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Well done to John Smith in Year 10 who won the competition, ‘Name the Newspaper.’
His suggestion of The Campion Chronicle won the majority vote!
He was presented with the good news and £20 cash prize by Mrs Margaret Gallagher, Chair of St Edmund’s Catholic Academy Committee.
On Saturday we held our Open Morning for prospective parents and their children. The sun shone bright for us and we really showcased why St Edmund’s is an Academy to be proud of.
The atmosphere was buzzing with families enjoying the St Edmund’s team spirit and a range of activities and talents being displayed. These included: wild science experiments, food tasting, a treasure hunt and ‘Wolfie’ made a special appearance .
The feedback was very positive with many parents commenting on how impressed they were with our excellent facilities. One parent said: “All the staff we spoke to were lovely and informative and welcoming and we have all come away with a very positive impression of your amazing school.”
Overall, the morning was enjoyed by all and we’d like to thank pupils and staff who contributed their time in making it a wonderful morning.
On Friday 24th July, St Edmund’s Catholic Academy held a Year 7 Awards Ceremony in the Arena.
“It was a pleasure to see all the Year 7 pupils who deserved some recognition for their hard work during the academic year so far.
Many thanks to the pupils who have good attendance, punctuality and behaviour. These pupils were rewarded with certificates for their commitment.
The ceremony finished with awards for the pupils who had the highest Attitude to Learning (ATL) grades throughout the year, highest grades from all their subjects and the pupils who made the most progress in Year 7. Other awards included the “Wally Award”, “Most Merits” and “Most Improved”.
Thanks for a good year and here’s to Year 8 (let’s make it an even better one).”
Mr Selvey.
St Edmund’s has two sessions available from September 2016 for the hire of St Edmund’s Sports Hall. The room is set up for indoor football, however, we may be able to accommodate other sports on request.
The sessions available are for long term lets only in the first instance and the cost is £32 per session.
Tuesday 6pm – 7pm
Tuesday 7pm – 8pm
Please contact Emma Thomas 01902 558888 ethomas@stedmunds.org for further details
Earlier this term, 41 year 8 pupils and 5 staff departed for North Wales to spend five action packed days at Towers, the outdoor education centre. Over the course of the five days, pupils experienced orienteering, gorge walking, canoeing, kayaking, mountain walking, rock climbing, abseiling and zip wiring. A good time was had by all; here are some extracts from their diaries:
“Today, we went kayaking and Canadian Canoeing. It was a new experience for me as I had never done anything like that before. When we went canoeing we saw the beautiful lake dazzle with the light of the sun, it shone everywhere a glistened. The water was sharply cold and the mountains were as tall as ever, we saw Mount Siabod. Everything was surreal and I wished it never ended.”
“Today we did rock climbing and abseiling, I’ll admit at first I was scared but I got over it. It looked really far but it was amazing, the best ever.”
“The gorge was fun, however it was difficult. After lunch, we went on the via ferrata at Towers and used carabiners to climb the rock face. It was fun but scary because we were so high up.”
In support of the Euro 2016 and to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday, students at St Edmund’s Catholic Academy have been selling ‘football’ and ‘birthday’ cupcakes in aid of raising money for charity.
Quxah in Year 12 said: “As a Sixth Form we decided to do a fundraiser where we did a cake sale.
Half of the cupcakes were a celebration of the Queen’s 90th and the other half were for the Euros. It was great to see students getting excited for the game as well as remembering the Queen’s Birthday. This was for a good cause and all money raised will go to The Haven charity In Wolverhampton.”
Pupils and students are all getting into the football spirit here at St Edmund’s this afternoon by watching the match on the big screens!
Come on England!
Jess Bradley (year 9) has recently delivered a series of assemblies to groups of students at St Edmund’s motivated by the Holy Father’s encyclical letter “Laudato Si” on care for our common home. Pope Francis invites us all to take seriously how we protect and nurture our planet and to act more responsibly to preserve the earth’s resources for generations to come. St Edmund’s students and staff are looking closely at how we use resources and how we can avoid waste.
One way we can make a significant saving is if we move across from a printed newsletter to a more eco-friendly e-newspaper – available on our website. We will be launching our new e-paper in July and not only will this be more environmentally friendly, it will be run by the students of St Edmund’s Academy! We are very excited about this new initiative and hope it will “engage” students of all ages as well as their families. We will be looking for budding writers, editors and photographers soon but to get us started…..we need a name!
Look out for the competition to name our new paper – posters in tutor groups are coming soon and there are great prizes to be won!
The sun shone brightly on Monday 16 May when Mrs Hughes and Mrs Wrenshall-Jones visited Buckingham Palace to help celebrate the 60th Anniversary of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, K.G., K.T., Founder, HRH The Earl of Wessex, K.G.,G.C.V.O., Trustee and HRH The Countess of Wessex, G.C.V.O were in attendance.
Mrs Hughes and Mrs Wrenshall-Jones were allocated to group 44, which included English Rugby Union footballer Danny Cipriani and Sports Presenter Jim Rosenthal (pictured below).
Mrs Hughes advised that it was a wonderful day of celebration and that the gardens were absolutely stunning. She said it was difficult to believe that you were in the heart of London, apart from the noise of the traffic, of course!
Rob Marris, MP for Wolverhampton South West came to visit St Edmund’s on Friday 13 May. His visit was as a result of a letter he had received from IFS University College informing him of outstanding work at St Edmund’s.
Mr Marris met with Mrs Hughes and Mr Auger, who gave him a lot of information about how our students are prepared for employment. Mr Marris took a great deal of interest in our new academy. It was his first visit. Mr Marris said, following a tour of the academy, that we have good facilities and purposeful spaces.
Coming Soon…. The Bishop Cleary Reward Scheme!
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