Parent Bulletin Week ending 19th October 2018 by Roding Valley High School

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Week ending: Friday 19th October 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 The new Brook Building has today been officially opened by Epping Forest MP, Dame Eleanor Laing. The state-of-the-art building, with energy efficient heating and lighting, houses the school library, Sixth Form study centre and five classrooms, four of which have moveable walls to provide larger space for special project work and visiting speakers. The building brings a completely new modern feel to the school but really complements the traditional style of the buildings that we already had. Our sixth form students love their new study centre and all students are making full use of the new library resources and enjoying their modern foreign language lessons in the ultra-modern classrooms. It is a wonderful addition to a great school. Architect Richard Paynter of Barker Associates, said: "The building has been carefully positioned to use an underutilised part of the school site. The building needed to be very carefully designed so it respected the local context. The flat roofs have a vegetation roof covering which copes with reducing storm water run-off.”

Dame Eleanor said: "I am really impressed by the new Brook Building. It has taken a lot of work over very many years and I would like to thank and congratulate everyone who has worked so hard and shown such determination to bring this brilliant project to fruition, in particular Paul Banks, all the Governors and County Councillors without whose vision and energy it could never have happened." She added: "It was a great pleasure to meet the students, particularly the Sixth Form students. "I can see that they are benefiting from the terrific resources in the new building and the whole school has a sense of renewed energy." It was a wonderful morning, enjoyed by governors, local residents, the Deputy Mayor, trustees and a group of our fabulous teachers and students.

It is our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 14th November from 5pm -7pm. The evening will be in the new Brook Building and the Director of Sixth Form; Ms Anjuli Wheaton will be talking to parents and prospective students at 6pm. Please do also come along to the PTA Christmas Market on Thursday 8th November at 7pm. This was a really successful event for the school last year and promises to be even better this year. Please do have a lovely half term break and note that school reopens on Tuesday 30th October at normal time. Sharon Jenner Head of School For regular updates on activities at school please follow us on twitter @RodingValleyHS

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Half Term Break begins

School Closed

Normal School Day starts at 8:40am

Monday 22 October Monday 29 October Tuesday 30 October

KS3 Drama Shakespeare Festival @Boswells School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Evening Event th

Monday 5 November

Year 11 Assessments begin Year 13 Love through the Ages Conference

Tuesday 6 November

Year 11 to 13 Senior Maths Challenge

Wednesday 7th November

KS3 Awards Evening: 6pm to 7:15pm

Monday 12 November

Year 9 Road Safety Event

Tuesday 13th November

Year 12 A Level English Conference

Wednesday 14 November

Sixth Form Open Evening: 5pm to 7pm Year 9 Prisoner Me No Way Event

Thursday 15 November

Year 11 Maths in Action Event

Friday 16th November

Epping Forest Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition 2018@6:30pm in the Main School Hall

Friday 23rd November

School Closed - Staff Training

Parents are invited to the events that highlighted blue.

Well Done! Congratulations to Alice Redknap, who won the Jack Petchey Award for her hard work on the production of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Matildaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and for being a good role model for our younger students.

Congratulations to all those who attended our Sports Awards Evening on Thursday 11th October. It was a wonderful evening of celebration for all of our students sporting successes over the last year. Thank you for all the support and thank you to our special guest, ex RVHS student and Queens Park Rangers Goalkeeper Joe Lumley.

On Thursday 11th October, our Year 10 Students visited Chiltern Hills for their Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition.

On Friday 12th October; a selection of our Year 7 Students were able to experience a day of different types of dance. Our dance teacher has been in Mama Mia, X Factor UK and Captain America, how awesome is that! It was a fantastic day and our students had lot of fun.

As part of STEMNETTE’s, on Wednesday 7th October, some our Year 9 Girls visited Tilbury Docks for a ‘Chemistry at Work’ Event. The girls learnt how to purify water with Anglian water and gained interesting information about all of the interesting careers in Chemistry! Thank you to Mrs Patel for organising a great trip!

