Friday 24 November

Upcoming Events Monday 27 November Ski Trip 2018 Meeting Thursday 30 November 5 Guys Named Mo Theatre Trip Friday 1 December Year 12 and Year 13 Tectonic Conference Saturday 2 December PTA Annual Christmas Tree Sale Monday 4 December Inset Day Tuesday 5 December Whole School on Monday Timetable Wednesday 6 December Year 10 Subject Consultation Evening Thursday 7 December Winter Concert Year 13 John Lewis Performance Friday 8 December Year 8 Interim Reports Issued

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Jack Petchey Achievement Awards

On Wednesday 22nd November, eight of our students were invited to attend a Jack Petchey Foundation Awards Evening at the Richmond Theatre. Our prize-winners were nominated for a Jack Petchey Award either by their peers or teachers at Teddington School, for a variety of achievements and for always doing their best. There is one award each month during term time and student receive this in assembly. They are then invited to a ceremony hosted by the Foundation which is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the successes of each of our winners, and those from schools across Richmond and Kingston. Each student received a medallion to go with their framed certificate that was presented by Superintendent Rob Applegarth, Member of SLT Richmond. Other awards were presented by Councillor Benedict Dias Deputy Mayor of Richmond, and Councillor Julie Pickering, Mayor of Kingston. Congratulations to Will Thomas 11T1, Daniel Lee 13SB, Alexander Keogh 10S2, Lucy Noble 8W2, Alfie Hooper 9W2, Dulcie Chapman 10W1, Ellis Keene 11T1 and Bradleigh Vaughan 11Y1.

Head of School Awards

I have introduced an award for students who have displayed exceptional work in their books. This can be for any level of ability. All students who are nominated for their work will be included in a prize draw at the end of each half term. The students nominated this week are:

Year 7: Mia Redding 7S2, Eloise Bloomer 7T1, Geoge Dickson 7T1, Dylan Green 7W2, Flynn Beynon 7, Zach Reid 7S2,, Lydia McCarthy 7S2, Arun Jones 7S2, Archie Hanson 7T2, Esme Chan Jones, 7 S1, Liam Makriel 7Y1, Libby Austin Savage 7W1, Harry Watson Hughes 7T1 and Meg Hird 7Y2;

Year 8: Amber Fleming 8S2, Cameron Masawi 8W1, Olivia Fay 8W2, Cecilia Glover 8W1;

Year 9 Yoanna Dukanova 9Y1; Rusoke Keliseya 7Y1; Alma Talbot 9W2; Georgia Cotter 9Y2 and Fay Blackshaw 9W2

Year 11: George Malin 11Y1, Jody Lubian-Taracido 11W2, Bianca Luca 11 S2, Alfie Philpot 11W1,Jonathan Hoy 11 W1, Carl Volk 11W1 and Gabriele Vasiljevaite 11W1.

Kathy Pacey Head of School

Consultation of School Admission Arrangements for 2019-2020 Consultations for the proposed admissions arrangements for all Kingston and Richmond community schools are now underway and the closing date for responses is midday on 15 December 2017. Full details for the Richmond and Kingston consultations can be viewed online. If you would like a paper copy of the consultation and response form, please contact School Admissions, Achieving for Children, Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU or telephone 02085475569. You can use the consultation response form and submit your response by email or by post.

Completion of the 70,273 Project

Ms Bassett with the completed quilt made by students both during lessons and independently. This will shortly be on display in the main reception area. Thank you to all parents who supplied fabric and sewing skills.

In School This Week

Year 10 Students working towards their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award are taking after school yoga classes each week. Some students are taking yoga for their physical section of the award and some are using the classes for their skills section. They must complete a minimum of 3 months of their chosen activity. Congratulations to George Brand 11S1 who has received a volunteers award for the work he has been doing at TAG youth group for disabled young people. George started volunteering on a Friday evening at TAG for his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award, but decided to carry on after he had completed the required six months—he still goes along every Friday night. George was presented with the award by Rosemary Watt-Wyness who is the Chief Executive of London Youth. The Mayor of Richmond was in attendance. TAG Youth Club aims to empower and optimise the potential of young people who have a disability between the ages of 15 and 25 who either live, learn or earn in Kingston or Richmond. The group would welcome new volunteers who are looking to gain relevant experience for their Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

All Years received a special assembly presented by Dr Hui, one of our staff who is a marine biologist by training. He was inspired to present this special assembly after student Ava Russell created a poster concerning the health of our seas.

Richmond Borough Cross Country 2017

Congratulations to all the students who competed for Teddington School on Friday 17 November. Year 7 Boys were placed seventh overall. Year 7 Girls were placed eleventh overall. Year 8/9 Boys were placed ninth overall. Year 8/9 Girls were placed third overall. Year 10/11 Boys were placed fifth overall and Year 10/11 girls were placed second overall. The full results are on the following page.

