IMPORTANT NOTICE

We have been notified that gas works will be taking place from Monday 20 May starting near the junction with the A30 at Greenways Drive and progressing down Devenish and Charters Roads.  Temporary traffic lights will be in place.  Please allow extra time for your journey to school .  We will provide further updates as we receive them.

The weather has certainly started to warm up this week after a few miserable wet weeks.  The Year 10 boys football team have won the district league and has been promoted to the premiership for next year.  Mr Cummer has channelled his inner ‘Arteta’ to guide the team to the top of the league, it looks like the trip to the Arsenal training ground at London Colney paid off!

Year 9 and Year 10 students saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the New Victoria Theatre in Woking.  They had a wonderful evening, but how times have changed in the respect of not one of them was scared by the Childcatcher!  A member of the audience was so impressed with how polite and engaged the students were,  they stopped a member of staff after the interval to compliment the students.

As we know the Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards are in full swing with over 110 students taking part in the Bronze practice weekend last week.  Well done to them all in such hot conditions. 

 SPECIAL NOTICE: COMMUNITY TRUSTEE REQUIRED

We are looking for a person with a legal background to enhance the expertise on our Trust Board.  If you have an interest in being a member of the Trusts board and would like to discuss what the role would entail, please do get in touch via the following e-mail  clerk@chartersschool.org.uk

General information about the role and structure of the trustee team can be found HERE

We look forward to hearing from you.

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and all week focus in assemblies has been on Unity, Compassion and Civility.  Next week students will learn the merits of teamwork which ties in with the week's theme of Unity.

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

Some opportunities on this page involve a cost. Any student who feels that the cost of a course on this page is prohibitive, please do consider asking your parents/carers to apply for support through our Unity Fund or if you are in the 6th Form the Bursary Fund. 

WORK READY CLUB 

This month’s recorded Work Ready Club meeting focusses on Careers in Events Management with Divine Musiq.  

During this meeting we hear from Amit Amand from Divine Musiq who talks about the Event Management industry and how to become a young Entrepreneur.

Key Learning Points:

• How to turn a hobby into a job
• Gain an insight into Event Management
• Find out what is takes to be an entrepreneur

Watch Film Here

SUMMER EXPERIENCES 2024

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The Summer Experience programme includes insights into Banking, Medicine, Law, Computer Science and more.

Discover More Here

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Footballing Success

Fabian's trip to The Races

WEEKLY RESULTS W/C 6 MAY

Below is a summary of the fixtures played this week - well done to everyone!

TENNIS

• The Year 7 & 8 Boys team won their match against Edgbarrow after going to a shootout and winning by 8-6! • The Year 9 & 10 Girls team lost to LVS but played brilliantly!

FOOTBALL

• A huge well done to the U15 Boys team who won in the EBSFA final against Ranelagh at Ascot United - a fantastic achievement! 

ATHLETICS

• The first round of the Boys Track & Field Cup took place on Wednesday for the Junior and Inter Boys. There were some brilliant performances by the Boys!
• The U15, U17 & U19 District Trials also took place in the afternoon. All students did amazingly well, with 5 students placing 1st in their events and 3 placing 2nd! 

CRICKET

• Well done to the U14 team who competed in the first cricket match of the term at Eton!
• Well done also to the U15 Girls team who played at the ECB Indoor Regional Finals on Wednesday

A PERSONAL BEST FEST

We saw several students perform well at sporting events recently.  Year 11 Olly competed in the Berkshire County Champs at Long Jump and  was looking forward to setting a new PB to help increase his points for the Combined Events competition. He smashed his personal best by more than 20cm with a jump of 6.06m and hopes to represent Berkshire in the regional inter-counties later this year.

Year 8 Bethany also competed at these Championships, getting to the finals for her three events – 75m Hurdles, 100M and 200M. Bethany got a PB in the Hurdles, the Heat of the 200M and then beat that PB in the 200m in the final, so 3 PB’s in one day!  Year 9 Annabelle was also there, and despite a knee injury which meant she had to pull out after reaching the 100 and 300m finals, she cheered on her peers across the two-day event.

