Parent bulletin for week ending 10th november by Roding Valley High School

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Week ending: Friday 10th November 2017

Message from the Head of School. It has been an exciting week with lots of different enrichment activities going on. I am incredibly proud of the opportunities that we offer our students, above and beyond the curriculum. During this week, all students participated in MiLife Mental Health Workshops. We recognise that the pressures on young people today can be quite over whelming. The students were shown various coping mechanisms and told where they can seek additional help and support if needed. This is the second year that MiLife has visited the school, their workshops built on their good work from last year. Many students benefit greatly from events like this, as well as the time and care our staff show them on a daily basis. As a school we have remembered those lost through Remembrance assemblies, the sale of poppies and marking the two minute silence today. It is quite amazing to be in a school as it falls completely silent, I am proud of the respect shown by every single student in our community, as this event was marked today. Can I remind Year 11 parents that we have the Information Evening on Monday 13th November at 6pm in the School Hall. The theme of the evening is ‘How to support your child through Year 11’; we will also review the transition to 6th Form and subject entry requirements. Their results from the recent assessments will be available for discussion with their individual subject teachers at the Parents’ Evening on Thursday 30th November. Please do remind your child to make their appointments with their subject teachers. Next week, beginning Monday 20th November is the Year 10 Assessment Week; students should be revising and preparing for these assessments with revision materials supplied by their teachers. Please also note that the Year 9 Exam week, commences on Monday 20th November. As you are aware the school is in the process of joining a multi-academy trust with The Boswells School, Chelmsford Learning Partnership. There will be a consultation with parents, carers, staff, students and the wider community on this proposal. The governors will be sending out a consultation pack on Monday the 13th November, the consultation period will run until Friday 15th December. Please put a note in your diary that the Parent Consultation Evening will be on Monday 27th November at 6.30pm. Can I also remind parents of our Uniform Code, full details are further on in this bulletin and I would like to thank you for your support with the school jumpers. Please can I also remind parents that girls/ boys are not allowed to have acrylic nails which are of an unsafe length or brightly coloured. th

Finally, can I also remind parents that the school is closed to students on Friday 24 November. Please enjoy the rest of the bulletin; it is testament to the good work of our students and school community. Have a good weekend.

Mrs. S Jenner Head of School

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Dear Parents, Following our successful launch of Show My Homework to all year groups last half term I am writing to thank you for all the positive and helpful comments that many parents have given and clarify our expectations based on that feedback. The purpose of SMHW is for teachers to set homework in a way that allows parents and carers at home to see what has been set and support their child at home in their learning. It also enables teachers to report to parents that pupils have submitted, or failed to submit, their homework. The expectation is that all homework will be set on SMHW and that teachers will record that homework has been submitted or not within one week of the homework deadline. While we embed this practice and in response to your feedback we will not RAG homework for the present time on SMHW and staff will contact parents directly where there is a pattern of unsatisfactory homework. Please do contact me directly at jhodges@rodingvalley.net should you have any further feedback or if you require your PIN to be reissued. Yours sincerely Mrs S Jenner Head of School

Mrs J Hodges Assistant Headteacher

Parent / Guardians Please remember that the only Jumper permitted to be worn by students has the Roding Valley Logo embroidered on the front. These are available to buy from Forest Casuals in Loughton.

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Saturday 11 November th

Monday 13 November

Mock Bar Trial Regional Heat Year 10 Assessments start Year 9 Road Safety Year 11 Parents Information Evening

Tuesday 14 November th

Wednesday 15 November th

Thursday 16 November

Year 8 Rugby Fixture: Away Game Senior Maths Team Challenge Primary School Visit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Maths and Science KS3 Awards Evening

Friday 17 November th

Monday 20 November

Parliamentary Debating Time Year 9 Exams Week

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RVHS Uniform Code At Roding Valley High School we like our students to be well presented when representing the school. Please remember that since September 2015, all students must adhere to our code of footwear, details are as follows:

