A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 10
This week Year 10 attended a very moving assembly where Deputy Headteacher Ms Lane discussed remembrance day and how it relates to our school values and the people we can all aspire to be. Form groups have been spending their tutor time this week focusing on getting students DofE Bronze awards signed off. Please can you support us in encouraging your child to complete their section write ups and get them online processing ASAP. On Tuesday, Waldegrave hosted its first-ever Festival of Social Science in collaboration with Royal Holloway University! Our students and their adult counterparts teamed up for lively discussions on cutting-edge research in politics, economics, and psychology, state of the art tools to diagnose autism, the links between foreign aid and migration. Additionally, we explored the use of football fantasy to understand inequalities in the labour markets. The event ignited heated debates, and, fingers crossed, it ignited a passion in future students to make a substantial impact on the UK! On Wednesday afternoon, 8 of our students along with 4 Twickenham School students participated in the Rotary Young Chef Competition. All students did an excellent job, creating some beautiful dishes. We welcomed the Mayor, Councillor Suzette Nicolson to present the awards to the winners! First place went to Connie in 10SDR, Aditi (10FJA) came second and Emilia (10PRE) in third place. Connie and Aditi will now progress to the next round, well done! Today we had a non-uniform day to raise money for Children in Need. The theme was ‘spotty’ and it was nice to see our students embracing this and helping a good cause. We look forward to finding out how much the school has raised for this brilliant cause in next week’s bulletin. There is still time to donate if you wish to support us - click here to donate. Well done to Isla in 10SHO who has been awarded a Jack Petchey Award for commitment to Scouting! Isla is an Explorers Scout and takes part in many scouting events. She has just obtained the Platinum Scout Award and is a Scout Young Leader, volunteering with the Beavers group each week. Next week we have an INSET day on Monday. Students are not expected to attend school, however those who are involved in the Annie production will need to come in for their dress rehearsal. Students should use this day
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 10
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
09.11.23
Year 9 Netball vs Turing House
WON 25-5
09.11.23
Year 10/11 Netball vs Turing House
WON 37-3
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Once, Now, Then, After... - Morris Gleitzman “Everybody deserves to have something good in their life at least once.” The seven book series by Morris Gleitzman is a gripping read surrounding the story of a young Jewish boy during World War Two. He is determined to run away from his orphanage and save his parents from the Nazis. I loved this series because it is very emotional and intriguing. You grow to connect to the characters on a personal level and develop a deeper understanding of what people went through during the war. ~ Recommended by Yasemin A, Year 11 student
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