THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM
Friday 1st December, 2023
SAFEGUARDING WITH JACK AND JO
Thank you to all the parents who attended Jack's Online Safety webinar this week, it was great to be able to discuss some of the issues facing young people online and how we can work together to help them to manage this. At the end I mentioned some places that parents can go for more help and some the websites I suggested are as follows. Do have a look, my big message was the more we can talk to our children about things the more they know we care and will listen. Have a great Christmas! Here are the links:
CEOP - To report online concerns
Think You You Know - Advice for parents, young people & professionals (teachers!)
Parent Zone - Advice specifically aimed at parents
Child Net - More advice for parents and young people
NSPCC – More advice, with helpful guides including to different popular apps, platforms and websites.
A MESSAGE FROM THE HEALTH CENTRE
It’s that time of the year when we expect to see more cases of seasonal illness. Please see below some reminders from our Health Centre.
What to do if my child is showing signs of covid/my child has tested positive for covid?
Your child should stay at home for 3 days or until better to return to school. Day of symptoms starting is day zero and your child can return to school on day 4 if they are feeling better. Your child must not return to school if they have a temperature (38 degrees or above) and can only return once their temperature has resolved (below 38 degrees).
COVID-19 symptoms and what to do - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
What to do if my child has vomiting or diarrhoea?
Your child must stay at home for 48 hours from the last onset of vomiting or diarrhoea and can return to school once they are feeling better and have no raised temperature (below 38 degrees).
SCHOOL EVENTS
WE WILL ROCK YOU
7th-9th December | £8/£10 | Aldridge Theatre
Tickets are now on sale for our senior school production of We Will Rock You. Featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We Are the Champions,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and many more, WE WILL ROCK YOU follows two revolutionaries as they try to save rock ‘n’ roll in a post-apocalyptic world. In an age where algorithms predict our every preference, WE WILL ROCK YOU is a musical for our time: a fist-pumping, foot-stomping anthem to individuality.
SCHOOL NOTICES
CHRISTMAS AND THANK YOU CARDS
Get your Christmas and Thank You cards here!!
Designed by Frensham Heights students, all funds go to Malawi School’s Trust. They are £6 for a pack of 5.
Please click below to order and pay via the link at the top of the form. The cards will be waiting at reception for you a couple of days after you order.
SIGN UP FOR SUPPER AT RECEPTION
If your child would like to stay for supper on an adhoc basis, please remember to email reception@frensham.org
SPRING TERM INVOICES
The Spring Term invoices will be issued around 15 December 2023. Please could you look at your invoice and report any queries as soon as possible. If you have changed your bank details, please could you let us know now. The Direct Debit schedule will be sent to the bank on 21 December 2023 and changes will then not be possible. Should you realise your bank details are wrong after this date, you will have to cancel your direct debit to stop it being requested from your bank. The Finance Department will be shut from 22 December 2023 and will reopen on 02 January 2024. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas.
BOLD VOICES - WATCH THE WEBINAR RECORDING - WATCH HERE
If you missed the Starting Conversations: Tools for Talking With our Teens About Misogyny webinar on 30th November, you can watch the recording on the link above. This video will be available until Friday 5th January 2024. We have a second online AP Parent Webinar - The Digital Divide: Tools for talking about online sexual harassment with our teens - that will be taking place on Thursday 7th March 2024, 6pm - 7:30pm. Please keep an eye out for details on how to register for this event
FARNHAM MUSIC & DANCE CONCERT - SAT 16TH DEC - 7PM - ALDRIDGE THEATRE - BOOK HERE
Join FMD for their annual Christmas spectacular - talented choirs, including their new children's choir, orchestras, ensembles, jazz band and the Centre Stage Groups performing a huge range of styles including classical, musical theatre, folk and jazz. All proceeds will go to Parkinson's UK.
LAMDA WITH ADAM
Dedicate time, every week, to improving your unique power of communication; learn theory to compliment English and Drama classwork; enhance your speaking in class, on stage and in interview. Sign up before January 2024 to be included in Summer term’s exam opportunity. Email Adam on jenningsadam@live.co.uk for more info.
FREE 20 MINUTE MUSIC TASTER LESSONS!
INDIVIDUAL MUSIC LESSONS - SIGN UP HERE
Just a reminder that we offer a wonderful opportunity for our students to take individual musical and vocal coaching here in our fabulous Music School (located next to Main House). We have an array of opportunities to learn one or more of the following: Flute, Violin, Viola, Guitar (electric, classical, acoustic etc.) Ukulele, Drums, Trumpet, Trombone, Piano, Clarinet and Saxophone - not to mention Singing: classical, rock and pop, jazz and musical theatre. If there is an instrument that isn’t listed that your child would like to play, then please let us know and we will see what we can do! The link for the application form is above and if you would like any more help with deciding, or just some overall detail, then please get in touch with Sally (Music School Secretary) at sallyvivian@frensham.org – she would be delighted to help. All that remains is to WISH ALL OF YOU A Fabulous Festive Holiday from ALL OF US in the Music Department 😊
FARNHAM YOUTH CHOIR OPEN REHEARSALS
The next open rehearsals for Farnham Youth Choir's Training Choir (years 2-4) and Junior Choir (years 5-7) are on 10th and 17th January 2024. Click for more details.
