St Teresa's Prep School 4th March 2022

URGENT Appeal for Ukraine Please send in your donations of: • • • • • • • • • •

Socks Underwear Blankets Duvets Pillows Painkillers for Kids Painkillers for adults Bandages First Aid Kits Wound Dressings

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Wet Wipes Nappies Shampoo Shower Gel Soap Tooth brushes Toothpaste Sanitary Pads Tampons Sleeping Bags Foil Survival Blankets

To the School Chapel by Friday, 11th March (Items will be shipped to Poland via the White Eagle Club in Balham on Sunday 13th, March)

Financial donations can be made via dec.org.uk Thank you for your generosity!

Issue 7

Spring Term

4th March 2022

Message from Mrs Conrad What a wonderful celebration of books and literature this week has been! An inspirational author visit, dance workshops around two of our favourite books, numerous competitions, and finally dress up day which saw an array of exciting and unique costumes from staff and pupils alike!

On a more sombre note, the girls have been very passionate about helping families in Ukraine. Generous donations have already been dropped off in the Chapel and many girls in the Prep and Senior schools attended a special prayer session at lunch time on Ash Wednesday to pray for peace, as requested by Pope Francis.

As we begin this season of Lent, we pray for the needs of our global family and reflect on how we can become instruments of God’s peace on earth.

Key Diary Dates: Tue 8th Mar

U8—U11 Cross Country v St Catherine’s (A)

16.00

Wed 9th Mar

Year 6—Open Book Morning (please see details over)

8.15—9.00

Wed 9th Mar

Year 6 v Year 5 Hockey Match (H)

15.30

Wed 9th Mar

Year 5, Osmington Bay Parent Information Evening

16.30

Thu 10th Mar

3RN Class Assembly, Henderson Hall

8.30

Fri 11th Mar

U11A—C Netball Tournament at St Catherine’s School (A) CANCELLED 13.00

Sat 12th Mar

U8A&B Netball Tournament @ St Georges

time TBC

Tue 15th Mar

ABRSM—Music Exams

times TBC

Tue 15th Mar

Chapel Concert (for instrumentalists—by invitation)

16.30

Wed 16th Mar

Hop, Skip and Jump Run (more details to follow)

AM

Wed 16th Mar

Year 6 Norfolk Trip, Parent Information Evening

16.30—17.15

Thu 17th Mar

5MK Class Assembly, Henderson Hall

8.30

Fri 18th Mar

LifeLab Final Pitch

AM

Fund Raising For Ukraine Layla’s Café in Effingham will be open from 2.00pm until 5.00pm on Sunday 6th March, serving teas, coffees and homemade cakes.

One hundred percent of the takings or any donations will go to British Red Cross.

Please do come along and support them if you can, at ‘Layla’s’ Walton House, The Street, Effingham

Talking to Children About Conflict Some of the girls have been talking about the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine in school. The adults in school will always allow space and time for the children to express their feelings and have certainly done so with either individuals or small groups in an age-appropriate secure environment. Whilst, as adults, we do not need to have all of the answers, it is reassuring for children to have an open forum where they feel able to discuss things that they have heard or how they might be feeling. If you would like factual information about the conflict specifically aimed at children, please use the BBC Newsround or First News. There is useful information about how to talk to young children about war here.

This week you should have received: Whole School

Information about the Ukraine Appeal

Please contact the School Office if you need a copy of any of this letter—prepinfo@st-teresas.com

3RN—Class Assembly Parents of girls in 3RN are invited to join us for their class assembly on Thursday 10th March 2022 at 8.30am in the Henderson Hall Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall from 8.15am

5MK—Class Assembly Parents of girls in 5MK are invited to join us for their class assembly on Thursday 17th March 2022 at 8.30am in the Henderson Hall Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall from 8.15am

Year 5—Osmington Bay Information Evening We are holding an information evening for the Year 5 trip to Osmington Bay on Wednesday 9th March at 4.30pm in 5MK. All Year 5 parents are welcome.

Prep School Open Book Mornings We will be holding Open Book Mornings for each Year Group over the next few months. This is an opportunity for your daughters to show you their books and their classrooms. Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall after drop–off and, once the girls are settled, you will be taken to the classroom from 8.30am until 9.00am.

Please see the dates below. You will be sent a form to confirm your attendance nearer the time.

