RVHS Exposed Spring Issue 2019

E X P O S E D Art work by Celeste Radclyffe

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REVISION TIPS EASTER TRADITIONS THE OSCARS Photography by Amy Lewis

Spring has well and truly sprung! Gone are the short, miserable days. Now there’s sunshine everywhere , flowers blossoming and birds chirping. Spring is a time of new beginnings , an excuse to pick up those New Year’s resolutions you inevitably dropped. The post-Christmas slump has finally disappeared. This issue is full to the brim of interesting and exciting articles. You can learn revision skills just in time for GCSEs, discover new Easter bakes and get the inside gossip from the Oscars. Whatever you fancy, there’s something for you. Thank you for reading, and I’ll see you all next issue! If you want to write something for RVHS Exposed, just email 14fnew@rodingvalley.net

The Internet is your friend People tell you that you should stay off the Internet when your revising, but it can actually be a very useful tool. Websites like Seneca and Maths Genie are extremely helpful; instead of making endless notes you can watch clips and do practice questions. Quizlet is particularly good, you can make sets of flashcards online that you can print out or easily access on the go.

There are many YouTube channels dedicated to revision as well. They explain topics well and quite fast, along with diagrams to aid visual leaners. Some even make revision resources which are free to use.

Some particularly good ones are; 

Primrose Kitten (Science and Maths)

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Mr Bruff (English)

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Freesciencelessons (Science) Music is allowed

Notes are not everything As enjoyable and as satisfying as it may be to spend countless hours on a set of beautiful notes, in reality it is just a waste of your time.

Testing yourself with flashcards or exam questions is much better as it shows you your weaknesses and gives you an insight into what you may face in your exam.

Obviously, you can’t revise properly when trying to watch TV or watch other YouTube videos at the same time. However, it doesn’t mean you just have to sit there in silence.

Studies show that listening to instrumental music while you revise is okay, and can even boost your productivity. Try to keep away from music with lyrics if you can, as it tends to be more distracting

Easter Mini Egg Cookies Ingredients 288g of flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 128g of unsalted butter, softened 96g of sugar 96g cups of brown sugar 2 tsp of vanilla 2 eggs 190g of Cadbury Mini Eggs, chopped in half

Instructions 1. Preheat the oven to 190 C. 2. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

3. In a large bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy.

4. Add the eggs and continue to beat until well combined.

5. Add the dry ingredients and continue to beat until the dough is mixed.

6. Add the mini eggs to the dough and gently stir until they're mixed thoroughly.

7. Drop the dough onto a lined baking sheet.

8. Bake at 190 C for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges become golden.

Annie Mills

Easter traditions around the globe

By Bo Green

We all know the English traditions of Easter but what about in different countries?

Here are some of the various ways countries decide to celebrate: In Hungary they have a day of “sprinkling” which is an Hungarian Monday Easter tradition, where boys sprinkle cologne or perfume over a girl, and ask for a kiss. Water was believed to be healing and had cleaning powers.

In France in the town of Haux, a giant omelet made with 4,500 eggs that feeds 1,000 people is served up in the town’s main square. There was a story that said when Napoleon and his army were traveling through the south of France, they stopped in a small town and ate omelets. As Napoleon liked his so much he ordered the townspeople to gather their eggs and make a giant omelet for his army the next day.

In Brazil there’s a tradition of creating straw dolls to represent Judas (the disciple known for betraying Christ) and hanging them in the streets and beating them up.

In Seville in Spain a massive parade takes place with thousands watching the marching bands and decorated floats that illustrate the Easter story.

In Sweden children dress up as Easter witches whilst wearing long skirts, colourful headscarves and painted red cheeks. They then go to local neighbours and trade paintings and drawings, in hope to receive sweets.

In Florence in Italy a huge decorated wagon is dragged through the streets by white oxen until it reaches the cathedral, and when Gloria is sung inside the cathedral Archbishop sends a dove-shaped rocket into the cart, igniting a large fireworks display.

In Bulgaria they have literal egg fights and whoever comes out of the game with an unbroken egg is the winner and assumed to be the most successful member of the family in the coming year.

In Corfu in Greece the tradition of “Pot Throwing” takes place on the morning of Holy Saturday. People throw pots and pans out of their windows, smashing them on the street. Throwing pots is supposed to welcome spring and symbolize the new crops that will be gathered in new pots.

The UKMT Team Maths Challenge On Tuesday 5th March, four students, myself, Zak Smith, Chloe Norwood and Skye Salek—Haddadi, went to the annual UKMT Maths Challenge hosted at Bancroft’s School. This challenge has four rounds where teams take part in extremely hard challenges to earn as many points as possible for their team.

The first round was the group round where the four of us were given ten questions to work through in 45 minutes. We earned 45 points out of 60 in this round.

The second round was the cross number, which is like a cross word, but with numbers. To make matters worse, a lot of the answers required other answers, meaning if you got one wrong, an entire group could end up being wrong. We scored 49 points out of 56 in this round.

Then we had lunch where we found out we were in the top 5 schools. This encouraged us to work harder the rest of the day.

The third round was the shuttle where we had 8 minutes to answer 4 questions, which was repeated 4 times. To make matters worse, we needed the answer of one question to get the answer of the next. We scored 39 points out of 60 in this round.

