Sixth Form Christingle

Inshas Indonesia Visit

During the October half term Insha had the opportunity to visit an
Islamic boarding school called Darrunnajah. Insha said of her 13 day
visit that it had been an eye opening experience from the cuisine,
culture and the people.
She had the opportunity to interact with notable Indonesian leaders
such as the ministry of religious affairs, a noble peace prize award
winner and a member of the British council. Her trip consisted of
numerous visits to places such as the Borobudur Temple, the Merapi
Volcano and the Botanical Gardens.
Insha was able to shadow students in their lessons and said of her visit;
The dedication and commitment conveyed by the students was
admirable, whether they were studying in lessons, taking part in extracurricular activities or keeping the school grounds clean. I was
definitely influenced by their positive approach to school life and their
education. As a student, I loved every minute of this visit and I urge
other students to take part in this exchange programme in the years to
come.

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A quick fact: Did you know that

the United Kingdom has fought
in 41 conflicts since the start of
the 1st World War?

We Remembered Them.......
The sixth form students proved themselves once again to be great role
models for the school when they delivered assemblies to all other year
groups following Remembrance Sunday. Lydia, Juliet and Sam provided a
narrative whilst Insha, Will, Franchesca and Chris provided songs, poetry
and sound effects.
The assemblies provided an extremely moving account of why we use the
Poppy as a symbol of Remembrance, as well as reminding the students of
the importance of the occasion. Students were given examples of all the
conflicts where men, women and animals have given their lives to enable
us to live in peace today.
We prayed for not only those who have died, but for those who are
suffering today because of world conflict. We especially remembered two
soldiers; Miss Cybulskas cousin who died in a conflict in Iraq, and Mrs
Woolacotts Great Uncle, Tom McCormack who died in the Great War in
1915. May they rest in peace.

Staff and students alike were

incredibly moved by the
assembly.
It was a beautiful and
thoughtful assembly which
highlighted how suffering still
continues today because of
war.
A touching and beautiful
assembly.
WOW!

#POPPY SELFIE

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SPORTS NEWS!
Football Has Started!
After the sixth form 5-a-side saw
numbers grow to form a solid 11-aside team, the sixth form boys put on
their bright orange shirts and headed
to Beckfoot for their first game.
Although we lost, theres lots of
potential and were looking to take
on Oakbank after Christmas!
#comeonlads

Congratulations to our
very own Miss Cybulska
who got engaged over the
half term holiday in Italy!
Wishing you both a
healthy and happy life
together!
Get wedding planning!!!!!

BUDDYING
We still have a number of students getting involved with lessons
and helping younger students in their subjects. Subject staff have
been impressed with the effort and dedication students have
shown. But Mrs Kelly would still like more!!!!!!!

Better Success for Netball

Huffers is having much more success
with the netballers who have had
great wins over Titus Salts, Bradford
Girls and Beckfoot, just losing out to
Skipton.
#hopingfortheleaguewinagain

Mehr-Un-Nisa has been

helping with my Year 8
set 2 maths - she gets
stuck in and helps when
the students are stuck - a
great help to have
around.
Mrs Ash

I have Kaylee in food

technology and she has a
natural flair for the subject
and has inspired students to
be imaginative and innovative
when designing recipes.
Kaylee offers constant
encouragement and support
to all students.
Mrs Kelly

I have Azba in my year 7

French lesson and she is
very helpful (especially
for the weaker students)
and the students enjoy
her coming to lessons! I have Eva, Sarah, Aamir, Erricson,
Mr Godfrey
Caitlin and Annabelle who are
fantastic. They act like they are
my assistants and they willingly
take directorial roles across the
GCSE class moving around each
working group. They are a credit
to themselves and their families
and Im proud to have them
working alongside me.
Miss Langford

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TRIPS, GUEST SPEAKERS, AWARDS.......

Philosophy and Ethics Trip
Miss Pullan took her year 12 Philosophy and Ethics
class to Leeds Trinity University where our
students, alongside students from other schools in
the diocese heard talks from various speakers
from Cafod, the University and two speakers from
Peru which raised awareness on the issue of
Climate Change. The speakers from Peru talked
about how they used the glacier in their village to
support their agriculture.

