The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College

20.03.15

Vol: VI No: 26

DIARY OF WEEKLY EVENTS

Monday 23rd March
8.55 am St John Boste Assembly
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Music Technology Coursework
Year 12 Maths Mock Exams (all week)
GCSE Photography (to 24th)
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House Sports (to 24 )
P1 4
MFL Speaking
Tuesday 24th March
8.55 am St Margaret Clitherow Assembly
8.55 am Year 12 Assembly
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Year 12 Cambridge Residential (to 25th)
P1 4
MFL Speaking
Wednesday 25th March
8.55 am Blessed John Ingram Assembly
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GCSE Photography (to 26th)
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P1 4
MFL Speaking
P5 6
EMA Tombola
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P8 9
Year 11 Revision
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Thursday 26 March
8.55 am St Thomas More Assembly
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Year 13 Assembly
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St Anne Line Assembly
Year 8 Maths Challenge
P5 6
EMA Tombola
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Friday 27 March
EES Celebration
10.00 am Sixth Form Reconciliation
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P8 9
Year 11 Revision
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3.15 pm Ampleforth Retreat

St Annes Hall (Naomi)

AR5 Mr Carless

St Annes Hall (Naomi)

Common Room (Mrs Horner)

St Annes Hall (Naomi)

AR5 Mr Campbell
St Annes Hall
Dining Hall
Dining Hall (Mr Corcoran)
Common Room (Mrs Horner)
St Annes Hall (Naomi)
St Annes Hall
St Annes Hall
Dining Hall

Morning Prayers Week beginning:

23rd March
11TM1, 11TM2
Easter Break
th
13 April

Prayer for the Week

Lord, we thank you for the wonderful term weve had. Thank you for the courage youve given each of us to
stand with strength, determination and vigour in the midst of exams, stress and unpredicted circumstances.
Grant us all a blessed Easter and a reviving school break.
We make this prayer through Christ, our Lord.
Amen

Headteachers Comments
Children Services Committee
On Tuesday afternoon five of our students made superb presentations to the Children Services Committee
which is a committee of councillors and local authority representatives. Rebecca Blair and Olivia Benson
outlined the work they have been doing as part of the Young Inspectors Team. Annabelle Napper, Jake
Hornsey and Lois Joynt gave a presentation of their work on the Holocaust Memorial Project. The
presentations were fantastic and it was a pleasure to hear the very positive comments about our students
afterwards.

Public Speaking
On Friday evening I accompanied Lois Joynt, Molly Marshall and Rose Allen to Linlithgow in Scotland where
they took part in the latest round of the National Rotary Club Competition.

Rotary Club Photography Competition

Well done to all students who took part in the Rotary Club National Photography Competition. The winner
of the Hartlepool round was Adam Gofton (for the second year running) and the runner up was Zarron
Barnes. Both students received a cheque for their efforts and Adam goes on to the District Competition

School Council
Last week we had an excellent School Council meeting in which a number of issues were raised. Many
topics were discussed such as catering, security and revision classes. The House Representatives were
superb in representing all students.

Y11
I am currently reading through all of the Y11 progress reviews and it is very encouraging that our students
seem to be timing their run in to exams perfectly. Well done to all Y11 students and I would ask all
students to respect the fact that Y11, Y12 and Y13 students are at a critical time in their careers.

TIMS Mathematics Testing

Y9 students last week were asked to take part in an international exam of Maths and Science. The results
of these exams are compared between countries to make some judgements about the relative
performance of schools across the world.
The examiner thanked all our students for the way they approached the exam and he described their
conduct as impeccable. Well done.

