Y9 Bulletin 27.06.25

Welcome to this week's latest news from Year 9.

27 JUNE 2025 Y11 Prom - Richmond Golf Club - 26 June Y10 Work Experience - 30 June - 4 July Drop Down Day - 2 July Y9 DofE Expedition - 4-5 July Richmond Symphony Orchestra Concert - 6 July WEEKLY BULLETIN HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER KEY SCHOOL DATES Due to Sports Day taking place today the bulletin is coming a little earlier to you this week. This is such a busy term and we are hurtling towards the summer break, with only three more weeks of term. On Monday the Year 9s continued their exploration of the Surrey wilderness with their HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE

A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER

Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and our Year 7 pupils had workshops with the charity Show Racism the Red Card. We also had our Headgirl interviews, which following the excellent hustings speeches we knew would be impressive. The GCSE and A-level exams are all over and we have had internal exams for Year 10 this week. Well done to everyone for their cool heads and hard work. It was wonderful to celebrate with Year 11 last night at the Prom. Photos will be shared next week. I am proud to share that yesterday a team of Year 8 pupils, Shrivarshini, Shivali and Milena, were announced as placing third out of over 600 entries in the Young Coders Competition 2025. They were praised by the judges for coding complexity, well done! Year 12 History students enjoyed a trip to the National Archives in Kew yesterday, where they got to see first hand original Tudor documents, enriching their study of Tudor Rebellions. Today is Sports Day, where everyone comes together to try their best and cheer on their houses. I look forward to seeing some great teamwork and peer support on the sports fields. We will share full results and photos in the bulletin and on our social media channels next week.

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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

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The last week in June is World Wellbeing Week, which was established in 2020 in response to the Pandemic. Five years on the main focus is about workplace wellbeing but World Wellbeing Week offers a crucial opportunity to pause, reflect, and actively invest in our overall wellness. At Waldegrave this fits with our annual Sports Day, which not only highlights the importance of physical activity but also gives us the opportunity to get out into our beautiful grounds and spend time together as a community. It’s a great opportunity for us to embrace some of the Five Ways to Wellbeing together, as a school. The Five Ways to Wellbeing were developed by the New Economics Foundation, and they’re based in evidence and research. The Five Ways are: Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give and this video explains them in a really user-friendly way: 5 Ways to Wellbeing.

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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9

Another hectic week for Yeart 9 as they all began transitions to Year 10 by moving their form rooms and lockers. I have been really proud of how organised they have been. As part of the transition, the current Year 10 House Captains came into the forms on Thursday. This was an opportunity for Year 9 pupils to ask questions and get valuable feedback from peers who have experienced the transition and it was lovely to see them supporting each other in this way. Debate Mate have been working with a selected group of students in school today as part of a debating crossover with Thames Water. This is a highly valuable experience which will lead up to an assembly showcase for all of Year 9 later in the term.

Well done to everyone who has been earning epraise this week - I will update you on the leaderboards in next week’s bulletin.

Today is Sports Day and I wish everyone the best in the competitions.

Looking ahead we are keeping the focus on lanyards and uniform for the remainder of this term. I have been really impressed overall with the amazing uniform improvement in Year 9 andI hope to see these standards maintained as we continue to the end of the school year.

Have a lovely weekend!

MRS MORTIMER, HEAD OF YEAR 9

BOOK OF THE MONTH

‘King of Nothing’ by Nathanael Lessore

I really, really really enjoyed this book! I specifically enjoyed how realistic and actu- ally quite intense it was towards the end. The characters are all written so well. For example I really like how you can tell Anton is not as bad as Kehinde from the start when he kind of defended Mathew when Kehinde was about to give him a hard time. The scene where Mathew and Anton are at a sleepover and they’re talking about his nan made me cry! It was just so wholesome and the boys’ unexpected friendship is such a lovely part of the book. I will definitely suggest this book to people in the future!

- Luluah T-D, 7PCO

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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SPORTS FIXTURES

Date

Fixture

Result

20.06.25

Won: 38 -35

Year 7 Cricket

Last Friday our Year 7 cricket team played against Turing House. Waldegrave batted first and scored 38 runs losing 4 wickets. Turing House battled right up to the final over, when Avani V came into bowl and only conceded 2 runs which kept the Turing House score to 35 for 4 wickets. Well done, Grace B, Gracie B, Jessie C, Beatrice H, Esha K, Georgia L, Aki M, Ettie M, Sakeena M, Molly O, Mel P, Ava S, Ariana V for their excellent team work. Last week we celebrated some of the key achievements we had at the 2025 London Borough Schools Athletics Championships at St Mary’s University. We brought home four medals: Gold - Jasmine G (Y10, 1500m), Harper M (Y9, High Jump), Olivia D (Y9, Discus) and Silver - Mia N (Y10, Girls Long Jump). We are very proud of the efforts of every member of our team who all tried their hardest and represented our school.

Tomorrow is our annual Sports Day, we will include a full round up of photos and results in next week’s bulletin.

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.

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INTRODUCTION

SUNDAY 29 JUNE 2025 | RICHMOND ATHLETIC GROUND

Designed as the perfect introduction to the world of rugby, this taster day invites girls aged U12 to U18 to step onto the pitch, develop new skills, hear from the women who play, and discover what makes Richmond Rugby so special.

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Whitton Youth Zone

Hampton Youth Zone

Family Hub

The White House

Summer Holiday Programme

Summer Holiday Programme 2025

Monday 21 July to Thursday 29 August Completely FREE activities for young people in school years 4 to 13 (9 to 18 years old) This is a FUEL/

Monday 21 July to Thursday 29 August Completely FREE activities for young people in school years 4 to 13 (9 to 18 years old) This is a FUEL/HAF programme Scan QR code to book tickets

HAF programme Scan QR code to book tickets

Contacts and queries For more information about any of our summer offers including the bookable activities and trips, please contact: Justin Johnson Hampton Youth Project Lead Practitioner E: justin.johnson@achievingforchildren.org.uk or youthservice@achievingforchildren.org.uk

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