Christ's chronicles Issue No 80

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The ChristsChronicles

Fri. 30 Ma rch Last da y of Spring term12.30pm c lose

Ski Trip d ep art

Sa t. 7 Ap ril Ski Trip returns

Mon.16 April Sc hoo l closed to Year 7, 8, 9 and 10

Year 11 follow usual timetable

Fri. 20 Ap ril Yea r 7 Trip to Franc e

Sa t.21 Ap ril Span ish exc hange stud ent s arrive

Mon.23 Ap ril Yea r 7 return from Franc e

Wed . 25 Ap ril Ac ad em ic Review Sessions

Thurs. 26 Ap ril Ac adem ic Rev iew Sessions

Fri. 27 Ap ril Ac adem ic Rev iew Sessions

Sa t. 28 Ap ril Span ish Excha nge stud ents leave

Tues. 1 Ma y Year 7 Parents Co nsulta tion 3.30-6.30pm

Wed . 2 Ma y GC SE Drama Examination

Yea r 7 Spanish Trip

Fri. 4 Ma y Year11 Art Exam ina tion

Sa t. 5 Ma y Year 7 Spanish Trip return

Mon 5th May Bank Holida yScho ol c losed

Future events for your dia ry

Spec ial p oints of

interest:

Reviews

Coming

Events

Sports News

Messages

Requests

Advertising

Inside this issue:

Amne sty Intl. 2

Jack Petchey 2/3

ESU Co mp etitio n 3

Youn g Journa lists 4

Orienteering 5

Emily Tab er 6

Ton y West Visits 7

Palac e Tap estry 7

Sports New s 8/10

Zorro 11

PTA Ma y Fa ir 11

Ruths Message 12

The Cha lleng e 13

March 2012 Issue 80

Welcome to the latest issue of Christs Schools newsletter

Please c hec k the school sports bo ard fo r up to da te w eekly fixtures

You c an a lso c hec k the scho ol events ca lendar,

which is upd ate d regularly for more diary da tes on our website a t

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Pag e 2 The Christs Chronicles

An Amnesty International Youth Group has started at Christs school. Every Tuesday at 12:30in Mr Butlers classroom there will be a meeting for students to attend, where we will discussissues that relate to amnesty international. We will choose and research an issue and then

ca rry out a ca mp aign to raise a wa reness of its importa nce . This ca mp aign c ould b e a ny-

thing, for example, we could ask the whole school to sign a petition, which we could then

give it to our Mem be r of Parliam ent, to show our supp ort of t he p articular issue. As found ers

of the Amnesty International youth group at Christs, we believe that the club will provide anopportunity for students to develop their campaigning and arguing skills and have an effect

on a n issue the y feel pa ssionate ly abo ut. We hop e to see as many p eop le as possible at ournext me eting, o n Tuesda y 17th Ap ril 2012.

By Beth Greenw oo d, Stev ie Hertz, Grac e C alvert, Sa rah Hunte r, Lew is Brigh t, Alex Urquha rt

AWARD WINNER: Seb astian Castedo

CITATION:

Seb astian is aw arde d the Ac hiever Awa rd for Feb ruary for his c onsistent exemp lary attitude

to c lasses but a lso fo r his willingne ss to join in with e xtra -curric ular ac tivities pa rtic ularly with

music.

Seb astian has performed in all the c onc erts this ac ad em ic yea r, plus the c arol conc ert,

helped on the tec hnical side with the lighting a nd ha s also ta ken up the cha lleng e of learn-

ing the trumpe t as we ll as co ntinuing w ith the piano .

Amnesty International at Christs School

Reviews

Jack Petchey Award

CHRISTS SCHOOL AMNESTY GROUP

YEAR 11 ORGANISERS

February 2012


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Issue 80Pag e 3

AWARD WINNER: Beth Greenwood

CITATION:

Beth is aw arded the Ac hiever Award for Ma rch. Over the pa st 5 years Beth ha s ma de an

enormo us c ontribution t o school life within classes, as a p refect and with her who le hea rted

co mm itment to ma ny extra-c urricular ac tivities.

