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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Week ending: Friday 27th April 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 It has been a busy and exciting time for our students this week, with a lot of events happening. Here are some of the highlights... We ended last week with our GCSE Music Concert, where our Year 10s and 11s showcased all their hard work to parents, governors and staff. It was a wonderful display of the musical talent we have within our school. Thank you to Mr Savage our Head of Music for putting this event together. Last week, some of our Year 10 students visited Thorpe Park as part of their GCSE Business, even though it was an educational trip, our students had a lot of fun. We had a fabulous start to the week with the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) evening; our Year 13 EPQ students presented their work to members of the school's Senior Leadership Team and Governors. The quality of their work was quite outstanding and was the pinnacle of a year’s hard work by our students. Topics ranged from poor dental hygiene and effects on third world health, to what happens to your social media after you die. Many students said that the projects helped them secure university interviews and has supported their independent learning skills, which will be invaluable in the future. This is a qualification that the sixth form would like to extend to more students going forward. On Thursday night, some Year 9 students put on an amazing showcase ‘DNA’. The audience were very impressed by their acting skills. The Year 9 boys were a credit to the school when having their vaccinations this week; I received an email from the immunisation team praising them for their manners and conduct. Well done Year 9. Our Year 7 students had great fun celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday and were given the opportunity to spend the day working with professional actors from the Globe Theatre in London. The actors put on a series of workshops that looked at some of the scenes from Shakespeare's plays where they acted, danced and even sang. Congratulations to our Year 9 and 6th Form Football teams, who claimed the titles of West Essex District Champions. Our Year 9 won 2:0 against St Marks and our Sixth Form Team won 3:1 on penalties against Brampton Manor. It was a remarkable achievement, congratulations to our teams for all their hard work and thank you to our PE Department for their time and support with the teams.
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On Thursday, our Year 10 girls spent the day in Science, learning about the STEMettes programme. This programme aims to raise awareness to women about the career paths in STEM areas and inspire our students with the opportunities available to them. Throughout the week our Year 11 Art, Photography, Geography and Music students have been taking part in their final practical exams and fieldwork trips. Next week, the GCSEs start for real with the MFL Speaking and Drama practical exams. Today we invited a motivational speaker into school to host their assembly. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all students good luck with these exams and to remind parents that the main exams start on Monday 16th May. Please ensure that your children spend their time wisely as they prepare for these exams. Further in the bulletin you will find full details of the exam timetables for GCSE, As Level and A Level. I have also provided information on how you can support your child through their exam period on our website. https://www.rodingvalley.net/currentparents/how-you-can-help-your-child/ There is subject specific revision information further on in this bulletin. Next week, on Tuesday, our Year 7 students will be taking part in a Study Skills Day. They will be looking at problem solving, literacy, teamwork, revision and growth mindset; it should be an enjoyable day for them. Please can you remind your child that they should come to school in full school uniform and ensure they bring all their equipment and their trainers with them. Ms. S Jenner
Head of School To support their English Literature, on Friday, the Year 11 students will be watching a theatre performance of Macbeth. Thank you if you have paid the voluntary contribution. Please can I ask for your support as these extra opportunities do come at a cost to the school. Have a wonderful weekend
Ms. S Jenner Head of School
Date
Event th
Saturday 28 April th
Monday 30 May st
D of E Bronze Assessment at Skreens Park Camp Year 11 Science Drop Down Day
Tuesday 1 May
GCSE MFL Speaking Exams begin
Wednesday 2nd May
Year 7 Drop Down Day
Friday 4th May
English Strive for 5 Macbeth Performance Year 11 Drama GCSE Practical Exam Year 9 STEM day at Woodford
Monday 6th May
Bank Holiday – School Closed
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On Thursday 19th April; our Year 10 and 11 GCSE Music Students performed a variety of solos and duets in a performance to showcase their work. The concert featured our students performing a mix of classical, popular music and from musicals. This was a fantastic event, which showcased the talent we have at our school, our students’ achievements and the effort they put into their performances.
Mr. Savage, Head of Music said: "All the students in this group strive to be the very best that they can and always look to improve. This bodes well for the future."
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On Monday 23rd April; a group of our Year 13 students presented their final EPQ Presentations to parents, members of the school's Senior Leadership Team and Governors to mark the end of their 12month work on their Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).
