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The English Martyrs School and Sixth Form College

Parents Bulletin No 3December 2013

EMAChristmasRaffle

ManythankstoallwhosupportedourChristmasraffle.Withyourhelpwemadeaprofitof323.

1stprizeiPadMinwaswonby: CarolJordan2ndprizeiPodwaswonby: CarolineKerridge3rdprizecricketbatsignedbyGrahamOnionswaswonby: AmeliaRobinson

Thewinningtutorgroup,whosoldthemosttickets,was: 7JB2(MrsManning)

Onceagainmanythanksforallyoursupport.

ChristmasMessage

Thisyearwecelebratedthebirthofanewbaby,butnotjustanybaby,aroyalbabywhowillonedaybeourKing.Georgehasbeenbornintoafamilywhoare

lovedandreveredthroughouttheworldandtheworldwelcomedhimwithgreat

anticipationandjoy.Veryfewpeoplewonthaveheardofhisarrivalabouthis

arrivaland5monthson,welookforwardtoreadingabouthimandseeing

pictures.

Everyyearwehavetheopportunitytoprepareforandwelcomethearrivalofa

King,butthisKingwasnotborninanypalaceandneitherdidhereceiveany

royaltreatment.Infact,itwasquitetheopposite.ThisKing,however,willlive

foreverandreigninourheartsandlivesforeternity.ThisKingwasbornina

stableover2000yearsagoandhisnameisJesus.ThisKingwillbringusallweneedinlife,withoutacost.He

comestousfreelyinloveandsohowcanwepreparetowelcomehimintoourheartsthisChristmas?Letusopen

ourselvestothelove,hope,peace,forgivenessandjoythathebringsnotjustthisyearbuteverysingledayofour

lives.

MaythisChristmasbeahappyandholycelebrationforyouandyourfamilies.CasualCoverSupervisorsCoversupervisorslookafterclasseswhenteachersareabsentandensurethatstudentscompletetheworkleftfor

themin

aquiet

and

disciplined

manner.

We

are

looking

for

more

cover

supervisors

to

help

out

during

busy

periodsonacasualadhocbasis.FurtherdetailsareavailablefromtheSchoolOffice01429273790.

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overtwice! Thankfully, she didnt

break any bones but Mr Hodgson

still had to piggyback her from

halfway across Summerhill!

For their first time participating inthis event, the Year 7s performed

exceptionally well with Ben

Weighill flying in with a time of 11

minutes 57 and Katie Mason

winning her race with a time of 13

minutes 13 aint no river wide

enough to stop these guys! The

Year 8 / 9 competitors began after

break, with Jack Woodward and

Ffion Lanigan both annihilating their

races. Both were pleased that they

had been chosen for the event and

Ffion had overcome tendon

problems to win the race doesthis show dedication or what?!

After everyone had caught their

breath (and washed that mud off!),

it was time for the school day to

continue as normal.

Overall, well done to all the

athletes who took part in this

years cross-country event and,

hopefully, youll be out there doing

the same thing in the same weather

conditions next year!

Especially well done to St.

Anne Line house for their

well-deserved win and tothe winners of each

individual race. As always,

the students are looking

forward to the next cross

country event.!

Adam Chatterton /

Becca Nicholson

CongratulationstoSacredHeartwhowonourYear6school

clusterSportshallAthleticsFestivalandwillnowcompeteat

theTownEventtobeheldonThursday9th

January,at

BriertonSportsCentre1.003.30pm.

Boys

Girls

Total

1st SacredHeart 342 320 662

2nd

StTeresas 316 338 654

3rd

StBegas 300 308 608

4th

StJohnVianney 284 302 586

5th

StCuthberts 282 300 582

6th

StJosephs 298 264 562

Year after year, the P.E.

Department never fail to pick the

perfect day for cross country! Its

October. Its absolutely freezing

outside. The clouds are loomingoverhead, primed and ready to

flood the course (as they had done

all week) and the ground is boggy.

What better time to send the kids

out on the course?

The morning of Tuesday 22nd saw

athletes from every year repre-

senting their houses by competing

against each other in a race around

Summerhill. Here is a basic

breakdown of the rules:

The position you place is your

score!

The lowest score wins!

Do your best!

The weather actually turned out

pretty nice! It was only slightly

breezy and it only drizzled for the

first part of the event. However,

the recent rain had left the course

rather muddy and the ditches full

of water

Despite the foreboding conditions,

people were in high spirits before

the races! Its safe to say that the

atmosphere was a little crazy with

people rushing around to be places

and get everything organised. Thishectic atmosphere was present

throughout the department and,

after a short briefing in the Sports

Hall, the older years of the school

could finally put their restlessness

to good use! Some Sixth Form

students were even present among

the athletes! Not surprisingly,

most of the contenders came back

completely covered in mud! Itseemed like great fun though as

everyone came back with smiles on

their faces and there was lots of

laughter.