SCHOOLBLAZER SALE
Schoolblazer will be running a January Flash Sale from Thursday 4th – Friday 5th January 2024. There will be up to 1/3rd off selected in-stock items at schoolblazer.com during the sale period, while stocks last. https://www.schoolblazer.com/
SCL HOLIDAY CAMPS
SCL will be running a Football Development Camp and an Active Wonderland Camp at Frensham Heights over the Christmas holidays.
FARNHAM FOODBANK
We are collecting for Farnham Foodbank. Please bring donations to the Years 4-6 atrium Click here for more details.
THANK A TEACHER!
The Thank a Teacher campaign recognises all staff working in UK schools and colleges; school leaders, teachers, teaching assistants, and all support staff such as lunchtime supervisors, caretakers and cleaners. If you’re feeling shy you can send a card anonymously! Click here to send a thank you.
POSITIVE FEEDBACK
Got something amazing to shout about? Click the logo to use our Parent Voice Frensham Heights positive feedback link.
FRENSHAM PODCASTS
MY JOURNEY PODCAST - click here to listen to the first three episodes
Embark on an inspiring voyage with "My Journey," Frensham Heights' exclusive Careers Podcast! Following riveting discussions with our esteemed staff and Governors, we are thrilled to extend our outreach to parents. My Journey is dedicated to showcasing the diverse and unconventional paths our careers can take, emphasizing that success often emerges from the pursuit of passion and stepping outside one's comfort zone. We invite parents to join us in imparting invaluable insights to our students, demonstrating the myriad opportunities that arise through dedicated effort and bold self-expression. Elevate your child's career awareness by participating in this enriching initiative. For those eager to contribute, please connect with our Head of Careers, Grant Gallacher, at grantgallacher@frensham.org. Let's shape the future together through the power of shared experiences!
TASTY PODS - click here to listen to the first three episodes
This podcast should be of real interest to Years 10 and 11 as they consider what they would like to study at A-level. Here A-level teachers will be discussing some of the big ideas on their courses focusing on the subjects that are not available at GCSE – Film Studies, Sociology, Politics, Psychology, Economics and plenty more to follow. In our first episode, we talk to Charlie Bennett about Film Studies.
NEWS FROM FRIENDS OF FRENSHAM
FOF WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP
On Wednesday afternoon the Frensham community got in to the holiday season by creating some wonderful Christmas Wreaths- it was a lovely afternoon ably led by local florist Paula Reeks (www.floralalchemy.co.uk). Christmas music, mince pies and a bunch of fun and creative people! Thank you for supporting this event.
FOF AGM
We would like to give notice of the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of Frensham, to be held on Thursday 11 January 2024 via Microsoft Teams at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. If you'd like to join in, please email Rachel at secretary@fofrensham.com for an invite link and a copy of our constitution (a governing document that sets out our rules and procedures by which we run). We are looking for an additional five Trustees to join us on the Board. The roles are voluntary but rewarding, as we make a difference for our community. If you are thinking about it, or would like to know more, then we’d be happy to meet, chat and answer questions you might have about becoming a Trustee. Just reach out to us and ask.
THIS WEEK AT FRENSHAM
SILVER MIRROR MAKING IN THE LAB ECA
After creating a small silver mirror to decorate the Chemistree. Coops wanted to try again and make it bigger as his project in the LAB ECA. This resulted in a wine bottle sized silver mirror by scaling up the quantities of reactants. The chemistry behind this is using Tollens reagent to identify aldehyde functional groups, glucose was used as the source of aldehyde groups. This forms a layer of silver on the inside of the glass.
SANTA'S WORKSHOP
The Reception elves have been busy with writing letters and posting them, wrapping presents and making elves hats and even making their own Winter Wonderland Passports to get to and from the North Pole.
YEAR 12 BRICK LANE TRIP
Last Friday, 1st December, the Year 12 Geographers set out for a field trip to Brick Lane. As part of the topic “Changing Places” A-Level students are required to complete detailed case studies of both their local place and a contrasting place, and there are few more contrasting places in easy reach of the school than Brick Lane in London. Evolving from a unique blend of cultures, our pupils were able to immerse themselves in this richly diverse neighbourhood in the East End. Brick Lane has witnessed large swathes of migrants and refugees throughout the ages. From the Protestant Huguenots fleeing Catholic France in the 17th century and the Jewish arriving during the second World War, through to the Bangladeshi migrants of the 1950s and 60s, there is no better place to witness first-hand the influence of external forces on the character and development of a place in the UK. As well as enjoying the ambience and gaining a ‘sense of place’ for the area, the Year 12s had a selection of fieldwork tasks to complete. Environmental Quality and Clone Town Surveys, Character Trails and questionnaires were all completed with vigour, before a local lunch (curry and/or beigels) and an afternoon left to explore the gentrified vintage shops and enjoy the diverse street art. The return to the train was enhanced by a deviation to Spitalfields Market but sullied by the London prices. A very pleasant day was had by all!