Wednesday 9th March—Year 6 Wednesday 23rd March—Year 5 Wednesday 27th April—Year 4 Wednesday 4th May—Year 2 Thursday 5th May—Year 3 We really look forward to welcoming you.

Golden Book Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week: 2EB

Sophia C for her outstanding kindness towards her classmates and for her thoughtful contributions in lessons.

Sienna D for her effort in improving her handwriting and for her enthusiasm and contributions in Maths Club this week.

3RN

Ruby S for her excellent concentration and following of instructions to code during our scratch lessons this week. Well done!

Eleanor B for her fantastic contributions during our maths lessons this week and understanding of measure using mm, cm and m confidently to solve problems.

3KC

Summer C for amazing problem solving during measurement lessons.

Lottie F for fantastic effort when writing up her book report on her favourite book, Molodie, the music fairy by Daisy Meadows.

4BB

Abi F for her unyielding effort in researching, naming and labelling the 50 states of the USA on a map.

Amaya H for excellent focus and hard work on character descriptions in English.

Charlotte J for a great start to fractions this week, particularly recognising equivalent fractions.

4CR

Olivia P for her super postcard from New York.

Syna S for her fabulous effort when solving fraction problems.

Clara O for her improvement in her writing.

5MK

Tabby D for being an excellent buddy for our welcome girl yesterday. She included her in all of our activities and made her feel so welcome.

Alex v E and Coey L for their incredible use of descriptive and figurative language to describe Henry VIII in English this week.

5HC

Evie B and Tabitha St G for their excellent creative writing showing the contrasting emotions of Henry VIII through actions, figurative language, and impressive vocabulary choices.

Isla B for her beautifully designed and detailed Tudor dress complete with annotations explaining the correct names for the layers of garments.

6KH

Bella S and Arabella C for staying calm and collected during class assembly mishaps and carrying on brilliantly Ariella V H for stepping in at the last moment in our class assembly to take on an extra role

6JG

Kay L for her perseverance in maths and her impressive results in algebra.

Amy L for her enthusiasm in preparing contributions for the VE Day party.

6LD

Isabella M for writing an excellent book synopsis and for always being polite and respectful.

Hermione A for wonderful progress in all learning areas and for participating enthusiastically in class discussions.

World Book Week The whole school celebrated a fun-packed Book Week this week with a visiting author, staff story telling sessions, dance workshops, dressing up and competitions galore.

It was fabulous to have this wonderful event back in school after holding an online version last year and the corridors were buzzing with enthusiastic children talking about books.

6KH—Class Assembly Year 6KH treated the school to an assembly packed full of all the work inspired by books which they have completed since September. There was acting, singing and even interviews with 'famous authors' - there was something for everyone!

Year 2—Reading with Year 6 On World Book Day, the girls in Year 2 enjoyed inviting some of the girls in Year 6 to share a book with them. The smiles, engagement and shared love of books shone through.

Year 3—Greek Workshop This week Year 3 arrived in school dressed as Ancient Greeks ready for a day full of storytelling, fact finding and puzzle solving. We went back in time to Ancient Greece and had a lot of fun taking part in retelling Greek myths, learning about Greek weapons and using the knowledge from our topic to answer questions in a quiz!

We all had Eureka moments when completing maths puzzles and enjoyed a tactical game trying to defeat each other's armies.

Year 2, Muck, Mess and Mixtures The girls kicked off their new topic 'Muck, Mess and Mixtures' by creating some collaborative pieces of art on canvas. The girls were given free rein with resources but with one aim, to not return to the classroom with clean hands!!

Year 4 USA Road Trip As part of our Road Trip USA Topic, Year 4 have been learning about the US States. Last week, the girls did some detailed research on the infamous New York City! What a place! We looked at a selection of key landmarks, transports, and the vast array of food on offer. With this in mind, we turned our focus to the features of a postcard. Thinking carefully about layout and necessary writing features, the Year 4 girls imagined themselves in the hub of the Big Apple and wrote some wonderfully detailed postcards home. They were fantastic!

