This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 11.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 28 APRIL 2023
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS National Walking Month - May Deaf Awareness Week - 1 - 7 May Sun Awareness Week - 1 - 7 May May Day - 1 May Buddha’s Day - 5 May The King’s Coronation - 6 May May Bank Holiday - 1 May Coronation Bank Holiday - 8 May Year 8 Parents’ Consultation Meeting - 4.00 - 6.30pm 24 May Half Term - 29 May - 2 June
Since returning from the Easter break staff and students have really thrown themselves back into school life. There have been a number of trips out of school. Some of our Year 10 students went to the World of Work Conference organised by the Worshipful Company of World Traders. Our Year 12 students attended the UCAS Conference as they now start thinking about their choices once they finish their A levels.
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
Some of our Year 8 students had the opportunity to visit Roehampton University as part of their Teen Tech competition. We have been just as busy in school with students in Year 7 and 8 taking part in the UK Junior Maths Challenge. We also welcomed the Quirky Bird Theatre Company into school to perform for our Year 10 Drama students. GCSE and A level exams have now started for our students in Years 11 and 13. The GCSE Language speaking exams took place in the last fortnight, with the A level exams scheduled for next week. GCSE Art students have also completed their exams producing fantastic pieces exploring this year’s exam theme, ‘Lock’. Our Photography A level students have completed their exams today. Year 12 students are also currently sitting their internal exams. Finally I would like to thank our amazing PTA for the beautiful new ovens that we installed in Food Technology last week. Click here to see some images of the ovens in use . This will benefit students across the school and we all look forward to tasting the wonderful culinary delights that they now create. This generous donation would not be possible without the support of the parent community, not only through attending events run by the PTA but also through regular donations through the kindlink.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
If it seems that every time you check your newsfeed there is an alarmist article on a new peril parents must manage as they help their children steer the course through childhood to adolescence, it is most likely because that is the world we live in now. Continuous and contradictory news blasts seem designed to keep us in a state of “red alert,” or may cause us to feel guilty that we are not doing enough to protect our children from this changing world that is not the one in which we grew up, and—perhaps worse—is not one we recognize. What is a conscientious parent to do? For starters, we should not be made to feel helpless by the onslaught. The better approach? Being aware and proactive. That is the message in this week's On Educating Girls podcast from the International Coalition of Girls' Schools. Liz Joyce, a clinical social worker and school counsellor at Nashoba Brooks School talks about how parents can support their children in 'Parenting Girls in a Changing World' Previous episodes of the podcast focus on themes including: Girls who Embrace Their Introvertedness, Developing Leadership and Self-esteem in Girls, and Girls as Happy, Healthy Individuals.
CONTACT PTA
A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 11 We have had such a productive time with Year 11 these first couple of weeks back. As we approach the final weeks of formal teaching, before students go on study leave, I wanted to share my thanks to all the students who have remained focused and diligent in their school work. We are incredibly proud of what they have achieved and hope that they continue in this vein for the rest of their time at Waldegrave. There was some outstanding work in the Year 11 Art Exam this week. Myself, Mrs Dhir and Ms Tongue all went along after the event to see the students’ fabulous work. It is clear from the high calibre we saw, that the Year 11s have been working so hard on their final pieces - well done! We also want to congratulate all our MFL speakers who completed their speaking exams this week. I know that Mrs Robinson is impressed with how maturely you handled these orals and she praised your resilience and determination. There have been a number of music successes over the last couple of weeks and I would like to congratulate Xanthe D in 11SDR for passing her Grade 3 Trinity Singing exam with a Merit, Annie C.W in 11PMU for passing her Grade 5 LCM Musical Theatre Singing exam with a Distinction and Maja S in 11EGH has passed her Grade 5 LCM Musical Theatre Singing exam with a Distinction! We have another busy week ahead. Please be aware of the upcoming strike day next week on Tuesday - all communication regarding expectations for Year 11 has been sent to all parents/carers. Please can you check the timings for those days and ensure that your child comes to school in full uniform. We have lots of exciting events coming up to mark Year 11s final days at Waldegrave. Formal communication will be sent out to parents in due course with information regarding timings, however all students are now aware that the Year 11 Dress Up Day will be on Wednesday 10 May followed by the Year 11 Final Celebration on 11 May. The final celebration will be an event in which we will be inviting parents/carers into school - more communication around this will be sent by Mrs Dhir.
MRS MORTIMER, HEAD OF YEAR 11
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 10/11 Basketball Final vs Grey Court Year 7/8 Rounders vs Turing House
LOST 18-44 WON 8.5 - 5
19.04.23 24.04.23
BOOK OF THE MONTH
He Said / She Said by Erin Kelly “The betrayal flayed my skin, but his cowardice chips the bone. It poisons the marrow.”
Laura thought herself the hero when she saved a young woman from a brutal attack. This would go on to change her life in ways that no one could have predicted. Now she and her boyfriend Kit live constantly in fear, tiptoeing around society, trying to remain as invisible and off the radar as possible. However Laura knows that something is hidden, she is never quite seeing the whole picture of the story. This gripping thriller leads to crazy character developments and
horrifying revelations up till the very last page. ~Recommended by Miranda H, Year 9 student
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 KS4@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 11 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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