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‘Ad Vitam Paramus’
‘We are Preparing for Life’.
Independence
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Friday 29 January 2021
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“The sky is full of stars and there's room for them all to shine.”
Key Messages
I hope that this E-bulletin finds you and your family well.
Wednesday was National Holocaust Memorial Day. Students in all year groups were involved in activities
to mark this day of remembrance; from designing memorial flames, to writing their thoughts on this
year’s theme ‘be the light in the darkness’, to reading children's survivor stories. Callum in Year 11 has
written a summary of the experiences of Ivor Perl BEM who was just 12 when he was taken to Auschwitz.
You can see his work and others featured later in this E-bulletin.
As a reading academy, our current challenge for both students and staff, is to send in a photograph
capturing them extreme reading. Can anyone beat our Director of Science, Miss Grant, who is reading
“Sapiens: A brief history of humankind” while zooming through the woods on her mountain bike! Send
in your entries to claim a prize, but - with safety in mind - please ensure that your child seeks permission
for their activity first! As part of a new feature called ‘We Love Books’, students will be writing book
reviews, hoping to inspire others to pick up a book. First up is Harry from Year 7 with his review of “The
Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman, featured later in this E-bulletin.
Many thanks for your positive feedback from our virtual “Meet your Form Tutor” evening on Wednesday.
We have made sure that lockdown has not undermined our ability to meet with you and have a dialogue
about your child’s learning. I hope that you found the virtual on-line system easy to use, and enjoyed
the opportunity to see your child’s form tutor. Please get in touch if we can help or support in any way.
Students continue to engage well this week with our move to more live lessons through MS Teams. If
you have any technical difficulties with MS Teams or ClassCharts, or if your child needs a password reset,
please drop us an email at help@westcraven.co.uk
Our core value theme of the week is ‘independence’. A huge “well done!” goes to all our Star of the
Week winners for gaining the most independence ASPIRE points.
Next week, we will focus on student well-being as part of National Children’s Mental Health week. There
will be a range of support and activities available, including a screen free afteroon where we will be
suggesting your child engages in exercise or other well-being activities.
Please stay safe and follow all Government guidance. I truly hope that it will be safe for us to reopen on
Monday 8 March, as is the Government’s latest ambition.
Mrs Tracy Foy
Principal
February
1-7 Children’s Mental Health Week 12 School closes for half term
9 Safer Internet Day
Health and Wellbeing Award Winners
Twinkl - an organisation which provide schools with online educational resources ran
a national competition for school staff that were the most deserving of a treat to say
thank you for their hard work and support given to students and their families during
lockdown. There were 10
winning schools selected and
we are proud to announce
that West Craven High
School was chosen.
Staff have won some treats
including hot chocolate,
marshmallows and a travel
mug which have been very
well received.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Wednesday 27 January
As part of our Holocaust Memorial Day learning, Ava has produced this beautiful candle design, Joshua
has written down his thoughts on what it means to be the light in the darkness and Mrs Price and her
tutor group have produced this word cloud expressing their views on the Holocaust.
English
In English, students have been looking at
language from the Holocaust. Aadam, Emily
Florence, Laura, Lexie and Amelia have been
designing their own memorial flames using
language from the Holocaust.
In addition to designing memorial flames, students have been reading survivor stories from children of
the Holocaust. Callum in Year 11 has written a summary of the experiences of Ivor Perl BEM. Ivor was
just 12 years old when he was taken to Auschwitz. He survived with the help of his older brother, but the
rest of his family were murdered in the Holocaust.
Here is a link to Ivor's story with an accompanying video.
https://www.hmd.org.uk/resource/ivor-perl/
Ivor Perl: A Survivor’s Story. Holocaust Memorial Day.
Ivor was just 12 years old when he was taken to Auschwitz.
He survived with the help of his older brother, but the rest of his family were murdered.
Ivor Perl was born Yitzchak Perlmutter on 4 February 1932
He had eight siblings.
