Principal’s Message Important Dates Well done to the staff and students who 10th June: Year 10 Work Experience Begins have completed their Duke of Edinburgh 17th June: Year 7-9 Exams Commence award this year. Last weekend saw completion of the final bronze expedition 17th June: Year 12 Exams Commence after successful completion of the silver 17th June: Year 11 Leavers Breakfast expedition earlier this term. This is a 20th June: Year 11 Prom fantastic achievement for students and they 25th June: Transition Evening should be proud of their accomplishment.

Year 11 and Year 13 Exams: This week saw Year 11 students sitting their final GCSE examinations and Year 13 are almost there as they will finish next Wednesday. We would like to say well done to all students for the mature and calm attitude with which they have approached the exams. Students have arrived well equipped and punctual to all exams and their behaviour before, during and after the exams has been excellent. This has meant students have felt calm and prepared heading into all exams which gives them the best chance of success. We look forward to seeing how all their hard work pays off in August.

Year 11 Leavers Information: On Monday 17th June, we will hold our leavers breakfast for Year 11 students. This is a wonderful morning where students get to say goodbye to their friends and teachers in the school setting. It involves shirt signing, a breakfast and final year group assembly. We would ask parents of Year 11 students to remind them that normal school uniform is expected on Monday and those who choose not to follow this may find they are unable to attend the morning. Also this morning is a great opportunity for students to return any outstanding text books or equipment, Oscar trophies, locker keys etc. It is much easier to return these before leaving rather than having to make a trip back to school at a later date.

Calendar Change: As you may have seen in the national news, the government announced the bank holiday, set for Monday 4 May 2020, has been switched to Friday 8 May 2020, to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. This date change has now been made on the school website and will be correct on all future term dates sent out to parents. Please ignore any previous term date documents. Work Experience: This week has seen Year 10 students taking part in a wide variety of work experience placements. These continue next week so students get a full experience of the world of work. Staff have been visiting students this week to find out how they are finding the placements. Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive with many employers asking if they can keep students on in the future. We are very proud of the work Year 10 are carrying out in the local area.

Fire Cadets: Next Wednesday, students who are part of the Fire Cadets will take part in their passing out parade. This is a final demonstration of the skills they have learned as part of the Fire Cadets. Year 8 students will be asked to come and watch the parade as well the presentation. They will be told about how they can join fire cadets and the sign up process involved. If you would like your child to get involved in this fantastic opportunity, encourage them to ask questions on Wednesday to the staff available.

Year 7-9 Exams: Exams for these year groups commence on Monday with Year 7 science and Year 9 option A subjects. Please ensure your child has checked their exam timetable and is fully equipped for their exams. If you have lost your timetable, there is a copy available on the school website in the news section.

Year 9 Blencathra trip (Geography GCSE): On the 11th and 12th July Year 9 students will be participating in their first GCSE fieldtrip to conduct a river study. We are visiting Blencathra in the Lake District and will spend one full day on the river carrying out a range of techniques that the students need to know to complete paper 3.

Letters and medical forms have been sent out. Medical forms are due by the 21st of June (an up to date form is required to take them on this form of trip), and payments are due on the 1st July.

The fieldwork will be examined and students who do not attend will be at a major disadvantage as it will affect their overall GCSE grade. Therefore if there are any concerns or issues regarding attendance on this trip please contact Miss Leck at [email protected] as soon as possible so we can discuss any problems arising.

World Meat Free Week: Following Mr. Garburtt's introduction of the upcoming Meat Free Week in assembly, the pupils of 9N took part in a live debate with PETA's animal rights protestor Lydia Smyth. The students got to ask Miss. Smyth challenging questions about the impending impact global warming will have on our world and what they can do to make a difference.

The form group took the opportunity to ask important questions which will encourage their participation in Meat Free Week. Miss. Smyth was extremely pleased with the maturity of the form and their questions. Well done. Introduction of universal HPV immunisation programme: In the UK, we have amongst the highest HPV vaccination coverage rates in the world and this is largely achieved because it is a school-based programme, with excellent support provided by schools to enable the NHS immunisation teams to vaccinate school age children. Our young people and adult population are well protected against serious diseases as a result.

From 1st September 2019, the HPV vaccine program will be extended to include boys, in addition to girls, as part of the routine school-based schedule in .

Bay Learning Trust Social Media: As you will be aware is now part of the Bay Learning Trust. In order to help keep parents and students up to date with what is happening across the Trust, there are two new social media accounts to follow. If you are on Twitter then you can follow @BayLearnTrust and if you are on Facebook you can like @TheBayLearningTrust .

Also if you haven’t already we do have a school Twitter and Facebook account. They can be found at @carnforthhigh of Twitter and liking Carnforth High School on Facebook. We are hoping to provide some of the newsletter information through these accounts in the future.

