The Achiever May 2014

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STEM Club Technology Triumphs Student Council plus much more...

Enrichment Making a positive difference to Southfield

Think Pendle Vale, Think Achievement

Welcome to another edition of our college magazine, The Achiever, highlighting a number of the incredibly exciting things happening here at Pendle Vale College.

another We have now entered the last term of what has been with cted conne one every for incredibly hard working year ssful succe very our of copy latest Pendle Vale College. This look to us r nity fo portu an op es Achiever magazine provid back, share and celebrate our many achievements. their I would like thank everybody at Pendle Vale College for ly treme am ex I y. energ and incredible enthusiasm, effort fortunate to be leading a College which contains such and motivated, industrious and innovative young people adults. that I am particularly excited by the Mums2mums group start flying a to off got has This we have set up in College. want who ts paren sted intere of and we have a large group of life the in role larger much a to know how they can play e nly se can o I en. childr their rting the College and in suppo th. streng this growing from strength to in their I can see large numbers of our students resplendent the for ful grate very been have ts new PE kit. I know paren am I and this for ed provid been financial support that has to grateful for the agreement from the Governing Body e includ plans future Our this. release the funds to facilitate the of view in tops ed hood own their providing students with ’! fact that it is ‘grim up North nt Year My best wishes and everything crossed for our curre and effort The ns. inatio exam final 11 as they approach their been has staff and dents commitment put in by stu h breathtaking. Let us hope that the results achieved matc that effort put in.

Enjoy reading this edition of The Achiever.

My very best wishes Steve Wilson

Dear reader, It is always an enjoyable yet difficult task to edit this magaz ine. We feel th at The Achieve gives an exce r llent snapshot ab out life at Pendle Vale C ollege, howev er, for every story we includ e there are man y more which happen day in day out.

Once again th ere are a wide variety of artic included. We les have particular ly focused on themes of Sci th e ence, Sport an d widening ou students life ex r periences in ad dition to our continual focu s of raising the attainment of our learners. all Enjoy reading the issue and if you would lik to contribute to e further issues please let us know.

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STUDENT COUNCIL

This year I have been chair of Pendle Vale’s Student Council. We have been working hard to listen to the voices of fellow students and trying to make Pendle Vale College an even better place to learn.

Our focus has been to make use of space in and around College.

To help us with this focus we visited Manchester before Christmas including the National Football Museum and the Arndale Centre to look for ideas on how these public places use their space. After lots of research Student Council came up with a number of plans and ideas for using the space in College.

One of the most important decisions we made is to have a Charity Donation box allowing students to give money to charity very easily and you can see this in college now. The Student Council will ask students from across the school which charity they wish to support each term.

In addition we have worked on developing the signage around College and on making the entrance to school on Level 1 more welcoming. To achieve this we have worked alongside designers from Positive Solutions.

Charity n Donatio box It has been a very busy year and we will be finishing it off with a trip to the Houses of Parliament in June. We will spend a day seeing what life is like for real members of parliament and also have a full tour of the building and the chance to take in some of London’s famous sights.

By Rameel Amin (Chair of Student Council 2013/14)

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Year 8 took part in a cross-curricular challenge in their STEM lessons that involved budgeting for, designing, building and launching a rocket and a Mars lander. Prizes were awarded to the most successful teams. This was a major success – teachers from Science, Technology and Mathematics worked together to motivate and enthuse students so that they developed a better understanding of STEM skills and the careers that they could lead to.

The week included students across the school getting involved in STEM activities. Curriculum areas were set the challenge of including a ‘Space and Rocket’ related theme in their lessons, some examples are: students with the History challengedwere a hoax. Food n landings idea that the Moo d evaluated astronaut food. an technology tasted

Students in French lessons described the planets of the solar system.

Students using the accelerated reader scheme were rewarded for choosing a space related book to read.

Students in tutor grou consider STEM base ps were encouraged to d careers, enter quizz and design a Mars ba es se.

The week was a great suc Mr Handy andcess, congratulations to everyone else involved.

OUR ADVENTURE TO NEW YORK CITY TOOK PLACE LAST TERM AND ENABLED STUDENTS TO BOTH SIGHT-SEE AND EXPERIENCE MUSICAL LIFE IN AN AMERICAN SCHOOL. As well as the main tourist sites such as The Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty and Central Park we experienced the best of New York Shopping at Macy’s, Bloomingdales, FAO Schwartz and Times Square.

