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Thanks to The Prenton Theatre Company, we 0DU\3RSSLQVZULWWHQE\3/7UDYHUVZDVPDGH were taken on a magical trip to the time when famous by Walt Disney’s production with Julie nannies ruled not only the nursery but also had Andrews and Dick Van Dyke. Our PTC production DELJLQÀXHQFHRYHUWKHLUSDUHQWV starred Cleo as Mary Poppins and Jessica as Bert, supported by Cerys and Mab as Michael Our talented cast sang and danced their way DQG-DQHDQG.DLWO\QDQG2OLYLDDV*HRUJHDQG RYHUDPDWLQHHDQGWKUHHFRQVHFXWLYHHYHQLQJV Winifred Banks. With a strong supporting cast through a wonderful and specially scripted of chimney sweeps, a bird woman, household adaptation of Mary Poppins and, with classic VHUYDQWVNLWHÀ\HUVDEDQNFKDLUPDQEDQNFOHUNV songs such as “A Spoonful of Sugar”, “Chim DQGLQYHVWRUVSDUNVWUROOHUVDQGDSROLFHPDQRXU Chim Cher-ee”, “Step in Time”, “Feed the SURGXFWLRQHYHQKDGDJURXSRISDUNVWDWXHVDQG Birds”, “Let’s Go Fly a Kite” and, of course, some honey bees. Altogether, there was a huge “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” - complete DPRXQWRIWDOHQWRQGLVSOD\ with superbly co-ordinated arm actions. No This story continued on page 2, more wonder audiences went home humming at least pictures on the back pages. RQHVRQJ
Prenton High School for Girls | Hesketh Avenue | Birkenhead | Wirral | CH42 6RR Tel 0151 644 8113 | Fax 0151 643 9588 | Email [email protected] Web www.prentonhighschool.co.uk | Twitter @prentonhigh Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Ayling BA (Hons) NPQH Deputy Headteacher: Mrs Geraldine Fraser BEd (Hons) MSc ...Thanks to PTC Director Mrs Jones, teacher of Music Miss McCabe, musicians Mrs Rowlinson on piano and Matthew Jones and Jack Corlett, choreographers Ms Barr and Miss :RRGVHWGHVLJQHUV0LVV'RGGDQG0LVV*UDWWDQOLJKWLQJDQGVRXQGWHFKQLFLDQV0U*UDYHV and Mr Hughes – and to members of the cast who made many of their own props.
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2 Headlines As we come to the end of another successful year, the High Life is a great way to showcase and celebrate the tremendous efforts from our students and the dedication and commitment shown by staff. It certainly has been another busy year with so many exciting things on offer.
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In the PHDQWLPHZHKDYHDQDJUHHGPLVVLRQVWDWHPHQWIURPVWDII*RYHUQRUVDQGVWXGHQWV Prenton High School for Girls: Making a positive difference today for a better tomorrow. $V\RXORRNWKURXJKWKHSDJHVRIWKLVHGLWLRQRIµ+LJK/LIH¶,DPVXUH\RXZLOODJUHHWKDWWKLVLVD PLVVLRQVWDWHPHQWWKDWLVYHU\PXFKLQHYLGHQFH 7RDOO*RYHUQRUVVWDIIVWXGHQWVSDUHQWVDQGRXUORFDOFRPPXQLW\,ZLVK you a restful and happy summer. I look forward to welcoming you back in 6HSWHPEHUDQGORRNIRUZDUGWRDQRWKHUSRVLWLYH\HDUDW3UHQWRQ Best wishes to all, Headteacher 3 SORRY TO SEE ASSEMBLY FOR YOU LEAVE! SUCCESS It was a case of parting being such sweet sorrow for both staff and our departing Year The last Year 11 assembly before the start 11 students. of the GCSE exams certainly grabbed VWXGHQWV¶DWWHQWLRQ(DFKUHFHLYHGDSDFN Returning to school for the last time together of jelly beans as they gathered in the Main IROORZLQJWKHLU¿QDOH[DPVWKH\DWWHQGHGD Hall and soon all became clear. Deputy VSHFLDO/HDYHUV¶$VVHPEO\OHGE\3URJUHVV Headteacher Mrs Fraser’s assembly was Leader Mr Tang. He was supported by the the conclusion in a series of Prepare to Year 11 Form Tutors and Headteacher Mrs 3HUIRUPVHVVLRQVRYHUDQXPEHURIZHHNV Ayling and members of the Senior Leadership LQZKLFKVKHKDVSURYLGHGPRWLYDWLRQDOWLSV 7HDPIRUDFHOHEUDWLRQRIWKHODVW¿YH\HDUV DQGSRVLWLYHDGYLFHRQKRZVWXGHQWVFDQ in which strong friendships had been formed DFKLHYHWKHLU*&6(JRDOV DQGH[FHSWLRQDOWDOHQWVGHYHORSHG 0UV)UDVHU¶V¿QDOSUHVHQWDWLRQFHQWUHG Form tutors’ talent was displayed with singing around the assumption that if we start and dancing from Jungle Book, Toy Story and life with 28,835 jelly beans, with each Mr Tang turning in a remarkable performance EHDQUHSUHVHQWLQJRQHGD\RIRXUOLYHVLW DV(OVDIURP)UR]HQ Good luck, everyone - and please keep in touch! FOOTBALL ON OUR MIND )RRWEDOOZDVGH¿QLWHO\RQWKHPLQGVRI one Year 9 assembly prior to the start of the World Cup. Mrs Simpson’s 9H2 form presented a comparison of the DFKLHYHPHQWVDQGUHFRJQLWLRQJLYHQWR male England players to those of the England female players. They also looked at homophobia and racism in football. 4 Positive Feedback from Our Class of 2018 $VRXU “My time at Prenton High School has “I have enjoyed my time at Prenton hugely been brilliant. It has been a great journey as the staff and students are lovely” throughout” “What went well for me? My assembly “I enjoyed lots of lessons and went to a lot performances!” of clubs” “I loved everything! Prenton’s given me “I made great friends and the teachers many memories and I have had the best helped me” experience” ³3UHQWRQKDVJLYHQPHVHOIFRQ¿GHQFH´ SPORT’S TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS ([SHUWVUHFRJQLVHWKDWWKHPDQ\TXDOLWLHV Miss Roberts, Year 7 Progress Leader, we display when taking part in sport transfer RXWOLQHGWKHLPSRUWDQFHDQGWKHEHQH¿WVRI well into the classroom or workplace. students participating in sport. 