A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Last Friday, a group of 10 students from our Eco Committee attended the annual School Eco Conference at Holy Cross School in New Malden. The day had a packed schedule of speakers, presenters, student activities and games. This was a chance for our students to learn about environmental issues in a fun and interactive way as well as being an opportunity to have their voices heard about their ideas for ways to mitigate further damage to the environment. On Tuesday, a large number of students attended a really fascinating talk by Professor Mark Blagrove, who spoke to them about “The Psychology of Dreams”. During the talk, he discussed the psychology and neuroscience of dreaming, including in this a positive evaluation of the views of Sigmund Freud. He also addressed recent findings that the discussion of dreams leads to increased empathy towards the dream-sharer and that dream-sharing may have had an effect or even evolutionary function in human history and prehistory in promoting group bonding and mutual understanding. It was an exciting afternoon on Wednesday for our Sixth Form boys Football team as they faced Orleans Park School. Both teams showed great determination on the field and our Sixth Formers demonstrated remarkable teamwork leading them to victory with a final score of 3-2. On Thursday our Year 12 Music students were involved in a music performance anxiety workshop. Students have commented on how helpful and enjoyable they found it and are thankful for the opportunity to participate as it will help them with future performances. Next Monday, we are excited to announce that Matilda Scott, one of our alumni, will be sharing her insights about her career in Psychology. Matilda is a counselling psychologist at the NHS and will present “From Waldegrave School to Becoming a Psychologist” in the sixth form study base from 3.30-4.30pm. She will be discussing her career journey, starting from Waldegrave School to becoming a counselling psychologist for the NHS, specialising in eating disorders. This will be an excellent talk for those students who are interested in learning about the field of Psychology and what it’s like to be a psychologist and will give them a great opportunity to gain valuable insights.
MISS PUGH, HEAD OF YEAR 12
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
24.11.23
Year 10 Netball Tournament
3RD PLACE
29.11.23
Year 8/9 Basketball Tournament
RUNNERS UP
29.11.23
Sixth Form Football vs Orleans
WON 3-2
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book written in the perspective of a 15 year old boy named Charlie, who is entering a new nerving year of highschool. It follows the life of him and his friends and the challenges that they face, finding their true selves in the process.
What I found most powerful was hearing about the experiences of the different characters as they were growing up.
~ Recommended by Neeka P, Year 11 student
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