Our students have been studying for their EPQ Qualification, which gives them the opportunity to explore a topic they are passionate about or an issue that is linked to their future aspirations. Each student was required to write a 5,000-word dissertation and give a presentation of their findings, working independently, under supervision. Our Year 13 students presenting their EPQ work were; Matthew Tinker, Kate Laws, Isobel Hooper, Emily Willis, Lily Rowsell, Skye Bramley and Jessica Gallaway.
Mrs. Hodges said: "We are incredibly proud of what the students have achieved. Their topics included 'Dentistry in the Developing World', 'The Impact of Oral Health on other Diseases', 'What Happens to our Social Media When We Die', 'The Future of Shengen', 'The Reputation of Mary Queen of Scots', 'The Role of Women in Classical Literature' and 'The Questionable Guilt of Anne Boleyn'.
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On Tuesday 24th April; our Year 7 students were given the opportunity to celebrate the birthday of William Shakespeare, in style. They rubbed shoulders with actors and educational practitioners who have worked in many iconic productions at the world-famous Globe Theatre and were able to demonstrate their skills in school.
The actors put on a series of workshops that looked at some of the scenes from Shakespeare's plays where they acted, danced and even sang.
The day was an absolute success and the actors and the Years 7's had so much fun. Hopefully we can do something similar next year. It's not every day, professional actors come to your school and you get to act with them! Miss. F Williams, Year 7 YPL
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On Thursday the 26th April 2018, the Stemettes, who are an organisation that inspire woman in to stem careers, came into our school to enhance our perspective on stem careers, e.g., engineering, scientist, and many more. This day really inspired me to look into a career path that involves stem, because the volunteers were extremely helpful and provided a large amount of information on the different careers and why they are Important. Mrs. Patel organised this day, for the Stemettes to come into the school, this inspired us all and changed our opinions of jobs that involve science. We are looking forward to taking part in more days like this, with Mrs. Patel (my science teacher). Sophie Curtis & Paige Ellicock-Williams 10W
Today we celebrated Women in ICT Day looking at Stem careers in science, technology, engineering and maths. We created a website to encourage more women to start working in the Stem field. We found that there are many different jobs and events to inspire women. Personally, we thought this day has been interesting and we have learnt there is more to Stem jobs than just a science or maths teacher. Ava Packwood, Ella Stevenson, Katie Carter. Earlier today before we attended STEMettes, we were not sure what to expect. However, after today we have learned about the opportunities women have in the science, technology, engineering and maths field and how they are influenced. We have learnt that only 11% of engineers are female and how STEM is trying to encourage more women to do so with STEMettes. Ivy Prutton, Libby Schalm, Olivia Lewis, Sulola Olusesan
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Form 7V
7B4 “For excellent reading, a great range of books being read and great collaboration in their lesson”. Nominated by Mrs. Lafferty.
On Wednesday 2nd May, our Year 7 students will be participating in a Study Skills day. They will be learning the following skills:
Problem Solving
Literacy
Teamwork
Growth Mindset
Revision Skills
Students should be in full school uniform and bring with them their trainers and pencil case.
Shay Flanagan
Year 7 Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations. If you have not already paid for this day (£8.00) please pay as soon as possible via ParentPay, Thank You.
Miss. F Williams, Year 7 YPL
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Form 8Q Demmy Nicolaou
8BEN4 “This class always have their equipment and behave really well. They work exceptionally hard and are a pleasure to teach”.
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100% attendance pupils
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Queue Jump for a week (break and lunch!!)
Queue Jumpers: 16th April to 20th April Megan Passmore
Ella Hopwood
Demi Hoffman
Kenzie Closier
Joshua Swinson
Demmy Nicolaou
Cai Gunning
Livvy Spiller
Kevin Ciobanu
Lucy Moir
Macey Wrate
Charlie Lucas
Hamid Lahreche
Michal Nowak
Mia Balbes
Mr. F Ryan, Year 8 YPL
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Thank you to Miss Daly and well done to Year 9 students involved in the showcase 'DNA' on Thursday evening. Some excellent acting skills were displayed by all students; some of which had only joined the production in the past week. A special mention to; Hannah Grace and Elliot Crookbaine who had the lead roles.
9B/EN3 “They are always committed to doing well in English, try their best with every task and always show enthusiasm. A dream!
Darcy Andrews “For her great attitude and the great strides she has made in English. Well Done”.
Nominated by Miss Hanlon
Nominated by Mrs. Lafferty
It was very pleasing to receive such a positive email from the immunisation team this week who were extremely pleased with how the boys conducted themselves during the vaccinations. They stated that 'all of the boys were such a delight to meet, their manners were exemplary and even though a few of them were naturally nervous, they conducted themselves in a mature and sensible manner; they are truly a credit to Roding Valley High School'.
