This week's assemblies taken by Mr Espenson have focussed on Holocaust Memorial Day 2025 Theme For a Better Future.  The assemblies have been very moving for all, the week also marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27th January 1945 by Russian soldiers.  The services held across the world and in particular the service at Auschwitz-Birkenau were powerful and reminders that allyship and standing up against hatred in any form is something that we all must do. In doing so we will have a better future.

Congratulations to Ariana in Year 11 who has been selected alongside with 15 other students across the country to work with Dame Rachel De Sousa ., The Children's Commissioner, as a Youth Ambassador.  This is an exciting opportunity for Ariana and one that will help shape policy around the support that young people across the country receive.   The following link helps explain the role and contains the link for applications for next year.

All of Year 9 have had an enrichment activity this week around the key stage 3 music curriculum with support from Inspire Works UK who gave a lesson playing steel pans to give a Caribbean vibe to school on a wet, cold and windy week. 

Year 11 were off Timetable today for the Strategies for Success, having talks from outside speakers and school staff on how best to prepare for their GCSEs coming up this summer.  We hope they found it useful.  Thank you to the Sunninghill Trust who kindly provided the funding for the external speakers.

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STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS DAY 2025

FANTASTIC FIVE!

INSIGHT INTO UNDERGRADUATE COURSE FOR SIXTH FORMERS

CALYPSO RHYTHMS FILL THE AIR 

LEARNING FROM THE PAST

YEAR 7 - ABI 7B

Going the extra mile to bring happiness to the form.  Gave me a card and a birthday present on my birthday (the 28th) and even came early to tutor time to sing me happy birthday.

YEAR 8 - ARTHUR 8H 

Has been nominated for star of the week three times. Arthur is a positive role model for his peers and always makes positive contributions in every lesson. Well done. 

YEAR 9 - EISA 9C

Has had a fantastic start at Charters School making positive contributions in lessons and getting things right on a consistent basis.

YEAR 10 - HOLLY 10F

For completing her revision to the best of her ability.

YEAR 12 - NATHAN 12G1

Two Science teachers mentioned him as a student who was absolutely sailing in his A Level Science courses and gave various compliments about what a delight he is to teach, how curious he is about the subject matter, and how well he pushes himself every lesson.  A true embodiment of a Charters Sixth Former.

YEAR 13 - ARUN 13R1

For consistently, day in day out,  modelling everything we want in a Charters Sixth Former.

A round-up of the sporting fixtures this week...

NETBALL

On Tuesday, the U15 Girls went to St George’s for the Ascot Schools Netball. The girls played excellently finishing 2nd out of all the schools! Well done!

FOOTBALL

On Wednesday, the U18 Boys played Reading Blue Coat in the U18 Gibbs Cup. It was a tense match which eventually went to penalties. Whilst Reading Blue Coat managed to take the win, it was a fantastic match from the boys nevertheless!

On Thursday, the U12 Boys and U15 Girls had both of their round 2 County Cup matches. Both teams did excellently – the U12 Boys won 2-1 against Bohunt and the U15 Girls also won 2-1 against Piggott. Great work – on to round 3 now!
 

BERKSHIRE SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS FROM 18.01.25

On Saturday 18 January, 41 Charters students took part in the Berkshire Schools XC Championships and ran excellently. This was the most amount of students that Charters have had competing in a XC competition for a few years now, which was fantastic to see – all students were a credit to the school.

A summary of the results is below:

Individual Highlights

Lucy-Anne (U13 Girls) – 11th

Aiden (U13 Boys) – 17th

Harry (U17 Boys) – 13th. Harry has been selected to run for Berkshire this weekend – well done!

Team Highlights

U13 Girls (A Team) – 3rd (Lucy-Anne/Nieve/Sophie/Hailey)

U13 Boys (A Team) – 3rd (Aiden/Rafe/Owen/Harry)

U13 Boys (B Team) – Highest placed B Team (Reuben/Finn/Daniel/Ben N) 

All Individual Results

MUFTI DAY

Today was a Mufti for students to raise funds for our three House charities: ChatClub, Sebastian's Action Trust and Food4Children.  Students wore their own clothes in return for a donation and so far a fantastic £1062.35 has been raised.  Thank you to everyone who donated. If you would still like to contribute this can be done via ParentPay. 

FOODBANK COLLECTION

Earlier this week, our House Captains were collecting food donations for the Kerith foodbank in Bracknell.  Two hundred and ten items were donated which will be sent to help those in need.  Thanks to everyone who brought items in.

HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL FINAL PREPARATIONS

The cast and crew of High School Music enter their final preparation for the school show this weekend with technical rehearsals involving a full band, lighting and costumes. There are a large number of students involved, not just actors but the backstage crew as well, making sure that everything runs smoothly. The show has been months in the making and promises to be a fantastic musical extravaganza; make sure you purchase tickets to avoid missing out. 

Performance Dates:

Wednesday 5th February at 7:30pm

Thursday 6th February at 7:30pm

Friday 7th February at 3:30pm and 7:30pm

 Secure Your Tickets Today: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/73555

 

SAFEGUARDING WITH SMART DEVICES PRESENTATION 

We are hosting a presentation on online safety on 5th March at 6:00pm. which will be delivered by one of our parents who works for Thames Valley Police.  The presentation will cover a number of topical areas including social media & AI, pornography and its impact, sextortion and County Lines. This presentation is aimed at parents of children aged 8 to 18.  To book, please CLICK HERE.

APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY

St Michael's primary school Sunninghill has an opportunity for September 2025, for an apprentice – the role of a teaching assistant but specialising in PE.

The main focus will be to support the PE teacher in PE lessons with all year groups, plus a small amount of in-class assistant work.

The role is aimed at 16-18 year olds.

To view full details, please click HERE

START 2025 ON THE RIGHT TRACK

EVERY DAY STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING...

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LVS ULTIMATE ACTIVITY CAMPS

Please CLICK HERE for information about Easter and Summer holiday camps at LVS.

 

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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