On Wednesday 17th October, our Year 9 students took part in training for their upcoming Bronze Practice Expedition. Our students learnt how best to use a Trangia for delicious camp meals! Our students spent time learning CPR Skills and putting up Tents!

Finally, they planned their route!

On Thursday 18th October, our Year 9 students did their Bronze Practice Expedition in Chelmsford, hopefully putting most of the skills they learnt on Wednesday into practice.

Roding Valley were invited to the Youth Voice Leadership Development day on Wednesday which brought together youth representatives from across the UK. The day is designed to support young people to develop their key skills and knowledge through discussions, simulations and planning, enabling them to succeed during their time as youth representatives. Our students had this to say: “On Wednesday 10th October, a few students travelled to Chelmsford for the Young Essex assembly Youth Voice development day. It was very interesting to learn about democracy going on in parliament, and I valued the fact that I could express my views on society. I think it's a nice thing to have our youths express their opinions as we get an input into decisions made. I thank Miss Williams and Miss Pinches for such an amazing day”. Written by Ruby Coyte “The Y.E.A was an enlightening experience, where I learned many new skills, such as how to formally debate and discuss political topics, tactics to cope with anxiety and where to find support if I am struggling with mental health issues. We learned how the government makes decisions, manages money and record media, all through diverse and fun activities”. Written by Henry Foster

Congratulations to all of the Year 7 students that have been nominated for the position of Form Representatives Erin Cetinkayu 7Q

Tillie Pitt 7Q

Laiba Bokhari 7R

Hugo Edwards 7R

Diana Doulinska 7S

Marce Sunar 7S

Joshua Martin 7T

Jade Okine 7T

Vinay Wardhan 7U

India-Jane Simon 7U

James Negus 7V

Sunnie Dyer 7V

Archie Arnold 7W

Lily Hankin 7W

Louis James 7X

Lily Mae Keen 7X

And our nominated School Council Representatives are

Sunnie Dyer

Hugo Edwards

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Kelisha Handley

Rosa Marshall

Austeja Mikenaite

Congratulations to all of the following Year 7 Students that achieved 100% Attendance for this half term. Well Done!

