Autumn Term
13 September 2021 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020
This Week’s Headlines Monday 20 September ……..…………..……………………………...Summer Trips Launch for Parents Monday 20 September…………………………………………..…….....U13 Hockey vs Churcher’s Home Monday 20 September……………………………………………...……………….U18 Hockey vs Reigate Wednesday 21 September…………………………………….……Year 13 Biology Field Trip Juniper Hall Wednesday 21 September……….………………………………………16:30 Community Mass,Chapel
Thursday 22 September…………………………………………Year 7 & 8 Sports Scholars to St Bede’s Friday 23 September…………………..………………………………………...Year 7-9 GHS Aquathlon Friday 23 September…………..………………………………………...16:30 DofE Parents’ Information
This Week’s Headlines
Dear Parents, At the end of the second week, things are beginning to fall into the natural warp and weft of the school year. Excitingly, 'normal' things are happening once more: we've had two away (away!) hockey tournaments, and our first major event of the school year took place as we welcomed both internal and external Year 11 girls to our Sixth Form Open Evening. The event was a huge success, helped immeasurably by our excellent Head Girl Team, Senior Prefects, Prefects and Sixth Form pupils; they were informative, lively and jovial, and are always the best advert for all the wonderful aspects of the Sixth Form at St T's. My thanks also to the staff who gave up their time to 'sell their wares' - with some good-natured competition springing up between departments! Gardening Club has also harvested the fruits of their labour, with some fine-looking carrots (one of which was proudly placed on my desk by the Head Girl Team - a particularly good specimen) and runner beans making their way to the kitchen for integration into Boarders' supper. Next week, the squashes and chillies will be gathered. Our full complement of extra-curricular activities is now in full swing; for an idea of what is on offer, please do check the school website under 'News and Events - calendar', and do encourage your daughters to take advantage of these amazing opportunities. One note of housekeeping: Mrs Du Preez Gale is unwell, so if you need to email Reception, particularly about absences or covid-related issues, please do so at info@st-teresas.com. We will be glad to assist you. On Monday, we launch the school's value of Character, which will be our focus for the year. A special assembly is being planned! I do hope that you all have a wonderful weekend. Best wishes, Dr Claire McShane
OPEN MORNING May we remind you that we have our Open Morning on Saturday 25th September and the whole school is in attendance. Could the girls please arrive at 10.30am so that they may register in their form rooms (with their classes), the girls will be ready for collection at 12.30pm. Girls will be allocated to assist in a subject area for the morning. Parents of girls in years 8,9 and 13 have been emailed with details as they will be taking prospective parents on tours.
BOARDING NEWS This week in Boarding, we all competed to be the Gold Rush champion, answering questions on the Boarders’ Handbook and stealing each other’s gold! This was followed by a fast and furious Battle Royale championship, where we were pitted against each other to see who could answer correctly in the shortest time!
We’re delighted that our boarding family continues to grow and we welcomed new flexi-boarders this week to our beautiful rooms. They had a great time with lots of laughter! They arrived just in time to celebrate Afiyin’s birthday with cake both in the dining room and sent from home! This weekend we’re looking forward to visiting Brighton with the majority of our boarders and making some more great memories.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS Year 10 Parents are cordially invited to the Bronze DofE Welcome talk on Friday 16h30
in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre. Mr Mark Stephens will be holding an introductory talk to the Duke of Edinburgh Awards next Friday 24th September. It will take place in the sixth form lecture theatre at 4:30pm. The talk is for all Year 10 parents if their daughter is interested in doing DofE. If parents can't make it students are welcome to attend.
PERFORMING ARTS The Performing Arts department is very excited to announce that they will be doing Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Wendy and Peter Pan' as this term's whole school production. The Performing Arts Department would like to celebrate the fact that theatre is back and embrace the magic of theatre so will be using a fly system and all sorts of exciting things to bring the magic of theatre back to St Teresa's. An email was sent this week to all pupils regarding all of the details about auditions, audition pieces, sign up sheets etc. Please see lunchtime clubs and activities timetable below:
SIXTH FORM NEWS On Saturday 11th September we opened the school doors to members of the public for the annual Heritage day, we welcomed in 42 people. The tour of the school included Dr McShane’s office, the staff dining hall, pointing out the underfloor extensive cellars that used to be used as a air raid shelter, the spice cupboard, old clocktower and courtyard where the stables were and the Georgian ice house next to the pet graveyard. It was a nice opportunity for some of the girls who were touring round to learn a bit more of the history of the school. Last term many of the girls from all year groups were involved in the growing of vegetables in our own greenhouse. This week we harvested our first crop of our potatoes, carrots, chillies, runner beans and squash. Our seasonal produce has been dropped off in the kitchen for the boarders to enjoy over the weekend.