Adam Thompson and Mollie

Lambert stormed the course, both

finishing first in their separate

races. The success didnt come as a

surprise to Mollie though as she

has managed to win the event ever

since she joined English Martyrs

thats five years in a row! Mollie

said she was really proud to

represent the house (St. ThomasMore) and that she found it hard

but enjoyable. When asked what

he thought about the event, Adam

said, I was really pleased when I

was asked to run this year because

I got picked last time and loved it.

However, he also said that it was

rock hard due to the fact it was

so muddy, making boots seem an

awful lot heavier. He also

mentioned he really enjoyed the

race this year even though he did

cut his leg up on the rose bushes

on the last bend- ouch!Adam was not the only person to

sustain an injury, however. Its safe

to say it was fairly eventful for

Claudia Newbury as she

unfortunately managed to slip

Aint no valley low enough to keep this years competitors from tearing up the track!

AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH OCTOBER 2013

House Points Place

St Anne Line 499 1

St Margaret Clitherow 640 4

St John Boste 573 3

St Thomas More 551 2

Blessed John Ingram 711 5

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TownSportshallAthletics

Martyrsdothedouble!!!!

EnglishMartyrsenteredateamintoboth

Year7andyear8towncompetitions.The

teams

consisted

of

boys

and

girls,

competing

againstHighTunstall,ManorandDyke

House.TheYear7girlscame1st,with

Manorin2nd,HighTunstallin3rdandDyke

Housein4th.

TheYear7boys

came2nd,with

HighTunstallin1st,Manorin3rdandDykeHousein4th.Overall

theyear7teamfinishedinfirstplace.Year8girlsalsocame1st,

withHighTunstallin2nd,DykeHousein3rdandManorin4th.

Year8boyscame1st,Manorin2nd,DykeHousein3rdandHigh

Tunstallin4th.Againtheteamcame1stoverall.Allthestudents

displayedaconsistentperformancethroughoutthetrackand

fieldeventsandrepresentedtheschoolwithgreat

sportsmanship.Goodlucktothestudentswhowillnowgoonto

representHartlepoolintheTeesValleycompetitioninJanuary.

HartlepoolCrossCountryChampions2013TheEnglishMartyrsSchooltookfullteamstothetowneventinNovember,

heldatSummerhill.Thestudentsallcompletedthecourseinverymuddy

conditionsandrepresentedtheschoolwithexcellentsportsmanship.

TheYear7girlsdemonstratedgreattacticsastheyranasagroup,motivating

eachother

around

the

course.

They

came

in

1st

place

as

ateam

with

50

points.TheYear7boysfinished4thintheirteamevent.TheYear8/9boys

competedtoaveryhighstandard,finishingwith36pointsasateam,placing

them1stintheteamresults.Year8/9girlsweremotivatedbytheboys

performanceanddemonstratedgreatdeterminationaroundthecoursewith

theteamalsobeingplaced1st. ThefinaltworaceswerefortheYear10/ 11

teams.BothEMSteamsfinishedfirst. Theseoutstandingperformancesledto

EnglishMartyrsbeingcrownedOverallTownChampionsforanotheryear!

OurKS3GirlsarethroughtothecountyroundoftheNationalSchoolsBadmintontournament.Welldone,girls!

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ThisyearsmusicalproductionofJesusChristSuperstarwasan

absolutetriumphandeveryoneinvolvedagreedtheshowwasone

ofthebestyet!ItwasafittingconclusiontomarktheendofThe

YearofFaith.Over70studentswereinvolvedfromYears7 13

performing

on

stage

or

playing

in

the

fabulous

band.

In

addition,

a

wonderfulteamofbackstagecrewensuredthatthewhole

productionransmoothlyandprofessionally.ThewonderfulJCSBand

conductedbyMrAndersonwereprofessionalineveryway.The

talentedbandwasmadeupfromourfantasticAlevelMusic

students.Notmanyschoolsorcollegescouldtacklesuchadifficult

scoreandourstudentsdidanamazingjob. Specialmentionmustgo

tosomeofourtalentedprincipalsincludingEthanScott(Y10)who

playedJesus,LauraAdamson(Y13)andGeorgiaLennon(Y10)who

playedMaryMagdalene,JessicaHarrison(Y11)whoplayedJudas,

BrccnCarlinTyzackwhoplayedamostentertainingHerod,

Ellis

Miller

who

played

Pontius

Pilate

and

Bethany

Grimwood

and

NikitaNighoskarwhoplayedCaiaphasandAnnasrespectively.

Someofthecommentsmadebyourappreciativeaudience:

Theshowsgetbetterandbetter ThisonewasbyfarthebestyetAsgoodastheWestEnd

DVDsoftheshowareavailablefromschoolpriced7.00.

