Christ's Chronicles Newsletter Issue No.83

7/31/2019 Christ's Chronicles Newsletter Issue No.83

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5th Novem be r Bac k to sc hoo l a fter ha lf term

Yea r 9 Trip to the Houses of Parliam en t

6th Novemb er PACE Trip to the Museum of Lond on for 7A+7B

8th Novem be r Yea r 8 Visit Hamp ton Court Pa lac e

Music C onc ert 7pm

9th Novem be r Yea r 8 Visit Hamp ton Court Pa lac e

PTA Fireworks - 6.30 to 8pm

13th Nove mb er PACE Trip to the Museum o f Lond on for 7E+7M

14th/ 15th/ 16th Ac adem ic Rev iew Sessions from 1pm - by

Novem ber appo intment. Norma l lessons until 1pm.

17th Novemb er Spanish Excha nge until 23rd Novemb er

Future events for your dia ry

Special points of

interest:

Reviews

Coming

Events

Sports News

Messages

Requests

Advertising

Inside this issue:

GCSE Results 2

Borneo trip 2

D of E 3

Stud ents Achieve 4

GCSE Cit izenship 5

Youth Summit 5

Little Ca nad a 5

All Write Comp 6

Ventura Projec t 6

Text iles Dep t. 6/ 7

Op eration Xma s 7

P.E. News 8 / 11

Ruths Messages 12/3

Term Da te s 14

Welcome to the latest issue of Christs Schools newsletter

Please c hec k the sc hoo l spo rts boa rd for up to d at e w eekly fixtures

You c an also c hec k the sc hool events c alenda r,

which is upd at ed reg ula rly for more d iary da tes on our we bsite a t

www .christs.richm ond .sc h.uk
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Pag e 2 The Christs Chronicles

Twe lve students from Yea r 11 fundraised ove r 18 months to ena b le them to go

on a trip of a lifet ime to Borneo from 2nd July - 31st July. The stud ents ha d the

op portunity to live a s part of a sma ll island c om munity off the c oa st of Borneo.

They wo rked o n imp ortant soc ia l and c onservation p rojec ts, whic h helped to

improve the lives of the loca l peo p le a nd c onserving ma rine life. Four nights

we re spe nt sleep ing in a ha mm oc k in the jungle a nd it ga ve them theop po rtunity to see the end ang ered orang-utans.

Spea king to the stud ents it w as an a ma zing trip , one

whic h they w ill neve r forget.

Kenya 2014

25 yea r 10 students ha ve signed up to g o o n the

2014 expe d ition to Kenya . The stud ents w ill spend

time living in the loc a l c om munity, assisting w ith

conservation projects, gaining their PADI scuba

qua lific a tion a s we ll as wo rking o n imp ortant p rojec ts

to imp rove the sta nd ard of living fo r the rura lc om mun ities. Their fund raising has beg un in e rnest!

Miss Needha m

Borneo 2012

Students collec t the ir GCSE Results-August 2012

Yea r 11 stud en ts c ollec ted their GCSE results on Thursda y, 26th Aug ust.

Yet a ga in our students ha d exce lled and their GCSE results reflec ted their ha rd wo rk and the ded ic a tion

of their tea c hers.

Our GCSE results for 2012: 93% of stude nts ac hieved 5 A* to C grad es

73% of our students ac hieved 5 A* to C g rad es

including M at hem atics and Eng lish

For mo re informa tion on our results p lease g o to o ur web site a t ww w.christs.richm ond .sc h.uk

Well done Year 11

Class of 2012!


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Issue 83Pag e 3

31 stud ents in ye ar 11 are w orking tow ards co mp leting e ither their bronze or silver Duke of Edinb urgh's awa rd . In

July they visited the Chilterns and practised navigating, camping and walking, whilst carrying all their camping

eq uipment a nd fo od in their ruc ksac ks. Despite the rain and sod de n feet, morale wa s high and ea c h groupworked w ell as a tea m. They c omp leted their prac tise a nd afte r just a few d ays ba c k at sc hool following the sum-

me r holida y, they set off aga in, this time for the Surrey Hills, in o rde r to c arry out their assessed exp ed itions. This is

Sa m Ormond e's ac c ount of the experienc e:

The Duke o f Edinb urgh awa rd has, for yea rs, enc ourag ed stud ents to step outside o f their comfo rt zone s and d o

things that they wouldnt usually experience. Sleeping in a tent, cooking your own food and navigating in a group

are some of the ma ny things one do es on a D of E exped ition. The a wa rd helps stude nts to b ec ome more inde-

pe nde nt and und ertake ac tivities that might not be e xperienc ed o n a fam ily holiday.

