It has been a great week here at Roding Valley High School and at last the sun is shining! This week we held interviews for the Sixth Form Executive Committee, this was a rigorous process which culminated in the applicants giving a presentation on their ‘First 100 days in office’. The field was quite outstanding and it was a very tough decision. It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Sixth Form Executive Committee will be formed as follows: Head Boy: Matthew Tinker. Deputy: Kyle Johal Head Girl: Lauren Humphries. Deputy: Jessica Galloway Senior Prefects: Thisbe Barnett, Chloe Humphries, Lily Roswell. They all presented and interviewed well. I am very proud of them all and know what a successful team they will be, each one being a great ambassador for our school. The Year 11s, 12s and 13s all had their year group photos taken on Wednesday. This is an important milestone and the students who are nearing the end of their journey with us will treasure these memories and photos. They had real fun participating in their group ‘friendship photos’. The Year 10 exam week has gone very well, the students found some of the papers challenging but reflective of the new standards expected under the 9-1 curriculum. The students can then build upon the feedback given to accelerate their progress and address any gaps in knowledge. There is a Year 10 Parents’ evening on the 11th of May where progress can be discussed. We now have all the Year 9 Option forms in and will now match the student preferences to our curriculum. Students will be informed of the outcome at a later date once the blocks have been finalised. We have also been interviewing Year 11s both internal and external, for places in our Sixth Form for next year, we are oversubscribed and the quality of candidates has been of a very high standard. Please can I remind all Year 8 parents that Thursday the 16th March is their Parents’ Evening, please ensure that your son/ daughter has made appointments with the key teachers that you would like to see. Thank you to all parents who responded to the parent survey. I really value and appreciate your feedback. The feedback was mainly positive and we have already acted upon some of the points raised. I would like to invite all parents to the Parents Forum on Monday 20th March at 6pm to be held in the main hall. The Senior Leadership team and the Governors will be available at this meeting to discuss any concerns and /or suggestions that you may have. Finally, I am delighted that our Year 11 Football team are through to the Essex Cup Final. They won their semi-final against Chafford Hundred 2-1, after being down 1-0 at half time. A great effort from a brilliant team. What a way to leave Roding valley High School, potentially the best school team in Essex! Enjoy the weekend S Jenner Acting Headteacher
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Y11 Football The team won their semi final against Chafford Hundred 2-1, after being 1-0 down at half time. The goals scorers were Aaron Clifton & Ben Harris, with latter scoring with 3mins to go. It is a massive achievement for them, as they have been an absolute delight during their 5 years at Roding Valley and I honestly couldn't think of a better bunch of boys who deserve this reward for all their hard work and determination. Sam Barrett Max Jessop Timmy Moncur Harry Johnson Harry Barrett George Johnson Harry Boyd Walker Jamie Reason Ben Harris Anas Akhazzan Sidney Jethva Aaron Clifton Oliver Allen Matt Wright Mr L Jones PE
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Form with the highest Honours
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Student with the highest Honours
Haval Yalcin 7Y
Highest Attendance
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Student with the highest Honours
Harry Balmforth 8S
Student of the week
Emma Sansom 8U nominated by Ms Langlet for her performance and commitment to do really well in her French speaking exam
Class of the week
8B/Fr1 nominated by Ms Langlet for their hard work for their exam.
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Student with the highest Honours
Luke Allen 9Q
Year 10
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Year 11
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Year 8 Year 9
Y11 Spoken Exam Students will shortly be receiving their appointments for the English Language Spoken Language exam. These will take place during the Easter holiday to minimise cover and disruption of the Year 11 timetable. Please ensure that your child knows the appointment time and has it noted in their planner. If it is not possible to make the appointment, please email me by Friday 17th March. Thank you Mrs Routledge Head of Faculty
Y7 & 8 Accelerated Reader Year 7 and 8 have been working on Accelerated Reader and the current league tables as of Friday afternoon are as follows: Accelerated Reader League Tables (number of words read)
Y11 English Revision Timetable The revision sessions will take place on the following dates over the next few weeks after school. 3.05pm to 4.00pm in the English Corridor.
13/03/2017 Unseen poetry 20/03/2017 Anthology Poetry 27/03/2017 Anthology Poetry EASTER EASTER 18/04/2017 Paper 1 Ques on 4 24/04/2017 Paper 2 Ques on 2 08/05/2017 Paper 2 Ques on 4 15/05/2017 Literature Paper 1 22/05/2017 Literature Paper 2
Year 7 1st – 7A/En2 - 18,346,861 2nd – 7A/En1 - 13,767,801 3rd – 7B/En1 - 11,652,270 4th – 7B/En3 - 10,476,835 5th – 7B/En4 - 9,386,271 6th – 7A/En4 - 5,961,106 7th – 7A/En3 - 5,760,306 8th – 7B/En2 - 4,856,637 9th – 7A/En5 - 4,120,850 Year 8 1st – 8S - 8,187,653 2nd – 8V - 6,401,498 3rd – 8Q - 3,588,055 4th – 8X - 3,091,954 5th – 8R - 2,846,437 6th – 8T - 2,717,764 7th – 8W - 2,154,177 8th – 8U - 1,952,456 9th – 8Y - 1,054,500 Please continue to support your child in their reading at home, as reading underpins all aspects of the curriculum and is the key to progress.
