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Newsletter 2 - October 2024
Pupil Leadership
School Council
I was blown away by the amount of pupils who put
themselves forward and applied for the School Council - we
had 101 applications! I had the difÏcult job of shortlisting and
ultimately selecting the smaller team, whose applications
were exceptional. Here are the School Council members for
2024/25:
Cole - Yr 7
Naomi - Yr 7
Ann - Yr 7
Zackary - Yr 7
Darwin - Yr 8
Nawaz - Yr 8
Regina - Yr 8
Meghan - Yr 8
Sarah - Yr 9
Bertie - Yr 9
Alfie - Yr 9
Angelique - Yr 9
Julie - Yr 10
Jessamy - Yr 10
James - Yr 10
Harris - Yr 10
Michael - Yr 11
Hayley - Yr 11
Chairs: Hana - Year 11 & Chuma - Year 11
Wellbeing Ambassadors and Heads and Deputy Heads of House: We are delighted that the following pupils have
successfully applied for the post of Wellbeing/Antibullying Ambasadors for this academic year.
School Council members will run the Poppy Appeal in
November. Last year we raised an incredible £366.48.
representative for the East Sussex Youth Cabinet at the end of
last year. Members work with with decision-makers and other
groups to campaign on issues and work together to bring about
change. From this, Henry has also been selected as East
Sussex’s UK Youth Parliament Representative - a fantastic
achievement. He will be going to the House of Commons for a
debate this academic year.
Mrs Holder - Pupil Leadership Coordinator
CREST Award - The Crest Award is now up and running for all pupils in Years 8-10. Pupils have already been submitting work
and badges and awards will be presented towards the end of this term. As part of the Crest Award, and also to encourage inter-
house competition, events will be arranged throughout the academic year. This term, we are holding the St Richard’s Great
British Bake Off competition. Pupils who take part in these events will not only gain Housepoints and have fun, but will also be
able to use the experience as part of their Crest Award. Mrs Ellis & Mrs Taylor-Singfeld - Pupil Leadership Coordinators
Wellbeing Ambassadors
Jack and Olivia in Year 10 are lead Wellbeing Ambassadors,
along with Year 7 pupils Aliya, Ann, Alli, Pola, Yasmin,
Destiny and Tuleah, Year 8 pupils Rosamaria, Layla, Regan,
Sabrina, Lilia, Dom and Alisha, Year 9 pupils Khloe and
James, and Year 10 pupils Alna and Evana. The team
have already started ‘Time to Talk Tuesday’ where pupils
can meet, chat, do crafts and make new friends each week.
They will be running Anti Bullying Week 11-17 November
with ‘Odd Socks’ Day on November 12th. There will be lots
of activities to support ‘Choose Respect’ which is this year’s
theme.
Heads and Deputy Heads of House
The Heads and Deputy Heads of House Team are in place.
Welcome to Year 9 pupils Thomas and Leona supporting Gwyn,
Gabriella, Year 10 and Leo, Year 9 supporting Howard, Livia,
Year 10 and Kimberly, Year 9 supporting Rigby and Rae and
Emmanuel from Year 9 supporting Wells. The House teams
are already drumming up support from their forms for the 'Link
to Hope’ Shoebox Appeal. The most Christmas boxes brought
in by a House will give them valuable winning points! (Not to
mention a few edibible prizes for the most successful forms!).
There will also be some House points available during Anti-
Bullying Week competitions.
Success Story: Henry
I also want to say a huge congratulations to
Henry in Year 11, who was voted our school’s
Open Evening was, as always, tremendous fun, with prospective parents and pupils visiting the library, full of questions and
enthusiasm. My thanks go to our pupil librarian, Aada, for her excellent assistance on the night.
Did you know…? As well as books, magazines and DVDs, the library
also runs the Shop-in-a-Box stationery store, where for very few pence,
pupils can buy pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers, protractors and so on, very
cheaply. This is a not-for-profit initiative, to ensure that children need
never be without required school equipment. For an example of prices,
pencils are 12p, pens are 20p, a short ruler is 15p. Coins are needed to
purchase these items; it is not available through ParentPay.
What to do with old glasses - Recycle!
If you’ve worn glasses for a few years, you’ve
probably got some with an out of date prescription.
Those glasses don’t need to be cluttering up your
home - Marie Curie is supporting Lions Clubs
International in recycling old glasses for people
who need them in communities across Aftrica,
India and Eastern Europe. Please donate via the
school library.
Banned Book Week in September went very well in
the Library, with Year 9 enjoying lots of discussion
around censorship and reasons why some books
have been banned in the past, both in this country
and overseas. Having the Banned Books in a cage
in the centre of the library really promoted curiosity
and interest for our pupils! It’s always lovely to see
pupils so intrigued and enthusiastic about books!
Library