26th April 2024
Year 5 Chef's Adopt a School Session One - "Taste!"
As part of our Year 5 "Chef's Adopt a School" programme, Chef Gary taught the girls abut taste and how the tongue has different areas for bitter, sweet. salty and sour. The girls then had a wonderful time tasting various foods. They were surprised by the pleasant bitterness of chicory, but the resounding favourite was the strawberry jam!
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 18.30pm 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
Key Diary Dates:
This week you have received the following communications:
Year 3: 3RN Contact details
Year 4: Partnership event with Cranmore
Year 5: Reminder, Year 5 PGL Trip and Medicine Permissions Form
Play Your Way To Wimbledon
Year 6: Play Your Way To Wimbledon
Year 6 Onatti Productions - 7th June 2024
Whole School: Summer Safety
Flower Procession in Honour of Our Lady
Please contact the School Office if you need copies of any of this information
Tue 30th Apr Flower Procession in honour of Our Lady 08:30 Thu 2nd May 5HC Class Assembly, Henderson Hall 08:30 - 09:00 Fri 3rd May Whole School Open Morning 10:00 Mon 6th May May Bank Holiday School Closed All day Tue 7th - 10th May Year 5
to Osmington Bay AM Thu 9th May Mass for the Ascension of the Lord Times TBC Mon 13th - 15th May Year 4 Wild Child Trip 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 Thu 16th May Prep School Class Photos 09:00 Education in Personal Relationships Parents information evening 17:00 - 18:00 Fri 17th May FOST Summer Festival 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 18:30 – 19:30 Fri 7th Jun FOST Coffee Morning 09:00 Year 6 Onatti French Production at Cranmore 13:15 - 15:45 Mon 10th Jun LAMDA Exam All Day Tue 11th Jun Judaism workshop All Day Wed 12th Jun Year 6 Fishbourne Trip All Day Tue 18th Jun Year 6 Leavers’ Mass
Mairlot Lawn TBC Fri 21st Jun Year 5 Primary Maths Masterclass 13:45 - 15:30 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
trip
followed by Afternoon Tea on
prepinfo@st-teresas.com
Golden Book
Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week:
3RN Caitlin I for her effort and attitude throughout the week, and especially for always listening and being ready to begin a task.
Millie G for her written work this week, both in Topic, researching interesting facts about the Romans and in English, incorporating wonderful choices of vocabulary.
3KC Isabelle EN for writing her Roman fact file independently and for her amazing reading in class. Well done Isabelle.
Ellie F for fabulous answers in RE when hot seating what it felt like when the Holy Spirit visited. Well done Ellie.
Florence D for showing wonderful maturity and kindness to a visiting child and for a fabulous start to her Roman fact file. Well done Florence.
4LH Sofia A and Olivia L have completed them. Well done to the whole of 4LH for an amazing class assembly.
4AB Primrose L
Victoria M
4CR Ava-Skye N for her fantastic use of imagination when writing her poem. Mary J for her fabulous choice of imagery when writing her poem. Thea S for her excellent ideas and images created about a mountain.
5HC Dana M for an excellent and positive start to St Teresa's, fully participating in all activities and especially for learning all her lines for the class assembly.
Liberty B and Holly E for their clear and detailed instructions on how to grow a broad bean, remembering to use imperative verbs, time connectives and adverbs.
5KH Zara H, Avery K and Penny C for taking time and care over the sewing of their Tudor banners and challenging themselves to use different types of stitch.
6MK Molly C for her non chronological report writing about a creature living on Pandora, this week. Amie B for the thought and care that she always puts into her work; for being active in her learning and asking questions to further her understanding. Isla BH for super work in Maths this week working with perimeter
and area of 2D shapes
6JG Imogen W for her excellent engagement in lessons and confidence when answering questions. Veronika K for her colourful drawing of a map of Mexico.
6RW Emily S for clearly presenting a wonderful, informative talk about ANZAC day to the rest of the class. Isabelle D for writing a descriptive, informative non-chronological report about a fictional creature.
Drama Stars
Year 3 Hollie Gray for excellent use of body language when using a mask.
Year 4 Sienna D N for engaging positively when creating sound effects.
Year 5 Jasmine N for working creatively when preparing for the class assembly.
Year 6 Sophia Cooper for showing such enthusiasm during our first dance rehearsal for Joseph.
Prep School News
Easter Music Course
It was wonderful to welcome so many talented children to this year’s Easter music course. Over the span of five days, the girls refined their skills under the guidance of our Music department and instructors, all in preparation for a wonderfully uplifting concert on the last day.
