A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
Last week Year 9 went on a trip to the beautiful and historic Strawberry Hill house. Students learnt all about the history of the haunted place and the beginning of the Gothic era of literature. They got the chance to dress up and have a go at writing their own Gothic literature. This week we had the Year 10 hustings, where students gave speeches to the student body to ask for their vote to be Headstudent of Waldegrave School. Students will get to cast a vote and shape the future of the school. We had the pleasure of running a trip to the Woking Theatre to see an outstanding performance of the show Annie. This will be our next school production so has undoubtedly inspired some of the students. This morning our third and final group of DofE students set out on their practice expedition in the Surrey Hills. On Sunday, group 1 students will take off on their assessed expedition. It is brilliant to see they will have another weekend of glorious sunshine and we hope everyone participating has a great time! Congratulations to our U15 Cricket team who finished in 2nd place at the Chance to Compete regional finals that took place at Barn Elms last week! Well done to our Y9/10 rounders team for their fantastic rounders match vs RTS, finishing on a great win! Congratulations to Clover V, Anna B and Olivia H-S for competing in the London Youth Games Judo competition last weekend. Richmond came second out of 33 London boroughs with over 500 young people competing on the day. Well done for being such fantastic team players. Well done to several of our students who represented Waldegrave at the Borough Sports athletic competition on Wednesday. We look forward to hearing how they got on in next week’s bulletin. MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 7/8 Cricket Festival Year 9/10 Rounders vs RTS U15 Cricket Regional Finals
1ST AND 4TH WON 5.5 - 4.5 2ND PLACE
09.06.23 13.06.23 15.06.23
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Killing God by Kevin Brooks Age recommendation 14+ The book features Dawn Bundy, a fifteen year old girl whose father claims to have found God, and leaves to continue his new, alternative lifestyle. The reader is led on an adventure with Dawn, which involves the struggles of friends and classmates. Kevin Brooks somehow manages to convey how young girls may feel about their bodies - specifically body dysmorphia - and describes their discomfort in their own skin. This book - to me - is very important. Killing God highlights many modern day problems for young people. It educates people and serves as a warning. ~ Recommended by Imogen C-A, 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 KS4@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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