Spring Newsletter 2010

St Angela’s Newsletter

Dear Parents & Carers

I hope our newsletter finds you well at this solemn time of the year when your families once again get to spend quality time together through the Easter holi-day period.

As you can see from within, St Angela’s has been a very busy place with many exciting opportunities for the girls. This term has seen many achievements, chief amongst which has to be our Section 48 inspection where the school was judged outstanding thanks to the superb work of the RE department, the sup-port of the whole staff and as ever the fantastic students that we have. This was a very fitting achievement that has complimented our preparations for Easter at a time in the school where we encourage students to think about the sacrifice and reward of the Easter message.

Dress as a character day as part of Book Week, Sport’s Relief, ‘Momentum’ - the Dance show and the Chamber music concert have all been fantastic events for the school this term with the latter two being excellent opportunities for all par-ents to join an evening’s entertainment and celebrate the successes and talents of St Angela’s girls.

The summer term will be, as ever, incredibly hard working with many students in year 11 and the sixth form rapidly approaching examinations that will take them on to their next educational journey. We wish them all well. My thanks to our fabulous staff for their hard work and to the many staff who are working through their Easter break with extra sessions for students.

I hope you enjoy this read, and the coming postcard (which is of the school’s magnolia tree) that will come after easter reminding you of the key dates for next term.

I wish you all a happy and holy Easter holiday.

Kind Regards

Mark JohnsonHeadteacher

Easter 2010

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Easter Reflection

On Tuesday 2nd February 2010 inspectors on behalf of the Diocese of Brentwood came to the school for the day to judge not only the quality of the provision of the Religious Education at the school but also our provision for the spiritual, moral and social development of St. Angela’s girls. I am very pleased to inform you that the inspectors found St. Angela’s to be outstanding under every single category of their inspection.I would like to thank publically Mr Paul McCarthy and his RE department (Miss Vasilliou, Miss Kerridge, Miss Afonso and Miss Buonocore) for their outstanding work in the school and particular thanks to the student body, who as ever shone so well in reflecting the spirit of Serviam within the school.

Section 48 Inspection Religious Education judged as Outstanding

One Solitary LifeHe was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.He grew up in still another village where He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty.Then for three years He was an itinerant preacher.He never wrote a book.He never held an office.He never visited a big city.He never traveled two hundred miles from the place where He was born.He did none of the things one usually associates with greatness.He had no credentials but himself.He was only thirty-three when the tide of public opinion turned against Him.His friends ran away.He was turned over to His enemies and went through the mockery of a trail.He was nailed to a cross between two thieves.While He was dying his executioners gambled for His clothing, the only property He had on earth. When He was dead, He was laid in a borrowed grave through the pity of a friend.Nineteen centuries have come and gone, and today He is the central figure of the human race and the leader of humanity’s progress.

All the armies that have ever marched, all the navies that have ever sailed, all the parliaments that have ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned put together have not affected the life of humanity on earth as much as that One Solitary Life

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It’s not every Monday morning you’ll find yourself outside the security gates of 11 Downing Street, clutching photographic I-D and surrounded by students and teachers from all over the country. But here we were, braving March winds on the 22nd of that month and ready to be welcomed into the home of The Chancellor of The Exchequer himself. Jennifer Labwo (year 13), Eleanor Angwin (year 12) Miss Pellegrini and I were all here to take part in the celebration that was the Youth Network Reception. A debate was held around midday, which was followed by a presentation from the Crown Prosecution service and an award ceremony which rewarded those organisations who have done the most for bringing Law and debating into education.

Figures of importance from all over the country attended the event; The Attorney General, Dawn Butler and Jimmy Choo were among some of those to be accepted by a friendly Maggie Darling into her home.

We had a special viewing of Mr Darling’s formal sitting room, dining room and study and even had our picture taken with Maggie Darling. What really resonated with me about the day however was the belief many of the adults had in the youth of today and the encouragement of the idea that we can change society for the better if we try. We left with an even stronger feeling about how important politics and the law is in our lives, and that it’s not just for the Eton elite.

It’s not only the students at St. Angela’s who raise money for charities…

The Youth Network Reception. . . . . . at 11 Downing Street!

Well done to Ms.

Peacock and Ms Russell for putting on a staff swish. This entailed

staff getting involved in an eco-friendly clothes swap. In total £175.81 was raised

for Cancer Research. Well done everyone who supported this

event!