9 of us set o ut on Sunda y 9th of Sep tem be r to c a rry out o ur silver expedition, along with 22 students who were do-

ing their bronze expedition. My group and I didnt arrive back at our campsite until the sun had set, much to our

c hag rin, and muc h to the de light o f our friends. Tired , angry and dishea rtened , we p itched our tents and c oo kedour food in the da rk. The next da y we a woke, c ooked our ba c on, pa c ked up our bag s (very heavy b ag s, I might

ad d) a nd set o ff. That da y we wa lked faster, our navi-

ga tion be c am e sharper, but still, we a rrived at the

c am psite after the othe r groups, much to their

am useme nt. On the third d ay, we aw oke to find that

a ba dg er had visited o ur tents overnight. Not only

had it helpe d itself to food from the tent p orches, but

it had drag ge d two ruc ksac ks out into the rain! Work-

ing a s a team, we mad e sure everyone had e nough

supp lies for the d ay's journey and despite be ing tired

and ac hing, we c oo ked our sausag es and stea med

off in rec ord time. We ad vanc ed a t a pa c e that

would sham e Olympians and arrived on time a t the

pick-up p oint where a co ac h was waiting to ta ke us

ba ck to the p romised land of wa rm be ds and proper

food . Joy.

After a we ekend o f moa ning, groa ning and musc le

toning, we were delighted to have c ompleted o ur

expedition. It was a tough experience but I am real-

ly glad I did it! I felt rea lly proud of m yself whe n I c om-

pleted it. This completely epitomizes D of E. Its hard

while youre doing it and at times you dont enjoy it,but afterwards, you feel great and its a most reward-

ing experienc e.

Sa m O rmonde

Students now nee d upload the evidence they have

c ollated for the four sec tions - physica l, skills, volun-

teering a nd the e xpedition - in order to co mp lete

their aw ard.

Claire Lorenz

Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh's Award Exped itions


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Jenny (Yea r 11 Lea ver) rowed for Grea t Britainin a friend ly Junior 16 matc h a ga inst Franc e.

She rowe d a s pa rt of the Wom en's tea m in an

"eight" ma de up of four row ers and a c ox from

her club, Tideway Sc ullers based a t Chisw ick

b ridge, two from Grea t Ma rlow Row ing C lub

and tw o from SIr William Borlase Sc ho ol. The y

had a ll been selec ted at G B tria ls held a t

Dornay lake in June.

Desp ite ha ving o nly row ed tog ethe r for 3

we eks, the te am performe d rea lly well andwe re o nly be ate n b y 3 sec ond s over 2km b y

the French na tional team who ha d b een

training for a yea r togethe r. The m at c h w as

held a t Grave lines in Franc e a nd wa s wo n ove ra ll by GB 7

rac es to 5.

Proud Dad.

Well done to M icha el Cop eland (class of 2010) who is off to stud y

ma them atics a t Oxford University

Congratulations!

Michae l Copland - Well Done from the Maths Department

Jenny Rog al Rowed for Great Brita in - 14th/ 15th July 2012

Well done Jenny!

Outstanding Performa nc e in GCSE Relig ious Educ ation

Individual Student Ac hievement

Outstanding Performa nc e in GCSE Frenc h

Elizabeth Greenw ood (Yea r 11 lea ver) wa s one of the highest sc oring

c and ida tes in the June 2012 Frenc h exa mina tions. Out o f 41,181 entries,

Elizabeth was amongst those candidates who scored 100% in French.

The exam inations bored , Edexce l pa ssed on their congratula tions to her for

her exc ellent p erformanc e

Well done !

Jenny Roga l also a c hieved 100% in her Moral Issues Paper, from her GCSE Religious

Education Examination in the summer.

Well done a ga in Jenny!


