…Year 11 Prom We can just let the smiles on the photos do the talking for this

one! Well done to Year 11 for making it to the end of the year

and a gruelling examination season. The year group were all

smiles and looking AMAZING at their prom last week as they

celebrated together on a glorious summer evening at Aintree.

We look forward to seeing you all again in August to celebrate

your results. Have a great summer, relax and have fun!

…Literary Inspiration On 2 July the students involved with the Multi Genre Literature project were treated to a lecture on ‘The

Strange Case of Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Alumnus Dr Emma Deeks, a graduate of Chester University and

Edge Hill University, returned to Formby High School to present on ‘The Duality of Man’ and symbolism in

Victorian literature. Dr Deeks has achieved a PhD in English Literature and is currently researching the

theory of ‘Feminine Anonymity’ in autobiographical texts. Students spent an hour in the morning gathering

notes independently and demonstrated outstanding maturity, focusing on a challenging subject. In the

afternoon the students participated in a seminar discussion session, working in

groups to collate their evidence on key sections of the first chapter. In groups

the students then presented to the rest of the group and Dr Deeks and Mr

Mackenzie. Their confidence in presenting and ability to clearly articulate ideas

was thoroughly inspiring. We hope our young learners will go on to pursue their

interests in literature beyond school and will also, one day, return to share their

success with the future FHS community. This event followed shortly after the

school’s participation in ‘National Writing Day’ on

Wednesday 26 June, an annual celebration of writing designed to inspire

people across the UK to get writing. The message was simple: everyone has a

story to tell and sharing it can be a source of pleasure and power. Every

English lesson across Years 7 to 12 participated in the event by writing pieces

and short stories, and samples of the excellent work can be found in English

rooms across the school!

Issue No.108 – 5 July 2019

… “It's not how much we give

but how much love we put into giving.” The above quote by Mother Theresa captures perfectly how Team FHS comes

together for a great cause. We celebrate frequently through this newsletter

the fantastic work by our students, staff and parents to support a vast array

of charitable causes. Just recently, one of our Year 10 students, Rachel,

coordinated a fundraising cake sale to support The Big Tiny Steps Appeal

and CDH UK. The Big Tiny Steps Appeal supports Liverpool Women’s

Neonatal Unit to continue to provide world class care to sick babies and

their families, and CDH UK helps support

families affected by Congenital

Diaphragmatic Hernia and funds research to improve treatment. These

charities are very special to Rachel and her family who have been involved

with them through their own family experiences and wanted to help give

back. The incredible support of the school community helped them raise

£213 through their cake sale! Thank you, as always, to everyone for their

support. As the newsletter is being written today, the school is also coming

together to support the Kalule School in Uganda

– there is a cake sale taking place and also a marketplace selling unique, hand-

made Ugandan crafts which will see 100% of the funds raised being sent back

to support the charity. We will update you with a total in the next newsletter

when all the money has been counted by the elves! Last Thursday was the first

meeting for the students who have volunteered to be part of the FHS Charity

Committee. The Charity Committee will invite nominations from their peers for

the charities they would like to support and will meet half termly to put plans

together. The school is very proud of the charity work that takes place and the

citizenship and generosity of students, staff and parents.

…A Little RESPECT FHS has rebranded its PSHEE (Physical Social Health and Economic

Education) curriculum to RESPECT so that it more appropriately captures

all the vital elements of this aspect of the curriculum and all the hard

work that takes place on these areas every day here at FHS. To

celebrate this, we have developed a fantastic new video for parents,

present and future, to communicate the changes and why this is so important

to the school. We will launch the video on our website next week – watch out

on ParentMail for the link! RESPECT covers areas such as keeping healthy,

staying safe and managing money as well as focusing on specific areas such as

Drugs Education and Sex and Relationships Education. Lessons develop skills

such as co-operative working and speaking and listening. Students also learn

about topics like how the country is governed at a local and national level,

aspects of the law which relate to them and about the ways in which people

can engage in democratic processes and take action to promote their views

and help others. Lessons foster an understanding of the UK as a diverse society

and the importance of mutual respect and tolerance. Students are actively

encouraged to think of others and contribute to the wider community and

whole school project.

…A Taste of Theatre On 4 July students from Year 9 Drama enjoyed a workshop at Edge Hill University by Tmesis Theatre. The

company taught a practical fun and energetic workshop which explored working as an ensemble. Our

students engaged in devising physical sequences and creating characters. It was an excellent afternoon and

everyone learnt new skills to benefit their future performances!

…Year 7 Cultural Capital 40 Year 7 students represented the school as fantastic ambassadors,

exploring central London over three days last week. First up was the

Natural History Museum, where students enjoyed the diverse and active

world exhibitions as well as getting photographs of the famous

Hintze Hall with the Blue Whale skeleton. They defied gravity at

the ‘Wicked’ production at the Apollo Victoria theatre in London’s

West End and also visited the very entertaining London

Dungeons. The students thoroughly enjoyed the residential and

our London tour guide Liz commented that the students had been

a delight to take around the city centre, despite the persistent

rain. Well done, Year 7!

