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Preston Schools’ Trampoline Competition Los Angeles Trip Fully Loaded Library News Important Events Tomorrow’s Engineers Term Dates Community Clubs Let’s do lunch Homework Club Numeracy and Literacy

Trampoline Comp.

Preston Schools’ Trampoline Competition

Our talented students won both the advanced and novice categories at the Preston Schools’ Trampoline Competition on Wednesday 10th February. In addition to winning the team events, Freya Campbell came 1st and Georgia Lobley came 2nd in the individual competition.

Well done to :-

Katie Wright, Jess Hird, Katie Taylor, Abbie Brook, Sofia Allen, Freya Campbell, Nicole Grealis, Holly Goulding, Georgia Lobley, Holly Highcock, Caitlin Yates, Holly Goulding, Symone Lishman

Los Angeles Trip Friday 12th - Wednesday 17th Feb.

Day 1 - 44 excited students arrive at Manchester Airport ready for the trip of a life time! There were no late arrivals so everything got off to a great start. After a short flight to Heathrow, we then began our long haul flight to LAX, during which many snacks were consumed, films were watched and snoozes were enjoyed! Our tour guide Preston (yes, his actual name) was there to greet us and escort us to The Sportsman’s Lodge, which was to be our home for the next few days.

Day 2 – After a jetlagged sleep and a quick breakfast, we boarded the coach to begin our Hollywood Tour. First stop: Hollywood Boulevard. Here we star spotted and took in the sights and sounds of down town Hollywood. Second Stop: Griffith Observatory and Hollywood Sign. Students posed for endless selfies and photographs and took in the amazing views from high above Los Angeles. Third Stop: Beverley Hills and Rodeo Drive. Everyone enjoyed wandering around the most extravagant area of Los Angeles, car watching, celebrity hunting and dreaming big! Final Stop: Pinz Bowling Alley. We then saw the competitive side of our students as they took part in glow in the dark bowling. Will Pitt discovered a new skill as he scored strike after strike, putting the rest of us to shame.

Los Angeles Trip Day 3 – After a busy first day in LA exploring, Disneyland was next on the itinerary.

Due to the fact that it was Valentine’s Day, the park was very busy, although this did not stop our students from having a fantastic time, soaking up the Disney experience.

Day 4 – After adapting to the new time zone, everyone was excited to spend a full day at Universal Studios. Students enjoyed roller-coasters, film tours and meeting their favourite cartoon characters. They also had a few hours to spend in shops buying souvenirs and gifts with the money that, by this point, was burning a hole in their pockets! After a fun filled day, we headed back to the hotel to pack our suitcases ready for our final day in LA.

Day 5 – An early start was needed to make the most of our final day, and to ensure we had plenty of time for shopping. We shopped until we dropped in a celebrity favourite shopping mall called The Beverly Centre. Unfortunately, no celebrities were spotted, but shopping sprees were complete! One final stop before we headed back to LAX: Venice Beach. Students enjoyed watching local skateboarders do tricks, whilst taking in the last rays of sun shine. After what seemed like no time at all, we were back on the coach to LAX to begin our homeward journey. Hours later and after the connecting flight from Heathrow to Manchester, our tired students and staff arrived safely in Manchester, with memories which will last a life time!

Fully Loaded

Thank you to all parents and students who attended Fully Loaded; Guidance for parents and students for the final months of GCSE preparation event on Thursday 11th February. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Library News Hi ! My name is Ania. I am from Poland and I have been a librarian for 5 months now. It is absolutely amazing to see how much is happening in our school library. There is a book club, which I really recommend to everybody. All the people who take part in the book club enjoy it and have a lot of fun while they are talking about a specific book.

Every single day a lot of people come at lunch time to read their favourite books or to do homework. It is a lovely place to relax. It doesn’t matter how old you are, we are open for everyone and the library offers a lot of events where everybody can take part.

Loyalty Cards are something that have just been introduced and they work brilliantly because if you read 8 books, you can get one book free.

We also have iPads available for pupils do to their work and computers which really help if students need to do research, PowerPoints or use Show My Homework.

