This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 10.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 7 JULY 2023
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
End of Summer Term - 19 July
This week it was wonderful to welcome our new Year 7 students into school for a taster day. The students really enjoyed meeting their new forms, teachers and taking part in language, music and PE lessons. Our new prefects did a fantastic job supporting students and staff on the day to make sure our new intake really felt part of the Waldegrave community.
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
We have had a number of trips out and events this week: our Year 7 students enjoyed their visit to the cinema followed by a picnic and games; our Year 9 students enjoyed a trip into London either visiting the Zoo, the London Dungeons, the Natural History Museum or the London Eye; Year 10 Product Design students visited the New Designers exhibition and the Business Design Centre; our A level Economics students had the opportunity to visit the Bank of England and our final DofE expeditions will be completed over the weekend. Huge congratulations to Chloe, Ellie and Helena in Year 10 who won the Key Stage 4 prize at the London Moneywise challenge. Last weekend our Chamber Choir had the opportunity to perform at The Landmark Arts Centre as part of the Richmond Arts and Ideas Festival. The students accompanied Richmond Orchestra as part of their evening of Ballet and Opera. Their amazing performance has made me even more excited for our own Summer Festival on Monday 17 July.
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Battle of the Boyne - 12 July Islamic New Year - 18 July National Marine Week - 22 July - 6 August Samaritans Awareness Day - 24 July
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
After a few cooler days recently, temperatures this weekend are due to start feeling more like summer again. It seems an appropriate time to remind our students of the importance of water safety. We are aware that large numbers of young people, including some of our students, have been tempted to cool off by jumping into the Thames, especially around Teddington Lock. Richmond Council, local Police and Fire Brigade are very concerned about the situation, as the currents in the river can be deceptively strong. Some of the young people involved have also been under the influence of alcohol or other substances, increasing the likelihood of getting into trouble in the water. Cold water shock is also a significant risk, no matter how fit someone is. It causes panic, anxiety, disorientation and loss of muscular control, leading to the sufferer gasping for air and as a result, inhaling water. Year 7 have had an assembly on the topic from members of the RNLI this week. We would appreciate your support in reminding your children about the risks associated with open water, to allow everyone to have a safe and enjoyable summer.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 10
We were very proud of our Year 7 Prefects who successfully supported the new Year 7 forms on Monday when they visited for their taster day. Our prefects took their forms on a tour of the school and answered lots of questions throughout the visit. It was lovely to see the relationships developing between the new Year 7s and the prefects. Staff were equally complimentary on how kind and friendly our prefects were with the newcomers. Twelve students took part in the Money Wise challenge at London Excel last Friday 30 June. They competed against hundreds of other students from schools across London. Despite the competition being tough our Year 10 team of Chloe R, Ellie H and Helena M went on to win the Year 10 and 11 category. A huge congratulations to these students who were fantastic in representing Waldegrave. We are very proud of their achievement! Yesterday our DT students visited the New Designers Exhibition at the Business Design Centre. This gave them the opportunity to see specialist techniques using the latest technology and understand future pathways in the creative industry. I am sure lots of students were inspired to reflect this creativity through their coursework component. This week there was a very important message delivered to Year 10 in assembly which was on the importance of using reading for pleasure as a way to support wellbeing. There was a statistical fact which supported this in that reading for 6 minutes a day for a period of 10 weeks allows for a positive habit to be formed. Lots of interesting book read suggestions were shared to encourage students who may not have explored this strategy to get started.
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 10
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
Year 7 Rounders Tournament Year 8 Rounders Tournament U15 Regional Cricket Tournament Sixth Form Basketball vs TKA
3RD PLACE 3RD PLACE 3RD PLACE LOST 41-39
29.06.23 30.06.23 03.07.23 05.07.23
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Killing God by Kevin Brooks Age recommendation 14+
The book features Dawn Bundy, a fifteen year old girl whose father claims to have found God, and leaves to continue his new, alternative lifestyle. The reader is led on an adventure with Dawn, which involves the struggles of friends and classmates. Kevin Brooks somehow manages to convey how young girls may feel about their bodies - specifically body dysmorphia - and describes their discomfort in their own skin. This book - to me - is very important. Killing God highlights many modern day problems for young people. It educates people and serves as a warning. ~ Recommended by Imogen C-A, Year 9 student
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
If you have any unwanted white cotton sheets you are looking to recycle, please donate them to Textiles in the Design and Technology department. We only want clean, freshly washed, white 100% cotton sheets. Holes or tears are not a problem. They will be used for dyeing which is why they need to be white cotton only please. Please can we ask that sheets are donated directly to Ms Wallace in D2 via your child and not via reception. Thank you! DONATIONS FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY With the school holidays rapidly approaching, Richmond Youth Service is providing great opportunities for students in the borough. With longer opening hours and a multitude of FREE activities, workshops and sessions delivered by Youth Service staff at five locations in the borough there is a diverse and wide-ranging selection of activities for our students to get involved in! The locations include: PowerStation Youth Centre in Mortlake; Heatham House in Twickenham; Whitton Youth Zone; Hampton Youth Zone; and Ham Youth Zone. To find out more information and read the full brochure please click on the front cover image to the right to view details. FREE SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE
Landmark Arts Centre, 2nd July 2023 at 5p.m. GET YOUR TICKETS HERE
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