Issue 3
Autumn Term
8th February 2021 24th September 2021
Message from Mrs Conrad Tomorrow we are looking forward to welcoming over 150 families to St Teresa’s Prep and Senior Schools. The sun is promising to shine and our Year 6 tour guides are very excited about the prospect of showing off their school and all its outstanding facilities. The grounds are looking immaculate and the teachers are keen to showcase some exciting lessons. Gary has prepared delicious catering, the Maintenance Team have been working tirelessly to ensure everything is in order and FOST have been wonderful in organising parent ambassadors to welcome prospective parents and tell them about life at St T’s. Huge thanks to everyone for their hard work and commitment to St Teresa’s – I am proud to be part of such a special community.
Key Diary Dates: Saturday 25th September
Whole School Open Morning Years 3 to 6 helping at Whole School Open Morning
8.45—12.00
Wednesday 29th September
U10A&B Netball v Manor House
15.15—17.00
Thursday 30th September
U8-U11 Swimming Gala v St Hilary’s (H)
16.15
Friday 1st October
St Teresa’s Feast Day
Friday 1st October
U8A-D Hockey v Downsend (A)
time TBC
Saturday 2nd October
Hockey Tournament at Hawthorns (A)
time TBC
Monday 4th October
U8-U11 Cross Country at GHS (A)
14.45—17.30
Friday 8th October
Years 2 & 3 Harvest Celebration, Henderson Hall
8.30—09.15
Years 4 to 6 Harvest Celebration, Location TBC
14.45—15.30
Tuesday 12th October
Blessing of St Francis Service with pets NEW DATE
8.40
Wednesday 13th October
Years 2 to 6 Prep School Parents’ Evening
16.30 to 19.00
Thursday 14th October
Years 2 to 6 Prep School Parents’ Evening
16.30 to 19.00
Friday 15th October
Term Ends
This week you should have received: Years 5 & 6
Extended netball & hockey club info
Whole School
Information about the St Francis Service
Whole School
MyMaths Letter (your daughter will now have her MyMaths password) Hard copies of the Curriculum Handbooks have gone home to those parents who requested one.
If you need copies of any of these letters please contact the School Office prepinfo@st-teresas.com
St Teresa’s Sport St Teresa's Sport now has an Instagram and Twitter page! Please do join us at sttssport on Instagram and StTsSport on Twitter for exciting Senior and Prep sport photos and news!
Message for Year 6 Parents Please may I remind Year 6 parents to complete and return the Registration Form to Mrs Charles by Friday 15th October 2021 so that your daughters can be given priority entry into the Senior School and, be sent the formal offer letters after half-term.
Good News! Home Harvest Cecily visited her neighbour's allotment at the weekend where she helped them harvest all their potatoes. She also picked spinach and raspberries for her tea.
It was wonderful to celebrate our Community Mass this week. We particularly remembered those girls who have recently received their First Holy Communion, and were delighted that they came in their dresses. Fr Stephen also joined us for this wonderful celebration.
Golden Book Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week: 2EB
Sophie B for wonderfully thoughtful responses in RE this week. Sienna de N and Olivia L for focused work in Maths lessons this week when comparing numbers, beginning their tasks quickly and working really hard on the tasks. Liberty C for her fantastic effort in reading.
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Sophia L for her excellent effort this week with her reading, trying very hard with sounding out longer words and reading more fluently. Isabella M-S for fantastic reading this week, focusing on answering questions about what she has read and reading with expressions and fluency.
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Holly E for comparing 3 digit numbers and understanding greater than, less than and more than in maths. Isabella M for having some fantastic ideas when writing her recipe for a happy family in RE.
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Lyla S and Sophia N for their fantastic work on fronted adverbials in English this week.
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Seren S for her effort and consistent positivity. Perla L for her mature attitude and effort with her work. Alice F for her fantastic sentence development and relative clauses.
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Peyton S and Alex v E for their convincing recount writing in English, detailing Howard Carter's discovery of Tutankhamen's tomb. Poppy H for her excellent attitude towards her work across all subject areas and taking pride in all that she does.
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Alana E and Isola R for writing an excellent and very funny set of instructions on how to mummify a body. Emma v E and Clara de A for their reflective and thoughtful work in RE thinking about their unique talents and qualities.
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Alice B, Alice C and Ella J-B for their original and thoughtfully written versions of Psalm 23.
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Kay L, Frankie B, Phoebe R and Amy L for going above and beyond in creating their School Council presentations.
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Hattie H for working enthusiastically in class and for always spreading kindness. Hermione A for her positive and enthusiastic approach to her school work.
This Week in the Prep School Eco and Gardening Club The girls in Years 3 and 4 had a wonderful time in Eco and Gardening Club this week. We found out what the eco part of the club is all about and all the different ways we can look after the planet. The girls brainstormed their ideas and then started to create a poster celebrating Eco and Gardening Club with some amazing results. The girls also dug in some compost ready for planting next week.
Macmillan Coffee Morning The girls wore purple and green hair accessories and enjoyed a special cake at breaktime today in return for a donation to this very important cause. Thank you for your support!
