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WE ARE THE

CHAMPI NS!SUPER SATURDAY

THE PREMIER LEAGUE READING STARS

BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNIT

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ENTERPRISE PROGRAMME

World Book Day

The Good Li

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ASTER MATHS FOR YEAR 9

The Good Life

Sporting Success

Dear reader,

We hope you enjoy this edition of The Achiever with its clear theme of Challenge. Within these pages you should get an insight into the many exciting opportunities our students have had to really push themselves as well as reading about their many successes. Resilience is a key element required for future success and this is illustrated through some of the challenges our students have had to face from D of E expeditions to individual academic and sporting events. Whole College exams start soon so we hope you find the articles on Revision useful and if you have other ideas that have worked for you or your child please share them with us.

We hope you enjoy reading the latest issue and if you would like to contribute to future issues please let us know.M Hardwick & J Seggie Editors

Welcome to the very latest edition of our popular College magazine The Achiever. I firmly believe you will thoroughly enjoy reading about our most recent successes and exploits.

We are well into the Summer Term of a year that

has seen a wide variety of significant achievement

and accomplishments for our College. I am still

glowing, as Headteacher, in the reflected glory

resulting from the recent superb achievement of

a group of our Year 9 students who blitzed the

opposition from all the other schools in Pendle

in a recent Pendle Elite competition involving the

schools able, gifted and talented young people.

This involved a presentation on a STEM project

relating to renewable energy sources. The pride I

feel about this is mirrored in what I feel about many

of the other exciting and interesting things you will

read about in this Achiever.

This fits in perfectly with our new thrust within the College

relating to highlighting the crucial importance of Ambition in

how I run this College, my staff perform their work, parents

fulfil their responsibilities and most crucially where our young

people set their sights and aspirations. We want our young

people to lift up their heads instead of staring at the ground

and realise that there is a world of incredible opportunity out

there. It is an obligation that my staff and I take incredibly

seriously.

So thank you for taking the time to read this magazine and

we have everything crossed that all our hard work this year

will lead to some excellent examination results this summer.

My very best wishes

Steve Wilson

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Nearly 100 students have started their Bronze award in year 9, supported by a number of

training days organised by Mr Grundy and Mrs Hartley to ensure that students are ready for their summer expedition. This has included navigation training, some bushcraft

and orienteering at Coldwell activity centre as well as learning how to camp and cook to look

after yourself when working and living outdoors. We have also had students volunteering at the

food bank and on the climbing wall, helping younger students with their reading and

developing skills from cooking to looking after reptiles and

training parakeets!

We have 22 students in year 11 who have chosen to

continue onto their Silver award. This has meant hard work,

alongside a busy GCSE programme, to complete physical, skills and volunteering sections. However, the highlight for many has been

the training expedition, which took

place in April.

We set out for the Lake District and spent time in Keswick planning routes and menus. We then had to walk up to the highest bunkhouse in Britain, at 450m above sea level, to stay overnight. After cooking a meal and a good nights sleep, we then descended the mountain to Derwent Water, where we picked up canoes and paddled the length of the lake to Grange for a very wet and cold night of camping. The journey ended with a lakeside walk back to Keswick, completing a 3-day self-reliant journey of over 20 miles.

Despite some students falling in the lake, some finding the walk challenging and some not having all of the correct equipment, we realised the importance of planning and organisation and have learned a lot about ourselves.

As a result of our successful Duke of Edinburgh programme Mr Wilson was delighted to be invited to St James Palace to meet HRH the Earl of Wessex. This really inspired all of us to see that our students at Pendle Vale can compete with the best in the country through this prestigious award.

SHIPS ARE COMPLETELY SAFE IN HARBOUR - BUT THATS NOT WHAT SHIPS WERE BUILT FOR This quote is attributed to 19th century professor William GT Shedd, who developed the idea that people work best when they are self-reliant. Our students have certainly been living this through the various Duke of Edinburgh activities that have been taking place this year.