…La Dolce Vita! Ready for La Dolce Vita? The University of Liverpool provided yet another

buenissimo taster languages session – this time in Italian with visiting Italian

assistants to help out. Federica Sturani, visiting lecturer, talked with students

in Years 8 to 10 about Italian culture, when to drink cappuccino, and how to

meet and greet in Italian. Students in Year 12 also had their own tutorial

including the ways that languages can combine with subjects at

university. Federica said, "It was a pleasure to deliver the Italian taster

sessions to students who demonstrated enthusiasm for, and engagement

with, languages. I was impressed by the excellent behaviour of all students, and their level of participation

to the activities. I hope they will all continue to enjoy learning languages, and consider adding Italian to

their list!!"

…Formby’s Got Talent Yet another stunning Year 7 Formby’s Got Talent Competition took place at the end of

June, involving a variety of acts and performances competing for this year’s title. Well

done to all the performers who made the judges’ (Mrs Blanchard, Mr Cook and Mrs

Thomas) task to choose a winner a hard one. The winner was Hannah (dancer) with

runners up Heather (harpist) and Jack (comedian).

…Code-breaking at Bletchley Park On Thursday 23 June 2019, 23 Computer Scientists travelled to Bletchley

Park, 'the Home of the Code-breakers', to see how computers were first used

to create and crack the codes used during the war. Students learned about

the history behind the famous British Intelligence compound and learned

about all of the important people who worked behind the scenes. Following

in the footsteps of Alan Turing, the class were given the chance to use an

original Enigma machine to encode and decode messages and learn

more about how important computers were in speeding up the process

of reading the enemy messages. Students and teachers all had a great

time and everyone involved was impressed by how mature and

enthusiastic the members of our school were throughout the entire trip.

We are already looking forward to going again next year!

…Y12 Finding their Future Friday 12 July will see our Sixth Form team host the ‘Finding Your Future’ day here at FHS for Year 12

students. The day, designed to support students with their post 18 pathways, will involve a number of

informative workshops covering topics such as UCAS, personal statements, student finance, interviews and

writing CVs.

…Echo Special Recognition Award At the 2019 Liverpool Echo Schools Awards, Formby High School received a

Special Recognition Award in Memory of Miriam McQueen, our colleague and

friend who sadly passed away earlier this year. The award recognised the

tremendous contributions Miriam made to the development of FHS and was

presented to members of her family and the school community.

Mundo Perform with The Lion King

On 21 June, Mundo Afrika travelled back down to London to perform at the TES

Schools Awards, alongside Rafiki from ‘The Lion King’. This

event was the result of our partnership with Disney UK

which blossomed following our TES Creative School of the

Year award which they sponsored. Disney and TES

extended a special invitation to us to open this event with

the cast. What an amazing opportunity for our Mundo

Afrika Choir who delivered a fantastic rendition of the

‘Circle of Life’ with Rafiki to a packed audience at The Grosvenor House Hotel in

London.

…Growth project Students in Years 7 and 8 who are taking part in the Growth Project (through the Windmills

Foundation), completed a First Aid and CPR course this week. They

learnt how to put someone into the recovery position and provide

potentially life saving CPR. The students exhibited true Formby High

qualities in their motivated and supportive approach to learning new

skills and were presented with certifictes to recognise their completion

of the course.

…Summer Showcase There are few better ways to celebrate another busy and

successful year at FHS than with our finale Creative Arts event,

the Summer Showcase ‘Liverpool Inspires’. In a departure from

our customary end of year event, this year brings a special

collaborative evening featuring a wide range of music, drama

and dance performances which celebrate, recognise and honour

the unique cultural diversity and heritage of our fantastic city

region. The showcase promises to be a fabulous evening

featuring over 100 students from across all year groups at FHS

and we encourage you to come along. It takes place at 7pm on

Thursday 11 July at The Atkinson Theatre in Southport. Tickets

for the event are priced at £8.50 for adults and £7.50 for concessions and can be purchased via The

Atkinson Booking Office by clicking here.

Y9MBY Geography Fieldwork – 8 Jul Y8 Wimbledon Trip – 12-13 Jul

Y10 Taking Maths Further Event – 8 Jul Y10 DofE Silver Qualifying Exp – 12-14 Jul

Y9 Enthuse Girls in Engineering Event – 9 Jul Y12 Career Experience Week – wc 15 Jul

Y10 GCSE Drama Devised Exam – 10 Jul Sports Day – 17 Jul (late school start 11:15am)

Y10 Geography Fieldwork – 10 Jul Rewards Trips – 18 Jul

Summer Showcase 2019 – 11 Jul (7pm) End of academic year – 19 Jul (12 noon)

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