Acceptable

Not Acceptable

Boys Uniform School Uniform Trousers: Black Tailored Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Shirt: plain white with no logos Tie – school tie Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with school badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with School badge. Only jumpers with the school badge can be worn. Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable. No Jewellery except for a small stud, only one in each ear, and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable. Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)

PE Uniform Navy and silver Rugby Shirt Navy and silver T-Shirt Navy and silver shorts Navy RVHS bottoms (optional) Navy RVHS waterproof jacket (optional) Football boots, training shoes or plimsolls and a towel Navy and silver Rugby Shirt

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Girls Uniform School Uniform Skirt or Trousers: Royal blue/black/white check skirt or black tailored trousers. Skirt must be worn below the knee (Skirts which are altered to an excessively short length are not permitted under any circumstances) Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Blouse: Plain white blouse with collar. (Blouses should have no ‘frills’ or patterns on them) Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with the School badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with the School badge. Only jumpers with the school badge are allowed to be worn. Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable. Tights: Tights must be plain black or natural coloured. Patterned tights are not acceptable. Ankle socks may be worn: However knee length socks are not acceptable. No jewellery, except for a small stud, only one in each ear, and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable. Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)

Girls who choose to wear the skirt need to ensure that the logo on the skirt is below knee level. A new skirt should be purchased if this is not the case.

PE Uniform Navy and silver t-shirt Navy and silver skirt Navy RVHS tracksuit bottoms (optional) Navy RVHS jumper (optional) Navy RVHS waterproof jacket (optional) Navy socks with two white rings around the top Training shoes or plimsolls and a towel Optional items include a black or royal blue leotard and hockey boots

Uniform Stockist Our uniform stockist is conveniently located at:

Please click to be taken to their Website

Forest Casual and School Wear 144 High Road, Loughton, IG10 4BE Tel: 0208 508 2848

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Year 7 The Year 7 students have continued to work hard during this very productive week. They are enthusiastic, eager and engaged during lessons. I am delighted with their attitude and effort. Well done to all!

Highest Progress Points

Miss Williams Star of the Week

A key priority at Roding Valley is raising attendance. Please remember:

Alfie McLaughlin 7X

Emily Bagshaw 7

 100% = No learning missed  95% = 50 lessons missed by the end of the school year  90% = 100 lessons missed by the end of the school year and normally one grade of underachievement. Year 7 attendance since September is 97.1% which is in line with the school attendance target.

Attendance Reward Breakfast Winners Weekly Attendance Winners

We hope this level of attendance will continue and improve throughout the remainder of the year.

Year 7 Residential Congratulations to Emily Bagshaw, runner-up in the ‘Project EDWARD competition’. This competition runs throughout Europe whereby students write poems to increase the awareness of road safety.

A Life Changed By Emily Bagshaw

Today a life changed forever. But was it really her own fault however? She was standing there, headphones on quietly humming Peeking out between the parked cars to see what was coming. Standing on the other side of the road I could see the lorry racing along with its heavy load. I could have yelled I could have screamed But I just stood there frozen in a dream. The memory of seeing sheer horror on her face Is a memory that I just want to erase. The lorry driver screeched his breaks However it was just too late...

There are still a few available places on the Year 7 Residential trip to Boughton Woods. This is a fantastic and educational opportunity for Year 7 students and has been praised highly by students. Please contact me if you have any queries regarding the trip.

Miss F Williams YPL Year 7

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Year 8 Year 8 students attended a Mi Life assembly during period 3 on Thursday 9th November. Students were engaged in practical activities and contributed with excellent enthusiasm around the topic area. Thank you for Mrs Cain for organising and arranging the assembly for Year 8

Year 8 Remembrance Assembly Year 8's experienced a very powerful assembly today regarding Remembrance Day which was delivered by Mrs. Cain. The school held a 2 minute silence at 10.58am on Friday. Mr. Hudgell has encouraged all students this week in Year 8 to wear a Poppy, marking respect for those that we will be remembering during this silence.

