Made in Madeley Summer Term 2012

ACTIVITIES WEEK 2012

MADE IN MADELEY

Summer Term 2012 Edition

Once again our fantastic Activities Week took place week beginning 25th

to 29th

June. Each day had a set theme,

Monday was World Cultures Day, Tuesday was Literacy Across the Curriculum Day, an exciting PE / Sports Day was held

on Wednesday, Thursday was Personal Development Day and finally Friday was Media Day. Activities ranged from a

sledging challenge, international cookery, and creating a school TV channel through to literacy lessons in Spanish,

basketball with the Hanley Wheelchair Basketball Team and tag rugby. A careers convention (with Keele and

Staffordshire Universities) was run and the RAF were in school leading elements of the sports day.

Our Modern Foreign Languages department led three successful trips to Germany (Hatzenport), Brittany (Plancoet) and

Normandy (Merville-Franceville) with 121 Key Stage 3 pupils gaining from this invaluable experience. Whilst, closer to

home, 27 pupils enjoyed a 3 day exciting adventure experience stay at Condover Hall near Shrewsbury.

A lovely new commemorative mural was designed and created in our school foyer along with the help of Artist Tony

Shaw, the progress of which is recorded on page 15. Year 10 undertook a week of valuable work experience at a

variety of interesting placements including Stoke City, Keele University & South Cheshire College.

One Year 7 pupil summed up the week with the following comment - “I enjoyed learning about different cultures ...

I improved my literacy skills ... I enjoyed working with my form in Spanish ... I enjoyed the day out, spending it with my

friends ... I learnt how to edit a film ... It was amazing."

All in all another fabulous activities week – well done everyone!

Check out . . . . Activities Week Review - 3, Terms & Holiday Dates for 2012-13 - Page 24

DIARY DATES

Summer safety

The friends of Madeley high school

INVITATION

Friday 20th July

School Closes for Summer break

Wednesday 5th September

School re-opens for the Autumn Term

Friday 7th September

Year 7 & Year 9 Photographs

Friday 21st September

Year 11 Photographs

Tuesday 2nd October

Prospective Parents

Open Evening 6.30pm

Monday 15th

October

Year 7 Review Afternoon

Friday 26th October

School closes for half term break

House Charity Day

Monday 5th November

School closed for Staff Inset Day

Tuesday 6th November

School re-opens after half term break

Thursday 8th November

Key Stage 3 Presentation Evening

w/b 11th November

Year 11 Mock Examinations Week

Year 8 Trip to Standon Bowers

Wednesday 21st November

Key Stage 4 Presentation Evening

Wednesday 12th December

KS4 Future Lives Event &

Y11 Mock Results Issued

Thursday 13th December

Christmas Concert

Friday 21st December

School closes for Christmas break

House Charity Day

STAY SAFE THIS SUMMER!

Working in partnership with our

community police we take this opportunity to

remind pupils of the importance of playing safe

over the summer break.

• Ensure that your parent/carer is aware of where

you are playing. Agree a time to return home.

• Don’t talk to or be encouraged to go off with

strangers.

• Ride your bike safely and ensure it is roadworthy.

Wear a helmet and respect other road users.

• Stay hydrated, drink plenty of fluids. Stay out of the

mid-day sun. Use sun protection.

• Observe ‘Keep Out’ notices – They’re there for a

reason; it’s not safe to play!

• Remember that water has hidden dangers. Deep

water and strong currents can challenge even the

strongest of swimmers.

We would like to invite you to join the ‘Friends of

Madeley High School’. As you know we endeavour to

make Madeley High a pleasant and welcoming place for

pupils.

We are asking for anyone who is willing to give up some

time, however much or little, to join us in our planning

and support of the pupils. It is important that we have a

wide range of people to support us by giving us their

views, fundraising ideas, and by working together with

staff to create a happy and enjoyable experience for all

of our pupils.

One of the major problems in school at present is the

lack of social space for pupils during break and lunch

times. We are hoping to do some fundraising for this in

the coming months and would very much appreciate

your help and support.

If you feel you may be able to help in any way please

contact Mrs E Graham, School Bursar, Tel: 01782

297200. We will shortly be arranging a meeting where

we can discuss a way forward.

Thanks,

Mrs Graham, Bursar

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A note from the headteacher

Mr kerridge

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One of the things that is very important at Madeley High School is our belief in

celebrating the many and varied successes of our pupils, aware that every single pupil

makes a unique contribution to the life of the school and has an inspiring potential to

fulfil. It is therefore a joy to write at the start of this bumper summer edition of ‘Made In

Madeley’, which features an incredible array of successes as this academic year draws to

a close.

The feeling of belonging to a wonderful school community shone through as our fantastic

Year 11 football team lifted the prestigious Sentinel Shield trophy for the first time in the

school’s history to the cheers of the many pupils, parents, staff and governors in the

stands at Port Vale; shining again at the superb Madeley Charity Day as despite the

weather the entire school ran, walked and cheered for charity. It is an important element

of education for young people to learn the value of caring for others, the belief that you

can make a difference if you set your mind to it, and the power of team work in achieving

more together than any one person can alone.

That Madeley’s pupils are entrepreneurial and creative was evidenced through the

wonderful win of the ‘Class Act’ competition, where we are targeting the £5,000 prize

towards building a school shop, the continued success as winners of the ‘Britain in Bloom’

competition, the great performances at this year’s Madeley’s Got Talent and the many

examples of endeavour during Activities Week, including the contribution of artist Tony

Shaw in bringing some of our pupils’ creativity to life as part of the Chair of Governors’

competition.

