Family Night

After a brilliant mission week with YMT in school this is the night that we had all been building towards. This is when all of our hard work came together and we produced a wonderful evening to celebrate the last week in school and look ahead towards the future and how we can live our own lives to the full. Take a look at our video round up now to enjoy this evening all over again:

Video Roundup - Day 5

The fifth day of our mission and chance for the rest of Year 10 and Year 11 to spend some time in the hall with YMT and again you can see just how much fun they were having in the video. The Hakka workshop in the drama studio with the Year 11 rugby team proved to be a great rehearsal while the Drama group were getting on well with their Family Night practice too. We've also got a brilliant video of the French classes taking part in their Mission lessons which will be coming shortly but there is a little taster of it available here now:

Mission Day 5

8.30 – 8.55
Mass in Chapel

9.00 – 11.00
10X session with YMT

9.00 – 10.00
PE Competitions

9.30 – 10.00
Yr 8 French Song

11.00 – 12.05
PE Competitions

11.15 – 12.15
Hakka workshop with YMT

12.10 – 1.35
LIFE TO THE FULL – Mission Control in the chapel

1.30 – 3.30
11X session with YMT

Video Roundup - Day 4

Day 4 and the rest of Year 7 then Year 8 got their chance to be in the hall with YMT and they certainly threw themselves into every activity! The music department are clearly taking the mission very seriously with some quality mission songs being sung (special video coming soon about that one!) while the RE department are doing a lot of work on how we can each live life to the full. Fr Dermot spoke to the Sixth Form in the hall while the Boys vs Girls netball match was going on in the PE department. You can enjoy some of the action right here in our video roundup:

Mission Day 4

8.45 – 8.55
Morning Prayers in Chapel

9.00 – 11.00
7U session with YMT

10.40 – 11.55
PE Competitions

11.20 – 11.55
RE Presentations

11.15 – 12.15
Sixth Form with YMT

12.00 – 12.30
Netball Competition

12.00 – 1.25
FORGIVE – Mission Control in the chapel

12.45 – 2.00
PE Competitions

1.30 – 3.30
Year 8 session with YMT

Video Roundup - Day 3

Day three and the mission is now well underway in school with so many events taking place. The staff took part in a special prayer led by YMT at last nights staff meeting and we've now got events going on in every subject across the school. More family night rehearsals were underway today with dance and music practices going well at lunch time and after school. It was the chance for Year 10 to enjoy their session with YMT in the hall and Sacred Heart completed a clean sweep in the Boys swimming for Year 8 and Year 9. See our roundup for more day 3 news:

Mission Day 3

8.45 – 8.55
Morning Prayers in Chapel / Staff Briefing

9.00 – 11.00
10U session with YMT

11.15 – 12.15
Music workshop with YMT

12.00 – 1.25
LOVE – Mission Control in the chapel

12.45 – 2.00
PE Competitions

2.15 – 3.30
PE Competitions

1.30 – 3.30
11U session with YMT

Video Roundup - Day 2

The second day of our Mission and YMT arrived in school at last! Miss Parker had the Cheerleaders practicing for the family night and the Inter Parish competitions were in full swing once again seeing St Cuthbert's win the Y9 Boys Football competition whilst Sacred Heart won the Girls 7U and 8U Football competition. The Year 7's were also the first group to enjoy some time in the hall with YMT and this video shows just a little sample of how exciting that was for them!

EMS Mission - Day 2

Day two of the Mission and plenty more to look out for across school:

8.45 – 8.55
Morning Prayers in Chapel

9.00 – 11.00
7U session with YMT

9.10 – 10.25
PE Competitions

10.40 – 11.55
PE Competitions

11.15 – 12.15
Dance workshop with YMT

12.00 – 1.25
LAUGH – Mission Control in the chapel

12.45 – 2.00
Cheerleading Practice

12.45 – 2.00
PE Competitions

1.30 – 3.30
7X session with YMT

2.15 – 3.30
PE Competitions

3.30 – 3.45
Staff Prayer

Video Roundup - Day 1

The day we had finally been waiting for had arrived at last but who could have predicted the snow that we'd get this morning and that YMT would end up getting stuck in Durham! They may not have made it into school today but we still got the Mission started in school with Inter-Parish competitions and special Mission week lessons as well as our very own Mission Control team running a series of events over lunch time in the chapel. Have a look at our video to see a roundup of what has been happening:

EMS Mission - Day 1

Tomorrow is the first day of our Mission so look out for some of these events and tell us what you think about them!

8.45 – 8.55

Morning Prayers in Chapel

9.00 – 11.00

9X is St Annes Hall with YMT

9.10 – 10.25

PE hosting the opening round of Inter-Parish Competitions

12.00 – 1.25

LIVE... Mission Control in the chapel

12.45 – 2.00

PE hosting the second round of Inter-Parish Competitions

1.30 – 3.30

9U in St Annes Hall with YMT

2.15 – 3.30

Living Life to the Full - Oscar Romero (Miss Thompson)

3.30 – 4.30

Family Night Cheerleading Practice

False Start!

Well YMT may be snowed in at Durham but the Mission has still started in school!

Despite the horrendous weather conditions events are going on all across the school and the Inter-Parish competitions are well under way in the PE Department.

Look out for more updates later!

Mission Launch

Tomorrow sees the start of the Mission which we have been planning for over the last year. For those who have taken part in retreats and other sessions with YMT you have had just a small taste of what is to come this week. For those who have never met YMT before, especially the younger students, what a treat you have in store this week with so many wonderful activities to join in with. Finally, for those who remember the last mission week with YMT... well you are getting old now aren't you!

Join in, take part in whatever way that you feel you can and most of all enjoy what is sure to be an excellent and fun experience. Always remember the words in John 10:10... "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full" so let's do just that during our very own Mission week.