Sale Grammar
sale grammar school : summer 2013
a review of the year
Oliver! The Musical of 2013
an academy trust grammar school
sale grammar school : summer 2013
From the Headteacher & the PTA
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Oliver! The Musical Celebrity Chef Young Enterprise Andorra Ski Experience Wilderness Challenge Year 7 Kingswood MMU & English Gifted & Talented Art department Design & Technology Geography Department Maths & ICT RE, Sociology & Politics History News Modern Foreign Languages Update from Science Science in the Community Music & Drama Andy Hindle Memorial Match Carington Hall Deva Hall Massey Hall Salix Hall Sporting News Sporting News Cumbria Rugby Tour
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elcome to our bumper newsletter for this academic year. As always, the newsletter captures the many varied and exciting opportunities the students in our school enjoy. It is only a snapshot of our work and so much more takes place on a daily basis. It is a real pleasure to look back over the year and to reflect on the busy and full calendar that both the students and staff have enjoyed. It never ceases to amaze me how many activities we manage to fit into the year. It is a real testament to our motto of aspire, act and achieve.
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uring the year we have presented magnificent performances of ‘Oliver! The Musical’, enjoyed welcoming back former students to join us on the rugby pitch for the annual Andy Hindle memorial match and have excelled at many sporting events, becoming the Trafford Schools’ Football League and Cup champions.
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s the academic year draws to a close, we are looking forward to a busy summer break. The annual Summer Schools programme takes place with a Visual Arts Extravaganza and a Sports Camp for students in Years 7 and 8. These experiences provide our students with the chance to develop their interests further and also allow us to strengthen our links with the community.
Mark Smallwood - Headteacher
THE YEAR IN VIEW FROM THE PTA
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s many readers will be aware, SGS boasts an active PTA, and thanks to the efforts of its committee members and volunteers and the support of parents and staff, the school benefits from a PTA contribution of around £7,000 each year towards resources and equipment that enhance the students’ education.
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he GCSE and A Level results days in August rapidly approach.This is an important time for our students and I look forward to congratulating them on their successes .
e say goodbye to a number of staff at the end of this year and I wish them all the very best for the future. I look forward to welcoming both our new cohort of Year 7 students and students from other schools who will be joining our Sixth Form in September.
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n further developments I am delighted to inform you that we have received planning permission to construct a new fitness suite and PE laboratory, incorporating new changing rooms and our new smartphone app, has proven to be a big hit with parents. In the meantime, enjoy the summer break and I look forward to seeing you all next term.
he main fund raisers are the SGS 1200 Club and the popular Car Boot and Table Top sales. This year 1200 Club membership increased and provided an income (after allocation of prize money) of around £2250, whilst the October, March and May Car Boot and Table Top sales each raised over £1300, collectively generating more than £4000.
ther initiatives, which provide social opportunities for students and/or their families, include the Year 7 and Year 8 Discos and the SGS Box Office. This year the Box Office has offered families the opportunity to buy discounted tickets for seven top shows, including The Lion King, Cats, Singin’ in the Rain and Wicked. Remember to check the PTA section of the website for details of the latest shows on offer!
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he PTA aims to pass on funds to the school as soon as possible, so no time has been lost in finding good causes to support this year. First £2500 was contributed for table tennis tables and hockey nets, then a similar sum went to the Science department for the provision of 20 new microscopes and an online subscription to New Scientist. Meanwhile, the Performing Arts department benefitted from PTA funding for a new sound desk, and the Art department was able to have a new SLR camera.
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e look forward to a similar level of activity in the next academic year, and hope parents will support us by subscribing (or re-subscribing) to the 1200 Club in September!
Oliver! The Musical
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PLEASE SIR, I WANT SOME MORE!
his February Sale Grammar School presented T four performances of Lionel Bart’s ‘Oliver!’ The musical adaptation of this Charles Dickens novel tells the tale of Oliver Twist, a young orphaned boy who escapes the misery of the workhouse by running away to London. Here he is introduced to the conniving and crooked Fagin who teaches Oliver the ways of the ‘pickpocket’.
liver’s “trials and tribulations” were explored O in a show that saw over 340 of the school’s student population involved in its delivery. Family favourites such as ‘Consider Yourself’, ‘Food, Glorious Food’ and ‘I’d Do Anything’ have delighted audiences of young and old for over half a century, so it was no surprise to hear cries of “Please sir, I want some more!” when tickets for this school calendar highlight sold out fast.
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eading ladies Megan Johnstone and Lauren Pryer were exemplary to the younger members of the cast as ‘Nancy’, whilst Ted Sager terrified both students and staff alike with his brooding portrayal of the villainous ‘Bill Sykes’.
ed has become quite accustomed to playing a T scoundrel who meets a sticky end. Last year as West Side Story’s Bernardo he met his maker in a bloody brawl on the streets of New York and this year was no exception as Robert MoranBirch aimed his pistol and fired a single shot that felled the fleeing criminal to rapturous cheers from chorus and audience members alike. “It was a real challenge to keep my voice in good health,” revealed Ted. “Syke’s voice demands a course and rasping sound suited to the character’s sinister nature.”
ll three performers are continuing their study A of the arts at university this September and we wish them the very best of luck.
t was no surprise to see the rambunctious Idelighting members of Fagin’s Gang stealing the limelight, audiences with their playful shenanigans.
After auditioning over 130 students for a role in the gang, 15 students were selected from Years 7 to 10 to pick pockets, eat mouldy sausages and drink gin! Miss Carter remarked on what a pleasure they were to work with, “Rehearsing twice a week is tiring work, especially through the cold winter months, but the gang continued to make us smile and kept our spirits high.”
hen Kiera Pearson sang ‘Boy For Sale’ snow W gently fell from the roof, helping to create the illusion of a frosty winter’s eve. Poor Mr James was directly underneath the snow machine so on the final night, percussionist Beth Fyfe slipped away from her post at the timpani to hold an umbrella over the grateful Musical Director’s head!
ongratulations to all students who took part C in the show whether they were on stage, in the orchestra pit, lugging heavy items of set or manning the lights. Next year Sale Grammar School will produce ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and details about auditions will be announced soon.
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Simon Rimmer Celebrity Chef
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FOOD, GLORIOUS FOOD!
elebrity chef Simon Rimmer cooked C up a Food Technology lesson with a difference when he visited Year 10
students at Sale Grammar School recently. ousehold name Rimmer is a regular face on H TV cookery programmes, currently with his ‘Sunday Brunch’ series on Channel 4 and has two
local restaurants, ‘Earle’ in Hale and ‘Greens’ in Didsbury, which the Guardian newspaper described as ‘one of the most exciting restaurants in the UK’. hef Rimmer demonstrated the art of C disassembly where he explored existing products and their ingredients, explaining
to the students how to create a similar taste sensation presented in an entirely different way.
is pan fried sea bass on a bed of samphire and H piccalilli inspired sauce filled the room with its aromatic scents, but the millionaire shortbread mousse was the real favourite amongst his audience.
immer concluded his visit with a Q&A R session where students asked about his experiences as a chef and TV personality.
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tudent Daniel Brint, who assisted the chef S with his preparation said “Simon has inspired me to be more creative and to experiment using
different flavours in my food. I enjoyed learning how important planning and preparation is to make food taste better which I will use in my cooking.”
eadteacher Mark Smallwood commented H “It was a superb opportunity for our students to work with such a well-respected chef who is so passionate about raising the profile of cooking skills for young people.”
