Senior Bulletin 26 Feb 2024 by Effingham Schools Trust

26 February 2024

This Week’s Headlines

Monday 4- Friday 8 March……………………………….……...Year 7 Medicals

Monday 4 - Friday 8 March………...………………………..Year 10 Art Exams

Monday 4 March…………………...World Book Day AuthorVisit (Years 7 - 9)

Monday 4 March………………...Year 12 Psychology Trip to Surrey University

Monday 4 March……………………………...World Scholars Regional Round

Tuesday 5 March………………………….Year 12 UCAS Convention Trip 9:00

Tuesday 5 March - Thursday 7 March……………………………..Music Festival

Wednesday 6 March…………………...Year 9 Macbeth Workshop in Worthing

Thursday 7 March……………...St Teresa’s vs Cranmore Public Speaking 17:00

Friday 8 March………………………………..Year 12 Maths Masterclass 14:15

Saturday 9 March………………………………...Music Trip to National Opera

Sunday 10 March………………………………………….Rotary Youth Debate

Y10 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SIXTH FORMER More Info on Page 3...

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Hi everyone,

Life in the sixth form has been very busy lately! Last Friday, we finished the week with a talk from Mrs Whitton about Thinking Traps. She introduced us to various mindsets that can have a negative effect on us, but also various ways of thinking that enhance our lives. It was interesting to learn about the various ‘traps’ we can get into, especially throughout our entire school careers. Such traps include, mindreading, where we believe we are aware of another person’s intentions and thoughts just from a simple look or conversation, when in actual fact we don’t, and we are just assuming. Being aware of these traps is helpful as it allows us to be aware of such thoughts and avoid them and support others to not become trapped.

Our Year 12 Careers Lesson was a practical session where we did mock interviews for potential jobs. In groups, half of us acted as a panel, asking questions and choosing the successful candidate, whilst the other half were candidates, proving to us why they deserve the job. Thank you to Mrs Renshaw and Joanna Tyerman (head of HR) for organising this!

Year 12 also went on a retreat day on Tuesday to the Franciscan Centre Ladywell in Godalming. Our day was full of games, story telling, laughs, reflective time, and fantastic food. We were able to hear personal stories from our retreat leader David, Sister Mary, a Franciscan Friar and our very own Abi B and Charlie J. We also visited a beautiful chapel where we were able to light candles for our loved ones and have some quite reflection time. The building and surrounding gardens were lovely; we spent some time in the garden singing together and taking a walk. Thank you to Deacon Simon, Mr Stephens and Mr Mirza for accompanying us!

And finally, congratulations to all of Year 13 for finishing your mocks! We hope they went well and wish you some well-deserved rest.

Have a lovely weekend,

Amelia (Deputy Head Girl)

BEYOND GCSEs

All our Year 10 pupils from Cranmore, Manor House and St Teresa’s had the opportunity on Tuesday to experience a Day in the life of a Sixth Form Student. A-Level seminar style classes enabled lively class discussions and Co-Curricular opportunities. There was a wonderful buzz felt around the campus with so many pupils experiencing the day and all the array of A level courses on offer.

BOARDING NEWS

This weekend the boarders enjoyed a relaxing weekend full of in-house activities. The girls tried diamond art which they thoroughly enjoyed. The girls bedazzle coasters in the shapes of cats and butterflies with sparkly different coloured diamonds. The girls found it very therapeutic as they stuck each individual diamond on the coaster. A group of girls went to Cobham and had some yummy food and drinks.

A birthday was also celebrated during the week for the lovely Natalia. Woken up to the chorus of Happy birthday sung by her close friends, and cake was later shared at dinner time made by the chefs at school, which was delicious.

ROMEO AND JULIET

The English department arranged a sensational performance of 'Romeo and Juliet' by Box Clever for Year 11. fast-paced production providing pupils with a fantastic opportunity to consolidate their understanding of the play ahead of their GCSE examinations. Pupils enjoyed the modern music and physical theatre which captured their attention from the start. audience interaction as pupils formed the crowd at the party scene and Fenella B's wonderful turn as Lord Capulet, this was a show to remember. After the performance we were treated to a fabulous workshop exploring the themes of justice, honour and loyalty which rounded off a wonderful morning.