'HWHUPLQDWLRQSHUVHYHUDQFHFRPPLWPHQW DQGUHVLOLHQFH±FRPELQHGZLWKDQµ, It was a timely message with the World can do that’ growth mind-set not only Cup about to kick off in Russia – and ERRVWV¿WQHVVVHOIFRQ¿GHQFHPHQWDO there is something further our students FRQFHQWUDWLRQDQGUHOLHYLQJVWUHVVEXWDOVR FDQDLPIRU«QRZWKDWZHKDYHIHPDOH help to gain academic success. commentators joining the pundits on both PDLQ79FKDQQHOV Following a short performance from the Mary Poppins cast in their Year 7 assembly, 5 A Perfect Evening for the Prom Our Class of 2018 held their Prom at Thornton Hall Hotel in July and it was the perfect setting IRUVWXGHQWVDQGVWDIIWRJHWWRJHWKHUIRUDQHYHQLQJ¶VFHOHEUDWLRQ7KLVSUHVWLJLRXVHYHQWZDV the social highlight of their time at Prenton High School and, as the photographs show, our VWXGHQWVFHUWDLQO\WXUQHGRQWKHVW\OH Thanks to Mr Tang, Year 11 Progress Leader, and the Student Senior Leadership Team’s Prom Committee for all their hard ZRUNRUJDQLVLQJDQGIXQGUDLVLQJWKHHYHQW PDNLQJVXUHLWZDVDZRQGHUIXOHYHQLQJ to remember. 6 Studio Group Receive ACHIEVING THAT their Awards HIGH NOTE When the annual Studio Awards for the Our Year 10 students had a double 2017/2018 Year 11 studio group were musical treat in store in one of this term’s held, it was a chance for Mrs Major, assemblies. 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Thanks, Mrs Fraser, a great encouragement for us all to get Olivia’s JRDOVHWWLQJ Chocolate Delight! Thanks for our Exam Treat 7KHIRUPUDLVHG IRUWKHLU3URPLQ-XO\DQG $VDVSHFLDOWUHDWWRPDUNWKHHYHQWPDQ\RI Assistant Head Girl Ellie, supported by Miya our GCSE students enjoyed a special end-of- DQG-RDQQDLVSLFWXUHGKHUHZLWK2OLYLD¶V exam-season treat of pizza, cakes and juice by winning ticket. our dedicated Chartwells Dining Hall staff. 7KDQN\RXWRHYHU\RQHZKRERXJKWWLFNHWV Thanks for lifting our spirits at the end of a FKDOOHQJLQJZHHN 7 We Ran the HAPPY EID! Race for Life! Eid al-Fitr, the important religious holiday that follows the holy fasting month of Ramadan, Among the 1500 runners in the Race for was celebrated on Friday 15 June. Life in Birkenhead Park in July were Year 7 student Mia, Year 9 student Grace, and Mrs µ7KHIHDVWRIEUHDNLQJWKHIDVW¶LVFHOHEUDWHG Sara Owen, Headteacher’s PA. E\0XVOLPVDOORYHUWKHZRUOGDQGEHFDXVH our Muslim students were enjoying Eid on that In spite of the soaring temperatures on the Friday, we were not able to mark the occasion day, Mia ran 5k and Grace and Mrs Owen with them until their return the following NHDFKUDLVLQJYDOXDEOHIXQGVIRUWKH Monday. Cancer Research UK charity. Our Thanks to Year 8 students Khadiza, Mahdiya, runners are Sumaiya and Liaba pictured here, a small Eid pictured here celebration was arranged - sharing stories proudly displaying about how they celebrated with their friends their medals – and families, and sharing sweets and treats ZHOOUXQ and playing EID Mubarak music with other students at lunch time in our Main Hall. Thanks to each of you for sharing your special WLPH DINING HALL’S TRIBUTE FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY It was a big day for all citizens of the United States, and here in Prenton, England, our dining hall staff put on their own tribute for 4 July. Their menu was one that any American would recognise – BBQ chicken burgers, beef (and YHJJLH EXUJHUVKRWGRJVZLWKFKLSVDQGEHDQVDQGDVDODGEDUDOWHUQDWLYH:LWKDFKRLFH of hot chocolate brownies and custard, Mickey Mouse shortbreads or double chocolate cookies to follow, the taste of America was complete. Happy Independence Day to our American cousins! 8 Rachael Husselbury and Jessica McDonald were enthusiastic LRB Assistants for much of their time until ALUMNI OHDYLQJ3UHQWRQLQ-HVVLFDWHOOXV that she has just completed her second Congratulations to Hannah Hardman, \HDUVWXG\LQJ6RFLRORJ\DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI who left Prenton in 2013 and has recently /LYHUSRRODQGRQFHVKHKDVFRPSOHWHGKHU JUDGXDWHGIURP%DQJRU8QLYHUVLW\ZLWKD third year, hopes to study further to become ¿UVWFODVVGHJUHHLQ3V\FKRORJ\+DQQDK a teacher. Rachael gained a place at the has written to us to thank all the staff at 8QLYHUVLW\RI/HHGVVWXG\LQJ)RRG6FLHQFH the school for their support, putting down but, realising that it was not for her, had the KHUDFKLHYHPHQWDOVRWRWKHNLQGQHVV FRXUDJHWRDSSO\WR/LYHUSRRO-RKQ0RRUHV and encouragement Mrs Green and Miss VWXG\LQJ%LRORJ\DQGLVQRZYHU\PXFK 5REHUWVSURYLGHGZKLOVWDW3UHQWRQ+LJK enjoying her course. School. Last year they both fundraised a joint trip to Hannah tells us her next step is to complete &DPERGLDZKHUHWKH\YROXQWHHUHGWRKHOS a masters in Abnormal and Clinical WKRVHOHVVIRUWXQDWHWKDQWKHPVHOYHV:KLOVW 3V\FKRORJ\DW6ZDQVHD8QLYHUVLW\±KHU there, Rachael and Jessica helped to build ambition is become a Clinical Psychologist. toilets and classrooms and taught English ±DVZHOODV¿WWLQJLQVRPHVLJKWVHHLQJ,W Congratulations also to Madeleine Wright was great to hear from you both, thank you who left us in 2011. Madeleine went on to VRPXFKIRUNHHSLQJLQWRXFK VWXG\7H[WLOH'HVLJQDWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI +XGGHUV¿HOGZKHUHVKHKDVQRZJDLQHG D¿UVWFODVVKRQRXUVGHJUHHLQ7H[WLOH MISS IS A HIT Practice. During Madeleine’s time at XQLYHUVLW\VKHKDGKHUZRUNDFFHSWHGLQWR We recently welcomed into school former the prestigious Bradford Textile Society student Amy Cave who left Prenton in 2006. Design Competition in 2014, and awarded $P\ZHQWRQWRDFKLHYHDGHJUHHLQ/DZ µ&RPPHQGDWLRQ¶LQWKH+ROODQGDQG6KHUU\ DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI&KHVWHU'HFLGLQJRQD $ZDUG0DGHOHLQHDOVRWUDYHOOHGWR1HZ change of direction, Amy then undertook York where she met Kaffe Fassett, one of her teaching training degree at Edge Hill America’s top textile designers. 