This week we highlighted Mental Health in young people by supporting the Charity Hello Yellow as students and staff were asked to wear something yellow to highlight the day, promote thoughts about mental health and individuals' mental wellbeing.  Thank you to all the students who took part and also the Sixth Form team for organising the Yellow Ribbons that have been tied around the trees in the quad area, to not only highlight the day but to offer advice and ideas to individuals.

The school has raised over £700 to support Daisy’s Dream a bereavement charity that specialises in supporting children who suffer a bereavement.  Sadly, the charity has supported students in the school so we know that they do incredible work in supporting young people. Thank you to Ms Annesley who organised the Sixth Formers who came up with the fundraising ideas.

The school has been awarded a Gold certificate for our GCSE progress score, which means that the results the students achieved this year are in the top 25% of schools in the country.  This is measured by looking at the outcomes achieved by the students at the end of primary school and then comparing that to the GCSE outcomes they gained this summer.

A few weeks ago, 57 Year 12 and 13 students took part in the senior maths challenge a national competition run by the UK Mathematics Trust. Of the 57, 4 gained the gold award, 7 silver and 29 bronze.  All the students who took part did very well indeed.  Congratulations to all those who received an award and well one to all for taking part. You can read more in the newsflash below.

So, the Rubik’s cube challenge is on we have a Year 11 student who has completed a completely randomised cube in less than 16 seconds, yes 16 seconds!!  Is anyone else willing to take on the challenge? You can see Will's amazing feat below!

 

 

All this week we have had our open mornings where Year 6 students with their families can tour the school to see us in operation.  The weather has not been great, but the tours have been full, and our Student Tour Guides have done a wonderful job showing families around.  A huge thank you to all of them.  We had over 400 families tour the school site during this time, and the the week was topped off with a presentation to parents on Thursday evening.   Thank you to all the Year 8 and Sixth Form tour guides who showed great leadership skills and confidence when delivering the tours and answering questions from parents and students.

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

YEAR 13 DESTINATIONS

OPEN MORNINGS

HELLO YELLOW

UKMT SMC 2024 RESULTS & CONGRATULATIONS

It is with great pleasure to announce more than 57 A Level Mathematicians successfully participated in this year's UK Mathematics Trust Senior Mathematics Challenge 2024.  The SMC is a 90-minute multiple choice paper consisting of questions that encourage mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve stimulating problems. The top-scoring 66% of participants throughout the UK are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio of 3:2:1 and this year certificates will be awarded to all participants including 29 Bronze, 7 Silver and 4 Gold.  "Best in Year" went to Anas (Y12) and "Best in School" to Elizabeth (Y13).  All students who were awarded Gold (including, Elizabeth, Sam, Anas and Solomon) are amongst a select number of UK students who have been invited to participate the follow-up round, the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo (SK), which takes place on Wednesday 20 November.  These are fantastic results which show the great strength of our A Level Mathematicians. We would like to congratulate all who participated and wish our SK participants the very best of luck next month!

YEAR 7 Quincy for always trying his hardest and being respectful and considered towards teachers and peers. 

YEAR 8 James for his wonderful contributions in lessons and being in school every day last week.

YEAR 9 Layla has been a star, she has had a fantastic week and has gone the extra mile on several occasions. 

YEAR 10 Iris for being polite, very supportive and a good role model in tutor time.

YEAR 11 Emma for her continual pursuit of excellence and excellent work ethic. She continues to engage in lessons as much as she can and strives to get the most out of each opportunity.

YEAR12 Harrison for excellent presentation and showing your passion for your hobby. Well done on speaking so confidently and informing us all about your restoration project.

YEAR 13 Chloe She is always organised , supportive, friendly and helpful student who recently delivered an excellent presentation to the tutor group.

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

RUGBY

On Tuesday, the Year 7 Boys went to Winston Churchill to play in their first rugby tournament of the season. The boys dominated the tournament as they won all 4 games and did not even concede a single try! Great work!

