St Teresa's Senior Weekly Bulletin 4 February 2022

Autumn Term

31 January 2022 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

This Week’s Headlines Monday 7 February….…………………....…….………..…………………….….……Head Girls’ Assembly Monday 7 February….………………….…U15A Hockey, St Teresa’s v Sir William Perkin’s School, 16.30 Tuesday 8 February…………………..……………………………………..…...Year 11 FPN NEA Group 1 Tuesday 8 February…….………..…U14A Hockey, St Teresa’s v City of London Freemen’s School, 16.15 Tuesday 8 February………………....U12A and B Hockey, St Teresa’s v Sir William Perkin’s School, 16.45 Tuesday 8 February…………………….……..Drama Trip to Blood Brothers, Wimbledon Theatre, 19.30 Wednesday 9 February…………...…U12A, B, C and D Netball, St Teresa’s v Notre Dame School, 16.30 Wednesday 9 February……………...…..…U13A and B Hockey, St Teresa’s v Notre Dame School, 16.45 Thursday 10 February………………...………………………………………...….Year 8 MFL Competition Thursday 10 February………………...……………………..………………….Year 11 FPN NEA Group 2 Thursday 10 February………………….….U14A Hockey, St Teresa’s v Sir William Perkin’s School, 16.45 Thursday 10 February………………...……………..……………….Year 11 Parents’ Evening, 17.30-21.00 Friday 11 February………………………………….…………………………...…A-Level PE Revision Day Friday 11 February……………..………………………….Sixth Form Senior Team Assembly, 15.15-16.15 Friday 11 February……………………………………………………...…….Half Term Commences, 16.15 Friday 11 February……………………………………………………...…………….Boarding Closes 18:00

Thank you to our outgoing Head Girl Team and we look forward to announcing our new Team next week.

BOARDING NEWS The Boarders have enjoyed another weekend of fun when we visited Chinatown in London. The girls loved hearing facts about London as we drove slowly through. On arrival the girls screeched with excitement as the whole town was decorated with Chinese lanterns. The girls had a great time, enjoying the food and seeing street dancers performing. We returned home exhausted from all the walking around the sights and eating so many new delicacies.

We also celebrated the Chinese New Year on Tuesday 1st February - the year of the Tiger.

Thank you, Harrison’s for the catering : the King Prawn Spring Rolls and the Tempura vegetables were a hit!

As a tradition the girls were given red envelopes with money - edible sweet money of course! The girls loved the sentiment.

Next weekend we will be going to Brighton to see the Royal Pavilion we can't wait!

Mrs Wragg Deputy Head of Boarding

DRAMA NEWS Year 8 have been performing their own interpretations of the three witches from Macbeth. The girls have been experimenting with the lighting and the sound equipment in the studios along with their own costumes and props to create an eerie and mysterious atmosphere.

PARENTS’ EVENINGS Dear Parents/Guardians, We would like to invite you to your daughter’s forthcoming virtual parents’ evenings via the Parents’ Evening module on the following dates : Year 8 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13

Wednesday 2 March 2022 Thursday 10 February 2022 Thursday 17 March 2022 Thursday 17 March 2022

SKI TRIP EASTER 2023 St Teresa's will be heading to the East coast of Canada to ski at Mont Sainte Anne followed by a stopover at Niagara Falls. The trip is open to current Years 7 -12. A letter regarding this fantastic opportunity has been sent this week. Spaces are limited to 40, so if interested please reply promptly to avoid disappointment.

Mr Norris, Head of EAL

Please save the next dates for the language café : 28 February 2022 28 March 2022

Y11 into SIXTH FORM Last Friday after two nearly two weeks of mock exams, the Year 11s spent the day in the Sixth Form attending taster subject sessions and utilising the Sixth Form areas.

The girls attended sessions on Psychology, Business Studies, Economics as well as other activities such as careers and further education.

They then ended the day with a session on learning to play the ukulele, which proved very enjoyable, or yoga or mindfulness.

A nice end to a busy couple of weeks.

Mrs T Pearson Head of Year 11

ST TERESA’S WEEKLY QUIZ ACCUMULATOR With just under 150 of the St Teresa’s community having participated, the competition in the quiz leagues is furious. Dominic have crept up to 3.43 to stay ahead in the House League but second place has switched to Francis (obviously destined to be the best house in the long run). Worth everyone noting that Dominic are definitely helped by having more girls entering than any other House.

In the Year Group Lead, Year 10 have stormed in from nowhere to knock Year 13 off the top spot. They have achieved the excellent average of 3.38.

So here are your six questions for Week 4. Answer as many as you can by end of school (4:15pm) on Wednesday next week.

Good Luck, Mr Neate

EASTER MUSIC COURSE 2022!

