This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 8.
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
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 8
We had the privilege of welcoming YA Author Sue Wallman into school yesterday where she delivered a talk to Year 8 discussing her books and her career as a writer as well as answering questions our students had. In celebration of book week, Ms Moore also led an assembly to Year 8 and 9 students about the importance of reading and reading for pleasure, encouraging students to take up the challenge of reading for at least 10 minutes every day in order to get back into good reading habits. On Thursday we also had a book sale at school where students were able to buy second hand books for no more than £1 each, to encourage them to read some different genres. The English department also dressed up as different Shakespeare plays, encouraging students to guess which Shakespeare play they represented. We were very impressed with how many students got the majority correct. Congratulations to 8SPI for coming first in the epraise leaderboard for Year 8. They are followed by 8STH in second place and 8FBH third. Well done to you all! 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! On Monday, a group of French enthusiasts led three classes of Year 3s in an afternoon of fun and games. The students have spent the last few weeks learning how to give instructions and lead these games in French. The young students responded with enthusiasm and excitement. Click here to see a photo from the event. 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 8 students who participated in events, you all did a brilliant job! 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.
MRS PORTEOUS, HEAD OF YEAR 8
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 8 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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