In the London regional final of the public speaking competition which took place this week

Beth won the overall award for best questioner, competing against teams from 6 top Lon-don schools.

On the 28thMarch, a team of four students represented Christs at the English Speaking Unions London

Reg ional Finals of the ir pub lic spe aking c om pe tition. The e vent too k plac e a t the impressive ESU hea d-

quarters, Dartmouth House in London, a 19th century, grade II listed building. After qualifying in the first

round a t Tiffin Sch oo l, d eb at ing with Tiffin, Surbiton a nd Haliford Sc hoo ls, the te am fac ed som e to ugh

competition in the second round such as Kings College School, The London Oratory and St. Pauls Girls

Sc hoo l.

Eac h me mb er of the tea m ha d a spe c ific role: Fah ris Ma nsour wa s the spea ker, Stevie Hertz, the c hair-person and Beth Greenwood, the questioner. Fahris spoke for 5 minutes on the idea that private

schools should be abolished which the team had chosen from a list of five alternatives. He was then

asked some c hallenging questions by a questioner from the London O ratory and by the rest of the a u-

dienc e who w ere clearly enga ged by his spee ch. Stevie and Beth we re paired w ith a spea ker from

ano ther sc hoo l to cha ir and to a sk questions, respe c tively. They ha d ha lf an hour to prep are for this, on

the top ic of anorexia.

Awa rds we re hand ed out fo r bo th the b est tea ms an d p eop le in the b est individua l roles. Whilst The

Lond on Oratory won the o verall title of b est tea m, our questioner Beth Greenwo od won the aw ard for

the b est q uestioner, being co mplimented on he r style, clarity and dep th of questions.

By Beth G reenw ood and Stevie Hertz

The English Spe aking Union ha s be en running the Public Spe aking Co mp etition fo r Sc hoo ls for ma ny

yea rs and it is reco gnised a s a highly respe ct ed n at ional co mp etition. Taking p art helps stud ents to d e-

velop t heir confidence , their knowledg e o f top ical issues and their ability to think analytica lly on the ir

feet as well as to enha nc e th eir spe ec h writing, spe aking a nd presentat ion skills. It is op en t o student s in

years 10 and 11 and this year was the first time that Christs has entered a team.

It wa s a p leasure to see the te am co -operate so well together during the prepa ration for, and p artici-

pa tion in, the com pet ition. They showe d a n excellent level of general knowledge and highly deve l-

ope d a nalytica l skills when c reating a clea r argument a s well as

co nfidence and style when a dd ressing an a udienc e. They thorough-

ly deserved t he succ ess they a chieved .

Mrs Lorenz

Marc h 2012

Success for Christs in Public Speaking Competition
http://www.esu.org/


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Mia Frigieri-Balw in (year 11), Sam Ormo nd e (year 10) and Cha rlie Stillwe ll (yea r 10) have c ont in-

ued to meet the de ad line ea ch m onth by researching, writing and up loading an a rticle onto

the Guardian Young Journalist website. Here are some of their latest articles:

Christ's Young Journalists Continue to Meet the Deadlines

Sports Relief at Christs

I came home tired but happy. My school, Christs

scho ol, had orga nised a one mile wa lk for spo rt relief. It

wa s a lovely sunny da y and mo st of the stud ents and

staff ha d e njoyed t he eve nt. Som e c am e in PE kit and

som e in uniform but w e a ll too k pa rt. It was a g reat ide a

to ra ise m one y for spo rt relief.

A c ake sale w as also he ld b y som e o f our stud ent s in

our own food te ch room. It felt good to ge t outside dur-

ing the school d ay. It was a win, win situation be ca use

we e njoyed the fresh air and g etting o ut of the class room, we promo ted hea lthy life styles and

exercise, a nd in do ing so, raised mo ney fo r cha rity.

