“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
(Matthew 5:14-16 NIV)
The Governors and staff of Lowton Church of England High School are committed to the provision of a high quality education in a Christian context. We aim to provide a school where we can live out our ethos of Caring, Learning and Succeeding on a daily basis and let our light shine. At the heart of the commitment is the notion of the uniqueness and infinite worth of the individual, that every person is valuable in the eyes of God and that they are, indeed, the light of the world.
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Easy Fundraising Appeal for Eco Projects
So far we have had a cheque for £15.35 due to all your efforts helping us raise funds for our Eco Projects. If you would like to join in and help us raise more, you can by following this link: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=222023
Success as Lowton Students Soar Despite Adversity
Thursday 20th August saw Lowton Church of England High School open their doors wide in order to welcome back Year 11s. Observing clear safety guidelines students were able to collect their results, receive the congratulations they truly deserve for an outstanding set...
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Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
Miss Hill's Year 11 classes have started the year on trampolining. The GCSE PE students have been making the final tweaks to their routines. Here is Tiianah Kinta performing to first of two routines required for her assessment.
Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
8A have been looking at passing over different distances today in football. Students improved their ability to pass with accuracy, under control over short to medium distances. Here is one of our groups made up of Ava E, Grace G, Emilie N and Eve E progressing onto passing the ball without needing to take a touch first.
Lessons in the Limelight - English with Miss Green
Miss Green's Year 11 class have made a great start to their final GCSE year. They have spent the first few weeks developing their narrative writing skills, focusing on the effective development of engaging characters.
Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
Miss Hill's Year 8 class have also been recapping the low serve in badminton this week. After only a brief introduction to the shot last year, students went back to basics, practising the correct technique whilst throwing the shuttle to their partner. Students were then able to progress through the activities to perform the shot consistently.
Lessons in the Limelight - Literacy with Miss Green
In year 7 Literacy pupils have begun the year with a class reading book called Grange-Enders which follows the rollercoasters of events and emotions experienced by a group of year 7 pupils in their first year of high school. Miss Green has been impressed with her classes' enthusiasm for reading aloud and by how well the class have engaged in discussions and written work about the text.
Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
Miss Hill's Year 11 GCSE PE class have been completing their coursework in lessons. For this students have to analyse and evaluate their own performance in a sport of their choice. All students are producing fantastic work which will go a long way towards their final grade. The class enjoy comparing their word counts after each section with all students demonstrating their sporting knowledge to surpass 5000 words so far!
Eco club's Year 7 students had loads of fun creating art out of loose leaves and petals in the Memorial Garden on Monday.
Lessons in the Limelight - English with Miss Green
Miss Green's Year 10 class have spent the opening few weeks of the new year leading into their exploration of Macbeth by studying non-fiction texts on the fascinating theme of witchcraft. They've been comparing historical information from stories of the Pendle Witch trials as well as contemporary texts about modern witchcraft.
Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
In lessons this week Year 9 have been looking at the low serve in badminton. Students started off by recapping the skill by looking over the teaching points on the A3 sheet on their net before aiming for a well-positioned mat. Following this each pair played a game of battleships where they aimed to ‘sink’ their opponents ships by hitting them. This got very competitive! The girls improved their low serve during the lesson which is great news as a strong low serve is a great skill for them to have in their armoury throughout the rest of the unit.
Lessons in the Limelight - PE with Miss Hill
Our Year 7 students have been experiencing a taste of the different sports that we cover in PE at Lowton in their first few lessons. Here are Miss Hill’s classes 7A and 7C who have been trying out badminton, handball, gymnastics and athletics.
In their badminton lesson the students began by throwing the shuttle, using a technique that would mimic important shots such as the underarm serve and the overhead clear for when a racket was introduced. After some practice the students moved onto using a racket and all students were able to transfer their shot actions successfully. We are going to have some fantastic badminton players!
Throughout lockdown we posted weekly challenges for students to get involved with. We also had over 600 pieces of work sent in to be featured on our page in our 'Lessons from the Living Room' feature.
The students who sent in work for the Facebook page received a number in our prize draw for each piece of work. We have now completed the draw and have awarded the vouchers to the winners.
Lessons from the Living Room prize draw winners:
£50 - Chloe Weaver
£25 - Bradley McDonough
£25 - Jack Darbyshire
£10 - Leah Massey
£10 - Seren Hulme
£10 - Joe Marsh
Challenge winners:
Keepy Uppy Challenge - Sam Taylor (£10)
Grease Challenge - Harry Kerboas (£10)
Fitness Challenge - Millie Pilkington (£10)
Bake Off Challenge - Ben Wadsworth (£20)
Landmark Challenge - Clare Powell (£10)
Marble Run Challenge - Luke and Danny Rogers (£10 each)
Famous Painting Challenge - Francesca Wallis (£10)
Best of British Cooking Challenge - Olivia Sewell (£10)
French/Spanish Crown Challenge - Eva Marsden-Barnes and Ruby Roebuck (French/Spanish Picnic)
Well done to every student who kept in touch with school during lockdown by joining in with the above features. We had over 250 students get involved which made it a great success.
Y11 have made a strong start in Science. 11X3 have been learning all about rates of reaction and have done an experiment to investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of reaction between Hydrochloric acid and Sodium Thiosulphate.
Our new school routines are now embedded throughout the school.
The first of these routines is that each class lines up sensibly on their designated classroom spot before entering the classroom. This allows for a quick, focused start.
We also now have a one way system in place which keeps our students moving and prevents them from crossing paths. In addition to this, each year group currently have their own designated year group zone to use at break and lunch.
Finally, we have introduced regular hand washing with students using the new sinks upon entry to school, before lunch time and following the school day. This is in addition to the use of hand sanitiser before each lesson.
Some of the Lowton C of E High School students studying French had a lovely surprise today when they received some letters from new pen friends in France. The School has also received the Intermediate International School Award today for our International work which includes eTwinning projects, exchanges with other countries including France, Spain and Italy and other projects such as Eco activities.
We are very proud of our links and having this award will enable us to further pursue international activities.
YEAR 11 INFORMATION BRIEFING REMINDER 14/09/20
We are holding a Year 11 Information Briefing for parents and pupils this evening at 6pm via Zoom so that we can talk in more detail to you and your child on our plans for the year ahead.
The access details for the meeting are:
Meeting ID: 318 376 1054
Passcode: LHSWA3
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Year 7 have got off to an amazing start in Science and have been learning all about lab safety, hazard symbols and science equipment.
Mr McGuinness’ Science class used key pieces of equipment to make their very own lava lamps in a beaker - well done 7B2!
Our Year 7 students have settled in very well. Here they are participating in form worship during afternoon registration.
YEAR 11 REVISION & INTERVENTION
In addition to the extra time in the school day, we will be ensuring there is extra provision during school breaks, such as half term, Easter and in the lead up to the examination season. We will give more detail on this nearer the time.
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