St Michael’s Church of England High School A Church of England Academy
Headteacher: Mrs J Jenks BSocSci Hons PGCE Deputy Headteachers: Mr J Chadwick BEd Hons, Mrs C Hooley BA Hons
Excellence within a Christian context I S S U E
Therefore, choose
6
J U L Y
2 0 1 7
Message from the Headteacher HIGHLIGHTS p2 Readathon p3 Mr Henson p4 CVE Day p5 Mr Sharples p6 Mr Whiting p7 Our new Headboy and Headgirl
Dear Parents and Carers, As you will see from the contents of our newsletter this term has once again been packed full of visits and special events. We have a great deal to celebrate and be thankful for. We trust that our wonderful former Year 11 pupils who enjoyed a fantastic ‘prom’ at Mytton Fold will be successful in their achievements. We look forward to receiving their examination results which will be available for pupils at 9.00 am on Thursday 24 August. They have been a truly magnificent group of young people and we wish them well in the future.
ics, where for the 18th consecutive year, we were victorious. Summer music was also a truly memorable occasion, with many exceptional soloists, ensembles, groups, bands and choirs. Building projects We continue to work on upgrading our facilities. We have been fortunate to have received grant monies from the Education Funding and Skills Agency and with the help of St Michael’s School Trust, which many parents and carers generously contribute to, a new fire alarm system will be fitted in the summer.
Fond farewells This is a time of year when we say goodbye to a number of valued colleagues:
Mrs Kath Holding is retiring after 45 years of dedicated service to St Michael’s. She p9 Robin Park joined the school as a newly qualified teacher in 1972 p10 Topical debate Uniform teaching Food Technology Thank you for your continthroughout her teaching cap11 Karting news This half term we welcomed ued support in helping to reer. Although she retired our New Year 7 pupils for meet our high expectations from teaching in 2008 she p12 Science news their induction day. They and standards of uniform. has continued to work in an gave a very positive first If you are intending to puradministrative role overseep13 Amazing Art impression and were clearly chase new items of uniform ing the school timetable. Mr looking forward to becomin the summer please can I Bob Sharples, Science Techp14 Mrs Blake ing part of ‘Team St remind you of the imnician, is also retiring this Michael’s’. I am sure that portance of labelling all insummer after 10 years of p15 Dan Bishop they will embrace all of the dividual items. Additionally, dedicated service to the amazing opportunities avail- that boys trousers must be school. p16 Macbeth game able to them. of a traditional style (not skinny fit) and girls’ skirts Mr Derek Whiting is leaving p17 CVE Days Congratulations! should be no more than 3 to return to the South East Throughout every subject inches above the knee. coast and Mr Adam Henson is P18 Bang Drum area our young people conmoving to a school in Oldham. Mrs Maxwell is retiring p19 Working for peace tinue to excel through hard Attendance work, determination and Thank you for your support from her part time post the support of dedicated in helping to avoid taking teaching Food Preparation p20 CVE Day and outstanding members your children out of school and Nutrition and Mrs Suof staff. Details of excepin term time. Please may I zanne Blake is leaving her p21 Great gardening tional achievements in so remind parents and carers temporary Science post and many areas of school life that I am unable to author- hopes to move to Australia in P22 Book of the year are highlighted in the news- ise holiday requests and the near future. We are also letter but I would particuany requests for absence saying goodbye to Dan Bishp23 Shakespeare trip larly like to mention the may only be authorised in op, our Christian Youth Worksuccess achieved, once exceptional circumstances. er, who is leaving to take up p24 Maths mania again at Robin Park in the a similar post in London. Chorley and District Athletp8 Mrs Holding