The St John Fisher Catholic High School Oxford Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 4LL e: [email protected]t: 01924 527000 f: 01924 527004 w: www.stjohnfisher.org.uk e: [email protected]t: 01924 527000 f: 01924 527004 w: www.stjohnfisher.org.uk St John Fisher Catholic High School Oxford Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 4LL Dear Parents/Friends, Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. Memorial Mass You will remember that last year at this time the school community was in shock and mourning following the sudden death of Ms Andrea Clarke. It was very fitting therefore that on 3rd July, we took time out to remember Andrea in a special mass at which a memorial sculpture was blessed that will stand as a lasting tribute to Ms Clarke in the sixth form area of the school. St John Fisher Feast Day Mass The mass led by Mgr Fisher and attended by approximately 1000 staff and students was a great celebration for the school. Such events are vital as it is important for the community to come together to worship and to celebrate our distinctive identity. Confirmation Congratulations to those students who were confirmed recently at St Paulinus and in other parishes outside the Heavy Woollen Deanery. We are very proud of these young adults. Educational Visits/Pilgrimages A group of students from Year 10 and Year 12 have journeyed to Lourdes as part of the Dioc- esan pilgrimage. Another group of students and staff are visiting Auschwitz as I write for what is sure to be a life changing ex- perience for them. Year 8 students have recently enjoyed an educational visit to Paris. The recent Year 7 outward bounds camp in Dalguise Scotland and the Year 9 trip to the Ardeche were great successes. A number of one-day educational visits have been approved and are about to take place, a full calendar has been prepared for next year. Thanks to parents for your support for this important aspect of our children’s education. Parental Holidays A reminder that it remains the policy that holiday requests in term time will not normally be granted as authorised absence. This is due to the adverse effect it has on pupils’ education. One measure by which schools are judged is by the attendance achieved by the students. Please continue to help us by not asking for leave during term time. Headteacher’s Comment Staff Departures This summer sees the departure of a number of members of staff who are moving on to pastures new. We offer our best wishes to Mrs S Hodson, Mrs H Parsan, Mrs L Mitchell, Mr S Shaw, Mrs K Fuller and Miss A Cronin. New Staff In September we will welcome the following new teachers to our school. We are sure that they will help us to provide excellent education for our children. Science - Ms A Whitehead Ms J Cassell Mrs S Walker Maths – Mrs H Hammerton English – Ms R Pawson Mrs R Graham Psychology - Ms C Brooks A significant number of appointments have also been made to the support staff. Timings for the School day There is no change to the start and finish times of the school day however, to accommodate a change from each student having five taught lessons a day to six, other times have changed as follows. Lunch time will be 15-20 minutes later than is presently the case. School Reopening/ Term Dates School will close at 12.30pm on Friday 19th July and reopen for pupils at 8.50 a.m. on Tuesday, 3rd September. A copy of next year’s term dates are attached. I wish you all a fantastic summer holiday and thank you for your support of our school. Kevin Higgins Headteacher Summer Edition 2013 Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 9.10 Registration 09.10 - 10.00 Period 1 10.00 - 10.50 Period 2 10.50 - 11.10 Break 11.10 - 12.00 Period 3 12.00 - 12.50 Period 4 12.50 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 - 13.40 Registration 13.40 - 14.30 Period 5 14.30 - 15.20 Period 6 Friday 09.00 - 09.30 Form Period 09.30 - 10.15 Period 1 10.15 - 11.00 Period 2 11.00 - 11:20 Break 11.20 - 12.10 Period 3 12.10 - 13.00 Period 4 13.00 - 13.40 Lunch 13.40 - 14.30 Period 5 14.30 - 15.20 Period 6
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St John Fisher Catholic High School Oxford Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 4LL
St John Fisher Catholic High School Oxford Road Dewsbury West Yorkshire WF13 4LL
Dear Parents/Friends,
Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter. Memorial Mass
You will remember that last year at this time the school community was in shock
and mourning following the
sudden death of Ms Andrea Clarke. It was very fitting therefore that on 3rd July, we
took time out to remember Andrea in a special mass at which a memorial sculpture
was blessed that will stand as a lasting tribute to Ms Clarke in the sixth form area
of the school.
