St Teresa's Senior Weekly Bulletin 6 June 2022

Autumn Term

Issue 1 : 4th September 20206 June 2022

This Week’s Headlines This Week’s Headlines Monday 13 June……………………………………………..……A Level and GCSE Examinations continue Monday 13 June ………………………...Enrichment Lecture on Gene Therapy with Claire Arnold, 16.30 Monday 13 June………………………...……………..U14A Athletics v Notre Dame Senior School, 16.45 Monday 13 June……………………………………………….…...U12A Tennis v Downsend School, 16.45 Monday 13 June…………………………………………..…...U13A Tennis v Guildford High School, 16.45 Tuesday 14 June.…………………………………..West Surrey Athletics at the Guildford Spectrum, 8.30

Tuesday 14 June……………………………Year 8 MFL Competition at City of London Freemen’s School Tuesday 14 June………………………………………..Year 10 ‘A Day in the Life’ Event in the Sixth Form Tuesday 14 June……………………………………….Year 7 Junior Maths Challenge at Cranmore School Tuesday 14 June………………………..……………………….U14A Tennis v Notre Dame School, 16.30 Tuesday 14 June……………………………………...……….U15A Tennis v Guildford High School, 16.30 Wednesday 15 June……………………………...…......Year 12 Art, Photography & Textiles Examinations Wednesday 15 June……………………………………………….Years 10-12 Opera Trip to Holland Park Wednesday 15 June…………………………..……..U15A & B Cricket v Sir William Perkins School, 16.30

Wednesday 15 June………………………………..……..U14A & B Cricket v Manor House School, 16.30 Wednesday 15 June…………………...Sports Relaunch Presentation, Henderson Hall, Prep School, 19.30 Thursday 16 June……………………….….....Year 12 Art, Photography & Textiles Examinations continue Thursday 16 June………………………………………………...…ESAA Regional Finals, K2 Crawley, 9.30 Thursday 16 June…………………………………………………………………………....Year 9 Medicals Thursday 16 June………………………………...…U13A & B Cricket v Sir William Perkins School, 16.30 Thursday 16 June…………………………..…U13A & U15A Tennis v Howard of Effingham School, 16.30 Friday 17 June……………………………………………………….Year 7 Geography Field Trip to Boxhill

Friday 17 June…,…..………………………………………………………………………....Year 9 Medicals

IT’S FRIDAY, QUIZ TIME...

What a turnaround since before half term, especially in the Year Group accumulator table. As we went into the mid-season break Year 13 were a long way in the lead and Year 7 definitely trailing. I read nothing into this but as we come back to school we find Year 7 have positively stormed into the lead. Well done all those amazing girls who have not only done the quiz but answered so well!

Change too in the House accumulator with Francis being knocked off the top spot by Dominic. Less dramatic perhaps but still the excitement is mounting as we head into the summer.

Now – in CELEBRATION of the end of Exam Week we have a Super Special edition of the QUIZ. No trivia questions this week.

No obscure quotes from some book Mr Neate read back in 1927.

No crossword clues that only Dr Poffley can solve.

No logic problems about liars, lions, unicorns, princes or kings.

Nothing about pretending some questions are easy and some are difficult.

Just puppies. Yup - you read that correctly - puppies. Small, adorable little furry things with perfect little paws and darling little tails, eyes not yet open and a very proud Mummy.

Click here to complete the quiz.

Not forgetting all those who still have A-Levels and GCSEs to complete who we are still thinking of and wishing them good luck.

Mr Neate

St Teresa’s EnSoc is delighted to announce an exciting guest lecture on Genetic Disease and Gene Therapy, delivered by Clare Arnold. Clare is an Associate Director of Quality Control at Orchard Therapeutics, a gene therapy company. The presentation will cover genes and genetic disease, the different types of gene therapy, and also Ex-vivo HSC gene therapy as a treatment for rare genetic disease.

