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SWPS News 20 January 2017

Head’s News I recently read the following quotation from a leading businessman and CEO:

“when you press the pause button on a machine, it stops. But when you press the pause button on human beings they start. You start to reflect, you start to rethink your assumptions, you start to reimagine what is possible and most importantly, you start to

reconnect with your most deeply held beliefs. Once you have done that, you can begin to imagine a better path.” Here are words that should make us all pause, especially our

students whose lives can be so frantic, busy and often noisy.

Here is an individual who understands the pressures of today’s market place and the increasing demands on today’s next generation of leaders, pointing out the importance of a moment for reflection. The opportunity to stop and pause is an essential condition of our life. When we take that opportunity to take stock, we

can provide ourselves with much needed space for reflection and thought. For education this insight is crucial – deep learning and deep knowledge can only come from practising deep reflection and consideration. Reflecting on what has been taught,

grappling intellectually with complex concepts and

arguments, undoubtedly require time and quiet. Deep reflection is not something to be done at speed – nor can it be done in the gaps of life. Time needs to be set aside for knowledge to be absorbed and understanding to be forged. In young people’s ever increasingly loud and busy

world, such moments are precious. C Muller

Head

7L’s Lunch time Concert The Jarvis Room was packed with parents, staff and girls for 7L’s concert during the lunch hour on Thursday. Being the

first form to start the series of Year 7 concerts, and so early

in the term, 7L did rather draw the ‘short straw’, but they were really well organised in preparing for it and it has been a pleasure rehearsing with them over the past two weeks. Everyone took part, either singing a solo or performing on the piano, treble recorder, saxophone, clarinet, cello or guitar. A small group began the concert with their rendition

of ‘Walking in the air’. Well done and thank you 7L! T Scrutton

Top of the Bench 2017 This Tuesday, SWPS hosted the regional round of the Royal Society of Chemistry competition, Top of the Bench. Schools

from the region enjoyed completing a range of practical activities and also sat a written paper. The SWPS team,

comprising of Maddie and Catherine (Y9), Emily (Y10) and Charlotte (Y11), performed superbly and the department were proud of the confident way

in which they approached the challenging tasks!

L Lewis

Associated Board Music Exams—Autumn 2016 Congratulations to the following girls on their fantastic achievements for their AB Music exams last term.

These results show the dedication and hard work all of the girls have put in and we couldn’t be prouder as a School community of their well-deserved results.

Name Year Instrument Grade Result

Lucy Porter Y8 Singing 2 Merit Kiera Stratford Y8 Violin 1 Merit Ayra Tengku Y8 Piano 3 Pass Olivia Ansell Y8 Cello 3 Pass Nikhita Joshi Y8 Flute 4 Merit Natalie Clarke Y8 Cornet 4 Merit Alice Cope Y8 Piano 4 Pass Zara Cope Y8 Piano 4 Merit Ria Konkumalla Y8 Trumpet 4 Pass Erlanka Millea Y8 Theory 5 Distinction Lydia Gammon Y8 Piano 1 Distinction Gurpreet Kandola Y8 Singing 2 Pass Natalie Newell Y8 Piano 4 Distinction Hannah Walmsley Y9 Clarinet 3 Pass Lucy Reynolds Y9 Piano 8 Distinction Naina Varma Y9 Violin 1 Merit Catherine Abela Y9 Singing 6 Merit Charlotte Chinn Y9 Singing 3 Merit Tess O’Donnell Y9 Theory 5 Pass Verity Hastings Y10 Flute 6 Merit Ana Pilar Ravanne Y10 Theory 3 Distinction Iesha Allen Y10 Singing 2 Distinction Mirren Black Y10 Clarinet 5 Pass Brooke Griffith Y10 Theory 5 Merit Sarah Johnson Y10 Singing 5 Distinction Josephine Cox Y10 Singing 4 Distinction Isobel Eriksen Y10 Singing 5 Merit Emily Jones Y10 Piano 6 Pass Phoebe Schofield Y10 Flute 7 Distinction Phoebe Schofield Y10 Piano 7 Distinction Charlotte Handley Y10 Trombone 5 Pass Elizabeth Williams Y10 Singing 5 Distinction Lily Galpin Y10 Cello 5 Distinction Amelia Price Y11 Singing 5 Distinction Deena Shawkat Y11 Singing 5 Pass Deena Shawkat Y11 Piano 4 Pass Charlotte Marr Y11 Violin 6 Merit Emma Brown L6 Piano 7 Distinction Tamsin Mantel-Cooper L6 Clarinet 8 Pass Saskia Clarke L6 Piano 5 Pass Violetta Suvini S6 Singing 8 Merit Sophie Coulson S6 Saxophone 6 Pass Lila Radja S6 Piano 8 Distinction

Sponsor Appeal! Do you work in a London City Law Firm or in Banking and Finance? Do your offices

have a boardroom/function room which are not being used in the evenings? Would you be willing to sponsor drinks or nibbles at our next

Networking Event? And, do you have some interesting life stories and would you like to be an inspirational speaker at our

next event? If so then please do get in touch, as we are now looking to book our next London Networking Evening very soon!

