Pupil Leadership
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Newsletter 4 - February 2025
The St Richard’s Bake Off
The third Great St Richard’s Bake Off took place at the end of the Christmas term.
As always, there were some amazing creations and so much hard work had gone
into each and every cake. Well done to all of you. As always, we had to pick some
winners and the following pupils really impressed the judges.
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1st prize and overall winner, gaining 20 House points, was Joey in Year 7
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2nd prize was Leo in Year 9 gaining 15 House points
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Joint third prize and 10 House points went to Andreas in Year 8 and Arabella
and Kimberly in Year 9
Mrs Taylor-Singfield
The Crest Award
A quick reminder for all parents and pupils that The Crest Award can be completed
throughout Years 8, 9 and 10. The aim of the Award is to encourage pupils to take
part in activities beyond the classroom and to embrace the ethos of the school by
representing the school, speaking to and learning from others, and by sharing their
experiences.
All the information needed to complete the award can be found on Google
Classrooms where each year has its own Crest Classroom. There are eight letters
that can be achieved to complete the whole Award. Once a pupil has completed
four letters, they will receive their Bronze Award, six letters, their Silver Award and
all eight letters, their Gold Award. Pupils also receive five House points for every
letter they complete.
Many pupils are already taking part in the Award but it would be encouraging to see
all pupils making an effort. Pupils in Year 10 who want to be considered for prefect
status, or for Head Boy or Head Girl, need to have completed at least six of the
eight letters in the Award. This is easily achievable as they have three whole school
years to do it. Completion of the Award is also something that can be included on
pupils' college applications. Please take a look at the relevant Google Classrooms
for more information and do not hesitate to email me at mrselliss@strichardscc.com
for further information. Mrs Ellis
Surviving Christmas
Our community came together on Wednesday, 11th December to
fundraise and donate items for Surviving Christmas - a local charity
that we support annually. We were blown away by the generosity
shown by our school community, who truly showed our Catholic
Social Teaching values of Solidarity and Preferential Option for the
Poor. We raised £911.45 in total, which was presented by cheque
to Megan from Surviving Christmas in an assembly on the first day
back.
A very big thank you to everyone who donated and supported on
the day. Mrs Holder