St Teresa's Weekly Bulletin

World Children’s Day

In 2023, Pope Francis declared that the Catholic Church’s first World Children’s Day would take place on 25-26 May 2024, this will fall in half term so on Monday, in assembly, the Chaplaincy Team told us all about it.

The idea for this special day came from a nine-year-old boy called Alessandro who sent a message to Pope Francis, saying how good it would be if children from different countries could come together as sisters and brothers. A World Children’s Day would remind us that we all belong to God’s family and encourage us to pray and work together for peace.

Pope Francis often tells us how important it is to listen to others with our heart as well as our ears, and to think carefully about what they are saying, as this is the example Jesus gave us. Listening like Jesus means we begin to understand and learn from each other. Listening with our heart is the way we grow in friendship and love.

During this week, we have been trying to listen with our hearts when spending time with family and friends. Some of us got together to pray the rosary for peace and others have sent Pope Francis drawings of our hopes and desires for a better world. You can find more information on the official website:

https://www.worldchildrenday.org/

Key Diary Dates:

Golden Book

Well done to all of the girls in our Golden Books this week:

3KC Ivy H for her increased confidence during the class assembly including her audible responses.Well done, Ivy.

Isabelle EN for her enthusiasm and super intonation during the class assembly as well as her work on time this week in maths.Well done, Isabelle.

4CR Rosalind D for her fantastic explanation of how mountains are formed. Sophia D for her excellent effort with Maths in class and for homework.

4LH Eloise B our states of matter knowledge for an escape room activity.

4AB Sophie B the States of Matter topic.

Anna R

5KH Sophie B and Izzy M

5HC Bella D for her kindness and consideration of others as well as her increased confidence in all lessons and activities.

Lily B and Matilda G for their fantastic insect poems full of figurative language and powerful vocabulary.

Art Stars

Year 3 for Millie G, for her beautifully grouted Roman mosaic tile which had many tiny tesserae.

Year 4 Primrose L for her thoughtful interpretation and execution of the theme "Faith" into a stainedglass window.

Year 5 Eleanor B for her interesting and unique depiction of the theme "Community" as a stainedglass window.

Prep School News

Year 3 Science Experiment

With their science topic of "Forces", Year 3 undertook an experiment to understand the effect of friction. They recorded how far a toy car travelled down different surfaces including wood, bubble wrap, foil and silk fabric. The tests had to be carried out 3 times to ensure the results were consistent, as well as beginning from the same place every time. Everyone agreed that bubble wrap was an effective material for creating a lot of friction and stopping the cars.

Prep School News

3KC Assembly

3KC showcased their time travelling assembly this week that they have been working on this half term.They travelled from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and Iron Age and finally landed in the Roman era where, amongst other ideas, they shared disgusting facts about the Romans.

Well done, girls, you were brilliant!

Eco and Gardening Club

For the final Eco and Gardening Club session of the year, the girls planted the summer hanging baskets with geraniums, hanging fuchsias and much more. Make sure you look out for them around the school! Last week the girls planted all the seeds they had grown in the greenhouse throughout the winter including peppers, broccoli, radishes and cucumbers.

A huge thank you to Al, the gardener, who has been instrumental in the success of Eco and Gardening

Prep School News

Art Club Rainbows!

Year 5 and 6 Art club spent 3 weeks creating these beautiful rainbows using collage techniques and embellishing with decorations.

Wishing them the best :

Sadly, Mrs Bishop and Mrs Cook will be leaving us at the end of this term. Mrs Bishop will be taking up an exciting new post at Tormead School and Mrs Cook has decided to pursue a career outside of education and spend more time with her family.

We would like to thank both of them for their dedication and commitment to the school over many years and wish them all the very best for the future.

Music News

Musicians of the Week

Year 3 Liel G for a great Rondo composition – well done Liel!

Year 4 Charlotte T for fantastic singing and amazing progress on the toot Year 5 Sofia A for always trying her best and joining in enthusiastically

Year 5 Ukulele Assembly

Thank you to our Year 5 ukulele group who entertained us all so beautifully at our Celebration Assembly on Friday with their rendition of ‘Somebody to Love’. Excellent strumming girls!

ABRSM Exam Certificates

Congratulations to our amazing instrumentalists who received their ABRSM exam certificates on Friday. Every single one of the girls achieved either a merit or distinction in their exams –well done girls!