Congratulations to Ms Hill who took part in a Santathon! She managed to raise

£210 for Saint Francis Hospice.

Staff managed to raise

a super £261.84 for CAFOD when they dug into their pockets

to pay for a wonderful Indian meal home cooked by one of our very

own catering staff.

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St Angela’s Book Week

Book Week is an opportunity for staff and students to celebrate our love of reading in fun ways and inspire us to read more. Activities took place across the whole school and included whole school reading time, looking at good science and bad science in fiction books, creating MFL miniature books, making book markers decorated with cubist art and lots of competitions. As part of our World Book Day celebrations the whole school dropped pens and bunsen burners and everyone had a very pleasurable reading session and the TLC held a lunch time Book Quiz. Children’s author Echo Freer visited the school and spent time with lower school students talking to them about her books.

The highlight of the Book Week celebration was a very enjoyable Book Character Day when staff and students dressed as a character from a book.

1st to 5th March 2010

{ }IN St Angela’s, Everyone is a Reader

Many thanks to Betty Luk for organising a calligraphy class as part of book week.The library monitors loved it!

Ms Suc Diamond

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Reading LeadersDuring the spring term, year 10 have been putting their training as Reading Leaders in to practice and have been supporting year 7 on a Wednesday morning during registration. You can spot them with their red badges around the school! Students have been trained in helping younger readers using a range of resources and skills. The training was delivered by Reading Matters who are supported by the National Literacy Trust. The students have been very well received but the year 7 tutors and the year 7 themselves who have enjoyed having the year 10 students with them, acting as positive reading role models. This further goes to support our mantra - In St. Angela’s, everyone’s a reader!

The highlight of the Book Week celebration was a very enjoyable Book Character Day when staff and students dressed as a character from a book.

Book Character Day

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Dance Leaders work with CandoCo Dance Company

As part of their Dance Leader’s Award the Year 10s have to complete a topic about

choreographing a piece of dance. To achieve this, this year’s DLA girls were lucky enough to work with CandoCo Dance Company for the day.

CandoCo have worked with St. Angela’s before and we are currently in the middle of a schools project with them. They are a dance company which work inclusively with both disabled and non-disabled dancers.

For the DLA workshop, CandoCo worked with the girls on creating a piece based on the use of words as stimulus for movement. In this case they used song lyrics.

The girls came up with some very creative work which they developed into group dances to create more interesting choreography. The girls enjoyed the day and all performed well enoughto pass their required Dance Leader’s Award module. Well done to all of them!

A group of dance students and staff travelled to Sadler’s Wells Theatre on a snowy winters evening to watch Bourne’s modern version of this classical ballet. Here, the swans were replaced by male dancers who take on the strong, powerful and aggressive characteristics of swans. This was Bourne’s sixth revival for a London audience and the humour, clever choreography and emotional content are still apparent.

Four year 7s were amongst the party that evening and the idea to create St. Angela’s own version of the 4 little swans was considered. At dance club, our own version of this classic was created and performed for the Momentum Dance Concert.

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During Sports Relief Week the girls of St. Angela’s participated in a range of activities in order to

raise money for charity. During PE lessons girls took

part in the Lands End to John O’Groats Challenge, trying

to travel 603 miles by taking part in a range of activities including cycling, jogging, skipping and hula hooping. Each girl paid a small amount to participate in the events – by the end of the week it was clear that 603 miles would easily be achieved –our final mileage totalling a massive 813! Along with the in class activities girls also paid to watch the staff football team do battle in the Sports Hall, it was an exciting game and the girls got to cheer on their favourite players and marvel at the skill shown by all the players! Collections also took place during the Dance Shows on both Wednesday and Thursday evening. The total amount raised reached £340 which was a great achievement and the money will be going to a very worth while cause. Well done to everyone that took part!Angelica Balekrishnan Year 10.

Swan Lake by Matthew Bourne

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Year 7 7-a-side Football Borough Champions!On Tuesday 23rd February 2010 our Year 7 Football team took part in the Newham Borough 7-a-side tournament at Kingsford School. The girls faced five other schools, all of whom played well. The team had a particularly exciting match with Forest Gate who won the 5-a-side tournament earlier in the season. But this time, St. Angela’s were too much for them and after winning all of our games the girls brought home the trophy (seen held by the captain Milene Gama Vaz) as well as individual gold medals! Well done to the whole team; Dionne, Brogan, Milene, Sabrina, Moesha, Chelsea, Sophie, Iani, and Danielle.