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Young Enterprise
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INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
ear 12 and Year 10 students have worked Y tremendously hard throughout the year to start up their own innovative businesses with Young Enterprise. Both groups were incredibly successful with Year 10s opting to create tie dye t-shirts whilst the Year 12 took a more hands on approach with a cup cake and decorating business.
oth groups braved the wintry conditions to B sell the products at the Christmas markets in Manchester City Centre and both groups also had the opportunity to sell at the Trafford Centre gaining enormous experience from both events.
he teams competed at the Trafford Final held at T Old Trafford football ground in March. Each team worked tirelessly to produce an informative trade
stand and a business report about their business. Both teams were also set the task of devising a 5 minute presentation about the highs and lows of the year- and presenting it in front of the other finalists.
oth teams were very successful over the B year creating new and innovative products. More opportunities will become available for new students to join the Young Enterprise Programme at the start of the next school year.
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Andorra Skiing Experience
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SNOW, SUNSHINE AND LOTS OF FUN
ack in February, 67 students and 8 staff met up at B Manchester Airport to start this year’s ski trip. The destination was the duty-free principality of Andorra. The
group would be skiing part of the Grandvilara Circuit – specifically in the areas of Soldeu and El Tarar. The group were met by one of the parents, Mr Quayle, who had been Terminal Manager for T1. He had kindly offered to steer us through security and checking-in. This was a great help and we are very grateful for all his efforts. he student and staff were also met by rep, Mark T Scarrett, who had spoken at the parents meeting before Christmas. Mark is well known to the school and
has been associated with trips since the mid 90s so we knew we were in good hands. The flight was on time and the group were soon boarding the double-decker coach to the 4-star hotel. As the journey progressed, gaining altitude, evidence of significant snow soon appeared. It was later learnt that there had been 3 weeks of unbroken snowfall in the area prior to arrival – perfect conditions.
ll the meals consisted of help-yourself buffets with A a large variety of foods to suit all tastes – although the concept of ‘hot’ food seemed to be eluding the hotel! The first evening rounded off with a quiz and a mix of excitement and apprehension for the skiing to come.
he next morning saw an early breakfast and the fitting T for the ski equipment. This proved to be extremely efficient – it’s not easy to kit out 75 people in under an hour!
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It was then up the gondola ski lift to meet with instructors.
hey arrived on time and after a ski-off to sort the intermediate T skiers, everyone was duly placed in a group and started to enjoy the snow and sunshine which was to remain all week.
hroughout the week, progress was made at an T incredible rate. The instructors were delighted with the behaviour of the students and, as a result, were able to do
much more with them. This in turn allowed the students to progress even more quickly. Not to be outdone, Mr Dickens put his faith in Mr Philipson to lead him down some slightly more challenging slopes and was amazed when he was told that the red run he thought he’d just skied down was, in fact, a black, the hardest run of all!
venings were taken up with a variety of activities E which included: bingo (not your normal version), a Mr and Miss Andorra competition (cross gender was
never so amusing), swimming, challenges, a dutyfree shopping visit to Pas De La Casa and a disco.
t the end of the week the instructors presented all A the students with certificates and applauded them for their efforts. On the last evening Sale Grammar held its own ‘awards ceremony’ which included our ‘Wally of the Day’ and our ‘Top Tourists’ awards.
member of staff commented; “It was a pleasure to lead A a trip with such a wonderful group of staff and students. They were a credit to the school and to themselves.”
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Scottish Wilderness Challenge
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mountain biking
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second highest mountain
PREPARATION FOR THE CHALLENGE
his summer, eight Sixth Form students will T embark on a challenging five day multi-activity adventure in Scotland. The trip involves journeying
120 kilometres through the wilderness of the Cairngorms National Park, along the famous river Spey, through the ancient Rothiemurchus and Inshriach forests to the high summits of the main plateau. Wild camping throughout the trip should provide the group with some fabulous experiences. On the first day we will journey by canoe down the river Spey through the village of Boat of Garten and the Abernethy Forest. The surrounding Cairngorms Plateau presents a spectacular backdrop as we take on the challenge of the famous ‘washing machine’ section of the river. During the next two days we will be tackling a 70km mountain bike route through the lush and dense surrounding forests. Whilst travelling through the Abernethy Forest we will pass by the stunning solitude of the
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Green Lochan and Loch Morlich. After an isolated wild camp we pedal towards one of Scotland’s most photographed locations, the Loch an Eilein. Passing by the Utah Lochans, we will have the opportunity to capture a glimpse of some goldeneye ducks and greylag geese, before returning to camp. he last two days will involve scaling the Cairngorm Plateau journeying 30km and wild camping close to the impressive summit of Britain’s second highest mountain, Ben Macdui.
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n order to prepare for the trip the group tackled the stunning Mam Tor ridge near Castleton Ibefore ascending the deep gorge of Dove Dale on
a challenging circular route. The blazing sun and 15 kilogramme packs gave the group a taste of what is to come in July. Mr Bridge and Mr PriceUden certainly felt every bit of their respective ages! Every bit of the trip will be captured on the new miniature action camera, the Go Pro Hero. This will be Mr Price-Uden’s final trip with Sale Grammar School, however, we are sure he will continue to be involved with Sale’s rugby through the Alumni Squad in next year’s Hindle Cup.
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Year 7 Kingswood Residential
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A TEAM BUILDING WELCOME TO SGS
October, 171 students and 19 staff Iforntravelled to the Kingswood activity centre the annual Year 7 residential trip. ituated in North Wales, in an area of outstanding S natural beauty, the site is one of the UK’s finest education and adventure centres, offering numerous activities that allow the students to explore the great outdoors. The trip is a key part of the transition programme here at Sale Grammar School and aims to help the students become more independent and confident within themselves.
hrough a series of team building exercises it also T offers a perfect opportunity to make lots of new friends and establish strong bonds with others in their form that they will maintain for the next five years! he excitement started weeks before the trip with the T students speculating on what activities they may be doing and discussing potential outfits for the disco.
Once they arrived they were quick to get involved and displayed great enthusiasm for the duration of the trip, especially when they had to lead each other blindfolded through an obstacle course in the mud!
hey had a chance to create their own music T in Kingswood’s media suite and overcome personal challenges whilst climbing and
abseiling. Evening entertainment included the Kingswood disco and a campfire where the students enjoyed leading each other in song while appreciating hot chocolate and marshmallows.
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he trip was a huge success and the students returned T from the three day residential tired but smiling. Judging from the volume of talking on the coach it was clear
that the students had succeeded in making lots of new friends and many commented on how useful they found the trip in helping them settle into life at Sale Grammar.
ne of our more adventurous students said “I was O really worried when I started climbing Jacob’s ladder as it looked so high, but once I started I was determined to get to the top! The whole trip was amazing!”
