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SUMMER @Stockport_Sch 62016 STOCKPORT SCHOOL THE STOCK PRESS First Steps to a new Partnership with St Cecilia’s School, Ho, Ghana… Mr Williamson spent his Easter holidays visiting St Cecilia’s, a school he had worked with twice before. A charity called Kickstart Ghana are facilitating and developing the projects out in Ghana. We donated 200 Stockport School pens which were received by the students with delight as they normally only have pencils. (See bottom picture) 15 students were nominated by their English teachers to write letters to the students out in Ghana. The letters were distributed to students at St Cecilia’s School which prompted 30 return letters. We are now able to invite more students to take part in this project. The next step is to send more letters out to Ghana and hopefully next year, a group of teachers may be able to go, and further down the line, some students. We would like to say a very big thankyou to Stockport School parents Phil and Wendy Keen who very kindly donated footballs and Melanie Sadler for the donation of a football kit. For more information regarding the Ghana partnership or how you could support KickStart Ghana, feel free to contact Mr. Williamson, Director of Intervention We are delighted to announce that on Thursday 31st March, the staff and students of Stockport School were very proud to be awarded the LPPA award. Over the last 15 months, we have worked hard to engage with our parents in order to better support our students progress and achievement. The Leading Parent Partnership Award (LPPA) is a national award that provides a coherent framework through which schools and other educational organisations can deliver effective parental engagement. We believe that parental engagement is a powerful lever for raising achievement in schools and there is much research to show the value of schools and parents working together to support pupils’ learning. We began this journey with a vision to work more effectively with our parents to support children’s learning and development thus overall improving pupil progress and achievement. Well done to everybody who has supported us on this journey – governors, school staff, pupils, community partners, parents and carers. Mr P Rough, Assistant Headteacher Mr M Williamson, Director of Intervention www.stockportschool.net 01 Stockport School Stockport School WE NEED Head Boy and Head Girl for 2016-17 YOU! I would like to thank all of the Year 10 students who applied for the post of Stockport School Head Boy or Head Girl for 2016-17, for their amazing applications. As a result we have found the selection process very Enrichment and Educational difficult. However, following a rigorous application and interview process, taking into account contribution Visits Opportunities to the life of Stockport School over the past 4 years, I am delighted to inform you of our new Head Boy, Head Girl and Deputy Head Boy & Girl for 2016-17. Stockport School prides itself on the wealth and variety of enrichment opportunities it Head Boy: Harry McDermott Head Boy Head Girl provides for our students. There are two Head Girl: Yasmin Spray Hi, my name is Harry and I have recently been My name is Yasmin and I’m a passionate, areas where you could help us develop this given the role of Head Boy at Stockport School hard-working student at Stockport School. I will even further. Deputy Head Boy: Sam Bennett which I’m over the moon about! The role of try my best to make the school a better place Deputy Head Girl: Ellie Ripley Head Boy is a massive part of our school, so for the students to learn, and be happy whilst Firstly – we like to widen our students’ I am very grateful to Mr Irwin and all the other doing so. I hope to improve the communication horizons which involves lots of trips and I would like to congratulate our new Head members of staff who have made this possible between the students and the staff, to create visits. We are always looking for assistance Boy & Head Girl Team upon their successful for me. I hope my time as Head Boy will be a better relationship and help the students with the supervision of excursions which appointments and wish them well for the looked back at as a success, by both staff and academically, socially and emotionally. can range from field trips, university visits, coming year. students. sporting activities eg matches etc which I have a passion for Photography and Music, take part during the school day or after Mr I. R. Irwin In my free time I play football for the school and I have taken them both as my GCSE school. If you would like to join our staff Headteacher football team and my local football team Great options. I also have a love for performing, and and students on educational trips please Moor County. I am also a football official, played roles in the school productions of Les contact [email protected] which is a great job to have, but not when Misérables and Bugsy Malone. As well as you are getting screamed at by an unhappy this, I am taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh Secondly – if you have any interesting skills player that’s just dived!! My other interests programme, and participated in the Model which you are happy to share by working are Manchester United Football Club and United Nations event last year. I look forward with our students please contact photography. I chose Photography as one to being a role model and helping my fellow [email protected] of my options last year as well as PE for my students achieve their best. GCSE’s. I am also currently involved in the Duke of Edinburgh programme with my school, Deputy Head Boy which I am finding to be very enjoyable and My name is Sam Bennett and I am Deputy CODEBREAKERS both mentally & physically challenging. Head Boy at Stockport School. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at Stockport We Sparkle and We Cheer! REQUIRED I am really looking forward to taking on the School and this is why I ran for the position. role of Head Boy and I look forward to making At Stockport School I study nine subjects, Stockport School a great place to learn. the few that everyone takes like Maths and We Never Show Fear! Year 7- 8 students. English but then out of my options at the Deputy Head Girl school I chose to study Computer Science, PE, On Sunday, 19th June the Stockport Sparks Cheerleading team Interested in making and Hello, my name is Ellie and I’m very happy to German, Geography and Triple Science. I am be the new Deputy Head Girl. I believe I’m very happy with the subjects I study because I went to the Velodrome for the UK Cheerleading Association’s National breaking codes? dedicated, and good at working in a team, enjoy them all. Schools competition. Come to Room 162 which will be useful when working with the Head Girl. Outside of school, my interests are highly It was a huge achievement for our students to perform in front of hundreds of people for their Mondays 3:20pm - 4pm sports based as I spend much of my time first competitive performance. Most team members have just started cheerleading this year and My favourite lessons at school are History, coaching and training at my kickboxing club showed huge progress throughout their preparation. They executed the routine exceptionally English and French. I’m currently working in Stockport. I spend most days of the week well and made the school proud. We are all eager to see how they continue to improve and grow towards my Duke of Edinburgh Award, and I there and also coach younger children at the as a team over the coming years. Well done, cheeries! took part in Model United Nations last year. In weekends. Another sport that I am passionate addition, I play the flute, and have completed about is snowboarding, which is a sport that I Mrs Hitchmough several Music grades through school. don’t do as regularly but still love. Teacher of Maths “We’ve had a pretty eclectic mix of vehicles turning up to Remote Control / Robotics club: from monster trucks to hovercraft and helicopters!” Many thanks to those who have brought working vehicles and allowed others to have a go. If students out there have any remote control devices that they can demonstrate or let others try we would love to see them, but please first contact Mr. Hardman. Alternatively, if anyone can donate any remote control toys that are broken or no longer used, we would be interested to have them; we have had some success in mixing parts from damaged cars to make working vehicles. For those who would like to try remote control driving, please watch this space for a competition that anyone can enter.” Mr Hardman Teacher of Maths Remote Control/Robotics Club 02 03 Stockport School Stockport School The workshop was led by Justin-Lee Jones, Many Congratulations to Arts Educational Workshop a graduate of ArtsEducational (London) and DEMENTIA Bird College (London) who has toured with the Disney stage production of Tarzan, the UK FRIENDS James Hall 9Van Gogh Drama and Dance stage tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and is currently performing alongside Sam Bailey in • 1 in 14 people over 65 have dementia who was thrilled to be selected to compete in the USASF World the UK Tour of Chicago at The Opera House in It has been a very busy year in the Drama department so far.