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Friday 13 March 2015
Richmond Borough Rowing Champions On Friday, the School’s Indoor Rowing Team was crowned Richmond Borough Champions during an event held at Hampton School. Special mention must go to Lauren Avery, 8BW and Rob Watson, 11BW for winning their individual races.
World Book Day winners
Highest score - Ellie Breaks, 11AT Upper School - Erin Guy, 10AY and friends Lower School - Kate Breaks, Mae Parsons and Catelin, 7BS Good Attempt - Erin Douglas, 7AW and Sadie Day, 7AS For helping others - Lucas Dale, 11AW Thank you to everyone who took part.
Upcoming Events
Monday 16 March A level Mock Speaking Exams French/Spanish Wednesday 18 March Year 9 Subject Consultation Evening Wednesday 18 March Parents’ Forum - 7 pm Friday 20 March Year 11 Maths and English PPE Friday 20 March Year 11 GCSE Drama Showcase - 6.30 pm Friday 27 March End of Term - 12.45 pm
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Locker Key Order An order will be placed next week for locker keys. If you would like to place an order please do so before Wednesday 18 March. The security coded keys are £5 each (payment not required until the keys are delivered). Further orders will not be placed for several weeks.
End of Term Arrangements Friday 27 March 2015 School will close at 12.45 pm on Friday 27 March 2015 to start the Easter Holidays. School reopens at 8.40 am on Monday 13 April 2015 to begin the summer term. We wish all of our students and families a pleasant Easter break.
Mexican themed lunch in the Restaurant
Chef Phil and the Cucina staff treated us to lunch Mexican style on Thursday. Buen provecho!! Our hungry students had the opportunity to build their own taco, with chillli beef, fajita chicken or refried beans. To follow, they chose between Churros and chocolate sauce, our favorite, and as a break time snack, piñata cookies with a surprise in the middle.
Parents’ Forum
Teddington School’s next Parents’ Forum will take place on Wednesday 18 March 2015 at 7.00pm in the School Theatre. Gill Hines will be leading Parents’ Forum this term with a presentation about self esteem and young people. All families from all year groups are welcome to attend. This 1 hour presentation will then be followed by a 30 minute Parents’ Forum agenda which includes details about progress on issues raised by families at the last meeting, feedback from the working party on extra curricular activities and then time to raise any other general issues with the school. Our Headteacher, John Wilkinson, will be present to lead the discussion again. A reminder that this forum is to consider general issues about developing the school and as such personal issues affecting particular students should continue to be addressed by the normal communication routes. These are detailed on the contact page of the school website. If you are able to join us, please email [email protected] to confirm your attendance. We look forward to seeing you at 7.00pm, after the Year 9 consultation evening.
Comic Relief Day
Friday 13 March was Comic Relief Day. Students came to school in their own appropriate clothes and brought a minimum donation of £1. There were many cake and bake sales to raise as much money as possible for Comic Relief.
8AS Car Cleaning Fundraiser All this week the pupils from 8AS took some time after school to clean the staff’s cars for a fundraiser . Watch a video of the pupils in action here.
Comic Relief 2015 On Friday the 13 March 2015, Teddington School raised money for Comic Relief. Students were allowed to wear mufti. However some brave people (including teachers) went the extra mile by dressing up, these included those who wore banana costumes, teletubbies outfits and assorted onesies. Throughout the day, many amazing fundraising activities took place such as face painting, sponsored silences, guess the number of sweets in a jar and an Easter Egg raffle! A group of Sixth formers waxed some very brave fellow students’ legs. There was a massive cake sale and car washes for staff cars. 250 red noses were also sold by the Sixth Formers and they were all sold out by 9 am! Lots of teachers, including Ms Pollard and Ms Green, wore some funky wigs to make the day extra lively. It was great fun, and most importantly we raised large amounts of money for those who need it most. Bring on Comic Relief 2016! By Holly Urquhart, 10AY and Ally Macleod, 10AW.
Music Day at Hampton School Last week, Mr W Cragg, Subject Leader for Music,had the pleasure to escort a group of our students to Hampton School for Music Day. Young musicians came together and enjoyed a fun day making music. Around 200 musicians took part in the annual ISSP Music Day. Pupils from Hampton and The Lady Eleanor Holles School (LEH) joined forces with musicians from Hollyfield School, Teddington School, Hampton Academy, Orleans Park and Tolworth Girls to enjoy a fantastic day of music making.
To begin the rehearsal process, all the musicians and singers were split into their respective sectionals. The singers went next door to LEH for the day for choral rehearsals, directed by Mrs Miranda Ashe, whilst the orchestral players were at Hampton under the direction of Mr Iain Donald and Dr Matthew Ward. After lunch, the sections combined creating an enormous wall of sound and the day culminated with a concert performed to a packed 450 Hall. The standard was set very high from the start, after the brass band opened with Anderson's Bugler's Holiday and Osterling's Bandology. This was followed up by a guitar solo from an Orleans Park pupil, and a saxophone solo by a musician from Tolworth Girls' School. Singing followed, with a beautiful solo rendition of With You from Ghost the Musical and a Hampton Academy group of singers accompanied by guitar performed Yours Sincerely, composed by one of the singers,Sophie Faggetter. The first half was then brought to an end by Hollyfield School's Chamber Choir and their Sweeney Todd Medley. After the break, the full force of the orchestra and choir were combined and the audience were treated to a fantastic second half, featuring excerpts from Bizet's Carmen and Mussorgsky's Great Gate of Kiev. The night was finished with the orchestra and choir combining one last time to perform a fantastic medley of songs from the musical Wicked!
