St Teresa's Senior Weekly Bulletin 15 January 2024

15 January 2024 Issue 1 : 4th September 2020

Autumn Term

This Week’s Headlines

This Week’s Headlines Monday 22 - Friday 26 January………………………………...Year 11 Mock Exams Monday 22 - Wednesday 24 January……..Year 13 Art and Photography Mock Exams Wednesday 24 January…………….Intermediate Public Speaking Competition 17:30 Wednesday 24 January………………………………………...Scholars’ Recital 17:30

Thursday 25 January………………...Girls On Board Wellbeing Parent Session 18:00 Friday 26 January……………………………Royal Institute Maths Masterclass 14:15 Friday 26 January………………………………………….FOST Escape Room 18:30 Saturday 27 January…………………………………..ESSA Swimming Championship

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 11 Thursday 8 February 2024

Sixth Form Thursday 14 March 2024

SIXTH FORM NEWS Hello again and welcome to another week of term with Sixth Form!

The Year 12s have had a very busy week this week, filled with exciting talks, trips and new opportunities. Abigail B shared her thoughts on their careers lesson on Tuesday: “We had a special opportunity to listen to a talk given by a Corporal and Lance Corporal from the Army's Engineering section, explaining their roles as electrician and communications engineers, as well as the responsibilities involved in their work and the daily tasks they undertake. I found it useful to hear the entry requirements for different courses that the Army offers, as well as the intense fun they have both experienced through sports camps and team building exercises. Initially, I didn't consider going down this route, but this talk has opened my mind to another possible career pathway, as the opportunities in the Army seem endless!”

Next week, the Year 12s have another interesting talk in store for careers, learning about the ins and outs of jobs in HR. Sophie F in Year 13 said “On Wednesday evening, the A Level Drama and Dance students took a trip to see the physical theatre production ‘Kin’, performed by Gecko. We were all really moved by the completely silent production, telling the migration stories of refugees and exploring the meaning of ‘home’ for each character.

This was then followed by a tour of the theatre, where we were shown the costume and set design areas for the play.

We thoroughly enjoyed this experience and would recommend it to others.”

Congratulations to all of our Year 13s who sat their Textiles mock this week - we are very proud of you all!

And lastly, on Friday morning we had our pastoral check-ins.

This is a time where students have a chance to meet with their form tutors to discuss how the year is going and what support is available for them.

I look forward to writing to you all next week!

Julia T (Deputy Head Girl)

BOARDING NEWS This week in boarding Jan 2024, we welcome our New Gap Students to St. T’s. Madi, Ellie and Lu, who have joined us from Australia to be greeted by our British weather and their first flurry of snow.

The boarders are happy to be back with their friends and are already into the swing of things, the Year 11’s have knuckled down to revision in readiness for their mocks.

This weekend they had an excursion to Westfields’ shopping centre and grabbed themselves some sales bargains.

With the evenings still dark the girls are being more creative in their free time with dances, word puzzles and Sudoku.

All in all, a lovely start to the new year.

EDWARD SCISSORHANDS The GCSE and A Level dancers enjoyed a trip to watch Matthew Bourne's 'Edward Scissorhands' this week. A great way for them to start the term!

EDI AMBASSADORS Happy New Year to everyone from the Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion Ambassadors! We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the amazing projects we did in 2023. One of the highlights was our King Fest, a cultural festival where we celebrated the diverse cultures at our school. It was so much fun with different foods from various countries. The festival truly embraced the richness of our school's cultural tapestry.

Our assemblies were incredibly insightful too! We had the opportunity to educate different year groups about the importance of Black History Month. We shared stories of influential figures like Maya Angelou, who made a significant impact on literature and civil rights. It was inspiring to see how these assemblies' sparked conversations and increased awareness among our school community.

During Diwali, we had an incredible celebration too! We created a Tik Tok video where girls explained how they celebrated Diwali, sharing their traditions, rituals, and the significance of the festival. It was a beautiful way to showcase the diversity within our community and educate others about Diwali. Looking ahead, we're super excited to plan our Lunar New Year celebration!

We're brainstorming ideas to make it a memorable event. It's going to be a fantastic opportunity to learn about culture and celebrate together!