A huge congratulations to our Year 9 Boys football team who won the West Essex and Harlow District Football Final this week 2-0.
Well done to the following students who assisted with a KS2 Sports hall Athletics event on Friday 27th April. These pupils will be following the GCSE PE Course in Year 10:
Tom Callagher
Ryan Donnelly
Chris Gillan
Teddy Gipson
Edward Johnstone
Joe Marjason
Mia Ali
Sarah Cockram
Bobbi Tucker
Brogan Skiverton
Chloe Slatford Miss H Reed, Year 9 YPL
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Form 10T
Ms. Edwards: 10a/Sc3
Ms. Routlege: 10a/En1
Mr. Edeko: 10a/Maua
Mr. Ryan: 10B1/EN4
Croissants and Juice in the Sixth Form Study Centre!
“All for outstanding effort and work in these classes”.
On Friday 20th April, our Year 10 students visited Thorpe Park as part of their Business GCSE course. It was a great day, educational and fun! Thank you to Mr. Hussain and Ms. Bingham for accompanying our students
Judd Selby
Kit Fage
“For their excellent work in Miss Ball’s lesson”.
All the girls who took part in the Year 10 STEMettes Day!!!
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Year 10 are now moving on to Macbeth in their weekly knowledge tests every Monday period 1 or 2. The schedule for these is below:
Macbeth Knowledge Test schedule
Students should be revising these scenes in preparation for these tests.
Week beginning
Text
30th April
Act 1 Scenes 1-3
7th May
Act 1 Scenes 4-5
14th May
Act 1 Scenes 6-7
21st May
Act 2 Scenes 1-2
4th June
Act 2 Scenes 3-4
11th June
Act 3 Scenes 1-2
18th June
Act 3 Scenes 3-4
This week our Year 10 girls took part in a Stem Project. The day showcased about potential careers and opportunities for women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Thank you to Ms Patel for this event.
Mr. T Price, Year 10 YPL
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Macbeth Performance: Friday 4th May. All Year 11 will see a production of Macbeth performed by the Young Shakespeare Company on Friday period 1 & 2. The cost of this performance is ÂŁ2.50 per student (payable on ParentPay or by cheque). It is a valuable opportunity for students to use this as part of their revision. The Drama exam and the MFL speaking and listening exams have been moved to accommodate the performance, so all students will be able to watch the production.
English Interventions are on Monday’s for those students who have been invited to focus on specific areas from their PPEs. Students should be referring to the pink and blue personal learning checklists in their English exercise books. They should be using them to identify areas they need to work on. They then need to use the purple booklets issued in class to practise their exam technique. English teachers are happy to support students if they bring their questions to them for marking and advice. Students should be reading non-fiction articles. This link might help in finding some well written pieces to read: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/commentisfree
Audio Recordings of Set Texts An Inspector Calls
Macbeth
These links will help with the Anthology Poetry Revision
A Christmas Carol
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The majority of revision needs to be completed outside of school. The History Department will supplement students’ revision with a Friday afternoon session each week focusing on that week’s listed topic. This will take place in H7 between 3.10pm and 4.00pm. This is in addition to revision at home not instead of it.
Revision Guides: These are easily available on Amazon at around (£5.81 per book). They contain all the content for the course and practice exam questions for each exam. Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Crime and Punishment in Britain Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Anglo-Saxon and Norman England Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Superpower Relations and the Cold War. Revise Edexcel GCSE (9-1) History Weimar and Nazi Germany Electronic copies of the main sections in these books can be found on Google Classroom
Google Classroom What does this offer me? Electronic resources to help revise from. Updated regularly with new resources.
Revision Guides and Support:
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Start using the resources on Google Classroom to revise Paper 1.
Additional Support Classes
Make revision cue cards for all of Paper 1:
Wednesday: Room H1- Exam Question Practice.
- Hazardous Earth - Development Dynamics - Challenges of an Urbanising World
All welcome to attend to benefit from independent exam question practice
Have a go at some practice questions and bring to your class teacher to check. Consider purchasing a revision workbook / revision guide to help you with your notes.
All resources, revision guides and work done in class are available to our students on Google Classroom. Our revision sessions are at Lunch Time on Thursdays.