8QLYHUVLW\1RZDWHDFKHU$P\ZDVLQ school with her class from Mendell Primary Thanks to Rebecca Coleman who called 6FKRRO%URPERURXJKDVSDUWRIRXU(OHYDWH into school this term. Rebecca left us in SURJUDPPHJLYLQJSULPDU\VFKRROVDWDVWHRI DQGIROORZLQJKHU$OHYHOVJDLQHGD secondary school life. Well done Amy, it was SODFHDWWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI6KHI¿HOGZKHUH ORYHO\WRVHH\RXDJDLQ she has just completed her second year studying History. It is an exciting time for her as she is about to spend a year at the 1DWLRQDO8QLYHUVLW\RI6LQJDSRUHZKHUH she will add learning Mandarin to her Law, Crime and Punishment in History module. *RRGOXFN5HEHFFD 9 PRENTON PEOPLE Miss Sulieman, appointed teacher of AU REVOIR AND Mathematics. THANK YOU Miss Taylor, appointed teacher of Science. Assistant Headteacher Miss Eastwood who Mrs Walberg, appointed teacher of English. will be taking up a new post in Northern Mr Gibson, appointed teacher of Ireland. Geography. Mrs Green, teacher of Mathematics. Miss Ramos Manas, appointed teacher of MFL. 0UV6WHYHQVRQWHDFKHURI+XPDQLWLHV Miss McCabe, appointed Learning Support Assistant - Literacy. Mrs Bull, teacher of Mathematics. 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PDWHUQLW\OHDYH6HSWHPEHU 10 Art OAK LEAF ART DEGREE SHOW PROJECT REMEMBERS INSPIRES OUR ARTISTS THE FALLEN Our commitment to Shaping Futures, Our Artist in Residence, Miss Julie Dodd, encouraging our students a learn more about has run a series of workshops both in school further and higher education, continued with a DQGDVSDUWRIRXU(OHYDWH3ULPDU\/LDLVRQ community work, with a number of local WULSWRWKH8QLYHUVLW\RI&KHVWHU primary schools. $JURXSRIWKLUW\VHYHQ Liverpool Through the Lens/LYHUSRROKDVDZHDOWKRISLFWRULDOSRWHQWLDO DQGLVDSRSXODUYHQXHIRURXU*&6(3KRWRJUDSK\VWXGHQWVWRWU\DQGFDSWXUHWKH atmosphere and essence of the city. 7KDQNVWR0U67D\ORU6XEMHFW/HDGHU±&UHDWLYH,QGXVWULHVWKLVWHUPWKH\VWXGLHG /LYHUSRRO¶VXUEDQHQYLURQPHQWSKRWRJUDSKLQJVRPHRIWKHFLW\¶VPDQ\ZRUOGIDPRXV EXLOGLQJVDQGWKHLUVXUURXQGLQJV7KHGD\VWDUWHGDW6W*HRUJH¶V6TXDUHWKHQZDONLQJXS to the Metropolitan Cathedral, across Hope Street and then down to Bold Street. A good GD\WRIRFXVRQSKRWRJUDSK\DQGWKHZRQGHUIXOFLW\/LYHUSRRO 11 Looking to the Future SHAPING THE STUDENTS JOIN THE EVERTON TEAM FUTURE Fifteen Year 10 students are working with Ed Parker, Enterprise Schools Co-ordinator, from Shaping Futures, the Merseyside (YHUWRQLQWKH&RPPXQLW\RQDQHQWHUSULVH &ROODERUDWLYH2XWUHDFK3URJUDPPHLV project in the lead-up to their work experience an inspiring mentoring programme for in July. VWXGHQWVHQVXULQJWKH\KDYHDEHWWHU understanding of further education and The programme, career opportunities. The programme sponsored by HQFRXUDJHVVWXGHQWVWRKDYHDVHULRXV Sport Relief think about their future in education, and the Premier FDUHHUSURVSHFWVDQGLPSURYHNQRZOHGJH League, will and aspirations relating to Sixth Form JLYHVWXGHQWV &ROOHJHDQGRQWR8QLYHUVLW\ a wonderful opportunity to learn how business in general Thanks to Ms Barr, teacher of Performing Arts and PE, for taking students from ZRUNVDQGVSHFL¿FDOO\ZKDWLWWDNHVWRUXQD football club. They will gain an understanding /LYHUSRROZLWKWZRWDVWHUVHVVLRQVRIIHUHG Taster Days at - one on Psychology and the other on Law. 7KH\DOVRKDGDWRXURIWKH8QLYHUVLW\ University of 7KHUHZHUHDOVRWZRUHVLGHQWLDOWULSV±¿YH students attended the two day residential Liverpool DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\¶V+HDOWK /LIH6FLHQFHV IDFXOW\LQ-XQHDQG¿YHRWKHUVDWWHQGHGD 7KDQNVWRRUJDQLVHU0V&UDYHQ 12 Design and Food Technology JARS TODAY FOR JAM TOMORROW Ahead of Trips Day when VWXGHQWVYLVLWHG&ODUHPRQW)DUP0V.HOO\WHDFKHURI'7DQGWHDFKHURI'7)RRGDQG Nutrition, Mrs English, asked staff to bring any spare empty jars. FROM FARM TO FORK AT STOCKLEY Two Year 8 students joined ten Year 10 GCSE 7KHWULSJDYHVWXGHQWVDQRSSRUWXQLW\WRWDON Food Preparation and Nutrition students for a WRWKHIDUP¶VVWDIIDERXWVHOHFWLYHEUHHGLQJ GD\RQWKHIDUPZKHQWKH\WUDYHOOHGWR$UOH\ and how Stockley’s animals are used in Cheshire. the food chain. Thanks to Stockley and to organiser 7KHIRFXVIRUWKHLUGD\ZDVRQµ)DUPWR)RUN¶ Mrs English, in which they looked at a range of the crops Teacher of Food grown on the farm, and discussed organic Preparation and IDUPLQJPHWKRGVDQGWKHLPSDFWWKHVHKDYH Nutrition for a XSRQWKHHQYLURQPHQW7KH\PHWVRPHRIWKH UHDOO\LQIRUPDWLYH young stock on the farm, toured the milking day. Year 10 parlour, had the chance to get up close to student Alex is WKHIDUP¶VSLJVFDOYHVDQGJRDWVDVZHOO pictured here as feeding some of their ponies, rabbits and enjoying her day guinea pigs. there. Duke of Edinburgh Mia, Eleanor, Neston and Willaston, walking between six Mab and DQGVHYHQKRXUVHDFKGD\7KHZDONZDV Naheeda JRRGSUHSDUDWLRQIRUWKHLUTXDOLI\LQJKLNHWKDW are pictured took place in May taking place around Chirk, here after 1RUWK:DOHVRYHUWKHVDPHGLVWDQFH UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV from The Duke There of Edinburgh’s were many Award centre in kilometres Knotty Ash had walked that FDOOHGLQWRVFKRROODGHQZLWKHTXLSPHQWIRU weekend as our eighty-one Bronze Award students. we also had ¿YH6LOYHU The kit, which included tents, cooking Award students HTXLSPHQWDQGUXFNVDFNVZDVGLVWULEXWHG – Emily and ahead of the expedition taking place the -HQQLIHU SLFWXUHG )UH\D(OOLHDQG*HRUJLD following weekend, when students hiked 10 XQGHUWDNLQJWKHLUTXDOLI\LQJKLNHLQWKH&DOGHU kilometres each day around Raby, Parkgate, Vale, Lancashire. 