From Amarie, your EDI prefect, and the EDI ambassadors.

PSHE LESSON In Friday’s PSHE lesson to our Sixth Formers we were joined by a financial expert who looked at the best ways for our pupils to budget for when they are at university.

CLOTHES DONATION The Hall family spent part of their weekend sorting out their clothes and toys so that they could make a donation to an orphanage in Ecuador.

They wanted to keep some things, but spoke about having humility to pass something on to someone else whose need is greater. They were shocked at how much they actually had and how much they didn’t need!

NOTICES YEAR 11 DRAMA WORKSHOP The English department has arranged for the superb Box Clever Theatre to come into school on the morning of Thursday 29 February, to perform ‘Romeo and Juliet.’ The performance will begin at 09:00 in Mairlot Hall and will be followed by a workshop.

Please use the link below to confirm attendance. https://forms.office.com/e/RkDieUZSaN

YEAR 11 ART TRIP The Art Department have organised an exciting visit to The Victoria and Albert Museum, which is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects. This visit will form the basis of visual and written research in preparation for their final GCSE Art, Textiles and Photography assignment.

Please sign up with the link below https://forms.office.com/e/Zf3TXhnTva

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

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

YEARS 7 - 9 FILM NIGHT Join us on Wednesday 31 January for a film night where we will be screening the Disney film “Moana” in the Sixth Form Lecture Theatre.

Tickets are £5 and drinks and snacks will be provided!

All funds will be going to our chosen charity.

YEAR 8 CSI FORENSIC EVENING A Family Learning Event will be taking place in the Science Department at St Teresa’s School on Wednesday 13 March from 5.30pm-7pm, as part of National Science Week.

You will have the opportunity to investigate a theft that has taken place at school: can you identify the culprit?

The evening will comprise various forensic testing, including chromatography, blood testing and fingerprint analysis.

If you would like to attend this event, please reply by email to t.pearson@st-teresas.com or send the form back via your daughter by Thursday 7 March. Please note that places are limited and will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

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.

Further details regarding the trip can be requested from Ms Hobkinson s.hobkinson@st-teresas.com

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

WORLD SCHOLARS’ CUP The World Scholars Cup regional round is being hosted at St Teresa's on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th March 2024. The WSC is a competition where students compete in teams of 3 in four different events:

Team debate



Collaborative writing



Scholars' Challenge - individual multiple choice quiz on this year's



Scholars Bowl - team multiple choice quiz on this year's curriculum

curriculum

Students from other schools will be attending the event. If your team is successful you will qualify for the global round being held in Stockholm, Sweden in July.

If you would like your daughter to participate please send an e-mail to s.hobkinson@st-teresas.com If you do want to take part it would benefit you to attend the WSC weekly meetings on Wednesdays 4:305:30pm in Room 36.

You can find out more about the competition via the WSC website - https://www.scholarscup.org/

EASTER MUSIC COURSE The Easer Music course will be taking place from Tuesday 2 April - Friday 5 April.

The course is Suitable for players from grade 1 up to grade 6 and is open to Years 4 - 9.

More information can be obtained from Mrs. Caroline Yalden, Director of Music (c.yalden@st-teresas.com)

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

Please follow us on FOST instagram account: @fost_st_teresas_effingham

FRIDAY 26 JAN 6:30pm - 8:30pm OPEN TO YEARS 9 & 10 Brought to you by FOST and Cranmore CPA Escape Room Night at St Teresa's Join the Ultimate Team Challenge!

Get ready for an unforgettable experience at our fun-filled event! Gather your friends and join a mixed group of 8 for an action-packed hour of teamwork and challenges that will put your skills to the test!

Afterwards, indulge in a delicious pizza feast at the prestigious St T's dining hall.

Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to have fun, compete, and maybe even win a prize! Sign up now and be part of the excitement!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE

E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com Call:

Visit our website www.stteresas.com/equestrian

01372 750257

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

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

We hope that you have all stayed wrapped up and warm this week.

