Woking High School, Morton Road, Horsell, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ SUMMER 2018 Tel: 01483 888447 Fax: 01483 888448 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk NEWSLETTER Headteacher: Jane Abbott Headteacher’s Letter AS WE REACH THE END OF 10 students will be available for collection the school has had a tradition of excellence ANOTHER INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL in the main school hall on Thursday 23rd for many years. However, it is also very YEAR at Woking High School, it is time August between 10-11 a.m. gratifying to note the newly established to reflect on the past few months. The successes of our students and school in Students have seized the many and summer term, which has actually been the fields of STEM and Computing (see varied opportunities to participate in the sunny this year, seems to have flown by. reports). unparalleled array of extra activities the Much of our attention at the outset of the school provides. Over the past months A warm welcome has greeted the many term was in preparing our Year 11 students these have included, camping in the New visitors to Woking High School this for their final GCSE exams. Both students Forest, coastal skills and teamwork in term. We have shared good practice and staff responded admirably to the Newquay, exchange visits to Germany with teachers from across Surrey and the challenge of the new “reformed” GCSEs, and France, visits to the WWI battlefields, South East, hosted students from France, with students completing more exam academic learning experiences at Oxford, Germany, Spain, Taiwan and China, and papers than ever before. Considering the Cambridge and Surrey universities and nearer to home, welcomed both new (Year amount of revision and immersion sessions numerous Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. 6) and prospective (Year 5) students and undertaken, I am confident that the cohort their parents to Woking High School. of 2018 will be rewarded with some As always, it is wonderful to celebrate Every visitor has commented on our excellent GCSE results in August. All the sporting and musical successes of our polite, courteous, knowledgeable student examination results for both Year 11 and students (see reports), both areas where Woking High School is an exempt charity and company limited by guarantee. Registered in England with Company Number 8586085 and has a registered office as above. body and the evident pride and sense of This term they have raised funds for Guide The summer break provides the belonging that our students feel in their Dogs for the Blind, Woking Hospice, opportunity for refurbishment projects school. Bloodwise (Mr Scott and Mr Goosen are to be completed for the start of the completing a London to Paris bike ride academic year. This summer the new air One particularly noteworthy characteristic at the end of this month for this charity. conditioning system will be fully installed, of Woking High School students is the Go to https://www.justgiving.com/Mike- computer rooms will be upgraded and a way in which they interact so positively Scott25 to sponsor them). I would also new floor will be laid in the Drama Studio. with our local community, and in turn the like to ask for your support for the Friends local community gives incredible support I would like to take this opportunity of Woking High School minibus appeal. to our students. The benefits accrued to thank all students, staff, parents and They are collecting plastic bottle tops, for all have included Work Experience governors, for all that they contribute in triggers and used pens and highlighters. placements, the Twinning project with terms of commitment, hard work, time, These can be brought into school at any Woking Hospice, careers events at Surrey effort and talents, for it is this that makes time for recycling (see Friends of Woking University and Woking College, Duke of our school so successful. On behalf of High School article). Edinburgh volunteering placements and all at Woking High School, I wish you, work with St Mary’s Church on the Horsell As the term draws to a close, we send our your families and all members of the local Garden Safari and Young Carers. We are best wishes to those who are retiring. This community, a relaxing, safe and enjoyable especially grateful for the support of our year we bid farewell to Mrs Allison Lewis, summer holiday. We finish for the break local Councillors and Mayors – Councillor Finance Officer for 13 years, Mrs Miriam at 12 noon on 20th July. Students return Cundy and Councillor Forster, who attend Musa, Home School Liaison Worker and to school on Thursday 4th September in a all the showcase events, concerts and plays EAL support for 12 years and Mrs Chris staggered start – 8.55 Year 7 and Year 10, held