Lliswerry News Easter 2012 'Pasg Hapus' - One Small Step for Liam - One Giant Leap for Lliswerry
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Lliswerry News Easter 2012
‘Pasg Hapus’
One Small Step for Liam – One Giant Leap for Lliswerry
With the London 2012 Olympics fast approaching the school decided to join
the Get Set network which is the educational section of London 2012. As a
result of this we were asked to nominate a year 7 pupil for the very important
and prestigious role of carrying the Olympic Torch.
A selection process was undertaken. Liam Fletcher 7GJ was judged to best
uphold the Olympic values of respect, excellence and friendship and was
therefore chosen.
Liam will carry the torch on Friday 25th May in Pontypool, where he will run a
300m leg of the torch’s journey. He is one of only 8000 people across the UK
who have been asked to carry the torch and we at the school recognise that
this is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
We wish Liam all the best for his forthcoming role as a torch bearer, a role
we all know he will excel in and represent Lliswerry High School with pride.
On Your Way to University…..
We are pleased to hear that Joseph Nicholson, a Year 13 pupil, has been
offered a Scholarship at Aberystwyth University to read History. This has
been a long held ambition for Joseph. His progress in the Sixth Form has
been obvious to all of us. He will be able to use the money to buy books and
resources for his first year of his degree.
Joe says ‘I’m proud to have received acclamation from a highly respected University regarding
my ability – it is an honour’.
Miss Bryant, Joe’s History teacher says ‘we are delighted with his success and look forward to
hearing about his exciting future.’
Art Competition
Nicole Stewart, a Year 10 pupil, recently entered the
South Wales Argus Young Gwent Artist of the Year
Competition.
She used acrylic paint to create her piece called
‘Future’. She told the Argus that she entered the
competition last year so wanted to do it again. She
said she liked peace and she liked things to be happy.
Well done Nicole – your work is excellent!
Years 8 & 9 trip to France
A group of 40 Year 8 and 9 pupils went to France for 4 days in March.
We left Lliswerry at 6am in the morning and travelled to Ashford, Kent to get the EuroTunnel. 30
minutes later we were in France and the sun was shining! It was a long coach trip to Paris but we
stopped at Arras on the way and saw the World War 1 war trenches. It was amazing to see how
the troops coped with life in the trenches.
Later that day we had a meal at Buffalo Grill, before arriving at the Best Western Hotel near
Charles de Gaulle airport. The hotel was very luxurious and the breakfasts were delicious!
On the second day we spent all day in Paris. We saw lots of different sites including, Notre
Dame, the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the Sacre Coeur (but to get there we had to
climb 100's of steps!!). We even went on a river cruise on the River Seine. In the evening, we
went right up to the top of the Eiffel Tower. It is 320 metres high. What a view from the top! The
people down below looked like ants.....
On the Saturday we went to Disneyland Paris. That was the day Wales beat France in the
Rugby. All the teachers wore Welsh tops to support Wales (probably why they won the match).
Eurodisney was the best! The bravest of us went on Space Mountain and the Indiana Jones
rides. We didn't leave the park until after 9 o'clock that night. We were shattered but still had
enough energy to have a sing song in the coach on the way back to the hotel. The funniest bit
was when the teachers did a solo each!!
On our last day, we visited Ypres in Belguim. We laid a wreath at the Menin Gate, in honour of
all the soldiers who lost their lives. We also visited a famous Belgian chocolate shop and
stocked up on goodies for Mothers Day (and ourselves).
We had a fantastic time in France and some of us are already looking forward to next year's trip.
Thank you for taking us.
School Exams
The spring term has been a busy term in school with external examinations
for years 10, 11, 12 and 13 and school examinations for year 8.
These January module results brought some good results for Sixth Form
pupils and in some cases the results were excellent. We congratulate
those who have made progress towards securing their place at university
or employment. The pupils and staff have worked hard together in preparation for these exams
and their efforts have been rewarded!
Years 10 and 11 pupils also received results of the units taken in Maths, English and Science.
Well done to all those who received pleasing results. Again, the staff and pupils have worked
hard together to achieve this success and these results will help motivate pupils to work hard
for the summer examinations.
