The end of half term is here, some will be happy to hear and maybe some not so.  The half term has seen many events and trips take place throughout, and during this last week students in Year 8 visited Wellington College while Year 10 students were in deepest darkest Monmouthshire on a Jamie’s Farm visit for the week.  In addition, the Music department's first chamber concert of the school year saw over 20 students playing a range of instruments and for the first time in a while, the saxophone made an appearance which was great to see.

We heard this week that one of our Year 11 students has been selected to represent Great Britain against Spain in American Football, well done Charlie for all your hard work and effort to get the selection.  

The Year 11 cohort have been through their mock interview process this week with members of the local business community coming into school to put them through their paces. This alongside their pre public exams (PPEs) when they come back after half term should really tell them they are getting towards the business end of their time in Key Stage 4.

It has been great to see that over the course of this half term there has been 49,250 achievement points issued which is an average of 28 per student in the 8 weeks we have been at school this term.  There have been 4040 behaviour points issued which is an average of 2 per student.  We would clearly like there to be no behaviour points, but I think we can all agree that the ratio here is very positive. Well, done to all who have been working so hard and have made an excellent start to the academic year.

I wish you all a restful half term and look forward to seeing the students again on the 11 November. 

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MOCK INTERVIEWS

UNIVERSITY OF READING HEALTHREACH TEAM VISIT

AUTUMN CHAMBER CONCERT

OVER £1000 RAISED FOR BULLDOGS HOUSE CHARITY

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES AT JAMIE'S FARM

WORLD CHAMPS SILVER MEDAL

 

YEAR 7 Louis for a great work ethic and acting as a role model during PE this week.

YEAR 8 Fabian for his wonderful contributions in lessons and positive attitude across different subjects. 

YEAR 9  Chloe O is a focused and dedicated student who is kind, considerate and respectful. 

YEAR 10  Theresa has made a brilliant start to Year 10 - not only academically but in all her extra-curricular efforts too, including the Ascot Supports Community Challenge

YEAR 11 Bethan - She has the upmost integrity, always doing the right thing quietly in the background. Been very supportive of her friends recently and took responsibility being our tutors student tutor rep in council. 

YEAR12 Arya for her excellent, personal and very thoughtful presentation. She demonstrates exceptional qualities of being a role model Sixth Former.

YEAR 13 Carys B for her ongoing commitment to her studies, excellent attendance and support to other students

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

FOOTBALL

• On Monday, the Year 11 Boys played Willink in the first round of the County Cup! It was a close match, however, Willink managed to take the win in the end by 4-2.
   
• On Tuesday, The Year 10 Boys played Piggot in the third round of the ESFA Cup. The boys played brilliantly and took the win by 5-1!

WHO IS IN THE LEAD?

So as we reach the end of this first half term, which House has accumulated the most points this term and is currently in the lead?

Click below to reveal our current leader! Drumroll please...

TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER: ODD SOCKS DAY, ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS

All you need to do is wear odd socks! It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique in Anti-Bullying Week!     More details: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/odd-socks-day/what-odd-socks-day

This is also a House competition – so please support your House – BULLDOGS – EAGLES - PANTHERS

 

HOUSE CHRISTMAS PICTURE COMPETITION

The Headteacher would like students to participate in the annual Autumn half-term holiday HOUSE Picture Competition

There are two categories for your pictures, one themed Christmas and one to be used ‘all year’ themed around Charters & Unity Respect Excellence!

 

For the Christmas picture we would like students to design (paint/create) a Christmas-themed picture showing the spirit of goodwill at Christmas and to be representative of the School, this will be used by Mr Fletcher in his Christmas correspondence.

 

The ‘All Year’ picture is also to be used by Mr Fletcher and will be used in correspondence to students and staff and other contacts and should clearly show the school motto of  UNITY RESPECT EXCELLENCE

This is open for all students, all key stages.  The deadline for entries to be submitted by Teams Assignment is Tuesday 12 November at 9 am (please send a photo and keep the original which we will ask to see if your picture is chosen).   Good Luck!

CHARTERS SCHOOL PROUDLY PRESENTS...

Our amazing next school production will be High School Musical the fun-filled, all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza brought to you by our very talented students in February next year.  

Keep your eyes peeled for updates over the coming months.

WEAR RED DAY 2024

Thank you to everyone who supported Give Racism the Red Card by wearing red on 18 October.  

The total raised for the Show Racism the Red Card educational charity was £682 through cash collection on the day and the online JustGiving fundraising.

THANK YOU!

 

LIBRARY RETURNS

The Library display has changed from Halloween to Remembrance and students can now return books, throughout the day, without disturbing lessons that may be going on during their lunch break, using the Library Returns Box situated outside the Library.

 

 

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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