CLUBS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Year 8 Chemistry Club

Venue - Lab 32

Time - Wednesday 1:40-2:10

Come and experience the fun, excitement and magic of Chemistry in lab 32!

GCSE English Drop In Clinic will be running Tuesdays 1:30 onwards for Years 10 and 11.

GCSE English Master Class for Year 11:

- Thursday 9 March 'Jekyll and Hyde' room 43 1:35

- Thursday 16 March 'An Inspector Calls' room 43 1:35

Chemistryyear 11 Revision Schedule

When: Wednesday 1.45pm

Where: Room 28

Date Topic

1st Electrolysis

8th Organic (triple and trilogy)

15th Quantitative chemistry (triple and trilogy)

22nd Required practicals

29th Chemical analysis (triple and trilogy)

Medsoc Notice

Exciting club open to all Years 10 to 13. If you are interested in all medical (including dentistry and veterinary science) related issues and like to discuss ethics, assess case studies, be up to date with current affairs in the field and listen to speakers then let Dr Evans know so you can join the team.

We meet on alternate Tuesday lunch times, 1:15-1:45pm, Room 29 Please email Dr Evans for further information.

Year 11 Revision Clinic Days

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Chemistry Physics RS Biology History (Mr Breeze)

German Maths Further maths lesson (opt) RS

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Calling Senior parents please!!

If there are any small groups of parents who are keen to volunteer and get involved on an ad hoc basis to run an event or two (eg a movie night, social or fun evening) for our Senior School girls, please let Jo Clark (joannaclark121@gmail.com) know if you would be happy to volunteer.

Thinking of Joining FOST?

FOST is always looking to increase its team size, especially with parents from Senior School, so we can do more in terms of events and improvements for our school community! Should you be interested in assisting on an ad hoc basis or joining the FOST committee, please get in touch via email fosteffingham@gmail.com; through an existing committee member; or a class representative.

School Uniform Shop

School uniform shop - open (within term time) Mondays and Fridays 8:30-9am.

First Saturday of every month 10am-10.30am - BY APPOINTMENT ONLY - Please email whipple.fost@gmail.com or camilla2ndhand@gmail.com to book.

This Week

We began our reflection on the season of Lent remembering the 40 days that Jesus spent preparing in the wilderness.

We particularly remembered that during this time Jesus was tempted. When we recall that Jesus was a human like us, we also recall that he experienced all the same emotions and feelings that we experience, and, as a consequence, was tempted in the same ways that we are. While we will all have experienced those pangs over the past few days as we have begun our Lenten fast the temptations that Jesus experienced cut to the very heart of his being.

The first temptation was to turn stones into bread. This is understandable given that we know that Jesus had spent the 40 days fasting. The temptation that both Jesus and every one of us face, is to put our own needs first, particularly those need that bring us pleasure. While pleasure is a good thing, if we make the seeking of pleasure our primary goal, we will always go astray. Jesus rejects the temptation, instead recognising that only God gives us the fulfilment that we so persistently seek.

The second temptation was about self-centredness. Jesus is tempted to fling himself from the peak of the temple, knowing that God would protect him. We all face the temptation of placing ourselves in the centre of our own private universe, believing the lie that we are the most important person in the world. While it is true that we are precious and unique, that deep value that God puts on us is realised as we reach out to others, recognising that we are to be a gift to others.

Finally, Jesus faces the temptation of pride. Of all the sins, this is potentially the greatest as we seek to secure our position with the flimsy cloak of earthly power. We can never be truly ourselves if we elevate ourselves to dominate others. Instead we are called to serve, as Jesus served. Only then will we become the person God calls us to be.

We hope that you are all well, but please remember to pack enough layers for riding. It has been very bitter with the wind lately and we don’t have too many spare coats on hand!

It was an incredible result of NSEA competitions last weekend, have a look on our Facebook page for a video of the events!

There was an NSEA competition at Merrist Wood last weekend and there were really good results from the riders!

At STE, the Chiropractor came round and gave some of the horses a really good treatment. And we are happy that the lessons are back on as normal from this week!

The horse of the week is… Mouse!

~ Libby C

NSEA News

An incredibly busy weekend for the STE NSEA teams; two venues, two disciplines, heights from 40cm-1m, some riders at their first competitions and with new ponies, great riding, great team spirit and they all went back to school for a rest on Monday!

At Merrist Wood show jumping on Saturday, Claudia B went double clear in the 70cm for 8th and Harriet L jumped a brilliant double clear at her first ever competition.

In the 80cm we had two teams, the Blue team of Amber B (individual 4th), Lilly S and Saskia TvV all jumped double clear for 2nd place, and qualified for the Champs in October. Meanwhile the Green team of Claudia B, Antonia S (10th) and Pernille A finished 4th, qualifying for the Plate Champs in October.

The 90cm team of Amber B, Lilly S, Chloe B and Izzy L finished 2nd, also qualifying for the Champs in October with an individual 4th for Chloe and 7th for Amber.

Onto Sunday, and it was a very busy day at Coombelands with Arena Eventing and Show Jumping going on.

In the Arena Eventing Pernille had a great round in the 70cm to finish just outside the top 10. In the 80cm there were lots of great rounds jumped but highlights were an individual 4th for Lilly S and 9th for Amber B. The 90cm team of Lilly S, Chloe B and Lulu S finished 4th, with Lulu placing 4th and Chloe 5th individually. Lulu S also did the 1m as an individual to come 7th.

In the showjumping, Holly C and Jess R both had great rounds in the 50cm for a double clear finishing just outside the placings. In the 60cm Jess R finished 2nd, and Antonia S also finished 2nd in the 80cm.

In the 90cm Windsor Qualifier the team of Amber B, Chloe B, Antonia S and Izzy L put in a strong performance to finish on 4 faults and 5th out of 12 teams, with Chloe finishing 3rd individually out of 45 riders.

A mammoth weekend and a huge thank you to all the parents, supporters and riders for all their hard work and representing the school so well! We are very proud and look forward to continuing the great teamwork and camaraderie throughout the rest of the year and beyond!