Clare graduated with a BSc in Applied Biology from the University of Bath and has more than 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry in both quality control and quality assurance roles. She has worked with many types of pharmaceutical products, with her most recent experience in biologics and gene therapy. The Enrichment Society very much look forward to welcome Claire to St Teresa’s!

The lecture will take place in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre on Monday, 13 June at 4:30pm. Students from all years, along with Years 7 and 8 boys from Cranmore, are invited to attend. A reminder that Academic Scholars from Years 7, 8, 9, 10 and 12 are expected to attend.

Eco Tips of the Week: As we near the end of the school year, if your daughter has outgrown her shoes and they are still in good condition did you know that www.salsshoes.com will find them a new home.

This is particularly environmentally friendly as shoes are relatively difficult to recycle because of all their different components.

MEDICAL NEWS Year 9 Medicals will take place on Thursday 16, Friday 17 and Monday 20 June.

Girls should know their allocated appointment time and should go along to the Medical Centre If you have any questions please contact the medical team on

medical@st-teresas.com

YEAR 7 RENAISSANCE GIRL CHALLENGE The official hand-in date for the 2022 Renaissance Girl Projects is next Monday, 13 June. Please meet Mr O'Farrell in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre at on Monday at 1:45pm to hand in your project.

Thank you.

NOTICES: YEARS 7 & 8 VALUES WEEK WALK We are excited to announce that on Thursday 23 June, during Values Week, we have arranged a stunningly beautiful walk for your daughters along with their peers in Cranmore through the Surrey countryside.

The girls will arrive at school at the usual time and then Year 7 will be bussed to Cranmore to embark on their walk back to St Teresa’s with the Cranmore boys. They will then have a picnic lunch together and enjoy some activities here, after which we will bus the Cranmore boys back in time for a normal end to the day.

Year 8 girls will wait for the Cranmore boys to arrive at St Teresa’s, then they will all walk together to Cranmore where they will have a BBQ lunch and activities followed by a bus back in time for a normal end to the day.

Mrs Paula Cawley, Deputy Head (Pastoral)

YEAR 10 ‘DAY IN THE LIFE’ EVENT The event is designed to enable Year 10 students to experience a day in the life of a Sixth Form student and will take place on Tuesday 14 June. Taster lessons are available in a variety of A Level subjects that are not available at GCSE level, including Psychology, Business and, Economics.

A BBQ lunch on the Sixth Form lawn will provide an opportunity for the Year 10 students to spend some time with our current Year 12 students and to speak to them about their life in the Sixth Form.

For more details please read the letter that was e-mailed to all parents this week.

Miss Claire Pitchford, Head of Sixth Form

YEAR 11 STUDY LEAVE ARRANGEMENTS Please see Mr O’Farrell’s letter, which was emailed to all Year 11 parents today, regarding key dates for the final weeks of term.

Saturday 25 June Wednesday 6 July

Friday 1 July Friday 8 July

Saturday 9 July

Sports’ Day (11:00) All GCSE Art & Design, Photography and Textile candidates are expected in school throughout the day for final preparations for the viewings (in uniform during school day) and are expected to attend in the evening for the GCSE and A Level Art, Textiles and Photography Preview (18:00 –19:30).

Year 11 Ball at St Teresa’s (19.00-21.30).A reminder to ensure that this form has been completed by 22 June: https://forms.office.com/r/ nxDdVhEQS8.

All Year 11 pupils attend school from 8.35 am in full uniform for the Certificate Assembly, Prize Giving rehearsals, and the school’s end of year Liturgy. All pupils are to wear correct uniform throughout the day and will leave school dressed in the correct uniform. Pupils are expected to behave appropriately throughout the day and after they leave school on this final full day of term.

Prize Giving. Again, pupils are to wear correct uniform for this special school event. Term ends after Prize Giving.

CRANMORE CANTER Cranmore School are hosting the Cranmore Canter on Sunday 19 June, which is a family fun run raising money for charity. It should be a fantastic event, complete the link here if you would like to attend.

