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Friday 9 September 2016 New Academic Year 2016 Thank you to all students, families and staff for such a positive start to the new academic year. We have all enjoyed welcoming every one back and hearing about summer experiences. A particular welcome to our new Year 7 and Year 12 students who have joined the school for the first time. It has been noticeable how welcoming the existing students are to new students and how everyone quickly become part of the Teddington School community. Obviously the entire school has been encouraged by the excellent examination results for last year and we all know we can continue to build on that success for future students. This year we renew our focus on making sure every student, no matter what their starting point, achieves above and beyond what might be perceived as their potential. Whilst our gaps in achievement are well within what is expected of a highly successful school we want to do more. A main focus for everyone at the school this year is the whole experience students have of being part of the Teddington School community. We want our students to be proud of their school, feel valued by it and enjoy being part of it. With the help of families, last year we radically improved the extra curricular offer and we want to go further this year and ensure every student gets involved. In school we are working on student leadership, rewards and social events. We are fortunate to have such an enthusiastic group of students and we can’t wait to see them be able to get involved in more and more extra opportunities. Thank you for your support of the school and for working so closely with us. Our school, and most especially our students, has such high levels of parental engagement. We are very grateful and see the difference it makes for the young people. Please look out for important dates in the newsletter every week and on the calendar on the website. We are looking forward very much to of working in close partnership with you to achieve the very best for our young people. John Wilkinson Headteacher Upcoming Events Monday 19 September PTA AGM Room 101 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm Tuesday 20 September Year 11 Woman in Black Trip Richmond Theatre Wednesday 21 September Year 12 Parents Information Evening Theatre 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm Thursday 22 September Year 7 SEN Coffee Afternoon 4.00 pm Friday 23 September Sixth Form Social BBQ 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm Wednesday 2 November 6th Form Open Evening 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm Follow us on Twitter @teddingtonschl Follow Teddington PTA
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Friday 9 September 2016
New Academic Year 2016
Thank you to all students, families and staff for such a positive start to the new academic year. We have all enjoyed welcoming every one back and hearing about summer experiences. A particular welcome to our new Year 7 and Year 12 students who have joined the school for the first time. It has been noticeable how welcoming the existing students are to new students and how everyone quickly become part of the Teddington School community.
Obviously the entire school has been encouraged by the excellent examination results for last year and we all know we can continue to build on that success for future students. This year we renew our focus on making sure every student, no matter what their starting point, achieves above and beyond what might be perceived as their potential. Whilst our gaps in achievement are well within what is expected of a highly successful school we want to do more.
A main focus for everyone at the school this year is the whole experience students have of being part of the Teddington School community. We want our students to be proud of their school, feel valued by it and enjoy being part of it. With the help of families, last year we radically improved the extra curricular offer and we want to go further this year and ensure every student gets involved. In school we are working on student leadership, rewards and social events. We are fortunate to have such an enthusiastic group of students and we can’t wait to see them be able to get involved in more and more extra opportunities.
Thank you for your support of the school and for working so closely with us. Our school, and most especially our students, has such high levels of parental engagement. We are very grateful and see the difference it makes for the young people. Please look out for important dates in the newsletter every week and on the calendar on the website. We are looking forward very much to of working in close partnership with you to achieve the very best for our young people.
John Wilkinson Headteacher
Upcoming Events
Monday 19 September PTA AGM Room 101 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Tuesday 20 September Year 11 Woman in Black Trip Richmond Theatre
Wednesday 21 September Year 12 Parents Information Evening Theatre 6.00 pm - 7.00 pm
Thursday 22 September Year 7 SEN Coffee Afternoon 4.00 pm
Friday 23 September Sixth Form Social BBQ 3.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Wednesday 2 November 6th Form Open Evening 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm
Follow us on Twitter @teddingtonschl
Follow Teddington PTA
Welcome Year 7
I would like to welcome our new Year 7 students to Teddington School. They are all getting to know one another and helping each other to settle into their new school. I have already been able to reward many of them for following our important school values, especially by showing empathy to those from our smaller feeder primary schools. They are also looking incredibly smart, wearing our uniform with pride and joining lots of extra curricular clubs. The Year 7 Welcome Evening will be taking place on Wednesday 28 September from 6.00 pm to 7.30 pm at school. I look forward to seeing you then and to telling you more about their achievements in the future Ms Nicki Pollard Head of Year 7
Year 12 Go Ape!