At the Surrey County Championships, Year 9 Holly also improved on her season, making it through to two finals in the 800m and 100m and achieving two fantastic PB’s!

Well done to all students who take part in these extra curricular events at weekends, we enjoy hearing about your success.

LOST PROPERTY

We are holding a lost property table top reclaim on Wednesday 22 May at second break. Please ask your children thave a look so that we can reunite items with their owners! 

PRE-LOVED UNIFORM SALE

Thank you to everyone who donated pre-loved uniform this week.  Our next Pre-Loved Uniform SALE will take place next THURSDAY 23 MAY from 3 to 3.30pm from the shelter in the LEISURE CENTRE CAR PARK.

There will be one more collection of uniform on Tuesday 25 June, which will then be sold at the Summer Fair the following Saturday, 29 June from 12.00pm - 4.00pm.

SUMMER FAIR
SATURDAY 29 JUNE 12-4PM

ITEMS NEEDED

With the Summer Fair only six weeks away, we are reaching out to our generous school community to help bring this wonderful summer event to life.  We are extremely grateful for the donations that we have already received and are still seeking items for the bottle tombola, book stall,raffle,hampers and silent auction.  Kindly bring any items to the Main Reception who will ensure they are distributed to the correct place.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

They say 'Many hands make light work' or 'The more the merrier'..you get the drift.  We are looking for people to volunteer on the day. It is a great opportunity for you and a friend to catch up, have some fun whilst supporting the school.  You really don't have to volunteer for the entire Fair as we want everyone to experience this wonderful community event, but if you can spare an hour please do get in touch by emailing our marketing team

SCHOOL NURSING SERVICES

Please CLICK HERE for information from the School Nursing team which outlines their services.

HAY FEVER

Hay fever season is here!

Please could all students with Hay fever remember to take their allergy medicines at home.  We do not hold a supply of anti-histamines for the routine treatment of Hay fever in school.

This NHS link has advice for recognising the symptoms of Hay fever and its treatment. Hay fever - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

THIS WEEK'S THREE PEAKS UPDATE

The hard work ramps up a gear for our Terrific Ten (Mr Fletcher, Mr Cumner, Mr Metson, Mrs Hopkins, Mr Ruddle, Miss De'Ath, Mr Lambert, Mr King, Mr Espensen & Dr Herbert) with only six weeks to go, their training is in full flow.  

Thank you to EVERYONE who has supported this initiative, at whatever level. We are so grateful for your help.

Donations to help us reach our goal can be made below:

WINDSOR SAFE SPACE INITIATIVE 

A new safe space initiative being trailed in Windsor that if successful shall be extended to other RBWM areas.  With the summer holidays fast approaching, our young people may be spreading their wings a little further than usual so it may be prudent for them to be made aware.  Please CLICK HERE for further details. This link was taken from BBC News.

OPEN WATER SAFETY

Please CLICK HERE for a letter circulated by the Metropolitan Police regarding safety around open water.

 

  

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Book by Tuesday 4^th June 2024 to save up £50 a week on all Summer dates! W: http://www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/FSF

T: 0330 111 7077 E: help@ultimateactivity.co.uk FB: https://www.facebook.com/UltimateActivityCamps

 

Don't forget to use the school’s special discount code when booking. Parents should add SCHOOL20 in the promotion box to receive an extra £20 off a full week booking.  Flexible booking and payment options such as accepting Tax-Free childcare and Childcare Vouchers and protecting bookings with Flex are available.

HOPE CHURCH FOOD BANK

The Hope Church food bank takes place each Tuesday from 12pm-1pm. 

The items include mainly fresh food and bakery items donated from local supermarkets. The food is at the end of its shelf life (but still perfectly fine to eat!) and would otherwise just go to waste. Bring a bag to fill up, stop for a chat and a cup of tea (and cake!!) and warm up in the church. ALL welcome, no voucher/referral required.

Hope Church, Sunningdale, The Hope Centre, High Street Sunningdale, (next to Nag’s Head).

Please CLICK HERE for more details.

 

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