28 March 2022 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020
Autumn Term
This ThisWeek’s Week’sHeadlines Headlines Monday 25 April………………………….…....…....……..………………………..………Boarders Return Monday 25 April………………...……………….……………………………..…………...…Staff Inset Day Tuesday 26 April…………………………………………………..……………….…..Summer Term Begins Wednesday 27-29 April…………………….…..Year 10 Geography Field Trip to Osmington Bay, Dorset Wednesday 27 April………………………………………..Year 13 Economics Grade Booster Workshop Wednesday 27 April……...Year 7 Parents’ Meeting for Lodge Hill Trip, Sixth Form Lecture Centre,17.00 Thursday 28 April……………………………………………...….…..GCSE Art and Textiles Examinations Thursday 28 April………….Years 7 & 8 String Workshop with Nicola Benedetti Foundation, Cranmore
Thursday 28 April…………………….…………………..……..Year 12 Enrichment Women Inspire Walk Friday 29 April……………………………………………………….GCSE Art and Textiles Examinations Friday 29 April……………………………………………………...A-Level PE Moderation, Epsom College Friday 29 April……………………….…Year 9 Macbeth Workshop by The Young Shakespeare Company Friday 29 April………………………………….…ESTA ‘Play your Way to Wimbledon’ Tennis Academy Saturday 30 April……………………………………………………….………STOGA Event, 11.00-16.00
St Teresa’s Egg Rolling 2022 Wishing everyone a Happy Easter.
BOARDING NEWS What a week ! The Boarders did some creative writing in our Poetry competition on Monday night - Well done Maria and Celia for helping Miss B-A. Saturday morning the girls woke early to miss the traffic to get to Chessington World of Adventures. It was very busy, but the girls enjoyed their rides and ate plenty of fast food. The evening was spent with an impromptu swimming session with Mrs Wragg and the Gaps. They still had a lot of energy after Chessington. On Sunday, we visited church and came back for afternoon tea and egg decorating for the egg rolling competition. On Monday evening, we travelled to Woking Theatre to see Singing in the Rain - it was fantastic - the girls watched, sang, and clapped their way through the show. They even met one of the stars afterwards! Although late back, the girls managed to get up for school on time. What a great last week with the girls.
We hope you all have a wonderful Easter and look forward to welcoming back the girls on the 25th April. Mrs Wragg, Deputy Head of Boarding
BOARDERS’ WEEKEND FUN
Eco Tips of the week: A really simple and fun way to jazz up the garden is to make plant pots with your old wellies. Not only do they look unique, but they will add some colour. Here is how to make your own: Give the wellies a quick wash using warm soapy water. Drill a few small holes in the sole of the boot (ask an adult to help). This will allow any water to drain out of them. Fill the bottom of the boot with some pebbles. This will help to drain the water and act as a weight in case of blustery weather. Add in some compost, making sure it reaches all the way to the bottom. Leave about a 2” gap at the top, this is where the seeds/flowers will go. Now you are ready to plant your seeds or plants. Once planted, fill the rest of the welly boot with compost and water.
ARMY CADET MARCHING COURSE The CCF had its first night-time exercise this week and it was a great success. The contingent were taught how to apply camouflage make up to their face and this was completed with mixed results! They examined a 24 hour ration pack and were shown how to utilise 4000 calories! After some food they were sent on a mission to discover an enemy base at the school. Using hand signals and evasion movements the flights navigated via check points to the enemy position and carried out surveillance before reporting back to command station. The summer camp letters have been issued and the CCF are going to RAF Halton on Saturday 16th July. Sqn Ldr Pearson Contingent Commander Effingham Schools CCF
YEAR 9 TRIP TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM Three of the Year 9 forms went to the Science Museum this week and spent much of the time in the Wonder Lab. Making bridges, experimenting with sound, colour and electricity were some of the highlights. The centripetal force experiment was the most completed with Mrs Cawley also taking a turn! The girls were tasked with finding out interesting facts in the Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom exhibit which proved very competitive! A great day out with much learnt.