13 A Great Weekend for Bronze! )ROORZLQJWKHLUSUDFWLFHH[SHGLWLRQRYHUWKH Thanks also to Mrs G Fraser and Mrs Johns JHQWOHWHUUDLQRI:LUUDORXUVHYHQW\VL[ FILM CLUB HELPS DUKE OF EDINBURGH During the term, RXU)LOP&OXEWHDPRI English, Drama, LRB NEW BOOKS FOR THE SCHOOL LIBRARY ,WLVDQLQYLWDWLRQWKDWDQ\NHHQUHDGHUZRXOG FDNHKHOSLQJWRPDLQWDLQHQHUJ\OHYHOV ¿QGKDUGWRUHIXVH±WRVSHQGDPRUQLQJLQD The Learning Resource Base staff of Mr major bookstore to choose new books for the Taylor and Mrs Haynes, and Mrs Connolly VFKRROOLEUDU\ IURPWKH6FKRRO2I¿FHZHUHPRVWLPSUHVVHG with their morning’s work and the choices +HOSLQJWRUHIUHVKWKH/5%VKHOYHVZLWKD made. Our students are pictured here with VHOHFWLRQRIRYHURIWKHODWHVWERRNV their trolley on the market, ten of our Year 7, 8 and 9 of chosen VWXGHQWVWUDYHOOHGWRWKH:DWHUVWRQHVVWRUHLQ books and /LYHUSRRO2QH7KH\HQWKXVLDVWLFDOO\FRPEHG Waterstones the shop for some great new reads that they staff member, thought would be enjoyed by their peers, as Elaine, ZHOODVVXFFHVVIXOO\VHDUFKLQJIRUVSHFL¿F who looked UHTXHVWVWKDWRWKHUVWXGHQWVKDGPDGH after us Their work was only interrupted by a short throughout refreshment break for a drink and a piece of the morning. 14 OUR NEW LIBRARY BOOKS ARRIVE! )ROORZLQJRXUVXFFHVVIXOWULSWR:DWHUVWRQHVLQ0D\WKHERRNVDUHQRZRQWKHVKHOYHV Year 8 Library helpers Abbey and 0DULWHRYHUVHHQE\0DOLKDZKR MRLQHGXVRQWKHYLVLWFDQEHVHHQ here preparing just a selection of WKHWLWOHVSXUFKDVHGIRUWKHVKHOYHV Encouraging the enjoyment of reading is an important part of our school life and Librarians Mr Taylor and Mrs Haynes are delighted with the wide selection of the latest books the students chose for their peers to borrow from the Learning Resource Base. MELISSA HITS THE HEADLINES :LWKKHU¿QDOH[DPFRPSOHWHG 7KURXJKRXWKHU¿YH\HDUVDW3UHQWRQ+LJK6FKRRO 0HOLVVDKDGDDWWHQGDQFHUHFRUG±ZKLFKRYHU the last three years in particular, really helped the LRB. :LWKRXWIDLOHYHU\PRUQLQJ0HOLVVDFROOHFWHGWKHGDLO\ newspapers from the local newsagents for staff and VWXGHQWVWRHQMR\0HOLVVDZDVDQLQYDOXDEOHPHPEHU of the LRB team because, in her role of LRB Assistant, Melissa helped to issue library books for students to borrow and regularly looked out for and helped any student who was struggling with their work. 0HOLVVDLVSLFWXUHGKHUHZLWKKHU¿QDOQHZVSDSHU GHOLYHU\DIWHUFHUHPRQLRXVO\GHOHWLQJKHUODVWH[DP from the examination timetable displayed in the LRB. 7KDQN\RXDQGJRRGOXFNLQWKHIXWXUH0HOLVVD 15 second place WIRRAL PAPERBACK ZDVµ$IWHUWKH Fire’ by Will Hill, OF THE YEAR – THE IROORZHGE\µ7KUHH Dark Crowns’ by DECISION IS MADE! Kendare Blake. 6LQFHODVW2FWREHUVWXGHQWVIURPHOHYHQ Thanks to :LUUDOVHFRQGDU\VFKRROVWXGHQWVKDYH Sheena Wilkinson been busy reading to choose their Wirral for joining us for Paperback of the Year 2018. WKHHYHQWDQG congratulations 7KLVLVWKHIRXUWKRFFDVLRQWKDWDXWKRUVKDYH to the winning author, Simon James Green competed for this prestigious award and this ZKRVDLG ³,DPEH\RQGWKULOOHG7KDQN\RXVR \HDURYHUDKXQGUHGVWXGHQWVZHUHDWWUDFWHG much to all the fab librarians, teachers and WRWKHHYHQWLQZKLFKWKH\YRWHGIRUWKHLU VWXGHQWVLQYROYHGLQWKLV,WPHDQVDORWDQG IDYRXULWHSDSHUEDFN6FKRROOLEUDULDQVVWDUWHG \RX¶YHPDGHPHYHU\KDSS\´ ZLWKDOLVWRI¿IW\ERRNVVKRUWOLVWLQJWZHOYH WLWOHVFRYHULQJDPL[RIJHQUHV±LQFOXGLQJ Sheena can be FRPHG\VFLHQFH¿FWLRQDGYHQWXUHWKULOOHUV seen here with and romance. Year 8 student Emily at the +RVWHGE\3UHQWRQ+LJK6FKRROWKHYRWLQJ book-signing and HYHQWRSHQHGZLWKWUDLOHUVDQGSUHVHQWDWLRQV with Year 7 and and a display of artworks, poems and cakes Year 8 students GHGLFDWHGWRWKHLUIDYRXULWHERRN:HZHUH Maliha and then treated to a talk by Sheena Wilkinson Halima with their artwork and cakes dedicated ZKRKDGWUDYHOOHGIURP1RUWKHUQ,UHODQGIRU to her book. Their work went on to win an WKHRFFDVLRQWRJLYHVWXGHQWVEDFNJURXQG LRB competition, encouraging our Wirral on how she started writing and about her Paperback team of readers to produce shortlisted book, Street Song. promotional ideas for one of the shortlisted books. The two students won a complete set Following a book-signing session with of Wirral Paperback of the Year 2018 titles – 6KHHQDWKHZLQQHUZDVDQQRXQFHG µ1RDK well done and thank you to all who entered &DQ¶W(YHQ¶E\6LPRQ-DPHV*UHHQ,Q the competition. Humanities RESEARCHING OUR DARK PAST Mr Robinson, teacher of History, was delighted with the care and detail taken by his Year 8 students when he VHWWKHLU+RPH/HDUQLQJSURMHFWRQ6ODYHU\ 16 WESTMINSTER DATE WALKING, TALKING AND FOR OUR DEBATERS FILMING PROVIDES Year 10 RE Ambassadors Beth, Jayne, HISTORY HELP 0HJDQDQG2OLYLDDFFRPSDQLHGE\WHDFKHU of RE and Humanities, Mrs Simpson - who Our Year 11 History students had two RUJDQLVHGWKHWULSWUDYHOOHGWR:HVWPLQVWHU LQQRYDWLYHUHYLVLRQVWUDWHJLHVWRKHOSSUHSDUH the heart of national debate. WKHPIRUWKHLU¿QDO*&6(H[DPLQDWLRQV They were joined by eighty other students Thanks to from schools across the country to take teachers of part in The Youth Debate at the Houses history, Mr B of Parliament, where they discussed the Taylor and Mr importance of religious education. Following Robinson, they our team’s contribution to the debate, hosted were on hand by William Wragg MP, they also met MPs to answer any Sir Vince Cable and Nicky Morgan – and all last minute on the day history was being made with two TXHVWLRQVDQG PLQLVWHUVUHVLJQLQJ TXHULHVRXU VWXGHQWVPD\KDYHKDGRQWKHPRUQLQJRI The debate was organised by the National WKHH[DPZLWKWKHLUµZDONLQJWDONLQJPRFN¶ $VVRFLDWLRQRI7HDFKHUVRI5( 1$75( session in the Main Hall. This followed earlier DQGWKH5HOLJLRXV(GXFDWLRQ&RXQFLO 5(& VHVVLRQVRYHUWKHKDOIWHUPEUHDNLQZKLFK Although our local MP, Mr Frank Field, was VWXGHQWVZHUHLQWURGXFHGWR¿OPVVSHFL¿FDOO\ XQDEOHWRMRLQWKHPKLVUHSUHVHQWDWLYHJDYH SURGXFHGWRDLGWKHLUKLVWRU\UHYLVLRQE\ERWK our students a wonderful tour of the Palace of teachers. Perhaps we will see their work at Westminster. Thanks also to local politicians WKHQH[W&DQQHV)LOP)HVWLYDO &RXQFLOORU*HRUJH'DYLHV'HSXW\/HDGHURI the Council and Councillor Moira McLaughlin ZKRKHOSHGWRIXQGWKHVWXGHQWV¶WUDYHO SWAPPING DESSERTS expenses. FOR MINI-DESERTS 2XU 17 Undergraduates THANKS, BROOK Promote $VSDUWRIWKHLU36+(FRXUVHZHLQYLWHG UHSUHVHQWDWLYHVIURP%URRNWRZRUNZLWK University Life our Year 10 students. Thanks to Mrs Close, Subject Leader - PSHE, Brook are based in Whetstone Lane, RXU 6RPHKRZWKH\DOVRKDYHWLPHWRVRFLDOLVH DQGVWXG\7KDQN\RXIRUFRPLQJLQWRVFKRRO to talk to us. STAYING SAFE ON THE ROADS We welcomed Lisa Capper from the Wirral LQYROYHGLQDURDGWUDI¿FFROOLVLRQWKH\DLP &RXQFLO5RDG6DIHW\7HDPZKRJDYHWKH to reduce the numbers of children and ¿UVWRIDVHULHVRI5RDG6DIHW\WDONVWRRXU young people killed or seriously injured each Year 7 students. year. 7KHVSHDNHUVZHUHLQYLWHGE\0UV Close, Subject Leader – PSHE, as part Lisa is of students’ PSHE curriculum and the pictured programme is part of the Wirral Council here team’s commitment to road safety. By GHOLYHULQJ raising awareness and educating young WKH¿UVWRI people on how to reduce their risk of being the talks. 