The Movie and TV theme tour took us to see the Friends apartment, which looked much smaller than on the show and various locations made famous by Spiderman, Superman and other big name films.

The aim of the visit was for our students to experience a cultural exchange and to be able to compare their lives here in Lancashire with those of their peers in New York. We connected with East Side Community High in New York and initially met the students and staff at a concert that they invited us to.

By the end of the session, the students were mixing well and were making plans for our visit to the school the following day. After a series of workshops including yoga, beat rhyming and choir, the students sat down in small groups to discuss school and education and compare their lives. Friendships were made and many of these have continued now we are back on home soil.

We all returned to Pendle Vale exhausted but with a range of new experiences. A great big thank you to all the students that took part in the visit for representing Pendle Vale in such a positive way.

Mrs M Meechan

Going to New York was an amazing experience.

On the first day we went shopping in Macy’s for a couple of hours and then, in the evening, we went up the Empire State building, which had an amazing view. We walked through Times Square, which was very busy and full of shops, to get to Hard Rock café where we ate. The portions of food were huge so most of us had food left over no matter where we were eating.

On the second day we went on the subway, which was funny because everyone started singing whilst on the train to get to the Statue of Liberty. We walked up over 50 sets of stairs to get to the viewing stand of the Statue of Liberty. We could see the New York skyline which was beautiful. We also went to Ground Zero which was a very moving experience and we saw the waterfalls in memory of all the people that died which were thought-provoking.

We went to watch a band performance by East Side Community High School students which was inspiring, the students were very talented and fun to hang out with as well. The next day we went back to the school and joined in with singing, yoga and beat & rhyme workshops.

During the evening we went to see the show “Wicked” on Broadway and on the last day we went to the Rockefeller centre. New York was an amazing place and we really enjoyed it.

Hayley Carter & Zoe Parkinson Yr 10

As part of our whole school drive to really raise aspirations and encourage future success, Mr Chaudhry managed to secure funding for a group of Year 10 high-achieving students to visit the European Union in Strasbourg, North-East France.

Strasbourg’s location offers the perfect opportunity to visit Germany as well and students were keen to learn and use both French and German throughout the trip – whether they had previously studied the language or not, everyone had a go!

We went for a week staying in the beautiful city of Strasbourg. On the first day we visited the European Parliament, arriving by boat. We had a delicious three course meal in the parliament building and then went to meet our MEP sponsor, Mr Brian Simpson and he told us how he became a MEP and then gave us the opportunity to ask questions.

After that we sat and listened to a live debate in the hemi-cycle auditorium.

The following day we went to Freiburg in Germany.

There, we visited the Black Forest and spent time around Lake Titisee, and saw the beauty of Germany.

On our final day, the much anticipated part of the trip came, Disneyland Paris. We really enjoyed our time there, which can be seen by our huge smiles.

Everyone was well-behaved and made a huge effort to join in fully with all the experiences and we really enjoyed this once in a life time experience.

Rameel Syed Amin 10M

Year 9 residential to rned from our annual We have recently retu cifically designed to Garstang. This trip is spe Winmarleigh Hall near , promote teamwork ges llen cha al son ourage per motivate students, enc lls. and develop study ski of fun activities, took part in a number ts den stu trip the During l skills and team viva sur , zip wires, trapeze nity for our including orienteering, ortu provided a fantastic opp ing new and really events. These activities eth som ng tryi by ir horizons climb or some students to broaden the tree ry sca whether that be a challenging themselves the canteen. different cuisine from nt that helped develop a supportive environme d nce Students experie lls. They were given anisation and social ski their independence, org activities. It wasn’t all g nin eve and e ing daytim challenges to solve dur ortunity to visit the opp the as they also got work and no play though were treated to a PGL the last night students souvenir shop and on disco. nce for all involved and and rewarding experie The trip was a really fun school showing the to dit cre a re pated we the students who partici ! out behaviour through exemplary attitude and

Question: What impact would it have on our students if all of them were motivated to read, read frequently and really enjoyed reading?

Did you know that since September 2013‌

Our students have read a stunning 8,939 books, 224, 864, 884 words.

In our quest to develop a love of reading, we have had another exciting term of reading activities. Alongside World Book Day events, Y7 -9 created their own top 50 reads for Pendle Vale. Any book read off the recommended list results in reduced targets for Accelerated Reader. Students nominated books that make them laugh, cry, frighten them and inspire them.

