CONTENTS

Ben Woodburn and Page 2 Trent Alexander-Arnold LFC Debut

Off to University Page 3 ELF The Musical Page 4

Arts Academy Page 5 Catering Page 5 w/b 05/12/16

Y11 Computer Page 5 Science Deadline

Advance Notice Y8 Page 6 Advance Notice Y7 Page 7

STEM Sessions Page 8 Whizz Kids – Y11 Page 8

Inter-House Netball Page 9 Christmas Dinner Page 9

Y11 Maths Page 10 Revision Solutions

Revision Tips Page 10 Y11 Maths Page 11 Christmas Revision

Clothes Donations Page 12 Santa Dash Page 13

St Helens Council Page 14 Consultation

Stationery for sale Page 15 Menus Page 16-17

Who to contact Page 18 Show My Homework Page 18 Support

MON 5th TUES 6th WED 7th THURS 8th

FRI 9th

WB 05/12/16

NEXT WEEK FOLLOWS THE WEEK A TIMETABLE

Y8 LP1 (all week)

Inter-House Netball

(all week)

WB 05/12/16

Y11 Computer

Science Deadline

Friday 2nd December 2016

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SIXTH FORMERS, BEN WOODBURN AND TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD, MAKE LFC HISTORY

Ben Woodburn became LFC's youngest ever goal-scorer, during Tuesday 29th

November's game with Leeds United. The 17-year-old broke former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen's record, beating him to the title. 18-year-old Trent

Alexander-Arnold, named Man of the Match, inciting Former Liverpool footballer, Jamie Carragher, to label him the “perfect full-back” after playing in Liverpool’s 2-0 EFL Cup victory over Leeds United.

The evening was made even more special for Rainhill High School when, at half time, the LFC Academy U14 team were presented with the winner’s

Trophy that they won in Vilnius, Lithuania.

John Pout, Rainhill’s Headteacher said; “This Leeds match was very special for the students and staff at Rainhill High School. Our partnership with Liverpool is the largest and most academically successful in the Premier League. I am delighted that the manager is giving so many young players the opportunity. It is testament to the excellent work of Liverpool FC’s Academy. I am especially pleased for Ben and Trent who have both done so well. They are still very young and need to carry on working hard at their football and their Sixth Form studies.”

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ARTS ACADEMY

CATERING WB 05/12/16 Please see below the list of practical lessons planned in Catering/Food

Preparation and Nutrition - week beginning Monday 5th December:

Mrs Bolland Head of Food Studies

9m/Cg1 Thursday pd3 – Jam or curd tarts making your own short crust pastry

9k /Cg1 Tuesday pd 5 – Individual pie – either cheese and onion or mince and onion

10K / Cg1 Tuesday pd 3 – Sweet and Sour Chicken

10M /Cg1 Friday pd 2- Meatballs in a reduced tomato sauce

11M /Cg1 Monday pd5 – Soufflé decoration

Y11 COMPUTER SCIENCE DEADLINE The deadline for the Y11 Computer Science Population Model Coursework is Friday 9th December 2016.

Students are to have completed their solutions to the Population Model and a minimum coursework write-up that consists of sections: - Design a solution

- Solution development

Youth Theatre Company The Youth Theatre Company have been tirelessly working every Wednesday and Thursday evening in preparation for the annual school

musical. This year we are excited to present the musical "Elf" directed by Mrs Renison and Mrs Speers. The musical will be performed by a cast of

27 highly talented actors and actresses. This is one of many performance opportunities the Drama department offer as part of our Arts Academy programme.

Tickets are available from the Mike Doyle Arts Centre and are £3.00 each. The performances are on Thursday 15th and Friday 16th December

in the Arts Theatre starting at 7pm.

It promises to be an evening of festive fun that you will not want to miss!

Get you tickets now before they sell out!

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ADVANCE NOTICE – YEAR 8 Learning Programme – Assessment Week 1 From Thursday 1st December to Tuesday 13th December 2016 (inclusive) all students in Year 8 will be undertaking assessments in the subjects they are currently studying. It

should be noted that all assessments are cumulative and therefore based potentially on

anything that your son/daughter has studied during this academic year to date.

The Year 8 assessment will be based on a substantive piece of work in their subject from

which a teacher is able to give a fine GCSE grade (1 to 9). Year 8 students will complete their examinations in their classrooms under exam conditions.

Please see below the exam timetable so your son/daughter is aware of when their

examinations take place. Please could you encourage and support your son/daughter to

prepare thoroughly for these exams as they will give them a good indication of the progress

they have made to date.

