge. Während es sich die Eltern im Park auf einer Picknickdecke bequem machten, haben wir uns im Park
ausgetobt. Es werden noch mehr Aktivitäten angeboten, wie zum Beispiel Bootfahren auf dem Ragley See, Ponyreiten in einem
kleinen Waldstück, u.v.m. Es ist eines der beliebtesten Ausflugsziele, da für jede Altersstufe etwas dabei ist. Nach dem Picknick
hatten wir wieder genug Energie, um „Rounders“ und „Cricket“ mit allen Familienmitgliedern zu spielen. Jeder hatte sehr viel
Spaß dabei, sogar die Hunde, welche wir mitgenommen hatten. Um halb 6 machten wir uns langsam wieder auf den Weg nach
Hause. Es war ein wunderschöner Tag, den wir nie vergessen werden. Wir hatten großes Glück, dass wir für diesen Ausflug
schönes Wetter hatten.
Because of the Bank Holiday, we didn't need to go to school and so we had time to enjoy a typical “English Breakfast.“ At midday we
set off on our planned trip to Ragley Hall, Park and Gardens. It was a beautiful place for a family day out.Whilst the parents prepared
the picnic, we explored the park.There was boating on the lake, pony rides in the woods and so much more. It is a very popular
location, there was something for all ages. After our picnic, we had plenty of energy to play rounders and cricket with all of the families.
Everyone had great fun, even the families' dogs. At 5.30pm we slowly made our way home. It was an excellent day, which we shall never
forget.We were really lucky with the weather again today!
Dienstag, 5.5.15 (Lena & Marco) - Tuesday
Am Dienstag, den 05.05.2015 waren wir in Warwick Castle, wo wir in kleinen Gruppen die verschiedenen Räume des
Schlosses sowie die Türme der Burganlage erkunden konnten. Dort waren Wachsfiguren von Personen, welche dort einmal
gelebt haben, ausgestellt. Außerdem gab es eine Vogelshow mit großen Greifvögeln, die man nach der Vorstellung auch von
nahem in verschiedenen Käfigen betrachten konnte. Zum Schluss waren wir noch im Warwick Dungeon, dem schlosseigenen
Gruselkabinett.
On Tuesday we went to Warwick Castle where we explored the rooms in the castle along with the towers and castle walls in small
groups.There were waxwork figures of people who used to live there and also a display by birds of prey in the grounds. At the end of
our visit we visited the Warwick Dungeon, which was really gruesome!
Mittwoch, 6.5.15 (Paula, Lucia & Fabian) - Wednesday
Wir sind am Mittwoch morgen zwischen 7 und 8 Uhr aufgestanden, um uns anschließend um ca. 9 Uhr in der Schulkantine zu
treffen. Als der letzte Schüler - mit Verspätung, da er seinen Bus verpasst hatte - eingetroffen war, sind wir mit dem Bus
Richtung Birmingham gefahren. Zuerst haben wir das Birmingham City Museum besichtigt und sind dann Richtung Bull Ring
Centre gelaufen, wo wir ca. drei Stunden lang Zeit hatten um ein bisschen einzukaufen und die Läden zu erkunden. Um 15:30
Uhr sind wir wieder in der St. Augustine High School in Redditch angekommen und haben uns mit unseren Partnern
zusammengefunden. Am Nachmittag hat dann jeder noch etwas mit seinem Austauschpartner unternommen, wie zum Beispiel
Fußball-Finale schauen, ins Kino gehen oder Bowling.
We got up between 7 and 8am on Wednesday so we could meet in the school canteen at 9am. Once everyone had arrived, including
the pupil who had missed their bus, we set off on the coach to Birmingham. Firstly we visited Birmingham City Museum and then went
on to the Bull Ring, where we enjoyed a few hours to shop and look around.We returned to st Augustine's at 3.30pm and met up with
our exchange partners again. After school we spent time with our exchange partners, going to a football final, bowling or to the cinema.
