Parent Bulletin Week ending 16th November 2018 by Roding Valley High School

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Week ending: Friday 16 November 2018 “Our vision is to be the school of choice for our local community, developing successful young people with high aspirations, who show respect for all and endeavour to become the very best that they can be.”

Message from the Head of School This week we were delighted to welcome so many potential students to our Sixth Form Open Evening. Our Sixth Form continues to go from strength to strength, enjoying significantly improved A level results in 2018 which compare positively with other local providers. Our progress rates are also significantly improved and are in line with national expectations. It was an incredibly positive evening with so many of our Year 11 students keen to explore the options at A level and hear about the exciting opportunities available to them post 18. I am delighted that Miss Wheaton, our recently appointed Director of Sixth Form is having a very positive impact on our Sixth Form, offering enhanced rigour, support and opportunities for our students. There were a significant number of external students in attendance, further evidence of our growing reputation and the competition for places. Our Year 11 are continuing to impress, having stepped up to the challenge of their PPEs (pre public exams); their attitude and effort have been exemplary.

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Deadline for applications to our Sixth Form is Friday 18th January 2019 – the application form is online, accessed from the school website https://www.rodingvalley.net/rvhs-sixth-form/sixth-form-prospectus-and-onlineapplication/

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The Sixth Form prospectus can also be found on the school website in the Sixth Form tab. As a school, we believe in the education of the whole child and encourage them to hold our core beliefs of aspiration, respect and endeavour. This week our Year 9 students experienced a day away from normal lessons, hosted by an organisation called ‘Prison Me! No Way!’ This is a national educational charity with the core aim of raising awareness among young people about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime; a part of our revised Character and Culture program

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The Head Boy, Harry Boyd-Walker and Head Girl, Grace Cain in conjunction with other local schools are collecting food for the Loughton Food Bank. They have sent a letter home and this campaign is being coordinated by our House Captains as an Inter House Competition. Please do support the children and your local community. May the best House win! INSERT PHOTO BOXES

Can I remind parents that the wearing of a House tie becomes compulsory from January 2019. Thank you to the majority of parents who have already purchased the ties, we now regularly receive positive feedback from the local community on the smartness of our new revised school uniform. I would also like to invite you to attend the Epping Forest Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition tonight at 6.30pm in the main hall. Dame Eleanor Laing, MP is hosting the event here at Roding Valley High School as we were the worthy winners last year. We have won this competition more times than any other local school and we can look forward to an exciting contest. Please do check the upcoming events but note in your diary that the school is closed to students on Friday 23rd November. I trust that you will enjoy the rest of the bulletin. Have a great weekend Mrs Jenner

Date: Tuesday 4th December, Time: 6.30pm start Venue: Main hall. Ticket Prices: ÂŁ3.00 adults, ÂŁ2 concessions. Tickets will be available from Monday 19th November through ParentPay Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Morning Drop Off Please can Parent /Carers remember that students must be delivered to school in a safe and secure manner, students must be dropped off in Brook Road and you must not stop or pause your vehicles on the yellow Zig Zag lines at the front of the school on Alderton Hill, so your child can hop out. Remember your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety is our priority.

We would like to ask Parents to remind our students that all Mobile Phones should be switched off at all times throughout the school day. If they are seen or heard by a member of school staff, they will be confiscated.

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Reminder for the Year 11 English Trips on Wednesday 21st and 22nd November Parents of the students going on these trips have been emailed EVOLVE Consent Forms. Please can you ensure that they are completed and returned as a matter of urgency. Thank you

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Tuesday 20 November

MLife Workshops

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English In Action Visit

Thursday 22 November

Year 11 English A level Taster and Macbeth @Barbican London

Friday 23rd November

School Closed - Staff Training

Monday 26 November

Year 12 & 13 Senior Maths Challenge

Monday 26th November

Year 13 Business Conference

Tuesday 27 November

Year 9 Reality Road Show

Thursday 29th November

Year 8 Parents Evening

Monday 3 December

Year 9 Exam Week

Monday 3rd December

Year 13 PPEs

Tuesday 4 December

Winter Concert

Wednesday 5th December

Year 11 Study Trip to the Curwen Centre, Cambridge

Tuesday 11 December

Concert at Poets Place Year 11 and 12 Oxbridge Workshops Parents are invited to the events that highlighted blue.

On Wednesday 14th November, we opened our new Brook Building to Parents and students for our Sixth Form Open Evening. It was a fantastic event and provided all Year 11 students an opportunity to gain a wealth of information on the opportunities and courses our Sixth Form can offer them for their next step in their seven year journey.

