This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 7.
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
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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 7
What a busy end of term Year 7 are having! Our students have completed their Lepra fundraising, acted as tour guides to show parents around the school, participated in a Zumba dance workout, enjoyed the school sports day and dressed as their favourite book characters. I hope that our students have enjoyed the varied activities that have come their way. Congratulations to Eleanor S in 7POR who, with the help of The Amber Trust charity, has achieved a Distinction in her London College of Music - Musical Theatre Grade 2 singing exam - scoring no less than 96 out of a possible 100! This is an incredible achievement, well done Eleanor. Well done to Fran, Anna and Jasmine who were all involved in a Football tournament last weekend, playing for Teddington Panthers. The tournament took place at the Excel Club in Walton where they played 4 matches in the heats and were unbeaten, progressing into the semi-finals. They went on to win both the semi-final and final, being crowned overall winners in the top group for their age! Tuesday saw the return of our annual Sports Day event and the weather did not disappoint! We had a number of events take place all day with field events like long jump, high jump and javelin taking place in the morning and our track events, including the 100m sprint, in the afternoon. I would like to say a massive well done to all Year 7 students who participated in events, you all did a brilliant job! On Thursday best selling local YA author Sue Wallman came in to talk to Year 7 about her writing and inspiration for her stories. Students came into school looking great dressed up as their favourite book characters. Sue judged the character dress up entries and awarded prizes to the winners. Well done to Charlie M and Aiko W for coming joint first with their Mad Hatter costumes. When our Year 7 students move into Year 8 they get the opportunity to take an extra lesson in languages, computing or dance. Information will have been shared about this and the students had an assembly today with presentations from staff about each option choice. Please discuss this with your child to help them make an informed choice. On Wednesday 5 July, Year 7 have a trip to Kingston Cinema in the morning followed by a picnic in the afternoon. More information will be shared about this but please ensure that your child has a card / pass that enables them to use the train. 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 GREAVES, HEAD OF YEAR 7
BOOK OF THE MONTH
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins Age recommendation 12+
Anna is a 17 year old high school senior who lives in Atlanta. Circumstances force her to move to Paris where she attends the School of America in Paris and meets St. Clair, Meredith, Rashmi and Josh. As time passes, Anna becomes part of the group not knowing love is in the air. American with a twist of French! ~ Recommended by Jiya K, Year 7 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 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
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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