Cardinal Allen Catholic High SchoolA Specialist Maths and Computing College

School NewsletterMarch 2012 Name: ………………………………

FLAME CONGRESS 2102: ARCHBISHOP NICHOLS MEETS PUPILS

31 pupils as well as staff, parents and Castlerigg Youth Workers attended the FlameCongress at Wembley Arena on Saturday March 24th 2012. Chaplain Barbara Lynchand Canon Alf Hayes (Parish Priest at St. Wulstan’s & St. Edmund’s) led the trip tothe largest gathering of Catholic Youth and Youth Leaders since the 2010 visit to theUK of Pope Benedict. The Congress was organised by CYMFED (Catholic YouthMinistry Federation)- the collection of all Catholic Youth organisations in the UK. The day was filled withinspirational speeches from a broad range of speakers including the Mizon family who lost a son & brother(murdered), Rev. Fathers Tim Radcliffe and Chris Jamison, Christian Olympic Gold Medal Winners, athletes &para-athletes preparing for this year’s Olympics who were able to describe their faith in moving terms. Theevent was filled with beautiful music, dance and drama which allowed the themes of RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP &EXCELLENCE to be explored in the context of our Catholic heritage. As usual our pupils were excellent andenjoyed the opportunities to mix with like minded young people from all over the UK. It was a highlight for meto meet Archbishop Vincent Nichols at the end of the day. I reminded Archbishop Nichols of our mantra– oftrepeated to prospective parents when visiting primary Schools (his own words from 8 years ago) on Saturday:“Catholic parents should not have to choose between a Catholic School and a successful school”

OFSTED: CARDINAL ALLEN IS A VERY GOOD SCHOOLWe are delighted with the outcome (GOOD) with HMI Ruth James praising pupils andteachers for their work. It was particularly pleasing that Inspectors highlighted thevery strong & positive relationships which exist among adults and pupils, the factthat pupils feel very safe and that bullying is rare. The very obvious improvements inteaching have been noted alongside a host of other very positive comments aboutthe way school operates. The development of better teaching is a constant drive for

us at Cardinal Allen and I am determined to ensure that ALL teaching is of the highest quality. Thestaff in school understand this well. I am very confident in the direction we are moving as a school. Itcan sometimes be frustrating when Governments and OFSTED move the goalposts but I support theagenda for improving outcomes for children. I and all my colleagues are determined to give their bestfor your children and we are grateful for the unstinting support you give us as parents and friends.The full report is available as a hard copy and will be on our website on Friday 30th March 2012.

LEAVING STAFF

I feel very lucky to have been able to call upon the services of three very talented individuals who seamlessly slotted intoCardinal Allen filling vacancies originating from maternity leave or colleagues’ illness. For Phil Eccles (English) it was asecond long stint at Cardinal Allen in a relatively short space of time having previously covered in the Drama department.His natural affinity to English and his excellent relationships with pupils meant that he has been able to work withauthority and presence which have been much appreciated qualities during the last six months. A very obvious feature ofPhil’s make up is his intelligence and his ability to read people and situations well. We have been very lucky to secure theservices of an experienced teacher who knew the school and knew the type of children he would be responsible for. Wehope that this will not be his last visit to Cardinal Allen.Ken Littlefair (D&T Technician) has been an excellent addition to the D&T team in his role as temporary Technician sincelast year. A qualified teacher, Ken had worked previously as a supply teacher at Cardinal Allen and so when the postneeded filling he was an obvious candidate to continue the excellent service which is the norm for Technology. He hasshown a strong commitment to high standards and thrown himself wholeheartedly into supporting all aspects of schoolincluding stage production. On a personal note I am extremely grateful to Ken for the diligence and skill with which heset about a mini project which has helped me recover from my wrist trouble. Following nothing more than a sketch designand a couple of photos from my camera, Ken was able to recreate the “instrument of torture” which has helped me regainsome flexibility to my right wrist. Thank you and good luck-we hope to see you in school again if you want the work.Sheila Beniston (Maths) was a real catch for us as it sometimes can be difficult to find good Maths teachers. It recentlycame to light that Sheila had trained as a student teacher at Cardinal Allen as far back as 1977-78 when she would havehad to contend with a young Mike Murray. Her distinguished career as a teacher ended in retirement from Collegiate HighSchool, Blackpool last year so Sheila deserves full marks for stepping back into education when it may have been easier toenjoy an easier life. Her enthusiasm for teaching has evidently not diminished and I never fail to be impressed that anytime I come across her classroom there is always 100% engagement from all her students. I am very grateful to Sheila forjoining our staff and working with a zest when it may have been easier to be cynical and just deliver the minimum. I donot, however, believe that she is made that way and I congratulate her on her professionalism and energy which hasadded so much to the Maths department. Thank-you Sheila and I hope you enjoy your rest after Easter.

