HIGHLIGHTS

A very busy week in school with eight trips going out this week from A Level emersion work in Economics to Frozen the Musical last night.  Extra Curricular trips are so important to enable individuals to gain a greater understanding of subjects and just as importantly have a good time with their friends. 

Sixth Form students continue to get their UCAS forms in as part of the application process for their post-18 next steps.  We are delighted that students are starting to get interviews for medicine and veterinary medicine, in addition to 10 students who have interviews over the next two weeks at colleges at the University of Oxford and Cambridge.  We wish all our students all the best in the application processes they are going through at the moment. You can read more via the news link below.

We are building up towards three big musical events at the end of the term, The Winter Concert, Carol Services and a musical theatre celebration. Thank you to all the staff and students who are working so hard to get these events on. 

Thank you to all the families who have been supporting the school with donations to the Wish List, we are very grateful for your support in helping us provide extras that all our students can benefit from.

CHRISTMAS WISH LISTS

Thank you so much to everyone who has already donated to our Wish Lists, the generosity that you have already shown is amazing.  

If you haven't done so already and you would like to make a wish come true for one of our departments, please take a look at the list of Wishes.  You can make a donation via CAF Donate, our secure online giving platform, where we can claim an additional 25% on your donation from the Government if you are a UK taxpayer and choose to tick the Gift Aid box. Once you have done this, please email our Marketing Team so that they can order your Wish and deliver to the department in the new year.

Thank you for all your support.

DONATIONS TO FOOD BANK NEEDED

The Student Leadership Team is running a collection for The Trussell Trust and the Charters Essential Parcels initiative all next week.

As a team, they are conscious of the impact that the cost of living crisis has on family budgets in the local community and strongly believe that nobody should go hungry this winter.

The Senior Students will be collecting food between Monday 4 and Friday 8 December. They will be setting up collection boxes each morning from 8.00 am - 8.30 am under the canopy outside The Dining Hall and there will also be a collection station for the Sixth Form in the Common Room before registration each morning.

The collection tubs will be coloured coordinated to correspond to the House colours and students should place donations in their House tub. Each item donated will earn a point for your House so make sure you pick the right tub!  The winning House will be announced at the end of the week.

See full list of suggested donations here.

CHRISTMAS DRAW

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Tickets to our Christmas Draw are now on sale. Tickets are £5 each and can be purchased through ParentPay. Each £5 will give you one chance of winning, so if for example you paid £30 on ParentPay your name would be added to the draw six times.

The draw will close at 9am on Friday 15 December and winners will be notified by midday. 

We would like to thank the following local companies who have kindly sponsored prizes for our Christmas Draw. Thanks to their generosity we have a wonderful array of prizes which are sure to light up the faces of the lucky winners!

Click on the live links below to find out more about the companies who have generously supported our school, and the prizes they have sponsored:

Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz World
15 Minute Mercedes-AMG 63 Passenger Ride - Value £45

Sponsored by a Parent
Mercedes-Benz World Off-Road 1 hour 4x4 for non-licence holders - Value £105

Sponsored by Windsor Escape Experience
Windsor Crown Jewels Heist Escape Room for 2 - Value £60

Sponsored by Knight Frank, Ascot
Champagne Celebration Festive Voucher at The Ivy Collection- Value £100

Sponsored by Hedley Clark
Afternoon Teas for Two at The Berystede Hotel - Value £60

Buy your tickets here

LAST WEEK TO APPLY TO CHARTERS SIXTH FORM

Don't forget that Year 11 students wanting to apply to our Sixth Form, must make an application to continue studying at Charters Sixth Form by Friday 8 December.

Admissions for Charters Sixth Form to start in September 2024 can be made below:

Sixth Form Application

 

UPCOMING CAREERS OPPORTUNITIES

All students have Personal Development lessons, part of which includes careers advice. Please click the image above to take you to the Upcoming Opportunities page which is updated regularly with information and advice. 

NEWS ROUND-UP

Take a look through our social media using the buttons above and check out this week's news stories below.

ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TRIP

A group from the Music department including students from Years 8 to 13 went on a trip to London on Wednesday evening to see the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. There were a wide variety of pieces performed including Sibelius' Violin Concerto and Shostakovich's 9^th symphony. The students were impressed by the incredible skill of the performers, one students called their performance "inspirational." I look forward to hearing the students' performance at the Winter Concert next week on Wednesday evening 7pm in the Main Hall. Tickets are available on Parent Pay or on the door for £4. 

Read our news stories this week by clicking the links below:

Foodbank Collection

Yr 13 Economists Attend Conference

There are New House Captains in Town

10 Sixth Form Students Invited for Oxbridge Interviews

 

ADVENT

Today we launched our Digital Advent Calendar, and doors will appear each day on our social media platforms with a round-up of the week's doors every Friday in the Newsletter.  Click image to go to sponsors website.  For the first day we have:

NOTICES

On Wednesday 6 December at 7.00pm in the Main Hall, Charters talented music students will present our annual Winter Concert. With a full programme of varied music, this is guaranteed to be an enjoyable event.

Please do join us on this lovely occasion!  Tickets available on ParentPay or at the door - £4.00 each.

Refreshments will be available to purchase at the interval. We look forward to welcoming you!

NEW PARENT TRUSTEES

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that John Kearney and Dr Rachel Roberts have won the parent election and will begin their term this December.

CHRISTMAS JUMPER

Students & staff are encouraged to wear their favourite Xmas jumper on Thursday 7 December as we're taking part in the Save The Children UK Christmas Jumper Day!

Donations are optional but should you wish to support this initiative you can do so here: https://justgiving.com/page/charters-school-1701260886785?newPage=true…

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SWR CONFIRMS SERVICE LEVELS DURING DECEMBER INDUSTRIAL ACTION 

South Western Railway has today confirm the services we will run during the upcoming week or so of industrial action by members of the ASLEF union. This includes an overtime ban between Friday 1 and Saturday 9 December 2023, and within that a day of strike action on Wednesday 6 December. You can find a news release with this information below, and if you visit www.southwesternrailway.com/strike

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