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The Christ’s
Chronicles
11th February Year 7 Boys Rugby Lea gue Tournam ent
14th February PACE Drop -in session 4-5pm
16th Feb ruary Youth Crime Co nferenc e
21st-25th Feb ruary Half Term break
1st Ma rch Year 9 Parents evening 3.30-6.30pm
2nd Ma rch Year 9 Girls HPV boo ste r injec tions
7th Ma rc h PTA Meet ing 7pm
11th Ma rch PTA quiz night
16th Marc h Acade mic Review Day
Future events for your dia ry
Special points of
interest: Reviews
Coming
Events
Sports News
Messages
Requests
Advertising
Inside this issue: Scho ol Conc ert 2 Aimhigher 2/ 3 Yea r 9 Op tion 3 Young Journalists 4/ 5 ASDAN trip 5 New build upd ate 6 Music Con ce rts 6 Ski Trip 7 St Valentine‟s Day 7
Clubs Timetab le 7 Good News 8 VLE 8 Sports 9-11
Messages 12-14
January/ February 2011 Issue 73
Welcome to the latest issue of Christ’s School’s newsletter
Please c hec k the sc hoo l spo rts boa rd for up to d at e w eekly fixtures
You c an also c hec k the sc hool events c alenda r,
which is upd at ed reg ula rly for more d iary da tes on our we bsite a t
www .christs.richm ond .sc h.uk
Ofsted Report will go out to all
parents on Monday 14th
February 2011.
‗Outstanding‘ for pupils
outcomes.
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Pag e 2 The Christ’s Chronicles
and, as usua l, there w as a pletho ra of
fine guitarists and drummers throughout
the eve ning . Anothe r highlight wa s the
performa nce of a Zulu song with voic es
and Afric an drums by the Yea r 10 stu-
dents. And many mo re besides. Money
ra ised will be given to c harity a nd also
help to ra ise fund s for equipment in the
department.
PhilipWilson
The event wa s a huge suc c ess, with com-
ments c oming in from a udience memb ers
ab out the q uality and variety of p erform-
anc es, inc lud ing the large a mo unt of stu-
de nt c om po sitions which were played or
sung . The first pe rforma nc e ever by
Christ‟s Jazz Band resulted in a great ren-
d ition of Autum n Lea ves, and the b rass
ensem ble follow ed on from its suc c ess a t
the Awards‟ Evening with a fitting number
to end the first half of the conc ert. Voc a l
performances ranged from the British
Chora l Trad ition, through the Ame rica n
music al to the wo rld o f roc k and p op ,
program me include d mem ory and study
skills, a c hanc e to interview undergraduates,
a tour of the c am pus inc luding a look at a
student flat and a performa nce ab out learn-
ing o ptions by a thea tre g roup c alled
„theatreland‟. It was a worthwhile day andgo od to see a different c am pus.
There ha ve b een a number of op po rtunities
this term for stud ents to think ab out the ir fu-
ture educ ation a t university level. This pro-
gram me wo rks in p artnership with Aimhigher
London South.
On Janua ry 6th, 6 year 10s visited Surrey Uni-
versity along with 5 other sc hools for a one
day conference entitled „Your Future‟. The
Aimhigher
Reviews The Sc hool Concert , Thursday 20th January 2011 A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE
SCHOOL CONCERT!
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Issue 73Pag e 3
A g roup of 34 Yea r 9s we nt to Kingston Univer-
sity for a c arousel of w orkshop s tha t were a lso
pa rt o f looking a t the future. The wo rkshop sincluded a question and answe r session with
four undergrad uates to learn about how they
had g ot to university and c hosen the ir deg ree
c ourse, as we ll as how they c op ed with living
aw ay from hom e and bud ge ting. There wa s
also a c hanc e to look at d ifferent qualific a-
tions and some exc ellent b rain tra ining ide as
to help w ith studying.
Fina lly a group of 32 year 10s who have b een
taking pa rt in the Amb assador in sc hoo ls p ro-
gram me visited Kingston University. The mainac tivity was about using the internet, judging
its reliab ility as a resea rc h o r stud y to ol a nd
und ersta nd ing the dangers of p lag iarism. The
pupils also too k pa rt in an e lec tronic quiz ex-
p laining the role o f a university library and
learning resource c ent re. There wa s just t ime
for a q uic k tour of Penrhyn Roa d c amp us and
lunch in the c anteen.
c onstruc tion, Nic ky Worsley: Sc hool Sports
Partnership Coordinator
The fina l session was an Ente rprise game – a
bo a rd g am e p layed in of groups of 4 that
helps g ive an und ersta nd ing o f skills nee ded
to set up one‟s own enterprise.
