St Teresa's Weekly Bulletin 4 July 2022

Autumn Term

Issue 1 : 4th September 20204th July 2022

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Saturday 9 July……………………………………………………...Senior School Prize Giving, 11.00-14.00 Saturday 9 July……………………………………………………………...………….....End of Term, 14.00 Monday 5 September…………………………………………………………..……………..Staff Inset Day Tuesday 6 September………………………………………………………………...……….Staff Inset Day Wednesday 7 September…………………………………………………………......……….Staff Inset Day Wednesday 7 September………………………………………………………………...….Boarders Arrive Wednesday 7 September…………………………………………………Induction Day for Years 7 and 12 Thursday 8 September……………………………………………………….………………….Term Begins

HOUSE CHARITY DAY

BOARDING NEWS As another wonderful year of boarding comes to a close, the girls were delighted to share in some lively celebrations to mark the end of their St Teresa’s boarding experience for many of our lovely international students. The weekend started on a high note with a fun filled trip to Airhop in Guildford, before setting out on one of the final bus trips to Woking where the girls did their vocal warm-ups before a fantastic evening performance watching “Thank Abba For The Music” a tribute show to the iconic pop sensation Abba.

To round off a lovely weekend we set out to The Green Escape in Dorking, a cabin style campout in the picturesque Surrey countryside. Complete with a zipline, hammocks and a bonfire the girls had a fun-filled evening with wood-fired pizzas and s’mores. The highlight of the evening included a Spanish and Mexican inspired celebration with lots of singing and dancing. We ended the evening huddled around the campfire where the girls shared their fondest memories of their time at St T’s. Lots of giggles were had by all and some beautiful memories were made that will last a lifetime! Safe to say a tradition has begun!

The staff of St Teresa’s Boarding want to express their gratitude to each of our boarders this year, it has been a pleasure to watch each of the girls blossom into beautiful young women. While we will miss the girls who are leaving us dearly, we are so extremely proud of them and can’t wait to see the bright future that lies ahead. We also can’t wait to welcome back our boarders returning next year, along with some new faces.

Mrs Gautier, Mrs Wragg, Miss Hill, Miss Charlotte and Miss Lucy Mrs Zoe Wragg Deputy Head of Boarding

FINAL QUIZ OF THE YEAR And so another year of St Teresa’s weekly quizzing draws to a close with more than 2.5 million questions asked and answered, four hundred thousand individual entries and international coverage stretching from The Weekly Bulletin to The Toronto Times. Thank you to all of you amazing quiz answerers for being so consistently brilliant week in, week out. And if you didn’t try it? Well there is always next year; maybe.

Here are the final league tables (staff removed for a fairer reflection): In the Year Group Competition:

We have Year 10 surging to a super finish by tackling the Bumper Quiz of the Year so brilliantly. Well done Year 10.

And in the Houses:

A late starter but obviously a House full of budding geniuses/genii/genies – we have Francis.

Congratulations.

Missing answers from the last two quizzes will be sent out later today if I remember………

Have a fabulous summer, keep learning that trivia, and see you next year for more quizzing fun.

Mr Neate

PUFFA JACKETS We will be placing an order before the end of term, please contact Hazel-Ann Wood (h.wood@st-teresas.com) if you would like to order one. The cost of the jacket will be approximately £40 and will be added to your account.

UK SIZES XS – 08 S – 10 M – 12 L – 14 XL - 16

Eco Tips of the Week: When we are back in September we will be having a sale of stationery and books so if you have anything you would like to donate please let us know.

MEDICAL NEWS As we approach the end of term, I would like to invite you to collect any medications you have sent in to the Medical Centre. This includes autoinjectors and inhalers. Unfortunately, we cannot keep individuals’ medications over the summer break and what we have will be discarded, according to our safety policy.

Please do come to Reception and one of the medical team will happily bring the medications to you, Thank you, Mrs Papageorgiou Lead School Nurse

ARMY CADETS FLYING EXPERIENCE 8 Cadets from St Teresa's and Cranmore went to RAF Benson in Oxfordshire this week.

They got to fly with a pilot in a Grob Tutor 2 man aircraft. All the cadets took the controls and did a variety of bank turns and change in altitude. A few were brave enough to complete a loop the loop and barrel roll!

This Saturday the cadets are off to RAF Halton for a week long camp. Amongst various activities they will be shooting , doing command tasks as well as a low and high ropes course.

Sqn Ldr Pearson

NOTICES: END OF YEAR REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE ON PARENT PORTAL The end of year reports and grade sheets for Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 are now available to view on the Parent Portal. The grade sheet includes results from the end of year examinations, whereas the full report will provide a holistic overview of your daughter's performance across the entire academic year.

If you have any issues accessing the parent portal, please email Mr Graham Allen (g.allen@stteresas.com).

Wishing you well this summer, and looking forward to seeing everyone in September.

