St Teresa's Senior Weekly Bulletin 1 December 2023

27 November 2023 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

Autumn Term

This Week’s Headlines

This Week’s Headlines Monday 4 December - Wednesday 6 December...…….Year 11 MFL Speaking Mock Exams Monday 4 December……………………………………………..Christmas Concert 18:30 Tuesday 5 December……………………………………..Senior Rotary Debating - Library Wednesday 6 December……………………………………………...ABRSM Music Exams Wednesday 6 December…………………………………………...Advent Evensong 17:30 Thursday 7 December………………………………….Year 12 & 13 Ice Skating Trip 15:15 Friday 8 December……………………………………………..Parent Seminar 17:00 SFLT Saturday 9 December……………………………...Air Cadets Surrey Wing Band Concert

CAROL SERVICE We are delighted to be holding our Carol Service on 12 December.

Attendance is expected from all girls in Years 7,8,9, and 13. All girls involved in the Symphony Orchestra, Schola Cantorum, Senior Choir, Sixth Form Choir are also invited to attend the Carol Service.

Parents of girls in these years are, of course, invited to attend.

Girls in Years 10 to 12 are warmly invited to attend with their parents or guardians.

The service starts at 18.30 and all girls attending will have supper provided.

SIXTH FORM NEWS Welcome to another edition of the Sixth Form section of the weekly bulletin, this week marking the start of the countdown to Christmas!

It’s a short update from the Sixth Form this week, as our time has been filled with UCAS applications!

Georgina S, one of our Deputy Head Girls and Chair of the Events Committee, has spent this week organising many exciting Christmas festivities for the Sixth Form. She gave me a run down of all the events taking place, saying: “The Events Committee has been preparing for the annual Sixth Form trip to Somerset house, which we look forward to going on next Thursday! As well as the much anticipated ice-skating, the committee has been busy preparing the Sixth Form for all things Christmas, with upcoming snowflake making and many gingerbread to come. After Christmas, the committee will begin preparations for the summer ball - another real highlight for the Sixth Form!”

Georgina S The Christmas Fair is taking place on Friday, with the hall being filled with Christmas merriment and excitement.

Thank you to all of the Year 12s who are volunteering on the Sixth Form stall, doing glitter tattoos and the human slot machine.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and I hope you stay warm!

Julia T (Deputy Head Girl)

YEAR 9 OPTIONS EVENING It was lovely seeing so many of you at our options evening.

If you missed the session the guide will be posted to you.

BOARDING NEWS This week has been very festive. We spent the week setting up Christmas decorations across all houses. The girls loved spending time putting up and decorating the Christmas trees, this also included the tree in the dining room donated by FOST. At The weekend the girls had a great time at Gripped. A climbing centre in London. All the girls had fun ziplining, putting their bravery to the test on the scary slides and warming up with some yummy warm food and drinks from the cafe.

On Wednesday evening Mrs Wragg and Ms Forti took the sixth form boarders for a house meal. We had such a lovely time together. Thank you, Mr Dobson, for driving! We certainly enjoyed the Mocktails and Non alcoholic drinks!

We are all looking forward to the Christmas Fair coming up, where boarding will have our own stall filled with fun things made by the girls, to raise money for Breast Cancer!

DRAMA WORKSHOP St Teresa’s Performing Arts department invited the Year 10 GCSE Drama pupils across the Trust to a performance of The Government Inspector, a satirical play adapted by the Splendid Theatre Company, originally written by Russian dramatist and novelist, Nikolai Gogol. The pupils then participated in a workshop to explore Splendid’s approach to the characters, style and themes of the play.

NATIVITY SET Lovely to see our nativity set being used again. It is a real tradition that the Year 7s all love getting involved with. The set originally came with the nuns when the school was founded in 1928!

Keep an eye out for it in reception!

MATHS MASTERCLASS It was lovely welcoming so many Primary Schools to our new Maths Masterclass being run by our Sixth Formers.