DANCE COMPETITON

A huge congratulations to ‘Saltare’ Dance Team who competed at ‘So You Want To Dance’ on Sunday. The team picked up a number of awards and have been invited back to the ‘Grand Final’ to compete again later in the year. The team placed 1st in the Contemporary troupe and 2nd in the Street troupe, with Naomi also picking up an award for the winning performer of the day – what an achievement!

The girls performed with passion and confidence and it was truly a wonderful day – the team should be so proud of the team spirit they displayed. Thank you also to the girls in the Prep School whose voices were used in the creation of the contemporary dance; we look forward to showing you the full piece live soon.

Congratulations also goes to the following:

1st place Jazz solo – Chloe

1st place Street duet – Taylor and Jess

1st place Lyrical solo – Emma

1st place Jazz duet – Naomi and Kaelyn

1st place Lyrical solo – Naomi

1st place Contemporary solo – Jess

1st place Lyrical solo – Kaelyn

1st place Jazz solo - Jess

2nd place Contemporary duet – Georgia and Lucy

2nd place Street solo - Taylor

2nd place Contemporary solo – Poppy

2nd place Street duet – Chloe and Freya

2nd place Street trio – Georgia, Taylor and Poppy

2nd place Lyrical solo – Darcey

2nd place Contemporary solo - Kaelyn

3rd place Street solo – Freya

3rd place Jazz solo – Hollie

3rd place Acro solo – Emma

3rd place Street solo – Georgia

3rd place Contemporary solo - Taylor

4th place Street solo – Pretoria

4th place Street solo – Poppy

4th place Contemporary duet – Emma and Lucia

4th place Lyrical solo – Lucia

4th place Commercial solo – Katie

4th place Jazz solo - Chloe

Judges Choice awards – Taylor, Jess, Taylor and Kaelyn

DUKE OF EDINBURGH

Over the weekend, the girls had their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award training session. With great teamwork and dedication, they learnt the essential tasks of tent assembly, map navigation, and effective collaboration. All these skills will be vital for their upcoming expedition.

Good Luck everyone!

CLASSICAL CONCERT

The Music department put on a wonderful classical concert on Wednesday. The girls all played and sung beautifully!

ART TRIPS

THEVICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM

The Art Department organised an exciting visit to The Victoria and Albert Museum, which is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. This visit allowed the pupils to collect vital first-hand research, which they will be able to use back in the classroom. All the pupils worked with enthusiasm and were a real delight to take out for the day.

LEIGHTON HOUSE &THE DESIGN MUSEUM

The Year 12 & 13 Fine Art, Photography and Textiles pupils were taken to the outstanding Leighton house, which is the former home and studio of the leading Victorian artist Frederic, Lord Leighton. Leighton House Museum is an art museum and historic house in the Holland Park, London. The museum has on permanent display works of art by various members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, including John Everett Millais, Edward Burne-Jones and George Frederic Watts, as well as 81 oil paintings by Leighton himself. In addition, the pupils were able to visit the Design Museum, which exhibits product, industrial, graphic, fashion, and architectural design. Every single pupil worked with sheer determination and produced some

SENIOR MATHS CHALLENGE

Well done to all the girls who participated in the Senior Maths challenge!

YEAR 11 END OF MOCKS

To celebrate their hard work in their GCSE Mock exams,Year 11 enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies at break! Well done girls you should all be very proud!

ROTARY CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION

Well Done to all the girls who competed in the Rotary Creative Writing Competition! Below is one the winning entries, written by Alana E.

