A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 11
This week we have had assemblies focusing on the joy of reading where the teachers have shared their favourite books and Ms Tongue shared with us the importance of libraries and access to books around the world. We have also launched the wildlife photography competition to students with a wonderful assembly that showed some of the amazing pictures that can be taken in the school grounds and in all the parks we have around us. Last week a group of our Sixth Form pupils came and gave advice to the students about their experiences of Year 11 and what they had learnt in terms of revision tips and guidance. We will be following this up with further Question and Answer sessions on revision and future career plans in the weeks ahead. Following an incredible performance last term, Uma Bassi from 11EAH has been invited to Cambridge University for an event as part of the programme for Grand Finalists from the ‘Speak Out’ challenge. If your child has done anything outside of school please send us the details, we would love to hear about our pupil’s achievements and celebrate it with the wider school community. As part of our commitment to ensuring that we do all we can to keep our children safe online, the school has introduced new monitoring software called Smoothwall. The software works on school managed devices, whether used at school or home. It works to support students to be able to enjoy their digital lives safely by monitoring their search/viewing information. The software alerts the school if it identifies there is a potential risk of harm to students, allowing us to follow up promptly and act on any concerns. Filtering at school is through our firewall, whilst at home parents will have set up their own safety settings. Coming up on the 10 October we have top speaker and education consultant, Michele Miller, coming in to run a session on revision with students during the day and for parents that evening, 5-5.45pm. For more information look on her website here. Please put the date in your diaries as this will be a really informative session. Tickets for the Sixth Form open evening on Thursday 24 October also went live last week, don’t forget to reserve your space. Book here.
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 11
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Deathless Girls by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
A feminist, LGBT reimagining of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, this novel gives a back story and humanity to the soulless vampire women in the original novel, exploring where they might have come from and their lives before. It follows the lives of seventeen-year-old Lil and her twin sister Kizzy, when they are captured and enslaved by the cruel Boyar Valcar, taken far away from their beloved traveller community. I’d recommend it to anyone who enjoys a gothic, tense story.
~ Recommended by Mrs Nowicki, Joint Head of English
WALDEGRAVE RECRUITMENT We are currently recruiting for Exam Invigilators to assist with the conduct and supervision of the School’s public examinations. If you are interested in joining our team, please contact Shelli Fong, Exams Officer, for an applica- tion form exams@waldegravesch.org
See full job description here: Exam Invigilator - Job Description
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