We look forward to hearing all about the new sessions.

ART TRIP This week, our Year 7 – Year 13 Art Scholars visited Canterbury Cathedral and had the opportunity to discover its history, whilst also observing both the internal and external constructions. In addition, everyone spent time studying the array of stained-glass designs that formed a key feature of the cathedral, in which the glass was illuminated by sunlight throughout the day. Everyone left feeling very inspired, whilst also embracing the cross-curricular links, as well as the connection the visit had to this year’s value of ‘faith’.

‘The trip was amazing, and the cathedral was fascinating. We were able to create some beautiful detailed and linear drawings, whilst also taking lots of photographs of the stained-glass windows, as well as the structures and the detailing that surround us. We got to learn all about the history behind the patterns and shapes created in the cathedral. I had a fun day, and I would love to visit again!

Written by Ophelia W ‘This trip was incredible, and it was so lovely having a tour that outlined the history of the cathedral. When drawing various structures, it was lovely to sit in such a historical place and see all the fine architectural detailing and patterns that surrounded us. It was an amazing day and I hope we can go back again!’

Written by Issy T

NOUGHTS AND CROSSES articles from cast and audience member After a lot of hard work from everyone involved in ‘Noughts and Crosses’, it was finally opening night last Wednesday evening. Many hours had been put into the performance and this was a display of our hard work.

Emotions were running high before the performance as we were preparing to open the show. Being the first line of the show was nerve racking as I set the tone for the production, but I felt privileged to get to introduce such a sensational play.

There was so much to think about throughout the production: lines, emotions, set, lighting, sound and overall, the audience. Whilst getting to either the next scene or getting props for the scenes to come, people were rushing backstage to make sure not to miss their cues and desperately rehearsing their lines before they went on as to make their performance the best it could be.

The staff kept encouraging us all through the show, they kept us all calm and helped us achieve the highest standard we could. Backstage, lighting, costumes and everyone involved behind the scenes helped the production come to life.

From a narrator’s perspective facial expressions were crucial as well as volume. Conveying Sephy’s thoughts and feelings was difficult, but eventually I came to understand the character as a person, I am so grateful I got the chance to do that. In the cast, I looked up to everyone’s commitment but mostly the main characters, especially the girls who played Sephy and Callum, I couldn’t imagine any two people better for the role. I am so appreciative to have been involved in this cast of talented young women, I hope the audience enjoyed it as much as we did.

Well done everyone!

Written by Cast member Molly B (9LL) Last Wednesday evening, I attended the opening night of the fantastic performance of ‘Noughts and Crosses’. As a member of the audience, I could immediately tell the time and hard work all the cast and staff had put in to making this outstanding performance take place.

From an audience's perspective, I found that I was easily engaged, and I couldn’t take my eyes off the stage, due to everyone’s talent. I feel that the cast made a huge effort into making the play feel as realistic as possible.

Throughout the show, I felt many different emotions. At times, it was humorous, however, it was also extremely poignant. Personally, the scene that stood out to me, was the scene where Lynette had taken her own life and her family had just received the terrible news. The response from the actress who played the role of Lynette’s mother Meggie, Esme M, gave me chills. During this scene, I am sure that the mothers in the audience could have easily imagined themselves in that position, due to the incredible acting. On behalf of the audience, I think we can all agree that it was a very moving moment.

When you read the Noughts and Crosses script, you don’t receive the same effect as you do when it is being acted out in front of you. The image you have pictured in your head comes to life. It was insanely creative to have the narrators speak the thoughts of the main characters, Sephy and Callum, as it portrayed how they were feeling without the actresses speaking. They showed their emotions through facial expressions and body language, and it was quite mesmerising to see how each character’s story unfolded.

It was a privilege to experience this breath-taking performance and I applaud everyone involved in the play. Well done to everybody!

Written by Audience Member Lexi C (9LL)

ONE OCEAN VISIT We welcomed back One Ocean for a very informative talk on recycling and debated different solutions to this problem looking at cost, feasibility and scale.

