Grapevine - Bury Church of England High School

Bury Church of England High School
Sponsored by: BUTCHER & BARLOW, Solicitors & Notaries
DECEMBER 2015
END OF THE AUTUMN TERM
We are delighted
to announce that
Bury CE High
School has been
awarded
the
Religious
Education Gold
Standard Quality
Mark.
The school was
assessed recently for the
Religious Education Quality
Mark. This quality mark set
rigorous standards for the
delivery of RE in schools and can be achieved at a number of levels, depending on
the place RE has in school life and the quality of the subject. I am pleased to inform
you that we were graded as being at Gold standard, the highest standard available.
Congratulations have been given to Mrs Lowe, the Head of Department, and to her
team of staff. This is an excellent achievement.
Our commitment to the global dimension to learning was evident in the run up to
Christmas through our partnership with St Denys School in Pakistan. During our
Advent communions, Revd Saunders, the father of Jacob Saunders, our Deputy
Head Boy from last year, gave us feedback on his visit to St Deny‟s school. He had
gone as an ambassador from our school, taking with him various things from here. He
was well received and brought back greetings from many at St Denys and the
Diocese of Lahore.
Megan H, Year 9
We responded to the terrible events in France recently
by sending a large card to our partner school in Riom.
Although a very long way from Paris, about as far as Bury
in fact, the staff and pupils will have been shaken by what
took place and we wanted to let them know that we stand
with them. A card designed by one of our Year 9 pupils
was signed by large numbers of pupils, staff and the
Chair of Governors. This was sent out to College-Lycee
Sainte Marie, to express our love, care and support at
what was a difficult time. The design incorporated both a
poppy and a cornflower, the French flower of
remembrance.
The nights are drawing in and the traffic situation around
Bury CE High School is congested at the best of times.
Can I remind parents and visitors to the school that, parking on the school site is very
limited, and that driving onto the school site creates an increased risk for the pupils.
In the light of this, please can parents use the Manchester Road car park opposite the
Town Hall whenever they need to come to school to minimise congestion and risk. It
is only a short walk down to school from the car park. I would ask parents to join me
in reminding their children to take care when travelling to and from school, particularly when crossing the
road. We will reinforce this message with pupils at school so that we do all we can to keep them safe.
Congratulations to our Year 7 girls‟ football team who won the town championship, and to our Year 7, 8 &
9 Badminton team who became town champions recently as well. Both teams will now progress to a
higher level of competition across Greater Manchester.
Finally, we are preparing for our end of term Carol Service at the Parish Church which will take place on
Tuesday 15th December. The older pupils will attend the service starting at 09:30 and the younger pupils
will attend the service starting at 11:30. Parents and friends of the school are invited to come to one of
the services and celebrate Christmas with us as a school. We hope to see you there if you can make it.
Revd C Watson
CHARITY EVENTS AUTUMN TERM 2015
Macmillan Cancer Trust - At charity‟s group to support the wonderful Macmillan Cancer Trust we held a
cake stall and raised £100. This money will help cancer patients to be cared for by nurses around the
clock. On behalf of everyone at Macmillan, Thank you!
Nathan, Year 10
Children in Need - In the hope of raising money for Children In Need we set up a stall selling sweets,
chocolate, cakes and biscuits – we raised £70. Pupils brought in different types of tempting treats. This
event took place in the Library during break times on 13 November. This was hosted by Miss Poff and a
few other willing pupils. We hope to raise even more money next year!
Caitlin and Caitlin , Year 8
Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child - Thursday 19 November we collected an excellent
number of shoeboxes along with a donation of £40 and a huge bag of extra gifts. These were donated to
Samaritans Purse, Operation Christmas Child. Our boxes have been sent to Swaziland in South Africa.
The children living in poverty will be extremely grateful when receiving our shoeboxes on Christmas Day.
Bury CE High Schools pupils were asked to fill shoeboxes with a range of gifts from toiletries to toys for a
variety of different age groups. Without our donations, these children probably wouldn‟t receive
Christmas presents as they live in deprived areas. Charities would like to say a huge thank you to all
those kind people who donated shoeboxes, gifts or money – you have made a child‟s Christmas special!!
