Summer 2017 Welcome to our latest edition of the ‘Communiqué’ from Archbishop Temple School. A message from the Headteacher

Dear Parent/Carer, Our musicians performed throughout the year at different events. About 120 pupils are When George Gershwin said “Summer time currently receiving lessons in school. So far 70 and the living is easy”, he obviously didn’t work ABRSM (practical and theory) and Rock School at Archbishop Temple School, where we’ve exams from Grade 1-8 have taken place this been as busy as ever! academic year with another set of exams taking place in July. Junior Concert Band performed in This year, Archbishop Temple School sports the National Concert Band final for the second teams have not only grown in numbers, but year running this year. Senior have grown in confidence and consequently Percussion Group are performing at The City of have brought home even more trophies than Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Centre as last year. We have over 90 teams in school part of the Music For Youth National from Year 7 through to Year 11, who Festival. Jess Gillam, BBC Young Musician collectively, have played over 250 fixtures since Finalist, gave a saxophone masterclass and September, with more still to come. One of our short recital earlier this year. The World Music most successful teams has been the Under 13 Competition in Holland is fast approaching and Girls’ Football Team who reached the Senior Concert Band and Senior Percussion Final, District Final, and got are both performing there. It is true to say that to the last 16 in the whole country. Without a the programme for both groups has challenged doubt, our most successful team this year, and and stretched our musicians. in the history of the school, is our Year 7 Boys’ Football Team. This group of boys have played Our exam results continue to be a cause of over 40 fixtures and won the Preston Cup, the celebration and a source of huge pride. We Preston League, the Lancashire Cup and were continue to be at the very top of leagues tables, in the National Final at St George's Park, despite changes to the way in which coming third overall. I would like to thank both achievement is measured. At the core of our pupils and staff for all the hours of dedication they’ve shown in the training and coaching, and also say thank you to all the parents for their support along the way.

Archbishop Temple School, St Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8RA Telephone: 01772 717782 Website: www.archbishoptemple.com

work is achievement in all This work also allows us to at Archbishop Temple School, areas, we are a school which access additional funding. As and that business includes our values academic excellence. you will know from the recent extra-curricular offer being We work to ensure that our election campaign school incredibly strong. pupils have opportunities to funding is currently a serious excel as musicians, as sports issue. We are in a relatively We have continued to offer a men and women, but also as strong position as we are an wide variety of trips and visits, caring and informed citizens. oversubscribed school, but we both within the UK and further Our motto of ‘Faith, Nurture, have already seen cuts of afield. Our pupils have taken Service’, is far more than mere around £100k a year. Reforms part in technology words, but a philosophy, which proposed during the last competitions, industrial visits, underpins everything we do. parliament to the funding drama trips, as well as visiting formula would see us as lose Iceland, the World War 1 Our school continues to be an additional £70k per year. battlefields and Auschwitz. incredibly popular within our We’ve voted in mock elections, local community. The past few Like most public services the welcomed the Archbishop of years have seen applications vast majority of our budget York and been part of the for one of our 150 places in goes on people, and we have Commonwealth Service in Year 7 increase significantly. already made hard decisions Westminster Abbey. We trust I’m pleased that our community about not replacing people that Year 7 will enjoy their shows such confidence in our when they leave, but if this upcoming trip to work, despite the wide choice funding formula is implemented Northumberland and return to of schools in this area. we are beyond the stage of school full of tales of their efficiency savings. I would like adventures. We continue to develop close to add that our local MP, Ben working relationships with local Wallace, has been very We hope that many of you will schools. We were designated supportive, and I am hoping join us for a very as a teaching school two years that with the pressure being special summer concert at 7pm ago and we formed an alliance brought to bear by a group of on Friday 7th July at with over 40 local primary and back bench Conservative MPs, Preston Minster. Further details secondary schools. This has including Mr Wallace, we won’t can be found on page 9. allowed us to run our own see these proposed changes teacher training scheme, do implemented. I want to take this opportunity most of our in-service training to thank all our families for their ourselves and develop our own In the light of the financial support for the school over the research projects. This year pressures that are on us, I past year, and wish everyone a our teaching school work was would also like to say a very relaxing and restful holiday. We reviewed by an Ofsted sincere “thank you” to our look forward to welcoming all inspector and we were then wonderful PTA for the work our children back into school offered the additional role of a they do to provide extra on Tuesday 5th September. National Support School, with resources to the school, me designated as a National raising nearly £4000 this year With warm regards, Leader of Education. This is a alone. We are very grateful for very significant recognition of this essential support. Mrs G. Jackson the excellence of the work we Headteacher do at Archbishop Temple Despite being in uncertain School and an accolade of times, we are doing everything which I am very proud. we can to ensure that business as usual continues to happen

2 like a champion rejoicing to UCLAN VISIT run his course. 6 It rises at one end of the

heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.