This year’s course will take place from Monday 11th to Thursday 14th April. This will be the 10th anniversary of this course at school directed by Mrs Yalden. The course is open to girls and boys from Year 3-Year 9 from all schools who have passed Grade 1 on their instrument.

Please email Mrs Yalden on: c.yalden@st-teresas.com for further information.

MEDSOC TRIP TO THE OLD OPERATING THEATRE This week we had the opportunity to go to the Old Operating Theatre in London on a MedSoc trip. It was a great experience and we learnt about how medicine and operations have evolved over the past 200 years. We were able to have a tour of the museum after having a demonstration of how operations were carried out in the actual theatre they took place in during the 18th century. A fun fact we learnt was that the quickest leg amputation was 27 seconds! Sophie (Year 11)

SIXTH FORM NEWS On Monday, I carried out an enrichment session alongside my EPQ titled ‘The Future of Flying’ where I showed clips from the film Sully, including the landing on the River Hudson in January 2009, and spoke about the possibilities of flying in the future, calling an Uber and a plane turning up to fly you across the traffic on the road. It was enjoyed by the sixth form girls who came and I enjoyed presenting something I am passionate about to others and enlightening them on possibilities for the future.

On Thursday we had the last of the Year 12 leadership assembly presented by Nikki, Pippa and Kirsten about the language of bees; they spoke about scientific aspects of their behaviour and ways of communication between hives of bees. We learnt that bees use a circle dance to alert other bees that food is near and the direction and distance of this food. The Sixth Form students and staff have thoroughly enjoyed the leadership assemblies from the candidates this half term, and we wish the best of luck to all student leadership applicants.

Exciting update about our Sixth Form Ball this week. The Ball committee went to visit the first of 3 venues on Thursday to have a look around! We are visiting another two venues early next week, before presenting to the Sixth Form in our assembly when they will vote for their favourite.

On Friday the Year 12 and Year 13 students studying art and design: photography, textiles and fine art went on a trip to Brighton pavilion, the museum and pier to extend their knowledge and start a new project. After spending the day in Brighton they are planning to finish the day off with pizza at a local restaurant.

Good luck to all of the 2022/23 Head Girl applicants who are presenting their speeches to the whole school on Monday morning before the whole school vote.

Imogen L

NOTICES CSI FORENSIC EVENING FOR YEAR 8 Year 8 parents are invited, together with your daughter, to attend a Crime Scene Investigation event in the Science Department at St Teresa’s on Monday 14 March or Tuesday 15 March from 5.30pm-7pm, as part of National Science Week.

You will have the opportunity to investigate a ‘murder’ that has taken place at school: can you identify the culprit? The evening will comprise various forensic testing, including chromatography, blood testing and fingerprint analysis.

Please see the letter that was sent out this week.

Mrs Pearson, Teacher of Science and Head of Year 11

YEAR 8 CAREERS ACTIVITY DAY Year 8 will be taking part in an activity called “Learn to Earn”, run by Young Enterprise, on Tuesday 15 March 2022. Through a series of team activities, they will learn about careers, qualifications, salaries and budgeting. They will look at themselves and discover their strengths and where their career path may lead.

They will be provided with a work book and reference materials which they will be able to share with you.

Mrs Randall, Head of Careers

YEAR 9 TRIP TO THE SCIENCE MUSEUM Thursday 31 March, 2022 (9SE, 9FC, 9DG) & Thursday 12 May, 2022 (9OM, 9MM) The Science Department has organised a trip for all Year 9 pupils to the Science Museum. The day will include taking part in various activities, including experiences in the Wonderlab: the Equinor Gallery, the Wondershow and the exhibition on the Ancient Greeks: Science and Wisdom.

Mr Garlic, Head of Physics

YEAR 9 GCSE OPTION CHOICES Dear Year 9 Parents/Guardians, Please may I remind you of the upcoming deadline for the submission of your daughter's option choices.

Please ensure the form, which was sent to parents on Thursday 3 February, is returned by Friday 11th February.

Mr Field, Assistant Head (Director of Studies)

YEAR 12 HIGHER EDUCATION FAIR I am delighted that I have secured a place to attend the Higher Education Fair to be held at Sir William Perkin’s School, Chertsey, on the afternoon of Wednesday 9 March 2022. With over 40 universities represented as well as a number of Masterclass talks being given by various institutions, including Applying to Russell Group Universities and Competitive Courses, this exhibition will be an opportunity for the students in Year 12 to meet face to face with the admissions departments and find out more about course choices and university life.

Mrs Randall, Head of Careers

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities All of our Performing Arts lunchtime clubs are extremely popular and we are excited to be launching a new club after half term; Screen Acting. The clubs are open to anyone and everyone, whatever their ability or experience, so do join us.

Production Rehearsals are going well for this term’s musical production and the talented company are working hard on their musical numbers.

