NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS 2017 Mr Fay Writes
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Ulverston Victoria High School NEWSLETTER CHRISTMAS 2017 Mr Fay writes.... CHRISTMAS 2017 Once again we have had an excellent term at UVHS. Despite chronic underfunding, which makes the school the worst funded LA secondary in Cumbria, theMr school Fay continues writes.... to deliver outcomes well above county and national averages. We are oversubscribed by parents who clearly identify with our Victoria ValuesOnce and again who we understand have had thatan excellent this is a realterm school at UVHS. which Despite offers chronic a broad underfunding, and balanced which curriculum, makes lotsthe schoolof extra-curricular the worst funded opportunities, LA secondary wrapped in Cumbria, in a caring environmentthe school underpinnedcontinues to bydeliver clear outcomes standards. well You above will countynot find and UVHS national playing averages. games Wewith are your oversubscribed children’s future by parents to artificially who clearly boostidentify a Progress with our 8 Victoriascore as in manyValues schools. and who As Christmasunderstand comes that this along is a thereal ethosschool of which our school offers isa particularlybroad and balanced obvious. curriculum, I see great lots learning of extra-curricular going on, but opportunities, also a brilliant wrapped atmosphere in a caring as the childrenenvironment take part underpinned in traditional by clearactivities standards. which You help will build not findthe spirit UVHS andplaying team games work ofwith the your school. children’s Merit future points toare artificially awarded for boost being a inProgress the school 8 score panto, as in the many schools. As Christmas comes along thedelightful ethos of oursound school of the is particularly practice for obvious. the school I see greatconcert learning wafts going into on, my but also a brilliant atmosphere as the children take part in traditional activitiesoffice, which help the build new theChristmas spirit and Fayre team is towork take of placethe school. and students Merit points take are part awarded for being in the school panto, the indelightful trips and soundactivities, of the somepractice of whichfor the they school will rememberconcert wafts for into most my of theiroffice, lives. the It isnew the Christmas mixture ofFayre the is vital to take work place in the and classroom students withtake thepart extra-curricularin trips and activities, opportunities some ofwhich which makethey a willgreat remember school andfor UVHSmost ofis antheir exceptional lives. It is theplace. mixture of the vital work in the classroom with the I neverextra-curricular lose that opportunitieswarm feeling when,which atmake the a endgreat of school the term, and childrenUVHS is an exceptional place. enthusiastically wish me a “Merry Christmas”. I never lose that warm feeling when, at the end of the term, children Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! enthusiastically wish me a “Merry Christmas”. We would also like to introduce the Head Boy and Head Girl Teams Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! FromWe would Y11 Head also likeBoy to Owen, introduce Head the Girl Head Charlotte Boy and withHead Deputies Girl Teams Hal and Amelia.From Y11 Head Boy Owen, Head Girl Charlotte with Deputies Hal and FromAmelia. Sixth Form Head Boy Tom, Head Girl Sophie with Deputies Ben, RoryFrom & SixthGeorgia. Form Head Boy Tom, Head Girl Sophie with Deputies Ben, Rory & Georgia. Golden Apple Award Winners Again! We Goldenare delighted Apple to announce Award that the Winners winner of the Again!Golden Apple Awards 2017 for Inclusion is our very ownWe Engagement are delighted Centre to announce at UVHS. that This the winnerCumbria of widethe Golden honour Apple is awarded Awards to2017 recognise for Inclusion an organisation, is our very partnershipown Engagement or initiative Centre which at UVHS.supports This students Cumbria of wide any agehonour who is mayawarded face challenges to recognise during an theirorganisation, education. Thepartnership Engagement or initiativeCentre at UVHSwhich supportsis in place students to maximise of any age standards who may offace learning challenges and duringbehaviour their foreducation. these students.The Engagement This practice Centre is delivered at UVHS viais interventionsin place to maximise from Y7standards to Y11. Theof learningroom is staffedand behaviour by a full for timethese Senior Learningstudents. Mentor, This practice Mrs Vannessa is delivered Douglas via andinterventions two part time from LearningY7 to Y11. Mentors,The room Mrsis staffedDani Butler by a fulland Mrstime Claire Senior Burnside,Learning within Mentor, a therapeutic Mrs Vannessa holistic Douglas environment,and two part time where Learning