Megan and Tamlin, Year9
Poppy Appeal - In the weeks running up to Remembrance Day charities sold Poppies to pupils in the
school. As well as selling Poppies, on Friday 13 November we held a tuck shop for Poppy Appeal. We
sold cakes, sweets and chocolate and overall raised £70! Thank you to all of the pupils and staff for
supporting Poppy Appeal!
Emily, Jess, Emma, and Lauren, Year 8
Forthcoming Events
During the next few weeks leading up to Christmas we have organised many fundraising events. Firstly,
we are collecting old gifts and presents to donate to GAP Unit and the Salvation Army. These gifts will be
for people who find themselves in difficult situations this Christmas, especially young children. If you
have any unwanted or old gifts please bring them in and give them to Mrs Shelmerdine or a senior
charities member by Wednesday 2 December. We are also having a „Christmas Day‟ where students will
be able to wear Christmas jumpers for £1 all day. After school we will be holding a Christmas Fair with
stalls, games and activities, this will be from 3.35pm until 6.00pm. After this we will be having a
Christmas Show starting at 6pm with dancing, singing, drama and more. This day will take place on
Thursday 10 December.
Adult tickets £5
Children‟s tickets £3
Family tickets (2 adults and up to 3 children) £14
Thank you, we look forward to seeing you there.
Libby
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
As has now become a tradition, a dozen pupils from Bury
Church of England High School joined in with the town‟s
Civic parade and the ceremony at the war memorial outside
the parish church on Remembrance Sunday. The pupils
who took part were mainly members of the school‟s
Charities group. They were invited because they had been
busy selling poppies in school in the weeks prior to that day.
The experience of the parade can have a profound effect on
the students.
Victoria, Head Girl said “I found that the Remembrance
Sunday service was very respectful and I am delighted to
have been a part of it. It was very well organised and I
found it an honour to represent our school to the wider
community. I think that it is very nice that the Head Boy,
Matthew and I had the privilege to lay a wreath on behalf of
our school, especially as no other Bury schools were
present. It showed that our school does contribute to the
local community.”
Olivia said “I was very honoured to be asked to represent
the school, especially on such a very important day.”
Libby said “It was such a memorable experience and I was
very proud to be able to represent my school at such an
important event.”
Emily said “It was an honour to be asked to represent my school at the Remembrance Sunday service. It
was a humbling and sensitive experience. It was a privilege to be alongside some inspirational people on
such an emotional day and to pay tribute and respect to those who fought and lost their lives in conflict.”
Rachel and Sam are joint chairs of the school‟s Charities Group. Rachel said “Before the service I
witnessed the laying of the wreaths, which included Matthew and Victoria, our Head Boy and Head Girl
laying a wreath for our school. The service was a great way for our school to pay respect to the fallen men
and women. Although the weather was cold and damp the streets were still filled with spectators. After the
service everyone who took part walked back to the Town Hall, where we were all welcomed with hot soup.
Being a part of the day made me feel very special and taking part allowed us all to reflect on the people
who had given their lives to fight for our country.” Sam said “The first part of the parade consisted of
current and former servicemen and women. The second part consisted of young people who are members
of a variety of uniformed organisations. It was great to see that there were a large number of current and
former pupils from our school in both of those parts. We were towards the back of the third group which
was led by the Mayor. As we arrived at Market Place outside the parish church, there seemed to be
thousands of people waiting. It makes you appreciate how much Remembrance means to so many
people. As we were walking into the middle of such a large group of people, it made it feel as though the
hairs were standing up on the back of my neck. I knew that by being there, we were representing every
other school in the Borough and we were there for the whole of the community. Speaking to other students
who took part, the whole experience has increased our pride in Bury Church of England High School.”
CHARITIES DONATIONS BY FRIENDS
A donation has been made to Urban Outreach (Bolton) of £50 from money collected at Presentation
Evening on 17 November 2015.
Thank you for your support.
HISTORY WEEK
From Monday 9th November to Friday 13th, Bury Church of England High
School celebrated History Week in the Library. The aim of the week was to not
only celebrate History as a subject but to also encourage pupils to visit the
Library and take part in a number of activities each lunchtime that all had a
Historical theme. As Remembrance Day took place on the 11th it seemed an
appropriate week in the school term to host the event.
The week started with a History Hunt! This activity was the first opportunity for
pupils to win a prize. Working in
pairs, pupils had to search the
school for answers to the clue
sheet provided. The quickest
pair that arrived back to the
Library with all answers won.
