 Newsletter
On Monday 20th December over 600 pupils (the most ever) participated in the annual Christmas disco at Sol Y Viva in Bury.
A fleet of coaches transported pupils and staff for a loud afternoon of activity which lasted until the early evening when everyone was returned safely. Staff provided entertainment (!!) in the form of their unusual, almost unique, version of the Michael Jackson son ‘Thriller’ – a performance that was repeated for the benefit of all in the final Christmas events on the following day.
A great time was had by all, but sadly Sol Y Viva (or Roxy as it is known by the older generation) will be closing for a complete refurbishment in a few months time and may not be available for us next year.
One of our year 11 pupils, Nathaniel Tetteh, is working hard to provide help for his old school in Ghana.
He tells us that the school is lacking many basics which we would consider as essentials for education in the modern world, and we have agreed to help as much as we can. Raising money is not the most effective way to help because many of the items needed are not easily available in Ghana. We are collecting together a whole range of items that are needed ranging from old and obsolete textbooks to science equipment, computers and sports equipment and are working to persuade other secondary schools and organizations to support this as well. Nathaniel’s parents are prepared to cover the costs of shipping a container to Ghana and will liaise with the customs authorities and the school to ensure that the goods reach there safely and tax free!
Our experiences in raising funds over the past few years have confirmed the generosity of our community. We are confident that links with his school can be expanded into other areas and contribute significantly to the development of our Citizenship programme which involves all pupils. If you have any items that you think would be useful please let us know. We will arrange to collect these if you cannot transport them here.
Please help if you can.
On 10th December Morrison’s supermarket in Eccles was invaded by the dream team! Over 40 pupils volunteered to give up time to work with the Rotary club, the majority of them working for 6 hours packing shoppers’ bags and receiving charitable donations in exchange. Morrison’s staff, as ever, made them very welcome and the team of Rotary members supported them throughout the day, supplemented with visits from teaching staff to encourage them (and take photographs). In six hours pupils raised their largest amount ever, over £1400, which the Rotary club will use to support local charities.
We have enjoyed a great working relationship with the Rotary club for 3 years now and raised significant amounts of money with them. We are delighted that so many of our younger pupils are demonstrating their commitment to the community in such a positive way and making such progress towards being the responsible citizens of the future. Onwards and upwards Wentworth!
Mrs M A Lewis
Deputy Headteacher
There are currently two enterprise projects running within the school with a group of 12 Year 10 pupils are taking part in the Salford City Reds Enterprise project. As well as the obvious business side to this project, pupils will also be gaining a Rugby League Organisers Award. In order to gain this qualification, pupils are expected to teach tag rugby to selected Year 6 pupils and then organise and referee a tournament to take place at half time during one of Salford Reds’ home match (date yet to be confirmed). Pupils are also currently selling Salford Reds merchandise which is available to order from Room 52.
The second enterprise project consists of a group of 6 Year 11 pupils who have formed a company as part of the National Young Enterprise Programme.
Pupils have organised raffles at Parents Evenings and are planning on selling chocolates, roses etc for Valentines Day with an added twist of a delivery service for a small fee to surprise that special somebody.
Both sets of pupils spend a lot of their own time running their respective companies.
Each pupil within the company is allocated a role, for example Managing Director, Finance Director and it is then that individual’s responsibility to ensure the smooth running of their portion of the company. We hope you will support these pupils in their enterprising projects.
Miss Patel
Every day before school
From 8.30am
Room 74
All welcome and completely FREE
See the Mentors for more information
Since September, pupils from lower school have been taking part in the Salford Children’s Book Award, in which the majority of High Schools in Salford have been participating.
Over the term, pupils read seven books about a range of topics. After completing each book, they wrote a review about the story telling us what they liked and what they disliked and whether they would recommend the book to anybody else. The group met every Wednesday dinnertime and it was a huge success. Activities ranged from researching authors to animated discussions about which book was best and why.
When all the books were finished, they held a secret ballot to choose their favourite, which was then faxed off to the award organisers. The award ceremony was a great success with all the participants receiving a badge and a certificate, which were collected on stage by Patricia Lewis. The Mayor and the authors all spoke about the benefits of reading and the inspiration behind their books. Councillor Warner, lead member for Culture and Sport announced the winner, which was Robert Muchamore for his book The Recruit. a brilliant story about a teenage undercover agent.
After the awards, the group bought some of the author’s books and had them signed by the authors themselves. All had a good day and want to take part again next year.
Miss Hodgkinson
Learning Resource Centre |