Thank you to all of the staff and students that supported the event and if you were unable to attend on attend on the evening, our New Sixth Form Prospectus is available on our school Website.

In Years 7 to 9; pupils ‘Drop Everything and Read’ for 20 minutes in every school day. Strong literacy is key to success in all subject areas and reading each day promotes this. Reading regularly improves spelling, punctuation and grammar, all of which are assessed in a number of subject areas on the new 9-1 specifications. We also want to encourage a love of reading for pleasure and have asked our Year 7s to write book reviews to share with you what they are reading during DEAR Time.

‘Girl Online’ by Zoe Sugg Plot Summary Noah invites Penny on his European music tour; she can’t wait to spend time with her rock-good-tastic boyfriend. But between Noah’s jam-packed schedule, less-than welcoming bandmates, and threatening messages from jealous fans, Penny wonders whether she is cut out for life on tour. She can’t help but miss her family, her best friend Eliot and her blog Girl Online. My Opinion of the Book I like the book because it’s about her in school at first but then goes on tour and does lots of other journeys. It is good because it is an autobiography and it says her reaction. I like these books better than when it’s a storyteller telling things about the characters. My Recommendations I rate this 10 because it is really good and an interesting read. It is also really funny. I would rate this book 5 out of 5 stars. Written by Hannah Carter 7U

‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. Plot Summary The book is about men that travel over the country to find a good job and to have a nice home. When tragic and sad things happen, anger and mysteriousness occur in the book ‘Of Mice and Men’. My Opinion of the Book This is my favourite book so far because it is a cliff hanger and it is a beautiful and sad story. My Recommendations I recommend this book for people who like tragic, adventurous stories. Written by Thais Alberto

‘Cookie’ by Jacqueline Wilson Plot Summary The book is about a girl named Beauty, but she does not think she is beautiful. So she thinks it’s a dumb name. She gets teased at school, home is not much better, she has a lovely mum, but her dad gets angry at nothing. My Opinion of the Book It’s a good book because it represents life and it shows you how it feels to be picked on and why you should not do it. My Recommendations I would rate this a 10/10 because it is very interesting and shows you what it is like to be picked on and why you should not do it to others. Written by Havannah Wilson- Bryan

‘The Diamond Girls’ by Jacqueline Wilson Plot Summary Dixie, Rochelle, Jude, Martine and their Mum live together and move out to what the thought would be a beautiful house in the country side, but in reality it is a terrible house and is run down. Mum then comes home with the baby, even though the house is not sorted. My Opinion of the Book My opinion of the book is very good. It is very interesting and you cannot stop reading it. It is a cliff hanger, especially near the middle to the end. It is one of the best books I have ever read. My Recommendations I would really recommend this book because it is good for people who like cliff hangers. It’s a 9.5 /10. Written by Sara Olszewska 7U

‘The Midnight Gang’ by David Walliams Plot Summary This book is about aging, who are in the hospital and have a long time till they can come out, because they are stuck in hospital. So they make a gang called the Midnight Gang. At midnight in the hospital they go down to the basement and begin their adventures. My Opinion of the Book This book is a page turner; you never know what is happening next. I love reading David Walliam’s books, as they put a smile on my face. My favourite David Walliam’s book is ‘World Worst Children 2’. My Recommendations I rate this book 4/5 stars only because I have just started it. This is for ages 9 to 14. Written by Eleanor Ward Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Year 7 Rugby Congratulations to all of the boys, who have been selected to join our Year 7 Rugby Team. Good luck in all your upcoming fixtures.              

Well done to the Year7 and 8 Boys CrossCountry Team who WON the Schools CrossCountry Championships 2018. Our students have shown True team spirit & pure grit & determination each every week.

Alex Ellis Aran Chadasama Alistair Lands Kaan Akar George Glen Lennon Gough Hugh Luton Sam Mcsweeny Archie Arnold Conor Hagger Bob Polain Reece Lomax Lennon Costa Ishan Gadhavi Zamora

 Rafael Mandla

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Rosa Marshall

Kelisha Handley

Bailey Swaby

Form with the Highest Attendance this term is:

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‘The class worked really well. There were lots of excellent questions and critical thinking going on’.

‘They have had a really good start to year 8 and are working hard! They sat a test on Thursday and did very well. Keep up the hard work!!’.

Olivia Bird

Lola Collings

Ms Wybrant and Mr Cheema

Henry Twyford ‘For excellent home study on Montserrat volcanic eruption’.

