Newsletter issue 52

IN THIS ISSUE
Headteacher’s message
Author visit
Recipe of the week
New school day times
Rounders success
Contact details
Dear Parents and Carers,
I hope all our Year 11 students should be revising every night now as our
exam season has begun. Revision sessions are available after school, during
half term and there are guides on our website under the Exams section:
http://www.childwallssa.org/Students/Exams
Some of our Year 8 students are off to Clwyds on Duke of Edinburgh Silver
award practise this weekend, so good luck to them all and I’ll look forward to
sharing the photographs with you on their return.
Mr Kerfoot - Headteacher
VISIT OF AUTHOR ALAN GIBBONS INSPIRES STUDENTS TO WRITE
Local award-winning author Alan Gibbons carried out workshops in our school on Tuesday the 15 th May
with groups of Year 7, 8 and 9 students. He is the author of books including: The Trap, An Act of Love,
Shadow of Minataur and Total Football. The students were enthralled listening to him as he encouraged
them to write. His use of language was infectious and his passion for story writing really inspired the
students as they listened to how anyone could become a successful author as he did. Following the
talks, he went on to work with each group on a piece of creative writing based on the theme of ghost
stories (the students’ interpretations of ‘The House on the Hill’ are on the next page.)
Head of Year 7, Mr Backhouse said: “The students were completely engaged and each gained a lot from
the session and some of the stories they have written are superb. I hope they left inspired to read more
and to put pen to paper and get creative.”
The Year 7 students left with their own copy of Alan’s book “Street Corner Dad” to enjoy reading at
home. We look forward to their book reviews of this heart-warming tale that's set in Liverpool.

Students’ interpretations of ‘The House on the Hill’
The House on the Hill by Neil Austin
Foggy, orange clouds growled overhead. Thunder rumbled, like silvery fingers lightning flashed in the sky.
Giant, big raindrops smashed on the ground. Sonic belted through the woods, looking for shelter. Presently,
an enormous shadowy silhouette formed in the rain. Before long, a strange, vast hulk appeared in the
storm. That’s when a column of moonlight illuminated the house. I followed Sonic through the open door.
We hadn’t gone far when we heard creaking noises throughout the house.
The House on the Hill by George McCarthy
The dense gunmetal-grey clouds swiftly swept overhead. The thunder destroyed the silence as the time
passed. Like sound the lightning beamed down from the sky. The enlarged, swollen, raindrops rebounded
off the ground. Reece being the dope he is, sprinted through the wild woods gazing for cover. Soon a bloblike
figure appeared out of the dusty rain. That’s when the shape of the house bloomed under the
moonlight. I followed Peter into the never ending cellar only to gape on a creaky, crooked door. We hadn’t
gone far when the tell-tail sound of uneven floorboards snapping floated toward us. Suddenly a glacial cold
climbed up my back and up my head and embraced me. A ghostly spectral face welled up and emerged
before us in the darkness.
The House on the Hill by Caitlyn Riddell
Thick indigo clouds swarmed overhead. Thunder growled like an irate hound. Like flashing strikes, lightning
scintillated in the sky. Gigantic, thumper raindrops sploshed on the ground. Mo Salah sprinted through the
woods searching for shelter. Soon a strange, vast shadowy hulk appeared in the storm. That’s when a beam
of moonlight illuminated the ground. I followed Mo Salah inside through the open door. That’s when, as if
opened by an unseen hand, the door opened only for me to stumble upon a crumbling doorstep. We hadn’t
gone far when the sound of a child weeping seeped through the walls. Then the tell-tale sound of uneven
floorboards snapping floated towards us. The temperature around us dropped like a stone. At that moment,
the air chilled our skin. A face, a translucent face, surfaced before us in the blackness.
The House on the Hill by Logan Shaw
Dark, inky clouds floated overhead. Thunder boomed like a wounded beast. Like bright razors lightning
scintillated in the sky. Swollen, gigantic raindrops crashed on the ground. Mack slushed through the
overflowing woods, peering for shelter. Sooner than he thought, smack, he ran into a quartz pillar. As he
looked up he saw the three storey house. Before long it gloomed like it has not been touched in centuries.
Mack slowly turned the rusty old door knob, he tripped over the chipped pieces of wood. I followed him
into the house. As we were walking down to the icy cold basement there was rising damp crawling through
the soft plaster. A ghostly face popped out from underneath the stairs and whispered “Help me”.

Recipe of the week:
Chewy chocolate chip cookies
Ingredients:
125g plain flour
¼ teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
¼ teaspoon salt
90g margarine, melted
100g light brown soft sugar
50g caster sugar
1 egg
75g of chocolate chips
Serves: 12 cookies
Method:
Prep: 10 min Cook: 15 min
1. Preheat the oven to 180 C / Gas mark 5. Grease 2 large baking trays
2. Weigh 125g plain flour onto a plate. Add ¼ teaspoon of bicarbonate soda and ¼
teaspoon of salt; set aside
3. Weigh 90g margarine into measuring jug and melt in the microwave for 30 seconds
4. In a mixing bowl weigh 100g of light brown sugar and 50g of caster sugar. Pour into
your mixing bowl the melted margarine and beat with a wooden spoon until well
blended
5. Beat in the egg until mixture is light and creamy
6. Mix in the 125g plain flour and beat with a wooden. Stir in the chocolate chips using a
wooden spoon. Using a tablespoon drop a portion of cookie dough onto the prepared
baking trays, for each cookie use 1 tablespoon of cookie dough. Do not flatten the
dough. Cookies should be about 6cm apart on the tray
7. Bake for 15 to 17 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the edges are lightly toasted.
Cool on baking trays for a few minutes before transferring to a cooling wire to cool
completely
8. Enjoy. Share them with friends and family. Or not.

New School Day timings: a reminder
Following our consultation with students,
parents and staff, the decision to amend the
times of the school day has been made.
From September 2018, the school day will
finish at 3:05pm, instead of 2:55pm.
The new timings of lessons and breaks are
detailed here >
New School Day Timings
Arrival on site: 08:30
Form time: 08:40 – 09:00
Period 1: 09:00 – 10:00
Period 2: 10:00 – 11:00
Break: 11:00 – 11:20
Period 3: 11:20 – 12:20
Lunch: 12:20 – 13:05
Period 4: 13:05 – 14:05
Period 5: 14:05 – 15:05
CHILDWALL GIRLS WIN LSSP ROUNDERS TOURNAMENT
Childwall Girls gave an outstanding performance last night at the LSSP city rounders tournament. They
were amazing; the best fielding I’ve seen from a Childwall team in a while.
To get to this point, they drew with Broughton Hall 3 ½ rounders each, but we won on the number of
outs caught. They then went on to beat ASFA, they caught/fielded every player out with 7 balls still to
go. They then went on to play Broadgreen in the final and won 6 ½ rounds to 1 ½.
The winning team members celebrate: Maram, Caitlin, Lydia, Sharday, Molly (Captain), Huma, Quinn, Abby, Eve, Jess and Darlene

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Summer Term 2018
June 14 (6 – 8pm)
Year 12 ‘Which Way Now?’
July 12 (4:30 – 7:30pm)
School Open Evening
July 20
Last Day of Term
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