St John Fisher Feast Day Mass The mass led by Mgr Fisher and attended by
approximately 1000 staff and students was a great celebration for the school. Such events are vital as it is important for the
community to come together to worship and to celebrate our
distinctive identity. Confirmation Congratulations to those students who were confirmed recently at St Paulinus and in other parishes
outside the Heavy Woollen Deanery. We are very proud of these young adults.
Educational Visits/Pilgrimages A group of students from Year 10 and Year 12 have journeyed to Lourdes as part of the Dioc-
esan pilgrimage. Another group of students and staff are visiting Auschwitz as I write for
what is sure to be a life changing ex-
perience for them. Year 8 students have recently
enjoyed an educational visit to Paris. The recent Year 7 outward
bounds camp in
Dalguise Scotland and the Year 9 trip to the Ardeche were great successes.
A number of one-day educational visits have been approved
and are about to take place, a full calendar has been prepared for next
year.
Thanks to parents for your support for this important aspect of our children’s education.
Parental Holidays A reminder that it remains the policy that holiday
requests in term time will not normally be granted as
authorised absence. This is due to the adverse effect it has on pupils’ education. One measure by which schools are
judged is by the attendance achieved by the students. Please continue to help us by not asking for leave during term time.
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Staff Departures This summer sees the departure of a number of members of staff who are
moving on to pastures new. We offer our best wishes to Mrs S Hodson, Mrs
H Parsan, Mrs L Mitchell, Mr S Shaw,
Mrs K Fuller and Miss A Cronin. New Staff In September we will welcome the following new teachers to our school. We are sure that
they will help us to provide excellent education for our children.
Science - Ms A Whitehead
Ms J Cassell Mrs S Walker
Maths – Mrs H Hammerton English – Ms R Pawson
Mrs R Graham
Psychology - Ms C Brooks A significant number of appointments have also been
made to the support staff. Timings for the School day There is no change to the start and finish times of the school day however, to accommodate a change from
each student having five taught lessons a day to six,
other times have changed as follows. Lunch time will be 15-20 minutes later than is presently the case.
School Reopening/ Term Dates School will close at 12.30pm on Friday 19th July and
reopen for pupils at 8.50 a.m. on Tuesday, 3rd
September. A copy of next year’s term dates are attached.
I wish you all a fantastic summer holiday and thank you
for your support of our school.
Kevin Higgins
Headteacher
Summer Edition 2013
Monday to Thursday 09.00 - 9.10 Registration 09.10 - 10.00 Period 1 10.00 - 10.50 Period 2 10.50 - 11.10 Break 11.10 - 12.00 Period 3 12.00 - 12.50 Period 4 12.50 - 13.30 Lunch 13.30 - 13.40 Registration 13.40 - 14.30 Period 5 14.30 - 15.20 Period 6
Friday 09.00 - 09.30 Form Period 09.30 - 10.15 Period 1 10.15 - 11.00 Period 2 11.00 - 11:20 Break 11.20 - 12.10 Period 3 12.10 - 13.00 Period 4 13.00 - 13.40 Lunch 13.40 - 14.30 Period 5 14.30 - 15.20 Period 6
we are happy to waste it. Sometimes it flies, sometimes it drags, but it never stays
still.
From the philosophers of Ancient Greece to modern theoretical
physicists, wise men and women have argued about the nature of time.
St Augustine won his spurs as a theologian by talking about – you guessed it - time.
The Jewish communities behind
both the Old and the New Testaments of the Bible had a very different idea of time
from others in the ancient world. While most others thought that time was cyclical
(for example, moving from a “golden age”
to baser metals, and eventually back to gold), the Bible looks on time as linear. It
moves from the past, through the present, to the future. Along this road, stretching
behind us and before us, are the milestones of God’s action, until “the ages are fulfilled”,
and Christ returns.