Year 8 Ski Trip There is a Ski Trip to Italy taking place during February Half Term in 2019. Letters have gone out this week to students interested with deposits required by Friday 17th November.

Year 8 Boys Football On Monday 6th November, the Year 8 boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s football team played Davenant in the WESSA league campaign and won 3-1. The boys played some excellent football throughout and created chance after chance in the first half but failed to find the net with the score 0-0 at half time. Five minutes after the restart, Leon Harris chipped the keeper from just outside the area to make it 1-0. After a few substitutions by Roding, a second goal quickly came from a brilliant cross by Charlie Hanshaw, whose work rate was excellent down the right wing all game, and was met by Onur Yildiz who smashed the ball home from close range. The third came shortly after the second and again it was a well worked goal which was finished superbly by Lewis Choules on the volley into the bottom corner.

Highest Attendance Congratulations to Mr Tisdale and 8T for having the highest attendance over the past 4 weeks. On Friday students will be rewarded with croissants and orange juice to celebrate. Well done again 8T!

Davenent kept pushing and thanks to some brilliant saves from Finlay Cooper and some last ditch defending from the back four, Roding were keeping them out. With 5 minutes left a counter attack from Davenant secured their only goal of the game with a shot from the edge of the box into the top corner of Finlayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal. Roding carried on attacking until the final whistle and could and should have added to their 3 goals already scored in the game but all in all it was an excellent team display with some fantastic individual performances as well. Mr C. Allen

Mr. C Hudgell YPL Year 8

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Year 9 It has been a busy two weeks since returning to school after the half-term break. During the first week we held our celebration assembly where certificates were handed out for achievement points, form tutor nominations, attendance and sports awards

Highest Achievement Points

Form Tutor Star Students

Darcy Andrews 9T

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9Q: George Howard

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9R: Alfie Knight

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9S: Billy Robinson

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9T: James Heal

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9U: Lucy Jarvis - Atkins

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9V : Lily Knight

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9W: Jessica Okaka

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9X: Mehreen Anjum

Jude Trowell 9V

Highest Attendance

‘For being kind, helpful and supportive’.

Nominated by Mrs. Lafferty

Well Done!!

Year 9 Study Skills Day

Exam Week is approaching which begins Monday 20th November. Students will be notified by class teachers when there exams are and the topics they will need to revise.

On Wednesday, 8th November, Year 9 took part in a Study Skills Day which involved students doing a wide range of activities to enhance their teamwork, communication, problem solving and extended writing skills; as well as a session on revision techniques. Students really enjoyed the day and have developed skills which they can apply in lessons and preparation for their upcoming exams.

Year 9 Ski Trip There is a Ski Trip to Italy taking place during February Half Term in 2019. Letters have gone out this week to students interested with deposits required by Friday 17th November.

Date Monday 13th November

Event Year 9 Road Safety Event

Monday 20th November

Exams Week

Miss H Reed YPL Year 9

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Year 9 Green Entrepreneurs Europe Project Event Having returned from their trip to the Field Studies Centre in High Beech in September, 14 Year 9 students took their involvement in the Green Entrepreneurs Europe Project one step further and got to work on designing a sustainable product. The groups worked extremely hard after school and in their own time to complete a range of tasks in order to prepare to ‘launch’ their products. The groups independently created prototypes, decided on their social media strategy, made a pricing plan and justified the sustainable credentials of their products! Monday 6th November saw the 4 groups of Roding Valley Year 9 students pitch their ideas against Year 9 students from Brampton Manor Academy. To begin with, we heard speeches from industry experts about how their companies were improving sustainability in their companies. Experts from Ford talked about their work on electric cars and experts from Glaxo Smith Kline taught us about their recycling of asthma pumps to limit waste wherever possible. Following this, our students presented with confidence and professionalism to the audience! The following presentations took place: “Socology”, a biodegradable up cycled sock made from synthetic bamboo fabric so that you would never need to throw away socks again!

“The Bubblicious Ball” which serves to replace the water bottle with a small liquid-filled bubble which you drink from and then eat!

