Welcome to the latest school news from Year 12.
WEEKLY BULLETIN ENJOY - ACHIEVE - EMPOWER 6 DECEMBER 2024
HEADTEACHER’S MESSAGE
KEY SCHOOL DATES
A MESSAGE FROM OUR HEADTEACHER opportunity to talk to teachers as our students prepare to make their GCSE choices next term. On Tuesday Year 7 enjoyed a trip to see their festive production Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist at the Rose Theatre in Kingston. It was an incredibly enjoyable afternoon for all. We are officially launching Christmas at Waldegrave this evening with our annual Carol Concert at St Augustine’s Church in Whitton. I am really looking forward to lots of beautiful singing to get into the festive mood. Tomorrow the Friends of Waldegrave will be holding their annual Christ- mas Tree sale and Pre-loved uniform sale. Please come along to support us and raise vital funds for the school. Thank you to all the parents and carers who attend- ed this week’s Year 9 PCM. This is a really important Next Tuesday is Waldegrave Christmas Jumper day! Students can wear their brightest, funniest, craziest Christmas jumpers, and support charity Save the Children. Students may wear a Christmas themed jumper with their usual uniform. They can borrow one from a friend/sibling, find one in a charity shop, or take this as an opportunity to get creative by taking an old (plain) jumper and giving it some Christmas magic by adding decorations or tinsel for an extra bit of bling! Lastly, our first Waldegrave Wildlife Calendar is now available to order. The £5 calendars would make wonderful Christmas presents and are a great way to support the school and celebrate our talented students.
International Human Rights Day - 10 December Christmas Jumper Day - 12 December HOLIDAYS & NATIONAL DAYS Year 12 & 13 Music Trip to Barbican, Haydn’s Symphony 104 ‘London’ - 9 December Christmas Lunch Years 7-9, 10 December Years 10-11, 11 December Year 12 & 13 - Art in Action Workshop 11 December
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~ Ms Tongue, Headteacher
HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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Monday 25 November marked the start of 16 Days of Activitism Against Gender Based Violence. The focus of 2024’s White Ribbon Day is #ITSTARTSWITHMEN and White Ribbon is encouraging men to hold themselves accountable to women and each other to effect positive behavioural change and transform harmful cultures. Gender equality is achievable if men and boys understand and assume their responsibility as allies. Richmond Borough Council are supporting the campaign with a White Ribbon Walk tomorrow, Saturday 7 December at midday from Hampton Wick Station, from where they will walk into central Kingston. The walk is open to all residents of Richmond and Kingston, with men and boys especially encouraged to join. The Borough is also reminding all residents about Richmond Safe Space, the green marquee outside Richmond train station which runs on Friday and Saturday nights after 9pm. You can visit the Safe Space for signposting, support or simply company while you wait to get home. Lastly, the Borough also offers the weekly One Stop Shop for free, discrete support, advice and information concerning domestic abuse, stalking and sexual violence: Fridays 10am-noon, Citizens Advice, 94-102 High Street, Hampton Hill
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A MESSAGE FROM HEAD OF YEAR 12
Waldegrave has put on another exciting week. On Monday students attended a talk about AI in pharmaceuticals with AstraZeneca. This fascinating discussion covered how various aspects of the STEM subjects make AI possible and the specifics of AI in the pharmaceuticals industry. This Wednesday, four of our A-Level German students took part in a German Debating Competition run by the Goethe Institute. They debated live on zoom discussing: ‘People must be issued with a CO2 foot- print passport’ , they were against the stance. As this is not an A-level topic, they gave up lunch breaks over the past fortnight to research everything, with their performance and team spirit commended by the judges. While they did not make it to the next round, Mrs Robinson and I are incredibly proud of each of them and the girls are relieved to be getting their lunchtimes back! Tonight a number of Year 12 students are involved in our annual Carol Concert at St Augustine’s Church in Whitton this evening from 5pm. Next week our Music students will attend a trip to the Barbican centre to see the Academy of St Martin in the fields perform the A-level set work: Haydn 104, ‘London’. Hopefully the students will have the chance to talk to some performers too. Waldegrave Christmas Jumper Day takes place on Tuesday in support of charity Save the Children chari- ty. Donations can be made via ParentPay in return for wearing Christmas jumpers. On Wednesday, the Year 12 students will get to enjoy their Christmas lunch - I can’t wait to see them all wearing their Christmas hats! Finally the Winter Festival will take place on Friday 13 at 7pm in the School Hall, tickets are available here for £5 each.
MR STAVROU, HEAD OF YEAR 12
BOOK OF THE MONTH
‘I who have never known men’ - Jacqueline Harpman A dystopian tale of 40 women locked in a bunker who have no memory of how they became trapped with all autonomy and romantic opportunity stripped away. The youngest woman’s disorientating narrative centres around the female experience, in an attempt to answer philosophical questions regarding the essence of identity and what truly is an innate aspect of human nature. The book shines a light on the undeniable importance of writing down experience, to maintain sanity through the creation of an imagined future reader. The detrimental consequences of isolation, complete under exposure and grief are explored in immense detail. Knowledge also plays a key role, are we guilty of taking our knowledge for granted? - Zara M, 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 12 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS
WORD OF THE WEEK
NOUN: an approximate calculation or judges of the value or number of something; a statement indicating the likely price of works VERB: roughly calculate or judge the value or number of something It comes from Latin - aestimare (determined, appraised) Who would use this word? Scientist, politician, economist, contractor, surveyor, financial advisor Examples: “Compare costs by getting estimates from at least two firms.” “The aim is to estimate the effects of macroeconomic policy on the economy.” SYNONYMS: proof, confirmation, verification, authentication, documentation, statement, claim ESTIMATE
SPORTS FIXTURES
Date
Fixture
Result
22.11.24
Richmond Schools Cross Country Event
6th place overall
Well done to all of those who took part in the Richmond Cross Country Event on a very bright but cold Friday in Bushy Park, which was a lovely venue for the event. Congratulations goes to Jasmine G, 10PGU who won the Year 10/11 girls event. Sio D, 7SDE came 11th in the Year 7 race and Olivia M, 9EMU 12th in the year 8/9 race. Our team finished a commendable 6th place overall which is a fantastic achievement - Well done team! The teachers were delighted to be able to support the team and cheer them on around the course.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS FOR PARENTS Every Thursday during term-time Waldegrave hosts free English lessons in school, for Waldegrave parents/carers who would like to practise/improve their English language skills. It is also a chance to network with other multilingual parents. If this is something of interest to you, please come to the school Reception at 2:10pm on Thursdays during term time, ready for the start of the lesson at 2:15pm. Sessions are for 1 hour each week, finishing at 3:15pm.
We look forward to welcoming you.
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