Richmond Borough Cross Country 2017 Results

The overall scores for the boys: teams were: Hampton School 113, Grey Court 148, St Paul’s 159,

Orleans Park 195, Teddington 444 and Christ’s 505.

The overall scores for the girls teams were: Orleans Park 193, St Catherine’s 197, Grey Court 202,

Waldegrave 308 and Teddington 337.

Year 8/9 Boys Overall 9th 36 SHIPPERLEY Jack 17min34sec

38 PACCIE Benjamin 17min46sec

45 MALKA Aidan 17min51sec

100 STALLARD Charlie 20min48sec

Year 8/9 Girls Overall 3rd

7 JENNER Isabel 18min50sec

9 WELLS Imogen 19min03sec

19 NARNIO Hermine 19min32sec

22 SMEETON Amelia 19min45sec

24 ABBOTT Lily 19min47sec

50 SLADER-HEYS Georgia 21min09sec

65 GREIG Amy 21min47sec

82 AVERY Abigail 23min37sec

95 POAROS Rhea 25min38sec

96 CLIFFORD Claire 25min39sec

Year 10/11 Boys Overall 5th 25 Makariou, Samuel 17min23sec

26 Porter, James 17min32sec

27 Bennett, Jude 17min41sec

30 Burke, Sam 18min00sec

31 Glover, Owen 18min25sec

32 Sainsbury, Jamie 18min27sec

43 Hobab, Hassibollah 19min55sec

44 Dyne, Saul 20min47sec

Year 10/11 Girls Overall 2nd

4 Fennell, Phoebe 17min12sec

6 Deakin, Imogen 18min02sec

18 Avery, Lauren 20min45sec

25 Firebrace, Jazmyn 21min38sec

41 Frost, Katie 23min16sec

45 Oldham, Penny 23min44sec

Year 7 Boys Overall 7th 2 HORN Zach 7min38sec

27 MCGILL Rafe 8min08sec

29 RUFFLE Joshua 8min10sec

59 BUSTAMANTE-BARBE Oscar 8min54sec

Year 7 Girls Overall 11th 5 SHARMA Naoise 8min42sec

71 GOUGH Alice 11min31sec

75 DASHPER Freya 12min55sec

76 CHURCHILL Audrey 12min59sec

77 GIBSON Polly 13min00sec

Sporting Success

On Saturday 18 November a number of Teddington School students participated in the Teddington

Head, a rowing race along the Thames. The students, some of whom were introduced to rowing

though after school sessions provided by Walbrook, are members of Kingston and Walbrook Rowing

clubs. This 5km race is a time trial and competitors race from the golden gates at Hampton Court back

to Stevens Ait, one of the islands between Kingston and Teddington Lock. Olivia and Anna Lisa Janss

Lafond competed in the J14 category and recorded the second fastest women's boat time of the

day. Year 10 students Bella Bridge and Alice Fraser won their WJ15 category event. Year 12 student

Joe Keers won his J18 category race and Evie Moffat also won in the women’s novice category.

On Thursday 23 November the under 14 girls football team played the next leg of the National Cup

against Esher Church High School. Unfortunately this is where our hope of winning the nation Cup

came to an end. We were playing 11 a side however we only had a 10 player team. As we kicked off

we knew they were all Year 9s but we were not put off by this! We played our absolute best, making

good passes and moving into space. Even though we were all playing really well, they managed to

score. Although they were 1-0 up, we were determined to our absolute best. During the first half we

had conceded two goals. Before the second half we changed positions, including the goalkeeper. We

carried on playing our best, keeping the ball close to our feet and making skilful moves. Sadly the other

team still managed to score another three goals. The final whistle blew and we shook the other teams

hands. Even though we lost we were happy with our performance, having played with younger players

and a man down.

Matilda King 9W1

News from the Sixth Form

Year 12 Unifrog Session On Wednesday 22 November during enrichment, Kim from Unifrog came to launch their platform for post 19 education to our Year 12 students. This has been used by Teddington Sixth Form for three years now and has had a very positive effect on the way our young people determine their future. The Unifrog approach believes that destinations—where students end up after school – is even more important than their academic performance. They help us to support our students to progress into the best opportunity for them. The Unifrog platform allows students to explore their interests, then find and apply for their best next step. This is not only exploring University, this is also suits those interested in pursuing apprenticeships and it helps explain the different opportunities and levels that employers may be looking for. ―It relieved a lot of stress by showing me how many universities don’t require an AAA, some entry requirements ask for a CDD. This has helped me become determined and ambitious and I know I can achieve this. Taylor Meehan ―Unifrog has made me a lot less stressed about university entry requirements as they are not as high as I may have anticipated. However, it gives me confidence in my chosen area and I now hope to consider aspirational universities too‖. Lara Thornton The afternoon was a great success and we were able to track that 98.2% of students had used the process during the seminar and 73% were also using it after or during the evening following the session. We look forward to our how the Year 12 students will explore new avenues and will keep you informed to how we progress. Year 12 and Year 13 Thank you to all those who attended the consultation evening on Wednesday 22 November and for your feedback. It was a great evening which was really purposeful for all students.