Well done to Hannah (Year 10)
and Jessica (Year 8) for winning
the Hunt. Zoe (Year 9) thought
the activity was „epic! It was a
chance to explore the school
even more and chat to teachers.
She said “I enjoyed competing
against my friends”. Ryan, also
Year 9, said “The hunt was fun
in History Week.
It was
competitive and we were able to have a joke with our friends, teasing them
about where pictures were and answers they needed”.
On Tuesday Miss Brothers delivered a talk on “Can one person or event really
shape the course of history?” Many pupils attended and found it extremely
interesting and thought provoking.
Next was The History Quiz with Mr Kanter. The quiz was hugely popular with a large number of pupils
taking part. In teams, pupils had a series of rounds to compete in. Pupils had to answer the questions
using their own knowledge as best they could. However, we did allow a five minute window where teams
could use the internet or the library books to help them find the answers. In the end there could only be
one winner. Congratulations to Hannah, Isabelle and Isobel (all Year 11) for coming first and winning the
prize. Isobel said, “I enjoyed the History Quiz. It had questions I knew the answers for and others I didn‟t.
It was educational but also fun as well which happened to make it better. Working in the team I was in was
also a help as Hannah knew much more than I did. It was a great idea”. On Thursday I shared clips/
trailers from my favourite war time films and TV shows as well as discussing war fiction books. The Boy in
the Striped Pyjamas, Band of Brothers, The Book Thief and many more were all featured.
To end the week we had a 1940s celebration! All pupils and staff were invited
to wear 1940s attire to school on the Friday. An overwhelming amount of
people took part. Among the many costumes we had land girls, evacuees and
military outfits and the effort gone into each costume was fantastic! As well as
the fancy dress, Mrs Shelmerdine, along with her Charities committee ran a
tuck shop and cake sale at breaks/lunchtime. The money raised went to
Children in Need and the British Legion. Both charities received £70 each! A
big thank you to all those pupils who baked cakes and brought sweets in to
sell.
Overall, History Week was a huge success. One pupil, Hannah, said, “The
40s day was so cute! Flashbacks to events and fashions learnt in History
resided in my mind and the creativity of History Week was inspiring! It was
also nice to know I could actually recall historic events and people in the
History quiz”. Isabelle, Year 11, said: “I thought the 40s day was great!
Everyone‟s outfits were on point! The History Quiz was just hilarious with
everyone scrambling to get a book to find the
answers, I loved it”. All pupils that took part
thoroughly enjoyed the various activities and the
1940s dress up day was a great way to end the
week.
ELECTION OF PARENT GOVERNOR
Governors at Bury CE High School are pleased to
announce that they received a nomination for the
vacancy of Parent Governor at the school. Mr
Michael Brierley has been duly appointed to serve
a four year term of office with effect from Thursday
22 October 2015.
YEAR 7 BURY SCHOOLS 5-A-SIDE GIRLS FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS
During October, Hollie, Esme, Ella, Makenzie, Nicole, Sophie and Faith all in Year 7, took part in the Bury
Schools 5-a-side football championship. Having remained unbeaten in the heats they found themselves in
the final of the tournament against Woodhey and Philips High Schools.
The girls performance was outstanding as they won their two games 8-0 and 8-1 to take the overall title.
The Year 7 team will now go on to represent Bury in the Greater Manchester Youth Games.
THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE U13s GIRLS CUP WINNERS
On Tuesday 24 November Bury FC held the school stage of the Football League Bury FC Cup at Goshen
Sports Centre. Year 7 & 8 school teams were invited from the local area to take part. In total 14 teams
entered, with Bury CE High School entering a young team made up of 7 Year 7s and 1 Year 8.
Teams were split in to two groups with Bury CE High School being drawn in group 2 with Our Lady‟s RC,
St Gabriel‟s, Elton, St Monica‟s, Woodhey and Manchester Academy. Bury CE won 5 and only lost 1
group game to Our Lady‟s RC 2-0. This was enough for them to come second in the group, behind Our
Lady‟s who had won all their games and take them in to the semi-finals. Coming second meant they had
to play the winners of group 1, Tottington. This was going to be a tough game for our youngsters as the
Tottington team was made up of all Year 8 pupils. Undeterred the girls continued to play to the best of
their ability as they had all afternoon and with a single goal from Esme won the game. A great team
performance.