As a rewa rd, we all received a spo rt relief me da l at the end o f the wa lk. What e ntertained m e

the m ost wa s to see how ma ny stude nts tried to c om plete the w alk in their own style, for in-

stanc e, as a three legg ed race , on a ll fours, or just running. I loo k forwa rd to seeing how muc h

money we raised.

Mia Frigieri-Baldwin

'Upsta irs Downstairs'

As a b ig fan of 'Downto n', I wa s expec ting to e njoy the sec ond series of

the BBCs revival 70s show Upstairs Downstairs. They are both similar in

principle, but not in practice. While 'Downtons' ingenuity lies in the fact

tha t it is ba sed around t he intrica te g oings on of the house, 'Upstairs Dow nsta irs' is mo re co n-

ce rned w ith the w orld at large a nd this do es not ma ke for plea sant viewing. 'Upstairs Downstairs'

is a lot more highbrow in the sense that it informs while it entertains while 'Downton' is a lot

mo re bree zy with its histo ry and rathe r more p op ulist. While w orld eve nts suc h as World War 2 are

used in 'Upsta irs Dow nsta irs', as a b asis of a sto ryline , histo rica l events suc h as the Spanish flu pa n-

de mic in 'Downto n' are used t o ge t rid of aw kward unwa nted c harac ters (hence po pulist). But

bo th share the fa c t that t hey revolve around c lass and the p at ernalistic relat ionship bet wee n

servant a nd ma ster. Beyond tha t, howe ver, they differ.

So go ing b ac k to my g reat expec ta tions for 'Upstairs Downstairs', after w atc hing the first e pisod e

I felt let down as I felt it wasnt really a period drama, more a documentary about the war with

a rathe r two -dimensional family at t he helm. I found it ted ious and rather annoying and thoug ht

the storyline with the girl with do wn syndrome to b e m ost od d a nd no t at all relevant to the rest

of the p lot. It was full of ne a r misses and p ec uliarities as the storyline sta rted to g rip a nd t hen just

changed track. Its quite obvious to me that the BBC have failed to make a period drama of

quality and have fallen to the might of 'Downton', but Im sure if the Dowager Countess had to

commiserate with the Hollands in 165 Eaton Place, shed say dont be defeatist dear, its so

middle class.

Sam Ormond e


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Goodbye Wenger?

After Arsenals 2-1 defeat at the Emirates against Manchester United, many Arsenal fans

were a ngry and d isap pointed . A lot of t his ang er was direc ted at Arsene Weng er (the man-

ag er of the c lub) after he ma de wha t some would say was a horrific d ec ision. After going 1-

0 down from a go od M anc hester goal, Arsenal need ed a goa l, and a fter half time and 16

minutes they got one. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made a brilliant pass to Robin Van Persie,

who finished with c lass.

After this, something ludicrous happened. Chamberlain was substituted for Andrey Arshavin. Chamberlain

had bee n playing w ell all gam e a nd t here were no signs of fatigue, so this co nfused a fe w fa ns. The a wful

thing wa s that after this Arshavin ma de a huge d efensive error which led to a sec ond Manc hester Unitedgoa l from Danny Welbec k. This wa s in fact the w inning go al. The q uestion now though, w hat wa s Wenger

thinking?

Peop le ca n say the reason Arsenal lost wa s bec ause the numbe r of players who are injured and aw ay on

national duty, but nobody can say that the substitution didnt have a huge effect of the way the game

turned out. For some Arsena l fans this wa s the last straw , and there w as sudd enly a h orrible rea lisat ion for

the fans. Why cant Arsenal close games? Why have they not won a trophy for seven years? Why is there

not spending in the transfer window?