Temperatures have dropped, so please make sure that your child comes to ride with enough layers. We do have some coats and gloves on hand that can be borrowed, however we are limited in sizes. In the cold weather it can be useful to wear tights or leggings underneath jodhpurs/ trousers, the sports skins as a base layer and wearing enough coats on top. Our staff will be encouraging all riders to wear gloves, but if you have your own please make sure to bring it with you.

Topic of the week: Feeding It is important to take care when feeding your horse, as it is easy to feed your horse the wrong thing, too much or too little. The main diet of horses should be forage, this is grass, hay/haylage and chopped grass in hard feed, such as chaff and lucerne.

Horses should eat between 1.5-2% of their bodyweight daily, which is dependent on how much work your horse is doing, age, height and weight, and temperament. ~ Libby C

Holidays Activities 2024 We have released our holiday activities on our online booking system for the rest of the academic year!

February Half Term, Easter Holidays, May Half Term and Summer Holidays We will be running a variety of Pony Mornings, Pony Afternoons, Private Lessons, Lunge Lessons, Day Camps and a few others.

They are all on the EcPro system and you can book a place now!

E-mail: equestrian@st-teresas.com Call:

Visit our website www.stteresas.com/equestrian

01372 750257

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

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

Competition Time!

We have a new member at the stables who will be here to tell us all of the news that goes on with the horses at STE. But they don’t have a name!!

Until Thursday 25th January, we will be asking everyone to put in their vote for what we should call them.

The options are:

A.

Sparkles B.

…

Please email or let any member of staff know so that you can put your vote forward.

Put in your vote for which STE pony should be this years Valentine!

Cut out the heart to the left, or pick up a bigger version from the equestrian office.

Draw, colour and design in for your favourite pony and pin it up on the notice board in the equestrian office.

STE staff will then tally up the votes on Monday 19th February and the pony with the most votes will be the STE valentine for 2024!

This Week In Chapel this week we reflected on the dramatic account of the call of Samuel (1 Sam 3).

The introduction makes it clear that both Samuel and his mentor Eli are far from God, and Eli has lost not just his physical sight, but his spiritual insight too. Then, into the darkness of that night, God appears.

We then have the somewhat comic account of those three times that Samuel mistakenly wakes Eli from his sleep, both literal and spiritual, as he becomes every more aware of God calling him.

Finally, even the faithless Eli recognises that God is calling Samuel and he advises young Samuel how to respond, open to God’s call.

Samuel is a lot like most of us. We live in a world that in so many respects has persuaded itself that it has moved beyond its relationship with God, a world where we kid ourselves that we can make it on our own. Yet we are as surely called by God as Samuel was. It is unlikely that we will hear a booming voice from heaven, yet in the countless suggestions, prompts and nudges in our lives, God as surely calls us as he did Samuel.

Our own St Therese reminds us that there will be opportunities every sign day that God will place before us, opportunities for us to share the loving presence of God with our family, friends and neighbours. We may not notice them at first, but that gentle, persistent call will come back again and again. All we are asked to do is respond.

“Speak Lord, your servant is listening!”

MENU Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Soup of the day

Tomato & basil

Winter vegetable & lentil

Minestrone

Leek & potato

Roasted red pepper & tomato

Main

Locally sourced pork sausages & mashed potato

Spaghetti Bolognese with crusty bread

Turkey & sweetcorn pie with new potatoes

Traditional battered fish fillet or jumbo fish fingers

Eat healthy choice

Roasted red pepper, tomato & turkey coated wholemeal pasta with house salad

Spanish style chicken, chorizo & roasted vegetable ragout with wholemeal rice

Beef bourguignonne

Paella with crusty bread

Chinese style noodles & Oriental vegetables

Vegetarian

Cumberland style vegetable sausages & mashed potato

Ratatouille & mixed bean filled roasted peppers

Leek, potato & mature cheddar bake

Red lentil & vegetable tikka masala with rice

Macaroni cheese with green salad

Sides

Mashed potato Broccoli

Crusty bread Peas & sweetcorn

Roast vegetables Mixed vegetables

New potatoes Carrots

Chips Peas Baked beans

Dessert

Chocolate brownie

Peach & raspberry crumble & custard

Pan au choc bread & butter pudding

Chocolate sponge & chocolate sauce

Summer berry smoothie

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

Roast chicken breast with Yorkshire pudding

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