Dear Parents, carers and all in the Chessington community,
YEAR 11
I hope that you had a lovely Bank Holiday weekend and half term break. School was still busy with some Year 11 students who took up the offer of revision sessions with their teachers ahead of the next 3 weeks of their GCSE exams
On Friday 23rd May we said a formal goodbye to the Class of 2025 in an excellent leavers assembly delivered by Miss Swaysland which had students and staff in laughter and tears in
The staff, well if I am honest the PE department, then took on the Yr 11’s in the annual football game and for the first time ever the staff won! It
staff that helped prepare all of the food and set up for these events, they couldn’t happen without you.
Exams continue and Year 11’s are expected to be in school every day to make the most of the very well prepared and planned sessions that their teachers will be delivering. I know that parents will support us with this
YEAR 10
In Year 10 news Mr Power and Mrs Cooper have finalised the list of Prefects and Sports Lead Captains for 25/26 and they have already started their duties with the Year 6 meetings we had in the last week. Congratulations to you all!
PREFECTS
Scarlett (10MPZ)
Jaime-Lee (10SAY)
Maisie (10SSH)
Alfie K (10BFH)
Daisy (10MPZ)
Edmund (10MPZ)
Rose (10SAY)
Tilly (10BFH)
Alicia (10SSH)
Teanna (10SSH)
Chloe P (10SSH)
Jessica K (10BFH)
Paddie (10BFH)
SPORTS LEAD CAPTAINS
Zoe (10BFH)
Skye (10SSH)
Lead Prefect interviews will be held over the next couple of weeks.
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
We had over 50 students complete their Bronze
END OF YEAR EXAMS
Year 7, 8 & 9 are busy preparing for their end of year exams which start from Wednesday 18th June - view the exam timetable here Students will be given topic lists and I know have already started their revision - good luck!
100% ATTENDANCE REWARDS
In my last newsletter I mentioned the 100% attendance draw that I was going to do for the last half term, they will receive a £25 JD Sports gift voucher The winners are:
Year 7 - Dulcie 7MWS
Year 8 - Luca 8MCX
Year 9 - Jack M 9HCT
Year 10 - Rose D 10SAY
Great work and keep up the great attendance!
TRIP TO GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER
Select Year 8 students recently embarked on a trip to the Guardian Newspaper to delve into the world of journalism. During this trip, students took part in an enlightening workshop, where students were granted a behind-thescenes look the process of creating the front page of a major publication. The highlight of the day was when students used their newfound knowledge to craft their own front page on a current topic of their choice
The workshop not only sparked creativity and enthusiasm among the our students but also provided them with a practical understanding of the journalistic world Thank you to Miss Rutledge for organising such an amazing trip
STAFF WELLBEING
To support staff well-being we held some activities for staff, Mr DuBock delivered an insightful session on stress relief strategies and Mr Ide hosted a pottery session where staff let their creative side come out - here are some photos from the afternoon Mr Power and Ms Griffiths went head to head on the pottery
STAFFING NEWS
In staffing news, we said goodbye to Mrs Opie our Office manager and PA who retired after 21 years of service here at Chessington. She will be greatly missed by the staff, she has been a huge support to many over her time here but I know that she will very much enjoy her retirement with her family.
We have r er and PA, Miss Cooper (not to be confused with our Deputy Head Mrs Cooper) who started with us this week. She will be a familiar face to any Lovelace parents as she worked in the office there for many years I know she will be a great asset to the Chessington team
Wishing yo
Ms S Wilson Headteacher Chessington School
NOTICE
It is important that you keep your records up-to-date Should you need to update your contact information or amend your consents, please email: contactus@chessington.kingston.sch.uk
Thursday 12 June th Year 10 University of Sussex Trip
Friday 13 June th Year 12 University Fair
Wednesday 18 June -
Wednesday 25 June th th
Year 7/8/9 End of Year Exams See the exams timetable here
Thursday 19 June th
Year 9 Parents Evening This event will take place online
Tuesday 24 June th Borough Athletics Competition This event will be taking place at Kingsmeadow for select students
Wednesday 25 June th Performance Faculty Showcase
Thursday 26 June th Year 6 Parents Transition Information Evening