Eesha Gandhi

Max Saunders

‘For excellent home study on Montserrat volcanic eruption Case Studies’.

One Two Three Four 23 million. Row upon row Line after line They stretch past the horizon And back. Nameless Faceless With petals the colour of blood And cold, black hearts That ceased to beat Long ago. We wear them. Pin their blank faces to our uniforms To prove that we Remember. Remember to put some money in a box and Pick up a paper flower So we can stand outside and Pretend To look respectful. While we’re really more worried about being Fowled on by seagulls. Unknown. That was all they were. Unknown soldiers Fallen Into unknown mass graves. Nobody there to close their eyes They stared Unseeing At the sky The sky that they could never hope To reach. They were not robots. Not emotionless Not blank. They laughed as you laugh They lived as you live They feared As you fear.

Please, feel free to raise your hand If you have fired a gun. If you have feared for your own life While your friends fall around you. If you have returned home Only to find That there is no one left To greet you. If you have suffered through war And have brought back the scars to prove it. Scars. The signs that something has been Broken And not completely fixed. People are So fragile So easily fractured. Not just their bodies but their minds. So many Young and old Returned Not quite as they left. Witnessing that Being a part of that Can hurt So much more Than any wound And so they stand In their scarlet uniforms and Tight formations Looking out towards The sun. Living In the fields where So many died. They grow Tall and proud As war is such a great fertiliser. But Don’t worry Don’t fret; It’ll all be over by Christmas

Twelve Was the youngest British soldier. So young And so very, very small. Too small To see over the edge Of a trench.

Written by Skye SalekHaddadi, year 8

On Wednesday, the Year 9 students took part in the “Prisoner Me? No Way!!” Event. ‘Prison Me! No-Way!’ is a national educational charity with a core aim of raising awareness among young people about the causes, consequences and penalties of crime

The day consisted of workshops, visit to a cell, a former prisoner insight and how to stay safe in this troubled world. They also looked at First Aid, rail safety and what it is like to be inhibited by reduced faculties.

The students were impeccably well behaved and encouraged to discuss various situations and how the law affects their life. They also were given an insight into how the choices that they make may impact on their future.

This Weeks Results Netball 

Essex Cup: Year 7 Team v Emerson Park: 15-6 win

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Year 7 Team v Ongar: 9 - 0 win

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Year 8 Team v Ongar: 14 - 5 win

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Year 9 Team v Ongar: 11 - 3 loss

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Under 16 Team v Ongar: 20 - 5 win

Football 

U13 Essex Cup Football - Girls Team v Chafford Hundred: 5 - 3 win

Basketball 

U14s Team V West Hatch: 35 – 22 win

Rugby 

U14s Team v St Marks: 30 – 50 loss

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Year 7 Rugby Festival at Chingford Rugby Club: 3rd Place

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Year 8 7 Rugby Festival at Chingford Rugby Club: 2nd Place

Skills London 2018 About Skills London Brought to you by London First and delivered with Prospects, Skills London is the UK's biggest jobs and careers event for 15-24 year olds and their families taking place on 23 & 24 November 9.30am - 4.00pm at ExCeL London. This two-day event provides visitors with the opportunity to discover careers through interactive, inspirational activities and demonstrations, and helps young people visually bridge the gap between what they enjoy doing and what they could potentially do as a career.

Directions East Entrance ExCeL London One Western Gateway Royal Victoria Dock London E16 1XL Prince Regent is the nearest station on the DLR Transport for London network. When driving to ExCeL London follow signs for Royal Docks, City Airport and ExCeL. There is easy access to the M25, M11, A406 and A13. All on-site parking is pay and display and managed by the venue directly.

Up Coming College Open Days 

Stansted Airport College: Tuesday 6th November – 5:30pm to 8:30pm, www.stanstedairportcollege.ac.uk

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Hertford Regional College: Tuesday 7th November – 5:30pm to 8pm, www.hrc.ac.uk

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Epping Forest College: Wednesday 21st November – 4pm to 7pm, www.efc.ac.uk

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Ada College: Wednesday 28th November – 5:30pm to 7:30pm, www.ada.ac.uk

Please remember to always check the relevant website prior to the event to ensure the timings are correct and have not changed. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Periods 2 & 3 09.00 – 11.00

Periods 4 & 5 11.20 – 13.20 Maths Paper 1 (1hr) (Non-calculator) Hall – Drama Hut

Period 6 14.04 – 15.05

Monday 3rd December

History (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut

Tuesday 4th December

Food & Nutrition (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut

Geography (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut

Drama (30m) Hall – Drama Hut

Wednesday 5th December

Science (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut -

English Language (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut

Music Listening (30m) Hall – Drama Hut

Thursday 6th December

Spanish (Reading & Writing) (1hr) French (Reading & Writing) (1hr) Hall – Drama Hut

Religious Studies (45m) Hall – Drama Hut

Before School: 8:15am to 8:40am Break: 11:00am to 11:20am Lunch: 1:20pm to 2:05pm After School: 3:05pm to 3:30pm Please be aware that from Monday 12th November, students will not be served outside of these times.