Sicily Choir Trip

Following 12 years of successful Senior Choir tours to Umbria, Florence, Venice,Vienna, Paris, Lake Garda and Barcelona, Athens and Malta, the 2022 Choir tour will be re-visiting the magical and beautiful island of Sicily!

The tour will include 3 concerts and we will have the use of a coach for the duration of the visit. As usual we will have a packed itinerary.

We will stay in a 4-star hotel near Taormina. From there we can visit Mount Etna, plus have a boat trip and explore the archaeological sites at Syracuse and experience the amazing history of the area. No doubt, there will be shopping time as well, and masses of fabulous Sicilian ice cream!

All girls from Year 8 upwards in September 2022 are eligible to join the choir and the tour.

SIXTH FORM NEWS The Year 13’s Leavers’ Liturgy Year 13 had their Leavers’ Liturgy in the Chapel on 19 May and after the service, students and their parents were invited for a drinks reception on the Mairlot Hall Lawn. Their Celebration Dinner commenced in the Dining Hall at 6:30pm where students, parents and staff enjoyed their three-course meal. The Year 12 girls really enjoyed waitressing everyone throughout the evening and being part of this enjoyable celebration. In between courses, Miss Pitchford gave a wonderful speech to everyone, followed by Pippa and me, who gave a few words on behalf of the whole of Year 12, reminiscing a few funny moments made with Year 13 over the past year. The 2021/2022 Head Girl Team, then gave their thanks to the Sixth Form Tutors, and of course Miss Pitchford, Ms Clarke and Mrs Randall. Overall, the Year 13’s and their parents thoroughly enjoyed the evening to celebrate their time at St Ts and it was a great contribution to their Leaving Festivities.

On Friday lunchtime, the Year 13 students had their Leavers’ Party and Assembly.

They all enjoyed a delicious barbeque, followed by a delicious ice cream from the ice cream van where Year 12’s joined them to enjoy the ice cream. Miss Pitchford enjoyed serving everyone their ice cream and we all had a great time with the Year 13’s before they left for Study Leave at the end of the afternoon. The Year 13s also had a dress code to their party; they dressed up as movie characters such as Donna from Mamma Mia to Fix it Felix!

We wish the Year 13’s the best of luck for their A-Level Exams and we know that they will do amazingly well!

Emma W

SIXTH FORM DATES FOR THE CALENDAR Saturday 25 June: Sports Day Tuesday 5 July: Sixth Form Ball

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

PERFORMING ARTS NEWS THIS WEEK Due to exam week, things have been extremely quiet in the Performing Arts Department and we are looking forward to lessons re-commencing next week and bringing life and creativity back into the Drama and Dance studios.

Miss Janine Hansen, Director of the Performing Arts

NEW CLUB FOR SUMMER 2022 Clubs will be back up and running next week and we have a new addition to our timetable; Busking and Street Theatre Club. This is part of the Challenge Club incentive to support this year’s value of Character. Pupils have been encouraged to join if they act, sing, dance, do comedy, circus skills, magic or any other form of performance. All year groups have been sent details about the club which starts Wednesday June 15 at 1.45.

PERFORMING ARTS EVENING The Performing Arts Evening will be on Wednesday July 6th. More details to follow.

CLUBS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES TUESDAY

1.15-1.45

YEAR 10-13 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB

M5

TUESDAY

1.45-2.15

YEAR 7-9 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB

M5

FRIDAY

1.15-1.45

YEAR 9-13 MUSICAL THEATRE CLUB

MH

If you are interested then please contact Hannah hannah@markjermin.co.uk

PERFORMING ARTS INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT Keep up to date with all of the exciting things we are doing and follow us on Instagram @stteresasperformingarts

COSTUMES If you have any items of clothing that you think would be an excellent addition to our Costume Cupboard and would like to donate, then do please contact Miss Hansen; j.hansen@st-teresas.com.

SPOTLIGHT ON……

Years 7-10 returning to Drama and Dance lessons next week.

