Earlier this term, Carys, Sophie, Bo, Janis, Rhiannon, Serena, Priya, Kajol and Lysia all took part in the Black Country Schools Games netball tournament representing Wolverhampton.

We are the first team from St Edmund’s to make it through to this stage for a few years. We competed against schools from Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

St Edmund’s played four matches, the first was against Queen Mary’s from Walsall and we drew 1-1. We then faced two tough matches against Wolverhampton Girls High and Hagley RC from Dudley, unfortunately we lost both matches.

Our last opponent was Wood Green from Sandwell, who we successfully beat.

Well done girls you all tried your hardest and played well as a team. Everyone enjoyed the day and we are proud of your achievements.

Congratulations to St Edmund’s students Maresha Grewal and Thea Moriarty who were finalists for the Wolverhampton Young Citizen Awards 2016!

Maresha was the runner up, winning £100 prize and a lovely plaque with her name on.

Last night they attended the prestigious ceremony along with Mrs Hughes and their family at the Mayor’s Parlour, Wolverhampton.

The ceremony was hosted by the Mayor himself Sir Councillor Barry Findlay, his wife and a panel of judges.

The judges were all very impressed with the nominees and we were delighted that our students could be part of such a wonderful event. Well done girls, we are very proud of you!

This year we were lucky enough to gain two of the three Wolverhampton places to compete in the Black Country Gymnastics Championships at Wolverhampton University, Walsall. Gymnasts have to complete a set floor routine that includes strength, flexibility and skills, and two vaults.

Both A and B teams competed very well and should be proud of their performances, A team were 6th and B team were 11th overall.

Well done to Rebecca Butler, Christina Clifton, Lisa Spratt, Danielle Lim, Lysia Bayley, Josh Dodd Matthews, Amber Nicholls, Amelie Harris and Natalie Bott.

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.

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.”