Issue No.16, January 1995
Issue No.16, January 1995
| I am pleased to report that Surrey County Council
has agreed to provide an additional £168,000 to meet the accommodation
requirements of the school which continues to be
oversubscribed. This means that work will soon start on a new
Sixth Form block and a large extension to the Dining Hall. The
existing Sixth Form block will be adapted to provide extra
teaching space and measures will be taken to ease congestion in
the corridors and provide additional changing rooms and showers.
Therfield's OFSTED inspection takes place during the week of March 27th. During this time 13 inspectors are in the school assessing us from all angles. A meeting for parents giving you more information about OFSTED will be held on March 9th at 8 p.m. Peter Polycarpou proved to be a popular guest at Presentation Evening on January 6th. He confessed to being nervous but was delighted by the enthusiastic reception he received. We are most grateful for the time and trouble he took - particularly as he was still signing autographs and chatting to pupils after 10 p.m.!! Once again we were gratified to see the large number of pupils who chose to receive their awards and certificates at the evening . We welcome Julie Steel to the Drama department . She grew up in Essex and trained in dance from the age of 3 . She started drama at the age of six and studied for LAMDA examinations in acting and speech and quickly became involved in local amateur dance shows and operatic groups. After working with various youth groups doing the choreography and directing shows, she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama and has devised, directed and performed in a number of productions, including Theatre in Education work. Please note that the school's pay phone system is MERCURY so BT chargecards cannot be used. Pupil Achievement We are delighted to report that offers of places at Oxford or Cambridge have been secured by five of our Sixth Form students - Mark Lumley plans to read Economics at Trinity, Cambridge, Danny Shimmin Social & Political Studies at Churchill College, Cambridge, and the Oxford contingent - Lorraine Butler, Law at Somerville, Alison Lievesley, History with French at Oxford and Richard Coello, Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St. Catherine's College. Congratulations too, to other students who are holding offers from other leading universities. Not everyone who could apply to Oxbridge does so, as more suitable courses are offered elsewhere. Four of our girls have been selected to represent Central Surrey at the County Cross Country Trials on Feb. 4th. at Reigate. Lynsey Elcome will run in the U17 team and Philippa Stanyard, Alison Lievesley and Fiona Eagle will be in the Senior (U20) squad. In the U15 team, Emily Nelson and Emma Firth have been named as reserves. Eight boys - Terry Lyszyk, Adam Churchill, Neal Churchill, Mark Leyshon, Tim Cousins, George Tavner, Tim Weeks and Stuart Burnell - have also been selected. Sixth Former Catharine Nicholls continues to do well in representative hockey and has been selected for Surrey's U20 mixed squad. The Year 7 Sponsored Spell has once again provided much-needed funds to buy new books for the English Department and the Resource Centre. Winners of book tokens for most money raised were Anna Langridge, Russell Flint, Ben Whiting, Andrew Doughty, Gemma Marshall, Emily King, Nick Timms and Marie Pension. Following the trip to the WW1 Battlefields last term„ the History department invited pupils to submit pieces of work in a competition to show what impression the visit had made on them. Entry was purely voluntary and could involve any means of communication and ranged from artwork, models, pottery, essays, poetry , research and diaries kept during the visit. Prizes went to: 1st - Simon Keenan, Andrew Boon, Neal Churchill. 2nd - Emma Carroll, Emily Nelson, Caroline Dore-Boize, Carlie Brown and Douglas Inge. 3rd - Michael Green, Michael Traboulsi, Liz Cornfield and Victoria Millard. GENERAL NEWS At the end of last term Sixth Form students from the GNVQ course entertained 80 senior citizens to a Christmas Party. They arranged transport, decorated the hall, canvassed for raffle prizes, provided refreshments and entertainment and worked extremely hard. It was nice to know that the guests appreciated their efforts as Mr. Hill received a number of cards saying thank you with many of them reminding him that they always looked forward to this traditional party provided by Therfield students. REMINDER : HOLIDAY DATES Remember too - school will be closed to pupils on Thursday, March 16th and Friday, June 30th Autumn Term: 1st day of term, Mon. 4th Sept 1996 The date for the school's Spring Concert has now been set for Thursday, 30th March. The Friends of the School look forward to your support both as buyers and sellers at the Jumble Sale on Feb.4th and the Table Top Sale on March 5th. As from Monday the value of the free meal token has been increased to £1.15. The canteen manageress points out that pupils can get a full meal for this money - for instance sausages and chips would cost 80p and desserts start at 25p, a first course of roast lamb with potatoes and two veg. would cost 95p, packets of sandwiches sell from 55p and jacket potatoes with a variety of fillings are 65p. The cost of drinks ranges from 17p to 40p. Vegetarian meals are also provided. A new club is being started up in the Science Faculty and run by Mr. Harris. Called the Crest Club it is open to pupils from all years, working either as a team or individually. The aim is to choose a science-based project - either on something chosen by the pupil or suggested by the Science Department - and carry out research. When it is completed the project can be entered for a Crest Award certificate. Kiss Me Kate will, hopefully, be our musical show this year - dates : July 13,14, 15. Focus, the new Christian Union group, had its first meeting this week. The Resource Centre will be holding a Book Event the week of Mar.27th. Mrs. Burnham would like some help from parents Rugby shirts in the hoop design but of heavier material can be ordered from Mr. Cockerill - price £18, state chest size. February Dates |