Newsletter - Pershore High School

MFL NewsSpanish club will be starting up again this half term andtakes place in L4 on Monday lunchtimes. The club isopen to all Years 8 and 9 and will involve lots of games,fun activities and conversational Spanish.Another busy term lies ahead for MFL starting with aweek long celebration of all things European. FromMonday, 27 th September we will be holding a series ofactivities to celebrate European Day of Languages,including quizzes, design competitions and a speciallydesigned European menu in the school canteen.The department are also getting ready forthe return leg of the German exchange toBad Neustadt which will take place justbefore half term.FarewellsPHS said farewell to Tony Pitt who has retired after49 years of teaching. He first joined PHS as theyoungest deputy in 1973 and retired in 1996, buthe returned almost immediately to set up thePsychology Department, which is still flourishing.Also retiring from school were Kathleen Owen, whostarted as a technology teacher in 1999, beforerunning the Health and Social Care Department andChris Noble who has worked in the ICT and ScienceDepartments for more than 10 years.Jenny Rose is also leaving after nine years at theschool to become Head of Modern ForeignLanguages at St Augustine's High School inRedditch.International NewsPershore High School's international links continue todevelop and recently the school was successful in its bidto take part in another Comenius project. This project willrun from 2010-12 and will involve schools from acrossEurope working together. One of the greatbenefits is that it will enable some pupils totravel abroad and work collaboratively withstudents in European schools. This is areally exciting opportunity that many pupilshave already enjoyed.Simon KempHead of MFL and International Schools CoordinatorPictured: Tony Pitt, Kathleen Owen, Jenny Rose andChris Noble.ScienceATTENTION:YEAR 10 &11GCSE SCIENCEREVISION GUIDESThe Science Department will be selling GCSErevision guides at the reduced price of £2.75,there are two books available, one for CoreScience and one for Additional Science. Or threebooks if you are studying separate sciences.Simply give the correct amount of money or acheque, made payable to ‘Worcestershire CountyCouncil’, to Mrs Schaathun in S11 or Mrs Tarringin S10. (In a sealed envelope with your name andtutor group on the outside please.)Buy early before stocksrun out13