Head's Newsletter 15 December 2017

advice on their performances. The winners were as follows: Junior Prose and Verse Reading: Sanmay Parkhi Junior Public Speaking: Arth Kochlar Intermediate Prose and Verse Reading: Aditya Deshmukle Intermediate Public Speaking: Joshua Cruice Senior Prose and Verse Reading: Sebastian Tyrrall Senior Public Speaking: Aditya Deshpande & Kieran Desmond PARENTING COURSES Do you have a child approaching teens or aged between 13 and 19 years? Listed below are FREE parenting programmes for parents which will help you set rules for children to follow, help you to take care of yourself as a parent, have some fun and meet other parents and carers. Starting Tuesday 9 th January 2018 (6 weekly sessions in total and 1 telephone or 1-1 consultation) At Kingston Town Children’s Centre, 40 Villiers Road (next to King Athelstan Primary School), Kingston, KT1 3AR From 10.30am - 12.30pm Starting Saturday 17 th February 2018 (3 weekly sessions in total and 1 telephone or 1-1 consultation) At The Star Centre, 50 King Charles Crescent, Surbiton, KT5 8SX From 10.00am - 2.00pm If you want to know more, or make a provisional booking, please contact Karen Williams, Parenting Officer on 020 8547 6965 or 07771 974388 or email karen.williams@achievingforchildren.org.uk

The debating club continues to thrive - debating motions every Monday lunchtime in the JLT. They have also tasted success in competition, getting through the first round of the ESU schools’ mace competition on Monday 20 th November at Surbiton High. Tiffin’s pair of Keir Hackman and Aditya Despande will now visit Hampton School in the New Year to oppose the motion “This House would prohibit the media from using software to cosmetically improve an individual's appearance.” Tiffin also hosted a team of debaters from Marymount International School on Tuesday 27 th November. In the friendly fixture eight boys ranging from Years 8 to 13 debated the motion “This house believes that calling terrorists evil is both immoral and counter-productive”.

HOUSE PUBLIC SPEAKING After a wonderful evening of public speaking, first place in the House competition was shared between Scott and Raleigh. In the heats Mr McCann listened to nearly 90 boys deliver speeches for their houses before choosing 12 to go through to the finals. Judith Conyers judged the finals giving the boys succinct and precious