This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 7
EEKLY W B ULLETIN 8 MARCH 2024
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
I would like to thank parents and carers for all the positive feedback about SAFE day on Monday. The team at Kingston and Richmond Safeguarding Children Partnership produced excellent resources to support conversations about substance misuse. I really do believe that this collaboration across all schools locally will have
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month - March International Women’s Day - 8 March Mother’s Day - 10 March Start of Ramadan - 10 March British Science Week - 8-17 March EPQ Presentations - 13-14 March Year 13 Parents’ Consultation Evening - 4-6.30pm 27 March End of Spring term - 28 March Easter Holidays - 29 March-12 April Back to School - 15 April
made children and young people in our community safer. You can still sign up for the parent workshop in the wellbeing section below. On Wednesday I attended the Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge to hear the 16 Richmond finalists. It is always a pleasure to hear young people talking so eloquently about issues that matter to them and so important that they have this platform. Furthermore, I am delighted to announce that our two entrants, Uma and Emilia secured first and second place respectively. Uma’s speech focused on her dual heritage, whilst Emilia spoke about how she had been empowered through playing rugby. This was very timely as on Tuesday this week our Year 7 students won the London Youth Games Rugby Tournament. Congratulations to all who took part in both events. Wednesday was also our D&T GCSE exhibition and what a fabulous display of our students’ work it was. The standard of work was incredibly impressive, with our students demonstrating not only tremendous creativity but also great skill allowing them to realise their ambitious designs. It was lovely to talk to the students about their work and see so many proud friends and families. Today is International Women’s Day and we have been marking this through assemblies and tutor time activities exploring this year’s theme of Inspire Inclusion. We hope that this will remind all our students that they can break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create environments where all women are valued and respected.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Following Substance Abuse for Everyone (SAFE) Day, parents are invited to attend an online workshop run by the Daniel Spargo-Mabb Foundation on 21 March at 7pm. You can book your place in the workshop through this link. DSMF has a section of their website targeted at parents and carers, with regularly updated information about a range of substances, to ensure that you can be fully informed about existing and emerging risks. The page includes written information about cocaine, MDMA/ ecstasy, nicotine pouches and energy drinks; and updated information about nitrous oxide since the recent change in the law. It also includes short videos on topics including vaping, festivals and choice, risk and the teenage brain.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 7
It has been another action packed week for Year 7 students! Monday saw the whole school getting involved in the borough’s ‘SAFE’ activity on substance awareness. Year 7 looked at the issues involved with vaping.
On Thursday we launched our Easter Bonnet competition and we marked International Women’s Day with some special form activities today. A much loved staple of the Year 7 calendar is the Easter Bonnet parade. Each year, on the last day of term, Year 7 students are invited to make an Easter bonnet (this can be an existing hat that has been decorated) and join our Easter bonnet parade in the hall. Students can enter individually or they can enter the group category and make an especially large bonnet that allows two or more students to wear it at once. There will be some small chocolate based prizes for notable entries but the main aim is to be creative and have some fun! Please note that this is a voluntary competition and students do not need to enter if they do not wish to. More information can be found on your child’s form Google Classroom. As mentioned last week, we have set up a survey for both students and parents/carers to help us improve our Year 6 to Year 7 transition process. I would be very grateful if you could spend a few minutes completing this and encourage your child to complete the student version too. Your help with this is much appreciated. The survey will close on Sunday 10 March.
This week’s pacesetters in the house point race are 7EST, 7PIR and 7FLE. Well done everybody!
MR GREAVES, HEAD OF YEAR 7
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
01.03.24
Year 9/10 Football vs Hampton High
WON 8-0
05.03.24
London Youth Games Rugby Tournament
FIRST PLACE
06.03.24
Year 7 Netball vs Christs
LOST 8-0
06.03.24
Year 8 Netball vs Christs
LOST 13-4
BOOK OF THE MONTH
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
“ A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder ” is a fast-paced and captivating mystery novel which follows the life of a young girl Pippa who grew up in a small town which has become tainted with a murder. Despite the case being closed, she chooses to study the case as her topic for her final year project and begins to unveil secrets that wish to stay deeply hidden. I loved watching the story unfold and leftover fragments of a murder case left open click together through the compelling and relatable character of Pippa. I would really recommend it for anyone looking for a gripping and challenging read, which explores second guessing the truth and looking deeper than the surface.
~ Recommended by Marina, Year 11 Student
BOOK DRIVE FOR WORLD BOOK DAY
About the Children’s Book Project
Across London and the UK 1 in 4 disadvantaged children owns fewer than 10 books, whilst 1 in 8 has none at all. This has an impact not only on these children’s academic outcomes but also on their wellbeing, emotional development and sense of themselves as a reader. The Children’s Book Project directly tackles this ‘book gap’ and gifts donated books to targeted communities across the Capital. Over 500 schools, community groups, women’s groups and prisons nationwide put on book gifting events at which children are invited to choose a book to take it home and keep. The charity expects to gift upwards of 350,000 books this year. For more information visit www.childrensbookproject.co.uk
We are holding a Book Drive on World Book Day!
We are holding a Book Drive for the Children’s Book Project charity on 7 March 2024. Please bring in any books your children have grown out of so that they can find new homes with others across the local community. Alternatively you may wish to purchase an old favourite to donate. We can accept any children’s books in good condition. Please drop them off at the main reception.
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
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