Go Ape was amazing! As we arrived at Go Ape, my extreme fear of heights increased as we passed the thin towering trees. Once we were harnessed up, we hoisted ourselves up an unnervingly unstable ladder and made our way to the top. The course ahead looked treacherous, however we persevered and stumbled towards the finish. After a shaky start, I got the hang of it and gradually overcame my fear. The zip-line down to the end was the final leap of faith. Overall the trip was a great experience and it helped to conquer fears and meet new people. I am now looking forward to a successful 2 years at Teddington School Sixth Form. Year 12 Student
Go Ape was a wonderful bonding experience and a great workout! With the small amount of people in the year group, we all managed to come together as a team and some even overcame their crippling fear of heights. By facing these fears, we put our trust in one another. We are looking forward to developing our relationships with the Sixth Form family. Sophie Roadnight and Renee Myburgh, Year 12
Sporting Success Teddington School was strongly represented in the Middlesex Cricket Championship final on Sunday 4 September. As part of the Bushy Park Girls CC, they beat the best teams in the county to be crowned Middlesex Under 13 Champions for the second year in a row. Congratulations to Abigail Avery, Year 8, Sadie Day, Amelie Munday and Phoebe Head, Year 9.
Congratulations Well done to our Year 11 Boys Football team and our Year 9 and Seniors Girls Netball Team for winning their matches this week. A great start to the year.
Teddington School PE Fixtures
Monday
19 September
Tuesday
20 September
Wednesday
21 September
Thursday
22 September
Friday
23 September
Football 15.45 Girls Year 7 & 8 v Twickenham Academy
Netball 16.00 Girls Year 9 & Girls Seniors v Waldegrave School
Netball 16.30 Girls Year 9 & Girls Seniors v Orleans Park School
Rugby Boys U14 16.00 v Christ’s School
Early Closure
Our annual Open Evening for prospective families is on Tuesday 4 October. We will close the school to
students at 2.30 pm in order to make the final preparations. The school will start on Wednesday 5
October at 11.00 am. Students should go immediately to their period 3 lesson, which starts at
11.05 am.
PTA AGM
The PTA AGM is taking place on Monday 19 September in Room 101 at 7.00 pm. If you would like to attend, please could you RSVP to Crispin White (PTA Chair) by 8.00 pm on Sunday 18 September. [email protected]
6th Form Open Evening
The 6th Form Opening Evening will take place on Wednesday 2 November from 6.30pm - 8.30 pm.
Term Dates 2016
Autumn Term 2016 Monday 5 September – Wednesday 21 December
Staff Training Days Monday 5 & Tuesday 6 September
Year 7 return to school Wednesday 7 September
Year 13 Results Review Days Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 September
Year 12 Induction Days Wednesday 7 & Thursday 8 September
Years 8 – 11 return to school Thursday 8 September
Years 12 -13 return to school Friday 9 September
Staff Training Day Friday 21 October
Half Term Monday 24 - Friday 28 October
Staff Training Day Monday 5 December
Extra Curricular Sports Activities
Full details of the extra curricular activities on offer are on our website, or you can follow the link. http://fluencycontent2-schoolwebsite.netdna-ssl.com/FileCluster/Teddington/Mainfolder/extra-curricular/Extra-Curricular-Sports-Timetable-Sept-2016.pdf
Music Extra-Curricular Timetable Autumn Term 2016 Monday lunchtime: String group (Ms Bowman MU2) Monday lunchtime: Boys singing group (Mr Cragg MU1) Tuesday lunchtime: Year 12 singing group (Mr Cragg MU1) Tuesday 3:15 - 5:00: Open Mic Night (Mr Cragg MU1) Wednesday lunchtime: School Choir (Mr Cragg MU1) Wednesday 12.45 - 1:30: School Orchestra (Ms Bowman and Ms Wells MU2) Thursday 12:45 – 1:05: Lower School Harmony Singers (Ms Wells MU2) Thursday lunchtime: Year 10 singing group (Mr Cragg MU1) Thursday 3:20 – 4:45: Soul Band (Mr Cragg and Ms Wells MU1)
Friday lunchtime: Upper School Harmony Singers (Mr Cragg MU1) Friday 12:45 – 1:05: Ukulele Group (Ms Wells MU2)
Teddington School PTA Update To keep up with the latest PTA news and events follow us on Twitter @teddschPTA or follow us on Facebook
Uniform
Did you know the PTA sells second hand uniform? Please contact Emma Johnson with any uniform
enquiries. Donations always welcome.
Help Needed Can you spare an hour or two to help the PTA? Opportunities to help are coming along all the time. October: Bollywood Nights. We need lots of help on the bar and many other jobs December: Christmas tree sale. This is incredibly popular and sells out every year. Can you spare an hour to lug trees around, sell trees, make tea or coffee, or drop leaflets in local roads. Even an hour makes a difference Just want to help? email us and we can offer suggestions: [email protected]
50/50 Club Raise funds for the school and have a chance of winning. 50/50 Club: If you would like a chance to win some money while at the same time raising funds for school, take part in our 50/50 club by completing this form and emailing it to [email protected]. Half the money raised goes directly to the school and the other half of the money is distributed as prizes. Be in it to win it.
Teddington Trading - Local businesses advertising to all parents
Teddington Trading - Local businesses advertising to all parents Please click the link below to access the July edition of Teddington trading https://fluencycontent2-schoolwebsite.netdna-ssl.com/FileCluster/Teddington/Mainfolder/TTmasterJuly16.pdf To advertise or if you have any questions please email [email protected]
