U10 & U11 Rugby v Rydal

It was a tale of two games for our rugby boys last Friday as our old friends Rydal rolled into town. After an extended warm up we were raring to go. Our Year 5s made a very solid start, scoring a few tries early on. As the game progressed, they continued to keep their composure and played some really wonderful rugby to score again and again. They didn’t let the standard drop at any point in the game, attacking well with some very clever use of the ball, as well as defending excellently to stop Rydal having much time in possession of the ball. By the end, we ran out winners by 12 tries to zero! It was amazing to go the whole game without conceding a try. Every player was excellent. Layton N scored some good tries, as did Adam K with four! Special mention must go to Charlie P, playing in his first ever rugby fixture and playing like he was a seasoned pro! But my MOTM was our captain Jude F for leading by example in every aspect of the game.

Sadly it was a different story for our Year 6s. I couldn’t fault any of their effort. To a man they were brave and challenged for every tackle right up until the end. However, they came up against a very good Rydal side with exceptional individual talents that even had Mr Hall and Mr Hewitt applauding in appreciation! There were some warriors in our ranks, like James A and Thomas H who played on through the pain barrier. Ibrahim A also had a very good game for the Year 6s. Sadly we were the team to register a blank on our score sheet, as Rydal won by 10 tries. But like I said, all I can ask is that every man leaves everything on the pitch and puts in 100%, and we certainly got that today!

My thanks to Mr Hall, Mr Hewitt and Mr Muscatelli for helping us out with this fixture, we look forward to working with you again soon!

Mr Stamper

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Y12 Maths Ambassadors

As part of the activity programme within the LCA+ curriculum, Ms Stone has introduced a Maths Ambassadors programme which gives our Sixth Form students plenty of opportunities to display their Lerpoolian characteristics of Purpose, Passion and Challenge:

Maths Ambassadors are a group of Y12 students who have all achieved a Grade 5 or above at GCSE. They help and support Y11 pupils in lessons, help teachers lead activities for Y7 and Y8 Mastery lessons and create their own activities for Prep pupils at the end of each half term. Next week , we are delivering our Maths Christmas Fair in the MV Hall to our Y4 pupils.

In our Thursday activity sessions, the ambassadors learn about leadership. We focus predominantly on how to lead a classroom before moving on to look at the pedagogy of Maths. Sixth Form students become aware of the intricacies of mastering mathematics and appreciate how to facilitate a deep understanding of numbers for pupils at the start of their maths journey.

I deliver sessions on the ‘language that leads to learning’, ‘misconceptions of maths’ and ‘classroom management’. These sessions enable the Y12’s to become ambassadors for the subject and support pupils in younger years to succeed.

Ms L Stone

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A Level Product Design in Action Conference

Our A Level Design Technology students recently attended a Product Design in Action Conference at Warwick University as part of their broad A Level curriculum but it also gave students access to expert and up to date information and advice as they consider careers in the design industry and various related fields. Year 13 pupil Daniel L (Howson's) describes the experience:

We began the conference with a talk by the award winning industrial designer Sebastian Bergne. He stressed to the 800 strong audience of Britain's future innovators, artists and architects that good design should aim to make even the most mundane of everyday objects special. He highlighted the importance of being willing to be flexible and to be able to think outside the box to thrive in such a competitive industry. Once, when approached by a client to design a soap dish that would prevent the soap bar from disintegrating he designed a ring shaped block of soap that would dry by itself when hung from a hook on the wall and therefore would not disintegrate. This kind of thinking, he told us, comes from experience and cannot just be learned in a classroom.

In an era of romanticism, fuelled by the Instagram generation’s eye for the aesthetic, Icelandic product designer Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir reminded us that design is far more than meets the eye, it should tell a story and have a purpose beyond its appearance. Amongst other things we heard from a car designer from Jaguar Land Rover, threw paper aeroplanes at a bucket from across the auditorium and watched a small army of orange robotic arms eerily take over Hull’s old town in the name of “culture”.

Overall it would be safe to say that the lecturers were informative and gave us as students a useful insight into the world of design and its future as an industry.

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Year 2 Trip to Bridge Chapel

The pupils all enjoyed their Christmas Journey at Bridge Chapel. First they visited Mary in her home just as Angel Gabriel visited her and tasted some of the bread she had been making. Then they dressed up as shepherds and saw Angel Gabriel on the hillside. In the stable they saw Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus as well as some very funny animals. Finally they heard about the gifts the wise men gave baby Jesus. The children also made a lovely decoration to hang on their tree at home. All the guides at Bridge Chapel commented on how well the children listened and on their lovely manners.

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Radio City Toy Appeal

Radio City Visited Pre-Prep on Friday 30th November 

A big thank you from Radio City for your kind generosity of the lovely gifts you sent in for the Toy Appeal.
Alison and Courage came to pick up toys on Friday 30th November. These toys will be passed to Father Christmas to give to the children so they have something to open on Christmas morning. All toys donated go directly to children in the Merseyside area – Radio City are grateful for all donations and your gifts will be thankfully received by Social Services and more importantly by, children who would otherwise go without. If you would still like to donate a toy to the appeal you can take your present to any B&M stores, the Radio City Tower or any Police Station.

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Just Published!

This half term’s edition of the College Column, the Middle School magazine, has just been published and you can download your copy here.

Mr Farnan and his creative team of 8 Brook’s and Literacy Leaders have put together a jam-packed issue for the festive season. There are interviews, puzzles, trip and play reviews as well as pieces of creative and opinion writing to enjoy. The magazine also includes the all-important House Competition Leader Board as well as the results and individual winners of the various house competitions during the term.

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