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MMU & English News
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geography undergraduates
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gothic tale
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victorian times
ENGLISH FACULTY NEWS
TRUST PARTNER ENGAGEMENT
he Geography department has been delighted T to be able to continue to work closely with Manchester Metropolitan University, one of our school Trust Partners. This is the second year Sale Grammar have hosted a group of Geography undergraduates who have worked in the department as part of their vocational experience. The students worked with classes in all year groups and on a variety of activities.
s part of the link we were invited to take a group A of our students to the university to work in the labs on a number of challenging and interesting themes. 13 students from Year 7 and Year 9 were given the chance to go to MMU in May. All students involved worked incredibly hard all day through demanding activities and were able to respond intelligently asking geographical questions.
here were a variety of workshops including the T opportunity to use high-resolution microscopes to analyse soil samples collected from around the
school. Students also used GIS (Geographical Information Systems) in the computer labs and were able to construct their own shanty towns. All students were fantastic ambassadors for the school whilst having a fun time.
ifty Year 9 students from across all the forms F recently attended a theatre performance of ‘A Woman in Black’ at the Salford Lowry theatre. he production only featured two actors and T is a gothic tale about the influence of the mysterious woman in black, a malevolent ghost, whose appearance is a potent of death and whose character affects various families in a small village during Victorian times, when the play is set. The production was very dark and used subdued lighting and special effects to create a spooky atmosphere.
here were several occasions when the T audience was made to jump, as a result of various sound effects and on one occasion by the appearance of the ghost in the auditorium. The acting was excellent and the students enjoyed their evening at the theatre, which is sure to aid them in studying other theatre works in the future.
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Gifted & Talented
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absolute delight
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social networking
DANCE INITIATIVE GREATER MANCHESTER
n September 2012 students were invited to audition Italented to be part of the Sale Grammar School gifted and dance group. Students who were selected
ranged from Year 7 to Year 12 and all have a variety of dance backgrounds. The gifted and talented dance programme has allowed students to share their own expertise as well as learning new ones from each other.
hey group met weekly to work together to create a T piece of dance ready to audition for Dance Initiative Greater Manchester. Rebecca Young and Abigail Kempson took the lead and attended a workshop led by the Jasmine Vardimon group to learn a motif from their current show “Freedom” that they would then teach to the group, develop and then perform.
fter being successful in the audition process, A the group was invited perform at the Signatures Showcase in Manchester performing at the prestigious
Lowry Theatre in Salford Quays, representing the borough of Trafford. The group performed a piece called “Dream Catcher” an exciting and energetic dance piece, inspired by freedom of dreams from the very ordinary and realistic to the fantastic and surreal.
ecently, the school was invited to attend a R meeting with IGGY, a Gifted and Talented portal based in conjunction with Warwick University.
in their own way and it was a real pleasure to see the different age ranges working so well together. They are all extremely talented and I’m immensely proud of what they have achieved this year”.
e are currently planning to register Gifted W and Talented students to the site and will be holding a meeting at the start of the
iss Langford said “The group were an absolute M delight to work with. Each and every one of them contributed to the production of the piece
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IGGY is a scocial network designed to help gifted young people realise their full potential. It gives members access to great educational resources and encourages them to work with top academics and other gifted young people around the world
next academic year for students and parents.
f you are interested, you can preview the site Iprojects at www.iggy.net. There are lots of inspiring and membership is growing rapidly.
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educational resources
News from Art
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oversubscribed workshops
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ANIMATION & PARADE
alented Meg Houghton-Gilmour has had a T passion for animation since her younger years at Sale Grammar School. She started getting seriously
into animation in KS4 when she submitted a hand drawn animation entitled ‘Mundane Mondays’ as part of her GCSE coursework. In sixth form, her love for animating developed and once again played an important part in her studies. Her final A Level coursework submission entitled ‘Journeys’ features an exquisite hand crafted wire motor bike, laser cut trees and clever special effects.
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ot content with keeping her expertise to herself, Meg also ran extremely successful and oversubscribed animation workshops for budding Year 7 animators over several weeks resulting in some brilliant animations. In addition to this she accompanied Community Arts Coordinator, Mrs Taylor to the Pearce Ward at Wythenshawe Hospital over three afternoons in October to produce a simple animated recipe with Cystic Fibrosis patients. The project was organised in conjunction with Helen Kitchen from Lime, one of Sale Grammar School’s Trust Partners. eg’s hard work and dedication to her craft M was rewarded in February this year, when she was selected to show one of her animations
‘Freshly Ground’ at the 6th British Film Institute’s Future Film Festival at the South Bank in London. This festival showcases tomorrow’s talent and the future of animation. Meg had the opportunity to test audience reaction to her film, and to learn a few industry ropes from experts in their field. Meg said “It was full of like minded people that were interested in the same things as me and I got the chance to visit several workshops whilst I was there, including an interview with Sam Fell, the director of ‘Paranorman’ which was really interesting.”
rt students in Year 7 and 8 were recently A invited to take part in the Manchester Parade. Artist Clare from the prestigious arts events
company Walk The Plank (www.walktheplank. co.uk) worked with our students. The workshops were a riot of colourful ribbons and fabrics as students created banners for the parade. Daisy and Hannah recall, “The best thing was working with all the different colours. I loved the creativity involved in assembling our own flags.”
he sun shone, as the students paraded T from MOSI through central Manchester, as part of the carnival float created by the Indian
Association. Costumes and faces were covered in colour to celebrate the Indian Holi festival of colour. The Indian Association performers played traditional Indian instruments, and the students were encouraged to join in with traditional Indian dancing as they moved through the city centre. Great clouds of coloured powder were released in the Holi festival tradition. For Maya the best thing about participating was, “the experience and all the music – not just seeing all the music and colours, but being a part of it was brilliant.”
ale Grammar School Art department have S a long tradition of working with the Indian Association, as they also invite students annually
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to participate in the Festival of Diwali, at Platt Fields Park in October. We hope to see you there in 2013.
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Design & Technology News
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dragons’ den
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st ann’s hospice
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food roadshow
ANOTHER BUSY YEAR
n Design and Technology it has been another Ipitch busy year. It began with a ‘dragons den’ style by groups of Year 9 students to design and make products that could be sold to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice. The competition was organised by Manchester Airport and featured schools from across Greater Manchester. Our representatives won the dragon’s investment in order to put their product into production and did really well selling their paper bead bracelets at a number of sales events, including the airport itself, raising £580.00 for the charity.
n the Easter holiday, staff ran a technology Itechniques workshop for Year 7 students to try some new in Graphics, Electronics and Textiles.
Bright rainbow insects were printed, laser cut from card and constructed into 3D models. An electronic memory game was built, soldered and assembled into a case designed using Adobe Illustrator, and the students used their imagination to create a Textiles monster and developed skills using the sewing machine. The results of the workshop were excellent and student feedback from all three projects was very positive, and the course will definitely be running again in the future.
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am from the Junk Food Roadshow visited Year 9s to talk about healthy eating and how to make your own healthy junk food. Students made their own healthy versions of pizza, discussing the nutrition of the range of ingredients included.
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he group then sampled the end product T and all agreed how tasty it was. Sam discussed the importance of fibre in our diets and the risk of being overweight or obese. It was then time to look at a currently controversial topic – what really goes into burgers.
ne of the students read out a list of ingredients O that make up the beef burger and they were added to the food processor, including the Ox heart!
A number of students stated how they would think twice before buying a product and consider reading the label to check just what is going into their food.
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Geography
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AN ACTIVE AND PACKED YEAR
he Geography department has enjoyed T another busy and active year at school with lots of fieldtrips to support our teaching and learning.
