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Important Dates: History Trip to

25th April & 1 May YR 4/5 OPEN DAYS (by appointment)

6th May May Day Closure

27th May – 31st May Half Term

SMSC 41 Year 10 and 11 students have recently returned from a superb History trip to Question of the week: Berlin, . After arriving at Schönefeld Airport on Thursday 4th April, KS3 Question and KS4 students made the short coach journey to Hotel Schultz, a modern hotel located in Question: what would have been the Eastern side of the . On Friday 5th, students These are the 5 ways to were treated to an extensive walking tour of the main historic and cultural sites of wellbeing. What does each mean? Berlin. The tour included the famous Karl Marx Allee, , , the site of the Führerbunker, Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

and the Reichstag. Students also visited the superb DDR Museum which gave a unique insight into the everyday lives of Germans living behind the iron curtain and the , which gave harrowing accounts and photographs

from the Holocaust.

On Saturday the 6th we visited the ; a preserved section of the Berlin Wall that includes the famous ‘Fraternal Kiss’ between Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev. At the end of the East Side Gallery, students visited the Wall

Museum which included a fascinating collection of photographs and interviews outlining the impact and legacy of the construction of the Berlin Wall. The visit then continued to the East Berlin district of Lichtenberg, unexpectedly running

into an enormous march against the gentrification and increases in rent experienced by the residents of the area. After negotiating the crowds, students

made their way to the site of the prison. The guided tour was a real highlight

of the trip, showing the true horror of living in the DDR. Students learnt about the interrogation techniques used by the prison guards to extract information from inmates as well as a whole range of human rights abuses.

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Due to the late return flight time, there was plenty of time on the final day to visit more of Berlin. Students ascended the iconic TV Tower for magnificent views of the city, and then visited the Berlin Historical Museum which had some impressive artefacts from Germany’s past. The return flight to Liverpool Airport was on time, meaning students returned back to PGHS just before 1am on Monday morning. I would like to thank the members of staff who gave up part of their Easter break to help supervise the visit, and the students who were enthu siastic and great ambassadors for the school. I hope that you had an enjoyable and memorable time!

Mr Herbert, Head of History

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Root Word of the Week MAGNI Meaning: Great or Big

ORIGIN: How many words can Latin you think of that use this root?

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Attendance Update

If you are not here, you cannot learn. School Target = 96%+

Year Group

1 Mar 1

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15Mar 22Mar

8Mar

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5 April 5

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Attendance to date to Attendance 25Feb 4 11 18 1 96.54 7 97.71 98.40 97.76 96.15 98.08 8 98.21 97.55 97.22 97.62 96.62 96.00

9 97.55 96.17 97.04 95.33 96.05 94.24

10 94.83 95.70 95.46 95.92 96.32 93.67

97.86 11 97.54 98.49 97.99 97.80 97.04

97.30 Whole School 96.77 97.39 96.84 96.52 95.83

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School Lunches Week commencing 29th April

Freshly made sandwiches from £1.00 Hot Sandwich selection from £1.85 Cold drinks from 45p Homemade cookies and cakes from 40p

All menus are planned to meet the food based standards for food in schools and are checked using a recognised programme to analyse nutrition.

Whilst every effort is made to produce the published menu, please note that they may vary occasionally subject to availability.

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After School Activities w/c 29th April

The Library is open Monday – Thursday until 4.15pm

MONDAY

3.20 – 4.30pm Rounders(All Years) Courts Mrs Naylor, Mrs Burns, Miss Shahi

3.20 – 4.30pm Art Club (All Years) Room 53 Mrs Gerrard/Miss Morris 3.30 – 4.30pm Drama Club (All Years) Drama Studio Miss Garlick

SMSC TUESDAY KS3 (Y7–Y9) Question of the week: 3.20 – 4.30pm Athletics (All Years) Courts / Field Mrs Naylor, Mrs Burns, Miss Shahi Do I make other people feel respected and valued? WEDNESDAY KS4 (Y10-Y11) Question of the week: 3.20 – 4.30pm Cheerleading Gym Miss Wignall Do I make other people 3.20 – 4.30pm Art Club (Year 10 Only) Room 53 Miss Jennings feel respected and valued?

THURSDAY

3.20 – 4.30pm Hockey (All Years) Courts Mrs Worthington

FRIDAY

3.20 – 4.30pm Football (All Years) Gym/Field Mr Farringdon 3.20 – 4.15pm GCSE Dance Intervention Dance Studio Mrs Naylor 3.30 – 4.00pm Grade 9 Maths Maths Dept Mrs Bennett, Mr Rhodes

Please note: PE practices may alter due to changing circumstances. Pupils must check the PE noticeboard for

up to date information.

A copy of our lunchtime activities are available to view on our website under the parents section.

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