Margaret Whitlam (Food Technology) was granted retirement ongrounds of ill-health earlier this year. Margaret’s retirement ends along association with Cardinal Allen beginning in 1985 as a NewlyQualified Teacher. She joined the school as Miss Burns teachingHome Economics. The way in which “Food Technology” has beendelivered to pupils has changed many times over the years but thehigh importance on healthy eating options has always been high onMargaret’s agenda and a strong inspiration for her in the way shecommunicated her love of the subject to pupils. Several years agothe school received funding to upgrade the Technology Rooms andit was Margaret’s vision that culminated in the fabulous FoodTeaching room of which we now boast. Margaret and husband Andyhave a great love of the outdoors and the drive to discover theworld has been a source of inspiration-particularly to Margaret whohas shown a great determination to make light of a long standinghealth condition and proof that life's ups and downs can beovercome. Margaret put many hours into extra-curricular time with pupils and the service offered to events such as theSenior Citizens Christmas Party, Ready Steady Cook, Summer Fun Days and in her early years Valentine Dances were theevents when a certain finesse with food was required; this commitment is testimony to her dedication to this school andthe children and families it serves. We wish Margaret and Andy every success for the future and hope that they are able tocontinue their mutual love of exploration.

MUSIC PERFORMANCE ROOM

The plan below shows how the old Kitchen 2 will be transformed into our Music Performance area during thesummer holidays. Although the configuration may change slightly, the expected completion time is Octoberhalf term at the latest but the possibilities for our pupils are now limitless. It is our aim to open the facility tocommunity use in the evenings and particularly when the recording studio is fully functioning, this will be avibrant centre for music. The area will be dedicated to the performance of music allowing for curricular musicto proceed in the recently revamped room in an uncluttered state. The advantage of being able to leave outmusic equipment and have proper storage facilities will add much to our capacity to develop this importantaspect of school. Just recently Mr John Lyne who led our Music Department at Cardinal Allen for a number ofyears returned in the capacity of “Bandmaster”. We are very lucky to engage Mr Lyne who will be in school forat least 2 hours per week to work with our young musicians and in synch with Mr Shaw. We are now activelyseeking a “Choirperson” who is able to perform a similar role with our choristers.

If you are interested in this role please enquire directly to Mr Mooney at school.

On the 19th March, Gillian Butler the blacksmith from Greenhalgh came to erect the "Daisy Sculpture"for which we have been fundraising over the last 2 years. The final design was based on an ideaoriginally drawn by Laura Wilson in Year 11. Gillian has made the daisies using stainless steel and theyellow glass centres were made by Ditchfield Glass. The result is a stunning and eye-catchingsculpture, seen from both sides of the quadrant corridors. A beautiful and fitting memorial to our pastpupil Daisy Humphries who sadly and unexpectedly died in July 2010. The next stages of the gardenare to have a stone memorial plaque erected which has been kindly donated by John Byrne (funeraldirectors) and to begin planting the area in front of the sculpture, which has been prepared by JackWhittaker (Year 11). We intend to plant on the Eco Day which is to be held on Sunday 22nd April - wehope you will come to admire the work completed to date.Mrs J M Bebbington