Pupil Fundraising
Elizabeth would like to thank the St Teresa’s community for supporting her fundraising campaign for the Little Princess Trust. She smashed her £350 target, raising just under £500 and donated 42cm of hair - well over the required 30cm!
Well done Elizabeth and thank you all for your kindness.
The Little Princess Trust provides real hair wigs to youngsters undergoing cancer treatment, or with conditions such as Alopecia.
You can donate to her JustGiving page by clicking on the link: Help Georgina Little
Prep School News
Year 4 Partnership Day
On Thursday 25th April, Year 4 visited Cranmore, along with the girls from Manor House, for an afternoon of team building activities and rounders. It was a fun filled day, making new friends across the Partnership, and a delicious tea to finish.
Flower Procession in honour of Our Lady
Due to the number of exciting residential trips happening in May, this year we will be holding our May Procession on the eve of May (!) to enable all girls to participate. Our procession will therefore take place this Tuesday, 30th April at 8.40am.
Every girl in the Prep School will have the opportunity to lay flowers before the statue of Mary as part of the celebration.
Can we please encourage you to send your daughter in to school with a flower or a bunch of flowers on Tuesday morning so that they can take part in this beautiful ceremony.
As in previous years, following the procession, we will be donating all the flowers to the Princess Alice Hospice where we know they will bring a great deal of joy to the residents, their families and visitors.
Year 3 Art Club Blossom Trees
Inspired by the beautiful blossom trees that greeted us as we arrived back to school this week, the girls in Year 3 Art Club created these beautiful cherry blossom paintings.
Prep School News
5HC—Class Assembly
Parents of girls in 5HC are invited to join us for their class assembly on Thursday 2nd May 2024 at 8.30am in the Henderson Hall. Refreshments will be served in the Henderson Hall from 8.15am.
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.
4LH Class Assembly
4LH took us on an exciting adventure across the USA, from New York to Florida, then onto Colorado and Texas, before a quick stop in the far reaches of Alaska. We had singing, storytelling, toots and facts galore. The girls shared their newfound knowledge in such an engaging way - well done!
Music News
Musicians of the Week
Year 3 Florence H for consistently working hard in music.
Year 4 Rosalind D for her conscientious attitude and super focus in music.
Year 5 Alexa H for fantastic progress in ukulele classes.
Year 6
Elsie W for a fantastic start to playing in the orchestra. Well done to all of the girls!
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.
Year 5 have been busy practising songs for an assembly performance ... watch this space!
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
Elkhart junior saxophone for sale - please contact Mrs Harris in the first instance
Sports News
U11 Surrey League Tennis
On Friday 19 April, the U11 Surrey League team played against Sutton High in their first tennis fixture of the season. The girls played really well and I was particularly impressed with their teamwork and communication on court. There were some excellent rallies and points won throughout the sets, and it is clear that the girls' hard work at training is paying off. As the four sets came to a score of 2-2, we competed in a tie break shoot out with a player from each pair being selected to compete. Rachel and Lyla were incredible but unfortunately lost in the tie break to a very strong Sutton High side. However, their calmness under pressure and determination was something to be admired. An unlucky loss but the girls should feel really proud of their performances - Well done!
U10 & U11 Tennis vs Manor House
The U10 and U11 girls played against Manor House on the 22nd April. All the girls played two matches each refining their understanding of tennis scoring and practising their ground strokes. Standout performances came from Molly C & Harriet L and Eva C & Isla M-S winning their first match 4-0 and 3-0 respectively. Mira M and Emily W also contested a very tight match, winning by 3 games to 2. Out of the 12 matches played St. Teresa’s won 5 to Manor House’s 4 showing how tightly contested the matches were.
Sports to watch
Continue to develop your knowledge and be inspired by these amazing sports performers.
• Madrid Open available on Sky Sports, matches will be running from the 24th of April to the 4th of May.
• The Indian Premier League, watch the cricket highlights on Sky Sports.