The bible’s claim is that all The Year 8 UCLAN visit is a

creation is teaching us about yearly event that enables pupils JOE, OUR CHAPLAIN, what God is like and the Sun to take part in workshops that TALKS ABOUT THE JOYS teaches us some particularly examine several underlying OF THE SUN wonderful things. Did you spot principles of our society – Law

how the sun is described? Like and Justice and Human Rights. When I moved to Preston at a bridegroom and a champion the end of August my who let the whole earth feel All 154 Year 8 pupils set off on neighbour looked at me in their warmth. Psalms are double decker buses at 9am disbelief. She then said “Why poetry and this image is here to with the teachers. We had our have you moved here? It’s the tell us something about the sun introduction lecture in the main wettest and greyest place on and something about Jesus. In lecture theatre which is really earth!” My neighbour wasn’t the bible Jesus is the large before splitting off into given to understatement. The bridegroom who comes in love House groups to meander all strange thing has been that the to win his bride the Church. around the buildings for each first month my family were in The sun in the sky is a picture one hour workshop. Each Preston we barely saw a drop of just a big and far the love of workshop seemed to use an of rain and the last month has Jesus goes. Jesus’ love is for important social issue or topic been the same. When the sun all and his love is so good that and then we had to look at it is out life just seems that little as far as the east is from the from all the viewpoints and bit better. Why is that? west that’s how he has decide what we thought was removed our sins from us. most important. We looked at many types of prejudice – age, Next time you enjoy the gender, race, class, education sunshine why not remember and wealth. and rejoice in the warmth of the love that Jesus has for Unfortunately, we were not you and for all. If the sun can able to experience the mock break through the wet and court trial this year which was a Here are some words from grey of Preston so can Jesus’ big disappointment but we got Psalm 19: love break into what ever is to eat our packed lunches going on in your life. When the together with all our friends 1 The heavens declare the sun is out life feels a little from the different Houses and glory of God; better and when you know overall, I learnt quite a lot about the skies proclaim the work Jesus even the darkest days the importance of our Human of his hands... can have moments of light. Rights System in a world that 2 .....In the heavens God has really isn’t fair. pitched a tent for the sun. Joe Houghton 5 It is like a bridegroom School Chaplain. James Keane 8YR coming out of his chamber,

3 RAINFOREST ROADSHOW the rainforests. The first animal familiar feeling, however, many VISIT FROM ZOOLAB was described as having “one of the boys were slightly wary big slimy foot”. Curious, we of this fascinating creature! On the 13th of June 2017 were then presented with a ZooLab’s ‘The Rain Forest Giant African Snail called The third animal was a Roadshow’ visited Archbishop Gary. Gary, who was scorpion named after a Harry Temple School to present surprisingly heavy, had a large Potter star, Sirius Black. We some of the most fascinating spiralling shell, and despite couldn’t hold Sirius for obvious animals found in what people said, he wasn’t reasons, but we did learn that rainforests around the world. actually that slimy! he was from the Southeast Asian Rainforest, is “quite a When first entering the Next, we were introduced to boring pet”, and can’t eat classroom we were all Max the Giant African things quite as big as intrigued as we met Ollie, the Millipede. Despite his name, Max- lucky for him! He has a official ZooLab animal expert Max had 240 legs! His short, huge sting on his tail and as he kept us engaged sharp legs felt like a hairbrush pincers to grab and dissect his learning about the structure, being rubbed across your food. climate and unique habitat of hand. To most girls, this was a

4 AIKIDO

For the past half term a group of committed and respectful students have been learning the martial art of Shobukai Aikido. During each weekly Then, we were given (what we smooth scaly skin felt like cling session they have been taught considered to be the worst and film! about discipline, focus, power most creepy crawly of them all) and responsibility. a Madagascan Hissing Finally, we were shown Belle Cockroach called Samantha. and Aurora, a couple of mice Surprisingly, its six legs sisters named after two Disney planted themselves softly onto princesses. They were our hands. We were freaked probably the most adorable of out that cockroaches give birth the lot, the two mice were both by letting their larvae burst out fluffy, soft and just down right of them and they survive! cute- but were the prey of most rainforest dwellers. After that, we were shown Freddie a lovable Central We would like to say a huge American Tree Frog. Freddy thank you to everyone at They have demonstrated what was nearly two years old, ZooLab for coming, and a mature and skilful young men however, we couldn’t touch him special thank you to all of the they are and I for one see them because his skin was so incredible animals for putting as a credit to our school. sensitive. All frogs can breathe up with us! We hope they can The trainer, Mick Mercer, from through their skin and absorb come again next year, as this the Aikido Shobukai Preston things, like water for example. was a fabulous experience Club on Fylde Road, has Their skin is so sensitive you learning about the habitat of expressed what a privilege and should NEVER touch frogs, the rainforest covered on our honour it was to work with even our common garden frogs GCSE syllabus. these students and warmly as our hands burn their skin. invited them to join his club. Millie Hine and We were allowed to hold Sid Paisley Cooper, Year 7 Mrs L. Bergon the Corn Snake. Even though ______Head of Modern Foreign many people were scared to Languages and hold him, this once in a lifetime Head of Durham House opportunity convinced us all to ______at least give him a stroke. He was surprisingly heavy and his