The final round was the relay where we had 45 minutes to answer 30 questions one pair at a time. Near the end of this round, Skye barged someone out of the way to give in an answer, which shows how much we really wanted to do well.

In the end we finished 4th out of 29 schools. This was a great achievement and I’d like to thank Mr Rahman for helping us train, Mr Quereshi for taking us and Mr Naidoo for driving us there.

By Joseph James

The Oscars 2019 This year, the Academy Awards took place in Los Angeles—a perfect gathering for the stars of cinema.

At the 91st annual Academy Awards, one quite obvious trend that worn by star was garments with pink hues. Lots of other celebrities’ outfits were complimented with capes while some opted for wearing pantsuits. Another common trend was metallic outfits. Men also were rocking their own tren such as velvet suits and one of the most iconic male looks on the red carpet this year was from Billy Porter. Billy Porter turned heads as he wore a Christian Siriano velvet tuxedo gown.

There were many awards and nominations for them, here are a selection of the awards and their nominees this year: Best Picture Award was won by Green Book but nominees were Vice, A Star is Born, Roma, The Favourite, Bohemian Rhapsody, Black Panther and BlacKkKlansman.

Best Actress Award was won by Olivia Colman but also nominated were Glenn Close (The Wife), Yalitza Aparicio (Roma), Lady Gaga (A Star is Born) and Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?).

Best Actor was won by Rami Malek but other nominees were Christian Bale (Vice), Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born), Willem Dafoe (At Eternity’s Gate) and Viggo Mortensen (Green Book).

Best Supporting Actress was won by Regina King but others that were nominated were Amy Adams (Vice), Marina de Tavira (Roma), Emma Stone (The Favourite) and Rachel Weisz (The Favourite).

Best Supporting Actor was won by Mahershala Ali but others nominated were Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman), Sam Elliot (A Star is Born), Richard

Rugby Sevens - Joseph James With the London International Rugby 7’s Tournament (or LIT 7’S) coming later this year, I thought I’d take you through the history of the sport.

Rules: Two teams of seven play two seven minute halves with a two minute break in the middle. To score points, you either score a try, which is putting the ball down over the goal line, or a penalty/drop kick, where you kick the ball through the two posts. The team with the most points wins.

History: Rugby Sevens was created by Ned Haig and David Sanderson in 1883. They were both butchers and made it as a fundraising event for their local rugby club ’Melrose RFC’, around the borders of Scotland. The game was well received there, but didn’t catch on in England until the 20’s and 30’s .

The first English rugby sevens tournament was in 1921.

Within 5 years the game was becoming popular in England and Scotland. A major rugby sevens tournament occurred in Middlesex in 1926.

This event made over £1,600 when admission was one shilling. The game was starting to cement itself.

Throughout the next 50 years the game grew and grew across the U.K and also in some other countries such as Argentina and Hong Kong. By the late 1980’s there was a plan for a Rugby Sevens World Cup, which happened in 1993. The teams involved included Scotland, England, Ireland and even countries the other side of the world like USA, Kenya, Australia and Fiji. The winners, in this case England, were awarded the Melrose Cup, the place where the sport was founded.

Modern History The World Rugby Sevens series has been going on since 1999 for men and 2012 for women. Both tournaments involve 11-16 teams, with New Zealand being the most dominant force in both competitions. It was only three years ago, in fact, that Rugby Sevens were introduced into the Olympics. For the men’s competition, South Africa took home bronze; Great Britain took home silver and Fiji won gold. For the women’s competition, Canada took home bronze; New Zealand took home silver and Australia took home gold.

Rugby sevens has also been played at the Commonwealth games for the past 6 tournaments, with a women’s tournament being introduced for the 2018 games. New Zealand won both tournaments in 2018.

How can you get involved?

Rugby sevens is a very open sport. It can be and is played by both men and women, and there are lots of local opportunities to play. It requires bravery to play, but if you are up for it, then it is definitely something you should try.

Plans For The Sunny Weather

By Amy Lewis, 8W This year, Loughton has been gifted with a beautiful spring, filled with clear skies and sunny weather. After our long and cold winter, warmth and longer days are being welcomed with open arms as we ascend into the happiness of summer. As the weather has gotten better, everyone has a sudden need to go outside, without knowing what to actually do, so here are some sunny ideas to get you started!

1. Dog walks! Dog walks are great fun and can last for hours. You can find and explore places you’ve never been before while creating enjoyment for you and the dog. Dogs are playful creatures and you’ll never be bored. Even if you yourself haven’t got a dog you can still participate! Many people own dogs so you could always join your friends on their dog walks.

2. Gardening! It’s going to be around 20° now which is perfect weather for getting outside and planting. Plants are amazing things which are beautiful to look at and are fun to care for. They don’t require much time or effort and are quite low management, so they are perfect for busy people. Snowdrops, daffodils and tulips are perfect for spring. If you don’t have a big garden, then you can buy indoor plants, which are equally fascinating.

3. Go cycling ! Cycling is a great way to exercise and enjoy the spring weather at the same time. It is a way to meet new people and get to places in a less polluted way.

4. Picnicking! This is a good way to have quality time with you family and friends. You buy some lovely food - or even better - make it yourself.

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