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A wasn’t being spotted ! Seven pupils make the grade to compete in London event by Megan Riddell and


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Seven Ribblesdale High : School pupils have qualified for the British Schools Mod-; ern Biathlon Championships which will be held in April.


The competition will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Aquatics'centre in London where the London Olympics were held in 2012, write pupils Megan Riddell and Elizabeth Davies. Fellow pupils and staff


- have congratulated Martha Smith, Ellie Perris, Elliot Nor­ man, James Scorah; Dylan Slater, Charlie Coy and Rob­ ert Dyer for qualifying for the


; finals of the competition. ■ ■. .“This:isvan amazing achievement that deserves to be recognised and-we •, wish them the best of luck.” - theysaid. _ ' ,


for scholar Ai5-year-old music scholar


’ at Hurst Green’s Stonyhurst College has gained a place in the prestigious National Youth Choir after successful auditions last term. Noah Wiliams will take


part in the choir’s inten­ sive choral courses later this year, rehearsing and-


' performing a wide range of choral works. ..


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f ' f t e Sculptor Glare Bigger visit- , among the many and varied «5; . ed Pendle Primary School to: sculptures which were made - v work with pupils in Years 2 . as a result. Some pupils were to6onavarietyofprojects. also asked to come up with . Clare, whose work can. their own ideas, which re-


\ i. . be.seen locally.inBrungere-"\ > suited in a wide range ofwire lyParkandatWhalleyb'us sculptures.


m ; .station.is a mum of two Pen- Mrs Jann Evans, art co- dlepupils. .


ordinator at Pendle, said:


She ran aseries of work-,- “Working with a local artist - .shops, teaching pupils how was awonderful opportunity


^.-..to-make their own sculp- 1 for our children. tures from wire and paper. - “It really helped expand Dragonflies, butterflies," their knowledge of art in ; birds and flowers were three dimensions.”


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..•Year 4pupils,at Brookside.: “Cyber Bullying” were dis- •>" : Primary School in Clitheroe • cussed and also the fact that’ took part in an Internet S a fe -w h en contacting someone on- - fyworkshop organised by The. line we need to b e absolutely


? Grand and local theatre com- •. • sure they are who they claim ' 1 panyRibcaged.*^ , J ‘


to be. k :|..Children tookpartin a va- .■ ■* -. Year'4'teacher.Miss-Re--*;,'


riety ofgames and activities becca;Taylor commented:' , tl^ughouftheinorningand- • “Th'ecMdren’gotalotoutofit


■ leamtaboutwhy'thqyshould;, 'andmadeposterstoteachthe-vi-;- keeppersonal information; - other children in o t f s c h o o l^ Ujke.thefr age and^name and ■/


password a secret. Issues like internet.”-


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The young entrepreneurs of Class 56 with their business startup funds.


Here’s a fiver - go make a million!


In the cut-throat world ofbig . foray into the world of coin- business you’re never too merce, the children are al-,; young to make your mark, readyfillingintheirbusiness-, as these enterprising pupils action plans and deciding- from. Oakhill College are set how best to invest their £5 - to prove.


. ; to achieve the best returns!


There was great excite- Car-washingservices, school, *n Class 56 when the scrunehies,-recipe books,-,


children each received a homemade ice lollies, puz-*’ crispEs note. loaned to them _ zle books and bath bombsare..


- bytheOakhillAssociation. * justafewoftheproductsand^. •• This shrewd investment is to services being developed byl


■ . he used by each pupil to set ithecollege’syoungentrepre-l| . -up a mini business enter- neurs. ,,


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. prise. These busines'ses will :■i-:,v k Details of the highly de-j ; , , run until Easter, at which sirable items for sale will be( j


loans will be paid a available via a class bulletin^ ’ a A d proflts. totted up -: and online. Watch this space|


■ . and donated to charities'. , for more exciting news from $ r uu ot ideas for their first / Class 56 Enterprise scheme!/


Ice-cream making in progress.


- Past Oakhill College Principal Mr Philip Mahon, who is a parishioner of English Martyrs, with current pupils Ruby Rigg and Ava Whowell at the afternoon tea event


Teatime for Martyrs’ flock


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Pupils from Oakhill College in Whalley hosted a wonder-


• fill afternopn tea party for the . parishioners from the village’s : English Martyrs RC Church.


The children performed


songs while their guests en- inved sandwiches and home- •


parishioners attended the - eventalongwiththeSt Vincent de'Paul committee from Eng­ lish Martyrs and Parish Priest Father Philip Price. ;The after­ noon was a lovely occasion for the children to showcase their ; talents andwas thoroughly en- / joyed by all who attended. -


Tasty lesson in school’s new lab


Pupils-at Stonyhurst St Mary’s Half were very excit­ ed to have their first science lesson in the prep school’s brand new laboratory this term.


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- excited when they .discov­ ered what-their first experi- . nientinvolved. -\ f - , / ,


.. Science teacherDr Andy • CHadwickiHad .come up - with a delip'ious way tolearn about.freezing, condensa-..