The answer was quickly found to these questions, Arsene Wenger. Wengers been at the club for 15 years

now , and t he first eight ye ars we re mag ica l for Arsena l fans. These pa st seve n yea rs hav e b een a night-

ma re filled w ith nea r misses an d e mb arrassme nts. If Arsena l wan t to h ave eve n a small cha nc e of finishing

in the to p fo ur this yea r, the y must sta rt buying p layers now ! The c lub is suspe c ted to ha ve a round 40 mil-

lion pounds to spend. Wenger may have been meticulous with spending in the past, but he cant be

now , otherwise Arsena l will lose out o n 30 million po und s of revenu e from the Cha mp ions Lea gue .

Cha rlie Stillwell

Well do ne to a ll three stude nts. There's just one m ore de ad line to m ee t, at the end of Ap ril, and if they

ac hieve that the y will rec eive a letter of recog nition from the Local Gua rdian.

Mrs Lorenz

Orienteering map

Thanks for some external funding, a spe cial ma p has been draw n of

the scho ol grounds to ena ble p upils to learn orientee ring, a spo rt

which co mb ines me ntal a nd physical skills, perhap s be st p ictured as

do ing the c rossword while running for a train.

The scho ol's ma p is draw n a t a sc ale of 1:1,500 so tha t d eta ils suc has individual trees, fenc es and step s ca n b e shown.

Pupils will lea rn how to naviga te round c ourses by m at ching the

ma p to what the y see a round them and in addition to learn to use a co mpa ss.

Skills in in orienteering suc h as dec ision ma king a nd qu ick thinking are inva luab le espe c ially

when co mb ined w ith overall physical fitness.

Sarah Brown


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THAN K YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

Hi everyone

I am so excit ed t o be wr it ing t o you wit h t he lat est news and pict ures of t he bat hroom proj ect in Honduras.

Thanks to your donat ions, over 30 people now have access to 2 showers and 3 t oilet s wit h r unning water.

For all of t heir lives t hese f amilies have been going t o t he river t o have a wash in their clothes, but now they

can enjoy f r esh running water wit h soap only moments f r om t heir home, in pr ivacy! They can also go to t he

t oilet wit hout holding their noses due t o the one over f lowing t oilet which they have been subj ect t o. I hon-

estly cant describe how much this has changed their lives for the better. Seeing these kids line up, eager

t o wash t heir hands and shower wit h soap just makes you r ealise how we t ake the simplest t hings f or gr ant -

ed back home. I hope you enjoy t he phot os below as much as I have. Thank you again f r om t he bot t om of

my hear t .

Take car e

Miss Taber

Emily Tabers Update

The kids slightly eager just imagining what it

will be like t o have pr oper t oilets!

Toilet s complet ed!

Gr acias de El Porvenir , Honduras - 2012


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Visit from Tony West from the Lion a nd Unicorn Boo kshop

Tap estry at the Pala ce!

We are d elighted that your scho ol has been p art of the 'Tham es Tap -

estry' creative project.

The e xhibition w ill shortly be c om ing to t he Clore Learning Ce ntre at

Ham pto n Court Palac e a nd w ill be o n display from Mo nda y 16 - Fri-

da y 27 April 2012. It will be o pe n to t he p ublic from 9.30am - 3pm

everyday for everyone to enjoy and be inspired b y your designs and hard w ork!

We would like to take this opp ortunity to invite the g roup of p upils (and a cc omp anying tea che rs) who

too k pa rt in the p roject to see the ir ta pe stry on d ispla y. This invitation a lso inc ludes a free visit into the

pa lace for the group (when they c ome to t he exhibition only).

As me ntioned , the exhibition is on fo r two w eeks an d if you a re ab le to visit us during this time th at

would be fantastic!

Ms Busby

We we re ab solutely delighte d tha t Tony West from the Lion and Unicorn boo kshop wa s ab le to c ome to

ta lk to p arent s from yea r 7, 8 and 9 on the eve ning of Tuesday 27th March.

