Welcome to the latest school news from Year 8.
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 8
It has been another busy two weeks. Last week we saw the The Return showcase and what a brilliant specta- cle it was! With students acting, dancing, singing and assisting behind the scenes all doing an incredible job. I have been so impressed with the talent and dedication exhibited from all of the students and the production was absolutely superb! They should all be very proud of themselves. We also had a visit from Lauren Steadman MBE, a British Paralympic athlete who competed in Beijing 2008 and London 2012 as a swimmer before switching to the paratriathlon for Rio in 2016, where she won a silver medal. She took gold at Tokyo 2020 and silver in the most recent Paris Games. She shared: “Mental resilience and determination are vital ingredients for success, if you aren’t good enough at first, keep trying and you will succeed.” She told Year 8 how important it is to keep on trying and be resilient when things don’t go according to plan, whatever goal you are trying to reach. The students were very inspired by her story. Thank you to those Year 8s who raised money for Readathon this year. It is a very worthy cause and together we raised just over £1000. Special thanks to Naseema S, 8PIR for raising £100. Well done! Our top three epraise forms this week are as follows - 8PUN with 1116 points, 8PIR 954 points, 8SHU with 886 points - keep up the great work! Well done to all the students who are demonstrating the school values of enjoy, achieve, empower across all aspects of school life. We have lots of festive events coming up, with our annual Carol Concert this evening at St Augustine’s in Whitton from 5pm and next Tuesday 10 December is our Christmas lunch and Waldegrave Christmas Jumper Day. Support Save the Children charity by donating £1 to help children in some of the toughest places have a better future in return for wearing your brightest, most Christmas-sy jumpers.This is an altered uniform day, meaning students must wear full uniform as always, but they can bring a Christmas- themed jumper to wear over their normal uniform in place of their school jumper. Don’t buy new - CREATE new or give an existing jumper some extra bling! Donations can be made on ParentPay. The Winter Festival performance takes place on Friday 13 at 7pm in the School Hall. You can buy tickets to the Winter Festival here for £5 each.
MRS LYDDON, HEAD OF YEAR 8
‘Holes’ - Louis Sachar A teen boy, Stanley Yelnats, is sent to a Texas juvenile camp called Camp Green Lake for a crime he didn’t commit. His punishment at the camp: dig holes, all day, every day. As he digs, Stanley discovers the mysteries of the camp and his family’s rich history, as well as making a few friends, including Zero, who he helps along the way. Overall, this is a great story for any age with a mix of humour and friendship (as well as a bit of social commentary). - Isabelle H, Y11 BOOK OF THE MONTH
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: 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 8 HEAD OF YEAR AND TUTORS 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
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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