Falinge Park High School

Falinge Park High School

Technology Young Designers is a club that has been set up for keen and enthusiastic pupils who have an eye for great design. The club runs every Wednesday afternoon and has so far recruited a niche collection of pupils who want to go the extra mile. By attending the club, pupils have been able to explore their creativity and discover how products are designed and made, whether it is a simple school chair to something for a home; a similar design process is undertaken. The purpose of the group is to allow pupils to gain extra experience in Technology and develop skills that will give them a rare opportunity to do an extra GCSE in the subject. Anyone interested should see Mr. Wadhia.

Members of the bus services sub-committee met on Friday 5th October and agreed to make changes to reflect the current pricing structure in the market and to ensure that the best value was provided to passengers. As a result the cost of transport for Greater Manchester’s weekly scholar’s bus ticket is to drop from £8.50 to £7.00 with effect from Monday 29 October 2012. This weekly ticket can only be used on dedicated school bus services when an IGO card is presented. Details can be found on www.tfgm.com.

Many thanks to the CALL classes and two artists who worked together on Monday 15th October as part of a forthcoming ‘New Pioneers’ celebration and Exhibition at Touchstones on Thursday 25 October 2012 from 10.30am until 3.30pm. Students in Year 7 examined the issue of food and resource sourcing and co-operative work and produced items for display at the free exhibition. We hope that parents of the classes can go along and celebrate the work of our learners.

Ms. Wystawnoha and Mr. DeCourcey took to the air waves this week as special guests on the ‘All across the Arts’ Radio Programme on Crescent Radio from 8.45om until 10.00pm on Tuesday 16 October. The session featured lots of discussion about the discussion about the impact of the Arts in our community and the local radio can be accessed digitally on 97fm.

Many thanks to Performance in Education Theatre Company who presented their piece ‘Flashpoint’ to Year 7 CALL leaners on Tuesday 16 October. The learners watched a short drama on the dangers of peer pressure and the consequences of arson which was followed by a short question and answer session.

Many thanks to all the parents, learners and friends of school who joined us for our Twelve Degrees North Showcase on Thursday evening. The regionally renowned dance company performed to a perceptive audience and showed some fantastic contemporary dance pieces, performed to the highest standard.

We are now fully underway in our rehearsals for ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ and all learners involved in the show should have a copy of the rehearsal timetable. A copy of the rehearsal timetable is also available on the VLE.Tickets are available directly from school in the CEPA office at lunchtime or after school. See Mr. DeCourcey or Mr. Mvula for more details.

We are delighted to announce our involvement in a project with the Halle Orchestra where we ‘adopt a player’. We will be working with the nominated player from the orchestra and composing and performing a piece centered on the tale of ‘Romeo and Juliet’. The music created from the project will be performed at a concert in March. The project will also feature link work with several primary schools. See Ms. Williams for more details.

Poor weather cancelled our CEPA visit to Pendle Sculpture Trail last Saturday but the visit has been rescheduled for Saturday 10th November. Please see Mr. DeCourcey if you would like a visit letter as the event is open to all years but is offered on a ‘first come first served’ basis.

Entries for our ‘The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe’ competition are still being accepted. All completed coloured entries should be returned to the CEPA office before the end of day 17/11/12. See Mr. DeCourcey for more details. The entry form can be downloaded from our school website if you would like to do something creative over the half term holidays!