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13th September 2023

Roald Dahl Storytelling Event

In honour of Roald Dahl Day on the 13th September, this week all of Year 7 enjoyed a workshop event with Andy Copps, a Roald Dahl storyteller, based on Dahl’s story ‘Billy and the Minpins’. A fantastic time was had by students and staff, with Andy really bringing the magic of the story to life. Miss O’Hagan – Curriculum Leader of English     Pupil Voice: “I enjoyed the Roald Dahl storytelling event of ‘Billy & the Minpins’ because I found it creative, interesting and imaginative. I also liked that it was funny and the audience had a chance to interact in the story and join in with the storytelling. I liked that the story wasn’t a scary story, unlike most stories, and it had a happy ending.” Sophia-Honeysuckle C, 7JW “The Roald Dahl storytelling event was very fun. Everyone got a chance to participate. The storyteller was telling us about ‘Billy and the Minpins’ and he acted it out very well and it was very enjoyable.” Erzsebet F, 7JW “The Roald Dahl storyteller was absolutely brilliant! He told the story of ‘Billy and the Minpins’ by Roald Dahl. It was a great story and everyone enjoyed it thoroughly.” Lily W, 7JW
13th June 2023

Foundation Governor Vacancies

The All Saints Catholic Academy Trust (ASCAT) is currently seeking to recruit Foundation Governors for a number of our Schools local Governing Boards, across the Trust, to ensure  high standards of achievement for all children and young people in the school by setting the school’s vision, ethos and strategic direction; holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the school and its pupils; and overseeing the financial performance of the school and making sure its money is well spent.    This is an exciting opportunity to play a role in a vibrant and collaborative Trust that is in the process of expansion and development. The role of Foundation Governor is a rewarding one and offers various opportunities for professional and personal development. To be eligible for appointment, you must be a practising and committed Catholic, in communion with the Church.   If you are interested in the opportunity to apply to become a Foundation Governor please contact Christina Reffold, Director of Governance & Compliance, via email governance@ascat.co.uk    ​Role description
5th June 2023

Year 8 Drama

All of our Year 8 students have been working on practical preparation for their written assessment. They learn how to write about being a performer, designer and director by taking on those roles in class, and they’ve been doing an incredible job as well as having lots of fun learning a range of theatre-maker roles. Mrs Wilcher – Drama Department   Pupil Voice: I loved performing “The Black-hearted Villain” - it was so much fun! I was a director so it was up to me to make decisions for the group. We used a backdrop, sound and lighting - this added an exciting mood, for example when one of the main characters jump off the cliff, most groups used a red gel lighting which gave it a sense of alarm and urgency! We also used blocks as set for the cliff and hiding spots for the villains. The sound effects we used made the scene more real. We had crashing waves and screaming seagulls to go with the backdrops. All these decisions made the role of director great fun because we had the choice for all the key elements in the play. All the groups put on amazing performances but they wouldn’t have been complete without the light, sounds and backdrop! Lilia B 8BP
26th May 2023

Maths Week

A huge well done to Grace F (Y7) for winning this year’s logo competition - we loved your eye-catching and creative design, super impressive! It’s been a pleasure using your logo for everything ‘Maths Week’, it has received a lot of compliments so thank you! Well done to our runners up, Emilia L (Y9) and George S (Y7) - your designs were bright, artistic and unique. Thank you to all students who entered the competition, there were lots of fabulous logos! We hope that the students enjoyed the week as much as we did as a department. There were daily puzzles for both students and staff, live Kahoots where students went against their year groups and form quizzes. Thank you to everyone who got involved, it was great to see the levels of engagement and enjoyment from the students throughout the week! Very close competition for the live Kahoots and some very impressive scores! The results for each year group placing 1st to 3rd… Year 7 - BP, BH, KL Year 8 - KF, JD, BP Year 9 - BP, BH, JD Year 10 - BP, BH, KL Massive well done to 7BP, 8KF, 9BP and 10BP! All other results will be issued in the next newsletter. Miss Campbell - Maths Department
5th April 2023

History & Politics Trip to Washington

Just before the Easter break 37 History and Politics students from Year 11 and Year 13 went on a transatlantic trip to the USA. It was an action packed few days where Mrs Marshall, Mr O’Reilly, Miss Hickey and Miss White managed to make everyone walk around the historical and political key sites of Washington DC and Philadelphia racking up some 25,000 steps on the first day to a more moderate 13,500 each day thereafter! We visited the Capitol building; the White House visitor centre; Ford’s theatre, where Lincoln was shot; the Pentagon Memorial; Independence Hall; the Lincoln Memorial; the National Archives to name just a few. The students were able to hold a moment of reflection and peace to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11 at the Pentagon memorial. The students had a brilliant time and they were all very relieved to rest their legs for the 2- week Easter break! Mrs Marshall, Curriculum Lead for Politics and Sixth Form Learning Coordinator
22nd March 2023

Year 12 French students teaching at Holy Rood Primary School

Earlier this term our Year 12 French students were once again invited to one of our partner primary schools - Holy Rood. The Year 12 students were able to live our school mission statement ‘to inspire others.' They were very impressed by the eagerness of the primary school children to take part, and noticed how proud they were to have learnt some French in the sessions. Year 12s, many of whom were out of their comfort zone, used a variety of ways to engage the younger students, such as singing songs and encouraging the students to use actions with the songs. The feedback from Holy Rood was also positive. Mrs Hehir praised our students and mentioned how confident our Year 12s were when speaking in front of the children, displaying a lot of enthusiasm. Bravo, tout le monde! Mrs Mangion – MFL Department 
13th March 2023

MFL Trip to Normandy

Our French trip began at 6:00pm on a Thursday. After a long journey, we arrived in Normandy where we made our way to the American Cemetery which was very interesting. Once at the Château, we had lunch and were only allowed to speak French from then on - which improved our French a lot! Whilst we were there, we did different activities such as aeroball, archery and bread-making, forcing us to speak French. One evening we had a French quiz and a French food evening where we had to dress up and eat French food like snails - a good experience! Another evening we had a treasure hunt and we had to retrieve the items on a list - all in French. The workers would not talk to you in English, because they didn’t understand what we were saying. We had many trips out, such as visiting the town of Granville, where we had to fill out our journals and we also experienced a French protest march! We also got to speak to locals. We had a day out where we went to Mont St Michel which was tiring because there were so many stairs, but when we got up to the top, it was all worth it.  To finish the trip off, we went to a Crêperie, to get a real, authentic French experience in a restaurant. We are happy that we went on this trip because it has benefited our French and made things easier in French lessons. Mrs Williams - MFL Department on behalf of Year 11 Students Anna, Grace & Emily   Written by Admin

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Last week our Year 7s enjoyed a workshop event with Andy Copps, a Roald Dahl storyteller, based on Dahl’s story ‘Billy and the Minpins’. A fantastic time was had by students and staff, with Andy really bringing the magic of the story to life. pic.twitter.com/RNVJjCOnSz
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To mark Roald Dahl day our Year 7s will be gathering in the hall to enjoy a Roald Dahl Storytelling Event.We hope they have a fun afternoon and enjoy the show. ⚜️ pic.twitter.com/tgq1FcIpQU
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A very wam welcome to our Year 7s who will be joining us this morning for the start of their journey at St Joan's. We hope you have a fantastic day.Our Year 12s also join us today for their induction from 10am. We look forward to seeing you!#backtoschool pic.twitter.com/Dkm25xYW9r
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