St Teresa's Weekly Bulletin 15 October 2021

Autumn Term

11 October 2021 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

Calendar Dates Sunday 31st October..….………………………..………….....………...….………………Boarders Return Monday 1st November..….………………………..………….....……………….………………Term Starts Monday 1st November..….………………………..……………U14 Hockey v Sir William Perkins’ School Tuesday 2nd November..….………………………..………………..…Sixth Form Academic Scholarships Wednesday 3rd November…………………………..………......…...…….Sixth Form Music Scholarships

Wednesday 3rd November…………………………..………......…...…….Sixth Form Sports Scholarships Wednesday 3rd November…………………………..………………...…...…….KCS Hockey Tournament Wednesday 3rd November…………..………..……………….……….Mass of Remembrance 16.30-17.00

This Week’s Headlines

Thursday 4th November…………………………………………………..…..Sixth Form Art Scholarships Thursday 4th November……………………Academic Scholars’ Dinner for Years 7 and 8 18:00 – 19:15

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 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Year 11 Year 12 Year 13

Thursday 11 November 2021 Wednesday 2 March 2022 Thursday 13 January 2022 Wednesday 24 November 2021 Thursday 10 February 2022 Thursday 17 March 2022 Thursday 17 March 2022

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 after half term.

BOARDING NEWS A fabulous weekend was spent in Guildford for some last minute goodies before the girls come back to the boarding house to pack for half term.

An evening stroll on the hill before bed gave fantastic photo opportunities! The trees looked mystic in the fog.

We also transformed our mindfulness room where girls can stay over. Such a lovely calm room.

Have a great half term girls!

THERAPY DOG AT ST TERESA’S After half term we will be having a therapy dog visiting regularly; no child will be forced to spend time with him.

Our therapy dog will be based in Mrs Cawley’s office and he will also spend time with the counsellors.

It has been scientifically proven that spending time with a therapy dog can reduce stress, lower blood pressure and leave the person with a sense of happiness and well-being, increasing mental stimulation, attention skills, self esteem and a feeling of acceptance, increases the level of fitness by providing the motivation to do so, increase the happy hormones like beta-endorphin, beta-phenylethylamine, dopamine, oxytocin, prolactin and serotonin.

We look forward to meeting our new visitor.

CISC Christmas Cards—Art Competition We are excited to announce that we are taking part in the CISC Christmas card design competition and we are opening this up to all St Teresa’s girls.

The theme this year is: ‘O Holy Night’ We are looking forward to having a bumper year of entries, so please submit your entries by Wednesday 10th November. Your drawings can either be portrait or landscape. Please hand your entries to Reception for the attention of Mrs N Menzies.

SIXTH FORM NEWS The Sixth Form have remained busy right up until the end of this half term. During Thursday lunchtime girls in the Sixth Form spent time decorating the common room with Halloween decorations, a sea of pumpkins and spooky bats and ghosts are now the new members of our Sixth Form! This was all in preparation for our Friday lunchtime Sixth Form Halloween party that we enjoyed today. Organised by our Events Committee the party included a house themed chocolate game, apple bobbing competition and doughnut on a string game. Thank you to the other members of my hard-working Events Committee Ellie (Year 13) and Emma (Year 12) for helping me to organise the Halloween Fun for the Sixth Form this week.

We also had the pleasure of welcoming Laura, the founder of WomenInspire on Thursday during our PSHCE lesson where she spoke about how to accept one’s self and be confident in all that we do. We listened to Laura speak about some of her favourite inspirational women including Annie Bassett, Amy Johnson, Noor Inayat Khan, Lily Parr and Wangari Maathai. For more information the website for the company is www.womeninspire.co.uk

Next Half term we have some very exciting events planned including the annual Sixth Form Christmas trip to Somerset House for some ice skating and, Fortnum and Mason hot chocolate afterwards as a treat but, for now, we are looking forward to a nice well deserved half term break to recuperate and come back for the winter term fresh faced and ready to learn.

Imogen, Deputy Head Girl The U19s St Teresa’s netball team took part in the Surrey County Netball Tournament at Kingston Grammar School on Wednesday 13 October. The girls had a great day out, where they progressed well throughout the tournament, showing determination and the true sense of Team Spirit through their matches. The team played some great netball maintaining possession of the ball and working hard to win interceptions where possible. Well done girls.