Here are our Year 7 and 8 Dancers in rehearsals for the musical showcase in March.

MUSICAL SHOWCASE REHEARSAL SCHEDULE DAY & DATE

TIME

SINGERS/ DANCERS

ROOM

MON 7 FEB

4.15-6.00

YEAR 7 & 8 SINGERS

M4

TUES 8 FEB

1.15-1.45

YEAR 9 - 13 SINGERS

M4

TUES 8 FEB

4.15-6.00

Year 7 & 8 SINGERS

MH

WED 9 FEB

4.15-5.30

ALL DANCERS

MH

WED 9 FEB

4.15-6.00

YEAR 9-13 SINGERS

MH

THURS 10 FEB

1.45-2.15

SELECT DANCERS

M5

FRI 11 FEB

4.15-6.00

ALL SINGERS

MH

PLEASE ENSURE YOU KNOW ALL OF YOUR LYRICS & CHOREOGRAPHY WHEN YOU RETURN AFTER HALF TERM. SPOTLIGHT ON…...

Good luck to Kaelyn H who attends Kidz Got Talent Dance Academy, Esher, where she has classes in contemporary, ballet and Acro. Kaelyn is currently training with their Elite Dance Competition Company and preparing for an audition to represent them in regional and national Dance Competitions. We wish Kaelyn all the best.

YEAR 11 ART, PHOTOGRAPHY & TEXTILES VISIT The Art Department organised an exciting visit to the Horniman Museum in London to see the fantastic collections of natural history specimens, cultural artefacts, and musical instruments. This visit offered students the chance to collect vital first-hand research which they will be able to use back in the classroom. All the students had a wonderful day and worked very hard to produce a sustained body of work.

Mrs Uren, Co-Head of Art and Design

SALE STARTS MONDAY! Schoolblazer are delighted to announce that we will be offering a third off all blazers, skirts, trousers, culottes and pinafores from midnight* on Sunday.

To take advantage of our amazing offers, simply log on to our website at: www.schoolblazer.com Please note this only applies to online orders while current stocks last.

ST TERESA’S DANCE CLUB St Teresa’s Dance Squad Calling all Years 7, 8 and 9 students who LOVE dance! We meet on Wednesday lunchtimes – if you enjoy learning dances in lots of different styles and to a variety of songs, come along – this is for you!

St Teresa’s Senior Dancers This lunchtime club is for Years 9, 10 and 11 students who would like to learn dance pieces to a fun mix of genres – musical theatre, street and contemporary. A great way to meet others and shake off some stress midday!

St Teresa’s Dance Company Our dance company meets weekly to train and create choreography in preparation for performance pieces. If you have a strong passion for dance and a strong technique, speak to Miss Richards about coming along to the company class.

Miss Richards Dance Teacher

ENRICHMENT SOCIETY AND WORLD SCHOLARS CLUB The schedule for this half term is printed below. As always, girls from all years are welcome to attend, and sessions will be recorded and made available on the EnSoc Team. A reminder that Academic Scholars from Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 are requested to attend a minimum of 3 Enrichment sessions each term.

If any parents, guardians, or other family members, are interested in delivering a talk at Enrichment Society during the year, please email Mr O’Farrell on j.ofarrell@st-teresas.com. All areas of interest and expertise are welcome!

Eco Tip of the week: PROBLEM: No one recycles old down duvets.

Charity shops don’t take them and recycling centres treat as landfill.

SOLUTION: Send your pre used down duvets ,sleeping bags and jackets to Re;Down to make into new items.

Alpkit Global HQ Units 12 - 14 Oak House Moorgreen Industrial Park Engine Lane Newthorpe Nottingham NG16 3QU

Join us and learn at our next webinar ADOLESCENT SKIN HEALTH & SELF-ESTEEM with Tina Lond-Caulk - Wednesday 9th February, 6:30pm, with a recording made available in The Wellbeing Hub for one week.

Throughout February, we will be focusing on adolescent skin health and self-esteem. We have invited Tina Lond-Caulk, a nutritionist of 20 years standing, to talk about nutrition for adolescent skin health. Tina has worked with a number of very high profile medical practises and the world renowned Lanserh of Medical Clinic. She is also the founder of the nation wide Food for Life programme which is an education programme for schools. Tina will share her nutrition tips for adolescent skin health and self-esteem.

Please take a look at the Hub for information on: • Hosting a Teenage Party • Communications and Relationships • Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder with Alicia Drummond • Advice on Street Safety for Young People

14-17th February 2022 GCSE Revision Days Are your pupils feeling overwhelmed by GCSE Revision? Capital Tuition Group is bringing back their Half Term Year 11 GCSE Revision Days from the 14th-17th February 2022, so they can revise productively with a Qualified Teacher at home!