Tony b rought a selection o f b ooks roughly divided into those tha t might ap pea l to b oys, some for girls

with of c ourse p lenty of overlap in be twee n as well as a rang e of titles that c hallenge, inspire a nd intro-

duce a range of thought provoking ideas such as What is Your Dangerous Idea?

Dystopia, along the lines of The Hunger Games is very much in vogue and Tony spoke about a number

of new titles on that theme which are excellently written with great characters such as Maze Runner

and Numbers

Tony was a judge for this years Costa prize and he highly recommended the final four on the short list

whic h we re: Flip b y Ma rtyn Bed ford (te ena ge ), Sma ll Chang e fo r Stua rt by Lissa Evans (8+),

The Unforgo tte n Coa t by Frank Cott rell Boyc e (8+) an d Blood Red Road by Mo ira Young (tee na ge ) so

we have a cq uired the tee nag e titles for the library.

As a c ontrast to some of the da rker tonespe rhaps beloved by c hildren but which m ake pa rents feel a

bit uneasy - Tony also spoke a bo ut a rang e of b ooks that co nce ntrated o n children who had a p ositive

impa ct either through using m ag ic p ow ers or rising a bo ve a dve rsity suc h a s Ca t Roya l series and

Looking for Alaska

Apa rt from the no vels, Tony sugge sted a range of no n- fiction with philosop hical or ethica l cha llenge s

that can certainly prompt discussion round the table or for long car journeys such as Science in

Seconds.

Tonys knowledge of books for children is second to none and is enthusiasm for great writing and terrific

stories is infect ious. I could ha ve c ertainly listene d to him for muc h longe r and I really felt I wa nted toread every book he recommende d.

Do visit the Lion and Unicorn if you dont know it and also look at Tonys recommendations of their Face-

bo ok pa ge . Ms Brown


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Sports News

Gymnastics club

Thank you to all the wond erful girls who have be en a ttend ing gym c lub. They have all been

ma king great progress and even starting to look like g ymnasts!!

At Gym club w e a im to ha ve lots of fun, learn new m oves and ba lances. Every Monda y after

school we work on our individual movements like forward rolls, headstands, handstands, &

ca rtwheels. We then spe nd time w orking

on our pa rtner & group ba lances which

are very po pular. We a re working from

the British G ymna stic Assoc iation prelimi-

nary grad ing sheet s and the girls have

great fun p erfecting their balances and

finding new w ays to m ake them work.

At the end of the session, we ha ve 10

minutes free time where the girls can use

any of the eq uipme nt rang ing from wall

bars to trampet and crashmats.

This is op en to boys & g irls in a ll yea r

groups and Mrs Bromly would love to

see lots of new fac es co me to join. We

are aiming to p ut on a small show o f all

our hard w ork in the summ er term.

Extra Curricula r Spo rts ClubsSum mer Term

Lunch Time Clubs After School Clubs (15:00-16:15)

12.20-1.00YEAR 9/ 10/ 11 YEAR 7/ 8

OtherBoys Girls Boys Girls

Monday

Rounders Athletics Athlet ics Athlet ics AthleticsGymnastics

Club

Tuesday

Tag Rugby League Rounders Fixtures

Wednesday

Tag Rugby League

Rugby 7sRugby 7s

Y7/8 Cycling/ Triathlon

Club

Archery Club

Thursday

Tag Rugby LeagueFixtures

Football

(Prodirect Soccer)Rounders

CLIMBING CLUB)

Friday

Rounders

NIKETraining Club

Cricket


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Issue 80Pag e 9

GIRLS FUTSAL CLUB

The g irls in yr. 7/ 8/910 ha ve enjoyed 3 free training sessions

this te rm. Futsal isa va riant o f footba ll that is played on a sma ller

pitch indoors. There are 5 players on the pitch at any one time but up to 7

substitutions can b e m ad e.

The g irls a re en tered in a Futsa l Tourna me nt o n

19th Ap ril at Richm ond Park Acad em y. All the b est girls!