S Kassir alumnae@swps.org.uk

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Sport News Netball—19 Jan 2017 12 strong teams awaited us at a very cold

Nonsuch Grammar School in Kingston. The 6 minute each way format made it difficult to

correct any damage done in the early part of the game so all

the girls went out strong from the onset. The U13s narrowly lost their first game by one goal but played really well in the freezing conditions.

The U12s started powerfully showing dominance to win their first game 11 to 1. The matches were in quick succession not giving the girls long to recharge or, thankfully, get cold. U12s went on to

lose the next game but win the following 3. All the girls played like 7 defenders and 7 attackers, showing real fight and determination. The U13s tried equally as hard but lost their next 2 games. By the final game we knew both teams

unfortunately wouldn’t go through to the final but they still gave it their all. The U13s won their final match 13 to 6 but the U12s lost by 2 goals.

Well done to all who played, the coaches were so proud of your constant fight, effort and as always, you behaved impeccably. Player of the tournament for the U12s goes to Amy Twyford for playing a strong, unstoppable WD, never giving up

marking or working for the interceptions. Well done Amy. Player of the tournament for the U13s goes to Bethany Illsley for playing an unselfish and intelligent 72 minutes of netball. Well done Bethany.

The U12 team consisted of: Maeve Slater, Jenny Gray, Ellie Monk, Amy Twyford, Mischa Illman, Sierra Warnes, Beth Wernham and Milly Wee. The U13 team consisted of: Eleanor Raven, Saskia Cronjaeger, Bethany Illsley, Thea Morton, Izzy Man, Milly Staveley, Lizzie Way and Ela Singh. Under 18s vs Notre Dame The Sixth Formers returned to the Netball court on form this week for a match against Notre Dame. They dominated the first quarter by fighting for every ball. Drawing at half time meant the game was anyone’s but unfortunately we struggled to get past Notre Dame’s defence so narrowly lost.

Well done girls for playing a very entertaining game of netball and thank you to Helen Sproston and Lauren Simmons for organising the team. Player of the match went to Lauren Simmons for her gazelle

like interceptions and intelligent play. The team consisted of: Megan Lowe, Helen Sproston, Lauren Simmons, Saskia Eldridge-Hinmers, Bella Hill, Libby Hall, Georgie Crew and Sarah Phillips.

J Turner

Badminton

Congratulations to the U16 badminton team, consisting of Alexandra Oprisan, Rebecca Sproston, Ruth Devapragasam, Roma Longster and Amy Longster, who have qualified for the county finals of the National Badminton Competition.

The U14 team have also qualified for this level and we look forward to following their progress next month.

Hockey The PE department are delighted to announce that hockey coach Dave

Goodfield has been selected for a central contract by GB Hockey for the new Olympic programme, hopefully culminating

in selection for Tokyo 2020. Dave will remain a part of the SWPS hockey staff and we wish him good luck and congratulations.

Dave is also representing Surbiton HC at the National Indoor Finals on Sunday 29 January at Wembley Arena, to which the PE department are taking a group of 40+ pupils (a few spaces left but be quick!). The school also has former pupil Melissa Ball representing Slough HC at the prestigious event.

The girls will also have the opportunity to meet and get autographs from Olympic GB gold medal winning squad.

R England

DofE News SWPS was a hive of activity last Saturday as approximately 40 parent volunteers gathered for

their annual training day.

There was lots on offer – the new parent volunteers attended a workshop on Route Planning for Bronze and were shown emapping on the eDofE website. Other volunteers had the option to choose from Route Planning for Silver or First Aid which covered on how to deal with extreme

conditions and common injuries on the hill. An opportunity to look at Navigation Beyond Bronze was also available where more advanced navigation techniques were studied. Some of them then ventured onto Chobham Common to put into practice what they had learnt.

Minibus tests were carried out - we were lucky with the weather as it had tried to snow on Thursday evening! Hopefully a fun day was had by all and it was a chance for new parent volunteers to meet other members of the DofE community at SWPS to share their experiences, stories and knowledge.

Once again may I express my deep gratitude to this amazing group of people who support the DofE programme at SWPS and make it happen. A big Thank You to all those who gave up their Saturday to attend and, in particular to the volunteers who ran a training session and shared their expertise with others.

L Raven

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