For a school, it is tempting to get lulled into the “cyclical” view of time. Year
follows year, term follows term; it all seems to run like a well-oiled carousel.
But it is so important to
remember that each year is different. Things have happened this year that have
happened in any other year, and will never happen again. We may have done similar
things to what we did last year, but we do
them as older, wiser people. For our students, there is a clear line of travel – a
journey of growth into a mature fulfilment of potential.
As we reach the end of another school year, let us give thanks for all that
has made this year different and special.
For those of us who will be returning in September, let us ask God for the grace to
make next year even better. - Fr. Hall
Reminders - Please make sure you have your name written inside your uniform and bag, incase it gets lost.
- Although the bag rack is handy, do not leave any belongings there for days on end. This is how they get lost.
- Please clear the bag rack before the holidays as anything that is left will be cleared.
Thank you.
Career Academy Graduation May 2013
It was a proud day for Sixth Form students from St John Fisher High School as they
went to their Career Academy Graduation ceremony at Leeds Town Hall on Thursday 9th May. The ceremony recognises the hard work and dedication that they have put into the
last two years and celebrates their success.
Our students (from left to right) with James McCreary Chief Executive of Career Academies UK are Bethany Frain, Sana Hussain, Tayba Azam, Holly West, Vicky Bates, Sian Ginnelly and Megan Ledger. They have
graduated in either Health and Social Care or Business. In order to graduate the students have completed an
internship of between four and six weeks, met regularly
with their mentors and attended workshops and various guru lectures. They have also had the opportunity to
visit various places of work to gain a better understanding of how they operate.
We would also like to thank our supporters who
made this a positive experience for these students. They are Sephie Collins and Katharine Storey of Disken & Co
Solicitors; Jonathan Hall from Penna; Zoe Mason from Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Claire Berry from Tesco; Danielle Farrell and Graham Driver from BDO; Tom White from Telereal Trillium’ Nancy Redhead
from Kirklees Gateway to Care and the Halifax. - H. Blanchfield, Sixth Form Study Supervisor
UCAS Launch
St John Fisher Sixth Formers have this week embraced the launch of UCAS.
This important journey started with the official UCAS launch assembly on Friday 7th June, which highlighted the opportunities available to all Year 12 students. To support the process, students
have been invited to attend a Higher Education Convention at Leeds Metropolitan University on
Wednesday 19th June which gives them the opportunity to grill the admission tutors to ensure they choose the correct university for their aspirational careers. In addition to this, students are
invited to attend an Open Day at one of the Russell Group Universities – Newcastle University, where a selection of informative but exciting subject talks including dentistry, law and
psychology are hosted. Sam Thornton, an ex- St John Fisher student who recently graduated from Newcastle University, delivered a session
on personal statement preparation on Friday
14th June 2013 to underpin student potential in maximising their competitiveness in securing their university offers. A Higher
Education Information Evening on Tuesday 25th June allowed parents/guardians the chance to find out more about how they
can support the students through this exciting time, with guest
speakers to enable a wealth of advice and information to prepare our Year 12’s for their future!
- Mrs A Fleetwood, Director of Study – Sixth Form
On Friday 5 July, 70 students in Year 13 attended a Leavers' Dinner alongside
staff at Gomersal Park Hotel. Fundraising
Many thanks to the students and staff for all of the fundraising
efforts this year in memory of Ms. Clarke. At last count, we had
raised over £3000 for Forever
Angels, a charity close to Ms. Clarke’s heart.
A personal thanks from
Grace and the family to
everyone who
has contributed in
any way.
Health Awareness Day Review “Last month we took part in Health
Awareness Day. We were off timetable all day and got to take part in six workshops. Each one was
interesting in its own way. We particularly enjoyed
the workshops about drugs and alcohol and the role of the police because they were really
interesting and had fun activities to take part in. The speakers made it easy for us all to get
involved and discuss things with them. The Luke and Marcus Trust session was very powerful and
moving – three ladies told us their accounts of the
death of their sons from drug overdoses. Though the workshop was upsetting it really informed us
of the dangers and consequences of taking drugs. Overall Health Awareness Day was a fun and
engaging way to teach us how to take good care
of ourselves physically and mentally.”