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

⭐SUMMER BALL INFORMATION⭐ To book tickets https://buytickets.at/ friendsofstteresas1 Dress is Caribbean chic OR black tie Prizes needed for auction (big ticket items eg. 1 week in a Spanish villa) and gift tree (lower cost items eg. A massage) email Cathy (chastoy@me.com) Wine needed for the ‘wine wall’ Tombola - please donate bottles to reception area Programme advertising space. £75 for a half page. Reductions available for those offering a prize for auction or gift tree—email Cathy (chastoy@me.com)

CALLING ALL NEW CLASS & FOST REPRESENTATIVES We look forward to being notified of your new Class Reps for the upcoming 2022/2023 school year.

If you are interested in joining our active FOST Committee, which making significant contributions to our St Teresa's School and community, please contact secretary.fost@icloud.com.

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.

Events: Upcoming Webinar: Young People, Drugs & Decisions: What Every Parent Needs To Know with Fiona Spargo-Mabbs, Wednesday 15th June, 6:30pm.

New Content: Podcast: Understanding Tourette Syndrome with Lucy Toghill & Ione Georgakis from Tourettes Action. We talk to Lucy and Ione about TS and how it manifests in children and young people.

Self-Care: 10 Minute Neck & Back Stretch by Caz Houghton, yoga teacher in The Wellbeing Hub. This session focuses on neck movement to improve revision discomfort.

Awareness Day Content: Tourette's Awareness Month 15th May - 15th June Advice For Parents by Tourettes Action: We are delighted to be able to share this tip sheet which outlines how to get the best support for your child in school. This is also available in the 'Top Tips' section of The Wellbeing Hub for Staff.

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 good week and are looking forward to the second half of term!

A reminder that if you wish to cancel a lesson, we do require 48hrs notice or more in order to offer credit. Any later and we are unable to fill the slot with a rider for a catch up lesson or off the waitlist.

Don’t forget to vote for your favourite pony for the Best STE Pony Award for Prize Giving! There’s a box and slips in the STE office for you to vote.

Summer Holidays Pony Morning and Afternoon dates have been emailed out and are available to book on the system!

Head to st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk to see what’s available and book!

Hope you all had a good half term! In the holiday there were a lot of pony days and the horses LOVED them and hopefully the riders as well! The horses have been working hard with their training and so have the staff too! The horses have been enjoying the break off and making the most of it!

The pony of the week this week is… Mouse! ~ Libby C

NSEA Results Over the weekend of the 28th and 29th May was the NSEA Eventer’s Challenge Championship at Hickstead. We had two teams entered in the 70cm and 80cm classes!

In the 70cm class, Izzy L, Lilly S, Lottie B all rode clear rounds and they all placed in the top 50 out of over 100 competitors, with Lilly placing 6th!

The riders in the 80cm class, Joe N, Chloe B and Antonia S continued the clear rounds and the team placed 22nd out of 46 teams!

Well done to you all!!

This Week This week we celebrated the great feast of Pentecost remembering that day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Church.

We reflected on how the Lord transformed the lives of his followers; first by removing their fear and giving them his peace, then by filling them with authentic joy and, finally, sending them out on missions to share the good news of God’s love with the world.

We reflected on what that transformation might have looked like. The images on this page were taken by a photographer who wanted to illustrate the point. The images on the left were taken first and then the second images were taken.

I wonder if you can guess what the photographer said to the young people? You might imagine that he said, “Smile” but this is not the case. In fact he said, “You are beautiful! (see Ephesians 2:10).

When we recognise how truly loved we are, when we recognise our innate beauty, we too will be filled with that Pentecost joy!

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

Turkey & Vegetable Tikka Masala with Vegetable Rice

Spanish Style Chicken & Chorizo with Wholemeal Rice

Beef & Broccoli in Black Bean Sauce with Noodles

Pulled Pork Tacos with Fresh Pineapple Salsa & Mixed Salad

King Prawns with Chinese Vegetables & Noodles

Sides

Mashed Potato & Broccoli

Crusty Brea, 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

Carrot Cake with Frosting

Chocolate Sponge & Chocolate Sauce

Strawberry Smoothie Bar

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