8th February 2021 18th June 2021
Message from Mrs Conrad This week, we have celebrated our annual Values Week across both the Prep and Senior schools with the focus being, very appropriately, on Compassion. The girls have been involved in assemblies, art projects and online activities which have helped them to reflect on the importance of compassionate love – showing empathy and walking alongside others in their suffering or sadness. As always, we have been hugely impressed by the love and care our girls have demonstrated for our local and global communities and the determination they have to make a difference to the world. Thank you to everyone for being so understanding about the last minute changes we have had to make this week to end of year events. Between the DfE and the weather (!), we have been kept on our toes to come up with solutions to making the end of term as normal as possible and ensure the girls don’t miss out on key school events. I hope I will be able to see many of you face to face at our rescheduled sports day in the last week of term. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the sun will shine!
Diary Dates: Wednesday 23rd June
Lower Prep Prize Giving Assembly, Henderson Hall, am (no audience—recording for parents)
Thursday 24th June
Year 6 Summer Production of Wind in the Willows, Mairlot Hall, 19.00 (Year 6 parents and guests in the audience only)
Friday 25th June
Year 6 Summer Production of Wind in the Willows, Mairlot Hall, 19.00 (Year 6 parents and guests in the audience only)
Tuesday 29th June
Mass for the Feast of St Peter and St Paul and Year 6 Leavers’ Mass (event cancelled)
Wednesday 30th June
Lower Prep Sports Day, 09.45 to 11.15 (new date) Upper Prep Sports Day, 13.15 to 15.30 (new date)
Thursday 1st July
Year 5 Prize Giving, Mairlot Hall, am (no audience—recording for parents)
Thursday 1st July
Years 3 & 4 Prize Giving, Mairlot Hall, am (no audience—recording for parents)
Thursday 1st July
Year 6 Prize Giving in the Mairlot Hall, 19.00 (Year 6 parents and guests in the audience only)
This week you should have received: Whole School
STASH information
Whole School
End of Year Event changes details
Year 6
Wind in the Willows seat booking details
Congratulations! Congratulations on the safe arrival of Allie’s (Year 4) sister, Elizabeth. Welcome to the world Elizabeth!
Golden Book Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week:
1BB
Isla M for her really hard work and attention to detail when sculpting in Art this week.
2EB
Evie C for her enthusiasm for learning and concentration in lessons. Evie worked hard creating her non-chronological report on ladybirds. Sofia G for working really hard in Maths this week, particularly on multiplication.
3DI
Séarlait W for her excellent attitude to completing work set in Topic and English lessons this week. Sienna L for fabulous work in English, choosing adverbs to create a mood or effect.
3KC
Scarlett M for a super description including lots of adverbs to describe a character in Madame Pampelmousse. Pascale E for a serious improvement in her effort in all subjects.
4RN
Evie B and Tabitha D for excellent research on the Adi tribe in English this week, producing informative leaflets. Isola R for her confident presentation on Mont Blanc for our topic this week, using PowerPoint and including pictures and fun facts! Florence B for informative and engaging presentation on Mount Vesuvius, speaking confidently to the class.
4CR
Kaiah C for her excellent effort on her Adi tribe leaflet. Iola M for her maturity when approaching her work and developing independence. Steffi C-B for her contributions to discussions showing careful thought. Alex v E for her fantastic poem written in her own time and shared with the class.
5MK
Eva M and Alice B for their use of empathy and figurative language to describe the emotions of a character in a scene from ' The Piano'. Abby B for excellent use of a thesaurus to generate synonyms for 'dull' words to describe emotions
5HC
Gabriella B for her thoughtfulness and kindness during lunch, moving to sit next to someone who was alone on a table. Tamara B for her beautifully presented and informative work on the Jewish Seder Meal at Passover. Phoebe R for her excellent effort and super work in Maths over the last few weeks.
6KH
Sofia F for adding humour to her role in the Year 6 production. Chloe S for doing a great job speaking clearly, slowing down her lines and making herself well heard.
6JG
Emma J for choreographing a wonderful solo dance. Sophia Y for always giving her best.
Great Work! Poetry Competition The Year 6 Poetry Club each wrote a very different entry for the CISC (Catholic Independent Schools’ Conference) Poetry Competition which had the theme 'Uncertainty and Opportunity'. All three poems were creative, original and deserve recognition, however, Cáitlin W's poem achieved the runner up prize. The judge, Nick Perry, a writer who has recently written extensively for Radio 4 drama, said of Caitlin’s poem: 'A well-constructed poem with an effective use of repetition that builds to a liberating conclusion.' Congratulations to Cáitlin, and we hope you enjoy reading all three entries.
Eco and Gardening Club During Eco and Gardening Club this week the girls watered and weeded all the raised beds. They had to take care to pick the correct plants but they were very careful and efficient! The girls also planted two tomato plants from Mrs Bishop’s garden into the raised beds. On top of this, they watered the miniature gardens where some of the grass seed has germinated. Next week we are looking forward to visiting the pond onsite.
