Autumn Term
7 February 2022 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020
This Week’s Headlines Monday 21 February….…………………....…….………..……………………Term Starts, Welcome Back Monday 21 February..…..………U13A, B and C Netball, St Teresa’s v Howard of Effingham School, 16.30 Monday 21 February..….U12, U13, U14, U15 and U18 Swimming Gala v City of London Freemen’s 16.30 Tuesday 22 February—Tuesday 1 March………………………………..….…...…..…Year 13 Mocks Start Tuesday 22 February……..………..U14A and B Netball, St Teresa’s v Howard of Effingham School, 16.30 Tuesday 22 February……………....……U12A, B and C Hockey, St Teresa’s v Woldingham School, 17.15 Wednesday 23 February………………………………………………..…U13 Surrey Hockey Tournament Wednesday 23 February……………...…………………………..………………....…GCSE PE Moderation Wednesday 23 February………………………………………..Year 7 District Netball Tournament, 12.00 Saturday 26 February…………………………...…………………....Duke of Edinburgh Silver Training Day
Sports Development Plan We are delighted to announce that our Sports Development plan will be launched in September. This will be overseen by Mr Paul Hodgson who has been appointed as Executive Director of Sport for The Effingham Trust. Mr Hodgson has two daughters who attend St Teresa’s School. He has been Director of Sport at Cranmore for three years, a role which he will combine with his new appointment. Prior to holding this position, he had a successful 17-year professional rugby career. He tallied over 170 Premiership appearances which included playing for Bristol Shoguns, London Irish and Worcester Warriors. Mr Hodgson also played for England U18s, England U21s, England 7s and was capped for the full England International side 9 times. Post playing, he held the position of Academy Head Coach at London Irish, before stepping up as the 1st team Attack and Backs coach. Alongside his rugby career, he completed a BA with First Class honours and a Masters with Distinction through Northumbria University. More recently, he completed his RFU Level 4 qualification and a PGCE with QTS (distinction). We look forward to Mr Hodgson joining the St Teresa’s team.
BOARDING NEWS The girls had a busy weekend, spending Saturday in Brighton including a tour of the Royal Pavilion, eating crepes and doughnuts on the pier, and enjoying the seaside. Year 11 also went out to celebrate the end of their mock exams. Sunday afternoon was spent baking heart shaped biscuits for Valentine's Day. This week we say goodbye to Marlene from Germany, who has been with us since September. She will be missed by our Year 10 and Year 11 girls. We all wish her well for the future and hope she will keep in touch with us. We wish all the girls a very happy half term and look forward to hearing about their holidays on our return.
WORLD BOOK DAY AUTHOR VISIT Helen Dennis or H.L. Dennis, who wrote the Secret Breakers series and the Rivers of Ink series, will be visiting St Teresa’s on Wednesday, 2nd March to talk about her writing to girls in Years 7 – 9. This visit is part of our World Book Day celebrations and as Helen is a very interesting and engaging speaker, we are very much looking forward to finding out about how Helen became an author and where she gets her inspiration. Something that readers especially enjoy about these books is that there are several recognisable nearby locations e.g. Brighton Pavilion, St Paul’s Cathedral and the River Thames which play an important part in the stories and this really brings them to life. Mrs Smith, Head of English
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 Wednesday 2 March 2022 Year 12 Thursday 17 March 2022 Year 13 Thursday 17 March 2022 Ms Hobkinson will continue with the World Scholar's Cup next half term each Thursday at 4:30pm in the Library. Excitingly, St Teresa's will host the London -Surrey Round of the World Scholar's Cup from 21 - 22 April. More information about WSC may be found here: https://www.scholarscup.org/calendar/878-londonsurrey-round/. Enrichment Society will make a return in the summer term.
EFFINGHAM COMMON ROAD CLOSURE Advanced warning of road closure for the drainage work on Effingham Common Road, Effingham. The road will be closed for approximately 14 days from 14 February. You can find up to date details of the works on https://one.network/? GB127443404 If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Surrey County Council 0300 200 1003 or email works.communication@surreycc.gov.uk.
ST TERESA’S WEEKLY QUIZ ACCUMULATOR This week I must express gratitude to all of you who forced me to look up the myriad world map versions that reflect the true size of each landmass. There I was, feeling so smug because l have a Peters protection on my classroom wall. Doesn't life have a wonderful way of reminding us never to stop learning . To take us up to half term we have an exceptionally challenging question 6 this week - designed to catch out those of us who don't know our Disney Princesses from a hole in the wall. Dominic are still leading the House League on an average of 3.18. Still up on everyone else but a little below where they were last week. In the Year Group League it is Year 9, then Year 13 and then Year 7 - 3 cheers for them all.