-..tion a’nd~deppsitipnA,ice- ■ cream making! % ” ^Firsti' th e -ch i ld re n


watched the effect of dry ice' _ - on liquid. Then they mixed5 cream, sugar and vanilla which they surrounded with crushed ice. Finally every- r one tasted their ice-cream, to confirm that the experi­ ment had worked. • ; :• He a dma s t e r L a r r y


Crouch said: “The' new sci­ ence lab means that even our: youngest pupils at St Mary’s . Hall now get lab experience • 5 and are enjoyingTperform-j:?l j ing a wide range of experi-:-- mentis in the brand new.fiilly equipped facility.”


Pendle Pupils kept their eyes peeledforfeathered visitors to their school.


; thedral chorister, Noah sings tenor in Stonyhurst’s


Schola Cantorum. He is also a talented trombonist and plays in the college’s Big’ Band. Last year he was delight­


ed to have the chance to play in Ronnie Scott’s Big Band at the Barbican’s London Jazz Festival. - Noah said: “I am really


looking forward to joinings the National Youth Choir. - It will be great to spend a - whole week singing and per­ forming.”


by Duncan Smith


duncan.smith1@jpress.co.uk Twitter: ®clithadvertiser ,


Pupils at Pendle Primary School in Clitheroe took part in the RSPB’s “Big Schools' Birdwatch”


Three classes of pupils in Years 3 and 4 were joined by Phil Dykes, from the Lanca­


shire Wildlife Trust, staff from nearby Johnson Matthey and members of their families to spot as many birds as they could within an allotted time. . Standing at various points


around the school grounds, the pupils noted the number and types of birds they saw. .The results gathered at


Pendle will now be sent to the RSPB to help give a snapshot of bird numbers across the UK.


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Feathered friends were soughtduring Big Schools'Birdwatch’ &


Pictured are some of Oakhill’s preparatory pupils wearing their blue • - - .itemsandwiththepencilcasestlieyhavedonated.


‘Bluesday’ boost for Kenya trip


Tuesday was “Bluesday”


- at Oakhill College when all the pupils and staff came to school wearing something blue, and in return donated a pencil case or two for the . schoolchildren in Kenya who will be visited by the college’s fieldtrip which departed last week. .. The fieldtrip is a once-in-


• a-lifetime chance to spend time in Massailand and ex­ perience life in rural Kenya, and will follow in the foot­ steps of the college’s previ­ ous and highly successful visit in 2010. The fieldtrip has again been facilitated by parent Mrs Therese Green, alongside her work with the Maachild Project,-whose aim is to provide sustainable Sec­ ondary Educational support for Massai students in South- ernKenya.Thecollege’svice- ’ principal, Mr Peel, will lead


the visit with the guidance and experience of Therese. Pupils on the trip will be


offered a unique educational experience, with the chance to get close to the Massai people and tribes, staying in a purpose-built centre in the heart of Massailand. From this base, they will ex­ plore the Kenyan landscape, led by local guides, who will take them on a walking safa-, ri to learn about wildlife and - skills used to track animals such as elephants, giraffes and zebras. There will also be visits to traditional Mas- saihomesteadstoleamabout Massai culture and the every­ day lives of the Massaipeople, as well as time spent in a local ■ primary school. The itiner­ ary will also include visits to Oloisoto Hill, Oloitokitok, Ki- manaTownandtheAmboseli National Park. - -


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' The children of‘Oakhill Workhouse’ during their trip back in time. m


You there, child, empty that po!


Travelling back in time was a new kind of lesson for pupils in Years 3 and 4 at.Whalley’s OakhillCollegewhentheyex-


■ perienced life as apprentices at a cotton mill.Teachers Mrs Hellewell and Mr Lowry pre­ sented the 19 children from Oakhill “Workhouse” to the overseer at Quarry Bank Ap­ prentice house so that they could begin their training for


: nineyearsofhardworkI The children were given a gener-.


. al health check and tested on . reading and arithmetic. They hadtomaketheirbeds(twoto a bed) and OliviaAshby was


■ instructed to empty one of the potties!


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. pressedby their academic i abilities and obedience (far. ’ in’advarice of most work- house waifs) and sent them


down to the mill for a lesson in carding, spinning and.weav-


■ ing: They were then shown around the mill and quick­ ly began to appreciate how noisy,dirfyanddangerouslife wouldbeforapoor, Victorian child. Although Mrs Hellewell andMr Lowry tried very hard to leaveafew children behind,\ they all managed to make it back to the charabanc and re­ turned toOakhill Workhouse -. where some very.charitable., parents came to adopt them and give them good homes I ; . Hopefiilly the children ap­ preciated their comfortable, ; modem day lives all themore. They were a delightful sight


v .The. overseer was im- . jin theirVictorian outfits and


;j:receivedmuchpraisefortheir Sgood manners andbehaviour.' -T he governors of the work- house can be justly proud!'


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