T-Fest - 24th June 2024

After the success of our inaugural T-Fest last year, members of the St Teresa’s Singers, Chamber Choir, String Ensemble and Wind Band are invited to perform at our T-Fest concert on Monday 24 June 6.30 - 8.30pm. This will be an outdoor concert on Mairlot Lawn, and we very much hope that parents, family and friends will attend.

Guests are invited to bring a picnic and enjoy the musical entertainment. The music will be provided by girls from the Senior and Prep Schools as well as pupils from Cranmore.

Summer Production: Joseph 27th & 28th June 2024

Rehearsals for our production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat are progressing beautifully! been great to have Year 5 back and they have been practising their chorus parts. Their enthusiasm and dedication are truly commendable, and we can already see their confidence growing with each practice session.

In addition to the chorus rehearsals, our talented soloists have been working hard with Mrs. Harris. It's amazing to see the progress they have made. Their commitment and passion for their roles are shining through in their performances.

A reminder to all pupils involved in the production - please continue to practice your lyrics! After half term, we will need all the girls to be off book. Keep up the excellent work and remember that practice makes perfect!

Music Groups

Orchestra 3.45 - 4.45, Monday

Assembly Band Monday and Friday

St Teresa’s Singers 4.15 - 5.00, Tuesday

Wind Band

10.55 - 11.15, Wednesday

String Ensemble 12.45 - 1.15, Wednesday

Chamber Choir 4.15 - 5.00, Wednesday

Rock Choir 12.45 - 1.15, Friday

Sports News

U8 Cricket

On Friday 17th May the U8A-C cricket teams travelled to Feltonfleet for their second match of the season. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and it was great to see many improvements in the girls batting and bowling! Unfortunately the A&B teams couldn't get the wins but the C team won by 5 runs!! The player of the match for the C team was Molly W! Well done to all the girls that played!

GHS Triathlon and Aquathlon on Saturday 18th May

Well done to Carys D who took part in the GHS Triathlon, she really enjoyed it and hopefully this is the first of many!

A group of Prep students competed in the GHS Aquathlon/Triathlon. The girls had a great afternoon with their friends in the sun and put on a display of determination and resilience. The results were as follows:

• Ania S came 4th in the Intro Aquathlon

• Olivia H did really well in the Intro Triathlon achieving 16th overall

• Electra B won the Sprint Triathlon!

• Anna R came 4th in the Sprint Triathlon, and Carys D and Amelia H came 9th and 10th respectively

• In the Sprint Aquathlon, many St Teresa's girls competed. Thea B-H, Isla B-H and Tara S came 2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively, Isla S came 7th, Cara A-S came 8th and Harper A-S came 9th - an exceptional set of results!

Well done to everyone who competed!

U11 Cricket

Well done to the U11A cricket team who took part in the Surrey Starburst competition. The girls played extremely well in both matches against Tormead and Guildford High; the games were very competitive and close. The girls displayed excellent batting and fielding skills throughout their matches which resulted in winning both matches and going through to the next round of the competition! Batter of the morning was Lilia-Anna and bowler was Rachel H, very well done girls!

Tennis

On Friday, the U9 Tennis players played against Manor House. There were some fantastic matches with both sides taking some wins and suffering some losses. All the players managed and scored their own matches and there was some fantastic sportsmanship on display. Well done!

On Saturday, the U8-U11 teams played tennis matches vs Notre Dame, with over 40 pupils taking part. It was the first match of the season for the Y3s and they played some great tennis. Thank you to those Y6s that did a fantastic job helping the Y3s to run their matches. The Y4s had some great games up on the top courts. They scored and officiated their own matches and displayed some exceptional sportsmanship. The U10 team came up against some tough opposition but they held their own and took some wins. The U11 team had many tightly contested matches which they officiated themselves. Many of the matches were only separated by a point or two. Standout wins came from Matilda R & Tabitha P and Scarlett M & Sienna L.

Fixtures ( week commencing 3rd June)

Monday 3rd June U8&U9 Tennis (A) 4-5:30pm

Tuesday 4th June U10A-D Cricket V Freemen’s (A) 2:30pm

Tuesday 4th June U11 Tennis V Cranmore (A) 2:30pm + U11 Tennis V Downsend (A) 4:30pm

Thursday 6th June U10&U11 Tennis V Tormead (A) 4:15pm

Friday 7th June U9 Athletics @ St Catherine’s 2:30pm

This Week

With the passing of fifty days since the Feast of Easter and the celebration of the Resurrection, this week came the celebration of Pentecost. This feast was originally a Jewish festival, remembering the harvest. For the disciples of Jesus, it marked the moment where their fear, following the death of Jesus, was replaced by the joy of the resurrection and the desire to share the Good News of God’s love with the whole of the world.

