A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 7
Being at secondary school provides a wealth of opportunities for our students to try a broad range of clubs and activities. This week we have been delighted to see Year 7 students performing in the school production of Annie and have continued to see some beautiful cakes being produced in the Year 7 Bake Off qualifying events. There has long been a Waldegrave catchphrase about the importance of ‘throwing yourself into the life of the school’ and our Year 7 students are certainly doing this! Last Friday was BBC’s Children in Need Day. Students and staff got into the spirit by taking part in our non-uniform fundraiser event to raise money for this very worthy cause. It was such a delight seeing everyone’s enthusiasm towards this event, many students and staff looked ‘spotacular’ as they wore spots in line with this year’s theme. Some forms even went the extra mile by hosting mini cake sales within tutor time! This day was a great way to raise money and it proved a huge success as we can reveal the current amount raised at the time of writing is an incredible £1413! Thank you to everyone who took part in the event and made donations - this wouldn’t have been possible without your support. Our JustGiving donations page will remain open and can be viewed here.
The end is in sight for this term’s house point competition and the top three performers this week were 7EST, 7FFR and 7PUN. Remember that students can use their house points to gain prizes via the epraise website.
Year 7 students are invited to unleash their creativity in our upcoming Lindt Christmas Competition. Students can work in pairs to design a brand new product for the Lindt chocolate company. The task involves creating an idea for a new product and explaining some points behind the idea (details are on each form group’s Google Classroom). Students can design the packaging and/or make a model of their product. Mr Parker and myself will whittle the entrants down to a handful of finalists before inviting representatives of Lindt to pick a winner. The main aim is to have some fun and be creative and I look forward to seeing the ideas that our Year 7 students propose!
MR GREAVES, HEAD OF YEAR 7
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
21.11.23
Year 9 Netball Tournament
3RD PLACE
22.11.23
U16 Basketball Tournament
2ND PLACE
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Impossible Creatures - Katherine Rundell
If you enjoy Katherine Rundell’s The Wolf Wilder , then I highly recommend her newest book. A gripping fantasy novel, Rundell takes readers into the magical Archipelago, where mythical creatures exist but are under threat. Two children discover their hidden talents and their bravery is tested as they quest to save the source of the magic, on which all the creatures depend.
~ Recommended by Mrs Nowicki, English teacher
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