The D of E is recognised as the worlds leading development award for young people with good reason; it develops skills, resilience, self-reliance and recognises the genuine skills that young people have to offer. It is challenging to achieve, which is why we are so proud of our young people who choose this path. If you want to get involved, the Duke of Edinbugh award is available to all students at Pendle Vale, starting with Bronze at the end of year 9. Mr Renshaw, Mrs Hartley or Mr Grundy can provide more information. There is also a dedicated section of the school website and www.dofe.org.

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123 - the number of new registrations to D of E at Pendle Vale in 2015/16

23 - the number of miles walked by each student on their practice Silver expedition

63 - the number of Bronze awards completed in 2015

Top 10 - Pendle Vale is in the top 10 schools in the North West region for developing D of E

6 months - the length of time a student needs to complete for their volunteering section

IN NUMBERS

THE PREMIER LEAGUE READING STARS

The aim of this scheme is to encourage youngsters to engage in reading by using their interest in football to inspire them. Each week focuses on a different type of reading using football based activities and games.Students from year 8 were invited to apply for a position on the squad, which has taken place on Wednesdays after school for 10 weeks. To gain a place on the squad students had to promise to commit to attend all sessions, take part in the activities, read, enrol on the computer program and fill in a weekly log book. In return they would improve their reading and take part in visits to the National Football Museum and Burnley Football Club. They were also lucky to have Writer in Residence Dave Cryer drop in to help them on their poetry session. The last session of the scheme was held at Burnley Football Club where as well as the boys on the scheme we invited 35 students who excelled in their Accelerated Reader programme. They all spent the day at BFC taking part in activities, a tour of the stadium, lunch, Q&A session and then the presentation of the certificates.

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CHAMPI NS!We all know that

winning is infectious. This year d

uring their successful Champions

hip

winning season we have teamed up

with Burnley Football Club who ha

ve helped us to

deliver a winning formula with our

students:

Year 9 students have been

experiencing the business side

of football through Burnley

Football Club In the Communitys

Enterprise Programme. Burnley

FC have worked with a select

group of Year 9 students to

explore the application of English

and Maths in a footballing

context. It gives a completely

different perspective on English

and Maths from using it in

the classroom. This has seen

them using their maths skills to

estimate and then measure the

pitch and their literacy skills to

take part in press conference

style activities.

The programme consists of two

full day visits to BFC with an

access-all-areas tour and a table

football competition thrown in

too! In between the two visits,

students work in school with a

community worker from Burnley

Football Club for 6 sessions. Our

coach for the programme was

Welsh International footballer

Rhiannon Roberts of Doncaster

Belles. In addition to this the

successful students were given

the opportunity of attending a

match at BFC absolutely free.

The programme is about to begin

with a new group of students.

A big congratulations to those

who successfully completed the

programme before Christmas:

Ethan Warren

Farhan Hussain

Fawziyah Hayat

Hamza Raza

Alycia McHallam

Arusa Shah

Zahraa Faruque

Hasan Ahmed

Nimra Aziz

Angelina Ahmed

Hassan Ashraf

Tayyaba Fatima

Zeeshan Ali

BURNLEY FOOTBALL CLUB COM

MUNITY ENTERPRISE PROGRAM

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SUPER SATURDAYOur Year 11 students have experienced three Super Saturdays at Turf Moor this year. This has involved students working on sharpening up their exam technique in several subject areas supported by their teachers. A different environment away from school in the corporate area of Turf Moor helped to focus the minds of our students and give the event an exciting feel.

We have teamed

up with the Good

Life Project whic

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council funded pr

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people get outsid

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experience throug

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dle Vale College st

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have had this opp

ortunity through o

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rogramme

and have gained in

valuable experien

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The

Good Life

Our students have

completed two ho

urs of hard work d

igging, planting, pr

uning

and chopping ever

y Friday afternoon

during the autumn

and wInter month

s

when the weather

was mostly damp a

nd wet and the grou

nd difficult to use.

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students overcame

these hurdles and

challenges and ex

celled in every cha

llenge

that was thrown at

them.

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s found it difficult h

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ols effectively but s

oon

got to grips with th

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work is an integral

part of this progra

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as the students are

not only working t

heir friends and fell

ow students, but a

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rs from the Good L

ife Project. The wh

ole experience has

proved

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use they have lear

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from their older m

entors

and to appreciate t

he great outdoors

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outdoor experienc

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our

students due to th

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working

closely with people

from our commun

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Rizwan Rehman

The Outdoor Learning

Space (OLS)You may have noticed, tucked behind the pond area,

something new and exciting has happened at Pendle Vale College an outdoor learning space has been created.