Eco & Gardening Club During Eco and Gardening Club, the girls made a homemade bird seed cake using grated cheese, bird seed, suet mix and raisins. Once they had mixed all the ingredients together the girls added water. Before the mixture was added to the recycled yoghurt pots, they carefully made a hole using a pen and threaded a piece of string through so that they could hang it on a branch in the playground. The bird seed cake mixture went into the fridge overnight and the girls hung their pots during break time the following day.

ECO TIP OF THE WEEK If you would like to make one of these cakes for your garden, click here.

Please take care if you have anyone allergic to the ingredients or dogs who are allergic to the raisins

Music News Musicians of the Week Congratulations to the following girls who have been awarded certificates this week: Sophia D in Year 2 for a consistently high standard in music.

Apollonia C-D in Year 3 for working hard in music and always being enthusiastic.

Jessica T in Year 4 for consistently high standards in class and extra curricular activities.

India-Rose C in Year 5 for making a very good contribution to Chamber Choir rehearsal this week.

Nyang’ara O-C in Year 6 for showing a mature attitude in her approach to music making.

Music class of the week – Year 5MK

Celebration Assembly Performance Thank you to two of our Year 8 Music Scholars, Felicity and Gabriella. They performed part of a double violin concerto by Vivaldi in assembly this morning.

Look out for next week’s performance from a Prep School musician.

Flute Lessons Please speak to Mrs Yalden if your daughter would like to trial flute lessons.

Our flute teacher is offering an enticing deal for beginners.

ABRSM Music Exams These will take place on Tuesday 15th March in school. Exact timings will be notified nearer the time.

Easter Music Course 2022!

This year’s course will take place 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 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 Pupil news Well done to Sofie Sherazee (Year 6) for coming 1st in the team and 5th individually at the Merriest Wood NSEA 70m competition and going through to the Championships at Stoneleigh. We loved watching the videos of your riding!

Netball •

On Tuesday 1st March, the U10A-C netball teams played against CLFS. It was raining and cold but all the girls played really well!

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The U10A team won 11-3 and the player of the match was Peyton S.

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The U10B team drew 5-5 and the player of the match was Olivia K.

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The U10C team won 9-0 and the player of the match was Coey L.

Friday 11th March—there will be NO Year 4 Netball club at

Biathlon Well done to all the girls who competed in the National Modern Biathlon on the weekend. All the girls tried their best and worked really hard. A huge well done to Seren S, Olivia P and Ruby S’s team who came 1st!

Cross Country A superb effort from the cross country team, who competed at a cross country fixture at Guildford High School. There were over 10 schools competing and roughly 50-70 children in each category. Well done to Ruby in Yr 3 who was 2nd in the U8 category and Seren in Yr 4 who was 1st in the U9 category. Our highest ranked U10 and U11 runners were Natalia in 13th place and Zara in 21st place. Great work girls!

UKSA EASTER HOLIDAY SPORTS CAMP UKSA Sports Camps, include Hockey (7-16yrs), Netball (7-14yrs) and Mini Sports (5-7yrs).

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Venue: Cumnor House (Sussex)

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Dates: Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th April

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Book at: uksportsacademy.com

Upcoming Fixtures Tuesday 8th March—U8-U11 Cross Country @ St Catherine’s

4pm

Wednesday 9th March—Year 6 v Year 5 Hockey Match (H)

3.30

Friday 11th March– U11A-C Netball Tournament @ St Catherine’s CANCELLED Saturday 12th March—U8A&B Netball Tournament @ St George’s Saturday 12th March—ESSAs

This Week On Wednesday we marked the beginning of the season of Lent with our Ash Wednesday Service. During the Service we reflected on the account from Luke’s Gospel where the Zacchaeus is approached by Jesus.

This, perhaps, is the most important point. God always approaches us. He goes out of his way to reveal himself to us and to invite us into his life of Love. All we are called to do is respond, as Zacchaeus did.

Zacchaeus fell to his knees. In Lent we too are called to pray, to plug ourselves back into that communication between us and God. Whatever we currently do, we are encouraged to do more during this season of Lent.

Zacchaeus showed true repentance for what he had done wrong. He made amends - four times over - for his dishonesty. We too are called to leave our old ways behind. Yes, a simple way to begin is to give up those extras that we don’t really need - sweets, chocolate, etc.

But more importantly, we are called to fast from anything that separates us from God and from our neighbour, perhaps selfishness, dishonesty, our negative attitude towards others. What ever it is, fast from it.