Today, year 7, took part in the Ergo challenge indoor canoeing event, as an endurance trial. This consisted of students being to put to the test by using their upper body strength to move the machinery in a canoeing motion, whilst on a time limit of 60 seconds. The students were judged on how many strokes they did in this time, and the best of their year group stepped up to a 5 minute challenge.

The time they were set to beat was a total of 196 strokes - a real stimulus for the young participants to achieve. Kia Commodore of 7 Angelou received the highest in year 7 with 171 strokes. She said: “I’m really excited, but still a bit nervous as there is a lot of pressure on me.” The best time for the 5 minute challenge was 788 strokes! Everyone took part and were all very tired and achy afterwards. We all agreed

that it took great stamina and arm strength to complete the task. It was a really fun, different and energetic way to spend the 2 hour lesson. One of the PE teachers, Miss L.Lebby said, “It is important that the girls try this challenge as it is a good fitness analysis and it gets the girls motivated.” One of the participants reflected, “It was a very enjoyable event, but I wish I could have done more.”

Everyone supported each other as they took the assessment and there was a very lively and joyous atmosphere. There were many smiles and laughter in the sports hall. It was a nice way to spend the day and it was surprisingly calming. It was a cheerful experience, and overall, it was a pretty good day.

By Sophie Martin & Luchia Fortune-Ely

Indoor Canoeing – Ergo Challenge: Year 7 to 1112th February 2010

Inter-Form Sporting CompetitionsDuring the school year, pupils from Years 7 to 11 have participated in six competitions: Football; Cross-Country; Basketball; Badminton; Dance and Volleyball. There is only one competition left to take place and this is in Softball. The year 11 competition is on Thursday 22nd April and the years 7 to 10 competition is on Thursday 6th May. Trophies will be awarded at the end of the school year.

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Finals Day of The Oxford Schools’ Debating Competition Saturday 13th March

The Business Studies department took 10 lucky year 11 girls out for two afternoons in February/March to visit city organisations. The aim was to learn about city careers, particularly financial careers. Our first hosts were BDO, the Chartered Accountancy firm. We enjoyed a fantastic lunch in opulent surroundings and had the opportunity to meet several BDO employees and find out all about their jobs. The City of London Corporation hosted the second visit. The students particularly enjoyed a share trading game in which they beat the teachers’ team! The students really enjoyed both days and are even keener on financial careers than before.

We arrived at the Oxford union at about 9 am, having been awake since about 5.30. Already we were tired, but the adrenaline of what lay ahead of us was starting to kick in. Time passed quickly, and before we knew it, we were preparing the first of four motions given to us. It was very fitting; proposing the banning of private schools! With us being one of the only state schools at this competition, we felt like we had the upper hand and

a more balanced view. Nerves really got to us, but as the day progressed, we relaxed into the swing of things. Instead of feeling nervous, we decided to just have as much fun as possible.

The best thing about debating competitions is also the strangest. You spend 45 minutes trying to beat and intimidate your opponents and as soon as you leave the room, you talk to them! They always end up being really nice and you end up making lots of friends!

Debating competitions are definitely an experience, and this one was probably the best there has been. Not only were

the debates interesting and fun in the final, the setting was fantastic. My partner (Mia Smith, year 10) and I even got to debate in the actual hall of the Oxford Union, where former presidents have spoken.

The day went really quickly, but nonetheless, it was fantastic! And the free dominos pizza at the end of the day wasn’t bad at all! ;-)

Eleanor Angwin Year 12

Working in the City

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A busy time for the Art Department this term, as two year 7 classes took part in a

joint project with St Antony’s year 5 students and Tate Britain. The

students worked with two artists from Tate Britain called Danielle and Divina. They were a little different than the artists the students had heard of before as they didn’t create paintings or sculptures, but created situations where the audience were the artists. Both schools visited Tate Britain and looked at traditional paintings and sculptures; they then had to discuss how the art work made them feel. The students then choose songs that reminded them of the paintings.