This Olympic Year has allowed us to benefit from the ‘Be the Best You Can Be’ programme

and it was a privilege to have Olympian Nicola Minichiello return to present Year 7s with

their medals; they showed some of the leadership skills that are fostered here at

Madeley, skills further reflected in the continuing outstanding work of the Madeley

Parliament and the appointment of the new senior prefect team.

I hope that in reading this term’s newsletter you gain a sense of the experiences our

pupils have, the successes they enjoy, the values that they hold. I am very proud of them,

the wonderful staff who work hard every day to create this culture and the parents,

carers and community who in so many ways support the school on this daily journey. This

is the Madeley Team and we can look forward to the next academic year determined to

support every individual in their quest for success, knowing that we will all achieve more

together.

I wish the entire school community a very happy summer and look forward to welcoming

everyone back to a new school year in September.

NEW SENIOR TEAM

Senior Prefect Team 2012-13

Congratulations to our new Senior Team, They are now role models and

ambassadors for the school and will have the opportunity of being school leaders

with a big responsibility of helping to improve the school. We look forward to

hearing about their new roles in the next ‘Made in Madeley’ edition!

Head Girl Head Boy

Emma Duffee Eben Lovatt

Deputy Head Girl Deputy Head Boy

Louisa Maloney Will Beacon

Elsbeth Massey James Stuart

Assistant Head Girl Assistant Head Boy

Hannah Kettle James Ball

Lydia O’Dowd Jonny Denfhy

Senior Prefect Leaders

Libby Taylor Michael Alderman

Ellie Yeo Ed Blackburn

Senior Prefect Team

Katie Jones Matt Boyle

Lydia Barley Jake Skidmore

Amelia Clarke Tim Hampl

Joe Richardson Matt Hogg

Ryan Fullwood

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fAREWELL TO YEAR 11 GCSE Examinations 2012

This years Year 11 started their GCSEs with a big advantage this year, they had already achieved fantastic

results in their Mathematics GCSE exams which they had taken in November 2011 and March 2012, with 86.2%

of pupils achieving A* - C grades. Their behaviour was impeccable and they showed how focused they were on

their exams. The revision sessions put on by staff helped them with their preparation and that showed in how

they conducted themselves during the exams. We look forward to great results on Thursday August 23rd

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Year 11 BALL

On Friday 22nd

June the Y11s

enjoyed a fantastic final send

off at their prom in the lovely

marquee at Tern Hill Hall.

Pupils arrived for the

evening in tractors, limos,

Cadillacs, Ferraris, party buses

and even bubble cars! All the

pupils looked

absolutely fantastic and very

smartly dressed.

Mr Kerridge and Mr Ostrowski

addressed Y11s as prizes were

given out and

memories shared.

The food was fantastic and the

dancing (and singing by some

staff!) were even better!

A thoroughly enjoyable

evening was had by all and we

wish all our Y11s the best of

luck for their future.

G&T SWANs Presentation

To celebrate the achievements of our gifted and talented Year 11 pupils we held an Oscars style presentation

evening together with red carpet, where pupils, parents and staff were invited. Pupils gave some excellent

acceptance speeches highlighting their enjoyment of their time at Madeley and on where they planned to

move onto in terms of college, further education and career aspirations. The presentation was followed by a

small buffet reception and drinks. It was a pleasure to see the positivity and aspirations all of the pupils

showed and the gratitude they felt towards the staff at Madeley was evident for both parents and pupils.

We hope that this will become an annual celebration event.

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‘BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE’ CELEBRATION EVENT

On Wednesday 2nd May we were delighted to be visited by

Olympian Nicola Minichiello once again for our ‘Be the Best

you can Be' celebration event. Our Year 7 pupils were superb

and their presentations gave a real sense of what they had

gained and achieved from being part of the programme. Pupils

and teachers shared what they had learnt and supported each

other in pursuing their dreams and goals. Pupils were

presented with a lovely recognition medallion produced and

sponsored by the Royal Mint, intended to encourage them to

continue to work towards their goals or set new ones. It was a

pleasure to have Nicola presenting the medals and awarding a

plaque to the school.

The ‘Be the Best you can Be’ Programme has been developed to inspire, engage and empower young people

to recognise and fulfill their potential and to support the quest that the London 2012 Olympic Games be an

inspiration to the youth of Britain and the rest of the world. By completing the Programme pupils raise their

self-confidence and self-esteem and benefit from higher aspirations, and a clearer path to how they can

realise their dreams.

CLASS ACT COMPETITION WINNERS

We are delighted to report that we have won £5,000 in the Sentinel's Class

Act Competition.

Pupils hope to give retail guru Mary Portas a run for her money by setting

up our own school store. Our young entrepreneurs would man the tills

every break and lunch period, stocking essential items for their classmates

to buy, including pens, pencils, rulers, revision guides, notebooks, and

calculators. Pupils are designing some of the products themselves.

The shop would also sell refreshments at sports days, school productions

and other special events. Pupils want to use the shop as a base for

showcasing their wide range of enterprise projects. Pupils have already

designed mobile phone and iPad holders, Easter egg novelties, school

calendars and personalised mugs. And if they create the shop, they will be

able to test out their new product ideas.

Britain in bloom winners

Wonderful news, that for the 4th

year on the trot, Madeley High

pupils have secured wins in the Britain In Bloom, painting

competition run by Newcastle Council. Olivia Larsson came first, her

design included five floral rings with black silhouettes representing

various sports. Rachel Ward came third, with Steph Evans,

Keating Young, Esme Hendy, Emily Ward and Katie Marley all highly

commended. The work was exhibited at The Art Studio in Newcastle

for a week in May. On June 13th

pupils and staff attended the prize

giving event at Keele and then went for the now traditional ice

cream treat before coming back to school.

