This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 13
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 19 APRIL 2024
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
Following the Easter break, it has been lovely to welcome students back for the Summer term. I hope that everyone was able to enjoy the break and find time to rest and recuperate ready for a really important term. I know that our students in Years 11 and 13 have been working incredibly hard preparing for their terminal GCSE and A Level
Year 12 Exams - 15 -26 April Exam Stress Workshop for parents - 24 April Year 11 Dress Up Day - 7 May
Year 11 Final Day - 8 May Year 13 Final Day - 10 May
assessments. The sixth form centre was a hive of activity over the holidays as students attended subject revision workshops and the exams have now begun in earnest with GCSE Art and Language Speaking exams this week. On Wednesday evening the results of the Kingston and Richmond Youth Parliament were announced at York House and I am delighted to share the news that Alexa M Year 9, Annabelle R Year 9, Daisy J Year 8, Tamira R Year 8 and Amber P Year 7 were successfully elected. A huge congratulations to all of them. They worked incredibly hard, not only on creating their manifestos but also developed their communication skills persuading others to vote for them. This week some of you may have read a news article about a doctor visiting the UK to facilitate a webinar/intervention in London for autistic children. The treatment the individual is proposing to undertake is a procedure involving the possible extraction and transfer of bone marrow/spinal fluid to the child’s brain matter by injection. We are aware that there are a lot of people out there advocating ‘miracle cures’, however the practices being advocated by this doctor would constitute harmful and illegal practices. For your information, advice from health is captured on the NHS website page ‘Treatments that are not recommended for autism’ - it provides information about fake and harmful treatments and how to report them.
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Stress Awareness Month - April Earth Day - 22 April Allergy Awareness Week - 22-28 April St. George’s Day - 23 April Bank Holiday - 6 May
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
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April is Stress Awareness Month. As exam season approaches quickly, we know it can be particularly stressful! We would like to remind parents of students in Years 10-13, particularly, of the in person workshop on supporting your children with exam stress. It will take place at school on Wednesday 24 April from 6.30-7.30pm. You can register your interest here. Additionally, the Charlie Waller Trust is running some webinars this month on the following topics: Supporting young people experiencing thoughts of suicide Tuesday 23 April 12pm- 1.30pm. Anxiety in young people – spotting the signs and supportive strategies Thursday 25 April 6pm-7.30pm. You can find out more and sign up for either of the webinars here. Alternatively, browse their selection of resources on a range of topics for parents and carers, which includes short videos on Managing Stress in the Modern World.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 13
The Year 13 students have now returned to school for the last few weeks before their public exams commence. They all spent a significant amount of time over the Easter holidays preparing for their exams.
Before the Easter break, students were involved in a number of events, including a Psychology talk and a CV workshop. I am certain that the attendees enjoyed the talk and that they found the CV workshop particularly helpful. Also, on the penultimate day of the spring term, parents and carers met with their children’s teachers as part of the annual Parents’ Consultation Meeting. This was an opportunity for parents and carers to gather feedback about how their child is progressing, as well as what their children can do in order to further improve. If any parents and carers didn’t get the chance to meet with the relevant teachers, then you will need to send an email to sixthform@waldegravesch.org and request that the relevant teachers reach out to them. Next Wednesday, the parents and carers of all Year 13 students have been invited to attend an exam stress workshop. This event will run in person between 18:30-19:30. All the relevant details have already been shared. This will be a very useful event, which will allow parents and carers to effectively support their children during this rather stressful period for them.
On Friday next week, the Photography and some of the Textiles students will be taken off timetable as part of their preparatory day for their exams for these two courses.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 13
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Inheritance Games’ by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Inheritance Games follows the story of Avery Grambs - an ordinary high school girl who ends up mysteriously inheriting virtually the entire fortune of billionaire Tobias Hawthorne who she has never met. She must move into the Hawthorne house filled with mind games and puzzles in order to win her inheritance.
~ Recommended by Yasemin A (11ERU)
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 13 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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