This weekly bulletin contains the latest news updates across Year 11.
EEKLY W B ULLETIN
20 OCTOBER 2023
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
KEY SCHOOL DATES
On Wednesday evening the Music Department organised our first concert of the year involving students from Years 7-13. As ever I was blown away by the talent of our students who took part, who performed a wide range of pieces from different musical genres including piano concertos, jazz percussion and pop classics. It was also an opportunity for our GCSE and A Level
HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Black History Month - October Breast Cancer Awareness Month - October Domestic Violence Awareness Month - October Halloween - 31 October Students return to School - 1 November Year 12 PCM - 4-6.30pm 8 November Half Term - 23-31 October Year 11 Mock Exams - 30 October - 10 November
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students to perform their own compositions. Last night we welcomed hundreds of visitors into school for our Sixth Form open evening. Subject areas were buzzing and it was lovely to see our current Sixth Form students and teachers so eager to share their excitement for their subjects. Students have also taken part in a number of trips this week with Media students visiting the EGX Conference at the Excel Centre, learning all about the multi-million gaming industry and Fashion students visiting the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey. We also took a group of Year 12 students to the LinkedIn UK Head Office in Farringdon. Year 7 have marked the end of their first half term with their first charity focus. Students have outdone themselves with their fabulous pink outfits to raise money and awareness for breast cancer charities. Click here if you wish to make a donation. I would like to wish all the school community a wonderful half term break. I know that our Year 11 students will be busy revising for their mock exams which begin on Monday 30 October, but it is important that they also make time to rest and recharge. I look forward to welcoming students in Years 7 to 13 back to school on Wednesday 1 November.
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
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HEALTH AND WELLBEING
As the half term holiday approaches, most of our students will be looking forward to an opportunity to relax. For our Year 11 and 13 students, however, mock exams are approaching and half term will be an opportunity to revise. In addition to this, the clocks will be going back and many of us may find that affecting our wellbeing. To coincide with this time of year, our partners at Kooth, the free, safe and anonymous online wellbeing service for children and young people, have shared a series of webinars for students and their parents. They include webinars for a range of specific groups. Please do have a look at the categories which can be accessed through the links below. Kooth Introduction. How to be a good ally to your LGBTQ+ child. Kooth for Neurodiverse and SEND Users. How Kooth & Qwell Can Support Eating Disorders and Self Injury & Harm. Male Mental Health and Healthy Relationships. Kooth Frequently Asked Questions.
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 11
We have reached the end of the last week of half term, with the focus being to ensure Year 11 are fully prepared and feel supported as they prepare to sit their mock exams next half term. Well done to all those who have started planning their revision timetable and topics as this will definitely support students through this process. If students do feel that they need to talk to someone during this period of time they should approach either their tutor, myself or any member of staff they feel comfortable talking to. Alternatively, they can reach out via our confidential support email listen@waldegravesch.org. The weather caused the postponement of the Year 11 Netball tournament last Friday, so we will report on how the team gets on when the event is rearranged next half term. Well done to the following top three tutor groups who have logged to most epraise points this week: 1st place is 11ERU with 48 points, followed by a joint second place between 11PGC and 11SAS with 35 points. Well done to Lizzie H in 11SPA whose hard work over the summer holidays has paid off as she has gone on to achieve both a Distinction in her Trinity Grade 6 Singing exam and a Merit in her ABRSM Grade 5 Music Theory exam! We would like to wish Year 11 a purposeful half term break. They have been encouraged to prepare themselves as best they can for the forthcoming mock exams as well as spending time on activities to support their wellbeing. A reminder to all that the mock exams start on Monday 30 October at 9am.
MRS BASHFORD-HYNES, HEAD OF YEAR 11
SPORTS FIXTURES
Fixture
Result
Date
12.10.23
Year 9 Netball vs RPA
WON 12-7
12.10.23
Year 10/11 Netball vs RPA
WON 12-7
10.10.23
WON 12-8
Year 8/9 Rugby vs Christ’s
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Significant Black Figure of the Week
Meet Nicola Adams:
Trailblazer Nicola made history as the first woman to win the Olympic gold medal for boxing. She was also the first openly LGBT boxer to win a medal. Up until 2012, the Olympics didn’t allow women to compete in boxing, so Nicola was fighting stereotypes to earn her place in the ring. She went on to win the gold in London 2012 and Rio in 2016. Always a trailblazer, Nicola didn’t stop making history when she stopped boxing. She took part in Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, breaking boundaries as the first same-sex couple to dance on the show. Biographical documentary ‘Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story’ examines Nicola’s life spent fighting fierce competitors, prejudice and adversity and her determination to never give up.
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The kite runner is a novel about two young boys growing up in Afghanistan during the 70s and 80s, one excessively wealthy and desperate to please his father, the other, the son of his father’s servant with a religious standing that leads to him being further oppressed form an unlikely friendship that is torn apart after a life changing incident. Their personal lives then take them in very different directions due to the political turmoil of the country but the impact their friendship left on eachother lasts a life- time. It explores how complex relationships are and how peoples connections and their life experiences shape who they are. Personally, I loved following how the characters changed and developed throughout the book and how even through war, abuse and prejudice, love prevailed. ~ Recommended by Marina M-B in Year 11
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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 KS4@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 11 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
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