By Lily Booth and Isabelle Wilson, Year 8
Careers Award Presentation
In March this year Mr Steve Collins, Head of Services
(Kirklees), came into St John Fisher’s to award the school with the Quality Standard for Careers. The presentation
was made during a Year 10 assembly. Mr Collins gave a
short speech about the standards the school had to meet in order to win award.
Achieving the award is not an easy process and the school’s provision was rigorously assessed against 10
criteria that aim to demonstrate that the school provides its learners with a programme of careers education information
advice and guidance that is
in line with national stand-ards. The Standard
involves proving that the careers programme in
school includes effective
work related learning, engages parents/carers in
careers, has good resources and information,
strong leadership, effective training for staff and that
the careers programme is inclusive for all learners.
The award was presented to Aidan Maycock, on behalf of the school. Aidan is a Year 10 student who has
assisted Mrs Jones in the LRC with the management of the Careers information area. - A. Ballard, PSHCE
Entice Apprenticeships
Congratulations to Casey McGowan for
his successful appointment at Richard Allen, Dewsbury, as an apprentice in
Fabrication and Welding. Casey is the
first student from St John Fisher’s to be made an apprentice from the Entice Pro-
ject and Casey performed really well in a very competitive field against many different applicants.
Good luck to any other students waiting to hear how they have done in applying for apprenticeships .
- Mrs R. Brooke , Business
Pack Horse Gallery Exhibition
A group of pupils from St John
Fishers and Westborough
school have been working
together in an after school
Textiles and Design Club.
Their work based on a joint
soft sculpture, Tea Party, was exhibited in The
Pack Horse Gallery in Huddersfield. The Lord
Mayor opened the show which was very well
attended over the weekend. The manager of
the Pack Horse Gallery reported back that our
display was highly commended by members of
the public and the visiting committee. Well
done to all those students involved with the
project.
- J. Riordan, Textiles
A Bumper Year for Readathon. Getting young people engaged in reading for pleasure is not
always easy, especially with all the other distractions available to them in today’s world. That’s why we at St. John Fisher run the Readathon;
the UK’s sponsored reading event. Getting pupils actively engaged in
reading for pleasure while improving their literacy skills. As well as rising to the challenge to read more books, pupils are
currently raising hundreds of pounds for CLIC Sargent and the Roald Dahl Foundation who do so much to support seriously ill children and
their families. The Readathon is creating a real ‘buzz’ about books in the
school and the money is really rolling in! Year 7 students have so far
raised over £500 and the money is still coming… A fantastic achievement! Well done!
-J.Giraud, Whole School Literacy Co-Ordinator
Beth Shalom 2013 “We visited the Holocaust Centre ‘Beth Shalom’ to learn more about the treatment of the Jews in Nazi Germany. In the peace gardens there was a place were you could lay a stone in memory of the children who died during
the Holocaust. The guides of Beth Shalom are trying to get one stone for every child who died. That would be a massive 1,500,000 stones. At the moment they have around 300,000.
We also spoke to Susi, a lady who escaped the Holocaust by travelling to England on the ‘Kinder Transport’
when she was 3 years old. She told us about her time in Nazi Germany, how she lived in an orphanage and was brought over to England with her twin sister.