The final beckoned against the only team that had beaten them earlier that afternoon, Our Lady‟s. The
girls were a little nervous going in to the final but as they had come this far their instruction was to continue
to give it everything they had and apply everything they had learnt. They did just that and held the game
to a 0-0 draw.
Penalties was now the only way to separate the teams. Bury CE won the toss and elected Our Lady‟s to
go first. They put their first shot wide, Hollie for Bury CE scored hers. It became very much tit for tat with
Our Lady‟s bringing the score level to 1-1 and on to the 5th penalty. Nicole H in goal for Bury CE saved
the Our Lady‟s shot and now it was her turn to take Bury CE‟s 5th penalty and she scored. 2-1 to Bury CE
High School as they took the school title. The girls were presented with their trophy and certificates at the
Bury FC game at the Gigg Lane stadium that evening during half time.
The team of Hollie, Esme, Ella, Makenzie, Nicole B, Sophie, Faith and Nicole H will now go on to the Area
Finals at Preston North End on the 11 January 2016.
Well done girls.
BURY CHURCH OF ENGLAND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TAKE PART IN NATIONAL
CITIZEN SERVICE
During the summer holidays, 18 students from Bury CE High School participated in the National Citizen
Service (NCS). NCS is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for students in Years 11 and 12 and is a great
chance to meet new people, develop new skills and boost your CV or UCAS application. NCS will soon
open application for current Year 11 students! This
year it will be their chance to take part in challenging
NCS week 1: outdoors activities
outdoor activities, engage with the local community
and create their own social action campaign. Each
NCS place is valued at over £1000 but, thanks to
government support, it will never cost you more than
a £50 administration fee, and financial support is
available.
NCS staff will be coming into Bury CE High School
over the coming months to speak to staff and
students about how you can get involved, and
following the NCS assembly, students will be offered
spaces for just £20 for a limited amount of time!
Look out for NCS representatives in school after
Christmas!
In the meantime, find out more about the NCS programme here: www.ncsthechallenge.org
NCS part 1: camping
INTERVIEW WITH CARTER LAU, former student at Bury Church of England High School
After his GSCEs Carter decided to say yes
to NCS (National Citizen Service), a
personal development programme for
16/17 years old, and started his adventure
on July 6th in Rochdale. He spent a week
doing outdoors activities at PGL Dalguise,
in Perthshire, Scotland, followed by a week
residential
at
The
University
of
Manchester, where he took part in drama
workshops as well as working with local
organisations on a drama project. The
final part of the programme saw Carter
plan and deliver a social action project in
Rochdale with his team.
NCS week 2: presentation day
1. What was your favourite part of NCS?
What I liked best was how you get to meet so many different people: from different parts of England,
different social backgrounds and different ethnic backgrounds. This really was an eye-opener to see
how you interact with other young people and gave you an opportunity to discover which kind of
personalities you like to mix with (and which ones you don't like to mix with). Plus, many people on your
group could be going to your college!!!
2. Was NCS what you expected?
NCS wasn‟t what I expected: it was so much better! (lol cheesy). My main surprise was the large scale
of it. Once you start the programme, you realise
what a huge amount of money and planning it
took! It‟s still amazing how one programme can
cover so much!!! Personal, physical challenges
to social/community help!
NCS Graduation
3. What lasting impact has NCS made on
you?
NCS has impacted me in the long term because
it made me realise that I, personally, am able to
change the community.
NCS graduation
4. Would you recommend NCS to other
young people from your school, and if so,
why?
YES YES YES. It‟s so cheap and really fills out
your massive summer!!!! You get to know
people, and you get to know yourself!! You learn
your capabilities and you learn to push them!!!
You get to hike, camp, build fires, sing songs,
pubic speak, cook your own food, meet local
charities, plan a campaign, run a campaign, and
graduate!! All for £50 or whatever the ridiculous
price is lol. JUSSTTTT DOO IT Among the 18
participants from the school were also Baillie
Page and Roxana Makhloughi, who took part in
NCS in Bury and Manchester respectively. They
both had a great time on NCS, which helped
them boost their leadership skills.