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ThistermalsosawourA

LevelstudentsembarkontheirtriptoNewYork.Theexcitementbefore

leavingwaselectricandthebuzzfromthestudentswhentheycameback

wasfantastic.Thisyearhasbeenthemostsuccessfulyetandthephoto

graphstakenwillundoubtedlyenhancethealready

stunningworkbeingdevelopedbyourcreativestudents.Hereisashot

ArtandDesign

Wehavehadaveryproductiveandsuccessfulterm

inArtandDesign.Someoftheworkthathasbeen

producedsofarhasbeenamazingandIwouldlike

tosharesomeexampleswithyouall.

IwouldliketostartonaChristmasthemeand

congratulateJessicaHall9JB1forherwinningentry

forourChristmascardcompetition.MrLeechose

herentryandhehassenthercardtoallofthe

CatholicPartnership

schools

and

friends

of

the

school.WelldoneJessica.

Wehadoverahundredentrieswithsome

excellentresponsesbuthercardcaughtthemessageofChristmasbest.Jessica

receivedamixtureofartmaterialsforherhardworkandeffort.

OurKeyStage3studentshavebeenproducing3Dhomeworksthistermandthe

responseshavebeenoutstanding!

TakealookatsomeoftheexamplesandIamsureyouwillagreethattheamount

oftimeandeffortgoneintothesehasbeenstaggering.

Welldonetoallthestudentsinvolved.

OnafinalnoteIwouldlike

tospeaktoourYear11art

students.Youarenowone

termawayfrom

completingyourGCSE.I

urgeyoutofocusand

remaindeterminedto

succeed.Wewillhelpand

supportyouineverything

aswereallywantyouto

excel.Your

examination

paperwillarriveinJanuary

andthisisthefirstsignof

thebeginningoftheend.Thenextfewmonthswillbehecticbutthereisstilltimetoreallypusheverythingand

dothebestthatyoucan.Weareinyourcornersoletushelpyouasmuchaswecan.

OnafinalnotetheArtDepartmentwouldliketowishallaverypeacefulandhappyChristmas.

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EveryyearweenteraselectionofartworkfortheCatholicPartnershipDurhamCathedral

Artexhibition.Wehavebeenapartofthisnowformanyyearsandtheworkhasalways

beenoutstanding.Thisyearisnodifferent.Wehaveover20studentsfromYear9and10

workingonalargecanvaspaintingand15piecesof3Dwork!Theworkisnotfinishedbut

theprogresssofarhasbeenbrilliant.

The3DworkshopsthisyearhavebeenrunbyourwonderfulYear13studentBartek

Wawrykow.Hehashelpedteachtheclassandhastaughtthestudentsallthetechniques

fromthebeginning.Hehasbeenamazingandthestudentshavelovedhisinput.

Theexhibitionwilltakeplaceonthe20th

January2014intheGalileeChapelinDurham

Cathedral.It

would

be

well

worth

avisit!

UniversityofYorkShineProgramme

AsaschoolwehavebeeninvitedbytheUniversityof

Yorktotakepartintheir'Shine'programme. Thisis

aimedtowardsstudentsinyears711whohavebeen

identifiedasbeinghighachievingandwhowould

benefitfromtakingpartintheprogramme. The

programmehasbeendesignedtoraiseawarenessof

theprogressionroutesandvarietyoffurtherand

highereducationprovisionsavailable.Studentswill

beencouragedtodeveloptheirownlearningstyles

andtoincreasetheirconfidenceand

selfesteem.Itishopedthatstudents

willbeinspired,motivatedandhelped

toachieveacademicsuccess. 05

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HousePointsDecember2013

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RegionalFinalsHereWeCome!

TheEnglishMartyrsSixthForm

DebatingTeamwontheirsecond

successiveplaceattheregionalfinalsin

theUKDebatingMatterscompetition,

tobeheldatNewcastleUniversityon

the1stofApril.Theteamgainedtheir

placeaftertheyfoughtoffverystrong

competitionfrom

three

other

schools

overtwodebates,Megacitiesarebad

forthedevelopingworld"and

"Extremeviewsshouldnotbegivena

publicplatform".TheEnglishMartyrs

teamovercametheeffortsofQueen

ElizabethSixthFormCollege,TheKings

Academyandthehostschool,

Stokesley.

Year12METConference2013WhoismyNeighbour?

OnthemorningofFriday22nd

NovemberallofYear12attendedaConferenceisWhoismy

Neighbour?aspartoftheirMorals,EthicsandTheologyGeneralRECourse.TheConferencewas

underpinnedbythestoryoftheGoodSamaritanwithaparticularfocusuponcausesofpoverty,social

justiceandputtingGospelValuesintoaction.Studentsundertookvariousactivitiesincludingdiscussion,

decisioncorridor

and

ranking

they

way

in

which

the

government

spends

its

money.