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Issue 83Pag e 5

Yea r 11 pup ils present ed to Zac Go ldsmith M P, Mr

Burke, invited pa rents and yea r 10 stud ents as part of

their GCSE Cit izenship c ont rolled assessment . The

issues they expe rtly ra ised included the on -go ing

Syrian c risis, the shorta ge of o rga n d one rs and a

potent ial op t-out system, d isc rimina tion in sport, the

leg a lisat ion of c annab is, and the fight to p revent the

siting o f the Tha mes Wate r sup er sew er in Barnes.

Jam es Butler

On Friday 19th O c tober 8 pup ils represent ed Christ's

a t the a nnua l Ric hmo nd Youth Summ it a t Hea tham

House in Twic kenha m. Loc a l MPs Zac Go ldsmith and

Business Sec reta ry Vinc e Ca b le w ere p resent for a

Q&A and ta c kled questions on tuition fee (a po log ies),

op portunities for voc a tiona l qua lifica tions in sc hoo l

6th forms, and loc a l transport issues. Ayaa n Rahman

in yea r 7 (pictured ) won w idesprea d p ra ise fo r his

passiona te lobbying for be tte r bus service s from

Barnes to sc hoo l and wa s invited to em a il Zac

Go ldsmith who w ould c hamp ion his c ause!

James Butler

GCSE Citizenship Presentation

Richmond Youth Summit

Yea r 7 PGL trip to Little Canada, Isle o f Wight

This Sep temb er the new Yea r 7s trave lled to the Isle of Wight for 3 da ys

of tea m b uild ing a c tivities. They a ll had a grea t time and spent time

with old friend s and ma king ne w o nes!

Ka ty Taylor


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Design Ventura is the Design museum's flagship

de sign and ente rprise p rojec t fo r stud ents in yea rs

9, 10 and 11, generously supp orted by Deutsc he

Bank. Design Ventura enables pupils to experience

the design p rocess and lea rn enterprise skills bywo rking to a rea l-world brief, prob lem solving and

p itching ideas p rofessiona lly. It a lso supports qua lifi-

c a tions includ ing GC SE Design a nd Tec hno logy,

Business Stud ies and Ente rprise ed uc a tion.

A g roup of G &T DT and Art stud ents ha ve visited

the Design museum and pa rticipa ted in a further

wo rk shop in sc hool. Prac tising d esigners spoke to

them a nd a re seen here offering a dvice a nd e n-

c ourag em ent t o the students wo rking on the ir

group projects.

There w ill be a further wo rkshop in sc hoo l and then one prod uc t w ill be c hosen to rep resent t he sc hoo l.

This will be submitted to the Ventura p rojec t a nd we should know befo re C hristma s if we a re th roug h tothe ne xt round.

This ha s been a grea t op portunity to w ork with a m a jor museum and ha s given students a rea l ta ste o f

how designers wo rk in a rea l environm ent.

Mrs Busby

Design Ventura Project comes to Christs

Suc cess in the Textiles Dep artment!

All Write Compe tition

Congratula tions to Erinn Ashbery, Amb ra Devend ra a nd Anya Knight in Yea r 8. After

winning a Year 7 writing competition last term the girls work was submitted to the Man-

c hester Me trop olita n University All Write c om pet ition . This is a na tiona l writing c om pet i-

tion fo r pup ils in yea rs 6 and 7. The g irls ha d the ir wo rk selec ted for inclusion in the AllWrite 2012 antho logy. The ir w inning essays we re selec ted from ove r 350 entries from m ore tha n 74

sc hools. This is a p restigious honour and the sc hool is very proud of a ll three.

Liz Go d lima n

Over the summ er term students in the Textiles de pa rtme nt worked on a Jubilee them ed quilted wa ll

hang ing. Once c omp leted the ha nging wa s entered into the national com pe tition a t the Festival of

Quilts, held in the Birmingha m NEC. Our ent ry hung

a long side t hose o f profe ssiona l quilt makers, othe r

sc hoo ls and ama teur textilers and I am ve ry

pleased to be a ble to announce that w e were

aw arded Highly Comme nde d for our efforts! Con-

side ring the q uantity and qua lity of the entire c om -

pe tition, this is high p ra ise indeed . One of the two

jud ges c ommented spec ifica lly on the qua lity o f

the some of the de tailed wo rk c rea ted .

The wa ll hang ing will be d isp layed in the sc hoo l for

all to see , so p lea se d o look out for it w hen you next

visit.

