A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 8
It has been an enjoyable week as Year 8 pupils are well and truly back into the swing of things and I have had some great feedback from subject teachers.
On Monday afternoon Year 8 students combined with students from Year 9 to take part in the Basketball Final League game against Christs School, winning convincingly 60 - 20! It was a fantastic afternoon of Basketball, the girls were relentless and played amazingly. Our top three epraise forms this week are as follows - 8PUN with 1,449 points, 8PIR with 1,224 points, 8SHU with 1,185 points - keep up the great work! Well done to all the students who are demonstrating the enjoy, achieve and empower aspects of school life. Please remind your child that you can be awarded epraise both in lessons and form times for: working collaboratively, great work and homework, supporting each other, engagement in class activities, helping in the classroom, and supporting the teacher/tutor.
Looking ahead, students are reminded to bring in a reading book for silent reading on Mondays as we are dedicating form time for students to read independently.
We encourage you to remind your children about the key expectations around uniform, lanyards and chrome books. This will enable Year 8 to put their best foot forward and continue in the same positive way that they have started the school year. We would love to hear about and celebrate our students’ achievements outside of school. Please be sure to let us know of anything your child has been involved with that deserves recognition.
Have a good week!
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 8
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘My name is Mina’ by David Almond
In the form of a journal, this book is a prequel for the book Skellig, and focuses on the character Mina before she has met Michael and Skellig. It focuses on her troubles with school and family and shines a light on her creativity. It is a fun, but serious book all at the same time and has many different forms of creativity like poetry and made-up stories. Overall, it’s a very personal and emotive tale, with lots of much needed honesty about school and the stories that are missed of kids who struggle in school. - Isabelle H, Y11
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 8 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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