Entrepreneurs: Angus Ely, Ayaan Azam and Finley Dickson

Entrepreneurs: Molly Spencer, Fran Salmon, Amy Giltnane and Hannah Grace “Dissolvabottle” which is a water bottle that fully dissolves when placed under boiling or hot water. You buy 1 bottle and then use 5 different sachets of different concentrates in order to create the flavour you want- before watching your bottle dissolve away! Entrepreneurs: Olivia Curtis, Kirsty Flowers and Jayden Patel

“Stylo Viride”, a fully biodegradable and recyclable pen which, like a fountain pen, has replaceable cartridges. However, this pen also has recyclable coverings and the quality of a biro! Entrepreneurs: Riley Cann, Aaron Bristow and Edward Johnstone

The winners are then announced and we can proudly say that Socology from Roding Valley High School won and were awarded the price! Well done to all who took part! Miss K. Stockings

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Year 9 Exams Week Timetable: November 2017 Periods 1 + 2 09.00 - 11.00

Periods 3 + 4 11.20 - 13.20

Monday 20th November 2017

Computer Science (1hr) History (1hr) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - H7) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - M9)

Tuesday 21st November 2017

Geography (1hr) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - H5)

Maths Paper 1 (1hr) (Non-calculator) (Hall - CA5 - M9 - M10)

Period 5 14.05 - 15.30 Religious Studies (45m) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - E6)

Physical Education (30m) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - E6)

Wednesday 22nd November 2017

No Exams

Thursday 23rd November 2017

No Exams

Friday 24th November 2017

School Closed to Pupils and Staff

Monday 27th November 2017

Spanish (Reading & Writing) (1hr) (Hall - M7)

Food & Nutrition (1hr) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - H5)

Music (Listening) (30m) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - M10)

Tuesday 28th November 2017

Science(1hr) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - H7)

French (Reading & Writing) (1hr) (Hall - M7 - T4)

Drama (30m) (Hall - CA5 - M7 - E6)

Wednesday 29th November 2017

Maths Paper 2 (1hr) (Calculator) (Hall - CA5 - M10 M11)

English Language (1hr) ï&#x201A;· (Hall - CA5 - M7 - H8)

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Year 10 Trip to the Fantastic Plastic Lecture at Queen Mary University On Tuesday 7 November a group of 20 Year 10 students went to Queen Mary University in Mile End to participate in a Chemistry Plastic Lecture. The afternoon was very interesting, and allowed students to see the endless career opportunities in Science and how new materials are being developed just by using plastics. These include: fake snow, wallpaper TV, an intelligent shopping trolley-where there is no need for a check out and an automatic iron-which am sure many of us would benefit from! The day was enjoyed by students and gave them an insight into University life. It was a pleasure spending the afternoon with them. ''Feedback from the lecture: The lecture was absolutely fantastic and phenomenally conducted. It was very intriguing and I thoroughly enjoyed it, especially when she said to confront the teachers about proving information and disproving some of the misconceptions of science; it really broadened my knowledge! Thank you for this trip today, it was amazing and well worth it!'' Leighton Brooks ''The lecture was really interesting and engaging because the presentation of it was very visual with the demonstrations witch defiantly made it a lot more fun and easy to remember. I feel like I learnt a lot of cool and new things today about polymers (at type of plastic that isn't solid but isn't liquid) and how they can be used in new products. The entire thing was really thought provoking, opening up a new scope of possibility's and ideas for future inventions and products. I’m so glad that I went and would defiantly go to something like that again''. Patsy Stow ‘’Twenty year 10 students travelled to Queen Mary’s University in Mile End, to explore plastic in the form of Fantastic Plastic, listening to a fascinating lecture, learning more into the depth of it. In a lecture theatre, we were taught about the ingredients of plastic, and were shown many different forms that plastic can be found in, opening our minds up to more about the material. The professor proved the point of polymers being a long chain, as she cut through the liquid with scissors, as well as showing us many other experiments. They also taught us about the future uses of plastics, such as contact lenses that allowed you to identify exactly what you are looking at through augmented reality, for example when looking at someone, their names and information would show up! We were informed with knowledge that fridges could recognise the food you have through tags made from a plastic, and create recipes for what you have bought, also telling you what food you forgot when shopping, from the list you told them. Washing machines would even recognise what type of clothing was in it, so could put itself on the correct wash for the types of clothing inside.

