It is lovely to see all the students back in school after the half term break. 

We held our annual Remembrance Day service on Monday to remember people from all faiths and countries of the Commonwealth and beyond who have given their lives or suffered injury in upholding the values that underpin our society.  The school community were present and marked the silence as a period of reflection and respect. 

Lego club was launched this week, it was lovely to see 15 students’ problem solving, working in teams, laughing and joking as they built an earthquake proof building and also took on the one cup challenge.  Thank you to all who have donating Lego boxes complete or not, they are being well used to help individuals’ imagination and problem-solving skills. Any students interested in coming along please speak to Mrs Boorman.

One of our Year 11 students will be playing for Team GB this weekend in an international fixture against Spain in American football.  The game starts at 11:00am (GMT) on Sunday 16 November and the following link will take you to the online stream on YOUTUBE Charlie will be in shirt number 14 playing in the position of defensive back (DB).  We wish him all the best.

 https://www.youtube.com/live/Ge7565nY-HE?si=I8LnjqkHzoIYPcVu

This week attendance letters have been sent home for all students, we appreciate that there are circumstances that mean that individuals might not be in school and these are completely legitimate, however it is important that we ensure that parents are aware of the impact of just a few days off can have.   This is in line with the new national approach to attendance.  Before the disruption caused by COVID the schools’ attendance was always above 95% by the end of the reporting period each year, since the disruption our attendance has been around 92%.  We are working hard to try and get our attendance back to pre-pandemic levels and we need your support with this.  Thank you to all of you who are in communication with the child’s tutor and the attendance team.

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A LEVEL SCIENTISTS VISIT "A LEVEL LIVE" 

PSYCHOLOGY CONSULTANT VISITS YA STUDENTS

STUDENTS COUNCIL

ALUMNA SOPHIE ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

AMAZING SIXTH FORM MATHEMATICIANS

YEAR 10 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE

ODD SOCK DAY

CHARTERS REMEMBERS

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

FOOTBALL

• On Monday, the U16 Boys lost to John Hampden Grammar School in the U16 Boys ESFA Cup by 3-4

• On Monday, the U15 Girls lost to St Helen’s & St Katherine’s School in the U15 Girls ESFA Cup by 3-2

• On Tuesday, the U14 Boys won against Cox Green in the U14 Boys ESFA Cup by 4-2.

• On Wednesday, the U18 Boys lost to Gordons in a friendly by 6-1.

NETBALL

• On Tuesday, our U13 teams (A, B, C and D) took part in the SE Berks Tournaments at St George’s and Charters.

- U13A finished 11th out of 12 schools

-  U13B finished 1st out of 10 schools

- U13C finished 3rd out of 6 schools

- U13D finished 6th out of 6 schools

During the half term break Mr Bennie completed the gruelling TCS New York City Marathon. Completing the course sub 4hrs, his sights are now set on the Berlin Marathon next year. He aims to complete all of the original 6 Major Marathons to achieve The Six Star Medal Abbott World Marathon Majors plus the 7th Major, Sydney!

CONSEQUENCES - CHANGE TO DAY AND PROCESS

From next week, Headteacher's Consequences will run on a Thursday from 15.05 - 16.35 and there are changes to the escalation of consequences for students who are repeatedly late to lessons.  

Further information can be found here. 

 

ARBOR ASSIGNMENTS VIDEO

As part of our ongoing roll out of Arbor we have been working with staff and students around the assignments function which is where home learning is uploaded by staff and where students either submit home learning online via Arbor or confirm that they have submitted the work in person. For a variety of reasons there have been some challenges here, and we are working through solutions with both staff and students. This has taken longer than expected which we know is a frustration for some, but we do believe that we have resolved most issues. One of the things that we have shared with some families is a short video which you can access here. We do hope that this will help clear up some issues, help you support your son or daughter to manage their home learning inbox, and then move forward positively. Thank you for your support.  

USE OF TOILETS

The following information will be emailed to all students today:

• You should only be leaving a classroom to use the toilet in an emergency or if you have a medical card
• You will not be allowed out of lessons to use the toilet during the first 15 or last 15 mins of a lesson P1 - 4
• You will not be allowed out of lessons to use the toilet during P5 as you have just had a break
• P1, 2 & 4  you must use the closet toilet to your classroom
• P3 you MUST only use your own year group toilets as other students will be on break

WIN 

Two tickets to our whole school production of 'High School Musical' are up for grabs. This fab prize includes two tokens for confectionary and a show programme. 

£1 per entry - enter as many times as you wish! Entries close on Friday 22nd at 12pm. 

Show dates: Wednesday 6th of Feb - 7:30PM, Thursday 7th of Feb  - 7:30PM, Friday 8th of Feb - 3:30PM and 7:30PM

Good luck!!

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).

Please CLICK HERE for more details.

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