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Before the Christmas break Year 11 Art pupils enjoyed a trip to the Unit Twelve Art Gallery just outside of Stafford, where they spent the day working alongside a collection of Artists in their studio.
They learnt a variety of new skills and techniques from the Artist Jennifer Collier.
All students had a fantastic day and produced some wonderful work that will contribute as part of their GCSE course work.
The Great British Bake Off final took place on Wednesday 9th December at Highfields School and we are delighted to announce that St Edmund’s pupil, Jessica Bradley won the competition!
Her cake was first out of 14 cakes. The judges were won over by her original design, cake making skills and selection of festive flavours. We may have found ourselves our very own little Mary Berry!
St Edmund’s Catholic Academy staff and pupils have kindly donated a selection of Christmas hampers this year, for families less fortunate than themselves.
We hope their Christmas will be a special one.
The Senior Citizens’ Party, organised by the Sixth Formers yesterday, was a great success.
Around 140 guests, invited from care homes and the local community, arrived for a great afternoon of Christmas entertainment – the dining room was transformed into a fabulous party venue in record time!
Miss Baskeyfield and the brilliant choir sang a selection of carols and folk songs. Adam Sands and Jordan Sayce found their natural vocation in running the Bingo session, and Mrs Dhaliwal and her hard-working kitchen team, provided lots of food for our guests to enjoy.
All the guests said how pleasant and polite our Sixth Formers were, and really enjoyed chatting to them during the afternoon. We have already had emails and messages of thanks and requests to return next year!
Thank you to all of the Sixth Form students for planning and participating in the day with enthusiasm, and to the staff (especially Mrs Hogg,Mr Bard, Miss Baskeyfield and Mrs Dhaliwal and the kitchen staff) for giving their time to help organise another great event.
Parents, staff and friends gathered to celebrate the Christmas season and the work of the Performing Arts Department on Monday 7th December. Following their success at the St Edmund’s day Mass on Friday 27th November, the choir performed several solo numbers including ‘Christmas Lullaby’ by John Rutter.
The musical festivities continued with the orchestra’s rendition of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, brass and string ensembles and a collaboration between members of the rock band and Pitch Perfect in their performance of ‘All I want for Christmas is You.’ One of our new additions to St. Edmund’s, the rock band, picked up the pace with ‘Forget You’ by CeeLo Green and the folk band brought some Celtic spirit to the occasion with a medley of songs.
Drama club, another new addition to the department, performed their version of ‘The Grinch who stole Christmas’ with the set designed and created by Academy students. Many thanks to Sinead Cullen-Barrett (Y11) who assistant directed the performance with Holly Harvey (Y12), and Alexandra Platt (Y12) leading the design and creation of the set.
The Christmas Concert was a wonderful celebration of the talent at St Edmund’s and a fantastic way to get into the Christmas spirit!
On Friday 27th November, it was the St Edmund’s Feast Day Mass. We came together as a whole school and celebrated our Patron St Edmund and all the activities and successes we have had in and around our community. It was a beautiful service led by Monsignor Fr Mark Crisp, and Fr Paul Bielak in front of 800 students, staff and dignitaries.
Father Mark Crisp reminded everyone of how “St Edmund Campion was victim of severe religious intolerance and how the story of his life should stir us up to make sure that we all become passionate ambassadors of tolerance.”
In his homily Monsignor Crisp also reminded all pupils of the family moving forward together in the diverse community, with prayers being said for the people of Paris after the recent atrocities there.
After Mass, Governors and friends were treated to cakes and refreshments to mark the Feast of St Edmund.
Special thanks to everyone who attended including; the readers, the Alter servers, the choir and those who contributed in making it such a wonderful celebration.
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The Performing Arts Department is proud to present our Christmas Concert on Monday 7th December starting at 7pm.
We will have performances from the Rock Band, the Choir, the Folk Band, Pitch Perfect, Drama Club and many more!
Tickets are available for the bargain price of £1 and are available from the Performing Arts office.
We hope to see you there in good cheer!
We would like to say a huge thank you to all the students and staff who contributed to the Christmas Shoe Box Appeal.
The Shoe Box Appeal is a campaign organised by the Samaritan’s Purse who kindly collect shoe boxes with gifts and donate them to underprivileged children around the world.
St Edmund’s delivered 20 boxes in total, which were all hand wrapped by students and staff and packed with lovely gifts, such as; toys, pens, soaps, gloves and more – they have helped make someone’s Christmas special this year.
Last week Pudsey bear made a special visit to St Edmund’s Catholic Academy in aid of raising money for Children In Need. Sixth Form students sold wrist bands, somosa’s and undertook a special staff Vs. students football tournament all for charity.
We’d like to thank everyone who took part during last week’s fundraising activities and especially the Sixth Form students who helped organise such an eventful week.
We will keep you posted as to how much we have raised!