Spelling of the Week

Which of these is the correct spelling?
Always or
Allways

AOB
Q Where do tough chickens come from?
A Hard boiled eggs
Q What do you call a camel with no humps?
A Humpfree

General Notices
Summer Festival 2015! (God Camp)
June 24th-26th 2015

Forms for this are now available from the Chapel, come along to find out more information if youre not
sure. Its three days of pure excellence at the youth village! Dont miss out! Unfortunately its only open to
Years 9-13.
Sorry Years 7 & 8 your time will come!
Naomi

Year 9 Retreat to The Youth Village

May 6th 8th 2015

Forms are also available for this, pop to the Chapel and pick on up! Limited space so act fast if you want to
come! Its definitely going to be a fantastic few days, you get two nights Wednesday-Friday at the youth
village, with friends and the fantastic YMT Team what more could you want?!
Naomi

Hunger Lunches
Thank you to all the students who have helped out with is, and bought a soup and bun to help raise funds
for CAFOD this Lent. The Lunches will continue until we break up for Easter!
Naomi

Ski Trip
On Saturday 28th March, 45 students and 6 staff are off to Salzburg for a weeks skiing. Students need to
meet at the back of the 6th Form Block at 11.00 am, ready for departure at 11.30am. Final balances must
have been paid, and students need to hand in passports and insurance cards before we depart.
Mr East

Annual Easter Egg Tombola

The EMA are putting out their annual plea for donations of Easter Eggs for our
tombola which will take place on 3rd and 4th April during P5 / P6 in St Anne's
Hall.
This is a hugely popular event and would not be possible without your
generosity.
All donated Easter Eggs should be brought to Reception. Thank you

Medicines / Tablets
Please remember that you must not carry any tablets / medicines in school. If you need to bring tablets to
school please hand them in to Mr Craddy for safekeeping. Thank you

Poe-tea Fridays
Year 11 Pathway 1 and Year 10 Pathway 2 students are invited to attend Conflict Poetry revision sessions
with Miss Welburn in LB4 every Friday 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm.
Tea and biscuits provided. Miss Welburn

Revision Sessions
Easter Holiday Revision
Monday 30th March

9.00 am 3.00 pm
10.00 am 3.00 pm
10.00 am 2.00 pm
9.00 am 2.00 pm
9.00 am 1.00 pm

Tuesday 7th April

Wednesday 8th April
Thursday 9th April
Friday 10th April

Music Composition
Y11 Drama
GCSE Geography
Sixth Form Art
Science ISA Catch Up
(invited students only)
BTEC Art
GCSE PE
GCSE MFL
Psychology
Sixth Form Performing Arts
Business Studies
ICT / iMedia
ICT / iMedia

Half Term Revision

Wednesday 27th May
Thursday 28th May
Friday 29th May

GCSE Maths
GCSE German
History

9.00 am 12.00 noon

10.00 am 12.00 noon
9.30 am 2.00 pm

Weekend Revision
Friday 24th April to
Saturday 25th April

Geography Revision Weekend

Tuesday 31st March

Saturday 9th May

Sunday 10th May
Saturday 16th May
Sunday 17th May

Saturday 6th June

Saturday 13th June

9.00 am 2.00 pm
9.30 am 2.30 pm
10.00 am 12.00 noon
10.00 am 4.00 pm
10.00 am 3.00 pm
9.30 am 2.30 pm
9.30 am 2.00 pm
9.30 am 2.00 pm

GCSE RE
9.30 am 2.00 pm
GCSE French
9.30 am 11.30 am
GCSE Biology / Chemistry
10.00 am 2.00 pm
A Level Maths
9.00 am 12.00 noon
(Core 2 and Decision 2)
GCSE Physics
10.00 am 2.00 pm
English
12.00 noon 2.00 pm
(GCSE English Literature, Unit 1 - Of Mice and Men and An Inspector Calls Y10,
Pathway 2 students and Y11, Pathway 1 students)
A Level Maths
9.00 am 12.00 noon
(Core 3)
A Level Maths
9.00 am 12.00 noon
(Core 4)

Note:
Students will be issued with a Revision timetable detailing in school revision sessions.
There are also various after school revision sessions running within Departments.

GCSE German
Listening revision sessions will be held every Friday lunch time in B39 starting at
12.25 pm. Mrs Horner

EMS Digital Signage

If you would like to feature anything on the EMS Digital Signage Network around the school please contact
Mr. Hope and he can get your information live!

Performing Arts After School Clubs!!

