Welcome to this week's news from Year 8.
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
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~ 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 8
I am pleased to report that students have been doing really well in lessons this week, continuing to be proactive and attending after school and lunchtime clubs. It is always fantastic to see Year 8 getting involved in the wider life of the school! In this week’s assembly led by Mr Greaves we were reflecting on the forthcoming Holocaust Memorial Day. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on 27 January, and marks the liberation day of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, the largest Nazi death camp. It was a very thought provoking assembly. At the end of the assembly students were asked to take a moment to reflect on how they can commit to do something themselves, whether that be to spread kindness or be more accepting of others and most importantly stand up against prejudice.
A big congratulations to the leading epraise forms this week STR, PUN, SHU. Year 8 has collected over 1300 epraise so far this month which is fantastic! Keep up the great work!
Well done to Mathilda G, 8EDA for achieving a ‘Distinction’ for her recent Grade 4 Ballet exam, what an amazing result!
Next week on Thursday 30th January - representatives from Year 8 will be taking part in The Waldegrave Bake Off 2025 - they will be making cupcakes that will be judged on the actual bake, texture, flavour, skill and presentation. As Head of Year, I am very much looking forward to being part of the judging panel! Looking forward there will be a focus on equipment. It is important that all students are fully equipped and preparing themselves for the school day. We are asking that parents and carers perform a stationery check as at this time of year those pencil cases that were bulging with equipment in September are now likely to be somewhat depleted. Please also remind students to remember their Chromebooks.
Thank you for your support at home and have a good week!
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 8
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘My name is Mina’ by David Almond
In the form of a journal, this book is a prequel for the book Skellig, and focuses on the character Mina before she has met Michael and Skellig. It focuses on her troubles with school and family and shines a light on her creativity. It is a fun, but serious book all at the same time and has many different forms of creativity like poetry and made-up stories. Overall, it’s a very personal and emotive tale, with lots of much needed honesty about school and the stories that are missed of kids who struggle in school. - Isabelle H, Y11
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. 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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