St Teresa's Senior Weekly Bulletin 18 September 2023

18 September 2023

This Week’s Headlines

This Week’s Headlines

Monday 25 - Friday 29 September ………………………………………………..MFL Week

Tuesday 26 September…...………….……………………………….....Year 9 Team Building

Tuesday 26 September……..Year 12 & 13 Art, Photography & Textiles Trip to Kew Gardens

Tuesday 26 September……………….....Year 10 & 11 Drama Trip to Blood Brothers, 19.30

Wednesday 27 September………………….........................................................Salsa Workshop

Thursday 28 September………………………………... St Teresa’s School 95th Anniversary

Thursday 28 September…...…………………………………………...Whole School Photo

Thursday 28 September…..………..Year 10 Parents Information Evening, 18.00-19.00 SFLT

Friday 29 September...…………………………….Macmillan Coffee Morning in Boardroom

Friday 29 September…………………………………………………...Feast Day Mass, 09.00

Saturday 30 September…………………………...…………..…………STOGA Event, 11:00

DATES

May we remind you that we have our Open Morning on Saturday 23rd September and the whole school is in attendance.

Next Saturday we will be hosting a STOGA event for our St Teresa’s old girls; if you know of any alumnae please do invite them to contact stoga@st-teresas.com

SIXTH FORM NEWS

Hello and welcome to a new Sixth Form entry for the Weekly Bulletin!

This week in the Sixth Form, we held our first Student Council meeting since the summer break – it was so great to see the representatives from the lower school in our meeting and to speak to them again. I’m looking forward to helping them to make sure that their voices, and the student voices of all the students at St Teresa’s, is heard within the school community again this year. We also welcomed our two new year 7 representatives, Ruby G and Kaiah C. Well done girls!

The new academic year has also brought a new sport to our Sixth Form Sport lessons: Lacrosse! Many were very excited at the opportunity to learn this new sport, alongside others offered, including Yoga: Animal Flow, Netball, Gym and Hockey.

Wednesday saw the presentation of a Year 11 ‘Life in the Sixth Form’ assembly, presented by our prefects Beth DT, Corellia W and Poppy M. They talked about what it is like taking scholarship exams, having driving lessons during the school day, doing a TEFL course and more. We hope the Year 11s found this insight into Sixth Form life helpful.

The Year 13 A Level Biology students went on a field trip to Juniper Hall in Dorking on Wednesday. Emily E wrote: “We spent the morning carrying out practical fieldwork on Mickleham Downs, observing the landscape and measuring how a variety of different factors changed along a line transect, including plant types and soil depth. We spent the rest of the day consolidating the knowledge we had learnt and finding correlations and patterns within the data and representing this graphically. Overall, we had a great time and look forward to applying the learnings back at school.” Emily

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On Thursday, the Head Girl Team along with various prefects launched our Opportunities Assembly for Year 12. Our Head Girl, Jadwiga KL said: “Members of Year 13 delivered the Opportunities assembly to Year 12 giving them a chance to apply for positions of responsibility within the school. There are a variety of roles on offer including co-editor of our Sixth Form MODE magazine, Mental Health Ambassador and member of Events Committee for Sixth Form. As well as valuable experience and useful skills that will undoubtedly be used in the world of work, this is a chance to get involved with the school and have some fun. Good luck to all those Year 12s who choose to apply – we look forward to reading your applications!” Jadwiga

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And finally, the Sixth Formers are excited to tour prospective students and parents around our beautiful school campus at the Open Morning this Saturday. We hope to inspire many young people in choosing to come to St Teresa’s next year.

That is it for this week, I hope all you have a wonderful week ahead!

Julia T (Deputy Head Girl)

BOARDING NEWS

The past week in boarding has been a busy one, we had 3 Birthdays to celebrate, Afiyin, Inés and Vanessa. Happy Birthday Girls!

Over the weekend the girls went on a very exciting trip to Thorpe Park and got to enjoy all sorts of fun rides. Some girls took part in a cookery class with Mrs Linaker in the food preparation room making some very delicious cheesy scones.