Out of the eye of the storm, roared a mighty beast. Flaming pupils of inferno soared across the blazing tempest, teeth like swords cut through the icy winds like sharp eagle talons. For a moment all was still. The howl of the sky-beast stopped, its talons merely grazing the battling ocean below. A wing of golden light sweeps the clouds, like the wing of an angel but lighter, softer and brighter and the world falls silent, the little pieces of the storm clicking together, slowly forming a much quieter, stubborn whoosh of wind to gently rattle the trees.“She sees it come.” The old one said. “The girl who waits at the window.”

chanted the others, young and old, child and grown. The girl could hear their song, though the trees changed their whisper and their song sounded haunting. Her sleep was disturbed with the elder’s cries, they rattled around in her head over and over again, until she thought she would go mad. “She is the angel’s wing – she brings peace.”

The young girl did not know anything about peace, she was used to the elder’s chants every night and the whispers through the trees. The ghost of her past was ever rattling her brain…

“Ammira!” they called, “the trees need you.”

She awoke to the dawning sun one morning on the edges of the winter frost. The trees swayed steadily, and the girl decided to reach out to them, for their leaves were ever greying and were barely wisps on their knotted branches of yew, and oak. She rested her hand on the rough bark, crumbling between her fingers like broken dreams, now frayed and worn, nearing morning when they would all be forgotten for new. Their trunks were sooty grey, aged like wilted thistles and twisted with memories, of love, laughter and joy.

Ammira stroked their leaves, kissing the flowers spiralling like fireflies around oak. She danced and remembered her past days with yew, and her favourite tree, elm, like silver beaches and glistening waves striped across its face like shed tears. Tracing its waving patterns, she smiled and turned towards the rest of the forest, gleaming and shining like sun-tears ahead. On the mossy, earthen floor lay a stump of twisted age. It’s beautiful, tinted bark was cut jagged like teeth and the centre was twirled with charred swirls. An axe shone silver as the light bounced off its edge, cut into the mangled tree. Ammira felt a tear drop onto the old tree’s surface as she stroked it, like a lost friend. Someone had killed, murdered birch for their own gain and now she was lost to another world Ammira lay down a few thistles at her base and remembered the wonder that had once been a living soul. A glowing lantern was propped up against the birch’s base and a few roses, gifts form the trees, were scattered on the forest floor. Ammira reached carefully into her pocket and drew out a silver coin, printed and stamped with an old oak, with long sheltering branches. Rubbing away the dirt, she laid it on the tree’s grave and pulled out the axe, throwing it far into the forest, away from her home she could rebuild her world from the ashes planting a seed of hope.

ECONOMICS GRADE BOOSTER WORKSHOP

A LEVEL

The Business and Economics department has the pleasure of inviting your daughter to attend a trip to the A Level Economics Grade Booster Workshop that will be held at the Vue Cinema in the Westfield Stratford City on Tuesday 19th March 2024.

Each workshop has four fast-paced, interactive and fun sessions, where the pupils will takeaway good advice on effective examination technique, accompanied by a workshop booklet packed with useful information.

Please could we ask that you RSVP at the link below. The deadline for doing so is Thursday 7 March 2024.

CLICK HERE FOR FORM

CSI FORENSIC EVENING

YEAR 8

There are still a few places available!

A Family Learning Event will be taking place in the Science Department at St Teresa’s School on Wednesday 13 March from 5.30pm-7pm, as part of National Science Week.

You will have the opportunity to investigate a theft that has taken place at school: can you identify the culprit? The evening will comprise various forensic testing, including chromatography, blood testing and fingerprint analysis.

If you would like to attend this event, please reply by email to t.pearson@st-teresas.com or send the form back via your daughter by Thursday 7 March. Please note that places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

MEDICAL CHECK-UPS

YEAR 7

The school nursing team will be carrying out medicals for Year 7 pupils on Monday 4 March. Medical check-ups are important for the welfare of your daughter throughout their education. The medicals will be conducted by the school nurses and will consist of a private and confidential discussion about their health and wellbeing. We will also be checking height, and weight if consented by them.