The O ption Choices p rog ramm e c ontinues in
sc hoo l with spec ia l assem blies and Yea r 9s
have a lso b een invited to 2 wo rkshop s a t
Roehamp ton University, one on d anc e a nd
one of Dram a. Any yea r 9 who is interested
needs to let their tuto r know.
For the first t ime this yea r, Yea r 9s ha ve ha d a
spec ia l day foc using on their op tion c hoice s.
The four sessions inc luded a Careers Library
induction session, led by Brian Wright from
Connexions who explained the resources in
the c areers lib rary and some interac tive
careers websites.
In the session „Meet the Undergraduate‟,stud ents from Lond on Southbank University
c ame to ta lk to sma ll groups of p upils about
the c ourses they a re d oing, what they d id for
GCSE, A leve ls, BTEC e tc and how the ir c areer
pa th is wo rking out. The und ergraduate w ere
impressed with the level of
questioning b y our pup ils.
A number of professionals also
ga ve their time to meet p up ils in
a question and answe r session
about w hat their job involves,
c hoic es they ma de in their
c areers pa th and educ ation and
qualities tha t they feel they need
to be suc c essful. There w ere ta lks
from Hannah Valanc e – from
Volunteering fo r Young people,
Lesley Searle – from Kingston
Adult Educ a tion, Penny Tweed ie:
freelanc e Journalist, EleanorWalker: solicitor and Ma rk
Mc Elwee: Projec t ma nag er,
Year 9 Option Choic es
Sarah Brown
Sarah Brown
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Two year 10 stud ents, Wend y Barnes and Sop hie Jubeh, a re c ontinuing to mee t the
dea d lines and have the ir a rticles published for the Guard ian Young Journalist
sc hem e. Their task is to w rite one a rticle p er month on a loc a l story, ove r a p eriod of
8 months, and to m ake sure tha t it is c hec ked and upload ed onto the Gua rd ian
we bsite by the end of ea c h month.
As we ll as ga ining fanta stic experienc e of w riting for the med ia , they a re building up
a p ortfolio o f work, "I enjoy doing extra resea rc h and find ing out ab out stories in my
loc a l c om munity" c om mente d Wendy. "I've improve d my English writing skills andmet a ll the d ea d lines. This has bee n a rea l c ha lleng e b ut I've ga ined a sense o f sa t-
isfac tion from uploa d ing eac h artic le on time ," added Sop hie.
They are now over ha lf way throug h the sc heme a nd ha ve met eve ry dead line so
far. Provid ing the y keep this up , they will rec eive a p rofessional letter of rec og nition
to a dd to the ir CVs.
Cla ire Lorenz
On the morning of Thursday the 13th Janu-
ary, as a ll the GC SE Drama stud ents a t
Christ's ga thered in the d rama ha ll, there
was a b uzz of exc ited c ha tter. It wa s the
da y of the c onference and no-one knew
exac tly wha t to expe c t. Persona lly, I
thoug ht the d ay wo uld c onsist of o ur stu-
dents doing a workshop in a hall.
After wa lking to the loc a l tra in station a nd
taking two tra ins, we a rrived and I
was p lea santly surprised . The venue w as
a massive thea tre nea r Pic c ad illy Circ us,
and many other sc hoo ls were p resent.
At the c onferenc e there w as a p resenter,
two p ast exam iners, and som e yea r 12d rama students from the Arts Educ a tiona l
Sc hoo l. They ta lked about units, ac ting ,
assessments, monologues, p lays, tec h-
niques, coursework and possibly anything
else you c an think of (d rama related , of
c ourse)! In the b rea k students from d iffer-
ent sc hoo ls introd uc ed themselves to one
another and m ad e friends. We even go t
to m ee t som e p rofessiona l ac tors too.
Ove ra ll, it was a suc c essful da y and it
rea lly helped me
to p rep are for my
GCSE, even
though there wa s
a huge a mount to
take in.