Complete with a natural outdoor classroom youll find a fire-pit, stools and an area for a bell tent to be erected.

We are now in the final stages of making an environment where learning can be a little bit different, very active - and in the outdoors. A number

of students worked alongside staff to help develop the plans. We visited two other schools to have a look at how they used their outdoor areas

and came back buzzing with ideas.

Plans were drawn up and submitted and over the Easter holidays the work on the main structure was completed. In the next few weeks, with the help of students, more planting will occur, a bell tent will be in place

and the area will be ready for use.

Two members of staff, Mrs Beardmore from the LRC and Mr Rochford from the Science department, are now trained as Forest School Leaders. This means that curriculum areas can not only book out the space, they

can also book additional staff to help set up activities, light and manage a fire.

Why should poetry lessons on the beauty of nature be in a classroom when we have the real thing just outside? Imagine producing food and then cooking it on an open fire or hearing about the great stories from

History, by lamplight, in a tent, sitting on cushions. Why not measure the girth of trees in Maths? Even simple activities like reading a good book

around a crackling fire will now be possible.

The first week of the Summer School at Pendle Vale will be based in the Outdoor Learning Space, we will be incorporating reading a book with

cooking, games, den building, archery and lots more. Fingers crossed for continued good weather and a few more opportunities to get out

in the fresh air.

Rhona Dwyer

NEW TO PENDLE VALE COLLEGE

Revision ClockA way of revising which can break a topic down into 12 sub-categories.

Either use a ready made clock or make one yourself. Make notes in each section of the clock. Revise each slot for 5 minutes. Turn the clock over. Ask someone to test you on certain sections of the clock. e.g. what was in section 2-3 and/or answer an exam question that tests that knowledge.

MnemonicsMnemonics are a quick way to retain lists of key information and play to the strengths of your brain and memory.

To create a mnemonic you should firstly write down a list of things you want to remember for example North, East, South and West for points of the compass.Then look at the first letter from each word of your list N, E, S and W and make a sentence using those letters. In this case it could be Naughty Elephants Squirt Water. The sillier the sentence the more memorable it tends to be.

REVISION SPECIALREVISION

GOLDEN

RULES

Practice PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

When it comes to revision there are a few golden rules.

1. If you want to do well in your exams you have to revise.

2. Everyone is different. Find something that works for you and stick to it.

3. Little and often is better than last minute cramming.

We asked our teachers to suggest good ways to revise in preparation for exams. Here are our magnificent 7 top tips to try.

Have a look at the picture of the Mnemonic created in a GCSE History lesson using football to remember reasons for improvement in Public Health in the nineteenth century.

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Revise with your friends Two heads are better than one BUT make sure that they really do want to revise not just socialise.

Why not get your friend to quiz or test you on a topic?

GCSE Pod & Other Online ResourcesUse GCSEpod.com. All Year 10 and 11 Pendle Vale students have an account and can find resources for every subject on the site.

Other websites include GCSE Bitesize and Doddle. All your exam boards have websites, check them out for past paper questions and mark schemes. You can even use Twitter, lots of exams have hashtags.

RAG Rate Exam Questions This means only answer the questions you are weak on.

First have a go at some exam questions or look through assessments and learning you have done in class.

Highlight the areas you are good at in green, average at in amber (orange) and poor at in red.Now revise the red and amber (orange) areas. Theres no point revising what you already know even though it might make you feel good.

Answer a GCSE Question Revise a topic This works well if you have a sheet of paper where you can make a mind map (see picture) of the key points or have a go at summarising the main points in a list or pictures.

Follow this up by answering an exam question. This will show you what you really do and dont know.

makes perfect

Finally make sure you have the right equipment & support from homeParents can help by: Buying highlighter pens & post-its Providing a quiet room/area for students to work in (and keeping distractions away - including younger brothers and sisters) Buying/borrowing suggested revision guides Offer rewards for revision completed e.g. Change the WIFI password daily and only let your child have it when they have done some revision. Showing a real interest in what your child is doing!

