Sixth Form Serve Our Senior Community During Party

15th December 2016Mr N Sohker

By Leah James

Christmas is a time of caring and kindness so every Sixth Form raise funds towards the Senior Citizens Party.

As a school who raises lots of money for charity, St Edmund’s Sixth Form put together a small party during the last periods of the day, into the evening for the elderly from around Compton. This is a great opportunity for those, who don’t have any family, to come and join in the St Edmund’s community.

Year 12 serve the food to the guests, which Ms Hall and her busy kitchen team make. The Upper Sixth (Year 13) sit down and talk with the elderly from the local community. Entertainment is provided by Miss Baskeyfield, who puts on a show with help from the Choir who sing a selection of well known carols.

The Folk band and Orchestra also put on a small piece for the special guests to hear whilst eating the lovely food. The money from children in need and other events are split to provide for the party. The senior citizens party takes place in the arena which is completely transformed into a festive party venue, with tinsel, baubles and lights.

Organising the event is new Head of Sixth Form, Miss Roach, and Mrs Hogg. The party which goes on every year gives the elderly comfort and joy, and a chance to take part in a event ran by children.  As a school which raises money for Compton Hospice, St Edmund’s is well known for their high standard parties and entertainment.

Christmas Concert

14th December 2016Mrs D Curtis

On 7th December we saw the return of the St. Edmund’s Christmas Concert where a host of talented students from different clubs and groups got together to kick off the festive season with a bang! Orchestra set the bar for the evening with their wonderful medley of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the Suite from the Polar Express. The audience then got their first chance to join in by singing along to The First Noel before the Folk Band played a rousing set of Celtic tunes with the audience clapping along. The newly formed Rock Band then took to the stage with two fantastic numbers;7 Years and Mercy.  Y7 pupil Nicole Fajimeye was cool and confident in her role as lead singer and the band was extremely professional. The audience got back in the festive spirit with the Woodwind Ensemble’s rendition of Wonderful Christmas Time before solo performance from Christina Clifton and Sinead Cullen-Barratt -one of our ‘Killer Queens’ from our upcoming production of We Will Rock You with S. Peter’s. Finally the St. Edmund’s Choir took to the stage with a range of festive pieces; John Rutter’s Angel’s Carol, an alternative arrangement of Away in a Manger and the groovy Calypso Carol. The evening ended with all the performers joining in with the audience for We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The evening was wonderfully festive and a fantastic opportunity for our musical talent to showcase what they’ve been working on this term. Miss Baskeyfield and Mrs Roberts want to say a huge thank you to all the staff, parents and students for making the Christmas Concert possible. St Edmund’s will soon be starting preparations for their summer tour to Belgium!

 

University Life By Aspiring Medical Student

14th December 2016Mrs D Curtis

 

Tom Springthorpe, former Deputy Head Boy in 2014/15 and currently studying for a degree in medicine at Manchester University,  joined our year 12 medics group on Thursday 1st December to share his experience and insight into university life.  There was an opportunity for a question and answer session and Tom advised the students how to make their UCAS applications stand out from the rest.

We wish Tom every success in his future career.

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Isobel and Sam are Bake Off Winners

9th December 2016Mrs D Curtis

Congratulations to Sam Munger and Isobel Rafferty who came 5th and 6th place in the Bake Off Final at Highfields School this year.

Judging was based not just on overall appearance but on the quality of the actual Victoria Sandwich cake produced. You can see images of our star bakers engrossed in creating their designs and taking part in a cupcake decorating workshop, which was organised whilst cakes were cooling prior to decoration.

Mrs Bates, Food Technology Teacher, said “It was a very enjoyable event and I look forward to entering our students again next year”.

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YMCA Interfaith Workshop

25th November 2016Mrs D Curtis

On Thursday 17th November 6 of our students, accompanied by Mr Katumba, were invited by Beverley Momenabadi, Participation Co-Ordinator for YMCA Black Country, to a YMCA Interfaith Workshop at St Peters Café.

The event was to celebrate Interfaith Week, which is part of an initiative called ‘Love thy Neighbour’. Students took part in games and activities whilst learning about different faiths.  A question and answer session also took place and they ended the evening with foods linked to different faith groups.

Leah James, Year 9, said she really enjoyed it and was delighted to have her picture taken with the Lord Mayor, Councillor Barry Findlay.

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Featured on the photograph are Leah James, Year 9 with the Mayor and Mayoress of Wolverhampton.

 

 

Remembrance Day

10th November 2016Mrs D Curtis

Armistice Day is on 11 November.  It is also known as Remembrance Day.  It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, back in 1918.

The Academy will be holding a Remembrance Day Assembly to remember all the people who have died in wars, not just World War One.

More information about Armistice Day can be found at the following link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15492752

Please visit our library to find more literature about the wars.

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