Autumn 2016 Welcome to our latest edition of the ‘Communiqué’ from . A message from the Headteacher

Dear Parent/Carer, Houghton, and Lisa McManus to be our events and media officer. This new school year has proved to be every bit as busy as previous years at Archbishop We also wish to extend our congratulations to Temple School. Mrs Smith on the birth of her son, Austin, and Mr Charlton whose partner had a little girl, We’ve been delighted to welcome 157 new Nola, on 17th October. pupils into Year 7 in September. We had an incredible 805 applications for places in Year 7 and over 90 appeals. I am overwhelmed by the confidence this shows in the school by members of our community. The new pupils have settled in very well, and feel like they’ve been part of the Archbishop Temple family for ever. We do wish them five happy and successful years with us.

In addition to new pupils we’ve welcomed several new teachers:

Ms Victoria Walsh – subject leader for History Ms Kirsten Ryder – ICT and Maths Ms Jessica Cross – Chemistry Ms Katy McKenna – PE and Science On 9th September we welcomed Dr John Ms Debbie Walsh – Food Technology and Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, to the school Textiles to cover Mrs Smith’s maternity and had a lovely cover morning with him.

We also have welcomed our new chaplain, Joe The visit focused on

Archbishop Temple School, St Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, PR2 8RA Telephone: 01772 717782 Email: [email protected] Website: www.archbishoptemple.com

pupils who have completed the So along with several have darker mornings and Archbishop’s Youth Award and members of staff at Archbishop evening, can I please remind our pupils were an absolute Temple we have been working parents to be careful when credit to the school and to share our excellent practice driving along St Vincent’s themselves. The Archbishop with staff at this school. This Road. The traffic situation is as and his team were very arrangement will continue to worrying as ever, and I would impressed with the passion and Christmas. I am aware that ask all drivers to show p enthusiasm they used to speak this reduces my time at articular consideration to of the school and the impact Archbishop Temple School, but other road users when the award has had on them. other members of the senior dropping children off at school. leadership team are always Please remember that not only On 23rd September myself and available if you need to contact are parents from ATS doing the three colleagues travelled to us. school run, but also London to attend a reception at parents of children at Corpus the Terrace Pavilion at the We close this half term with Christi School and Preston’s House of Commons. It followed good news about more . If necessary, please the publication of a series of accolades for the school. We give yourself a few extra articles highlighting best have been nominated for two minutes and don’t be the cause practice in secondary awards by Educate magazine, of an accident when so many education in the Parliamentary a leading educational children are around. Review. The Review featured a publication in the North of three page spread on the . Mrs Cate Gardner However, as the seasons come excellent work staff and pupils has been nominated for and go, it’s good to do here at “outstanding teaching in the remember that God remains Archbishop Temple School. Arts” for her work in our superb unchanged and unchanging. Copies of The Parliamentary music department. The senior Review can be found in our leadership team has been As the Psalmist says “LORD, reception. nominated for “leadership team You have been our of the year”. We are due to dwelling place in all During this term I am working attend the awards ceremony in generations. Before the at another school as Associate Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral mountains were brought Headteacher. I was asked by in late November; I will let you forth, or ever You had advisers within the local know the outcome. formed the earth and the authority to provide support to a struggling school in Burnley. As the days draw in and we world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God” (Psalm 90:1- 2).

I do wish you and your family a good half term break, and wish to end by thanking you for your continued support of the school.

