A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
This week we welcomed into school our Duke of Edinburgh scheme leaders who ran training sessions over two days for all of our Bronze DofE students (almost the entire year group!). Students got an introduction to map work and started route planning for their practice expedition which starts on 9 June. They also went through their kit, pitched tents and had a session on what to bring and how to pack their bags most efficiently. They also had a go at lighting their stoves, cooking with them and discussing appropriate food and nutrition for their expeditions. All the students worked brilliantly in their teams as they prepared to face the many challenges ahead of them, both physical and character-building, and I look forward to being a part of it. Our top three students with the most epraise points this week are Lacey, Camilla and Emily all in 9PBE however the top tutor group is 9SHO. Keep up the good work! Congratulations to Lacey M, Camilla C, Jemima R and Emily H who all represented Waldegrave and Team Richmond in the London Youth Games Para Games Gala on Wednesday. Team Richmond finished in 3rd place! All 4 students per - formed amazingly: Lacey won a Gold medal in the 25m freestyle and a Bronze medal in the backstroke relay; Camilla won a Silver medal in the freestyle relay and a Bronze medal in the backstroke relay; and Jemima and Emily both won Bronze medals in the 25m freestyle! We have an economics session coming up next week with Professor Dan Anderberg who is HoD for Economics at Royal Holloway. He will be speaking to all Year 8 and 9 students about the broad nature of Economics and how this fits a range of different subjects (e.g. Psychology & Geography). It will be a great introduction to the subject and how varied it is.
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 7/8 Rounders vs Teddington
LOST 12.5 - 5
15.05.23
BOOK OF THE MONTH
He Said / She Said by Erin Kelly “The betrayal flayed my skin, but his cowardice chips the bone. It poisons the marrow.”
Laura thought herself the hero when she saved a young woman from a brutal attack. This would go on to change her life in ways that no one could have predicted. Now she and her boyfriend Kit live constantly in fear, tiptoeing around society, trying to remain as invisible and off the radar as possible. However Laura knows that something is hidden, she is never quite seeing the whole picture of the story. This gripping thriller leads to crazy character developments and
horrifying revelations up till the very last page. ~Recommended by Miranda H, Year 9 student
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 KS3@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 9 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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