Donnerstag, 7.5.15 (Maike, Selina & Tina) - Thursday
Am Donnerstag, den 07. Mai 2015 versammelten wir uns in der Kantine der Schule. Anschließend fuhren wir mit dem Bus
zum „Anne Hathaway´s Cottage“, dem Haus, in dem Shakespeares spätere Frau aufwuchs. Anne wurde 1556 geboren und
heiratete im Alter von 26 Jahren den 18-jährigen Shakespeare. Das Haus zeigt Spuren des Zusammenlebens vieler
Generationen der Familie Hathaway. Einleitend bekamen wir einen interessanten Vortrag, der uns einen ersten Einblick in das
Leben des 16. Jahrhunderts vermittelte. Zum Beispiel stammt das Sprichwort „It's raining cats and dogs” aus dieser Zeit, weil
die Katzen und Hunde, die auf den nassen Strohdächern Ratten und anderes Ungeziefer jagten, bei starkem Regen
herunterfielen. Außerdem wurde in einer Ausstellung gezeigt, mit welchen Mitteln die Menschen früher versuchten, einen
Partner für eine spätere Ehe zu finden. Danach fuhren wir nach Stratford. Dort waren wir in dem Haus, in dem Shakespeare
geboren wurde. Anfangs wurde uns ein kleines Einführungsvideo zu Shakespeare, seiner Familie und seinen Werken gezeigt,
welches ca. fünf Minuten dauerte. Anschließend durften wir selbstständig das Haus erkunden und bekamen einen Einblick, wie
die Menschen damals im 16 Jahrhundert gewohnt und gelebt haben. Wir sahen die Werkstatt von Shakespeares Vater, der
Handschuhe hergestellt und sofort aus dem Fenster an die vorbeilaufenden Leute verkauft hat. Es gab verschiedene
Handschuhmodelle, welche wir sogar selber anprobieren durften. Danach besichtigten wir den Rest des Hauses, unter
anderem auch sein Schlafgemach. Es war sehr interessant zu sehen, wie die Menschen damals gelebt haben. Außerhalb des
Hauses gab es einen schönen Garten mit vielerlei bunten Blumen, in dem eine kleine Theatertruppe Szenen aus Shakespeares
Werken spielte. Als wir mit der Besichtigung fertig waren, durften wir in kleinen Gruppen die Stadt erkunden. Es gab
Souvenir- und Kleiderläden sowie viele Restaurants. Wir kauften ein bisschen ein, aßen etwas und
machten Fotos. Nach ca. zwei Stunden trafen sich alle wieder, um gemeinsam mit dem Bus zurück zur
Schule zu fahren. Am Abend trafen wir uns in einem indischen Lokal in Redditch
und aßen Curry; für einige war das neu, da sie so etwas noch nie zuvor
gegessen hatten. Dieser Abend war sehr schön, da alle beisammen waren und
man so auch neue Leute kennenlernen konnte. Außerdem war die Vorfreude auf
den nächsten Tag, an dem wir nach London fuhren, schon sehr groß...
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On Thursday 7th May we met in the school canteen and then made our way to Anne Hathaway's Cottage, where Shakespeare's late
wife grew up. Anne was born in 1556 and at the age of 26 married the 18 year old Shakespeare.The cottage showed the life of several
generations of the Hathaway family. Firstly we enjoyed an interesting introductory talk, which informed us about life in the 16th century,
for example where the expression „it's raining cats and dogs“ came from. (Cats and dogs were regularly sent onto the thatched roofs
to catch vermin living in the thatch and then slid off the roofs in the rain onto the heads of any passers by!) We then learnt how people
found partners for marriage. Afterwards we travelled into Stratford and visited Shakespeare's Birthplace. Here we watched a short
video about the life of Shakespeare and then explored the house, learning how Shakespeare's father made gloves and sold them to
passers by through the front window.We tried on various styles of glove. Having looked around all of the house, we joined in with the
theatre group's mini production of scenes from Shakespeare's plays in the pretty garden. After all of this culture, we spent a couple of
hours in groups shopping and taking photos before returning to Redditch. In the evening, we met up and went to eat a curry in an
Indian restaurant.This was something new for several of us.We enjoyed another evening all together and we were all very excited about
the following day. Our trip to London...
Freitag, 8.5.15 (Selina & Luise) - Friday
Am vorletzten Tag unserer Reise, dem 8. Mai, besuchten wir die Hauptstadt London. Besonders war, dass bei diesem Ausflug
die Engländer gemeinsam mit uns Deutschen gefahren sind. Das war der Tag, auf den wir uns am meisten gefreut haben. Die
Busfahrt hat ca. drei Stunden gedauert und war sehr amüsant zusammen mit den Engländern.
Als erstes sind wir mit der U-Bahn zum St. James' Park gefahren, den wir auf dem Weg zum Buckingham Palace durchquerten.
Dort machten wir viele Fotos. Am Tor standen viele Menschen, denn der gerade wieder gewählte David Cameron fuhr dort
mit einem Auto die Straße entlang. Auf unserem Spaziergang durch die Innenstadt von London sahen wir Big Ben, das
Parlament, kamen an Downing Street 10 vorbei und durchquerten das Regierungsviertel. Am Trafalgar Square, direkt vor der
National Gallery, teilten wir uns in zwei Gruppen: eine fuhr mit der U-Bahn zum Covent Garden, die andere zum Camden
Market. Dort hatten wir eine knappe Stunde Zeit zur freien Verfügung, was uns sehr gefiel.