With warm regards,

Mrs Gill Jackson Headteacher

2 experience of managing their Romans 5:8 own finances, and will help But God demonstrates his them to develop their own love for us in this: knowledge and skills in while we were still sinners, financial capability. Projects Christ died for us. like this can only continue to thrive with the support from our The great news for people parents in allowing pupils to trying to make a fresh start is operate their own building that Jesus takes us as we are. society account. No acting needed. As a school we take people as they are, JOE, OUR CHAPLAIN, ‘warts and all’ as the saying TALKS ABOUT MAKING A goes. Jesus has taken me like NEW START that and we want to reflect that here. Brilliantly though Jesus Starting fresh: doesn’t want to leave us as we are. He longs for our good and Having only started working at good is to be become more like Archbishop Temple this him. September I can empathise with the Y7’s who began at the Ephesians 4:32 ______same time. Everything is new. Be kind and compassionate New teachers, new buildings, to one another, forgiving ROYAL NORTHERN new classmates, new larger each other, just as in Christ COLLEGE OF MUSIC volumes of homework. It can God forgave you. MASTERCLASS be exhausting remembering names and faces and As a school we take people as connecting the two together. they are and seek for them to Like many Year 7’s I still get grow and develop. Just like lost trying to find my way Jesus has done for Christians. around the school, it’s been Jesus, wonderfully for me, nice to bump into lost Year 7’s takes people who get it wrong in the corridor and be lost into his family by forgiving them together. and then helping them become like him. A new start whilst bringing many challenges is also a great My prayer is that whether opportunity. Old ways of doing you’re starting fresh or just things or patterns of behaviour carrying on where you are, you On Tuesday 13th September can be left behind. You can might know Jesus love for you. 2016 the Music Department begin again and present to the welcomed Andy Stott, head of world the version of you that Take care. the popular performance you’d like people to see. course at the Royal Northern Having started a fresh before Joe Houghton College of Music, to deliver a what makes me chuckle is that School Chaplain. masterclass to five pupils. it’s remarkably difficult to ______Pupils in years10 and 11, change. A new place doesn’t taking GCSE music, had the really mean you’re a new BUILDING opportunity to watch this person. Slowly but surely if SOCIETY incredibly informative session. you’re putting up a mask the As well as offering invaluable real you always shines through, We are pleased to announce advice to our young musicians for good or ill. that the schools’ partnership he talked about music in higher with Chorley education and took questions Which is why I’m comforted continues into its third from the pupils. that Jesus knows what I’m like year. This collaboration and still loves me enough to die provides the pupils with the Mrs C. Gardner for me. Head of Music

3 EURO LANGUAGES DAY class quizzes. The French AND DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD cafe proved incredibly popular with pupils The Modern Foreign sampling delicious French Languages Department have pastries and freshly cooked had an incredibly busy start to crêpes. the new school year involving pupils and staff in lots of fun As you can see from the activities to promote a love of photos our pupils, and staff, language learning. looked magnifique!

which are Spanish cupcakes. These tasty little cakes are sometimes eaten in Spain for breakfast. Pupils also snapped up slices of bizcocho de limon, a delicious lemon sponge prepared by Señora Jimenez from her grandmother's recipe, as well as Señora Bergon's pacaques. At lunchtime pupils were invited to watch Buscando a Nemo at lunchtime's Euroclub.

French ladies and gentlemen, On Wednesday 12th October Tour de France cyclists, French pupils took part in a range of and Spanish footballers and a fun activities to celebrate Dia Flamenco dancer sashayed de La Hispanidad. Dia de la Keep a look out for our new around our corridors on the 26th Hispanidad is a festival website section dedicated to September to celebrate the celebrated across the Spanish the Modern Foreign Languages annual European Day of speaking world to Department, coming soon. Languages. The celebration commemorate the discovery of has been held in schools and America by Christopher Mrs L. Bergon, Head of colleges across Europe for the Columbus in 1492. It is an Modern Foreign Languages past fifteen years, to promote annual national public holiday and Mrs L. Jimenez , language learning and linguistic in Spain. Spanish Teacher diversity. The day began with a special Staff and pupils at Archbishop assembly led by the Modern Temple School dressed up and Foreign Languages took part in a variety of Department. At break-time activities organised by the there was a "Desayuno Modern Foreign Languages español" in the canteen. The Department including a Boules department were incredibly contest, snail tasting and in- busy selling magdalenas

4 INSPIRATIONAL NEW coming months. Parents of practice GCSE coursework, MFL BLOG current pupils at Archbishop which the year group are Temple School can check out excelling in! this inspirational blog on Firefly. Well done, on behalf of the Geography Department! Mrs J. Cairns Second in MFL Mrs L. Gilmour ______Head of Humanities ______

STAFF FROM ATS SHORTLISTED FOR September 2016 saw the PRESTIGIOUS AWARDS launch of the MFL blog, I Love Languages. Over the summer, past pupils have been compiling posts about how using a language has helped them in their chosen university courses, careers and travels. The stories they shared were nothing short of BOWNESS FIELDWORK inspirational, their exciting TRIP adventures encompass a real range of careers from Year 9 soldiered on through geological travels to Salar de one of the wettest days in Ayunar, the salt flats of Bolivia September to collect primary to applying for work with data to aid them with their We are delighted to announce Médecins Sans Frontières, or investigation into tourism in that staff from Archbishop working in the Chilean the Lake District. Well done! Temple School have been Embassy and the Europen shortlisted in two categories Union to travelling the world for the prestigious Educate with a Christian charity Awards 2016. promoting books and literacy. Archbishop Temple School’s Music Department, headed by Mrs Gardner, has been shortlisted for an award in the Outstanding Arts in category.