D.E.A.R The whole of Pendle Vale got involved in DEAR (Drop Everything and Read) in World Book Day Week. For the last 15 minutes of the day all staff and students dropped what they were doing and engaged in reading activities related to the subjects they were in and there were some incredibly interesting reading choices!

Answer:

the more students read the smarter, happier and more successful they will be.

Our next DEAR week will be in June and will be all things Tarzan to coincide with the new Tarzan animation‌ watch this space.

The Lancashire Book Of The Year Award is now in its 28th year.

The whole process of the award lays in the hands of the county’s young people. From the onset the students from schools across the county have the only say in which books make it on to the short list. Books are submitted by publishing companies which must meet the strict criteria. They must have been published in the year of the award and suitable for 11-14 year olds.

The award is highly sought after by both authors and schools wanting to be part of the judging. Only 12 schools from across Lancashire are chosen to take part each year.

PVC was very lucky this year and was selected to represent the Pendle area. Ms Salazar’s year 9 class took on the task of reading the 70+ books submitted this year. In November four representatives from the class met up with their partnered school to discuss the books read so far. In February all schools met again and submitted their choice of top ten. In March Eve Abrahams and Aminah Daar travelled to County Hall in Preston to find out which books had made the top ten. They then brought the books back and had to read all the top ten books again so that in May they can be part of the judging process to determine the winning book. Eve and Aminah are accomplished readers and already have their clear favourites for the final judging day. The discussions that take place are very entertaining with all young people fighting for their book choice to be the winner.

Previous winners have included Chris Higgins, Keren David, Sophie McKenzie, David Massey, Anthony Horowitz and Robert Muchamore to name but a few.

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Making a positive differen to Southfield

gaged in oon year 10 have been en ern aft ay sd Tue a on r yea This the traditional k their potential beyond loc un to d ne sig de s tie activi ences from enjoyed a variety of experi ve ha nts de Stu m. ulu curric and photography. ch-typing, sign language tou to e nc da d an ling cyc lls, first aid veloped their learning ski All students have also de work experience a in ge rtunity to enga po op the d ha d an ss ne aware placement.

A highlight of the year has been the community action workers of Pendle Vale who are making a positive difference to the Southfield Ward of Nelson. Each week Year 10 students, come rain or shine, under the direction of Mr Rehman descend on the local area to litter pick and generally tidy up.

In their branded weatherproof and safety clothing, the students are proving a big hit with local residents, landlords and Pendle Borough Council. Over the course of this year many bags of rubbish have been removed and many compliments have been collected. Â A big well done to everyone who has been involved with the project since September.

Another great success has been the progress made by our budding horticulturalists working in the Pendle Vale Garden. The students, supervised by Mr Robinson from University of Bolton Mr Carey from Myerscough College, Mr Crompton and Mrs Shields have transformed a barren piece of land into a superb allotment complete with a polytunnel, raised beds and shed storage. Braving the elements students have created their own working allotment area which is starting to produce the first batches of Pendle Vale produce, destined for the school and local care home kitchens. The group has also formed a partnership with Pendle Borough Council and Nelson in Bloom, this will see many hanging baskets created at Pendle Vale brightening up our local environment.

If you have an idea to develop o ur enrichmen t programm or want to g e et involved p le ase contact Mr Blackbur n or Mr Ren shaw at Pendle Vale College.

Who – Yr9 and Yr10 Design and Technology What – Rotary Club Technology Tournament Where – Nelson and Colne College When – Spring 2014 Theme – Radioactive Meteorites

Students from schools and colleges in Pendle, Burnley and Rossendale took part in the annual BAE Systems Technical Tournament supported by local Rotary clubs.

The challenge involved teams of four students representing their schools to tackle a design and build task in four hours. This year’s task was to pick and place a radioactive meteorite on to a target and attracted a total of 38 teams from 10 schools and college. We entered a Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 team.

Pendle Vale has a reputation to uphold as for the past few years either a student or a staff team has won the competition and this year was no exception with our Key Stage 3 team (Sophie Holgate, Jack Hartley, Seph Shah and Tayyibah Abbas) winning the intermediate tournament The students were a credit to the school working extremely hard to produce what were described as fantastic portfolios and innovative products to overcome the challenge and we had a fantastic day.

Who – Yr10 GCSE Catering students Mrs Bayley and Mr s Parker What – Workshop to develop knowled ge of Afternoon Te Where – Luby’s Te a ashop, Crosshills When – Spring 20 14 Theme – Afternoo n Tea The Catering stude nts visited a small loc al teashop to learn all about Afternoon Tea – Its history an d origins, typical components includ ed and some back ground about tea drinking.