ECO OPEN DAY—SUNDAY 22nd APRIL

DAISY’S GARDEN

To celebrate the completion of our memorial garden and the opening of ourallotment area, we are hosting an Eco Open Day. The official opening will beperformed by the Mayor of Wyre, Councillor David Bannister at 11.00 am onSunday 22nd April in the school’s Memorial Garden.

There will be a CAR BOOT from 9.30am (gates open at 8.30) - please contactMr Harding if you wish to reserve a pitch (01253 872659—a.harding@cardinalallen.lancs.sch.uk).

Various gardening activities are arranged with tips from the Wyre Ranger Service, Groundworks andmembers of Thornton Horticultural Society from 10.00 am—12.30.

Stephen Lowe from BBC Radio Lancashire will be presenting his popular Outdoors in LancashireSunday lunchtime show from our Garden (10.00am—1.00pm) Music will be provided by the school’sWind Band and Refreshments will be prepared and served by CAFCA in the school hall.

Come along and join us in celebrating the school’s ECO achievements from 10.00am onwards

DESIGN & TECHNOLOGYDesign & Technology Teacher awards.We are pleased to announce that Miss Robinson has won the outstanding new D&T Teacher Award.The aim of this award is to celebrate excellence in D&T teaching. This is a national award andpresentations took place in London in March. She was delighted to receive her award from DameEllen Macarthur.

Robot WarsThe department is planning a Robot Wars day. The Robot Wars company will come into school withtheir giant robots and give a demonstration of how they work. Pupils will then be given their ownrobot kits to make. Once the robots have been made pupils will take part in a robot warscompetition. More details of this event will appear soon.

New technology in the departmentWe are delighted to announce that the department has just received a new piece of equipment calledLIT ( laser image transfer) LIT will allow pupils to take any image from the computer and print itdirectly on to a variety of materials including fabric, wood, metal and plastic. This piece ofequipment will greatly enhance the project work we produce. We would like to thank the SeniorLeadership Team and Governors for supporting our bid. If you want to find out more please go to.http://www.techsoft.co.uk/products/image-transfer

D&T TechnicianWe would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Ken Littlefair who has been working as our D&TTechnician for over a year. Ken has continued the tradition of maintaining the department to anexceptional standard. Ken has used his artistic talents to produce scenes for the Fame show and itemsfor the art department. His work in Food has been excellent and has inspired him to further develophis own culinary skills. We wish Ken all the best as he leaves Cardinal Allen .

Bio Mimicry and DesignOn the 23rd of February we were delighted to invite Mr McQueen into our department to talk aboutBio mimicry and design. The year 7 pupils were fascinated as he spoke about how many products aremade after studying natural designs. He gave the example of how lotus leaves have inspired theproduction of new nano paints which will last forever. Pupils also saw an example of how theNamibian beetle produces its own water and how this technology is now being used to produce waterin the desert.Pupils also learnt about the Circular Economy which is being promoted by the Ellen MacarthurFoundation. I urge everyone to find out more about the global Economy. http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/

Inspiring DesignsCurrently there is a race to see who can be the first team to design and make a mini submarine to goto the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Although a submarine reached the bottom of the trench in 1960(the bathyscaphe,) this will be the first time thatthe area will be explored in detail by a mannedsubmarine.Over the course of 2012 and beyond, VirginOceanic’s one-person sub will journey to thedeepest part of each of earth’s five oceans. Thefirst dive will be to the deepest place on theplanet: the bottom of the Mariana Trench – 11kilometers (7 miles) straight down.However, there are now 5 other teams trying tobe the first to explore the Mariana Trench indetai l. Please log on to http://www.virginoceanic.com/vehicles/submersible/for more information