Oscars 2019: We are approaching that time of the year where we host the Oscars at Carnforth High School to celebrate students effort and achievement in all their subjects. Can we please ask that all Oscar trophies awarded last year are returned to the school after half term. If there are any issues with returning the trophy please contact Mr Bullock ([email protected]) so that arrangements can be put in place where needed.

Governor Positions: The governing body are looking to appoint new members for academic year 2019-20. This is a great way to contribute to the future of Carnforth High School. If you are interested please contact Mrs Edmondson for more details. [email protected] Free creative workshops for local teenagers to help launch new charity: Local 11-18’s are being offered the chance to get creative and make new friends next month in a series of hands-on free workshops covering everything from hairstyling, make-up and fashion up-cycling to street magic, guerrilla poster art and broadcasting with the BBC. The 23 workshops, run by professionals in city venues, will be filmed to create an advert for the launch of Escape2Make (E2M), a newly forming charity which aims to give teenagers in the Lancaster and district a safe place to make things, make friends and make a difference. Escape2Make surveyed 200 teenagers in four local schools and most said they were bored and wanted something to do - 83% wanted to make new friends and 79% want somewhere safe to be outside school. Artist, producer and businesswoman, Jenny Natusch, founder of E2M, said: “There are approximately 12,500 11-18’s in Lancaster & Morecambe Districts but very few creative and social activities outside school and college, and not much creative stuff in the curriculum itself. Sporty kids are relatively well catered for and if you’re musical you can go to the brilliant More Music, but anything else to do with making – e.g. art, films, food, make-up, engineering - isn’t available for this age group. “Even a brief amount of time spent on a creative pastime has powerful benefits for personal wellbeing, according to new research commissioned by BBC Arts, and gives young people a chance to meet like minded peers. It’s very important to us that our activities are always are free so that everyone can benefit: we’re asking that anyone who attends this time is happy to be filmed so we can make an advert to attract young people to the charity and raise funds for lots more workshops.” The workshops are being run over 3 weekends from 29th June (with one starting a week earlier). Some are one-off for just a few hours, others last all day, or are running over all weekends. Kyle Mckenzie, a student and one of the organisers of the workshop series: said: “It’s a fantastic opportunity for teenagers to gain experience in something they wouldn’t have a chance to do ordinarily. There are lots of off the wall workshops like chocolate making and mind reading, or the chance to bring everyday objects to life via animation using iphones donated by Mazuma. It’s all about making memories, making friends and learning something.” As well as helping E2M by featuring in the advert, participants will make something they can be proud of. It could be pizza, or a pinhole camera, or a recording of themselves reading a BBC Radio News Bulletin that they can take home with them. If they’ve learnt circus skills or become part of a band for a day, they will finish by performing for the rest of the group and the public in the centre of town. For some projects there will be a longer-term outcome. One group will be creating a giant billboard poster to be put up in a mystery city centre location. Another group will spend four days in Waterstones Bookshop creating an Escape2Make Magazine and meeting people in the industry, including some published authors. E2M Production manager, Lucy Reynolds, explains “Many local businesses have been incredibly generous and helped make this next pilot happen by providing premises, equipment and/or time for free including More Music, Jo & Cass Hair & Beauty, Mazuma, The BBC, The Herbarium, The Body Shop, Waterstones and The Sultan restaurant. We want to always be able to offer workshops for free, to make sure all 11-18’s in Lancaster & Morecambe have the same opportunities. It’s simple - the more local and national businesses support us, the more free workshops we can offer to the local young people who just don’t have enough to do when they’re not at school.” Funding for the workshops comes from: The Gailbraith Trust; The Elspeth J Thomson Charitable Trust; The Wilson Charitable Trust; The Banks Lyon Memorial Fund; Lancaster BID; and Jenny Kagan and Andy Bilson. 11-18’s can book free workshop spaces from 5th June via www.escape2make.org

PE News: A very busy week of fixtures with the school being represented for both cricket and rounder’s in the local district. On Monday afternoon the under 14s boys cricket team travelled to Lancaster Boys Grammar School for a fixture against their under 14s boys B team. Carnforth captain Louis Rogerson won the toss and elected to bat. Rogerson and Jack Walker opened the batting. Rogerson fell early but Walker hit a superb unbeaten 32 within the first five overs. This included a number of boundaries and two maximums. The runs continued to come as both Ben Osbourne (8) and Joe Sowerby (24) kept the run rate ticking over. After 10 overs the boys were on 77-2 and on for an excellent total. Callum Darby (11), Dan Foden (12*) and Jamie Butterfield (10) added some more quick runs as the innings came to a close. The boys played with a very attacking mind set and therefore a number of wickets fell and the final innings score was 129-9. In reply LRGS got off to a relatively slow start and found themselves on 21-1 after 5 overs. From here it was apparent that they were going to struggle to match the high run rate which had been set by Carnforth. This was mainly due to excellent bowling and fielding from Carnforth. The pick of the bowlers were Butterfield who finished with figures of9- 3 from 4 overs, Sowerby 4-2 from 2 overs and George Eccles 1-2 from 1 over. LRGS finished on 65 all out after 19 overs. A great win for Carnforth.