Back at school the two schools came together to form a choir. The songs they choose were put together to form a medley by gipta sss, a singing teacher from ‘Sing Up’ an organisation set up to support singing in schools. The students then worked across the two schools learning the songs and making their own art work to support the singing. They explored the idea of traditional craft skills to make kneeler cushions using appliqué techniques.

The students performed their art work to parents and year 3 and 4 students at St Antony’s. Mr Johnson also attended the assembly and was very impressed with how hard the students had worked.

On May 22nd the Tate will hold a family day where both schools will attend and perform their singing in front of the paintings. The cushions will also be displayed in the Tate gallery on the day.

Tate Britain ‘Verbal eyes’ projectART

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MomentumMomentum Dance ConcertMomentum Dance Concert represented the diversity of dancers at St. Angela’s. A variety of dance genres were performed, including jazz, ballet, tap, street, contemporary and of course Irish dancing, particularly for those who came to watch the evening show on St. Patrick’s Day.

Over the course of the term dancers from years 7 to 12 came together with one goal, to entertain and put on a great show for their audience! Some of the dancers had the opportunity to work with dance artists from renowned dance companies such as Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company and Stan Won’t Dance. The dancers performed to over 300 primary school children, which also included performances from Yr 2 and Yr 4 students from St. Francis and St. Anthony’s respectively, as part of

the PE departments outreach work in our feeder primary schools. The Momentum dancers went on to perform in two shows open to family and friends.

All dancers rose to the challenge to create a fantastic concert, which showcased not only, GCSE and A level dance coursework but also dances created by different years at dance club and for the inter-form dance competition earlier in the term. Congratulations to all involved and many thanks to all staff who supported the Momentum Dance Concert throughout the three performances.

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Duke of Edinburgh News Year 10, 11 and 12 students have been busy this term preparing for Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards. There has been training every Friday evening and all students are busy with new Skills, Physical activities and Volunteering. On February 6th over 35 students and 9 teachers headed into the woods of Epping Forest to practice their navigation skills and map reading. Some got lost, some encountered dogs and horses but all had a

good day. The Silver candidates successfully completed their practice expedition to the South Downs from 20th-22nd March. On the first day weather conditions were miserable but as the weekend progressed weather, navigation, cooking skills and spirits improved. Well done to everyone involved! Next term the Silver assessed expedition and the Bronze expeditions will take place.

Cricket NewsCongratulations to the year 7 & 8 cricket team who made it through to the Essex Inter Indoor Cricket finals, which was held at the Essex’s county indoor centre at Chelmsford. The girls played well demonstrating improvements in their fielding and batting techniques. They acquitted themselves well but lost out to a team, which contained two county players and were placed third overall. Well done to Camille Francis (Captain), Siobhan Lynch, Maria Delgardo, Amber Byrne, Jacinta Agbeko, Dorthea Darby and Tinolua Aknew. Earlier in the

year, Siobhan Lynch and Camille Francis were also selected to represent Newham in the Cricket London Youth Games. Good luck to the cricket team who will also be competing in the Newham league after the Easter holidays.

Cirque Du SoleilLiterally translating as ‘circus of the sun’ there is no other way you can really describe what has been labelled the ‘best circus in the world’ by most critics. It’s vast, it’s bright and the audience noticeably feed off its energy. VAREKAI follows a rainforest world of colour and noise. We found this Amazon amidst the grand setting of the Royal Albert Hall one Friday afternoon.

The performance can only be described as a spectacle; two hours unnoticeably lost in pure circus magic. Although completely modernised, and not held in a big top, Cirque Du Soleil still manages to capture the slightly Russian, heart-in-mouth circus charm.

The spectrum of talent exhibited was so huge it would be a challenge to recall every act, but the acrobats, trapezing and juggling were amongst the most memorable.

I recommend Varekai as an experience you will never forget, where everyone is a clown, vibrancy is key and anything is possible. Varekai was watched by a variety of PE students from years 7 to 11.

By Tara Kearney

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Engineering WeekClasses down the Science corridor were a little louder than usual this half-term as students celebrated

Science and Engineering week. Students in year ten,

eleven and the sixth form spiced up their revision by recording a Science themed video performance to enter the ‘Science’s got Talent’ LMLE completion. Students logged on to watch and vote for their favourite out of some memorable performances!

Crazy science experiments, thought provoking poetry on global warming, and an unforgettable rap about phlogiston can all be found on the LMLE. The top ten were shown in assembly, but the voting lines are still open to all year groups and staff so get on line and check them out!