Sop hie Jubeh
Gua rd ian Young Journal ists
Drama Students' Conference 2011
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Issue 73Pag e 5
Ove r 2300 pe op le from Barnes and the
surround ing a rea s went to see the designs for
the new Olymp ic C inema . It will be c ome a
loc a l cinema for the residents who c urrently
have to travel to Ric hmond, Hamm ersmith or
Wand swo rth to see a film.
Olympic Stud ios wa s a c ommerc ia l rec ording
stud io in Barnes and ga ined fam e fo r a vast
number of roc k and po p rec ordings since
1960s. It wa s used by artists suc h as the
Beatles, Mc Fly, the Spice g irls and the Rolling
stones. In Novem ber 2008, the Olymp ic
Stud ios c losed down a nd it w as sold in Ma rc h2010 for £3.5m.
The p lan is now to turn it into a bout ique style
c inema with grea t sound a nd a udio, big
c omfortab le sea ts and p lenty o f leg room. The
c inema will show c urrent relea ses inc luding
3D films and will have 2 sc reens which will sea t
75 to 125 people. Unfortunately there won‟t
be a ny pa rking, but b ike rac ks a re a va ilable
and there is acc ess for the d isab led and
those w ith young c hildren.
So fa r the p ub lic have b een rea lly
supp ortive o f the sc heme and say that thecinema is “relaxed but stylish” and that it
will “enhance Barnes and bring it back to
life again”.
I think this is one o f the best things tha t ha s
hap pened in Barnes and from the a utumn
of 2011 the c inema w ill be open, so go a nd
enjoy!
Wendy Ba rnes
Yea r 10 ASDAN have bee n involved in a d rugs c ourse in Holly Lod ge in Richm ond Park. We
were first ap proac hed by Holly Lod ge at the end of last ac ad emic year.
The c onc ep t a t Holly Lod ge sta rted when a loc a l retired pharma c ist, Alex Mulholland , gen-
erously donated the entire Victorian interior of his shop, with over 400 artefacts and the origi-
na l dispensing rec ords da ting from 1865. These show tha t mem bers of the Roya l Family and
the ir household, who we re living in Richm ond Park then, we re c ustome rs of this very shop !
This unique p iec e o f loca l history has bee n used on o ur Christ's pup ils to ed uc ate themab out the role of the pharmac y and the pha rma -
c ist in Vic to rian t imes a longside further drugs and
a lco hol related issues.
The 5 wee k course ran in c onjunc tion w ith Rich-
mond Youth Service w as loc a ted in the p harmac y.
The first wee k inc luded the volunteers includ ing Mr
Mullholland himself.
The p upils had a fab ulous experienc e ma king old
fashioned pastes and me d icines as we ll as find ing
out a bout c urrent issues on the c onte mp orary
drugs c ulture.
The Olympic Cinema
ASDAN – Pharma cy Trip
Ca therine Harris
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March at 6pm in the music b lock
and w ill fea ture Yea r 7and 8 so-
loists.
The sec ond w ill be on Frida y 25th
March at 5pm with perform-
ances by our ‗Singing Students‘.
This event is a rranged in con-
junc tion w ith Ms Ca th Fish, our
singing tea c her.
All welcome !
Mr Wilson‟s music department
will be ho sting two ne w smaller –
scale “At Home” music events
in Ma rch. These smaller-sc a le
events will be p art of a series
that w ill take p lac e throughout
the yea r, admission will be free
and refreshments will be p ro-
vided for pa rents, pup ils, friend s
and sta ff.
The first is on Wed nesda y 9th
The builders a rrived on the
same d ay as Ofsted and for the
last 10 days they have c onc en-
tra ted on c lea ring out the a rea s
of sc hool that w ill be affec ted
by the new extension, c rea ting
a new fire esc ap e ad jac ent to
the Art dep artment, and then
estab lishing a seg reg a ted c om -
po und bo th internally and ex-
terna lly so tha t the work will
have a minima l imp ac t on the
da ily life o f the sc hoo l.
The interna l sc reening is now in
plac e and a lthough rather a
d ismal shad e o f grey at the m o-
me nt, it w ill all be p a inted light
b lue by next week. The e xterna l
site is virtua lly finished with d es-
igna ted w alkwa ys and good
signa ge . The new entranc e fo r
a ll visitors and pup ils is via the
door nea r the c anteen. Disab led
ac c ess is a t the rea r of the
sc hoo l, ac c essed by go ing
around the ca nteen and ma in
hall.