Able, Gifted

Our Year 7 group meet weekly with Mrs Seggie and cover a wide range of themes from The Natural World and Space to the influence of the Roman Empire on the English Language. They are set regular research challenges and are already proving that they are always ready for that little bit extra.

Challenge and inspiration has been the theme this year at Pendle Vale with our most able students really being pushed to go that extra mile and then a bit further. Throughout the school our most able have had opportunities to really push themselves beyond the timetabled curriculum and develop a love of learning.

Our Year 9 Most Able group have been working hard to broaden their horizons this year as part of an Pendle inter-school event called Pendle Elite Boat Race. Selected students applied for the opportunity in Year 8 and were whittled down to ten. We then had a Selection Day last Summer at Nelson and Colne College along with other local schools and the ten were reduced again to six. These six students were now Pendle Vales Team.

Pendle Elite

& Talented

This opportunity was designed to stretch and challenge our brightest minds and give them the opportunity to study an exhibition in the museum focused on the story of the slave trade from its roots in Africa through to the plantations of America. A workshop delivered by museum staff also focused thinking on the impact of slavery today and challenged our learners to present their own conclusions on issues surrounding the subject in the modern world such as racism, child labour and equality.

Mr Hardwick

The events this academic year have included a University Challenge style ev

ent in the

Autumn Term and a STEM Challenge in the Spring Term. Year 11 Prefects sup

ported

the team on a weekly basis to rise to the challenge. They took responsibility fo

r supporting

the Year 9 Team with each section of the challenge, under the guidance of Mrs

Jenkinson.

This included testing them with a breakfast from around the world, challenges

on the

Solar System and World Flags before setting independent research. Our stude

nts

enjoyed the quiz but were disappointed to come third so were determined to

do well in the Spring Term Dragons Den style STEM Challenge. They

worked well as a team over a period of weeks and sought help from a

wide variety of sources. Our Most Able groups meet weekly and other

students beyond the six are able to get involved. The group have

gone from strength to strength and cant wait for their next challenge.

Watch out Year 8! Your selection day will be

coming soon - are you up for the challenge?

Ms Seggie & Mrs JenkinsonYear 9

STEM WINNERS!

Umar Khan 9P is a member of the team, he says:My experience so far with the Pendle Elite challenge has been exceptional. It has brought

my teammates and I closer together and has enabled us to gain a better relationship and understanding of

each other, consequently leading to an improved and resilient team. Our first challenge was brilliant. We

had to learn about general topics including world foods, religions, flags, rivers and the life and times of

William Shakespeare. We planned this well, despite having had little precious experience. Once we had

completed the challenge, however, I felt like we were a more knowledgeable team and we had had the

chance to look at our opponents and work out how to beat them next time. Using this knowledge, we put

100% effort into the next challenge. This time we had to pitch a product that would reduce the amount of

fossil fuels being used. Mrs Jenkinson and Mrs Seggie supported and critically analysed what we were

doing and how we presented and as a result we made a presentation, which was far more advanced and

structured then that of our opposition. To further enhance our product we made two models in two days

with the help of Mrs Ogden and we won! It just shows if there are any improvements to be made,

with the right attitude, you can sort it out.

Attic Nazar, team member says:

Being a part of Pendle Elite has been both fun and challenging. The first task we had was

a University challenge style quiz in which we had to answer questions based on certain subjects. The next challenge was S.T.E.M

based where we had to create a renewable energy product that could help reduce

emissions and we won this challenge. Overall I really enjoy being a part of Pendle

Elite boat race challenge.

In March our most able year 9 History students visited the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool.

World Book Day

The idea of this day is to encourage students

to read more often and to make us see reading

as something fun and exhilarating. We want as

many students as possible involved in reading for

pleasure because of the many benefits it brings.

Reading can help build vocabulary and improve

understanding of language. It is beneficial to all

subjects (not just English) as without the ability

to read, we wouldnt be able to do anything else.

Denise Deegan once said You dont need a

rocket ship to reach the moon or an oxygen

tank to explore the deep. You dont need a time

machine to ride the Wild West, or an interpreter to

understand a child from Afghanistan. All you need

is a book.