This term we are teaching the girls life skills, so far, they have learnt to use the laundry room and kitchen appliances.

We spent a few afternoons creating pretty decorations for the girl's new rooms to make them feel more personalised.

It is St Teresa’s Open Morning this weekend and the girls are looking forward to showing off their boarding house.

E-SAFETY WEEK

We welcomed Karl Hopwood, an independent e-safety expert, to share his insights on online safety at both St Teresa’s and Cranmore this week.

Our students gained valuable knowledge on how to protect themselves online, while parents received essential

ALUMNAE TALK

Ex-student Imogen Blythe gave an inspiring talk on Monday about her journey so far at Nottingham University, where she is currently studying nursing. During her talk, Imogen Blythe also shared valuable insights into the challenges and rewards of pursuing a career in healthcare.

MEDSOC

This week for MedSoc we had an ex-student, Hannah Evans, come into school to speak about the research she carried out at Oxford university on personalised medicine and genomic research. We all learnt a lot, and were especially surprised to discover we have all had our genome edited when we were vaccinated against Covid.

JUNIPER HALL TRIP

The Year 13 Biologists spent the day at Juniper Hall for their A-level fieldwork investigation. They walked up to Mickleham Downs where they learnt how to use a sampling technique (an interrupted belt transect) to investigate the effect of ecological succession on the biotic and abiotic factors.

OPEN DAY NOTICE

Girl’s should be in school no later than and not much earlier than 10.30am, unless they have made arrangements with the Staff leading their activity.

They should go directly to their form rooms to be registered and will be told where they are expected to go for the rest of the morning. Please can they bring their pencil cases in.

They may be collected at 12.30pm.

YEAR 13 GEOGRAPHY TRIP

We are planning to take our Year 13 pupils to the Field Studies Council (FSC) centre at Slapton Ley, Devon from Monday 13 November to Friday 17 November 2023.

This is a part of the Geography A Level course, where pupils are required to complete a Non-Examined Assessment (NEA) worth 20% of their final mark. To complete their NEA, pupils are required to complete four days of fieldwork.

Please send an e-mail to s.hobkinson@st-teresas.com and return the consent form emailed to you previously if you would like your daughter to participate in this trip.

YEAR 10 PARENTS’ INFORMATION EVENING

Our Year 10 Parents’ Information Evening will be held on the 28th of September from 6-7pm. It is an opportunity for us to address any questions you may have about the transition between Year 9 and Year 10.

please RSVP the link below if you intend attending : https://forms.office.com/e/bEcGkmPyWN

KEW GARDENS TRIP -YEAR 12 & 13

We have arranged a visit to Kew Gardens, which holds an amazing collection of exotic plants and architectural structures! This visit will offer pupils the chance to collect vital first-hand research, which they will be able to use back in the classroom.

We will be departing from school at 8:50 and will return by 16:00.

ECO COUNCIL

As part of our reduce, re-use as a community; we are looking for donations of text books and stationery that you no longer want. You are welcome to drop off at Reception marked for the attention of Eco Council.

We will be holding a Pre loved sale on 5th October.

Thank you from the Eco Council

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS

Room 29A

Tuesdays 1:45 - 2:10

MEDSOC

Room 38

Open to all in Year 10 - 13

1:45 - 2:10pm

Next meeting: Tuesday October 3rd

Topic: Medical ethics focusing on genetic diseases.

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

Macmillan Coffee Morning - Friday 29th September

Parents are invited to join FOST from 8am-9.30am… stunning cakes and flowers to buy (cash or card) in the boardroom and grass outside …

Please note, due to difficulties with Wifi you may want to bring cash.

Please make a donation through the link below: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/cm23066091

Hope to see you there!

This Week

It is unquestionably the case that we are all too often bombarded on social media by so called ‘affirmations’, with dubious provenance and, often, still more dubious content! As part of an occasional series in Chapel this year, we will be looking at key messages that scripture has for us, particularly in terms of our relationship with God.

This week we reflected on what type of relationship Jesus invites into with His heavenly Father. He points out (John 15:16) to His disciples that instead of the Master - Servant relationship that they expected, he calls us into an intimate friendship. He explains that the very same close relationship that He has with His Father is precisely the same relationship that we are offered, if we choose to accept it. ‘I have chosen you and I call you friends, because I have made known to you everything I have learned from my Father.’

The very same qualities that we look for in any earthly friend are the same qualities that God offers to us. But, like any earthly relationship, we need to spend time nurturing that relationship. The offer is always there - but we are called to respond. We call this response ‘prayer’ and, to assist us, we suggested a simple model.

1. Be alert - Set aside time - just a few moments is a good start, and then recognise that you are in God’s presence

2. Be present - share with God how you are today; share with him your feelings and experiences

3. Say ‘Thank you’ - recognise all that you have reason to be grateful for

4. Ask - dare to express your desires, knowing that no request goes unanswered (although it may not be the answer you were expecting.

5. Listen - finally, be bold enough to receive God’s response. Recognise in the busyness of our thoughts and feelings, that God calls us gentle towards the way that is peace

At the beginning of this school year, let us commit to spending a few moments to respond to God’s amazing offer of friendship!

E-mail equestrian@st-teresas.com

Call 01372 750257

Booking System

st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk

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

We hope that you have had a good week.

There will be a couple of new equine faces up at equestrian. Mr T is a chestnut horse who arrived on Friday 15th and is still settling in. He has been moved up to the barn with the others after being stabled down the bottom stables with King for a few days. He is friendly, but can get a bit nippy so please be aware of this behaviour if you do say hello. Cookie will be joining us on Monday 25th, she is a skewbald pony who will go down the bottom stables for a few days while she settles in. She is very sweet, but will not be introduced to anyone until she joins the other horses in the barn, as we need to ensure she is happy and comfortable first.

As the weather has been very unpredictable in recent weeks, please can you make sure your child comes dressed appropriately to their lessons. Please pack a jumper and waterproof coat. Hoodies should not be worn, and if they are we will ask to tuck the hoods in before being around the horses.

And If your child cannot attend one of their lessons, then please let the office know by phone or by email, or the lesson can be cancelled on the booking site. As if you wish to cancel a lesson, we do require 48hrs notice or more in order to offer credit.

Topic of the week: the Farrier

The farrier has to come every 4-6 weeks to shoe your horse, depending on whether your horse has shoes or not. This is necessary as the farrier needs to trim their feet to ensure that they don’t get too long, which can disrupt the horse’s balance. It is also important to check that your horse's feet are healthy and that there are no abscesses or anything else that might make them uncomfortable. Wearing shoes help to protect the horse's feet, especially on the roads and on stony ground, but it is not necessary and it also depends on the horse.

We wish the team and individuals the best of luck at their next competition!

Main

Eat healthy dish

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

European Week of Languages

England, locally sourced pork sausages & mashed potato

European week of languages

Italy, Spaghetti Bolognese with crusty bread

Roast chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding

Turkey & sweetcorn pie with new potatoes

Traditional battered fish fillet or jumbo fish fingers

Vegetarian

Char-grilled turkey & crispy bacon bits with house salad

Spanish style chicken & chorizo with wholemeal rice

European week of languages France, Beef bourguignon

European week of languages Spain, Paella with crusty bread

European week of languages Greece, Spanakopita –Greek style spinach pie with feta cheese

Sides

Cumberland style vegetable sausages & mashed potato

Pasta arrabiata

Leek, potato & mature cheddar bake

Red lentil & vegetable tikka masala with rice

Macaroni cheese with green salad

Mashed potato Broccoli

Dessert Chocolate brownie

Crusty bread Peas & sweetcorn

Roast vegetables

Mixed vegetables

New potatoes

Carrots

Chips

Peas

Baked beans

Peach & raspberry crumble & custard

Mango cheesecake

Chocolate sponge & chocolate sauce

Summer berry smoothie

Items in Italic - Sourced from F Conisbee’s, our local butcher