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RVHS Year 11 PROM Class of 2018
Date: Wednesday 27th June 2018 Venue: Woolston Manor Dress Code: Formal Time: Arrive 6pm to 11:30pm Ticket Cost: £25.00 and are available from ParentPay Buffet and Red Carpet Arrival PROM Committee 2018:
Sam Copeman
Maishia Khondokar
Emma Lycett
Joe Schofield
Millie Scott
Daisy Kelly
Mashrur Khondokar
Tariq Riaz
These students are your link to Mr. Dobson about all things Year 11 leavers
Mr. C Dobson, Year 11 YPL
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GCSE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE MAY / JUNE 2018 - FINAL Morning Sessions
Duration
Date
Start 9AM
Afternoon Sessions
Duration
Start 1PM
GCSE Computer Science P1
1hr 40m
GCSE Religious Studies P1A
1hr 45m
GCSE Short Course (Yr9) Religious Studies
2hrs
GCSE Biology P1 (Triple Science 8461)
1hr 45m
Monday 14th May 2018 GCSE ICT
1hr 30m
GCSE French Listening (45m) & Reading (1hr) 1hr 45m (Higher) GCSE French Listening (35m) & Reading (45m) (Foundation)
1hr 20m
GCSE Physical Education P1
1hr 15m
GCSE Portuguese Writing
1hr
GCSE Turkish Writing
1hr
GCSE Chemistry P1 (Triple Science 8462)
1hr 45m
GCSE Chemistry P1 (Combined Science 8464) 1hr 15m
GCSE French Writing (Higher)
Tuesday 15th May 2018 GCSE Biology P1 (Combined Science 8464) 1hr 15m
1hr
1hr 45m
GCSE Computer Science P2
2hrs
GCSE Physical Education P2
1hr 15m
GCSE Drama (Understanding)
1hr 45m
Wednesday 16th May 2018
Thursday 17th May 2018
1hr 15m
GCSE French Writing (Foundation)
GCSE Religious Studies P2A
Friday 18th May 2018
Monday 21st GCSE Turkish Listening May 2018
GCSE Portuguese Listening
50m
GCSE English Literature P1
1hr 45m
GCSE Psychology P1
1hr 30m
GCSE Business Studies U1 / Economics U1
45m
GCSE Mathematics Non-Calculator P1
1hr 30m
Thursday 24th May 2018
GCSE English Literature P2
2hrs 15m
Friday 25th May 2018
Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Wednesday 23rd May 2018
50m
GCSE Geography B P1
1hr 30m
GCSE Physics P1 (Triple Science 8463)
1hr 45m
GCSE Physics P1 (Combined Science 8464) 1hr 15m
HALF TERM MONDAY 28 MAY 2018 - FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2018
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GCSE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE MAY / JUNE 2018 - FINAL Morning Sessions
Duration
Date
Start 9AM
Afternoon Sessions
Duration
Start 1PM HALF TERM MONDAY 28 MAY 2018 - FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2018
GCSE History P1
1hr 15m Monday 4th June 2018
GCSE English Language P1
1hr 45m
1hr 30m
GCSE Psychology P2
1hr 30m
GCSE (AQA) Economics P1
1hr 15m
Tuesday 5th GCSE Geography B P2 June 2018
GCSE Spanish Listening (45) & Reading (1hr) 1hr 45m (Higher) 1hr 20m
GCSE Spanish Listening (35m) & Reading (45m) (Foundation)
GCSE Media Studies
GCSE Business Studies U3 / Economics U5
1hr 30m
GCSE Music (Appraising)
1hr 45m
Wednesday GCSE Portuguese Reading 6th June 2018
GCSE Mathematics Calculator P2
1hr 30m
Thursday 7th June 2018
GCSE English Language P2
1hr 45m
Friday 8th June 2018
GCSE Biology P2 (Triple Science 8461)
1hr 45m
1hr 30m
1hr
GCSE Turkish Reading
1hr
GCSE (AQA) Economics P2
1hr 15m
GCSE History P2
1hr 45m
GCSE Geography B P3
1hr 30m
Monday 11th June 2018 GCSE Biology P2 (Combined Science 8464)
1hr 15m
GCSE Mathematics Calculator P3
1hr 30m
GCSE Chemistry P2 (Triple Science 8462)
1hr 45m
GCSE Chemistry P2 (Combined Science 8464) 1hr 15m
GCSE Spanish Writing (Higher)
1hr 15m
GCSE Spanish Writing (Foundation)
1hr
GCSE Physics P2 (Triple Science 8463)
1hr 45m
Tuesday 12th GCSE History P3 June 2018
1hr 20m
Wednesday 13th June 2018
Thursday 14th June 2018
GCSE Polish Listening
50m
Friday 15th June 2018 GCSE Physics P2 (Combined Science 8464)
1hr 15m
GCSE German Listening
45m
GCSE German Reading
1hr
GCSE Polish Reading
1hr
GCSE Polish Writing
1hr
GCSE Statistics
2hrs
GCSE German Writing
1hr 15m
Monday 18th June 2017
Wednesday 20th June 2018
Thursday 21st June 2018
Due to circumstances beyond our control, examination dates may be subject to change at the exam boards discretion. Examinations may be added/amended to the timetable at a later date. This is a generic timetable. Students must refer to their individual timetable for precise timings of examinations relevant to them.