Year 2—Collages Year 2 made some beautiful prayerful collages as part of values week this week.
Year 5 Time Traveler Topic Year 5s Time Traveler topic led them to explore the art of the surrealist Salvador Dali. Taking inspiration from his painting ‘The persistence of Memory’, the girls were set the task of creating their own clock faces.
Year 1 Year 1 are in the thick of their 'Rio' topic now and are loving every minute! We have explored many different aspects of Brazil and have many more to go. This week's Art focus was all about Christ the Redeemer. The girls got to find out all about the famous statue that stands tall at the summit of Mount Corcovado, and they looked at lots of different pictures, studying its shape and detail. The girls then sculpted their own miniChrist the Redeemer statues out of clay!
Year 5 Art Club The girls in Year 5 Art Club have had great fun, designing, sewing and creating their own designs, using a variety of stitching.
Sports News Another busy week of fixtures and the sun stayed out for the majority of the week. Although we are all disappointed Sports Day could not go ahead, the girls and I are looking forward to showcasing their skills to you on Wednesday 30th June. PE star class of the week goes to 4RN for enthusiasm in lessons.
Biathlon Running Event Congratulations to all the girls that participated in the Biathlon running qualification event this week. 25 girls set new personal best times for their 800m and 400m. The following girls improved their times by more than 20 seconds this season: U11 - Emily C, Catherine L, U10 - Kaiah C, Alex v E, Emma v E, Peyton S, Olivia L, Ella J, U9 India Rose C, Charlotte J.
Cricket Year 3 played their last cricket match against Feltonfleet. The girls showcased their bowling skills and demonstrated superb fielding and wicketkeeping skills. Players of the matches were: As: Rachel, Isabella and Jessica R, Bs: Charlotte J for batting, Pascale for bowling, Cs: Scarlett Mutch for batting. Year 6 also had their last cricket match of the season against Feltonfleet. The games were very competitive, with the B team drawing after 4 overs and the As winning narrowly by 6 runs. Players of the matches were: Ava S for bowling, Katie D for batting, Kacey C, Lucia C for batting and Arabella C for bowling. Highlights of the match were: Caitlin caught 1 person out and Georgie S bowled a wicket. Year 5 enjoyed their last cricket match against Cranmore. 4’s were hit and wickets were taken. Players of the matches were: Zara and Sophia for batting and Gabriella for bowling. Highlights were: Emily bowled a wicket, Frankie and Katarina caught two people out.
Swimming Year 5 and 6 swim squads competed in an intra-school swimming gala this week. Almost everyone improved on their times this term, with some people improving over 50m by 7 seconds. Great work girls! Swimmer of the gala goes to Phoebe Campbell for her great tumble turn in backstroke.
Tennis Well done to Zara, Gabriella, Sophia and Emily in Year 5 who played their last Surrey league tennis match last week. It was tough competition, with two of their opponents playing at county level. They kept their heads up high and showing good perseverance. Phoebe R in Year 5 took to the water at Thorpe Lakes for her birthday at the weekend. It looks like everyone had lots of fun in the lovely hot weather. Over half term, Miss Rippington competed in two races, the first was an obstacle course race and the second a kayak race. Miss Rippington raced head to head in a knockout style event over a 500m obstacle course against men and women. She won her first three races against men and made it the final, where unfortunately the man won narrowly. She managed to place fastest lady of the event and received a free PT session for “best competitive racer”. On the Sunday, Miss Rippington competed in a local kayaking race in Reading, placing 3rd in her division. This weekend, Miss Rippington will be taking part in the 10 in 10 race in the Lake District, a 16 mile charity team challenge taking in 10 peaks in 10 hours. Her team are aiming for 5 hours. Ruby received her first grading at Martial Arts on Sunday and achieved her "white senior" belt.
Fixtures for the next week Tuesday 22nd June: Rapid Relays: Year 5+6 (Athletics club girls) Friday 25th June: Quadkids Athletics: Year 3+4 (top 8 girls from each year group)
Mouthguards for Years 3 to 6
School Mouthguard £44
In preparation for the Hockey season and to ensure your daughter is fully equipped for the start of the academic Year 2021 we would like to offer mouthguard fitting on Wednesday 30th June 2021. As a school we support GuardianPro Mouthguards and their custom-made mouthguards; they offer a reasonable price and a high level of protection in school colours. There are additional options available in a variety of colours, as well as braces mouthguards for a bespoke fitting. Please click here to purchase your mouthguard and book your fitting.
Music News Musicians of the Week Olivia L for always working hard in music and clapping rhythms well. Perla L and Alice F for very good chime bar playing. Eliza B for very good work learning the songs for Wind In The Willows and contributing to the singing.
