This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 13.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 8 DECEMBER 2023
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Hanukkah - 7-15 December Human Rights Day - 10 December International Animal Rights Day - 10 December Christmas Lunch KS4/5 - 13 December Christmas Lunch KS3 - 14 December Christmas Jumper Day - 14 December Winter Festival - 18 December End of Term - 12.45pm 21 December
Thank you to all the parents and carers who engaged with our Year 9 PCM on Wednesday. Teachers really enjoyed the opportunity to talk one to one about students’ progress. We hope that it was useful and will help students and families reflect on their option choices next term. Students have taken part in a number of trips
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
this week. We hosted a music workshop for our Year 11 students to practise their performance skills. We also welcomed back one of our alumni, Dr Matilda Scott, who spoke about her fascinating career as a clinical psychologist. Our Year 11 students had the opportunity to think of alternative pathways by hearing from two apprentices at Cisco. Our Spanish A Level students enjoyed a visit to the BFI for a workshop on award winning Spanish director Pedro Almodovar. Our Photography students visited the Taylor Wessing Photography Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery before an afternoon taking their own pictures on the Southbank. A huge thank you to all the parents and carers who have supported the school PTA in our recent fundraising efforts, not only through generous donations via our Kindlink but also at our Christmas Tree and Preloved Uniform Sale last weekend. As we approach the end of term our festive celebrations continue. Tonight we have our Carol Concert at St Augustine’s Church Whitton, next week we have our Christmas lunch and Christmas Jumper Day fundraiser. We have also launched a Christmas appeal running a Collection 4 Clothes appeal. Further details can be found below. Sending our warmest wishes for a Happy Hanukkah to all our students celebrating Hanukkah this week.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Christmas is a time of meaning and magic for many of us. However, for some, Christmas isn’t always the joy-filled season that we often think it should be. It can be a time of clutter, chaos and noise. Our calendars and our brains are as full as our fridges, over-stuffed with festive activities, people to see and things to do. We feel forced to buy things we can’t afford because we don’t want to be scrooges or let our family feel like they’re going without. Christmas is a time for family and enjoying each other’s company but for many of us it’s more a reminder of loved ones who can’t be with us.Sometimes we feel guilty for struggling and not appreciating what we have. The website GirlGangStrong has a blog 12 Days of self-care for the holidays , including being creative or carrying out random acts of kindness, that can be useful for parents and teens alike to keep festive friction at bay.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 13
Last Friday, A Level student Emily M organised a charity fundraiser live music concert. The event was well attended and all proceeds from that evening’s performance were donated to the charity Music For All. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening and wonderfully organised. Just over £2300 have now been donated to Music for all. Well done Emily! On Monday, we were delighted to welcome back one of our former students, Dr. Matilda Scott, a counselling psychologist working within the NHS. Dr Scott is currently supporting people who struggle with eating disorders and has worked across a variety of mental health services. In her talk, she shared her journey from Waldegrave to becoming a psychologist, discussing what the role entails and providing great inspiration to her successors at Waldegrave. On Tuesday our Photography A Level students spent the day in Central London, visiting the Taylor Wessing Photo Prize Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery. After the gallery visit, students enjoyed walking along the Thames for their urban photoshoots. This hands-on experience allowed our students to further develop their practice and enhance their photographic skills while leaving them inspired and excited to explore their creativity. Today a number of students have spent the day at St. Augustine’s Church where they are busy rehearsing for the Carol Concert taking place later tonight. We hope everyone has a lovely evening at this event. Next week will be a festive one for our students, with the Christmas lunch taking place on Wednesday 13 December for KS5. Please note that if your child does not wish to partake in the Christmas lunch on this day, they should purchase food at break instead. Then, on Thursday 14 December, students have the opportunity to wear a Christmas jumper over their uniform in place of the usual school jumper. Students and their families are kindly requested to make a donation either via ParentPay or our JustGiving page, with all proceeds going to Save the Children. Also on Thursday, Year 13 Art students will start their NEA, which will last 4 days. The relevant details with regards to this have already been communicated to the students by Ms Jamieson, the Head of Art. Good luck to them all! On Friday, I’m going to lead our end of term celebration assembly, where I will give out awards both from the students’ form tutors, as well as their teachers. These awards are recognising the students’ achievements and contributions to the school. Also on Friday, our Music students will take part in the school’s Carol Singing at Fenwicks in Kingston. On a final note, students need to continue to work on and submit their UCAS applications as soon as possible.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 13
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
30.11.23
Year 8/9 Basketball vs Christ’s
LOST 12-24
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a book written in the perspective of a 15 year old boy named Charlie, who is entering a new nerving year of highschool. It follows the life of him and his friends and the challenges that they face, finding their true selves in the process.
What I found most powerful was hearing about the experiences of the different characters as they were growing up.
~ Recommended by Neeka P, Year 11 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 sixthform@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 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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