Those who took part in the day left the event commenting how lucky they were to experience such a fun day of music with so many new faces. Director of Music at Hampton, Mr Iain Donald, was delighted with the event: "A wonderful day of collaborative music making, and such a pleasure to see so many pupils from the seven partnership schools performing together at the evening concert. A real achievement in such a short time."
Cookie Sale
Anna Gold and Jade Kelly from 8AW have made and sold cookies this week in aid of the Guides and Scouting charity. The Scouts are the UK's biggest mixed youth organisation. They change lives by offering 6- to 25-year-olds fun and challenging activities, unique experiences, everyday adventure and the chance to help others so that they make a positive impact in communities. Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Thanks to the dedication and support of 100,000 amazing volunteers, they are active in every part of the UK, giving girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities.
Teddington School Latest Sports Results
Year 11 Revision Sessions Timetable
In view of the fast approaching GCSE examinations, our teachers continue to offer revision sessions on a weekly basis. Here is the timetable as of February 2015.
Year 11 Revision Tips Two of our wonderful Year 12 students, Emily Wotton and Caitlin Gillet, have drawn up their top five tips for GCSE Revision based on their own experiences last year. Our Year 11 students and their families will find this guide very helpful. Caroline Waiting Head of Religious Study
Sixth Form News
Year 12 Pre Public Exam Week Please note that Year 12 Pre Public Exams take place between Monday 16 March and Friday 20 March. The timetable is attached to this newsletter. Year 12 Statements of Entry Year 12 students were this morning given their statement of entries for the AS examinations in May/June this year. Can I please ask families to discuss this with students, ensure these documents are kept safe and the dates and times of these examinations recorded to avoid any mistakes. Year 12 Revision leave As part of the preparations for this summer’s A level examinations can families please be aware that Year 12 A Level students will be on revision leave between Monday 11 May and Friday 5 June (including half term). However, during this period, teaching staff will be offering revision lessons / a revision and advice service at the time of their normal lesson. A2 lessons will resume for all students on Monday 8 June. Summary of Key Upcoming Sixth Form Dates As we enter the second half of the academic year, I thought it would be a good time to issue to the families of our Year 12 students the dates of some key Sixth Form events that will be taking place in the sixth form over the next few months. Further details of these events will be sent to families directly and through this Newsletter. Monday 16 March to Friday 20 March - Sixth Form Pre-Public Exams (second AS mock exam
week)
Thursday 16 April - Sixth Form Report issued to parents
Thursday 16 April - Year 12 Higher Education Evening (please note this date has changed from
24 March)
Wednesday 22 April - Year 12 Subject Consultation Evening
Wednesday 11 May - Start of revision leave for Year 12
Friday 5 June - Last day of Year 12 revision leave
Monday 8 June - Start of A2 teaching for all Year 12 A level students
Monday 21 July and Tuesday 22 July - Sixth Form Work Experience (school term ends 22 July)
Thursday13 August - A Level Results Day
Steve Victory
Head of Sixth Form
TEDDINGTON SCHOOL PTA UPDATE FUNDING FOR NEW SCHOOL MINI BUS Thank you to everyone who has played a part in helping the PTA raise funds for Teddington School. Our recent purchase of a new mini bus will benefit all. This is a tremendous achievement being the second mini bus we have donated to the school in as many years. We're delighted to enjoy the results of our continued fundraising endeavours. Thank you again for your support. So in order to replenish our funds we have 3 events coming up before the end of the school year: COMEDY NIGHT Friday 24 April MC Omar Hamdi, plus 3 great acts – Paul F Taylor, Tom Price and Matthew Osborn. Please see attached information on how to book your tickets. QUIZ NIGHT Friday 15 May Always a very popular night, so do get your team together and book early (includes early bird discount!). Again please see attached information. PLANT SALE Saturday 9 May Don’t rush down to the local garden centre, but do put this date in your diary. Always an amazing selection of plants and knowledgeable advice. PTA COMMITTEE Sadly we are still looking for a Chair(s) and Events Secretary(s). In order to keep raising the funds for school we do need to fill these positions so if you do have some time left in school, and some time on your hands, then please do get in touch. TEDDINGTON TRADING To place an advert in the next Teddington Trading do please get in contact with Penny [email protected]. This edition will be promoting all the sport and fitness opportunities that Teddington Trading has to offer. If you have a local sports club (adult or children) that you want to 'big up' FOR FREE then please do get in touch. Deadline for copy is Sunday 15 March. HELP FOR PARENT CONSULTATION EVENINGS We are looking for volunteers to help serve coffee, tea and snacks at the forthcoming Parents Consultation Evening on Wednesday 18 March. If you can help between 3.45pm and 5.45pm, or 5.45pm and 7.00pm then please email ASAP. No previous experience required and it does not commit you for life! EASYFUNDRAISING As the time comes to start thinking about your summer holiday please remember, if booking online, to make sure you book via easyfundraising.org.uk and raise funds for Teddington School PTA at the same time. With hundreds of top travel agents & airlines signed up, you can book your holiday and earn a donation for us. And it won't cost you a penny. Just visit http://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/teddingtonpta and follow the simple steps to sign up.
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