Ms Hobkinson will continue with the World Scholar's Cup next half term each Thursday at 4:30pm in the Library. Excitingly, St Teresa's will host the London-Surrey Round of the World Scholar's Cup from 21 - 22 April. More information about WSC may be found here: https://www.scholarscup.org/calendar/878-londonsurrey-round/. Enrichment Society will make a return in the summer term.
ST TERESA’S WEEKLY QUIZ ACCUMULATOR CONGRATULATIONS TO MOLLY AND SUMMER WHO ARE THE HIGHEST SCORING GIRLS THE HIGHEST SCORING MEMBER OF STAFF GOES TO MRS CHARLES WITH A TOTAL OF 50 POINTS
BUS BOOKINGS Please may we ask you to book seats for your children to travel on the bus if you wish to use the bus service, especially the late night buses. Thanking you in anticipation. Mrs Cheryl Barr Transport Manager
NOTICES: YEAR 7 RESIDENTIAL TRIP MEETING I would like to invite you to a meeting to provide further information on the Year 7 residential trip to Lodge Hill on 19 and 20 May and answer any questions in advance of the trip. This will take place in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre at 17:00 on Wednesday 27 April. I appreciate that this time may not be convenient for everybody. Therefore, I will also be streaming the meeting via Microsoft Teams. It will be possible to access using the below link. Click Here to Join the Meeting Mr Dave Breeze, Head of Year 7
CHEMISTRY TRIP TO BOUGH BEECH RESERVOIR I am excited to inform you that the Chemistry Department have arranged for all of Year 10 students to visit Bough Beech reservoir and treatment works. This trip is a great opportunity for students to gain a better insight into potable water, how it is produced, how much energy is involved and the importance of conserving water. lt directly supports the GCSE curriculum and provides an opportunity to see how science works. The trip will take place on either 27th or 28th June, and your daughter will be informed nearer the time what day she will be attending. Dr Evans, Head of Chemistry
RAF SUMMER CAMP The RAF cadets have the opportunity to attend Summer Camp at RAF Halton on Saturday 16 July 2022 until Saturday 21 July 2022. There will be a pickup from Cranmore School on the Saturday afternoon. Students must remember to bring their ID cards or they will be unable to fly. We expect to return to Cranmore School on Saturday 21 July during the afternoon. Details have been sent to all parents of cadets this week. Squadron Leader Tracy Pearson
YEARS 8 & 9 GERMAN TRIP TO THE BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE The MFL Department has arranged for Year 9 and Year 8 students of German to attend a German study day at the British Film Institute in London on Tuesday 10 May 2022. A letter has been sent out this week, please return consent forms by 10th May.
Ms Corbat, Head of German
REPORTS The end of term reports have been published on the St Teresa’s School Parent Portal. The link to the Parent Portal is below; https://effinghamtrust.parents.isams.cloud/api/homepage If you have any technical queries or have forgotten your password please don’t hesitate to contact: g.allen@st-teresas.com Stuart Field, Assistant Head (Director of Studies)
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS Practice Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition from 10-12 April, which is during the Easter holidays
If you have any questions, please contact: Mr Mark Stephens m.stephens@st-teresas.com
SIXTH FORM NEWS Firstly, I would like to announce that the Gardening Club is now up and running! The previous Head Girl Team introduced this last summer and the new Head Girl Team wanted to carry on the tradition. On Friday a group of girls ranging from Year 7 to Year 12 planted some fruit in the greenhouse with the help of Charlotte R (Prep and Lower School Prefect). After half term they will be planting lots more fruits and vegetables every Friday. Thank you to Olivia M (Head Girl) for leading this and she will be overseeing the club throughout the Summer Term.
On Tuesday the Sixth Form Girls went round to form rooms from each year and gave the team leaders the Easter Egg Hunt clues! Each envelope had individual clues in it to lead each team to letters hidden around the school, that unscrambled a secret word. The girls had the rest of the week to go around the school to find the missing letters during Break and Lunch times. In the Sixth Form Centre on Friday Lunchtime, the teams came to find the Easter Bunny, to present their secret word and were given a big Easter Egg as a prize! Well done to all of the teams who participated and enjoy your well-deserved chocolate egg! I would also like to say a huge well done to Leah G (our Senior Values Prefect) for organising this incredible event. It was a wonderful occasion for the whole school to have some Easter Egg fun before the Easter Holidays. In addition to this, the Sixth Form had their own Easter Egg Hunt during lunchtime on Wednesday. It took place all around the Sixth Form Centre. The girls from Years 12 and 13 had so much fun, running around trying to find as many eggs as they could! Thank you to my fellow Events Committee members (Imogen L and Ellie H) for organising this activity for all the girls.