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ear 7 fieldwork is undertaken locally including the classification of school land use, questionnaires into changes in shopping habits and in the summer term, groups will be constructing eco-trails around the school grounds.
n Year 8 all students visited the Sefton coast Ienvironments. in May 2013 to investigate two different coastal Although we were very lucky with the weather being dry we experienced some of the windiest conditions we have ever seen whilst trying to measure the angle of the dunes at Ainsdale. ear 9 students all completed their enquiry Y into the impact of tourism in Castleton, Derbyshire in September 2012. Staff were impressed by the high quality of reports that were written based on the primary data collection.
CSE students will be going to Bowness G on Windermere to collect their data for the Controlled Assessment Task at the end of June. We are keeping our fingers crossed for good weather in order to be able to carry out our work.
ur A Level students have enjoyed a number O of field work days to help consolidate knowledge and understanding of topics on their specification including the changing characteristics of the River Bollin, Macclesfield, glacial landscapes at Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia and retail change in the Trafford Centre.
he Sixth Form has also been supported T with guest speakers from the George House Trust in Manchester and lectures at
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e are delighted that five of our A level W geographers are going on to university to read Geography or a Geography related degree,
especially Charlotte Daffern who has an offer from University Cambridge to study Geography.
n addition, in November 2012, we entered a group IAssociation of Year 11’s in the Manchester Geographical Worldwise Quiz held annually at Stockport Grammar School. The team of Luke Jamieson, Daniel Grant and Luke Jenkinson were superb and led the other teams through all rounds, just to be pipped into second place in the last round. We were very proud of their achievements.
inally we would like to thank Miss Eeles for all F her hard work and dedication to the school and especially to the Geography department over the last 5 years. She has been an asset to the team and she will be missed by staff and students. We wish her the best of luck for her new role as Head of department at Stretford Grammar School.
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Maths & ICT Updates
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ecdl in year 9
ICT PROGRAMMING STRATEGIES
has continued to be a key component of Sale IourCT Grammar’s curriculum this year. For the first time, Year 9 students have been given the opportunity
to undertake the ECDL Level 2 qualification. To date over 71% have passed all four modules and have obtained the qualification and more are adding to this all the time. This is a real testament to the hard work put in by Year 9 this year. Years 7 and 8 have continued to meet new challenges throughout the year with a greater emphasis on multimedia work, programming strategies and data handling. Year 10 students have also been successfully following the ECDL course and we also have a new GCSE group following the Edexcel course for the first time. The girls from this group recently took part in the BBC’s ‘Women in Technology’ day at Media City in Salford where they learnt all about the huge variety of careers that are open to them. They were even able to watch a news bulletin being broadcast live from the studio and had the opportunity to ask the presenter Roger Johnson and his technical team all about their work. tudents have recently been introduced to the art S of games design and are learning what it takes to create and develop a strategic first-person interactive game. Some fabulous games have been created as a result! E-safety continues to play a vital role in our curriculum and students are made aware of and encouraged to discuss aspects such as cyberbullying, the responsible use of social media and many of the legal aspects associated with the use of ICT.
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air-conditioned computer suite in Room The6 hasnewproved to be a great success and looks
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fantastic. Students are also increasingly making use of our new remote desktop system which allows them to log in to the school network from home to access their work files and school software and continue their studies at home. To improve the Sixth Form’s access to learning technology, students are now able to bring their own devices into school and, once registered with the ICT department to ensure our safety policies are adhered to, they can use these to work on in our Learning Resource Centre during their study periods. This has proved to be a real success in helping students make the best use of their learning time.
A NEW ANGLE ON MATHS
hroughout this academic year students from Year T 8 and 9 have had the chance to attend an after school club to explore how mathematics can inspire
artwork. They have looked at a variety of different mathematical topics and techniques which can create aesthetically pleasing images and patterns. Using symmetry and reflection students created intricate and delicate snowflakes by folding and cutting paper.
sing the same concepts students also designed U colourful Rangoli patterns which are traditionally used during the Diwali festival. Students created
their own tessellations using a mathematical process based on tessellating regular shapes while being inspired by the artist Escher. One student commented that “It was an opportunity for me to try out different ideas with different shapes”. Students furthered their understanding of Loci by using ‘spirographs’ and discovered another tool to produce art work.
esley Halliwell’s work was particular inspirational. L One student described this session as a “Unique, new experience”. Students also discovered how to create a variety of epicycloids and produced work in both pencil and wool. One student commented on how much they had enjoyed discovering “that straight lines make wonderful artwork” by creating the illusion of smooth curves. This work is now on display in the Mathematics department.
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spirographs
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RE, Sociology & Politics
places of worship
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temple & mosque
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mmu students
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house of lords
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jewish museum
INSPIRING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
he RE team decided to venture into two T different places of worship with our Religious Studies exam classes. Our AS Buddhism groups
visited Manchester Fo Guang Shan Temple in Stretford. This is a relatively new Mahayana Temple and has three beautiful shrine rooms which are elaborately decorated. Venerable Qi gave us a warm welcome plus a fascinating insight into Buddhist beliefs and practices.
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ll students were given karma bracelets as a gift, which added to their enjoyment of the trip. Our GCSE Year 10 class visited Didsbury Mosque and Islamic Centre in February. The mosque is a converted church which comprises of a prayer hall, ablution facilities and various educational facilities. Our students were given an informative lecture and tour of the mosque and all its facilities. Yet again we were warmly welcomed and given excellent hospitality. The whole of Year 7 visited Saint Anne’s Church and enjoyed an excellent tour with Father Julian and other members of the congregation. In addition to learning about the features and various uses of the church our students also supported the Fairtrade stall. June we hosted a team of post graduate Iournstudents from MMU who were working with Sixth Form students regarding aspects of
university life and approaches to A2 teaching. Six RE PGCE students from MMU guided a group of AS RE students around a selection of paintings in Manchester City Art Gallery. Themes of Replacement Theology and Eschatology were expertly linked to famous paintings such as The Golden Gate by Valentine Cameron Prinsep.
e are delighted that four of our current A2 W students have offers to study Theology at Oxford, Edinburgh, Birmingham and
Manchester and we wish them every success. Overall a fantastic year for the RE department!
member of the House of Lords visited school to A encourage students to engage more with the political and parliamentary process. Lord Sharkey
met with Year 10 students to talk about the work and role of the House of Lords. This was followed by a question and answer session on various aspects of the parliamentary process and life at Westminster.
he visit was arranged through the Lord T Speaker’s ‘Peers in Schools’ programme. This continuing outreach programme sends
members of the House of Lords into schools and colleges across the country to give talks in support of the citizenship curriculum.
wenty Year 12 Sociology students, accompanied T by Miss Molloy and Mrs Blackburn, visited the Manchester Jewish Museum in Cheetham Hill. The purpose of the visit was to learn more about Judaism and to hear from an Orthodox Jew what it means to be a Jew in 21st Century Britain.
r Jeremy Michaelson (Learning Officer) gave M a personal insight into his everyday life and religious practices. He also answered many
challenging questions from our students with great patience and humour. The setting of the synagogue made this a very unique experience. The wealth of old photographs and displays in the synagogue gave a real sense of the history and importance of the Jewish community in Manchester. In all a very successful outing and good preparation for the Year 13 A2 Sociology module “Beliefs in Society”.