Summer Term Clubs
Tuesday U8-U9 Cricket Club U8-U11 Cricket Bowling Club
Wednesday U10-U11 Swimming U8-U9 Tennis Club
Thursday U8-U9 Athletics Field Club U8-U9 Tennis Club
Friday U8-U9 Swimming
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)
Tuesday 30th April — U10A-E Cricket V St Georges (A) 2:30pm
Tuesday 30th April Surrey League U11 V Amesbury (H) 2:15pm and Notre Dame 2:45pm
Thursday 2nd May U8-U11 Swim Gala V Tourmead (H)
Friday 3rd May U8A-D Cricket V Downsend (A) 2:30pm
Friday 3rd May U9-U11 Athletics V Manor House (A) 1:30pm
Before School (7:50-8:20) Lunch Time After School Monday U11-U10 Athletics Field Club U8-U11 Street Racquet U10-U11 Tennis Club
U10-U11
Track Club
U8-U11 Football Club U10-U11 Cricket Club
This Week
We continued our journey through the season of Easter with one of the most famous journeys recording in the Gospels, that of the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24). Two disciples, perhaps a married couple, fled Jerusalem yet were met by a mysterious stranger. They, with no little irony, ask the traveller,‘Are you the only inhabitant of Jerusalem who does not know what has been happening over the last few days?’!!
Again, we drew three messages from this passage. Firstly, as with the disciples, it is at those moments when we are at our lowest point, when all hope is lost, that Jesus will gently make his presence felt. Jesus is always there, as the saying goes, with ‘the least, the lost and the last.’ When we need him most, He will be there!
We often imagine that our conversion will involve heaven wrenched open, heavenly voices and beatific visions. The truth is that it is more like a gently voice, calmly revealing the truth to us. It took at least three hours of Jesus explaining during the walk to Emmaus. For us, it may take even longer.
Finally, as their companion on the journey, Jesus reveals himself in the breaking of break (that moment that is so beautifully represented by the alter piece in the Chapel.
‘Companion’ literally refers to those who we share bread with. For some of us, it is a clear reference to the Eucharist. But for us all, we may reflect that it is in our relationships with others that the reality of God’s presence is often made real.
Perhaps we, like the disciples, can watch out for the gentle presence in our lives this week!
We hope that you all have had a good week.
The weather is due to get warmer next week, but do still keep an eye on the forecast in case of rain or chilly evenings so you know what layers to pack for riding.
The May Half Term activity dates are getting filled up! Book now to avoid disappointment if you want to have a riding lesson or take part in a Pony Day!
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!
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!
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
Regency Ball follow us @fost_st_teresas_effingham SAVE THE DATE: Saturday 15 June 2024 FOR ST TERESA’S FIRST 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 FOST A.G.M. Friday 17th May 2024 Time: 08:30 Where:The Boardroom Everyone welcome
Menu—w/c Monday 29th April 2024
Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.
Monday
Soup Of the Day
Prep
Main
Eat Healthy Choice
Tomato & Basil Roasted Winter Vegetable
Creamy Chicken Curry & Rice
Chicken Tikka Masala with Rice & Poppadum’s
Soy & Honey
Glazed Pork Loin Steak with Rice
Noodles & Asian Greens
Freshly Baked Pizza Slice
Pepperoni Pizza Slice with Chef’s Salad
Leek & Potato
Roast Chicken & Yorkshire Pudding
Chef’s Carvery; Roast Chicken
Breast with Yorkshire Pudding
Spiced Roasted Butternut Squash
Vegetarian
Vegetable & Chick Pea Curry & Rice
Sides Rice Broccoli
Chargrilled Chicken Caesar Salad
Beef Meatballs in A Fresh Tomato Sauce Served with Vegetable Rice / Themed Salad Bar (Mediterranean)
Stuffed Peppers
Cheese & Tomato Pizza Slice
Baked Wedges Carrots
Filled with Roasted Vegetables in a Tomato Sauce
Topped with Halloumi
Roast Potatoes
Mixed Vegetables
Roasted Red Pepper & Tomato
Pasta Carbonara / Chicken Wraps Fish Goujons / Fishfingers
Pasta Carbonara
Chicken Fajitas with Peppers & Red Onions
Served with Grated Cheese & Sour Cream & Chives & Chef’s Salad
Traditional Battered Fish / Jumbo Fishfingers
Poached Salmon with Nut Free Pesto Pasta & Italian Style Salad
Spiced Quorn Mince & Bean Wrap No Meat Meat Balls in A Tomato Sauce
Sweetcorn Chips Peas
Additional
Jacket Potato & Beans
Tomato Pasta
Jacket Potato & Beans
Tomato Pasta
Jacket Potato & Beans
Dessert
Apple Pie & Custard
Choc Chip & Coconut Flapjack Slice
Rice Pudding With A Selection Of Sauce
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher
Millionaire Shortbread
Chocolate Fudge Milkshake
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