Click here for this week’s quiz. Have a lovely half term, Mr Neate
EASTER MUSIC COURSE 2022 Our 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.
THIS WEEK’S PSHE TALKS On Tuesday, visiting guest speaker Sally Deung gave a skincare talk to Year 9. They were given skin hints and tips and were shown the benefits of a good skincare routine. Year 9 also received advice on how to boost self-esteem and confidence. They participated in a fun quiz and Sophia S won a prize!
Last Friday, visiting guest speaker Alicia Drummond gave a talk to Years 10 and 11 on negotiating the choices faced in the teen social scene, covering the dangers of alcohol and drugs. The link to the evening parent talk was emailed out.
Maths
Mondays Thursdays
1:45pm – 2:10pm (Room 40) 1:45pm – 2:10pm (Room 39)
Biology
Mondays Thursdays
1:45pm – 2:10pm 4:20pm – 5:00pm
Chemistry
Thursdays Tuesdays
1:45pm – 2:10pm 4:20pm – 5:00pm
Physics
Tuesdays Mondays
1:45pm – 2:10pm 4:20pm – 5:00pm
French
Mondays
1:45pm – 2:10pm
Spanish
Thursdays
1:15pm – 2:15pm
German
Mondays and Fridays
1:15pm – 1:45pm
Religious Studies
Tuesdays Thursdays
1:30pm – 2:10pm (Room 8) 1:30pm – 2:10pm (Room 9)
Year 11 Spanish Revision Year 11 Spanish resources have been emailed to the girls this week to assist with their revision over half term and beyond, along with links to the following Padlets: For Mrs Gonzales-Weekes' Group: https://padlet.com/mgonzalez443/i435f0v23ttn5fma For Mrs Granada Herbello's Group: https://padlet.com/dherbello/13i3b3ofviqlba3w
WEEKLY NOTICES YEAR 8 PARENTS’ EVENING You are invited to a Parents' Evening via video call on Wednesday 2nd March 2022, from 17:30 - 21:00, where you will have the opportunity to meet and talk to your daughters’ teachers. The school uses an intuitive and easy to use online appointment booking system. This allows you to choose your own 5minute appointment time with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments. Appointments can be made from 19:00 on Wednesday 23 February and will close at 21:00 on Tuesday 1 March. Miss Nelson, Senior Teacher, Examinations Officer
YEAR 9 RETREAT DAY For this year’s annual Retreat Day, Year 9 will be travelling to the Wintershall Estate on Friday 11 March. You may be familiar with Wintershall for their annual ‘Nativity’ and ‘Life of Christ’ productions. The team at Wintershall will work alongside our school staff to provide a day of workshops and activities as a reflection for Lent. Building on the great success of previous Retreat Days, this will be a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the meaning of Lent in the spectacularly beautiful environment of Wintershall. Deacon Simon Conrad, School Chaplain
YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY TRIP I am pleased to announce that a Geography fieldtrip has been arranged for our Year 10 Geography students to Dorset on Wednesday 27 April 2022 to Friday 29 April 2022. A letter has been sent with further details. Ms Hobkinson, Head of Geography
YEAR 10 Theatre Trip to ‘Wuthering Heights’ As part of their GCSE course the Performing Arts Department has arranged for Year 10 Drama pupils to attend a performance of Emma Rice’s ‘Wuthering Heights’ at the National Theatre. Year 10 GCSE Drama students have to create a devised practical piece for their Drama GCSE examination and this excellent, innovative and creative production will be an invaluable experience for the girls, and an essential part of contributing to their practical exam. Miss Hansen, Director of Performing Arts
YEAR 12 and 13 PARENTS’ EVENING You are invited to a Parents' Evening via video call on Thursday 17 March 2022, from 17:30 -21:00, where you and your daughter will have the opportunity to meet and talk to her teachers. The school uses an intuitive and easy to use online appointment booking system. This allows you to choose your own 7minute appointment time with teachers and you will receive an email confirming your appointments.. Appointments can be made from 19:00 on Wednesday 9 March and will close at 21:00 on Wednesday 16 March Miss Nelson, Senior Teacher, Examinations Officer
A-LEVEL ART TRIP TO BRIGHTON The Art Department organised an exciting visit to Brighton in order to instigate visual research for the Year 12 and Year 13 practical investigations. Students had the opportunity to visit the Royal Pavilion and the Brighton Museum, as well as undertaking walking tours of the seafront and renowned Palace Pier. In addition, the students had a lovely time eating lunch at the amazing VIP Pizza Brighton. The students worked extremely hard and produced some excellent work. Mrs Uren, Co-Head of Art and Design
Eco Tips of the week: You may have little bags of silica gel that you don’t know what to do with. They are often added to new items, such as the lateral flow tests, to help absorb excess moisture and keep items dry. We usually toss these bags away because we think they are useless. But it turns out there are many clever uses for silica gel around the house. For example, you can use them to keep your car windows fog free and remove excess moisture from your camera lens. And if you ever drop your cell phone in water, you can try putting the phone in a container filled with silica gel packs and leave it overnight. We have had a request from a local society that are looking for some so if you have any please drop them at school in Reception.