On Thursday evening we had our sixth form open evening which gave the year 11’s the opportunity to look around the amazing Felstead centre and meet the subject teachers of our 24 different a level options. We had Louise one of our medical university applicants who spoke to parents about the medicine pathway and shared her experience. Saskia, one of our Oxbridge students spoke to parents about the pathway suited to those aspiring to Oxford and Cambridge ad finally the Head Girl Team were present, we all found it really enjoyable to meet the Year 11 parents and show off how much we love St Teresa’s. Imogen Lawford, Deputy Head Girl
To celebrate the European Day of Languages, the MFL department is delighted to offer students the following events the week commencing 27th September. • Monday 27th September (after school) - The Language Café - come and practice one of the many languages on offer with a native speaker over tea and biscuits. • Wednesday 29th September (during lessons) - Y7 only - an Introduction to Flamenco. • Thursday 30th September (lunchtime) - The Great European Bake-Off - bake your best European inspired cake to be judged by our expert panel of teachers! • Friday 1st October (break-time) - The European Tuck Shop - come and browse our selection of snacks from a variety of European countries! In addition to these events, we will also be using Monday's whole school assembly to advertise the large range of quizzes, clubs and competitions on offer during the week. We will also be delighted to announce St T's Language Leaders (Y9 only), so if you have yet to make your application, please do so by sending your letter of application to Miss Eleftheriou before Friday 24th September! SUMMER TRIPS WITH DYNAMIC ADVENTURES
You are cordially invited to attend a meeting with Dynamic Adventures on Monday 20 September 18:00 for Years 7&8—Trip to Slovenia 18:45 for Years 9-11 - Trip to Montenegro
for more details please contact Miss Kay s.kay@st-teresas.com
MATHS CLUBS 6th form Maths Clinic with Miss McDowall is every Thursday lunchtime from 1.15pm2pm Room: SF2 Year 11 Maths Clinic with Mr Nunkumar is every Thursday lunchtime from 1.15pm to 1.45pm in room 39 .
Teen Tips Wellbeing Hub - NOW LIVE! Creating an environment that nurtures pupil mental health and wellbeing is a key priority for us at St Teresa’s. To help us do this, we have joined a ‘Wellbeing Hub’, developed by child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing experts, Teen Tips. The Wellbeing Hub is an interactive online portal, designed to help you understand and meet your child’s social and emotional needs. We believe it will be an invaluable source of information and support for our whole school community. You may be interested to know that we have also gifted the hub membership to all staff, pupils and parents in the Howard School, Effingham.
The Headmistress and The Director of Music are delighted to invite you to
The St Teresa’s Jazz Evening on Wednesday 29th September at 19:00 in Mairlot Hall.
CHOIR TOUR TO SICILY—POSTPONED It has become apparent that entry for pupils of school-going age into Italy currently involves a 5-day isolation period. No doubt the situation will change during the next few months, but at present there is much uncertainty around travelling to Sicily. Regretfully, the School has taken the decision to postpone the proposed choir tour to Sicily. I am very sorry about this decision, as I know that all the girls were very excited about the prospect of singing on the tour. The Accounts Department will make full refunds. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions. Tim Caister, Director of Music
ESTA is delighted to offer group tennis lessons to St Teresa's and Cranmore pupils at the following times during Autumn term 2021: Years 2&3 - Tuesdays 4:15-5:15pm / Wednesday 4:15-5:15pm Year 4 - Monday 5-6pm / Fridays 4:15-5:15pm Years 5&6 - Wednesdays 5:15-6:15pm / Fridays 5:15-6:15pm Years 7&8 - Tuesdays 5:15-6:15pm Years 9-11 - Mondays 6-7pm •
All sessions will take place at St Teresa's on the ESTA courts.
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The price for the 13 week Autumn term for each group option is £143.
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ESTA also offers private lessons for individual, joint and small group coaching.
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Please contact Kirsti to sign your child up at esta@effinghamschools.org
SAVE THE DATES Christmas Fair Sunday 5th December, see flyer on following page.
Support for Macmillan On Friday 24th September, all girls are invited to bring in a (nut free) confection for their snack, and/or to wear a purple and/or green hair accessory for a donation to Macmillan. Please make a donation to this worthy cause by clicking on the link https://thyg.uk/buu004704071 (or copy and paste into your internet browser) and follow the simple instruction.
“FOST Fridays” Our first casual morning coffee/tea will take place post morning school drop off on Friday 8th October – all welcome, venue tbc!
Uniform Please note that we are having some challenges with the Zettle invoicing and payment system used in the Uniform Shop. Please bear with us as we rectify the situation, especially for those already paid. If you have an outstanding payment to settle, you are welcome to leave a cheque made payable to FOST in an envelope marked for FOST, Attention: Camilla Pinsent/Deborah Whipple with either Senior or Prep school reception desks. See the FOST page of the school website for details of opening hours, new location, etc.
Classlist Thanks to those parents who have joined us on Classlist (https://app.classlist.com/). This is a great platform for secure communication between parents. For existing parents, please check & update your details. If you are new to the school, please ensure you create a profile for yourself including your daughter/s details & class.
