14 October 2016 Important Message Priory Post Regarding Attendance

If you need to contact the school regarding an absence or attendance, please choose option 1 when calling on 01772 320250. Furthermore, can all pupils ensure that they sign in at the office if they are late/miss AM or PM registration. First Mock Exams For Year 11 Completed

It has been a busy week

Day-time rehearsals at Priory for Year 11s as they took their first set of mock exams since moving into their final One Voice Strikes the Right Tone year at Priory. All pupils sat mock The One Voice Community Choir Thomas MBE who put together, then led exams in the core Evening is eagerly marked in the a most inspirational programme of live subjects of English, Priory calendar each year due to its music. Maths and Science in usual overwhelming success and this Tyndale is one of the UK’s leading order to get some vital year’s concert lived up to the normal gospel musicians and also works as a practice in and to gain a expectations. professional musician nationwide and good understanding of The Assembly Hall was packed to the has extensive experience at performing where they are ahead of rafters on Wednesday evening as the and conducting at major venues around sitting their GCSE next instalment of Priory concerts, this the country. eg. Westminster for exams next year. time involving the One Voice Community Commonwealth Day and through many All exams were sat Choir, several feeder primary schools broadcasts at the BBC. under full, formal exam from the area and own our singers from He has also lead the One Voice conditions in order to within Priory. Community Choir in Preston for a simulate the timings and Priory pupils were joined by students number of years and recently produced pressure of the real from Middleforth, Longton and PCP to 'The Greatest Gospel Album in the thing. showcase the hard work they had put in World...... Ever' along with appearances There are more to the rehearsals held that day. on ‘Song of Praise’. mock exams scheduled Tickets had been on sale for pupil’s We would like to thank Tyndale, Mr to take place over two friends and families at each primary Taylor and Ms Clementson for their help weeks from November school involved and we had a sell-out on in organising such a popular, enjoyable 21st, where all pupils the evening, with almost 300 chairs filled yearly event. Their hard work makes it all will sit exams in all of in the Priory hall. possible. their chosen GCSE All pupils, staff and spectators are We will, undoubtedly, see the One subjects, on top of the indebted to musical director Tyndale Voice Choir next year, so watch out! core subjects from this week.

Learn to Succeed 14 October 2016 Winning Forms

The winning form this week is Miss Moye’s C1. They finished the week with a perfect 100% attendance and no lates.

Priory Attends Hindu Memorial

Last weekend, Priory had representatives a the memorial service of his holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj—the former Guru of BAPS.

Comic Club Year 7 Cross-Country Results Next Week The final cross-country results of the For the girls, it was a clean sweep for year are in with the Year 7s completing Hodder as Keira Ham, Tia Lee Keenan their runs this week, and Tilly McNaught took 1st, 2nd and 3rd. Monday will see the For the Year 7 boys, Ben Box of All results will now be added up where next instalment of the Douglas, Hayden Middleton of Ribble and the house championship results will be Priory Comic Club. David McPherson, also of Douglas, took announced in the upcoming full-school As usual, all pupils 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively. assembly. are encouraged to attend, eat their lunch and browse the ever increasing comic club Two in Two collection, or they can bring their own. for Year 8 Mr Bell has also ordered some new comic-related films It was a fantastic week that we will soon start for the Year 8 football to make our way team, managing two back through and will be -to-back wins in both the available for rent. league and the cup. First up was an away Priory Bake Off fixture in the cup with a trip to St Bede’s There will be a Priory in Blackburn. The boys Bake Off on Friday were given special permission to leave Fisher then struck again the next night 28th October. school early to go and play and that against Brownedge St Mary’s, scoring It will be in order to permission was repaid with a tough 3-2 four goals, with the fifth from Charlie Lee raise charity, whilst victory, with all three goals coming in the (R1) in a 5-1 win to register three points competing inter-house. form of a fantastic hat-trick courtesy of in the league. More to follow. Jake Fisher of form H8. Well done, boys!

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