Saint John Houghton Catholic Voluntary Academy part of Saint Robert Lawrence Catholic Academy Trust

The Friday Letter Edition No 174

Friday 20 January 2017

[Follow us on www.st-johnhoughton.derbyshire.sch.uk and on Twitter@SJHCVA] ‘Peace Prayer’ ‘Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. O, Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love; For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are pardoned; it is in dying that we are born again to eternal life’ Dates for your Diary

Academic Year 2016 – 2017

Tuesday 24 January Year 10 Prefect Interviews

Wednesday 25 January Ski Trip Parent Meeting

Thursday 2 February Year 8 Parent Consultation Session

Monday – Tuesday 6 – 7 February Catering Practical

Monday – Friday 13 – 17 February Ski Trip

Year 11 Parents Afternoon Thank you very much to all the parents who attended the Year 11 Parents afternoon. Thank you for your support and your constructive comments. If you have any concerns or worries, please contact Mrs Bowley Year 11 Progress Leader.

Year 11 photo Year 11 had their final photo taken last Tuesday in school. A year group photo was taken along with individual photos. I look forward to seeing them in a few weeks.

Year 11 students are encouraged to sign up to the National Citizens Service. Please contact school if you have not received any details.

Chaplaincy Department 'Let there be peace and let it begin with me.' Saint John Houghton are putting their Faith In Action. Rachel would like to praise the pupils who are willing to dig deeper into their faith and are committed to building a relationship with God. Team Chaplaincy Rachel would like to thank Savannah Jackson, Joseph Renshaw, Daisy Lee, Adam Roach, Brodie Fearn, Callum Butler and Freya Lyons for preparing our Upper Room and supporting our first 'Prayers for Vocations'. Bishop Patrick has asked us to put time aside each month for prayers for vocations, please find these sessions on our school calendar and consider joining us in February. All welcome.

More thanks to Year 8 Team Chaplaincy for leading the Peace Act of Worship and explaining the ‘Jimmy Mizen foundation’ and our pledge to Jimmy's family. More news on our actions in next weeks Friday Letter. Year 9 Team Chaplaincy have begun discussing workshops for 'A Heart Which Sees', this mission will follow the Year of Mercy and encourage us to look at the world with Christ's eyes.

Bereavement Team Please take time to visit our Upper Room and pay attention to the Bereavement Table knowing you are welcome to add to our school community memories. A special thanks to Annyalla Riley for her beautiful support and gentle ways this week.

Rachel would like to thank the Year 9 girls who stayed after school this week to support the Reception Staff, they were a Dream Team and Rachel will be treating Mrs Brear and the girls to fish and chips as a 'thank you' for putting service before self.

More praise to Seweryn Donchor, John Kaweesa and Kian Riley for their company and fun in the Chaplaincy Department this week.

Tutor Acts of Worship Here at Saint John Houghton we take great pride in student led Acts of Worship and special praise goes to Adam Roach and Joseph Renshaw for their support and time this week. Rachel's star of the week: Emma Hudson Rachel has noticed: Nicola Lewis, Millie Jones, Annie Riley, Annyalla Riley Smith, Ben Marshall, Paige Annable, Tom Hampson, Phoebe Trim, Ewan Buda and Grace Nash for their great manners this week. More praise to: Liam Evans, Michael Kelleher-Mee, Amelia Yasities, James Kelly, Harrison Bullock, Kian McEvoy and Kian Beer for stepping out of the boat and giving great work in Active Teen. On the Bean Bag with Head Girl, Anna Pancisi: Rachel: what's your ambition in life? Anna: To skydive in Australia. Rachel: What book are you reading at the moment? Anna: The girl on the train Rachel: What are you saving up for? Anna: My next holiday Rachel: If you could dine with anyone who would this be? Anna: Donald Trump...no, Ed Sherman...no, Beyoncé....no, Cat from 10 Theory....no, will they be paying for the food?? I know! Damon Salvatore! Rachel: Favourite Pooh Bear Character? Anna: Eeyore Rachel: If Jesus spent a day with hem, where would you take him? Anna: Skegness Rachel: What are you most afraid of? Anna: Not being replied to on Group Chat. Rachel: What's your signature dish? Anna: Crackers Year 7 Team Chaplaincy chose the quote: 'Your Talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.' Leo Buscaglia, music, football, cooking, art, x-box and maths were all on the list from year 7 SJH, our future looks good! God is good. How lovely to see Canon John Berry in school this week. We are blessed to have a priest in our staff room and dinner hall sharing conversation. Please remember our priests, especially Father Peter, Father Martin, and Canon John in your family prayers.