100% Attendance Ewaoluwa

Afolabi

Laura

Albert

Hollingsworth

Natalia

Mizzi

Olivia

Tanner

Daniel

Hunt

Emlyn

Moodley

Peter

Tapley

Ruby

Cratchley CrawfordKite Crook

Thais

Alberto

Abby

Kevin

Aleksejenko

Mollie

Hunt

Bianca

Nedelcu

Aleyna

Tekbasti

Alexander

Allsop

Harry

Curtis

Antonio

Iliev

James

Negus

Abigail

Tew

Alice

Anderson

Beatriz

Danescu

Finlay

James

Newman

Finley

Tickner

Viktorija

Artamonova

Jiya

Digwa

Louis

James

Darcey

Offer

Katrin

Tomrushka

Aliyah

Azam

Alfie

Dobson

Preston

Jewell

Jada

Okine

Eduard

Turcu

Georgia

Baker

Summer

Dodd

Davina

Karpaviciute

Sara

Olszewska

Tedas

Turuta

Kenny

Ball

William

Donoghue

Merjan

Kartal

Kylen

Opara

Jaeden

Twaites

Amber

Baxter

Diana

Douhlinska

Lily-Mae

Keen

Cindy

Ou Yang

Dilhan

Ulkun

Analise

Baxter

Ava

Dunning

Eliza

Kelly

Barney

Paris

Skye

Freddie

Bayless

Valentin

Dvoryanov

Kiki

Kempley

Bertie

Paris

Eleanor

Waeland Ward

Ilyas

Belarbi

Sunnie

Dyer

Robyn

Kennedy

Darcy

Patrick

Vinay

Wardhan

Teddy

Bender

Evie-Mae

Edwards

Mia

Lampshire

Robert

Polain

Sofia

Warner

Ella

Benjamin

Hugo

Edwards

Alistair

Lanz

Rosie

Powe

Libby

Watson

Olivia

Bird

Alexander

Ellis

Welaa

Larheche

Jemima

Purser

Poppie

Watson

Saoirse

Bloom

Emily

Fairhead

Santiago

Levy

Oliver

Randall

Lilian

Webster

Jack

Blower

Jamie

Fisk

Sienna

Lewis

Danny

Robertson

Eliza

White

James

Boyce

William

Foot

Kamile

Liutkeviciute

Edie

Robinson

Katie

Calum

Buckley

Isabelle

Frost

Jack

Lock

Julia

Rocha

Archie

Carr

Ishan

Reece

Lomax

Lacey

Rowe

Daniel

Carter

Tim

Gadhavi Zamora Garrod

Sara

Lotu

Sonny

Royce

Hannah

Carter

George

Glen

Sattar

Ruzgar

Yigit

Cetinkaya

Lennon

Gough

Taylor

Shiell

Ema

Zilute

Athina

Christofi

Callum

Gower

Luton MaduroMoore Mandla

Imaan

Eren

Hugh MollieAnne Rafal

Sophia

Shipillis

Aran

Chudasama

Lola

Halls

Jensen

Margetts

Ruby

Simmons

Eli

Claassen

Madison

Hamilton

Rosen

Marinov

Indiya Jane

Simon

Hannah

Clemens

Kelisha

Handley

Rosa

Marshall

Jasmine

Singh

Paris

Cole

Lillie

Hankin

Arthur

Maskell

Smith

Frankie

Collier

Maya

Harris

Luca

Mckie

Isabel

Conway

Xixuan

Ayla

Mellish

Arabella SydnaeRose Libby

Spencer

Liorah

Corbin

Rebecca

Heal

Austeja

Mikenaite

Sienna

Statham

Joseph

Coyte

Lillie-Mae

Henry

Jahzeek

Milwood

Marce

Sunar

Smith

Wiggs WilsonHavannah Bryan Ben

Winkworth

Elizabeth Winspear

Congratulations to all of the following Year 8 Students that achieved 100% Attendance for this half term. Well Done!