Mrs. S Patel Science Teacher / STEM Coordinator.

Overall it was an amazing experience even for the future of university but also to understand how interesting plastic is and helped us get an idea of future jobs that we could have that involves these topics’’. Saskia Cushings and Ella Margetts 10U

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Year 10 Year 10 Form Representatives

Form Group of the Week Molly Tinsley 10W She has been working very hard and is using her understanding to be able to solve more complex problems.

10 S Miss Sargent has been very impressed with this form and how polite and welcoming they have been towards her.

Year 10 Football

Mr Price witnessed the Year 10 Football Team go through to the next round of the cup with an impressive 3-1 victory over. Stand out performances from Casey Pettit and Casey Lockhart

Year 11 A big well done to all Year 11 students for their excellent conduct throughout their recent exams. I would like to remind students that although the Year 11 exams may be over, but the hard work does not stop here. All year 11 students must now start preparing for their first round of Pre-Public Exams (PPEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) which will begin in January.

Date Monday 13th November Thursday 30th November Thursday 7th December@ 9pm

Event Year 11 Parents Information Evening All Parents Should Attend

Year 11 Parents Evening All Parents Should Attend

Year 11 into 12 Sixth Form Open Evening All Parents and Students Should Attend

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RVHS Sixth Form Head Boy and Head Girl So far, this year has been incredibly busy for the Sixth Form. Having increased the overall size of the Sixth Form, never before have Year 12 and 13 been more driven to achieve. With that in mind, we as a Sixth Form committee want to ensure that we are supporting the younger students in life at Roding Valley. UCAS season is well underway for the Year 13s; 95% of last year’s cohort applied to university, setting the bar high for the current year group! We have all been given plenty of support with writing our personal statement; listing all the activities that we have participated in over the years at Roding Valley does just show how valuable Challenge and Enrichment opportunities are. Whilst Sixth Form and university applications seem years away for some of our younger students, now is the time to get involved with some of these extracurricular activities. Having led the school productions last year with two of my good friends, we saw how much our peers from younger year groups developed in confidence.

Matthew Tinker Head Boy: Year 13

Our school shows ‘Aladdin: The Pantomime’ and ‘Wonderland’ gave 60 young people the opportunity to perform on a stage, many of them for the first time. We even inspired two new Year 12 students to step up and now they are directing Roding Valley’s hit new show, ‘Peter Pan’. You have got to ask yourself what you are going to do to step up. Roding Valley’s ‘fantastic’ Sixth Form does not just expect good grades anymore, we expect to see a student, who has benefitted the wider community and has participated in extracurricular opportunities. There are a plethora of extracurricular activities to get involved within the school; these are listed later in the parent bulletin. Extracurricular clubs are a brilliant way to meet new people and give back to your school, so why not try something new, push yourself and sign up to one of our clubs.

Already one half term down, and both year twelve and thirteen are now adjusted to their new timetables and study plans. So soon in the year, it is lovely to see the sense of unity in the study centre, as everyone starts preparation for the Christmas PPE’s exams. The realities of one final year for year thirteen is sinking in as UCAS applications are being polished up and apprenticeship deadlines are approaching. This is also a time for year eleven students to begin their sixth form journey as they consider their post sixteen options. Something to consider will be the relationships and experiences you already have with the school. Teachers know you and the ways in which you work, creating a much easier transition period. Our sixth form is also very student led, where we all have the opportunity to lead events, take on roles of responsibility and makes the student voice count.

