Falinge Park High School

Falinge Park High School

Open Evening takes place on Monday 29 September from 6.45pm until 9.00pm and all are welcome. The headteacher’s welcome and address takes place at 7.00pm and is repeated again at 8.00pm. We hope that families can come along and see the good work that we do.

Exam Success: 100% of The Further Additional Science pupils achieve A*- C.
83% of pupils taking Additional Science Achieved A* - C. Top performers at GCSE Core Science 2014 were Sadia Ahmed and Ethan Marriott (Both A*). Well done.2 students from Year 11 Further Additional Science cohort were successful in gaining the Science scholarship award at Rochdale sixth form.If pupils would like Revision Guides or workbooks, they are available to purchase from the Science Office for £3.00.

Year 10 BTEC Dance Students have been issued with letters outlining the forthcoming 12 Degrees North Dance Residency in October. It is important that all reply forms are returned as soon as possible and that students understand the working arrangements during curriculum time for that week. For more details, please see Ms Wystawnoha.

Rehearsals are now well underway for our forthcoming production of 'Hairspray' and tickets are available directly from school. Our rehearsal timetable is available to download from our school website and all cast and crew have been issued with paper copies of the timetable. Please ensure that parents and students are clear about finish times andarrangements regarding travel from school.

This week sees the launch of our 'Language of Creativity' Wordsearch Competition which is open to all students in school. Three winners will be drawn from all correctly submitted entries and the closing date is Friday 17th of October 2014. Entry forms are available from our school website or directly from your community tutor. For more details, see Mr De Courcey, Mr Wilcock or Mr Ahmed.

We are delighted that several students are once again undertaking their Arts Award Bronze or Silver as part of their regular attendance at Arts Award Club. For more details about how to join in, see Mr De Courcey.

Students are reminded that they can access the latest editions of the regular Arts e-newsletter, 'Create & Participate' through our new V.L.E. Edition 18 is available to view now and provides students with a wealth of information regarding our weekly arts activities.

Students in Year 7 are to receive a free new book as part of our ‘Bookbuzz’ campaign. Work is being undertaken in class in C.A.L.L. and students will be able to choose a book of their choice from a selected list. For more details about the campaign, please see Mr. De Courcey or visit our school website. We are hoping that books will be received before half term.

Tickets for our forthcoming production of ‘Hairspray’ on Thursday, 20 and Friday, 21 November 2014 are on sale from school at breaktimes, lunchtimes and after school. Tickets are priced at £4.00 (no concessions) and are available from the C.E.P.A. Office in advance only. Please note that seats are limited. For more details about the production, please contact Mr Mvula or Ms Williams.

Tickets for our forthcoming evening of arts entertainment titled 'Starting With The Shipping Forecast.. .’ are now available from the CEPA office. The evening will feature an hour long show , dance, drama and music and will conclude with a fish a chip supper in newspapers. Tickets cost £6.00 (including food; vegetarian options are available).

Arts Award Club started this week and takes place every Friday from 2.45pm until 4.00pm in the heartspace. The club is open to all years and allows students to achieve additional qualifications. For more details, please contact Mr. De Courcey.

Technical Theatre Club starts this week and is led by Mr Wilcock in the Heart Space from 2.45pm until 4.00pm. The club allows students the chance to learn more about lighting, sound and stage effects and use specialist stage equipment. The club is open to all years and is a great way to make new friends.

Song Writing Club takes place every Friday and is open to all years. This builds on the success of the club over the past few years and is led by Mr. Dalby. This takes place in G3 from 2.45pm until 4.00pm.

Staff teaching year 9 have been busy investigating “which fuel is best”.Pupils have been inquisitive young scientists developing their independent learning skills and challenging their natural curiosity of the world around them.

STEM club members will take part in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Global Experiment to find out the best conditions for growing crystals. As part of the International Year of Crystallography we will grow crystals and compare our results with students around the world, to see who can grow the biggest crystals. STEM club starts 26 September.

Plans are underway for our Teacher Exchange to Ghana, sponsored by the British Schools Council. On the 18th October, two Humanities Staff are visiting our partnership school, Senfi High School near Kumasi, Ghana. As part of the ‘Connecting Classrooms’ project, they will be teaching students about life in Britain, to support a comparison of lifestyles between the two countries.

As a follow-up to the ‘Dared to be Loved’ project, the ‘Urban Faith’ group starts shortly with a new focus on ‘random acts of kindness’. The Wednesday lunchtime sessions will be supported by two new youth workers from Texas and Brazil.

Students from Falinge park High School will be taking part in the world Marathon Challenge on the 1st and 2nd October raising money for Save the Children.

Tuesday 16th September saw the Year 9 boys Football Team begin their session with a home match against Wardle. A great demonstration of teamwork saw Falinge goals from Chris Bonde, Tahsin Asraf and a further 2 goals from Callum Harrison with Falinge running out 5-1 winners.

In other football news, the Year 10 boys team put in a valiant effort against a strong team from Middleton Tech, but in the end they lost 6-1. Elsewhere, Mr Poole’s Year 7 and 8 rugby club began this week with a positive turnout. Anyone interested in joining should speak with Mr. Poole or Mr. Barron in the PE Office.