Zum Schluss liefen wir zum Natural History Museum und verbrachten dort die restliche Zeit bis zur Abfahrt unseres Busses.
Am Abend wurden wir von unseren englischen Gasteltern am Schulparkplatz abgeholt. Danach war noch die große
Abschlussparty in Charlottes Haus, bei der wir alle viel Spaß hatten.
On the penultimate day of our trip, 8th May, we visited the capital city, London. It was particularly good that our English partners
accompanied us on this trip.This was the day we had looked forward to the most.The coach journey took about 3 hours and we had
great fun with our English friends during the journey. Firstly we took the tube to St James' Park and crossed the park to see
Buckingham Palace.We took many photos there.There were lots of people standing at the gates as the newly elected David Cameron
was driven out of the Palace, having visited the Queen. On our walking tour of London, we saw Big Ben and Houses of Parliament.We
walked past Downing Street, trying to catch a glimpse of Number 10 and at Trafalgar Square, in front of the National Gallery, we split
into two groups. One group went to Covent Garden and the other, by tube, to Camden Market.There we had just under one hour of
free time, which we really enjoyed. Finally we travelled back to the Natural History Museum and spent the remaining time in the
museum before our coach departed. In the evening we were collected by our host parents at school.Then there was a big farewell party
at Charlotte's house, which we all really enjoyed.
Samstag, 9.5.15 (Lisa, Annika & Levin) - Saturday
Samstag, die Abreise steht bevor.Vormittags sind die meisten Austauschschüler in das Town Center von Redditch gegangen,
um die letzten „pounds“ für zum Beispiel Souvenirs auszugeben. Die restlichen haben wahrscheinlich ihren Koffer gepackt.
Um 15 Uhr versammelten sich alle Schüler mit ihren Gastfamilien vor der Schule um sich zu verabschieden. Die
Verabschiedung war sehr tränenreich und gefühlvoll.
Am Flughafen Birmingham angekommen, gab es ein kleines Problem, Aber nachdem wir im Sicherheitsbereich eingetroffen
waren, blieb für jeden 15 Minuten Zeit, um sich dort die Geschäfte anzuschauen. Kaum am Gate angekommen, konnten wir
auch schon ins Flugzeug steigen. Nachdem die Tür des Fliegers geschlossen war, setzten wir uns alle auf unsere Plätze. Da nur
40 Plätze besetzt waren, konnten sich alle hinsetzen, wo sie wollten. Nach einem teilweisen holprigen Flug sind wir mit einem
Regenschauer in Frankfurt begrüßt worden. Als die Koffer im Bus verstaut worden waren, sind wir über Würzburg nach
Hause gefahren... und schon war die schöne Zeit in England vorbei.
On Saturday we were set to depart. In the morning several students went to the town centre to spend their last, remaining pounds on
souvenirs. Others packed their cases. At 3pm we all met back at school with our host families, ready to say goodbye.The farewells were
very tearful and heartfelt! At Birmingham airport there was a small problem. However after we had all gone through security, there
were 15 minutes to look quickly at the shops. Barely having arrived at the gate, we were able to board the plane. After the plane doors
had been closed, we sat in our designated seats. As there were only 40 seats occupied, we were able to all sit where we wanted. After a
somewhat turbulent flight, we were greeted by rain in Frankfurt.When all of our luggage was loaded onto the coach, we were driven
home via.Würzburg ... already our time in England was over!
Mrs Rose, Mr Connolly, Mr Feser and Mrs Johannes would like to again take the opportunity to thank all of our students and their
families for all of their hard work in giving the German students such a fantastic and memorable stay in England.We are really looking
forward to our return visit to Bad Neustadt on 4th July.
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The Year 11 Examinations
REVISION SESSIONS DURING HALF TERM:
Letters for targetted students should follow in the post in relation to the revision sessions below:
HISTORY
Tuesday, 26th May 2015 from 11.00am - 1.00pm.