Year 5—Pharaohs Year 5 used their knowledge of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics to write their name on a cartouche. The ancient Egyptians wrote the names of their gods and royal people in an oval shape called a cartouche. The oval shape represents a rope with special powers to ward off evil spirits and keep the name inside it safe.
Year 6—RE As part of our topic on Loving, we read and discussed Psalm 23 and then the girls wrote their own modern version, comparing God to someone who takes care of them.
Music News Musicians of the Week Congratulations to the following girls who have been awarded certificates this week: Sophia C in Year 2 for very good singing in class this week. Summer C in Year 3 for very good singing of Harvest songs in class. Lainey H in Year 4 for a very good contribution to singing in class. Ailsa S in Year 5 for very good work playing note patterns on the xylophone. Arabella C in Year 6 for very good work with African drumming rhythms.
Easter Music Course 2022! We are very pleased to announce that the music course will return next year from Monday 11th to Thursday 14th April. This will be the 10th anniversary of this course at school directed by Mrs Yalden. The course is open to girls and boys from Year 3-Year 6 from all schools who have passed Grade 1 on their instrument. Further information coming soon!
Sports News Another week brimming of Sport, with Year 3 and 4 enjoying their first hockey match of the season.
Collection from Club—Years 5 & 6 Years 5 and 6 netball and hockey club will now be finishing at 5pm. Parents will still have the option to collect at 4.30pm if children have other commitments.
Netball Year 3 enjoyed their first internal netball match last Friday. Lots of fun was had by all. The yellow team won, consisting of Olivia, Lilia-Anna, Isabella and Clemmie. Player of the tournament was Rachel.
Hockey Year 6 had their first hockey match against Notre Dame, developing their teamwork skills and showing resilience. Year 3 and 4 also had their first hockey match against Tormead on Thursday. They played fantastically, showing off their fast dribbling skills and linking play. Players of the matches were Sophia L, Isabella K, Seren and Zara. PE star class of the week for teamwork goes to 6KH.
Outside Achievements Charlotte J enjoyed learning a new skill in the Summer – surfing! It looks like you had lots of fun!
India-Rose joined her first football club called the mini colts, which are part of Ashtead FC. She played at Downsend school on Saturday afternoon. She was the only girl playing in year 5 & 6 amongst all the boys! She played against 2 other teams & her team won. Being the only girl didn’t phase her …she played with true St Ts grit & determination!! Well done India!
Upcoming Fixtures Wednesday 29th September
U10A+B netball v Manor House. (A) 4.15pm start.
Thursday 30th September
U8-U11 Swimming Gala v St Hilary’s (H)
Saturday 2nd October
U11A hockey tournament @ Hawthorns.
This Week Our school value for this year is ‘Character.’ As part of our reflection through the year, each half-term we will reflect on one outstanding character who we can adopt as an inspiration. This half-term we reflected on the amazing life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, still known to millions across the world as Mother Teresa. At the core of our understanding of character is the idea of ‘becoming the person God calls us to be.’ We are here for a purpose, we have a unique contribution to God’s plan for the world, and our fundamental pursuit needs to be recognising this calling. And it takes time. She spent her early years as a teacher working with impoverished Bengali girls in Calcutta, providing for them an exit from poverty through education. This was God’s work, yet she knew that she was called to more. With permission, she left her community and established the Missionaries of Charity, living and working alongside the poorest of the poor, bringing the love of God to those who needed it most. Through her tireless work, and that of her religious sisters, she changed the lives of countless millions across the globe, particularly orphans, the elderly, cancer patients and AIDS/HIV victims. His work was recognised by more international, humanitarian awards than any one person has every received, including the Nobel Peace Prize: she was voted, by a huge margin the most respected individual in the 20th Century, she brought the love of Christ and the joy of the Gospel to countless individuals and all without any personal gain whatsoever. Truly, she is a great model of character for us to remember.
Support for Macmillan—Friday 24th September Support for Macmillan Friday 24th Sept: It’s not too late to donate. Any amount large or small would be so appreciated! Donation link: https://thyg.uk/buu004704071
Classlist Thanks to those parents who have joined us on Classlist (https://app.classlist.com/). If you are new to the school, please ensure you create a profile for yourself including your daughter/s details & class.
Uniform See the FOST page of the school website for details of opening hours, new location, etc.
FOST on Instagram Please follow us on FOST insta account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham
Visit our website www.st-teresas.com/ equestrian
E-mail equestrian@st-teresas.com Call
01372 750257
Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”
Booking System st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk
We hope that you’ve been enjoying the sun as much as the horses are! Mickey managed to find the perfect sun spot for his morning snooze!
Over the next week could our termly riders, who haven’t already been asked, come 5-10 minutes early to their lessons so that we can record what they’d like to aim for in their lessons for this coming term.
We are running another After School Club on Tuesdays at 4pm to 5pm for Prep students and have two spaces left. The club allows students to learn how to care for a pony and topics such as parts of the horse, feeding, grooming and more! If you would like to book on, please contact the office.
We will see you all next week, have a lovely weekend!
October Half Term Pony Days Dates are not out yet for the half term. We will send an email out to everyone one they are up on the system ready to book.
NSEA Competition Reports
We have some NSEA teams heading out to compete on the 25th and 26th September. We wish you all good luck!
Menu—w/c Monday 27th September Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.