18 TAKING A FIELD TRIPS LOOK AT PROVIDE PLENTY STEREOTYPES TO STUDY Mr Major, Subject Leader – Humanities, GHOLYHUHGD 7KH¿UVWGD\VDZWKHPKHDGLQJWR Students learned of the different ways Formby Point where they studied the VRFLHWLHVDURXQGWKHZRUOGKDYHVWHUHRW\SHG sand dune ecosystem. There, they also WKHUROHVZRPHQSOD\DQGKDYHEHHQ came face to face with some famous expected to play. 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They then conducted an urban transect Each had the ability to challenge through Birkenhead, helped by some contemporary thinking and beliefs as to what PRUH¿QHZHDWKHU6WXGHQWVH[SORUHG WKHLUUROHVKRXOGEHRYHUFRPLQJGLI¿FXOW how Birkenhead’s land use changes circumstances and situations in the process. from the rural-urban fringe to the Central 7KHLUDFWLRQVKDYHDFKLHYHGPXFKIRUXV %XVLQHVV'LVWULFW &%' WRFHOHEUDWHJLYLQJJLUOVLQWKLVFRXQWU\ what others around the world would see as During the day, they also walked up HQYLDEOHRSHQLQJVDQGSURVSHFWV WR2[WRQYLOODJHWRVHHDQH[DPSOHRI JHQWUL¿FDWLRQ /HWXVPDNHVXUHZHWDNHHYHU\RSSRUWXQLW\ GH¿QHGDV the process by which wealthier SHRSOHPRYH LQWRUHQRYDWH and restore housing in inner cities. 19 SHRINES SHOW SUBJECT UNDERSTANDING 2XU Ellie, Lucy, Grace, Jessica and Millie are pictured here proudly GLVSOD\LQJWKHLUVKULQHV:HOOGRQHHYHU\RQH A Moving Visit TEMPLE DAHL to Auschwitz The Holocaust Educational Trust is a charity IS A CULTURAL WKDWDLPVWRHGXFDWH\RXQJSHRSOHRIHYHU\ background about the Holocaust and, as well as working in schools, the Trust plays TREAT a leading role in teacher training and has ensured that the Holocaust forms part of the ,QWURGXFLQJLQWHUHVWLQJÀDYRXUVIURP National Curriculum for History. other cultures as a part of their Year 7 5(OHVVRQVJDYH'HSXW\+HDGWHDFKHU Thanks to the Trust, Mr B Taylor, teacher Mrs G Fraser an excellent opportunity of History, and Mrs Simpson, teacher of to demonstrate her culinary skills – and 5(DQG+XPDQLWLHVKDYHWDNHQSDUWLQWKH JLYLQJVWXGHQWVWKHIUDJUDQWWDVWHRI µ/HVVRQVIURP$XVFKZLW]¶SURMHFWDIRXUSDUW ,QGLDLQWRWKHEDUJDLQ FRXUVHWKDWH[SORUHVWKHXQLYHUVDOOHVVRQV RIWKH+RORFDXVWDQGLWVUHOHYDQFHIRUWRGD\ Mrs Fraser’s homemade Temple Dahl, )ROORZLQJDKDOIGD\VHPLQDUWKH\YLVLWHGWKH a healthy treat that many Indians former Nazi concentration and death camp of consider to be the purest form of food Auschwitz-Birkenau. WKDWPDQ\KDYHFRQVWDQWO\DYDLODEOHLQ their homes, contained red split lentils, %RWKWHDFKHUVODWHUUHÀHFWHGXSRQWKH lemon, turmeric chilli powder, tomatoes, extraordinary and deeply emotional and fresh coriander – and clearly went educational experience that Auschwitz made GRZQDWUHDWZLWKKHUFODVV upon them. Mr Taylor is photographed here GXULQJWKHLUYLVLW 20 ICT & Computing WEBSITE’S NEW E-SAFETY SECTION ICT IN BRIEF: Thanks to Mr Simon, Subject Leader IT & 7KHRQOLQHVDIHW\RIVWXGHQWVLVYHU\LPSRUWDQW Computer Science, we held an E-Safety to us and now, thanks to Mr Simon, Subject Workshop with singer Danny Boyle. /HDGHU±,7DQG&RPSXWLQJZHKDYHDQHZ Through his songs, he tackles issues on HVDIHW\¿UVWQHZVOHWWHUWKDWVWXGHQWVSDUHQWV Mental Health, Online Safety & Cyber DQGFDUHUVFDQYLHZRQRXUZHEVLWH Bullying. The newsletter, to be published monthly, JUNE E-SAFETY NEWSLETTER LOOKS AT YOUTUBE 5HVHDUFKKDVUHYHDOHGWKDWDOOFKLOGUHQEHWZHHQWKHDJHVRIDQGKDYHZDWFKHGPRUH 1HW¿[DQG $UWLFOHVDOVRJDYHWLSVRQVHWWLQJXSDIDPLO\DFFRXQWRQ 21 Maths RISING TO THE MATHS A Number of Maths CHALLENGES Teachers We welcomed a number of Heads of 7KH8.0DWKHPDWLFV7UXVW 8.07 DGYDQFHV Mathematics departments from other Wirral the education of young people in mathematics Secondary schools when we hosted a and their Junior Challenge is the UK’s most Maths Hub in the Learning Resource Base. popular mathematics competition. 2YHUVWXGHQWVWDNHSDUWHDFK\HDU ZLWKWKHWRSVFRULQJUHFHLYLQJHLWKHU Music, Prenton Theatre EURQ]HVLOYHURUJROGFHUWL¿FDWHV$URXQG 8,000 high performers go on to take part in Company and Drama the Junior Kangaroo. Our thirty Year 7 and 8 students worked hard ‘OSCARS’ PRESENTED to impress - many congratulations to Year 7 TO FESTIVAL WINNERS VWXGHQW+ROO\ZKRUHFHLYHGD*ROGFHUWL¿FDWH and the Best in School award. Holly’s efforts 2XU0XVLF'DQFHDQG'UDPD)HVWLYDOODVW PHDQWWKDWVKHTXDOL¿HGIRUWKH-XQLRU term attracted a large number of competitors Kangaroo Challenge, in which she again did DQGDXGLHQFHVZHUHWUHDWHGWRDZLGHYDULHW\ well. of excellent talent. :HOOGRQHWR Congratulations also go to our Intermediate Mrs Ayling, Headteacher, made the &KDOOHQJHVWXGHQWV (PPDZKRJDLQHG6LOYHU presentation and our winners are pictured and Best in Year, Elissa and Abbey who KHUHZLWKWKHLUVWDWXHWWHV&RQJUDWXODWLRQVWR JDLQHG%URQ]H DOO 22 Prenton Daisies TIA’S COLOURFUL CONTRIBUTION! The exceptionally cold start to the year meant our Prenton Daisies could hardly wait to get WKDWHYHU\WKLQJLQWKHVFKRROJDUGHQZDV planting. 