Surrounded by the great symbols of God’s presence - the wind and the fire - the disciples realised that they were surrounded by God’s Spirit who empowered and enlivened them.

St Augustine helps us to understand God’s Holy Spirit. He reminds us that God is love, as it says in the Sacred Scripture. For God to be love there must be a person who loves, referring to the Father, a person who is beloved, referring to the Son, and the love that they share, referring to the Holy Spirit. God’s Holy Spirit is the love that God shares with all of us.

Perhaps the most beautiful example of this is the passage from Psalm 130 where we have the image of a mother cradling their child. God loves the child, just as He loved His own Son Jesus. The child is loved by God, just as Jesus loved. And the love that they share is the love of the Holy Spirit.

And when we, like the disciples, are enlivened by God’s Holy Spirit, we too will be able to share the Good News of God’s love to our neighbours and to the world.

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We hope that you are looking forward to the half term!

Do keep a look out on the booking system for any spaces that appear due to lesson cancellations, you will be able to book on directly through the system where we have availability.

A reminder that we require 48hrs notice for a cancellation in order to offer credit or a catchup lesson, and we require 6 weeks’ notice for termly lesson cancellations. If you will not be continuing riding lessons from September, then do let us know in the next few weeks so we won’t book your child in for the next school term when we start planning the timetable.

The May Half Term dates are fully booked!

If you missed out on your chance to book on for the half term, then do have a look at the Summer Holiday dates on the booking system.

Date for your Diary

Equestrian Prize Giving is on Sunday 30th June at 11am at the Equestrian Centre.

We will be giving out a full range of awards to include Most Improved Rider, Recognition of Volunteers and Dedication to Riding NSEA Achievements, and Best STE Horse.

Invites will be sent out in the next week to RSVP to.

Saturday 15 June 2024

By attending our Summer Ball, you're not only in for an incredible evening but also supporting St Teresa's in its mission. Over the years, funds raised from this event have contributed to numerous valuable projects, including the Nelson Pavilion, Senior School lockers, netball kits, drama curtains, and much more!

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 by appointment only: Fostuniform@gmail.com. Second-hand Uniform Shop Uniform needed:

Short sleeved shirts & pink polos from 30” upwards. All sizes of skorts

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STASH—Summer Sports Camp

Monday 8th - Friday 12th July , £45.00 per day or £200 per week. If you would like your daughter to attend STASH this summer (Monday 8th - Friday 12th July), please could we ask you to complete this form.

Below is information of the activities. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Hitchman: a.hitchman@st-teresas.com

Menu—w/c Monday 3rd June 2024

Hot lunches include a selection of family favourites and suitable alternatives for children with allergies and intolerances.

Monday

Soup of the day

Tomato & basil

Roasted winter vegetable

Leek & potato

Spiced roasted butternut squash

Roasted red pepper & tomato

Prep

Main

Eat healthy choice

Creamy chicken curry & rice

Freshly baked pizza slice

Roast chicken & Yorkshire pudding

Pasta carbonara / chicken wraps

Fish goujons / fishfingers

Vegetarian

Chicken tikka masala with rice & poppadums

Pepperoni pizza slice with chef’s salad

Soy & honey glazed pork loin steak with rice noodles & Asian greens

Vegetable & chick pea curry & rice

Chargrilled chicken Caesar salad

Cheese & tomato pizza slice

Chef’s carvery –Roast chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding

Beef meatballs in a fresh tomato sauce served with vegetable rice

Stuffed peppers filled with roasted vegetables in a tomato sauce topped with halloumi

Pasta carbonara

Chicken fajitas with peppers & red onions served with grated cheese & sour cream & chives & chef’s salad

Spiced quorn mince & bean wrap

Traditional battered fish / jumbo fishfingers

Poached salmon with nut free pesto pasta & Italian style salad

No meat meat balls in a tomato sauce

Sides

Additional Jacket potato & beans

Baked wedges Carrots

Mixed vegetables Sweetcorn Chips Peas

pasta Jacket potato & beans Tomato pasta

Jacket potato & beans

Dessert Apple pie & custard

Choc chip & coconut flapjack slice

Rice pudding with a selection of sauce

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

Millionaire shortbread

Chocolate fudge milkshake