HB Pencil Non-stop Pencil Biro (Black, Blue or Green) Handwriting Pen (Black or Blue) Gel Pen (Black or Blue) Gel Clear Pen (Black or Blue) Felt Tip Pens (pack) Coloured pencils (pack) Highlighter Pen Multi - Pen Rollerball Pen (Black, Blue or Red) RVHS Pen 15cm Ruler 30cm Ruler Eraser Sharpener Protractor Set Square Compass Calculator Scientific Calculator Small Pencil Case Large Pencil Case

10p 30p 10p 10p 40p 50p £2.00 £1.00 20p 60p 30p 50p 10p 20p 5p 10p 15p 15p 30p £1.70 £6.50 80p £1.00

Maths Set Maths Set with small pencil case Revision set Glue - Small Glue - Medium Glue - Large Post Its Card Document wallet Popper Folder – coloured Popper Folder - clear 70p Display file - 20 Pockets Clip File Ring Binder Zip wallets (A5) Zip wallets (A4) Zip wallets (A3) 10 stage dividers A4 clear pockets Lever arch file Box File Data File Small Note Pad- Lined

90p £1.60 £1.80 30p 80p £1.00 20p 10p 40p £2.00 60p 50p 20p 25p 30p 40p 5p £1.40 £2.20 20p 30p

At RVHS, we use Show My Homework; an account has been created for you to keep up to date with your child’s homework progress from home.

What is ‘Show My Homework’? Show my Homework is a simple online solution for students and parents to view homework details and upcoming deadlines. Mobile apps and notifications ensure you always know what homework your child has and when it’s due. How to Log In?  Go to www.showmyhomework.co.uk/pin What are PINs? PINs are unique codes that ‘Show My Homework’ has assigned to each parent that allow us to confirm their identity on initial login. After logging in for the first time users will be asked to provide more memorable login details for future use. PINs are then only be used as a backup in case you forget these logins.

 Or you can download the app.  Enter your PIN details that you have been given in the letter provided by your school.  Click ‘Log in’  Create a memorable password and enter your email address then click ‘Update you details’.

Students do not need a pin to be able to access their homework. They can gain access to their Show My Homework account though their Gmail account.

You are now able to access your account and view all the homework that has been set for your child. If yourself or your child experience any difficulties with using ‘Show my Homework’ or you no longer have your pin, please contact Mrs. Hodges: jhodges@rodingvalley.net

What is DODDLE? Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging, formative resources and guides students through the curriculum. Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills. Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy-to-use Doddle Parent feature. Skills within Doddle are rated as red, amber or green. These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision.

Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to-do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned. These accounts enable parents to view their child's results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddle's revision resources.

Find out how to create a Doddle Parent account and then link that account to your child with this short video:

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how to view your child's due and submitted homework:

Find out how our school uses Doddle Progress by watching our short video to find out how Progress works.

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how Progress works and how you can use it to help your child's learning.

This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s progression. Please use the following link to the log in: Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Find out how to view and track your child's homework with this short video. .

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on Troubleshooting.

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 ParentPay & 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.

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.

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. 0208-508-1173 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 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 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 on 0208-508-1173

www.wgel.org.uk Woodford Green Athletics Club offer the following for young athletes, all based at our clubhouse at Ashton Sports Centre, Woodford Bridge. We can offer competition at track & field, cross-country and road running to all levels of performance.

For under 11â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Woodford Wasps Saturday morning 10.00am Ask for Wendy ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Young members from 11 to 17 years of age Tuesday and Thursday evenings 5.45pm Training for young members. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

For those parents who would like to compete or simply to get fit we can offer the following: Introductory training sessions on Tuesday evenings 7.00pm Training for adults with Bertie Powell -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The club is also looking for coaches and helpers. We run a number of teams at senior, junior and youth level, which need support. If you are interested in taking up coaching, the club can help with obtaining qualifications or if simply to get involved in athletics Please come down on Tuesday evenings at 6:00pm to meet our coaches/Officials.