It has been another busy week here at Roding Valley High School. At last the sun is shining and our Year 7s were able to enjoy their Sports Day. The day was met with great enthusiasm and there were some superb individual and team performances. Thank you to the PE department, especially Mr Allen and Miss Reed who brought a new dimension to these highly successful days. The Year 7s have also been entertained by a theatre company performing to them in French. “tellement excitant !” Rehearsals continue for our school production of The Lion King, the show will take place on Monday 18th July in the main hall at 7pm. Tickets are now on sale at £5.50 each or £2.50 for a child if accompanied by an adult. These can be bought at student reception. The show looks amazing and there is a huge amount of work going on behind the scenes to bring this production together. I am really excited about seeing the final show and hope to see many of you there. The Year 10 students returned to us following their work experience week. They all appear to have enjoyed themselves and had a very positive time. They seem to have returned mature and focused on the journey ahead. I would like to extend the schools sincere gratitude to Stephen Murray who has successfully coordinated the work experience programme for the last 25 years. Without doubt Stephen has helped thousands of students secure amazing experiences and extended many life chances with this programme. It was wonderful to hear about some of the employer reports. They are a real credit to our students who worked hard and were exposed to a very wide range of work related experiences. Many employers commented that they would employ them if a post was available and that they compared very favourably to students from other schools. Our Challenge and Enrichment programme saw 32 Year 10 students attend the open air theatre in Regents Park on Thursday night and enjoy a production of Henry V. Today has been the Year 12 Induction Day for students who have applied to Roding Valley Sixth Form (part of the Epping Forest Sixth Form Consortium with Debden Park High School and Epping St.Johns); students were given the opportunity to trial lessons and experience life in the sixth form. A very positive day with over 90 students attending. Our sixth form continues to go from strength to strength, we have extended our choice of A levels this year, including Further Mathematics, and offer an enhanced enrichment process. For further information contact Lee Harris our Head of Sixth Form lsharris@rodingvalley.net Today was the District Athletics and at the time of writing this bulletin I am delighted to hear that we have had numerous successes from all year groups. Have a good weekend.
Sharon Jenner Deputy Headteacher on behalf of Jim Luck, Headteacher. You can follow us at www.rodingvalley.net , on Facebook at the ‘Roding Valley High School Official’ page or on Twitter (@RodingValleyHS). You can also sign up to our free electronic media release service at rodingvalleymedia@gmail.com
Week ending 1st July 2016
Year 7
Highest Attendance
7V
Form with the highest Honours
7X
Student with the highest Honours
Daniel McSweeney Lex1
Student of the week
Kaitlin Agius 7W nominated by Mr Crabbe for her determination and energy in class despite her broken arm – Fantastic job Kaitlin! Luke Cusack & Thomas Allsop 7R nominated by Miss Williams for excellent resilience and self-motivation when their English teacher was away.
Year 8 Year 9
Class of the week
Highest Attendance
8X
Form with the highest Honours
8X
Student with the highest Honours
Raajveer Singh 8V
Student of the week
Malaiqa Butt 8S nominated by Mr Dennis for huge progress shown in Maths.
Class of the week
Highest Attendance
9V
Form with the highest Honours
9V
Student with the highest Honours
Abigail Ward 9S
Student of the week
7qt/MaE1 nominated by Mr Crabbe for their hard work and marvellous performance in the results of the recent Year 7 assessment.
8ux/Fr1 nominated by Ms Langlet for being amazing!
Layla Newland 9R nominated by Mrs Humphreys for producing an outstanding RS exam paper gaining full marks and has an excellent attitude to work – well done!