100% Attendance Alicia

Acheampong

Shay

Flanagan

Abigail

Akers

Charlotte

Fox

Samuel

Maslin

Archie

Sherrin

Denn-Geovontai

McKoy

Hartaj

Singh

Lorin

Aktas

Eesha

Gandhi

Louis

Medhurst

Alexander

Smith

Bailey

Allen

Georgi

Georgiev

Mohammed

Mirza

Billie

Smith

Anish

Amin

Logan

Gething

Maddison

Kailen

Archer

Leigh

Goggin

Alexander

Monou

Boe

Smith

Montague-Patel

Cody

Smith

Ella-Rose

Atkinson

Carys

Gooding

Maisey-Lou

Mortlock

George

Smith

Emily

Bagshaw

Saul

Grey

Sienna

Moy

Maisie

Southgate

Caleb

Beer

Eva

Samuel

Bennett

Latiah

Haines

Julia

Niedzielska

Toby

Stanton

Hajdar

Millie

Nusrat

Keira

Swinson

Nathan

Blake

Henry Edward Hammerston

Gemma

Ochiltree

Flavius

Timis

Sam

Bonner

Lauren

Harper

Oluwatamilore

Ogbogbo

Poppy

Tribe

Reece

Carn

Grace

Chaplin

Hope

Henry

Frankie

Organ

Martin

Turner

Harry

Hopkins

Ralfie

Paris

Tugwal

Turp

Lola

Collings

Maggie

Jackson

Emily

Pendry

Cameron

Twine

Amber

Compton

Joseph

James

George

Pictor

Elan

Wainer

Harry-Ray Conlay

Selen

Kadir

Simona

Pinzari

Nathan

Wakinshaw

Joshua

Conway

Zahra

Kazmi

Hayden

Porter

Tallulah

Wall

Ruby

Coyte

Alex

Kelly

Karol

Przybyla

Demi

Watts

Grace

Craven

Okan

Kuccuk

Mohammed

Ramadan

Amelia

Weekes

Emily

Crisp

Efe

Kurtcebe

Nancy-Kay

Rayner

Campbell

Willson

Harry

Crookbaine

Samuel

Labbett

Sophie

Reed

Holly

Wilshire

Ruby

Curtis

Louis

Lazarus

Alice

Richards

Ella

Woodcock

Ryan

Dadson

Anna

Levy-Redknap

Esther

Richards

Archie

Worth

Grace

Donoghue

Amy

Lewis

Rosie

Robinson

Sylvia

Duong

Isabella

Lindsey

Luke

Rogerson

Charlotte Erescova

Alex

Loveman

Skye

Salek-Haddadi

Tyler

Fegan

Billy

Luxford

Ellis

Sandison

Grace

Felicio

Luxton

Sonny

Scaffardi

Harry

Fenwick

Hannah Harry

Marcus

Dharam

Sharma

Congratulations to all of the following Year 9 Students that achieved 100% Attendance for this half term. Well Done!

100% Attendance Daniel

Adigamov

Megan

Driver

Ayse

Ibrahim

Oliver

Poulton

Dominic

Alen

Alex

Duca

Molly

Jones

Brook

Purser

Camron

Bashorun

Alexandra

Dumitru

Freddy

Kelly

Ediz

Rayif

Emily

Bates

Connor

Dunkin

Scott

Kenealy

Albert

Robinson

Sohaib

Belarbi

Isabelle

Dutton

Ella

Kourentis

Isabella

Ruse

Melanie

Bennett

Dwayne

Dzonzie

Hamid

Lahreche

Stacie

Sebuabey

Aden

Black

Jamie

Finney

Rory

Langdell

Daisy

Smith

Olivia

Black

Lyla

Fry

Bobby

Lawson

Evie

Smith

Emma

Bracher

Charlotte

Gadeke

Natalie

Lewis

Zak

Smith

Georgia

Brett

Zakariya

Gardiner

Charlie

Lucas

Grace

Smith-Burrell

Rhys

Brown

Kiera

Gardner

Ralph

Marks

Loui

Sofocli

Callum

Burke

Aimee

Garvey

Amelia

Martin

Vincent

Srammel

Ethan

Campbell

Ashleigh

Graves

Zeptember

Mckoy

Rylee

St Mannion

Sydney

Campbell

Tayla

Hall

David

Moir

Felix

Swindell

Kevin

Ciobanu

Natasha

Halliday

Lucy

Moir

Joshua

Swinson

Aimee

Clarke

Charlie

Hanshaw

Eva

Musaphia

Harriet

Tate

Kenzie

Closier

Sienna

Harding

Ronnie

Musguin

Lewis

Trudeau

Leo

Cowan

Leon

Harris

Kelly

Nan

Hannah

Ward

William

Cratchley

Luke

Harris

Chloe

Norwood

Erin

Weeks

Isabella

Criscione

Harry

Harrison-Wall

Michal

Nowak

Rebekah

West

Jack

Croll

Ethan

Harvey

Finnley

Packwood

Devontai

Williamson

Teddy

Crossman Cox

Stephen

Hill

Mehdi

Pascoe

Oscar

Woolard

Arda

Culculoglu

Demi

Hoffman

Megan

Passmore

Sadie

Worrall

Ethen

Dignam

George

Horsfall

Deividas

Peleckis

Haval

Yalcin

Freya

Dinsley

Tommy

Hulme

Charlotte

Plaster

Tommy

Yeomans

Onur

Yildiz

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Haval Yalcin

Felix Swindell

Hamid Lahreche

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Ella Storrar

Mia Ali

Harry Balmforth

Congratulations to all of the following Year 10 Students that achieved 100% Attendance for this half term. Well Done!