Kind regards, Mr Stuart Field Assistant Head (Director of Studies)

YEAR 13 POST RESULTS BOOKLETS The Post Results Booklet was sent on Thursday to all parents and students, this lays out the various options open to you if you want to query your result.

Heads of Department, SLT, Miss Pitchford, Ms Clarke and Mrs Randall will be available from 8am - 12pm on 18 August to assist with any queries and I shall guide you through the process.

Refreshments will be available throughout the morning - parents are most welcome to come and join us in Mairlot Hall.

If you have any questions please email me on g.nelson@st-teresas.com Miss Gill Nelson Examinations Officer

YEAR 11 POST RESULTS BOOKLETS The Post Results Booklet was sent out to parents and students on Thursday, this lays out the various options open to you if you want to query your result.

Heads of Department and SLT will be available from 8am - 11am on 25 August to assist with any queries and to guide you through the process.

Parents are most welcome to come and join us in Mairlot Hall.

If you have any questions please email me on g.nelson@st-teresas.com Miss Gill Nelson, Examinations Officer

Congratulations to Kirsten L who achieved a copper award in the Cambridge Chemistry challenge. It is a very demanding competition with only the top students entering

YEAR 10 TRIP TO BOUGH BEACH RESERVOIR TRIP Last week Year 10 went to the Bough Beach Reservoir and Treatment works, Esme and Freya have written about the trip below….

During our trip to Bough Beach this week, we had a great time learning new things and finding out ways to become more sustainable in our day to day lives. The trip was thoroughly educational, filled with many interesting activities for us all to participate in. Firstly, we had a tour of the site and were informed about the different stages of the water treatment and how they operate. We also went into the blue zone where there were activities about water usage. For example, we had to choose a household appliance and spin a dial until it stopped at a designated number on the screen. This number represented how many times the appliance could be filled with 100 litres of water. We also put our analytical skills to the test by testing how much chlorine was in different samples of water.

Our experience taught us how to save water at home and opened our eyes to the consequences of using too much. We feel that this experience has greatly enhanced our knowledge for our Chemistry GCSE!

YEAR 9 LIQUID LEISURE TRIP The whole of Year 9 went to Liquid Leisure on Wednesday 6th July where the students took part in lots of activities in the water park that included Aqua High Ropes and Ninja Warrior. The students had a fabulous time, especially when they managed to push Mr Melvin and Miss Elliott into the lake!

MUSIC - CHOIR TOUR TO BOURNEMOUTH

SECRET CONCERT FOR MR CAISTER

Sicily Choir Trip

Following 12 years of successful Senior Choir tours to Umbria, Florence, Venice,Vienna, Paris, Lake Garda and Barcelona, Athens and Malta, the 2022 Choir tour will be re-visiting the magical and beautiful island of Sicily!

The tour will include 3 concerts and we will have the use of a coach for the duration of the visit. As usual we will have a packed itinerary.

We will stay in a 4-star hotel near Taormina. From there we can visit Mount Etna, plus have a boat trip and explore the archaeological sites at Syracuse and experience the amazing history of the area. No doubt, there will be shopping time as well, and masses of fabulous Sicilian ice cream!

All girls from Year 8 upwards in September 2022 are eligible to join the Choir and the tour.

HOUSE CHARITY DAY

Thursday was House Charity Day at St Teresa's and each House is supporting a different charity : St Ignatius are fundraising for Shooting Star Children's - you can donate to the JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Teresa-Effingham8

St Benedict are fundraising for WWF-UK and for Small Steps SFP You can donate to the JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Teresa-Effingham6 You can donate to the JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Teresa-Effingham7 St Dominic are fundraising for Meningitis Research Foundation, You can donate to the JustGiving page by clicking here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Teresa-Effingham5 St Francis are fundraising for Refuge You can donate to the JustGiving page by clicking here: https:// www.justgiving.com/fundraising/teresa-effingham4

YEAR 11 BALL, FRIDAY 1 JULY

SIXTH FORM SUMMER BALL

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS

PERFORMING ARTS EVENING On Thursday July 6 LAMDA students, members of the lunchtime Dance and Drama Clubs and Years 9 and 11 performed a wonderful array and variety of performance pieces. The informal evening showcased the many talents of our students and it was a lovely ending to what has been a wonderful year for STPA .

PRODUCTIONS 2022-2023 On Monday July 4 the 2022-2023 season of productions was announced in whole school assembly. We were delighted to announce that the Autumn Term’s Drama production is a promenade and immersive production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and the Spring Term musical is ‘Hairspray’. Students were sent an email with all of the details about ‘Romeo and Juliet’; auditions, audition pieces and the production itself and we are delighted that so many students have signed up for auditions already. Auditions are September 8-13 and students are still able to sign up when they return in September.

We are also delighted to be collaborating with Mark Jermin who will be running a residential course in the October half term and performing ‘Six’ at the end of it.