CYCLING CLUB STARTS AFTER EASTER!

Sup po rted b y British Cyc ling, a Cyc ling Club w ill sta rt for Yr 7 &

8 straight af ter the Easter holida ys. Run at sc hoo l every

Wednesday, 3.104.30pm , the c lub w ill last 6 wee ks. Pup ils

c an b ring their own b ike a nd helmet o r ca n be provide d with on from British c ycling.

Plac es are limited for this exciting new c lub.

ANYONE FOR TENNIS?!!Ca lling a ll tennis pla yers. Can yo u serve overa rm? Score p roperly? Enjoy tenn is? Then

the C hrists Sc hool Roa d to Wimb led on Tourna me nt is for

you . If you a re in yr 79 and wo uld like to p lay in a Singles

tennis tournam ent ne xt term plea se see the PE Dep artme nt

for an en try form.

FREE ARCHERY & CLIMBING SESSIONS FOR OUR LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS!

The PE Dep artme nt ha ve invited a ll our loca l prima ry sc hools to c om e a nd try out o ur

love ly new eq uipm ent . Eac h session will last 2 hours and the p up ils will ge t to try the

two ne w a c tivities. So fa r Kew Riverside , The Vine yard , Ma rshg a te, Da rrell and East

Shee n have ta ken us up o n this fanta stic o pp ortunity.

Hea the r Jac kson , SSCo , Christs Sc hool


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Spo rting Suc cess:

This last half te rm ha s see n the school spo rts

teams participate in a number of co mpeti-

tions.

Yea r 10 boys are the ne w West Lond on Rugby

Leag ue Cham pions after a hard fought w in

ove r Tiffins Sch oo l in the m ud and rain.

Year 8 played at the Powder Byrne 6-Nations

Com pe tition at Kings House sports ground in

Chiswic k, taking on some o f the strong est p rep

sch oo ls in South ern Engla nd finishing a c redi-ble 10th.

In girls spo rt, Yea r 10 progressed to the regiona l

sta ge s of the C arneg ie Nationa l Sc hoo ls Rugb y Lea gg ue c om pe tition to b e held a t Surrey Spo rts Park

in May.

The g irls ba sketb all tea ms played their boroug h Finals also this half te rm. Howeve r, Ted ding ton o nc e

again triumphed in close games between the Y7s and Senior Girls. That means that the Girls finished

runners up in a ll three Basketb all finals this sea son a fter winning t heir preliminary p oo l co mp etition.

New C lubs Feature:

Gifted & Talent ed Cyc ling Triat hlon Club.

Wednesdays

A group of stud ents have b een select ed to ta ke pa rt in a British Cyc ling initiative aft er Easter that in-

volve s deve lop ing the ir c yc ling skills tha t w ill lea d into Triathlon sessions before th e TATA Kids of stee lcompetition in Kent this June.

Prodirect Soc c er Club

Yea r 7 foot ba ll c lub returns on Thursda ys for an ho ur after sc hoo l. Coa c hes from Prod irec t Soc c er foc us

upon tec hnique and skills need ed to p lay at a higher stand ard. The Prodirect co ac hes will identify

players that have the potential to play at higher levels while organising fixtures against other Prodirect

ac ad emies. Stud ents nee d to register interest and return lett er to PE de pa rtment b efore the Wed nes-

da y afte r Easter.

Archery Club

Archery is now a vailable to all students

after scho ol on Wedne sda y afternoons

a fte r sc hoo l. Sessions are fo r an ho ur

from 310pm.


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Issue 80Pag e 11

Zorro

Rehe arsals for Zorro h ave be en in full swing with o ur

ded icate d c ast of some 35 pup ils and we a lso now

have a large te am w orking on the set de sign with Mr

McPaul and visiting PGCE teacher Ms XXX as well as a

co stume m aking group under the g uidanc e of Mrs Bus-

by a nd p rops and sce nery from M r Grey.