He had rocks thrown at him and believed it was quite normal, as was being called ‘dirty Jew’’.
Most of the war they were safe from the Nazis.
In March 1944, Nazi occupation began in Hungary.
New legislation meant contact between Jews and non-Jews was banned and Jews were forced to wear a
yellow star. Ivor remembers having to put boards in front of their windows to prevent them from being
smashed.
His father was taken away for forced labour along with his eldest brother. He never saw them again.
The family was soon deported to a bigger ghetto for two days, where they were told they would be sent
east on a transport to work on farms.
Ivor, who was 12, was forced onto a train with his family. After days of suffering in the cramped and dirty
train carriage with people dying around them, they arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Ivor wanted to join the line that his mother, sisters and younger brothers were told to stand in, but his
mother stopped him - a decision that saved his life.
Ivor was put into a barrack in Auschwitz I.
He was given a number – 112021.
Ivor ended up hiding in the children’s barrack after an air raid siren sounded, and then the following
morning the whole children’s block was sent to the gas chamber.
Ivor and Alec were sent by train to the Allach Concentration Camp in Germany.
They marched the prisoners for seven days to Dachau in the spring of 1945.
The general refused to kill the prisoners because the enemy was approaching.
It was overcrowded so some managed to escape, including Ivor and Alec.
After a few days hiding in the forest, the American army liberated the camp.
The rest of their family had died, they were informed by the red cross.
In November 1945 Ivor and Alec managed to get on a transport to England, where they finally
settled in London.
I think Ivor will be very upset with the whole story and it has been very traumatic and so he would be
scarred for life.
Callum Whiteley Year 11.
Mrs Woodward has found it quite emotional teaching this week, and would like to thank her Year 7
students who have shared some extremely moving poems with us.
Just A Lonely Boy
I am just a lonely boy I was forced out of my country
Nothing to do It was now a place of violence,
Not even a toy A land of war
A city destroyed
Confused and alone
Working with aching bones My city was shattered,
There was no safety living there.
No hair on my head Walls of terror were enclosed on the town
No cosy warm bed Protection seemed to be extinct
I miss my home and family But I knew somewhere in this world
And playing in the park so happily There would be a place where the peace
They are leading us to the shower block Was the glue holding the country together.
All I can see are faces of shock Zara Syers
But where is my shoe? Zara’s great grandma is a Holocaust survivor and
I have no clue! has written a book about her experiences.
I am just a lonely Jewish boy
Auschwitz took away my joy We found a single shoe,
Harry Middleton Belonging to a child age 1 or 2
What could have happened?
To this poor child abandoned
It will have been horrific
Just another holocaust statistic
To witnesses of the crimes
This was the most terrible of times
Imagine the people queuing in their lines
Heading for the gas chambers
Not knowing upcoming dangers
All those innocent people,
who lost their lives
due to such unspeakable evil.
Amelia Pearson
RE
Year 7 created this word cloud in RE when
exploring the creations and origin of the
universe.
Art
Minty Sainsbury
Year 9 students are being introduced to the project
‘Architecture’. In this work London based artist
Minty Sainsbury influenced the drawing of detailed
buildings / statues.
Phenomenal drawings in pencil by Angus, Jake and
Jolie. Our students of the week for Miss Knowles!
Miss Knowles was delighted when Minty actually
saw our students work and retweeted it on her
page!
Art
Year 8 have been completing a liquorice allsorts project
focusing on stacking and layering, thinking about
shape and proportion.
Thank you to Daisy, Freya, Grace, Logan, Violet and
Arlo for your great work!
Frida Kahlo
Year 7 students have been producing some great artist copies to consolidate their work on Frida Kahlo.
These ‘The Two Frida’s’ are by Amelia, Jayden, Natalie and Zara.
Still Life
Jayden and Caitlin have impressed Miss
Knowles with painted still life pieces, whilst
Hayden has looked at tonal shading in
pencil with one object.
Great effort Year 7!
Identity
One of the GCSE Art topics is called 'Identity'.
