Dear Parents and Carers,

Christmas has fast come upon us and both students and staff are working hard right up to our

last day, Wednesday 20th December. On behalf of the staff and Governors, I would like to wish

you and your families a peaceful and joyous Christmas and New Year. At this time of year it is

too easy to be distracted by a ‘commercial’ Christmas and the huge expectations and pressures

that come with that, so we are working with the students to remember the core values of this

festive time, peace, love, selflessness and joy and to think of others around the world who are

less fortunate than ourselves.

The new year, I’m certain, will be one of a celebration of our successes and I look forward to

sharing them with you over the coming months.

Regards

Rob Rogers, Principal

Community Christmas Concert

It is that time of year again for our Performing Arts department to put on their annual

Christmas Concert. This year saw the event grow immensely in size with over 70

students taking to the stage and it was watched by an audience of over 200 which

included family members and members of the community. We were treated to a wide

variety of performances including a piece by our Drama Club called ‘Tuesday’ which

was specially created for some of the primary schools in our Multi-Academy Trust,

some brilliant instrumental and vocal pieces, a toe-tapping dance extravaganza, all

linked together with some poignant readings. Students also performed the show for

some pupils from Litherland Moss and Netherton Moss who enjoyed a lovely after-

noon with us, they even got to take home some specially prepared ‘Reindeer Food’.

Some of the pieces showcased at the event will also feature in our last day of term

celebrations for the rest of the school. A big well done to all of the students involved

and to the staff who work so hard to make events

like these such a success.

December 2017 Review

GCSE Celebration Evening

At the beginning of December we welcomed back students from last

year’s Year 11 to collect their GCSE certificates. This year saw a record

breaking turn out with a great number of students coming back to see

us along with members of their families. It is always an enjoyable

evening catching up with students and finding out about what they are

doing since leaving LHS and being in the wider world. I would like to

take this opportunity to wish them all the very best for the future and

we would like it if they would keep us updated about how they are

doing.

Congratulations to them all.

House Christmas Card Competition

This term has seen the launch of our new house system. We have three houses which are

named after Liverpool’s famous Three Graces, House Port, House Cunard and House Liver.

The houses contain students from all year groups and we hope that there will be many events

and competitions in the coming new year for the students to take part in. The first ‘house’

competition was to design this year’s school Christmas card. We had some brilliant entries

which made it a tough task for the Senior Leadership team to choose a winner. But after a lot of

deliberation we decided to award the honour to Naomi Thornton from 7E, House Port.

Naomi was presented with her professionally produced card during the Spanish Spelling Bee

Competition. Her winning design has now been sent out to local schools, businesses and

organisations, it has even been turned into an e-card! Well done Naomi

Year 7 Spanish Spelling Bee

Year 7 took part in the annual Spanish Spelling Bee Competition last week.

Students have to spell as many words in Spanish as they can in one minute.

They are only told the English version of the word so they also have to

translate it into Spanish! It is always a great event with tutor groups making

banners of support and encouragement for their group’s representatives. The

three finalists were Ben Stenson, Charlotte Rawling and Andreea Banu who

will be representing LHS at the North West Regional Finals in Manchester

next year! We will keep you posted about how they get on!

Wednesday 20th December - Last day of term

Monday 8th January 2018 - First Day of Term

Monday 15th to Friday, 19th January - Year 11 Pixl Exams

Friday 26th January - Super Learning Day

Wednesday 31st January - Year 8 Options Evening

Roller Disco

Last week saw our very first Year 7 & 8 Roller Disco in the Sports Hall.

Over 80 students attended the event and had a great time. Some of the

students helped prepare a Christmas Tuck Shop to keep the skaters

going! A fantastic time was had by all!