We are e xtreme ly grate ful for some pa rent volunteerswho have bee n helping us out with rehearsals, flam en-

co tec hnique, fight sce nes and co stume m aking.

Spe cia l effec ts (smo ke, fire a nd explosions) are be ing

skilfully orchestrated by Mr Hughes.

The show should look and sound great so p lease m ake a note o f the p roduction d ate s- 21-23rd June.

Ca n you give a little of your time to help us orga nise t his lovely event?

Wed like fresh ideas as well as building on what we have achieved in the past.

Please think of Christs School when in your local shops/clubs/businesses and ask if they coulddo nate an item / vouc her/session/service. We ca n give you a lette r of introd uction if req uired .

We have had some fanta stic p rizes in the p ast, plea se help us keep up the high standa rd!

More new s afte r Easter, have a g reat ho lida y.

Ma rie Hawt horne 07905 824452 ma rie.hawtho rne@imgw orld.c om

Cla ire-Lou ise Frenc h 020 8878 6582

[email protected]

Could you a nd a friend t ake this on next year?

Do you want to ta lk it over before you d e-

cide? Wed like someone to shadow us asour children leave Christs this year

Christs PTA

Com ing Events

PTA May Fair - Saturday 12th May 10am5pm
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A Me ssag e f rom o ur cha pla in Ruth Sc ot t

Dea r Parents and Ca rers,

At this time o f yea r there are va rious fund-raising a ct ivities go ing on in sch ool for

our Lent C harities - Mom entum and Spo rts Relief. Mome ntum is a loc al c harity

supp orting c hildren with ca nc er and life-limiting c ond itions in Surrey a nd South

East Lond on. The c ha rity also offe rs on-g oing c are for pa rents expe rienc ing be reave me nt. Bianc a Ef-

femey, the charitys director, came in and led two of our assemblies which had a powerful impact on

many of our students.

Through Lent there hav e be en c ake sales, and c om pe titions to g uess the num be r of swe ets/Easter eggs

in the jar. 7B are planning a Guess the Staff Member competition and are collecting lots of baby pho-tos of sta ff in prepa ration for tha t. We will be pa rticip ating in the Spo rts Relief Mile. Sc hoo l sta ff hav e

also be en having a wee kly Lent lunch of soup a nd b read, and ma king d ona tions for that to the c hari-

ties.

During Lent the re has also b een a Lent Dete ctives co mpe tition w ith a we ekly cartoon b ased on a Bible

story and que stions to answer.

The student caf, Starburkes, continues to be popular with students and staff. We have stopped selling

fizzy drinks like Coc a Cola, and we are trying t o g et m ore Fairtrad e p roducts. We have ma de enoug h

money to buy games like Giant Jenga for the caf, and were discussing ways of developing its ap-

peal. Im really grateful to Beth Lewis from the Richmond Team, and Erin Gilmour from Holy Trinity who

help me run Starburkes. Without them it would not be possible.

Through this term Yr 8 have be en co ming into th e C hap el d uring RE lessons in small groups of 15 to learn

ab out the t hings we have in the Cha pel, explore p ersonal identity and t he ethics around o ne ma jor

news story. Theyve also experienced being silent and found to their surprise that it was relaxing, helpedthem co nce ntrate a nd e nab led them to w ork more effectively. One Yr 9 RE class have also spent a les-

son in the Cha pe l learning ab out Lent, and, as part of the reflec tion time, articulating the question

about life that puzzles them most at present. They each wrote their question on a Postcard to God

which they decorated and then discussed with the group. They wondered such things as, Why do we

feel pain?, Why do we hate?, Why is life so unfair to some people and not others?, What is God?

and Why do people hurt each other?

Many students use the Chap el at lunchtimes. Sad ly, we ca n only have it op en d uring break a nd

lunchtime if there is supervision. A minority of students have not been good at caring for the space,

have left it in a m ess, or not used it app ropriate ly. Others have found it a really goo d spa ce to b e in.