Mrs Perkins


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Issue 83Pag e 7

As you know, we support the Operation Xmas Campaign at Christs School. Last year our textiles club

ma de ove r 5o fleec e ha ts to g o into the b oxes for child ren a round the w orld, which w as a fa nta stic

achievement.

This yea r our knitting c lub will be ma king knitted be anies and we a re c alling for help from any knitters to

assist us to m ee t our ta rge t o f one ha t for every bo x we send .

Our target this yea r is 100 boxes! I and othe r me mb ers of sta ff have a lrea dy ma de a sta rt a nd have

ab out 50 hats c omp leted but we need your help! If you wo uld like

to g et involved , all you need is som e DK yarn and 7mm ne ed les.

Please ema il me (sperkins@c hrists.ric hm ond .sc h.uk) for the knitting

pa ttern or it c an be c ollec ted by stud ents from me in Roo m 5. The

Pat tern for the ha ts can also b e d ow nload ed from the follow ing link:

http://www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk/_uploads/

knittingPatterns/stretchy_hat.pdf

In a dd ition to this, if you ha ve a ny spa re o r unwa nted ba lls of ya rn

at hom e w e wo uld be grateful to rec eive them.

Mrs Perkins

This yea r we a re supporting this worthy c ause a ga in. We a re o nly asking for a

sma ll dona tion from ea c h p erson. Last yea r was suc h a succ ess, we m ana ge d to

pa c k and send ove r 70 shoe boxes to c hild ren living in p overty a ll round the

wo rld . This yea r our ta rget is 100 boxes and we ho pe to ha ve a not her suc c essful

collection!

Dona tion lists have b een sent to pa rents and c a rers and

you c an c hec k the offic ial we bsite for further information

www.operationxmaschild.org.uk

Some thing w e ta ke for granted c an m ake a big d iffer-

ence to a childs life

Donations are to be rec eived b y 16thNovember. Please ensure your childs

nam e a nd form is ma rked o n any b ag s c onta ining d ona tions.

Calling a ll Knitters!

Operation Xma s Child

Book Club

Yea rs 7 and 8 stud ents are welco me to join our book c lub :

Tuesday, 6th Novemb er (first mee ting)

At 3-4pm

Com e a long if you love read ing a nd b ooks!

Thank you

Sarah Bartlet t
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Sp o rts Ne w s

Extra Curricular Timetable - Autum n Term

Lunc h Time ClubsYear 7 & 8 A fter Sc hoo l Club s (15:15-16:15)

12.20-12.55 BOYS GIRLS

Monday Gym / Spo rt Ac ro (SBR)

TuesdayFootball

(JCY)

Girls Foo tba ll

(Tom Rutte r & MGR)

Wednesday

Dodgeb all &Handball

(MMO)

Yr 7/ 8 mixed

Climb ing & Arche ry

(CNE & JHU)

Climb ing & Archery

(CNE & JHU)

Parkour Parkour

Thursday Girls Basketba ll

All yea rs (CNE)

Basketball

with Richm ond Knights

Basketball


Cross c ountry (CNE & M MO) Cross c ountry (CNE & M MO)

Friday

Bad minton & Ta-

ble tennis

(SBA & JCY)

Rugby

(MM O & DSE)Basketball (CNE)

Ma rtial A rts(5 per session)

Martial A rts(5 per session)

Lunc h Time Clubs Years 9/ 10/11 After Sc hoo l Club s (15:15-16:15)

12.20-12.55 BOYS GIRLS

Monday

Basketball

(MMO & DSE)Football

(MMO)

Gym / Sport Ac ro

(SBR)

TuesdayBasketball (MMO &

MGR)

WednesdayHand ba ll &

Dodgeball (MMO)

Rugby

(DSE & MM O)Parkour

Parkour

Thursday Girls Basketba ll

(CNE)

Yr 9 Baske tba ll


Yr 9 Basketba ll


Cross c ountry (CNE &

MMO)Cross c ountry (CNE & M MO)

Friday

Bad minton & Ta-

ble tennis(SBA & JCY)

Martial A rts(5 p er session)

Basketball (CNE)

Ma rtial A rts

(5 per session)


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Issue 83Pag e 9

In our first PE lesson o f the yea r we g ave e ac h stud ent a questionna ire a bout PE lessons and extrac urric-

ular clubs. It ga ve the PE dep artme nt a n ind ica tion of wha t the students enjoy and wo uld like to d o in

over the next a ca dem ic year.