100% Attendance Nader

Akhazzan

Rocco

Coakley

Courtney

Harbutt

Natalie

Newman

Archie

Somers

Jada

Ali

Charlotte

Copeman

Sophie

Ifeoluwa

Odunlami

Emilia

Spencer

Mia

Ali

Pietro

Costantino

Esmee

Harper HarrisonSargent

Olivia

Offer

Molly

Spencer

Thomas

Allsop

Elliot

Crookbaine

Samuel

James

Anthony

Oladuja

Evan

Stanton

Darcy

Andrews

Olivia

Curtis

Lucy

Jarvis-Atkins

Diogo

Oliveira

Joseph

Stevens

Ayaan

Azam

Sophie

Cutler

George

Jones

Mitchell

Pace

George

Taylor

Harry

Balmforth

Mohan

De Souza

Joseph

Kelly

Ella

Palmer

Jamie

Thomas

Olympia

Barnett

Finley

Dickson

Freya

Kennedy

Jayden

Patel

Sam

Thomas

Ruby

Thraves

Lara

Bobkov

Max

Djemal

James

Ketteridge

Lucy

Pluckrose

Bradley

Borg

Max

Donaghey

Mae

Khan

Evie

Prasse

Samuil

Boyadzhiev

Stanislav

Dvoryanov

Lily

Klein

Adam

Pringle

Drew

Watts

Ewan

Briggs

George

Fairhead

Jack

Law

Maya

Randall

Jodie

Wheeler

Sebastian Vidojevic-Nash

Jack

Briggs

Kian

Falshaw

Jenny

Lycett

Billy

Robinson

Thomas

Whellams

Phoebe

Brown

Daniel

Famiglietti

Millie

Mace

Amelia

Royce

Lucy

Wiggs

Emilie

Buckley

Anabel

Felicio

Isabella

Marcus

Georgie

Sadler

Dominic

Wilshire

Thomas

Callagher

Kirsty

Flowers

Shauna

McCabe

Francesca

Salmon

Farran

Wilson

Nicole

Chansa-Machile

Ella

Freeman

Annie

Mills

Teri

Sandford

Amy

Wright

Alex

Christodoulou

Aimee

Riya

Minhas

Alfie

Sergent

Bowe

Young

Dexter

Clark

Katy

Giltnane GoodyearSmith

Talhah

Misbah

Chloe

Slatford

Jimmy

Claxton

Lauren

Handley

Levi

Muller

Rebecca

Smith

Congratulations to all of the following Year 11 Students that achieved 100% Attendance for this half term. Well Done!