DRAMA NEWS
Theatre Trip to the Royal Exchange in Manchester
In October, nearly 50 students from Years 9, 10 and 11 went
to watch Arthur Miller‟s classic play about vengeance,
tyranny and hysteria. Our students were fantastically wellbehaved and well turned-out and we all thoroughly enjoyed
the experience, although Ms Fyfe would like to point out that
it is not nice to laugh at your teacher when she has been
reduced to tears by the emotion in the final scene!
Performances in school
Meanwhile, back in school, Ms Fyfe has been reduced to
tears by her Year 11 students..… no, not like that! They are
performing extracts from Willy Russell‟s “Blood Brothers” as
one of their GCSE performances and are really capturing
the playwright‟s intentions of comedy and heartbreak.
Year 10 Drama students are performing in the Christmas
Charities Show on December 10th. It‟s an entertaining yet
challenging piece that they have devised and created with
Mr Foster, highlighting different experiences of Christmas.
Make sure you get a ticket!
The new Year 9 class presented a lovely performance about
friendship in front of the whole of Year 10 – well done to
them and all the GCSE groups!
Above and below: Year 9 Drama pupils
LANGUAGES WELCOMED MARINE
In Languages, in October, we welcomed Marine, a French student for an international work experience
placement. She helped out with our students‟ speaking skills and also experienced school life in Britain.
Here is what she wrote about her experience ( in French and English of course!):
Je m’appelle Marine, j’ai 16 ans et je viens de Haute-Savoie, un joli coin de France à côté de l’Italie. Je suis arrivée le 4 octobre à Bury
Church of England. J’ai pu assister à différents cours dans cette école tels que ceux de maths, de sciences, de langues, d’histoire ou encore
d’art.
Les cours ne sont pas tellement différents de ceux que j’ai en France. Pour l’anecdote, nous avons d’ailleurs le même poster que dans votre
salle de maths ! Les uniformes obligatoires pour les élèves sont pas contre radicalement différents de ce qu’il se fait dans les écoles en
France. En effet dans mon pays il n’y a pas de dresscode imposé hormis celui, implicite, de ne pas arriver vêtu d’une mini jupe ou seulement
d’un caleçon au lycée.
Hannah, la fille de ma famille d’accueil m’a emmenée une journée dans son lycée qui s’appelle Canon Slade College. J’ai eu cours de français, philosophie, d’éthique et de religion. Ce système scolaire est très différent du mien. En effet, les élèves peuvent seulement choisir trois
matières. En France, au total, neuf matières sont imposées. Ensuite, les cours finissent très tôt, vers 15h35 alors qu’en France je termine
parfois à 18h00 même si je commence à 8h00. Enfin, les classes de Canon Slade ont de très petits effectifs, entre cinq et sept élèves par
cours contre trente en moyenne dans mon lycée.
Durant les trois semaines de mon voyage j’ai vu des tonnes de choses. J’ai pu visiter Manchester, Chester et Bury, faire des magasins
comme Lush ou Primark qui sont rares en France, manger de la nourriture typique anglaise.
En France, il y a entre autres deux gros stéréotypes sur l’Angleterre : la nourriture pas très bonne et le mauvais temps. D’ailleurs quand ma
grand-mère m’a appelée, elle m’a tout de suite demandée : « Est-ce qu’il pleut ? Tu manges bien ? ». Et finalement, je suis devenu fan du
Yorkshire pudding et du garlic bread et il n’y a eu qu’un seul jour de pluie au cours de mon séjour !
Partir en immersion dans un pays reste le meilleur moyen d’apprendre une langue. J’ai fait beaucoup de progrès au niveau de l’accent et de
la compréhension orale. Comprendre les plus jeunes reste quand même très compliqué. Cela permet aussi de découvrir un autre mode de
vie, une autre culture et de faire des rencontres.
Je voudrais d’ailleurs dire un grand merci à toutes les personnes du département de langues, du secrétariat, du nettoyage et aux Miss du
service d’aide personnalisée aux élèves.
Merci beaucoup !
Marine
My name is Marine, I am 16 years old and I come from Haute-Savoie, a lovely region in France just near Italy. I arrived at Bury Church of
England High School on 4th October. I attended different lessons in this school such as Maths, Science, French, German, History and Arts.
Lessons are not fundamentally different from those in France. And by the way, we have the same poster as yours in our Math classrooms !