5 MEET OUR NEW LIBRARIAN

amazing! At the beginning of our Why is it important for summer term we welcomed children to read? I’m very keen to have lots of our new Librarian, author visits, and different Mrs Dearden. She has bags Apart from the fact that kinds of reading groups, and of experience from working reading is a wonderful after school activities. I also in public libraries and is experience, and can take you want all subjects to have a doing a fantastic job to places you will never forget. display in the library to overseeing the library. It is also incredibly important promote their subject. I would We wanted to find out more for your social and mental like the entire school to get about her passion for books well-being. It teaches you to involved with their library. I and literacy. engage with stories and want our pupils to think of the learning. This has been linked library as a welcoming place, Tell us a bit about your to social mobility, and a that they love using. background. predisposition to life-long learning. For a young person, How can pupils get involved I’m a qualified librarian, I’ve reading helps develop with the library? worked in public libraries for language and learning skills. 14 years. I was the manager Reading stories helps us to If a pupil wants to work in the of a library in Coppull, just understand one another better school library, then they can outside Chorley for 5 years. by connecting information to ask to be a Pupil Librarian. I’m hoping to be a Chartered emotions. They just need to come and Librarian in the future. I’ve see me in the library. All pupils always loved reading and What types of exciting are very welcome to use the books, my gran was a huge events do you plan to hold library during break and advocate for reading; she took in the library? lunchtime. We also have a me to my local library when I homework club after school. I was a child, and it’s because I’m really looking forward to will be advertising new of her that I’m a Librarian. celebrating 20 years of Harry activities in the future, on the Potter on Monday 26th June. Morning Report, and We will be having lots of throughout school. exciting activities on the day, at break, lunchtime and after school. It’s going to be 6 Are there any fiction/ COLOUR DASH Drama Department, new non-fiction books you would football and rugby goalposts recommend? Thank you to everyone who for the Sports Department attended the PTA's Colour and made a contribution Dash fun run at the end of towards several high cost May. After a rather wet week musical pieces of equipment the weather was perfect, not for the Music Department. too hot or cold, and the rain The PTA paid for the new held off. We even saw some school library, blinds in the sunshine. Fun runners turned English Department, up in fancy attire and joined re-vamping of the Dining in the colourful race, Room area, new pans for the choosing to either run a 3 or Food Tech Department and 6 kilometre course whilst funded ZooLab's amazing being pelted with colourful 'Rainforest Roadshow', which powders. you can read about on page 4. Non-fiction books are fantastic, After the dash we were my absolute favourite is The pleased to see people This year’s Colour Dash Hare with the Amber Eyes by tucking into hot food and broke the record so Edmund De Waal. It’s a refreshments. It really was thank you to all of you who wonderful read. It will tell you a great to see so many of you turned up and supported this story about art, Japan, there! fun, family event. netsuke, Vienna, the list goes on. Its brilliant, go read it! The work that the PTA do is Any parent/carer is welcome incredibly important and the to join the PTA. Look out for funds they raise benefit the forthcoming meeting details whole school. In recent on the school’s Facebook years, the PTA has funded page and school website. portable dance mirrors for the

I read an amazing fiction book last year called We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler. I don’t want to give too much away, it’s about two sisters, which sounds perfectly ordinary, but this book is completely extraordinary! ______

7 MISS WALSH COMPLETES THE LONDON MARATHON IN LESS THAN FIVE AND A HALF HOURS

Well done to Miss J. L. Walsh, Science Teacher and Head of Canterbury House who completed the Virgin Money London Marathon on 23rd April 2017.

She completed the course in 5 hours 29 minutes and 44 seconds. She ran in aid of the Snowdrop Project, the first charity in the UK to provide long term community support to survivors of human trafficking. The Snowdrop Project is delighted by the DUKE OF EDINBURGH they took plenty of photos and amount that has been raised in sponsorship, over £2400 so far, Despite the typical British videos for the presentations and thanked everyone for their weather on the weekends of they later delivered. All our generosity. 20th May and 10th June, 28 young people were excellent

Year 9 and 10 students ambassadors for the school “The Snowdrop Project do successfully undertook their throughout both weekends. amazing work and I am keen to practice and qualifying They demonstrated raise awareness of their work expeditions for the Duke of outstanding resilience and and raise funds to support Edinburgh Bronze Award. In perseverance and maintained them,” said Miss Walsh. “At May, laden with tents, cooking positive strong cohesion within any one time there are thought stoves, clothing, and food and their teams, despite the weather. Congratulations and to be as many as 13,000 drink sufficient for the entire people in the UK caught up in thanks to them all! weekend, participants walked slavery. The Project has had Individuals will continue to work from Ribchester to Longridge interest from cities across the on the three independent with an overnight stay at U.K. and with extra funding the sections: skills, physical and Hothersall Lodge. Teamwork it is looking to expand volunteering, during the was strengthened and elsewhere in the near future.” summer break; we wish them map-reading skills were every success with these. sharpened during this training Miss Walsh started running five I would also like to thank weekend. Consequently, the years ago and this year was Mrs Gornall and Miss McKenna qualifying walk: a circular route the first time she had for supporting the students on around Burton-in-Kendal with completed a full marathon. She both of these weekends. an overnight stay at the has been overwhelmed by beautiful Borwick Hall, was everyone's generosity and most enjoyable. Despite the Miss S. Porter support. awful weather on the Saturday History Teacher and Duke of pupils’ spirits remained high as Edinburgh Visit Leader

8 PERCUSSION PIECE TO PREMIERE AT PRESTON MINSTER

Archbishop Temple School’s Music Department is delighted to announce details of their Summer Music Concert in the beautiful surroundings of Preston Minster on Friday 7th July 2017 at 7pm.