Miss Stevens

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

Drama Club (3:15 4:00)

A level Performing Arts (3:15 4:30)
Dance Club (3:15 4:30)
GCSE Drama (Year 11) (3:15 4:30)

History Club:
If you would like to join the History Club, which is running Friday after school for KS3 students, from Friday
6th February, please speak to a member of the History Department, or come along on Friday at 3.10 pm.
Mrs Brown
WEDNESDAY - 15:15 to 16:15 in the School Library
COMPLETE BEGINNER? Learn the basic rules, how the pieces move etc. Tuition
given
MORE EXPERIENCED? Learn more advanced strategies, openings, endgame,
displays etc.
Chess clocks now available for Speed Chess!
CHESS SETS AVAILABLE FOR INDEPENDENT PLAY EVERY LUNCHTIME & AFTER SCHOOL

Hartlepool Foodbank: Urgently Needed Items

sugar
tinned fish
tinned fruit
coffee
sponge puddings
instant mash
Please take your Food Bank donations to the school library.

cereal
uht milk
pasta sauces rice

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Sports Notices

House Sports
Monday 23rd March Boys
Morning (Period 1-4) Year 9 Football
Astro-pitch
Morning (Period 1-4) Year 8 Rugby
Rugby Pitch

Girls
Year 9 Rounders
Sportshall
Year 8 Tag Rugby
Astro-pitch

Tuesday 24th March

Boys
Afternoon (Period 6-9) Year 7 Badminton
Sports Hall
Afternoon (Period 6-9) Year 10 Orienteering
Summerhill
Mr Glynn

Girls
Year 7 Badminton
Sports Hall
Year 10 Football
Astro-pitch

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Year 9 Notices
Year 9 Retreat to The Youth Village
May 6th 8th 2015

Forms are now available for this, pop to the Chapel and pick on up! Limited space so act fast if you want to
come! Its definitely going to be a fantastic few days, you get two nights Wednesday-Friday at the youth
village, with friends and the fantastic YMT Team what more could you want?! Naomi

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Year 10 Notices

Y10 French GCSE speaking assessments

Students will need to arrive 5 minutes before their allocated time slot and will be absent from lessons for
up to 15 minutes.
Monday 23rd March (HW)

Tuesday 24th March (JE)

Baldonasa, Jannie
Butler, Jack
Dolphin, Bethan
Foster, Charlotte
Gallighan, Nathan
Gooding, Eve
Green, Olivia
Kelly, Sharna
Kubrak, Mariusz
Laundon, Joe

9.10am
9.20am
9.25am
9.30am
9.40am
9.45am
9.50am
10.00am
10.05am
10.10am

Priest, Katie
Purnell, Ciara
Railton, Rebecca
Readman, Eve
Rigali, Mariella
Snowdon, Hannah
Sullivan, Molly
Sutheran, Amy
White, Haydn

Allen Michael
9.15 Pichay Kiara
Appleyard Bradley 9.20 Razzaq Sara
Buglass Amy
9.25 Relton Alice
Causton Bethany
9.30 Shanks Elizabeth
Cope Jennifer
9.35 Soupe Jake
Dixon William
9.40 Starling Isabella
Gardner Laura
9.45 Ward Leon
Hartley William
9.50 Williamson Phoebe
Hume Cameron
9.55 Windram Matthew
Jiggins Matty
10.00 Woodward Emma
Lenehan James
10.05 Wynn Adam
Mason Georgia
10.10

Wednesday 25th March (HW)

Allen, Grace
Andrew, Ciaran
Banks, Rebecca
Callaghan, Amy
Callaghan, Madeline
Cheesebrough, Arianna
Coombs, Katie
Drummond, Spencer
Francis, Daniella

9.10am
9.20am
9.25am
9.30am
9.40am
9.45am
9.50am
10.00am
10.05am

10.15am
10.45am
10.50am
11.00am
11.10am
11.15am
11.20am
11.30am
11.35am

10.15
10.20
10.45
10.50
10.55
11.00
11.05
11.10
11.15
11.20
11.25

Graver, Ellie
Hunter, Amy
Khanum, Jannat
Lithgo, Jack
Littlewood, Bradley
O'Boyle, Macy
Robinson, Alana
Thompson, Luke
West, Josephine
Williams, Jonathan

