Parent Bulletin 21st September 2018 by Roding Valley High School

RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration

Respect

Endeavour

Week ending: Friday 21st September 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 academic year is now fully underway and the students have settled into the school routines. Thank you to all our Year 10 and Year 11 parents who attended the Transition Evening last night. I trust that you found the information provided both useful and supportive. Mr Mammen will be posting all the information onto the school website and sending it directly to parents by Monday at the latest. Dates for upcoming Transition Evenings: Main Hall th

Thursday 27 October th

Thursday 4 October

6pm

7pm

Year 12

Year 13

Year 8

Year 9

A separate letter of invite will be sent to the parents of these year groups. The evenings will be held in the main hall and please enter by the Brook Road entrance. I am pleased to announce that we are still on track to take procession of the new Brook Building by the end of the month. The Heads of Faculty had a site tour this week and are really excited about the plans for the new addition to the school. Our sixth formers can’t wait to have access to the new study centre. You may have noticed that we have renamed registration to lesson 1. This is to emphasise how important every minute is in school and it begins with lesson 1 at 8:40am prompt. As a school we are committed to the core values of aspiration, respect and endeavour and want students to embrace diversity and adopt a healthy life style. We have launched our revised ‘Character and Culture’ programme for all year groups. This programme is being delivered by tutors during lesson 1. Topics included in the programme range from, Well Being, Leadership, E-safety and Oracy . The programme supports our school ethos and develops skills and attributes in leadership, organisation, resilience, initiative and communication (LORIC) and will support our careers, guidance from year 7 to 13.

We have relayed this to students through assemblies and are meeting with parents through our Transition evenings. In the future we will share some of the work and success of our students through the school bulletin and social media. This programme is being coordinated by Mr Cheema and the Year Progress Leaders and is tailored to suit each year group. The Rodingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got Talent event was absolutely fabulous, well done to all the students who participated. This was a great example of the confidence and resilience of the participants and the leadership and organisation skills of our sixth formers. A great Roding Valley student led event! Please see the pictures later in the bulletin The school office has asked me to remind parents of the procedure if their son or daughter is feeling unwell during the school day. The student should go to student reception and be assessed by the medical staff. If appropriate, the school office will contact the parents. Please can you remind your child that they should not be using their phones during the school day; they are always welcome to call home from the school office. However, they are allowed to use their phone at the end of the day but only once they are outside of the school building. I appreciate that they may then want to message friends and family to coordinate their journey home. All students are aware of these rules and also that the phone will be confiscated if used inappropriately. Our wonderful PTA have organised a disco for the Year 7s to be held on Friday 28th September. The PTA does need more parent helpers to support these great events, so if you would like to become a member of our PTA, please contact Natalie Sellears, nsellears@rodingvalley.net or even if you could offer any time at this or future events. All money raised by the PTA is used to support the learning of all students. The school will be hosting its Open Morning on Saturday 6th October from 9am to 12pm. Thank you for your support in allowing students to help and participate in this important event. Please note that the school will close at 12.20pm (after lesson 4) on Friday 5th October to allow time to prepare the school site. Normal food arrangements will be available to students at break time only on this day. Kind regards Sharon Jenner

On Tuesday 18th September, we held our Roding’s Got Talent Event. This event was organised by our Sixth Form Students Ellie Falconer and Leia Humphries.

Congratulations to Joseph James, who won the Judges Choice Award.

Congratulations to Shanice, who came First Place in the People’s Choice Awards.

Congratulations to Checardi Pirincci, who came Second in the People’s Choice Award.

Congratulations to Shay Flanagan, who came third in the People’s Choice Award. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Silver D of E Award Expedition

• 100% attendance pupils (for the previous week)

• This week two students from each Form Group

• Queue jump for a week (break and lunch!!) Queue Jumpers this week were:

Kenny Ball

Tillie Pitt

Paris Cole

Tedas Turuta

Eli Claassen

Harrison Rex

Basak Candemir

Emlyn Moodley

Laycee Jesson

Daniel Hunt

Sara Olszewska

Michelle Benson

Lillie Hankin

Katrin Tomrushka

Athina Christofi Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Natalia Mizzi

Alistair Lanz

Highest Progress Points

Best Attendance

7T and 7W

Best Punctuality

Year 7 Disco. Friday 28th September 2018 6.30pm—8.30pm £5.00 per ticket, ENTRY only. The lucky student to buy the GOLDEN Ticket will get a free pizza and a treat pack on the night! Refreshments on sale on the night. Buy your own fresh personal Domino Pizza for £1.00 on the night. Tickets on sale now from the wooden foyer area at lunchtimes ONLY

No tickets will be available on the evening.

