Olive Press
On Tuesday 24th March a Year 10 Hospitality & Catering group from Ribblesdale took over the Olive Press restaurant in Clitheroe. The 16 pupils prepared the food and setup the restaurant during the day and served 60 paying guests in the evening. There were canapés as guests arrived and then a three course meal was served.The pupils were divided into the roles of chefs & waiting on staff. The surprise entertainment was from two year 11 boys who serenaded everyone and gave each lady a red rose. This was a very successful event which is going to count towards their GCSE in Hospitality & Catering. We thank the Olive Press management & staff for giving the pupils a great opportunity in a real business related setting.
Young Enterprise at the Stratford Trade Fair
Ribblesdale were the only school representing the North West of England at the event, which took place on Saturday, May the 21st. The company Visualize made a huge impact on the locals and foriegn visitors who were visiting the town. Their innovative product, a DVD promoting tourism in the Ribble Valley, was a huge success and certainly put the area on the map. “People who had never heard of the Ribble Valley certainly do now” commented the judges and Chairmen of the Stratford Borough Council. Ribblesdale’s team worked tirelessly on their stand for over six hours. Bathed in great March sunshine the town was bursting with tourists.
Photo requests came in thick and fast from visitors from all around the World. Visualize directors were dressed up in Ribble Valley costumes, such as Clitheroe Castle, Town Crier Chefs (we have fantastic places to eat) and farmers (we have the best local produce). Visualize were the best supported team on the day. DVDs of ‘Explore the Ribble Valley’ are on the way to America, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy and Japan. The residents and the borough council can be proud of Ribblesdale’s pupils for putting tourism in the Ribble Valley on the map. Visualize won a commendation for their achievements on the day.
Creche at Year 8 Parents’ Evening
Exciting new development! Parents who have had to bring younger children to the Year 7 and year 8 parents’ evenings were amazed to find a creche set up and eager to look after the youngsters! Pupils from the year 10 Health, Social Care and Early Years Double award GCSE group organised and ran a creche complete with a range of activities including making Mothering Sunday and Easter cards, action songs, story reading and many other activities.
Proud teacher Mrs Crewe said “The pupils were really caring and organised and made sure that every child was treated as an important individual. They were amazing!”
Thank you to all those parents and guardians who trusted us enough to leave their children with us. I has helped the GCSE student learn a lot about child development and provided them with very useful experience.
Nestle Box Tops for Books
The English department is collecting book tokens (box tops) from Nestle cereal boxes. Thanks to pupils who have brought some in already, but please can we let you know that the deadline for submitting our tokens is March 31st, so please could you bring all the tokens you have to the D-Block Englsh office as soon as possible! Thank you!
Thank you Pupils and Staff!
Our pupils (and parents!) and staff are extremely generous, we raised a total of £1132.29 on Friday 13th March for Comic Relief! There were various fund-raising activities including non-uniform, cake sales and the very popular Staff vs. Pupils netball games at lunch time. Video coming soon!
Thank you very much for your generosity!
The generosity of our pupils wasn’t only apparent on Friday. Our pupils give throghout the year. Here is the breakdown of money raised for charity for the 2008-2009 financial year:
| Date | Charity | Co-ordinator | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep ’08 | Form Event | Mrs Thomson | £165.90 |
| Sep ’08 | Year 8 Charity | Mrs Rignall | £139.26 |
| Nov ’08 | Cancer Research | Mrs Rignall | £200.00 |
| Nov ’08 | RSPCA | Mrs Rignall | £136.72 |
| Nov ’08 | Children in Need | Mrs Briggs | £232.60 |
| Dec ’08 | Derian House | Mrs Briggs | £200.59 |
| Dec ’08 | NSPCC | Mr Richardson | £1009.64 |
| Feb ’09 | Readathon | Mrs Knowles | £634.41 |
| Feb ’09 | Pendleside Hospice | Miss Bradley | £60.88 |
| Feb ’09 | Anti-bullying | Mr Hemmingway | £1076.00 |
| Feb ’09 | Cairo | Mr Proud | £650.00 |
| Mar ’09 | Comic Relief | Various | £1132.29 |
Total:
| £5638.29 |
|
Pirates!
Ribblesdale is very proud to present it’s latest production, ‘Pirates’.
The performances are on Tuesday the 31st March, Wednesday 1st April and Thursday 2nd April at 7pm.
Approximately 70 pupils are involved in the Drama, Dance and Music. It is a swashbuckling adventure full of hilarity!
The tickets will be on sale in the D Block English office from Thursday 19th March.
£3.00 for children, £5.00 for adults and £13.00 for a family ticket (2 adults and 2 children).
Please contact Mrs Holaday for further information.
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