There are lots of events happening in school at the end of this month.

On Tuesday 22nd June we will be having a festival entitled ‘Vincentbury’. This will be taking place in the school chapel and is a very different format to previous concerts that we have held at the school. All are welcome to attend, could you confirm with school office.

Following this on Wednesday 23rd June at 1.00pm we will be having our Sports Day, weather permitting! As usual this will be held on the school field and again you are all welcome to attend.

On Thursday 24th June the leavers will be hosting a ‘Leavers Assembly’ and they have requested that this be restricted to the school community only. I am afraid, therefore, that I will not be able to extend an invitation to you for this event.

On Friday 25th June at 11.00am our school leavers will leave us following the Annual Prize Giving, which this year will be undertaken by the Lady Mayoress of Liverpool.

I would be grateful if you could also contact the school office if you are able to attend this event.

Thanking you in anticipation.

As part of St. Vincent’s ongoing commitment to offer our young people the opportunity to access Work Related Learning Experiences and to participate in initiatives with partnership schools, 3 pupils from Key Stage 3, have been offered a place on the Skills Club 2010 project.

The project aims to develop key employability skills and to promote vocational learning opportunities. The focus of Skills Club is to give vocational advice and guidance, to motivate and to give first hand experience of the world of work to 270 young people each year from Liverpool secondary and special schools through workshops, practical activities, projects and industrial visits to a wide range of employers.

Skills Club programmes are delivered by the Jaguar Land Rover Education Business Centre and the Skills Academy for Health North West.

Each Skills Club group comprises of 25 students drawn and the project costs are met by funds allocated by Liverpool First.

This is an exciting and valuable experience for the young people chosen.

St. Vincent's School will be hosting a conference on Friday 2nd July 2010.

“Meeting Challenges and Extending Opportunities for Sensory Impaired Young People”

Keynote speakers will deliver a wide range of seminars and workshops throughout the day.

Contact the school office for further information.

3rd May May Day Bank Holiday
17th May GCSE programme begins

31st May – 4th June Half Term

25th June Official School Leavers Date
2nd July Inset Day
7th July Sports Day
16th July Prize Giving

21st July School closes for Summer Holiday

1st September Pupils return to school

Dear Parent/Guardian

There has been a change to the school holiday list for this academic year 2009 – 2010. We have a scheduled Inset Day on the list for Monday 28th June 2010 this has now been cancelled and the Inset Day has been moved to FRIDAY 2ND JULY 2010.
School will close on Thursday 1st July at 3.45pm and will re-open on Monday 5th July at the normal time.

Thanking you for your assistance in this matter.

Yours truly,

Mr S Roberts
Principal

Dear Friend of St Vincent’s School,
Below is a copy of a letter received from the Daughters of Charity who are co-ordinating this celebration event. You are welcome and encouraged to attend, hopefully we will see you there.
Yours Sincerely

S Roberts
Principal

350th Anniversary: Liverpool Mass Invitation
2010 marks the 350th anniversary of the deaths of Saint Vincent de Paul and Saint Louise de Marillac. The Vincentian Family worldwide intends to mark the year in three special ways:

1. Liturgical celebrations
2. Events to foster the formation of its members
3. The setting up of specific projects which will benefit vulnerable people

One of the Liturgical events being held in Britain is the celebration of Holy Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TQ on Saturday, 24th April 2010 at 2pm.The chief celebrant at this Mass will be Archbishop Patrick Kelly.

The Cathedral can hold 2,400 people and we want to fill it with all who are connected with the Vincentian Family. It promises to be a wonderful event – an opportunity to celebrate and witness to our shared Vincentian spirit in the great northern city of Liverpool (the 2008 European Capital of Culture).

Besides booking the main Cathedral space we also have the use of the Crypt underneath it from 11a.m. until 1.00 p.m. Teas and coffees can be purchased here and there will be an audio visual presentation as well as exhibition stands showing the work of the various organisations connected with St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac. It’s also a place for socialising with other Family members before Mass begins.

The Cathedral church is magnificent inside, a truly spiritual, prayerful space: Outside it there are The Piazza, Visitor’s Centre and Gift Shop - so there’s plenty to see and enjoy. You can find out more about these by visiting: http://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/visiting.html

The VMP office is sending out this mailing (which includes the invitation card, this explanation letter, parking information, a display materials questionnaire and an RSVP return slip) to VMP trustees, VMP Justice Group members; VMP Spirituality members and SVP Central Council Presidents and others.

Please check with your colleagues, friends, family members and parishioners to see if they know about this special Mass and if not invite them along. Please feel free to photocopy this mailing. It can also be downloaded from our website http://www.vmp.org.uk/350th/liverpool-mass
So please start planning as soon as you can and complete the enclosed reply slip.

Yours in St Vincent de Paul,

Maureen Tinkler
Sister Maureen Tinkler DC
(On behalf of the 350th Liverpool Planning Group)

Congratulations to Mathew Pounder, Year 13, for his successful nomination to join this year’s JoLT expedition to Borneo! Mat was chosen from over 120 nationwide nominees. Mat will visit Borneo in July and August this summer.

Congratulations to Paris, one of Year 6 pupils, who was selected to star in a short programme for CBBC. Paris recorded and filmed her programme over 3 days, and performed like a star, following all the director’s instructions!
Paris is appearing in a programme called ‘My Wish’ on CBBC, starting on 28th March 2010 and repeated daily. On the programme Paris’s wish is to swim with dolphins, something she thought about doing after visiting Blackpool Sealife centre.

Thanks also to Mick Robinson, Producer and Julian Kemp, Director, who both took time out to be interviewed by our BTEC Media Studies group….this was a one-off opportunity, and was very much appreciated.

On Monday and Tuesday the 1st and 2nd pupils from the whole school visited the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra to participate in their School Concerts series.

Each year the Philharmonic plan a one hour concert based on a theme, this year they joined with the Liverpool City Council to celebrate the year of Innovation.

The pupils were able to listen to a wide range of music from The fanfare from the Back to the Future film to Symphonic Metamorphoses of themes by Carl Maria Von Weber. All members of the Orchestra dress in corresponding colours to the sections that they play in, giving the audience a visual guide to how the Orchestra works. Alasdair Malloy presents the concert and informs the audience of the background of the music and how it links to the theme.

Every year a new piece is commissioned that the pupils learn to sing to make one large Choir and Orchestra. This year the piece was called “Find a New Way” and included a verse in Chinese.

All our pupils thoroughly enjoyed the concert and made us proud with their exemplary behaviour.

Programme

Fanfare from Back to the Future Alan Silvestri
The Orient Express Waltz Sir Richard Rodney Bennett
Symphony No.101, Movement 2 Joseph Haydn
Four Minute Mils Judith Bingham
When I’m 64 (Percussive variation) Paul McCartney
Symphonic Metamorphoses of Themes Carl Maria von Weber
Jasmine Flower Fu Ren Chang
Motorcycle Scherzo John Williams
Find a New Way Jack Ross
On the Via Appia Ottorino Respighi
Futurama Theme tune Christopher Tyng

12th Feb School Closes for Half Term Break at 1pm
25th March Monitoring Evening
1st April School closes for Easter Break at 1pm
20th April Pupils return to school
3rd May May Day Bank Holiday
17th May GCSE programme begins

31stMay – 4th June Half Term

25th June Official School Leavers Date
28th June Inset Day
7th July Sports Day
16th July Prize Giving
21st July School closes for Summer Holiday
1st September Pupils return to school