A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 11
This week has been very busy for our Year 11 students. On Thursday, the whole year group came together to participate in the first Drop Down Day of the academic year, which was a great success. Students enjoyed getting involved in a fun sports day, partaking in a variety of team building challenges and games. They also had a very informative and engaging talk and presentation from Lesley Batchelor CBE. In the afternoon session they had a presentation from Mr Parker about Sixth Form and new step applications as well as engaging in a Post-16 showcase event. Students were able to talk to our current Sixth Formers about the different subjects they could study next year. We hope they found the day enjoyable and inspiring. Our Geography students spent the start of the week away on their GCSE field trip to Juniper Hall. Students spent two days collecting data for their research questions which involved investigating the changes in the River Tillingbourne and the regeneration in Leatherhead. The students worked amazingly and should be commended for their efforts, especially in evening classroom sessions and abnormally hot midday temperatures at Crossways Farm. Next week marks the end of the first half of the Autumn term here at Waldegrave. We will continue to work hard in our lessons as we prepare for the mock exams taking place after the half term break.
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 11
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
05.10.23
Year 9 Netball vs SRR
LOST 17-4
05.10.23
Year 10/11 Netball vs SRR
DRAW 14-14
10.10.23
WON 5-1
Year 7/8 Football vs RTS
11.10.23
Sixth Form Netball Tournament
4TH PLACE
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Significant Black Figure of the Week
Meet Trailblazer Candice Carty-Williams
She became the first black author to win book of the year at the British Book Awards.
Before writing her first novel she worked in publishing where she noticed how few people of colour there were writing and publishing books. So she took action and created the Guardian and 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize, to improve the diversity of the publishing world “I am proud yes but I’m also sad and confused that I’m the first black AND female author to have won this award since it began,” she continued. “Overall, this win makes me hopeful that although I’m the first, the industry are waking up to the fact that I shouldn’t and won’t be the last.”
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