Fish ClubMr Moore and Mr Baker created fish club for all years. Since being created, the popularity has grown, almost as much as the pregnant Guppy’s belly! As a live bearer, she does not lay eggs and is currently three weeks pregnant. The group has monitored temperature, pH and levels of ammonia to ensure optimum conditions for all the fish. Strange additions include the blind cave fish, which over millions of years has lost the need for eyes, and thus doesn’t have any. New members are always welcome.

Chantelle Locsin - 8

Science at St Antony’sScience teachers teamed up with staff at St Antony’s to provide a science afternoon on 24th March. Year 6 pupils were given a chemistry, physics and biology lesson where they had the opportunity to use some of our specialised equipment. The purpose of the team up was to get students excited about science and life at St Angelas. The vast majority of Year 6s will be attending St Angelas or St Bonaventure’s and so this session hopefully worked towards easing the transition period. The chance to ask questions about life in secondary school was also readily taken up. The success of the afternoon was proven by hearing a number of pupils saying ‘’I can’t wait to go to St Angelas’’... Even one of the boys!

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(Left to Right); Ola, Oryomi, Lemanni, Chi Chi and Tunmi perform ‘Bonding (not premium)’ (Ola and Tunmi productions Ltd.)

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In March, 15 Sixth Form students took part in an Insurance workshop held in the school’s Teaching and Learning Centre. The workshop was presented by representatives from the Chartered Institute of Insurance. The workshop included live debates and tasks offering students an enjoyable insight into the world of Insurance and to consider it as a career choice. Students looked at why we need insurance, the professional qualifications and got the opportunity to ask questions about working in the city. All students enjoyed the workshop with some students obtaining contacts for potential work experience.

World of Insurance

The retreats in REThe RE department had their hands full with the retreats this term. As spirituality is central to the development of a St. Angela’s girl, it was imperative that the retreats were well thought out, meaningful and within the context of their daily lives. We chose 2 themes: You are beautiful (with year 7 and year 10) and Carry your Cross (year 8).

The year 7 and year 10 retreats took place in the last half term. The theme ‘You are beautiful’ was an instant hit with our girls, year 7 and year 10 alike. Although the activities varied, the general interest in ‘inward’ and ‘outward’ beauty remained captivating to our audience. The girls participated with great gusto, were vociferous in their opinions, open minded in their outlook and creative in their activities. We incorporated fun activities for everyone – we had music, dance, drama, film clips, discussions, prayers sessions etc. It was very clear that both year groups had a lovely time. Furthermore, we were inspected by Ofsted whilst going through our year 10 retreats and were graded outstanding – what a wonderful endorsement for the spirituality of every St. Angela’s girl!

During this half term, we went through our year 8 retreats themed ‘Carry your Cross’. We chose our theme in keeping with the season of lent. The retreats were held in the chapel. This was a first for the RE department as we usually hold our retreats in St. Clare’s Hall (St. Antony’s). I personally thought that having the retreats in the chapel was a wonderful idea as it emphasized that the chapel is the heart of St. Angela’s. Once again, the girls had a lovely time. The retreat was very reflective and tried to answer questions like – Why do we have so many problems in our lives? Does God think we are bad people and is trying to punish us with all these problems? Once again, all thoughts and ideas were supported with music, dance, drama, film clips, discussions, prayers sessions etc. The retreat hopefully made the season of lent all the more meaningful.

The girls, through their evaluations and reflections told us that they loved the retreats and really enjoyed themselves. They (mostly) behaved beautifully and St. Angela would be very proud of them. We, in the RE department are very happy to have served them. The pleasure was all ours. SERVIAM.

C. Afonso

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Year 12 students visiting our partner school in BerlinDuring their visit to Berlin the students did not only visit museums, went to the cinema and the theatre but also had a fabulous time when visiting our partner school. After an interesting discussion with the German students they were rewarded with a buffet lunch prepared by their hosts.

Work Experience In GermanyAt the start of the year Ms Ostheim mentioned to us that we would get the opportunity to work in Germany for a week. Feeling slightly anxious but excited we said “yes!!” and put it at the back of our minds, for we had to focus, it was the first term of year 13! That was soon to change when time flew by so quickly and we both realised that we had to leave in over two weeks.