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Olympic torch welcome parade

On Wednesday 30th May Madeley Samba Band joined the Olympic Torch Relay Community Parade in

Stoke. They were at the front! Led by Mr Smith and his whistle and they played non-stop for about an

hour and a half - the length of the parade. The atmosphere was amazing - there were over 1000 school

children and 100 flags designed by pupils from all areas of the city. They were also followed by a huge

manually operated avatar style puppet, a boom box and a 50 piece band - assembled by musicians from

all over the city. There was a carnival atmosphere and the pupils really enjoyed themselves.

Madeley parliament update

Madeley Parliament continues to be updated and canvassed about whole school issues. The big focus

over the last few weeks has been linking Madeley Parliament with the new ECO Council being set up.

Meetings have taken place to draw up an action plan and form time has been used to ensure the

whole school is involved in this process - you can read more about the ECO Council below.

The District School Council that Madeley lead has been working on a ‘Newcastle’s of the World

Project’. MMPs entered various poems, videos and photos and these were presented to the Mayor and

Mayoress in the Newcastle Council Chamber. Developments are underway to link pupils from our

Newcastle to different places in the world that also have ‘Newcastle’ in their name.

The summer term has seen the establishment of the Eco-Council with pupils from across the school

becoming involved in the project. As well as pupils, staff have also contributed to the project with new

facilities for recycling being placed around the school. The project aims to make our school a more

environmentally friendly institute whilst raising awareness about the environment for our future

generations. Currently the MMPs and Eco-Council members are involved with a research project at

Keele University that aims to investigate and raise awareness of the declining availability of fossil fuels.

This opportunity gives pupils a chance to voice their opinions and be part of some valuable research

that could shape government policy in the future.

The Eco-Council may still be in its early days, but it is already having an influence on the school. Pupils

have been able to share their views on what they feel are the biggest environmental problems our

school faces. As with any school, rubbish remains one of the main concerns and this is top of the

agenda for the Eco-Council with many suggestions being offered as to how we can solve this issue. The

new term will bring more structure and awareness to the Eco-Council as new logos, assemblies and

policies will be acted upon. If you are interested in joining the Eco-Council please speak to Mr Dawkins.

New

Eco-Council

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Gcse art trip to new art gallery, walsall

Horrible histories theatre trip

The Art department took Y10 option groups and a small number of year 11 students to the New Art Gallery,

Walsall to see a range of exhibitions to support them in starting a new Art project. The students were given

a series of tasks to complete whilst in the gallery which was then developed into a project of their choice

entitled 'Sense of Place' or 'The Everyday'. They were given allotted times to complete work and to spend

time observing the exhibitions.

There was a huge range of work on exhibition from contemporary illustration to traditional painting and

sculpture, they saw work from well know artists such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Lucien Freud and Martin Parr

and contemporary work from artists such as Laura Oldfield Ford and George Shaw. The work on show was

brilliant and the pupils loved the exhibitions, they were spoken to for half an hour by a member of staff

from the gallery who was entertaining to say the least. He gave them an in depth biography about the art-

ists and then spoke about the work, this included the inspiration behind it, the meaning and messages, the

materials used and the reason the work had been exhibited in such a way. Pupils were keen to draw the

work and to observe the city centre through the huge windows, taking photographs of both which will be

used in class.

GCSE Art Exhibition

On Sunday 10th

June we held this year’s GCSE Art Exhibition over at

The Madeley Centre. Also on display was Jubilee themed work from

both Years 7 and 8. Miss Sargent’s groups produced lovely

textile jubilee cupcakes and bunting and Miss Leath’s groups

created pen and ink drawings of London architecture.

The exhibition was well attended by Year 11s and their families plus

the local community.

On 30th

March pupils from 7 yellow got the chance to visit The Regent Theatre

where they saw the horrible actions of the Tudor Kings and Queens.

The trip gave an insight into the lives of some of the most famous (and

infamous) English monarchs.

The pupils experienced an excellent production that combined songs,

dance and the occasional beheading! In addition, the audience was

treated to a spectacular 3D scene, where we were literally jumping out of

our seats as heads and portraits flew at the audience.

The pupils were extremely well behaved and did themselves and Madeley High

School proud with their manners and demeanour. Ultimately, the experience

proved to be an educational one as well as fun.

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PM TRAINING VISIT On Wednesday 18

th April a group of Year 11s were

invited to take part in a training taster day at PM Training

on Parkhouse Industrial Estate in Chesterton. The day

included a variety of ‘Apprenticeship’ activities.

PM Training offers students the opportunity to try out

practical ‘hands on’ sessions in bricklaying, decorating

and joinery. The one hour sessions are conducted by

industry qualified supervisors, who have all personally

served within the construction industry.

All the students enjoyed the ‘non-classroom’ approach and connected well as they individually built a brick

wall, created a wooden joint and wallpapered a wall. The supervisors were very friendly which enabled

students to gain confidence when undertaking the taster sessions. The day was a great success and offered

the students a chance to explore whether a construction based vocation would be for them.

PM Training offers Apprenticeships for students who have left school and who wish to embark on a training

scheme within the building industry. This consists of 3/4 weeks in the unit gaining the experience required

in the various professions before being assigned to a company to complete the training.

Madeley has got talent!

