U15 Female Cricket Team Success

21st March 2022Mrs D Curtis
Congratulations to the U15 St Edmund’s Catholic Academy Cricket Team for taking part in the Wolverhampton Cricket Tournament at Aldersley Stadium.
They all played really well and gained valuable experience from taking part alongside 9 other teams. We had some fabulous wickets taken by Gurleen Kaler and two outstanding, diving catches from Remaiya Parish.
Well done everyone, we can certainly say we have made exceptional progress from this experience!
Players:-
Gurleen Kaler (Captain), Scarlett Buckmaster, Alyssia Williams, Karyce Johnson, Autumn Marchant, Ellie Clews, Megan Morgan, Remaiya Parish, Emily Tsang and Victory Okonkwo.

2022 National Milano Team Gymnastics Championship Success

14th March 2022Mrs D Curtis

Congratulations to St Edmund’s U19 Milano Gymnastics Team for gaining 5th place in the Nationals Milano Team Gymnastics Championships!

The gymnasts worked so well and displayed some great performances.

Well done Rachel Clifton, Amelia Beet, Lysia Bayley and Brientony Jajarajan 2022 National Milano Team Gymnastics Championships!

 

 

Lauren Raises £300 For Charity

8th March 2022Mrs D Curtis
Lauren Butler in 10IOD has been working towards her Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Lauren decided to take on 3 different challenges to raise money for 3 separate charities.
The first was a swimming challenge ‘Swim for Dementia’ where Lauren completed several swims to cover a set distance.
The second task was to run 26 miles for UNHCR and the final challenge was to cycle 200 miles for Cancer research.
With Lauren’s effort she has single handedly raised over £300 for these charities. Well done Lauren, a fantastic achievement and something you should be very proud of.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club Delivers Prizes

8th March 2022Mrs D Curtis

“In addition to the Eco-Ballers post below on the website, Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club delivered some prizes to the academy and the pupils involved in the intervention programme. Hammad Ahmed, Bobby Hughes, Dylan Coe and Adelina Munteanu received their prizes at the end of the Y9 assembly on Friday 4th March, 2022. The academy were also provided with a football signed by all the first team players at the football club. Prizes very much appreciated and deserved. Well done to all, Mr Selvey.”

 

Photo left to right: Hammad Ahmed, Bobby Hughes, Mr Selvey, Dylan Coe and Adelina Munteanu

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World Book Day

4th March 2022Mrs D Curtis
To celebrate World Book Day Key Stage 3 students were invited to attend a one off Book Club this week.  Students had the opportunity to read a newly released extract and discuss it.
All students were issued with a £1 World Book Day token which can be used to purchase special edition £1 books or as £1 off a book of their choice.
Happy World Book Day.

Ecoballers Invited to Anfield

23rd February 2022Mrs D Curtis

“Since October, 2021, twelve Y9 pupils have been working on methods to help Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. This was part of the Premier League Inspires Programme and ran for twelve weeks where pupils had to come up with new ideas, setup a plan of how this would be implemented and pitch their ideas to a panel of staff.

 

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the “Ecoballers” from St Edmund’s won this competition and have been invited to Liverpool (Anfield – home of Liverpool Football Club) to pitch their ideas against other teams that won their local competitions. Adelina Munteanu must get some recognition here where she was the main driver behind the eco rewards card that was devised, and she even got a personal video message from the Wolves manager congratulating here for her work. We wish the “Ecoballers” all the best in the next round and hope their ideas are utilised by the Premier League clubs. Well done, Mr Selvey.”

Can Shaun Be Britain’s Best Young Artist?

4th February 2022Mrs D Curtis

Year 10 student, Shaun Roldan, has been selected to take part in a new CBBC show to find Britains Best Young Artist.  He will be competing against 27 budding young artists from around the UK.

Each episode sees three contenders take part in activities designed to challenge and stretch their artistic skills and creative imagination.

The wannabe artists must impress Ricky and a guest judge who will be on hand to critique the finished artwork and decide who moves onto the next round. Joining Ricky as a guest judge will be world-class artists including Alison Lapper, Simeon Barclay, Si Mitchell and many more.

The show will air beginning 7th February 2022 every Monday-Thursday at 5pm. It can be watched live on the CBBC channel or when the episodes are uploaded on BBC iPlayer.

We are very proud that Shaun has been selected to take part in the show and wish him every success in this exciting journey.

Find out more:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/britains-best-young-artist

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holocaust Memorial Day Assembly

27th January 2022Mrs D Curtis

 A whole school virtual Holocaust Memorial Day assembly took place during tutor time today.

This year’s theme was ‘One Day’.  Within the assembly we shared stories from a range of individuals and their memories of one day during the Holocaust that changed their lives forever.

Students were asked to take the time to reflect on the tragedies they faced.

The assembly ended with a prayer we would like to share with you.

 

Prayer

Loving God we come to you with heavy hearts remembering the six million Jewish souls murdered during the Holocaust.

In the horrors of that history, when so many groups were targeted because of their identity and in genocides which folled, we recognise destructive prejudices that drive people apart.

Forgive us when we give space to fear, negativity and hatred of others simply because they are different from us.

In the light of God we see everyone as equally precious manifestations of the Divine and can know the courage to favce the darkness.

Through our prayers and actions help us to stand together with those who are suffering so that light may banish all darkness, love will prevail over hate and good will will triumph over evil.

Amen.