YEAR 9 TRENCH MODELS
Year 9 have been working on their trench projects. These have been produced in various mediums including models, cakes, pictures and Minecraft. The objective is to produce work that is historically accurate and creative. Some of the features of these projects included barb wire; shell holes; dug outs; fire-steps; rats; traverses; listening posts and communication trenches. This has also provided the opportunity to develop the Frensham Skills for Life. Students have exhibited Communication skills through presentations and listening to feedback; Creative Thinking in the form of how they delivered the project; for some Technical Literacy with the use of mine craft to build a trench system and in some cases Teamwork when students have collaborated.
BOARDERS UPDATE
Last weekend the boarders enjoyed some in house poker on Friday night followed by a trip to Gunwharf Quays Christmas market on Saturday and the opportunity to make festive lip balm on Sunday. The houses are continuing to get into the Christmas spirit with Christmas trees up and their lights glowing. Students have been decorating Christmas cookies and making more lovely Christmas decorations to add to the house festivities. Roberts House have a very competitive pool league running this term. Sadly, Lloydy is not doing too well after a 2-0 defeat to Sofia yesterday. Brendan and Ben are looking like the red-hot favourites currently.
SPORTS REPORT
Under 16s Netball v Sherfield
The U16's put on an outstanding display of netball at home on Monday. The team were bolstered by the Goodwin sisters, Cydney and Sophie from Year 10. It was a great opportunity for some of the younger years to play up. The girls were outstanding from start to finish, dominating play from the starting whistle. The girls were competitive, and powerful in defence, and they were controlled and fluent in attack. The girls have made amazing progress this season and have won all of their matches, bar one. They should be very proud of themselves and what a wonderful way to end the season. The final score was 37-5 to Frensham. Players of the match were Lulu, who was consistently strong throughout at centre and goal attack, and Lexie who turned over a number of balls and blocked the Sherfield attack. I am very proud to have worked with these girls this year and look forward to their performance at Liddington in March 24.
Under 16s Football v More House
I final game of the season under the lights for the under 16s was a fantastic way to end the season. The boys were out the blocks quickly and from the first whistle established themselves playing on the front foot and getting forward. This was rewarded with two goals inside the first ten minutes from Freddy and Luke as the boys move the ball forward with intent. However, More House began to grown in confidence and settled into the game that became an physical and even contest. It became a little scrappy a More house pulled a goal back shortly before half time. At half time the boys reflected on how well they started and this being down to the work rate they were putting in, more house couldn’t cope when we applied early pressure and this was key if we were going to secure the win. The boys managed the second half as well as I have seen all season. Safe and solid at the back, making simply and effective decision. Physical and together in midfield closing the ball down. There were no goals in the second half due to this disciplined performance and a great win to end the season. Well done boys!
FRENSHAM KITCHEN
NEXT WEEK
Sunday 10th December
Boarders Weekend Activity - Farnham Christmas Market
Monday 11th December
13.00 - Christmas Movie (Part 2) (Ballroom)
13.55 - Year 7&8 Notices (Ballroom)
13.55 - Years 9 to 11 Notices (ONLINE)
14.30 - U15 Girls Football v Lingfield College (Home)
16.30 - Staff v Students Football Match (Astro)
Tuesday 12th December
14.00 - 15.30 - Year N to Year 3 Christmas Play "Baubles!" (Aldridge Theatre)
16.00 - 17.00 - Year 6 Children vs Staff Football Match (Sports Hall)
18.30 - 21.00 - Year 7 to Year 9 Christmas Dinner Dance (Ballroom)
19.00 - Boarders (Year 10 to Year 13) Special Christmas Outing (Laser Tag)
Wednesday 13th December
14.00 - 15.30 - Year 4 to Year 6 Christmas Play "Cinderella and Rockerfella" (Aldridge Theatre)
18.30 - 21.30/22.00 - Year 10 to Year 13 Christmas Dinner Dance (Ballroom)
(Year 10 & Year 11, Carriages at 21.30pm / Year 12 & Year 13, Carriages at 22.00pm)
19.00 - Boarders (Year 7 to Year 9) Special Christmas Outing (Laser Tag)
Thursday 14th December
Christmas Dress Up Day
08.45 - 11.45 - FOF Junior School Holiday Celebration (Ballroom, Long Gallery, Drawing Room, SDR, Billiard Room)
11.45 - 12.30 - Junior School Christmas Lunch
15.45 - End of Term Message from Head (Aldridge Theatre)
Friday 15th December
Staff Conferences
Boarding House Closes 10am
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