Madeley's Got Talent took place once again this year.

Pupils had been busy practicing in the drama studio, during Glee

Club and Karaoke Club which are held on Monday and Thursday

lunch times. The heats took place on Tuesday 24th and Wednesday

25th April and friends and family were invited to come and watch

and cast their all important vote.

All the acts were fantastic and it was clear that a lot of hard work

had been put into all of the acts' performances. Unfortunately, only

four of the acts with the most votes from both heat 1 and 2 went

through to the live final on Tuesday the following week at

7.00pm! Contestants from all year groups took part in this fun

entertainment extravaganza!

The range of acts in the final were very varied: K Groake, Year 7 -

Singing, B Rogers, Year 11 - Drumming, L O'Dowd, E Parkin & I Lee -

Year 10 Singing Group, Year 7 Singing Duet, Year 11 Band, J Lord,

Year 11 Singing and H Hopwood, Year 7 Singing.

At the end of the night, after everyone had performed their best, the

tension mounted and the votes were counted. The contestants

were all sent to the stage to hear the winner being announced. The

results were revealed in reverse order. Singer, Jack Lord was

announced the winner of Madeley's Got Talent 2012!

Thank you to Ms Vorwerg, Mr Smith and the Year 10s who did all of

the sound and lighting and put on a great show.

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YOUNG TEEN FICTION AWARDS

First, we had a look around and bought some

books. Then we took to our seats and watched

other schools perform an extract from their

chosen book. All of them were amazing, it was a

really hard choice.

In the end, ‘A Monster Calls’ won. Then we had

demonstrations from Chris Bradford and Peter

Cookson (the guest authors). It was a great day

and I would love to go again next year!

By Emily Lawton, Year 7

Peer mentors celebration event

On Tuesday 3rd July, I went with 8 of my

friends to the Young Teenage Fiction

Staffordshire Book Awards. It was an

amazing day. I loved every minute of it.

On July 1st

, a Peer Mentoring celebration event

took place at Newcastle-under-Lyme College to

recognise the achievement, work and

commitment of Peer Mentors around the area.

Schools from all over the Newcastle and

surrounding boroughs attended the

presentation and every Peer Mentor received

a certificate presented by the Mayor.

The college provided a buffet lunch in the main

restaurant hall before everyone proceeded to

the auditorium. There was a talk about the

impact of Peer Mentoring and how many

schools have been willing to take part in the

national scheme.

The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (MBF) piloted the scheme a few years back due to bullying

statistics and the success rate has been phenomenal. Bullying does not just take place in schools, it takes

place in the community and work place and people find it easier to communicate to their peers and talk to

them about things that are bothering them in complete confidence. Madeley High has participated in the

scheme for several years; younger students have found it beneficial in their first year to have people who

have been in the same situation as they have and to know how it feels to be in a new environment.

As a trained Peer Mentor, I think the scheme is extremely useful to use in schools because it provides a vital

alternative for support which could really give people the confidence they need. I would recommend that

anyone who has good listening skills and who likes to help and support people to apply in year 10 as from

personal experience, it is very rewarding and a skill that will remain with you for life.

Review by James Ball Y10, Peer Mentor

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This year has seen Madeley High School rise to the fundraising challenge. Pupils and Staff have raised

money for many charities including Douglas Macmillan, The Children’s Liver Disease Foundation, Sport

Relief, The British Women’s Volleyball Club, Children in Need, Lepra, School Fund and the Year 11 Ball.

Charity day success

Friday 6th

July came, but unfortunately after weeks of planning

and organisation the day was a washout. On this occasion the

great british weather won! Severe weather warnings had been

issued with flood alerts in particular. We were beaten, but not for

long. Our re-scheduled date of Friday 13th

July arrived and so did

the rain again but we decided that on this occasion nothing was

going to dampen our enthusiasm.

From 9.00am on Friday morning it was all systems go; with

gazebos in place, balloons being blown up and the course marked

out with the start and finish line in place. The Catering staff took

care of the refreshments for all the runners who needed a little bit

of sustenance after they had finished. The first aid tent was on

stand-by just in case, but thankfully not needed.

With the PA system in place 1.45pm soon arrived. Mr Ostrowski

led the warm up for everyone ensuring that pupils and staff were

warmed up and ready to go. At 2.00pm the horn sounded and

they were off with Mr Ostrowski and Mr Mayers setting the pace.

Both staff and pupils took up the challenge either running or

walking, it was an amazing sight seeing so many people taking

part to raise money for the nominated Charities, Cancer Research

UK, The Children’s Liver Disease Foundation and the Hanley

Wheelchair Basketball Team.

With the finish line in sight, Mr Ostrowski and Mr Mayers started

to sprint to the finish line with Mr Ostrowski just beating Mr

Mayers to finish in a time of 19 minutes. Tom Carter, Year 9, was

the first pupil to finish in a time of 22 minutes. It was lovely to see

everyone cheering on the runners and walkers across the finish

line, all with smiles on their faces. Mr Hope got everyone joining

in the `Cha Cha Slide’ while we waited for the final few to cross

the finish line.

Thanks to everyone who took part and contributed in making our

first community day event so successful. Special thanks go to

parents who supported either in person or by donating equipment

and to the family members and friends of our pupils who have

sponsored generously along with staff members Mrs Carter, Mrs

Bonfiglio and Mrs Armstrong who co-ordinated the event. Year 7

pupil Emily Dunn raised an incredible £1654.50 (to date) for

Cancer Research – an amazing achievement!