As pa rt of o ur sc hoo l sports pa rtnership p rog ramm e w e ha ve used som e o f our funding a lloc a ted to the

sc hoo l to set up ta ster sessions in Martia l Arts, Chee rlea d ing a nd next term Zumb a for mo st o f our Yea r 9

and 10 stud ents.

We ha ve had rea lly p ositive responses from our stud ents and we will hop efully beg in extrac urric ula r

c lubs in these ac tivities.

One of the fastest growing and exciting activities is here at Christs. Parkour or free running is an intense

gymna stics style c lub tha t ha s ga ined mo me ntum over the last ha lf te rm. The c lub reg ula rly has 20 stu-

de nts a ttend ing and alwa ys we lc om es mo re. Its on Wed nesdays 3.15-5pm!

It has been a great start to the boys football season from all our teams. The year 7 team finished second

in their lea gue and w ill be promote d to the p remier lea gue in yea r 8. Both the yea r 8 and 9 tea ms have

a c hamp ionship playo ffs a fter half term. Fina lly the yea r 10 and 11 team ha ve ma de it throug h to the

borough final at Hampton and Richmonds ground on November 22nd .

The year 10 and 11 tea m ha ve b oth also ha d suc c essful runs in the na tional c up. The yea r 10 tea m a re

through to round three a nd a fter an e xc ellent 6-1 vic tory over a sc hoo l from Arsena l, the Yea r 11 tea m

are playing for a p lac e in the 5th

round a fter half term!

Football

PE Questionna ire and our new Ac tivities!

Rugby

Year 11

5th of Oc tob er 2012

Christs v Twickenham Academy

This was the first rugby fixture of t he new

term and the pupils were anticipating a

toug h ma tc h aga inst a w ell d rilled Twick-

enha m Ac ad em y side. This wa s p roved

the c ase from the kick off, as Twic ken-

hams shape and decision-making al-

lowed them to take the lead in the first

few minutes. Christs demonstrated resili-

ence and determination by coming

straight back into the game with a try of their own. The match turned into a battle of Twickenhams skill

versus Christs destructive running ability. In the second half however, Christs physicality proved to be

the undoing of the opposition. With a few late additions to the team, Christs began to bulldoze their

way through the Twickenham defence and pull away. Christs came away as comfortable winners and

we re c row ned the Ric hmond Borough c ham pions.


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Page 10 The Christs Chronicles

Year 10

12th of Octob er

Christs v Grey Court

The yea r 10 tea m ha d o nly rec ently co me tog ethe r for this fixture, a fa c tor that

played a big part against an experienced and powerful Grey Court side. Christs

we re und er pressure from the beg inning, conc ed ing a c oup le o f ea rly tries from the

resta rts. They b eg an to find their feet and withstand the b a rrage of a tta cks from Grey Courts a thletic run-

ners. A ha lf time rally was used to keep the ir sp irits high going into the sec ond ha lf. Self-be lief w as the issue

with the Christs team, and as soon as they began to demonstrate a belief in themselves, the game

changed. It was now Grey Courts turn to feel the pressure, which was eventually rewarded with a try for

Christs. The game conclude with a comfortable victory for Grey Court however, Christ performance in

the sec ond half left m uch to b e p roud of. The yea r 10 team showe d glimp se o f their po tential and now

need to c ontinue training to d evelop into the team they ca n be.

Year 9

9TH Of Octobe r

Christs v Grey Court/Twickenham Academy

As they were playing against two schools on the same day, Christs had the unique opportunity to address

areas of weakness in the first encounter and attempt to rectify them in the second match. Against a for-

midable Grey Court team, Christs inexperience was exposed and they were put to the sword. The team

had a 20 minute window to p rac tic e a nd t his proved to b e invaluab le A c rash c ourse in de fensive shap e

and line spe ed wa s we ll ab sorbed b y the bo ys and they went into the ga me a ga inst Twickenham Aca de -

my revitalised. As a result, Christs dominated from the beginning and were able to show off their poten-

tial. The boys we re rew arde d for their efforts

with a we ll-ea rned vic tory.