During the weeks leading up to World Book Day

we had a range of activities to get involved in. In

addition, we held an assembly for every year in

order to encourage more and more students to

take part.

Our biggest event is the opportunity to come as a

favourite book character, this year with a fairytale

theme. As usual staff and students alike came

in some wonderful creations and many teachers

came in disguise - we wondered why so many

went for fairytale baddy costumes!

This year, a new activity called the Staff Shelfie

competition had us all guessing. Sounds exciting

right? Well this is how it worked. Each member of

staff was asked to take a picture of their book

shelf at home and then students had to guess

whose shelf belonged to whom.

As we love to encourage students to read, weve

designed an event called Drop Everything and

Read (DEAR) and this time everyone got involved!

On the week of World Book Day, one hour of lesson

time was dedicated to reading no matter which

subject area we were in at the time. Whether it

was reading a story or an article, everybody got

involved. In addition to DEAR, the cafeteria menu

was altered too. Food was served in the style of a

Mad Hatters tea party (from Alice in Wonderland).

Students loved the array of delicious delicacies

served and everybody certainly had a great time!

Decorating form room doors as book covers is

also encouraged every year on World Book Day

because it means that everybody can compete

to have the best creation whilst talking about

their favourite books. One of the lucky forms

was Sleeping Beauty by 10V. They beautifully

decorated their door using a large image of

Sleeping Beauty and it really did look fantastic!

As a school, we are proud of how

successful our World Book Days have

been and it is great that so many

students and teachers from Pendle

Vale College take part. We hope that

reading for pleasure continues to

grow. Remember, World Book Day

isnt just about reading, its about

enjoying reading and having fun!

World Book Day at Pendle Vale College is an incredible day where we give students the opportunity to take part in many activities and bring out the inner character (literally). We have been celebrating this day every year at Pendle Vale for the last 4 years and it has proven to be a success each time.

World Book Day this year was very chilled and relaxed. Students were invited to apply for an hour session in the LRC where they could read with complimentary hot chocolate and cakes to sweeten the mood. To secure a place, students were asked to make a comment about why a particular book had made an impact on their life. Here are some comments from Year 7 participants:

Awful Auntie It made me think that you can do anything if

you believe in yourself and try hard.

Dandelion Clocks This book has taught me to always look after my family. The way Liv looked after her brother made me feel that anything could happen and that I should care for my brother and look after him.

Charlie Bone The writing is pulling me in the story like I belong there too. It also helps me in English.

Child 44 and the Launch of the Staff Book Club It started with the number 44. Signs appeared sporadically around the school. Then a series of strange

emails began dropping into the inboxes of staff (apparently

from the KGB). Was the school being cyber attacked? Quotations appeared on walls at first ...There is no such

thing as crime then more- The face of a hero, the heart

of a henchmanwell that could apply to a few! Was this

an act of sabotage or a mysterious undercover plot? ..

Oh hang on a minuteIt all started in the same week as

WORLD BOOK WEEK ! Could that be anything to do with it? The final clue was emailed to all staff on WBD but just like

the students the staff had to do some work that day too

they had to crack the code that would allow them to solve

the mystery and claim their copy of Child 44 by Tim Rob

Smith, a gripping thriller set in Stalinist Russia. It all now

made sense. Pieces of the puzzle were slotting into place.

This was the launch of the Staff Book Club. During the next few weeks secret drops were made.

Students delivered strange parcels, wrapped in grey with

Russian stamps on them, to all those who had cracked the

code and could claim their book. In total 34 books were

claimed by staff and the reading commenced! The gathering of staff will occur, characters will be discussed, plots analysed and untangled all with a few Russian nibbles and tea. The only question remaining is

What will be the next book? Rhona Dwyer

Students at Pendle Vale have read over 8000 books and 233 million words as part of our Accelerated Reader Scheme. SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS GO TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS; OUR WORD MILLIONAIRES.