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History Highlights
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VISITS TO THE USA AND LONDON
he February USA trip was most definitely one T to remember, travelling from Washington DC to New York via a brief stop in Philadelphia. In
Washington we visited historical landmarks such as the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Mall whilst on a morning walking tour of the beautiful city. For many, a highlight of the trip was the visit to the White House, where America’s most powerful man resides; we had the luck of seeing Obama himself leave for Georgia in his private helicopter.
chilling visit to the United States Holocaust A Memorial Museum really hit home, causing a mixture of reactions from all of the students on
the trip. Whilst interesting, it was also a heartbreaking insight into the darker side of WWII. Amidst the learning, we took the time to enjoy trips to the cinema, Pentagon City shopping mall and takeout joint “Five Guys”, where the title “World’s Best Burgers” really does mean something! The second half of the trip in New York was truly unforgettable. The fast paced city lived up to its reputation with something to do on every corner. Throughout the weekend we strolled through Central Park, taking in the beautiful sights and re-enacting some iconic movie scenes.
n the first evening we took the plunge and O viewed the city from the top of the icy cold Empire State Building, the night time view being
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something we would advise everyone to try and
see in their lifetime. A daytime ferry ride around Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty was a great yet rather chilly experience, giving the opportunity not only to see Manhattan from the water but to catch glimpses of well known areas such as Brooklyn too.
the ‘city that never sleeps’ we experienced Ithenfirst-hand the chaos of Times Square and Hard Rock Café, enjoying a fantastic meal
before getting the chance to see Mamma Mia on Broadway, a show that lifted everyone’s spirits, with even Miss Mattox getting up for a song and dance! This really was a once in a lifetime trip which will be remembered for years to come.
ver the course of two days earlier this term, O the History department also took two groups of Year 10 GCSE students to the Cabinet War Rooms in London. Both groups had the opportunity to look around the museum for a couple of hours, viewing specialist exhibitions and gaining a flavour of how WWII was managed. he students had a great time, especially T the second group who were lucky enough to be invited to visit Downing Street. Both
groups then went on a walking tour and on the London Eye before heading home.
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Modern Foreign Languages
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
s another year passes by in MFL, the faculty A has seen SGS students continuing and building on the fantastic successes of last year.
At the beginning of November, our Year 13 French students participated for the first time in the prestigious North West Schools Modern Languages Debating Competition at Cheadle Hulme School. This competition allows A Level linguists to pit their wits and debate against other students from schools both state and private as well as sixth forms from across the north of England. Tommy O’Callaghan and Ruth Akinradewo represented Sale and performed valiantly on the day against Bolton Girls Grammar, Manchester High School for Girls and Stockport Grammar. Despite some fantastic word play and a cavalier like display from Tommy we were narrowly squeezed out by one point from qualification for the semi-finals, so better luck next time! ur linguists have enjoyed more success in O the annual Oxford University French Film Competition. Last year Joe Inwood, won the overall
prize in the KS4 category and this year we have enjoyed similar success with Dominic Jones coming runner-up in the same category for his re-written ending to the film, “Comme une image” or to give it its English title, “Look at me”. Dominic has won a £50 gift voucher for his efforts and I’m sure we will enjoy similar success in the competition next year.
ale Grammar School was also very fortunate S to be selected to participate for the very first time in the annual European Union Translation Competition or to use its proper Latin title “Juvenes Translatores”. This is an annual competition to find Europe’s best translator from right across the European Union and we were one of only a handful of schools in Greater Manchester to be selected. Our A2 French and Spanish students were all given a text in the foreign language to translate into English.
his competition takes place simultaneously right T across Europe so all participants are actually translating at the same time. Our students did very
well at our first attempt and Bianca Tuna received a special commendation for her excellent use of target language and the style of her translation. Fingers crossed we are selected next year and here’s hoping for more success next time round.
inally the highlight of the year for Year 7 budding linguists came around once again F at the start of March as the French and Spanish
Spelling Bee contestants made their way to MMU to do battle with the other schools from the north-west of England. Manon Le Coq, Luke Robinson, Patrik Wolowski and Shalvi Chabra had managed to come out on top in the Sale Grammar competition and were representing the school at MMU. Sadly, we were not as successful as last year where Laura Walsh and George Hilton both qualified for the national finals but Manon excelled on the day and qualified for a place in the final which will take place in Cambridge at the start of July. A big well done to all involved and best of luck to Manon for the national final!
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An Update from Science
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A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR IN SCIENCE
he Science Faculty has been a hive of activity T throughout the year. A programme of competitions, trips and extra-curricular activities across all three science subjects were a regular feature.
e have benefitted from some wonderful gifts W from the PTA this year; they provided some superb new microscopes for the Biology department
ollowing a summer holiday undergoing research as F part of the Nuffield Research Placement scheme, Rohma Abrar and Bianca Tuna from Year 13 produced
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group of budding young eco-warriors in Year 9, A accompanied by Mr Guinan, entered a Climate Science competition organised by MOSI. The task
and also a subscription to the on-line version of the New Scientist magazine which students can access from home, via the school website. any students are to be found in the Science block in the evenings attending various extracurricular activities. Our very popular Astronomy GCSE for Year 9 students has been extended this year so that two classes have been studying the subject after school with Dr Taylor and Mr Priest. On another evening a group of invited Year 8 students attend the After School Science and Engineering Club, run by Dr Taylor, doing a wide range of STEM activities. The Go4SET team (six Year 8 students) also meet regularly in the evening supervised by Mr Murray. Over three months they have worked with mentors from “Morson Projects”, an engineering consultancy, to design an eco-classroom; they hope to be awarded the Silver CREST Award for their entry. he four Year 8 students, supported by Dr T Davies, who recently competed in the annual ‘Salters’ Festival’ Chemistry competition, finished
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in second place – finishing ahead of local rivals such as Manchester Grammar, Stretford Grammar and Altrincham Girls’ Grammar Schools.
displays and presentations to achieve their Gold CREST Awards. In Spring, Rohma then went on to exhibit the findings of her research at the Big Bang Fair in London.
involved planning and running an event to raise awareness of climate change and to promote ways of reducing carbon footprints; the students gave presentations in Hall assemblies as part of this and they are eagerly waiting to hear whether their entry was successful.
ear 12 chemists attended a tour of teaching labs at Y the University of Manchester, participating in a task to make their own organic molecule and then identify it
through a range of spectroscopic techniques. Year 12 physicists had the opportunity to visit the One Day School for A level Physics at the University of Manchester to hear about recent innovations in the subject and Year 12 biologists are shortly to go on a fieldtrip to support their course. Many of the A level Science students have attended evening lectures in Manchester, such as those organised by the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, to extend and broaden their knowledge.
e have been fortunate to have been selected W to form a judging panel to help choose the winner of the Royal Society Young People’s book prize. There are ten Year 7 students who are busy reading and assessing copies of the six shortlisted, children’s books we have been sent.
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Science in the Community
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
ale Grammar School’s Science Community S Engagement Programme is wide ranging and benefits students at Sale Grammar School
(particularly the Sixth Form students who assist Mr Fowler and Mr Guinan to run the sessions), as well as other young people in the surrounding area.