Isabella chose to do a portrait of her Grandma over
the lockdown period and we absolutely love it!
Well done Isabelle.
Mrs Whittle set her students a Patrick
Caulfield Pop Art challenge, we love these
examples from Bodi, Lily-Mai and Olly.
Pop Art
Miss Knowles was blown away by these pop art submissions, from PowerPoints to face painting.
Thank you to Annie, Arlo, Calleigh, Emily, Freya, Grace, Harris, Isabelle, Jasmine, Logan, Lottie, Olivia,
Rayan, Ruby, Ryan and Scarlett.
Fantastic POP ART submissions!
From PPTS to Face painting, Just AMAZING Year 8!
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Mixture of classes here too - I haven't found a way for a video yet, but I will!
I want the first ppt slides to be used if possible but thought you would be better to do this on whatever software,
as I don't have any at the moment / screen shot for you Julie!
Blown away by them, and permission for Logan has been allowed.
Hope all of this is of use.
Geography Some amazing efforts from Miss Sumner’s Year 9 Geography class, who have been making models of coastal features to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of coastal erosion. Thank you to Alice, Angus, Darci, David, Jake, Libby, Lucy, Martha, Fennella and Connor.
PSHCE Bradley, in Year 7 has risen to the challenge of the student well-being Passport Challenge. Mrs Pilling was impressed with this fantastic piece of work – well done Bradley!
West Craven Hub
STAR OF THE WEEK
ASPIRE POINTS
Ambition Supportive Positivity Independence Resilience Equality
The Theme of the week is Independence, well done to the following students who received
the most positivity points on Class Charts.
7.1 Lana Peat
7.2 Ava Craddock 9.1 Erys Gaul
7.3 Brandon Lucas 9.2 Mahrukh Ali Khan
7.4 Tyler Bond 9.3 George West
7.5 Luke Schollick 9.4 Leah Dickinson
7.6 Jobe McDade 9.5 Abbie Kendall
8.1 Lottie Robinson
8.2 Crystal Jewainat
8.3 Ryan Carleton
8.4 Grace Plant
8.5 Harley Cassie
10.1 Evie-Mai Blenkhorn 11.1 Ellie Banks
10.2 Bradley Bennett 11.2 Jason Zarzycki
10.3 Harley Garner 11.3 Moizam Hussain
10.4 Harry Carpendale 11.4 Alfie Horner
10.5 Keira Allen 11.5 Poppy Hill
Top Parent Awarded Points
7.6 Jasmine Walton 9.5 Connor Barr
11.5 Eden Barritt 10.1 Jack Lee
7.4 Natalie Barritt 7.4 Joshua Macgregor
9.4 Florence Garrity 10.2 Faith Hargreaves
11.4 Rio Garrity 8.3 Hannah Robinson
10.2 Liam Richardson 8.4 Jasmine Hartley
7.1 Ross Swindells 7.5 Annabelle Hoyle
7.2 Olly Smith 8.2 Arlo Robinson
8.4 Jack Trickett 7.4 Finnlay Ross
8.2 Emily Taylor 7.6 Bailey ToorLive lessons and student engagement
Week commencing 18.1.21
Daily Daily Daily Daily Daily
Year % % % % % Weekly %
Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
7 87% 90% 88.5% 93% 87.5% 89%
8 85% 87% 88% 89% 78% 85%
9 81% 81.5% 81% 88% 83% 82.5%
10 71% 82% 78% 76% 69% 75%
11 88% 89% 86% 91% 79% 87%
We wanted to share with you the records we keep of the percentages of students who are logging
on to their live lessons. It is clear, that in some year groups we have work to do! The pastoral
team are regularly making contact with those students who are not logging in. We are, however,
incredibly grateful for the support of our parents in helping many of our young people engage with
their online lessons.
