Autumn 2016 Welcome to our latest edition of the ‘Communiqué’ from Archbishop Temple School. A message from the Headteacher Dear Parent/Carer, Houghton, and Lisa McManus to be our events and media officer. This new school year has proved to be every bit as busy as previous years at Archbishop We also wish to extend our congratulations to Temple School. Mrs Smith on the birth of her son, Austin, and Mr Charlton whose partner had a little girl, We’ve been delighted to welcome 157 new Nola, on 17th October. pupils into Year 7 in September. We had an incredible 805 applications for places in Year 7 and over 90 appeals. I am overwhelmed by the confidence this shows in the school by members of our community. The new pupils have settled in very well, and feel like they’ve been part of the Archbishop Temple family for ever. We do wish them five happy and successful years with us. In addition to new pupils we’ve welcomed several new teachers: Ms Victoria Walsh – subject leader for History Ms Kirsten Ryder – ICT and Maths Ms Jessica Cross – Chemistry Ms Katy McKenna – PE and Science On 9th September we welcomed Dr John Ms Debbie Walsh – Food Technology and Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, to the school Textiles to cover Mrs Smith’s maternity and had a lovely cover morning with him. We also have welcomed our new chaplain, Joe The visit focused on Archbishop Temple School, St Vincent’s Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8RA Telephone: 01772 717782 Email: [email protected] Website: www.archbishoptemple.com pupils who have completed the So along with several have darker mornings and Archbishop’s Youth Award and members of staff at Archbishop evening, can I please remind our pupils were an absolute Temple we have been working parents to be careful when credit to the school and to share our excellent practice driving along St Vincent’s themselves. The Archbishop with staff at this school. This Road. The traffic situation is as and his team were very arrangement will continue to worrying as ever, and I would impressed with the passion and Christmas. I am aware that ask all drivers to show p enthusiasm they used to speak this reduces my time at articular consideration to of the school and the impact Archbishop Temple School, but other road users when the award has had on them. other members of the senior dropping children off at school. leadership team are always Please remember that not only On 23rd September myself and available if you need to contact are parents from ATS doing the three colleagues travelled to us. school run, but also London to attend a reception at parents of children at Corpus the Terrace Pavilion at the We close this half term with Christi School and Preston’s House of Commons. It followed good news about more College. If necessary, please the publication of a series of accolades for the school. We give yourself a few extra articles highlighting best have been nominated for two minutes and don’t be the cause practice in secondary awards by Educate magazine, of an accident when so many education in the Parliamentary a leading educational children are around. Review. The Review featured a publication in the North of three page spread on the England. Mrs Cate Gardner However, as the seasons come excellent work staff and pupils has been nominated for and go, it’s good to do here at “outstanding teaching in the remember that God remains Archbishop Temple School. Arts” for her work in our superb unchanged and unchanging. Copies of The Parliamentary music department. The senior Review can be found in our leadership team has been As the Psalmist says “LORD, reception. nominated for “leadership team You have been our of the year”. We are due to dwelling place in all During this term I am working attend the awards ceremony in generations. Before the at another school as Associate Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral mountains were brought Headteacher. I was asked by in late November; I will let you forth, or ever You had advisers within the local know the outcome. formed the earth and the authority to provide support to a struggling school in Burnley. As the days draw in and we world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are God” (Psalm 90:1- 2). I do wish you and your family a good half term break, and wish to end by thanking you for your continued support of the school. With warm regards, Mrs Gill Jackson Headteacher 2 experience of managing their Romans 5:8 own finances, and will help But God demonstrates his them to develop their own love for us in this: knowledge and skills in while we were still sinners, financial capability. Projects Christ died for us. like this can only continue to thrive with the support from our The great news for people parents in allowing pupils to trying to make a fresh start is operate their own building that Jesus takes us as we are. society account. No acting needed. As a school we take people as they are, JOE, OUR CHAPLAIN, ‘warts and all’ as the saying TALKS ABOUT MAKING A goes. Jesus has taken me like NEW START that and we want to reflect that here. Brilliantly though Jesus Starting fresh: doesn’t want to leave us as we are. He longs for our good and Having only started working at good is to be become more like Archbishop Temple this him. September I can empathise with the Y7’s who began at the Ephesians 4:32 _________________________ same time. Everything is new. Be kind and compassionate New teachers, new buildings, to one another, forgiving ROYAL NORTHERN new classmates, new larger each other, just as in Christ COLLEGE OF MUSIC volumes of homework. It can God forgave you. MASTERCLASS be exhausting remembering names and faces and As a school we take people as connecting the two together. they are and seek for them to Like many Year 7’s I still get grow and develop. Just like lost trying to find my way Jesus has done for Christians. around the school, it’s been Jesus, wonderfully for me, nice to bump into lost Year 7’s takes people who get it wrong in the corridor and be lost into his family by forgiving them together. and then helping them become like him. A new start whilst bringing many challenges is also a great My prayer is that whether opportunity. Old ways of doing you’re starting fresh or just things or patterns of behaviour carrying on where you are, you On Tuesday 13th September can be left behind. You can might know Jesus love for you. 2016 the Music Department begin again and present to the welcomed Andy Stott, head of world the version of you that Take care. the popular performance you’d like people to see. course at the Royal Northern Having started a fresh before Joe Houghton College of Music, to deliver a what makes me chuckle is that School Chaplain. masterclass to five pupils. it’s remarkably difficult to _________________________ Pupils in years10 and 11, change. A new place doesn’t taking GCSE music, had the really mean you’re a new CHORLEY BUILDING opportunity to watch this person. Slowly but surely if SOCIETY incredibly informative session. you’re putting up a mask the As well as offering invaluable real you always shines through, We are pleased to announce advice to our young musicians for good or ill. that the schools’ partnership he talked about music in higher with Chorley Building Society education and took questions Which is why I’m comforted continues into its third from the pupils. that Jesus knows what I’m like year. This collaboration and still loves me enough to die provides the pupils with the Mrs C. Gardner for me. Head of Music 3 EURO LANGUAGES DAY class quizzes. The French AND DIA DE LA HISPANIDAD cafe proved incredibly popular with pupils The Modern Foreign sampling delicious French Languages Department have pastries and freshly cooked had an incredibly busy start to crêpes. the new school year involving pupils and staff in lots of fun As you can see from the activities to promote a love of photos our pupils, and staff, language learning. looked magnifique! which are Spanish cupcakes. These tasty little cakes are sometimes eaten in Spain for breakfast. Pupils also snapped up slices of bizcocho de limon, a delicious lemon sponge prepared by Señora Jimenez from her grandmother's recipe, as well as Señora Bergon's pacaques. At lunchtime pupils were invited to watch Buscando a Nemo at lunchtime's Euroclub. French ladies and gentlemen, On Wednesday 12th October Tour de France cyclists, French pupils took part in a range of and Spanish footballers and a fun activities to celebrate Dia Flamenco dancer sashayed de La Hispanidad. Dia de la Keep a look out for our new around our corridors on the 26th Hispanidad is a festival website section dedicated to September to celebrate the celebrated across the Spanish the Modern Foreign Languages annual European Day of speaking world to Department, coming soon. Languages. The celebration commemorate the discovery of has been held in schools and America by Christopher Mrs L. Bergon, Head of colleges across Europe for the Columbus in 1492. It is an Modern Foreign Languages past fifteen years, to promote annual national public holiday and Mrs L. Jimenez , language learning and linguistic in Spain. Spanish Teacher diversity. The day began with a special Staff and pupils at Archbishop assembly led by the Modern Temple School dressed up and Foreign Languages took part in a variety of Department.