Golden Book

Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week:

3RN Lucy A her knowledge on light sources and reflectors, developing her ideas and explaining her thoughts in detail. Well done.

Beatrice S calculate perimeter. Fantastic effort this week, well done!

Elizabeth L learning, and for excellent participation in our Maths lessons on perimeter.

3KC Olivia L measuring perimeter really well and solving problems too, showing her working.

Ayla M

Sophia D explaining to the class how long the light from the sun takes to reach the earth.

4BB Jena W parts of the ear in Science.

Holly E

4CR Natalia T

Emily W

Olivia G

5HC Isobel C steps in marking; she has used the advice given to improve her written work and reading comprehension answers.

Lottie C for her enthusiastic participation in all the Book Week activities, especially creating the "legs" for our book cover door display!

Bethany DW for her impressive start at St Teresa's, enthusiastically participating in all lessons and activities.

5KH Maysie R for her wonderfully detailed and imaginative book scene she created for World Book Day

Stef Von Ey and Syna Sahu for their persuasive and emotive letters written as if they were Anne Boleyn writing to Henry VIII

5MK Rosie A, Viola K and Isabel R for their excellent portrayals of scenes from a well known book for Book Week.

6JG Emma v E for her high level of concentration and commitment in her Maths lesson.

Jessica L for reflecting the spirit of Book week so enthusiastically.

6HI Natalia O for a super effort in all subjects, really taking time to complete tasks to the best of her ability.

Olivia L for contributions in Life Lab, answering questions and being a positive, helpful member of her team.

Alex v E for a positive outlook, always approaching challenges with a smile and seeing them as a way to improve.

Dance Success!

Poppy in Year 6 attended a weekend of

Girls on Film!

Lottie, Serena and Darcy attended a ‘Sparks’ film camp before Christmas, where they created and acted in their very own short movie. They have just found out that it has been voted Sparks’ ‘Film of the Month’ for February! Fantastic girls!

Year 4—RoadTrip USA

In Year 4, the girls jetted across the seas into their new Road Trip USA topic. We kicked off the topic with a specific New York focus. The girls were given the task of creating a 'project' to represent New York in the most fun and creative way they could. We had all sorts of creations from informative PowerPoint presentations to 4ft Statues of Liberty, to home baked New York Cheesecake! As you can see, the results were absolutely phenomenal. What creative minds we have here in Year 4!

Eco & Gardening Club

In Eco and Gardening Club we have been busy planting! We planted broad bean seeds in the raised beds and in the classroom to see which ones would germinate first. We also planted cress seeds and lettuce seeds in pots to germinate in the classroom. Fingers crossed we will have some to plant out in the raised beds as soon as the weather is warmer.

6HI—Class Assembly

Year 6HI celebrated World Book Week with their class assembly this morning. Dressed in pyjamas, they gathered together for a bedtime story and helped to convey why reading is so important. The girls read examples of their own work and then ended with a Mastermind quiz!

World Book Day!

For World Book Day, the girls in Year 5 were challenged to recreate a famous book. Can you guess the title and author of these books?

Music News

Musicians of the Week

Year 3 – Thea BH for always trying her best and for her excellent use of music vocabulary

Year 4 – Poppy E for her resilience and wonderful attitude to learning

Year 5 – Rachel H for always bringing joy and enthusiasm to the Music Room

Year 6 – Sofia O for being very brave and singing so beautifully

Presenting Our Assembly Band

We are very pleased to announce that we now have an assembly band to accompany our singing!

The girls have been working hard on sight reading and ensemble playing and can now play a variety of hymns and songs that we are adding to weekly. Mrs Harris and Mrs Conrad are very proud of you girls – keep it up!

Assembly Performance

We were lucky enough to have two performances this morning in Celebration Assembly. Syna played the piano beautifully and Sophia C serenaded us with a very jaunty rendition of Drunken Sailor! Thank you both.

Music Lessons & Instrument Hire

We still have some spaces for lessons and some instruments that can be hired from the school. instruments or need any more information, please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs Harris

Easter Music Course 2023!

This year’s course will take place from Tuesday 11th to Friday 14th April. The course is open to girls and boys from all schools in Years 3 - 6 who have passed Grade 1 on their instrument. Please email Mrs Yalden on c.yalden@st-teresas.com for further information.

Sport News

Netball On Friday afternoon, the U8 teams took on Felton Fleet, there was some great netball and some amazing teamwork shown throughout the afternoon! Well done to the 3 teams that won and to the Ds who drew 2-2. The player of the match was Thea S, On Saturday morning, the U10A netball team played in a tournament at St George’s. The girls played really well throughout the morning and came 3rd overall! Excellent work –well done to the girls who took part!

On Tuesday, the U11A-D teams played against Felton Fleet, the matches were competitive and the team spirit within all 4 teams remained positive and motivating. The players of the matches were Olivia K, Georgia, Coey and Felicity. Well done girls!