The school’s Senior Percussion Ensemble will premiere ‘In Flight’ by Jan Bradley, a piece commissioned for school and half funded by the NST Travel Group. Jan is a member of the highly regarded percussion quartet 4-MALITY and composer of MOCK ELECTION percussion music. The One of our younger voters, programme will also feature It was great to see so many Year 7 pupil Joseph Mackley pieces that the school’s Senior pupils and teachers voting in said, "I think that the mock Percussion Group and Senior our mock general elections elections in school provide a Concert Band will perform on yesterday. The elections are great opportunity for pupils to 14th and 15th July 2017 at the an essential part of teaching experience voting before they internationally renowned World citizenship and democracy in become adults." Music Concert in Kerkrade, school. As in the real elections The Netherlands. voting was not mandatory but Year 9 pupil Thomas even so there was a McCafferty said, “The mock Current Year 10 pupil Susanna remarkable turn out at the elections show how different Raj will perform two pieces mock polling stations set up in children's opinions are to from her Grade 8 Alto Sax school. Pupils and staff had the adults. I voted Green.” Repertoire and ex-pupils opportunity to cast their vote at Andrew Woolcock and Ben break and lunch-time. Votes Unlike the UK, waking up to a Jarvis will join piano teacher were counted by Year 10 hung Parliament the following Robert Rainford to play pupils. day, the Labour party won the ‘Chieba’, a piece composed mock general elections in and adapted for the school by “ The mock elections are really school with a 62% majority. Jan Bradley. This magical, important as they encourage musical event is sponsored young people to vote, practise Mrs L. Gilmour by NST Travel Group and casting a vote and they also Head of Humanities the Music Cellar, Preston. build confidence in making your own decisions,” said Year Tickets are available from 9 pupil Cameron Archbishop Temple School Parker-Worden. or on the door. £6 Adults £3 Children/Concs

9 LEAVERS’ PROM evening, with the warm a well-timed welcome break sunshine high in the sky as from their GCSE studies. On Friday 26th May 2017 pupils walked down the red Archbishop Temple School's carpet and into the venue. Photographs taken as the Year 11 pupils and staff Pupils then had time for photos pupils arrived, as well as studio attended the annual prom, this and soft drinks. A delicious style photographs, were year at Barton Grange Hotel. three course meal followed, available to download free It was lovely to see so many accompanied by a slide show after the event. pupils arriving at this special of images of the Year 11's occasion in all their finery. through the years. After the Thanks to Mrs Simpson and pupil nominated awards there Mrs Hayward for their superb They were greeted with a flute was a disco. organisation and for making of orange juice and invited to this occasion extra special. watch the arrivals from the After the event parents and semi circle balcony overlooking pupils commented on how the the entrance. It was the perfect Leavers’ Prom had given them

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PRAYERS FOR MANCHESTER

'Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good' Romans 12v21

These are the words from the New Testament that the Reverend Mark Bradford chose as the focus for a voluntary service of prayer and reflection that was held in school in the week following the terrorist attack at As well as reading from the afternoon, it was with the very Manchester Arena. The attack Letter of St Paul to the moving image of the worship was felt even more keenly by Romans, Reverend Mark table full of light and hope and the school community Bradford encouraged each the words of St Paul to because a small number of one of us to reflect upon how encourage us. It was also a Archbishop Temple students we must work to ensure that wonderful reminder that had attended the Arianna good triumphs. A very special Archbishop Temple is a Grande concert. The service, moment in the service was diverse and harmonious attended by both staff and when each person present community where we respect pupils enabled the school was invited to come to the each others differences and family to reflect upon what had worship table and light a celebrate our similarities! happened and to offer prayers candle in memory of those and thoughts for all of those who had lost their lives or been Mrs F. Ashton affected. affected by this incident. As we Head of RE returned to our classes for the

MEET THE TEAM At the end of April Mrs Jackson, Mr Baines and Joe Houghton spent a morning interviewing candidates for Head Boy and Head Girl. All nine pupils interviewed were su- perb. They were all incredibly impressive, well prepared and a credit to the school and their families.

We would like to say ’Congratulations’ to the successful candidates; Susanna Raj (Head Girl), Ronan Paulraj (Head Boy), Richa Job (Deputy Head Girl) and Joseph Fullalove (Deputy Head Boy) who are now the senior pupil team.

They will be happy to help you whenever they can, and to answer any questions you might have.

We are sure they will be great role models for younger pupils and great ambassadors for the school.

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YEAR 10 GCSE BLETCHLEY A teacher from Archbishop It was a very enjoyable day all PARK COMPUTER SCIENCE Temple School’s Nan, Elsie round. We are looking forward TRIP McCoy, worked at Bletchley to returning next year when we Park during the war and we will combine the trip with a visit We arrived at a very wet were able to look her up in the to London. Bletchley Park, the central site database in the Mansion. for British code-breakers Miss H. Catterall during World War 2, ready to Head of ICT and Computing learn all about code breaking and cyber security. The group split into 2 sub groups to complete a guided tour and a workshop.

