This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 12.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 7 JULY 2023
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
End of Summer Term - 19 July
This week it was wonderful to welcome our new Year 7 students into school for a taster day. The students really enjoyed meeting their new forms, teachers and taking part in language, music and PE lessons. Our new prefects did a fantastic job supporting students and staff on the day to make sure our new intake really felt part of the Waldegrave community.
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
We have had a number of trips out and events this week: our Year 7 students enjoyed their visit to the cinema followed by a picnic and games; our Year 9 students enjoyed a trip into London either visiting the Zoo, the London Dungeons, the Natural History Museum or the London Eye; Year 10 Product Design students visited the New Designers exhibition and the Business Design Centre; our A level Economics students had the opportunity to visit the Bank of England and our final DofE expeditions will be completed over the weekend. Huge congratulations to Chloe, Ellie and Helena in Year 10 who won the Key Stage 4 prize at the London Moneywise challenge. Last weekend our Chamber Choir had the opportunity to perform at The Landmark Arts Centre as part of the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival. The students accompanied Richmond Orchestra as part of their evening of Ballet and Opera. Their amazing performance has made me even more excited for our own Summer Festival on Monday 17 July.
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Battle of the Boyne - 12 July Islamic New Year - 18 July National Marine Week - 22 July - 6 August Samaritans Awareness Day - 24 July
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
After a few cooler days recently, temperatures this weekend are due to start feeling more like summer again. It seems an appropriate time to remind our students of the importance of water safety. We are aware that large numbers of young people, including some of our students, have been tempted to cool off by jumping into the Thames, especially around Teddington Lock. Richmond Council, local Police and Fire Brigade are very concerned about the situation, as the currents in the river can be deceptively strong. Some of the young people involved have also been under the influence of alcohol or other substances, increasing the likelihood of getting into trouble in the water. Cold water shock is also a significant risk, no matter how fit someone is. It causes panic, anxiety, disorientation and loss of muscular control, leading to the sufferer gasping for air and as a result, inhaling water. Year 7 have had an assembly on the topic from members of the RNLI this week. We would appreciate your support in reminding your children about the risks associated with open water, to allow everyone to have a safe and enjoyable summer.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Year 12 students have had yet another busy week. On Wednesday, as part of our partnership with St Paul’s school, 8 prospective Medical School applicants attended a UCAT preparation day, which they found extremely beneficial. Also, this week, two Year 12 students took part in the NPL Academy, a work experience programme run jointly at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington and at the school. As part of it, students have learnt about Intellectual Property, how to create prototypes, what a good business plan looks like and how to pitch a business idea. They were given the task of pitching the idea for a new business to a set of judges, then make a presentation for their peers about their week’s work to show their peers on Friday. Students also participated in a number of STEM activities and challenges with the rest of the cohort. Moreover, as part of the preparation for post-school life in the world of work, yesterday, a number of Year 12 students were invited to attend the World of Work Conference organised by the Worshipful Company of World Traders to support them in developing their working knowledge and skill base.Our students undertook a number of workshops with interactive exercises aimed to expand their knowledge of the softs skills and the working world hosted by a range of leading professionals from the City. Finally, today, the Year 12 Economics students went on a trip to the Bank of England. Students had an opportunity to look around the museum followed by a talk from a bank employee and some films about the work of the bank in the cinema there. After that, there was also a guided walking tour with a professional guide around the City of London. Next week there will be a number of trips taking place. Biology students will attend a residential trip to Juniper Hall, English Literature students will attend an English conference, whilst some of our Physics students will attend a Physics Summer School at Imperial College. We will also be hosting our first ever alumni event in the Sixth Form. Past students will be returning to Waldegrave to speak to the current Year 12 students about their courses and post-18 destinations. All relevant details have already been shared with the students.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 7 Rounders Tournament Year 8 Rounders Tournament U15 Regional Cricket Tournament Sixth Form Basketball vs TKA
3RD PLACE 3RD PLACE 3RD PLACE LOST 41-39
29.06.23 30.06.23 03.07.23 05.07.23
BOOK OF THE MONTH
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver A Thousand Mornings dips into the poet’s images of her beloved home Provincetown, Massachusetts, whereby she explores the endless nostalgia of beaches and shores, particularly focusing on how it can provide an escape from the mundane aspects of life. Her observations and attention to detail relays how even the smallest moments in life can encapsulate pure meaning, and evokes the tranquillity felt when immersing oneself in the wonder of each new dawn. Oliver allows us to enter a precious landscape of both memory and the clarity of nature, enlisting that we find peace in what’s around us. ~Recommended by Emily M, Year 12 student
Please contact us with any queries or problems you may have. To get in touch with a member of staff from your child’s year group, you can: Send an email to sixthform@waldegravesch.org Or you can contact the school via phone by calling: 02088943244 WALDEGRAVE SCHOOL Fifth Cross Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW2 5LH HOW TO CONTACT YEAR 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
If you have any unwanted white cotton sheets you are looking to recycle, please donate them to Textiles in the Design and Technology department. We only want clean, freshly washed, white 100% cotton sheets. Holes or tears are not a problem. They will be used for dyeing which is why they need to be white cotton only please. Please can we ask that sheets are donated directly to Ms Wallace in D2 via your child and not via reception. Thank you! DONATIONS FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY With the school holidays rapidly approaching, Richmond Youth Service is providing great opportunities for students in the borough. With longer opening hours and a multitude of FREE activities, workshops and sessions delivered by Youth Service staff at five locations in the borough there is a diverse and wide-ranging selection of activities for our students to get involved in! The locations include: PowerStation Youth Centre in Mortlake; Heatham House in Twickenham; Whitton Youth Zone; Hampton Youth Zone; and Ham Youth Zone. To find out more information and read the full brochure please click on the front cover image to the right to view details. FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
Landmark Arts Centre, 2nd July 2023 at 5p.m. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE
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