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s part of this programme, local primary schools regularly participate in workshops which use our facilities. For example, Year 4 students from St Joseph’s RC Primary School came to learn all about electricity. Year 5 students from Holy Family Primary School learnt about Friction at a workshop in their own school. There have also been Saturday workshops for students from a wide range of local primary schools such as an exciting Space day last Autumn. s part of Sale Grammar School’s family learning A programme, students and parents from a number of local primary schools participated in a
series of ‘SCRUFF’ (Science for Children ready to Use with Family and Friends) evening classes. Each session involved a range of practical tasks such as distinguishing between different metal compounds using flame tests, identifying acids and alkalis with indicators, measuring the amount of energy stored in food and dissecting hearts and lungs.
omments such as: “I enjoyed the workshop very much” and “I think it was fun and C you should do lots more like them!” show that everyone had a great time learning new science.
collaboration with Sale High School and I10nAltrincham College of Arts, a group a Year dual science students attended the ‘GCSE
Science Live’ conference at the Lowry Theatre hearing celebrity scientists such as Professor Jim Al-Khalili and Professor Sir Robert Winston talk about their specialist areas of cutting edge science.
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verall a brilliantly successful year for Sale O Grammar’s Science department and we hope for many more fantastic years like this to come.
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Music & Drama
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MUSIC FOR ENJOYMENT
he Music department has enjoyed a variety T of musical activity throughout the academic year. Students have had the opportunity to participate in a wide range of ensembles, all of which performed in the Christmas concerts across two evenings to two large and appreciative audiences. In addition to the Christmas concert, the brass group has support the local community in their Christmas celebrations by performing carols at Ashton-on-Mersey Christmas markets.
he Young Voices choir attended the prestigious Music for Youth Festival, performing alongside T schools from the North West and receiving
feedback from two esteemed judges. Students rose to the challenge of performing and supported each other to produce a fantastic performance.
CSE and A Level students attended a BBC G Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal at Media City. They received expert knowledge on how orchestral music is composed and rehearsed by professional musicians. The building blocks of several classical pieces were explained and students were able to direct questions to members of the orchestra and the conductor.
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he Winter Recital Evening was well attended by members of the community and students, giving the GCSE students the opportunity to perform in an informal setting, preparing them for their performance assessment. Events such as Awards Evening have allowed individual students to further develop their confidence in performing to an audience.
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he department has invested in new technology, T with the introduction of Magix Music Maker allowing Key Stage 3 students the opportunity
to compose using music technology. This has proved popular and accessible for all students and has resulted in some fantastic work.
s part of the BA Manchester Metropolitan Primary A School teacher training, students have to deliver a placement focussing on theArts within a primary setting.
hey approached Sale Grammar School staff T for support and the team, Mrs Merron and Mr Townsend, delivered a suite of workshops in dance, drama and music during the last week of the spring term 2013 at Woodheys Primary School, Sale.
he Year 5 students were most enthusiastic about T the project which culminated in a performance to parents and students in Class 1 at the end of the week.
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Andy Hindle Memorial Cup
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SGS V ALUMNI
his year’s Hindle Cup proved to be a T celebration of rugby at Sale Grammar. For the past two years we have forged very strong
links with Sale Sharks through their Connections scheme. The aim of the scheme is to provide partner schools and clubs with the opportunity to promote rugby. Helen Stuart, the Sharks’ community officer, has been very impressed by the commitment and enthusiasm that our students have shown. We have helped with a variety of events from refereeing tag rugby tournaments, helping with charity events during match day to appearing as Sharky the mascot. Helen was also impressed with the work that the school has done with the Ben Cohen Foundation (Ben, the 2003 World Cup winner, played for Sale Sharks for one season). Sale Sharks are represented on our First XV kit and for many years they have also provided a player for the presentation of the Hindle Cup. The focus of the Hindle Cup this year was on cementing the rugby revolution throughout the school and the wider community.
eywood Road was host to the inaugural fixture H between Sale’s First XV and an invited Alumni Squad. The Alumni team was made up of players
from past first team squads with Sean Clayton being the elder statesmen having left Sale Grammar in 2006. It was wonderful to see so many old players return to join in the celebratory atmosphere. The event began with inter hall competitions held during the school day and led into a buffet for the Alumni and players’ families. The atmosphere was invigorating as former students and staff reminisced about their experiences at Sale.
n the pitch both sides tried to stamp their O authority on the game. The pace was high and set piece play was fiercely contested. Our boys had prepared for the physicality of the match
by touring to Cumbria and playing fixtures against some strong and powerful opposition. With the likes of Ben Thompson and Lewis Huffman in the front row and Darius Bosmans in the second row, we presented a mighty challenge to the old boys. As is often the case the break down area proved to be the source of most of the action and some of the collisions sent shockwaves through the crowd!
he scores remained close until the sixtieth T minute mark where the Alumni team pulled away. Sale upped the intensity for the remaining twenty
minutes, however, the Alumni players managed to hold on and thwarted a couple of attempts to cross over to win the game. The atmosphere in the changing rooms reflected the efforts that the First XV had put in as the players were exhausted. The game was played in a spirit which reflects the core values of the rugby revolution that is taking place at Sale. Both squads got together after the game to catch up with each other. This fixture will continue to grow and next year will see the almighty clash between Mr Crampton’s Sale Grammar First XV v Mr Price-Uden’s Alumni XV. The evening was dedicated to former student David Tait who tragically passed away recently.
anny Richards was awarded the David D Tait Memorial Plaque by David’s school friend Callum Shevlin. Next year we plan
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to fill the stands with former students and staff, and everyone is looking forward to it.
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Carington Hall News
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FRIENDLY COMPETITION
t’s been yet another eventful year in Carington Ilessons Hall! Hundreds of points have been awarded in and during extra-curricular activities. The
involvement in inter hall competitions has been overwhelming and record amounts of money have been raised for very worthwhile charities.
ne of the first Hall events to set the year O off to a flying start was the inter-form dodge ball. Caringtonians proved to be experts
in the 5 ‘D’s of dodgeball (Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge!) with epic victories in Year 9 and 11, helping Carington to win the competition overall, a fantastic start to the year! or a second year students and staff at Sale F Grammar have shown a huge amount of support for the Wood Street Mission charity. Wood Street
Mission is a local charity operating within Greater Manchester who provide children and families with essential food supplies and household items through times of hardship. Hundreds of students chose to make a donation and the timing of our contribution ensured that many families struggling in the current economic climate could enjoy a good meal and have a festive Christmas period.
n November, Sale Grammar School held its third ITwenty annual bake-off in support of Children in Need. pairs of staff and students entered and
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produced a range of culinary delights. Despite a valiant effort from the Carington partnerships, the prizes of bake-off king and queen were awarded
to Deva student Euan Matthews from 9L, ably assisted by Miss McIver. All the entries were sold in a bake-sale, and within minutes platters of cakes and cookies had been exchanged for piles of coins. The donation made to Children in Need will help support children throughout the UK.
ne of the highlights in the Halls calendar this O year was our annual Charity Day. Students voted for their charity of choice to support, and Carington Hall decided this year our donation would go towards helping the good work that WaterAid carry out in the developing world, providing safe drinking water and sanitation. The day itself was a roaring success. Charity bands blasted out brilliant music, Krispy Kreme doughnuts sold out within minutes, and there were more stalls and activities crammed into the main hall at lunchtime than anybody thought possible! The energy around school was electric and through everybody’s hard work and team effort a huge total of £4518.76 was raised by the school. As this was split evenly between the four Hall charities, the overall Carington contribution to Water Aid was £1129.69 beating the total from last year. This was also Water Aid’s biggest oneoff donation from a school for the whole of 2013.
here is still everything to play for in the race T to win the Hall Cup at the end of the year. At present Carington and Deva are vying for pole
position, still with final point totals and Sports Day to be factored in. Regardless of the end result, huge congratulations have to be awarded to the members of Carington Hall for their energy, enthusiasm and positive contributions which help to make Sale Grammar School the friendly and vibrant environment it is to work and learn in.