Lauren Humphries Head Girl: Year 13

We may still be a relatively small sixth form, but the opportunities on offer will be above and beyond that of others. It is our smaller numbers which enables your experience to be more personalised; the school does not just focus on helping you to achieve the best grades possible but also promotes your personal development too as you prepare for the wider world of work or university. We hope to see all our year elevens at our sixth form open evening on the 7th December where you can discover what the next two years might hold.

Date Monday 13th November@ 6pm Thursday 7th December@ 9pm

Event Year 11 Information Evening All Parents Should Attend

Year 11 into 12 Sixth Form Open Evening All Parents Should Attend

Mr L Harris Head of Sixth Form

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Roding Valley Sixth Form Open Evening We are delighted that so many of our previous Year 11 students have stayed on to study for their A Levels here, taking advantage of the positive working relationships that they have developed with staff over the years. Roding Valley High School enjoys a good reputation within the local community and it is our ambition that we will become the school of choice for students, parents and staff in the area in the years to come. As Part Epping Forest District 6 (EFD6) Sixth Form Consortium, which includes; Roding Valley High School, Debden Park High School and Epping St John's, we continue to go from strength to strength. Nearly 1,000 A-Levels and BTEC qualifications were taken across EFD6 this summer. The Consortium has announced an A-Level success rate of 99 per cent, above national averages, with over 95% of students making applications to University, and many students taking up places at prestigious Universities across the country including Oxford, Cambridge and Durham. Whether you decide, University, Apprenticeship, employment or overseas study at Sixth Form our highly professional staff are dedicated to ensuring that every student realises their full potential. All students are challenged to make excellent progress and our no excuses culture ensures that all students are driven to achieve their best.

Plan for the Evening 6pm

Doors Open, entrance via New Block. The event will start in the Canteen

6:30pm

Headteacher’s talk in the Main Hall, followed by a select group of Keynote speakers. Parents are free to return to the canteen for a Q&A with the Alevels teachers after the Head teachers talk.

7:35pm

Evening ends

Car parking available from Brook Road Entrance

Supporting Student Achievement Since the start of the autumn term we have carried out focused strategies to support the raising of student achievement. Since September, we have asked staff to enter Attitude to Learning Grades, followed up with a Parental Concern Evening for under performers. We have carried out systematic learning walks, a 6th form student voice survey, followed by lesson observations. Most recently we have asked staff to enter a current attainment grade. Our most recent data suggests our focused strategies are having a positive impact. In the lead up to Christmas will see Year 12 and 13’s taking their PPE’s. It is important all students take these seriously. I have included some key information to support students and parents on the next page. The PPE timetables will be released to students/ parents next week, and the countdown is on. PPE’s start, week beginning Monday 11th December.

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Tips for Preparing Effectively for the PPE Examinations PPE’s (Preparation for Public Exam) are the pre-exams that students face before their summer exams. The purpose of these exams is to prepare students for the final exams. If you do well in your PPE examinations, then there are better chances of your excelling in the summer exams as well.

How to Relieve Stress Students usually get stressed before their exams which affects their performance. Know that PPE’s Examinations are not your final exams. These are just to help you prepare for your real exams. So take these exams as a part of the preparations. So, relieve the stress and help students pay complete attention towards their studies. This way they will be in a better position to maintain a focus, and get better scores even in the summer.

Study on a Daily Basis Make studying daily as a habit. It is seen that most of the students don’t prepare on time and leave things till the last moment and then they face problems when they start their preparations a few days before their exams. They should be re-organising folders, attending revision sessions, making independent sessions count in school, and carrying out a significant amount of additional work at home.

Prepare a Proper Schedule Now this is something very important that all students must need to do. Preparing a schedule will help students in studying or covering the course in a disciplined manner. Students should make a list of all the chapters that they need to cover. Calculate how much time they have left in their preparation. Set time for each chapter on the basis of the time left. If they have more days, then study at least two chapters daily, and if they have less time then cover as many chapters as you can in a day. In this way, they will also get time for revision.

Discuss your Problems If you have any kind of problem or confusion regarding your studies, then discuss it with subject teachers. Many teachers are now A-level examiners.