The trip to Beth Shalom was emotional as well as informative. We learnt a lot about what really went on during the Holocaust through a first hand account. I really enjoyed the trip and would recommend it to
others.” Ben Hawkins, Year 9. (This History/RE trip was ran by M. Mollicone and M. burns)
Mission Active The North Kirklees School Sport Partnership’s mission active took place in
Huddersfield this week. The annual event for Year 4 pupils included 24 schools this week and involved
over 1100 pupils across the partnership. The event
gave pupils an opportunity to participate and compete across 8 different sports as well as
receiving coaching tips and guidance. The activities covered Sports Hall Athletics, Dance, SAQ (speed, agility and quickness) and track events,
Football, Rugby, Tri Golf, Cricket and a taster of Paralympic Sports. Our leaders delivered 4 sessions throughout the day working in
groups to coach the different activities. Each group worked with
approximately 30 year 4 pupils at a time. The groups were a mixture of boys and girls with a range of sporting abilities; which really tested our leaders
ability to provide tasks where all pupils were challenged but could succeed. The event was a huge success and a lot of the plaudits need to go to our
fantastic 6th Form leaders. The coaching and leadership for the whole week
was provided by our 6th form, including A-Level PE and Btec Sport students delivering alongside qualified coaches and teachers. The quality of coaching
and the level of enthusiasm was exceptional from our young leaders. They ensured the week was a hugely enjoyable experience for all the pupils in-
volved. Feedback from staff and pupils has highlighted how good a job our students did. It’s great to hear such positive feedback about our students
and to have seen them in action, doing such a good job. Huge thanks and
congratulations go to all our 6th Form Leaders. Well done! - C. Egan
Catholic Cup
A year 7 team consisting of 8 boys
and 8 girls recently entered the catholic Cup. The competition,
now in its 3rd year brings all the
catholic schools from the diocese together to compete in a number
of different sporting events. The morning was divided into boys
football and girls netball. Both
teams came together in the afternoon to compete in a tug of
war tournament and a team obstacle course including cargo
nets and an inflatable section of the course. The pupils were a
credit to the school coming 4th in
the competition overall.
Year 9 Royal Armouries Trip “On Thursday 18thApril, 56 year 9 pupils went to visit the Royal Armouries on a History trip. It was a good experience. We learnt a lot about WWI, which we are currently studying. We were
split into two groups and had a range of activities to do. We learnt how they dressed, then had a competition in pairs to see which group was able to do the uniform correctly. We also learnt how
to march as WWI soldiers would have. We were taught the correct way to hold and throw a
grenade from the trenches. In the second activity we got to hold guns, swords and other artefacts used in the war. We were also able to try on clothes that the Germans, British and
French soldiers used during the war. After lunch we all got to go in our own groups with a teacher, we
visited exhibits such as the hunting rooms and the Medieval exhibit. It was fun because we got to see how history has changed, how weapons and clothes have developed. We also got
to see an exhibition where two Medieval knights explained their armour to us, explaining how
to put it on and how it protected them. They fought a battle and explained what moves they were making and how their opponent would block them. It was really fun watching them
fight. We all enjoyed the day at the Royal Armouries. It was really good to learn about WWI in an
interesting and different way.
- Louis Jelves and Hannah Hussain
“When asked to do marching drills and grenade drills…they demonstrated excellent behaviour skills, conducting themselves as young adults in an exemplary way. They were the best
students, of that age group, that I’ve ever taught and it was the students attitude and demeanour that made it a real pleasure to teach them.”
Andrew Deane, Visitor Experience Coach, Royal Armouries
Spellathon Wish us luck for the second annual Spellathon run by Kirklees' More Able Network (Thursday
11th July at Huddersfield University) We came 4th last year and have been rehearsing wildly!
Thanks to runner-up Charlie Deighton (8H) for
some professional coaching of this year's candidates: Fatima Patel, Tiya Aji and Cara Turner. - R.Cassidy, English
House News
A number of competitions are still running in Humanities and RE and, of course, Sports Day is yet to come! Points have been awarded all year for attendance and for performance in a range of competitions. These are the
current standings in the House Shield as we enter the last couple of weeks of term:
- M. Fallon
Becket Campion Clitherow More
63.5 82.5 60 78
Ordination We are delighted to announce the Ordination of a former student of St John Fisher High School.
Phillip Hall will be ordained in Leeds Cathedral by Archbishop Roache on Saturday at 12noon.