Pupils have been emailed all of the information about this exciting venture and should contact Mark Jermin for further details or queries.

DANCE Congratulations to Taylor B, Year 8, who competed at the South Pointe Dance Competition on Sunday July 3.

ST TERESA’S DANCE CLUB St Teresa’s Dance Squad Calling all Years 7, 8 and 9 students who LOVE dance! We meet on Wednesday lunchtimes – if you enjoy learning dances in lots of different styles and to a variety of songs, come along – this is for you!

St Teresa’s Senior Dancers This lunchtime club is for Years 9, 10 and 11 students who would like to learn dance pieces to a fun mix of genres – musical theatre, street and contemporary. A great way to meet others and shake off some stress midday!

St Teresa’s Dance Company Our dance company meets weekly to train and create choreography in preparation for performance pieces. If you have a strong passion for dance and a strong technique, speak to Miss Richards about coming along to the company class.

Miss Richards Dance Teacher

CLUBS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

If you are interested then please contact Hannah at hannah@markjermin.co.uk

PERFORMING ARTS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT Keep up to date with all of the exciting things we are doing and follow us on Instagram @stteresasperformingarts

COSTUMES If you have any items of clothing that you think would be an excellent addition to our Costume Cupboard and would like to donate, then do please contact Miss Hansen; j.hansen@st-teresas.com.

SPOTLIGHT ON……

STPA and all of the amazing students who have studied Drama and Dance, been involved in the productions, come to the clubs, competed in local, national and international events, performed in shows in and out of school and contributed to the St Teresa’s Performing Arts Department.

A big thank you to parents as well for their support throughout the year.

Have a wonderful summer and we look forward to seeing you in September.

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We hope that you all have had a good week and end of school year!

We have had a fantastic year! From introducing new ponies to our team to the amazing results from the NSEA team! We are looking forward to a great fun-filled summer to come back enthused and refreshed for September!

Have a lovely summer!

The Equestrian Prize Giving will be running on Saturday 9th July at 2pm. Please RSVP if you are coming to the equestrian email address: equestrian@st-teresas.com

Summer Holidays We need more bookings onto the Pony Mornings and Afternoons over the summer, or we will unfortunately have to cancel some sessions.

Head to st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk to see what’s available and book!

We are now at the end of the school year and the STE ponies will be having a holiday for a week and relaxing! Alongside the Pony Days, there is also an NSEA camp running for the NSEA riders and their ponies! Also, don’t forget the Equestrian Prize Giving on Saturday.

Everyone is very excited because the STE pony of the year will be announced! We can’t wait!

The pony of the week this week is… Tango! ~ Libby C

NSEA News What an amazing achievement for our NSEA team who travelled to Hickstead on Friday 1st July for the Hurst College National Schools and Pony Club Jumping Championships!

Not only did the team get to ride in the International arena, but they also came in 5th place!

Congratulations to Chloe B, Antonia S, Inde W and Izzy L!

This Week You must have been on another planet if, over the past few weeks, you haven’t heard the strains of Kate Bush’s 1985 hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ being played endlessly. It has, of course become fantastically popular as the theme that accompanies Max Mayfield as she confronts Vecna who it seems, is coming to get her. In a critical climax of their conflict, Max is shown with her arms outstretched, hanging in the air in a pose deliberately reminiscent of Christ’s great sacrifice on the cross, only to defeat Vecna, for now at least, as the strains of Kate Bush’s hit reverberate both in this world and that peculiar subversion of our world, the Upside Down.

Perhaps there is more to this musical accompaniment than first meets the eye.

Kate Bush, raised as a Catholic, wrote her song as an expression of her desire to see the world from the eyes of God, ‘If I only could, I’d do a deal with God and get him to swap our places.’ The choice of this song is certainly deliberate as the erstwhile heroes strive to defeat the dark forces that threaten the world.

Perhaps the series, with all its clichés, is actually tapping into our deep longing to turn the terrors of our world upside down, not so much to swap with God, but rather to recognise that what He offers is a world turned back to how it was every meant to be.

I’m very ugly So don’t try to convince me that I am a very beautiful person Because at the end of the day I hate myself in every single way And I’m not going to lie to myself by saying There is beauty inside of me that matters So rest assured I will remind myself That I am a worthless, terrible person And nothing you say will make me believe I still deserve love Because no matter what

To illustrate the point, in our closing I am not good enough to be loved Liturgy today, we read the wonderful And I am in no position to believe that poem, ’Pretty Ugly’ and asked the question, ’Which way round should we read it?’ As Beauty does exist within me we begin our Summer break, we recognise Because whenever I look in the mirror and I always think that the way God sees things, in the case Am I as ugly as people say of this poem at least, is to read it upside down, which is, of course, the right way (Now read bottom up to see a God’s-eye view!) round!