Associated Board Music Exams Many congratulations to the following girls who have achieved their results this week: Singing
Grade 4 Grade 2 Grade 1
Caitlin W Erin C Phoebe R
Merit Distinction Pass
Piano
Grade 4 Grade 2 Grade 2 Grade 2
Sophia Y Arabella C Daniella C Caitlin W
Merit Merit Pass Pass
Guitar
Grade 1
Catherine L
Merit
Violin
Grade 3 Grade 2 Grade 2 Grade 2 Grade 2
Sofia C Briony L Evangelina P Jessica T Alice C
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Music Clubs in the last week of Term Please note that the following clubs will NOT run in the last week of term: Monday Year 4 Music Club Tuesday Year 6 Theory Club Friday Year 5 Theory Club Friday Year 6 Ukulele Club
Welcome to iPrayONLINE
A key feature of Values Week each year has been iPray. This year, to overcome the challenges of COVID, we have devised iPrayOnline - a set of 9 virtual prayer spaces. There has been the option to light a virtual candle for someone who needs a prayer, make a virtual LOVE HEART to say ‘thank you’ to God for a loved one, ask God one of those knotty questions, complete some mindful colouring, play the Praise and Worship Jukebox and much more
Join In You can view all the activities by clicking here (Please note: you will need to access the file using your child’s Office 365 account to be able to complete the online surveys.) Alternatively, click here to Light a Candle, Make a LOVE HEART or ask a Question for God. We hope you enjoy the prayer activities as much as the girls have!
E-mail equestrian@st-teresas.com Call
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Booking System st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk
Not only did we have an incredible half term week with our Pony Days, but we said goodbye to Ellie as she set off to her new home on Friday 4th June. Arnie and Sky will also be leaving us at the end of the term to start their new chapters. We are on the lookout for horses to join STE and have a couple in the line up already. However this does mean that horse availability will be even tighter for the second half of the term until we can replace the amazing Ellie, Arnie and Sky. We also have three tickets going for a trip to the International Horse Show on Thursday 16th December 2021. Please contact the office to find out pricings if you are interested.
NSEA Competition Reports On Saturday 12th June we had seven teams plus individuals out competing at Felbridge for the NSEA Show Jumping Championship Qualifier and Grass Roots Show Jumping! For the SJ Championship Qualifier, our 70cm team – Chloe, Inde, Lulu and Victoria - did fantastically! Coming first and all riding clear rounds! For the individual placings, Lulu came 1st, Victoria came 2nd, Inde came 9th and Chloe came 17th! In the 80cm class, the two teams did their best and the Green Team – Ava-Mae, Chloe and Mia – came 8th with 8 faults overall and the Pink Team – Chloe, Lulu and Victoria – place 11th with 12 faults. For the Grass Roots SJ, we had riders in the 40cm, 50cm, 60cm and 70cm classes. In the 40cm and 50cm classes, Jessica came 21st in the 40cm with 4 faults and 18th in the 50cm with a clear round, while Minty came 13th in the 50cm with a clear round! In the 60cm class, the team – Jackson, Lottie, Rebekah and Sofie – came 1st with all clear rounds! Individual placings were – Rebekah placed 5th, Sofie placed 6th, Lottie placed 7th and Jackson placed 11th! Finally for the 70cm class, the team came 1st! Antonia, Jackson, Rebekah and Sofie all rode clear rounds with Rebekah placing 4th, Antonia and Sofie placing 9th and Jackson placing 19th! What a successful day for everyone! Congratulations!!
Menu—w/c Monday 21st June 2021 Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances. Monday
Main
Southern style Mild beef chilli chicken breast served with rice & with rustic Cajun nacho’s slaw
Chef’s Trolley Chef’s salad/ Caesar salad
Vegetarian
Sides
Tuesday
Roasted vegetable & halloumi
Chef’s salad
Wednesday
Pasta carbonara
Thursday
Chicken tikka masala and naan bread
Chef’s salad/ Chef’s salad/ marinaded olives cherry tomato & cucumber salad
Fresh vegetable & Spaghetti bean chilli with Neapolitan rice & nacho’s
Friday
Traditional battered cod & cod fish fingers Chef’s salad
Vegetable & chick No meat pea tikka masala meatballs in a fresh tomato sauce with pasta
Roasted new Sweetcorn potatoes Mixed vegetables
Green beans & carrots
Rice Broccoli
Fries Peas
Additional
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Jacket potato & beans
Desert
Chocolate cake
Carrot cake
Lemon drizzle cake
Sticky toffee traybake
Strawberry milkshake
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
ESTA
Team Challenge Event ESTA is excited to be running the Team Challenge event during group tennis lessons all next week! Team Challenge is a fun competition designed for junior tennis players. Players compete in small teams for points over a short series of matches, with winners being awarded medals. Win, lose or draw, all players receive a sticker and certificate provided by the LTA. This is a great way to incorporate some extra competitive match play in sessions. We hope everyone has fun taking part!
LTA Match Play Event ESTA Head Coach Jack Lane is running an LTA match play event on Saturday 31st July for U8, U9 & U10 players. This event is a great way for children to gain more match play experience in a familiar and fun environment! Please follow the link below to sign up. https://competitions.lta.org.uk/tournament/E96E0ED1-39A0-4222-8EB1-21152AECB5FD