The workshop consisted of a series of code breaking and cyber security activities as well as an opportunity to see and touch one of a few real Enigma Machines from World War 2.

This was followed by some time to explore the impressive site. Pupils were able to visit the huts and complete lots of interactive activities.

12 HOUSE NEWS WINCHESTER next academic year. They We are currently in the midst of presented themselves in an At Archbishop Temple School fundraising for various excellent manner at their we have four Houses; charities. WP have chosen to interviews and were deservedly Canterbury, Durham, raise money for the Alzheimer’s appointed from the strongest Winchester and York. In each Association. As a form group group of applicants that we edition of Communiqué we will they have used numerous have ever had. be featuring news from one or ways to raise money. The two of the Houses. This edition entire form has been involved Mr A. Gray it’s the turn of Winchester and with selling cakes, playing Head of Winchester House York. games at break time, reading and PE Teacher books and asking people for donations. Currently they have raised almost £200. Well done to Mrs Ward and her team in WP.

Congratulations to Callum Towers and Jasmine Laker who became House Captains and to Jack Moore, Davina Vadher and Anet Anthony who became Sports Captains for

YORK hand this term’s York update present in the House and York did phenomenally well at over to them. make York more of a Sports Day this year, beating community. We really hope to all the other Houses with Ms D. Keller achieve our goals in this next some superb sporting Head of Drama academic year and win back performances. Read about our Head of York House the trophy! achievements on page 22. Harneet Bains and First of all, we'd just like to say Georgia Rogers-Waterman a big thank you for being awarded the roles of House Captains. We are incredibly grateful. We have many plans to evolve York House over this next year. We will be organising charity events that reflect on what the pupils want. The main thing we want to achieve is for everybody to be involved in the different Pupils Harneet Bains and House events. To do this, we Georgia Rogers-Waterman need more enthusiasm from are already getting set for their the House and to hold events new roles as York House that the pupils would enjoy! Captains. I thought I would We would like to be more

13 YEAR 10 BAE SYSTEMS ACADEMY FOR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE VISIT

The Technology department were invited to take forty Year 10 pupils to the recently opened Academy for Skills & Knowledge (ASK) at Samlesbury aerodrome. This new facility will train all the apprentices and graduates in BAE Systems’ military aircraft business as well as providing life-long learning and skills Group photo with a Hawk trainer aircraft in the development activities for background. 13,000 employees for at least the next four decades. The engineers. The staff who ASK will also act as a showed us around were very collaborative skills-hub for the helpful and I think future trips to North West’s engineering and BAE systems will benefit manufacturing sector and offer children hugely. an exciting learning education Yola Threadgould centre for school children from five to fourteen years old. The BAE visit was a great experience. We got a chance Here’s what some of our pupils to see what different roles said out their experiences. there are at BAE. We learned that it's not just about The BAE systems trip was very engineering (around 60% of informative and the activities the jobs) there are lots of that we were involved in were different possibilities. I enjoyed fun and interactive. I especially the trip very much as I got a liked the activity where we had taste for a potential career in to communicate without engineering. We tried out a speaking from across the virtual reality set and see what room. I think it would benefit they do and how they do it. We others who were looking at saw lots of the facilities which apprenticeships, as they offer showed me how they do what many opportunities for young they do. What really made the people. trip great was participating in Romana Patel activities, so it was an educational but also fun trip. The BAE Systems visit was Ben Birkinshaw very informative and gave me an understanding of what the workplace is like. I enjoyed the day as we took part in activities that made us think like

14 The BAE Systems trip was amazing. It really helped me get a better understanding about what they do and the type of roles that are available. Most importantly it helped me decide about what I would like to do when I leave school and that is to apply for an appren- ticeship for BAE systems. In conclusion it as a very useful trip. George Soko

As a Design and Technology teacher I felt envious that I didn’t have quite the same opportunity at age 16 or had the sense to make the most of any such opportunities that Bagshaw, was always very Systems. I remember writing a came my way. The facilities keen on technology at reference for her but thought and structure for BAE trainees Archbishop Temple School. I no more about it, so I was and perhaps even more refer to Sophie’s work when delighted to see her at BAE importantly, their continued discussing projects with current and hear her saying it was the professional development is pupils, Sophie was destined to best decision she had made to very impressive. be an engineer. The other, apply for an apprenticeship. Jenny Masterson, travelled for Whilst at the ASK centre two a year after finishing Mr T. Duggan past pupils. both in their first with the intention of pursuing a Head of Technology year at BAE Systems, came career in catering. On reflection over to talk to me. One, Sophie she decided to apply to BAE

THE CRUCIBLE THEATRE perform a play that we have have been acting out various TRIP been studying in lessons as scenes from The Crucible and part of our GCSE course. it was very interesting to see On Thursday 11th of May the how a real production Year 10 GCSE Drama class interpreted the play. Although watched an evening the play was long (lasting performance of The Crucible about two and a half hours) at Manchester Opera House. and we were exhausted by the end of it, it was a great Before setting off on our coach opportunity to pick up skills the journey we enjoyed some The theatre was beautiful and actors used, and how we could delicious pizza in the Drama our seats allowed us to best incorporate those studio to get us ready for the recognise the different techniques in our own work. performance. As we arrived in techniques that were used to Manchester we were very make the performance Richa Job excited to see how a enjoyable to watch. During our 10YP professional cast would Drama lessons this term, we