This week has seen the Drama Department put on a musical showcase! Singers and dancers from all across the school performed an eclectic mix of numbers from musicals including Legally Blonde and Moulin Rouge. This was the first time in two years that a production was able to run for two nights when it was supposed to, and emotions ran rather high as a result. Everyone did a wonderful job, and as a result it was a really good show, with a high level of professionalism all around. From the Sixth Form, Ella and Ruby performed, supported by Freya as a lighting technician, and Miss Pitchford back stage! Special thanks to Miss Hansen, Mr Melvin, Miss Richards, Mr Caister, Mrs Yalden and Mike for running the show. We all really appreciated the time and effort they put into making the show such a resounding success. Freya R (Drama Captain) The Year 12 girls had an online talk from the University of Strathclyde on Tuesday morning during their weekly career’s lesson. They taught us about Scottish Universities in general and why we should consider them for further education. Last week we had our Unifrog launch, starting to make our University shortlists for selection and so this talk was good timing to help us decide if a Scottish university is for us.
During Form Time on Wednesday, the whole of Year 12 and 13 decorated a hard-boiled egg, which we rolled down the front driveway on Friday afternoon! The egg rolling competition was open to all year groups and staff. On Thursday morning, they brought their decorated eggs to the Sixth Form Centre and the Head Girl Team judged them. The winning two from each year were invited to roll their eggs down the driveway on Friday. This event was special because it brought back the tradition of Egg Rolling that St Teresa’s Girls used to do in the 1950s. The winner from each age group, and staff, was the person whose egg rolled down the hill the fastest! They received a big Easter egg as a prize!
This Tuesday lunchtime was the first of our Oxbridge Programme exploring undergraduate faculties at Oxbridge. Session 1 was Science and Social Science Faculty. We were lucky enough to be visited by a St T’s Alumnae student Cameron, who left St T’s last year to go to Oxford University. They are currently studying Philosophy and Psychology and have just completed their first year prelims. Cameron gave an insightful talk about what life is like studying at Oxford as well as how the Sixth Form and general school experience at St Teresa’s prepared them for university life. They also talked about the application process involved and gave helpful advice to those listening. After their presentation, the Year 12 Oxbridge students were given one-to-ones in which they got to ask Cameron any questions which they had about life in general at university, or anything they had to ask, which they all found beneficial. It was wonderful to have Cameron back at school and we hope that they will come back next year to share further advice! Kirsten L (Senior Academic Prefect)
I would also like to say Well Done and Thank You to Kirsten L (Senior Academic Prefect) for creating our Sixth Form Aspirations Newsletter for the Easter Holidays. This Spring Term edition will also be shared with Years 11 and 10 students to give them a taste of life in the Sixth Form and so look out for it in your inbox over Easter. During Sixth Form PSHCE on Thursday afternoon, we were delivered a talk from Shawn Attwood who was a reformed drug addict and dealer who went to prison in America and told us his horrific stories. He has now published 15 books on his experience. It was a really inspiring life story; thank you to Mr Attwood for sharing it with us all. We really enjoyed it. Lastly, I wish you all a wonderful and restful Easter Holiday and look forward to keeping you updated on the Sixth Form news when we return to school for the Summer Term! Please find below a collection of significant dates for our Sixth Form students in the Summer Term. Sixth Form Dates: Tuesday 26 April: Summer Term begins Saturday 25 June: Sports Day Tuesday 5 July: Sixth Form Ball (pending confirmation) Year 13 Only: Thursday 19 May: Leavers' Liturgy and Celebration Dinner Friday 20 May: Year 13 Celebration Afternoon - Study Leave commences for Year 13 at 4:15 Year 12 Only: Monday 23 May and Tuesday 24 May: Year 12 Higher Education Event Monday 23 May at 5:00pm: Higher Education Parent Information Event
