This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 12.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 30 JUNE 2023
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
On Monday, following the final A Level exam we welcomed our Year 13 students and their families into school for a final celebration assembly and social. This was such a lovely event, giving us an opportunity to hear from key staff and students, as well as enjoying some fantastic student performances. On Tuesday our annual Sports Day was a tremendous success. Students from Years 7 to
End of Summer Term - 19 July
*PICTURE OF BILLIE*
10 had an opportunity to compete in a variety of competitive track, field and fun events. I am sure those of you living closest to the school will have heard how much the whole school community enjoyed the afternoon, which culminated in an extremely well-supported and competitive staff relay. We will announce the overall winners in our end of year celebration assemblies. Throughout the week we have been celebrating Book Week in school. We welcomed author Sue Wallman into school to talk to students in Year 7 and 8. Sue’s writing is informed by her experience as a psychiatrist and a nurse. Our Year 7 students also really enjoyed having the opportunity to dress up as a favourite fictional character. On top of all of this we ran a very successful second hand book sale in school. Thank you to all the students who got involved. There have also been a number of trips this week. On Monday afternoon a group of students from Year 8 led a French picnic in Radnor Gardens with students from St James’ primary school. We were so proud of the students who demonstrated excellent leadership and language skills. On Thursday Fashion and Textiles students in Years 12 and 10 visited the New Designers exhibition at the Business Design Centre to gain inspiration for their own coursework.
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Hajj - 26 June - 1 July Eid Al-Adha - 29 June - 2 July Children’s Art Week - 29 June - 19 July Thank You Day - 2 July
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Year 12 students have continued to work really hard this week on their UCAS application forms. I would like to take this opportunity to thank our Photography students who took lots of pictures during the lower school’s annual Sports Day event on Tuesday. Their support is much appreciated. Yesterday our Fashion students visited the New Designers Exhibition at the Business Design Centre. New Designers is an exhibition that showcases the work of the country’s best design graduates. This visit gave students inspiration for their personal investigation and also an opportunity to think about degree courses and future careers in the creative industries and design world. A number of Physics students are set to take part in the NPL Academy programme next week which is being led by Mr Grace. Students involved in this will be attending sessions for the whole week. Next week, thirty Taiwanese and Spanish exchange students will come to Waldegrave. I would like to take this opportunity to thank in advance the Year 12 students who have volunteered to support them during lessons, at break and lunch time. Also happening next week is a trip to the World of Work conference. Fifteen of our students are set to attend this trip on Thursday, which I am sure they will all find extremely useful. At the end of the upcoming week, our Economics students will visit the Bank of England as part of their A Level studies. Please note that there is planned industrial action next Wednesday 5 July and Friday 7 July. Please check previous letters to see how each year group will be affected on these days.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver
A Thousand Mornings dips into the poet’s images of her beloved home Provincetown, Massachusetts, whereby she explores the endless nostalgia of beaches and shores, particularly focusing on how it can provide an escape from the mundane aspects of life.
Her observations and attention to detail relays how even the smallest moments in life can encapsulate pure meaning, and evokes the tranquillity felt when immersing oneself in the wonder of each new dawn. Oliver allows us to enter a precious landscape of both memory and the clarity of nature, enlisting that we find peace in what’s around us.
~Recommended by Emily M, Year 12 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 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
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
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