Do Not Panic Help students to stay calm so that they can prepare for the PPE’s with a relaxed mind.

Set Your Priorities Help students to use their Personalised Learning Checklists, and support them in identifying their strengths and weaknesses. Working through examination technique on extended answers has been more of our main focus points this year.

Timing is everything Encourage students to complete essays and examination questions at home under timed conditions. This will support the PPE’s further.

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Sports News Girls Netball

Year 9 Player of the Match

Under 16 Player of the Match

This week the Year 9 and Under 16 Netball Team played their Borough fixture against Debden Park at home. Unfortunately the U16 lost out; however the Year 9 team won 24-9.

Upcoming Fixtures Monday 13th November

Bobbi Tucker 9R

Yr. 7 / Yr. 8 Netball against Debden Park (Away).

Kauana Alves 11W

Year 7 Football Playing against a very strong team from St. Bonaventureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Newham, the year 7 boys found themselves 2-0 behind at half time for the first. A stirring second half performance saw the boys pull one back within 5 minutes of the re-start, equalise through a penalty with 3 minutes to go and score a winner with the last kick of the game!

They have now scored an amazing 39 goals in 5 matches!!

A fantastic result for RVHS!!! 6th Form Football Result: Wednesday 8th November - 2nd Rd Division 3 Cup Roding Valley 10 - 1 Palmers 3 Our 1st game in a month started sluggish & slow with RVHS conceding & going 1-0 down. However, the response from Roding was electric going in to half time with a 5-1 lead. The 2nd half was the most dominant display of the season so far, adding another 5 goals to the total and not allowing the opposition a chance on target all half. We now advance into the Quarter Finals with an Away trip to Colchester SFC 2 on Wednesday 6th December. Next game is against Brampton Manor at Home9th nextNovember Wednesday. Year 11 Basketball - Thursday - WESSA District League

Roding Valley 24 - 57 West Hatch. The opening game of the U16s WESSA District basketball league do not disappoint in entertainment value. A high scoring affair which does not reflect the performance and application from Roding Valley. A high work rate, togetherness and a never die attitude allowed Roding to compete throughout with a higher possession rate & chance created. Highest points scorer was Glen Zarych with 10 points and MVP goes to Cengizhan Takbasti for a superb & much improved display. The team can take a lot of positive from this display leading into our next fixture against Davenant Foundation School with a date TBC. 15 | Page

Write Up Business Awards 2017 On Thursday 9th November, the YES Partnership held their ‘Investors in Young People Business Awards’ at Waltham Abbey Marriott Hotel. Roding Valley High School nominated 3 local employers in recognition of their continued support for the students at Roding Valley as well as three students. One student was nominated for his outstanding achievement in the work place and the other two students for their contribution and commitment to school life.

Employers:  IFDS  Galliard Homes

 Hill

All three companies continually support the staff and students of Roding Valley; they regularly attend the Careers Fair, Business Breakfast and Mock Interview Day. They offer valuable advice and guidance to our students to prepare them for the world of work

Students: Matthew Tinker: Contribution and commitment Matthew is a truly outstanding and inspirational student who consistently gives up his time for his school and students. He certainly goes above and beyond and is so very generous with his time for younger students. He is most definitely deserved of this award and we wish him every success in his future career

Grace Cain: Contribution and commitment Grace makes a massive contribution to the school council and has facilitated the voice of other students across the school. Grace has been a key player in fundraising for our chosen charity Beyond Ourselves in Zambia and worked tirelessly raising funds that has enabled a group of student to travel to Zambia. Grace contributes to all school productions she is currently organising rehearsals and auditions for the school show. She is an excellent role model and is always prepared to go the extra mile and whilst still keeping up with school work and school life.

Sonny Ray: Nominated by Galliard Homes for his outstanding achievements in the work place Sonny showed real commitment and willingness to want to learn no matter what task he was set. I could see he had a common sense approach to his thought process that he applied to tasks which is a real benefit to this industry. He was punctual well-presented and polite and we would have no problem recommending him to a future employer.’

