BOOK OF THE MONTH
I’ll give you the sun by Jandy Nelson
I’ll give you the sun follows two twins as they grow up and face tremendous love and loss, the narrative switches between the two and before and after a traumatic event occurs in their lives that changes them forever. It explores themes of grief, sexuality, creativity and self expression through art, identity, guilt and the importance of family. When reading I’ll give you the sun I found the writing style was like nothing I had ever read before, the metaphors made the whole storyline so much more vivid through descriptions you would never expect and the characters who wove in and out of eachothers lives were complicated and so felt very real, as if you were following their journeys alongside them.
~ Recommended by Marina M-B, Year 11 Student
KS3 READATHON LAUNCH
DRAMA DEPARTMENT SUPPORT We are really excited to be rehearsing our latest school production, Annie. As ever parental support would be very much appreciated. In particular we hope someone may have a free standing door frame with a door in it and a wooden table (which may be decorated) to donate as part of the set design. The Year 7s, 8s and 9s will be collecting money to donate to Read for Good, a charity which provides books and storytelling opportunities for children in hospital. We also use some of the money raised to help buy books for our own library. The deadline for donations is 6 November and money is to be sent into school via the link on Parent- Pay, even if it’s just £1. We are very proud to have raised more than £50,000 for this charity in the last 20 years, so thank you for your continued support.
The help of a theatre lighting expert to offer specialist advice would also be very welcome.
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
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