10.10am
10.15am
10.45am
10.50am
11.00am
11.10am
11.15am
11.20am
11.30am
11.35am

English Revision Sessions 2015

Pathway 1
3.15pm 4.30pm
Monday - Reach for the Stars, Mrs. Cordon LB2

Pathway 2, GCSE English Literature

Wednesday / Thursday Mrs. Hogarth, S4
Friday Poe-tea Miss. Welburn LB4
Sunday 17th May 2015, 12pm 2pm
8am revision before the exams
8.50am Booster Session in the Dining Hall

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Year 11 Notices

English Revision Sessions 2015

(Please also see individual teachers and your revision timetable)
GCSE English Literature
GCSE English
Poe-tea Miss. Welburn, LB4
Monday, 3.15pm 4.30pm Mrs. Maloy BG2
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Sunday 17 May 2015, 12pm 2pm
Monday, 3.15pm 4.30pm Mrs. Fox LB5
8am revision before the exams
Monday/Wednesday/Friday, 3.15pm 4.30pm
8.50am Booster Session in the Dining Hall
Miss. Rudd LB
Thursday, 3.15pm 4.30pm Miss. Petite, BG3
8.50am Booster Session in the Dining Hall

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Sixth Form Notices

English Revision Sessions 2015

Y12 Literature: Mondays, P5 (bring your lunch) Mr. Stewart in LB6 (plus Tuesday scheduled sessions).
Y13 Literature: Wednesday / Thursdays, P5 (bring your lunch) Mrs. Hogarth in S4
Y13 Language: Tuesdays, P5 (bring your lunch), language acquisition Mr. Stewart LB6
8am revision with Mr. Stewart in LB6 before the exams.

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Attendance
Group
7JB1
7JB2
7MC1
7MC2
7JI1
7JI2
7AL1
7AL2
7TM1
7TM2
8JB1
8JB2
8MC1
8MC2
8JI1
8JI2
8AL1
8AL2
8TM1
8TM2
9AL1
9AL2
9JB1
9JB2
9JI1
9JI2
9MC1
9MC2
9TM1
9TM2

Period: 09/03/2015 to 13/03/2015

%
Group
Attend
91.5
10JB1
DW
VP
LHA
96.2
10JB2
DES
CWE
90.9
10MC1
EF
95.2
10MC2
BH
TH
SY
97
10JI1
NH
87.9
10JI2
LWI
LTY
EW
95
10AL1
ME
94
10AL2
ND
AHD
DCM
97.5
10TM1
AD
96.5
10TM2
LN
KR
98.3
11JB1
JMC
KSP
SMG
92.4
11JB2
SI
CLO
96.8
11MC1
KB
96.7
11MC2
LC
NB
CG
97.4
11JI1
PA
94.8
11JI2
CT
CM
DF
99.6
11AL1
DD
99.2
11AL2
BM
RW
ADR
97.2
11TM1
LHO
91.3
11TM2
HJ
JB
RF
96.3
Totals
96.5
NR
Group
TPB
91.7
HT
94.6
St Margaret Clitherow
93.2
SM
St John Boste
KBA
96.2
St Anne Line
86.4
RT
Bl John Ingram
CB
96.5
St Thomas More
88.2
CD
Totals
92.2
ACN

% Attend
95.8
93.1
94.8
97.2
96.3
97.8
97.3
94.8
93
96.2
99.6
95.9
100
98.3
96.7
92.4
99.2
98.8
93.9
98.8
95.4
% Attend
95.4
94.9
97.1
95
94.6
95.4

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Music Lessons
Piano Miss Tanner
Monday 23rd March
10:40 Dominik Sysok=jew-Osinskii
11:10 Christine Uchendu
2:00 Neisha Trainer
2:30 Olivia Bennison
Wednesday 25th March
9:10 Alex Mailen
9:40 Jessica Godfrey
10:10 Sam Tyers
10:55 Lathina Powell Cosgrove
11:25 Amy Wright
1:15 Lauren Merifield
Thursday 26th March
10:40 Connie Letts
11:10 Alex Mullins
11:40 Teige Kidson
12:10 William Hartley
1:10 Joel Barry
1:40 Grace Armstrong
2:10 Lucy Chiverton
2:40 Czarnelle Martin
Friday 27th March
1:40 Ella Cosgrave
2:10 Haydn Rogan
2:40 Nicholas Chapman

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