There w ill be a g rea t dea l to see
ove r the next few weeks as the
front wall of the sc hool will be
demo lished and the new exten-sion b uilt. This should ha ve ta ken
shap e by the end of Ma rc h.
We w ill c ontinue to up da te p ar-
ents as the project progresses
and in ad dition, hop e to have a
d isplay and information on hand
a t the fo rthc om ing PTA quiz
night.
Sarah Brown
Music Conc erts - ―At Home‖
New Build Update
Com ing Eve nts
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The Ski Trip leaves school on the Friday 8th Ap ril and returns on
the 16th April a t ab out 1pm. We a re a ll very excited about the
trip and hop e the snow holds out.
Plea se m ake sure tha t a ll forms are c ompleted and g iven to
Mrs Bean as soon as possible.
Mrs Bean
Ski Trip
Extra-Curric ular Clubs Timetable
St Valentine‘s Day Cake Sale Mrs Perkins Tuto r group , 7E, are ho lding a Valentines Day c akesa le a t lunchtime o n Wed nesday, 14th Feb ruary.
Ca kes, coo kies and love he arts w ill be o n sa le.
The p roc ee ds will go to Grea t Ormond Street Hosp ital.
Christ’s School’s Extra-Curricular Clubs
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday FridayTheatre Club: Year 7
lunchtime
Textiles Club: After school
for KS3
Latin: After school
3-4pm
Science Club: All Years
3.15-4pm
Knitting and Crochet Club
Ms Perkins/Mrs Panesar
After school
Design Technology Club:
(KS4) After school 3.15-
5.15pm
Jazz Band: After school
3.15-4.30pm
Year 10 Textile Master
Classes: lunchtime
GCSE Year 11 Textiles
catch-up: lunchtime
Book Club: Lunchtime in
the library
Brass Ensemble:
Lunchtime
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Art: (KS4) After school3-4pm
Chamber Choir: After
school (TBC)
Music Technology Club:
After school 3.15-4.30pm
Chamber Choir: Lunch
time (TBC)
Duke of Edinburgh:
lunchtime
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Chess in the Library:
break/lunchtime/after
school until 4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
Homework Club
Room 19
3-4pm
N.B. Additional music clubs to be arranged shortly are: Samba Band (a lunchtime tbc), School choir and Orchestra to work on the Easter service. Every lunchtime and
after school there is an informal music club for students and bands to practice for forthcoming events.
Additionally, clubs after school can be subject to change in the event of a parents evening or a school concert etc.
There are also a variety of drop-in sessions offered throughout the curriculum.
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The sc hoo l rec ently rec eived som e p ositive com me nts by ema il about o ur
stud ents trave lling on pub lic transport.
Hello,
This isn't the sort of email I no rma lly
write b ut I wa nted to let you know
how w ell be have d the c hildren
from your sc hoo l we re on the bus
this afternoon.
They w ere a bsolutely cha rming.
One b oy offered his sea t to m e a nd
my fo ur yea r old son . The others
smiled at us and we re c hatting ha p-pily and c alling o ut to say go od b ye
to one a nothe r as they left the b us.
They were a c red it to the sc hoo l.
Well done to yo u all.
Kind Reg ards
Z.G.
Received 27th January 2011
The learning p latfo rm is now in use a nd a ll hom ew ork is being re-
c orded for pup ils by the teac hing sta ff. We ha d a very succ essful
parents meeting a bout the VLE and I am grate ful to a ll those p ar-
ents who a ttend ed or who have c ontribute d to the b log on the VLE.
If you wish to c om ment on the b log p lea se g o to the d isc ussion
pages on the Christ‟s School home page (click on the Interest
Spa c e tab ). Iwill be running
som e m ore
parent sessions
on the VLE a f-
ter ha lf term
which w ill be in
a workshop
format.
Mrs Bean
A *
VLE
Good News
Dear Sir/Madam
I'm just writing to say
how well-behaved the
pupils of Christ's
School are on the 371
bus route in the morn-
ings. School pupils
seem to be regularly
criticised for rowdy
behaviour but thismorning, after a
30-minute wait for the
bus, everyone behaved
impeccably.
