A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Firstly, congratulations to 12TRO for winning Year 12’s Red Nose Day cheesy joke competition! This Monday students were briefed on the arrangements ahead of their mock exams. All information, including the timetable has been shared with parents and carers too. Any issues should be sent in writing to our exams officer, Ms Fong, and myself via: sixthform@waldegravesch.org and exams@waldegravesch.org. Thank you to the Year 12 students who were excellent ambassadors at the Sixth Form showcase on Wednesday afternoon. The Year 11s’ feedback has been excellent! Yesterday, we held our Spring term celebration assembly where students were awarded certificates for excellence by subject and form teachers. Our Music students also performed two wonderful pieces. Very well done to all students who received a certificate. Today Year 12 Drama students watched the Year 13’s production for their A Level course. This gave them an understanding of what is required for their own final piece next year. We also welcomed Dr Chris Tarrant, Senior Lecturer in Music at Newcastle University, to talk to our Sixth Form about the War of the Romantics and musical meaning in the nineteenth-century symphony. Alongside our pupils, students and staff from 9 different schools from across the South East joined us for this interesting talk. Next week is the last week of Term, which will be a shorter one for our Year 12 students, who finish on Thursday at 3:15pm. On Wednesday students participating in our school’s MBA will set up stalls to sell their products to their peers. We will also welcome two guest speakers during the week: Peter Schaffrik, Chief European Macro Strategist at The Royal Bank of Canada is speaking Economics students and Tim Marshall, journalist, author and foreign affairs expert. Have a good week!
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘Boy in the Tower’ by Polly Ho-Yen “When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way.” Through the eyes of nine-year-old Ade, we see a dystopian London be infiltrated by the “Bluchers”, menacing plants, dissolving all buildings in sight. Ade’s stabil- ity is at risk, and with a mother to care for and no chance of escape, he’s all on his own. Its unique exploration of themes such as depression, sacrifice, bravery and death make this book, despite it being a science fiction, radiate reality. Ade’s perspective of his story is handled with maturity and care, reflecting his role as a young carer that could easily place him as one of the thousands in our world. At a time of world conflicts infiltrating our lives, the ‘Boy in the Tower’ makes readers believe in true, beautiful human kindness through the relationships Ade builds throughout the novel. This book is for anyone who needs a pick me up, and is an incredibly accessible read for all!
- Aisha Y, Year 12
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 sixthform@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 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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