It was a fantastic afternoon with pupils, staff and the wider

community coming together to do what they do best, thinking of

others less fortunate than themselves and helping to raise

over £4,000 (and still counting!) for the three deserving charities.

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New DVD toolkit LAUNCH

french taster day at NULC

The 'Living, Learning and Respecting Difference' DVD Toolkit, to help

people understand a little more about learning disabilities is now

complete. We are very proud of the final result and feel it captures the

project extremely well. Our pupils represent our school in a

positive manner, reflective and articulate when expressing their ideas.

The launch event took place on Thursday 5th July, with guest speaker

Cllr Robbie Marshall, many visitors from the NHS, police,

educational institutions and of course parents/carers of those who took

part. It was a huge success and many visitors commented on the

positive nature of the project and how impressive our pupils were.

Big thanks must go to Sue Jackson (NHS) who co-ordinated the whole

project and for involving our school. The DVD will now be distributed to

schools in Staffordshire and used as a tool in PSHEE. Our Y7 pupils will

also begin to use it in our Diversity PSHEE module next year .

Congratulations to all the pupils who took part and to Mrs Mellor for

co-ordinating the event in school:

Y7 - Katie Neath (who also won a competition designing the DVD cover),

Emily Lawton, Ineke Drijfhout, Louis Austin-Hawkins, Tom Heraty,

Adam Jenkinson.

Y10 - Libby Taylor, Emma Duffee, Aimee Jackson, Alex Holland.

On Wednesday 11th July, 20 Year 10 pupils attended a French Taster Day at Newcastle College. They took

part in several interactive activities and spoke French most of the day. It was an extremely successful day

thanks to Michael Lacoult, their tutor for the day, and some AS Level students who helped and who also

went to the trouble of providing us with a delicious French themed buffet!

Feedback from Michael Lacoult was good . . .

The students were amazing, they have really enjoyed the day and were immersed into a French

speaking world. They were spoken to in French for most of the day and responded really well to all

the challenges they faced. Their attitudes were extremely positive and they were all extremely keen

to participate and contribute to the session. So credit to their teacher Ms Slight.

ROUTES INTO LANGUAGE EVENT

On 25th

April Ms Slight took 13 Year 8 pupils to Keele for the Routes into Languages event. This followed an

evening in November when the same pupils attended lectures and a workshop. The lectures were by

University Graduates who now have a degree and a job involving languages. The workshop was led by Steven

Fawkes of the Association for Language Learning. This was followed by a continental buffet. The evening was

both entertaining and inspiring.

Pupils attended several taster sessions each on a language they hadn’t studied before (Japanese, Russian,

Romanian, Italian, Basque, Chinese and Portuguese). The whole event was extremely well organised and

hopefully it achieved its aim – to encourage pupils to take a language at GCSE.

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Activities week REVIEW

Monday - World Culture Day On Monday of Activities Week we hosted World culture day at our school. This fun

filled educational day saw pupils experiencing the 7 continents of the world. Activities

included Indian cricket, African drumming, South American food tasting, European

Military history, Kite making, Barn dancing and golf amongst others. Special

mention goes to Mr Fox for re-enacting the Australian outback in the outside class-

room and Mr Mayers pretending he was Scott of the Antartica. A big thank you to all

the visitors and teachers for

making the day so special.

As we were walking round we

dropped in to the hall where a

group of pupils were taking part in

a traditional American dance

activity. We interviewed Ms

Vorwerg about her thoughts on

the activity. “I think the day is

going brilliantly, I have learnt

many new things about the pupils,

this has been a really worthwhile

experience for the pupils, so far

the day is going great!” by Olivia

Sutcliffe

The south America group, were

experiencing new foods such as Indian

dips. They were also experiencing a

variety of different cultures of music.

The teachers said “It was a worth

while experience.” Mrs Pain said “It

got everyone engaged in the activity.

They experienced new flavours of

food.”

In our visit to Room 6, Mr. Stonier’s room,

we found students dressed up in the

traditional clothing of West-Africa, the

headwear and the spears that tribal people

would use nowadays. They went through the

ways in which these are used too!

We then travelled to the dining room where

we found and interviewed Ineke Drijfhout,

she commented, “We’re making fruit salad,

from West Africa.” she then added,

“Banana is my favorite out of the fruit that

we’re using in the fruit salad.” And finally,

when we went into Mrs. Snape’s room, Room

15, the pupils were making Anzac Biscuits, a

recipe from New-Zealand.

Tuesday - Literacy Across the Curriculum Day Pupils had a varied day learning a range of literacy skills including:

following instructions; translating the basics of our language in a

Spanish lesson -“Hola”; creative writing skills and differentiated

puzzles to get pupils problem-solving.

Ms Slight produced a Spanish lesson before leaving for a school

trip to France. This was shown in lessons and pupils accessed the

Spanish curriculum in many classrooms. It was wonderful to hear

teachers from all subjects speaking in Spanish and pupils trying out

their new-found knowledge in preparation for their summer

holidays.

Year 8 produced some fabulous poetry inspired by clips of Usain

Bolt winning gold at the Beijing Olympics. Their use of adjectives

and superlatives made their efforts truly fantastic. Year 7 produced

a school song which summarised our values and aims as a school;

these were thoughtful and even reflected on our school motto in

Latin – Cognito enim cras hodie.

Year 9 produced the accompaniment to the school song, choosing

the genre of music to match the sentiment of the words.

All in all, the day was a great success and the pupils reflected on

this in their evaluations. One year 7 pupil said, “today has really

impacted on my literacy skills.” Brilliant!