All Year 11 History students - Maths Block
MATHEMATICS
Wednesday, 27th May 2015 from 9.30am - 12.00pm - 11Y1 - Maths Block
Thursday, 28th May 2015 from 9.30am - 12.00pm - 11X2, 11Y2, 11X3, 11Y3 - Maths Block
Thursday, 28th May 2015 from 12.30pm - 3.00pm - 11X1 and 11Y1 - Maths Block
ENGLISH
Friday, 29th May 2015 - 9.30am - 11.00am - all of 11X3, 11Y3 plus targetted students - C corridor
All students who are receiving revision sessions in the Maths Block, should sign in there. Students receiving
revision sessions in the main school, should register in reception and wait to be escorted to the specific rooms.
PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL
PREMISES DURING THE ALLOTTED REVISION TIMES. IT IS THEREFORE ADVISABLE TO
BRING IN DRINKS/SNACKS TO CONSUME DURING THE REVISION SLOT. PLEASE
ENSURE THAT YOU MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR PROMPT DEPARTURE AT THE
ALLOTTED TIME.
EXAMS AFTER HALF TERM:
Monday, 1st June 2015
History - Germany AM
Food Revision P1 and P2
Food - PM
English Lang revision P3 and P4
Tuesday, 2nd June 2015
English Revision 8:30-9:00
English Lang exam AQA AM
German revision P3 and P4
Geography revision P3 and P4
Wednesday, 3rd June 2015
German revision 8:30-9:10
German AM
Maths revision P1 and P2 set 3
Geography PM
Maths revision P3 and P4 set 1 and 2
Thursday, 4th June 2015
Maths revision 8:30-9:10
Maths (non calculator)
Biology revision P3 X band, P4 Y band
Music revision
Business revision P3
Friday, 5th June 2015
Business Studies AM
Music Listening AM
Biology PM
Maths revision P3
ADVANCE NOTICE OF THE YEAR 9 AND
YEAR 10 ASSESSMENT FORTNIGHT
The Year 9 Assessment fortnight will commence on
Monday, 1st June - Friday, 12th June 2015
The Year 10 Assessment fortnight will commence on
Monday, 8th June - Friday, 19th June 2015.
Full details for both year groups can be found at the
end of this Newsletter.
PRAYER TO ST JOSEPH OF CUPERTINO FOR
SUCCESS IN EXAMINATIONS
O Great St Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain
from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the
questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the
examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise
to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ
our Lord. St Joseph of Cupertino, Pray for us. Amen
TOP TIPS FOR THIS IMPORTANT WEEKEND
AHEAD
Eat well and get plenty of rest!
Mr O’Connor
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NUMERACY AND LITERACY
NUMERACY MATTERS
ENTER THE NUMERACY CONUNDRUM QUIZ FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A FRONT OF QUEUE
PASS IN THE DINING ROOM!!
Looking forward to the 134th FA Cup Final on 30th May?
736 teams entered this year's competition, hoping to win the trophy and
the £1.8 million prize money. £15.1 million in prize money will have been
paid out in total. 15 teams entered the first competition in 1871.
Excluding replays, how many ties have been concluded so far?
Aston Villa have been drawn at home in every
“tie” this season, including being classed as the
“home” side in both the semi-finals and the final
itself.
What is the probability of this happening?
ANSWERS TO MR DEAKIN BY WEDNESDAY, 3rd
June 2015 Mr Deakin
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK’S
CONUNDRUM
FOUR NUMBERS ARE WRITTEN IN A ROW
Four numbers are written in a row. The mean of the first two is 2, the mean of the middle two is 5.5, the mean
of the last two is 5. FIND THE MEAN OF THE FIRST AND LAST NUMBERS.
Some possible solutions....
The numbers could be : 1, 3, 8, 2 because the mean of 1 and 3 is 2, the mean of 2 and 9 is 5.5 and the mean of 8 and
2 is 5
Other possibilities:
If duplicates allowed: 2, 2, 9, 1
If zero allowed: 0, 4, 7, 3
If negatives allowed: 4, 0, 11, -1
In fact: any 4 numbers where the first pair add up to 4, the middle pair add up to 11, and the last pair add up to 10.
So the mean of the first and the last is in all cases 1.5
Mr Deakin
LITERACY MATTERS
QUOTES FOR THE WEEK
‘Why fit in when you were born to standout!'
Doctor Seuss
'Don't wait for the perfect moment, take the moment and make it perfect'
Zoey Sayward
'The only way to do great work is to love what you do.' Steve Jobs
Ms Beaumont-Dyer
‘
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Stars of the Week
YEAR 9
Year 9 Star of the Week is Josh Pearson, who competed in the H&WSAA County combined athletics
competition this week and won his event (which was made up of 5 different athletic disciplines) by over a
thousand points. Josh is now the County Combined Athletics Champion for junior boys! Very well
done josh! We are very proud of you.
