Welcome to this week's bulletin with all the latest news for Year 13.
28 FEBRUARY 2025 Y9 Myth & Voice Workshop - 4 March Y12 Fashion Visit to V&A Museum - 4 March Y10 Stem Fair & Stem Talk with Imperial College - 5 March Y12 MFL Scoop Competition - Thursday 6 March WEEKLY BULLETIN HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER KEY SCHOOL DATES It has been lovely welcoming students back after the half term break. I hope that you all enjoyed the holiday. Our skiers had a wonderful time in Austria, enjoying fabulous conditions and fantastic hospitality. Now as we settle into the new half-term, it is lovely to feel spring is on its way. HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER
~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher Tonight we are holding our annual Friends of Waldegrave Quiz Night, tickets will be available to buy on the door from 6.30 for a 7pm start. I am very much looking forward to seeing you there for a really fun event. We have held a number of events for parents and carers this week. On Tuesday Mr Bannister led an information evening for Year 12 students and families about applying for Oxbridge, on Wednesday we held our Year 7 Parents Consultation Meetings and last night we hosted an Exam Stress Workshop, led by the Mental Health Support Team. I do hope these evenings have been informative; I am sure they will have been the catalysts for many conversations at home. This weekend marks the start of Ramadan. We hope that this is a joyous and peaceful time for all who are observing the holy month. We wrote to you yesterday to explain how we will be supporting students who will be fasting, please do get in touch if you have any queries. Our Year 11 and Year 13 students began their final set of mock exams this week, alongside Year 11 Music students who completed their solo assessed performances. We have been impressed with the students’ conscientious and mature attitude to learning. I would like to remind Year 9 parents and carers that students’ GCSE option choices should be submitted by next Wednesday 5 March.
Women’s History Month National Careers Week 3-8 March
Shrove Tuesday - Tuesday 4 March World Book Day - Thursday 6 March
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This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week and right now, at least 1.25 million people in the UK are living with an eating disorder. Eating problems can have many signs. The Charlie Waller Trust’s ABCDE framework can help with spotting signs of an eating problem. Absence: A child with an eating problem may not show up for food-related activities. Body: They may worry obsessively about the shape of their body. Control: They may be compulsively in control, or out of control, of food. Diet: They might radically change their diet. Exercise: They may exercise excessively or obsessively.
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Richmond Borough is also running some upcoming parent workshops about online safety, including AI & deepfakes, online spaces and internet addiction. Spaces are still available on the webinar scheduled for 10am on 21st March, which you can book here and the in person session at Kingston Guildhall at 10am on 7th March, which can be booked here.
A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 13
Welcome back to all of Year 13, we hope they all had an enjoyable and restful half term.
This first week back I have been very impressed with the behaviour and punctuality of all students during their mock examinations. The mock examinations will be continuing throughout next week, so I hope they take some time to rest this weekend alongside any more revision. A reminder for all students to be punctual for their exams. Students are expected to be lining up and prepared 15 minutes before the exam starts, with all their necessary equipment. Most students will still be off timetable next week, however fashion, art and photography students are expected to at- tend their usual timetabled lessons. If a student is unable to attend their examination due to illnesses/University interviews, please let the Sixth Form reception or Ms Pugh know before 9am on the day by email: sixthform@waldegravesch.org or telephone 020 8894 3244, so we can pass this on to the exams officer and reschedule the examina- tion.
Have a lovely weekend.
MRS PUGH, HEAD OF YEAR 13
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘Hag-seed’ - Margaret Atwood
A marvellous retelling of the infamous Shakespearian play ‘The Tempest’. The story is weaved into the life of troubled, grieving Felix, theatre director, as he is exiled out of his town by his closest friends. He tries to avenge those who betrayed him and come to terms with the loss of his daughter as he directs ‘The Tempest’ with inmates as the actors as part of his new job. Atwood’s clear intelligence in Shakespeare’s work along with her unique, compelling writing style makes this book perfect for people who are interested yet perhaps intimidated by the complexity of Shakespeare.
- 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 13 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
FRIDAY MATHS PUZZLE Our learning focus for tutor time on Fridays this term is mathematics, with the maths department setting some thought provoking brain teasers each week for pupils to grapple with. Many maths puzzles enhance logical reasoning. When playing maths puzzles, children need to follow a set of specific rules or steps, to come up with the correct answer. This process helps children to organise their thoughts. Please have a go at this week’s problem, talk to your child about how they approached it and what the solutions were. We hope you enjoy these at home as much as the students have enjoyed them with their form!
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
25.02.25 28.02.25
Y7/8 Netball vs Orleans Park
Lost
Y8 Netball Tournament A&B - LEH
4th place
Our Year 7 and Year 8 Netball teams both had matches against Orleans Park School on Tuesday. This was a tough first match for our Year 7s as they enter the Cup League. Coming straight back from half term and with no training prior to dust off the cob webs, it took the team until the 3rd quarter to fully gel and put in a massive defensive effort. They showed strong team work, reflective ability and adaptability between positions. POM - Lily K-J. Our Year 8 Team also showed great teamwork and resilience but were defeated on this occasion. Captain Daisy G was very proud of the team and Bella F was awarded player of the match. Today our Year 8 Netball A & B Teams gave a fantastic effort in a tournament against LEH. While our A team got knocked out in the pool stages, the B team went through to the semi finals but were knocked out by hosts LEH who went on to win the torunament. Our B team finished in 4th place
overall.
Great efforts this week from all our players and some fantastic netball played!
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