HIGHLIGHTS

Today we had the entire school  marking Remembrance Day by holding a short service on outside on the astro.  All this week Mr Espensen has presented assemblies to the different year groups, Year 7 will be on Monday.   As a school we recognised the sacrifice that individuals and families make when they serve in the armed forces.  In taking time to stop and pause to reflect on all who are impacted by armed conflict, we remember those who have lost loved ones.

I had the pleasure of observing a Year 10 Biology lesson early this week which was focussed on communicable disease.  It was fantastic to hear students relate the experience of Covid to the lesson as well as seeing the concepts brought to life through the idea of a simple experiment to highlight how disease can be passed on without us knowing.  Students were then able to differentiate between different types of disease and the impact that they can have.  

Last half term 52% of students attended an extracurricular clubs in Year 7 to Year 11 and 77% Year 7 students attended a club.  These are wonderful figures to see as we encourage students to attend clubs as they add so much to their education beyond the classroom.  There are new clubs this term so we would encourage as many people as possible to attend a club.  There are occasions when clubs have to be cancelled in PE, this is regrettable but unavoidable sometimes.  We do try to give as much notice as possible.

We have the following trips coming up this half term already planned, there are other major trips due to the success for the sporting teams in school in particular the Cross Country Teams who are heading off to Taunton for the regional finals. 

Day	Trip	Department	ETA School	Year Group
Thurs 10 November	Sixth Form Japan Day	Maths	18.30 hrs	12&13
Fri 11 November	Othello	Drama	23.30 hrs	11, 12 & 13
Wed 7 December	Life of Pi	Drama	22.45 hrs	10
Monday 12 December	Carol Service	Music	15.00 hrs	7 to 13
Thurs 15 December	Lion, Witch, Wardrobe	Drama	22.45 hrs	9

We would like to congratulate Serafina, Lauren, Libby and Shriya of Year 12 who volunteered to participate in the year’s UK Mathematics Trust Mathematical Olympiad for Girls and attained a Merit Certificate for their sterling efforts.  The MOG is a 2.5hr challenge consisting of 5 advanced Mathematical questions requiring full written solutions.  Well done to you all!  A splendid effort and fabulous results too!

It is with great pleasure to announce more than 80 A Level Mathematics students successfully participated in this year's UK Mathematics Trust Senior Mathematics Challenge 2022.  The SMC is a 90-minute multiple choice paper consisting of questions that encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques in order to solve interesting problems. The top-scoring 66% of participants throughout the UK are awarded Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates in the ratio of 3:2:1 and this year certificates will be awarded to all 80+ participants including 39 Bronze, 16 Silver and 4 Gold.  "Best in Year" went to Gracie (Y12) and "Best in School" to Harry (Y13).  All students who were awarded Gold (including, Harry, Lauren, Rupert and John) are amongst approximately 6000 UK students who have been invited to participate the follow-up round, the Andrew Jobbings Senior Kangaroo (SK), which takes place on Wednesday 16 November.  These are fantastic results which show the great strength of our A Level Mathematicians. We would like to congratulate all who participated, and wish our SK participants the very best of luck next week!

We would like to thank the following local companies who have kindly sponsored prizes for our Christmas Draw. Thanks to their generosity we have a wonderful array of prizes which are sure to light up the faces of the lucky winners!

Click on the live links below to find out more about the companies who have generously supported our school and the prizes:

Junior Zoo Keeper for a Day Experience - Kindly donated by a parent

Indoor Sky Diving Experience for Two  sponsored by Sunninghill Carpets and Flooring

Windsor Duck Tour Family Experience sponsored by Berkeley Homes

Sparkling Afternoon Tea for Two sponsored by Berystede Hotel and Spa

Tickets are £5 each and will go on sale on Monday 5 December through ParentPay. Each £5 will give you one chance of winning, so if for example you paid £30 on ParentPay your name would be added to the draw six times.

We are also to incredibly grateful to Gilbert Homes for sponsoring the Winter Concert which will take place on 6 December.

Seen by many as the ‘start of Christmas’, this event is a firm favourite for our audiences old and young alike.

Small Society Lotteries - SL0174

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NOTICES

All you need to do is wear odd socks! It's a great way to celebrate what makes us all unique in Anti-Bullying Week!

Monday 14 November – All staff and all Students can wear odd socks to show their support.  More details can be found on the Anti-Bullying Alliance website: https://anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/anti-bullying-week/odd-socks-day/what-odd-socks-day

Students please come to school in ODD socks on Monday, all students in odd socks will be awarded a house point. 

You can also bring in ODD socks for PE too if you have PE on Monday.

The School Nursing Service has launched ChatHealth, this is an anonymous text messaging service for parents of 5 -19 year olds and for students aged 11-19 years. They will be able to offer advice and support on many topics such as sleep, behaviour, parenting, healthy eating, bedwetting, emotional health and wellbeing, managing medical conditions, relationships, drugs and alcohol, smoking, self-harm, anxiety, stress, bullying and low mood.

COMMUNITY

Please see the links below for information from GEMS on local support groups for autistic students and parents/carers, various upcoming workshop and club opportunities. Information about the GEMS Service can be found here.

AUTISM AND FOOD

GEMS CONNECTIONS 16 AND OVER

GEMS BEAR CLUB 

GEMS DIAMONDS

GEMS WOLF PACK

The National School & College Leaver Show is being held on Tuesday and Wednesday next week at Ascot Racecourse: https://www.nsclshow.co.uk/south/

Kick the festive season off in style with a day at the races & help raise funds for Charters School at the same time!

Use CHARSCHOOL when booking Queen Anne Enclosure tickets for Ascot Racecourse’s Christmas Family Fun Day at the advanced price of £30 & we will receive 25%!

https://www.ascot.com/horse-races-and-events/christmas-raceday/saturday

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