St Peter’s Press Come and be part of St Peter’s Sporting Champions success story time before St This week the year 7 and year 9 Peter’s went on to girls rugby league teams won win and be crowned the national rugby semi-finals in national champions Leeds and now go to London to Dear Parents, Carers and Friends of St Peter’s in what was a most play Castleford Academy and exciting game. Sirius Academy (Hull), This has been a very short but busy half term. GCSE examinations are now well underway for respectively, in the Champion years 10 and 11. In possibly our most Schools competition. The finals successful sport, I hope you enjoy reading this snapshot of life at St Peter’s. Further news and information can take place at Twickenham in rugby league, all four always be found on our website - London, the weekend of, boys teams won the th st www.stpetershigh.com. SCHOOL MASS TIMES This half term has seen the Thursday 20 , Friday 21 and Manchester and Trafford cups, culmination of the basketball Saturday 22nd of August. Tuesday 1.20 pm, therefore qualifying for the Yours sincerely season. National Champion Schools On the Saturday the children go Wednesday 8.30 am All of the ten teams, boys and competition next year. The girls to Wembley Stadium and parade and girls, won at least one of the teams have proven that they are around the ground in front of Manchester Schools or Greater the dominant school in the North 80,000 people who will be Friday 1.20 pm Manchester Schools trophies. West. Four of the five year watching the Challenge Cup However, the year eight boys groups were crowned North Final. J McNerney - Headteacher ALL WELCOME got to the last eight in all West Champions. England and the year 11 boys Year 11 got through 6 schools were marked on planning, got to the last four in England. to the National They played the final fours in a Final. After leading from across team work and overall success festival in London. all the way in the Manchester and completion of the task. match they After a close semi-final win competing unfortunately let a There were individual prizes against Harris Academy, and students try in with 30 for each challenge and Battersea the boys went on to were put into seconds to go and play Northampton School for Councillor Sheila Newman lost 18-16. mixed school Boys. The game went into extra th presented the awards. St On Tuesday 12 March twelve teams. There were 4 Peter’s had two winning teams Year 8 students set out for challenges: Robotics and – the E-fit challenge and the the game was brought to an end New this year was the recording Manchester University for the Coding, Bridge Building, E-fit by the school bell it was a of moves, ingeniously done by Robotics Challenge. In STEM (Science, Technology, Technology and Car unanimous decision of who the our IT manager, Mr Taylor using addition, St Peter’s were Engineering and Math's) Building. Each team took winner was and this was agreed a chess app called “Shredder overall winners of the day Challenge. The day took place part in 3 challenges and by the defeated champion. chess.” This innovative meaning that they will now However, he took his defeat with technology gives the players the in the prestigious Kilburn take part in the North dignity and was the first to opportunity to view a computer Building, home of congratulate the new, overjoyed analysis of the game. West Stem Challenge Computer Science at champion. Final in December. Well The new champion’s name will the University and The atmosphere throughout the join his predecessors on the done to all students on a This last term saw the sixth game was very tense and both honours board and perpetual started with a short annual chess championship fantastic achievement players’ supporters were treated shield displayed outside the lecture about technology taking place in the school library. and good luck for the to a bird’s eye view of the game library for all to see. Both and science research at Last year’s champion put up a which Mr Mulcahy projected on players receive engraved chess North West final! very brave and determined fight the University of to the big screen. The only sets and the third and fourth against his opponent but Manchester. There were sound that could be heard was placed winners each receive a misjudged a few moves which the occasional gasp when one plaque to acknowledge their gave his opponent the much of the players made a excellent achievements! needed winning advantage. As miscalculated move. St Peter’s RC High School, Fax: 0161 248 1551 Kirkmanshulme Lane, E-mail: [email protected] Manchester, M12 4WB Come and be part of St Peter’s success story @stpetersUK Website: www.stpetershigh.com Tel: 0161 248 1550 school during registration, collecting donations from pupils and staff. The whole event filling with took chocolate approximately 30 goodies. In support of the many minutes in total which positivity. The people of Nepal whose resulted in this chocolate In preparation for the time away lives have been astounding contribution Following on goodies the students had prepared and devastated by the to an extremely from the huge were planned to cook a meal together recent earthquake, the important cause. success of the kindly in two groups. Whilst there the staff and students of St handmade donated Once again, the students completed the Peter’s have raised an piggy banks at by staff altruistic spirit of St programme and also took part in a incredible Christmas to members £235.16 lot of team building activities and Peter’s students and raise funds for and Mrs Tomlinson, our cooked the mountain of ordered staff has excelled by Cancer research, a there was enough to head of RE and Mrs food for one another. uniting together to group of students in fill two handmade Dermody, our library The experience was designed to the library worked dinosaur eggs too! manager organised support those who build self-esteem, to allow space tirelessly to make The two dinosaur collections to take need our help. Many to explore their aspirations and gift boxes for eggs were first place on the morning thanks to all involved. dreams and the steps needed to Easter. prizes in a raffle and of Friday May 8th. The work towards them. There was Caritas There was an between sales and time just to be and have fun with one another ambassadors As a Catholic school we believe Jesus is the assortment of the draw a fantastic and to engage with one another in a totally (made up of year ultimate role model and the greatest leader boxes, donated by £134.65 was different place. 10 students) who ever lived. We endeavour to enable staff and students raised for Cancer were assigned to every young person within our care fulfil their The food cooked by both the boys and girls which the group research. each floor of the God given potential and to put every strategy was simply fantastic and the response of the decorated before in place to ensure that this can happen. students to the time in groups and working The twenty students invited were given the as teams was superb. chance to accept who they are and their own The staff all agreed that the experience had A group of year 8 students strengths and see the person that they have been a massive success and that the went to visit a recording the potential to become, whilst also students were a credit to the school, their studio as a reward for appreciating other people’s strengths. families and themselves. We could not have Once a fortnight the students accessed the anticipated the impact of the time there and it materials and shared in lunch together. Time is hoped that some of what was learnt will was spent looking at many topics including impact their lives back at St Peter’s. great leaders, the students own strengths and the different styles of leadership and their strengths and weaknesses. The finale of the course was a 24 hours away retreat at Savio House in Bollington. Savio provides the atmosphere, space and environment to allow people to leave their lives behind winning the competition to re-write lyrics to ‘Stay With Me’ by Sam Smith. The studio is called and spend time SSR and is less than a mile away from school. The students learnt about recording and mixing looking at during a tour of the studio. They were able to have a go at recording some extra percussion themselves in (tambourines, guiros and rhythm eggs) and vocal lines onto a professional song using top of the order to return range equipment. The studio run week long taster courses during the summer holidays so with renewed if anyone would like more information about these please contact Miss Smith or Mr motivation and Jones.