58Ӱ We aim to send every young person into the world able and qualified to play their full role in it Fri, 10 May 2024 13:19:43 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 /wp-content/uploads/2021/07/favicon-150x150.png 58Ӱ 32 32 Alice in Wonderland – An Outdoor Picnic Performance! 🍄🗝🐇 /2024/05/10/alice-in-wonderland-an-outdoor-picnic-performance-%f0%9f%8d%84%f0%9f%97%9d%f0%9f%90%87/ Fri, 10 May 2024 12:39:22 +0000 /?p=12761

Join us for a trip to Wonderland in our open-air performance space! Bring your picnic blanket and basket and get ready to be entertained as Y12 Drama students and Y7 and Y8 Drama Club present ALICE IN WONDERLAND!

When Alice follows the White Rabbit down the rabbit hole, she finds herself in a world of contrariwise nonsense. Encountering talking flowers and dancing lobsters, Alice must face the maddest of tea parties before meeting the dreaded Queen of Hearts. Will Alice and her friends lose their heads as the Grand Jam Tart Theft goes to trial? ❤🐇

Please note: This is an outdoor performance in the A Block quad and no seating will be provided. Please bring your own camping chair or picnic blanket – as well as food and drink! We will perform in all weathers, so bring an umbrella!
]]> Year 8 Teacher Awards! /2024/05/07/year-8-teacher-awards/ Tue, 07 May 2024 09:36:01 +0000 /?p=12720

Y8 students were celebrating last week as we handed out our teacher awards. Students were rewarded for being the ‘High Flyer’, ‘Most Improved’ or the student who goes the ‘Extra Mile’ in their classes. It was great to see so many students picking up awards.

Keep up the amazing work, Year 8!
]]> Year 7 Subject Award Winners! /2024/05/07/year-7-subject-award-winners/ Tue, 07 May 2024 09:14:19 +0000 /?p=12710

Congratulations to all the 58Ӱ Year 7 Subject Award winners! You continuously work hard, and put in excellent effort every single day.

Well done everyone, we are so proud!
]]> Y9 Princes Enterprise Challenge Success! /2024/05/03/y9-princes-enterprise-challenge-success/ Fri, 03 May 2024 08:14:12 +0000 /?p=12696
On the 15th April, a small group of Year 9 students completed the North West Regional Final Prince’s Trust Enterprise Challenge at the Marriot Hotel in Manchester. The students were Alisha Khan, Emily Leyland, Amie Pycroft and Charlotte Moss.
They performed exceptionally well and pitched their sustainable and ethically friendly business idea, which was Wicko Fest, this would bring together different age groups and communities for a festival of fun, and raising money for good causes.
They competed in this competition against 1400 students and multiple schools across the North West of England. The judges decided they were the best group out of everyone, they won the whole competition and brought home the trophy for 58Ӱ.
Well done, we are so proud!
]]> Form Feast! /2024/04/29/form-feast/ Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:18:51 +0000 /?p=12670

Students in 7H, 8H, and 9N were recently rewarded with a special form feast! This was in recognition of their hard work, and being the top performing in their year group for Cause For Praises (CFPs) this year. Consistent hard work and outstanding effort from each of these forms earned them this reward.

A massive congratulations to all the students. Keep up the great work!
]]> Y11 Rounders Tournament /2024/04/26/y11-rounders-tournament/ Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:22:50 +0000 /?p=12654
Some of the Y11 girls took part in a Rounders Tournament this week, against Wath and Aston. The team finished as the runner up! They lost to Aston, but then fielded very well against Wath and scored some brilliant Rounders against them, and ultimately beat Wath. The team thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
A huge congratulations to the players involved:
Ava Rawlin
Poppy Ducksbury
Isabel Moore
Belle Marshall
Abigail Davies
Juwairia Zubair
Tayla-Jae Walker
Hiba Munir
Hannah Green
Anya Hetherington
Well done everyone!
]]> British Physics Olympiad – Senior Physics Challenge Competition /2024/04/25/british-physics-olympiad-senior-physics-challenge-competition/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:24:02 +0000 /?p=12639
Y12 A-Level Physics students took part in the Senior Physics Challenge Competition from the British Physics Olympiad. This competition is a traditional problem based set of questions and designed for all those who like to engage in problem solving questions and developing those skills.
Ellie and Holly achieved a Commendation for challenging themselves and taking part in the competition. Tom B, Ben, Dan, James J, Hamna, James O, Tom Q, David, Mark, Nile, Mahin, and Luna all successfully achieved a Bronze 2 Award.
Our highest performing students were Alfie, Korben, Daisy, Louis, Harry, and Michael, who all did exceptionally well to achieve a Bronze 1 Award.
We would like to congratulate all our A-Level Physics students for taking part in the competition!
]]> Y11 Cup Victory! /2024/04/25/y11-cup-victory/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:43:50 +0000 /?p=12631
The Y11 Wickersley School football team were successful in their final cup campaign. The team played Dinnington School in the Y11 Rotherham Boy’s Cup Final; the game finished 4-0 with Wickersley lifting the cup.
The scorers were: Alfie Williams, Joshua Johnson, Robson Woodcock, and Michael Monaghan.Robson Woodcock was awarded the man of the match award for a superb display.
The team were excellent throughout the game and were a credit to the school in both their conduct and performance.
Well done everyone!
]]> Study of the Gothic Genre /2024/04/19/study-of-the-gothic-genre/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:32:42 +0000 /?p=12602
As part of our study of the gothic genre, our Y9 and Y10 students were visited by Red Heart Theatres to watch a performance of the texts we have studied in the classroom. Y10s watched a performance of their GCSE text:Jekyll and Hyde,while our younger students watched performances of H.G. Wells:The Red Roomand Edgar Allan Poe:Tell-Tale Heart.
Here’s what some of our students said:
‘Seeing it in person makes it more understandable.’
‘It showed me setting helps set the mood.’
‘It really brought the stories to life and allowed me to better understand the events.’
This was a great immersive way for the students to better understand their texts!
]]> Wheelchair Rugby Success for Wickersley Student /2024/04/19/wheelchair-rugby-success-for-wickersley-student/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 07:13:30 +0000 /?p=12589

Y11 student, Hayley Cassin has been selected to represent the Talent GB Wheelchair Rugby Squad!

She started playing wheelchair rugby for Yorkshire Lions division 3 and stayed there for two seasons. She then made the move to Leicester Tigers Wheelchair Rugby Club in June of 2023. She now plays Premier League and division 1 in rugby 4s, the Paralympic version. Hayley also plays division 2 and development leagues in rugby 5s.

During her time with Lions she was asked to join the N.T.C (National Talent Camps). She has now joined the Talent Squad on their training camps, which are held once a month at Lilleshall Hall National Sports Centre and are run over three days.

The Talent Squad is where players are selected to play in the G.B Squad. When she was fourteen, Hayley played with the Talent Squad against the Netherlands. She has recently been nominated by the National Governing Body GBWR for a Sports Aid award for talented athletes. Hayley has also appeared on the recent ‘I Can Play’ videos for GBWR.

We are extremely proud and can’t wait to see Hayley on our screens soon, playing for GB!
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