Senior Bulletin 11 Dec 2023

Autumn Term

11 December 2023 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

This Week’s Headlines

This Week’s Headlines Monday 8 January……………………………………………...Boarders Return Tuesday 9 January……………………………………………..TERM BEGINS Tuesday 9 January………...GCSE PE Year 10 Parents Information Evening 18:30 Wednesday 10 January……………………………...CCF Flying at RAF Benson

Wednesday 10 January…………………..Year 9 Trip Information Evening 16:45 Wednesday 10 January ……………….Years 10 - 12 Dance Theatre Trip 17:00 Thursday 11 January…………………….KS3 Academic Scholars’ Dinner 18:00 Sunday 14 January…………………………Mark Jermin Drama Workshop 9:00 The Headmistress would like to wish all pupils, parents and staff a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

SIXTH FORM NEWS Sixth form have been celebrating Christmas in all sorts of different ways! Last week they went out on a trip to London to enjoy their annual ice skating trip. The Events Committee also organised the Sixth Form Christmas Party which we all thoroughly enjoyed.

BOARDING NEWS Last weekend we had a wonderful trip out to Windsor, we went shopping and explored the beautiful castle which the girls all really enjoyed. We had a wonderful Christmas Boarding Supper this week and Deacon Simon invited the Boarders to a special Christmas service in the school Chapel after supper. We all sang Christmas carols and enjoyed listening to his service - Thank you Deacon Simon.

Miss Ash, Miss Lara and Miss Georgia. The Boarders and the Boarding team would like to thank you for your year with us and we wish you well for the future! We will miss you - Keep in touch.

INTERHOUSE ARTS We celebrated the end of term with our annual Interhouse Arts performances.

The girls put on a whole show; costumes, props and choreography in 2 days.

There were some spectacular acts put together by each House, but the standout was without a doubt St. Dominic.

CAROL SERVICE Well done to everyone who participated in the Carol Service on Tuesday, it was an wonderful performance!

TALK BY ALICIA DRUMMOND We were visited by Alicia Drummond, founder of Teen Tips, who gave a fascinating talk on Worry, Stress and anxiety, and how to deal with those feelings.

CHIRSTMAS BAKES Carrying on from last week, the girls have continued decorating some absolutely beautiful cupcakes and biscuits.

POPPY’S MUSIC SUCCESS This term Poppy has been playing first trumpet in the South West Surrey Youth Orchestra on a Wednesday night and on Sunday 10th of December they held their end of term Christmas Concert, the concert was a huge success and well done Poppy for great playing!

NOTICES FLASH SALE! Thursday 4 January – Friday 5 January 2024 1/3rd off SELECTED in-stock items online at schoolblazer.com during the sale period, while stocks last

YEAR 7 SLOVENIA TRIP There are still places available if you are interested in the year 7 trip to Slovenia. Dynamic Adventures are able to extend the deposit deadline until the 12 January!

The proposed trip dates are: 7th – 14th July 2024. Please note this date falls in the school holiday; actual dates are partially dependent on flight times available when booking is made. Exact date and times will be confirmed when deposits have been paid.

The cost of the trip is £1680, and the initial deposit of £500 is requested by Monday 4 December 2023. Please do express your interest in the trip by completing the Forms link. https://forms.office.com/e/r7W4rqFrNq

YEAR 10 GEOGRAPHY TRIP It is a requirement of the AQA examination board that pupils undertake fieldwork on at least two occasions. The Geography Department has, therefore, organised a compulsory residential trip to Dorset. We will depart from St Teresa’s at 09:00 on Wednesday 24th April 2024 and will return by 15:45 on Friday 26th April 2024.

We will travel down to Dorset by Hardings coach, and will stay full board for two nights at the PGL Centre at Osmington Bay, Dorset.

The cost of the trip will be £182 which will cover the accommodation and transport costs. Further details regarding the departure as well as a kit list will be made available closer to the time.

SPEAKER - WHEN GIRLS FALL OUT As partners in your daughter’s educational and social upbringing, we understand the importance of navigating the complexities that arise when your daughters face challenges in their friendships.

To provide support and insights on this crucial topic, we are delighted to invite you to a special parent talk with Andrew Hampton, a recognized expert in adolescent relationship dynamics, on Thursday, January 25th, from 18:00 to 19:15.

This enlightening talk will be conducted via Zoom, but will be screened in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre to provide a grander experience. Parents will have the option to participate from home using the Meeting Link

NOTICES YEAR 8 - 9 DOLOMITES TRIP The Dolomites trip will be taking place during the first week of the summer holidays. Activities include: • Lake Swimming • Walking the Iron Path • Camping • Rock Climbing • Abseiling • Paddle Boarding • And a lot of fun!

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

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

COMPETITION . COMPETITION . COMPETITION. COMPETITION Art & Photography Competition The Rotary Young Photographer and Young Artist are well-established and successful annual competitions promoted by Rotary International in Great Britain.

Last Year we were extremely proud to have a runner up and a national winner from the Prep School and we hope to be successful again this year!

Entries are submitted in age groups for fairness.

Please see details below.

Art Competition— ‘Rebuilding’ The competition aims to encourage young people to be creative and develop skills in using traditional, contemporary or digital media.

The girls should submit a 2-dimensional, up to a maximum size of A2, unframed, piece of artwork based upon the theme, ‘Rebuilding’, with a sentence to explain the relationship to the theme.

The judges will be looking for technical merit, content and composition, and imagination and style.

