Newsletter 8 22 January 2018

In this Issue…

P1-3: Mexican Fiesta

P4: Rolls Crescent Primary School visit

P5: Choir Rehearsals

P6: Stars of the Week

MEXICAN FIESTA!

They brought a slice of Latin America to school when they set up a makeshift Mexican restaurant.

Find out more on Page 2 and 3.

Year 11 Food Technology students worked hard creating a Mexican menu which they served to our teaching staff for their GCSE exam on Tuesday.

Don’t forget:

Yr. 11 PARENTS’

EVENING WEDS 24 January

4pm—6pm

STAFF ENJOY A SLICE OF MEXICO

Year 11 Food Technology students brought a slice of Latin America to school when they set up a makeshift Mexican restaurant.

The lunchtime event was staged for staff to sample their cooking skills, after they had spent a busy morn-ing preparing a range of delicacies for their GCSE Hos-pitality exam.

Najma Abdullahi, Iman Achaiba, Sidra Ahmed, Daud Butt, Mwamba Lesa, Madina Hussein Abdi, Roxana Stanescu and Lameer Al-Fifi all took part in the exam, which was led by Mrs McMullen, Interim Vice Princi-pal and Ms Hawthorne, Food Technology Technician. Iman Achaiba was Team Leader and Head Chef for the event, with Daud Butt taking the role of Sous Chef. They spent a busy morning making chicken and vege-table quesadillas, prawn empanadas, corn on the cob, chilli con carne and rice, chicken and vegetable tacos along with a selection of desserts – chocolate chilli cake, walnut cake, plum and fragipane filo pastry and coffee crunch cake.

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Staff including Executive Head teacher Frank McCarron were invited to come along to the ‘Juan Direction Restaurant’ to eat a three course lunch. The students then had to serve the food in their roles of Head Waiter, Restaurant Manager and wait staff. Mrs McMullen said: “It’s been a real success and the students have worked very well as a team. “A lot of the staff have said the food was delicious so that’s great to hear.” Another team will create a Carribbean menu next Tuesday which will count towards 30% of their GCSE exam.

ROLLS CRESCENT PRIMARY SCHOOL VISIT

Year 5 students from Rolls Crescent Primary School enjoyed a percussion samba class as part of their day visiting school on Tuesday.

Mr Burns divided the class of 30 students into four groups, and each group was given a different instrument to play.

The students took part in a range of activities whilst they were visiting school, which included a mini football tournament organised by Manchester United Foundation, a T-shirt printing session, a science class and a quiz about University.

Rolls Crescent Primary School Teaching Assistant Ms Sheils said the students had got a lot out of their visit.

“They’ve really enjoyed themselves and it’s helped ease any worries and concerns they had about starting high school.”

PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS ENJOYED GETTING IN RHYTHM

Students from Years 7-11 have been busy in rehearsals to take part in a huge school choir

concert at the M.E.N. Arena on Thursday 25 January.

A total of 18 students have been rehearsing on Tuesdays after school for the concert,

which will involve

schools from

across

Manchester. It is

organised by a

company called

Young Voices

who stage the

largest children’s

choir concert in

the world.

The students

have had 17

songs to learn

and they have also been rehearsing dance moves, with Bronwyn Bull in Year 9 helping to

teach the choreography.

They started rehearsing back in September and they are very excited about performing

at the concert with a live band.

Mr Burns has been taking the students through the rehearsals and some of them also

took part in a similar concert last year.

Molly Hopkins, Year 11, who took part last year, said: “It was a lot of fun last year so I’m

looking forward to taking part again this year.”

Amoya Steer, Year 8, said: “I love to sing and I really enjoy singing as part of the choir.”

Out of the whole group there are only two boys taking part—Chris Thananki, Year 9, and

Altamash Saud Adnan Khan, Year 9.

Mr Burns is organising some T-shirts for the choir to wear at the concert next week.

We wish them all the best and hope the concert is a huge success!

Anyone who would like to join the choir after the concert is welcome to join rehearsals

on Tuesdays from 3pm-3.30pm in A6.

CHOIR REHEARSALS IN FULL SWING FOR M.E.N ARENA CONCERT

Yours sincerely,

Miss Owen . Acting Principal

STARS OF THE WEEK

Well done to this week’s Stars of the Week….

Name Year Subject Comment

Borisas Stankevicius 7 Induction Efforts in lessons to improve his read-

ing and writing

Kenaya Walfall 8 Transition For making great progress in all sub-

jects, trying hard and being a positive

class member.

Josh Hitchman Emmanuel 11 CV Completing extra revision home work

Bronwyn Bull 9 For outstanding use of her planner

Chris Thananki

Haroon Amjad

Bronwyn Bull

9

9

9

Music Both boys rehearse every day and

never miss to help improve their mu-

sical skills.

Bronwyn has taught all the choir

dance moves for our upcoming con-

cert at the M.E.N

Robiul Islam

Abdurrahaman Solaiman

10

10

Maths For taking a visitor on a tour of the

school last week and for being great

ambassadors for the school

Omran Afan and Daud

Butt

11 Geography For full marks in test and completing

homework in detail

Zohaib Chohan

11 Maths He regularly makes excellent contri-

butions to all Mathematics lessons

and achieved a Grade 7- in the recent

Mock exams.

Ali Al Dhufairi

Ghazi Al Sahen

Abdalmohiman

Alatrsh

8 Drama For an excellent group performance

in Drama