He will say his first Mass at 11am at St Mary's
Batley on Sunday 21 July. Please keep Phillip in your prayers.
The annual Sports Awards Evening took place on the 16th May and was a huge success. Students from all year
groups were nominated for awards to recognise their effort, commitment and achievement in PE and school sport. The awards were presented by Manchester City Ladies footballer Sarah Danby.
Huge congratulations to all students who were nominated on the evening and particularly those who won on the
night! (Winners highlighted in bold)
COMMITMENT TO LEADERSHIPAND
VOLUNTEERING Nominees: Year 11
Jordan Burland, Dean Carr, Poppy Cummins, Victoria Kenny, Rachel Sharp
Nominees: Years 12/13 Laura Broadbent, Daniel
Chatterton, Will Collins, Isabelle Fox, Joe Maguire, Charlotte Oates, Sam Pickles,
Connor Vickers
COMMITMENT TO SCHOOL SPORT AND
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AWARD Year 11
Nominees - Boys: Jordan Burland, Connor Ryder, Max Senior
Nominees - Girls: Chloe Barrett, Olivia Hilton,
Ellie Riordan
Year 10 Nominees - Boys: George Pickles, Adam Shire,
Harry Woollard Nominees - Girls: Robyn Manton, Megan
Nurse, Rebecca Williams
Year 9
Nominees - Boys: Paul Foulstone, Sean Smith, Nathan Waring
Nominees - Girls: Eleanor Burland, Nicole
Charlesworth, Lily Loveday
Year 8 Nominees - Boys: Jack Bottomley, Elliot Rayne,
James Sweeney, Zach Thompson
Nominees - Girls: Georgia Copley, Broghan Coughlin, Elizabeth White
Year 7
Nominees - Boys : Charlie Heaton, Callum Orange, AJ Topping, Kyle Spencer,
Jackson Walker
Nominees - Girls: Ellie Oldroyd, Casey Rhodes, Millie Taylor
INDIVIDUAL SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
AWARD
YEAR 7 Niall McKinnell, Laura Bowler
YEAR 8 Callum Pearson, Keeley Honeybell
YEAR 9
George Senior, Eleanor Burland
YEAR 10
Patrick Diskin, Megan Ryan
YEAR 11 Tommy Brierley, Siobhan Orange
SCHOLAR OF THE YEAR Nominees
A-Level: Will Collins, Lucy Cawtheray
BTec National: Charlotte Oates GCSE: Jordan Burland
BTec First: Bailey Cox
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Year 10 Football Team
- S. Cottrill, P.E
Personal Development Day with the British Army
A group of 21 students enjoyed a full day of activities led by the British Army to develop leadership skills, through a
series of command tasks. This required some physical agility
but it soon became apparent that brute force would not enable them to complete the tasks and more mental/problem solving
skills, excellent communication and teamwork were necessary. A great day had by all.
‘Overall the day was very enjoyable and is a great way to im-
prove important skills.’ Jordan Ellis ‘All in all, it was a day of fun and team building, which I do believe that we improved.. even though we came
second’ Jacob Crowther ‘I thought that the Army day was a very useful activity to develop teamwork. It provided important knowledge and
skills essential for University or a career.’ Liam Bleazard
Primary Events This term has been a busy time for primary school
sport at St John Fishers. We have hosted a Year 5 and 6 Kwik Cricket festival for our feeder schools with the addition of 3
other primary schools from the local area. Holy Spirit and St
Joseph’s won their groups and met in the final with Holy Spirit winning the competition overall.
The key stage 2 cross country saw a large amount of runners from each of our feeder schools competing in early June. Boys
and girls from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 tested their stamina and determination over a challenging course. The boys year 3 and
4 race was won by St Patrick’s, 2nd
St Joseph’s, 3rd St Paulinus. Girls year 3 and 4 was won by St Joseph’s, 2nd St Patrick’s, 3rd St Paulinus. The boys year 5
and 6 race saw 1st, 2nd and 3rd all taken by St Patrick’s and the girls year 5 and 6 race was won by St Joseph’s, 2nd St
Patrick’s and 3rd St Joseph’s.
