A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 8
We have had another busy week again in Year 8. This week we had our assembly about International Women’s Day learning about all of the different influential women throughout history who have done incredible things for the advancement of society. On Monday we had teams from every form taking part in the ever popular Interhouse Benchball Competition. EDA were the overall winners, FFR and SHU were joint 2nd with STR a commendable 3rd! A great effort by all and it was fabulous to see the amazing team spirit and support being given to one another in what was a very competitive afternoon indeed - Well done!
This week year 8 have been enjoying visiting the Scholastic Book Fair. It has been great to see so many students enjoying books and discover new genres and authors.
Leading the individual leaderboard for epraise this week are Violet WB (8EBH)- 12 points, Artemis McC-P (8EBH) -10 points and Phillipa Sc (8FLE) - 10 points. Well done!
Bea Calvert (8STR) has been selected to represent her rowing club -Walbrook Rowing Club at the National Junior Sculling Head Time Trial at Eton Dorney lake. This is very exciting news and we look forward wish her lots of luck! As spring is now making it feel warmer, more students are removing their school jumpers during lessons, break and lunchtimes. Please can you ensure that all clothes have name labels on them, as it is very easy for these to be misplaced. Thank you for your continued support and here’s to another busy week at Waldegrave for our wonderful Year 8s!
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 8
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Girl of Ink & Stars’ by Kiran Millwood This book is a captivating story about a girl called Isabella, a cartographer’s daughter. She lives on an island called Joya. When her best friend Lupe disappears, Isabella is determined to join the search party by using her mapmaking skills and knowledge of the stars which help guide the search. The world beyond the walls is filled with monsters and ancient myths. Isabella must save not only Lupe but the island too. I enjoyed the character, Isabella, since she was resilient - she never gave up - and brave. I also liked how Isabella’s maps and knowledge transformed into something magical. The more you read the more secrets are revealed. If you liked ‘The Last Bear’ by Hannah Gold or ‘The Wolf Wilder’ by Katherine Rundell, since they also feature brave girls in magical settings, then you would enjoy this book.
- Nina E, 7PFO
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