Year 7 War Horse Theatre Trip Venue: National Theatre Date: 18th December 2018 Tickets: Available on ParentPay Price: £20.50 Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

• 100% attendance pupils (for the previous week)

• This week two students from each Form Group Lucy Bales

Billie Smith

Erin Falshaw

Amelia Weekes

• Queue jump for a week (break and lunch!!) Queue Jumpers this week were:

Demi Watts

Joseph James

Maryam Khan

Henry Twyford

Joshua Jobson

Lily Holland

Rostislav Ignatov

George Smith

Eesha Gandhi

Mohammed Ramadan

Hannah Luxton

Rosie Robinson

Grace Donoghue

Highest Progress Points

Best Attendance

Best Punctuality

8Q and 8X

• 100% attendance pupils (for the previous week)

• This week two students from each Form Group

• Queue jump for a

Jack Croll

Ayra Grace

Shamyah Binns

Aryan Patel

Michael Nowak

Macey Wrate

Isabella Criscone

Mehdi Pascoe

Kelly Nan

Ayse Ibrahim

Molly Jones

Charlotte Plaster

Nathan Vorster

Charlie Hanshaw

David D’Sa

Harri Smith

week (break and lunch!!) Queue Jumpers this week were:

Harley Gumbrell Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Highest Progress Points

Best Attendance

Best Punctuality

• 100% attendance pupils (for the previous week)

• This week two students from each Form Group Megan Allgood

Jack Law

Emre Gulseren

Amelia Royce

• Queue jump for a week (break and lunch!!) Queue Jumpers this week were:

Liam Hughes

Sarah Cockram

Jayden Patel

Mitchell Pace

Louis Ceconi

Lia Morris

Jude Bullock

Talhah Misbah

Maya Randall

Kirsty Flowers

James Heal

Oliver Rolfe

Lara Bobkov Highest Progress Points

10R

Best Attendance

10V

Best Punctuality

10Q

• 100% attendance pupils (for the previous week)

• This week two students from each Form Group

• Queue jump for a week (break and lunch!!) Queue Jumpers this week were:

Jessie Taylor

Noemi Mandla

Ella-Louise Stevenson

Isabelle Long

Daisy Taylor

Clarence Kelly

Alexander Munn

Louie Cooper

Lois Maclean

Suzanna Cavadino

Casey Lockhart

Kai Finn

Leyla Ozkan

Fabian Flanagan

Molly Tinsley

Chiara Giambona

Ewan Harris

Teagan Andrews

Luke Jones

Highest Progress Points

11U

Best Attendance

11W

Best Punctuality

11Q

There is an upcoming ‘Health & Social Care Conference’ scheduled for October 4th at Harlow College, this will be delivered as part of the Essex Employment and Skills Board’s ‘Essex Education and Industry STEM Programme’. Parents and students interested in these careers are invited to join us for a Recruitment Fair between 5pm and 7pm. Exhibitors will be available to talk to potential candidates about current vacancies in the sector For more info see: https://www.essexesb.co.uk/events/recruitment-fair-health-and-social-care-careers-tickets50162596677

USA Football Scholarships PASS4Soccer are the only USA scholarship provider officially recommended by the English Schools' FA. Upcoming Events: 

London: 28th September (Evening) (Female)

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London: 13th October (Male)

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London: 24th October (Male)

Reasons to study in the USA: 1. Up to 100% scholarships available, that cover Tuition Fees, Accommodation & Food. 2. Train and play in a full time professional environment. 3. Large crowds attending games. 4. Games shown on live TV and streamed online. 5. Opportunity of a lifetime. 6. Internationalise and strengthen your CV. 7. Highly respected education system. 8. Minimal/no student debt. (Current UK Average: £40,000+). 9. Opportunity to move on and play professionally following graduation. If you are interested you can register their interest via www.PASS4Soccer.com Should you have any questions about our program or the USA scholarship process, please do not hesitate to contact PASS4Soccer by email - Admin@Pass4Soccer.com or telephone 0191 229 5236. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Winter Concert Auditions. Wednesday 26th September after school in Room CA2.       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 Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

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