St Teresa Prep Weekly Bulletin 29 April

3rd May 2024

3KC - Class Assembly

Parents of girls in 3KC are invited to join us for their class assembly on Thursday 23rd May 2024 at 8.30am in the Henderson Hall. Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall from 8.15am.

STASH – Summer Holiday Camp

STASH will be going ahead this year and will start on Monday 10th July and finish on Friday 14th July. It will be open to all children in Years 3-6. Keep an eye out for the sign up forms over the next few weeks.

Parent Prep School Information Meeting

Mr Farmer will be hosting a Prep School information meeting in the Henderson Hall with Dr McShane and Mr Tindall on Tuesday 14th May at 18.30 to answer any questions you may have regarding future plans for the school.

To confirm your attendance, please complete the online form: Prep School Parents' Meeting Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall from 18.00

Message forYear 6 Parents

Please may you complete all of your online forms in the new entrants’ package by Monday 6th May

Class Photographs—16th May

Fresh School Photography will be in school on 16th May, taking class photographs. Please ensure that the children are in school uniform (winter for Year 6) and have their cardigans and blazers with them on the day.

Key Diary Dates:

Mon 6th May May Bank Holiday School Closed

Tue 7th - 10th May Year 5 trip to Osmington Bay All day

Thu 9th May Mass for the Ascension of the Lord 11:00

Mon 13th - 15th May Year 4 Wild Child Trip All day

Mon 13th May Year 3 French and Art collaboration with Cranmore and Manor House 09:00 - 10:45

Tue 14th May Prep School Parents Information evening (Henderson Hall) 18:30

Wed 15th May 6MK Class Assembly, Henderson Hall 08:30 - 09:00

16th May

Mon 20th - 24th May Year 6 Trip to France

Thu 23rd May 3KC Class Assembly, Henderson Hall 08:30 - 09:00

Fri 24th May Half term Begins

Mon 3rd Jun School resumes

Wed 5th Jun New Parents Welcome BBQ 17:00

Thu 6th Jun Senior School Transition evening for Yr. 5 Parents

7th Jun

10th Jun

Tue 11th Jun

Wed 12th Jun Year 3 Fishbourne Trip

Tue 18th Jun Year 6 Leavers’ Mass followed by Afternoon Tea on Mairlot Lawn TBC

Fri 21st Jun Year 5 Primary Maths Masterclass

Thu 27th Jun Prep School Production, Mairlot Hall Times TBC Fri 28th Jun Prep School Production, Mairlot Hall Times TBC

Mon 1st Jul Moving up/Induction Day PM

Tue 2nd Jul Sports Day 13:15 - 15:45

Thu 4th Jul Prep School Prize Giving 19:00 - 20:00

Fri 5th Jul Term ends 16:15

Year 6: 6RW Communication 7th 10th May 2024

Year 6 residential trip to France, passports, medication and GHIC Cards

Whole School: Flower Procession in Honour of Our Lady

Reminder for Parent Information evening, 14th May 2024

Puzzles and Codes Club Cancelled 15th May

Class Photographs, 16th May 2024

Please contact the School Office if you need copies of any of this information prepinfo@st-teresas.com

Golden Book

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

3RN Annabella H for her independence in writing the beginning of a Roman myth, using imaginative vocabulary.

Liel G for an impressive improvement in organisation throughout the week. Very well done!

3KC Sophia H for writing an amazing Roman myth where she thought carefully about her use of adjectives for her expanded noun phrases, checked her sentences made sense and super spellings too. Well done, Sophia.

Isabelle C for fantastic coding when using Scratch in Computing. She created a Rock band, with a stage and sprites and used loops, repeats, and more than one sound at a time. Well done, Isabelle.

4LH Bea St-

Isla M for your use of bar models when finding fractions of amounts and fantastic explanation using Mathematical vocabulary.

Clemmie for your mountain poem in which you incorporated some interesting personification and descriptive language. You clearly and eloquently conveyed the mountain’s emotions.

4AB Jemima H for super focus and attention during lessons and for completing work to a high standard.

Harper A

4CR Amelia H for fabulous partner work when collecting vocabulary about a yeti.

Elizabeth L for her conscientious attitude in our English lessons this week and for being a supportive friend to others finding a problem tricky.