I have included some guidance around revision and preparing effectively for exams. For example, in the lead up to the examinations your son/daughter should be completing

approximately 2 hours of independent revision per day. Your son/daughter should be very

clear about what is being examined from their class teacher.

I have asked all teaching staff to set revision homework via Show My Homework for the next

few weeks until the examinations have been sat which your son/daughter should record in their planner.

I trust that you find this information useful and that we are able to best work together to

ensure that your son/daughter continues to make progress in all the subjects they are

studying. Mr Cunningham, Deputy Head Teacher - Director of Studies

From Thursday 1st December to Tuesday 13th December 2016 (inclusive)

Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5

Monday 5th December

8wx Geography1, 8wx Spanish1, 8wx History3, 8wx French4, 8Y1 Science, 8Z Technology

8W1 Music, 8W2 Science 8x3 Maths, 8X4 Computing 8yz English (sets 1 to 3) 8yz Geography4

8W Technology, 8X3 Drama, 8X4 Music

8W1 Computing, 8W2 Art 8X3 Art, 8X4 Drama 8yz History1, 8yz Geography2, 8yz French3, 8yz English4

8W1 Science, 8W2 Maths 8X3 Computing, 8X4 Maths, 8yz French1 8yz Spanish1, 8yz History3

Tuesday 6th December

8W2 Music, 8X Technology 8Y1-2 Maths, 8Z3 Computing, 8Z4 Maths

8wx French1, 8wx English2 8wx Religious Studies3-4, 8Y2 Music

8W1 Drama, 8X3 Science, 8X4 Art.

8wx Religious Studies1, 8wx History2, 8wx Geography4, 8Y1 Drama 8Y2 Science, 8Z4 Science 8Z3 Music

Lessons as normal

Wednesday 7th December

Lessons as normal 8Y1-2 Art, 8Z3 Art, 8Z4 Computing

Tutorial 8wx French2, 8wx English3 8yz Geography 1 & 3

8yz History2, 8yz History4

Thursday 8th December

8wx German1 8wx Geography2 8Z3 Maths

8wx English4, 8W2 Computing, 8X4 Science 8yz Religious Studies3-4

8wx History1, 8wx Geography3, 8Y1 Computing, 8Z3 Science

8wx English1, 8wx French3 8wx History4, 8Y2 Drama, 8Z4 Art

8W1 Art, 8yz French2

Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5

Friday 9th December

Lessons as normal 8wx English3-4 Lessons as normal 8yz German1 8Y Technology, 8Z4 Music

Monday 12th December

8yz Religious Studies2 Lessons as normal 8W2 Drama, 8yz Religious Studies1, 8yz French4

Lessons as normal 8X3 Music, 8yz Spanish2

Tuesday 13th December

8wx Spanish1 Lessons as normal 8Y2 Computing Lessons as normal Lessons as normal

Please note: 1. All examinations will be conducted in timetabled classrooms during lesson time. 2. Where a time has not been designated for examinations students will have lessons as normal (see above) and should come to lessons equipped for learning in

that lesson. 3. Subjects will publish revision lists for students for their subjects to help students to prepare. 4. Homework is revision and preparation for the examinations.

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ADVANCE NOTICE - YEAR 7

Learning Programme – Assessment Week 1 From Wednesday 7th December to Friday 16th December 2016 (inclusive) all students in

Year 7 will be undertaking assessments in the subjects they are currently studying. It

should be noted that all assessments are cumulative and therefore based potentially on

anything that your son/daughter has studied during this academic year to date.

The Year 7 assessment will be based on a substantive piece of work in their subject from

which a teacher is able to give a fine GCSE grade (1 to 9). Year 7 students will complete

their examinations in their classrooms under exam conditions.

Please find attached the exam timetable so your son/daughter is aware of when their examinations take place. Please could you encourage and support your son/daughter to

prepare thoroughly for these exams as they will give them a good indication of the progress

they have made to date.

I have included some guidance around revision and preparing effectively for exams. For

example, in the lead up to the examinations your son/daughter should be completing

approximately 2 hours of independent revision per day. Your son/daughter should be very clear about what is being examined from their class teacher.

I have asked all teaching staff to set revision homework via Show My Homework for the next

few weeks until the examinations have been sat which your son/daughter should record in their planner.

I trust that you find this information useful and that we are able to best work together to

ensure that your son/daughter continues to make progress in all the subjects they are

studying.