Marshall, Terence 4,228,701Qasim, Sana 4,108,519Zameer, Saira 3,161,543Shafiq, Safa 3,152,833Khan, Mohammed 2,945,052Shahzad, Subeen 2,604,955Akhtar, Sana 2,359,925Munawar, Sadia 2,282,482Ali, Mohammed 2,087,885Afzal, Zaki 2,074,496Shah, Haider 1,937,223Shahzad, Zain 1,841,311Nazim, Aminah 1,800,793Amjad, Tooba 1,680,429Muhammad, Aisha 1,662,017Nadeem, Aminah 1,660,826Towers, Dylan 1,657,695Ali, Rafia 1,652,267Rauf, Basmah 1,637,213Sarfraz, Abdur-Raheem 1,605,204Maz, Ibrahim 1,545,697Afzal, Ahmad 1,519,627Younas, Mahek 1,511,156Bashir, Aqib 1,506,704Adnan, Alisha 1,501,813Asif, Hamza 1,459,219Akhtar, Sabiya 1,428,886Abad, Lariab 1,384,727Maria, Zainab 1,373,894Whalley, Declan 1,362,013Daley, Lillie 1,316,669Anwar, Zohaib 1,283,960Gulfraz, Alishaan 1,257,722Sheikh, Fatima 1,241,899Javed, Muminah 1,203,411Rehman 7I, Abdul 1,202,330Khan7, Umar 1,199,979Razaque, Wardah 1,184,681Shamraiz, Taiyba 1,173,020Tariq, Fariya 1,152,886Abid, Aisha 1,144,400Shafiq, Safaa 1,141,983Iman, Hajra 1,131,804Mahmood, Sana 1,129,511Sarwar, Sania 1,128,739Majid, Saniyah 1,113,313Gaikstyte, Reda 1,103,158Butt, Anisa 1,101,501Abid, Abdul 1,091,764Hussain, Aliyha 1,080,310Shahzad, Aliza 1,076,655Mohammad, Sabah 1,059,959Shakoor, Ammarah 1,034,296

World Book Day

As part of the Centenary events surrounding the First World War, Olivia Kinsella and Hafsah Shah accompanied by Mr Dillon visited the First World War battlefields. These are their words about the experience:

Our trip to the First World War battlefields and cemeteries was an unforgettable experience that we both feel very lucky to have been a part of.

One of the first places we visited in Belgium was Lijssenthoek cemetery. We saw the graves of many Commonwealth soldiers, from countries like Canada, England, Australia and India. We also saw graves of soldiers from the East Lancashire regiment and we felt very proud of people from our area. We were surprised to see only one grave for a woman, who was a nurse, this made us think about all those women who had contributed during the war. Times have changed over the last hundred years. The messages on the headstones from family members were very touching and affected us as if we were related to them.

We also visited the Menin Gate in Ypres. This is a huge memorial to the missing soldiers whose bodies were never found. Every night at 8pm a ceremony takes place to remember them. We felt honoured to see how many people had fought for us, and were happy that so many people still come to remember them every night.

We also visited Neuve Chapelle, which is a memorial to the Indian soldiers that fought for Britain in the First World War. This cemetery particularly affected us because of these soldiers are the ancestors of many people who settled in Pendle during the twentieth century. It also included the names of soldiers who came from what is today Pakistan and Bangladesh. This stood out to us because it showed us how multicultural the war was.

Finally we visited Tyne Cot cemetery and we were shocked at the amount of graves. We wrote messages of remembrance and placed them on the grave of an unknown soldier. This trip made us realise the great sacrifices that were made during the First World War and we are very grateful to everyone who fought for us.

Hafsah Shah and Olivia Kinsella.

First World War Battlefields Visits

First World War Battlefields

Mrs Parkers Coffee club has continued to be a big hit with our Year 11 girls this year. The group meet up each Wednesday lunchtime to

share drinks, refreshments and gossip! The group was set up by Mrs Parker, the Emotional Wellbeing

Team support for year 11 to give our students an informal way to socialise whilst sharing their stresses and concerns. Feedback from the girls say that the club has provided them with a quiet

sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of normal school life where they can chat, share stories, get away from the boys

and relax with new friends all over a quiet cuppa. To celebrate a successful year the group enjoyed a delicious afternoon tea treat

at Cafe Cargo in Foulridge whilst watching the swans gracefully gliding along the canal. At the

end of the day they were given a pamper pack of goodies to help them relax in between their busy

revision schedules. Good luck in your exams ladies!