The Lion King We are currently trying to source: * Material and fur * Brown/beige/tan coloured long sleeved tops & trousers/ leggings/joggers * Any animal fancy dress/accessories * Headbands/Alice bands * Feathers If you have any of these items, or similar, that you no longer require or think would be of use, could you please send them into school or speak to Mrs Walker in drama. Many Thanks
Mrs Walker and Ms Harris went to see Matty Noble and Santiago Aldridge in 'Gargantua' on Monday night at The National Theatre on the Southbank. Santi Aldridge was lead puppeteer while Matty Noble played a variety of comedic characters including a doddery old man and an American soldier. The young men were absolutely superb and the entire performance was a complete success in every way. Many of the audience gave a standing ovation at the end. We would like to congratulate them on their achievement. Carol Harris Head of Drama
Thank you to Two Birds Bridesmaid for donating three beautiful dresses for the Year 11 Prom last week. The students who received them were delighted and looked brilliant on the night. If you are interested in finding out a bit more about Two Birds bridesmaid you can find their website here: http://twobirdsbridesmaid.co.uk/
Dear Parent/Guardian As you may be aware, ParentPay have now changed their website, but with this comes an extra step that needs to be completed in order to update your child’s online School Meals & Trips Account. Once you have uploaded an amount to “your account” you then need to complete the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Once you are on your home screen it should appear in the top right hand corner “your account” with the value that you have just topped up Under your child’s name, select “pay for items” It will then give you a list of all items you are able to pay for. Please click “view details and pay” next to your chosen item A box will then appear and in the “edit amount” box please enter the value you would like to add to your child’s lunch/trip account
Please be advised that if the above steps are not completed the money will not appear on your child’s account. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact the finance office who will be pleased to help you with your query. Kind Regards Karen Salmons finance@rodingvalley.net 02085081173 Finance option 3
Student Access to the School WiFi Please can you return the completed ICT Acceptable Use Agreement to the school office so we can issue your child with their individual password to access the school WiFi. All parents who have issued us with a valid email address have been emailed another copy of the agreement and there is a copy on the school website under the letters home section. Regards Karen Salmons Business Manager
Years 10, 11, 12 - ADA College Summer Hackathon The new Ada College are holding a summer hackathon, if you would like to attend please register below. The registration for Ada's hackathon this summer is open! We will be hosted by Google and it is being organised by Acorn Aspirations. #AcornHackAda will take place on August 1 - 2 at Google - 1-13 Saint Giles High Street, London, WC2H 8AG Register at : https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/acornhackada-inspiring-young-people-into-tech-andentrepreneurship-tickets-25915034566 Go boldly into the unknown! This is your chance to develop your passion and your ideas into a real app or website. You will be hacking it out with the help of mentors and tutors from Google. They will give you expert know-how into the world of tech entrepreneurship and take you through difference phases of product development from ideation, to prototyping, to building your product, to marketing to learning how to pitch your product in front of investors. Work with other digital explorers and make the most of your summer break! No hacking experience required, just passion to get up and go for it. Year 10 Careers Programme Over the past few weeks all students in Year 10 have participated in careers group work sessions in the Careers Office. Post 16 Options have been discussed and students have been encouraged to start some thorough research into which pathway they wish to follow at the end of Year 11. Parental Involvement Encourage them to start researching which A levels or courses they may choose study. In September I will provide Parent’s with detailed information about further education and the open day dates of local colleges and sixth forms. Mock Interview Day Thursday 14th July 2016 All students in Year 10 have received a letter for parents this week with details of the mock interview scheme on Thursday 14th July. All students at the end of Year 11 will have to have an interview either at sixth form, college or with an employer. This scheme aims to prepare students to perform more effectively at interviews. Students will be learning how to write their CVs and Letters of application during their lessons. All CVs and letters of application MUST be passed to Mrs Mason. Students will be notified by Monday 11th July where and at what time their interview will be. Some student’s will be going out to the employer’s premises, but most interviews will take place in the school. Students may if they wish update their CV once they have completed their Work Experience Placement, just hand in a new CV to Mrs Mason once updated. Students do not have to wear school uniform for the Mock Interview day, however we do expect them to dress smartly as if they were attending a ‘real’ interview. As a guide boys should wear a shirt, tie, and trousers, girls should wear a skirt/dress/trousers with blouse/shirt please do not buy anything for the interview as their uniform is very smart and ideal for an interview. Students follow a normal school timetable and just attend the appointment time of their interview. have any immediate concerns please contact me at the school. Kind regards Mrs Mason Careers Development Manager dmason@rodingvalley.net
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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
You can follow us at www.rodingvalley.net and on Facebook at the ‘Roding Valley High School Official’ page. Our Twitter (@RodingValleyHS) account is a great place to keep up to date with some of the latest news and activities in school. You can also sign up to our free electronic media release service at rodingvalleymedia@gmail.com
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.
Attention all RVHS students Send photos of yourself reading a book or Kindle to Mrs Martin at: jmartin@rodingvalley.net and see your picture(s) on our @RVgetcaughtreading Twitter feed.
Singing Lessons Private singing lessons are now available. Please contact Alex Larke for more details and to book your slot. email: alex@thevocaltutor.com
The more weird & wacky the better! Mrs Martin, School Librarian
Piano Lessons To book piano lessons please contact rosswall@gmail.com
Access to Water in School 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 Steve van Niekerk on vn.steve.vn@gmail.com if you are interested.
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.