I am here to give advice about books, help with homework, translate for Polish Students and generally assist Miss Roberts and the other Librarians.

FEEL FREE TO COME ALONG !

We are open every day from 1.00 pm – 1.40 pm in Room 10

Important Events Coming up...

Year 7 & 8 Outward Bound restarts - Friday 26th February Year 11 Public Services Fieldtrip - Tuesday 1st March Year 9 Parents’ Evening - Thursday 3rd March World Book Day - Friday 4th March Beats Drama Competition - Tuesday 8th March Primary School Dance Festival - Wednesday 9th March Primary School Dance Festival - Thursday 10th March Duke of Edinburgh Day Walk - Saturday 19th March

Tomorrow’s Engineers Year 8 took on the challenges lead by ‘Learn by Design’. The three ‘Learn by design’ representatives along with two ambassadors from the National Nuclear Laboratory led 3 practical workshops highlighting the skills and opportunities available for a modern engineer, these included: I Engineer – where students are challenged to complete a hands-on, interactive engineering challenge with VEX Robots and then test their solutions in a competitive situation.

Tomorrow’s Engineers

Engineering x factor – shattering myths that surround engineering. This session aims to highlight the key skills and qualifications required to follow a career in engineering, using a variety of problems and brain teasers.

The drawing board – students are encouraged to create an innovative product or solution to help the engineering industry. Working in groups towards a common goal they then pitch their solution to the group.

The day was rounded off with a dazzling show put on by David Price from Science Made Simple which showed a collaboration of Science and Engineering experiments. A fun and challenging day had by all!

Here’s what year 8 girls thought about the day: Today our school was joined by several guests from a project called ‘Tomorrow’s Engineers’. Throughout the morning we took part in numerous activities using the skills people would need to become an engineer e.g. teamwork and creativity.

They also informed us that regardless of gender and level of intelligence you can become an engineer. In the afternoon, they invited us to an assembly, answered our questions and gave us various pieces of information about their engineering projects. It was an interesting day as I learnt and discovered lots of new things that at the start of the day would have surprised me. Grace McGarvey, 8H. A massive thank you to ‘Learn by design’, it was great working with you!

THIS WEEK’S DIARY Mon 22nd Feb * TAE KWON DO CLASS - 6.30 pm to 8 pm. * LENT IN THE MINSTER - 7.20 pm for 7.30 pm. Leader Rev Sue Griffiths, main speaker Mark Ireland, the subject ‘Exodus’. All are welcome. * AA MEETING - 8 pm to 9.30 pm. * ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE CLASS - 8.15 pm.

Tue 23rd Feb * YOGA CLASS - 9.30 am to 10.45 am. * CHAIR EXERCISE - 11 am to 12 noon. * LUNCHEON CLUB - 12 noon. * BABY BALLET CLASS - 1.30 pm to 3 pm. * TAI CHI CLASS - 7 pm to 8 pm. * CHURCH COUNCIL - 7.30 pm. * A.A. MEETING - 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm. * AL-ANON MEETING 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

Wed 24th Feb * BABY & TODDLER CLUB - 10 am to 12 noon. * COFFEE BAR - 10 am to 12 noon. * CRAFT & CHAT - 2 pm to 4 pm. * TABLE TENNIS CLUB - 7 pm to 9 pm. * CIRCUIT LEADERSHIP MEETING - 7.30 pm Thur 25th Feb * MUSIC GROUP REHEARSAL - 6.30 pm. * SPIRITUAL GROWTH MEETING - 7.30 pm.

Fri 26th Feb * JUNE BAKER SINGERS’ REHEARSAL - 10 am. * AA MEETING - 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

Sat 27th Feb * COFFEE BAR - 10.15 am to 11.45 am.

Sun 28th Feb * ASHTON UNITY SINGERS’ REHEARSAL - 2 pm. * ‘CROSSLIGHT’ - A Passion Play for Lent, 7.30 pm at Padiham Road Methodist Church, Brassey Street, Burnley BB12 8AD. Tickets £9 ring 01282 455087

Homework Club All year groups welcome

Room 16 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

3.00 pm - 4.00 pm