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Thanks, Mrs Owen, your rhubarb crumble has contributed a QHZZRUGWRWKH(QJOLVKODQJXDJH±µ6FUXPSWGHOLFLRXV¶ Prenton Parliament manner and, although there was a limited PARLIAMENT GETS THE space of time to complete each agenda, BUSINESS DONE they always managed it in time for afternoon UHJLVWUDWLRQ 7KDQNVWRDOOWKH)RUPUHSUHVHQWDWLYHVZKR attended the Prenton Parliament this term and thanks go to outgoing Chairperson, Grace, DQG'HSXW\&KDLU,PRJHQZKRKDYHUXQRXU VHVVLRQVVRVPRRWKO\DQGUHFHLYHGDURXQG of applause for their contribution during their tenure. The parliament has tackled a wide range of WRSLFVRYHUWKH\HDULQDPRVWEXVLQHVVOLNH 23 PTA Student Services Thanks to our wonderful PTA who LOOKING AFTER OUR raised money to help helped out with MENTAL HEALTH UHIUHVKPHQWVHDFKHYHQLQJRIWKHVXPPHU production of Mary Poppins and on Sports Day. Look out on our website for the next 2XUHYHQWVGXULQJ0D\¶V0HQWDO$ZDUHQHVV Week were helped by some wonderful sunny PHHWLQJ www.prentonhighschool.co.uk weather. In one lunchtime session, students met up with the Prenton Daisies gardeners in Student Enterprise WKHJDUGHQWRµ.HHS&DOPLQWKH*DUGHQ¶ Whilst some relaxed by planting seeds PIP - PRODUCED IN DQGSRWWLQJSODQWV±WKH\ZLOOKDYHJUHDW VDWLVIDFWLRQZDWFKLQJWKHPJURZRYHUWKH PRENTON following weeks - others spent time around WKHJDUGHQSRQGYLHZLQJWKHSOHQWLIXOZLOGOLIH Our Year 8 Design LWVXVWDLQVDQGHYHQFDWFKLQJDJOLPSVHRI Technology Enterprise the occasional frog. &OXEKDYHEHHQEXV\ turning unwanted 2YHULQ materials into useful the school key-rings. playground, School Our thanks go to parent Mr James Clarke, Counsellor Director of Cowen Signs in Birkenhead, for Michelle donating a selection of off-cuts for us to use. Higgins led a The money generated from the sale of these Mindfulness DWWUDFWLYHDFU\OLFPLUURUHGSURGXFWVLVUH session in the sunshine. As the pictures LQYHVWHGE\WKH&OXEWRµ3URGXFHLQ3UHQWRQ¶ VXJJHVWHYHU\RQHZDVVXLWDEO\IRUWL¿HGIRU HYHQPRUHFUHDWLYHSURMHFWV+DQQDKDQG the afternoon’s lessons. Emellia are pictured here on the Enterprise Club stall. 7KHIXOOZHHNRIOXQFKWLPHDQGEUHDNDFWLYLWLHV LQFOXGHG +HDG6SDFHSHHUWRSHHUVXSSRUW Sing Yourself Happy, Keep Calm and Make COASTER FOR COFFEE? Something, Yoga in the gymnasium, and talks about Mental Health in the Learning Resource For those students Base. unsure what special JLIWWRJLYH'DGIRU Thanks to Father’s Day, our Year Michelle, 8 Enterprise team HYHU\RQHZDV were on hand to help. encouraged just to come )URPDQLGHDRIWKHLURZQWKHWHDPKDYH along to the GHYHORSHGDQGFUHDWHGDVHULHVRIH\H sessions and catching key-rings and gift-wrapped coasters try something especially for Father’s Day. Our enterprising new – great WHDPUHSRUWHGEULVNVDOHVDIWHUMXVWWKHLU¿UVW for our mental OXQFKWLPHEHKLQGWKHLUVWDOO health and well-being. 24 GOLDEN TICKET WORKSHOP TO SUPPORT PARENTS FOR A SPECIAL The challenges facing teenagers today BREAKFAST can be stressful, not just for the teenagers What better WKHPVHOYHVEXWDOVRWKHLUSDUHQWVDQGFDUHUV way to start Designed to help adults to support their the day than children in an informal, relaxed and friendly with a nice atmosphere, we held another in a series of breakfast – ZRUNVKRSVDLPHGDWSURYLGLQJSUDFWLFDOWLSVWR especially if it help their daughters through adolescence. is a reward for a great half- The latest session, organised by Assistant term’s work? +HDGWHDFKHU0LVV(DVWZRRGZDVGHOLYHUHG in partnership with the Response Counselling Thanks to 6HUYLFHDQGORRNHGDWXQGHUVWDQGLQJ Assistant EHKDYLRXUVULVNWDNLQJEHKDYLRXUVDQG Headteacher, DSSURSULDWHUHVSRQVHVWREHKDYLRXUV7KHVH Miss sessions are really focused and allow parents Eastwood, to share experiences and use one another for and Year 7 guidance through the teenage years. and Year 9 Progress Leaders, Miss Roberts and Miss Hockenhull, students who had noteably impressed with their hard work throughout the ¿UVWKDOIRIWKHVXPPHUWHUPZHUHLQYLWHGWRD special continental-style start to the day. Some of our Golden Ticket students are SLFWXUHGKHUH±JUHDWZRUNHYHU\RQH WELCOME TO PRENTON – AND BUSHCRAFT! REWARD ASSEMBLY SAYS: There was much to When I start my new school, will I know ‘WELL DONE!’ celebrate at a special Reward Assembly for DQ\RQHZLOO,KDYHDQ\IULHQGV"7U\QRWWR RYHUVL[W\ 25 KEEP CALM – TAKING A LOOK GET REVISING! AT OURSELVES Year 10s WITH BROOK certainly had a busy morning Thanks to Lucy, Demi and Len from The when their Brook, thirty-two of our Year 8 students studies were took part in a series of three-hour bite-size split between a workshops. series of Brook sessions in 7KH%URRNZKRHQFRXUDJHKHDOWK\OLYHVIRU +XPDQLWLHVDQG5HYLVLRQ6NLOOVWXLWLRQLQWKH \RXQJSHRSOHZHUHLQYLWHGLQWRVFKRROE\ J\PQDVLXPGHOLYHUHGE\0UV)UDVHU'HSXW\ Miss Dunbar, Student Support. This follows a Headteacher. VXUYH\FRQGXFWHGODVWWHUPLQZKLFKVWXGHQWV H[SUHVVHGDQLQWHUHVWLQ¿QGLQJRXWPRUH 7KHLUUHYLVLRQVHVVLRQVSUHSDULQJWKHPIRU about a range of issues that affect teenagers the important year ahead, were part of the WRGD\7KHZRUNVKRSLQYHVWLJDWHGGHYHORSLQJ 3L;/ 3DUWQHUVLQ([FHOOHQFH SDUWQHUVKLS DKHDOWK\ERG\LPDJHERG\FRQ¿GHQFHOLNLQJ VFKHPHLQZKLFKRYHUVHFRQGDU\ yourself - who you are, what you look like schools share best practice to raise UHFRJQLVLQJRQH¶VVNLOOVDQGTXDOLWLHVDQG educational standards. learning not to judge yourself or others purely on the way we look. Finally, they looked at Students are working their way through a resilience, and coping with life’s problems and VSHFLDOO\FRPSLOHGUHYLVLRQERRNOHWSDFNHG ups and downs. ZLWKWLSVRQHIIHFWLYHDQGSURYHQWLSVRQKRZ best to retain information in preparation for Brook also came into school for four the forthcoming