Welcome to this week's parental bulletin with all the latest news for Year 12.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
2 MAY 2025
ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER
HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
KEY SCHOOL DATES
Star Wars Day - 4 May Mental Health Awareness Week - 12 -18 May HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Early May Bank Holiday - School closed Y11 Dress Up Day - Tuesday 6 May Y10 German Trip information evening - Tuesday 6 May Y11 Final Day Celebration Assembly - Wednesday 7 May *Please note there is a late start to the school day for Years 7-10 on this day* Y10 PCM - Wednesday 7 May
Next week our Year 11 students will complete their last lessons, take part in our annual Leavers Dress Up Day and celebrate their time at our school in their Final Celebration Assembly. Please can I remind you that the school day will have a late start on Wednesday 7 May, with all pupils in Years 7 to
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
10 asked to arrive for 11.15am for a prompt start to classes at 11.25am. Pupils should go straight to their usual Period 3 classes and be registered there. Our Year 12 pupils have also been working hard on their mock exams for the past two weeks and next week will take part in enrichment activities related to their post-18 options. The week will end with a fun trip to Thorpe Park which I’m sure they have earned after all their hard work! This week our Year 8 students visited the Buddhapadipa Temple in Wimbledon Village. This was the first Thai Buddhist temple to be built in the UK. The students enjoyed learning about Buddhist traditions and appreciated the beautiful meditation gardens in this week’s wonderful weather. I would like to ask parents and carers to speak to their child(ren) about our behaviour focus for this half-term which is related to Waldegrave’s First Rule: Respect and value learning, each other and our environment. As such students must ensure they bring a charged chromebook to lessons and be ready to learn. Please support your child(ren) to get into the simple routine of charging their laptop each evening.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
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A reminder to parents and carers that our school has access to the Mental Health Support Teams (MHST). The MHST is a school based Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) offering early intervention and prevention work to support positive mental health and wellbeing. The team works in partnership with local schools to offer a whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing. In our school the MHST works directly with young people with mild to moderate anxiety or low mood. They can run targeted groups around subjects such as exam anxiety, improving low mood, emotional distress tolerance and emotional regulation. They also offer assemblies and workshops on mental health issues. For parents, the MHST holds regular online parent webinars on a range of topics linked to young people’s emotional wellbeing.To learn more about what the MHST is, please visit their website. If you feel concerned about your child’s mental health please contact their Head of Year or Ms Moore via safeguarding@waldegravesch.org If your child/young person would like to make a self-referral for their emotional needs to be discussed with the school in a consultation, please follow this link.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
After 2 weeks, the Year 12 mock exams have now been completed. I was really pleased with the students’ overall conduct and attendance to this set of exams. Their teachers will start giving them feedback in due course. This experience will help the students immensely in terms of preparation for next year’s final exams. If they have any questions about the exams, they can speak to their teachers, form tutor or myself. Next week the Year 12 students will take part in a number of activities related to post-18 options which I am certain they will find extremely useful. As per the letter already sent home, the week will culminate with an exciting trip to Thorpe Park, which I am sure all Year 12 students will enjoy!
Have a good week and enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend!
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
PARENT GOVERNOR RECRUITMENT Our Governing Board is currently recruiting for a parent governor who wants to work at a strategic level to develop the school. We would be particularly interested in appointing someone who works or has experience in Higher Education or Careers Education. Continuous training and development are key to the role and will be provided to help you acquire/develop the skills to be an effective governor and you can read more about the work our governors do on our website. We have sent a letter home with further information and details on how to apply.
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak
‘The Island of Missing Trees’ weaves history, memory, and nature into a powerful story of love and loss. Set between war-torn Cyprus and present-day London, it explores the marks conflict leaves on the lives of the characters, with a fig tree entwined through this narrative. Shafak’s storytelling is deeply human, highlighting the pain of displacement and the resilience of identity. This novel is both moving and thought-provoking, poignantly discussing how generational trauma is instilled in our lives today.
- Aisha Y, Year 12
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
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