15 EASTER CONCERTS 2017 Easter Raffle Susanna Raj played Duncan Lamont's The main school hall was filled upbeat 'More Brothers'. The with the sound of music as the evening wound up with four school’s music department pieces played by The Senior staged their Easter Concerts Concert Band including Toto's over two very different nights. 'Africa' and 'You Can't Stop the Beat' from the hit musical The Junior Concert Band Hairspray. opened the first half of Monday's concert, on 27th On Tuesday 28th March 2017 March 2017, with a pupils from Year 5 at Processional Overture followed St Andrew's CE Primary by three more pieces. Emily School came to Archbishop Lees played a beautiful Flute Temple to take part in music Sonata by Poulenc and and art workshops. During the Charlotte Turnbull played a 2nd music sessions Instrumental The Junior Percussion Group, Movement Sonata composed Teachers Andrew Woolcock led by Rabin Joseph, opened by Saint Saens. and Rabin Joseph taught the the Easter Concert on children percussion, which they Tuesday. Junior Jazz kept the The Staff Choir, took to the later performed in a rousing tempo up performing three stage to perform Take That's session during the Easter pieces including 'Funky 'Rule the World'. Junior Choir Concert. In the art sessions Monkey' and 'Mas Que Nada'. and Chamber Choir spellbound Ms. Markham taught the the audience with their children how to decorate exotic Next up the Year 5 children performances of Firework and animal masks with African from St Andrew's took to the Tequilla Samba. Following the patterns. stage with an impressive percussion arrangement practised earlier that day. Rabin Joseph conducted the dapperly dressed ATS 8. Andrew Woolcock conducted the Senior Percussion Ensemble and the first half of the lively concert was wound up with superb performances by the Senior Jazz Band.

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Thank you to the PTA for organising the refreshments during the intervals. Special thanks goes to the Year 5 children at St Andrew's CE who were a delight to teach and behaved impeccably throughout the day and evening. We hope that all of you who attended enjoyed After the interval and Easter performance. The Finale was a both of the evenings as much Raffle the audience were lovely rendition of 'Circle of as we did. dazzled by Andrew Woolcock Life' performed by members of and Rabin Joseph's impressive Archbishop Temple and Mrs C. Gardner joint drum and percussion St Andrew's choirs and led by Head of Music

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SENIOR PERCUSSION GROUP You may remember when the Senior Percussion Group recorded their entries to be submitted into the world's largest youth music festival, the Music for Youth Festival, at the end of February 2017. We are delighted to announce that they have been offered a place to play at the celebrated festival. The group will perform at the CBSO Centre, home of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, on the 5th July 2017. the The Music for Youth performed at Birmingham Festival. The public are invited Town Hall. In 2015 the school's Music for Youth is a national to attend and hear the very Senior Concert Band was one music education best brass, classical, folk, of twelve school concert bands charity providing free access to choral and contemporary that reached the final at performance and audience renditions from the UK’s Symphony Hall, Birmingham. opportunities for young brightest young musicians. The Music for Youth National musicians across the UK. Festival will run from 4th to 8th Around 8,000 of the UK's This is the third time that July 2017 in venues across leading young musicians Archbishop Temple School’s Birmingham. perform at world class venues Music Department have made and city centre locations it through to the festival. In Mrs C. Gardner across Birmingham as part of 2016 the Chamber Choir Head of Music

17 are awarded externally there is experiment, webpage, the list a small cost for the entry really is endless. More (Bronze £5, Silver £10, Gold information can be found on £20). The project can be on the Stem Crest Awards page any topic at all within science on firefly, this also includes and technology. Typically KS3 examples of past projects. pupils complete Bronze Also the following site has lots awards and year 9 – 11 com- of useful information plete the silver. One pupil has www.crestawards.org or come achieved a gold award in the and have a chat with me. I am past which are longer-term always thrilled to hear ideas for STEM CREST PROJECTS projects that require around 70 new projects! hours of work, a fabulous It is that time of year where the achievement! The Bronze Projects can be either handed long summer holidays are award should represent 10+ in before the summer holidays approaching. If your child hours of work, Silver 30+ or after. I will submit entries in wants something productive to hours of work. October for certification. do either before the holidays or during the summer holidays Projects can be delivered in Mrs G. Storey the Stem CREST projects are any format, videos, Second in Science a great use of any spare time animations, Powerpoint they have. There are different presentation, large poster, levels of award and as they scrap book, model,

SPELLING BEE Thomas Chadwick The next stage will see the best spellers from Year 7 The Modern Foreign Kate Regi competing against each other, Languages department would then we will go up against the like to congratulate Year 7 for Anthony Yesuraj best spellers from Year 7 at their commitment and Broughton High School. enthusiasm towards the Paisley Cooper Spelling Bee competition. Mrs N. Ward, MFL Teacher Millie Hine Mrs L. Bergon, Head of MFL Well done to the following pupils who spelt lots of words Connor Wood accurately in one minute. Daniel Whiteside

Patrick Flanagan Faustyna Wojcik

Mark Santos Zuzanna Czworden

Aidan Lightfoot Joseph Mackley

Adnaan Masters Joseph Holt

Sharn-Clair Baker Helen Patterson

Liam Robinson Sacha Swarbrick

18 19 Well done to Durham! UNIFORM REMINDER Could you please check your child’s school uniform in preparation for the new school year.

