Senior Bulletin 4 Mar 24 by Effingham Schools Trust

4 March 2024

This Week’s Headlines

Monday 11 March……………………………………..Year 8 HPVVaccinations

Monday 11 March……………………Sixth Form Student Leadership Tea 16:30

Monday 11 March……………………………..Sports Awards U12 - U13 18:00

Tuesday 12 March………………………………...Year 8 Romeo and Juliet Trip

Tuesday 12 March……………………………..Sports Awards U14 - U15 18:00

Wednesday 13 March…………………..Years 12 and 13 History & Politics Trip

Wednesday 13 March…………………………………………...Evensong 17:30

Wednesday 13 March…………………………………..Year 8 CSI Event 17:30

Wednesday 13 March……………………………..Senior Sports Awards 18:30

Thursday 14 March……………………………………….ABRSM Music Exams

Thursday 14 March………………………….Sixth Form Parents Evening 17:30

Friday 15 March………………………………..A Level Drama Practical Exams

Friday 15 March…………………………….Years 10 - 13 Dance “Move It” Trip

Sunday 17 March…………………..All Day Rehearsal of “High School Musical”

We are delighted to invite you to our Production of HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO RESERVEYOUR TICKETS

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Hi all,

I hope you have had a lovely week! We’ve had a busy week in sixth form; last Friday, Year 12 had the opportunity to bestow some of their knowledge and wisdom to the Year 11s, giving them advice and support when making their revision timetables. We helped when making their subject priority lists, allotting specific times for revision, but also including some time for fun.

Monday’s student council had a special visitor:

This week in Student Council we invited Gary from Catering to come and join us to hear any suggestions the year group representatives may have about the school lunches.All year groups contributed really well, and some excellent suggestions were made, leaving Gary with a long list of ideas that may come into play in the future! (Charlie – Deputy Head Girl).

On Tuesday, Year 12 went to the UK University and Apprenticeship Fair at Surrey University. There were over 80 universities attending from around the UK who were able to answer our questions and give us prospectuses. There were also various talks such as Student Finance and advice when writing your personal statement. We were also given an assortment of pens, bags, badges and even chip salt (from Hull University) from various universities. Overall, it was an informative and valuable trip, to help us gain a greater awareness of the various courses available and their requirements.

Throughout the week we have been celebrating National Careers Week. Our Head of Careers, Mrs Renshaw, has shared resources each day that focus on a particular area of work. These have ranged from Law, Engineering, Finance, Banking and Accountancy. We have been able to see the various subjects required, the skills needed and the different jobs that are in these fields. This Friday we had a talk from Fiona Rutherford, CEO of JUSTICE, who spoke about her career that started in Chambers as a barrister working for the CPS, then progressed to the Court Service, the Ministry of Justice, and now JUSTICE. An organisation that strives for a fair, accessible and equal justice system.

On Friday, the second Maths Masterclass also took place. A group of A-Level Maths students lead a session on Code-breaking and Ciphers, for prep students from St. Ts, Cranmore and Manor House. It included the route cipher, ceaser cipher and pigpen cipher!

Have a lovely weekend,

Amelia (Deputy Head Girl)

BOARDING NEWS

At the weekend the boarders enjoyed an adventure out to Ninja Warrior. Adorned in comfortable activewear and trainers, they were ready to take on the challenges of the inflatable obstacle course. With spirits soaring, the girls charged into the colourful labyrinth of inflatable obstacles. They navigated through towering slides, bounced across giant balls, and conquered obstacles of all shapes and sizes with boundless enthusiasm. After hours of exhilarating adventure, the girls took a well-deserved break to refuel.

Also this week , we celebrated World Boarding

WELLBEING ROOM

Needing time out? The Wellbeing Room is open to all students Monday - Friday 13:30 - 14:00. Trained Youth Mental Health Prefects are on hand to support you with any worries or concerns you may have. Feel free to stop by. (The Wellbeing Room is next to Medical)

MACBETH

Year 9 had a fantastic trip with the English department to Worthing to see 'Macbeth'. Having studied the play last term and with one eye on the end of Year examinations where they will be answering on this text, pupils enjoyed the opportunity to see a live performance of Shakespeare's tragedy. It was a very modern production with lots of innovative technical ideas alongside some exciting audience participation. This was a wonderful way to begin preparations for revision of the Year 9 set text.

INTERHOUSE MUSIC FESTIVAL

Well done to all the girls who participated in the music festival on Wednesday and Thursday. You all played beautifully, and we can't wait to hear the results on which house won.

We will announce next week!

ST TERESA’S HOSTS THE WORLD SCHOLARS CUP REGIONAL ROUND

For the third consecutive year, St Teresa's proudly hosted the esteemed World Scholars Cup London-Surrey regional round. This year marked a record attendance, with 182 students from various schools, including representatives from Switzerland and Guernsey.

The competition unfolded over March 3rd and 4th, as students engaged in teams of three across four challenging events: Team Debate, Scholars' Challenge, Scholars' Bowl, and Collaborative Writing.

On the second day, the program featured a captivating Showcase Debate, with Hayley P (Year 9) representing St Teresa's as a selected speaker, alongside an entertaining talent show.