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AS / A LEVEL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE MAY/JUNE 2018 - FINAL Morning Sessions
Duration
Start 9AM
AS Economics P1
1hr 30m
AS Physics P1
1hr 30m
AS Sociology P1
1hr 30m
AS Mathematics (Pure) P1
2hrs
AS Mathematics (Core) C1
1hr 30m
AS Economics P2
1hr 30m
AS Religious Studies P1
1hr 15m
AS Maths C1
1hr 30m
AS English Literature P1
1hr 30m
AS Physics P2
1hr 30m
AS Chemistry P1
1hr 30m
AS Sociology P2
1hr 30m
AS Mathematics (Statistics & Mechanics) P2
1hr 15m
AS Media Studies
2hrs 30m
AS Geography P2
1hr 45m
AS Maths C2
1hr 30m
AS Chemistry P2
1hr 30m
AS Religious Studies P2
1hr 15m
Date
Afternoon Sessions
Duration
Start 1PM
Monday 14th May AS Psychology P1 2018
1hr 30m
AS Geography P1
1hr 45m
Tuesday 15th May 2018
Wednesday 16th AS History P1 May 2018
2hrs 15m
AS Psychology P2
1hr 30m
AS Business P1
1hr 30m
AS History P2
1hr 30m
Thursday 17th May 2018
Friday 18th May 2018
Tuesday 22nd May 2018
Wednesday 23rd AS English Literature P2 May 2018
Thursday 24th May 2018
1hr 30m
AS Biology P1
1hr 30m
AS Politics P1
1hr 45m
AS Government & Politics GOVP1 (Re-sit)
1hr 30m
Friday 25th May AS Business P2 2018
1hr 30m
HALF TERM MONDAY 28 MAY 2018 - FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2018
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AS / A LEVEL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE MAY/JUNE 2018 - FINAL Morning Sessions Start 9AM
Duration
Date
Afternoon Sessions Start 1PM
Duration
HALF TERM MONDAY 28 MAY 2018 - FRIDAY 1 JUNE 2018
AS Computer Science P1
1hr 15m
AS Biology P2
1hr 30m
AS Religious Studies P3
1hr 15m
AS Politics P2
1hr 45m
A-Level Geography P1
2hrs 15m
A-Level Media Studies
2hrs
Monday 4th June A-Level Physics P1 2018 A-Level Psychology P1 A-Level Government & Politics
A-Level Religious Studies P1
2hrs Tuesday 5th June 2018
A-Level Mathematics (Mechanics M1)
A-Level Biology P1
1hr 30m
Wednesday 6th June 2018
2hrs Thursday 7th June 2018
AS Computer Science P2
1hr 15m
A-Level Physics P2
2hrs
A-Level Psychology P2
2hrs
A-Level Computer Science P1
2hrs 30m
A-Level Drama
2hrs 30m
A-Level Religious Studies P2
2hrs
A-Level Economics P1
2hrs
A-Level History P1
2hrs
A-Level Psychology P3
2hrs
A-Level Economics P3
2hrs
A-Level Computer Science P2
2hrs 30m
A-Level Biology P3
2hrs
A-Level Business P3
2hrs
A-Level History P3
A-Level Chemistry P3
A-Level Mathematics (Core C4)
2hrs 15m
A-Level Business P1
2hrs
A-Level English Literature P1
3hrs
2hrs 15m
Monday 11th June 2018
A-Level Biology P2
2hrs
A-Level Business P2
2hrs
A-Level Government & Politics 3A
2hrs
A-Level Economics P2
2hrs
Wednesday 13th A-Level History P2 June 2018
Thursday 14th June 2018
1hr 30m
A-Level Chemistry P2
A-Level English Literature P2
A-Level Physics P3
1hr 30m
Friday 8th June 2018
2hrs
1hr 30m
2hrs
A-Level Chemistry P1
A-Level Geography P2
Tuesday 12th June 2018
A-Level Maths S1
2hrs
2hrs 30m
1hr 30m
A-Level Geography P3
2hrs 15m
A-Level Government & Politics 4A
1hr 30m
Friday 15th June 2018
Monday 18th June 2018
2hrs 15m
Tuesday 19th June 2018
2hrs
Wednesday 20th June 2018
1hr 30m
Friday 22nd June 2018
A-Level Religious Studies P3
A-Level Mathematics (Core C3)
2hrs
1hr 30m
Due to circumstances beyond our control, examination dates may be subject to change at the exam boards discretion. Examinations may be added/amended to the timetable at a later date. This is a generic timetable. Students must refer to their individual timetable for precise timings of examinations relevant to them.
