This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 9.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 26 MAY 2023
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS National Walking Month - May Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month - 15 May - 15 June Spring Bank Holiday - 29 May World Digestive Health Day - 29 May Half Term - 29 May - 2 June Year 10 Assessment Exams - 5 - 16 June Year 12 Art Mock Exam - 5 - 7 June Year 13 Leavers Assembly - 26 June
There have been a number of trips this week, including overseas residential visits. Last weekend, Mrs O’Brien and Miss Lewis took a group of music students from Years 9-12 to Fontainebleau to join a
*PICTURE OF BILLIE* youth orchestra from twinned towns across Europe. Our students included the youngest performers and impressed all with the musical talent. We were also incredibly proud of Mrs O’Brien who conducted the performance. Today the Music department has hosted a choir from Gothenburg who are joining our students in a performance for Year 6 students. Our Year 10 German students also enjoyed a fantastic trip to Boppard in Germany practising their language skills and experiencing German culture. Throughout the week Year 8 students have had the opportunity to develop their understanding of different cultures as the RE department organised visits to the Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon. The students really enjoyed the calm and peaceful atmosphere at the beautiful Thai Temple and meditation gardens. Yesterday, Laura Trott MBE, Minister for Pensions, came into school to talk to a group of Year 12 Economics and Politics students about pension reform. She was incredibly impressed by the students, not only for the thoughtful questions that they posed but also the knowledge and understanding of government policy. She also visited a Year 10 Science lesson and discussed her career with the students. I also appreciated the opportunity to discuss the current challenges in education with the Minister. I would like to wish all our students and their families a wonderful half term break. It is fabulous that for once the weather seems to be on our side for the bank holiday weekend.
LGBTQ+ Pride Month - June World Ocean Day - 8 June
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
As the weather improves and we have more opportunities to get outside, the upcoming half term break gives us an excellent opportunity to spend time on the things that improve our wellbeing. The organisation Action for Happiness has used the latest research into positive psychology to identify 10 keys to happiness. These build on the well-known 5 Ways to Wellbeing, to provide some additional strategies we can use and encourage the young people in our lives to use too. The 10 Keys are: 1. Giving (helping others) 2. Relating (connecting with people) 3. Exercising (taking care of our bodies) 4. Awareness (living life mindfully) 5. Trying out (learning new things) 6. Direction (working towards goals) 7. Resilience (finding ways to bounce back) 8. Emotions (looking for what's good) 9. Acceptance (being comfortable with who we are) 10. Meaning (being part of something bigger) Each key is linked to ideas about how to include that within our busy lives. Additionally, Action for Happiness hosts webinars on wellbeing topics and has an upcoming Digital Mindfulness webinar 7-8pm 8 June for which you can register through the link.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
During this last week before half term we have had plenty of events take place. We welcomed Professor Chevallier from Royal Holloway, who enlightened our students about the captivating interdisciplinary nature of economics and its immense importance. We hope this has inspired the students into considering studying Economics in the future. We also had an assembly led by Mr Isted, introducing Mrs Dhir who will be taking over from Mr Goulbourne as Head of Key Stage after half term when we start the transition into KS4. Last weekend, 10 members of the Waldegrave School Orchestra travelled via Eurostar to Paris and then onto Fontainebleau to join other students from Portugal, France, Italy, Romania, and Germany to form a scratch orchestra. All the towns involved are twinned together and we represented Richmond with an amazing display of resilience, musicianship and collaboration as we tackled some very tricky pieces. Nabucco, Danse Macabre, and the Habanera are just a few of the pieces we performed to a full theatre and standing ovation in Fontainebleau. We even found time for a trip to the Eiffel tower, a stroll around the beautiful Fontainebleau palace gardens and plenty of ice cream and patisseries to keep the sugar levels up during a long 2 days of playing. Congratulations to all involved and a massive thank you to the generosity of the host families who housed the students during their stay. Click here to see some photos from this trip. Congratulations to our Year 9/10 Cricket team who participated in the U15 Chance To Compete London Cricket tournament at Barn Elms Sports Field. The team played fantastically in all their matches, finishing in first place! Well done to Clemence P for achieving a Gold certificate and the highest score in the school in the Intermediate Maths challenge. Her exceptionally high score meant that she qualified for the Cayley Olympiad in which she went on to achieve a Silver medal! Massive congratulations to Emily C in 9EAH who has been offered a role as one of the children in Opera Holland Park’s production of La Boheme this summer. Congratulations also to Nahla G in 9FJA who came first at the NDP Acrobatic Finals competing as a Grade 4 Women’s Group. This year they have won three other gold medals at Tigers International Acro Cup, King Edmund Grades Competition and the Mike Walker Invitational Comp. Incredible achievement! A big well done to all the students participating in the DofE training last week. The trainers were all impressed by our students’ concentration and ability to take on new things. The students worked on route planning, navigation and camping crafts. Expeditions will start after half term. We are very much looking forward to the last term of Year 9. There are plenty of trips planned with a variety of subjects from the Strawberry House English trip to watching professional drama performances to our fun day out in July for Drop Down Day. There is plenty to look forward to. Please can I remind parents and carers that as we move into the final term our expectations remain the same. Students should continue to abide by the uniform policy, this means keeping skirts at the appropriate length, and we should not be able to see or hear mobile phones. Thank you for your support.
MRS ROOK, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 9/10 Rounders vs Hampton High Year 7/8 Rounders vs Twickenham
LOST 9 - 8.5 WON 5.5 - 3 FIRST PLACE
18.05.23 23.05.23 23.05.23
U15 Cricket Tournament
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 9 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
FONTAINEBLEAU YOUTH ORCHESTRA
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