St Teresa's Senior School Weekly Bulletin 4 October 2021 by Effingham Schools Trust

Autumn Term

Issue 1 : 4th September 2020 4 October 2021

This Week’s Headlines Monday 11th - Friday 15th October………………..………….....…………………House Charity Week Monday 11th October…………………...…...…….U18 England Hockey vs. Tormead (15:15 Departure) Tuesday 12th October…………..………………...…...…….Years 10 & 11 Art Students to Kew Gardens Tuesday 12th October……..………………...…….…….U14 Surrey Hockey Tournament (KGS, All Day) Tuesday 12th October…………..………………...…...…….U15 Hockey Nationals at Churcher's College

Wednesday 13th October…………..………..……………………………….Year 8 Bushcraft Activity Day Wednesday 13th October…………..………..…….……………1st and U16 Surrey Netball Tournament Wednesday 13th October…………...……..….…….…………Years 7 & 8 St Francis Feast Day Assembly

This Week’s Headlines

Wednesday 13th October…………...……..….……………………..…………16:30 Taize Service, Chapel Thursday 14th October…………...……..….…………………………………..U15 & U16 District Netball Friday 15th October……..………..…..…...……..…………………………..……House Charity Mufti Day Friday 15th October……..………..….………….……....Year 9 Trip to Chessington World of Adventures Friday 15th October…………………………………………………...…………………..Half Term Begins Friday 15th October……………………………………………...……U18 Super 6 Hockey @ St George's Sunday 17th October…………………...………………………….……...National Biathlon Championships

Dear Parents and Guardians, We are pleased to advise that our Newsletter showcasing everything we have been up to in the last year is now ready for viewing and if you would like a printed copy of this, and the Extra Curricular booklet, please could we ask you to complete this form and we will post them to you. We will also be sharing these with you online.

HOUSE SUBS Please remember to bring £3 for house subs. This money is used for running the house events for the year. Thank you, Mr Nunkumar

DYNAMIC ADVENTURES TRIPS 2022 Trip Forms have been sent to parents of Years 7-11 students. Any questions please contact Miss Kay: s.kay@st-teresas.com

BOARDING NEWS Last weekend the boarders visited Hampton Court Palace. Luckily, the weather was kind to us, we took plenty of photos and spent time appreciating the history of the Palace. We then took a boat cruise to Kingston where we ran through the rain to the shops. The girls had a wonderful time and hope to revisit for Christmas. Next weekend is our last trip before Half term.

SIXTH FORM NEWS This week the Sixth Form has enjoyed Biology Week! The science department kicked off the week in Monday morning’s assembly explaining all of the fun events that have been happening, including an animal encounter on Thursday lunchtime. The biology week form quiz happened every day for the different year groups and when it was our turn we all found the quiz exceptionally hard but it provided a very fun form time activity! There was also a trip down to the biodiversity pond, the rain will not stop us at St T's! During Thursday form time, Ashley S, our lower school prefect and her Year 13/Year 7 buddies spent some time in the Year 7’s form rooms getting to know them a bit better. Linking in with Biology Week we helped each of the forms in their submission for the lower school biology quiz, so good luck to the winning Year 7 form! It was great to spend time as the oldest member of the senior school with the newest members, we really enjoy our buddy system with the Year 7s, it is one of our favourite activities of the week! On Friday, the Year 13s enjoyed their 'stress free afternoon' as a treat, watching a film with an added treat of popcorn, this event is followed up with an assembly next week about Managing Stress - The Pressure Pot That Is Year 13 so that we can learn about how to stop and take care of ourselves. A timely reminder as Mental Health Week is coming up next week and was planned and designed by the Head Girl Team and Miss Pitchford to help relieve stress for the Upper Sixth girls as it is a very intense time for us with UCAS, predicted grades and A Levels. We are all looking forward to a nice break for half-term but before that, and most excitingly, the Sixth Form have Halloween plans for next week, with thanks to our Events Committee, but more about that in my update next week! Wishing everyone an enjoyable weekend and a big thank you from the Sixth Form to the Biology Department for such a fun Biology Week this week. Imogen L, Deputy Head Girl

On Tuesday evening Schola Cantorum sang a beautiful evensong in the chapel, bringing a sense of peace and reflection to our community. The introduction of school cassocks and cravats added a real atmosphere to the event! On Thursday, Year Seven also enjoyed performing some opera with a visiting band and singers. The show included elegant dance, riveting drama and impassioned music to reproduce the exceptional tale of Carmen by Bizet. Ella M, Music Captain

School Photos Please note that your daughter has been given the Individual and Year Group photograph which was taken at school earlier this term. If you wish to order any of the photographs, please follow the instructions given inside the packet. You order directly from the photographers, either by post (prepaid envelope enclosed) or online at https:// www.gillmanandsoame.co.uk

Any problems, please contact your daughter’s Head of Year.