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Activities week REVIEW

Wednesday - Sports / Games Day

Pupils in Y8/9 enjoyed a day of physical activity

and sport on a glorious sunny Wednesday, well

it didn’t rain! . Activities included Crazy Golf

around the school, cheerleading, dance mats,

Tag Rugby, Rounders and Football.

The Y9 pupils also experienced problem solving

activities led by the RAF. The feedback from

Sergeant Russell about the way the Y9s went

about the task was exceptional.

Every pupil threw themselves into the tasks and

were a credit to the year group.

Thursday - Personal Development Day Personal Development day in school was a high success!

Activities throughout the day included wheelchair basketball, blind football, drama workshops, dance

activities, ‘Be the Best you can Be’ activities, Nick Vujicic reflection lessons and image & gender workshops.

The whole day really made pupils think about different challenges that certain people face.

Friday - Media Day On Friday the focus turned to the influence and power of the media in the modern world,

with pupils thinking through the positive and negative impact that the media can have

and how media is changing through technological advances and the growth of 'social media'.

Pupils then worked on the development of progamming for Madeley TV, with programmes

made on: the history of Madeley High School, sport at Madeley, arts, and creativity at Madeley. Advertisements

for the school were also created, drawing inspiration from famous campaigns of recent times.

It was superb to see the energy and creativity of the pupils in action as they rose to the challenge, whether as

actors recreating the Sentinel Shield football victory in the Sports Hall, or directors selecting the best locations

for interviews and screen shots. We certainly have some Steven Spielbergs and Peter Jacksons in our midst.

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Activities week mural

The Mural is unveiled by Mayor

and Mayoress Cllr and Dr Becket

During Activities Week our foyer was brightened up with a brand new

mural. Artist Tony Shaw joined pupils to work on the piece. The mural is

based on the winning design by our Year 7 pupil Marianna Glazewska

who won the competition set by our Chair Of Governors Dr Becket to

design a mural based on the theme `Year of 2012’. Marianna’s

commemorative design incorporates symbols reflecting the Queen’s

Diamond Jubilee and the Olympic Games.

Pictures below show the mural in progress. Thanks to all the pupils,

Miss Leath & Tony Shaw and for their hard work on the project.

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Condover Hall is an imposing Grade I listed

Elizabethan mansion set in the picturesque

Shropshire countryside. The interior has been

restored to its former glory, with sumptuous

chandeliers, wood panelled rooms, fine

plasterwork and magnificent fireplaces. With its

grand architecture and manicured gardens it was

a beautiful place to stay.

The journey started with a great atmosphere on

the coach for the hour long trip. Miss Leath, Mr

Royall and Mrs Lee accompanied us on the trip

and were great company in the somewhat damp

conditions. With Yr7, 8 and 9s going there was a

good bond created between the years.

We participated in 8 activities and a disco which

we all enjoyed doing, especially body zorbing. It

involved getting into an inflatable ball which

covered our bodies from waist to above our

heads. After getting in and doing a warm up we

were able to try and knock each other down,

which we all found amazing. Other activities

included were; archery, laser maze, climb wall,

abseiling, the gladiator climb, stone walk and egg

protect.

The facilities included a seated cinema which was

great for watching the football and the catering

was exceptionally tasty. The best facility had to

be the football pitch where we played a great

game against the staff of Condover.

Review by Tom Carter, Y9

Activities week REVIEW—trips

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I absolutely loved France! I went to amazing places, made wonderful memories, saw brilliant sights

and I smiled everyday! The sun, the people, the teachers, the friends you never knew you had, the

memories you never knew existed, the beaches we laughed on every dayand the discos we danced

at every night. Honfleur was the highlight of the trip for me, it was a gorgeous harbour town, the

sun was out and it was so hot we spent the afternoon walking around absorbing the beautiful place

as well as purchasing a ‘I love Normandy’ T-Shirt as a souvenir. The Calvados visit was also lovely,

I loved tasting the different apple juice in the Pierre Huet. Other visits included Pointe du Hoc a

cliff top fortification where the Americans launched their assault in WW2, a trip to Bayeux and a

vist to La Miramel Goat Cheese Farm. Overall it was a brilliant trip and I am so pleased I went!

Review by Mary Jackson Y9.

Year 7 went on a trip during Activities Week to the Brittany region of France. After a very long journey and ferry ride, we arrived in our beautiful hotel in Plancoet. We went to an oyster farm in Cancale where 23 pupils tried raw oysters! Then in Dinard most of us spent the afternoon eating ice creams and playing volleyball and football on the beach. The next day we went to St Malo, a walled city by the seaside. After the world's fastest little train tour of the city and visits to the infamous chocolate shop, it was off to the beach again! Later on we went to Le Grand Aquarium to see lots of fish and go on a 'scary' submarine ride! The last full day we went to Mont St Michel, which has an abbey on top of a hill surrounded by lots of little shops and cafés. We had a great time and have some brilliant (and hilarious) photos to prove it!

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During Activities Week, some pupils in Year 8

visited Germany, a trip organised by the Head

of MFL, Mrs Threadgold-Brind, accompanied by

Mr Phillips, Mrs Threadgold-Brind, Mrs Jenkins

and Mr Dawkins.

We left school on Saturday at 11:30pm. We

travelled through the pouring rain to the hotel

and stopped off in Brussels on the way, at the

Expo ‘58. We eventually arrived at the hotel at

4:40pm on Sunday to be greeted by a woman

looking strangely like Cruella Deville! (Luckily,

she was quite nice!)

