A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 10
Last week Mrs Dhir, our head of key stage, held an assembly on diversity focusing on the History of successful black women and launched the challenge to read as many books by black authors as possible. The list can be found here if you are up for the challenge. On Thursday, all of Year 10 took part in the ‘Speak Out Challenge’ run by the Jack Petchy foundation. All of the students had a specifically run workshop designed to build their confidence and work on their public speaking. The top students will speak in front of the other year groups and then the winners will be put forward for national competition. This week’s top epraise point scorer is Isla C in 10PCL, followed closely by Kierpa P in 10SDR and Margot K in 10EHA. Well done, keep up the good work! Last Thursday, our Year 10/11 Netball team played against SRR at home where they drew 14-14. Well done to Natasha for being awarded player of the match.
Next week marks the end of the first half of the Autumn term here at Waldegrave. We will all be working hard in
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 10
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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