The owner, Louise, showed students ho w to set their tables and then all were se , rved a sampler me nu of sandwiches, crisps, cakes and pa stries with cups of tea. Students were also given the oppo rtunity to ask ques tions which they ha d prepared earlier.

We were made to fee l extremely welcome ; Louise closed especially for us, alt hough one lady wh o was a regular customer insisted on joining us for a cup of tea. She commended our stu dents on their impe ccable behaviour and mature attitude .

We thoroughly enjoy ed our taster session and gained a real ins ight into suitable foods, presentation skills, profitability and costing. This wi ll be a great help wh en planning the Year 10 practical assignmen t, based on Afternoo n Tea.

Who: Year 10 GCSE Graphic Products students / Mrs Doyle What: Screen Printing Trip Where: Z-Arts, Manchester When: Spring 2014 Theme: Positive Affirmations The Graphic Products students visited a real life screen printing studio in Manchester City Centre. They spent time in their lessons using Adobe Illustrator to create designs based on the theme’ Positive Affirmations’, which had to include inspirational quotes or sayings from famous or historical people; celebrities, sportspeople, politicians - somebody they consider to be iconic and a positive role model.

Students were shown how to prepare their designs and expose them onto silk screens, which had been prepared with photosensitive emulsion. Once their screens had been set up they were ready to print.

They had to think about the colour of the ink and the colour of their card to bring their designs to life, they printed onto all different types of card and plastic and mixed ink colours to create really interesting and exciting designs with the wow factor!

We all had a great day and the results are brilliant.

Have a read and see if they inspire you!

Year 9 set 1 have entered a maths challenge competition at Edge Hill university. 6 groups started initially. Â I then chose four groups to send of as official entries. Of these 4 groups 3 have been selected to progress to the next round. Students had to solve a maths problem presenting their solution as a poster and as an audio or video file.

Year 11 students at Pendle Vale have been working hard to make sure that 2014 is one to remember.

Every evening after school study groups for English and Maths have been running for Year 11 students with our team of Learning Mentors. The reaction to the extra study has been hugely positive. Many students have commented that although the extra effort has been challenging the sessions have been worth it and their chances for top grades have really improved.

If you need some extra help with your studies or a fresh perspective on a subject then drop into room 410 and speak to one of our Learning Mentors.

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Vale College ed on physical sessions were focus nts completed a de geography and stu ion’. Students took ‘speed dating sess their ‘date’ for 5 turns in speaking to ction of the exam minutes about a se e Supervolcano ton ws paper, e.g. Yello gineering along or Hard and Soft En d of the 10 the coast. At the en e moved on on minute ‘date’ every a new ‘date’. th wi ain ag and started a quiz was held in After speed dating at the students wh groups based on papers were am ex st had learned pa looked at.

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On Yer Bike!!!!

As part of our commitment to developing a healthy lifestyle a group of students have recently completed a six week cycling course with British Cycling Coach Dylan Clayton.

All have achieved the Bikeability Level 3 Qualification meaning that they are able to cycle safely on public roads.

The students are part of the Pendle Valo cycling club that is to be based at the recently developed Steven Burke Sports Hub at Swindon Playing Fields in Nelson and we are proud to be playing a part in developing the Olympic cycling legacy here in Pendle. Those who have taken part now have the cycling skills required to race against the best in the Pendle Area and we look forward to seeing them as champions in the future.

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Pendle alo CYCLING CLUB

Congratulations to

Kieron Whittaker on

signing schoolboy forms for Bury, in his words…

‘I have been playing football since I was 4 years old. My training started at an indoor football pitch next to Turf Moor and I spent 5 years at this center improving my technical ability before moving onto Barrowford Celtic, a Sunday league team where I played in their Under 9’s and Under 12’s team before moving on to a higher ranked team called Mill Hill.

PENDLE VALE’S GOT ia team ale Bocc V le d n e P an and tions to the shaf Imr a K , n Congratula a West lt b Su the North of Rakee on winning i nally. k io s at n w s o n team rozd Jakub D finishing in the top te

I had a fantastic 1 ½ years at Mill Hill Blue, before being ‘scouted’ by Bury FC, my trial with them went on for 6 weeks, it was an amazing experience.

I love the way football is played at Academy Level, very fast and fluent in passing. I play at center midfield; receiving the ball a lot, trying to split defenders with my passing or even taking a few shots on goal! Whilst playing against Preston North End I was informed of the fantastic news that I was being ‘signed’

by Bury FC. I had a huge smile on my face throughout the whole game and scored 2 goals in our 3 – 0 win!