The Senior Leadership Team at Archbishop Temple School have been shortlisted for the Leadership Team of the Year A hundred award category. geographers planned and The first of our MFL conducted methods to gather Andrew Woolcock, former superstars visited Year 9 data on land use, congestion, pupil of Archbishop Temple classes this half term to speak over-crowding and to gauge School and winner of the to pupils about the opportuni- the environmental impacts of Percussion Section of the ties an MFL GCSE has creat- tourism in Bowness. The field BBC's Young Musician of the ed for them at Oxford and visit allowed them to practice Year, will be performing at the skills required at GCSE. The event which takes place on Cambridge and we look th forward to welcoming lots work they are now completing 18 November 2016 at more familiar faces over the in class comprises of a Liverpool Cathedral.

5 STAGE LIGHTING COMPUTER SCIENCE CLUB WORKSHOP PROVES POPULAR

transform a Year 9 pupil into The drama department have an elderly person, using old been very busy this term. age make up techniques and prosthetics as well as creating It's great to see all the new In September Year 10 GCSE some realistic looking scars, Year 7's getting actively Drama students took part in a bruises and blisters. Ellice involved in school life. The stage lighting workshop. This Booth, who is studying Media Year 7 Computer Science Club creative, practical session was Make-up as part of her degree has been incredibly popular led by John Watson a profes- at Salford University, very this term. Pupils have been sional lighting designer who kindly brought in the writing code and programming has worked at Sheffield’s prosthetics and a small group their Micro:bits (mini- Crucible Theatre, Birming- of Year 9 pupils were models. computers) to play games, ham’s Repertory Theatre and display text, use navigation across Europe. skills and perform tasks on command. The pupils will soon The pupils began the morning move on coding Raspberry Pi by building their own stage set. apparatus! From this they learnt about the Ms K. Ryder different types of stage lighting ICT Teacher including floodlights, fresnels and spotlights. They were then shown how to use lighting creatively to induce a powerful mood and atmosphere on set.

Miss D. Keller The Year 11 pupils now have Head of Drama the essential skills to plan and ______design their own stage make- up looks for their GCSE SPECIAL EFFECTS Macbeth pieces that will take MAKE-UP WORKSHOPS place in November.

A series of Special Effects Miss D. Keller Make Up Workshops have also Head of Drama been taking place in the drama department this term. A group Staff at Archbishop Temple of ten Year 11 pupils were School run a variety of clubs taught a variety of make-up throughout and after the school techniques by Miss Keller, day. An updated timetable Head of Drama. They learned of school clubs and extra- how to create visually stunning curricular activities is now looks using stage make up. online. You can also view the They were taught how to extra-curricular PE timetable online.

6 SPIRITUALITY DAY by Rev McConkey of the MUSIC NEWS meaning of Holy Communion. For the fourth consecutive Rev McConkey explained why This half term we have been year, the Year 9 Spirituality different Christians use celebrating some superb Day has taken place on World different names for this service. Results in the Music Food Day. The focus of the Maggie and Alex from the Department. day is to think about the needs Salvation Army in Preston Congratulations to the of people locally and further spent a little time seeing how following pupils; afield who need help. some pupils were making vegetable soup in Food Tech Lewis Kirk achieved a During the day pupils traded before speaking to the year Distinction in Grade 5 Trumpet. trainers to appreciate the about how important the economic difficulties of many support we give is to those in Susanna Raj achieved a families living is less need in Preston. Maggie Distinction in Grade 6 Singing. economically developed reminded us that whenever we countries. They experienced do something that helps Paul Ainsworth achieved a Fairtrade food sampling and another person we are doing Merit in Grade 4 Trumpet. learned about how we can 'Kingdom work'. This means have a positive impact upon that whenever we do Benjamin Hodson achieved a the lives of people we will something that God would be Merit in Grade 1 Clarinet. never meet through our buying proud of us for, we are helping choices. Other activities to make God's kingdom Patrick Hurley achieved a Merit included learning about happen here on earth. in Grade 7 B Flat Cornet. Sustainable Development Goals and some fun activities The following Monday Maggie Rosie Surtees achieved a Merit in the Sports Hall that helped and Alex from the Salvation in Grade 2 Alto Saxophone. pupils to think about the Army collected over 15 litres of hurdles that people surmount fresh vegetable soup, prepared Summer Addison achieved a to get clean water. by the Year 9 pupils as part of Pass in Grade 4 Baritone. Spirituality Day. Just before lunch, the whole David Badin achieved a Pass year group gathered together Mrs F. Ashton in Grade 2 Singing. to hear a fantastic explanation Head of R.E. Michael Coburn achieved a Pass in Grade 2 Flute.

