A very warm (hopefully) welcome back to the Summer term.  We have come back to our canteen area having had a refurbishment and the Sixth Form café having the same.  Thank you to our catering provider Cucina for investing in the areas.  It has certainly refreshed the whole area and made the Dining Hall look far more modern and an inviting place to be while the Sixth Form Café has a much more comprehensive offer for the students.

The first Year 7 residential has taken place this week with students going down to Cumulus Outdoors in Dorset to have 5 days of adventure training, getting cold, wet and muddy with their friends.  On the trip, the students are not allowed access to their mobile phones for the whole time, so it really has been a fantastic break away given a chance for a full reset on mind and body. 

Our Foundation Project Qualification (FPQ) students in Year 8 are hard at work completing their project pieces ready for submission.  They have been developing their research, analytical, written and presentation skills in the process.

Over the forthcoming term, there is a lot going most notably all the public examinations, so we ask that students are quiet in the areas where exams are taking place across the school, there is always very clear signage in the areas as a reminder.

Excellence, resilience, motivation and confidence have been the focus for our students this week and assemblies have been themed around what it means to be ready. 

Next week our focus will be on respect, compassion and civility as we mark World Autism Month.

All students have Personal Development lessons, part of which includes careers advice. Please click HERE to take you to the Upcoming Opportunities page which is updated regularly with information and advice.

Some opportunities on this page involve a cost. Any student who feels that the cost of a course on this page is prohibitive, please do consider asking your parents/carers to apply for support through our Unity Fund or if you are in the 6th Form the Bursary Fund. 

Take a look through our social media using the buttons above and check out this week's news stories below.

THIS WEEK THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON... MR TACHON

 

Year 7 student Berie recently competed in a British Gymnastics Tumbling Regional Cup qualifier competition where she gained 1st place.

From this, she has been named to represent the South region at both the English championships and Inter Regional cup finals!

Very well done Berie, we know how difficult it must me to balance training with school work.

SPORTS ROUND-UP

Well done to everyone that played in the first week back after the Easter break! Below is a summary of the fixtures played this week:

FOOTBALL

• The Year 8 Girls lost 4-2 in their final EBSFA match against St Crispins
• The Year 11 Boys lost 4-0 in the County Cup semi-finals against Forest Academy

TENNIS

• Year 7 & 8 Girls Team won 8-4 against Bohunt in the LTA Youth Schools Tennis Tournament

HANDBALL

• The Year 11 Girls Team won their semi-final against Bohunt in a close match (11-10). They played brilliantly in the final against Marist, however, Marist took the victory (5-3).

 

UNITY DAY MUFTI

Our 66th birthday will take place on St George's Day.

We mark our birthday each year with a UNITY DAY when staff & students are encouraged to donate a small amount to wear red, white and blue mufti. This year our Unity Day will take place on MONDAY 22 APRIL. All proceeds from the day will go towards our UNITY FUND & will be added to the amount we have already raised for the Charters Three Peaks Challenge.

Donations can be made via the link below or a suggested donation of £2 can be paid to Tutors during registration:

We look forward to seeing a sea of RED, WHITE & BLUE on Monday, and there will be House points awarded to those who manage to wear all three colours!

Thank you for your support.

THIS WEEK'S THREE PEAKS REVEAL 

Did you guess them?  During the Easter break Miss De'Ath was unveiled as the sixth member of the Charters Three Peaks Team, and this week, Teaching Assistant Mr Lambert was revealed. The now Sensational Seven are: Mr Fletcher, Mr Cumner, Mr Metson, Mrs Hopkin, Mr Ruddle, Miss De'Ath and Mr Lambert.  Who will be next?  Keep following our social media channels to discover who will turn the team into an Excellent Eight!

THREE PEAKS CHALLENGE FUNDRAISING THERMOMETER

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MR CUMNER RUNS THE LONDON MARATHON

We would like to wish Mr Cumner all the best for the London Marathon this weekend. He is aiming to raise £2,000 for Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation who provide life-changing services to disabled children & adults. Anyone wishing to make a donation to Mr Cumner's target of £2,000 can do so here.
We know he is grateful for any support.
For those wishing to follow his progress, Mr Cumner's number is 49611!

FINANCE ACADEMY SUMMER SCHOOL

First Intuition Reading will be hosting a FREE two day Accountancy Summer School on the 17 and 18 July 2024. Places are open for students in years 10, 11, 12 and 13 and is a fantastic opportunity for anyone interested in an accountancy career. The two day course runs from 9.30am to 3.30pm each day and will cover:

DAY ONE - 17 July

• Introduction to business and finance
• Getting into business and finance roles
• Understanding the roles and opportunities in business and finance
• Business challenge competition

DAY TWO - 18 July

• How to apply for jobs in business and finance
• Interview skills
• CV Surgery
• Meet the experts- local employer Q&A

Discover more information and reserve a place here. 

Please note that with proof of attendance this will not affect a student's attendance.

RBWM AND THE ‘LIVE WITHOUT A KNIFE' PROGRAMME

As students, parents and carers will be aware, the school works closely with Thames Valley Police in a number of ways. Although we are thankful that knife crime is not something that we are having to manage in our own setting, we are always proactively looking at ways to keep our school community safe. TVP have asked us to share a document about their most recent initiative ‘Live Life
Without a Knife’, which you can find here. There are contact details on the sheet which you can use if you do have any concerns.

MOBILE PHONE POLICY

A few students and parents have recently queried details regarding our mobile phone policy. The policy which can be found here, has been in place for a number of years now, and we have found it to be very effective in terms of students avoiding distraction in the classroom. There are also some FAQs that have been answered on the sheet here. We will be asking colleagues in school to remind students of the policy, and in particular that mobile phone and other devices (including headphones/AirPods etc) should be turned off and in bags from the time the enter the school gate until they leave through the gate. This means that phones should not be in trouser or blazer pockets. This policy runs through to 3:15pm. I know that there is a lot of support for our robust yet reasonable approach from the wider school community here, and it is appreciated.

 

HOPE CHURCH FOOD BANK

The Hope Church food bank 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).

Please CLICK HERE for more details.

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