Sports Leadership

Christs school have hosted the first of 5 sports

festivals for our nea rby sc hools. The a fternoon

eve nt w as run b y 30 of our own GCSE stu-

dents. It was a fantastic a fternoon a s the Yea r

10 stud ents ran 16 d ifferent sports eve nts ove r

the a fternoon. The 100 Yea r 5 prima ry pup ils

seem ed to ha ve a g rea t time a nd w e will look

forwa rd to ho sting the next a ge group in No-

vember.

Netball

The senior netba ll squad have training ha rd ove r the p ast 8 wee ks and p layed som e high q uality

ma tched . Both the year 9 and 10/ 11 com bined tea m ha ve p layed in the p late co mpe tition of the bor-

oug h leag ue. The year 9 tea m a re unb ea ten so fa r in the sea son, with the ir bigge st win b eing 12-5 to

Hamp ton Ac adem y. They go on to p lay in the b orough to urname nt on Thursda y 8th Nov., where they willc ome up ag ainst the other sc hools in the b orough.


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Issue 83Pag e 11

The yea r 10/ 11 c om b ined tea m ha ve d em onstrated their ab ilities to w ork

hard a s a te am and have ha d the op po rtunity to de velop players in new

positions whe n they ha ve g a ined signific ant

leads ove r the ir c om pet ition. The ir b iggest w in so

far wa s 14-3 whe n they p layed Ric hmo nd Park

Aca dem y. La st Thursda y they we nt to the Bor-ough tournament w here they ca me up a ga inst

strong c om petition from sc hoo ls who have

county players, they worked hard throughout

the tournam ent and ma nag ed to finish one po-

sition higher than last yea r. Thus showing steady

imp roveme nt in their performa nc e, we ll done . It

has be en nice to see their pee rs supp orting and

encourag ing them w hen they have had home

ma tc hes. Well done to a ll the girls who have

trained and played this sea son a nd g ood luck

to the year 9's at their tournam ent.

Com ing Events


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A Message from our Chaplain Ruth Scott

Dea r Parents and Ca rers,

The Chaplaincy theme for this term has been Wonder and Delight. As part of that

theme the Yea r 7 stude nts have all picked a pe rsona l cha llenge to a c c omp lish b yChristma s. It ha s to be som ething they w ant to do , is fun, will take p rac tic e a nd is

ma nag ea ble b y the end of term. A numb er of stude nts c hose juggling. Tian c am e in from Albe rt a nd

Friend s Youth C irc us to run two lunchtime jugg ling sessions (see photo s). Other stud ent s a re lea rning to

do ma gic tric ks, co ok m ea ls, ma ke o r pa int things, write song s, op erate Photoshop , play instruments, do

danc e/ rollerskate / skate boa rd routines and lea rn to c ount in Hind i.

With the implementation of the new House system weve also set challenges for each house to come

up w ith a p erforming tea m e.g. doing d anc e, drumming, jugg ling for an inter-house c om petition.

By eng aging w ith fun cha lleng es the stud ents lea rn simp le values of c rea tivity, pa tience a nd persistenc e

and enjoy the e xperienc e, as we ll as, in the House Cha llenge , lea rning tea m va lues of supporting ea c h

other and wo rking c rea tively and ima ginatively togethe r.

The first week back after the summer Ms Conteh held a Lunch for Life raising 40 for Feed the Minds, a

charity supporting children in education in parts of the world where going to school isnt always possible.

Ms Tabers tutor group ran a cake sale for charity one lunchtime, and students have been working every

Friday lunchtime with Ms Perkins to make hats for the Samaritans Purse Christmas Shoe Boxes which you

will hear more a bo ut a fter half term.

Stud ents a lso b roug ht in ha rvest g ifts for SPEAR (Single Persons Emergenc y Ac c om mod a tion in Rich-

mo nd) w ho w ere very pleased to rece ive these, as you c an see from the p hoto c ard the y sent us.

Last night the Year 7s had a Halloween disco and raised over 100 for Children in Need.

Yea r 9 stud ents with M s Mo ran a nd Ms Rand a ll a re p reparing fund-ra ising e vents for CRISIS and other

hom elessness c harities, inc lud ing a night sponsored sleep out in the quad rangle a t sc hoo l.