We are incredibly proud of how hard the year representatives have worked in implementing positive changes to the school. Hopefully this will give you an insight into all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes! It has been an absolute pleasure to work with them and listen to all their ideas, so a massive thank you and well done to them. Miss Pitchford, Assistant Head, Head of Sixth Form
SIXTH FORM NEWS STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM Head Girl: Olivia M Deputy Head Girl Team: Philippa M Emma W Senior Prefect Team: Senior Prefect: Effingham Schools Trust Partnership, with the additional responsibility of Marketing is Nikita C Senior Prefect: School Values with the additional responsibility of Chaplaincy and Charity Leah G Senior Prefect: Pastoral, with the additional responsibility of Music Captain Klara W Senior Prefect: Academic, with the additional responsibility for Enrichment Kirsten L School Prefects with areas of responsibility and School Captains: Lower School and Prep School Prefect, with the additional responsibility of Art Captain Charlotte R
Boarding Prefect: Tito O Academic Prefect: Jess H Sports Captain: Ella W Drama Captain: Freya R Whole School Prefects: Darcey L and Sophia W
MUSIC NEWS Please see invitations to our Music Concerts coming up in the Spring.
PERFORMING ARTS NEWS ‘Blood Brothers’ Theatre Trip On Tuesday 8 February, Year 10 and Year 11 GCSE Drama students saw the fabulous production of ‘Blood Brothers’ at the New Wimbledon Theatre. They all had a great time and enjoyed watching the production of their GCSE set text. Here are some of Year 10 enjoying the return to theatre, and their pre-theatre treats.
Year 9 ‘Noughts and Crosses’ performances Throughout the week Year 9 have been performing extracts for Malorie Blackman’s ‘Noughts and Crosses’. Having studied the play in English last term the students had an excellent understanding of the characters they were playing and this helped in creating and performing some wonderfully naturalistic characters. Mr Melvin was extremely impressed with the standard of the students’ work .
Welcome The St Teresa’s Performing Arts Department is delighted to welcome Charlotte Pepping to the department. Charlotte is one of the new gap students in boarding and has experience and training in Dance. She loves the Performing Arts and has already started a boarders’ Dance Club. We look forward to Charlotte getting involved and running some Performing Arts lunchtime clubs later in the term. Clubs and Extra-Curricular Activities We have an amazing Acting Academy that runs classes at St Teresa's after school every Wednesday. They run classes in Acting and Musical Theatre and are also an agency so there are plenty of opportunities for auditions and professional work. Some of our St Teresa's students have been really successful and appeared in all sorts of things on Netflix, the BBC and television adverts. If you are interested then please click on this link and contact Hannah at hannah@markjermin.co.uk. The St Teresa's students who are already a part of the Mark Jermin Acting Academy love it so do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity.
PERFORMING ARTS NEWS We look forward to welcoming students to our new club starting after half term; Screen Acting. Students are welcome to join any of our other lunchtime clubs; they are open to all
MUSICAL SHOWCASE PRODUCTION REHEARSAL SCHEDULE 22-25 FEBRUARY DAY & DATE
TIME
SINGERS/ DANCERS
ROOM
MON 21 FEB
4.15-6.00
YEAR 7 & 8 SINGERS
MH
TUES 22 FEB
1.15-1.45
YEAR 9 - 13 SINGERS
M4
TUES 22 FEB
4.15-6.00
ALL SINGERS
M4
WED 23 FEB
4.15-5.30
ALL DANCERS
M5
WED 23 FEB
4.15-6.00
YEAR 9-13 SINGERS
M4
THURS 24 FEB
1.45-2.15
SELECT DANCERS
M5
FRI 25 FEB
4.15-6.00
ALL SINGERS
M1
PLEASE ENSURE YOU KNOW ALL OF YOUR LYRICS & CHOREOGRAPHY WHEN YOU RETURN AFTER HALF TERM.
SPOTLIGHT ON…… Chloe R who attends the Italia Conti Arts Centre, Guildford. Chloe is in their pro course and does 14 hours of Performing Arts a week; including Street, Tap, Ballet, Modern, Musical Theatre and Contemporary. Unfortunately Chloe's leg is broken and we wish her all the best in a speedy recovery, especially as she has a huge showcase at G-Live in April.