at Woking High School. Wilkinson, Student Support Officer for 10.00 for Years 8, 9 and 11, for the start of nine years. We thank them for all that the 2018/2019 academic year. I would like to draw to your attention to they have done for the school and for our the generosity of our student community. students over the years. Jane Abbott, Headteacher Headgirl/boy Team THE HEAD GIRL/ BOY could really stand out. This means that you succeeded in being on the team APPOINTMENT process was certainly our true colours and personality could be or not, we all received invaluable challenging. It was a long few weeks revealed, after all, in the head team we experience as to how one should go of vigorous interviews, speeches and have to be approachable for student voice. about a process like this and it will help application letters. I think all agreed that The very day of our interviews, at 3:30 that in the world of work. I look back now, as the speeches to assemblies were the most day, we found that Ashlin James, Maddie many who have completed this have, and difficult part of the process! McClements, Katie Mitocariu, Tom Mills, feel great pride as to how this has made Emil Kautovaara, Jude Rainsborough and me more confident as well as humble, Our interviews where a gruelling I had been appointed onto the Head Team. shaping me as a person and a member of fifteen minutes of questions from Mrs Issy Metcalfe had succeeded as Head Girl the school community. Walter, Mr Goosen, Mrs Abbott and and Joel Smith as Head Boy. Mr Ramdhony. The interviews, for me Pravina Appasamy, Year 10 personally where I believed candidates I strongly believe that no matter whether Welcome Year 6 I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME Year maths coding, singing, creating unique 6s, soon to be Year 7s to Woking High leaves in Art and chemical reactions, was a School. Year 6 have already begun their real hit with the students, and a number of transition process to secondary school, students asked if they could start secondary having attended Year 6 Induction days and school immediately! the Year 6 Induction evening. The Induction Once Year 6s are officially Year 7s in days were a tremendous success, and Year September, students will be introduced 6s went home buzzing with exciting stories to secondary life, getting a `head start` in of taster lessons, meeting new teachers, the restaurant at break and lunch. The Year making new friends and the delicious food 7 tutors have been specifically chosen to available from the restaurant. I very much look forward to Year 7 starting work with our new students, and many have in September, and wish all students and During the Induction days, the Year 6s been Year 7 tutors for a number of years, so their families a happy holiday. had the opportunity to sample a range they are experts at dealing with the primary of lessons. The learning, which included to secondary transition. H Doe, Head of Year 7 2 Goodbye Year 11 ON WEDNESDAY 27TH JUNE, our Sport, Music, Technology, community work, evening with music, world cup footage, a Year 11 students celebrated the end of a year group contributions and academic photo booth, a chocolate fountain and the challenging GCSE exam year with their excellence. Our special award winners were: highly anticipated prom awards. National Record of Achievement (NRA) Excellence in Performing Arts Award Prom Queen graduation ceremony. This was held in Olivia Bowden Kudzai Matmeba front of their tutors, fellow students, friends and families. We were honoured PE Award Prom King to be hosts to Cllr Will Forster, the 45th Samuel Webb Ibrar Hussain Mayor of Woking and an ex-Woking High PE Trophy Best Entrance School Student, along with the Vice- Guy Ferguson Trolley Boys Principal of Woking College - Mr Nuweed Razaq, who led the student address and Services to Musical Performance Award Best Dressed Female presented National Record of Achievement Sam Fox & Ella Shankla Shannon Mathews folders to each student and congratulated Police Shield Best Dressed Male them on five years of hard work. The Declan O’Leary Vinni Saint event was an opportunity to celebrate the success’ of the students as well as award Liz Kyriacou Award for Technology Best Dancer / Female subject prizes for progress and attainment. Ella Shankla Jeronah Ayinbode Special awards were also presented for Students’ Student Best Dancer / Male Benjamin Oppong-Manu & Kudzai Declan O’leary Matemba Best Couple Governors’ Award for Excellence Miles Brown And Megan Peeke Samuel Belcher Most Outrageous The following evening the students were Elliot Langley able to celebrate at their Prom. The students Congratulations to all of our students on thoroughly enjoyed themselves basking their NRA awards and their graduation in the warm evening weather against a from Woking High School.