On Wednesday 24th January 58 students and 5 staff travelled to Alton Castle in Staffordshire for a 3 day retreat.
The theme the students concentrated on was ‘Who am I?’ They found out a lot more themselves while having fun through many activities such as trekking, biking, survival skills, rock climbing and archery. This activities helped the students develop their team work skills, concentration skills and then shown how to help one another through kindness, humility, compassion and understanding. They had great fun in the mud and the puddles, one student said “she had the best time of her life”.
Students and staff also took time out to pray, experience a time of quiet reflection, adoration, and took part in Mass and a thanksgiving liturgy. St Edmunds’ shared this experience with Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School from Birmingham and many made new friends.
Many of the staff who helped us in our ‘Mission Week’ came over from Soli House to see the students and share a meal with us.
The students left knowing a bit more about themselves and encountered the Lord in their daily lives.
A huge congratulations goes to this year’s gymnasts who competed in the West Midlands Gymnastics competition on Saturday at Fenton in Stoke-on-Trent. All gymnasts performed on vault and floor and were a credit to St Edmund’s as all went clean with their routines. This placed the team in the silver medal position, and Josh Dodd Matthews in third position in the U19 boy’s individual category. An excellent achievement by all.
U19 mixed team – Christina Clifton, Josh Dodd-Matthews, Lysia Bayley, Corrin Smith and Brientony Jeyjaran.
Josh, Lysia and Corrin went on during the afternoon to compete in the Milano competition. They performed a trio routine that contained sports acro balances as well as skills that showed excellent strength and flexibility. They were also marked on their synchronisation during the routine. Well, again they exceeded expectations and produced an exceptional performance and again finished in second place. This now means that St. Edmund’s Catholic Academy has gained a place in the National Finals later on in the year, a first on our gymnastic calendar which is a tremendous achievement. Well done gymnasts and also Pat Swindells for all the work she has put in with the gymnasts.
At The Smallpeice Trust, they believe anything is possible when you know how. That’s why they’re here to give young people everything they need to fuel their passion for engineering, helping to make their big ideas a reality.
The Smallpeice Trust is running a series of Family Engineering Days at five locations across the West Midlands, during Spring half term as part of a Royal Academy of Engineering Ingenious project.
| Thinktank, Birmingham | 19 February 2018 | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | ||
| Soho House, Birmingham | 20 February 2018 | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | ||
| Aston Hall, Birmingham | 21 February 2018 | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | ||
| Grand Station, Wolverhampton | 22 February 2018 | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| 13:30 – 16:00 | ||
| Coventry Transport Museum | 3 March 2018 | 10:00 – 12:30 |
| 13:30 – 16:00 |
To allow students from as many schools as possible to participate, The Smallpeice Trust is offering FREE places to Year 7, 8 & 9 students from our school to attend these Family Engineering Days with a parent/guardian.
Family Engineering Days are a free half-day event aimed at students and a parent/guardian to show how studying STEM subjects could potentially enhance their career prospects.
Held at locations around the West Midlands, graduate engineers and apprentices from automotive companies such as Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover will hold a Family Engineering Day for up to 60 Year 9 students and a parent/guardian. Each Family Engineering Day will last approximately two and a half hours and be run during either the morning or afternoon.
With the aim of bringing the STEM experience to families, parents/guardians are invited to take part and help their children with an automotive based challenge that is designed to be fun and educational for all involved. These activities are designed to complement the National Curriculum in science, technology, engineering and maths by demonstrating the link between what’s taught in the classroom with the wider world. They are especially beneficial for students in the process of choosing their CGSE options.
Family Engineering Days are supported by the Royal Academy of Engineering under the Ingenious Award scheme, an awards scheme that supports and funds the most creative and impactful projects that engage the public with engineers and engineering.
Further details for these Family Engineering Days and how to apply can be found at: https://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/free-family-engineering-days-book-now/
On Thursday 11th January St Edmund’s took part in the Wolverhampton Schools Indoor Athletics Competition at Aldersley Leisure Village. The competition involved both track and field events and with thirteen other competing schools.
St Edmund’s ended the competition in sixth place, with an overall score of 294 points.
Congratulations go to Amelia Beet, Shae Carter, Angel Henson-King, Srishti Sharma, Dominika Stencel and Keirena Williams.
The Board of Directors at Bishop Cleary Catholic Multi Academy Company is seeking two parents, from across our five Academies, (St Edmund’s Catholic Academy, SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery, SS Mary and John’s Catholic Primary Academy, St Michael’s Catholic Primary Academy and St Teresa’s Catholic Primary Academy) to join them as elected Parent Directors.
Ideally this will be one parent from the Secondary phase and one from the Primary phase.