Mrs Chinn
Additional Stars are the following students who were amazing representatives of the Student Council at last
night’s Year 10 Parents’ Evening:
Kobe Richards, Thomas Stanton, Haider Ali and Jeffin Reji. Well done and thank you. Mr Mill
YEAR 10
Stars of the Week for Year 10 are the following students for a superb piece of Shakespeare homework:
Shannon Mangan, Ben Thomas, Callum Dwyer, Amber Hemmings, Amber Edlin and Tib Maneesa-Ard. Well
done.
Ms Woods
Additional Stars of the Week are the following students for planning a superb World Cultural Diversity Day
Assembly:
Laura Kelly, Briony Read, Millie Henderson-Purvis, Emily Read, Peter Nicols, Tom Saunders and Sam Bevan.
MANY THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS WHO AGREED TO BE FILMED FOR THE NEW YEAR
9 BOOKLET:
Charlotte Blackburn, Andrew Blewett, Lauren Fox, Katie Slatem, Olivia Wooten and Molly Thomas.
Well done - you were all amazing!
Mrs Adams
REMINDER DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
Monday, 1st - Friday, 12th June 2015 - Year 9
assessment fortnight
Monday, 8th - Friday, 19th June 2015 - Year 10
assessment fortnight
Wednesday, 10th June 2015 - Year 12 return
Thursday, 11th June 2015 - New Year 9 Transition
Evening 5.00pm - 8.00pm
Wednesday, 24th June 2015 - Last examination
Thursday, 25th June 2015 - St Augustine’s Day
Monday, 6th - Friday, 10th July 2015 - German
Exchange
Monday, 13th - Friday, 17th July 2015 - Music Trip to
Venice
Monday, 20th - Thursday, 23rd July 2015 - Summer
School for new Year 9 students
Thursday,13th August 2015 - A Level Results
Thursday, 20th August 2015 - GCSE Results
REMINDER DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
2015-2016
INSET DAYS - Thursday, 3rd and Friday, 4th
September 2015 - school closed to students
Autumn Term starts on Monday, 7th September
2015 - Year 9 and Year 12 students - induction day
Tuesday, 8th September 2015 - all students return
Half term autumn term 2015: Monday, 26th - Friday,
30th October 2015 inclusive - back to school Monday,
2nd November 2015.
Last day of autumn term Friday, 18th December 2015
(12.30pm closure)
INSET DAY - Monday, 4th January 2016
Tuesday, 5th January 2016 - school open to all
students
Half term spring term 2016 - Monday, 15th - Friday,
19th February 2016 inclusive
Easter Holiday 2016 - Thursday, 23rd March - Friday,
8th April 2016 inclusive
INSET DAY - Friday, 24th March 2016
Monday, 11th April 2016 - school open to all students
May Day - Monday, 2nd May 2016
Half term summer term 2016 - Monday, 30th May 3rd June 2016 inclusive
End of term Thursday, 21st July 2016
INSET DAY - Friday, 22nd July 2016 - school closed to
students
Mr A F Quinn, Principal
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CURRENT JOB VACANCIES
ST AUGUSTINE’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHER OF ICT and COMPUTER SCIENCE/MEDIA
Required from September 2015
Permanent/Full Time
Closing date: 12.30 pm Monday, 8th June 2015
For an application pack and further information:
Visit St Augustine’s website www.st-augustines.worcs.sch.uk
Phone Mrs J Hardy HR Officer on 01527 555963 or email
[email protected]
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students
St Augustine’s Catholic High School is part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic MAC
St Augustine’s Day - Thursday, 25th June 2015
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Summer 2015 Examination Timetable
Mon 1st June
Mon 1st June
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Mon 1st June
Mon 1st June
Mon 1st June
Mon 1st June
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01/06/2015
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Week 3
6th Form Study
OCR Rm
Meeting Room
AQA
MULTI-GYMOCR
Sports Hall OCR
Sports Hall EDEXCEL
6th Form Study
AQARm
Careers Office
AQA
MULTI-GYMAQA
Sports Hall AQA
Sports Hall AQA
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EDEXCEL
Rm
GYM
AQA
GYM
AQA
Meeting Room
AQA
MULTI-GYMAQA
Sports Hall AQA
Sports Hall AQA
6th Form Study Rm
Sports Hall AQA
Sports Hall AQA
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GCE
GCE
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GCSE
GCSE
GCSE
GCSE
GCE
GCE
GCE
6MU0301
ELLA2
PROD1
ENG1F
ENG1F
ENG1F
ENG1H
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Sports Hall EDEXCEL
Theatre
EDEXCEL
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