Charlotte, Sports Captain

COVID VACCINE COMMUNICATION Parents who wish to consent for their daughter to have the vaccine who had not previously done so please refer to the email sent to parents of year 7-10 students earlier today.

If you have already given consent please disregard this email.

Any questions please contact medical@st-teresas.com

MED SOC At MedSoc this week we looked at the branch of medicine, neuroscience. This led to interesting discussions about the role of research for medical development. We also discussed the book ‘Do no harm’ written by a neurosurgeon which led us to debate how you can become experts in your field without making mistakes.

Next meeting: 9th November Topic: Downs syndrome and abortion

WELL DONE ISABELLA Isabella B in year 10 entered a qualifying Compulsory 2 gymnastics competition in Stoke-on-Trent on Sunday. to qualify at the level needed to compete at British championships. It was a tough competition with a total high score of 54.5 requirement. She had a great competition and qualified!. Well done Isabella!

PSHE NEWS On Tuesday 12th October, Year 11 and Year 9 were given guest performances by singer 'ThisIsNamaste' in their PSHE lessons.

Natasha spoke openly about mental health, careers and GCSE options.

The girls thoroughly enjoyed listening to her sing her own songs and benefitted from her advice and personal experience.

Enrichment Society and the World Scholars Club continues each Thursday at 4:30pm in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre. Many thanks to Ms Hobkinson, Dr Poffley and Mr Neate for leading some fantastic sessions so far this term!

The schedule for the next half term is printed below. As always, girls from all years are welcome to attend. 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!

YEAR 10 TRIP TO KEW GARDENS This week, Year 10 GCSE Fine Art, Photography and Textiles students had the opportunity to visit Kew Gardens. After arriving at Kew, we headed to the Palm House, which contained many variations of tropical plant structures, as well as ornate architectural features, for everyone to observe and photograph. After lunch we went to the Princess of Wales Conservatory, which held a variety of complex cacti and succulent plant forms.

The trip provided us with the opportunity to collect research, carry out linear drawings, and detailed observational studies. Our individual subject teachers assisted us in selecting the appropriate subject matter to observe and helped us to improve our studies. We all had a fantastic day.

Alexandra M Yr 10

MUSIC NEWS The Music Department is pleased to announce that the Surrey Mozart Players will be performing on Saturday 27th November at 7.30 in the Mairlot Hall. The concert includes 2 pieces by Saint-Saens; the Cello Concerto and the Carnival of the Animals.

For booking details please follow the link below.

Click here Please note that no tickets are available from the school.

YEAR 8 BUSHCAMP TRIP On Wednesday Year 8 took to the wilderness aka Bighat bushcamp in Chertsey. The day started with a trek through the jungle (5 minute walk down an overgrown path). Once the girls had arrived at the campsite they were debriefed on safety for the day and started their bushcamp adventure. The first activity, they learnt a number of ways to cut wood and then proceeded to forage for a variety of wood to help with their fire making. The girls also whittled bamboo sticks for the marshmallows they would later put on the fire. Everyone demonstrated super teamwork skills whilst foraging and enjoyed exploring the site. After they had collected their wood they were shown how to make a fire using cotton wool, vaseline and a flint stick. Our resident firestarter has to go to Katy H for working very hard at ensuring her fire didn’t go out so the girls didn’t go hungry. It was very impressive to see all the girls getting involved through sweat and tears!

Whilst some girls were keeping the fires going, others were using their food preparation and nutrition skills to prepare their meal of Pasta Bolognese and a vegetarian option. The highlight of my day had to be watching all of the girls around the fire eating the lunch THEY had made - no complaints, lots of smiles and lots of empty plates! I obviously had to eat two lunches as chief food tester and I can honestly say they were both delicious ! After lunch the girls washed everything up and then it was time for s’mores over the fire. With full stomachs it was then onto shelter building which consisted of a competitive element as all shelters had to be tried and tested to check which group’s shelter was the most water tight.

Again, all girls pulled their weight and it was great to see them all working together although if we ever go camping I think I will stick to a tent - sorry girls!