If you do have any concerns in regard to your child and their access to their lessons, please do
not hesitate to contact the school office. help@westcraven.co.uk
DFE Guidelines state: the remote education provided should be equivalent in length to the core
teaching pupils would receive in school and will include both recorded or live direct teaching time,
and time for pupils to complete tasks and assignments independently. The amount of remote
education provided should be, as a minimum:
Key Stages 3 and 4 to receive 5 hours each school day. If parents feel their children’s
school is not providing remote education of a suitable quantity and quality, they are
encouraged to in the first instance raise their concerns with the teacher or headteacher.
In developing their remote education, we expect schools to:
Have systems for checking, daily, whether pupils are engaging with their work, and work
with families to rapidly identify effective solutions where engagement is a concern.
Student wellbeing
We are becoming increasingly conscious of the amount of time our young people spend in front
of a computer screen and the ongoing effects this lockdown is having on the wellbeing of our
students. As a result, our PHSE coordinator Mrs Pilling has put together a student passport for
those students in Years 7, 8 and 9. This passport contains several different challenges and
activities, that we hope will be enjoyable and fun, but won't mean more time in front of a
computer. Details of these tasks and introduction video have been set on classcharts.
We are pleased to say there will be prizes given to the students who produce the most creative
responses to these tasks.Year 11
Remote Revision Classes
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Subject Staff Subject Staff Subject Staff Subject Staff Subject Staff
English
(Triple AT Art HW Business GT Art CK Geography NPR
Scientists)
Maths Computing GT
Health &
(Triple PP Business RE DW History NPO
Fitness
Scientists) French CJ
RG
NPO Geography SB Food PA History AB
Science SH All sessions are:
(Trilogy) JB 3:15pm – 4:15pm
RC Health & Social Religious
AP/DW JG Media Studies AT
GB Care EducationYear 11
GCSE Pod
In school ‘NOW’
We have a new online resource called GCSE pod.
This is for students to access. It hosts a raft of resources -
podcasts and other functionality to support them on their
GCSE journey.
Visit: https://www.gcsepod.com/
For further details, view the parent letter dated 8.12.2020
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/letters-202021/1086.html
A BIG well done to the Top 3 streaming pod students:
Zainab Khan
Harry Challenger
Callum Whitely
We are competing against schools from across the North West in
GCSEPod Games. The more pods our students watch, the higher
up the league table we go.Student Webinar – Stress to Success You are invited to join a Student Webinar - Stress to success (Avoiding burnout and staying focussed and stick to a plan) - GCSEPod. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D7YDLM5EQ--jRCN0J6K47w
Virtual Work Experience Boost your
Year 10 students future career
aspirations
Give yourself the best
chance of securing high
quality work experience
Sign up NOW
https://www.s4sn
Wates: An Insight into the Construction
extgen.org/
Industry International Women`s Day 2021
8 March 2021
Build Yourself with Wates
Virtual Insight Day Eligibility: 14 – 19-year-old
16 February 2021 females keen to network and learn about why
construction is a rewarding career choice for
Eligibility: 14 – 19 year olds
women.
keen to network and learn
about roles available in the Application Deadline
construction industry. 8 February 2021
Application Deadline
29 January 2021
If you are interested and would like to be selected please email a letter of application to:
aadams@westcraven.co.uk
If you have any questions about the process, have forgotten your login details or are having technical issues, please get in touch with
experience@speakersforschoools.org and the team will be more than happy to help.Online Safety
Remote Learning and Live Lessons
Year 9 Students Online Safety
A ‘Fantastic’ opportunity if you are considering a career in
Digital Media, Web Design, Commercial Art or Advertising
Supporting you and your child with online safety
The school website has been updated with new
information to keep you and your child safe online.
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/search/online-safety/388.html
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/mental-and-physical-
Monday 1 March 2021 wellbeing/1059.html
Would you like the opportunity to partake in
one-weeks work experience and
work remotely with Industry Professional Trainers?
Do you work well in a team?
Do you enjoy using social media and producing logs and websites? Remote Learning
and Live Lessons
This might be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for!
Access the direct link to the Remote Learning
Are you interested?
and Live Lessons page.
