Welcome to this week's parental bulletin with all the latest news for Year 7.
WEEKLY BULLETIN
16 MAY 2025
ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
Congratulations to all the Year 9 students who took part in the Duke of Edinburgh training days this week. The facilitators were so impressed by the students’ positive attitudes as they really threw themselves into the activities. This has definitely raised the excitement about the upcoming
Y10 French Paris Trip - 16-19 May Y10 Interschool Physics Quiz - Wednes- day 21 May Y10 German Boppard Trip - 22-25 May
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher Ms Summers took part in the great Glen Kayak Challenge, kayaking 78km across the Lochs and Canals of Scotland, from Fort William to Inverness over the recent bank holiday weekend. She is raising funds for the Youth Adventure Trust, a charity she has volunteered with for several years. To read more about the challenge and support this fundraiser click here. On Monday we were delighted to welcome students and staff from Gothenburg. We have forged strong links with the Swedish choir over the years and it was wonderful to see friends reconnect following our visit to Gothenburg in the autumn term. Congratulations to Sam L (7FGC) whose work ‘The vase and the plant’ was also selected for inclusion in the Royal Academy’s Young Artists Summer Exhibition. expeditions. I hope that these are blessed with equally fabulous weather. Thank you to all the Year 10 parents and carers who attended this week’s Post-16 options evening which we held in conjunction with Kingston College. I was pleased to hear so many positive comments at the end of the evening. The slides can be found on our website. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any further questions.
Y8 PGL Maths Trip - 23-26 May Half-Term Break - 26-30 May
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS
Walk to School Week - 19-23 May World Meditation Day - 21 May
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and we have launched our new student wellbeing platform Zumos. Students will be able to use Zumos to find clinically approved and peer-reviewed resources to proactively take care of their wellbeing. It’s a really exciting new addition to the support and wellbeing provision that our students have access to. Additionally, students in Year 9 have attended a Street W!se assembly which is a youth safety campaign being rolled out across all Secondary Schools in the borough. It aims to give our young people tips on how to stay safe when they are out and about, what to do and who to contact if something happens. We hope that this has been a really valuable experience for our students and that they have taken a lot from it. Assemblies for students in the other year groups are being scheduled for next half term. Students in Year 9 have also been given a travel card holder reinforcing the key safety messages and emergency contact numbers. Please see two short Safety Guides with Street W!se information, one for Parents and Carers and the other for Young People.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 7
This week in tutor time we have been focusing on mental health and wellbeing as part of Mental Health Awareness Week, with this year’s theme ‘celebrating the power and importance of community’. Being part of a safe, positive community is vital for our mental health and wellbeing. We thrive when we have strong connections with other people and supportive communities can provide a sense of belonging, safety, support in hard times, and give us a sense of purpose. Students discussed during tutor time who they turn to for support and are part of their ‘community’. I am delighted to share the news that Sam L, 7FGC, has had her artwork accepted for the Young Artist’s Summer Show 2025. Her piece has been selected for both the online exhibition and physical display at the Royal Academy (RA). This is an excellent achievement not only for Sam but also showcases the vibrant artistic community within our school. Well done to the Rounders team who played their first match v RTS, which we won 12-11. See Sports Fixtures section for full write up. The Epraise total leaderboard is looking very close in the top 5 rankings; 5th: Emilia B, 7PCO, 4th: Dominique P, 7FGC, 3rd: Nethra G, 7EEL, 2nd: Kate C, 7EEL and 1st: Mia B, 7PFO. Keep it up! The top 3 in the tutor totals are: 3rd: 7PCO, 2nd 7EEL and 1st 7PFO. Well done all, keep earning those Epraise points. Good luck to the Year 7 Cricket team in their first match against Orleans Park on Monday after school, as well as the Year 7/8 rounders team who are playing in the tournament at Waldegrave next Wednesday after school. As a reminder of this term’s behaviour focus, please can I ask parents and carers to support your child(ren) to attend school each day, bring in their lanyard - which must be worn - as well as a fully charged chromebook. Have a lovely weekend!
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 7
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘The Princess and the Suffragette’ by Holly Webb This is a truly inspirational book about the struggles for women and children in the early 1900s. Set in 1913, the book revolves around the suffragette movement, a campaign group active from 1903 to 1914 which used direct action to advance their aim of achieving women’s suffrage (the right to vote) in the United Kingdom. The book describes the difference in lifestyle for the poor and the rich, covering relatable topics such as divorce and adoptions. I loved how relatable all the characters were and it has slowly become one of my favourite novels of all time! I suggest this book to any historical drama fans, comedy and even non-fiction lovers. Read this if you enjoyed the ‘Rebel Girl’ series or ‘Secretly a suffragette’. I absolutely recommend this book to all ages!
- Eesha R, 7PFO
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
MULTILINGUALISM AT WALDEGRAVE Each and every student in our school contributes their amazing strengths to what makes Waldegrave School such a rich and precious environment - a great attitude to learning, solid content knowledge, artistic talents or sports abilities. Speaking another language is another great example of our collective superpowers. This half-term during Friday afternoon registration time learning a bit more about the most spoken languages in our school . We hope their enjoy the activities, learn something new and talk about this at home.
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
14.04.25 15.05.25 15.05.25
Won
U15 Cricket Tournament
Won: 14.5-3 Won: 12-11
Year 9/10 Rounders v RTS
Year 7/8 Rounders v RTS
This week our pupils has their first taste of glory in the rounders tournament against Richmond Upon Thames Scohol. Both our Year 7/8 team and the Year 9/10 teams played and were victorious. The Year 7/8 match was fiercely fought, coming down to only one point in the end. Players of these matches were: Daisy G, Emilia G (both 8EDA) and Jasmine G (10PGU). All the players had a lot of fun, as you can see in their photo. Our Under 15s Cricket team played away this week against both Lady Eleanor Holles and St Richard Reynolds Schools. Waldegrave won, beating both teams! Daphne E (9EFR) was named player of the match for her excellent bowling. Great efforts this week from all our players - keep up the hard work!
BEHAVIOUR FOCUS For this half of the Summer Term the school’s leadership team has chosen to focus on our First Rule at Waldegrave: Respect and value learning, each other and our environment. As part of this we are asking students to be ready for lessons by coming into school with a fully charged chromebook every morning. Please support your child(ren) to get into the simple routine of charging their laptop each evening. Year 8 class 8EBH have written a fantastic poem to remind us all of the Waldegrave ethos. 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.
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