On the Monday we visited a small town called

Cochem, there we visited the castle and had a

tour, then walked around the town in groups,

looking at shops to spend our money! Later on,

we visited the leisure centre, with a huge water

slide, wave pool and jacuzzi!

Tuesday saw us visiting Cologne. We started

off in the Lindt Chocolate museum, with a tour

and tastings! For those who were feeling fit, the

trip up the cathedral tower was next, whilst the

rest explored the city.

On the Wednesday we went to the oldest town

in Germany, Trier. We saw the roman ruins and

did even more shopping! After that we visited

the Amphitheatre, which was an interesting

historical experience.

On the last day we went to Phantasialand, which

was probably one of the best activities. We all

had a great day – lots of us got wet on the

water rides and we all had lots of fun!

Overall we had an amazing experience in a

different country and I’d recommend other

pupils to go on the next trip!

Review by Holly Pye Yr 8

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YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE

All of our Year 10 pupils enjoyed a week’s work experience during Activities Week. Thanks to Mrs Vickers

and Mrs Kretschmer the preparation to co-ordinate the placements had started right back in January. Pupils

were placed with a variety of different employers including, Stoke City, The Design Office in Crewe, The

Meadows Primary School, Bridgfords Estate Agents and Aspire Group to name but a few.

Here are some pictures from the week along with some excellent employer comments.

Imogen Lee – Bridgfords Estate Agents

"All Staff Members have enjoyed having Imogen with

us. I would have no doubt about having her return to

us and she has represented your school well. You

should be proud."

Georgie Heath – Cheswardine Primary School

"We would be happy to have Georgie back as an

apprentice if the opportunity arose. Well done it has

been a pleasure to have you around!"

Tom Hughes – South Cheshire College

(Music Technology)

"Tom has carried out every task well. Been a pleasure

to have him."

Jake Skidmore – Bridgfords Estate Agents

"Jake is without question the best work experience

student we have had. All the Staff at Bridgfords have

been very impressed with his ability and attitude. He

has designed material from scratch which will be

posted to tens of thousands of potential clients of

Bridgfords which involved him working alone and

showing very good It skills. He has been a pleasure to

work alongside. Jake is a credit to himself and the

school."

Alice Plows – STF Fasteners

"Alice has been an absolute pleasure to give work

experience to. She has been working in every

department and has made friends with everyone, all of

whom have commented on how nice she is.”

Joe Brookes – The Design Office, Crewe

"A pleasure to have. Very impressed with his level of

skills (software and drawing) and in general was very

polite and willing to pitch in.”

Alice Heath – The Insolvency Service

"Alice was an absolute pleasure to have in the office.

Nothing was too much trouble and she seemed to

really enjoy her time with us. A credit to the school.”

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SPORTS REVIEW

Football

U12 Boys

Newcastle District Schools Champions – 2 wins from 2 games

U13 Boys

Following a draw in their 1st game against Clayton, the boys capped a stunning comeback against SJF to score

with last kick of the game to win a thrilling contest 4-3. A draw or victory in their last game against Wol-

stanton would have seen the boys crowned district champions for the second year running. Unfortunately

the boys suffered an agonising 1-0 defeat.

U15 Boys

Following a win against Clough Hall and defeats against Clayton and STB the boys finished 3rd

in their league.

U16 Boys

The Boys had an outstanding season, winning the

Sentinel Shield for the first time in the school’s

history. In the semi-final the boys dominated against

Clayton at Kidsgrove Athletic and finished 3-0 victors.

In the final at Vale Park on Tuesday 15th

May, roared

on by a large crowd, the boys showed tremendous

resilience and teamwork to secure a very well

deserved 3-2 extra time victory. Winning the shield

capped off a fine 5 years for the boys, in which time

they have lifted the county cup and dominated the

Newcastle District Competition.

Rugby

U16 Boys

Following an outstanding 22-7 victory last week against Blessed William Howard in the quarter-final, the

boys fought bravely in the semi-final against a team from Alleynes and unfortunately suffered a 42-19

defeat.

U12 Boys

Despite winning the Newcastle district competition, the Y7s boys found life a lot tougher in the county

competition at Lichfield at the end of March. In a competition which featured 40 schools the boys

unfortunately lost a key player to injury in the first 5 minutes of the opening game and never really

recovered from the set back. Their 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats wasn’t enough for the boys to qualify from

their group.

Y7/8 Girls

A squad of 14 girls attended the county tag rugby festival at Longton on a glorious March day. After the

girls participated in a coaching session they competed in 2 pools of 4 teams. Despite this being a new

activity for most of the girls, they competed with great enthusiasm. The ‘A’ team won 2 out of their 4

games and the ‘B’ team won 1 out of their 4 games. Sadly, it wasn’t quite enough for either team to

progress to the semi-finals.

It is hoped the learning experience will bode favourably for next year.

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SPORTS REVIEW

Volleyball Once again the Friday Volleyball continues to provide a significant number of Madeley High School pupils

with high quality extra-curricular PE. It has been particularly pleasing to see how the U14 squad has been

developing and the number of new faces joining the squad.

On Friday 25th

May, an u12s girls team, an u12s boys team and an u15 boys team travelled to Leigh

Stadium in Manchester, joining over 600 youngsters for the North West Premier League 4 Sport Lets Play

Volleyball festival. Despite the u12 boys and girls teams finishing runners up in their groups, they fell

agonisingly short of the few points needed to qualify for the knockout stages of the competition.

The u15 boys (made up of Y9s) played up an age group and although they played the most attractive

Volleyball in their group they were out powered by taller and stronger boys.

