This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 13.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN
17 NOVEMBER 2023
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
This week we celebrated National Social Science Month. On Monday our Year 12 Sociologists attended the Sociology in Action Conference in the heart of Westminster. On Tuesday we were delighted to partner with Royal Holloway and St Mary’s universities to mark National Social Science Month. We were joined by three inspirational lecturers who delivered taste
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS UK Disability History Month - 16 November - 16 December Children in Need Day - 17 November International Men’s Day - 19 November Trans Day of Remembrance - 20 November INSET Day - 20 November Annie Dress Rehearsal - 20 November Annie School Production - 7.00-9.30pm 21-24 November PTA Christmas Tree and Uniform Sale - 10am-12pm 2 December
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
lectures on a range of topics to give students in Years 10 to 13 and their families a greater insight into current research. On Wednesday Sixth Form students took part in their second MBA workshop with 8 Billion Ideas learning about marketing. The Food & Nutrition team has been extremely busy this week. On Monday and Tuesday the Year 9 Bake Off competition took place and there was no shortage of willing judges to choose the winner. It was no easy task, although a very enjoyable one! On Wednesday we welcomed the Rotary Club, Mayor and local Chef, Tom Rowlandson, to judge the Rotary Young Chef competition. The standard this year was fantastic with the judges commending not only the restaurant quality presentation but also the sophisticated flavours. Well done to all who took part. Our GCSE and A Level Drama students enjoyed a trip to Richmond Theatre on Wednesday to see The Woman in Black. Whilst on Thursday we hosted the Globe Theatre in school to support our English GCSE students develop their knowledge and understanding of set texts through live performance. Today we are supporting Children in Need through our non-uniform day. If you would still like to contribute please click here.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
This week is Anti-Bullying Week and understanding the line between ‘banter’ and bullying is the key focus. Banter and jokes can play an important role in the development and maintenance of friendships. However, sometimes these behaviours can be taken too far such that the behaviours constitute bullying. For example, when there is targeted repetition of the ‘banter’ or if the ‘banter’ is about personal characteristics such as appearance. The significance of behaviours that we would think of as bullying can also be downplayed when people try to pass these behaviours off as ‘just banter’. If something being called ‘banter’ is hurting someone, it’s no longer ‘banter’ but potentially bullying behaviour. View this Young Anti-bullying Alliance playlist to watch some short videos on the topic of banter and bullying.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 13
I would like to start by saying well done to all Year 13 students who have now completed their first set of mock exams. I was extremely impressed with their conduct during their mocks and their punctuality over the course of the week. Their teachers will start giving them feedback in the coming weeks. Last week was UK Parliament Week which we celebrated in school. As part of this, our Student Parliament was visited by Munira Wilson MP. Munira spoke to the students about her work as an MP as well as what motivated her to go into politics. The students followed up with a range of questions for Munira about local and national issues including diversity, young people’s engagement in politics and conflict. The questions were really well thought out, and it was clear that students were genuinely interested in the topics they asked about. In her answers, Munira was able to engage our students in debate, especially around whether 16 year olds should have the vote, which split opinion. A big thank you to Munira and to the Student Parliament! 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 Monday, there will not be any lessons taking place as it is an INSET day for all teaching and non-teaching staff. Year 13 students need to continue to work on their independent revision. Lessons for all students will resume on Tuesday, I would also like to thank the Year 13 Drama students who have been involved in the preparation of our school production of Annie. They have worked tirelessly in preparation for next week’s performances. On a final note, students need to ensure they complete their UCAS applications in the coming weeks. The students who have submitted them have already started receiving offers from Universities, which is really exciting.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 13
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
Tender is the night - F.Scott Fitzgerald
“I want to give a really BAD party. I mean it. I want to give a party where there’s a brawl and seductions and people going home with their feelings hurt and women passed out in the cabinet de toilette. You wait and see.” Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic novel set in the 1920s in the French Riviera. Like his more famous novel, The Great Gatsby, it follows the lives of the elite as they strive for influence and power in a changing world. If you want a challenging but rewarding read, I highly recommend this book and Fitzgerald’s other works.
~ Recommended by Yasemin A, Year 11 student
Student Parliament meet Munira Wilson MP! Last week was UK Parliament Week which we celebrated in school. As part of this, our Student Parliament was visited by Munira Wilson MP. Munira spoke to the students about her work as an MP as well as what motivated her to go into politics. The students followed up with a range of questions for Munira about local and national issues including diversity, young people’s engagement in politics and conflict. The questions were really well thought out, and it was clear that students were genuinely interested in the topics they asked about. In her answers, Munira was able to engage our students in debate, especially around whether 16 year olds should have the vote, which split opinion. A big thank you to Munira and to the Student Parliament!
Jack Petchey Award Ceremony The Jack Petchey Awards Ceremony for last year’s winners of the event took place Monday Evening. Well done again to all those who received an award. It was a delight to see that Eleanor (Y8), Milly (Y11) and Zaina (Y12) were all in attendance alongside Ms O’Brien who received her Leader Award Grant which she has used for a new Samba Band!
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 INVIGILATORS WANTED We are looking to expand our pool of Invigilators. No experience is necessary as full training will be given. This will be on a casual basis. Hourly Rate - £12.88. View Invigilator Job Description here. Please email Gill Gildersleve, HR Manager, at jobs@waldegravesch.org for an application form. WALDEGRAVE PTA We are looking for people to help sell refreshments for Annie next week, especially on Friday 24 November. This would be before the show from 6.30 pm and during the interval around 8 pm. Please email pta@waldegravsch.org to sign up! Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without the Waldegrave School Christmas Tree Sale and the Winter Music Festival. This year we have a small wood of fir trees to sell and plenty of mulled wine to keep the school Christmas concert merry. All we’re missing is some help. Please sign up below if you can spare some time. Christmas tree sale - 2nd December: VolunteerSignup - Online volunteer signup sheets - Christmas tree sale signup sheet School Winter Festival Music Concert - 18th December: VolunteerSignup - Online volunteer signup sheets - Winter Festival Music Concert signup sheet
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