Cara AS for her fabulous comprehension work this week.

5HC Elodie B and Isabella M for their kindness, support and consideration of others.

Jena W and Sofia G for their fantastic work on angles this week in Maths drawing them.

5KH Poppy E for her increasingly detailed Reading Record and for challenging herself in her book choices. Lottie F for her hard work on angles in Maths this week.

6MK Lilia-Anna H for her superb constructing of the lungs in Science this week.

Sophia N and Molly C for their incredibly informative non-chronological reports on Pandora incorporating a variety of sentence structures and clauses.

6JG Scarlett C for her perseverance in Maths.

Ariel Y for producing some wonderful work in English.

6RW Matilda R for excellent work on long division in Maths this week.

Lara B for working so hard in Maths this week to interpret line graphs and bar charts.

Art Stars

Year 3 Ottilie H for her Roman emperor drawing using pencil and graphite sticks, concentrating on shadows and shading.

Year 4

Cecily P for her Stained glass window design - FAITH

Year 5 Jasmin N for her Stained glass window design - COMMUNITY

Drama Stars

Year 3 Annabella H for improved concentration and creativity when using a mask.

Year 4

Year 5

Jessica A for her creativity and enthusiasm making sound effects.

Bella for her improved confidence when performing in the class assembly.

Year 6 Clara O for her commitment to rehearsals and enthusiasm at Drama Club.

Prep School News

ECO & Gardening Club

This week the girls have been planting out lettuces, radishes and peppers!

Year 4 Mountains Topic

As part of their Mountains topic, Year 4 examined 'The Mountain' by Emily Dickinson before writing their own shape poems using personification, metaphors, similes and exciting language. They were absolutely fabulous with such a range of vocabulary. Well done!

Prep School News

5HC — Class Assembly

On Thursday, 5HC took us back in time to meet the infamous Tudor family during their class assembly. Singing songs and taking us on a tour through the portrait gallery of Hampton Court, we met flamboyant Henry VIII and his six sorry wives, learning all about the fascinating and terrifying history of the Tudor Dynasty.

Prep School News

Year 3 Computing

The girls have been creating a Rock Band using the coding program Scratch. They found a suitable background and included many musical sprites including a DJ or singer and coded each sprite using loops, repeating sounds, played more than one sound at a time to create a chord and played a series of notes. Well done girls, they looked and sounded wonderful!

Year 6 Breakfast from the world

Inspired by the various breakfasts you can find in the Spanish speaking world, the girls in Year 6 decided to explore the theme of breakfast around the world. So they organised their own version of an international breakfast and they sampled the delicious offerings:

Croissants Gateau's

Pains au Chocolat Welsh cakes

Brioches Cinnamon rolls

Palmiers Fairy bread

Gaupres Sushi

Biscuits Egg fried rice

Crepes Cereals,

Bao buns Dumplings

And even an English breakfast!

Bon appétit! Buen aproveche! Guten Appetit!

Prep School News

Flower Procession in honour of Our Lady

On Tuesday, we gathered for our annual procession honouring Mary. Our Chaplaincy Team reminded us of how important Mary is as a model of faith. When she was asked by God to be the mother of Jesus, she replied, ‘Let it be done to me according to your will!’ She is a model of how we can respond to God’s call in our lives.

One of the reasons Mary is so important is that she intercedes for us. In life, if we have a concern or a worry, we ask family and friends for help and support. We do the same with Mary, our Heavenly Mother. We ask for her help and support, particularly asking her to intercede – that is, to carry our prayers for us – to her Son, Jesus.

To show the honour in which we hold Mary, we traditionally present her with flowers, especially in this season of spring, and in the month of May, which is dedicated to Mary.

We would like to thank everyone for their generous donations of flowers that were placed beautifully at the feet of Mary in our service, and were then delivered to the Princess Alice Hospice in Esher.

Dance News!

Last week Jemima took part in the Surrey Hills Dance School event and was awarded her Stage 2 ISTD with a honours medal in Latin and Ballroom. It was a lovely night and some of the young dancers who demonstrated their skills were really sensational.

Equestrian News!