examinations. FRQVHFXWLYH)ULGD\VGXULQJ-XQHFRQGXFWLQJ all-day workshops for sixteen Year 9 Work hard and, as the course is entitled - VWXGHQWVHQWLWOHGµ)XWXUH)RFXV¶7KLVZDV NHHSFDOPDQGNHHSUHYLVLQJ an accredited workshop, with the students JDLQLQJDQ2SHQ$ZDUG/HYHOFHUWL¿FDWHLQ Skills for Further Learning and Employment. CHILD AND ADOLESCENT Thank you to Brook for some really useful MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VHVVLRQVRYHUWKLVWHUP (CAMHS) WORKSHOP Thanks to organiser Miss Dunbar from 6WXGHQW6HUYLFHV SINGING AND SONG WRITING BOOSTS CONFIDENCE A group of 26 PROUD OF OUR UTOPIA STUDENTS 7KH8WRSLD2XWUHDFK3URMHFWLVDQHGXFDWLRQWUDLQLQJDQGZHOOEHLQJVHUYLFHWKDWRIIHUV DQXPEHURIFKDOOHQJHVDQGHOHYHQRIRXU 2YHUVHYHQZHHNVRXUVWXGHQWVKDYHXQGHUWDNHQSUREOHPVROYLQJDQGWHDPEXLOGLQJLQGRRU FOLPELQJKRUVHULGLQJDQGND\DNLQJ7KH\DOVRZHQWRQD¿IWHHQPLOHFKDULW\ELNHULGH UDLVLQJ IRUWKH%UDGOH\/RZHU\)RXQGDWLRQ7KHLUDFKLHYHPHQWVZLOOEHFHOHEUDWHGDWWKH HQGRIWHUPZLWKD5HG&DUSHWHYHQWZLWKORFDOGLJQLWDULHVZKHQWKHFRXUVH¿QLVKHV Student Leadership A BEAUTIFUL SONG AND SOME UPLIFTING MESSAGES Early in the term, Year 10 students were theme by taking a treated to an assembly that opened with Year ORRNDWWKHTXDOLWLHV 11 students Lois and Ellie singing from their that will help GCSE Ensemble performance, a beautiful HYHU\RQHLQ of fare – from lemon drizzle cake to baked TASTY TREATS ARE raspberry cheesecake with raspberry coulis, to DVHULRXVO\FKRFRODWH\FKRFRODWHWRUWH PROM FUNDRAISERS 3URYLQJRXUEDNLQJWDOHQWNQRZVQRERXQGV Our ongoing competition to see which the Science department narrowly edged department has the best baking skills DYLFWRU\DQGIRUWKH 27 STUDENT TEAM PE WIN THE LIP HELPS TO DISCOVER SYNC BATTLE! HIDDEN POWERS Lunchtime entertainment does not get better WKDQWKLV6WXGHQWVDQGVWDII¿OOHGWKH0DLQ 7RDFKLHYH Congratulations to compère Lois, the Year 11 this position, Prom fundraising team, and to the PE team students RI0LVV*RUHDQG0LVV'R\OHZKRUHFHLYHGD should FRYHWHG SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM The Student Senior Leadership Team for the coming year has been announced and our congratulations and best wishes go to new Head Girl, Beth. Beth is supported by Deputy Head Girls Jayne and Megan, and by Assistant Head Girls Amy, Heather, Kaitlyn and Poppy. 7KH\WDNHRYHUIURPWKHRXWJRLQJWHDPOHGE\1LDKRI$Q\DDQG0HJDQDQG9LFN\(OOLH DQG0HOLVVD:HWKDQNWKHPIRUDOOWKHLUKDUGZRUNDQGVXSSRUWRYHUWKHSDVWWZHOYHPRQWKV 28 PEER MENTORS THANKED - AND WELCOMED $VSHFLDOµ7KDQN\RX¶OXQFKZDVODLGRQIRUDOORIWKH Year 10 Peer Mentors in the dining hall with Ms Kelly, Student Leadership, saying that they had all been a wonderful support throughout the year. 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Ms Kelly has already been delighted with their work helping and guiding our new Year 7 students when we welcomed them to Prenton High 6FKRRORQ,QGXFWLRQHYHQLQJDQG,QGXFWLRQGD\ Pictured here is Year 7 student Hazel, who won the Peer Mentor prize at the Bedford House Awards assembly at the end of term. +D]HOZURWHDORYHO\RSHQOHWWHUWRWKHQHZ Science and STEM YEAR 7s LOOK OUR BIG BOOST TO BIOLOGY BURST SESSION TO THE FUTURE A group of our Year 11 GCSE Biology students had a welcome Our Year 7 surprise when they students had DWWHQGHGDTXLFN a taste of what PRUQLQJµEXUVW¶ might await them UHYLVLRQVHVVLRQZLWK should they win Progress Leader and a place at the teacher of Science, 8QLYHUVLW\RI Miss Hockenhull. /LYHUSRROWKDQNV WR0V&UDYHQ Demonstrating the importance of a healthy and Progress Leader QXWULWLRXVVWDUWWRWKHGD\VKHSURYLGHGDUDQJH and teacher of Science, of fruit and fruit juice prior to the afternoon’s %LRORJ\H[DP:HKRSHWKLVJDYHWKHPD During the day, they enthusiastically ZHOFRPHHQHUJ\DQGµEUDLQSRZHU¶ERRVW ZRUNHGZLWK8QLYHUVLW\VWDIIRQD Miss Hockenhull adds that it demonstrates the µZRQGHUIXOO\ZLQG\SUREOHP¶LQWKHSK\VLFV students’ keen, mature and focused approach laboratory and undertook experiments WKDWPDQ\ 29 Sport YOUNG MEDICS IN LIVERPOOL UNDER 15s GIVE STERLING 7KDQNVWR0V&UDYHQ 7KH\FKDVHGLQWKHLU¿UVWPDWFKDJDLQVW SCIENTISTS Upton Hall School FCJ, making 75-1 in their RYHUV'HVSLWHRXUNH\RSHQLQJEDWVZRPHQ )UH\DDQG-HVVKDYLQJWRUHWLUHZHPDQDJHG HEAD TO THE a respectable 71-5 in reply, meaning we lost by just 7 runs. BIG BANG FAIR In our second contest, against Birkenhead ,WZDVRQHZD\WUDI¿FIRURXU\RXQJ School, we also batted second chasing 83-3. scientists when the Big Bang Fair was Freya played another sterling innings before KHOGDWWKH/LYHUSRRO([KLELWLRQ&HQWUHLQ she had to retire, but the team’s efforts just fell July. The Fair boasts exciting, engaging VKRUW¿QLVKLQJRQDORVVRI UXQV DQGLQWHUDFWLYHHYHQWVDZLGHUDQJHRI exhibitors and performers, along with Team Manager, Mr B Taylor, reports that both hands-on experiments and science PDWFKHVZHUH µUHDOO\FORVHDQGYHU\WHQVHDV experiences. RQO\DIHZUXQVZHUHQHHGHGWRZLQLQWKH¿QDO RYHUVRIHDFKJDPH¶ Firstly, our Year 9 Science students of Lucie, Kira and Natalia spent a day :HOOGRQHRQDJUHDWHIIRUWWHDPLQYROYHGZHUH participating in their STEM competition, and 0DGGLH &DSWDLQ -HVV)UH\D-HVV&RUD then all Year 8 students spent an afternoon Grace, Jess, Lauren and Mollie May. ORRNLQJDWWKHODWHVWGHYHORSPHQWVLQ science, technology, engineering and PDWKVDQGWDNLQJSDUWLQLQWHUDFWLYH HYHQWVDQG competitions. Nicole, Karina, Emily and Maddie are pictured here on the NHS stand. 