HIGHLIGHTS

The assemblies this week celebrated the life of Queen Elizabeth II, highlighting her as a person as well as the role she fulfilled.  Each assembly ended with a member of the Sixth Form Student Leadership Team reading Floral Tribute by Simon Armitage, The Poet Laureate.  A copy of his poem can be found here

Earlier in the week, the Year 10 & 11 Tennis group played a Davis Cup style match against Radley College, winning the final doubles match to progress to the next round of the regional competition.   Very well done indeed to the team and good luck in the next round.

INFORMATION EVENINGS

We have now completed all the Information Evenings for the year groups, culminating in the Year 7 evening last night .  These evenings are designed to give you as much information as possible about your son/daughter’s school year.  If you missed the evening that relates to your child, the presentations are on the school website.   Thank you to all the parents who have attended the online or face to face presentations.

Please click here to view information from the evenings.

FIRE DRILL AND LOCKDOWN

This week we carried out these two drills, which form an important part of our safeguarding systems in school.  Both drills went very well and we are pleased with the way that students responded, we will feedback to the students how the drills went. It is fundamental that our students understand the importance of the procedures as it is about their safety in exceptional circumstances.

RECENT RESEARCH ON MOBILE PHONE USE

There is a growing evidence from academic research that excessive mobile phone use is impacting on young people in a negative way.  The research is summarised here and offers some advice to parents as well when trying to established routines.

READING

Not only is reading a great way to unwind and relax, it helps with an individual's wellbeing as it allows our brain to slow down and perhaps spark our imagination.  It is also very important for future success, for example most GCSE papers are set with a reading age of 15 years and 7 months to be able to access what is being asked effectively.

Research shows that reading between 15 to 24 minutes has a positive impact on an individual's literacy development as well as supporting their wellbeing.  This is for any age group.

If you can, please do encourage your children to read at home and even discuss with them books you have read or the books they are reading.  It really can help. 

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

We love sharing our student successes, out-of-the ordinary lessons, fantastic opportunities and much much more with our wider school community.  So why not follow us on our Social Media platforms where you can find out about all the unusual, and not-so-unusual, events that happen here at Charters.  Join us at:

THIS WEEK'S SPOTLIGHT ON SOCIAL MEDIA 

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NOTICES

SIXTH FORM OPEN EVENING

Come along to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Thursday 13 October to discover what makes Charters Sixth Form special.

There will be an introductory presentation by our Headteacher, Mr Fletcher, and our Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Hill, at 5.30 pm in the Main Hall. 

The presentation will be repeated at 6.30 pm.

We have also started a series of Five Questions With... blogs where we will hear from students, staff, alumni and parents to give you a board overview of life in our Sixth Form. Do check in over the coming weeks as we will be adding to this in the run up to the Sixth Form Open Evening.

SPORTS PRESENTATION EVENING
Sponsored by Berks County FC

Invitations have now been sent to those students in KS3 and KS4 who are invited to Sports Presentation Evening next Wednesday 28 September.  We look forward to celebrating the sporting achievements of our students.

Please remember that attendance is by invitation only. Thank you.

WATER BOTTLES

Please could we ask parents/carers to ensure that all students are attending school with a refillable water bottle? The benefits of staying hydrated to help concentration are well documented but we would also like to students to have their own bottle that they can fill up before school and in their break times. We have had some students asking for a cup of water, sometimes during lesson times, and we are committed to support students having their own bottle in order to maximise learning time.

SUICIDE PREVENTION WORKSHOP

Apologies that the link provided last week for the rescheduled Suicide Prevention Workshop that is taking place on Monday 10 October did not work.  Please use the button below to book onto this workshop.  

 

If you book onto this, the link will be sent out to you 24 hours before the session. We are sorry if you are unable to book as it becomes full but we will try to share any information possible after the session.

We want to continuing developing our provision at Charters and supporting our students and so as always if you have any concerns about your child, or they wish to speak to someone, emailing worried@chartersschool.org.uk is a great place to access support. 

WIN £250 BOOK TOKENS FOR YOUNG ADULTS

National Book Tokens are inviting family and friends of 16-24 year olds to nominate them to win one of four £250 National Book Tokens to spend on books – young people can nominate themselves, too!

To nominate now, click the image below - good luck!

COMMUNITY

 

SAFER STREET CAMPAIGN

Consultation on 20mph speed limits in the Parishes of Sunninghill & Ascot and Sunningdale

The date for the Drop-in Session for the Safer Streets Campaign is now Monday 3 October 2022 at The Pavilion Community Room, Sunningdale, between 4pm and 7pm.  www.sunningdale-pc.org.uk/20mph-consultation

USEFUL INFORMATION

         

PARENT CURRICULUM/SUPPORT INFORMATION

      

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