However, compulsory uniforms for students are a massive difference from what is done in French schools. Actually in my country there isn’t
any set dresscode except the implicit and obvious one of not wearing any mini skirts or just underpants!
The daughter of my host family, Hannah, took me with her for a day to her school which is called Canon Slade College. I attended French,
Philosophy, Ethic and RE lessons. This school system is very different from mine. In fact, students can only pick three or four main subjects
whereas in France, it is altogether nine subjects that are compulsory. Besides, lessons finish very early at about 3.35pm while in France, I
sometimes finish at 6pm even if I start at 8 in the morning. Finally, in college’s classes such as Canon Slade’s, there are only five or seven
pupils per lesson which is not numerous at all compared to the average thirty-pupil classes in my lycée.
During my three-week stay in England, I discovered loads of things. I visited Manchester, Chester and Bury, I went shopping in Lush and
Primark, for instance, which are not common shops in France, I ate some typical English food.
In France, we have two main stereotypes on England: disgusting food and bad weather. When my grandma called me on the phone, her two
first questions were : Is it raining ? Do you eat properly ? And in fact, I have to say that I have become a huge fan of Yorkshire pudding and
garlic bread and it has rained only once!
Travelling to another country is definitely the best way to learn a language. I have improved a lot of my English especially my accent and the
comprehension of the language. However, being able to understand the teenagers remains very difficult. This kind of journey makes people
discover other ways of living, other cultures and meet other people.
I would like to thank in particular the Language Department, the Administration Department, the cleaning staff and all the CLAs.
Thank you very much!
Marine
Our French Assistant, Lena is back with us for another year. She goes in to lessons, mainly in Key Stage
4 classes to help prepare students for their speaking exams and practise speaking skills. She also does a
lunchtime drop-in session every Thursday for KS4 pupils who would like a bit of extra support with their
French. Finally, she runs our Languages Club every Friday, where much fun is had singing French songs
and playing French games!
Mrs C Rogers
POPPIES AND CORNFLOWERS FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT
During November the Art Department were involved in producing work for Remembrance Day based on
using Poppies and Cornflowers. Pupils from Years 9 and 10 Art & Textiles produced a variety of work
including print, collage and painting. The work was displayed in the Hall for the Remembrance Service
and Megan H's (Year 9) painting was selected to be used on a card sent to our partner school in France
(see front page of this grapevine for the design Well done to all pupils involved.
Maariyah M, Year 10
Sarah H, Year 10
Lois T, Year 10
Alice L, Year 10
PUPILS MEET ENGLAND RUGBY STARS, OCTOBER 9TH AT ECCLES RUFC
One of the fantastic things about the link we have as a school with the RFU and the all school programme
is the opportunities it has given pupils with a love for Rugby. On October 9 th some of our keenest rugby
players got the opportunity to go to Eccles Rugby Club to spend the afternoon in the company of some of
the England Rugby team, and the then coach, Stuart Lancaster. It was a glorious day and those who
attended got to experience coaching sessions with the likes of Courtney Lawes, Ben Morgan and Sam
Burgess, to name a few. They then got the opportunity to ask the squad and Stewart Lancaster some
delving questions and get some autographs and pictures with the players.
Ben Finch, Year 11, had the following to say about the day…
“I and six other students had a fantastic opportunity alongside numerous schools to meet and play with
England superstars such as Ben Youngs and Courtney Lawes. This event really displayed the true values
of rugby union with boys, girls, young and old all getting involved and having a good time. We had the
chance to speak and meet several players and was lucky enough to get several signatures and
photographs”.
Eccles Rugby Cub hosted the event as they provided the much appreciated turf on which we were able to
play and learn from the best. They went over the basics of the game and demonstrated how the
professionals train.
To top things off, Stuart Lancaster came to chat with us in a question and answer session. We even sang
happy birthday to him together as a rugby community.
It really was a once in a lifetime experience for many and was a real inspiration to one day be and achieve
what they have accomplished. The day was a true reflection of the ethos of rugby union, that of
Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship.
Ella Walsh, Year 8, had the following to say…
“On the 9th October 3 girls and 4 boys went to meet part of Englands rugby Union team. We went to
Eccles Rugby Club and practiced four things: passing, catching, tackling and rucking. These are the key
skills in Rugby and the England team helped us practice them. At the end we got lots of signatures and
photos and everyone enjoyed it and had fun!”