Interested parent/s of any pupil or student, wishing to be nominated as a Parent Director, can obtain an application pack from the Returning Officer, Mrs G Hogan, at the Company’s Registered Office: (c/o St Edmund’s Catholic Academy; Compton Park, Compton Road West, Wolverhampton, WV3 9DU or telephone 01902 558888 Ext: 160).
Completed applications must be submitted to the Returning Officer by 12 noon on Friday, 9 February 2018, either by hand, by post to the registered office, or by e-mail to ghogan@stedmunds.org
These posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
In the event of more than one application being received from each of the Secondary and Primary Academies, an election will be held. Ballot papers will be sent out to all parents, in line with the defined process. If required, the election will take place the week commencing Monday, 12 February 2018, with a closing date for the return of ballot papers by 12.00 noon on Friday 16 February 2018. The results of the election will then be notified to all parents by Wednesday, 28 February 2018.
You can find out more about the Bishop Cleary Catholic Multi Academy Company at: bccmac.co.uk
The Local Final Future Chef Competition, part of a four stage nationwide culinary competition organised by Springboard, took place at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy today.
The judging panel consisted of Adrian Cousins, Regional Development Chef at Baxter Storey, and Chef Director Simon Denton, from Independent and former Executive Chef at The Swan at The Globe, London.
The competitors included Molly Kerrin, Kacper Siwiec, Vilte Skeberdyte from St Edmund’s and Liam Anslow and Finlay Bickerton from Burton Borough High School, Newport.
The judges watched over the competitors who were required to demonstrate practical skills, produce a selection of dishes, work in a methodical manner, produce a menu costing form and show an understanding of the nutritional value of their food. Judges marked students on their workmanship, creativity and presentation, composition, taste and menu balance.
After much deliberation the winner of the Local Final FutureChef Competition was Vilte Skeberdyte. Vilte has now won herself a place in the Regional Finals.
Congratulations to all our young chefs for their tremendous effort and beautifully presented food created today.
(Photo left to right: Adrian Cousins, FIndlay Bickerton, Liam Anslow, Vilte Skeberdyte, Kacper Siwiec, Molly Kerrin and Simon Denton)
Vilte Skeberdyte’s winning menu
Findlay Bickerton’s menu
Liam Anslow’s menu
Kacper Siwiec’s menu
Molly Kerin’s menu
The Way’s 2nd Birthday Celebrations – FREE EVENT – Saturday 20th January 2018
The Way Youth Zone in Wolverhampton will be celebrating their 2nd Birthday in style with 2 events in 1 day.
There will be MUSIC, SPORTS, VIRTUAL GAMES DEN, ROLLER DISCO, INFLATABLES, CAKE AND MORE!
So keep a date in your diaries and join in the fun, it’s going to be great!
Saturday 20th January 2018
The Way’s 2nd Birthday Party (fun for all the family)
FREE event
10am – 4pm
The Way’s 2nd Birthday Bash (for Seniors only 13-19 years) £1.00 tickets
6pm – 10pm
Contact The Way Youth Zone for more information – 01902 328290
Last Tuesday saw the first ever St Edmund’s Got Talent competition. Over 40 performers auditioned and those who got through were able to perform on the night. There were some excellent performances from our Orchestra, our Rockband and a variety of singers, dancers and incredible instrumentalists. This showcased the excellent talent which our Academy has to offer. Third place was taken by Mia Davis and Maja Ura with their incredible dance routine. Second place was taken by Lysia Bailey with her excellent piano performance which was undertaken blindfold! First place was won by Caroline Fajime who performed a wonderful rendition of “Footprints in the Sand” bringing a tear to Miss Price’s eye! A huge thank you to our three judges Mr Smith, Miss Price and Mr Garrity. Thanks also to Grace and Leah, who compared, to Academy Representatives for funding the prizes, to the Senior Leadership Team for their support and to all the performers.
In November two of our Year 13 Physics students Jakub Kolasa and Nathanael Haile entered the British Physics Olympiad Round 1. Over 1,740 students participated across the UK.
The paper was designed to stretch and challenge the top young physicists in the country. The results came back this week and both students were awarded a commendation.
They should both be congratulated for entering a competition that has such demanding questions and proved to be a real challenge for all the students that took part.
Well done.
Christmas is a time for giving and receiving of gifts but let us all not forget that families need a little extra boost to enable funds to go a little further for the extra little bit of Christmas sparkle.
The Pastoral Team have gathered donations from many different sources and compiled clean boxes packed with goods. Laundry and toiletry products are some of the most expensive items that need to be bought. Thanks to the generosity of others, some of our families will have less of a burden to carry over Christmas 2017.
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