And finally, Zacchaeus gave away much of what he had.

We too are called to give generously to our neighbour, whether financially, or by giving generously of our time.

Sadly, the terrible events in Ukraine have brought home to us how fragile life can be. But it also provides us with many opportunities to help us, and others, through Lent.

Firstly, follow Pope Francis’ call to pray for Ukraine as we did as a whole school. Take the opportunity to give thanks for the blessings that we receive that our brothers and sisters in Ukraine no longer have and support our Appeal for Ukraine to show love for our neighbours.

However you mark it, have a blessed Lent!

Platinum Jubilee—Tree Planting In honour of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, FOST will be donating an ornamental cherry tree that will be planted, along with a commemorative plaque which has been made by Royal British Legion Armed Forces veterans. The tree will be part of The Queen’s Green Canopy project and will appear on a national interactive online map. The national tree planting is happening on the 11th March. It is on the 70th day of the year to symbolise The Queen’s 70th year on the throne. Find out more about ‘The Queen’s Green Canopy’ here.

Beth Barnard—Head Girl

School Uniform Shop Submission forms are under FOST 2nd hand uniform on the St Ts website. REMINDER: CASH or CHEQUE only please for the foreseeable future. Open on Mondays & Fridays 8.30am-9am and the first Saturday of every month 10am-10.30am during term time.

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We hope that you all have had a lovely week!

Please make sure that coats are brought up to ride, even if you don’t end up wearing them! The weather is very unpredictable at the moment, and while we do have some showerproof coats for you to borrow, it is best to bring your own just in case!

Please also make sure that all riders turn up with time to spare before their lessons! This will give you time to get your horse ready and out to the arena. We will also ensure that instructors and yard staff help you get ready so that you can make the most of your riding lesson on the horse!

Easter Pony Days The Easter dates have already been sent out and published, and are available to book on the system. We do have some spaces left, so book now to avoid disappointment!

If you would like to be added to the waitlist in case of a cancellation, then please email the office or there is an update on the system where you will be emailed automatically if a space becomes available.

NSEA Competition Reports On Saturday 26th February, after some swapping around we had two teams head to Merrist Wood to compete in the NSEA Show jumping Qualifier in the 70cm and 80cm classes.

In the 70cm class, the team - Jackson, Sofie, Izzy, Lilly - did amazingly with four clear rounds! The team came first, and qualified for the NSEA Championships!! Izzy placed 4th as an individual and also qualified for the Championships, while Sofie placed 5th just missing out on that qualification, but qualified for the Championship Plate instead! The other two unfortunately just missed out on the top placings. Well done!

In the 80cm, the team didn’t do as well but Lilly and Joe rode two amazing clear rounds. Unfortunately they missed out on the top placings and no one managed to qualify.

Congratulations to you all!!

And good luck to those heading to Felbridge for the Eventer’s Challenge and Grass Roots on Sunday!

Menu—w/c Monday 7th March Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.

Monday Prep School

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Beef lasagne & crusty bread

Chicken breast goujons

Roast chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding

Mild beef chilli with rice & taco’s

Fish fingers/ tomato pasta

Main

Beef lasagne with crusty bread

Southern fried chicken fillet burger with shredded iceberg & piri piri mayo

Honey roast gammon with Yorkshire pudding

Mild beef chilli nachos, grated cheese, guacamole, sour cream & salsa

Traditional battered cod fillet or fish fingers with tartare sauce

Eat healthy dish

Chargrilled chicken with sweet chilli glaze & little gem, cherry tomato & cucumber salad

Pork & vegetable biriyani

Beef bourguignonne with wholemeal rice

Lemon & basil chicken breast strips served with marinaded olives

Seafood & chilli spiced linguine with roasted green peppers & fresh herbs

Vegetarian

Vegetable & spinach lasagne

Quorn mince & bean tomato bake

Root vegetable & lentil cottage pie

Malaysian style squash & seitan curry

No chicken teriyaki noodles & Oriental vegetables

Crusty bread Peas & sweetcorn

Jacket wedges Broccoli

Roast potatoes Mixed vegetables

Rice Carrots

Chips Peas Baked beans

Apple pie & custard

International woman’s day cake

Lemon & blueberry slice

Rocky road

Very berry smoothie

Sides

Desert

Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher

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