Access to Water in School Parents, please be aware that the canteen has jugs of water available both during lunchtime and break time for all students to access. Bottled water is sold at all outlets Large bottle 50p Small bottle 25p If a student is overdrawn or has no money on their lunch account, they will always be sold water.
Healthy Schools Award It was my privilege to attend the Essex Healthy Schools Awards this morning and receive the award on behalf of Roding Valley High School. Although I co-ordinated the process; it is due to the continued hard work and commitment of all staff that we have been recipients of this award. Well done and thank you. Mrs M Cain Head of RE/SMSC Healthy Schools Co-ordinator
ATTENDANCE MATTERS….. Student Absence If your child is unable to attend School for any reason then please report their absence by phoning the school number by 9.30am, 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 When possible 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 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. If you put in a holiday request a ‘Leave of Absence’ form must be completed (these are available at Student Reception). 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 in the ‘Parents’ section on our website or contact Mrs Jeanette Low our Attendance Officer on the school number. Guidance for Common Ailments Please see, on the following page, 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.
The following letter has been received regarding the bus changes detailed below. “Dear Head As you will know, through running on Route 167 north of Loughton station ends today, and TFL are instead providing a limited stop bus on new route 667 mornings and evenings. I know, speaking to your staff and students, that there are considerable worries about capacity and timekeeping issues. I personally use the routes a lot, and have noted myself the capacity shortfall, especially in Debden, with the present, let alone the reduced, service. I have consistently opposed the withdrawal of the 167 , and myself called in the ECC cabinet decision that withdrew the subsidy for this and route 20. I write to ask whether you could kindly keep me informed as to the effect this withdrawal will have on your students and school organisation, so I can if necessary raise it at the highest level. Many thanks Yours ever Cllr Chris Pond�
If you have any concerns can we ask you to contact Cllr Pond and/or the TFL contact below. We will keep them informed of any effects this change has on the school. Thank you.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES TO LOCAL BUS ROUTES From Saturday 11 March there will be changes to bus route 167, which runs between Ilford and Debden, and bus route 549, which runs between South Woodford and Loughton. We are also introducing a new schooldays bus route 677. Bus route 167 Route 167 will continue to run between Ilford and Loughton, but will no longer serve Debden. We are introducing new, more environmentally friendly diesel buses. Stagecoach will now operate the route (previously Go-Ahead). We are also introducing a new timetable, but frequencies will remain the same. We have sent an email to all users of route 167 who have a registered Oyster or contactless payment card informing them of this change. New schooldays bus route 677 This new limited stop route will run between Ilford and Debden on schooldays, providing connections to schools in Debden. There will be one journey in the morning from Ilford to Debden, and one journey in the afternoon from Debden to Ilford. For more information about both of these changes, including maps, please visit tfl.gov.uk/bus changes. We consulted on these changes in 2016. Bus route 549 We are introducing a new timetable to improve reliability. Buses will now run approximately every 70 minutes Monday to Saturday until early evening. The first bus will now run up to eight minutes later and the last bus will now run up to 26 minutes earlier. There is no late evening or Sunday service on this route. The new timetables will be displayed at bus stops and customers can plan their journeys at tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/. Stagecoach will now operate the route (previously Go-Ahead). Later this year we are also introducing a new, more environmentally friendly bus on the route to replace the existing bus. Yours faithfully Stephen Hosking Consultation Team Transport for London
KS4 Computer Science revision/ intervention sessions are running in IT4 on Thursday lunchtimes Come up to Homework Club Monday after school to become a times tables expert. Time: 3.05pm - 3.40pm Place: Learning Zone ACHIEVEMENT CERTIFICATE GIVEN EVERY TIME!
Come and join us and have some fun. Roding Valley High School Quiz Night Friday 24th March 2017 Arrive from 7.00pm for a prompt start 7.30pm. Please bring your own drink, nibbles £8.00 per person with food (please choose food below) OR £4.00 per person without food. Payment either by cash or cheque, to RVHS. Organised by the Parents Association of RVHS. Please contact us at admin@rodingvalleypta.net for more details. ___________________________________________________________________ Return to student reception by Friday 17th March 2017 Name and mobile:_______________________________________ Student name and form___________________________________ Number of tickets ________________________________________ Food option (please select) Cod and chips ___________________________________________ Chicken and chips ________________________________________ Hummus in pitta and chips ____________________________ NO food ________________________________________________ All supplied fresh by a local fish n’ chip shop
PE Twitter Account The PE department have activated a Twitter account where regular PE updates, extra-curricular news and curriculum information will be regularly published. Follow @RodingValleyPE to keep up to date with our department. Mr Hudgell The Humanities Faculty has a Twitter account designed to promote sites of interest, pre-reading, revision, humanities information, news and general humanities support. It is aimed at all KS3, KS4 and A-level Humanities Students and can be followed @humsrvhs
After school sessions mainly targeted at Year 11s (but any student from all key stages KS3, KS4 and KS5 are welcome) in order to help support students to close the gap in either coursework or homework/classwork. Friday after school 3:05 - 4:05pm
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Piano Lessons: To book piano lessons please contact rosswall@gmail.com Singing Lessons: Private singing lessons are now available. Please contact Alex Larke for more details and to book your slot. email: alex@thevocaltutor.com Drum Lessons: One to One, Two to One and Small Group lessons available. Learn with your friends! Contact: marksevel@hotmail.com Guitar Lessons: Lessons slots are available on Mondays with lessons priced at ÂŁ12 per half hour. Please contact Rachel Espeute on racheleds@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.