All children in years 7-10 should be wearing a clip-on tie – no other tie is approved school uniform. Girls’ skirts should be DURHAM TOP THE HOUSE just above the knee. Too many girls are wearing skirts that are POINTS CHART too short. Durham House have walked away with the House points The school has just two approved suppliers of uniform, trophy. Pupils in Durham have F.R. Monkhouse, in the Fishergate Shopping Centre, and scored the most House points Smart Clothing, 54 Lancaster Road, Preston. We are aware over the academic year and will that other shops in Preston are claiming to sell our uniform, but enjoy a day out at Blackpool they are selling copied items which are not necessarily of the Pleasure Beach on Tuesday quality or design we’d like our pupils to wear. 18th July 2017.

WINNING HOUSE T SHIRT Durham’s. DESIGNERS Congratulations to the following pupils who created the winning designs for their House t-shirts.

Get Your Act

Together A night of comedy Alastair Ingram in Year 10 designed Winchester’s. sketches

including works of Lydia Surtees in Year 10 Catherine Tate and designed Canterbury’s. Victoria Wood.

Tuesday 4th July 2017

Main school hall Carmen Barker-Benevidas in Year 8 designed York’s. 7pm

Lamar Skerritt, Bradley Well done to all of you! £2 Dawkins and Qasim Malik, all in Year 9, designed 20 SPORTS WEEK The PE department celebrated Sports Week, 26th—30th June 2017, with an array of inspiring, fun sporting activities.

On Monday professional free running and parkour team, the Street Monkeys, spent the day with pupils guiding them through front and back flips in the sports hall. Even our Head of PE, Mrs Jones, got involved. Pupils enjoyed the sessions immensely and it gave them a taste of a Apparently it is easier to perform a back flip rather than a front flip!

On Tuesday pupils got their groove, and sweat, on during a On Wednesday Preston of the session pupils had the series of high energy Swimming Club’s Head Coach, opportunity to ask questions. Clubbercise sessions in the Samir Ahmed, and national main hall. The fun swimmer, Will Ritchie came On Thursday Niall Crosley easy-to-follow dance workout into school to give an inspiring from Preston Grasshoppers was a big hit! talk on aspiration, achievement came in to take a series of and the benefits of touch rugby sessions with sport. Year 7, 8, 9 and 10 girls.

Will, who is ranked within the Top 20 swimmers in Great Britain and in the Top 50 swimmers in Europe spoke candidly about his development in the sport and the pursuit of his long term goals with Preston Swimming Club. National School Sports Week is an annual celebration of Samir spoke about his everything that is great about journey to become school sport and PE. It gives one of the country’s pupils the opportunity to try a top young Head new sport and have fun at the Coaches. At the end same time!

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SPORTS DAY 2017 Year 9 Girls—Canterbury Maddie Murray, Year 9, broke Year 9 Boys—York the school record for the high What glorious weather for Year 10 Girls—Canterbury jump earlier this year. She Sports Day! Pupils, teachers Year 10 Boys—Winchester jumped 1.48m, beating the and support staff donned their record (set in 2014) by 3cm. House t-shirts and spent the Well done to York, who came morning track side to cheer on out top with some brilliant Isaac Mabaya, Year 7, also their House. sporting performances. Thanks broke the school record for the to the sports captains, who 400m. He ran it in 66s beating The results were as follows; were fantastic, and thanks to the current record set in 2007 all staff who assisted on the by a whopping 3 seconds. A Year 7 Girls—Canterbury day. future Olympian in the making Year 7 Boys—York perhaps! Year 8 Girls—York Although no records were Year 8 Boys—York broken during Sports Day I’d Mrs K. Jones like to give a special mention Head of PE to two pupils.

22 TOWN SPORTS ATHLETICS 2017

Well done to all the young athletes who competed in the Town Sports Athletics 2017. Every one gave 100% effort and they were magnificent ambassadors for the school.

The results were as follows; Junior Girls—1st Junior Boys—3rd Senior Girls—3rd Senior Boys—5th

Overall Archbishop Temple School came 2nd, a brilliant result. The pupils’ behaviour the staff who have put hours Mrs K. Jones into coaching and training. Head of PE was impeccable. I am super proud of all our athletes and Well done everyone.

WORLD CHAMPION INLINE SKATER VISITS SCHOOL

As part of the Sky Sports Living For Sports Programme the school had the opportunity to bring in World Champion and World Number 1 Inline Skater Jenna Downing to work with our students.

Jenna worked with our gifted and Talented students in Year 7 for the full day. She started working on team building activities and looking at her 5 keys to success. After the students found out more about what it took to become a world champion they were able to put on their own skates and learn from the best. All the students had a great time and took lots from the day.