CRICKET TRAINING EVENT I am delighted to invite your daughter to a pre-season cricket training event on Friday 22nd April from 3pm - 5pm. This will be held at Horsley and Send Cricket Club. Please can your daughter wear her PE kit and bring a snack and water bottle with her. She does not need to bring any additional equipment. This session is open to all children of all abilities. There will be refreshments for parents and children afterwards. Please can you confirm your daughter’s attendance by emailing Miss Elliott on s.elliott@st-teresas.com Kind regards, Miss Elliott
We are looking forward to our busiest term of tennis at ESTA! Please note the timings of our group sessions this upcoming term: ESTA Summer Term Groups Years 7&8 Fridays 5-6pm Years 9-11 Mondays 6-7pm Please contact Kirsti at esta@effinghamschools.org to book your daughter's place. Play Your Way To Wimbledon - Friday 29th April ESTA is excited to running the Play Your Way to Wimbledon event on Friday 29h April from 4:30pm. This event is open to girls aged 11-14 (born 2008-2011) and is a fantastic opportunity to literally play your way to Wimbledon! The winner of this event goes through to the county finals with the potential to make it to the national finals held on the grass courts of Wimbledon. There are certificates, prizes and medals for players. Parents are very welcome to come along to watch the matches and we hope to have a BBQ at the clubhouse if the weather is good to us! Please sign up by Friday 22nd April by emailing Kirsti at esta@effinghamschools.org We are looking forward to some exciting matches and seeing you all at the courts!
MUSIC NEWS CLASSICAL CONCERT The Classical Concert last Thursday was a great success and was very well received by the audience who enjoyed the authentic sounds of Baroque and Classical music. The String Ensemble made a wonderfully rich sound in the Vivaldi concerto, which featured the soloists Gabriella G and Felicity H. Gracie treated everyone to a piece by Torelli, and Alicia A sang Vittoria by Carissimi with panache. In the second half, Eleanor M and Matilda H sang some beautiful Schubert songs accompanied by the period piano. Mr Thompson gave us all much useful information about the instruments and the style, and we are very grateful for the loan of his piano and spinet.
CHOIR TOUR TO SICILY The Music Department is delighted to launch the Senior Choir Tour to Sicily from October 14 th to the 17th 2022. During the trip we will visit Mount Etna, see the amazing archaeological sites at Syracuse and soak up the amazing culture of the area. Shopping time will be included plus masses of fabulous Sicilian ice cream...and of course some concerts as well! Following 12 years of our 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! We will depart from school very early on Friday 14th October by coach to Gatwick Airport in order to catch the 06.10 flight, and return in the afternoon of Monday 17 th October. Exact times are to be confirmed. I am delighted to say that we will also be taking some instrumental players on this trip.
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. All girls from Year 9 upwards in September 2022 are eligible to join the Choir and the tour. There is no audition for the Senior Choir (only the Chamber Choir requires an audition), but the girls are expected to commit themselves to the Choir for the coming two terms. Girls must be prepared to give priority to all rehearsals, which are held every Wednesday at 4.15pm until 5.15pm. Participation in the Autumn and Spring Concerts, and the Carol Service, are mandatory.
PERFORMING ARTS NEWS SHINE – STPA’s Musical Theatre Showcase On Tuesday and Wednesday evening the talented St Teresa’s Performing Arts students performed their musical showcase ‘Shine’. The fabulous cast and crew; from year 7 to Year 13, shone as they danced and sung their way through some of the most uplifting, inspiring and empowering songs from the musicals. A huge congratulations to all involved.
CLUBS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
TUESDAY
1.15-1.45
YEAR 10-13 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB
M5
TUESDAY
1.45-2.15
YEAR 7-9 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB
M5
FRIDAY
1.15-1.45
YEAR 9-13 MUSICAL THEATRE CLUB
MH
If you are interested then please contact Hannah at hannah@markjermin.co.uk
Instagram account We are delighted to have our own Instagram account to keep you updated with all of the exciting things we are doing. Do follow us @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…… All of our fabulous cast and crew in ‘Shine’. You were all amazing and we are so extremely proud of you and everything you have achieved. Continue to shine and we look forward to working with you in our next production.