Cookery ClubTuesday's after school have been a hive of activity in theFood Technology room this last term where a group ofmainly Year 7 Young Chefs have been developing theircooking skills. The pupils have been able to extend theirknowledge and understanding of ingredients and techniqueswhilst having fun making lots of new dishes. They havecreated chocolate roulades, cupcakes, Victoria sponges andchowder with foccaccia bread!! The pupils get to learn new

skills and create exciting and sometimes difficult recipes in an informal and relaxed atmosphere.They also have input into what is made during the Cookery Club and are enthusiastic with theirsuggestions. Such is the success of the Club they made the cakes for the recent staff coffeemorning, and there is even a waiting list!! Well done to all involved, and looking forward to moredelicious dishes next term.BAE Rotary Club Competition at Lytham St Anne’sTwo groups of four pupils wereentered into the local BAE RotaryChallenge to compete against manyschools in the area, in a groupproblem solving activity. Thechallenge for the day was to designand make a money counting deviceusing only the materials provided onthe day. Teams were judged undermany headings from their ability towork in a group and followinstructions to presentation and theirworking devices.Both groups created outstanding

folders of ideas and worked extremelywell in a group situation, which resultedin fully working money sorting devicesfrom both groups. The results were givenat the end of the day with our foundationgroup winning their category, beating 20other school entries! A fun day was had byall and we are eager to enter again nextyear. Well Done!

On the 15th March we took 39 pupils to the Big Bang Fair at the NEC Birmingham. The fair is thebiggest exhibition of Science and Engineering in Europe. Pupils were amazed at the exhibits rangingfrom Mars Rover Robots, to showcases by our Olympic athletics. Pupils took an active part in the fair- taking part in the Land Rover challenge and the Rolls Royce Engineering competition. Otherpopular exhibits were the F1 Racing Team and the concept cars from Jaguar and Land Rover. Thefair gave pupils an insight into the type of jobs available after studying Science, Maths and Design &Technology. I would like to thank Mr Littlefair, Mr Moran and Mrs Callaghan for there assistanceduring the day.The Land Rover experience by Molly Moss & Sarah GeeIt was an experience like no other. After queuing for over one hour, we got into the vehicle and theadventure began. We went up a small ramp which tipped the side of the car into the air, we thenwent up the larger ramp where we experienced the automatic braking as the Land Rover stopped,balancing at the top of the ramp.

Foundation Team Members: The Winning Team from left to right:

Michael Telatynski, Dylon Grassie , Ellie Hewitt and Natasha Nelson

Intermediate Team Members: from left to right: Bradley Knights,

Joseph Watkins, Edward Reed, & Jonathan Nickson.

BIG BANG FAIR

On Thursday 15th March, the Year 11 GCSE Music group tookpart in a Celebration of Music concert, hosted by HiltonBlackpool & Millfield Science & Performing Arts College at TheOpera House, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool. The Year 11GCSE Music group performed the Motown classic ‘Ain’t NoMountain High Enough’ to an audience of over 1800 people –and went on first! The concert was set up to raise funds forBrian House Children’s Hospice, Donna’s Dream House andProgress Recruitment, and together we all raised over £5,500.A huge thanks to everyone who supported this event.

A huge thank you to the pupils (James Delaney 11GR – pianoand guitar, Megan Roe 11AD - guitar, Brad Mills 11CO – bass guitar, Lauren Lynch 11AL - guitar,Steven Boyce 10AG – drums, and Josie Thomasen 9AG – flute and percussion) who have been involvedwith the school production band and worked exceptionally hard learning the songs for ‘FAME’.

The school will be hosting a music concert in the summer term, which will be a ‘warm up’ to theprospective joint-schools tour (with Fleetwood High School) of Barcelona. All pupils who are going onthe trip will be performing, as well as guest performers at the school to show off the quality of musicwe have here at Cardinal Allen. More details will be displayed on the Music notice board and in thenext newsletter.