The idea of travelling to a different country on our own, staying with a family that we had never met before, working there and to make matters worse we would both be staying in completely different towns was the quite frightening.

We must admit though it was the best decision we could have ever made. It turned out to be the best experience of our lives. We were able to have conversations in fluent German, travel to work on our own, teach primary school children English, take in the beautiful scenery, embrace the German culture as well as make friends for life. Not forgetting that we shopped till we dropped! We did not want to leave, there were a lot of tears at the airport.

Thank you Ms Ostheim for this tolle Möglichkeit. Ich hoffe andere Personen warden auch diese Möglickeit bekommen!

Dolores Appiagyei-Danka and Michelle Soosaithasan xxx

The ‘Let’s get cooking’ initiative got off to a brilliant start on Wednesday January 27th with St Angela’s hosting the Newham all schools challenge in Brescia hall. Ten schools (primary and secondary) participated. The day started with Angelique Tennant, Nervon Gentles-Ilechie, Dorthea Darby and Jaell Goncalves from St Angela’s learning how to be safe food handlers, use sharp equipment correctly and understand the practical skills needed to cook delicious food from scratch. Students were introduced to using fresh wholesome fruit and vegetables through games and a taste competition. The first half of the day was full of competitive activity with schools competing to show that their food has that ‘wow’ factor by creating that all important advert for their product. All foods made were shared with the other schools. For the lunch time meal, all students were encouraged to sample

the appetising and nutritious selection of foods. We were most impressed and must say that the food was enjoyed by students and teachers alike.

The day ended with students making two products to take home to share with their family.

The students from St Angela’s won a prize for working well as a team and being fantastic hosts, all participants cheered that it was a fantastic day, which they enjoyed thoroughly. The next day our students reported that their parents were really impressed with the food that they tasted.

The Design & Technology Food department was involved in a further initiative to encourage year 7 students and their parents to enjoy cooking and eating healthy meals together. All year 7 students were given a free ’Real Meals: simple cooking that tastes great’ cookery book.

Design and Technology Department

Let’s Get Cooking at St Angela’s

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GeographyYear 10 visited Walton on the Naze this term to study coastal features, processes and management. Students really enjoyed their day and found it very educational. They studied the rate of erosion at The Naze and area of unprotected coastline made up of London Clay and Red Crag that is suffering from rotational slumping. They also assessed the suitability of different management techniques such as groynes, sea wall, revetments, and rip rap that have been used to protect the coastline. It was great to put into practice theories learnt in the classroom.

Health & Social Care On TourWhat do you think of when you think of Norfolk? Pretty villages and historic churches? Unspoilt beaches? Or sweaty Health and Social Care students exercising and shedding the pounds whilst being mistaken for a touring dance troupe!

The 2010 trip to Norfolk had a twofold purpose:

Firstly, to enhance the students’ knowledge and understanding of a healthy lifestyle via LIVING IT, rather than just writing about it whilst munching chicken and chips!

The students’ fitness levels were tested to their limits by the range of sporting activities, including badminton, golf, football, salsa dancing and tennis that they encountered. At least one group of students now realise that the route to a ‘six pack’ does not lie within the confines of a Nintendo Wii!

Secondly, to remove the students from their familiar environments and challenge their perceptions of life. The students were perfectly behaved and model citizens, happily passing the time of the day with the assorted hordes of retired accountants and bankers who constituted the rest of the residents. After everyone had ascertained that we weren’t part of the entertainment, our students added a (much needed!) dash of energy and enthusiasm to the sedate surroundings that they were in and their perfect manners even led the Head Chef ( a dour Ramseyesque figure no less!) to compliment the students on their behaviour on behalf of the whole staff.

So, on both accounts the trip was a resounding success. These trips are difficult to organise and are very hard (24 hour a day) work whilst you’re there- so, are they worth it?

Judge by the expressions in the photographs and let me know what you think.

Bernard Jones

Coming Up . . . . . . Future Music Concerts:

June - Chamber Concert

6th July - Choir singing at the O2 Arena

(Licence to thrill)

9th July - Summer Music Concert

God our Father,by raising Christ your Son

you conquered the power of deathand opened for us the way to eternal life.

Let our celebration today raise us upand renew our lives by the Spirit that is within us.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

CATHOLIc collect for easter Sunday