Ciara Flanagan achieved a Pass in Grade 4 Alto Saxo- phone.

Rachel Flanagan achieved a Pass in Grade 4 Tenor Saxo- phone.

Thomas Greenwood achieved a Pass in Grade 5 Tuba.

Lydia Surtees achieved a Pass in Grade 3 Flute.

Callum Towers achieved a Pass in Grade 4 Trombone.

Abbie Mae Villis achieved a Pass in Grade 1 B Flat Cornet.

Mrs C. Gardner Head of Music

7 SPORTING SUCCESS AT with a final score of 36-1, with second round of the National ATS the player of the match being Cup vs Blessed Trinity from Madeleine Murray. We will Burnley. They dominated the It's great to hear about our continue to work hard to game from start to finish sporting successes here at ensure this is the beginning of eventually running out 5-1 Archbishop Temple School. many more wins-well done winners. Goals came from We're just a couple of months girls! Jake Forshaw and Isaac into the new school year and Mabaya. Jack Sheridan was already we have been By Madeleine Murray, Year 9 again excellent in goal with celebrating triumphant Kieran Whitworth putting in a victories. FOOTBALL NEWS fine performance at full back. The Year 8's played Our The year 10 girl's netball team THE YEAR 8 & 9 GIRLS WIN Lady's managed by two Y11 started the season with a flying AGAIN IN THE NATIONAL students Luke Parker and start, with a 23-2 win against CUP Owen Davies. The newly Fulwood ! Star player The Y8 and 9 girls won in the formed management duo were Daisy Walton took over centre second round of the national fantastic and the team played court with very impressive cup away to Stanley, fantastically well. The Y8's movement and strong, precise Southport. With the team took an early lead and were passes. Everyone missing some players through pegged back just before half demonstrated an outstanding injury they stuck together and time. The game was evenly performance and the team worked fantastically well to matched up until the last 5 dominated the game come out 4-2 winners. minutes when going for the win throughout. Super defending Archbishop Temple went 1-0 Temple were caught out on the combined with incredible up through Lauren Tunstall be- counter attack eventually shooting saw us to victory, and fore Stanley got it back to 1- 1. losing the game. The Year 9’s a pleasing start to the season. Archbishop Temple then took also came up against a very Well done to: Daisy Walton, a commanding lead through strong Our Lady's team and Davina Vadher, Jasmine Lauren again, Freya Campbell unfortunately lost out however Laker, Fiona Caudrelier, and Menna Shirras. Stanley they showed commitment to Elizabeth Wafer, Daria scored a break-away goal to keep working until the end with Lisowska, Gracie Gudgeon complete the scoring at 4-2. stand-out performances from and Sasha St Valle Hoyle. Star performers on the day Tom Douglas in goal and were Lauren Tunstall with a James Taylor in centre By Davina Vadher, Year 10. performance like Steven midfield. Gerrard in Istanbul 2005. She The first year 9 netball match covered every bit of grass, Mr D. Taberner of the season was at home scored winning headers, two PE Department against Fulwood. We went in goals and took confidently, determined to start part in some last the season off with a strong ditch defending. win. Archbishop started with Maddie Murray first centre pass, scoring six- and Jess Jones teen goals in the first fifteen were also strong minutes of the game. There in defence. were strong interceptions from both Holly Salisbury and Cara Mr D. Taberner Jones. After a quick team talk PE Department from Mrs Jones, Archbishop were back on excellent form. A busy night of Fulwood scored just one goal football at in the second half. Shooters, Archbishop Madeleine Murray and Marlie Temple School on Barbour, went on to score a 12th October saw magnificent 36 goals in total! three lower school Overall, the match was an games. The Year amazing start to the season 7’s played in the

8 SPORTING SUCCESS AT meaningful CPR. They also ATS moved on to how to deliver rescue breaths, although it took NETBALL a bit of practice, everyone Y9 Netball managed to get the manikin ATS 36—1 Fulwood breathing, despite almost strangling the ‘casualty’ at Y10 Netball times! ATS 23—2 Fulwood ATS 14—5 Corpus Christi