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
Please do look on The Wellbeing Hub for useful wellbeing tips and webinars. Throughout February, they will be focusing on adolescent skin health and self-esteem.
14th -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!
NOTIFYING SCHOOL OF ABSENCE / LATE ARRIVALS / MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS Please could parents/guardians email your daughter's Head of Year, her Form Tutor and copy in the school office at info@st-teresas.com We would be grateful if emails or telephone messages could be received by 09:00.
VACCINE REMINDER FOR YEARS 7—11 The Surrey Immunisation Team will be visiting St. Teresa's School on the 3rd of March to deliver both 1 st and 2nd Covid-19 vaccinations to girls in Years 7-11. If you would like your daughter to receive a vaccination please complete a new Covid-19 e-consent form, that was sent to all parents last week.
Consent needs to be given before 16.00 on Thursday 24th February 2022. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Mrs S Papageorgiou, Lead School Nurse
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SUMMER BALL SPONSORSHIP REQUEST LAST CALL….. a few spots left to sponsor the St T’s Summer Ball. This is a fabulous opportunity for excellent advertising at a great price. Funds raised will help build a new Sports Pavilion.
Please contact Deborah Whipple ASAP whipple.fost@gmail.com for details. FOST’S NEW ONESIES - PREP & SENIOR SIZES* *(Please note this is an optional extra uniform item) Perfect for pre & post sports; swimming; residentials; break the rules day & more… £38 + £5 optional personalisation ****ONESIE FIRST BULK ORDER DEADLINE 22 FEBRUARY 20h00*****
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UNIFORM SHOP Submission forms are under FOST 2nd hand uniform on the St Ts 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.
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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 1st half of the Spring Term! You may have noticed that we have a couple of new ponies who are staying down in our bottom stables. Red and Bobby arrived on Saturday 5th and are taking the time to settle in to our routine. They should be out of isolation by the time we are all back to school term so you will be able to say hello to them then! We hope that Red and Bobby will become new riding school additions but before they can be used in lessons they need to gain some fitness (in the case of Bobby!) and are being ridden by our amazing staff in the meantime. If we don’t see you over the half term on our Pony Days then we look forward to seeing you all after the half term! Take care!!
February Half Term Pony Days The February dates are already fully booked! 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. The team are in the process of organising for the Easter holidays and will announce when those dates are published and ready to be booked on.
NSEA Competition Reports There are more NSEA competitions coming up as the competitions pick up for this year.
We have some teams and individuals heading out for both NSEA and BSJA Just for Schools in the half term. We wish you all luck!
This Week It isn’t every day that the Queen writes to you, but that is precisely what happened this week. On Sunday the Queen celebrated 70 years since her accession to the throne, the day on which she became Queen. In Chapel this week we marked this extraordinary event in the history of our countries, the commonwealth and the world. The Queen’s letter to us is filled with gratitude, particularly for the support that she has received during her reign, especially from her beloved husband, Prince Philip. And much was made of the announcement that the Duchess of Cornwall is to be known as Queen Consort when, in due course, Prince Charles becomes King. But surely the most wonderful, and humbling, element of this letter is the way the Queen ends her message, with the words, ‘Your Servant.’ It is good to remember that as a young princess, the Queen was not expected to accede to the throne. Only when her uncle abdicated and her own father became King George VI did it become clear that she too would one day be called to this role.
Even as a child she recognised her role as servant, perhaps best shown through the compassionate broadcast that she and her sister, Princess Margaret, gave on the radio programme ‘Children’s Hour’ during the Second World War. Thus began a lifetime of service that even the most hardened Republican has to recognise has been one of constant, faithful service. As we gently prepare to celebrate this great Platinum Jubilee, we give thanks for a monarch who faithfully, generously, and humbly serves, and we pray that we, in our turn, would recognise that we too are called to put the needs of others before our own, recognising that we are all called to serve.
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 Jumbo Fish Fingers
Vegetarian
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
Eat Healthy Choice
Healthy Turkey Tikka Masala with Vegetable Rice
Salmon & Nut Free Pesto Traybake with Baby Roast Potatoes
Pulled Pork Tacos with Fresh Pineapple Salsa & Mixed Salad
Spanish Style Chicken & Chorizo with Wholemeal Rice
King Prawns with Chinese Vegetables & Noodles
Sides
Mashed Potato & Broccoli
Crusty Bread, Peas & Sweetcorn
Roast Vegetables &Mixed Vegetables
New Potatoes & Carrots
Chips, Peas Baked Beans
Jacket Potatoes
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Jacket Potato & Beans
Dessert
Chocolate Brownie
Apple Crumble & Custard
Mango Smoothie
Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Sauce
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