100% Attendance Luke

Allen

Kit

Fage

Kamran

Khalid

Leyla

Ozkan

Morgan

Anderson

Anna Korina

Felizardo

Isabel

Kimpton

Albie

Paris

Teagan

Andrews

Fabian

Flanagan

Jack

Lench

Daniel

Parrett

Sarah

Bagshaw

Georgia

Flynn

Jamie

Levy

Casey

Pettit

Alex

Barnes

Joshua

Olivia

Lewis

Grace

Plaster

Cherise

Barone

Romy

Sophie

Lewis

Twinkle

Plowman

Phoebe

Belton

Grace

Forrester FranzBodenham Gadeke

Casey

Lockhart

Ethan

Price

Ellie

Blundy

Amber-Louise

Daniel

Lomas

Ivy

Prutton

Isobel

Bonning

Lucy

Isabelle

Long

Benjamin

Rawlinson

Eloise

Booth

Hannah

Giddy GoodyearSmith Green

Keilan

Long

Billy

Roberts

Daniel

Bradley

Hall

Lois

Maclean

Katy

Roberts

Conor

Briggs

Freddie

Hammerston

Ella

Margetts

Libby

Schalm

Charliey

Burke

Eloise

Handleigh

Alfie

Marigliani

Constanta

Sclifos

Suzanna

Cavadino

Jonnie

Harrison-Wall

Harry

Maslin

Tom

Scott

Spencer

Chin

Samuel

Heal

Shingai

Mawadzi

Raajveer

Singh

Kieran

Chopping

Conor

Hewitt-Harvey

Isabel

McCullagh

Penelope

Spence

Edward

Cleary

Callum

Nathan

McDougall

Alexander

Stanfield

Lottie

Clemens

Madison

Kya

Mellish

Ellie

Stone

William

Cockayne

Lara

Hilton Holden Ettridge Jackson

Isobella

Mellow

Rosie

Stone

George

Jasmine

Moody

Patsy

Stow

Alfie

Musguin

Daisy

Taylor

Luke

James JarichaCummins Jones

Ruby

Saskia

Copeland Crossman Cox Cushings

Yasmin

Mushtaq

Jessie

Taylor

Harry

Davies

Beth

Kelly

James

Myers

Jude

Tickner

Olivia

Dawkins

Clarence

Kelly

Florence

New

Livvy

Turnbull

Rhys

Dolan

Jasmin

Kelly

Jakub

Niedzielski

Archie

Williams

Olivia

Edwards

Jack

Kenealy

Sulola

Olusesan

Kate

Willis

Mackenzie

Wolfe

Harri

Woodhams

Tilly

Daniel

1st Place

2nd Place

3rd Place

Lois Maclean

Kyle Simpson

Leighton Brooks

Year 11 English Drop in Sessions Start 27th September in E3 All Year 11s welcome to come and get some advice on answering the Macbeth question. In the meantime, listen to Macbeth by downloading the audio version on to your phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGBQsQoWvA0

You can also start your Macbeth revision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzAujyWpK_s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zt13FbL1xyw&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k46vDzUqPrg

Carnegie Shadowing Reading Group After Christmas, we will begin our Carnegie Shadowing Reading Group in E1 on Friday lunchtimes. Students can borrow the latest and best young adult fiction from the previous year, read it in their own time and then we write reviews online about the books. We also do some arts and crafts around the books, play games and make quizzes relating to the novels, and will make use of the outside garden area in the summer to read and discuss books. The Carnegie group is open to KS3, with the help of KS4 as assistants. Some of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s books were fantastic and all are thought provoking â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one is even being turned into a movie!

English Literacy Games Club The English Department run a Literacy Games Club every Friday lunchtime in E1. We have a variety of games from Bananagrams and Scrabble to Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit. We even have prizes for the winners! It is a great place to escape the winter cold, or simply chat with some friends over a game. It is open to any ages, but we particularly encourage KS3 to make friends and test their word and book knowledge!

GCSE Geography Revision Classes The Geography department will be running GCSE revision classes after-school on a Monday. These sessions will run from 3:30pm until 4:30pm for the remainder of the year. They will begin week beginning 22nd October. Students should arrive to the classroom (H1) with a Geography revision guide, pen and paper. The sessions, although delivered with specific content, will also work as a drop in centre. This means the student is not expected to stay the full hour necessarily and may only wish to query a couple of items or gain help with homework. The revision session is primarily targeted at year 11, but anyone is welcome. Best regards, Geography RVHS

      Dear Parent / Carers, We are delighted to share our exciting plans with you - all of which can be found on our dedicated website: https://toolkit.edwindoran.com/tour/view/rdv15812-2 Our aim is to travel with girls from 2019/2020 Year 9-11 (current year 7-9) cohort on a 9-day tour departing on 17/10/2019. Full details of the planned itinerary, as it currently stands, can be found by clicking on the corresponding tab above. The trip aims to strike a balance between offering first class training opportunities, competitive fixtures and a truly fantastic cultural experience - a once in a lifetime opportunity that students will never forget! If you would be interested in this trip, please contact Miss C Edwards: cedwards@rodingvalley.net

Departing: 17 Oct 2019 Duration: 8 Nights Returning: 25 Oct 2019 Transport: Flight Price per person: £1860 Tour valid until 30 Sep 2018

At RVHS, we offer lessons in Piano, Drums, Guitar and singing. If you are interested; please email the below contacts and full details will be sent to you:

Piano: To book piano lessons or find out more please contact rosswall@gmail.com

Singing: Private singing lessons are now available. Please contact Alex Larke for more details at alex@thevocaltutor.com

Drumming: The following lessons are available: One to One, Two to One and Small Group lessons. Contact: marksevel@hotmail.com

Guitar: To book lessons or find out more, please contact Rachel Espeute on racheleds@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.

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. 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 @rodingvalleyHS, problems and we will help you get set up. @rodingvalleyPE

RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

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.