Great Success for Carr Manor Lads Nathaniel White, Daunte Wint-Angus, Mugi Zama, Ahmed Zaman and Cheng Ngo, as they took 3rd place for the Breeze Festival Finals held at the Courtyard Theatre at the West Yorkshire Playhouse on Thursday 29th October. 

They were the only dance act to be in the running order and were beaten by 2 singers, both older than them. They won a £100 prize for their efforts and this has afforded them new costumes and resources for their up-coming performances.  Back in July, these lads, Just 15, were spotted by Leeds Carnegie Basketball coach Matthew Newby at a Sports Awards evening.

Just 2 days after their successful performance at the Playhouse they were back on the court and performing to the masses, this time at a home game for the Leeds Carnegie team in half time.  They also now have their own website designed by other students from the school and their success is trickling into other areas, with offers in for other performances outside of school. They hope to continue this successful stint through the year.

Every pupil in year 7 has received a free book from Booked Up, run by the independent charity Booktrust. It is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).Booked Up aims to inspire excitement about reading and discovering new books and authors.Back in September, a selection of twelve books were sent into school for the children to browse through and select the one they would like to read. The books were given out the last week of term in English lessons, where it is hoped there will be some excellent book reviews written in the New Year. We hope the children enjoy their chosen book and that it encourages them to continue reading at home or in school.

The Library holds copies of all the twelve books the children could choose from, giving them the opportunity to read other books they may be interested in. The School Library buys a selection of new books every year, to inspire pupils to read and borrow from the 11,000 titles we currently hold.Happy Reading! 

The Year 8 football team have been in excellent form this season. In reaching the last 64 of the English Schools Cup, where they narrowly lost to Our Lady’s High School from Manchester and getting to the final of the West Yorkshire Cup they have achieved more than any sports team has in the history of Carr Manor High School. They have fought hard every minute of every game and displayed some great skill and teamwork in the process. By the time of this term-times being released they will have played Salendine Nook HS in the West Yorkshire Cup Final at Ossett Albion's ground. They should all be proud of their achievements!

Update: Carr Manor won the final against Salendine Nook High School, 3-2 after extra time. This makes them the West Yorkshire Champions, and they were presented with the cup in the end of term assemblies.Congratulations boys! 

Thursday evening saw another fantastic Anthony Nolan event enjoyed by school and the local community. Pupils, teachers and members of the public bravely bungee jumped and in the evening an Awareness Concert was held in the Theatre, attended by hundreds of people. 51 people signed up to go on the Bone Marrow Register and we raised around £3000. Many thanks to all the performers, jumpers, helpers and supporters. You can still buy a t-shirt to raise awareness - see Mr Laxton or Mr Westerman for details.

Total raised over the last 3 years for the Anthony Nolan Trust: £7500

Number of people now on the Bone Marrow Register: 161