Cross Country

Well done to the U8-U11 girls who took part in the GHS cross country event. It was a lovely afternoon, the girls really enjoyed it and the sun was shining. Well done to all the girls who took part. A special mention to the following girls who were the highest place finishers for St Teresa’s U8: Thea (7th), U9: Anna P (11th) and Poppy E (20th) and U11: Natalia (15th). Also well done to the U9s for winning the team award!

Swimming On Thursday afternoon, the U8-U11 swim squads competed in a gala against Rowan. The girls swam with determination and demonstrated fantastic team spirit throughout. The U9s won all of their races, with Jena being chosen for swimmer of the gala well done! It was a closely fought event with all swimmers representing the school admirably.

Football The U9 girls travelled to GHS on Friday afternoon for a football festival. The girls took part in a series of different activities including a penalty shootout, dribbling skills and mini matches. The girls had a great time and worked really hard well done!

Hockey On Saturday, the U11A hockey team travelled to Royal Russell School to take part in a fun morning of hockey. The girls won all of their matches, bar one and didn’t concede any goals. They made it into the finals, winning their last match 3-0. Great work on winning the tournament, it was very well deserved.

Surrey Cricket

Congratulations to Lilia-Anna and Rachel in Year 5 for being selected for the U10 Surrey Cricket team! Great work girls!

Fixtures W/C 6th March 2023

Monday U10A+B Football v Manor House (H) 4:15pm

Tuesday U10 Netball v Manor House 3:15pm, U11 Netball v CLFS (A) 2:30pm, U8-U11Cross Country @ St Catherine’s (A) 4pm

Friday U8 Netball v Downsend (A) 2:30pm, U9 Netball Tournament @ St Catherine’s 2pm

Saturday U8A+B Netball Tournament @ St George’s 9am, Fish out of water 3-8pm @ Dorking Leisure Centre

Sunday U8-U11 National Biathlon Championships in Redditch

This Week

The first of our Lenten themes is Pray. Sometimes we are not sure how to begin praying, particularly if we are not used to the idea. We can get bogged down in questions of what we should say. Learning prayers like the Our Father can be a helpful start, but we also need to remember that pray is just spending time in God’s presence, telling him what is on our mind. Pope Francis encourages us to use his simple Five Finger Prayer. It is really simple, and you can do it anywhere, at any time.

Begin with your thumb. Your thumb is the closest finder to you, so begin by thinking of those who are closest to you - your family and friends. Give thanks for each of them, naming them. And, if there is something they need, tell God about it.

Move on to your Index finger. This finger usually points us in the right direction. Remember all those

We hope that you are all well, but please remember to pack enough layers for riding. It has been very bitter t have too many spare coats on hand!

It was an incredible result of NSEA competitions last weekend, have a look on our Facebook page for a video of the events!

There was an NSEA competition at Merrist Wood last weekend and there were really good results from the riders!

At STE, the Chiropractor came round and gave some of the horses a really good treatment. And we are happy that the lessons are back on as normal from this week!

The horse of the week is… Mouse!

~ Libby C

An incredibly busy weekend for the STE NSEA teams; two venues, two disciplines, heights from 40cm-1m, some riders at their first competitions and with new ponies, great riding, great team spirit and they all went back to school for a rest on Monday!

At Merrist Wood show jumping on Saturday, Claudia B went double clear in the 70cm for 8th and Harriet L jumped a brilliant double clear at her first ever competition.

In the 80cm we had two teams, the Blue team of Amber B (individual 4th), Lilly S and Saskia TvV all jumped double clear for 2nd place, and qualified for the Champs in October. Meanwhile the Green team of Claudia B, Antonia S (10th) and Pernille A finished 4th, qualifying for the Plate Champs in October.

The 90cm team of Amber B, Lilly S, Chloe B and Izzy L finished 2nd, also qualifying for the Champs in October with an individual 4th for Chloe and 7th for Amber.

Onto Sunday, and it was a very busy day at Coombelands with Arena Eventing and Show Jumping going on.

In the Arena Eventing Pernille had a great round in the 70cm to finish just outside the top 10. In the 80cm there were lots of great rounds jumped but highlights were an individual 4th for Lilly S and 9th for Amber B. The 90cm team of Lilly S, Chloe B and Lulu S finished 4th, with Lulu placing 4th and Chloe 5th individually. Lulu S also did the 1m as an individual to come 7th.

In the show jumping, Holly C and Jess R both had great rounds in the 50cm for a double clear finishing just outside the placings. In the 60cm Jess R finished 2nd, and Antonia S also finished 2nd in the 80cm.

In the 90cm Windsor Qualifier the team of Amber B, Chloe B, Antonia S and Izzy L put in a strong performance to finish on 4 faults and 5th out of 12 teams, with Chloe finishing 3rd individually out of 45 riders.

A mammoth weekend and a huge thank you to all the parents, supporters and riders for all their hard work and representing the school so well! We are very proud and look forward to continuing the great teamwork and camaraderie throughout the rest of the year and beyond!