INSTA Please follow us on FOST insta account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham This account keeps you up to date on everything FOST are doing throughout the year! .
Visit our website: www.st-teresas.com/equestrian
E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com Call: 01372 750257 Booking System https://st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk/
Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”
We’ve loved seeing you all back this week for our first week of lessons for the school term! You may have noticed that the new horses Sandy and Mouse have joined the other ponies in the barn this week. Please make sure that you’re nice and quiet if you want to say hello as they are still settling in and Mouse, the bay mare on the window side, in particular is still quite nervous.
Over the next week could our termly riders, who haven’t already been asked, come 5-10 minutes early to their lessons so that we can record what they’d like to aim for in their lessons for this coming term.
We are running another After School Club on Tuesdays at 4pm to 5pm for Prep students and have three spaces left. The club allows students to learn how to care for a pony and topics such as parts of the horse, feeding, grooming and more! If you would like to book on, please contact the office. We will see you all next week, have a lovely weekend!
October Half Term Pony Days Dates are not out yet for the half term. We will send an email out to everyone one they are up on the
NSEA Competition Reports Members of the NSEA team have joined the BSJA’s (British Show Jumping Association) Just for Schools membership and went to their first competition on Saturday 4th September. In the 60cm class, the team – Jackson B, Lottie B and Sofie S – came 1st with Jackson placing 1st, Sofie 2nd and Lottie 3rd as individuals! In the 70m class, Sofie S competed as an individual and came 7th, while the team – Antonia S, Jackson B, Lottie B and Lulu S – unfortunately didn’t get a team placing. However, as individuals Lulu came 3rd, Jackson 5th, Lottie 6th and Antonia 8th! In the 80cm class, Lulu S placed 3rd as an individual and Antonia S placed 6th! A big well done to everyone and we look forward to hearing how you get on at other BSJA events!
This Week It is significant that the disciples of Jesus asked him how they should pray. Their question is often the same as ours as we try to make good use of those periods of quiet time that we are able to find in our busy day. Fortunately, Jesus gives us a clear and profound answer in the words know to untold millions around the world as the Our Father, the Lord’s Prayer. While volumes could be written on the significance of this prayer, perhaps there are two important messages that we can remember. Firstly, we need to remember that Jesus’ experience of his heavenly Father was unlike that that had ever been shared before. While all other religions, ancient and modern present an image of a distant, remote God, Jesus demonstrates that his heavenly Father is the total opposite. Indeed, the way that Jesus addresses God is in the most intimate terms. The word we translate as ‘Father’ in Aramaic appears as ‘Abba’ It is, in fact, much more like that very first utterance that a baby makes and would more accurately be translated as ‘Daddy’. The heavenly Father Jesus knows, and wants us to come to know, is an all-loving, compassionate Father who we can address in the most intimate of ways.
A second point refers to the language that we use throughout the remainder of the prayer. References to ‘thy’ suggest a somewhat antiquated style of language, out of date with what we imagine to be more enlightened times. Of course linguists would remind us that while other languages preserve both the more formal pronoun,’ for example ‘vous’ in French for elders, authority figures and those we are not familiar with, and the more intimate form, again, in French, ‘tu’, for those who we know well and have a close relationship with, in English we are today restricted with just the one word. The prayer we use retains the old, intimate version of ‘thy’ to reinforce the closeness that we are invited to participate in, a closeness that Jesus himself experienced. Perhaps, as we pray those words of Jesus, we too can come to know that closeness with our heavenly Father.
Menu Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Main
Chicken Katsu Curry
Beef Lasagne
Honey Roast Gammon with Yorkshire Pudding
Mild Beef Chilli with Nachos, Guacamole, Sour Cream & Salsa
Traditional Battered Cod Fillet or Fish Fingers with Tartare Sauce
Vegetarian
Quorn Mince & Bean Tomato Bake
Vegetable & Spinach Lasagne
Root Vegetable & Lentil Cottage Pie
Malaysian Style Squash & Seitan curry
No Chicken Teriyaki Noodles & Oriental Vegetables
Healthy Eating Dish
Chargrilled Marinated Pork Loin Steaks with Chinese Vegetable Salad
Herb Chicken Breast with Cherry Tomato, Cucumber & Mixed Leave Salad
Spiced Meatballs with Roasted Vegetable & Cous Cous Salad
Tandoori Style Chicken Breast Strips with Chef’s Salad & Poppadum Croutons
Falafel & Roasted Vegetables served with Hummus
Sides
Rice & Broccoli
Crusty bread Peas & Sweetcorn
Roast Potatoes Mixed Vegetables
Rice Carrots
Chips & Peas or Baked Beans
Additional
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Dessert
Apple pie & custard
Sticky Toffee Pudding and Butterscotch Sauce
Lemon Drizzle Slice
Rocky Road
Tropical Fruit Platters
Salad Bar
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Summer Fruit Platter
Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher