St Teresa's Senior School Weekly Bulletin 24 September 2021

Autumn Term

20 September 2021 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

This Week’s Headlines Saturday 25 September…………………..………………………………….………………...Open Morning Saturday 25 September…………..…………………………..…………...Surrey Schools Swim Relay, 18.00 Monday 27 September - Friday 1 October ……..………..………...………..European Week of Languages Wednesday 29 September……..………..………...……………………...Year 11 Art Trip to Kew Gardens Wednesday 29 September……………………… ………………..…….....Jazz Concert, 19.00, Mairlot Hall Thursday 30 September………………………...………………...Year 9 & 10 Sports Scholars to St Bede’s Thursday 30 September…………………………..…………...…Year 11 ‘Six’ Theatre Trip, coach at 17.30

This Week’s Headlines

Friday 1st October……….……………………..………..…………………Feast of St Teresa’s Mass, 09.00 Saturday 2nd October……….………………………..………..…………………Cranmore Open Morning

OPEN MORNING May we remind you that we have our Open Morning tomorrow 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.

MED SOC Abi B (Year 10) gave a fascinating talk last week at MedSoc on stem cells, looking at current and future medical applications of this exciting area of medical research.

MedSoc and Biology Society run on alternate Tuesdays at 1.15 in room 29 – years 10-13 scientists and potential medics all welcome! Next week Kirsten L will be giving a talk.

7SA with Catherine L’s cake model of an animal cell.

BOARDING NEWS On Tuesday evening, the boarders celebrated Mid Autumn (Moon) Festival. They enjoyed looking for the moon in the evening, eating a home cooked meal together, including nut-free mooncakes as well as telling traditional tales.

It is a real delight to see how much the boarders are continuing to enjoy decorating and personalising their rooms and making them cosy and comfortable.

On Saturday, the boarders headed off to Brighton for a day of seaside fun! The weather was glorious and the delights of Brighton, including the Lanes, fairground rides, candy floss and slot machines were much enjoyed! Next weekend we’re off to Air Hop for a spot of trampoline bouncing!

PERFORMING ARTS—WENDY & PETER PAN 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. We are celebrating the fact that theatre is back and embracing 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.

The cast has been chosen, please see cast list below and rehearsal schedule.

WENDY & PETER PAN—CAST LIST

SIXTH FORM NEWS On Monday, the Sixth Form 1st XI team went to play hockey against Reigate Grammar School. This was one of our first match of this academic year and the first time playing as an exclusive Sixth Form Team!

We had an amazing time and our strength of character definitely shone through as we faced this challenge! We look forward to our next match. Hannah K, Captain Our Eco Committee met this week and welcomed students from years 8,10,11 and 13. All participants valuably spent their lunch time labelling some of the recycling bins around the school to make sure that the bins are used properly.

The committee discussed activities for the committee to focus on in the future, for example an area in which girls can choose to trade stationery or a used textbook sale which could benefit GCSE and A Level students. Any money raised would be used for the eco team initiative around the school to improve our waste. Another future idea is to make bunting out of old school clothes that can be used to decorate boarding and around the school.

On Thursday, members of the Year 13 Student Leadership Team hosted an assembly for our Year 12 students sharing with them all the possible opportunities they have the chance to gain student leadership experience, before the Head Girl Team applications in the Spring Term. Opportunities included becoming the Year 12 representative on the Student Council, the all-important Sixth Form Food Fairy who is responsible for our Sixth Form kitchen, becoming a member of our Sixth Form Events Committee (aka the Sixth Form fun club) planning trips out and internal events, joining the editorial team of our termly Student Magazine Committee, becoming an Academic Tutor for current Year 11s to support with their GCSEs and finally, working with Tilly (Year 13), our Public Speaking and Debate Prefect, with her very popular Year 5 debate and public speaking club. All Year 12 are welcome to apply for any of these roles, and more than one if they wish, applications close Friday 1st October. Good luck to all.

On Saturday morning we are looking forward to welcoming all of the prospective parents and students that will be visiting St Teresa’s for our annual Open Day. There are many Sixth Form students that will be operating as tour guides and partaking in Sixth Form lessons, allowing visitors to get a feel for what life at St Teresa’s could look like for their children. We are looking forward to meeting the future students of St T's! Imogen L, Deputy Head Girl We were delighted to welcome one of our most recent alumnae students back to St T's on Friday 17th and Tuesday 21st September. LJ Bennion was in the class of 2021 and returned to deliver PSHE talks to Years 9, 10 and 11 about the subject matter of 'Transgender (Mis)representation in TV, film and media'.