ECO COUNCIL The eco – committee’s main aim is to reduce waste, using the three ‘R’s that stand for ‘Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle’. Firstly, Reducing is about cutting back on the amount of waste made. Reusing is looking for a new way to make use of items which would initially be thrown out. Lastly, recycling is using waste materials to produce new products that can be sold and used again. Our idea is to make, use and upcycle unwanted uniform to create bunting ,hair scrunchies and other items. We started by using paper templates to draw out shapes on our school shirts then started to sew pieces together to begin this new project. As part of our reduce, re-use as a community we are looking for donations of text books that you no longer want and these can be dropped off at Reception. With our sale on October 10th. Thank you from the Eco Council

BIOLOGY WEEK—ANIMAL PETTING On Thursday, during Biology week, we had a visit from the people at Our Amazing Animal World, who are professional animal handlers who enjoy making lives better with the joy of their amazing rescue animals. As you can see from the photos below, the girls loved seeing and handling the range of exotic animals that were brought in.

CARMEN FEATURING YEAR 7 CHOIR On Thursday evening Year 7 sang songs from the opera Carmen along with musicians, singers and performers. A great night was had by all. Thank you Mr Caister and Miss Cantwell

WELLBEING HUB Please be aware of our upcoming parenting webinars (accessible through the Parent Hubs). The first in this term’s series is taking place on Wednesday 13th October at 18:30 on self-harm, with leading expert Satveer Nijjar. This webinar is for anyone who wants to improve their knowledge on a topic that is often misunderstood and stigmatised. It will also help to improve responses to disclosures of selfharm. To register for these webinars you will need to log in to your parent account.

Please note the Uniform Shop will not open on Monday 11th or Friday 15th October TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR RENOVATIONS! Normal operating hours will resume after half term! See the FOST page of the school website for further details of opening hours & new location Register and watch Classlist (https://app.classlist.com/) to stay up to date with FOST communications regarding events and other details.

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

E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com 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 have all stayed dry this week! A reminder to our riders to bring jumpers and coats as the weather gets colder and wetter as we head towards winter. We are running another After School Club on Tuesdays from 4pm to 5pm for Prep students and have one space 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 The October dates were emailed out and we are already fully booked! If you would like to be added to the waiting list in case of a cancellation, then please email the office.

NSEA Competition Reports The NSEA team has had a busy weekend, with teams heading to two shows on Saturday and Sunday! On Saturday 2nd October, a group of riders went to Parwood for another BSJA Just for Schools competition. We had riders competing in the League in the 60cm, 70cm and 80cm classes, and some individuals competing individually in the Open 70cm and 80cm classes. In the 60cm League, the team - Jackson B, Lottie B, Minty W and Sofie S - came 1st! With Sofie placing 1st individually, Lottie 4th and Minty 6th! In the 70cm League, the team - Antonia S, Jackson B, Lottie B and Sofie S - came 1st! With Jackson placing 5th as an individual, Antonia 6th, Minty (who rode as an individual) came 7th, Sofie 8th and Lottie 9th! In the 80cm League, Chloe B placed 3rd and Antonia S placed 4th! Well done everyone!

Menu Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Main

Chicken Katsu Curry

Beef Lasagne with Crusty Bread

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

Eat Healthy Choice

Chargrilled Marinated Pork Loin Steaks with Chinese Vegetable Salad

Herb Chicken Breast with Cherry Tomato, Cucumber & Mixed Leave Salad

Spiced Meatballs with a Roasted Vegetable & Cous Cous Salad

Tandoori Style Chicken Breast Strips with Chef’s Salad & Poppadum Croutons

Falafel & Roasted Vegetables served with Houmous

Sides

Rice & Broccoli

Crusty Bread, Peas & Sweetcorn

Roast Potatoes & Mixed Vegetables

Rice & Carrots

Chips, Peas & Baked beans

Additional

Jacket Potato & Beans

Dessert

Apple Pie & Custard

Sticky Toffee Pudding & Butterscotch Sauce

Lemon Drizzle Slice

Rocky Road

Tropical Fruit Platters

Salad Bar

Summer Fruit Platter

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