Book club @HolyFamilySixth has

arrived!

The language students all

enjoyed an afternoon at the
German Market in Leeds. Azba
was happy with the food!

Sarah and Louis performing in

assembly.

..................NEARLY THERE!!!!!!!!!!!
With only a couple of applications left to go year 13 clearly have their
eyes set on life after Hoy Family Sixth. Students have had interviews
for teaching and medical courses and a number of students have
already been offered places at their firm choice University. Fingers
crossed for mocks in January and the summer exams.

We were honoured to have The British Film

Institutes Chief Executive, Amanda Nevill speaking
to our students and she had great advice for them.
You are much more powerful than you think you
are.
Never underestimate yourself, always be the first
to put yourself forward, see your glass as half full.

Head Boy Physicist of the Year!

Ogden Trust held its first annual
awards ceremony to recognise the
most promising A-level physics
students in Leeds and the
surrounding area and Sam Emmett
was one of 18 students nominated
in this area. Well done Sam!

#believeinyourself@HolyFamilySixth
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DC2
YEAR 13
49% of effort grades were
OUTSTANDING and 43%
were GOOD.

YEAR 12
36% of effort grades were
OUTSTANDING and 46%
were GOOD.

#PPP
Amazing Effort Year 13
All the students below
received outstanding effort
for ALL of their subjects.

Juliet Brown
Matthew Hall
Insha Ismail
Jason Law
Katie Royle
Libby Cross
Mya Hughes
Raza Khan

Amazing Effort Year 12

All the students below
received outstanding effort
for ALL of their subjects.

Byron Hearn
Patrycja Maziarz
Chloe Mellor
Aneesa Rahman
Azba Wahid

Kelsey Raper
Sophie Spence

Year 13
7% required improvement
1% was inadequate
Year 12
15% required improvement
3% was inadequate

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MORE TRIPS and GUEST SPEAKERS

Oh What a Twelfth Night!
Once again the students of Holy Family took part in the Shakespeare
Schools Festival, ably guided and directed by Langers and Mash!
For the second year running we were asked to perform last,
performing Shakespeares Twelfth Night and were absolutely
fantastic and well received.
Our students worked alongside Silcoates Primary School, Wakefield
in the afternoon and were extremely supportive of the younger
students and a credit to us.
Well done to all students involved.
The only question now is; what are we performing next year!?

Independent Learning
With mocks just around the corner year 12
received some top tips from the Student
Learning Tree to help them with their
independent learning and revision.
#whichtypeoflearnerareyou?

Baroness Doreen Lawrence

We were invited to attend Leeds Trinity University to hear
Doreen Lawrence speak about Black History and Social
Justice: Has Stephens Death Changed Education?
An inspirational woman who spoke of just being an ordinary
Mum whose life was thrown into turmoil from an appalling
tragedy, but who has fought to change our justice system for
the better.
Our students were clearly moved by her talk and provoked
lots of discussion and even prompted Erricson to ask a
question during the discussion.
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NEWS IN PICTURES.......
Hollys Hairspiration!
The Little Princess Trust is a charity that
helps make wigs for children with cancer.
After hearing about this charity, Holly
decided to take the brave decision to have
20 inches of her hair cut to raise money for
this fantastic cause.
Each 350 donation gives a child a free
wig; these alone cost 2000 to make. Holly
raised 500! Well done Holly!

Should it be the driver who looks

nervous!?

After a talk from Student Finance earlier

this term Year 13 students can find out
more about their University finance on the
following websites;
www.gov.uk/unimoney
www.unistats.direct.gov.uk
www.nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

Does anyone else carry one

of these with them???

Anyone seen Mr Moore???

On Time to Tutor
Time???
Aamir and his watches
make sure he is!
Form by 8.40 please!
Dodgeball is back next
term too!

British Values
Students have been looking at various laws surrounding their age group
during tutor time which has seen some very lively debates!
At 17, teenagers can be interviewed by the police without an adult
present, and given a reprimand or warning.
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15 WEEKS DOWN AND.................

CAFOD 2014
Proudly Presents...

Wishing you all a very Merry

Christmas and a happy,
healthy and peaceful New
Year.

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