A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
It has been another fantastic week for Year 9 and it has been great to see the students engaging so positively in lessons and signing up to extra curricular clubs. This week, Year 9 attended an assembly, led by Ms Tongue who spoke about the modernisation of UK democ- racy and that we will see 16 and 17 year olds able to vote in the next general election. This will mean young people, who already contribute to society by working, paying taxes and serving in the military, will be given the right to vote on the issues that affect them. She also shared with delight the wonderful examination results achieved by our students at Waldegrave this year. This was very inspiring for Year 9 in a school year where they will be able to choose their GCSE options. On Thursday, Year 9 were introduced to the Book Champions Initiative led by Ms Lewis, our literacy lead. Awards and house points will be given to:
The student who has read the most books The form which has read the most books The top reading pupils in the year - Let’s get reading Year 9!
Well-done to those Year 9 students who have achieved Epraise this week - keep up the fabulous work! Don’t forget we have a fantastic photography competition running this term, it would be great to see lots of entries from Year 9. Please see page three of the bulletin for more information and details of how to enter. Please can you remind your child(ren) that they must wear their lanyards at all times whilst on school premises and to ensure that they are fully equipped for school. Looking forward to another fabulous week!
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 9
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘Arsenic For Tea’ by Robin Stevens A murder-mystery, with two curious girls as the main protagonists – Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong. As chaos unfolds around them, they tend to try and solve them like full-on detectives, but unpaid, of course. This is the second book in the series, so I recommend reading the first book first. But a brief summary is – the two girls are at Daisy’s house (Fallingford) for a tea party Daisy’s mother was throwing and Daisy’s whole family was invited. When mysteriously one of them fall extremely ill and pass away due to poisoning. Who could have done it, and how? It was thrilling to read it, going on the way to the answer with our protagonists. To suspect a character and finding out the truth is like a whole adventure without having to move around. I picked this book from the series specifically because of how suspenseful it was. Almost every character seemed like the culprit, every single one of them acted edgy, so it was even harder to work out. Of course there are other books in the series as well, one as good as the other, so if you enjoyed this one, there are many more.
- K Ng, 8PFO
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: 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 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 7 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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