The year 5 and 6 rounders involved mixed teams of boys and girls and was a great display of team work, encouragement as
well as skill. St Patrick’s won the competition overall, closely followed by St Mary’s, St Paulinus finished 3rd and St Joseph’s
a spirited 4th. The Key Stage 1 and 2 cross Country event took place just last
week with year 1 and 2 boys and girls competing. Some year 1
pupils got their first taste of cross country running. All pupils did a great job. The Year 1 boys was won by St Joseph’s, 2nd
St Patrick’s, 3rd St Joseph’s. Year 1 Girls, St Joseph’s came 1st and 2nd , St Patrick’s 3rd.
Year 2 boys was won by St
Patrick’s, St Joseph’s 2nd, 3rd St Patrick’s . Year 2 Girls 1st
and 2nd St Patrick’s 3rd St Paulinus, closely followed by
Holy Spirit.
- C. Egan, PE
Gifted and Talented/More Able Astronomy Masterclass
I took three year 8 pupils; Molly Reid,
Keeley Honeybell
and Noah Hawkins to an Astronomy
Master class at Mirfield Free
Grammar School on Friday the 5th of July. There were several schools represented
at this event including Salendine Nook, Colne
Valley , Holmfirth High School and Mirfield Free Grammar School. The activity was to build a
motorised moon buggy, test it by measuring how far it travelled on the ground and if it could
remain in one piece when dropped from a
height. The pupils had to present their findings
to the rest of the groups. They were marked on their overall performance in team working and
producing a successful outcome. Holmfirth were the overall winners so well done to them!
St John Fisher’s team came an
impressive third overall. This was a fantastic achievement by our Year 8 team as the rest of
the pupils were all Year 9! They also received a certificate for their
hard work and are looking forward to going
back next year to hopefully win the trophy! - Mrs Gavaghan Gifted and Talented Co-Ordinator.
National School Sport Week “Inspiring more young people to do more sport 24-28 June 2013 “ Since 2009, nearly 9 million pupils and 84% of schools in Britain have taken part in Lloyds
TSB National School Sport Week. In 2012 the Olympic and Paralympic Games came to the UK and we had an amazing time! Schools took part, inspiring young people through the
Torch Relay, staging their own Games during National School Sport Week and welcoming
the world’s athletes and cultures on London 2012 World Sport Day As a result of National School Sport Week, St John Fisher PE department decided to give
pupils more options in their PE lessons. Classes were collapsed for the week and pupils put into 4 different teams. Each team had to decide on their squad for 4 different sporting events; athletics, handball, rounders and table
tennis. The response was really positive with some great competitions. Pupils enjoyed playing in mixed ability and gender groups, as well as trying some new activities.
- K. Buckley PE
Dalguise
Sixty Year 7 pupils and 7 worn out and weathered teachers, have recently returned
from a fun filled week in Dalguise, Scotland. The annual trip is an action packed activity week in the great outdoors just outside of Perthshire. Pupils had the chance to gain new experiences
including ‘the giant swing’, zip wires, climbing, abseiling, raft building, archery and much more with specialist instructors. The trip gave pupils in year 7 a chance to get to know each other
outside of the classroom and to challenge themselves by taking them out of their comfort zone.
The pupils were a credit to our school. Throughout the week pupils surprised themselves with their bravery; climbing higher
than they ever thought they could, pushing themselves in a range of different feats. The trip also showed how supportive of each other the pupils at St John Fishers can be, with screams
and shouts of encouragement and congratulations throughout the week. Evening activities included camp fire songs and games with pupils in full voice. Voices which seemed to desert
some pupils by the end of the week. A great week was had by all. Big
congratulations should go to all the pupils who took part for their ef-fort, behaviour and
courage to push themselves. Well done.