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l Football (West Essex and Harlow District Cup final) Year 9 beat St Marks (Harlow) 2:0. Sixth Form beat Brampton Manor 3:3. Won 3:1 on Penalties
Year 9 Football Team
Handball Year 8 boys Roding valley 3 Bromfords 1 Roding Valley 1 Bower Park 6 Roding Valley 3 Notley High 6
Sixth Form Football Team
Date
Event st
Tuesday 1 May
Girls football v Davenant (Year 7-10) 4pm Kick off (Home) Year 7 Boys Cricket v Davenant 3.30 (Away)
rd
Thursday 3 May
Year 9/10 boys Tennis v Lister Community School. (Away)
Clubs Timetable: Summer Term Day
8:30am to 8.20am
1.20pm to 1.50pm
3.15pm to 4.30pm Rounders HRD School Field.
Year 7 Boys Cricket: Sports Hall with PHA
Monday
Girls Cricket LBL School Field Racket Sports LJO Playground
Tuesday
Year 7/8/9 Basketball: Sports Hall with PHA
Year 8 Cricket: Sports Hall SOL
Wednesday
Hurdles training PHA Astro
Sport Ability. Gym LJO
Athletics Boys and Girls Year 710. All PE staff. School Field
Thursday
Year 7 Trampolining: Gym with Miss Reed
Rounders LBA Field
Cricket boys Year 7-10 Astro. PHA, LJO, TPI, SOL
Friday
Year 7/8 Touch Rugby for boys and Girls Astro TPI
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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.
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.
This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their child’s progression. Please use the following link to the log in:
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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.
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RVHS Uniform Code At Roding Valley High School, we like our students to be well presented when representing the school. Please remember that since September 2015, all students must adhere to our code of footwear, details are as follows:
Acceptable
Not Acceptable
Boys Uniform School Uniform Trousers: Black Tailored Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Shirt: plain white with no logos Tie – school tie Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with school badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with School badge. Only jumpers with the school badge can be worn. Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable. No Jewellery, except for a small stud, only one in each ear and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable. Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)
PE Uniform Navy and silver Rugby Shirt Navy and silver T-Shirt Navy and silver shorts Navy RVHS jumper (optional) Navy RVHS bottoms (optional) Football boots, training shoes suitable for Astro Turf and a towel Navy and silver Rugby Shirt
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Girls Uniform School Uniform Skirt or Trousers: Royal blue/black/white check skirt or black tailored trousers. Skirt must be worn below the knee (Skirts which are altered to an excessively short length are not permitted under any circumstances) Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Blouse: Plain white blouse with collar. (Blouses should have no ‘frills’ or patterns on them) Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with the School badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with the School badge. Only jumpers with the school badge are allowed to be worn. Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable. Tights: Tights must be plain black or natural coloured. Patterned tights are not acceptable. Ankle socks may be worn: However, knee length socks are not acceptable. No Jewellery, except for a small stud, only one in each ear and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable. Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)
Girls who choose to wear the skirt need to ensure that the logo on the skirt is below knee level. A new skirt should be purchased if this is not the case. PE Uniform Navy and silver t-shirt Navy and silver skirt Navy RVHS tracksuit bottoms or leggings (optional) Navy RVHS jumper (optional) Navy socks with two white rings around the top Training shoes suitable for Astro Turf and a towel Optional items include a black or royal blue leotard and hockey boots
Uniform Stockist Our uniform stockist is conveniently located at:
Forest Casual and School Wear 144 High Road, Loughton, IG10 4BE Tel: 0208 508 2848
Please click to be taken to their Website
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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 student’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 problems and we will help you get set up.
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