Year 13 Leavers’ Party The Clipper Around the World Yacht Race On Saturday 3rd June SFX held the annual Year 13 Leavers’ party. It was a very successful event with over 160 staff and students in attendance. The event was organised by Ms Finlay, Assistant Director of Sixth Form together with a committee of Year 13 students which involved planning the event and came up with fundraising ideas. One fundraising event held within Sixth Form was a football competition which ran over a number of weeks. The final was played between South Liverpool FC (year 13) and Mersey Reds (year 12) with Mersey Reds winning quite convincingly. The party was held in the school dining hall, which was dramatically changed for the evening with Miss Evans and Ms Finlay making curtains which would not look out of place at the Oscars! The dining hall was decorated with balloons and a fabulous ice sculpture was made of the school crest by ‘Do Me a Favour’ based in Hunts Cross. The evening went extremely well with staff and students attending a champagne reception followed by a 3 course meal. Later in the night they were entertained by the school band ‘Manic Street Teachers’ and a disco with karaoke.
The Art Department is currently involved with St. Julie's and Primary schools in the G10 Network in preparing a presentation to mark the last leg of the Clipper journey. The theme is the Caribbean and Year 8 pupils have been working towards providing a visual backdrop for the event which took place on Tuesday 27th June at St. Julie's. Mr Rippon, Mrs Douglass and Mrs Harris attended the event with a delegation of Year 8 pupils and 2 sixth formers who worked on the display.
Science Primary Links (CSI : SFX) Mr Daniels and Miss Martin have been visiting local primary schools this term as part of primary transition. They have been working with Year 6 groups from Christ the King, St. Paschal Baylon, St. Gregory’s and Holy Family primary schools. The theme of the lessons is forensic science and the children have been using scientific techniques to help solve a 'murder'. They have been using chromatography and pH tests to produce hard evidence to be used in a court of law. The science taster afternoons have been fun for both the staff and pupils involved.
Ms Finlay was delighted the evening was such a success and wanted to thank the numerous people who helped make the night so memorable.
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