This week saw one of my favourite events of the year, the Year 7 singing concerts.  It is a right of passage through the school that helps the students work together as a team, try something new and entertain their parents as well as staff.  From California Dreaming to Three Lions the students sang with gusto and their worried expressions soon turned into smiles as they began to work together and enjoy the occasion.

We had our Sixth Form open evening this week which was extremely busy with 600 visitors to the school.  The families were able to look at our facilities as well as talk to staff about the courses they are considering.  As part of the evening, the Student Leadership led the presentation in the Hall and the discussion in subject areas. The Year 10 prefects helped with the logistics and ensured that all visitors were parked quickly and efficiently. Applications for our Sixth Form are now open via the link below.

Congestion around the local roads at pick up

Students do not have to be picked up at 3:00, they can stay in school to complete work, attend extracurricular clubs or walk a few hundred metres from the school and be picked up.  In picking up at 3:20 when most of the traffic has cleared you might even find yourself making quicker progress than trying to pick up at 3:00! 

We have asked the local Police to support us as some parents park on yellow lines,  the hatched areas half on pavements and are then rude to our staff to ask them to move and others complain about the congestion caused!  You may have seen them here this week.

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SHOW RACISM THE RED CARD

BANK OF ENGLAND POLICY ANALYST VISIT

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

YEAR 7 CONCERTS

YEAR 7 Ashley for Incredible support during class singing rehearsals and at choir practices. Always polite, helpful and sets an impeccable example. 

YEAR 8 Hollie who had100% attendance last week, achieved 24 achievement points in total and has had an excellent start to Year 8.

YEAR 9 Raani had an excellent week, so far this year she has achieved 53 positives. An enthusiastic, motivated and positive member of the year group. 

YEAR 10 Paige for being polite and well-mannered and consistently demonstrating respect and consideration for others. 

YEAR 11 Meesha for greatly improving her punctuality and her outstanding general achievements.

YEAR12 Arjun He acted as a guide for the open days and was guiding the visitor around with such courtesy, confidence and was so informative. We are extremely proud of him as one of our Sixth Formers who embody the spirit of Unity, Respect and Excellence.

YEAR 13 Ollie for his leadership and support during the Year 6 student and parent tours. He made visitors feel welcome, offering guidance and answering questions with confidence and kindness. Well done, Ollie!

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

FOOTBALL

On Monday, the Year 11 boys travelled away to Sir William Ramsay School to play in Round 2 of the ESFA U16 Boys Cup. Our boys had a fantastic match as they took the win by 7-3 and are now on to Round 3!

BADMINTON

On Wednesday, our U16 boys had their first badminton match of the year against the Oratory School in the School Sport Magazine National Schools U16 Cup. The team of five played brilliantly, however, the Oratory school just managed to take the win in the end.

NETBALL

On Wednesday, the Year 7 girls had a great result in the Year 7 Setting Tournament at Furze Platt – winning 4 out of 6 matches. Well done girls!

AFTERNOON PICK UP - LEISURE CENTRE CAR PARK

We are receiving an increasing number of emails from concerned parents about pick up times at the Leisure Centre car park and the safety aspect of cars queueing on Devenish Road.  If you normally pick up your child from this area, can you please fill up any spaces in the car park before queuing in the space, and queue further around the car park to ensure we can keep the road and entrance to the school as clear as possible. Your support with this is appreciated.

LANYARDS

After half term, students will be issued with lanyards to wear around the school site this is to help improve our safeguarding systems in school.  The lanyard and card will be seen as part of the school uniform so students should have this with them when they are in school.  We would suggest that it is worn around the neck with the card tucked into the inside blazer pocket allowing easy access if asked for. 

After half term Year 11 students have their first set of Pre-Public Exams (PPEs), they will need their lanyards for this as a form of identity for each paper they sit, this part of the process we use in the Summer and at that point, their lanyards will be able to be used to leave sign in and out of school. 

Lanyards will be handed out after half term.  Students need to be always wearing these when on the school site.

PUMPKIN CARVING WORKSHOP

The Charity Pumpkin Carving Workshop will take place next Monday from 3:10pm - 4:30pm in A8.The event is being run by our Year 10 fundraising team and there are a few tickets still available which can be bought on @ParentPay

The ticket price of £15 includes a pumpkin, carving tuition plus all snacks and drinks during the event.

We look forward to seeing the spooktacular creations!

 

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR SHOES?

We have 23 pairs of trainers/shoes awaiting collection from lost property! We will be holding our usual lost property table on Thursday 24 October at 2nd Break so lost items can be reunited with their owners!

 

FIREWORKS - SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER

Use code CHARSCHOOL to raise funds for Charters when you book tickets to Ascot Racecourse & Ascot Round Table’s annual FIREWORKS display.

Each ticket booked for the racing (which also includes the fireworks) will earn 25% cashback, while fireworks only tickets earn15% cashback. 

Enjoy a great night out and help raise funds for our school at the same time.

Thank you for your support.

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

 

 

 

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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