“On Thursday 20th January both the Y7/8 and Y11/ 6th form basketball teams played against Wolverhampton Grammar School. It was another enjoyable evening of basketball with both of the teams winning. The Y7/8 basketball team won 22 – 4 and the Y11/6th form won 39 – 25. Well done to the gentlemen who played again and the season is going very well. Mr Selvey.”
In November, Henok Haile and Kacper Kolasa from Year 13 represented the school in the British Physics Olympiad. They competed against 2,300 students from 393 schools in the United Kingdom to answer questions designed to stretch and challenge the top young physicists in the country.
Every question required a different perspective to answer it and was designed to help students develop the application of knowledge skills they will need on a university science or engineering degree.
We are pleased to announce that Henok was awarded a Commendation and Kacper a Bronze II certificate. Very well done to both students for choosing to participate and achieving these results.
Photo: Kacper Kolasa (left) Henok Haile (right)
On Friday 7th January the Year 8 Basketball Team and the Senior Basketball Team played their league games versus the Kings School.
Both teams won their games convincingly and represented the academy with great talent and enthusiasm. The Year 8 Team, Elliott Igbinoba, Tino Makombe, David Ojeli, Filip Paczsowski, Kobi Chinedu, Eric Okeke and Moses Peter, won 27 – 16.
The Senior Team, Lukas Lopetaitis, Kurt Aco, Kurt Capuno, Adriel Sarmiento and Victor Ojeli won the match 42 – 26.
The next game for both teams is on Thursday 20th January against WGS (away).
Mr Selvey, Head of year 9 and Teacher of PE, was very impressed with the performance of both teams.
The winners of prayer competition on New Beginnings for a New Year are Tom O’connor 8ECH, Olivia Babula 8RPE, Daria Wojciechowska 8RPE and Ali Khan 8DMO
The students each received a chocolate prize for their wonderful efforts.
Students were also invited to wear a Christmas jumper this week which generated a total of £241 for the elected charities for 2021-22 which are Compton Care, Good Shepherd, Cancer Research Uk and CAFOD.
We all need to help serve the socially excluded and vulnerable members of society.
This year the Enterprise Homes Group (EHG) are fundraising around the message of Starting a New Chapter, giving all of the people they serve a chance to rewrite their story and we can help.
We are delighted to announce that St Edmund’s will be donating a cheque to EHC for £220 generated from a bake sale and a chocolate Christmas hamper raffle.
Congratulations to Wajihah who won the festive goodies.
Kindness matters.
#MAKINGHOMELESSNESSHISTORY #HOMELESS #NEXTCHAPTER
Photo: Wajihah
Due to the Queen’s Jubilee, St Edmund’s will have an additional Inset Day on Friday 18th February 2022.
School will be closed on this day.
This year St Edmund’s Catholic Academy and the Compton Park community have been blessed with beautiful Christmas lights on our 27m tree.
It is with gratitude and thanks to our wonderful neighbours Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (@Wolves) who so kindly donated the lights and appointed CKW Contracts Ltd (@CkwLtd) to provide the crane and resources to decorate the tree. We look forward to lighting the sky each Christmas bringing cheer to our Compton Park family.
Christmas Tree Blessing – By Laura Kazlas
Holy Creator of Trees, Bless with your abundant grace this our Christmas tree as a symbol of joy. May its evergreen branches be a sign of your never-fading promises. May its colourful lights and ornaments call us to decorate with love our home and our world. May the gifts that surround this tree be symbols of the gifts that we have received from the Tree of Christ’s Cross. Holy Christmas tree within our home, may Joy and Peace come and nest in your branches and in our hearts. Amen
Photo: Maggie Hazeldine (Principal) with Edie, our wellbeing dog.