During Lent weve had a weekly lunchtime Eucharist.

In prepa ration for the Easter service some o f our art stud ents

have b een p ainting a p iece tha t will eventually hang in the

Cha pe l. Stud ents from our Creative Writing Group h ave pro-

duced some of the scripts that other students and staff will be

reading. I hope you have a lovely holida y and a blessed East-

er.

Eve ry Blessing,

Ruth

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The Cha l leng e

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The Challenge has recently been to Christs School to present an amazing and exclusive summeropportunity, taking place after their GCSE's exams. It is an chance for your son/daughter to gain

substantial skills in communication, leadership and teamwork - all skills which top employers, uni-

versities and colleges look for when considering their applications.

The Challenge is delivered by The Challenge Network, which is the largest provider of National Citi-

zen Service, the Governments new youth development policy.

The first two weeks are residential, with all meals and accommodation provided. During the first

week, young people take on intensive outdoor challenges such as abseiling and hiking. Next, they

spend an inspiring week in university accommodation, gaining skills in an area they are passionate

about, such as sport, drama or enterprise. The final week of the programme sees the young people

design their own community project, which they then put into action over four days in the early au-

tumn.

If you would like more information, please visit our website www.the-challenge.org or contact

Michelle Huxter on 07785 613 907. You can also email her at [email protected]

The Cha l l enge Ne twork asks pa ren ts fo r a con t r i bu t i on o f j us t 5 0 .

The rema inder o f t he 1500 cos t o f runn ing the p rog ramme i s cove red by the suppor t o f

pa r tne rs and govern men t fund ing . The Cha l l enge does al so o f fe r a numb er o f bu rsa r ies to

ensure tha t cos t i s no t a ba r r i e r f o r any young pe rson .

Your local Challenge Network Schools Coordinator, Michelle Huxter, will be at Christs School to dis-

cuss The Challenge on Wednesday, 25/4/2012 at 6.30pm.There is no need to RSVP; simply drop in!

We highly recommend this unique and valuable opportunity and hope you will encourage your child

to take part.

Yours sincerely,

Ms. V. McGrail

Applications t o Strodes College

App lic ations for Strodes College will op en online from 11th June 2012. Fee de r Sc hoo l priority

pla c es until 31st

October (then first come first served with all other schools)Reg ard ing the O pen Evening on Thursda y 19th April from 5pm 8pm, p lease no te that our Prin-c ipa l, Anne Fielding Smith w ill be making her welc om ing spe ec h in the Sports Hall a t 5.45pm

and 6.45pm.

We a lso ha ve a nother Op en Evening o n Thursda y 5th July 5pm 8pm.
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Additional information:

To c ont ac t Sta ff b y e-ma il p lease use their first initial

and then surnam e written a s one w ord followe d b y

ge neric ending : @c hrists.richm ond .sc h.uk

There is also a quic k link via sc hoo l website.Christ's Sc ho ol

Que en's Roa d

RichmondSurrey

TW10 6HW

Phone: 020 8940 6982

Fax: 020 8332 6085

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

www.christs.richmond.sch.uk

Timeta ble for school d ay

All stud en ts to a rrive a t

sc hool and b e ready for

registration a t 08.30

Morning b rea k 10.20-10.40

Lunch break 12.20-13.00

End of sc hool 15.00

Summe r uniform: bla zer,

white shirt a nd scho ol tie or

summ er polo shirt.

To o rder uniform go to o ur

website: http://

c hrists.ric hm ond .sc h.uk/

home

Holidays:

Summer Term

Mo nd ay , 16th Ap ril 2012 - Tuesda y, 17th July 2012

Mond ay 16th Aprilschool c losed to Yea rs 7,8,9 and 10

Year 11 to a ttend as usual

Half Term

4th - 8th June 2012

INSETDa ys:

9th a nd 10th July 2012Scho ol Clo sed

H appy Easter
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