ECO COUNCIL If you would like to attend the 'One ocean' workshops run by KBR, please sign up via the link, places are limited to 24 students, so this will be on a first come first served basis.

'The extra-curricular programme is run by committed and passionate KBR employees who work alongside teachers and facilitators to mentor students in gaining a deep understanding of the ocean, its interconnection with the climate and planetary health and how to regenerate that health.'

The dates after half term are: Every Thursday from 13:30-14:10 until the 7th December.

NOTICES PARENT SEMINAR You are invited to a parent seminar on Friday 8 December at 5pm in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.

At St Teresa’s, our aim is to collaborate closely with experts and provide parents with valuable insights and tips on a plethora of topics which are pertinent to our pupils, in particular their Wellbeing, Mental Health and any trending issues as they arise. The Psychologist and Founder of Teen Tips, Alicia Drummond, will be presenting the first seminar, which will cover various topics such as: • • • • •

Self-Esteem Boundaries Social Media Mental Health Anxiety

YEAR 7 SLOVENIA TRIP If you would like to join this trip follow the link below : https://forms.office.com/e/r7W4rqFrNq

YEAR 8 - 9 DOLOMITES TRIP If you would like to attend this trip follow the link below : https://forms.office.com/e/J3zGChQrqW

GCSE ENGLISH LITERATURE TRIP All Year 11 girls will have the opportunity to go to Poetry Live in Brighton on 31 January 2024. This is a fantastic opportunity, to see some of the poets whose work is in the GCSE Literature poetry anthology talk about their work.

Please respond to the form below as soon as possible.

https://forms.office.com/r/mB0iRD3AX6

PUT YOUR CREATIVE SKILLS TO THE TEST!!

This years theme: ‘Rebuilding’ We have received the opportunity to take part in the young artist competition and the young photographer competition, This competition is split between ages:   

Junior - up to and including 10 years old Intermediate - 11 to 13 years old Senior - 14 to 17 years old

Attached previously is the form and all the information which must be handed/sent to Mrs Uren by Thursday 18th January 2024. GOOD LUCK!

PARENTS’ EVENINGS Dear Parents/Guardians, We would like to invite you to your daughter’s forthcoming virtual parents’ evenings via the Parents’ Evening module on the following dates, with further information to follow.

Year 8 Thursday 29 February 2024

Year 9 Thursday 18 January 2024 Year 11 Thursday 8 February 2024 Sixth Form Thursday 14 March 2024

AFTER SCHOOL YEAR 11 CHEMISTRY REVISION (4.30 – 5.15pm) Room 28

LUNCH TIME YEAR 11 BIOLOGY REVISION

Monday PM

Thursday PM

4th Dec (organic trilogy)

11th Dec (chemical analysis)

7th Dec (Organic triple)

DATE

SUBJECT AREA

6th December

Plant tissues and transport

13th December

Vaccination and drugs

From next week at 13:45 in room 26

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS

MEDSOC Room 38 Open to all in Year 10 - 13

1:45 - 2:10pm

Room 29A Tuesdays 1:45 - 2:10

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

The Christmas Fair is upon us, and we’d like to take a moment to say a huge thank our sponsors Hawksman, for their generous donation to our fair. We would also like to thank Kall Kwik (Leatherhead) for their support in printing our brochures, and to St T’s mums, Lucy Mutch and Alix Hall who dedicated their time in pulling the brochure together.

As well as a HUGE thanks to all the wonderful local businesses who have advertised in our beautiful colour brochure packed full of info, fun and games.

Available at the fair on Friday, pick up your copy when you arrive. See you there!!

Visit our website www.st-teresas.com/ equestrian

E-mail equestrian@st-teresas.com Call

01372 750257

Or find us on Facebook “St Teresa’s Equestrian”

Booking System st-teresas-equestrian.ecpro.co.uk

We hope that you have had a good week.

