Dear Parents, carers and all in the Chessington community
Happy New Year! I think I can probably just about get away with saying that I do hope that you and your families had a restful break over the Christmas holidays.
YEAR 11
We have been back for just two weeks and already so much has taken place. It was a pleasure to be in the Year 11 Mock results assembly, where Ms Jacob gave an incredibly motivational presentation which was based on her own experiences as a student and how she overcame obstacles along the way. Miss Swaysland outlined all of the excellent support, care and guidance that Chessington staff will put in place for the students to be successful This included launching the revise for prize initiative which could result in a lucky student winning their Prom ticket! We also had Year 11 Parents Evening which had record breaking attendance, great to see so many parents engaging with our teachers and how to ensure the best possible outcomes In a few weeks they will have their second set of mocks which will give a good indication of progress made from
Gold ties were awarded for outstanding progress made from Year 10 exams - the 5 awesome students were:
PE DEPARTMENT
The PE department has got off to a cracking start with many fixtures already taking place and many more to come Miss Williams has also been coordinating the Sports Scholars trials for our new intake in September, with over 50 possible students trialing which is fantastic!
PARENTS’ THINK TANK
We held our first Parents’ Think Tank this week, thank you so much to the parents that gave up their evening to discuss some key initiatives with Mrs Cooper and Mr Smith Your feedback is always valued, please do ensure that you know who best to contact if you have a query The Think Tank committee will share further details of the meeting in the near future.
#BEHERETOLEARN
As a school we having an increased focus on student attendance, being in school is the best way for students to achieve their goals Mrs Cooper will be sending out some key reminders and advice to all our parents to support you with ensuring that your child’s attendance is the best it can be.
ALTERNATIVE LEARNING DAY
Finally, on Friday 31st January we have our annual Alternative Learning Day, so many great trips planned!
KS3 Sports Scholars - Surrey Sports Centre
Y7 London Docklands Museum
Y8 Hampton Court
Y9 Imperial War Museum and Holocaust workshop
Y10 Natural History Museum - History of
Y11 Geographers fieldwork at Stratford
Y11 non-geographers in school exam prep rotation
Y12-13 University visit
Wishing you a lovely weekend,
Ms S Wilson Headteacher Chessington School
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EVENTS
Friday 31st January
Alternative Learning Day
Monday 3rd February to Friday 7th Februray
Year 11 Catering Exams
Monday 10th February to Friday 14th Februray
Year 11 Mock Exams
Tuesday 11th February
Year 12 Trip to National Apprenticeship Fair
Friday 14th February
End of 1st Half-Term
Students will break-up for half-term at 3:00pm, marking the end of the half term
Tuesday 25th February
Start of 2nd Half-Term
Students return to school at 8:30 after the half-term break