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
GAMBLING AWARENESS with Patrick Foster Wednesday 27th April, 6:30pm, We have invited Patrick Foster from EPIC Risk Management to talk about the link between financial illiteracy, mental health, and gambling. Patrick is a former professional cricketer, insurance broker and independent school teacher whose life was torn to shreds by his pathological gambling addiction. Patrick now works for our partners, EPIC, the leading independent gambling harm-minimisation consultancy in the UK and Ireland. Patrick will share his personal story of living with a gambling addiction, and discuss the convergence between online gaming and gambling and how the two are interlinked. This webinar is to help raise awareness and understanding of vulnerability and how individuals can protect themselves, as well as the part parents and carers play in safeguarding children.
MARCH’S THEME: DIGITAL WELLBEING Loneliness amongst children and young people is skyrocketing – is tech the culprit? by Alicia Drummond, Therapist & Founder of The Wellbeing Hub. The use of phones as a way of communication has become so ubiquitous for our children that even when they are together many are more attuned to what is going on on their phones than to one another. And exposure to online communication is starting younger and younger. Alicia discusses the impact of screens on the loneliness of children and young people, and what parents and carers can do to alleviate loneliness at home. Read the full blog in The Wellbeing Hub - link HERE.
FESTIVAL TIPS by Alicia Drummond Are your pupils going to a festival this year? Share our top tips on how to stay safe this summer. With festival season just around the corner, we thought we’d share our top tips for staying safe in a festival setting. Please note, this is also available to both parents and pupils, but please feel free to share where necessary.
Notices
Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham
Buy tickets HERE
UNIFORM SHOP Submission forms are under FOST 2nd hand uniform on the St T’s 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.
E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com
Visit our website: www.st-teresas.com/equestrian
Call: 01372 750257
Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”
Booking System https://st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk/
We hope that you all have had a lovely week and end of the Spring Term! Some of you may know, but we are having a change to our STE staff with Evie having stepped down as Yard Manager and Tess going on maternity! Georgie and Jackie will be taking over Tess’s role and Yasmin is our new Yard Manager. We would like to offer a big welcome to the new (and old) team in their new roles to STE!
If we do not see you over the Easter Holidays for a lesson or on a Pony Day, we look forward to seeing you all back at school on the week of the 25th April. Have a lovely Easter!!
Summer Term Riding Dates Lessons run from: Monday 25th April to Saturday 28th May Half Term – Monday 30th May to Sunday 5th June Lessons run from: Monday 6th June to Saturday 9th July We have some spaces for next term if you are interested. If your child/ren is 5yrs and older please contact the office by email to find out what we have available. The office is not manned on Fridays. If you call or email on a Friday we will do our best to get back to you on the following Monday.
NSEA Competition Reports There are a number of competitions over the Easter and next few months for our NSEA team. We wish them the best of luck!!
Notices
Menu Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Main
Spaghetti Bolognese with Crusty Bread
Roast Chicken Breast with Yorkshire Pudding
Turkey & Sweetcorn Pie with New Potatoes
Traditional Battered Cod Fillet or Jumbo Fish Fingers
Vegetarian
Pasta Arrabiata
Leek, Potato & Mature Cheddar Bake
Red Lentil & Vegetable Tikka Masala with Rice
Macaroni Cheese with Green Salad
Eat Healthy Choice
Salmon & Nut Free Pesto Traybake with Baby Roast Potatoes
Pulled Pork Tacos with Fresh Pineapple Salsa & Mixed Salad
Spanish Style Chicken & Chorizo with Wholemeal Rice
King Prawns with Chinese Vegetables & Noodles
Sides
Crusty Bread, Peas & Sweetcorn
Roast Vegetables, Mixed Vegetables
New Potatoes & Carrots
Chips, Peas & Baked Beans
Jacket Potatoes
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Dessert
Apple Crumble & Custard
Mango Smoothie
Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Sauce
Tropical Fruit Platters
Additional
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Salad Bar
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher