Lady Manners School

Congratulations to our Year 13 students, who have achieved one of the school's best set of A Level results! Of the 129 Year 13 students who completed their A Levels this year, seven achieved the highest grades of A or A* in four full A Level subjects. A further 16 students achieved A or A* passes in three A levels. In addition to this, many students have achieved or exceeded expectations in their results. These are wonderful achievements and a number of students also took the Extended Project Qualification and those results are strong too. We are delighted for them all and wish them the best of luck, wherever their futures take them.

We are looking for the following staff to join our team, here at Lady Manners School: - Cleaner - Learning Support Assistant - Pastoral Support Assistant - School Business Assistant If you'd like to know more, please visit www.ladymanners.net/vacancies for further details. The closing date for applications is 9 September 2018.

Year 8 and 9 students have recently returned from a trip to Bernières-sur-mer in Normandy. The smooth ferry crossing from Portsmouth to Caen was aboard a refurbished boat which had fantastic facilities including an on-board cinema! The students learned a great deal about the Normandy landings during the Second World War from the German gun battery at Longues-sur-mer, the 360˚cinema at Arromanches and the Pegasus Bridge Memorial where they found out about the gliders used in the campaign. The visits to both the American and British War Cemeteries were very moving and thought provoking. The group's coach driver, who played the trumpet in a military band, kindly played the last post at the end of our visit to the British War Cemetery. The trip included visits to the Bayeux Tapestry and cathedral, which seemed a particular favourite with many of the students, and a cider and apple juice farm which gave students the opportunity to find out about typical Normandy produce and how it is made. By contrast, a trip to Festyland Theme Park was great fun - and very wet! One of the real highlights of the trip was the bakery where Eric the baker taught the students in French how to make their own baguettes. Students expanded their French vocabulary and really enjoyed the whole experience especially as they could eat their bread afterwards. Thank you to the staff, who gave up their time to make the trip possible and to the students, who were very good company and a credit to the school.

Each year, the Wrench Shield is awarded to the house with the best performance during the year. The shield is presented in memory of Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Mason Wrench, a keen educationalist who concluded his full and eventful life in Baslow, and who was a Governor of Lady Manners School. Dates on the shield go back to 1912, when the house system was instigated and there were only three houses: North, South and Town. The house events included in the competition are: badminton, basketball, chess, cricket, cross country (boys and girls), dance, enterprise, football (boys), hockey (boys and girls), house points, literacy quiz, netball, quiz, rounders, rugby, softball, sports day (boys, girls and overall) and tennis. This year, the competition has been intense and very close, and we are delighted to announce that the winner is (by one point)...Taylor. Well done to everyone in Taylor!

As we approach the summer holidays, we thought we'd share part of a display that we've been lucky enough to see in the Art Department. Year 9 have created these images as part of a 'Packaging Project'. Thank you Year 9 for brightening our days!