A

significant

part

of

themorningfocuseduponthestoryofMaryandMarthatacklingtheissueofmalariaprevention,whichallowedstudents

tomakethoughtfulcomparisonsbetweentheWesternworldandThirdworldandhoworwhyweviewourselvesso

differently?TheConferencealsohighlightedsomerathershockingstatisticsanddisturbingfactsregardingpovertywhich

wasavividremindertostudentsthattherearemanyofourfellowbrothersandsistersinneedofourhelpandsupport,

particularlyduringthisrunuptoChristmas.

SixthForm

ChristmasFayre

Friday6December

sawourfirstsixth

formChristmas

fayre. Allsixthform

studentswereen

couragedtoweara

Christmasjumper

andtutorgroupsset

upfestivestallsin

theCommonRoom.

Therewere

many

delicioustreatson

sale,fromfourbird

roastsandwichesto

homemadecakes.

Studentscameup

withinteresting

waystoraisefunds

suchaspinthetail

onthereindeerto

facepainting.

Bothstudents

and

staffreallygotinto

thespiritofthe

eventandover500

wasraised.

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ClothesShowLive2013TheTechnologyDepartmentledatriptoClothesShowLive,Tuesday10

thDecember. Thetriptargetedyear9

andyear12studentsstudyingTextiles. Theaimofthetripwastoincreaseawarenessaboutacareerinthe

FashionIndustry. ClothesShowLiveiseverythingyoucouldloveaboutfashionandincludedtheUKstop

designers,thecountryshottesttrendsandthenationsbiggestcatwalkshow.

Studentshad

afun

packed

day

and

had

the

opportunity

to

experience

the

College

Forum,

College

Catwalk

collectionsandDesignAwardsGallery. ThehighlightofthedayhadtobetheFashionTheatre. Featuring

currentandnewseasonfashioncollections,withover40topmodelsanddancers,bringingfashiontolife

wearinghighstreet,designer,coutureandboutiquefashioncollections.

Studentscommentsabouttheday.

It was amazing, the stalls were great and the fashion show was fantastic MillieYear9I was amazed at the catwalk show and found it inspiringLaura,Year9I thought the clothes show was amazing, definitely the most enjoyable trip Ive ever

been on. Linzi,Year12I absolutely loved the clothes show. We had a fantastic day and it was very

beneficial to my A Level coursework. Best trip ever! Rebecca,Year12The Clothes Show was amazing and really fun. It was great to see the work from

university students and to see the range of clothes produced. This has inspired

meBethany,Year12I found this to be a beneficial experience to see work produced by other stu-

dents which has inspired my A Level workAnnabel,Year12

EDFEnergyMentoringScheme

ThisyearwehavebeenworkinginpartnershipwithEDFEnergy.Itisafantasticopportunityforour

SixthFormstudentstobecomeinvolvedwithlocalbusinessesandgainexperiencefortheirfuture

careers. ThisyearsawthefirstEDFEnergymentoringschemewhichwasofferedtoourScienceand

MathsSixthFormstudents.

Theprocessinvolvedalauncheveningtointerestedstudentsandtheirparentsandthenacompetitive

applicationandinterviewprocess.Twelveofourstudentswereshortlistedtothesecondphaseandsixsuccessfully

appointedtothescheme.

ThesuccessfulcandidateswillnowparticipateinmentoringcontactsessionswiththeEDFEnergyMentorsandhavetraining

daysthroughout

the

year

at

the

power

plant

in

Hartlepool.

This

wonderful

opportunity

providesourstudentswithhighqualityworkexperience,employmentpreparationandworkbasedskillsalongsideaninsight

intoamarketleaderindustrytohelppreparethemfortheirfuture.

ThisprogrammeispartofEDFsstrategytoprepareyoungpeopleforworkandbeginsthestartofastrongworking

relationshipwithEnglishMartyrs.

Masterchef2013On Wednesday20

thNovemberwehostedtheannualCatholic

PartnershipMasterchefcompetition.AwiderangeofBritishinspired

dishesfilledourkitchensastenpairsofyoungchefstooktothe

stovesto

battle

it

out

in

the

competition.

The

brief

was

to

make

a

twocourselunchinspiredbythethemeTraditionalSchool

Dinners.TenschoolsfromtheCatholicDioceseenteredteamsof

twoyear10students,ourbiggestandbusiestmasterchefyet!