30 STUDENTS’ CHANCE TO SEE TOP TENNIS 7HQVWXGHQWVKDYHKDGWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRJR to Wimbledon with Mrs Hepke, teacher of MFL, in July and Year 8 students Cleo, Cerys DQG*UDFHDUHSLFWXUHGKHUHWDNLQJDµEUHDN SRLQW¶GXULQJRQHRIWKHLUIXQGUDLVLQJHYHQWVLQ their free time. Their aim was to raise enough money to buy some strawberries and cream IRUZKLFK:LPEOHGRQLVIDPRXV 1RWRQO\GLGVWXGHQWVKDYHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WRYLVLWRQHRIWKHZRUOG¶VPRVWSUHVWLJLRXVWHQQLV FOXEVWKH\ZHUHDOVRDEOHWRZDWFKWKHPHQ¶VVHPL¿QDOVPDWFKHVXVLQJWKHLUWLFNHWVIRUFRXUW QXPEHURQHDQGWKHFHQWUHFRXUW7KHKLJKHVWOHYHORISURIHVVLRQDOWHQQLVJXDUDQWHHG REPRESENTING UNDER 13s PRENTON IN TRACK CHAMPION DISPLAY AND FIELD 2XUWHDPUHDFKHGWKH¿QDORIWKH8QGHU Wirral Outdoor Cricket Competition at Upton Here is our team of twenty-six Year 7, 8 Hall School FCJ in June. and 9 students who represented Prenton High School at the Wirral Schools Athletics Facing Upton in &KDPSLRQVKLSVKHOGDWWKH2YDO$WKOHWLFV WKH¿QDOZHZRQ Track this week. the toss and chose WR¿HOG¿UVW7KH Accompanied by Miss Gore, Subject Leader home side got off PE, and Miss Doyle, teacher of PE, the girls to a bright start had a wonderful day competing in a range of scoring three HYHQWVLQFOXGLQJKXUGOLQJVSULQWLQJGLVWDQFH sixes, but our UXQQLQJVKRWGLVFXVMDYHOLQKLJKMXPSDQG JRRGRXW¿HOGSOD\ long jump. UHVWULFWHGWKHPWRRIIWKHLUHLJKWRYHUV 0LVV*RUHUHSRUWVWKDWLWZDVWKH¿UVW The Prenton reply started well with Keira opportunity for some students to compete on KDYLQJWRUHWLUHRQUXQVEXWDPLGGOHRUGHU an athletics track and that they held their own wobble meant the match went down to the last and displayed solid performances. RYHU:LWKWHQVLRQPRXQWLQJ2OLYLDKLWDVL[RII the third ball, meaning that our side won by Well one wicket. competed, HYHU\RQH µ:HOOGRQH¶WRRXUWHDPRI /LOOLH &DSWDLQ Keira, Eloise, Gracie Mae, Hollie, Ruby, Jess DQG2OLYLD 31 CHARLOTTE’S SWIMMING SUCCESS ROUNDERS Congratulations to Year 7 student Charlotte, TOURNAMENT who came away from the Wirral Peninsula Swimming championships with three medals IURPWKH¿YHHYHQWVVKHHQWHUHGDWWKH Our Year 7 and Year 8 teams battled weekend. hard in their rounders tournament hosted by Wirral Grammar School Held at the Europa Pool in Birkenhead, for Girls on what was probably one Charlotte - who swims for Woodchurch of the hottest days of the year. Swimming Club - won the 50m and 100m breast stroke and the 100m front crawl. Year 7 played against St John Charlotte, who Plessington, Wirral Grammar School has been for Girls, The Birkenhead Park swimming since School and Hilbre High School. the age of two, Year 8s played St John Plessington, has been with her Birkenhead High School Academy club for the past and Upton Hall School FCJ. two and a half years. We hope you enjoyed representing your school! Great swimming, Charlotte! SPORTS LEADERS FOR TOMORROW Well done to the six year 9 students Ciara, Jessica, Bonnie Mae, Cora, Freya and Holly who attended a VSHFLDOWUDLQLQJHYHQWFRQGXFWHGE\-DQQD'RZOLQJ D*UHDW%ULWDLQLQOLQHVNDWHU7KH\DUHWKH¿UVW VWXGHQWVIURPVFKRROWRKDYHEHHQVHOHFWHGWRJDLQ experience and training in leadership through sport. 7KHVHVVLRQIRFXVVHGRQZKDWPDNHVDQRXWVWDQGLQJOHDGHUDQGSURYLGHGVWXGHQWV ZLWKDUDQJHRIFKDOOHQJLQJSUDFWLFDODFWLYLWLHV2XUQHZ6SRUWV/HDGHUVZLOOQRZEHDEOH WRSDVVRQWKHLUQHZO\GHYHORSHGVNLOOVWRRWKHUFXUUHQWDQGQHZOHDGHUVLQWKHQHZ academic year. Well done, everyone! 32 JESS IS A CUP- WINNER Congratulations to Year 7 student Jess who, with her team the New Ferry Rangers, has just won the Wirral Junior Football League cup. Jess, pictured here with the team’s VLOYHUZDUHSOD\VVWULNHUDQGVFRUHGDJRDOLQKHUWHDP¶V ZLQRYHU*OHQDYRQ%HOOHVLQWKH¿QDO SPORTS DAY Sports Day this year will take place on July 18, too late sadly for us to report upon in this edition RI+LJK/LIH+RZHYHUZHZLOOJLYHUHDGHUVDÀDYRXURIWKHGD\RQWKHZHEVLWH www.prentonhighschool.co.ukDQGWZLWWHU @prentonhigh. Always the biggest day in our sporting year, it will be a wonderful opportunity for our students to XVHWKHVXSHUEIDFLOLWLHVRIWKH%HELQJWRQ2YDODQGWRGHPRQVWUDWHWKHLUSURZHVVLQWUDFNDQG ¿HOG0LVV*RUH6XEMHFW/HDGHU±3(VD\VWKDWWKHHPSKDVLVLVRQWDNLQJSDUWDQGKDYLQJIXQ Wirral Volleyball Competition Our Volleyballers competed well in the Wirral Volleyball competition at the end of term. The U13 A team came second in their competition and the U15 A team came fourth. The U13 B team ZHUH¿IWKDQGWKH8%WHDPVL[WK :HOOSOD\HG *UDFLH+ROO\$PEHU0DGLVRQ/RLV(ORLVH-HVV/LOO\%RQQLH0DH&RUD-HVV Holly, Freya, Lauren, Abbie and Grace, pictured here. Also pictured are our U13 A team. 33 2018/19 DIARY Autumn term 2018 INSET (Staff only) Monday 3 September 2018 INSET (Staff only) Tuesday 4 September 2018 Open Wednesday 5 September 2018 (Years 7 – 11) Open Evening Thursday 4 October 6pm – 8pm INSET (Staff only) Friday 5 October Open Morning Monday 8 October 9.30am – 11.30am Close Friday 19 October 2018 Half term holiday Monday 22 – Friday 26 October 2018 Open Monday 29 October 2018 Close Friday 21 December 2018 at 1 pm Christmas holiday Monday 24 December 2018 – Friday 4 January 2019 Spring term 2019 Open Monday 7 January 2019 Close Friday 15 February 2019 Half term holiday Monday 18 – Friday 22 February 2019 Open Monday 25 February 2019 Close Friday 29 March 2019 Spring holiday Monday 1 April – Friday 12 April 2019 Summer term 2019 Open Monday 15 April 2019 Good Friday/Bank Holiday Friday 19 April 2019 Easter Monday/Bank Holiday Monday 22 April 2019 Bank holiday Monday 6 May 2019 Close Friday 24 May 2019 Half term holiday Monday 27 May – Friday 31 May 2019 Open Monday 3 June 2019 Close Friday 19 July 2019 at 1pm INSET (Staff only) Monday 22 July 2019 INSET (Staff only) Tuesday 23 July 2019 Parents - please keep in touch via ParentMail, our website and twitter as some dates may change. www.prentonhighschool.co.uk | Twitter @prentonhigh 34 Pictures from ‘Mary Poppins’ Summer Spectacular 2018 35 Pictures from ‘Mary Poppins’ Summer Spectacular 2018