Science Act of Worship

The Science department held a special Act of Worship this morning to recognise the achievements and efforts that the Year 7 and 8’s have put into their projects. Each class in the year group was awarded a 3rd, 2nd and 1st place certificate. The results are as follows: 7JG: 3rd – Harry Joslin, 2nd – James Stephenson, 1st – Keira Banks 7JW: 3rd – Emilie Crate, 2nd – Jules Fergus, 1st – Claudia Tadrus 7KB: 3rd – Declan Mycroft, 2nd – Emily Green, 1st – Millie Lambert 7KJo: 3rd – Heidi Taylor, 2nd – Thomas Boyle, 1st – Eleanor Moore 7MT: 3rd – Jasmine Bradshaw, 2nd – Ellie Pritchard, 1st – Kathryn Dudley 8 Set 1: 3rd – Millie Green, 2nd – Lewis Bilby, 1st – Edward Attenborough 8 Set 2: 3rd – Mackenzi Wood, 2nd – Oliwia Regula, 1st – Clara Barlow 8 Set 3: 3rd - Morgan Beardsley 2nd – Archie Richardson, 1st – Niamh McElwee 8 Set 4: 3rd – Victoria Halford, 2nd – James Kelly, 1st – Erin Dixon 8 Set 5: 3rd – Danny Batty, 2nd – Imogen Leadbitter, 1st – Ethan Edwards

Overall Winner Year 7: Eleanor Moore for her fantastic electromagnet as pictured!

Overall Winner Year 8: Edward Attenborough for his excellent model of a guitar (including detail on how it has been constructed and how it works). Not only do the congratulations go to the winners, but also for everyone who took part! There was some fantastic work on display and it was clear to see some students spent a lot of time and effort making their project. The Science department look forward to celebrating these achievements again in the future.

More sport success for Saint John Houghton Year 7 and 8 Sportshall Athletics On Wednesday 17 January the Year 7 and 8 Sportshall teams took part in the Ereswash District competition. All teams did exceptionally well winning all 4 of the competitions on the evening, including the Year 7 Boys, Year 7 Girls, Year 8 Boys and Year 8 Girls Competitons. All teams will now take part in the County Competition In March.

Team members Year 7 Girls - Cecelia Butterfield, Lily-May Ward, Millie Lambert, Fern Hunter, Keira Banks, Jasmin Bradshaw and Lucy Andrews Year 7 Boys - John Sanders, Will Bradley, Harry Joslin, Bradley Mee, Noah Winfield, Louis Goddard and Jules Fergus Year 8 Girls - Marie Estanda, Kate Roach, Sienna Grant, Lucy Oliver and Grace Smith Year 8 Boys - Jacob Duda, Nathan Hunt, Caolan Dobney, William Wallbank, Daniel Collings and Finn Elliott-Hufton

Run Club Run Club was somewhat depleted this week due to the Sportshall Athletics, however five brilliant students ventured out into the cold, damp, miserable afternoon. The group headed to Kirk Hallam lake and did a number of timed efforts around the lake. Well done to; Ellie Grace Johnson, Ethan McAuley, Lucy Hulse Russell Oliver Hodson and Ben Marshall.

Thank you to Mrs Davies, Miss Pearce, Mr Parr and Mrs Taddeo for running with the group this week.

Mrs Bowley would like to congratulate the following classes and students for meeting or beating their end of year target in recent assessments: 7MT - the whole class - well done! 8set 3 - Emily Hall, Kian McEvoy and Chloe Thorpe - great effort, well done! 10set3 - Tamzin Evans, Grant Fenton, Joseph Peabody, Robert Smith and Chyna Webster

The Year 11 science revision lesson will begin Tuesday 24 January 3:15 to 4:15pm. First lesson will be Physics revision but each week will be different and we will publish the topic being covered on the science notice board opposite Room 11.

Mr Johanson

Year Excellent attitude towards learning Improvement in English

7 Olivia Drummond Sophie Gee Fearne Hearson

Elliot Smith

8 Ellie-May Byard Jacob Duda

James Daly Kian McEvoy

9 Poppy Leask Lauren Robinson Selina Drury

Ben Marshall Millie Gregory Olivia Cuomo

10 Olivia Priestley Darren Drury

Gracie Rex Charlotte Ball

11 Isaac Sewell Natasha Lupton Jessica Davis

Art Congratulations to Oliwia Regula and Harrison Powell for their additional research on Jim Dine's lithography printing method! Miss Ensor

GCSE PE Well done to Hannah Wicks and Lilia Grant for making cakes with the keyword BREATHE on. Also congratulations to Claire Bradley and Sophia Murphy for the newspaper front pages on topics taught this term. Mr Ward

The Mathematics Team would like to say a huge well done to Gloria Tadrus, Neobe Buttegeig, Daisy Lee, Katy Salt, Loys Sharp, Eoin Gilbert, Alex Keogh, Daisy Nash, Rhys Windridge, Olivia Henry, Conor Dack, Bethia Hawley, Ansitta Varghese, Adam Roach, Kenneth Lee, Liam Amos, Edward Attenborough, Niamh McElwee and Anica Taylor who have all

managed to earn their black belts over the last week in Numeracy Ninjas – what an incredible achievement!

Thank you for taking the time to read the Friday Letter this week. Mrs McCarthy Headteacher