You would have provided consent on the medical forms however if you no longer wish for your daughter to receive a medical please contact medical@st-teresas.com

HPV VACCINATIONS YEAR 8

The Children and Family Health Surrey Immunisation team is visiting St Teresa's School on Monday 11 March to give the HPV vaccination to Year 8 pupils. The HPV vaccine is given as a single dose.

Please complete the e-consent form by 4pm on Tuesday 5th March 2024 by visiting: www.surreyimmunisations.co.uk and entering your school’s unique code/URN number SR125402

If you do not want your child to receive a vaccine, then please fill in the ‘No’ box

If you have any questions regarding the immunisation or consent please contact the immunisation team direct on csh.sur-schoolimmswest@nhs.net

NOTICES

The Young Mathematical Story Authors (YMSA) competition is the world's first annual international competition set up to encourage young mathematics learners (8-15 years old) from around the world to embed their mathematics learning in a meaningful and engaging context through creating their own mathematical story picture books.

This competition is organised by MathsThroughStories.org, and it has been running every year since 2019. Since then, the competition has received entries from almost 3,000 students across over 200 schools in 21 countries

KEY DATES

• Entries open - Monday 8th January 2024

• Closing date for entries - Thursday 14th March 2024(this is pi day) (17:00 UK time)

• Authors of winning, shortlisted and longlisted entries are notified of the outcome via their teacherFriday 10th May 2024

• Results publicly announced - Friday 31st May 2024

GEOGRAPHY TRIP

YEAR 10

It is a requirement of the AQA examination board that pupils undertake fieldwork on at least two occasions. The Geography Department has, therefore, organised a compulsory residential trip to Dorset.

We will depart from St Teresa’s at 09:00 on Wednesday 24th April 2024 and will return by 15:45 on Friday 26th April 2024.

Further details regarding the trip can be requested from Ms Hobkinson s.hobkinson@st-teresas.com

DOLOMITES TRIP

YEAR 8 - 9

The Dolomites trip will be taking place during the first week of the summer holidays. Activities include:

• Lake Swimming

• Walking the Iron Path

• Camping

• Rock Climbing

• Abseiling

• Paddle Boarding

• And a lot of fun!

If you would like to attend this trip follow the link below :

https://forms.office.com/e/J3zGChQrqW

WORLD SCHOLARS’ CUP

The World Scholars Cup regional round is being hosted at St Teresa's on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th March 2024. The WSC is a competition where students compete in teams of 3 in four different events:-

 Team debate

 Collaborative writing

 Scholars' Challenge - individual multiple choice quiz on this year's curriculum

 Scholars Bowl - team multiple choice quiz on this year's curriculum

Students from other schools will be attending the event. If your team is successful you will qualify for the global round being held in Stockholm, Sweden in July.

If you would like your daughter to participate please send an e-mail to s.hobkinson@st-teresas.com

If you do want to take part it would benefit you to attend the WSC weekly meetings on Wednesdays 4:305:30pm in Room 36.

You can find out more about the competition via the WSC website - https://www.scholarscup.org/

PARENTS’ EVENINGS

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We would like to invite you to your daughter’s forthcoming virtual parents’ evenings via the Parents’ Evening module on the following dates, with further information to follow.

Sixth Form Thursday 14 March 2024

NOTICES

EASTER MUSIC COURSE

The Easer Music course will be taking place from Tuesday 2 April - Friday 5 April.

The course is Suitable for players from grade 1 up to grade 6 and is open to Years 4 - 9.

More information can be obtained from Mrs. CarolineYalden,Director of Music (c.yalden@st-teresas.com)

YEAR 11 REVISION CLINICS

Monday Chemistry

Maths:

Maths (set

preparation and nutrition 1:30-2.

