Friday, 19th June 2015

The Christs Chronicles

www.christs.richmond.sch.uk

Issue No. 25

Welcome to the new format

Christs Chronicles, which we will
be issuing weekly. Your feedback
would be most welcome. Please
email me at:
sgarrett@christs.richmond.sch.uk

Some important dates for your diary:

Monday 22nd June
Year 10 Sixth Form Taster Day
Monday 22nd June
Sixth Form Work Experience
Week Begins
Wednesday 24th June
School Open Morning 1
9.00am - 10.30am

Friday 26th June

House Charity Sleep Out

Remember to check
the School Bulletin for
more information.

We are delighted that four of our sixth form have been given
places on the Homerton Summer School, in Cambridge, at the
end of July. It is a wonderful opportunity for them to get a taster
of degree courses on offer, meet academic staff and
experience university life.
We are very pleased with the opportunities we have been able
to facilitate this year for our sixth form at Oxford and Cambridge
and expect to repeat this for next years most able Year 12s. To
summarise, 10 members of our sixth form have been offered
places on taster courses; 4 sixth formers on a residential at
Oxford, 1 sixth former (plus 2 year 11s) on a one day medic
course at Oxford, 1 student on a Shadow a Student residential
at Cambridge, and finally 4 more sixth formers on the Homerton
summer school.

House Charity Sleep Out

Please could all parents of students taking part in
the upcoming Sleep Out encourage them to
fundraise, as the purpose of the event is to raise
money for young, homeless people. They can do
so using the following website:
www.justgiving.com/turing

Well done to Flynn Boardman Raffett, of Year

8, who has been selected to play Basketball for
Surrey County. Considering Flynn is relatively
new to the sport, this is an amazing achievement
and testament to his innate ability for sport as a
whole. Also, Flynn has just gone through under
14 and 16 national trials for next season with
Richmond Knights, so we wish him luck with the
outcome of those.

As always, see our Facebook

page for pictures and fixture list.
Just click here.

Sports Day 2015

This years Sports Day will take

place on Friday 10th July at St.
Marys University in Twickenham.
If your son/daughter has not
received a letter regarding this
date then please see Mr Smith
as soon as possible.

Premier League Reading Stars go to Richmond Library

The PLRS Year 7 students
had an informative and
inspiring visit to Richmond
Lending Library on Friday.
They were welcomed by
Colm & Janice and had a
really great time. Follow the
Library @Christs_Library

Esher College - Important Information

for Students Applying for Sept 2016
Entry
As in previous years, students should create
and submit their applications online. The
date you can complete and submit your
application will depend on whether you fall
into the Guaranteed Applicant or Open
Applicant status. The dates are as follows:
* Guaranteed Applicants need to apply
between Monday 15th June and Friday 10th
July 2015
* Open Applicants need to apply between
Friday 4th September and Friday 25th
September 2015

Summer activities at Albany Park Canoe and Sailing

Centre
We are running fun water-based activities and training course
at all levels, as well as archery and climbing at local youth
centres and off road cycling.
See course information and booking details on the attached
sheet.

Full details on how to apply and entry

requirements can be found on the website
www.esher.ac.uk/admissions

Email albanypark@achievingforchildren.org.uk for more

information or call 020 8547 5812.
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LSCB resources for parents, carers and professionals to
support online safety and gaming: what to do if you are
worried
Please view an information document supplied by the LSCB for
distribution on attached sheets.

Christs School Picnic

Thursday 16th July, 6-8pm
Please bring your family, friends and a picnic, to our
end-of-year summer celebration!

Christs School sports field, Queens Road, Richmond TW10

6HW - Children must be accompanied by an adult.

The Lord your God is in your

midst, a mighty one who will
save; he will rejoice over you
with gladness; he will exult
over you with loud singing.

Zephaniah 3:17

Lord God,
keep in me a sense of humour
and the ability to laugh at myself.
Lead me always to be positive,
looking for the best
in people and in situations.
Each day and in every way
may I grow in the love of the Father
and the presence of the Son,
and the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Kingston LSCB
Resources for parents, carers and professionals to support online safety and gaming:
what to do if you are worried
The internet and all it can offer, is a wonderful tool for keeping in touch with friends and family,
however parents and carers need to be aware that it is possible for people to find themselves in
financial difficulties through using pay for websites or games; meeting unsuitable people online;
or spending too much time in the virtual world.
The LSCB knows that online gaming is an attractive pastime for many young people. For most
young people this does not lead to any concerns, however some parents, carers or professionals
may become worried about a young persons online safety. Many young people will have access
to or own the latest gadgets such as tablets, smart phones and games consoles.
Some parents, carers or relatives might not realise that even games consoles such as Xbox and
PlayStation are connected to the internet and can be used for communicating, as well as playing
games. Whilst using these gadgets is second nature for many children and young people, they
can seem quite daunting for parents or carers who may not be as technologically savvy. Some
games and websites begin with no payments and then progress to requiring finances to access
higher levels. Then it can be hard to stop playing.
Talk to your children about what they are looking at, what games they are playing, and who
they are talking to online;
Remind them of the importance of not talking to or accepting friend requests from people they
dont know in real life;
Set parental controls and privacy settings so that you can see and control what your child or
young person is doing online via their device;
Alert children and young people to the dangers of paying for games and other purchases online,
and ensure that they only use credit cards or other payment methods with adult supervision;
Encourage them to keep all personal information such as passwords, phone numbers, friend,
school address details private;
Remind them that people might not be who they say they are online. It is very easy for people
to set up accounts, with fake names, identities and photos, to make us all believe that they are
someone they are not;
Warn them that the things they write and the photos they post online might be accessed by
people other than their friends, if they dont keep their accounts private;

Highlight the risks of meeting people in person that your child only knows online;

Be alert to the child or young person becoming withdrawn, unhappy, fearful or irritable, or
using devices during the night - these could be signs of online bullying, financial difficulties
due to paying for games, sexual exploitation or gaming addictions;
Try to encourage internet use in the home family living space, rather than in bedrooms and without supervision, or at night.

Find out more here:

Young Minds have a helpline for parents www.youngminds.org.uk.
Childnet International has video guides about setting up parental controls, which might be helpful
when trying to reduce a childs exposure to gambling sites (though worth bearing in mind there
are ways round them, and not always 100% effective). www.childnet.com/
www.saferinternet.org.uk/parental-controls
http://www.lgfl.net/esafety/Pages/esafety-matrix.aspx - many resources here regarding online
safety, including gaming and gambling;
http://www.saferinternet.org/online-issues/parents-and-carers/online-gaming - advice about
online gaming;
www.thinkuknow.co.uk helpful internet support;
Most importantly, families can speak to their childs school and GP about mental health services
and other support that might be available.
Fine out more here: http://kingstonandrichmondlscb.org.uk/parents-carers/helping-your-child
-stay-safe-online-16.php
Always call 999 in an emergency.