Your pupils can choose from GCSE English, Science and Maths, and the sessions are tailored to the topics that they need the most help with. All of their Revision Days are held online, using our fully-interactive teaching software, so they can join in from the comfort of their own home!

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

St T's SUMMER BALL – 25th JUNE 2022 SPONSORSHIP REQUEST HURRY….. just a couple of spots left to Sponsor the St T’s Summer Ball. Excellent advertising for your company or someone you know, at a great price!

Fabulous opportunity to support FOST in raising funds to help build the Sports Pavilion.

Please contact Deborah Whipple ASAP whipple.fost@gmail.com for details.

UNIFORM SHOP Submission forms are under FOST 2nd hand uniform on the St Teresa’s website. REMINDER: CASH or CHEQUE only please for the foreseeable future. Open on Mondays & Fridays 8.30am-9am and the first Saturday of every month 10am-10.30am during term time.

E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com

Visit our website: www.st-teresas.com/equestrian

Call: 01372 750257

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

Booking System https://st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk/

We hope that you all have had a lovely week!

Please do make sure that all riders pack appropriate coats and waterproofs. The temperature has dropped again and it is really bitter up here in the evenings!

February Half Term Pony Days The February dates were emailed out and we are already almost fully booked!

There are just a couple of spaces left to view on the online booking system.

If you would like to be added to the waitlist in case of a cancellation, then please email the office or there is an update on the system where you will be emailed automatically if a space becomes available.

Pony Update We are making the heart-breaking decision to retire Tango from the riding school and are therefore looking for a loan home for him.

We are searching for an adult only home who can keep him in light work having fun in a schooling and hacking home.

If you or you know of someone who would like to take on our amazing ginger pony, or would like more information, then please email us atequestrian@st-teresas.com

NSEA Competition Reports We have some individuals and teams heading to NSEA and BSJA Just for Schools competitions over the next couple of months, starting with BSJA at Wellington Riding!

Good luck to you all!

This Week In Chapel this week we continued our half-termly series looking at the close links between Faith and Science—and busting the myth that there is any divide. As we this week celebrated the Feast of the Presentation in the Temple, when we remember Jesus, the Light of the World, entering the Temple and being recognised by Simeon, the theme this half-term was ‘Light.’

We have more in common with Isaac Newton that we perhaps realise. It was during the lockdown between 1665 and 1667 that he famously was at his most creative.

Newton, a devout Christian, is remembered, among many other things, for describing how white light is made up of different colours. He used a prism to demonstrate this.

He probably wasn’t the first.. Francis Grimaldi, a leading scientist of his day, and a Catholic priest, had already published similar work, and he died in 1663!

Another Catholic priest, René Just Haüy, is know as the Father of Crystallography. He developed Newton and Grimaldi’s ideas and was able to work out the atomic structure of crystals based on the diffraction patterns light produced as it passed through the substance.

Sr Miriam Michael Stimson developed these ideas further.

This Catholic nun was not only one of the first women to study at the Sorbonne, but she also developed new methods in the field of spectroscopy that supported cracking the structure of DNA.

This led the way for much of the lab work completed by Rosalind Franklin, another person of faith, this time Jewish, who, most now agreed, deserved to share the Nobel Prize along with Crick and Watson. Was the fact that she was a woman the reason she is so often overlooked?

We see that once again that people of faith are at the forefront of scientific endeavour. Let no one spin you the myth about a divide between Faith and Science!

Menu Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Main

Beef Lasagne with Crusty Bread

Southern Fried Chicken Fillet Burger with Shredded Iceberg & Piri Piri Mayo

Honey Roast Gammon with Yorkshire Pudding

Mild Beef Chilli Tacos, grated Cheese, Guacamole, Sour Cream & Salsa

Traditional Battered Cod Fillet or Fish Fingers with Tartare Sauce

Vegetarian

Vegetable & Spinach Lasagne

Quorn Mince & Bean Tomato Bake

Root Vegetable & Lentil Cottage Pie

Malaysian Style Squash & Seitan Curry

No Chicken Teriyaki Noodles & Oriental Vegetables

Eat Healthy Choice

Chicken Caesar Salad

Pork & Vegetable Biriyani

Beef Bourguignonne with Wholemeal Rice

Jerk Style Chicken Breast Strips with Chef’s Salad or in a Taco

Seafood & Chilli Spiced Linguine with Roasted Green Peppers & Fresh Herbs

Sides

Crusty Bread, Peas & Sweetcorn

Rice & Broccoli

Roast Potatoes & Mixed Vegetables

Rice & Carrots

Chips, Peas &

Jacket Potatoes

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Dessert

Apple Pie & Custard

Steamed Syrup Sponge & Toffee Sauce

Lemon & Blueberry Slice

Rocky Road

Tropical Fruit Platters

Additional

Salad Bar

Salad Bar

Salad Bar

Salad Bar

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

Baked Beans