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• Monday 28 September 2020 B30 Foodbank Launch From 28th September – 16th October, each year group will be collecting items for the B30 Foodbank. Your child can hand their donations in to their form tutor.
• Friday 25 September 2020 The tenth anniversary of Pope Benedict's Mass at Cofton Park The tenth anniversary of Pope Benedict’s Mass at Cofton Park Ten years ago, we celebrated the huge event in Birmingham, just up the road at Cofton Park, where thousands upon thousands of people gathered from all over the world to attend Mass celebrated by Pope Benedict. I rehearsed for months with many choirs who had united to form one large choir. We arrived at 5am to get ready to sing. On the same day, one of our present teachers, a former pupil at St ThomasAquinas had the honour of being chosen to be an altar server. She has written a brief summary of her memories of that special day.
• Thursday 24 September 2020 Chaplaincy Mass - St Chad's Cathedral On Thursday 24 September, the annual chaplaincy Mass took place at St Chad’s Cathedral.Usually the cathedral is buzzing with school children, lay chaplains and liturgy teams. Sadly this year it was only the lay chaplains that to were allowed to attend and represent their school chaplaincy teams due to COVID 19. Beccy Roseman from the Kenelm Youth Trust organised the Mass and we were given a candle to take back to our schools showing the light of Christ. The Archbishop prayed “Lord, Jesus, You are the light of the world: we praise You and askyou to guide our steps each day”. During his homily, Archbishop Bernard thanked head teachers, RE staff and Governors for their work in Catholic schools.
• Tuesday 15 September 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 2nd December A dominant performance in the first game of the season for this team - well done to all boys involved, a very promising start!
• Wednesday 2 September 2020 Welcome to our new website
• Friday 17 July 2020 Live Stream Mass This has been a term like no other and that includes how we celebrated Mass today. We were delighted when Canon David kindly offered to come and celebrate Mass for us to mark the end of what has been a very unusual period of time. We had so much to pray for as a school community – for the generosity of our community and those who have been extremely ill, as well as those who have died.
• Friday 22 May 2020 Year 13 Leavers Service
• Thursday 19 March 2020 Thank You Year 11 - Class of 2020 We can never be certain about the future. But what we can be certain of is that whatever the future holds, God will be with you in every situation. I am sure that the next few weeks and months will be challenging and difficult for everyone. In the face of setbacks and disappointments, never lose hope, and always have the courage to pursue your dreams. Never underestimate the contribution you have made to this school, your teachers, peers and especially your friends in your time here. Your fingerprints can’t be wiped away, you have all left little marks.
• Monday 16 March 2020 Arete Outdoor Education Trip - Snowdonia, Wales On Monday 16th March, we took 17 adventurous year 9 students to the depths of Wales for the week.  After the Welsh coach company losing our booking, Kings Norton Coaches came to our rescue, delivering us to Llanrug in record time (one slight benefit to this awful virus, coach availability and quiet roads!).  On the beautifully sunny journey, we got to experience the stunning scenery as we approached the mountains, and arrived safe and sound to be whisked straight out for some rock climbing in the bracing wind.
• Friday 13 March 2020 KS5 Debate at Newman University This week, a team of Year 12 students went to Newman University to participate in the second annual Key Stage 5 debate.
• Friday 6 March 2020 Year 10 Waiters Day at Experience at UCB Last week 12 Year 10 Food students had the privilege of taking part in a ‘Waiter’s Day’ at the UCB.
• Thursday 27 February 2020 Year 9 Experience - Royal Shakespeare Theatre Trip to Stratford This week, the whole of Year 9 visited The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford Upon Avon to see the highly acclaimed musical, The Boy In The Dress.
• Friday 7 February 2020 Biannual awarding of the Baker-Chapman Biology Cup This week the Science faculty were very grateful to Mr Martin for awarding the Baker-Chapman Biology cup to Zain Ahmed. 
• Monday 3 February 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 3rd February Bartley Green 4, STACS 29
• Friday 31 January 2020 Born for This Auditions The Performing Arts Faculty is pleased to announce that our 2020 School Production will be ‘Born for This’ which is a dramatisation of the Stations of the Cross.
• Tuesday 28 January 2020 St Thomas Aquinas Feast Day Our special day began in form time with all students reflecting on how they could make changes in their lives to become Waymakers, Miracle Workers, and Promise Keepers in their own faith journeys. Students also reflected on the Holocaust, remembering the victims and crimes on the 75th Anniversary of the liberation Auschwitz.
• Monday 27 January 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 27th January Year 9 vs Four Dwellings WON 28-22 POM Eva
• Monday 20 January 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 20th January Adam and Emilia took part in a number of international races throughout December and January, representing Great Britain and St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School.
• Monday 13 January 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 13th January Bartley Green 6, STACS 12 (POM - Leo)
• Monday 6 January 2020 Sports Results - Week Beginning 6th January Bartley Green 6, STACS 12 (Player of Match - Leo)
• Wednesday 18 December 2019 6th Form Christmas Meal and Ice Skating A wonderful night, the food was delicious at the masala merchants. The 3-course meal we had was delicious which was matched by the company. Many teachers and students talking about many things, magic tricks being shown, and the Munich 10-year reunion is already being planned. A wonderful evening to round up the end of our Christmas term and to full get us in the festive spirit.
• Monday 16 December 2019 Sports Results - Week Beginning 16th December Colmers 0, STACS 0
• Thursday 28 November 2019 Year 11 Aquinas Experience - Upton Warren Assembly Thursday morning Year 11 celebrated the inaugural event that was the first Aquinas Experience which took place on the 11th November the day before their trial exams. The year group on the day worked in teams on various team building activities covering high ropes, crate stacking, 3G swings, low ropes, archery, kayaking, canoeing and orienteering. The assembly was an opportunity to reflect and appreciate many students for their fun, efforts, commitment and love of life they showed on the day. The smiles on the faces in the video was testament to the of successful day.
• Saturday 26 October 2019 Year 13 Trip to Munich What better way to spend the first weekend of the half term break than with 29 students on a History trip to Munich? After a smooth flight into Munich, we caught the S-Bahn to our hotel to check in before heading out for the day. We were treated to warm sunshine and clear skies! We visited the historic centre of Munich and Marienplatz, to search for somewhere to eat. Many of us tucked into traditional Bavarian dishes like pork belly and potato dumplings, or schnitzel and cabbage. Others went for pizza or burgers! Our first historical visit was to the former Nazi Documentation Centre - where we learned about intolerance under the Third Reich as well as the lessons learned from the Nazi period. Afterwards, we took in sights around Munich before heading back to the hotel for a brief rest, and then out to eat in the evening at a local restaurant. 
• Saturday 28 September 2019 Gold DofE Expedition - Dark Peaks - September 2019 On Saturday, 28th September our Gold Duke of Edinburgh students headed off to the wilds of the Dark Peaks to commence their final Practice Expedition.
• Sunday 22 September 2019 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Practice Expedition - Blackwell
• Tuesday 3 September 2019 Guernsey 2019 On Tuesday July 10th, the Advance Party, comprising both Year 9 and 10 students, set off to the Channel Islands to set up the campsite ready for Guernsey 2019. In the early hours of the following day, 67 Year 7 students followed. They were about to embark on the trip of a lifetime.
• Thursday 28 February 2019 Careers Information Lots of activities, in and out of school, which help our students prepare for the world of work and beyond are taking place this half term. 

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