YEAR 8 LETTERS
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As you will be aware, since returning in January 2025 the options process is well underway for Year 8. Students have been sharing their initial subject requests with us, and we have been answering their frequently asked questions about the options process. The next stage of our options process is the Options Evening and Careers Fair taking place on Tuesday 21 January 2025 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm. We are delighted to be holding this event in person and look forward to welcoming you and your daughter. Making decisions about the future is an important part of the educational journey for students and we do hope that you will be able to join us for this event.
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The PE Department have been working hard to enhance the enrichment opportunities at Tolworth Girls’ School & Sixth Form. We are delighted to announce that from Tuesday 14 January 2025 we will be offering a squash club, which will take place on Tuesdays from 3.10pm to 4.30pm. Full PE kit is required.
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We would like to share some important details regarding the Year 8 Options Process. Attached is a letter from Mrs R King, Senior Assistant Head.
For further information, please click on the links below:
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We are pleased to share important information regarding the Year 8 Spring Enrichment Programme. You will find a letter and timetable from Mrs. H. Bithray, our House and Enrichment Co-ordinator.
For more details, please click the link below:
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Autumn term 2 has been an exciting one for the students, with the first Year 8 school trip taking place at the British Museum. The students engaged fantastically with all that the museum has to offer and staff were blown away by the thought-provoking discussions they were initiating. Year 8 have thrown themselves into the festive celebrations through participating in; Christmas Jumper Day, Christmas Lunch, the Christmas Card Competition and the Christmas Quiz, which will take place tomorrow in school, as well as eagerly decorating their Form Rooms across the last couple of weeks.
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I am delighted to say that Year 8 have made a brilliant start to the academic year, I have had countless members of staff feedback about how hard-working, enthusiastic and supportive the girls are. Year 8 have received 8,979 house points already this year, which is a tremendous achievement, this is 52 more than the Year Group had earned by this point in Year 7, and a whopping 3,166 more house points than the previous Year 8 cohort accrued by October half term last year.
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On our first Whole School Curriculum Day, the History Department is planning an educational visit to the British Museum for all Year 8 students. This will take place on Tuesday 19 November 2024. We will be leaving school at approximately 8.45am and returning to school by approximately 3.00pm to 3.30pm depending on traffic. The visit will supplement units of work studied in Years 7 and 8 and enable students to further their understanding on a variety of wider topics beyond the curriculum.
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The History Department are excited to introduce a new reading initiative for Year 8 students called ‘Read Up History’. The project is designed to encourage our students to explore historical fiction, fostering a love for reading and learning about the past.
The project has been launched to your daughter’s Tutor Group in their first History lesson of the academic year and will run until December 2024.
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We are delighted to welcome Year 8 back to school as they undertake their final year of lower school, before transitioning to upper school and embarking on their studies towards their GCSE exams, from September 2025.
To ensure we are providing the best support possible, we would like to invite all Year 8 parents and carers to an information evening on Thursday 19 September, from 6pm to 7pm. Please arrive to main reception, where you will be directed to the venue.