Students showcasedskillsofbreadmaking,pastryworkandflavour

balancing,andallofthestudentsworkedrelentlesslytocreatea

competitionworthyofMaryBerry&Paul

Hollywood!OurjudgeDanielRaudinfrom

theYorkHotel,HartlepoolsaidThisyearscompetitionhasbeenthehigheststandard;ithasbeenaprivilegetoseesuchcreativity

andtechnicalabilityinthiskitchen,andthishasdefinitelybeenthehardest competitiontojudge.TheEnglishMartyrsteamofShannonReedandEveCoatesworkedreallyhardtodevelopthe

excitingmenuof:atwistonminceanddumplingsservedwithmixedgreensfollowedbychocolate

and blackberryBakewelltartservedwithhomemadeschooldinnercustardicecream.Wewere

thrilledwiththeresultsasthestandardswerethehighestyetandallteamsproducedsomefabulous

food.Ourgirlsworkedexceptionallyhardandcameaveryclosesecond.

WelldonetoShannonandEve!

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ChildreninNeed2013AquickupdateonourfundraisinginNovemberforthe

ChildreninNeedcharity.Wehadanotherfantasticweekof

fundraisingthisyearsothankyoutostaff,parentsand

studentswhohavecontributedtoanyoftheactivitiesthat

tookplace.Weraisedastaggering3524.

Thisamazingamountofmoneywascollectedthroughalot

ofhardworkanddedicationfromeveryoneinvolved.

Activitiesincluded;asponsoredfunrun,sponsoredsilence,

sponsoredleg

wax,

cake

sales,

hot

dog

sales,

tombolas

and

manymanymore.Itravelledwithagroupofstudentsto

handoverthechequetotheBBCatHexham.Wesmashed

ourtotalof3004fromthepreviousyearsowelldoneto

everyoneinvolved.

TwomembersoftheEMSstafftookpart

intheHartlepoolHospiceSantaFunRun

toraisefundsforthe

Hospice.

Congratulationstoourstudentswho

bakedcakesandraised81tobuya

ChristmastreefortheSchoolLibrary.

Manythankstoallthestudentswho

boughtthe

cakes.

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CatholicPartnershipMediaOscars,Wednesday27th

November

OnceagainstaffandstudentswalkedtheredcarpetattheFifthAnnual

CatholicPartnershipMediaOscarsatHardwickHall,Sedgefield. This

yearshaulofOscarsforEnglishMartyrswasafantastic15awards

acrossadiverserangeofcategories.Manyofthestudentsworkwas

givenspecificmentionforexemplifyingoutstandingtalentincludingthe

BestArtFilmawardswherejudgesfromTeessideUniversitywere

blownawaybytheprofessionalstandardoftheshortfilmsofBartek

WawrykovandBenDriver.Intheunder16BestGamecategory

JaxonSullivan

also

received

praise

for

his

technical

skill

in

creating

avisuallyengaging,firstpersonadventuregame.Thejudgeswerealso

greatlyimpressedwiththecharacterisationandhumourinthewinning

animationsofMacauleyWalker,BartekWawrykovandLukeWeighillas

wellastheblendingofcomicbooknarrativeandsocialissuesinthe

under16BestComicsofMatthewDunn,ConorBurtonand

AlexCaldwell.ArtisticflairanddesignbroughtVerityGreenand

LukeWeighilltheover16BestComicsawardswhiletheunder16

BestStoryboardcategorywenttoJasminDobson.Intheincredibly

competitivephotographycategory,AdamGoftonwonunder16Best

StillLifeandJoeSpencetookBestNaturePhotograph. Eachyear

thebar

has

been

raised

in

terms

of

excellence

and

our

students

have

risentotheoccasionyetagain.

StJohnVianneyLunchClubCD

AgroupofourstudentswelcomedtheSt.JohnVianneyLuncheonClub

totheschoolinNovembertomakeaCDoftheirfavouritesongs.The

Clubprovidesaweeklyopportunityforpeopletomeetandenjoyeach

otherscompanyoveramealandourstudentshavebeenhelpingout

servingteas

and

coffees

for

almost

ayear.

The

idea

for

aCD

was

the

brainchildofArianna CheesebroughinYear9whothoughtitwouldbe

agoodwayofbringingpeople

togetheracrossthegenerations.She

wasrightandmuchenjoymentwas

sharedoverthesixmonthsof

rehearsalsandespeciallyduringour

dayintherecordingstudio.

Thankstothemanypeoplewho

gavegenerouslytomakethis

happennotleastBrendaHarrison

ourmusical

director.

The

CD

will

be

availableintimeforChristmas,

pricedat5withallproceedsgoing

tocharity.Ifyouwouldlikeacopy,

pleasecontact:jeremy.cain@

hartlepoolyouthministry.org.uk

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TopoftheBenchQuiz

OnTuesday26thNovemberEnglishMartyrstookpartintheRoyal

SocietyofChemistry'stopofthebenchcompetitionatTrinitySchool

inMiddlesbrough.Therewas9schoolstakingpartandstudentshad

toanswerquestionsonarangeofChemistrytopics,testingtheir

knowledgeto

the

limits.