Last Saturday Electra competed with the St T’s teams at Coombelands. Riding Silver, they came 4th in the 60cms and 3rd in the 70cms

On Sunday she was riding Monty and came 3rd in 70cms and 2nd in 80cms out of 41 riders who were both adults and children. This was her first show on both these ponies!

One of our Prep parents would like us to share news about a new movement called Smartphone Free Childhood, spearheaded by two concerned mothers in the UK. This movement aims to spark a national conversation about the appropriate age for children to have smartphones.

Smartphone Free Childhood is a grassroots initiative striving to shift the current norm regarding when parents provide smartphones to their kids. Shockingly, 24% of 5-7 year olds in Britain now own smartphones, and by age 12, that number jumps to 97%. The impact of smartphones on children's mental health is now undeniable. Research indicates that the younger a child receives a smartphone, the more detrimental the effects on their well-being. They are urging parents, schools, government, and tech companies to collaborate and redefine the age criteria for smartphone ownership. Our stance is firm: smartphones with unrestricted internet access and social media are unsuitable for children under 16. A basic 'brick phone' suffices for their needs.

Smartphone Free Childhood

Music News

Musicians of the Week

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

Year 6

Hollie G for her conscientious attitude and super singing!

Jessica A for bringing such joy to Mrs. Harris with her outstanding singing!

Sophie B for her wonderful attitude to learning and a fantastic start to Chamber Choir.

Lilia-Anna H for excellent effort in music and being a valued and committed member of Chamber Choir.

Summer Production:

We are all very excited and have already begun rehearsing some of the songs. Year 5 will be providing the chorus. Stay tuned for more updates and save the dates: 27th & 28th June 2024.

T-Fest - 24th June 2024

After the success of our inaugural T-Fest last year, members of the St Teresa’s Singers, Chamber Choir, String Ensemble and Wind Band are invited to perform at our T-Fest concert on Monday 24th June 6.30 - 8.30pm. This will be an outdoor concert on Mairlot Lawn, and we very much hope that parents, family and friends will attend.

Guests are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the musical entertainment. The music will be provided by girls from the Senior and Prep Schools as well as pupils from Cranmore.

Further information will be sent to children involved, but please make a note in your diary and keep this date free!

Music Groups

Orchestra 3.45 - 4.45, Monday

Assembly Band Monday and Friday

St Teresa’s Singers 4.15 - 5.00, Tuesday

Wind Band 10.55 - 11.15, Wednesday

String Ensemble 12.45 - 1.15, Wednesday

Chamber Choir 4.15 - 5.00, Wednesday

Rock Choir 12.45 - 1.15, Friday

Sports News

External Sporting Achievements

Over the weekend, Sophia N and her football team, where she plays up a year in the U12 Surrey league, have now won both the Surrey league and the cup! Well done, Sophia, you should be really proud of your achievement!

U11 Cricket

On Saturday the U11 team played in a tournament at Kempton Cricket Club where they played many local schools. The girls worked hard in their batting and fielding and were awarded first place based on the total number of wickets awarded over all the games. Great effort girls, well done!

U10 Cricket

On Tuesday the U10s travelled to St George’s for an afternoon of cricket in the glorious sunshine. In bat, they communicated well and on the field they displayed great teamwork and sportsmanship. There were some strong bowling performances, particularly by Jena and Emily who both bowled maiden overs. It would be great to see all the girls coming to bowling club on a Tuesday lunch time so we get a few more of these.

SummerTerm Clubs

SOCS

Parents can see team sheets and results by visiting the SOCS website: St Teresa's Effingham | Sports Home (st-teresas.com) to check team sheets and use the password: stteresasteams

Fixtures (week commencing 29th April)

This Week

This week we completed our journey through the Resurrection appearance as we considered the experience of Thomas (John 20). Thomas famously was not there when the disciples first met Jesus in the Upper Room on that first Easter Sunday.

‘Unless I see the evidence, I wont believe!’ he tells the others. And so he has been known as ‘DoubtingThomas’ ever since - a title that he doesn’t really deserve!

Perhaps the first thing to notice are Jesus’ words to the disciples ‘Peace be with you!’ We are reminded that the first gift of the resurrection is peace, the peace that Jesus alone can give. In the resurrection the relationship with God, that had been irreparably damaged by the disobedience of Adam in the Garden (Genesis 2) has been restored. As we saw with Mary, that peace that was present at the very dawn of creation is now reestablished and available because Jesus has defeated sin and death forever.

