Please find this week's bulletin with the latest news from Year 7.
13 JUNE 2025 Y12 Berlin Trip - 18-21 June Waldegrave Dance Show - 19 June, 6.30pm Y13 Leavers Assembly - 20 June Friends of Waldegrave Preloved Uni- form Sale - 21 June, 9.30am WEEKLY BULLETIN HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER KEY SCHOOL DATES HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER Well done to those who took part in the European Youth Orchestra at the weekend. It was an absolute pleasure to attend and watch our students making friends and producing such a spectacular concert after only a few days of group practice with their counterparts from across Europe. It was a wonderful event and for those of you unable to attend at the weekend there is a video here. I have also been hearing from Year 9 about their adventures over the weekend doing their Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition and enjoying some Waldegrave’s Got Talent. Well done to them all and fingers crossed for a brighter final expedition at the end of the month. This week our Year 12 English students enjoyed a trip to Keats House in North London. This was a wonderful opportunity for students to deepen their appreciation of the poet’s life as they study his work ahead of their romantic poetry examination this year. Our Sixth Form also had the pleasure of welcoming Medical Insight to the school, where students met with a selection of medical professionals to learn about different roles within this discipline. They met with nurses, doctors, vets and paramedics. The Summer break is rapidly approaching, with only six weeks filled with trips and events, the holidays will be here before we know it. Have a good weekend and Happy Father’s Day to all the Dads in our school community.
King’s Birthday 14 June Fathers’ Day 15 June Learning Disability Week 16 June Autistic Pride Day 18 June
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Send us your achievement stories and photos to share by email to
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Many of you will be aware that the summer holidays, as well as the Christmas break, can be some of the most challenging times for some young people. With much of the scaffolding and support that students rely on during school, like having access to a safe space, designated staff members, or trusted adults being temporarily unavailable, some students may find it harder to cope. Our partners at Kooth often see a significant increase in usage of their free to access platform during the summer, as young people seek support when their usual school resources aren’t available. To help those supporting young people during this time, Kooth is running some free 30 minute parent and carer webinars focusing on how to encourage children to access Kooth, ensuring that they have access to mental health support during the summer holidays. Kooth Parent Webinar: How Kooth Can Support Students During the Summer Holidays. When: Monday 7th July, Tuesday 8th, Thursday 10th and Friday 11th July Time: 6:00pm–6:30pm (each evening) Where: Online at this link or https://forms.gle/R2w4bGi8tmrYvvXQ6 These sessions are free and hosted online, making them easily accessible.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 7
Well done to the Year 7 students who played in the Cricket and Rounders matches this week. Reports of how they got on will follow next week. I would like to say thank you and well done to all the students who contributed to the letters to the Year 6 students who will be joining in September. They made some very thoughtful suggestions about how to successfully settle into life at Waldegrave as well as sharing news about all of the different events and activities they have been involved in this school year.
This week, our Year 7s took part in the Echo creative workshop — a powerful day of reflection and creative exploration, in collaboration with Orleans House Gallery, Richmond Climate Change, and Royal Holloway University. Dr Briony Hellon-Hughes and Dawn Stevens. Through eco-poetry, art, movement, discussion, and the creation of “Pest Postcards,” students explored themes of environment, overlooked spaces, and social change. Their imagination, curiosity, and thoughtful engagement were a real highlight.
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 7 Next week we are looking forward to welcoming Year 7 parents on Thursday and Friday morning. Year 7 students are excited to tour their parents around the school and talk to them about what they have been up to this year. We’re excited to build on this work in a follow-up session in July, with plans for a pop-up exhibition and further student-led eco-initiatives, including sustainability design challenges, tree care, and bird box projects. Workshops like Echo show the power of creative learning to deepen connection — with nature, with each other, and with the world around us. Well done to the following students who are just outside the top 3 positions in Individual Epraise points and challenging for the top 3 places: Emma C (7PCO), Eva M (7EEL), Nethra G (7EEL), Emilia B (7ESU), Marianne M (7PFO), Lily KJ (7PCO) and Erika C (7SDE). Our top 5 placing tutor groups for epraise:1st 7PFO, 2nd 7EEL, 3rd 7PCO, 4th 7SDE and 5th 7SON. A reminder that the Epraise shop is open so students can now spend their points.
‘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 try to solve the clues like full-on detectives, but unpaid, of course. Daisy’s mother throws a tea party, with the whole family invited but when one of them mysteriously falls ill with food poisoning and then passes away Wells and Wong are suspicious. Who could have done it, and how? The book is a thrilling read, as you unpick the clues with our protagonists. To suspect a character and find out the truth is a whole adventure without having to leave home. 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. This is the second book in the series, so I recommend reading the first book first, but there are other books in the series as well, so if you enjoyed this one, there are many more to enjoy! BOOK OF THE MONTH
- Kiera N, 7PFO
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
The Book of Vanishing Species
£25
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
03.06.25
Win: 17-15
Year 7/8 Rounders v St Richard Reynolds
On Thursday our Year 7/8 Rounders Team played a home game against St Richard Reynolds. The PLayer’s [player of the match was Daisy G and best batter was Esha K. Well done both for helping the team to a win!
BEHAVIOUR FOCUS For the Summer Term the school’s leadership team has chosen to focus on our First Rule at Waldegrave: Respect and value learning, each other and our environment. As part of this we are asking students to respect and value learning, putting aside distractions and following our uniform policy by wearing the correct uniform at all times. The full uniform policy can be viewed here.
The following items are not endorsed by Waldegrave School. There are a number of upcoming shows at
The Exchange in Twickenham which maybe of interest to enrich your students’ study of English at GCSE and A-Level and also their study of Art. National Theatre Live screening of A Streetcar Named Desire (Gillian Anderson, Vanessa Kirby, Ben Foster) - 7 June, 12 pm (subtitled) and 19 June 7 pm
Theatre: 1984 Edinburgh Preview - 12 and 13 June, 7.30 pm
Art: Exchange with Nature - 28 and 29 June, 10am - 4 pm
Theatre: Frankenstein, 26 September - 26 September 7pm
Theatre: A Christmas Carol - 10 December, 7.30 pm and 11 December 1 pm and 7.30 pm
Click on the images to book or the Exchange Logo below to see their full list of what’s on.
The following items are not endorsed by Waldegrave School.
Come and Row Walbrook Rowing Club Teddington Come and try out rowing on our junior open afternoon SATURDAY 28 th JUNE 1 – 3.30pm We are recruiting experienced juniors to our successful junior squad. Places available in all age groups for experienced. Summer holiday sculling courses run weekly for beginners & those wanting to improve for Yr 7 upwards. Adults - we are recruiting experienced and "return to row" rowers and scullers. Web site www.walbrookrc.co.uk Email: info@walbrookrc.co.uk for 1 details and availability.
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