A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 7
It has been lovely to see Year 7 starting to attend the various clubs and practices on offer. This week we went on our first two Thames Young Mariners trips, 7FSM and 7SSN had wonderful weather on Tuesday and threw themselves with enthusiasm into every activity. They loved the dock jump and said they had “the best fun ever”! On Thursday our second trip took place with the turn of 7PCL & 7EVA, the weather wasn’t quite as bright but it didn’t curb their enthusiasm to have fun. This week Year 7 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 and house points for the top readers - Let’s get reading Year 7! Well done to 7PRE who are top of the Epraise table. Keep working hard and supporting each other to earn even more over the course of the year. Don’t forget we have a fantastic photography competition running this term, it would be great to see lots of entries from Year 7. Please see page three of the bulletin for more information and details of how to enter. Next week we have our final two Thames Young Mariners trips with 7EHA & 7PRE going on Monday and 7SRI & 7FBO on Wednesday. We hope they have as much fun as the first 2 trips did. A reminder that on Tuesday we are holding the Year 7 Parents information evening in the school hall. Please arrive at 4.45pm when there is the opportunity to meet your child’s form tutor. Then there will be a presentation from Ms Tongue, Mr Goulbourne, Mr Greaves and myself. The evening will finish with refreshments in the sixth form area. The famous Year 7 Family Bingo Night will take place on Friday 3 October 6.30-9.30pm in the school hall. This provides a great chance for you and your children to have some fun, meet other Year 7 parents and enjoy some pizza. There will be a bar offering a range of refreshments. We have a limited number of tickets available so please visit ParentPay to book tickets and order your pizzas - book now to avoid disappointment! We look forward to seeing you there, have a lovely weekend.
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 7
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Being Miss Nobody by Tasmin Winter Miss Nobody is a book about a girl with selective mutism, who rarely speaks and even then only to her family and her very much trusted neighbour. Rosalind has to deal with being the ‘mute ant’ in her school and has lost all hope of having a social life when she is tasked with being the buddy of a new girl at school. Having to tour Ailisa is a big struggle but this is a turning point, as a great friendship blossoms leading Rosalind to challenge herself further and further with her speech. Little did she know on meeting Ailisa that she would encourage her to speak in an assembly in front of the whole school and reveal in this assembly that she was the author of the ‘blog’ about the rude students in school that accidentally went viral… I really enjoyed this book because it reminds me of how we all struggle with school life but eventually we manage to find the answer to the solution. Read this book if you liked the Lottie Brooke’s Diary series!
- S Cushnie, 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: 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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