Would you like to take part?
Email your letter of application to Mrs Adams This page contains a video on how to access
AAdams@westcraven.co.uk learning via Microsoft Teams and useful how-
to-guides
Closing date: Friday 5 February @ 3pm
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/remote-
learning-and-live-lessons/1137.htmlLibrary Updates
We are a Reading Academy
Accelerated
Reader Reading Cloud
Library Webpage
To assist with your online learning, the
https://ukhost
ed6.renlearn.co Library webpage has been updated with https://www.re
.uk/2241441/ how-to-guides for adingcloud.net/
Accelerated Reader
Reading Cloud
Home Connect
Direct links to Lancashire
BorrowBox BorrowBox.
HomeConnect
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/libra
ry/356.html
https://ukhost
Keep in Touch
ed6.renlearn.co
Libraries
.uk/2241441/
Link Below Homeconnect/
Tom Palmer
is making a
virtual visit
to
West Craven in May
Check out the
FREE
Reading resources on this website.
https://tompalmer.co.uk/free-reads/
Tom wrote to us on Twitter and said,
“Looking forward to seeing you all in May. Until
then, my very best wishes. Keep safe”.Extreme Reading Competition Mrs Woodward took part in some extreme reading whilst enjoying a walk. Miss Grant has taken up the extreme reading challenge by reading Sapiens: A brief history of humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari while on her mountain bike.
WE ARE A READING ACADEMY ‘We Love Books’
As a reading academy, we are committed to providing every As part of our new feature ‘We Love Books’ students will be
opportunity to inspire a love of reading in our young people. sharing book reviews with us to inspire others.
Children’s fiction writer, Kate DiCamillo, states that 'reading
First up we with The Golden Compass/Northern Lights, we have
should not be presented to children as a chore, a duty. It
Harry, Year 7
should be offered as a gift.' We agree, and with this in mind,
it is important to find stories that we can really enjoy and Reading The Golden Compass was like
become immersed in. This week, we are excited to launch going on a unique, mysterious journey to
our new ‘We Love Reading’ initiative, where we are inviting another world. The book hooked me from
students, parents, staff and friends of the school to write and the start and the storyline was exciting
share your best-loved book reviews with us to celebrate our and gripping.
reading and to inspire us to pick up more books. Lyra is the main character and everybody
likes Lyra, but I also liked Lorek Byrnisom,
Also this week, to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day,
the king of Svalbard, because I like the
students have been reading survival stories from children of
idea of a fighting polar bear. I also think
the Holocaust and reflecting on this year’s theme of ‘Be the
it’d be pretty cool to be an aeronaut like
Light in the Darkness’. They have been exploring the Lee Scoreby. Imagine flying in a hot air
poignant language of tragic events, but also how ordinary balloon most of the time!
words can take on new meanings due to new life
experiences. This is particularly relevant to our current times. I enjoyed the audio-book the most because the characters
come alive in audio-books, but I definitely recommend the book
to readers who enjoy fantasy stories.
Reading quote of the week…
“Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of
times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.”
Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban.
J.K. RowlingReading for Pleasure
As a Reading Academy
Lancashire BorrowBox
we are committed to supporting your child in their
reading journey at school and at home
Keep in touch - libraries
‘NEW’ https://lccsecure.lancashi
re.gov.uk/corporate/ques
Resources have been added to the school website
tionnaires/runQuestionna
https://www.westcraven.co.uk/learning- ire.asp?qid=488780
resources/1060.html The fantastic FREE E-Book and
Audio-Book App!
You can log onto Lancashire
BorrowBox to access eBooks and
audio books.
Visit:
https://www.borrowbox.com
All you need is to have a
Lancashire postcode.
You Tube: How to install
For NEW or existing the BorrowBox App
members, please follow https://www.youtube.
Supporting your child reading the link for com/watch?v=7mYB6
Including places to access FREE reading material QoUiuE
Keep in touch-
And FREE e-Books
libraries and complete
Reading Recommendations the online form.
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