This weekly bulletin contains the latest news update across Year 9
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 15 MARCH 2024
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
Year 13 PCM - 4-6.30pm 27 March End of Spring term - 28 March Easter Holidays - 29 March-12 April Back to School - 15 April
On Wednesday we celebrated the International Day of Mathematics with lots of fun competitions for our students in Years 7 and 8. This is also known as Pi Day and falls on the 14 March, in honour of the mathematical constant that can be rounded to 3.14. It was wonderful to hear such excitement for Maths and to see students enjoying number games.
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - March Ramadan - 10 March - 8 April International Day of Happiness - 20 March Earth Hour Day - 23 March
Our Sixth Form EPQ students gave their final presentations this week. The EPQ is an optional enrichment offered in the sixth form which allows students to explore an area of academic interest personal to them. The presentations are the culmination of months of research. Staff were incredibly impressed, not only by the depth of the students’ understanding of their chosen topics but also their confident delivery. This year’s project themes included Donut Economics, The Impact of Mental Health on the Economy and The Impact of the Media on the Judicial System. Our Year 11 students have been involved in their final mock exams this week before the public exam season begins in May. We have all been impressed by their focus and preparation. I am sure that whilst this week may have been hard for students, it will stand them in good stead and help them plan their final weeks of revision. Congratulations to our Year 13 Drama students who had their performance exam on Wednesday. This was their devised piece and was a chance to demonstrate the range of dramatic skills they have developed throughout the course.
Good Friday - 29 March Easter Sunday - 31 March
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
As Year 13 starts to get some feedback from their recent mock exams and Year 11 sit their core mock exams, it seems a good time to remind you about some upcoming events for parents around this topic. Kooth are running some free online workshops for parents in April, specifically to help parents and carers support children sitting exams, especially if they are worried about their child’s anxiety: You can book the workshops through the following links: You can also still book onto the upcoming Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation workshop, following on from last week’s Substance Advice for Everyone (SAFE) Day. You can register for the webinar, which is on 21 March at 7pm through this link. Mon 22 Apr. 1-2pm Thu 25 Apr. 6-7pm
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 9
It has been another busy week for Year 9. This week we had our assembly about International Women’s Day learning about all of the different influential women throughout history who have done incredible things for the advancement of society. Congratulations to our Year 9 football team who won against Hampton High last week. Mia N (9SPI) was player of the match as she scored a hatrick. Great overall performance by the team, completely dominant from start to finish. I would like to say a big well done to Poppy in 9STH who received some brilliant news last week that she has been nominated for Richmond Councils Achieving for Children ‘Outstanding Contribution to your Community’ youth award! Congratulations to 9EJO for getting the most epraise points this week. They are followed by 9FWD. Well done! A reminder about student punctuality. We do recommend that students arrive at school at 8:30 to allow 5 minutes to get to their form time. Form time starts at 8:35 and we do expect students to be punctual for that. We appreciate your support with this at home. Next week we have our celebration assembly. We will be celebrating all of the wonderful Year 9 students for their hard work in school. The awards fall under the categories of the school ethos: Enjoy, Achieve, Empower.
MRS PORTEOUS, HEAD OF YEAR 9
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
07.03.24
Year 7 Netball V’s SRR
LOST, 15-2
07.03.24
Year 8 Netball V’s SRR
LOST, 11-10
27.02.24
Year 7 Netball Tournament at LEH
LOST
BOOK OF THE MONTH
“One Day” by David Nicholls
“One Day” by David Nicholls is about Emma and Dexter who meet one night on the 15th of July 1988 but go their separate ways the next day. However, the novel follows both of them and their story together every 15th of July for the next 20 years. The Netflix adaptation of the book has recently been released and if you have enjoyed the show, I would really recommend the book because the book version gives you a unique insight into the story.
~ Recommended by Yasemin, Year 11 Student
HOW TO CONTACT YEAR 9 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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
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