School Production - Snow White
& The Seven Dwarfes
The Spring term saw staff and pupils working together to put on the
annual school production. The pantomime ‘Snow White & The Seven
Dwarfes’ was a departure from the usual musical but it gave Mr Mahoney
a chance to put his terrible jokes to good use and Mr Coughlin to dress up
as a woman!
Rehearsals began in the Autumn term and many hours at lunchtimes, after
school and on Sundays were given up to produce what audiences
commented was probably one of Lliswerry’s best productions. As in previous years the
feeder Primary schools had a sample of the panto experience when they visited to watch the
dress rehearsals. They particularly enjoyed the chance to join in and their shouts of “He’s
behind you” could be heard as far as Swansea (well, it certainly seemed like it)! The first
performance included a VIP audience as the Mayor of Newport and her guests from Germany
came to watch and such was the popularity of the show that extra seats had to be put out for
the last minute rush of those wanting tickets on the door. By the last night we were having to
turn people away (so next year get your orders in early!).
Once again, this was an example not only of the outstanding talents Lliswerry has to offer but
also of the unique relationship that sees pupils and staff working together to create success.
So that leaves one question left to answer……What are we doing next year?!
Punctuality School Site
Thank you to the vast majority of our students School Council have
who attend school and lessons on time. been working with the
graphic designer, Rhys
Pupils should be in school at 8.35 for morning
Webber, as we prepare to develop our
registration. Whilst the vast majority are in school
bilingual signage around school. The
on time, there are some who are regularly late to
council members have suggested topics
school and as a consequence have to stay for
and are now planning the designs. We
detentions after school.
look forward to these site seeing these
Fortunately the weather this winter has been less developments.
severe than last year and pupils have been able to
Our site team have continued the
enjoy many breaktimes and lunchtimes outside.
redecoration plan and are now painting
However some pupils have been unable to return
classrooms on a rolling programme. The
to school on time for the start of period 5 at 2pm
newly decorated rooms are a great
and this is an area that we are monitoring closely
improvement.
over the next term. Lateness is logged by staff and
Thank you to our site team.
will result in detentions for pupils.
Parental Views
Throughout the course of the year we have been asking parents and carers their views of the
school. During the Autumn Term we asked parents of pupils in years 9 and 11 to complete a
short questionnaire at Parents’ Evening. The results we have obtained have been very
interesting and informative.
You have told us that your child is happy at school and there is a wide range of activities for
pupils to take part in. You have indicated to us that we have high expectations for your children
for work and learning and the uniform rules are clear. We keep you informed of your childs’
progress and you find the school a welcoming place for parents/carers.
You also told us that you feel that we do not prepare your child well enough for moving onto the
next school, college or employment. In response to this we have reviewed our procedures for
supporting year 9 and 11 pupils with making choices for the courses next year and
implemented an extensive programme for both years 9 and 11.
We will continue to ask you for your views of the school and will report back when results of any
survey are collated and analysed. Thank you.
Parents’ Evenings
The spring term has included a number of Parents’ Evenings. Thank you to those parents who
came in to school to discuss their son or daughters’ progress which is a really important part of
the partnership we have with parents in supporting our pupils.
The Year 9 Options Evening was held in January and parents and pupils came in to school to
discuss with form tutors and senior staff the wide choice of options available for Key Stage 4.
The Year 10 Parents’ Evening and the Year 11 Pathways Evening were held in February. We
welcomed a large number of pupils and their parents to the Pathways Evening at the
Christchurch Centre as pupils prepare for their futures and plan their pathways for the Sixth
Form. The East Newport collaboration offers a very exciting and varied number of courses for
the sixth form.
Year 13 Parents’ Evening was held in March in Coleg Gwent with staff from the collaborating
schools meeting in one venue for parents and pupils to meet. Again, this evening was well
attended.