Ukulele Club will be starting after the Easter break – more details will be on the Music noticeboard.

GEOGRAPHY NEWS

MUSIC

Eco-AdventureIn February thirty three Key Stage 3 pupils went to Castle HeadField Centre to take part in an environmental outdoor learningexperience. The pupils did a number of activities whichpromoted the importance of team work and effectivecommunication skills whilst learning about the surroundingenvironment. Fun was had by all especially during thecamouflage and den building activities.The Geography Department will soon be advertising next year’strip. If your son/daughter are interested please come and findMiss Stovin or Miss Mercer for more details.Fairtrade Fortnight 2012

During Fairtrade Fortnight 2012 all Key Stage 3 pupils in their Geographylessons learnt the importance of Fairtrade and how to take a step forFairtrade no matter how big or small. As well as this, a number ofactivities took place promoting Fairtrade across school. This included aFairtrade quiz in the LRC, visiting the Fairtrade stall in the LRC, addingtheir footprint to the school Fairtrade banner or buying a ticket in theFairtrade raffle. Miss Stovin and Miss Mercer would like to thank all thosepupils who showed their support during Fairtrade Fortnight and a specialthanks to Miss Sheriffs and Mrs Lynch for their continued support.Calling all GCSE Geographers!This is a reminder to all pupils and parents that the following after school sessions take place. It isnow coming up to a crucial time in the academic year and pupils will improve their chances ofattaining their target grades by attending the relevant sessions. Remember poor preparation leads topoor performance!Monday nights after school 3.15 – 4.00 pm – Year 11 Re-sit class in room 16 with Miss Stovin andMiss Mercer.Thursday nights after school 3.15 – 4.00 pm – Year 10 and Year 11 booster classes.

CHAPLAINCY NEWSCAFOD NewsOur CAFOD team have been kept busy this term… deliveringa presentation to our Year 7s about CAFOD’s essential workoverseas.On Shrove Tuesday with the help of Kathleen and Kim, twoparishioners from our local parishes, our team sold over 100pancakes in aid of this year’s CAFOD water appeal‘Thirst for Change’.Continuing with the theme, Lenten promises were made indroplets of water and displayed in our School Chapel overour, ‘River of Promises’. In the new term we are having a week of assemblies led by the Gaplainsfrom St Mary’s Catholic College, who will talk to us about their experiences working with CAFOD inGhana and their efforts to turn the tide on water poverty.Fairtrade Mass

Following a very active and successful Fairtrade Fortnight organised byMiss Stovin, we were joined by Father Chris Cousens to celebrate abeautiful thanksgiving Mass in the Chapel. Many of our pupils, staff andgovernors gathered to take part in this special celebration, reminding usof the importance of sharing the world’s resources and developing afairer trade for our brothers and sisters overseas.Ash WednesdayOn Ash Wednesday our Deanery clergy led services in the Chapelthroughout the day. All our school community were able to take part inthis solemn and reflective experience.

Bishop’s Good Shepherd AppealAsh Wednesday launched the start of our GoodShepherd Appeal which is used to supportdisadvantaged families, particularly the young. Ourschool display shows how each form is progressing intheir fundraising, which can become quitecompetitive! Many pupils have come up with somevery clever ideas of how to raise money.Pictured are Jessica Beaton & Charlotte Randall7GR with their sponsored silence….well done girls !

Sacrament of Reconciliation – ‘The Light isOn For You’An overwhelming amount of pupils acceptedthe invitation to receive Reconciliation duringLent. Over five days many of our clergy joined

our young people in celebrating this special Sacrament and our thanks are extended to our deanerypriests and all who gave their support.Journey to the CrossThis year’s moving service based on Our Lord’s Passion was written by Canon Alf. Taking Our Lord’sjourney from Palm Sunday through to His resurrection, the service was narrated by Canon Alf andour pupils and accompanied by reflective music, singing and video footage. We concluded with abeautiful prayer written by Mr Hone.