I am now looking forward to the challenges that lie before me and I know that the hard work starts now!’

Kieron Whittaker

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Spencer Fearon, the youngest ever boxing promoter in the UK, of Hard Knocks Promotions, as well as being a presenter on the Sky Sports Programme Toe 2 Toe, delivered a motivational talk to a group of students at Pendle Vale College Nelson. The purpose of the talk was to provide students with an insight of Spencer’s background and how he overcame a tough upbringing. He mentioned the importance of gaining a good education, having ambition, how to focus and succeed in reaching your goal. Valuable guidance on choosing good peer groups to ensure the best start in life was also given to the students who found the experience a very valuable one.

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As part of our Raising Achievement Day, Year 7 went to Blackpool Zoo focusing on developing their literacy through Science. A competition was held to see who could describe their experience the best. Here are extracts from our two winners.

“My opinion about animals living in the zoo is that they should be there, because animals get well looked after and get attention and food, they get all the equipment and supplies they need so I think they are happy. On the other hand if the animals did not live in the zoo they would be living in the wild where they could be killed and become extinct, they wouldn’t have anyone to care about them and it would be hard for them to find their food, whereas in the zoo they are provided with food when they need it.

My favourite animal in the zoo was the lion because the lion was in a cage sitting down nicely resting among the green grass. I like the lion because it is strong and fierce.

The best thing at the zoo was the lesson learning about different animals and how they live, because that taught me a lot of new information that I did not know before such as some of the animals in danger of becoming extinct like the tigers and the elephants”

By Nimra Aziz

veloping their lected to work on de se re we nts Mrs de stu th Mrs Salazar and A group of Year 10 English working wi in ge ts led tex t ow se kn of nt g de understandin d develop stu lp s to consolidate an he wa us uld foc wo e ich Th wh y.

Thornle revision skills ts using study and of the exam set tex d character. an t plo t facts abou them to remember portant events in k out the six most im pic to d ha nts ember the events, de stu The t. To help them rem tex ir the es m fro r de or tabloid style headlin chronological to create dramatic nts de ted stu en es the pr d n ke the we then as r paper and they wrote on suga each for each event, which guess which event to d ha o the group, wh morable me lly rea me so th back to the rest of nts came up wi de stu e Th . ted pic . headline de and alliteration tures such as rhyme headlines using fea es of onics for key featur s in creating mnem wa me ed So . us e ss cla iqu hn back to the A further tec were also presented se the d an r cte ara each ch le! were very memorab

My experience at the zoo “I found out that zoos are an advantage because they protect the animals but there is also a disadvantage as the animals do not have freedom. To prove this even further, I asked one of the keepers whether they agreed to this dilemma. She said “I agree that the animals are kept well cared for and are treated well, but I also have discovered, that some animals prefer more space”. I agree with this and would not want animals to be kept in captivity.

I enjoyed the talk with the Zoo Keeper because it helped me to understand why animals are endangered.

I learned that animal fur was used for accessories and clothes. This was really surprising because I never thought people would do something so terrible and this is something I would want to be stopped.

By Wardah Razaque

Students from year 9 visited the Full Contact Performance Centre in Rochdale for a mixed martial arts event. Qualified coaches each took a martial arts session within their own discipline. The trip helped to foster self-discipline, improve teamwork skills, taught students to set and achieve goals and instilled a sense of respect and encouraged non-violent conflict resolution. The students had a fantastic day and demonstrated impeccable behaviour throughout.

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reamsd’had an excellent day ‘TheahotrmeeofoMafncD hester United an nts Old Trafford football club. Stude a top Premier league experiencing life inside in school including ties tivi of sporting ac also enjoyed a carousel finally Trampolining. ing (gymnastics) and Cycling, Football, Vault

Further highlights of Raising Achievement day for our students included visiting Liverpool for Travel and Tourism fieldwork, creative catering with technology, making Maths based games, developing language understanding including Mandarin and creating stories with author David Gatward. Learning isn’t always best in a 5 period day – our Raising Achievement Days certainly prove this.

nt reat amou g a e v a h We ndle Vale e P t a e id r of p ms to a a e t g in r e t in en porting s f o y t ie r a wide v n. Here are io it t e p m o c r latest some of ou ries. o success st

Year 8-9 cross country

Katrina came second

Year 7 girls cross country team

who has man aged our badminton clu b on a Friday night after sc hool for a num ber of years. Bad minton club will start again in September.