Teddington School PTA Update

Keep up with the latest PTA news and events follow us on Twitter @teddschPTA or Facebook or come to the next meeting on Monday 31 October. Projects Funded in School this term—spending the money that you help to raise! The school fish tank maintenance at £250 per year. A Fender Bass Guitar for the Music Department to record bass for BTEC, GCSE , AS and A2 students’ course work 4 Canon EOS 1300 DSLR cameras for the Art Department GCSE photography course. 3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 cameras with sound inputs capability for Media Studies. We have also funded the My Maths application which is available all students and parents too. Special Educational Needs Department 10 Chrome Workbooks £2000 If you would like to find out about funding events and how we send our funds please come to any of the future PTA meetings.

Christmas Tree Sale Saturday 2 December— Come and help or come and buy! A few additional volunteers are required for posting leaflets next week before the sale or to put up posters locally. Please email any offers of help to pta@teddington school.org On the day we need a few extra pairs of hands to help sell trees, we would love to have you on board. This is the main fundraising event this term. Cake donations for sale on the day are most welcome. Please bring to the school office on Friday 1 December or on the morning of the sale.

This year we are trying a new idea and joining forces with other PTA groups around the country to take part in the Big PTA Raffle. You will receive your tickets as usual through your child’s tutor group and these must be back in school by Friday 8 December. The prizes include a Citroen C3, an Apple bundle, a 50‖ LED TV and Merlin Family Passes. More information can be found at www.ptaraffle.co.uk The PTA will get 75% of the ticket sales price.

Monday

27 November

Tuesday

28 November

Wednesday

29 November

Thursday

30 November

Friday

01 December

Rugby Boys U13 Tournament

Basketball Boys U14 A v Orleans Park Away

Basketball Boys U14 A v Grey Court School Away Football Girls U15 v Hayes School Away Rugby Boys U12 Middlesex festival

Rugby Boys U14 Middlesex Knock-out Cup Final Rugby Boys U14 V Sir Richard Reynolds Catholic College home

Sporting News

You can find all sporting information, including details on Training, Fixtures and Results on our

dedicated website www.teddingtonschoolsports.org

Teddington School PE Fixtures

Results

Congratulations to the U14A Girls Basketball Team who won the Richmond Borough Tournament held at Teddington School on Friday 24 November. The team were Olivia Lewis, Ruby Oakley, Dorisa Prozllopi, Georgia Dobson, Nadine Gentle, Louisa Jone, Molly Lavin, Lauryn Masawi, Emma Nunn, Kate Middleton and Mariana Tachibana.

Term Dates 2017-2018

A full listing of term dates can be found on the school website. Please copy and paste the following link: http://www.teddingtonschool.org/calendar

Autumn Term 2017 Monday 4 September – Tuesday 19 December

Ski Trip 2018 Meeting Monday 27 November

Year 11 Singers Street Performance Thursday 30 November

Five Guys Named Moe Theatre Trip Thursday 30 November

Year 12 and Year 13 Tectonic Conference Friday 1 December

PTA Christmas Tree Sale Saturday 2 December

Staff Training Day Monday 4 December

Running Monday’s Timetable Tuesday 6 December

Year 10 Subject Consultation Evening Wednesday 6 December

Winter Concert Thursday 7 December

Year 13 John Lewis Performance Thursday 7 December

Year 8 Interim Reports Issued Friday 8 December

Year 11 Theatre Trip Matilda the Musical Wednesday 13 December

SEN Parents Coffee Afternoon Thursday 14 December

X-mas Factor Thursday 14 December

Christmas Jumper Day Friday 15 December

Year 7 Pantomime Trip Friday 15 December

End of Term Tuesday 19 December

Spring Term 2018 Wednesday 3 January – Thursday 29 March

Spring Term Begins Wednesday 3 January

Staff Training Day Friday 9 February

Half Term Monday 12 February – Friday 16 February

Staff Training Day Monday 19 February

End of Term Tuesday 19 December

Summer Term 2018 Monday 16 April – Friday 20 July

Year 7-13 Return to School Monday 16 April

Bank Holiday Monday 7 May

Half Term Monday 28 May - Friday 1 June

Staff Training Day Friday 15 June

End of Term Friday 20 July