CROSS COUNTRY

On Wednesday, the Year 7’s, 8’s, 9’s, and 10’s spent the morning at Down House School competing in Round 1 of the ESAA School’s Cross-Country Cup! The route took them through the forest with the Junior Girls running 2.2km, Inter Girls and Junior Boys running 2.5km and Inter Boys running 4km. They all ran excellently despite the wet and muddy conditions!

NETBALL

On Wednesday, the Year 11 girls played excellently in the Furze Platt Netball league - winning 3 out of 4 games! Well done

ATTENDANCE

The NHS has released guidance about sending students to school with different conditions.  Please read the guidance as it provides very useful information for you to help support your child's attendance in school.  There is an extremely strong correlation between success in school and attendance.   

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/is-my-child-too-ill-for-school/

 

 

PICK UP AND DROP OFF

Can we please ask that people be considerate when parking and driving in the local area.   We appreciate that we have a very defined time that creates localised congestion in the morning between 8:15 and 8:30 and in the afternoon from 3:00 to 3:20. It would be worth arranging to drop off and pick up your child away from the local area.  A little walk to roads 400 to 800 metres away will not do anyone any harm.  It will even add to the idea of independence and give the young people some extra exercise.

 

 

UPDATE ON ALLERGEN ADVICE - Message from Cucina

Further to our communication last month advising of the potential peanut contamination of food containing or that may contain mustard; Impact Food Group (Cucina) can confirm that we have reviewed all of our products and suppliers and are now satisfied that none of our products have been affected by this notice.

We will be advising our teams to remove notices and to relax all additional controls that we implemented during this period. Impact Food Group will always put food safety and the safety of our customers at the forefront of everything we do, and we thank you for your cooperation.

Should you have any queries regarding food allergens in our restaurants, please contact safety@impactfood.co.uk.

PUMPKIN CARVING

The year 10 fundraising team are excited to announce their next fundraising event, a 'pumpkin carving workshop' this will be on Monday 21st of October, 3:10 - 4:30 in A8. A pumpkin will be provided, kindly donated by SCHAKO Group who have sponsored this event.

Come along and enjoy carving your own pumpkin with guidance on designs, Halloween music and remember to bring cash for drinks and baked goods! 

We kindly ask a donation of at least £15 with all funds going to our chosen charity 'Daisy's Dream' a local child bereavement charity.

This event went live on Parent Pay yesterday and there are only 30 places available!  Thank you for your support.

MUSIC 

On Wednesday this week the music department led a trip to London to see the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall. The music was fantastic and the students loved the pieces, particularly the Bernstein Symphonic Dances which were a mix of different melodies from West Side Story played by a full modern orchestra of nearly 100 musicians. The students were all excitedly talking about the music all the way home. 

Calling all Year 7 Parents, your children have been preparing for the upcoming concerts on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 October at 5pm. Make sure you book your tickets on ParentPay to avoid disappointment. 7ABCFG on Tuesday & 7DEHI on Wednesday

SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD

Friday 18 October is a non-uniform day. All staff and students are encouraged to wear red clothes to show support for the education that this charity can provide. This day is key to us to help demonstrate one element of our school motto, Unity. 

We ask for all staff and students in non-uniform to make a minimum of £1 donation. This can be cash, there will be a collection point in the main office and at briefing or you can use the below link.
Just Giving Show Racism the Red Card

PLEASE START THE NEW ACADEMIC YEAR OFF TO A GOOD START BY BRINGING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WITH YOU.

 

 

 

ESFA COUNCIL VACANCY

The ESFA is seeking a parent of a schools’ footballer to join its Council. The Association is actively seeking to diversify its decision-making body and intends to appoint a parent of one of the thousands of schools’ footballers to the Council in order to better understand the experience of schools’ football from a customer perspective.

We have created an application pack, including a brochure about the role, an application form and diversity form and have housed them all on the ESFA website here: https://schoolsfootball.org/about-us/join-in/vacancies/

Parents of pupils who have played in the ESFA national competitions this season, have the opportunity to apply. Applications are to be submitted via email with both forms filled out to ESFA CEO, Andrea Chilton by Midday on 13 October 2024.

 

HOPE CHURCH FOOD SHARE

The Hope Church food share 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).

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