There

was

individual

rounds,

team

rounds,

a

buzzerround,anagramsandmanymore.Wefinishedavery

commendablesecondplace.WelldonetoJamesBurroughs,

JacobClyburn,FfionLaniganandElizabethShanks.

CentreforLife

NinetyYear7and8studentstookpartinanexcitingdaytriptothe

CentreforLifeinNewcastletoexploreallthingsSciencerelated.We

evenhadtimeforaspotoficeskating!Thestudentsinvestigatedscience

phenomenain

the

'Curiosity'

zone,

looked

into

the

potential

Science

Developmentsofthefutureinthe'Ourworld,OurFuture'zone.The

Planetariumexplainedaboutthephasesofthemoon,thelunarlandings

andthetidesandintheScienceTheatrewelearnedlotsaboutthe

weather. Alltogetherwehad2fantasticdaysout,everyoneenjoyed

themselves,eventhoseyettomastertheskillsoficeskating.Looking

forwardtonextyearstripalready!

Year9ScienceTriptoLondon

Inyear9andinterestedinScience?Whynottakepartinourannualyear9Sciencetripto

London,Wednesday18thFriday20thJune2014.WewillbevisitingtheScienceMuseumand

NaturalHistory

Museum,

along

with

seeing

the

musical

The

Lion

King,

ridingtheLondonEye,shoppinginCoventGardenandeatingatThe

RainforestCafe.Ifthissoundslikesomethingyouwouldbeinterested

in,pleaseseeMissLodgeinLab3foraletterandmoreinformation.

A30depositisrequiredby10thJanuarytosecureaplace.

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TheEMSChessClubstartedupatthestartofNovember,andhasseenalotofinterestfromstudents,rightacrosstheschool

agerange.TheclubrunsonMondaylunchtimes(12.00to1.10pm)intheschoollibrary butstudentsarealsoplayingchess

independentlyduringotherlunchtimessoifyoucantmakeMondays,dontworry!Thefriendlylibrarystaffwillsortyou

out!

Ivebeenpleasedwiththerangeofchessexperienceofthoseattending.Whileafewhaveclearlyplayedbefore,mostare

onlyjustlearninghowthepiecesmovebutarehavingagreattimeindiscoveringwhatchesshastoofferintermsof

strategy,planning,patience,concentrationandmostimportantly,fun!Severalnewstudentshaveaskedmehowthepieces

move,soIveproducedcopiesofashortguidetoanyoneinterestedonMondaylunchtimes.Forthoseabitmore

experienced,thereisanextendedversionwhichgivessomeinformationonchessnotation(howtofollowchessgamesin

books)andanintroductiontochessstrategy.Dontforgettheinternetforlotsofgoodadvicewhilethosewithmobile

phones,tablets

or

laptops

will

find

some

great

chess

apps

to

learn

how

to

play

the

game,

and

improve

rapidly

(Shredder

Chessisveryaffordableandhighlyrecommended!)

Theschoolhasalreadyneededtopurchaseextrachesssetsandifdemandincreases,wellpurchasemoreasnecessary.In

theNewYearIwilllookatthepossibilityofanafterschoolchessclubsessionwheresomechesstuitioncouldtakeplace,

givenenoughsupportandanagreedday.Iamalsolookingatthepossibilityofaschoolchesstournamentlaterintheschool

year,achessclubleague andevensomecompetitivegames.Iwillkeepstudentssuitablyinformed.However,forthetime

beingjusthavefunplayingifyouarenewtothegameandifyouareamoreexperienced

playerwhohasntattendedyetpleasecomealong!

Asascienceteacher,Iamallfornewtechnology,butwhenitcomestobraintrainingI

wouldputplayingchessuptherewithlearningamusicalinstrumentandreadingbooksto

getthelittlegreycellsworkingwellsogiveitago!MrEdwards

CHESSPUZZLE

To

celebrate

the

launch

of

the

EMS

Chess

Club,

here

is

achess

puzzle

for

youtosolve.Whitetoplayandmateintwomoves!

Ifyouthinkyoureworkeditout,writedownyouranswer(usechessnotationorjust

describethemovesinwords)andhanditintoMrEdwardsonany

MondaylunchtimeduringJanuary.Allcorrectanswerswillgoinaprizedrawattheendof

Januaryandasuitablechessrelatedprizewillbeawardedtothesuccessfulstudent.

Goodluck!

MONDAYLUNCHTIME 12:00 to13:10in the Library

PLAY FOR FUN, LEARN NEW SKILLS, MAKE NEW FRIENDS, BEGINNERS WELCOME GIVE CHESS A GO!