Important Dates for your Diary
Monday 23 April School Re-opens to Pupils
Thursday 3 May Year 8 Parents Evening 4pm
Monday 14 May AS/A2 & GCSE Exams Begin
Tuesday 22 – Friday 25 May Year 9 Exams
Friday 25 May Year 13 Students Leave
Tuesday 29 – Friday 1 June Year 7 Exams
Monday 4 – Friday 8 June Half Term Week
Thursday 28 June Year 7 Parents Evening 4pm
Friday 29 June INSET Day (school closed to pupils)
Thursday 5 July Years 7 & 8 Founders Day
Friday 6 July Years 9 & 10 Founders Day
Friday 13 July INSET Day (school closed to pupils)
Thursday 19 July School finishes for Summer Holidays
Year 7 Trip to London – February 2012
Just before half term, 64 Year 7 pupils visited London. We visited
lots of different places including London Zoo, The Dungeons,
London Eye, Wembley Stadium, The Tower of London and
London Aquarium. We saw 2 West End shows, had dinner at the
Rainforest Café and went to visit Buckingham Palace. We stayed
in a Hotel in London and we shared rooms with our friends. The
rooms were really nice.
At the Zoo there were a lot of different types of animals including monkeys, gorillas, giraffes,
bugs, tigers and meerkats. I think the animals were cold though as it was snowing while we
were there.
In the Dungeons it was really scary, very dark and some people were scared but it wasn’t real,
the people were actors. They were really good, all dressed up and their make-up made them
look scary.
We went to see the ‘Wizard of Oz’ at the London Palladium. Sophie Evans from BBC’s
Somewhere Over the Rainbow was Dorothy and Russell Grant from Strictly Come Dancing was
the Wizard. It was just amazing!
We also went to see ‘We Will Rock You’. This was about all the Queen songs and was very
loud but really good. I think Mrs Harwood and Mrs Perkins really enjoyed this as they were
singing all the songs !!
On the last day we went on the London Eye. Wow….. that was very high but we saw all of
London. I thought it would be scary but the pods which we went in moved really slowly and you
didn’t feel like you were moving. From the top you could see Wembley Stadium, where we went
on the way home. After going on the Eye, we went to the London Aquarium. There were loads
of different types of fish there, even sharks, turtles, penguins and some sting rays which we
could touch – we made them smile at us!!
Wembley Stadium is massive and we got to see behind the scenes, we saw the Press Room,
the Royal Suite, the changing rooms, the ‘tunnel’ and the FA Cup. Did you know there are
90,000 seats and 2,618 toilets at Wembley !!
Overall, the three days were action packed, full of excitement, surprises and great fun. It’s
certainly something I will remember for a long time. When we got back to school all of us was
given a CD with lots of photos of the trip on to keep. That was great!
Thank you to Mr Morgan, Mr Mullins, Mr James, Mr Grimes, Mrs Harwood and Mrs Perkins for
taking us – hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did.
F1 in Schools Challenge
This has been another successful year for Lliswerry High School in the
F1 in Schools CAD/CAM Design Challenge. Our team Fury 5 consisting
of Abida Khatun, Nicole Johnston, Lucy Broadhurst, Lauren Griffiths
and Gabriele Dulskyte (Year 9 pupils) competed against other schools
in the South Wales Regional Final which was held at the National
Waterfront Museum in Swansea.
At the end of a most enjoyable day for all concerned FURY 5 came away with the Best
Sponsorship and Marketing Award and our car was the fastest Bloodhound SSC Class. The
team would like to give special thanks to all the local businesses that kindly sponsored us and
provided us with merchandise which contributed to us winning this award. Our team gained
valuable experience in the field of engineering.
Our congratulations to the members of FURY
5 for their fine achievement in the competition
and for their commitment over the past few
months within the Technology Department.
Design Technology
Award
Thomas Dix was a Year 13 student who
studied Design and Technology Product
Design at A’ level in 2011. His work was an
ipod/iphone speaker in the shape of an old
fashioned Gramophone player. The design
caught the eye of the WJEC moderator who
entered Tom’s design into the Innovations
Award.
Tom’s work was recognised as being
amongst the most innovative and well-made
projects at A2 level and was awarded a Merit
Award in the 2011 competition.
We would like to add our congratulations and
best wishes for Tom’s future.
Tesco Vouchers for Schools
We are collecting these vouchers again this year. Please hand any vouchers to
your Form Tutor or Mrs Perkins (Headteacher’s Secretary).A Week in the Life of Lliswerry Rugby Teams
Friday 2nd March saw the Year 9 Rugby team play against Bassaleg in the Newport Cup and
what a game it was. An outstanding performance against a good team! The boys played
extremely well and applied a physicality that the Bassaleg boys could not cope with.
