Senior Bulletin 20 June 2022 by Effingham Schools Trust

Autumn Term

Issue 1 : 4th September 202020 June 2022

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Saturday 25-Tuesday 28 June…………..…………………………...……...Silver DofE Canoeing Expedition Monday 27 June…………………………………………………...………….……….LAMDA Examinations Monday 27 June……….……...…Year 10 Chemistry Trip to Bough Beech Reservoir & Treatment Works Tuesday 28 June.……………………………………………………………………...LAMDA Examinations Tuesday 28 June……….……...…Year 10 Chemistry Trip to Bough Beech Reservoir & Treatment Works Tuesday 28 June………………………….…..U14A & B Tennis v City of London Freemen’s School, 16.30 Tuesday 28 June………………………..…….U15A & B Tennis v City of London Freemen’s School, 16.30 Wednesday 29 June………………………………………...……………...…St Peter & St Paul Mass, 09.00 Wednesday 29 June……………………………...………...……......Evensong at Guildford Cathedral, 17.30 Wednesday 29 June……....………...……......U14A & B Cricket v City of London Freemen’s School, 16.30 Wednesday 29 June……....……………………...……......U15A & B Cricket v Manor House School, 16.30 Thursday 30 June…………………………………………………….Years 11 & 13 Choir to Bournemouth Thursday 30 June……………………………………………………………....Year 7 Floreat Festival, 14.15 Thursday 30 June…………………………………………………….…..…...Prep School Production, 19.00 Thursday 30 June…………………………………...U12A & B Cricket v Sir William Perkins School, 16.30 Friday 1 July……………………………………Year 8 Summer Trip, Sutton Life Centre & Nuts Challenge Friday 1 July…………………………………………………………………………..…...Year 11 Ball, 18.30

BOARDING NEWS The boarders enjoyed a coach ride to Camden market on Saturday. They enjoyed walking around the market and trying new foods from all the stalls. It was such a lovely day, the sun was shining and street music was playing. We also watched the river cruises passing by. The day finished with a walk to take photos of the beautiful sunset and, a Uno tournament. On Sunday, the boarding Jubilee party was anticipated with much excitement. Some of the girls had enjoyed making red, white and blue strawberries dipped in chocolate and Miss Charlotte decorated the dining room in bunting to match. Catering did an amazing job, producing sandwiches and cakes for our cream tea and a good time was had by all the girls and staff. Following the cream tea many of the girls went out to play 'Texas' Tennis on the courts.

This evening, some of the boarders enjoyed cooking dishes from their own countries with our Head Chef, Gary, for our Boarders’ International Supper. On the menu were Mapu Tofu (China), Molletes and Salsa (Mexico) Tacos (Spain and Mexico), Jollof rice and chicken (Nigeria) and Uzbek soup (Uzbekistan). There was a fantastic atmosphere in the dining room and the food was very much enjoyed by all the boarders.

VALUES WEEK ART PROJECT As part of Values Week, students from both the Prep and Senior Schools had the opportunity to embark on an exciting Art project that encompassed this year’s central value of ‘character’. Working onto a variety of wooden disks, labels and letters, as well as considering key terms that can define one’s character, all students approached this project with great enthusiasm. This collaborative installation now forms a central feature within the Chapel – well done to all students involved, the overall installation is fantastic! Art Department

VALUES WEEK: YEARS 7 & 8 WALK TO CRANMORE On Thursday morning Year 7 and Year 8 set out on their Values Week walk with Cranmore. The St T's Year 7 students were bussed down to Cranmore first thing to begin their walk; the Year 8 students prepared to start their walk up on the St T's hill and then the 8 kilometre walk began! The students spent the morning wandering through the Surrey Hills enjoying the scenery with a brief stop for 'Breakeoke'; a Values Week tradition at St T's. As always, the girls did not disappoint and took part in Breakeoke with gusto, introducing the Cranmore Years 7 and 8 students to this Values Week celebration event with a lot of enthusiasm and willingness to have some fun singing at break time. The day finished with a BBQ lunch at both schools for the Years 7 and 8 students, along with an afternoon of activities for all the Years 7 and 8 students and staff to get involved in. Everyone had a wonderful day bringing together our two schools for this special event! Nikki, Senior Prefect: EST Partnership

Eco Tips of the Week: During Values Week we had Wildlife Aid come in and talk to us about iDot – which stands for I Do One Thing – which aims to encourage a gradual, sustained, behavioural change throughout the population. It can be embraced by any people, in any country; it takes a holistic approach to repairing the damage done to wildlife and the wider environment.