Y11 Netball ATS 20—3 Christ the King ATS 23—1 Ashton ATS 15—2 Longridge using their Micro:bits and more recently creating their very own BOYS FOOTBALL Micro:pets sporting colourful Y7 ATS 15—1 Blessed Trinity costumes! Y7 ATS 5—3 St Bedes Y8 ATS 1—4 QEGS

GIRLS FOOTBALL Every member of the group Y8/9 ATS 4—2 Stanley worked with effort and Y8/9 ATS 11—2 Maricourt enthusiasm and Mrs Knight, Y7 ATS 14—1 Our Lady’s Mrs Player and Madame ______Bergon all feel confident that if they collapsed in school this HOW TO SAVE A LIFE! team of pupils would rush to CPR TRAINING AT ATS their rescue! The team will continue their training and then Mrs Knight hopes to roll it out to many more pupils across school with the first group of pupils leading the training. It was a useful and enjoyable session and pupils left feeling empowered. Keep an eye out on the website for when the next training session will be held. All pupils are welcome to attend!

Mrs C. Knight Second in English To mark ‘National Restart a ______Heart Day’, run by the British Heart Foundation, a group of YEAR 8 MICRO:BIT CLUB pupils from across all years attended a training session A group of Year 8 pupils have after school on Tues 18th Oct. been having fun working as The group, using resources super inventors this half term. supplied by BHF, learnt how to The pupils have been administer CPR by following a programming their Micro:bits, a video and having a go on their pocket sized codeable Micro:bit club will continue into own manikin. The noise of computer from the BBC. the new year. clicks filled the hall as pupils The latest initiatives they have realised how hard they would been involved in include taking Miss H. Catterall have to push in order give part in a national food survey Head of ICT

9 MEET OUR ICT ROBOT IN drama and created some teachers and pupils No Pens THE MAKING! delicious, healthy dishes. Wednesday had a positive and This is the first glimpse of the Pupils also really impressed unforgettable impact on our their teachers with their pupils' education. ICT robot being built. independent research, group work and presentation skills. Mrs K. Jones Literacy Coordinator There were also a host of & Head of PE other activities taking place. In Mr Duggan’s Design Technology class the pupils created movable CAM models, Year 7 pupils in Mrs Hutchinson’s class were given the opportunity to become map detectives learning about new map symbols using Ordnance Survey maps and Year 9 pu- Lenny is working towards pils in Mr Baines’ art class got getting our department robot creative with Photo Shop to working. We have some parts produce digital portraits. on order, these will work with the Arduino board to power the In Miss Cross’ Science class BAe STEM Roadshow robot and then then it will be pupils were given a scientist to Earlier this term all of Year 7 controlled using Scratch. focus on. They then produced attended a STEM roadshow either a presentation, role play hosted by BAe Systems and Miss H. Catterall or visual to summarise their the RAF/Royal Navy. Head of ICT ideas on atomic theory. After The show was very ______that they discussed the entertaining and clearly limitations of each model and demonstrated the connection NO PENS WEDNESDAY how all of the theories worked between Science, Maths and together to identify the Technology and how it is Pupils and staff in Years 7, 8 structure of an atom. applied to industry. and 9 relinquished their pens th The STEM roadshow gave an on Wednesday 5 October Year 7 pupils had a lot of fun amazing display of some of the and got involved with a host of listening to Spanish songs in core principles used in the field fun speaking and listening ac- Miss Jimenez’s classes. The of engineering including Light tivities as part of No Pens pupils looked at phonics for and Sound. Waves were Wednesday. Organised by The Spanish sounds, following this demonstrated using exciting Communications Trust the day they pronounced individual experiments which gave many had been set up to promote words and practised them. The of the pupils in the audience communication skills in next step was for the pupils to hands-on experience. The schools across the country. listen to the words in a Span- show was entertaining and Since it started five years ago ish song. Then, once they had educational and tied in some nearly 5,000 schools in the UK listened to the song once, they of the latest technology used have taken part in the annual needed to say the word or join in engineering. Pupils came event. in with the singing, making away filled with a desire to sure they were pronouncing know more and many pupils It was a great opportunity for things correctly. Finally, pupils stayed behind to ask questions teachers to plan some really looked at the lyrics, with gaps to the presenters. We hope engaging, fun and memorable and had to remember which that this roadshow inspired learning to encourage our words were missing. pupils to be the engineers of pupils to get talking. Across tomorrow. the school pupils got involved Communication and language Mr T. Duggan, Head of in lively debates on hot current skills are essential for child Technology & Mr R McGee, affairs topics, took part in role development and learning. Head of Science plays and short pieces of Judging by the feedback from

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