Welcome to this week's news from Year 10.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
24 JANUARY 2025
ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
It has been wonderful to see the sports & extra curricular activities all back in swing after the holidays. We had great success last week with the Year 8/9 Basketball team who smashed their opponents in the final league game against Christ’s School last Monday. They played a splendid game,
GCSE MFL Speaking Mocks - w/c 24 January Year 10 Ski Trip Information evening - Tuesday 28 January
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
Year 13 PCM Meetings - Wednesday 29 January
convincingly beating their opponents 60-20 and have been named Richmond Borough Champions after an undefeated streak of games! We have welcomed a number of visiting speakers into the Sixth Form this week, James Peterson offered advice on how to stay mentally healthy, while Marion Clarke, Head of Forensic Social Work at West London NHS Trust and Broadmoor Hospital spoke to the students about social work and the intersection between mental health, criminal justice systems and the law. Today A-Level Musicians took part in a Choral Composition Masterclass led by Dr Nathan James Dearden from Royal Holloway. Today Mr Allen took a group of A-level Chemists for a lab visit to Southbank University where they will get to use some exciting high-tech competition. The judges were very impressed by the professional quality and presentation of the entries. A huge congratulations to all participants. This week’s winners were 9SAN with Matcha, Strawberry and Vanilla cupcakes. Closely followed by 9SSR with Lemon and Raspberry cupcakes and 9EFR with an Apple and Cinnamon combination. equipment only available in specialist research laboratories. This week has been Year 9’s turn to take part in the Bake Off
International Day of Education - 24 January National Storytelling Week - 25 January - 1 February Holocaust Memorial Day - 27 January HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Send us your achievement stories and photos to share by email to
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Next week is Thrive LDN’s Great Mental Health Day, which takes place annually on the final Friday of January. While you may have heard a lot about so-called ‘Blue Monday’ (allegedly the most depressing day of the year), Good Thinking, London’s digital wellbeing service, is trying to encourage us all to focus on what we can do to proactively improve our wellbeing. You can find out more about the Good Thinking website and resources here or book a place on the webinar on Friday 31 January 1-1.45pm. The Mental Health Support Team are delivering are number of parent workshops and webinars in the coming weeks: • ‘Helping teens with Self-harm and suicidal thoughts’: webinar is on 6th February. Book here. • ‘Changes in the Adolescent Brain’: webinar will take place on 7 Feb- ruary 9-10.15am. Book here. • Managing Exam Anxiety Workshop: this will take place in school on Thursday 27 February 6-7.30pm and will cover how parents can help their children manage exam stress. Register your interest. A series of further webinars are being hosted by the Anna Freud Centre.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 10
It has been great to see Year 10 working hard in their lessons and continuing to impress their teachers with their hard work. There have been a few subject assessments this term, but it has been wonderful to see students busily revising and supporting one another in order to adequately prepare. Keep this up!
Well done to 10PGU for getting the most epraise points this week. Congratulations as well to Annabelle R, Isabelle E and Pia H for being the three top epraise students in Year 10 so far! Great work!
Students are reminded that the school runs a homework club until 4:30 everyday and until 3:30 on Fridays. There are always designated members of staff there to support KS4 students with any homework that they need help with. If students are struggling in a subject, they are also encouraged to talk to their subject teacher, so that they can give them help and advice. Many departments also run support classes after school which students can ask their subject teachers about for more info.
Have a good week!
MRS PORTEOUS, HEAD OF YEAR 10
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Hunger Games’ by Suzanne Collins
In a dystopian future, the capital holds annual games where one boy and one girl (aged 12-18) from each of the 12 districts is chosen to fight to the death in an arena. The games are televised and shown across the country as a reminder to the labourers in the district that they are powerless against the capital. When Katniss’ sister has her name called during the annual reaping, Katniss volunteers to take her place as a daring act of sacrifice. The contrast between the glamour of the capital and the harsh conditions of the districts is an eye opening com- mentary on the dangers of political corruption and capitalism.
- Isla S, Year 11
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 10 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. Did you know that maths puzzles can boost mental maths skills? To solve a maths puzzle you must do simple maths in your head. At first you may need paper and a pen to work these out but with practice you will become more able to use memory and critical thinking skills to solves these in your head. 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
14.01.25
Year 8/9 Basketball v Christ’s School
Won 60-20
15.01.25
Year 10/11 Rugby Tournament
Won 1 Lost 2
A Team lost 7-12 B Team won 12-7
16.01.25
Year 8/9 Basketball v SRR
Congratulations to the Year 8/9 Basketball team (pictured) who won their final league game against Christ’s School on Monday. They played a splendid game, convincingly beating their opponents 60-20! Well done! Despite a hard played tournament our Year 10/11 Rugby Team managed to only win one of their three matches on Tuesday. Well done to our try scorers Amelie B-A 11EAH, Eve H-P 10FGR and Neuza E-M 11SHO. With the Y7 Netball league beginning after Feb Half Term, we have begun friendly fixtures to get the ball rolling. On Thursday we took on Grey Court School. Having only played together twice during training both teams played extraordinarily well. Both games were extremely close, with some impressive netball knowledge displayed! Player of the match - A Team: Molly W. B Team: Sio D.
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