Again the boys will learn from the experience and come back stronger for the competition next year.

From a new player prospective:

After months of persuasion from Mrs Allen, Mr Goodwin and Mr Colin Roberts, founder of

Newcastle Staffs Volleyball club, I decided to give volleyball a try. I feel that it’s the best

decision I have ever made!

On joining the club I found both the players and the coaches were very supportive. I have

to mention the Under 15 team particularly because although I am a year younger they have

treated me as one of the team which I really appreciated. Those players being:

Jack Richardson, Richard James, Rob Bellamy, Will Beacon, Jonny Denfhy and Connor

Grimes to name a few.

Although I have only been at the club 5 months

already I have taken part in events

representing the school as well as for Newcastle.

Representing the school Harry Dawson, Pieter

Drijfhout and I won the Newcastle School’s outdoor

tournament held here at Madeley High. Also I have

been to Manchester with other pupils from my year

to represent Stoke City FC at another outdoor

tournament. Along with other Newcastle players in

year 9 and 10 I was involved with the non-stop

volleyball fundraiser for the Women’s Olympic GB

Team, where £230 was raised.

I would recommend giving volleyball a go because its an amazing sport to play and watch but

also because there is great potential. I would especially suggest starting at Newcastle

Staffs because they are welcoming to new players. They have some of the best coaches in

the country, they have seen success at national level and the England Volleyball senior and

junior cadet teams contain at least half Newcastle Staffs players.

“If you never try something you’ll never know what it’s like” by Tom Carter Y9

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SPORTS REVIEW

North Staffs and Stoke on Trent Schools Orienteering Championships Thursday 22nd March 2012 @ Hanley Forest Park

On a warm spring day at Hanley Forest Park, Olivia Burton

and Katie Smith put in a fantastic performance to win the

Y9/10 competition. They were closely followed by

Megan Smith and Rebecca Williams who claimed the

runners up spot.

This was a great performance as it was the girls first

competition and their first time orienteering away from

the school grounds at Madeley.

School Games This has been a very busy term with pupils participating in a variety of activities. The cheerleading has again

proved popular with year 7 girls and a number of year 6s joining us for the first time. We have

introduced golf lessons to our year 8, 9 and 10 pupils and the feedback has been positive with pupils saying

that they are really enjoying it. On the back of this we have several pupils going to Onneley Golf Course as

ambassadors both for the school and the sport on 27th June to support a primary tournament. This month

has also seen four of our year 9 boys supporting primary cricket matches as both umpires and scorers for

which Carl Inskip has been very grateful and impressed. Next month 12 of our year 10 sports leaders will be

supporting Sir John Offley with their sportsday, which will also form part of their sports leader

programme.

Thursdays has seen the start of our monthly multi-skills academy working with year 6 pupils. The pupils

have taken part in a range of sporting activities including volleyball, badminton, and ball

skills. The attendance has been good and the pupils are enjoying the variety of activities, with some very

positive feedback. On Friday 28th June our primary mini-olympics took place with their year 6 pupils from

our feeder primaries enjoying and afternoon of sporting activities.

CaniX Lucy Matthews in Y8 became the UK

Junior Champion in the CaniX event and

is now training for the European

Championship in October. This is a great

achievement and we are all very proud

of her.

If the event is new to you, details can be

found via www.cani-cross.co.uk

Successful Signing! Dan Smith, Y11, made the news in being signed to Liverpool Football Club for

a £300,000 fee. The school is very proud of Dan’s achievement and we look

forward to seeing him become a premiership success!

Pupil SPORTS success

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House competition

The 2011-12 House Competition came to a conclusion at Easter. The results couldn’t have been closer,

with Space taking the Champions Trophy (overall winners) by ½ point from Fire! The new look competition

saw the houses competing not just for the Champions Trophy (overall winners) but also the Sports Shield,

Attendance Cup, Creative Cup, Community Cup, Mind Medal and the Performance Plate.

Results Champions Trophy (Overall winners) – Space

Sports Shield – Water

Attendance Cup – Fire

Creative Cup – Air/Space

Community Cup – Air

Mind Medal – Fire/Earth

Performance Plate – Fire

The new trophies were presented by Mr Kerridge at the end of term House Assemblies, which featured

some excellent presentations from the House Directors. The 2012/13 competition kicks off in the

penultimate week of term with the Madeley Mini-Olympics. Starting on Wednesday 11th

July each Year

group will spend the afternoon competing in house teams in a range of team based sports. The mini-

olympics will finish on Thursday 19th

July with track and field athletics.

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SCHOOL TERMS & HOLIDAY DATES 2012-2013

HAVE A LOVELY summer BREAK Everyone!

Autumn Term 2012

Staff: Monday 3rd

& Tuesday 4th

September - STAFF INSET DAYS

Pupils: Wednesday 5th

September - Friday 26th

October

Holiday: Monday 29th

October - Friday 2nd

November

Staff: Monday 5th

November - STAFF INSET DAY

Pupils: Tuesday 6th

November - Friday 21st

December


December - Friday 4th

January

Spring Term 2013

Staff & Pupils: Monday 7th

January - Friday 15th

February


February - Friday 22nd

February


February - Thursday 28th

March

Staff: Thursday 11th

& Friday 12th

April - STAFF INSET DAYS

Holiday: Friday 29th

March - Friday 12th

April

Easter Sunday: Sunday 31st

March

Summer Term 2013


April - Friday 24th

May

May Day: Monday 6th

May


May - Friday 31st

May

Staff & Pupils: Monday 3rd

June - Friday 19th

July

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