Regards
M.W.
Received 18th January
2011
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Sp o rts Ne w s
Spring P.E. Extra-Curricula r Timeta ble
Morning
Clubs
Lunch Time
Clubs
Lunch Time
Clubs
Lunch Time
Clubs
After Schoo l
Clubs (15:15
After Schoo l
Clubs (15:15
After Schoo l
Clubs (15:15
After Schoo l
Clubs (15:15
745-815am
S/ Hall
S/ Hall Field 1 Field 2 Hard pla y Sports Hall Ma in Field 1 Ma in Field 1
Monday Multi-
Sports
MG R
Table
Tennis
MG R
Tuesda y Multi-
Sports
MG R
Futsa l
Girls
BFCCST
Futsa l
Boys
BFCCST
Football
Y7/ 8 Girls
Football
Y7/ 8 Boys
MGR/TR
Wednesday Multi-
Sports
MG R
Basketball
Y9/10/11
Street
Dance
All
Volleyball
KS3
MG R
Football
Y9/10/11
Girls
Rugby
Union
Y7/8
Thursday Multi-
Sports
MG R
Badminton
KS3
SCO
Netball
Y7/8
CNE
Rugby
League
Y9/10/11
Friday Multi-
Sports
MG R
Basketball
Y7/8
GCSE
Y11
Revision
Sports Results — 2011
Yea r 11 Girls Baske tball
The yea r 11 g irls took p art in the Northern sec tion fina l of
Richmond‟s girls basketball competition on Tuesday and were
unluc ky to finish sec ond to a ve ry strong Orleans team. Strongvic tories ove r Ric hmond Park Ac adem y and Grey Co urt in the ir first
two g am es meant tha t their final group g am e wo uld d ec ide the
winners and w ho would p lay in the Boroug h fina l. Desp ite a
determined effort by the g irls, the Orlea ns g irls p roved just a little b it
too strong and c linical. Good effort from the g irls who played .
Year 9 Boys Basketball
A superb p erformanc e saw the Yea r 9 Boys rea c h the Boroug hBasketb a ll fina l afte r co nvinc ing victories ove r Richm ond Park
Contd.
VLE
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Tuesday lunc htimes sees the sta rt of g irls
FUTSAL c lub (indoor foo tb a ll) in Brentford
and in the a fternoon the boys c lub a lso
beg ins. Students nee d to see Mr Co lvin
Monday lunc htimes to p ut their name
down.
Wed nesday is the sta rt of KS3 volleyba ll
c lub in the sports ha ll a fter sc hool w ith
Richmond Volleyball club. Outside on
Wed nesdays is the sta rt of rugby for
Year7/ 8 with Lond on Sc ottish RFC.
On Thursdays is Rug by League tra ining
with Harlequinns RL for yea rs 9/10.
Wed nesday is the sta rt o f the Y7/8 rugby
c lub run in c onjunction w ith Lond on
Sc ott ish RFC. Sessions a re delivered by
c urrent first tea m p layers and a re a imed
a t p rep aring the te am for fixtures a fter
Feb rua ry ha lf term. All
standards of p layer are
welcom e to c ome and
lea rn and g et be tter.
Yea r 7/ 8 Girls Netb a ll
ha s sta rted on Thursdays
being run by M idd lesex
County Ac ad emy tea m c oa c hes. All
standards of player a re welcome and
enc ourag ed to attend to training
Steve Colvin
Head of P.E.
Ac adem y and then a na il b iting last sec ond win over Grey Court in the dec id ing
ga me o f the tournament. Hard w ork and som e exce llent pe rforma nces by all the
boys were rew arded with vic tory and a n ap pea ranc e in the Borough Fina l.
Year 8 Boys Basketball
Follow ing the suc c ess of the Yea r 9 Boys, the Yea r 8 team a lso follow ed them into
the Boroug h fina ls w ith a dom inant d isp lay aga inst Ted d ing ton, Ric hmond Park and
Grey Court, winning a ll three games c onvinc ingly. They a re d ue to p ly their fina l in
the next two weeks.
Year 10 Boys Basketball
Year 10 boys missed out on a place in the Borough‟s basketball competition final on
points d ifferenc e desp ite bea ting favo urites, Ted d ing ton, in the group phase.