The talk was very well researched and incredibly insightful into why authentic representation is crucial to the transgender community. LJ also answered pupil questions and spoke about their personal experiences, pronouns, and the future for the community. It was really enjoyable and informative. Thank you very much, LJ! Miss Cantwell, Head of PSHE

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 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 the Courtyard.

ART CLUB RETURNS! This term our new Art clubs have launched, where it has been wonderful to see the girls excited when embracing new media techniques and processes.

Years 7 and 8 thoroughly enjoyed creating a dynamic collection of large-scale works using natural materials, whilst the Art Scholars and Year 9 students combined a variety of media, which will form the basis of their sketchbook covers. In addition, it was fantastic to see the students discuss their own art projects, which they had carried out independently over the week.

The Headmistress and The Director of Music are delighted to invite you to The St Teresa’s Jazz Evening, see flyer below:

SUPPORT FOR MACMILLAN Friday 24th September It’s not too late to donate. Any amount large or small would be so appreciated!

Donation link: https://thyg.uk/buu004704071

SAVE THE DATE

UNIFORM 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/). If you are new to the school, please ensure you create a profile for yourself including your daughter’s details & class.

INSTAGRAM Please follow us on FOST insta account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

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 hope that you’ve been enjoying the sun as much as the horses are! Mickey managed to find the perfect sun spot for his morning snooze!

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 two 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 once they are up on the system ready to book.

NSEA Competition Reports

We have some NSEA teams heading out to compete on the 25th and 26th September.

We wish you all good luck!

This Week Our school value for this year is ‘Character.’ As part of our reflection through the year, each half-term we will reflect on one outstanding character who we can adopt as an inspiration. This half-term we reflected on the amazing life of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, still known to millions across the world as Mother Teresa.

At the core of our understanding of character is the idea of ‘becoming the person God calls us to be.’ We are here for a purpose, we have a unique contribution to God’s plan for the world, and our fundamental pursuit needs to be recognising this calling. And it takes time.

She spent her early years as a teacher working with impoverished Bengali girls in Calcutta, providing for them an exit from poverty through education. This was God’s work, yet she knew that she was called to more. With permission, she left her community and established the Missionaries of Charity, living and working alongside the poorest of the poor, bringing the love of God to those who needed it most.

Through her tireless work, and that of her religious sisters, she changed the lives of countless millions across the globe, particularly orphans, the elderly, cancer patients and AIDS/HIV victims. Her work was recognised by more international, humanitarian awards than any one person has every received, including the Nobel Peace Prize, she was voted, by a huge margin the most respected individual in the 20th Century, she brought the love of Christ and the joy of the Gospel to countless individuals, and all without any personal gain whatsoever. Truly, she is a great model of character for us to remember.

Menu Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Main

Locally Sourced Pork Sausages & Mashed Potato

Spaghetti Bolognese with Crusty Bread

Roast Chicken Breast with Yorkshire Pudding

Turkey & Sweetcorn Pie with New Potatoes

Traditional Battered Cod Fillet or Fish Fingers with Tartare Sauce

Vegetarian

Quorn Sausages & Mashed Potato

Pasta Arrabiata

Macaroni Cheese with Green Salad

Red Lentil & Butternut Squash Dahl with Rice

Leek, Potato & Mature Cheddar Bake

European Week of Languages Dish

France Boeuf a la Bourguignonne avec Pain Croustillant

Spain Bravas Española’s de Pollo y Patata

Germany

Italian Tagliatelle di Pollo

Portugal Arroz de Marisco

Sides

Mashed Potato & Broccoli

Crusty bread Peas & Sweetcorn

Roast Potatoes & Mixed Vegetables

New Potatoes & Carrots

Chips & Peas or Baked Beans

Additional

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Dessert

Chocolate Brownie

Apple Crumble & Custard

Rice Pudding with a selection of Toppings

Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Sauce

Tropical Fruit Platters

Salad Bar

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Schweineschnitzel

in Pilzsauce

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