MEDICAL NEWS Year 8 HPV Vaccination Year 9 Diphtheria/Tetanus/Polio final school booster and the Meningococcal ACWY vaccination The Surrey Immunisation team is visiting St Teresa’s on Wednesday 29 June 2022 to give the above vaccinations to any children who missed their vaccination last time they were in school. If you did not previously give consent and would like your child to receive this vaccination, please complete the e-consent form by 4pm on Monday 27th June 2022 by visiting: www.surreyimmunisations.co.uk and entering your school’s unique code/URN number SR125402

Enrichment Society continues each Thursday in the Sixth Form Lecture Centre from 16.30-17.15. 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!

NOTICES: YEAR 7 LANGUAGE CHOICES Now that the Spanish, French and German language rotation is drawing to an end, we'd like to kindly request that you fill out the below Microsoft Form before Monday 27th June in order to indicate your daughter's two language choices for next year. Please do discuss this carefully with your daughter before submitting the form, as whilst we endeavour to facilitate last minute changes in September, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=FeWqz4LhgUmR0tqDw0yaklC QOsqSNhCgdmYyvb4h95UN0JNVjJJVFQyTFdURlZTODk1MEk3N1pJSS4u

Miss Eleftheriou sent an e-mail to all Year 7 parents this week; if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact her on a.eleftheriou@st-teresas.com

SCHOLA CANTORUM An e-mail and consent form were sent out this week to all members of Schola Cantorum regarding singing at Guildford Cathedral on Wednesday 29 June. This will be a service of Sung Eucharist for the Feast of St Peter and St Paul. Please return the consent form by Monday 27 June. If you have any questions please email Mrs Yalden on c.yalden@st-teresas.com

SLOVENIA & MONTENEGRO TRIPS Miss Kay has requested forms to be completed and returned for the forthcoming Slovenia and Montenegro trips by Thursday 30 June; a letter was sent out on Wednesday. On Tuesday 5 July, we will be hosting student meetings in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre. Paul will be leading the meetings to help the girls with any questions and queries. We recommend they bring their prep diary to make notes if needed. The Slovenia meeting will be from 13.15-13.45 and the Montenegro meeting will be from 13.45-14.15. GHIC, or valid EHIC, cards will be required for travel and need to be kept with your daughter’s passports for staff to look after whilst travelling. Please use this link if you need to order one: https://www.nhs.uk/ using-the-nhs/healthcare-abroad/apply-for-a-free-uk-global-health-insurance-card-ghic/ Pursuit tops/hoodies for the trip will be available to purchase, the cost will be approximately £15. Please may you confirm via email to s.kay@st-teresas.com if you consent to the cost being added to your bill by Monday 27 June. If you have any questions please e-mail Miss Kay on s.kay@st-teresas.com

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS Some of our Year 11s will be taking part in their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Canoeing Expedition on 25-28 June. If you have any further questions, then please do not hesitate to contact Mr Mark Stephens, Duke of Edinburgh Co-Ordinator on m.stephens@st-teresas.com

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 This week has been our annual Values Week! Each day one of our school values themed activities were held at break times and lunch times. These activities ranged from 'breakeoke' to a house dance competition to raising money for a charity in Africa. During Whole School Assembly on Monday Morning, Leah Greeno (Values Prefect) explained all of the activities that were on offer; daily assemblies continued throughout the week with a different member of staff joining Leah's assembly every day to talk about an inspirational person who is an example of our school values: Community, Compassion, Intellect, Faith and Character. It was a wonderful week and was enjoyed by everyone. On Thursday, as part of our Values Week activities, girls from Years 9, 10 and 12 went on a Pilgrimage to Guildford Cathedral. It consisted of walking a scenic 19km to the Cathedral, whereupon we had a tour around the Cathedral and learnt about it’s history and uses today. I really enjoyed this challenging yet thoroughly enjoyable experience and it was lovely to get to know girls better in different year groups. In Year 12’s Careers Lesson on Monday we listened to a guest speaker from the Flight Training Agency. He gave us an insight into the qualities a pilot requires and how to train to be a pilot. It was very fascinating to have an understanding of this job. It focused on becoming a commercial pilot and how this job is a specialist pathway. It is always interesting to hear about different job roles in our Careers lessons, thank you to Mrs Randall for organising our Careers Programme. On Thursday, the current Year 12 girls wrote to the new Year 12 students who are joining us in September. The welcoming cards are a wonderful gesture that start a line of communication between the current and future Sixth Form students, before they meet face to face in September. This was a lovely way for the incoming Year 12 students to receive some friendly words from their Sixth Form peers next year and our Year 12 students were very happy to take part.