All in all, a super day had by all, the girls really did St Teresa's proud and even the instructors commented on how they were the best group of school children they had seen at the camp. I look forward to many more trips with Year 8 in the future, it certainly was character building for them and myself! Miss Gibson

ART TRIP TO THE V&A MUSEUM Last week Years 12 & 13 A Level Fine Art, Photography and Textiles students visited London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. It was a fun packed day and students were inspired by the array of artefacts. This visit was a fantastic opportunity to carry out first-hand observational drawings as well as collecting research.

After a quick packed lunch and trip to the café, students were guided to the ‘Bags Inside Out’ exhibition sponsored by Mulberry. This aspect of the museum inspired many students and presented lots of opportunities for everyone.

All the A Level students felt extremely fortunate for this opportunity to extend their learning beyond the classroom environment. We would like to say thank you on behalf of everyone who went on the visit, which will form a vital part of our creative art studies.

Lucy-Kate & Holly (Yr13)

CLASS KITTY VOLUNTARY CONTRIPBUTIONS Reminder to participate (should you elect) in your class kitty contributions. Please contact your daughter’s class rep parent for payment details.

UNIFORM SHOP Mondays & Fridays 8.30am-9am and the first Saturday of every month 10am-10.30am during term time.

We’re collecting jumpers ahead of Christmas jumper day later in the term so please save any that you may still have.

Online ticket sales deadline Friday 15th October! https:// buytickets.at/ cranmoreparentsassociation/594860 This Photo by Unknown Au-

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We hope that you have all had a lovely week!

A reminder to our riders to bring jumpers and coats as the weather gets colder and wetter as we head towards winter.

Also, as the weather starts to turn, if we are unable to offer ridden training due to the weather or unforeseen circumstances, stable management or equitation theory training will be provided instead. However, riders will be expected to arrive dressed to ride in all weathers with suitable outdoor clothing befitting the weather conditions.

Have a lovely Half Term, and we’ll see you all back in November!

Autumn Term 2021 Riding Dates Half Term – Monday 18th October to Sunday 31st October Lessons run from: Monday 1st November to Saturday 18th December

NSEA Competition Reports On Sunday 3rd October, some NSEA riders went to Sands Farm to compete in a Grassroots qualifier for the NSEA Championships!

In the 60cm class, the team - Jessica R, Lottie B and Sofie S - came 4th, qualifying for the Championships! With Sofie placing 1st as an individual and Lottie placing 5th, both of them qualifying as individuals! Unfortunately, Jessica missed out on the top six placings.

In the 70cm class, Lottie B placed 2nd as an individual, qualifying as an individual!

Unfortunately, Sofie missed out on the top six placings.

Well done everyone!

Menu Wednesday Monday

Tuesday

Main

Locally Sourced Pork Sausages & Mashed Potato

Spaghetti Bolognese with Crusty Bread

Vegetarian

Quorn Sausages & Mashed Potato

Pasta Arrabiata

Eat Healthy Choice

Healthy Turkey Tikka Masala with Vegetable Rice

Sides

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH Caribbean's Got Soul, Jerk Style Chicken with Rice & Peas

Thursday

Friday

Turkey & Sweetcorn Pie with New Potatoes

Traditional Battered Cod Fillet or Jumbo Fish Fingers

Vegans’ Soul Food, Black Bean Butternut Stew

Red Lentil & Vegetable Tikka Masala with Rice

Leek, Potato & Mature Cheddar Bake

Salmon & Nut Free Pesto Traybake with Baby Roast Potatoes

Let’s Talk Curry, Caribbean Beef Curry

Spanish Style Chicken & Chorizo with Wholemeal Rice

Prawn & Harissa Spaghetti with Roquette Salad

Mashed Potato & Broccoli

Crusty Bread Peas & Sweetcorn

Rice ‘n’ Peas & Mixed Vegetables

New Potatoes & Carrots

Chips, Peas & Baked Beans

Additional

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Jacket Potato & Beans

Dessert

Chocolate Brownie

Apple Crumble & Custard

Jehan Can Cook, Mango & Turmeric Smoothie

Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Sauce

Tropical Fruit Platters

Salad Bar

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit

Summer Fruit Platter

Summer Fruit Platter

Platter

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