The Christ’s Chronicles

Friday, 6th March 2015

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Welcome to the new format

Christ’s Chronicles, which we will

be issuing weekly. Your feedback

would be most welcome. Please

email me at:

sgarrett@christs.richmond.sch.uk

Our Year 7 Boys Football team beat RPA 5-4 this

week. Well done boys!

There were convincing wins for our Junior Netball

teams in a cluster of matches against Grey Court

and RPA. Proudly wearing their new skorts,

provided by the PTA, Year 7 won 13-2 and 8-0,

whilst Year 8 won 4-2 and drew 1-1.

Congratulation to you all.

As always, see our Facebook page

for pictures and fixture list. Just

click here.

Monday 9th March

Year 9 Macbeth Trip

Year 10 Work Experience begins

Jack Petchey Speak Out

Challenge - Year 10

Some important dates for your diary:

IGCSE English Speaking Exams

begin

Year 12 Pre-Public Exams begin

Tuesday 10th March

PTA Quiz Night 7.30pm

Issue No. 13

Remember to check

the School Bulletin for

more information.

Friday 20th March

Licensing of our School Chaplain

Christ’s School is priviledged to be in the position of

receiving visits from two Bishops in the space of two

weeks, and the first of these visits took place on Tuesday

2nd March. Our Chaplain, Serena Willoughby, took part in

a Service of License held by The Right Reverend Richard

Cheetham, Bishop of Kingston, here in the school.

This service was to give the Chaplain the Bishop of

Southwark’s license to be Church of England’s

representative in this Church of England school, licensing

Serena as a Chaplain to be pastoral support and care for

staff and students. The Chaplain oversees and encourages all things Christian within the school and its

community and much more besides. The Bishop highlighted our values of love, justice and peace in his

sermon; Christian values which permeate all that we are as a school community with the name of Christ

at the forefront.

This special day was made even more so by the staff and students who took part in the service.

The concept to Catwalk competition

is reaching a very exciting stage. This

week the group, who are all in the

Able & Ambitious programme, visited

Central St. Martins, University of the

Arts London, to see the prototype of

their dress design.

Since being chosen as finalists in the

London-wide competition, the

students, Fahima Salha, Hannah Berg,

Naomi Ormonde, Chantal

Central St. Martins, the V&A and the

fashion industry. This will be part of the

catwalk show and exhibition at the

Olympic Park on Wednesday 25th March.

Omarsdottir, and sixth former

Megan McHugh, have been

working with MA Students to

produce a garment inspired by

the structure of the Orbit at the

Olympic Park.

Our students will be attending

the fitting of the final garment

on the 18th March and are now

planning their final presentation

for the panel of judges from

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PTA Quiz Night

Friday 20th March

Tickets will be available from

Wednesday 11th March.

You can buy them from the school

office by cash or cheque, or online

using Scopay.

Our Bible verse for the week:

B ear with each other and

forgive one another if

any of you has a grievance

against someone. Forgive as the

Lord forgave you.

Colossians 3:13

L ord, may I become more aware of your presence

in my life. May I discover that you do walk with me

each day of my life, accompanying me in darkness

as well as in light, in sadness as well as joy. May

your spirit lead me to trust and come to know that

you keep your word and are always faithful and

loving. I place myself and my future into your

hands. Amen.

The whole school celebrated World Book Day on Thursday with a festival of all

things books! As well as the truly amazing, original and humorous costumes, we

had a Pop-up Bookshop run by Waterstones, a Book Quiz, teachers reading from

their favourite novels, and a published teen author speaking to & working with the

students. The author Faye Bird, who wrote her book, My Second Life, in the local

area, held creative writing workshops with students and signed copies of her book,

as well as speaking at the Key Stage 3 Assembly.

Here are some of the great costumes we were treated to on Thursday! See more on the website!

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The second session of the Speak Out Challenge is taking place at school on Monday for a

selected group of year 10 students.

Year 10 student Valentin Obretenov won a Jack Petchey Award last term and was awarded

£200 to spend on equipment for the school. Amazingly, as he is such a wonderful, thoughtful

and polite student, he has used the money to pay for

a number of footballs that the students can use at

break and lunch times on the courts. He thought of this

because so many students wanted to play, but arrived

at school without a ball daily. Many of them were

unoccupied at break times and getting into mischief

so he ordered the equipment to keep them occupied

and active! What a Legend!

Mr Smith, PE