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BeattheRatRace

Asaresultoftheirhard

workandprogressin

languagesthisyear,a

groupof15Year9

studentswereselected

toattendaBeatthe

RatRaceevent

organisedbyRoutes

intoLanguages

North

East.HeldatNewcastle

Universityin

November,theevent

highlightedthe

opportunities

availabletothosewith

alanguages

qualification.Students

wereluckyenoughto

beabletoquiz

successfullinguists

(includingareallife

spy)andtheytookpart

inaSpanishtaster

sessionrunby

university students.

Agreatdaywas

hadbyall!

VisittoChristmasMarketinCologne

AgroupofYear9studentsfromEnglishMartyrsandManorCollegespenttheweekend6th

9th

Decemberenjoyingthe

GermanChristmasmarketsinCologneandAachen. Inadditiontopractisingtheirlanguageskillsandgettingatasteoflife

inGermanyitwasgreatstarttothefestiveseason. Studentshadtheopportunitytobuypresentsandwerealsoableto

samplearangeofGermanspecialitiesincludingBratwurst,ReibkuchenandPrintenfromthedifferentstalls.Walking

aroundthecitiesstudentswereabletoseesomeofthesightsincludingthebridgesovertheriverRhineandthe

magnificentcathedralinCologne. ThegroupalsovisitedtheChocolatemuseumwheretheysawsomeofthechocolate

productionprocessandwereabletoenjoyatastefromthefountain. WealsowenttotheStadtmuseuminColognewhich

gaveaninterestinginsightintothehistoryofthecityandshowedthemassivedestructionandthesubsequentrebuilding

ofthecityaftertheSecondWorldWar.

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MathsSets

For

Sale:

Fantasic

deal

on

maths

sets!

All

students

are

ex

pectedtohavemathsequipmentforlessonsandassessments.Wehave

setsavailableforjust1thathaveeverythingyourchild

needsformaths.Ifyouwouldliketopurchaseone,theyare

onsalefromyourchildsmathsteacherorWednesday

breakonthemathscorridor.

FREESCHOOLMEALS

FreeSchoolMealsareavailableforallparentsorguardianswhoareinreceiptofthefollowingsupportpayments:

IncomeSupport(IS)*EmploymentandSupport Allowance(ESA)IncomeRelated

GuaranteedStatePensionCreditIncomeBasedJobseekersAllowance(IBJSA)*

ChildTax

Credit

**

Support

under

Part

VI

of

the

Immigration

and

Asylum

Act

1999

*PleasenotethatchildrenwhoreceiveISorIBJSAintheirownrightarealsoeligibletoreceivefreeschool meals.**ParentsmustbereceivingChildTaxCreditbutARENOTentitledtoaWorkingTaxCreditandwhoseannualincome(asassessedbytheInlandRevenue)doesnotexceed16,190. Theschoolscashlesssystemoffersaverydiscreetmeansofobtainingtheentitlement. Theschoolkitchenoffersadeliciousandvariedmenueverydaywiththreechoicesofhotmeal

plusavarietyofdesertsoralternativelysandwichesandsalads.

FreeMealsformsareavailablefromtheCivicCentre orSchoolOffice.

ContactDetails Pleasewillparents/guardians notifytheschoolofficeimmediatelyifthereareanychangestonames,

addresses,telephonenumbers,mobilephonenumbersorthenamedcontactpersonsofstudents.

Itisveryimportantthatcontactinformationiskeptuptodate.

ThankyoutoeveryonewhocontributedtothisyearsOperationChristmasChildappeal.

Wewereabletosend 27shoeboxestochildrenforChristmas.

StCuthberts: ChristmasEveCarols7.00pm Mass7.30pm ChristmasDayMass9.00amStJohnVianneys: ChristmasEveCarols6.30pm Vigil7.00pm ChristmasDayMass10.00amStJoseph's: ChristmasEveCarols5.00pm Mass5.30pm ChristmasDayMass10.15amStPatricks: ChristmasEveCarols7.30pm Vigil8.00pm ChristmasDayMass10.00amStMarys: ChristmasEveCarols5.30pm Mass6.00pm ChristmasDayMass9.30amStTeresas: ChristmasEveCarols5.00pm Vigil5.30pm ChristmasDay NoserviceStThomasMore: ChristmasEveCarols5.30pm Mass6.00pm ChristmasDayMass10.15am

UsedStamps Theschoolcollectsusedpostagestampsallyearround tosendtolocalcharities.Weespeciallyaskatthistimeoftheyear.Pleasedonateyourusedpostagestampstousand,inturn,supportdeserving

causes. Allstampsshouldbesenttotheschooloffice. Thankyou.

Year11PhotographFriday10th

January

AllYear11studentswillhavetheirphotographtakenonFriday11thJanuary.Studentsshouldbeinschoolfor

8.50amandshouldassembleintheDiningHall.Anystudentwhoturnsupforthephotowithartificial

colouringontheirhairwillnotbeallowedonthephotograph.