Contd.
New Sports Clubs
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Connor Patterson to run for Richmond
Co nnor has excelled in his Cross c ountry run-
ning this yea r, c om ing first in the Richmond Bor-
ough Sc hools Cross country for his yea r group
a t Ric hmo nd park. He is now go ing on to rep -
resent TEAM RICHMOND in the Midd lesex
Sc hools Cross Co untry Championship a t Har-
row sc hoo l on 15th Feb ruary - Goo d luck!!
Last wee k he a lso ran in the Mini Marathon Tri-
als and c am e 6th out of his yea r and the yea rgroup a bove.
The top 8 qua lify for the Mini Ma ra thon, so
Christ's stud ents c an a ll see Connor on the TV
before the ma in Lond on Mara thon in April this
year!
Well done Connor keep up the GOOD WORK!!
Nicky Wo rsley, SSCo
w/c 7th February
Tuesday 8th :
Year 9 Girls Netb a ll Boroug h Cha mpionships @RPA
Wednesda y 9 th :
Year 8/9 Girls Basketba ll Tournament @ Tedd ington
w/ c 14th February
Tuesday 15th:
Yea r 9 Rugby league v St Josep hs (a )
Wednesda y 16th:
Yea r 8 Basketb a ll v Twic kenham Ac adem y (h)
Thursda y 3rd March :
Yea r 9 Basketb a ll v Twic kenham Ac adem y (h)
Fixtures
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Messages
A m essage from our Chapla in, Ruth Scott
Dea r Parents and Ca rers,
I hop e the New Yea r is unfold ing well for you. Christmas seems hard ly to b e ove r
and we a re b eg inning to think of Easter. Som e o f our Design Tec hnolog y and
Textiles stud ents will be m aking the c entre p iec e o f the sc hool Easter service using
metal work and material. We will be thinking about the „thorns in the flesh‟ that
dehumanise our lives tod ay, and wha t we c an do a s ind ividuals and as a
c ommunity to ea se or heal the p ain caused by inhuma nity.
Earlier this week I visited Stra thm ore Sc hool in Ham . The sc hool is a spec ial sc hool
for ch ildren w ith c om plex learning d iffic ulties. We a re ho p ing to build links and forboth school communities to benefit from the gifts all our students bring. We‟re
every much in the early stages of this conversation and I‟ll keep you posted as it
develops.
Christ‟s is a Church of England voluntary-aided sc hoo l and a s suc h one o f my
a ims is for us to b e a plac e w here child ren o f all fa iths and none feel unwe lc om e
and a t home. Last term Rabb i Cha rley Baginsky c ame and led one of our Whole
Sc hool assem blies. At a c onferenc e I me t a lovely co llea gue , Ima m M ona war
Hussa in, who looks a fter the Muslim stud ents a t Eton College. I hope he w ill be
coming in to school before too long. I‟m always on the look -out for speakers whowill insp ire a nd c ap tivate o ur stud ents in Whole Sc hool Assem blies. If you ha ve
any c ontac ts who you know will fulfil that brief and who wo uld be prepa red to
c om e a nd spea k, p lea se c ould you let me know. My ema il add ress is a t the end
of this letter.
At p resent Yr 10 students a re d esigning the planting of the pond and garden on
the sc hool p laying field. This is in memory of Emlyn Wibb erley, the ir fellow stud ent
who died suddenly last year. Once the design is complete we‟ll spend a couple
of Sa turdays p lanting up the g arden. Deta ils about this w ill be sent out w ith the
stud ents who want to be part o f this p rojec t. Early in the summer term Yr 10 willhost a spe c ial op ening c erem ony and rec ep tion.
Emlyn died of a ra re heart c ond ition. Twe lve, ap parently fit, young peop le und er
the a ge of 35 yea rs d ie eac h we ek as a result of an und iagno sed hea rt
c ond ition. While the inc idenc e o f such de a ths is not high c om pared to o ther
c auses for dea th in young peop le, the trauma
experienc ed by any fa mily that loses a loved
c hild / b rother/ sister/young parent is beyond
words.