YEAR 10 WORK EXPERIENCE

This year’s work experience took place for one week between the 6th- 10th February 2012. Year 10students were given the opportunity to learn about working life and the working environment. Themajority of students found their own self placements within the local community, giving them aninsight into their possible chosen career. Students were given the chance to try their hand at aparticular task while others were given shadowing opportunities to watch and learn as an introductioninto the world of work. Placements ranged from working at Blackpool Victoria Hospital to working ona farm in Devon!

Seventeen students also took part in an ArmyResidential 5 day Outreach Course held at AltcarArmy Training Camp in Liverpool. This courseoffered a real insight into what Army life is allabout and was a fantastic learning experience.Students had to be fit and determined as they wereput through a punishing regime of physical fitnessactivities alongside military tactics and some veryimportant key skills such as working in a team andproblem solving. Their endurance was tested dailyby 6.30am morning calls with the majorityremaining enthusiastic throughout the week.

Once again, the school received some very positive feedback from placement employers which we aredelighted to share as follows:“shows a maturity not often seen in someone so young. He was polite and well mannered….. kept alog of everything he did …. his week with us has been refreshing and he should be proud of himself.First class student.” - Volks Workshop

“she has worked well with her colleagues and should prove to be an excellent addition to any I.T.company once she has completed her studies.” - Atos Origin

“one of the best work experience students I have had the pleasure to work with.” - Cleveleys Library

“was a pleasure to have as a member of our team, she has reinstated my enthusiasm to offer theopportunity to other students.” - Head to Toe Hair and Beauty

“a very polite and well mannered student. With some more veterinary experience she will make agreat vet or nurse.” - David Wadsworth Veterinary Surgeon

“worked hard with enthusiasm. He was a pleasure to have in our workplace.” - Farmer Parrs AnimalWorld

Thank you to the many parents and friends who offered some excellent opportunities to our students.

Ashleigh Perry Daniel Ineson

NEWS FROM THE LRC

World Book Day on the 1st March was a big celebration here in the library! Notonly was it a celebration of authors and illustrators, most importantly it was acelebration of reading. Reading develops the imagination. With reading, aperson can go anywhere in the world...or even out of it! They can be a king,or an adventurer, or a princess, or... the possibilities are endless!.The main aim of World Book Day is to encourage children to explore thepleasures of books and reading by providing them with the opportunity to havea book of their own. Therefore, all Key Stage 3 students received a £1.00World Book Day token which could be exchanged for a special World Book Daybook or can still be used to save £1.00 on a book of their choice from the

latest C2C book catalogue, available in the library.World Book Day was also the start of a month of activities in the LRC with various competitions runningthroughout the month including a “Get caught reading” photo competition, book count, design abookmark and various others. Prizes included a signed copy of the latest book by Celia Rees entitled“This is not forgiveness”, Michael Morpurgo’s fabulous book “War Horse” and some Easter eggs for thelucky runners-up!

TRASHPACK COMPETITIONThe LRC was abuzz with competitions recently including a competition wherestudents had to design a poster to encourage others to dispose of their rubbishresponsibly. The posters were judged on Friday by Mr Harding and his EcoTeam and a winner selected from each year group as follows:

Year 7 – Yazmin Gregson, Year 8 – Katie BellYear 9 – Meghan Lewis, Year 10 – Darcie Moran

Year 11 – Megan Roe

One poster was judged as the overall winner and congratulations go to Meghan Lewis (9AG) withYazmin Gregson (7AG) a close runner up. Meghan’s poster will now go forward to the nationalcompetition and be judged by representatives from the Trash Pack and First News. The winning schoolwill be notified after half term. Congratulations to the many students who entered the competitionand received a free “trashie” for their efforts. Pictured here are three of the winners with MissShirreffs from the LRC who organised the competition.