St Teresa's teams showcased remarkable performances, securing notable achievements. Kaitlyn C, Erin C, and Chloe W earned 2nd place in the Team Debate junior division, while Malia G Hayley P, and Lavinia S clinched 2nd place in Collaborative Writing junior division.

Individual successes were equally commendable, with Lavinia Singh claiming 2nd place in Collaborative Writing. Chloe W (Year 7) emerged as the top-scoring pupil in the junior division, while Claudia B (Year 9) excelled as the top scorer in the senior division.

Building on this success, preparations are underway to organize a trip for qualifying teams and students to participate in the global round, scheduled to take place in Stockholm in July 2024.

AUTHOR VISIT

As part of the English department's celebrations for National Book Week and World Book Day, we welcomed Sarah Mussi to school earlier this week. She delivered some inspiring talks to Years 7-9 about how to create stories and shared her own experiences on the road to becoming an author. In particular Year 9 were treated to a 'How to' session on descriptive and narrative writing which is an essential part of the GCSE English course. Book signings and a meet a greet, rounded off a fabulous day.

DANCE COMPETITON UPDATE

Congratulations to Georgina, Jess, Taylor and Kaelyn for their Judges Choice awards at the ‘So You Want To Dance’ competition

CRANMORE LIVE STRING FEVER

Several of our pupils had the pleasure of attending and participating in the "String Fever" concert held at Cranmore, an event organised by our Effingham Trust. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The performance by String Fever was delightful; their musical prowess was evident, and it was truly enjoyable to listen to them. The pupils had a wonderful time!

RESERVE YOUR TICKETS HERE!!

DRAMA FESTIVAL

YEAR 7

Year 7 have been working since January on creating their own pieces to perform in their drama lessons.

On Tuesday 23 April in the evening, pupils from two Year 7 classes will be performing their finalised scripts on Mairlot Stage. Then on Wednesday 24 April the other two Year 7 classes will also then have the opportunity to perform their scripts on Mairlot Stage. On the Wednesday evening pupils will be having pizza and sweets as a celebration evening for their hard work since January, meaning Pick up will be 19:00.

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.

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

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

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

Tuesday

Food

Thursday

Biology

English:

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

Monday Chemistry

Maths: 1:45-2:15 Room 39

(set 1) 1:45-2:15 Room 40

drop in: 1:45-2:15 Room 29a Drama SF7

Maths

Physics

preparation and nutrition 1:30-2. French Revision 1:45-2:10 Room 19 History 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

drop in:

– 2:15pm Room 29a

revision:1:45-2:15 Room SF4

Maths 1:30-2:15 Room 39

1:45

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 11th March (Metals) 14th March (Cells) 18th March (Required practical) 21st March (Ask a question)

Chemistry:

CHEMISTRY REVISION SESSIONS

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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Are you a business owner or an employee at a business?

Would the business you are involved in like to advertise to our wider school community whilst supporting FOST in their fundraising endeavours?

If the answer is yes, we have the perfect solution for you!

On Friday 15th June, we are hosting our FOST Summer Ball at the school.The event is a fun evening for parents with great food, dancing and a silent auction.

It’s a great opportunity to promote your business with space for five event sponsors with 4 spots still open.

There are sponsorship packages to suit different budgets allowing you to decide which will best suit your needs.

By becoming an event sponsor, you will be helping us celebrate and support the school while showcasing your business to our school community.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the Summer Ball, please email Cathy Hastoy (Chairman of FOST) at: fosteffingham@gmail.com

We look forward to partnering with you and making this year's event a success!

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.

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

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!

Design an Easter Egg!

Use one of the pre-made paper templates found in the equestrian office or design your own.

You can take it home, or if you pin it on the board STE will use them in Easter Egg Hunts over the holidays!

This Week

This week we continued our exploration of three encounters found in Mark’s Gospel where Jesus reaches out, literally as well as metaphorically, to those on the margins of society. This week we reflected on the account of the healing of the woman with a haemorrhage (Mark 5:25-34).

The woman in questions would, at this time, have been totally isolated from both society and from the worship in the temple. There would have been a deep rooted suspicion that this ailment that had lasted for so many years would have been the result of immoral behaviour, with the illness being some form of punishment. As if to add insult to injury, she would have been prevented from taking any part in the worship of the community due to the consideration of blood being unclean, and such an illness meaning that she could not even set foot within the Temple, let alone worship.

What then becomes apparent is the woman’s courage. We see the seed of faith grow in her as she seizes the opportunity to approach Jesus as he walks through her town. Seemingly in secret she catches hold of the hem of his garment and, in that moment of tentative faith, her ailment is healed and she is made whole again. The disciples, in their typical way, are aghast at Jesus when he askes who touched him. Yet this provides an opportunity for the woman to confirm her faith. After her faltering first approach her experience of healing and inclusion enables her to declare her faith in Jesus her saviourliterally, her healer - as she bows down before Him.

As we reflect on this account we can recall that we too are drawn into that relationship of love that is always on offer. The simplest action from us opens the floodgates of that grace that is on offer. And likewise, having received that grace so we too can be alert to those who we meet who feel excluded, disenfranchised and on the margins so that we can be the hand of welcome that invites them back into a community of love.

Soup of the day

Tomato & basil