Over £2,000 was sent from sc hool to the
c ha rity CRY (Ca rd iac Risk in the Young )
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following Emlyn‟s death. CRY is currently a new initiative of regular cardiac testing
c linic s that a re availab le free o f charge to any person in the South East who w asborn in 1995. The venue fo r these c linics is the CRY Ce ntre for Inherited
Ca rd iovasc ular Co nd itions and Sports Ca rd iolog y, a t St. Ge orge 's Hosp ital in
Too ting , The sc reening initiative w ill help to lay the found a tions for a na tional
p rog ramme in the future. The foc us on 14-year-olds is bec ause post-pub erty is the
ea rliest ag e tha t proa c tive sc reening is viab le.
If your c hild was born in 1995 and you w ould like to know more about this
sc reening p rog ramme p lease visit the CRY web site (www.c-r-y.org.uk).
When students have a loved one suffering from major illness it isn‟t always easy for them to focus on work at school. When I‟m aware of such things I can provide
extra support for them , and lia ise w ith home if tha t seems helpful. Som etimes
students don‟t find it easy to say what they feel about what‟s happening in their
lives. Som e d o w hat the y need to d o through a rt, music and dram a. Ma ny find
symbols helpful at times when they‟re worried about family. I have a silver tree in
my office. Students c om e in to stic k coloured jew els on the silver lea ves,
representing someone they‟re thinking about at that time. They may also light the
c and les hang ing und er the tree . These things mea n wha teve r the student needs it
to mea n. If your child is having to c op e with illness in the family at th is time and
you‟d like me to offer them extra support, do feel free to email me –
rsc ott@c hrists.richm ond .sc h.uk.
I hop e 2011 is a b lessed and happy year for you and your fam ily.
Ruth
If you ha ve a ny queries p lease
contact me [email protected]
Mrs Ca rol Fletc her
Bursar
The online p ayment system for
c ashless c a tering a nd to p ay fortrips etc is now availab le. You
should have rec eived a lette r
deta iling how to reg ister online.
If you nee d help using the internet
payments system there is a User
Guide on our sc hool we bsite a t
the follow ing add ress: http://
c hrists.richmond .sc h.uk/parents/
onlinepayments.
Online Paym ent System
Contd.
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Advert is ing
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There a re stud ent lockers ava ilab le.
If you wo uld like your son/ daughte r to ha ve a locker there is
a „one off‟ charge of £40 to rent a locker.
Plea se c onta c t M rs Gill a t hg ill@c hrists.richmond.sc h.uk for
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sch.uk
February half term21-25 February
Monday 21February
9.00am-5.00pm –
Midwives
Wednesday 23February
9.00am-5.00pm – Midwives
1.30-2.30pm – Singing Hands
Thursday 24February
10.00am-12.00pm –
Orleans Art Gallery(6 months-3 years) *
12.30-2.30pm – Orleans Art Galler
Tuesday 22February
10.00am-12.00pm – ChildHealth Clinic
Friday 25February
10.00am-12.00pm – Orleans Art Gallery (6
months-3 years) *
12.30-2.30pm – OrleansArt Gallery (3-7 years) *
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Add itional information:
To c onta c t Sta ff b y e-ma il p lea se use the ir first initia l
and then surnam e w ritten a s one word followe d by
generic end ing: @c hrists.richm ond.sc h.uk
There is a lso a quick link via sc hool website. Christ's Sc ho ol
Que en 's Roa d
Richmond
Surrey
TW10 6HW
Phone: 555-555-5555
Fax: 555-555-5555
E-mail: [email protected]
www.christs.richmond.sch.uk
Timetab le for school day
All stud ents to a rrive a t
sc hool and b e rea dy for
reg istra tion a t 08.30
Morning break 10.40-10.55
Lunc h break 12.55-13.40
End of sc hoo l 15.00
Winte r uniform required :
b lazer, white shirt and sc hoo l
tie.
To o rder uniform go to our
website: http://
c hrists.richmond .sc h.uk/
home
Holidays:
Spring Term
4th Janua ry- Term ends 8th April at 12.30pm
Half Term
21st February – 25th February
Summer Term
26th April – 20 July at 1pm
Pub lic Holiday, Frida y, 29th Ap ril 2011 - sc ho ol c losed
Bank Holiday Mond ay, 2nd Ma y 2011 - sc hool c losed
Half Term
30 Ma y – 3 June
Happy St Valentine‘s Day!