Senior School

Last Saturday eight intrepid Westholme students ranging from Years 9 to 11 headed to Gisburn Forest in the Trough of Bowland to try their hand at mountain biking.

We are very proud of four of our Year 10 pupils who travelled to Burnley College on Thursday to take part in the AMSP Maths Feast Competition.   

Year 10 student, Caitlin Slater is one of the youngest Senior Rhythmic Gymnasts in the country.

As part of their Latin course, Year 8 students have been creating Roman villas, representing the houses on ancient Rome as accurately as possible.

Last night, 35 GCSE Spanish students went to La Tasca Spanish restaurant for an evening of tapas tasting.

The Royal Marines put Year 10 students through their paces this afternoon.

Members of the Westholme Debating Society were treated to an exciting trip to the Houses of Parliament on Friday at a very important time in history. 

Three teams of Westholme students entered our local school’s group competition on Friday 15th March, for the annual BAE Rotary Technology Tournament held at The Hollins Technology College, Accrington.

The Year 8 and 9 BDSSA Netball tournament took place on a cold and windy evening but there was no stopping our teams!

In cold & wintry conditions with hale still on the course from earlier in the morning two sisters lined up with over 800 other competitors for the start of the 5k Wigan Festival of Running.

Over the past few weeks the U12 to U15 football teams have been involved in exciting cup action. 

On Monday, a team of four students: Harry Smith, Mishall Sonvadi, Ahmad Saidan and Fatimah Ahmed took part in the Regional Final of the UKMT Maths Challenge held at AKS, Lytham St Anne’s.

On Thursday, to support the EPR curriculum, the whole of Year 8 went on a local trail of some important sacred places for Christian, Muslims and Hindus.  This trip enabled students to see and experience buildings that they may be aware and develop an understanding of the features and symbolism incorporated within them.

On Friday, Year 7 students went to the Catalyst Science Museum in Widnes where they took part in a Showering with Surfactants workshop.

As part of National Careers Week, students were invited to take part in the Tower Challenge. 

Congratulations to Annabel Hiller for gaining 5th place in a national Classics competition run by the Lytham St Annes Classical Association.

Go2, the Young People’s Drug and Alcohol Service have been into school to deliver age appropriate talks to all students in Year 10 and above during their PSHE lessons this week.

Under 9s Football Festival at Cheadle Hulme School – Match Report from Mr Barnett

Tom from our local fresh food delivery company Delifresh, came to show the children all the delicious fruit and vegetables they have available to them.