They welcome artwork in any medium: For example – pen & ink, paint, collage, printmaking or digital formats.

Plagiarised or 'close-copied' images are not permitted.

At all stages of the competition, competitors will receive a certificate of participation and there are prizes for the winners of the age groups for the National Final.

Photography Competition— ‘Rebuilding’ The competition aims to encourage young people to experiment with photography, use digital and/or traditional methods of photography, demonstrate interpretation of the topic and express personal ideas through the medium of photography.

The girls should produce one photograph based upon the theme, ‘Rebuilding’ with a sentence to explain the relationship to the theme. Mobile Phones or cameras may be used. The photograph must be submitted via Digital Format and be at least 1500 pixel in size on the longest length. The entries and supporting information sent electronically must not exceed 15Mb per email sent.

The judges will be looking for technical merit, content and composition, and imagination and style Plagiarised or 'close-copied' images are not permitted.

At all stages of the competition, competitors will receive a certificate of participation and there are prizes for the winners of the age groups for the National Final.

Entries should be submitted to the School Office no later than Tuesday 16th January 2024, accompanied by a completed entry form. Any entries submitted after this date cannot be accepted.

Entry forms are available from the School Office.

Please ensure that all entries are carefully labelled with your daughter’s full name and age.

FRIDAY 12 JANUARY 2024 1st XI Hockey St Teresa’s vs. Woldingham

Come and support our epic 1st team - expect food, entertainment and music as well as Mr Melvin on the mic!

All sports scholars are expected to attend, as well as all A team sports players in the school. Get behind your school, sport and Please register your interest in supporting this event by filling in the Microsoft Form on the email from Miss Elliott. This is for catering purposes.

YEAR 11 REVISION CLINICS AM- Before School

Lunch

PM - After school

Monday

Chemistry drop in: 1:45-2:15 Room 28 Latin: 1:45-2:15 Room M6

Chemistry: 4:15 – 5:15pm Room 28

Tuesday

Maths: 1:45-2:15 Room 39 Maths (set 1) 1:45-2:15 Room 40 Physics drop in: 1:45-2:15 Room 29a Drama SF7 Food preparation and nutrition 1:30-2.

French Revision 1:45-2:10 Room 19

Wednesday

Biology:1:45 – 2:15 Room 29 English: 1:40-2:15 Room 43 History revision with Dr B: 1:40-2:15 Room 18

Physics: 4:15 – 5:15pm Room 34

Thursday

Biology drop in: 1:45 – 2:15pm Room 29a PE revision:1:45-2:15 Room SF4 Further Maths 1:30-2:15 Room 39 English: Invite only 1:40-2:15 Room 43

Chemistry: 4:15 – 5:15pm Room 28 PE Clinic 4:30-5:30 Room SF4

Friday

Spanish: 1:15-2:10 Room 22 Year 11 Revision Clinic with Dr B: 1:40-2:15 Room 18

EXTRA CURRICULAR CLUBS

MEDSOC Room 38 Open to all in Year 10 - 13

1:45 - 2:10pm

Room 29A Tuesdays 1:45 - 2:10

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

Equestrian has had an amazing term and we have enjoyed seeing all of our riders progress and have as much fun with the ponies as we do!

While we will be running activities over the Christmas Holidays and into 2024, the ponies and staff are looking forward to a well-earned break over the Christmas week. From the 23rd December to the 2nd January, we will be on reduced staff so it may take us some time to get back to any calls or emails sent during this time.

We have some exciting changes for the next year, and hope that 2024 will be even better than 2023!

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 is left.

Topic of the week: Lungeing Lungeing is a good exercise to incorporate into your horse’s workload as it helps to keep them fit, and is especially useful if you don’t have time to ride them or they are too small for you to ride. Lungeing can also be used for young horses, if you are getting them used to having tack on. And it can also help with horse rehabilitation after a injury or if they have been out of work for a while. It is crucial that you get the technique right as well so you can get the best out of your horse.

The horse if the term is… Bobby!

This Week As we approach the celebration of the great feast of Christmas, we particularly remember the people of the Holy Land and prayer for peace in that place where Jesus himself lived.

God of hope Be with us as we wait in anticipation of your coming.

God of peace Still our hearts and minds that we may hear your word.

God of joy Lift our voices that we may sing your praise.

God of love Form us into your image that we may follow you

Saviour, Son of God, Word made flesh, Emmanuel, God here with us

MENU FOR FIRST WEEK BACK

Soup of the day

Main

Eat healthy choice

Vegetarian

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Inset Day

Roasted winter vegetable

Leek & potato

Spiced roasted butternut squash

Roasted red pepper & tomato

Pepperoni pizza slice with chef’s salad

Chef’s carvery – Roast Turkey breast with Yorkshire pudding

Pasta carbonara

Traditional battered fish / jumbo fishfingers

Chargrilled chicken Caesar salad

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

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

Poached salmon with nut free pesto pasta & olive salad

Cheese & tomato pizza slice

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

Roasted butternut squash & pea risotto

No meat meat balls in a tomato sauce

Inset Day

Sides

Baked wedges Carrots

Roast potatoes Mixed vegetables

Additional

Tomato pasta

Jacket potato & beans

Tomato pasta

Jacket potato & beans

Dessert

Choc chip & coconut flapjack slice

Rice pudding with a selection of sauce

Victoria sandwich slice

Shortbread biscuit

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

Sweetcorn

Chips Peas