Welcome to this week's parental bulletin with all the latest news for Year 8.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
28 MARCH 2025
ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER
HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER Last weekend our A level French students enjoyed a wonderful trip to Paris. It was an action packed weekend which included visits to the recently reopened Notre-Dame Cathedral, Sacre Coeur and the Dior Museum as well as lunch in a traditional creperie and a boat trip along the Seine. This was both a fabulous cultural experience as well as an opportunity to practise their language skills. On Monday Mrs Williams and Mrs Moses accompanied a group of Year 9 students as they attended training with the NHS Schools Health Team to become Mental Health Ambassadors. The students will be working next term to develop strategies to support student resilience and wellbeing. On Wednesday we welcomed guests to our Design Technology Exhibition to showcase the amazing products our GCSE students created. The themes this year were Participating in Sport, Eating away from home and Educational Toys. It was wonderful to see not only the students’ technical skills but also their individual interpretations of each theme. We were delighted to welcome A level musicians from across the region for a conference this afternoon. The session was delivered by Dr Christopher Tarrant from Newcastle University and explored the War of the Romantics and musical meaning in the nineteenth-century symphony. We would like to wish all our students and families celebrating Eid ul Fitr in the coming days Eid Mubarak.
Live Lounge Concert - Wednesday 2 April
Y12 MBA Stalls - Thursday 3 April
Y7 Easter Bonnet Parade - Friday 4 April
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS
Mother’s Day (UK) - Sunday 30 March
Eid al-Fitr - Sunday 30 March
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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The hot topic for young people’s wellbeing at the moment is the impact of the Netflix drama Adolescence, which highlights the effects of toxic masculinity, online radicalisation and the role young people play in shaping each other’s beliefs. Former England football manager Sir Gareth Southgate, spoke out last week about the need for better male role models and the danger of “callous, manipulative and toxic influencers”. The good news is that most people do not subscribe to harmful ideologies and attitudes. Harmful behaviours often thrive not because most people support them - but because people think their peers do. To counteract the narrative that our children may be encountering on social media, it’s crucial that parents and carers are well-informed and able to discuss the content and interactions that their children are exposed to online. Kooth have produced a really helpful online safety guide, which includes links to videos, podcast episodes and articles to help parents and carers to navigate this challenge.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 8
It was great to see so many students dressing up in red last week on Friday in support of Red Nose Day. Tutor groups also came up with ‘cheesy jokes’ where the best ones were selected to be read out by members of staff in school. This video was then played in PM registration allowing for a very hilarious fun filled end to the day. Congratulations to 8FRR for winning the best joke competition. Well done! This week we celebrated a range of awards achieved by Year 8 in our Spring Celebration Assembly. It really was wonderful to see students cheering, clapping and congratulating the winners of the awards. A special mention must go to our Year 8 band; Erin D, Bella F, Grace F, Lizzie M, who performed their own music much to the delight of the audience. The theme over the next two weeks is Kindness and Respect. Each form has been discussing the impact that kindness can have on themselves and others across our school community. This week the students will once again be writing thoughtful appreciation cards to their teachers and staff across the school - ready for our Kindness Ambassadors to hand deliver! Topping our individual leaderboard this week is Nikki C (8PUN) with 10 points , followed closely by Laura Liang (EBH) with 9 points and Matilda N with 6 points. Keep it up! 8PUN continues to be the leading tutor group with a staggering 2,120 points. Leading our House points is Pankhurst with 15,250 points! Well done to all the students who are continuing to demonstrate the enjoy, achieve and empower aspects of school life. Also congratulations to Mia B, 8PIR for achieving a distinction in her recent Grade 1 guitar exam. This is fantastic! I am sure everyone is looking forward to the Easter Break. Year 8 have worked incredibly hard and they deserve a well-earned break. Students are due to return to school on Tuesday 22nd April. During these holidays it is a good time to replenish any stationery or clothing that is required for the final term. 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. I look forward to welcoming them back into school ready for the Summer Term!
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 8
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Girl of Ink & Stars’ by Kiran Millwood This book is a captivating story about a girl called Isabella, a cartographer’s daughter. She lives on an island called Joya. When her best friend Lupe disappears, Isabella is determined to join the search party by using her mapmaking skills and knowledge of the stars which help guide the search. The world beyond the walls is filled with monsters and ancient myths. Isabella must save not only Lupe but the island too. I enjoyed the character, Isabella, since she was resilient - she never gave up - and brave. I also liked how Isabella’s maps and knowledge transformed into something magical. The more you read the more secrets are revealed. If you liked ‘The Last Bear’ by Hannah Gold or ‘The Wolf Wilder’ by Katherine Rundell, since they also feature brave girls in magical settings, then you would enjoy this book.
- Nina E, 7PFO
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
FRIDAY MATHS PUZZLE
Our learning focus for tutor time on Fridays this term is mathematics, with the maths department setting some thought provoking brain teasers each week for pupils to grapple with. This week’s puzzle is interactive - click on the image to open the website and give it a try! Please have a go at this week’s problem, talk to your child about how they approached it and what the solutions were. We hope you enjoy these at home as much as the students have enjoyed them with their form!
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Cup competition: A Team - 4th place Plate competition: B team - 5th place
26.03.25
Year 7 Netball - RSSP Tournament
Last Thursday our Year 7 Basketball Team were named Borough Champions after winning their final match of the Richmond Schools Sports Partnership League. The team were ecstatic as you can see in their photos. They have played some fantastic basketball over the term and grown as a team - well done to them all! This week our Year 7 Netball teams took part in the Year 7 Richmond Schools Sports Partnership Netball tournament. They all had a great time playing in the sunshine! The A team (pictured in beige) got through to the semi finals but lost to Lady Eleanor Holles School, caming 4th overall in the cup competition. The B team won their play off match against Richmond Upon Thames School to finish 5th in the plate competition. Great efforts this week from all our players - keep up the hard work!
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