It has been another warm, exciting and busy week here at Roding Valley High School. The summer concert was on Tuesday night, thank you to Mr Savage and Mr Clancy for organising. The standard of performance was excellent and the students who participated were a real credit to the school. Thank you to all the parents who attended the Parents’ Forum on Monday, the information about Show My Homework and ConnectEd was well received. Last night was the transition evening for parents of Year 6 students who will be joining us in September. Another very well attended evening where parents were given a lot of information about the school. It was a very positive evening and the parents were able to meet with key staff including Miss Williams who will be the Year 7 Progress Leader. Our younger guests saw some great experiments in the Science Department. A special thanks to the PTA who put on a BBQ and provided burgers and drinks for everyone. I would also like to commend Jeevan Jutla and Leya Hines, both Year 7 students, who gave confident speeches on transition way beyond their years. Eva Randall gave an excellent performance on the piano. Today was Sports Day for the whole school and students enjoyed the events put on by the PE department. It was a great success and many personal bests set. It was the first time that we have had a whole school Sports Day for a number of years and it was well received by students and staff. It was brilliant to have the whole school out on the field for the afternoon, a real community event. Next year we can build on the success. Please follow the PE department on twitter for latest sporting updates @RodingValleyPE. Another success today came from a group of Year 7 students who attended a TT Rockstar competition, a national maths challenge. I hear that we did really well and can report full results next week. Next week is yet another very busy week in school, some of our Year 8 students will be off on their residential trip. Much of our fundraising this year has culminated in a group of sixth formers departing for Zambia and their visit to our sister school Greater Joy. This is an amazing opportunity for those going but also the wider community as we reach out to a less fortunate community than ourselves. I will follow their trip with keen interest. Our Year 10 geographers will be heading out for fieldwork trips and some Year 8s will be heading off to Queen Mary University on Wednesday for a STEM trip. Also on Wednesday is the District Athletics events and the final Year6 testing day. We have a Maths and Science Drop Down Day for Y7 students on Monday The drop down day will be based on espionage, which was a vital part of the Second World War efforts. Students will be practicing how to decode various ciphers with the aim to increase participation in the next National Cipher Challenge. Skills to develop include identifying patterns and statistical techniques to assist in deciphering coded messages. There will be a competitive element with the teams competing against each other with speed and accuracy of decoding the messages. The students will also be learning how to communicate in Morse code, build and use a periscope and create messages in invisible ink. Year 10 students will be having mock interviews all day on Thursday and on the same evening we have our Independent Research Project Celebration event in the hall where students’ work will be on display. This event starts at 6pm. Cont/d….
Cont/d... So, no slowing down for summer yet…. We have this week informed the students that we will, from Monday, be swapping the outside playground areas at lunch times. From Monday, Year 7 and Year 8 will spend their lunch times over on the Sports Centre side. They will need to bring in trainers to play sport on the astro pitch. This is in preparation for September when we will have a brand new updated pitch and students will only be allowed to play sport on their if they are wearing the correct moulded trainers. Year 9 will be on the main playground with the Year 10s and some Year 10s will be allowed off site, subject to certain targets relating to effort and attendance being met. I am also looking for parents who would like to join our governing body. We currently have 2 two vacancies on the Governing Body and are looking for individuals who feel they have something special to offer. If you have a particular skill of any kind which would help our growing student and staff numbers, please contact our Chair of Governors Paul Wershof pwershof@rodingvalley.net It is a really exciting time to join the governing body and help shape your child’s future. If the current hot weather continues then we will continue to relax our rules around the wearing of school blazers on the school site at all times. When the temperature remains exceptionally high and sustained then we will inform students not to bring in blazers. Have a lovely weekend Mrs Jenner
We are very excited to announce that tickets for the new, HIT Roding Valley High School show, Wonderland, will be going on sale from Tuesday next week. Tickets will be £5 for adults and £3.50 for Concessions. There will be two performances, the first on Tuesday 18th July and the second on Thursday 20th July. Both performances will begin at 7pm, with doors opening at 6:30pm. The show looks set to go down in Roding Valley history as a hit, so make sure you get your tickets soon in order to avoid disappointment!
University Open Days—A students perspective University open days are a great way to have a look around uni’s before our UCAS application process starts. I’ve been looking around a couple of universities over the past few weeks; I’ve been inspired by the vision of my end goal of going to University in 2018. University open days allow you to have a look around the University’s campus or have a look at individual departments or colleges. Uni open days give you the unique experience of asking your future tutors or lecturers questions about your course. I really enjoyed learning more about the PPE course that I wanted to study but ultimately, because of the University open days I have attended, I have changed my mind about which course I want to study. You’ll be surprised at how much you can learn from attending a Uni open day. Our sixth form is very accommodating of us Year 12s attending Uni Open Days, so why not book onto one today! - just be sure to plan and ask permission from Mr Mammen. Matthew Tinker ******************************** DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Y12 Thursday 17th August, 10am - A-level results
Y13 June-August - Email Mr Harris any Uni questions Thursday 17th August, 7:30am A-level results & clearing
Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10
Form with the highest Honours
7W
Student with the highest Honours
Hannah Ward 7W
Student of the week
Jeevan Juttla 7W & Leya Hines 7V
Form with the highest Honours
8U
Student with the highest Honours
Scott Tyler 8X
Form with the highest Honours
9S
Student with the highest Honours
Dilan Osman 9S & Luke Allen 9Q
Class of the week
9B/Gg1
Form with the highest Honours
10Q
Student with the highest Honours
Chad Palmer 10V & Thomas Reed 10U
Parents/Students of Year 11 Apprenticeship Opportunity I have been contacted by a local employer who is seeking to recruit an apprentice this summer. The apprenticeship is in a local recruitment agency with full training offered leading to a permanent position. If your son/daughter is interested please contact tracey@reddorecruitment.co.uk for application details. Toni & Guy Hairdressing Apprenticeships I have been contacted by the Manager of the Soho branch in London. He is looking to employ two apprentices. He has been so impressed with current Roding Valley students he is seeking two more. If you are interested in applying for this please contact martin.coles@toniandguy.co.uk
Parents of Year 10 Mock Interview Day Thursday 13th July 2017 Students have now received details of where their interview will be. As a reminder, on the day students are not required to wear school uniform, they should dress as they would for an interview, however please do not buy anything special for the interview as their uniform is very smart and will be ideal to wear. It is a normal school day, students will attend their interview at the specified time and return to their lesson afterwards. If they are going out for an interview they will need to sign in and out at student reception. We have a huge variety of employers attending this year and this is a great opportunity for students to learn interview techniques and to develop their networking and communication skills in preparation for their future careers. If you require any further information or advice please contact me. Kind regards Mrs Mason Careers Development Manager dmason@rodingvalley.net Twitter: Follow @RVHS_Careers to keep up to date with our department.
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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.
KS4 Computer Science revision/ intervention sessions are running in IT4 on Thursday lunchtimes
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.
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.
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.
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 £12 per half hour. Please contact Rachel Espeute on racheleds@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.
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
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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!