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ys football The U13 bo ellent had an exc team have f ning all 5 o season, win es m a League g their Pendle d n o c n their se improving o t’s e L . n last seaso e tl place finish ti e th n retain r hope we ca fo n o sh u n and p next seaso e Cup run! a Lancashir ys Pendle The U13 Bo : ampions are Football Ch , n la o , Jay N Adam Strutt n ker, Zeesha a it Kieran Wh r, ta h k ail A Ashraf, Ism , Daniel Malik l, a b Iq Danish s vie Morgan Da Haider Ali, ron e m a C , is un (GK), Ali Yo k, ic lan Fishw Wright, Dec ke u L y, Ali Zeb, Conner Rile Ramsden.

Year 7 -9 boys Under 12 boys table tennis championships

Year 7 boys cross country team

Shooting Stars

Year 9 basketball

Year 10 boys

Under 14 boys hockey team

Ye a r 11 fo o tb a ll

Pendle vale girls took part and competed well in the Pendle Hockey and Basketball tournaments, although the teams were not winners everyone who took part thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The year 8 netball team also played in the Pendle Schools league, winning two matches, against Primet and West Craven and finishing in a respectable third place.

very r 7 students have been Boxing courses for yea with d rke wo o ul. We have als popular and successf ng rki wo l oo sch er aft Thursday a dance specialist on in the ls gir c isti art d an etic aesth with some of our more dance studio. ility to use remained a popular fac The fitness room has of boys. very dedicated group on a dinner time by a

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Ye a r 9 ru g b y

Ye a r 9 fo o tb a ll

Year 9 7-a side football Congratulations to Chloe Fitzpatrick in year 8 on winning the U14 Pendle Schools Badminton Championship and on being a semi finalist with Madiya Zakir in the doubles.

Year 7 indoor athletics

Sports relief was supported by Pe ndle Vale student s yet again this year, we did not see quite the same number of students in fancy dress but nevertheless many gave gene rously to help a very wo rthy cause. The sta ff also joined in the fun holding a fun dodge ball ev ent, which the PE Fa culty managed to wi n!

Total amount raise d over

£300!

Congratulations to the U13 boys table tennis team on their victory at the Pendle Schools event and in competing well at the Lancashire Spar Games Competition at St Bede’s in Blackburn. Up to 45 students have attended practice on a regular basis to play table tennis in the sports hall on a Thursday night evening. Well done. Table tennis will resume again in September.

Ye a r 8 in d o o r a th le

ti c s Well done to th e year 8 boys At hletics team fo winning the Pe r ndle Schools In door Athletics event and also in competing ve ry really well at the county w ide competition held at Thornton Cleve leys near Blackpoo l.

Year 9 B team 7-a side football

U n d e r 16 b o ys hockey champ io n s Well done to our Under 16 boys fo r becoming Pendle Hockey Ch ampions. After tra ining hard two teams were eventually selecte d to enter the Pendle Schools Hockey Tournam ent, which saw Pendle Vale crow ned as Champion s.

The U16 boys Pe ndle Hockey Cham pions are: Charlie Lord, Arba z Yunis, Darab Kh an, Junaid Gullnawaz, Husn ain Ali, Scott Wilk inson, Jack Heyes, Cole Ellio t, Ahsan Ali.

Year 10-11 girls cross country

Year 8 basketball team A&B

WORLD

WAR ONE

COMMEMORATION

This summer the nation will commemorate one hundred years since the outbreak of the First World War.

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PENDLE VALE NEEDS

If you have ideas about how we at Pendle Vale College can remember and pay respect to this event please speak to your History teacher, Mr Welsh or Mr Hardwick.

In April of this year, a new PE Kit for Pendle Vale students was unveiled following consultation with students, parents, staff and governors. The new kit in royal blue and white looks fresh and modern and represents a vibrant learning community.

The College has funded this new PE kit for all students in Year 7 – 10 and parents should by now have presented their

£30.00 voucher

at one of the local retailers in order to receive the

first kit free of charge!

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Good Luck Aneila – go for Gold!

Pendle Vale College. Oxford Road, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 8LF Tel: 01282 682240 Fax: 01282 682289 Email: reception@pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk Website: www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr S Wilson, BSc

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In addition to this, all new Year 7 students who join the Team in September 2014 will receive a voucher for a new Trutex blazer and a PE kit, and will be provided with a college tie on their first day.