Megan Roe, Mrs Shirreffs, Meghan Lewis & Yazmin Gregson

ART

The Gazette Young Seasiders Schools Arts & Crafts ExhibitionSeveral pieces of Year 9 and Year 11 Art work were entered into the competition. The work exhibitedby Year 11 pupils were large portraiture canvases and the work by Year 9 pupils were accessoriesmade with felt, based on the work by designer Katie Crush. The organisers at The Solaris Centre werevery impressed with the range of unique work that was exhibited. Many pupils were

commended and several pupils were awarded certificatesas prize winners.Sarah Gee (Yr9) beat stiff competition from otherexhibiting schools, and was awarded a special prizeawarded by Blackpool Arts Society for her 3-D felthedgehog! Information regarding this exhibition is in thisweek’s Gazette.Well done to all who took part! – Mrs. Glaister.Thank you to the parent who kindly donated clean (and

ironed!) shirts to the Art Department. We are very

grateful and if anyone else has any spare large shirts,

clean jars and yoghurt pots for the pupils to use, they

will be gladly received! Thank you from Mrs. Glaister.

Grace Hudson, India Chick, Meghan Lewis and Joseph Scott.

Sarah GeeMolly Lever

We have been donated a full suspension Triumph mountain bike, thanks tothe cast of the TV show Shameless. Tickets are now on sale for £1 eachfrom Mrs Melvin in Learning Support. Mrs Melvin will bring the bike intoassemblies every day during the week commencing 16th April for pupils tosee. The raffle will be drawn Sunday 22nd April, at the Eco Fun Day hereat Cardinal Allen.

Tickets will also be on sale on the Eco Day itself.

LEARNING SUPPORT DEPARTMENT BIKE RAFFLE

CARDINAL ALLENmakes the news withhelp from the BBC

On Thursday 15th March 15 pupils from Cardinal Allen joined up with around 1000 schools across theUK making the news. The pupils were taking part in BBC News School Report, a BBC project toengage 11-16-year-olds in the news.

Ex-teacher and BBC News presenter, Huw Edwards, is lending his support to the project. He says: “I'minvolved because I want to give young people the chance to make the news themselves, and I want toshare the principles of good journalism.”

Over the past few months the students from years 7,8,9 and11 have been working hard, training to be top journalists,carrying out interviews and producing reports. The studentsreported on numerous topics of interest to them includingEco issues such as litter and the environment. They alsoreported on our link with Birla High school and ourTransgenerational group.Rebekah Sharpe 7F ‘It’s been great fun my favourite bithas been filming the seagulls.You can find our reports on the BBC websitewww.bbc.co.uk/schoolreport

EASTER GREETINGS

Once again it has been a hectic and productive term. Bishop Michael’sletter was thought provoking for everyone in the Diocese of Lancaster and ithas been important for Cardinal Allen to further affirm our position in theCatholic Family of Lancaster. Evidence of this has been the brilliantresponse from pupils to the Bishop’s Sacrament of Reconciliation initiative“The Light Is On For You”. Following on from our recent OFSTED visit wenow await the Diocesan “Section 48” Inspection which we believe will bevery positive for us.

I would like to wish all our readers a Holy and restful Easter. At Easter,Christians celebrate the salvation won for us by the Lord Jesus through Hissuffering, death and resurrection. I hope this season is a time of spiritualrenewal for all and that you are filled with the peace of the Lord.

School closes at 12.15 on Friday 30th March and re-opens onTuesday 17th April.

Cardinal Allen Catholic High School

Sunday 22nd April 2012

As a part of our ECO Open day

Refreshments and many other

attractions

Cars £6.00 — Vans £10.00

Book your pitch now ~ contact Mr Harding

a.harding@cardinalallen.lancs.sch.uk

01253 872659

Gates open at 8.30

for 9.30 start