Coffee Club

Year 10 GCSE musicians visited

Bridgewater Hall recently

and were awed by both the

venue and sound of the Hall

orchestra. The visit, part of the

Western Classical Tradition

strand of their GCSE, taught the

students about the instruments

of the orchestra and allowed

them to experience a live sound

rather than recordings in the

classroom. The Hall played

music from across the centuries

from Bach to John Williams;

Wagner to Shostakovich. The

students learned about the

history of the music, the scienc

e

of sound and the development

of musical instruments and the

orchestra itself. It was a really

enjoyable morning with the

students readily getting involved

in singing This Little Light

of Mine as part of audience

participation!

Mrs Seymour

At the beginning of February Year 8 Citizenship pupils got involved in Fairtrade

Fortnight as part of their Active Citizenship Project. This included raising awareness

around school about Fairtrade products and why we should consider buying them.

All year 8 pupils wrote a letter to Tesco and Asda supermarkets, asking them to

only stock Fairtrade bananas advocated on behalf of farmers from around the world

including countries such as Ghana. All years also took part in our Banana Statement

and wrote down persuasive arguments about why supporting Fairtrade is good and

wrote them on a yellow Banana. We are looking forward to hearing back about what

action both supermarkets are going to take.

Weve Gone Bananas

Music

...a quiet sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of

normal school life...

These are some of our pupils

comments about Fast Maths:

ASTER MATHS FOR YEA

R 9

Its a fun way of learning

maths. I like how you

get timed. Its all about

challenging yourself.

Umara

Year 9 students at Pendle Vale College have contributed towards an innovative scheme for teaching the automatic recall of number bonds. It has proved so successful that a new book called Fast Maths has been published as a result. It began as a research project for science teacher Mr. McKenzie and Professor Tom Burkard. In addition to taking part in the trials, Pendle Vale pupils provided invaluable feedback about the programme, with many of their ideas influencing the content of the book.

Initially pupils were given a simple test to see how fast they could write number bonds for addition and multiplication. Then they were paired with another pupil with a similar time.

Pendle Vale pupils participated in two or three sessions per week, each lasting 10-15 minutes. First, they used printed flashcards to help them memorise addition and multiplication facts. Next they completed a short individual maths challenge, and then they timed each other on a third exercise using stopwatches. The collaborative approach and the competitive element ensured that all pupils made rapid progress. They enjoyed striving to beat their personal best times and being promoted to higher levels.

After 10 sessions, the pupils were tested again, and on average their calculation times had halved with some pupils being almost three times quicker. A further recent test has established that their skills have been retained, and their improvements are likely to be long term. The students are now keen to continue and have unanimously to continue with the programme.

I cant think of anything to improve this scheme. Martyna

It has been fun and I really enjoyed it. Declan

I really en

joyed Fast

Maths

because it h

elped me to

improve my

maths and

know

how to solv

e exercises

very

fast, and als

o it is fun.

Roxanna

Its really improved my maths and when I see a sum I automatically know the answer. Jamena

Literacy and Numeracy ChallengesBeing able to puzzle things out and use English and Mathematical skills are essential in the modern world.

To keep your brains active and test out your skills, weve included 2 challenges for you to try in this edition.

Here is a brain teaser which aims to stim u late the con nec tions or asso ci a tions between words in your temporal lobe. You will see pairs of words, and your goal is to find a third word that is connected or associated with both of these two words.

For example, the first pair is PIANO and LOCK. The answer is KEY. The word key is con nected with both the word piano and the word lock: there are KEYS on a piano and you use a KEY to lock doors. Key is what is called a...

homograph: a word that has

more than one meaning but is

always spelled the same.

1. LOCK PIANO =2. SHIP CARD =3. TREE CAR =4. SCHOOL EYE =5. PILLOW COURT =6. RIVER MONEY =7. BED PAPER =8. ARMY WATER =9. TENNIS NOISE =10. EGYPTIAN MOTHER =11. SMOKER PLUMBER =

MOVE JUST THREE MATCHES TO CREATE THREE PERFECT SQUARES

Congratulations to all st

udents

who were involved with

PE teams

and extra-curricular activ

ities

contributing to sporting

successes

at Pendle Vale!