Mr Cunningham, Deputy Head Teacher - Director of Studies

From Wednesday 7th December to Friday 16th December (inclusive) Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5

Wednesday 7th December 2016

7yz Religious Studies1, 7X3 Music, 7X4 Art, 7X5 Drama

7wx Citizenship5 7W2 Computing

Thursday 8th December

7wx Humanities (Geography) 7W2 Music, 7Z4 Art 7yz Citizenship1 and 3, 7X3 Computing, 7X4 Music

7wx Geography4

Friday 9th December

7yz History2 7Z4 Drama 7X4 Computing

Monday 12th December

7yz History1, 7yz English2, 7yz French3, 7yz Geography4

7W1 – 2 Science, 7X3 Drama, 7X4 – 5 Science, 7Y1 Maths, 7Y2 Science, 7Z3 Maths, 7Z4 Computing

7wx Geography1, 7wx French2, 7wx Geography3, 7wx Citizenship4, 7wx Humanities1 (Religious Studies)

7W1 - 2 Maths, 7X3 – 5 Maths, 7yz English1, 7yz Geography2, 7yz English3, 7yz French4

7wx English1, 7wx Religious Studies2, 7wx English3 – 5, 7Y Technology, 7Z3 Art, 7Z4 Maths

Tuesday 13th December

7X3 Science, 7yz Geography1, 7yz French2, 7yz Geography3, 7yz History4

Lessons as normal 7yz English4 7wx English2, 7wx French3, 7Z4 Science

7wx Citizenship2, 7wx French4, 7Y1 Science

Wednesday 14th December

7wx French1, 7wx History4, 7wx Humanities1 (History), 7Y1 Drama, 7Y2 Music, 7Z3 Music

7yz Religious Studies4 7wx Geography2, 7wx Religious Studies4, 7Y2 Computing, 7Z3 Science

7W Technology

7wx History1, 7wx Citizenship3, 7wx French5

Thursday 15th December

7wx Religious Studies1, 7wx History3, 7Y2 Maths, 7Z3 Drama

7wx History2, 7Y1 Computing, 7Y2 Art, 7Z Technology

7X5 Art 7yz History2 7yz Religious Studies2

7wx Religious Studies3

7X5 Computing, 7yz French1, 7yz Citizenship2, 7yz Citizenship4

Friday 16th December

7W1 – 2 Drama, 7X Technology

7W1 -2 Art, 7Y1 Music 7Y1 Art, 7Z3 Computing 7Z4 Music 7W1 Computing, 7X3 Art, 7X4 Drama, 7X5 Music

Please note: 1. All examinations will be conducted in timetabled classrooms during lesson time. 2. Where a time has not been designated for examinations students will have lessons as normal (see above) and should come to lessons equipped for learning in

that lesson. 3. Subjects will publish revision lists for students for their subjects to help students to prepare. 4. Homework is revision and preparation for the examinations. 5. 7W1 Music with Miss Speers to undertake their assessment on Monday 5th December during Period 2. 6. 7xy Citizenship with Mrs Foster to undertake their assessment on Monday 5th December during Period 5. 7. 7yz Religious Studies3 with Miss Draper to undertake their exam on Tuesday 6th December during Period 3.

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STEM SESSIONS STEM Sessions take place on Wednesday’s in B207, 3:15pm – 4:15pm. Below is some information regarding the events that will take place over the 6 week cycle.

WHIZZ KIDS – YEAR 11

Week Date Activity Name Lead Staff Member Event Details

6 07/12/16 Engineering for All: I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles

P. Hurst N. Hesketh

Pupils design and create different mechanisms to contain the largest volume of gas.

Erin Taylor recently competed in the English

Dance Championships in Manchester.

Erin successfully competed in both the 'Tap' & the 'Song & Dance' sections with other competitors from all around the UK.

For Erin to be selected to compete at this level is a

big achievement in itself! The standard is very high!

Noemi Csaki for making the most progress out of all the year group

Also, a big congratulations to Year 11 on the completion of the first LP programme,

where some promising results have been achieved. Year 11 are now focused and working hard to attend revision and laser groups before school, lunch times and after school. The commitment to their studies is a fantastic reflection to the Year group as

a whole and to their parents for their continued support.

Lots of positive feedback was also welcomed from the Study Sensai session that was held last week. Year 11 were grateful for some good revision strategies and advice that they are now trying to put into practice.

Thank you Year 11 for your efforts! Miss Fryer and Mr Lankertis.

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YEAR 8 INTER-HOUSE NETBALL The girls have made a fantastic start to the season, remaining in all fixtures leading up to the St Helens tournament which took place last week.

Both the A and B team travelled to Sutton Academy full of excitement and a slight reputation to deal with!

‘A’ team won all their fixtures to send them in to the semi-final, then beating Cowley to advance to the final! They faced their familiar rivals De La Salle in the final and

unfortunately lost out 3-1, but travelled home with Silver medals! They now qualify for the Merseyside tournament after Christmas at Wirral Grammar

School where they will be aiming to better their Bronze Medal performance from last year!!