TheEnglishMartyrsAssociation

ThenextEMAMeetingwilltakeplaceonMonday13thJanuary2014at

7.00pmintheConferenceRoom.

ALLAREWELCOME yourcontributions/ideasareverymuchappreciated

EndofTermActivities

ThefollowingChristmasactivitieswillbetakingplaceforallstudentsonThursday19thDecember:

Year7 Pantomine

Year8 Cinema

Year9

TalentShow

Year10 Disco

Year11 St.Hilda'sChristmasService

SixthForm Quiz

Medicines/Tablets

Pleaserememberthatstudentsmustnotcarry

anytablets/medicinesinschool.Ifstudents

needtobringtabletstoschooltheyshouldhand

themintoMrCraddyforsafekeeping.

StudentSafety Wouldparentspleaseavoiddroppingtheirchildrenoffinanyofthestaffcarparksatany

timeduringtheschoolday. Itisinthebestinterestsofallstudentssafetyifthenumberof

vehiclesenteringthesiteiskepttoaminimum.

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CALENDAR

TheEnglish

Martyrs

School

and

Sixth

Form

College,

Catcote

Road,

Hartlepool,

TS25

4HA

Tel: 01429273790 Fax: 01429273998

email: admin@ems.hartlepool.sch.uk www.ems.hartlepool.sch.uk

TheEnglishMartyrsSchoolandSixthFormCollegeisnowonFacebookandTwitter.

Pleasevisitwww.facebook.com/EnglishMartyrsSchool and'like'thepagetoreceiveinformationfromthe

newsfeedorfollow@EMS_HartlepoolonTwitter.

Monday16thDecember w/c3rdFebruary Y12GeographyFieldTrip

(to18thDecember) EESResidential Monday3rdFebruary Y10GCSECateringExam

Tuesday17thDecember HistoryScene

(to18thDecember) HouseSports Tuesday4thFebruary RockNight

ChristmasConcert Wednesday5thFebruary Y9TechnologyDay

Thursday19thDecember SixthFormPanto EMSTalent

ChristmasActivities Thursday6thFebruary Y11ParentsEvening

Friday20thDecember Y11Quiz Friday7thFebruary CPCrossCountry

Monday23rdDecember Monday10thFebruary Y10MusicPerformanceExam

(toFriday3rdJanuary) ChristmasHoliday Tuesday11thFebruary Y10MusicPerformanceExam

w/c6thJanuary2014 Y12GeographyFieldtrip (toWednesday12th) Y9BusinessActivity

Friday10thJanuary Y11Photograph (toWednesday19th) TheGanmbiaTrip

Monday13thJanuary EMAMeeting Monday17thFebruary

(to 24thJanuary) Y8AssessmentWeeks (toFriday21stFebruary) HalfTerm

Y13AssessmentWeeks Thursday 27thFebruary Y11MusicPerformanceExam

Thursday16thJanuary Y10Diphtheria/Tetanus/ Y9OptionsEveniing

PolioVaccinations

Friday

28th

February

Y11

Music

Performance

Exam

Y7/Y8SportshallAthletics Monday3rdMarch EMAMeeting

Y10ParentsEvening (toFriday14thMarch) Y7AssessmentWeek

Friday17thJanuary Y11YorkUniversity Y12AssessmentWeek

Monday20thJanuary CPArtExhibition(Durham) Tuesday4thMarch CPNetballTournament

Wednesday22ndJanuary CrossCountry Y11PoetryLive

(to23rdJanuary) JazzFestival Wednesday5thMarch AshWednesday

Monday27thJanuary GCSECateringExam Thursday6thMarch HousePublicSpeaking

(toFriday7thMarch) GCSECeramicsExam

Friday7thMarch(to9th) LentRetreat(Ampleforth)

SchoolUniform PEKit

UNIFORM,tel:01915109333or online:www.uniformuk.com

TAGTEAMWEAR tel:01642462926 07768364464

Salesof schooluniformcontinuetotakeplaceonthefirstWednesdayofevery

monthattheSalvationArmyHall,ParkRoadfrom2.00pmto5.30pm.

ThenextuniformsalewilltakeplaceonWednesday8thJanuary.

IfyouhaveanyitemsofschooluniformorPEkitthatyourchildno

longerneeds(whicharestillingoodconditionwewouldbegratefulif

youwouldsendthemtoschool.Wewillthenkeepasupplyofuniform

andPE

kit

in

school

which

can

be

loaned

to

students

in

an

emergency.

Thankyou

SchoolwillfinishfortheChristmasbreakonFriday20thDecemberat1.55pm

andwillreopenat8.50amonMonday6thJanuary2014.