Thomas comes across as amongst the most contemporary of characters, with his demand for empirical evidence of the resurrection. He reflects a very common view within society, known as scientism, that requires a scientific proof before anything can be believed. There are two big issues with this approach. Firstly, there is no scientific proof that the statement itself is true. This is all a bit philosophical, but the argument falls apart if it can’t be proven scientifically. Secondly, it just isn’t our experience. When we consider, for example, love, there is no scientific proof of it’s existence, yet we know, in both our hearts and minds, that it is true. The same is true of beauty and of what is good. There is a higher order of proof that goes beyond just the physical.

And finally we notice that Thomas lacks faith when he is apart from the community, yet comes to faith when he is within it. As John Donne reminds us ‘No man (or woman!) is an island.’ We born for community and only truly come alive within that context.

So ‘doubting’ seems an inappropriate appellation for Thomas who is the first to declare ‘my Lord and my God.’ Perhaps we should rather call him ‘Believing Thomas’ and then, more importantly, follow his example!

We hope that you all have had a good week, and we can’t believe that it is already May!

We are running lessons as normal on the Bank Holiday next Monday 6th. If you are booked in but cannot attend, then please can you cancel the lesson on the system, or inform the office so that we can cancel it for you.

A reminder that we can only accept notice of cancellation 48hrs or more in advance of a lesson to offer credit.

We are looking for a new horse to join our team! If you know of a 15hh to 16.2hh, 8yrs or older horse that you think would be suitable and enjoy life at STE then do let us know!

More information can be found on our Facebook page, or by contacting the office.

Holidays Activities 2024

We have released our holiday activities on our online booking system for the rest of the academic year!

May Half Term and Summer Holidays

We will be running a variety of Pony Mornings, Pony Afternoons, Private Lessons, Lunge Lessons, Day Camps and a few others.

They are all on the EcPro system and you can book a place now! st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk

Booking System: st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk For more information, please visit our website www.st-teresas.com/equestrian

You can also call direct on 01372 750257 or email : equestrian@st-teresas.com Find us on Facebook: St Teresa's Equestrian | Leatherhead | Facebook

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 15 June 2024 FOR ST TERESA’S FIRST

FOST A.G.M.

Friday 17th May 2024

Time: 08:30

Where:The Boardroom Everyone welcome

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 by appointment only: Fostuniform@gmail.com. Second-hand Uniform Shop

Uniform needed: Short sleeved shirts & pink polos from 30” upwards. All sizes of skorts

follow us @fost_st_teresas_effingham

Menu—w/c Monday 6th May 2024

Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.

Soup Of the Day

Prep School

Main

Eat Healthy Dish

Vegetarian

Sides

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Tomato & Basil Leek & Potato

Beef Lasagne & Crusty Bread

Beef Lasagne with Crusty Bread

Chargrilled Sweet

Chilli Chicken with Little Gem, Cherry Tomato, Sweetcorn & Carrot Salad

Vegetable & Spinach Lasagne

Crusty Bread Peas & Sweetcorn

Chicken Noodles

Chicken & Vegetable Chow Mein

South American

Style Pan Fried Beef / Themed Salad Bar (South American)

No Chicken Chicken & Vegetable Jambalaya

Spicy Sauté Potatoes Mixed Vegetables

Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato

Country Vegetable & Lentil

Mild Beef Chilli with Rice & Nacho’s

Mild Beef Chilli Nachos, Grated Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream & Salsa

Pan Fried Turkey, Chorizo & Peppers with Ranch Salad

Chilli Glazed Tofu with Peppers & Red Onions

Fish Fingers/ Tomato Pasta

Traditional Battered Fish Fillet or Fish Fingers with Tartare Sauce

Seafood & Chilli Spiced Linguine with Roasted Green Peppers & Fresh Herbs

Macaroni Cheese with Chef’s Salad

Rice Carrots

Chips Peas Baked Beans

Dessert

Chocolate Chip Cake & Custard

Additional Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Rocky Road Shortbread Biscuit

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

Lemon Drizzle Slice

Salad Bar

Fruit Platter