On Tuesday afternoon the Under 12 girls rounder’s team visited The Bay Leadership for a rounder’s friendly. The girls won the game 18-12 with some excellent batting, bowling and fielding on display. The moment of the game was Jenta Walkers superb one handed diving catch midway through the game. Well done to all the girls on a superb result and start to the rounder’s season. On Wednesday afternoon the girls rounder’s team hosted Our Lady’s Catholic College. There was four games played as the year 7s ran out 16-2.5 winners with Hannah Watson being named player of the match. Well done to the Year 7 girls on two superb wins this week. The Year 8s field two teams. 8A won 17-10 with Amy Marsland being named player of the match. 8B won 11-8 with Olivia Sutcliffe winning player of the match. The Year 9s won 9-3 and Tegan Pearson was named player of the match. The Year 9 boy’s cricket tournament which was scheduled for Thursday was cancelled due to the wet weather. This means that it has been a clean sweep of fixture wins this week for the Carnforth teams. Six wins from a possible six. Well done to all the pupils who have represented the school magnificently this week.

PE News: This is a final plea to all Year 11 leavers. As the end of the school year draws nearer the PE department would like to kindly ask Year 11 pupils for PE kit donations. Each year the department provides kit to many pupils who are unable to replace lost kit. This request is also for any kit which pupils in all year groups have outgrown and will no longer need. This includes trainers and boots. Any kit donated to the department is extremely appreciated and will help the department to continue providing sporting opportunities to pupils in the years to come. The summer term is often a hot term with the temperature likely to increase in the coming weeks. The department urges pupils to come to lesson prepared for the season. This includes bringing sun cream if required, plenty of bottled water as well as the correct appropriate PE kit. A reminder that all pupils must wear CHS PE socks during the summer term. Fixtures week beginning Monday 17th June Tuesday 18th June – Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 rounder’s vs LGGS @ home – 3.30pm – 5pm Future dates for your diary Monday 24th June – Year 7/8 cricket tournament @ Westgate/Torrisholme CC Wednesday 3rd July – District athletics @ Salt Ayre Wednesday 10th July – Sports day @ CHS

Wednesday 17th July – Sports awards evening

Carnforth High School Canteen Menu Monday Week 3 Bacon wrapped Herb topped Quorn Turkey and pepper Quorn and pepper Crispy apricot tart or chicken fillet with fillet with gratin chilli con carne with chilli con carne with fresh fruit gratin potatoes and potatoes and steamed brown rice, steamed brown rice, ratatouille or ratatouille or homemade coleslaw homemade coleslaw sweetcorn sweetcorn and nachos and nachos

Tuesday Country beef cottage Country Quorn cottage Chicken and vegetable Vegetable fried brown Marble sponge or pie with garden peas pie with garden peas fried brown rice with rice with Balti sauce fresh fruit or braised red cabbage or braised red cabbage Balti sauce

Wednesday Chicken Enchilada Vegetable Enchilada Beef and vegetable Vegetable noodles in Apple crumble or with sweet potato with sweet potato noodles in black bean black bean sauce fresh fruit wedges and rocket wedges and rocket sauce salad or tzatziki salad or tzatziki

Thursday Roast Turkey and Roast paprika Quorn Beef and lentil Vegetable and lentil Vanilla sponge stuffing with fondant with fondant potatoes lasagne , water cress, lasagne , water cress, potatoes and and ratatouille or cucumber and radish cucumber and radish ratatouille or sweetcorn salad with garlic bread salad with garlic bread sweetcorn

Friday

Cod fish fingers with Beef burger bun with Quorn burger bun Selection of cold chipped potatoes and chipped potatoes and with chipped potatoes desserts garden peas or baked garden peas or baked and garden peas or beans beans baked beans

Carnforth High School PE Department Extra Curricular Programme Summer term 2019

LUNCH 12.45pm - 1.15pm AFTERSCHOOL 3.30pm - 4.30pm MONDAY All years athletics practice—Field (LN/JD/DS)

TUESDAY Y10 GCSE Intervention – GG1 (NS) Staff CPD

WEDNESDAY Girls rounder's Years 7, 8, 9 and 10—Field & Sports Hall (LN/NS) Boys cricket Years 7, 8 & 9 —Astro/Field (JD/DS) THURSDAY

FRIDAY

*No lunch time clubs will run during summer term due to facilities being used for summer exams* Boys & Girls Y7-11 if you are a regular team member, please look on the fixtures board for this half term’s fixture list.