‘B’ team narrowly missed out on a semi-final place by 1 goal!! Winning one

fixture and losing another, they are going from strength to strength and are playing some great netball.

Well done girls!

Christmas dinner will be served on

Thursday 15th December.

CHRISTMAS DINNER

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NOVEMBER MATHS REVISION - YEAR 11 - SOLUTIONS

See the solutions for last month’s Maths Revision questions below.

REVISION TIPS Using your revision notes – During a revision session. Choose a topic to revise and find your revision notes for this topic.

Read the notes through, and as you do this try to recreate the whole topic

in your mind.

Place the notes face down and write out, or in the case of patterned notes

redraw, what you can remember.

Compare what you have written down to what is written in your notes and

check for anything you may have missed out.

If you have left out some important details, test yourself again.

If you need extra detail you can always refer back to your original notes.

During spare moments

Carry some of your revision cards around with you.

You can read them on the bus, in the car, during lunch time or break, when you are waiting in the corridor at school or during odd spare

moments at home.

After reading a revision card, try to recall the information in your mind.

The cost of a Christmas dinner

will be £0.00

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MATHS CHRISTMAS REVISION CALENDAR – YEAR 11

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CLOTHES DONATIONS WANTED

For the next two weeks there will be a box in the reception for your

donations.

We need:

Socks New underwear

Bras

Leggings

Sweatshirts

Jogging bottoms Sturdy shoes or trainers

Coats

Disposable nappies

Blankets Children’s snowsuits

We will gratefully take any size clothes and they do not need to be brand new, underwear aside. Please make sure any shoes you are kind enough to donate are

in good condition- the person who wears them will have a long way to walk.

If you would like to know any more about this, or want to track the results of

your generosity, please visit the Facebook group ‘L-L-L Lancaster/Liverpool to Lesvos’.

COMPETITION

Year 7 forms will compete to collect the most pairs of socks in the two

weeks while Year 8 forms will be collecting new underwear, or money to

go towards purchasing some.

The winning forms who collect the most will be announced in the first

week back in January.

Many Thanks

Miss Draper, Head of RE.

All donations will be collected on Monday 12th December. Lets donate as much as we can!

Over the coming fortnight staff and students will be working together in in the

hope to fill a container with clothes and shoes to be sent across to the Greek

Island of Lesvos in the New Year.

Despite the reduction of news coverage, boats still arrive weekly full of exhausted

families, in freezing cold temperatures and forced to keep moving. We are working

closely with a charity based in Thessaloniki which aims to protect the most

vulnerable groups such as children, women and the elderly and we can help by

simply providing them with clean and, more importantly, dry clothes to wear for

their onward journey.

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St Helens Council

Consultation on Proposed Pupil Admission Arrangements for the 2018-19 School Year

St Helens Council is currently consulting on its proposed pupil admission arrangements for the 2018-19 school year. The arrangements include the number of places available at each school and the priorities that will be used to decide which pupils are offered places when there are too many applications. Details of the proposed arrangements can be viewed on the Council’s website: https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/schools-education/school-admissions/consultation-on-pupil-admission-arrangements/ If you are a parent or a member of a relevant community group and wish to comment on the proposals you should submit them in writing to the address below by the 27 January 2017. School Admissions Section, People’s Services, Atlas House, Corporation Street, St Helens, WA9 1LD. or email schooladmissions@sthelens.gov.uk

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STATIONERY FOR SALE Stationery is now on sale for all students to buy from Pupil Reception. Pupil Reception is open before school, registration, break, lunch and after school.

Friday 25th November at 4.30pm. In front of the Victoria Hotel.

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WHO TO CONTACT

Curriculum Queries

Heads of Department for 2016/17 are:

English Mr. Crossley Sociology Miss. Evans Mathematics Y7, 8 & 9 Mr. Rimmer Computing Mr. Nevitt

Mathematics Y10 & 11 Mr. Roberts Business Studies Mr. Jarvis Science Miss. Lockyer Art/CDT/Textiles Mr. Bennett Biology Dr. Pugh Food Miss. Bolland Chemistry Dr. Beswick Dance Mrs. Aylward

Physics Miss. McClure Drama Miss. Renison

History Miss. Williams Music Mr. Fleming

Geography Mrs. Parkinson Media Studies Miss. Critchley RE Miss. Draper PE Miss. Bakstad Languages Mr Herd Life Skills

(PSHE/Citizenship)

Mrs. Ayre

Stage 1 Subject Teachers

Stage 2 Head of Department

Stage 3 Deputy Head Mrs. Thorogood or Mr. Cunningham

Stage 4 Headteacher Mr. Pout

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