We would like to extend our warmest wishes to all members of our community who are celebrating Eid. We hope it brings joy, peace, and special moments with family and friends.

Our Spring Concert on Wednesday was, as always, a wonderful occasion. We are incredibly proud of the talent we have across the school. The evening featured a lovely mix of classical, rock, jazz, and choral performances, creating something for everyone to enjoy. A particular highlight was the heartfelt speech from our Year 13 students, who were performing for the final time. Their words of thanks to the staff who have supported them over the years were truly touching.

It has been so nice to see the sunshine at last—let’s hope the colder, wetter weather is now behind us! With spring underway, work in the Sowers & Growers Garden has begun again in earnest. We’ve added three new benches, giving students a peaceful space to sit, reflect, or rest between gardening sessions. We’ve also been delighted to welcome back Eric, our former groundsman, who has kindly been volunteering his time to support some of the more challenging maintenance tasks, including pruning trees and tackling the weeding. We are really looking forward to seeing how the garden flourishes this year.

This week, our Year 8 students watched a short play called Hooked, followed by a Q&A session. The performance explored the realities of vaping, highlighting the hidden dangers of certain chemicals and the impact of nicotine on the body. It was an engaging and thought-provoking experience for all involved.

Year 10 students have experienced the English ‘Big lecture’ series this week as a way of helping to prepare for their exams next week.  This helps supplement their revision work at home, we all know the principles of the 5 Ps Preparation and Planning Prevents a Poor Performance.  The PPEs are about helping our student prepare so they can perform well in there GCSEs next year.  These are an important milestone in their GCSE journey, helping them to understand their progress and next steps. We wish them all the very best of luck.

MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL IMMUNISATION TEAM
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are aware that there is increasing concern among parents/carers regarding the recent outbreak.The link below provides the latest updated guidance from the UKHSA.

Meningitis B outbreak: what you need to know   – UK Health Security Agency

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Students Encouraged to Share Their Voice Through RBWM Youth Groups

Spring Concert Showcases Talent, Versatility and Musical Joy

Spring Forgiveness

Science Comes to Life on Year 8 Residential

Powerful Anti-Vaping Performance “Hooked”

Charters Fencers Reach National Stage

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A huge well done to all our Stars this week...

7	Oz	Oz is a true assest to 7D, he has been working super hard recently and it has not gone unnoticed. He has not an amazing 121 achievement points. He is always super keen to help out and share his views in PDL. A lovely thing about Oz is that he will always take a second to say good morning and smile. Continue to be wonderful Oz
8	Maya	Consistently gives her best in all lessons; displaying integrity  and excellence
9	Evelyn	Evelyn has been a positive member of the tutor group. Evelyn has consistently been a positive role for her peers in all lessons. Well done
10	Keren	Winner of Star of the Week for excellent attendance, achievement points and effort in lessons - well done!
11	Lucas	Lucas is such a kind, generous member of his tutor team who is incredibly thoughtful. He has pushed himself to attend the English masterclasses and be more independent in his learning.
12	Amelia	Amelia's positivity and enthusiasm in tutor time has been very much appreciated, particularly as we work together to complete a house activity. Always showing the Sixth Form Charters way.
13	All the wonderful students for their efforts in acknowledging the importance of World Book Day	Henry aka Gandalf Austin aka Captain Underpants complete with bald head and cape! Alex for consistently excellent ATL's- and the only 13Red1 student invited to the celebratory breakfast! Gethin - Going all out with his World Book date costume - Where's Walley/  Miranda made her own Hungry Caterpillar beer and her friends cae as food. Ryan also dressed up and scared the life out of Miss Singe when she taught him. Freda for her organisation of the assembly. She has such a supportive and caring nature. Michaela for dressing up on WBD. Ben and Oliver dressed up as characters from game of thrones. Toby for dressing up on WBD.

Here is a round-up of the fixtures from the past

LITERARY FESTIVAL & SUMMER FAYRE

There is still plenty of time for you to get involved with the Charters School Literary Festival & Summer Fayre which will be taking place on Saturday 4th July, 12:00pm–4:00pm!

This is set to be a fantastic community event, bringing together students, families, local businesses, and community groups – all in our beautiful school grounds. Funds raised will go directly towards supporting the school and enriching student experiences.

If you run a small business and would like to be part of our Artisan Marketplace, pitches are available for £50. This is a great opportunity to showcase your products to a wide audience.
 

We are always looking for volunteers to help set up before the event, run a stall during the day, or help pack away at the end. Your time and support will make the day run smoothly and ensure everyone has a great experience.  Plus it is a great way to meet other parents/carers.
 

If you have a business and could donate a sizeable item for our Summer Draw or Silent Auction, it would be hugely appreciated.  It is these special prizes that really help ramp up the amount of funds raised.  Past bespoke items have included McLaren F1 Cap Signed by Oscar Piastri and a 4 Ball at Royal Ascot Golf Club which were generously donated by our fantastic parents.

While we’ll ask for tombola items closer to the event, at this stage, any prize donations, sponsorship, or creative ideas to make the day extra special would be fantastic.

If you can help in any of these ways, or know someone who might, please email us at [email protected] with your details.

We’re confident that this will be an enjoyable, lively day for the whole community, and we hope as many of you as possible will get involved to help make it a success!

Thank you in advance for your support.

FREE PARENT/CARER SEMINARS

FACE (Family Advice, Communication Education) offers Live Talks which are aimed at supporting and empowering parents to confidently approach and deal with issues that can affect any young person. 

They offer matter of fact, common sense advice that is easy to apply and implement alongside every day parenting . 

Mrs Dean, Manager of The Learning Support Centre attended a number of the courses they provide and each time came away with strategies to apply and an understanding of why young people may struggle.  If you register for a course and then cannot make the actual session a link will be sent to you and you then have 48 hours within which to watch it.

School have purchased a membership which makes your attendance FREE.  There is usually a fee of £24.00 for parents/carers to attend, however you can access these courses for free by using:  CH310126

We are sure you will find them helpful.

 

LOST PROPERTY

Lost Property1 As usual, there is plenty of it!

Please collect any lost items from student services as soon as possible.

Any property which is not collected by Thursday of next week 26^th March, will be disposed of.

 

HAYFEVER MEDICATION

Also, we are coming into hay fever season so could parents/carers be made aware of giving medication before school as we DO NOT supply hay fever relief.

Our Upcoming Opportunities page is constantly updated with new and exciting Careers opportunities.

 

 

 

BE PREPARED
EVERY DAY STUDENTS WILL NEED TO BRING...

 

HOPE 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).

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