Please make sure that you are coming to ride with enough layers! The temperature drops considerably when the sun goes down, so please make sure you wear a thick coat and gloves when riding.

We are aware of some school trips and sporting events over the next week or so. If your child cannot attend one of their lessons, then please let the office know by phone or by email, or the lesson can be cancelled on the booking site. If you wish to cancel a lesson, we do require 48hrs notice or more in order to offer credit.

Christmas Holidays The Christmas Holiday Activities are available to book on the online system!

There are still some spaces left, so have a look on our booking site or email the office to find out what availability we have.

Topic of the week: Saddler It is very important to get a saddler to regularly check your horses saddle. This benefits the horse as it can reduce pressure points if the saddle is too tight or sits irregularly, so your horse isn’t in discomfort or pain, and by making sure the saddle is not too loose, means that you won’t slip off! A comfy saddle for the horse and rider, for whatever discipline you do, will improve your horses way of going and can improve the you have control over them. ~ Libby C

This Week On Sunday we celebrated the final week of the Church’s year, the Feast of Christ the Universal King. While many feasts in our calendar have ancient origins, this feast was introduced at the beginning of the 20th Century. It was a time of great political turmoil, with the rise of totalitarian states in eastern Europe and, in particular, in Mexico. It was to serve as a timely reminder of God’s universal rule and as a foil to the wise saying, ‘when people stop believing in God, they will believe in anything!’

The reading for the feast is Jesus’ great reminder that the way we show our worship of God is not so much through what we think or believe, but by our actions (Matthew 25), ‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ and ‘truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ In a way that affects our eternal destiny, our actions really do matter.

A great example of one who showed by the bravest of actions their worship of Christ the King is celebrated on our school site in Campion House. Edmund Campion, despite the capital offense that it was, chose to become a priest and return to Elizabethan England to minister to the faithful across the land. He had impressed the Queen as a young man when he had given a great oration welcoming her at Oxford University. Despite the visceral danger to his life, he travelled the land bring comfort to believers before finally being arrested and condemned to die in the most horrific manner. Each time we enter the Modern Foreign Languages and Art classrooms in our school - Campion House - we recall his great witness. ‘If our religion do make us traitors, we are worthy to be condemned; but otherwise are, and have been, as good subjects as ever the Queen had. In condemning us you condemn all your own ancestors—all the ancient priests, bishops and kings—all that was once the glory of England, the island of saints, and the most devoted child of the See of Peter." It is also timely we can celebrate Campion’s Feast Day this week—a wonderful prelude for the Season of Advent that we begin at the weekend.

MENU Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Tomato & basil

Roasted butternut squash & sweet potato

Leek & potato

Country vegetable & lentil

Roasted red pepper & tomato

Main

Beef lasagne with crusty bread

Chicken katsu curry with steamed rice & prawn crackers

Mild beef chilli nachos, grated cheese, guacamole, sour cream & salsa

Traditional battered fish fillet or fish fingers with tartare sauce

Eat healthy dish

Chargrilled sweet chilli chicken with little gem, cherry tomato, sweetcorn & carrot salad

Pan fried beef strips with fresh coriander, lime & chilli served with avocado salad

Chicken & vegetable chow mein

Turkey & winter vegetable hot pot

Seafood & chilli spiced linguine with roasted green peppers & fresh herbs

Vegetarian

Vegetable & spinach lasagne

Spiced quorn mince & bean wrap

Roasted vegetable & mozzarella bake

Chilli glazed tofu with peppers & red onions

No chicken teriyaki noodles & Oriental vegetables

Sides

Crusty bread Peas & sweetcorn

Rice Broccoli

Roast potatoes Mixed vegetables

Rice Carrots

Dessert

Chocolate chip cake & custard

Fruit & berry crumble & custard

Sticky toffee pudding with butterscotch sauce

Rocky road

Lemon drizzle slice

Additional

Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Salad Bar Summer Fruit Platter

Soup of the day

Honey roast gammon with Yorkshire pudding

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

Chips Peas Baked beans