Final score: Lliswerry 31 Bassaleg 5
Thursday 8th March saw the Year 8 team play against Duffryn. What a game! Very exciting for
all the spectators that came along to support the boys. We were in front for most of the game
but relaxed a little allowing Duffryn to come back into the game. They did so forcing the game
into extra time at 31-31.
Duffryn scored to make it 31-36, followed by a converted try by us to make it 38-36. The very
last play of the game saw a Duffy player going for the corner of our try line. Everyone thought
he was going to score. However, a last gasp tackle by Louis Wainwright, just a foot from the
line, made the boy knock/drop the ball forward over the line Game over…. Never in doubt!!!
Louis Wainwright saved the match and was outstanding in this game.
Final Score: Lliswerry 38 Duffryn 36
All three Rugby teams – Years 7, 8 & 9 are through to the next round
of the Newport Cup – Good Luck Boys
Uniform Rules
A letter was sent in February, reminding pupils and parents of the uniform rules and once
again, we thank all those pupils who attend school each day in the correct uniform.
At this stage, the uniform rules have not changed. However, we would ask parents and girls to
consider the lengths of skirts. We ask for skirts to be suitable for the workplace and a number
of girls have been asked to change their skirts that are too short for school.
Charity
I am pleased to report that donations have been made to three charities recently. £200 was
donated to continue our support of Mumba School in Zambia as they rebuild their school. £200
was donated to the local RSPCA centre, Newport Animal Centre. £180 was donated to Cancer
Research to support the charity’s research.
Well done to our pupils for this fundraising and their generosity.
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www.arysco.co.uk Email: aryscoconstruction@yahoo.co.ukA Lesson From Auschwitz Joseph Nicholson and Shumon Alom, two A-Level History students, recently participated in the ‘Lessons From Auschwitz’ project, run by the Holocaust Education Trust (HET), on behalf of Lliswerry High School. The project includes four stages; Orientation; Day-Trip; Follow-Up; and finally the Next Steps. The essence of this project is in it's name and it is to learn a 'Lesson from Auschwitz'. The first stage entitled 'Orientation' was a seminar based in Cardiff allowing all the participants to join together from all over Wales and gain an understanding of what Jewish life was like in Europe before World War Two. We also prepared for our trip to Poland, which was going to be our next stage. The second stage of our project included a day trip to Poland. This was the biggest part of our project where we visited the Nazi death camps called Auschwitz-Birkenau and a synagogue in the same town called Oświęcim. We learnt that before the war broke out in 1939, the Jewish people accounted for 58% of the population and today there were no Jews living in this small town, highlighting what the Nazi's wanted to do. At the camps in Auschwitz, we saw some horrendous things. You don't have to walk into the buildings to understand that this was a notorious place. Before entering; the fortified walls; the barbed wire; the barracks; and the electric fencing; added to the sinister silence immediately gave signs that something bad happened here. Our educators, from the HET, kept reiterating the humanisation process. This is vital, because when we think of the Holocaust we must not remember how many were killed but we must remember that those who were killed were human beings just like you and I. We must remember that these people left behind with them wedding photos, school photos and holiday photos, something that we as humans regularly do to remember our milestones and finally we must remember that just because someone believes in something different to you – it is important to respect it. Following the day-trip, all participants have, without a doubt, subconsciously learned the true value of humanity. This lead us onto the follow up seminar where we reflected on our experiences and drew up plans on how to endure through to our next steps, the final leg of our four part journey. On reflection it is really difficult and near impossible to begin to describe what the prisoners of the camps went through but, from the trip, I've learnt many lessons that bears a contemporary relevance which we can use today. Now that we have a more informed understanding of the Holocaust, the lessons that I'd like to pass on to my local community for life in 21st Century Britain is that it is absolutely crucial that we increase our awareness of the world we inhabit by challenging and critically evaluating the media. We should also endeavour to challenge acts of prejudice or discrimination in both our communities and societies at large, even when this may be unpopular or inconvenient. Finally Joseph and I would like to thank Miss Bryant and Mrs Mills for giving us the opportunity to take part in this project which has proved to be an invaluable experience for us all.
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