Mr D. Taberner PE Teacher

23 YEAR 7 BOYS’ BASKETBALL FINALS

After a fantastic run of results, becoming the county champions, the Year 7 Boys’ Basketball team qualified to play in the English Basketball National Finals at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester. Archbishop Temple School were there to represent Lancashire and teams arrived from all over the country including London, Devon, Kent, Birmingham, Northumbria, Merseyside and Manchester.

It was a festival so there was no overall winner however the boys competed in 4 games The boys represented the Well done to Aaron against the top sides from school fantastically well Cornthwaite, Bailey Evans, across the country, winning with skill, desire and hard work Isaac Mabaya, Kieran three games and losing one resulting in three being Whitworth, Aaron Stanier, ( W43-22, W37-26 W36-22 and selected for regional Eri Oladapo, Jake Forshaw L33-35). In addition to this the development squads. and James Nelson. boys also participated in shooting challenges and in a Mr D. Taberner wheelchair basketball PE Teacher session.

TWO ATS PUPILS REACH Lauren Tunstall told us how really good bond with your THE FINAL OF THE she felt about getting through team mates who all share the NATIONAL FOOTBALL CUP to the final. same passion as you. I love that feeling of winning and At the beginning of March we “I was absolutely over the lifting the trophy. Playing reported that two pupils from moon when we succeeded in football to a high standard just Archbishop Temple School, getting through to the National proves girls can do what boys Lauryn Wood and Lauren Cup Final,” said Lauren can, and in some cases better.” Tunstall, assisted Lancashire Tunstall. “It’s a great Under-14s Girls Football Team opportunity to sit in the home Despite excellent play in reaching a sixth consecutive players dressing room of a unfortunately the team didn’t national cup final. massive football club and then succeed in winning. They did to walk out representing your phenomenally well to get so far On 12th May the girls played county.” and are a credit to their team. against Kent in the final at St Andrew's, home ground of “I absolutely love football and Mr D. Taberner Birmingham City Football Club. always have done. You build a PE Teacher

24 ATS FOOTBALL SUCCESS AT THE PRESTON FINALS

The Under 14 Girls' Football Team and the Year 7 Boys' Football Team competed in the Preston Finals at stadium on Saturday 6th May 2017. Both teams were involved in closely contested games against Broughton High School.

First up were the girls, after dominating the first half, and failing to score, they came out for the second half and conceded three quick goals in 10 minutes. The girls responded magnificently well and clawed it back to 2-3 but unfortunately ran out of time. Photos: John Shirras There were some magnificent driving runs from Isaac maximum to ensure a win with performances on the day most Mabaya. It took until the the star performers being Jack notably from Charlotte Lewis, second half for the deadlock to Sheridan, Isaac Mabaya and Lauren Tunstall and Menna be broken with a shot from Henry Nelson. Shirras. Bailey Evans squeezing under the Broughton goal keeper. Congratulations to both of the Straight after the Under 14 The boys dug in and held off teams, they have played Girls' Final the boys started further attacks and came out phenomenally well over the theirs and held off some early 1-0 winners to lift the Mick season and are a credit to the pressure from Broughton High Baxter Cup. school. School. They worked their way into the game with some fine Each boy did his part for the Mr D. Taberner saves from Jack Sheridan and team and worked to their PE Teacher

YEAR 7 GIRLS’ FOOTBALL TEAM IN LANCASHIRE’S TOP FOUR

The Year 7 Girls' football team Unfortunately they competed in the Lancashire did not win but to Final on Friday 24th March reach the top four 2017. They performed in Lancashire is a exceptionally well with some great great performances against achievement. St Augustines Catholic High School, Corpus Chrtsie Mr D. Taberner Catholic High School & Bishop PE Teacher Rawsthorne Church of Academy. 25 YEAR 7 BOYS’ FOOTBALL TEAM REACH THE TOP FOUR IN THE COUNTRY

The Year 7 Boys Football Team recently went to the Rotary National Football Finals at St Georges Park after qualifying from a regional group in April. The boys travelled down in the morning and played six group games winning five and narrowly losing one against teams from all around the UK.

After the group stage the team progressed through to the semi-finals and came up against a very strong team from North London and unfortunately lost. This was a magnificent achievement from the boys who have surpassed all expectations in reaching the final four in the country! After the competition the boys and their international footballer. Jacob Salim and Max families were fortunate enough Salisbury! to get a tour of St Georges Well done to Isaac Mabaya, Park and gain an Kieran Whitworth, Jack Mr D. Taberner understanding of what it takes Sheridan, Charlie Atkinson, PE Teacher to be an Henry Nelson, Jake Forshaw,

Sports Presentation Evening Thursday 20th July 2017 6.30pm-10.30pm at Barton Grange Hotel.

Guests will be welcomed to a red carpet arrival, followed by a three course meal and drinks. A sports presentation, raffle and disco will follow. Raffle prizes include a Kindle Fire, signed football shirts, four tickets to the Sandcastle water park, vouchers for Sports Direct and more!

The event is open to all pupils. Tickets are £25.

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