Issue No.144, June 2006
Issue No.144, June 2006
| FROM THE HEADTEACHER
I am delighted to announce that Therfield have received a certificate from The Good Schools Guide for the best results achieved at A Level by girls taking History at a non-selective state school. This is testament to the tremendous work that our History department do. I am also pleased to announce that the winning production of Grimm Tales performed by Year 10 students from Therfield School in the recent Michael Caine Leatherhead Drama Festival has achieved some of the highest marks nationally, placing them in the top three of the U21 category and have been invited to the National Drama Awards. They will now compete in the National final on 26th July at the Rhoda McGraw Theatre, Woking. We are the only school group performing and will be up against Wessex Youth Theatre and Runnymede D.G. Youth Workshop. Tickets for the evening are available at £8 or £6 for concessions by either telephoning the box office on 01932 336589 or by going to tickets@wokingallwinners.co.uk Getting Animated Therfield is lucky enough to be one of only a handful of Surrey schools selected to take part in an Animation project with University College for the Creative Arts at Farnham. Farnham is the national animation research centre and five Year 10 students are currently involved in a project learning animation techniques, working with animators both in school and at the University. These students are: Eli Green (10PCR), Michael Young (10PJA), Connie Deans (10PCR), Tom Nunn (10PCR) and Amy Nick (10LHO). The project will benefit all Year 10 Art students, as the chosen five will be running sessions in class to pass on what they have learnt. The Art Department intends to make animation a key feature of KS3 art projects in the future, so that all art students will eventually benefit from this excellent experience. Junior Maths Challenge 2006 Congratulations to all the students who took part in the Junior Maths Challenge 2006. Seven Year 8 students achieved Gold, they are Ruth Mottershead, Toby Irwin, Chris Knight, Clare West, Matthew Alcoe, Sophie Jackman, and Charlie Morris. Nine Year 8 and three Year 7 students achieved Silver, they are: from Year 8, Martha Collins, Sam Alexander, Alicia Ford, George Quinnell-Harcombe, Scott Hickson, Graham Morris, Hannah Dowding, Liam Herrity and Stuart Reeves and from Year 7, Darius Parekh, Max Green and Emily Walter. In Year 8, twenty two students attained Bronze, they are, Gemma Skilton, Jesse Lloyd, Suzanne Homer, Emma Hargreaves, Laura Forrest, Maddy Reeve, Georgina Bland, Harry Baggs, Jamie Gale, Chanice Richards, Katherine Knight, Stephanie Whitehead, Mark Stone, Matt Davison, Laurence Bolton, Hannah Minns, Jenny Nunn, Robyn Kasozi, Bonnie Man, Ellen Fraser, Jackson Brocklesby and Rebecca Fennelly. Five Year 7 students also achieved Bronze, they are: Jack Montague, Joe Taylor, Pierre Regnault, Harriet Forsyth and Liz O'Mahony.
Leatherhead Life
- Youth Exhibition Leatherhead Life invited
us to take part in an exhibition and competition celebrating
life in Leatherhead. Students in Years 7 to 10 were asked to
submit work in any media, but no bigger than A3, about life in
Leatherhead. Pictures could include the following: - The exhibition took place at Leatherhead Theatre on 26th June. Details of how the event went will be included in next month's newsletter.
Vouchers Sainsbury's have announced that they have extended their collection period. If you have any vouchers hanging around then please send them into school by 21st July. Help us race to the finish line Tesco Vouchers - Thank you to all parents and students who helped by bringing their Tesco vouchers from home. These will be put towards much needed Information Technology equipment for the school. If you still find some under the sofa or in the creases of pockets please continue to bring them to the school as the deadline for them to be counted is 5th July. You can now pay online for school meals Since 29th May 2004 Surrey County Council has been taking online school meals payments at over 150 primary, infant and nursery schools in Surrey. Now they are offering this service at secondary schools and Therfield is pleased to be one of the first secondary schools in Surrey to take up this initiative. This system enables you to make school meal payments by entering the Surrey County Council website and filling in the information required - no more hunting for change or writing a cheque at 7.30am on a Monday morning! The secure payment system is provided by WorldPay, which the council uses for all e-shop transactions and which takes all major debit and credit cards. A separate letter with instructions on how to use this new payment method attached has been sent to you today via the student post. If you have any queries about using this system please contact the Main Office at school, or take a look at the screens at www.surreycc.gov.uk/schoolmeals Heart For Romania
Therfield has donated ten computers to the charity Heart
For Romania. This is a Christian organisation with
volunteers from a wide variety of churches and backgrounds,
which has been helping out in Romania for the past fifteen years
during which time many students from Therfield have been
involved. The charity is aiming to set up a community centre for
which they have been given a building. It will have a number of
uses, these include running a youth club, a coffee shop, a
sports and activities centre and setting up an IT room where
they will be able to have basic training and internet access.
The donated computers are no longer able to run the updated
software that Therfield now uses but are ideal for what the
charity is aiming to do. Leatherhead LIFE 2006 For all football, tennis, basketball and martial arts fans aged between 7 and 14 there is the opportunity to take part in Leatherhead LIFE 2006. Chelsea FC, Surrey LTA, Hoop - 2 - Hoop and Sleeping Storm will all be taking part. This great event is being held at Therfield on Saturday 1st July from 10am to 3pm. The cost for the day is £2.50 which is payable on the day. To register your child's place please send an email to info@leatherheadlife.org.uk with your child's name, age, school and contact number or call them on 01372 459413. Lost Property Any items of lost property not claimed by 30th June will be recycled as appropriate. Letters Home Please
find below a list of recent letters sent home. If you would like
a copy please contact the Main Office on 01372 818123 or email
headteacher@therfield.surrey.sch.uk Dates for Your Diary
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