Pupil Comments:
“I had an amazing time and everyone had lots of fun. My roommates enjoyed it too and every day was so exciting! I especially liked the
giant swing which I went on with my friend Megan. I also liked the zip wire and raft building. I would definitely go again.” Cara Turner “Dalguise was a fantastic trip! I made loads of new friends, and got to know people I wasn’t
that close with before. I overcame my fear of heights- I found the catwalk very challenging; I had to climb a tree, pull myself up on to a beam and walk across it. I didn’t want to let go
but with the encouragement of my group and teachers I made it to the middle to abseil down” Laura Bowler “Dalguise was a great place to go. I had a wonderful time, made new friends and conquered my fears. My favourite things have got to be abseiling and canoeing, particularly when we
could swim across the lake.” Amy Wood
“I really liked the raft building. We had to make our own raft. It was really funny because we all kept falling in.” Lewis Teale
“I really enjoyed all the activities but climbing was probably my favourite.” Tom Haley I really enjoyed Dalguise. My favourite thing was canoeing because we could swim across
the lake after. Thank you to all the staff who went with us. We had a great time.” George Bussey
Kirklees Cup - Rugby Year 7 reached the final of the Kirklees Cup meeting King James’ High School at Huddersfield St Joseph’s Rugby League Club. After conceding early tries, the year 7 team managed to
claw some points back in the later stages of the1st half to leave a gap of 12. The first points in the 2nd half needed to go to St John Fisher to set up a decisive second half. Unfortunately the points
went to King James to stretch the points gap. St John Fisher managed to go over the King James’
line, but late tries from King James settled the game. The score finished 32-16. A great achievement to reach the final in their first year together. Let’s hope we can take it one better next year.
Year 9 reached the final of the competition meeting Honley in the final on the 4th of July at Huddersfield St Joseph’s. They performed heroically, with some exceptional commitment as well as
play. Fishers’ scored the first two tries, but didn’t convert. Honley came back and converted. The game built to half time in much the same fashion with Fishers’ in the lead. The second half saw
Fishers’ begin to dominate with some excellent free flowing rugby and tremendous commitment to
defence. The score finished 38-20 to St John Fisher. The 3rd year running the year group have won the competition.
Year 10 reached the final and met local rivals Earlesheaton on a scorching hot evening. An extremely focused Fisher’s side lined up to retain the cup they won last year. Some expansive rugby,
backed up by solid defence saw the year 10’s take an early lead. This was replied to by Earlesheaton
and around 15 minutes in the score was 16-8. The next try was really important and the Fishers defence ensured it wasn’t going to be Earlesheaton. The first of three full length tries over the course
of the game set the ball rolling and the score was 22-8 at half time. A determined year 10 team continued to pile on the pressure. Excellent handling and supportive running saw Fishers’ breach the
try line a number of times and the contest was beginning to look decided. The year 10’s retained their trophy, eventually winning 60-8.
Gold Silver Bronze Roles and responsibilities
Support PE lesson delivery in primary schools Y
Support delivery of OSHL clubs and activities in primary
schools
Y Y
Organise and deliver primary school festivals Y Y Y Support coaching of SJF sports teams Y Y
Attend SJF sports fixtures and officiate where appropriate Y Y
Support SJF PE staff in PE lessons when available Y
Organise and deliver House activities at lunchtimes Y Y Y
Help organise and deliver Festival of Sport Y Y Y
Deliver activities at Mission Active Y Training and development
Access to Day Certificate in Sports Leadership Y Y Y
Access to accredited NGB courses/qualifications Y Y
Recognition of community service Y Y
SJF Leadership Academy From September the PE department and 6th form will be launching a new leadership academy. This will give pupils an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and apply them in a range of practical activities. If you have an interest in sport, working with primary school pupils or developing your organisational and administrational skills then the leadership academy could be for you.
Gold: Year 12/13 BTEC Sport Extended
Diploma students
Silver: Year 12/13 students; particularly A level PE, with an
interest in sport or leadership and volunteering.
Bronze: Year 12/ 13 students and 10/11 GCSE PE/BTEC Sport students
