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Newsletter 5 - Mrach 2025
Year 8
Mrs Murphy, Pastoral Leader Year 8 - mrsmurphyj@strichardscc.com
We are swiftly heading towards Spring - the sun is
shining, the flowers are blooming, and the days are
(finally) heating up! With that in mind, please could I
remind all pupils to bring in water bottles and ensure
they are filling them up at break and lunch to stay
hydrated.
March and April are beautiful months where many of us
come together as a community, whether it’s to observe
Lent or Ramadan, and celebrate what is important.
I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude and respect
to every family who may be participating, and know
you are looking forward to a celebratory climax in the
name of Eid at the end of March, or Easter in the April
holidays.
So far this term, Year 8 have had some of the strongest
attendance statistics of any year group, with a Term
4 percentage of 95.6% - second only to Year 7. As
a reminder, we encourage all students to aim for
97%+ attendance in order to get the most out of their
education, so a huge well done to so many of our
pupils who have exceptional attendance. We have also
had pupils exceeding the 350+ house point mark and
earning their early lunch pass for a week for themselves
and a friend. If your child has reached any of our
rewards milestones, please encourage them to collect
their winnings from my ofÏce.
In Term 5, Year 8 will continue with their Relationships
and Sex Education (RSE) curriculum for PSHEe, and
on the 6th May we will be attending our Year 8 Mass.
Please do get in touch with any exciting updates and successes
- whether it’s in music, sport, art, drama or anything else that is
worth celebrating.
Pupil Successes
Wow - what a term! We have so many people to celebrate, so well
done and a huge thank you to all of our pupils who take part in
extra-curricular activities - you are all amazing!
Congratulations to: Ariana, who went to the USA to compete in
cheerleading, and whose team won two UCA competitions in
Orlando, for an amazing performance and receiving one of the
highest scores from the entire competition; Charlotte, who had
some huge wins at the Hastings Drama Festival, earning 1st
alongside her partner for Pop Duet, as well as another 1st place
for her Humerous Verse and 3rd for her Musical Theatre; Ksenia,
who won first place in the East Sussex Cross Country League,
U13 girls’ category; Ava, who achieved third place in a school
gymnastics competition; and Lilia, who finished with Honours at
the Hastings Music Festival. What a fantastic achievement for all
of you!
As we approach Easter, I would like to thank the vast
majority of Year 9 who continue to give of their best in the
classroom and wider school community. All pupils have
submitted their option choices and will be notified of their
history and geography GCSE classes by the end of term.
PSHEe
During PSHEe, the pupils have been completing the careers
skills unit and have attended a careers workshop, providing
an insight into life after St Richard’s. Next term the focus in
PSHEe will be Character Education.
House Points
Although many pupils continue to accumulate an impressive
amount of House Points, there seems to be somewhat of
a decline in the amount some pupils are receiving. Please
encourage your child to continue to work hard both in class
and at home, to complete charity work, support the liturgical
life of the college, attend school as much as they are able,
and complete letters of The Crest.
Liturgical Life
Our assemblies have included Safer Internet Use and a
Year Group Mass with Father Stephen. 9U and 9H have also
celebrated their Form Sevices together in the chapel.
DofE Award
The Year 9 Duke of Edinburgh pupils completed their first
training session on Saturday 8th March. The pupils were
impeccably behaved and the instructors commented on how
impressed they were with the cohort. The pupils are now
prepared for their training and qualifying expeditions next
term and we are sure they will do amazingly well!
Finally, although the pupils have chosen the subjects they
would like to study for GCSE, it is imperative that they
continue to give of their best across the curriculum and enjoy
their last two terms studying a broad subject base.
Please remember that we are always here to help and we
all want to work closely with yourselves to ensure that your
child is happy and fulfilled, thus enabling them to reach their
full potential.
Mrs Hills, Pastoral Leader Year 9 - (mrshillsa@strichardscc.com)
Year 9
Please do not hesitate to contact myself or your child’s Form Tutor via EduLink if you have any concerns. Have a happy, restful
and peaceful Easter break.