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Prayer for protection
over the Holiday Period
Circle me Lord
Keep protection near
and danger afar
Circle me Lord
Keep peace within
and doubt without
Amen |
Prayer for the Papal Visit to the UK
16th – 19th September 2010
God of truth and love,
your Son, Jesus Christ, stands as the light
to all who seek you with a sincere heart.
As we strive with your grace
to be faithful in word and deed,
may we reflect the kindly light of Christ
and offer a witness of hope and peace to all.
We pray for Pope Benedict
and look forward with joy
to his forthcoming visit to our countries.
May he be a witness to the unity and hope
which is your will for all people.
We make our prayer through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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Our Lady, Mother of the Church — pray for us.
St Andrew — pray for us.
St George — pray for us.
St David — pray for us.
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What the Inspectors say...
“this is a good school which is committed to securing the best possible life chances for students. It provides outstanding care and support for them”
“examination results have steadily improved over the past few years and standards are continuing to rise”
“the quality of teaching and the curriculum are good”
“the very high-quality care provided for students and the strong relationships they have with staff help them feel safe and secure in school”
“students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development is outstanding”
“students are proud to belong to Mount St Mary's and are excellent ambassadors for it”
“parents and carers are overwhelmingly supportive of the school and they appreciate what it provides for their children”
“students are keen to do well. They mature into caring and thoughtful young people”
“there are striking examples of where the school has had a major impact on individuals, so much that some students return for guidance long after they have left the school”
“Mount St Mary's is a good school and some areas of its work are outstanding. As a comment accompanying a questionnaire said, Well done Mount St Mary's”
Ofsted Inspection May 2010 |
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Attendance Champions
Georgina Cox (Year 11), Herbert Dela Cruz (10), Zachery Hall (7) and Gloriette Mpwena (8) won Leeds United tickets and HMV gift cards in the Education Leeds competition Give It 100 per cent which aims to promote the importance of good attendance at school. Nearly 500 MSM students could enter because they achieved a perfect 100% attendance record.
Regular school attendance is vital. Research shows that missing just 17 days in a single school year can lead to a one-grade drop at GCSE. |
It adds up to a new World Record for MSM
1,133,246 students and 56,082 schools from 235 countries united to set a new world record by correctly answering 479,732,613 questions on World Maths Day. MSM record-breakers were Year 7 pupils (from left) Jean-Emmanuel Kayij, Nicole Macdonald and Bailey Rawson-Spink |
Year 11 GEP completed a sponsored walk from Ilkley to Saltaire in aid of Martin House Hospice.
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Year 8 present a cheque to St Gemma's Hospice Fund Raising Assistant Anne Malia.
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Teenage Schoolgirl Heroine to the Rescue
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Fifteen-year-old, Year 11 student, Danielle Baker was on her way home from school when she found herself one of the first on the scene of a serious traffic accident.
The victim, who had been knocked down by a bus as it pulled away from a stop, turned out to be eleven-year-old Lesley Opoku who is in Year 7.
“I just put into practice everything I had learned in school. You need to think clearly and quickly, consider the circumstances and act decisively. The last thing I expected was a reward. The main thing is that Lesley has made a full recovery and I am proud to have played a part in that.”
Leeds City Credit Union, which provides financial services for the people of Leeds, was so impressed with Danielle that they presented her with a cheque as a reward for her action.
Picture shows Business Development Manager Joanne Rogers From Leeds City Credit Union with Danielle. |
New Wheels
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Tiny Giants Theatre Company presented their latest play New Wheels to a hushed Year 11. It was a compelling and
hard-hitting production which delivered a chilling and powerful, road-safety message. It told the tragic tale of how two brothers are involved in a horrific car crash following a night out. The play demonstrated the consequences of reckless driving and not wearing a seat-belt and ended with one young person dead, one serving a ten-year jail sentence and another in a wheelchair, his “new wheels”. |
Mount St Mary's honoured at the world’s largest technology and education show
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Director of ICT, Will Jackson (right) receiving the BECTA ICT Mark.
Mount St Mary's is the first High School in Leeds to receive the award which recognises the school's success in developing the strategic use of ICT in both administration and across the curriculum.
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Students enjoyed an action-packed break at Herd Farm
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Almost 100 students invited a foot-tapping audience to Dance Wiv Us and Hit This City as they presented over 30 dances at the annual MSM Dance, Dance, Dance evening. Holly Crosby and Naomi Dundo performed a dance inspired by Michael Jackson.
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Memories are made of this
Members of the public were invited to submit a photograph which captured a key turning point in their life together with a piece of writing which documented that moment.
Vanessa Dube, MSM year 9 student, wrote about her memories of Zimbabwe and her work was selected from thousands of entries and will now be displayed at Leeds University before moving on to a major exhibition in London.
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Mount St. Mary’s Library was the venue for