staff maintainMentors, regularMrs Dani contact Butler andwith Mrsappropriate Claire externalBurnside, agencies within to a supporttherapeutic students holistic at UVHS. environment, A key part where of thestaff Centre’s maintain work regular is to providecontact withstudents appropriate with socialexternal and emotional agencies to skills support to help students with their at UVHS. learning A key and part life of outside the Centre’s school. work The isannual to provide Christmas students dinner with is a highlightsocial andof the emotional year, with skills students to help planning, with their preparing, learning and cooking life outside and eating school. together The annual with Christmas Engagement dinner Centre is a staffhighlight and members of the year, of withour governing students planning,body and preparing, the Senior cooking Leadership and eating Team. together This is anwith invaluable Engagement opportunity Centre for staffstudents and tomembers work together of our governing as well as body to enjoy and the the Senior festive Leadership celebrations. Team. ThisWe iswould an invaluablelike to congratulate opportunity our fantasticfor students colleagues to work for together their unstinting as well as tohard enjoy work, the enthusiasmfestive celebrations. and passion. We The would school like towould congratulate not be the our place it is without their devotion and dedication to fantastic colleagues for their unstinting hard work, enthusiasm and passion. The school would not be the place it is without their devotion and dedication to the children in their care. the children in their care. OrienteeringOrienteering Success Success Continues! Continues! OnOn the the weekend weekend of of 18th 18th – – 19th 19th NovemberNovember the Orienteering Club Club travelled travelled downdown to to the the Forest Forest of of Dean Dean to to competecompete at the British SchoolsSchools OrienteeringOrienteering Championships.Championships. It It was was a a very very successfulsuccessful weekend particularlyparticularly for for the the girls girls whosewhose teams teams won won a a trophy trophy inin yearsyears 7, 8, 9, 10, 1212 andand 13.13. The The Y11 Y11 girls girls wonwon silver silver as as did did thethe Y12Y12 boysboys andand the Y8 and Y13Y13 boysboys wonwon bronze. bronze. IndividualIndividual medals medals were were won won byby LukeLuke Y7 (gold), JessicaJessica Y7Y7 (bronze), (bronze), Emily Emily Y8Y8 (gold), (gold), Lizzie Lizzie Y9 Y9 (silver), (silver), JessJess Y8Y8 (bronze), Merryn Y10Y10 (silver), (silver), Jess Jess Y11 Y11 (silver),(silver), Anna Anna Y13 Y13 (gold) (gold) andand FionaFiona Y13Y13 (bronze). OverallOverall the the team team came came anan impressive impressive second second with with individualindividual medal winners contributingcontributing to to this this silversilver medal medal position. position. InIn further further Orienteering Orienteering newsnews thethe JuniorJunior Girls Team,Team, whichwhich competedcompeted at at thethe World World Schools Schools Orienteering Orienteering ChampionshipsChampionships inin SicilySicily earlierearlier this this year year werewere the the richly richly deserved deserved winnerswinners of the Cumbria JuniorJunior SportsSports Team Team of of thethe Year Year at at the the Cumbria Cumbria Sports Sports AwardsAwards 2017. Ulverston Victoria High School PAGE TWO Educational Project Kenya 2018 Battlefields Trip cont.... We had some free time in Ypres and most students enjoyed a bit of chocolate shopping! Later, we attended the Last Post Ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres, where Charli and Zoe took part in the service laying two wreaths on behalf of our school to show that we still remember the sacrifice made by so many. Next July, 14 students from UVHS will be embarking on a volunteer trip to On the third day, we journeyed to the Nakuru, Kenya with the charity African Adventures. We will be there to battlefields of the Somme. We saw the help teach children of all ages, many of whom come from extremely deprived vast Lochnagar crater, walked through the backgrounds, and to aid in the construction of school buildings. During our preserved trenches of Beaumont Hamel, 17 day stay, we hope to improve the standard of education for the students and lunched at the Ulster memorial. At the there, in a small way. It is a mission Thiepval Memorial to the missing of the which has become very important Somme, amongst the 72,000 names, we to our group of volunteers, who found the name of Alfred King, a member share the belief that a good quality of Ulverston Victoria Grammar School and education should be available to everyone. “We have been busy fundraising we paid our respects by laying a poppy in his name. Following this, we visited the to support this trip since August. You Devonshire Trench may have seen