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Deva Hall News
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t has been yet again a brilliant year for Deva Hall. Students have helped to raise massive amounts of money for well deserving chosen charities and at the same time have had a fantastic time fiercely competing in inter hall competitions and being awarded hall points individually throughout the year. ale Grammar’s 2013 Charity Day proved once S again to be a fantastic success. Deva Hall decided to continue their support for the Malawi charity, a charity they feel extremely strongly about. Deva managed to donate a huge £1050 to the charity that went towards funding a project to enable Jali Youth Centre to stay up and running and achieve better sustainability. Currently the Jali staff workers donate their time to the centre for only half pay, around £40 per month, and the centre is sadly short of vital resources. The money raised by Deva Hall will go towards funding crucial HIV testing and also a counselling programme, which is hoped to inspire behaviour change to help create a generation free of HIV.
nother highlight of the year for Deva Hall was A the Easter ‘Eggstravanganza’ organised by Head of Art Miss McLean. The competition was
for Year 7 students to decorate hard boiled eggs around a theme of their choice. The enthusiasm roused was huge and students had an amazing time decorating their eggs in varying creative themes. The judging was extremely difficult however Deva Hall prevailed winning both first and second place. Billy Burns achieved first place with his Mr Men inspired eggs and Luca Loftus Kerr came second with his superheroes assembly. Well done to those who competed.
port played a huge part of Deva’s successes S this year and inter hall hockey and rugby was first on the list. The 2013 competition was organised
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on a new format with captains selecting a team made up of players from Years 7 & 8 and 9 & 10. The teams representing the Halls then, much to their delight had the afternoon off timetable to compete. The three hours of competition that took place was an excellent display of the schools talent and proved to be extremely enjoyable to participants and spectators alike.
r Churchill, Welsh rugby legend & PE teacher M said, “The level of commitment and enthusiasm was outstanding and the skill level during the matches was of an extremely high quality. All the matches were played in the spirit of true sportsmanship.” The results for Year 7 & 8 were: 1st – Salix, 2nd Massey, 3rd Deva & 4th Carington. In the Years 9 & 10 competition, the results were: 1st Carington, 2nd Salix, 3rd Deva & 4th Massey. Both these results reflect Deva Hall really well and all members of the Hall were extremely proud. he inter hall hockey competition was a T showcase of high quality school sport played with great enthusiasm. The matches were expertly
umpired by Year 11 GCSE PE students who were using the opportunity to practice their officiating skills in readiness for their practical examination. Miss Langford, who coaches many of the girls who participated said “The level of skill that was displayed today was fantastic and reflects the growing participation and the commitment to extra-curricular hockey by the students. I was incredibly proud of all those that played today”.
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Massey Hall News
5300 mvp points
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competitions this year our Year 8s have Ifirstndemonstrated their quick reactions by coming in the Dodgeball competition. Massey also did
A WONDERFUL MASSEY YEAR
012-2013 has been a very successful year 2 for Massey Hall. Students were nominated as a Superstars over 192 times and are second overall in terms of MVP points, with over 5300 collected so far! This is as a result of the hard work of every student in Massey, well done!
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here have been many successful and enjoyable hall activities this year. This is thanks to our Massey staff members as well as our fantastic hall representatives. Representatives from each form have met fortnightly since the start of September. They discussed hall activities and made suggestions for improvements to last year’s activities. Some hall council meetings involved a Q & A session with Mr Smallwood or Mr Wilson, in which students had the opportunity to discuss important matters directly with their Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher.
his year we had a new addition to Massey T hall, 7G! We welcomed them, along with Mrs Pendlington, into our midst, and they have been
involved in every hall competition, collected dozens of hall points, and even raised the most money out of everyone on our annual Charity Day!
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a fantastic job in the Table Tennis tournament in which we came joint first. We were deemed to be the Best Assemblers by Mr Wilson for our ability to sit down quietly and patiently while waiting for the assembly to begin; an excellent achievement. Our linguistic spellers Patryk Wolowski and Shalvi Chabra in 7G have also done us proud this year by coming joint first in the French Spelling Bee.
his year’s Charity Day was a great success. T Massey Hall voted to support the Alex Hulme Foundation. This was following an outstanding
presentation by Daye Bajela in 9R, in which he discussed how Alex Hulme had been a friend of many students at Sale Grammar School before he sadly passed away from a form a cancer called Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Alex’s mum, Nicola Hulme visited the school to tell her story in even more detail during Massey Hall assembly, and it was very clear that we had made the right choice. On the day itself, every form in Massey prepared a stall for Charity Day.
G had a Lollipop Lucky Dip, 8E did a Chocolate 7 Tombola, 8L did Face Painting, 9R did Henna patterns, 10G had a popular Sponge the Teacher activity, 10E did the Tin Can Alley and 11L ran a ‘Guess the Number of Sweets in the Jar’ stall. It was a hive of activity, with charity wristbands and Krispy Kreme doughnuts also being sold on the day. In total we raised £4518.76, which meant a staggering £1129.69 went to the Alex Hulme Foundation, a fantastic achievement that will undoubtedly make a difference.
has been a fantastic year full of energy, Iandtpositive contributions and success, we look forward to seeing more of the same next year. Well done Massey!
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Salix Hall News
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nthusiasm for the Charity Day votes overcame E the snowy start to 2013 as Salix Hall voted on Faye’s Wish as their chosen charity and began
COMPETITIVE CALENDAR
rom a festive victory in the Recycled Wreath F Competition to sum supremacy in the UKMT Junior Maths Challenge, 2012-13 has
been a varied and exciting year for Salix Hall.
he competitive calendar began in November T with the SGS Bake Off when cupcake queens Miss Hall and Bronwyn Tero whisked up 175 hall points for Salix after being awarded 3rd place in the annual challenge and contributing to the total of £170.00 raised for Children in Need. Yet as the crumbs of defeat were brushed away and the month formerly known as November sprouted into ‘Movember’, Year 10 Salix superheroes dodgeballed to victory in the Sports Hall. A further 100 hall points were earned as moustachioed SGS staff and Sixth Form ‘mo bros’ sported an interesting range of facial hair to raise awareness of men’s health.
hilst the Christmas lights shone at Student Services the Wood Street Mission W Christmas Collection was well underway as all
four hall communities pulled together to help brighten up the festive season for some of Manchester’s underprivileged children. Students contributed Christmas food and treats whilst simultaneously raising our very respectable points total by the end of the first term. Alongside Catherine Sadler’s beautiful pearlescent winning contribution to the Year 8 Recycled Wreath competition, the first term was a great success.
preparations for the best fundraiser yet. In the sporting arena victorious Year 7 Table Tennis whiz kids and supporters continued to raise our points total only to be matched in the spring term when our formidable Year 7 and 8 Rugby squad put the Salix tree on the trophy once more for the inter hall Hindle Cup. Yet, the battle was not just being fought on the field as a war of words was staged between the school’s literary luminaries in the Year 8 SGS Super Read and the UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, bringing home the bronze and gold respectively - students from Salix Hall should be extremely proud. spite of all of our fantastic achievements, the Iwasnmoment that crystallised our hall’s philosophy Charity Day. The hall was packed with fairground stalls designed and funded by each individual form, creating a marketplace of activity to raise money in memory of local girl Faye Proudlove. As a result, The Institute of Cancer Research and Faye’s Wish will reap the benefits from a huge donation of £1129.69 towards research into childhood cancer for years to come.