As a c hurc h sc hool we wa nt our stude nts to learn the impo rtanc e o f the c omp assiona te a c tion summ ed

up in our sc hool prayer fo r Frida y 12th October:

Loving Go d,

As we go from d ay to da y,

grant us,

ope n hands to welcom e a ll-c ome rs;

strong hand s to hold those who need supp ort;

brave ha nds to show solidarity with those who suffer;

hea ling hand s to relax w eary souls;

and c reative hand s to inspire heavy hea rts;

Following the exa mp le of Jesus who

op ened his arms with love for the world,

held and healed , protested and c reated anew,

ma y we offer hospitable hand s

to break bread with compassion wherever we go,

serving our c omm unity and the com mon g ood .

Amen.


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Jac k, Ga briel and Connor in Yea r 11 have been running a Tues-

da y lunc htime Bib le Stud y group in the c hape l, with the help o f

Erin a nd Tom from Holy Trinity Church, Richm ond . A group of p a r-

ents have a lso b een me eting regularly in the sc hool chapel to

pray for the sc hoo l.

We have a different prayer for every sc hool da y, ba sed on a va-

riety of t hem es. This ha lf term the se have inc luded , New Beg in-

nings, Ways of Being, Pea c e-b uild ing (inc luding Internationa l Day

of Pea c e), Saying Sorry a nd Finding Forgiveness (this wee k wa s

chosen because the Jewish Holy Day of Yom Kippur fell mid-

wee k), Tha nkful Hea rts (inc luding Harvest), The Wo rk of Human

Hand s, The Body of C hrist (Co mp assiona te ac tion fleshed out in

our ac tions) and The Family of Na tions (inc luding United Na tions

Day). Eac h prayer is projec ted on the Chape l sc reen and , whe n

Im in school, there is calm music playing from the chapel as staff

and students arrive.

Ive led a class on Religion and Conflict for 3 out of the 4 Year 8tutor group s who a re stud ying the subjec t w ith Mr Rod eric k as

part of their RE curriculum. After half term groups of Year 7s will

spend t ime in the Cha pel exploring identity and stillness.

We we re glad to w elc om e Rev Trevor Patte rson in to spea k at one o f our Whole Sc hool Assem b lies and

Rev Ca non Rob ert Titley will join us a fte r ha lf term.

Tha nk you for your support in all our cha rity fund -ra ising a c tivities. I hope you have a lovely ha lf te rm

break.

Every b lessing ,

Ruth

(Christs School Chaplain)


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Add itional information:

To c onta c t Sta ff b y e-mail p lea se use the ir first initia l

and then surnam e w ritten a s one word followe d by

generic end ing: @c hrists.richm ond.sc h.uk

There is a lso a quick link via sc hool website.Christ's Sc ho ol

Que en 's Roa d

Richmond

Surrey

TW10 6HW

Phone : 020 8940 6982

Fax: 020 8332 6085

E-ma il: [email protected] .sch.uk

www.christs.richmond.sch.uk

Timetab le for school day

All stud ents to a rrive a t

sc hool and b e rea dy for

reg istra tion a t 08.30

Morning break 10.20-10.40

Lunc h break 12.20-13.00

End of sc hoo l 15.00

Winte r uniform required :

b lazer, white shirt a nd sc hool

tie.

To o rder uniform go to o ur

website: http://

c hrists.richmond .sc h.uk/

home

Holidays:

Term Dates 2012/2013:

Autum n Term

Term finishes - Frida y, 21st Dec em ber 2012

Half Term

Mond ay , 29th Oc tobe r 2012-Frida y, 2nd Novembe r 2012

Spring Term

Monda y, 7th January 2013-Thursda y 28th March 2013

Half Term

Monda y, 18th Feb ruary-Friday 22nd Feb ruary 2013

Summer Term

Monda y, 15th Ap ril 2013 - Frida y, 19th July 2013

Half Term

Monda y, 27th May 2013 - Friday , 31st Ma y 2013

INSET Days:

Mond ay 7th January 2013

Monda y, 25th Feb ruary 2013

Monda y, 15th April 2013 (Yea r 11 in

as usual)

Frida y, 12th July 2013

ALL g irls are required to wea r

navy skirt ava ilab le online or

black trousers from Sept. 12
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