CHESSINGTON SCHOOL NEWSLETTER 21/06/2024 Everyonevalued • Everydayanopportunity • Everymomentfocusedonsuccess
Dear Parents, carers and all in the Chessington community
I have been blown away by our students this week, we have truly lived and breathed our values of Everyone valued, Every day an opportunity and Every moment focused on success. Through all of the activities these have shone through, Diversity week, the last of the Year 11 GCSE exams, Sports Day and Year 7&8 End of Year exams I continue to be very proud of our students, their effort and energy for these events, which at times have challenged them, whether it was a viewpoint, a tricky exam or competing in the 800m has been nothing short of excellent I have also witnessed some incredible support for each other
I know that Year 9’s will continue to be focused next week for their exams and our prefects will be ready to welcome our new Year 7 parents and students for their induction evening on Thursday and I am very much looking forward to our Year 11’s Prom on Friday evening and Hampton Court Golf Club
I will leave you with thoughts from Ms Jacob and Mrs Rowden who have been instrumental in the creation and organisation of these events.
Have a lovely weekend
Ms S
Wilson
Headteacher Chessington School
DIVERSITY WEEK
It has been a vibrant and colourful week at Chessington School as we celebrate our first Diversity Week. My huge thanks for supporting us in embracing the week and showing the importance of being an inclusive community, where our students feel accepted and welcome
Our Diversity Ambassadors have done a fantastic job in raising awareness, through the lunch time Pride Stall and Cake Sale, and it has been wonderful to see so many students proudly wearing their Pride badges
Many important conversations have taken place this week between staff and students in their lessons and in their tutor time, but it has also been a real learning experience for us also; I have learnt so much about our incredibly diverse student and staff body through the comments written for our reception display and I look forward to celebrating and embracing our differences in the next school year
Ms Jacob Assistant Headteacher Chessington School
SPORTSDAY
OnThursday,ourannual SportsDay washeld attheWeirArcherAthleticsStadium (Kingsmeadow) forthefirsttime.Thevenue wasfantasticandstudentsenjoyedcompeting fortheirhouseinthevarioustrack andfield events Eachhouseembracedtheirhouse coloursinsupportof eachother cheering on
when cheering on their peers and ambition to set new school records The walking relay was a highlight of the day with many competitors displaying some brilliant techniques The day ended with the winners of each of the 4x100m relay events competing against the staff and sixth form
After all events were completed, the total participation points and place points were culated. The final results were:
Thereweremany excellentperformances throughouttheday withstandout performancesfrom:
Filijay Touray - Y7Girls200m
DexterBallard- Y8Boys800m
BenKing - Y9 BoysDiscus
KristenSinibadi-Rowe- Y10BoysShotput
ArchieElliott- Y10Boys100m
Izzy Taylor-Barkley - Y10Girls100m
TheChessingtonGREATvalueswereevident throughouttheday Studentsdemonstrated resiliencetocompletethe800m,enthusiasm
- Griffin (301 points)
d - Phoenix (297 points)
d - Dragon (279 points)
h - Pegasus (271 points)
Overall, the students did incredibly well and the PE department is proud of every student who contributed throughout the day Congratulations to those students who came away with certificates for 3rd and 2nd place with winners receiving a medal. Thank you to all of the parents who came to support and well done to all of the students for a fantastic day
Mrs Rowden Associate Assistant Headteacher Chessington School
The Library are looking to grow their collection of books and study guides ready for the 2024/25 academic year. We are currently accepting donations of books in good condition and of a suitable age range (11-16). If you have books that fit this description that you are happy to donate, please bring them to our Main Reception before the end of the summer term. We thank you in advance for any donations you are able to make
MRS HIGGINS
A massive thank you to Mrs Higgins for all of her work on exams so far. Each year 11 student has sat an average of 16 exams, with many more still to come for our Year 7 - Year 9 cohort. Mrs Higgins has handled and packaged over 3000 exam papers with the help over her brilliant team of invigilators over the last 6 weeks. This has been a massive job and certainly could not be done without her - thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monday 24th June to Friday 28th June
Year 7/8 End of Year Exams
Monday 24th June to Friday 28th June
Year 9 End of Year Exams
Friday 28th June
Year 12 Induction Day
Induction day for 2024/25 Year 12 students
Friday 28th June
Year 11 Prom
This event will take place between 7:00pm - 11:00pm at Hampton Court Golf Club
Wednesday 3rd July
Year 6 Transition Day
This event will be taking place between 8:45am - 2:45pm
Monday 15th July to Friday 19th July Alternative Learning Week
Friday 19th July End of term
School ends at 12:00pm for the start of the Summer holidays
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