nd so as we bid a wistful farewell to the A academic year, feeling sunnier about ourselves and having grown with our achievements, there
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Sporting News
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A SUPERB YEAR FOR SPORT
t has been a fantastic year of sport here Iincredible at Sale Grammar School, with some achievements taking place, it really has been a year to remember! ear 8 Y enjoyed this year.
student Lewis Rogers has a fantastic hockey season Having recently become goalkeeper, he has quickly progressed to representing the North West of England in a national U13 UK tournament and winning!
ewis’ hockey journey began at a local L hockey club in Timperley with his own age group. He was soon put up to the Year 10 and
11s team, trained with the men’s 1st team and was chosen to play for the county team in the older age group. Lewis has also been accepted into the U15 Manchester Pumas JRPC. owadays Lewis’ club wins many tournaments N with their star goalkeeper who, in his latest tournament against all the teams in the Trafford area, let in just 3 goals during the 6-day tournament.
ithin the curriculum, we have again had W excellent numbers enrolled onto our Short Course and Full Course GCSE PE, and judging by the tremendous hard work and effort put in by all students, we are very hopeful of some excellent grades once again. This year has also seen a number of students complete a variety of leadership courses in hockey and cricket,
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taking their first steps to becoming leaders, coaches and officials in their chosen sports.
n top of this we have had a variety of inter hall O sports competitions, with students from the halls of Carington, Deva, Massey and Salix competing against
each other in rugby, hockey, dodgeball and table tennis. The friendly competitiveness was a joy to behold, with every competitor giving their all for their hall team!
he PE & Sport Faculty has also run numerous T trips throughout the past school year. Year 13 students have had opportunities to attend physiology
lectures and take part in lab visits at Manchester Metropolitan University. The final year students were also presented with the chance to attend a special Sports Science trip held at the Museum of Science and Industry, and a visit to the new National Football Museum in Manchester, with all trips proving very informative and useful, not only in regards to their A2 course, but also ahead of their prospective progression from Sale Grammar School. There have also been trips for the Year 7 rugby squad to a local development session, and Year 11 students have been able to brush up on their orienteering skills ahead of their GCSE Practical exams with trips to nearby Bruntwood Park where they received professional orienteering coaching. However, one of the biggest trips of this calendar year was the Ski Trip to Andorra in February. With over 65 students in attendance, from beginners to advanced skiers, it was an incredible trip that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. t has also been an excellent year for our extraIdevelopment curricular sports teams. We have seen the of our netball, hockey and rounders
squads, with a lot of work being put in from both staff and students to create strong, competitive teams in Years 7 to 11, who will be able to compete with the best teams locally and regionally.
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BUILDING ON SKILLS
he schools rugby squads have also undergone T huge development over the past school year, with teams of varying ages participating in more
tournaments and competitions than ever before. From development sessions and Rugby Sevens competitions, to full scale rugby fixtures, the squads have improved incredibly over the past 12 months, and will now be able to progress and compete even further next year. The progress of Rugby at Sale Grammar can also be demonstrated by the annual Hindle Cup Fixture. This year, a crowd of over 400 people gathered at Heywood Road to watch a game between Sale Grammar School First XI and first time opponents Sale Grammar School Alumni. In an entertaining and close game, the final score was Sale Grammar 1st XI 15 – 19 Sale Grammar School Alumni, yet it was also a night of celebration of past achievements and reunions! he 2012/2013 school year also saw the T return of more regular swimming meetings and galas. With a variety of students from different year groups, the opportunities of swimming galas and competitions enticed numerous students to compete, which bodes very well next year where hopefully the interest will continue to grow and Sale Grammar School can continue to build their swimming teams.
n cross-country, the school was represented fantastically at the Trafford Championships in IDecember. With numerous teams entered into
the competition, many Sale Grammar Students achieved top 20 finishes which is a remarkable achievement. On top of this, the Year 8/9 boys team also managed to finish as winners of the boys competition at their age group. Year 8/9 Sale Grammar School Indoor TheRowing squad were another team who
represented the school in fantastic fashion this past year. The boys performed excellently throughout their season, reaching the Greater Manchester County finals, which is a magnificent achievement. o match all of these fantastic achievements from our extra-curricular sports teams, the Sale Grammar School football teams have had their best ever season! Reaching 6 out of 10 Trafford Finals, this year will really take some beating. In Year 7, the squad finished league winners and cup runners up. The newly assembled squad actually only lost one game all season, which was unfortunately in their Trafford Schools cup final. However, it was still a formidable season, and with 4 more years to come, the team is sure to achieve great things. The Year 8 football team also reached Trafford Schools League Semi-Final, and Trafford School Cup Final. Although they eventually lost in their cup final against very strong opposition, the season demonstrated the progress made by the squad in just under a year. In Year 9, the squad finished league runners up, and were also cup semi-finalists. They were desperately unlucky in both their semi-final and finals games, but have again showed that they can compete with the best in the area. Finally in the football, we move onto the Year 10 team who nearly completed a rare treble! In an exciting season, the squad won the Trafford Schools League, Trafford Schools Cup, and were very unfortunate to finish runners up in the Greater Manchester Schools Cup.
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sale grammar school : summer 2013
Cumbria Rugby Tour
first xv rugby squad
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he first XV rugby squad ventured into the wild T terrain of the Northern Lake District for their third tour of Cumbria. Set against the uncompromising
and imperiously brutal mounds of the fells of Back O’Skiddaw, the Fellside YHA provided superb and spacious accommodation for the group. After a late first night the group returned to Wigton RFC hoping to improve the historic loss / win ratio of one each.
he first half proved punishing, however, as Sale T struggled to retain possession and Wigton put together some dominant forward play which
allowed them to charge ahead by half time. With a changed side Sale began to chase the lead and the physicality of the match was useful preparation for the next fixture. Sale lost 33 – 10 with a notable performance from Will Turner who was awarded MVP.
he squad were disappointed with their game T preparation and after some honest coaching discussions the group journeyed down the west coast
to take on an Egremont Select XV. To add spice to the fixture, Egremont was coached by Mr Price-Uden’s brother (Mr Price). Our last visit to Egremont in 2008 was a resounding 27 – 0 loss and the team were keen to show the Cumbrians that they are made of sterner stuff!
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fter an emotional appeal for improved intensity A and physicality, Sale took Egremont on in all phases of the game. It was high octane from start
to finish and the collisions were ruthless. Sale went ahead and it was time for the opposition to chase the score. Sale held on and won the game 34 – 26. here were many notable performances and Dave T Taylor was awarded MVP. The tour was a real success. The food was superbly prepared by Mr Bridge, Mr Crampton’s coaching was inspirational and Mr PriceUden was pleased with the win against Egremont.
Editors: Kathryn Walton & Joe Inwood Sport Editors: Abigail Kempson & Alice King Associate Editors: Anya Patel Junior Sports Editor: India Rimmer Junior Editor: Charlie Harrison The Team: Darren Meacher Sam Yuen Georgia Offland Rebecca Winkle Freddie Hyde Anya Patel Nivedit Gupta Sara Alshawi Ellie Hollqoway Harry Power
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