A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 11
This week we had an assembly where we discussed International Women’s day and British Science Week. Students continued to get feedback from teachers regarding their mock exams and this process will continue up until the Easter break. All week the school has been filled with wonderful smells as the final students completed their Food and Nutrition practical exams. When I have been able to pop down and take a look, there have been some incredible levels of presentation and I have been impressed by the thought that has gone into the final menus. We are very proud of how well the cohort has done and look forward to them consolidating these results with their exams in the summer. Today students and staff have been wearing red to celebrate Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day (voluntary donations can still be made via ParentPay). We held a House Competition for the Best Joke, with each tutor group sharing their best cheesy joke and Year groups voting on their favourites. We will share the winners next week! Next Wednesday, 26 March, we have the Year 11 school photograph and we ask for your support in reinforcing our uniform expectations. Any excessive makeup and fake eyelashes will be removed before the photography can take place.
Please look out for the email to pay for Easter revision sessions if you have signed up to those. The final details, dates and times will follow shortly.
Have a good week!
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 11
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘Boy in the Tower’ by Polly Ho-Yen “When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way.” Through the eyes of nine-year-old Ade, we see a dystopian London be infiltrated by the “Bluchers”, menacing plants, dissolving all buildings in sight. Ade’s stabil- ity is at risk, and with a mother to care for and no chance of escape, he’s all on his own. Its unique exploration of themes such as depression, sacrifice, bravery and death make this book, despite it being a science fiction, radiate reality. Ade’s perspective of his story is handled with maturity and care, reflecting his role as a young carer that could easily place him as one of the thousands in our world. At a time of world conflicts infiltrating our lives, the ‘Boy in the Tower’ makes readers believe in true, beautiful human kindness through the relationships Ade builds throughout the novel. This book is for anyone who needs a pick me up, and is an incredibly accessible read for all! - Aisha Y, Year 12
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 11 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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