This term in Year 12 Enrichment lessons students have been working with the Politics Project to learn more about British politics, particularly at a local level. The girls explored their own political ideas by considering current affairs and issues which divide society. They then spent some time looking into Councillor Julia McShane’s political career and her role on Guildford Local Council prior to their Digital Surgery. Digital Surgeries address a key issue that defines our democratic system today; the breakdown in the relationship between young people and politicians. The Politics Project programme aims to transform the way that young people and politicians interact. Their goal is simple – they want every young person during their time at school to have a meaningful, informed interaction with their local, regional or national representatives. During the Digital Surgery, the girls asked a wide variety of questions ranging from environmental policies to the cost of living crisis. Julia McShane also asked some of her own questions in return which challenged the girls to consider whether 16-17 year olds should have the vote and what they learnt about themselves during lockdown. The girls found the experience interesting and enjoyed hearing about how involved Julia is in her local community. Miss Marsden Lastly, I wanted to celebrate the news that Year 13s finished their A-Level exams this week! Well done to all the Year 13 girls and enjoy a restful holiday! Emma W (Deputy Head Girl)

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 EVENING We are delighted to re-introduce our annual Performing Arts Evening which will take place on July 6th at 19.30 in Mairlot Hall. It is a very informal evening showcasing acts from our LAMDA classes and Performing Arts Clubs. We hope you are able to join us.

VALUES WEEK The Performing Arts Department organised lunchtime busking events on Baker Street as part of Values Week. There were some amazing acts and the Baker Street Buskers did a wonderful job at entertaining the evergrowing audience. It was a wonderful event and everyone enjoyed it, whether performing or sitting and enjoying the acts in the glorious sunshine. Thank you to everyone involved and a special thank you to Freya, our Performing Arts Prefect, who MC’d the event.

PERFORMING ARTS PARENTS If you are a parent who is in the Performing Arts industry then we would really love to hear from you and invite you in to give a talk or run a workshop. Please e-mail j.hansen@st-teresas.com.

CLUBS & EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

TUESDAY

1.15-1.45

YEAR 10-13 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB

TUESDAY

1.45-2.15

YEAR 7-9 CONTEMPORARY DANCE CLUB

FRIDAY

1.15-1.45

YEAR 9-13 MUSICAL THEATRE CLUB

PERFORMING ARTSINSTAGRAM 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…… All of our fabulous buskers and street theatre performers, especially Jess in Year 7 who found the confidence to get up and perform and overcome her fear of performing in front of an audience.

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

SUMMER BALL AUCTION If you would like to make a ‘take it off the table bid’ please email fostottb@gmail.com. For any further information, please contact Mrs Whipple on whipple.fost@gmail.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.

ESTA TEAM CHALLENGE EVENT ESTA is excited to be running the Team Challenge Event during group tennis lessons next week! Team Challenge is a fun competition designed for junior tennis players. Players compete in small teams for points over a short series of matches, with winners being awarded medals. Win, lose or draw, all players receive a sticker and certificate provided by the Lawn Tennis Association. This is a great way to incorporate some extra competitive match play in sessions. We hope everyone has fun taking part! Kirsti, ESTA

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 end 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 waiting list. 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. A new pony arrived on Sunday called Primrose. She has moved up to the top barn and is turned out at night, but if you see her please give her some space as she is still settling in to her new surroundings and our routine.

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!

This week at STE a new pony arrived! Her name is Primrose, she is a small bay around 12-13 hands high. She is a half sister to Oliver! Even thought she is not completely settled into her new home; she is coping well and will be very happy soon. On Friday all of the horses had a relaxing bath because of the sweltering heat, they enjoyed their bath time! The pony of the week this week is… Primrose, the new pony! ~ Libby C

NSEA News Those who are a part of the Effingham Schools NSEA, do email us with a completed form if you are interested in taking part in the NSEA Camp this summer.

ONLY those who are an NSEA member and have their own pony can join in.

This Week Throughout Values Week we have run a wide range of creative prayer stations in the Chapel as part of iPray. All the girls were given the opportunity to come and participate and to reflect on our theme of Character.

iPray

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 Nachos, 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

Chargrilled Chilli Chicken & Roasted Vegetable Traybake

Pork & Vegetable Korma with Wholemeal Rice

Marinaded Cajun Beef Strips with Rustic Coleslaw & Chef’s Salad

Lemon & Basil Chicken Breast served with Marinated Olives

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

Sides

Crusty Bread, Peas & Sweetcorn

Jacket Wedges * Broccoli

Roast Potatoes & Mixed Vegetables

Rice & Carrots

Chips, Peas & Baked Beans

Jacket Potatoes

Jacket Potato & Beans

Dessert

Lemon & Blueberry Slice

Apple Pie & Custard

Rocky Road

Fruit & Berry Crumble & Custard

Raspberry Cheesecake

Additional

Salad Bar

Summer Fruit Platter

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