Certificates were presented by Eleanor Laing, Deputy Speaker House of Commons and Vicky Ford, Member of Parliament for Chelmsford.

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Event

Date

Time

Venue

PTA Meeting

Monday 13th November

7pm onwards

Main Reception

Christmas Market

Thursday 23rd November

7pm to 10pm

Main Hall

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. Student Absence If your child is unable to attend School for any reason please report their absence by phoning the school number by 9.30am at the latest, you must also ring in each day of your child’s absence. 020 8508 1173 On their return to School please ensure your child brings with them a letter or medical evidence if requested explaining the reason for the absence for our records.

Medical Appointments Please make sure you make any medical or dental appointments outside of school time. If this is not possible, then please try to ensure that your child attends school before and/or after their appointment.

Holidays in Term Time It is not school policy to authorise any holidays during term time except in exceptional circumstances. A ‘Leave of Absence’ form must be completed (these are available at Student Reception) should you require leave for your child. A letter detailing your exceptional circumstances should accompany it. Please be aware if the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case may be referred to the Education Welfare Service, who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school. For full details regarding attendance please see our Attendance Policy, which can be found on our website or contact Mrs Jeanette Low, our Attendance and Welfare Manager on the school number.

Guidance for Common Ailments Please see the following guidance from the NHS of common childhood illnesses; this advises what type of illness requires time off from school and what does not. Should you require further guidance please contact the school.

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School Communications We have been communicating by email for over a year now in a bid to get information to you quicker and more cost effectively. We found, however, our previous parental communication system did not give the functionality that people expect from smart phone apps today. So the school has invested in a new communication system call RS Connect Ed and with this comes a shiny new App. MyEd is the free parent app that gives you a multitude of communication and information features to stay in touch with what is going on at school. The app gives you direct access to your child's attendance, timetable, absence records, achievements, behaviour and much, much more. You will also see that we update and change the information in the app as the school year moves along. Click here to see a short video about the app We are able to send you messages directly to the MyEd app relating to important information about your child's education and to remind you of events that are taking place at school. We can also embed links to regularly used systems, for example Parent Pay & Doddle so you can keep everything in one place. You will receive a notification if we send you a message and there is no charge for the messages you send to us. The App can be downloaded by anyone and they will have access to information also available on our website Only parents will be able to access their own studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information as long as we have the email address and mobile number you are using to access the App. Everyone will be able to see image to the left. But only parents of students in the school will be able to access this when clicking on the My Students tab.The MyEd app is available for both Apple iOS and Android devices and can be found using the links below: Step 1 - Go to your App Store Step 2 - Search for My Ed Step 3 - Download the Free app Apple iOS App Google Android App Once you have installed and opened MyEd, search for Roding Valley High School and follow the simple instructions to identify yourself. Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you are having any problems and we will help you get set up.

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RVHS Recruitment School Caretaker Required Roding Valley High School is currently looking to recruit We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person who would like to provide a key role in maintaining our school site, to ensure a welcoming and safe environment for the whole school community. This is a permanent contract for 37hrs per week, 52 weeks per year with 22 days paid holiday entitlement plus bank holidays Shift pattern to include one day at the weekend. Salary £16,647 – £18,259

EXAMINATION INVIGILATORS REQUIRED Roding Valley High School is currently looking to expand our team of Invigilators for the forthcoming and subsequent examination sessions and is looking for efficient, flexible and well organised people. The role involves overseeing and supervising examinations and ensuring Awarding Bodies guidelines and regulations are followed. There are also internally scheduled examinations held throughout the school year where you will be required. Hours will be on a varied/ad-hoc basis, held throughout a school day. We do ask that you can commit to working 8-10 hours (per week if required) during exam periods. There will be appropriate training for successful candidates. Please contact Jenny Draper, Examinations Officer on 0208 508 1173 for further details.

Full details regarding our vacancies are available on the school website.

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