Here is a small pictorial selection of some of the highlights of the year covering some of the many sports we have on offer from Athletics, Badminton, Cricket, Football, and Hockey to Rounders, Rugby, Trampolining and Table-Tennis.

Shooting Stars

Yr 7 Boys Cross Country Team

Under 16 Boys Basketball Team

Yr 7 Hockey Team

Under 14 Boys Badminton Doubles

Year 10 Pendle Schools Champions

Yr 8 & 9 Girls Cross Country Team

Senna Horse Riding

Lewis Frobisher

Laaibah Horse Riding

Under 16 Basketball Team

Rugby World Cup Team

- Sporting AchievementsYr 7 Girls Cross Country Team Yr 9 Hockey Team

Yr 7, 7 a-side Football

Yr 9 Rugby Team

Yr 10 Girls Cross Country Team

Yr 9, 7 a-side Football

Yr 8 Football Team

Yr 10 Boys Cross Country Team

Under 13 Boys Indoor Cricket Team

Under 14 Boys Doubles

Under 13 Girls Indoor Cricket Team

Year 8 Indoor AthleticsYr 8 & 9 Boys Cross Country Team

Year 9 Football Team

Patrycja Horse Riding

WE ARE DELIGHTED TO RECENTLY HAVE BEEN AWARDED THE LANCASHIRE EQUALITY MARK AWARDS FOR RACE, DISABILITY AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

Our positive, welcoming ethos has meant that students have embraced increasing opportunities to learn about their diverse community.

Next on the equality agenda are the Religion and Gender Awards. We currently offer a Jumuah prayer session and a Christian faith session each week to all students who are interested and we will be introducing faith activities and multi-faith meetings during lunchtimes for students to interact with different faiths and people from the local community.

Mrs Fairey

We are Sailing

Parents GroupCome to Pendle Vale College to:

Meet other parents Learn new skills

Experience new places Make new friends

Refreshments Provided

Thursdays - 9:00am 11:00amMeet in Reception

Call: 01282 682241 for more information

Parents Drop In Sessions

Come to Pendle Vale College to discuss your childs

progress and achievement and meet other parents at the same time

Tuesdays - 3:30pm 4:30pmMeet in Reception

Call: 01282 682241 for more information

Recently we travelled to Pwhelli, in North Wales for the RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Youth Nationals sailing competition. I was the youngest person in my fleet and came 29th out of 51, in a windy week where I am still quite light for the boat. I was racing against people up to the age of 21 years old. I started sailing when I was 4, in a boat called an Enterprise, with my dad. We competed in regional events and when I got a bit older we competed in a few national ones too. At the age of 8 I moved into a topper where at first, as I was really young I didnt do very well, but I carried on and in 2014 was selected for the National junior intermediate squad and would have 6 training weekends over the winter.

In May 2015 I competed in the topper inland championships and finished 16th out of 153 and was 1st under 13. 3 months later I was at Weymouth for the national championships for a week long event where I finished 26th out of 191 and was 2nd under 13. At the end of last year I moved in to the Laser Radial which is the female single handed Olympic class and at my 4th event, the inlands, I was racing against the gold medallist at London 2012 and finished 1 place behind her in 2nd place. At the moment Im sailing every weekend, on a Wednesday evening, and on Friday I teach people to sail.

By George Graham Year 9

Pendle Vale College. Oxford Road, Nelson, Lancashire BB9 8LF

Tel: 01282 682240 Fax: 01282 682289 Email: reception@pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk

Website: www.pendlevale.lancs.sch.uk Headteacher: Mr S Wilson, BSc

New Intake Evening Wednesday 22nd June 2016Year 8 Parents Evening Thursday 30th June 2016, 4:30-7pmYear 7 Parents Evening Monday 11th July 2016, 4:30-7pmGCSE Results Thursday 25th August 2016, 10amBack to School for Yrs 7 and 11 Friday 2nd September 2016 Back to School for all students Monday 5th September 2016

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