Biology

drop in: 1:45 – 2:15pm Room 29a

Room

Chemistry:

AMBefore School Lunch PM - After school

drop in: 1:45-2:15 Room 28 Latin: 1:45-2:15 Room M6 Chemistry: 4:15 – 5:15pm Room 28

1:45-2:15 Room 39

Tuesday 1) 1:45-2:15 Room 40

in:

29a Drama SF7

Physics drop

1:45-2:15 Room

French Revision 1:45-2:10 Room 19

revision with Mr. Breeze: 1:40-2:15 Room 17 Wednesday Biology:1:45 – 2:15 Room 29 English: 1:40-2:15 Room 43 History revision with Dr B: 1:40-2:15 Room 18 Physics: 4:15 – 5:15pm Room 34

Food

History

Thursday

revision:1:45-2:15

SF4

Maths 1:30-2:15 Room 39

Further

Invite only 1:40-2:15 Room 43 History Revision with Dr B: 1:40-2:15

4:15 – 5:15pm Room 28 PE Clinic 4:30-5:30 Room SF4 Friday Spanish: 1:15-2:10 Room 22 French: 1:40-2:15 Room 21 Year 11 Revision Clinic with Dr B: 1:40-2:15 Room 18 Monday PM Thursday PM 4th March (acid reactions) 8th March (Titrations) 11th March (Metals) 14th March (Cells) 18th March (Required practical) 21st March (Ask a question)

SESSIONS

English:

CHEMISTRY REVISION

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS

Room 29A

Tuesdays 1:45 - 2:10

MEDSOC

Room 38

Open to all in Year 10 - 13 1:45 - 2:10pm

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@fost_st_teresas_effingham

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

Regency Ball

E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com

Call: 01372 750257

Booking System

st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk

Visit our website www.stteresas.com/equestrian

Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”

If you missed out on your chance to join us over the half term, have a look at what dates are available over the Easter Holidays. Also keep an eye out on the booking system for when we have cancelled lessons during the week. The spaces are being published for anyone to book in.

Topic of the week: Fitness

It is important to keep your horse fit for the work that they do to reduce the chance of injury and to benefit their overall heath. When riding out on a fit horse, you will find it more enjoyable to go out for longer rides as well as perform better at the disciplines you love.

If your horse is unfit, they might have trouble recovering from exercise, be out of breath easily, and have ‘soft’ muscles which means they lack muscle and tone.

Holidays Activities 2024

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

Easter Holidays, May Half Term and Summer Holidays

Unfit horses, or horses coming back into work, need to follow a strict fitness program to improve their stamina, muscle tone and their oxygen circulation.

~ Libby C

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!

This Week

We are reminded that the three great themes and tasks of Lent are to pray, to fast and to give generously to others. To help us with these tasks, for the next three weeks we are looking at the example of Jesus in three passages in Mark’s gospel, where Jesus important messages that open our hearts and minds to God’s call in our lives.

The first passage we looked at was the account of Jesus healing the man with leprosy (Mark 1:40-45). To be leper in Jesus time meant that you were totally rejected by society, having to live outside the walls of the town, with no contact with family, friends or community, and having to call out ‘Unclean! Unclean!’ whenever someone approached. The lepers were feared and hated in equal measure.

In a miraculous moment, Jesus heals the man who has fallen before him. Yet the cure is perhaps not the greatest miracle here. We can imagine the watching disciples’ disbelief as Jesus, rather than fleeing the presence of the leper, approaches him and, in what must have seemed a moment of utter recklessness, gently reaches out and touches the distorted skin of the leper. This touch, a sign of acceptance and welcome as well as healing is surely the greatest miracle.

There are times when we feel that we are like that leper. Perhaps we feel outcast from our community or society . Or perhaps we feel that something we have done deserves that rejection, by others and, perhaps, even by God. In fact, that healing hand that reached out to the leper just a surely reaches out to each and everyone of us, drawing us into that relationship of love. Nothing we do can ever separate us from that love. The invitation is always there, if we choose to accept it.

Similarly, if we have been so wholeheartedly welcomed back, so we in our turn are called to reach out to others and to welcome them back. Whatever judgement the world places on people, we are called to reach out in loving friendship to everyone, just as Jesus did!