Parent Bulletin Week ending 8th March 2019 by Roding Valley High School

RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Week ending: Friday 8th March 2019 “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 I am so proud of our students who took part in the UKMT Team Challenge last week. Out of th the 29 schools taking part, our students succeeded in winning 4 place and we were the highest placed non-selective school. It was an amazing achievement for Zak Smith, Skye Salek-Haddadi, Joseph James and Chloe Norwood and testament to the support of our Maths staff. On Thursday, Roding Valley High School celebrated World Book Day and the students really did enjoy it. There were a wealth of activities happening around the school and I am so delighted that many staff dressed up for the occasion. It really made it fun and engaging for our students.

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We are committed to providing students with choices and educating them about the career opportunities available to them. On Thursday, our Year 8s experienced a day where they had the opportunity to speak with a variety of employers. The employers were varied and worked in various fields including law, journalism, aviation, FSA, banks, accountancy. Students also had the opportunity to write a CV, a personal statement and log into the Job Explorer Database (JED). This makes careers information understandable, interesting and engaging. You can try JED for free at home but each student does have their own login. Please click on the link above

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This coming Friday 15 March is Comic Relief, please be aware that this will not be a nonuniform day; however, students may wear something red. They are still required to wear their blazers, skirts and trousers, but they can wear a red shirt tie, socks or jumper. It can also be pattered or plain red. The donation is £2 per child and will be collected by our Sixth Form students and staff at the school gates. Thank you for support such a worthwhile cause. th

Please can I remind parents that the school is close tomorrow –Tuesday 12 March for staff training. Mrs S Jenner Headteacher

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Monday 11 March

Year 13 PPE ’s begin

Tuesday 12 March

Staff Inset Day – School closed to students

Wednesday 13 March

GCSE French Conference

Thursday 14 March

Science STEM Big Event

Friday 15 March

Year 12 Geography Field Trip

Friday 15 March

Comic Relief

Monday 18 March

CiDA Drop Down Day

Tuesday 19 March

Year 9 Boys DTPM Injections

Friday 22 March

School Production of Legally Blonde Junior

Friday 22 March

Year 10 French Conference Parents are invited to the events that are highlighted blue.

The school’s main form of communication with parents is by email. If you are not receiving emails from the school, you can:  Check your Spam and move the last school email to your Inbox. Future emails should then make their way into your Inbox. 

Phone the school to re-subscribe if you have unsubscribed to our emails in the past.  Provide us with an alternative email address We hope to send more information through the MyEd App once the subscription rates increase.

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 child’s safety is our priority.

On Tuesday 5th March 2019, we went with Chloe Norwood and Zak Smith to Bancroft’s School for the annual UKMT Team Maths Challenge. We left around 9:10am and arrived soon after, raring to go. 29 schools were present at the event. First was the Group Round, where we were given 10 questions to work through as a team. This round went very well as we earned 45 marks out of 60. Second was a Cross Number round - we split up into 2 pairs, one of which had the across clues while the other had the down. What made this challenging is that some of the clues could be independently solved, while others required other answers: for example, ‘10 across divided by 4 down’. We also couldn’t talk to each other, so we had to ask the teacher to tell the other pair to work on a particular clue. We scored 49 marks out of 56, making this the round that we did best in. After lunch, they announced the top five schools in no particular order, and we were among them! This was exciting for the whole team and motivated us to work harder in the final 2 rounds. The third round was the Shuttle, which was split up into 4 parts: A, B, C and D. Each part had four questions, the first of which could be done without any extra information, while the others required the answer to the previous question. Once again, we were in our pairs and the first pair had questions 1 and 3, while the other had 2 and 4. We only had 8 minutes to complete them all, with an extra 3 marks available if we did this in 6. The questions increased in difficulty as we went, becoming very challenging near the end of the round. We totaled up the marks, and got 39 out of 60. We didn’t do so well in this round, but that made us want to do better in the final one. The fourth round was the Relay. We were in pairs again and had to answer a question to unlock the next one, which we had to transport to the other pair across the room. We were moved to different tables and the teacher sat at the end of the hall. This was a speed round, meaning that we had to answer as many questions as possible in the amount of time that we were allotted. This meant that we had to run, and near the end of the round, Skye barged someone out of the way to give in an answer. It was a wellperformed maneuver that was a testimony to the spirit of our team. We managed to score 46 marks out of 60, which set us up for the results. At the end, the top three scoring teams were announced and went up onto the stage to receive their certificates. Somewhat unsurprisingly, Bancroft’s came first and will be moving on to the National Team Challenge. We were not part of the top three, but cards were given out at the end that revealed where each team had placed, and we came fourth - the only non-selective school in the top 5! We were overjoyed, and Mr Rahman could hardly believe it. We (Skye and Joseph) will be taking part again next year, and we hope to do even better! We would all like to thank Mr Naidoo for driving us to the event, Mr Qureshi for taking us and supporting our team, the Maths Department for arranging this and, last but not least, Bancroft’s for hosting the event. Also Mr Rahman was quite helpful too. Written by Joseph James and Skye Salek-Haddadi, Year 8 Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

JED – Job Explorer Database Our Year 7 students had fun taking the JED Quiz this week as part of our Careers’ Week!

The Food & Nutrition Department hosted a Pancake Masterclass for Years 7’s and 8’s on Thursday afternoon after school... The class was full to capacity as all students enjoyed making and tasting quite a number of sweet pancakes... the smell was amazing!

Olivia Bird

Hawking

Aliyah Azam

Pankhurst

Kevin Aleksejenko

Churchill

Laiba Batool Bokhari

Pankhurst

Freddie Bayless

Murray

Ilyas Berlarbi

Rendell

Saorise Bloom

Pankhurst

James Boyce

Hawking

Thais Alberto

Rendell

Amber Baxter

Murray

Our Year 8 students took part in a ‘Careers Drop Down Day’ on Thursday to increase their knowledge of the vast array of careers available and the pathways needed to achieve them. Students took part in workshops and presentations on topics such as LORIC skills and life skills as well as having the chance to research careers and talk to employers. Employers from a wide range of careers including aviation, accountancy, engineering and journalism talked to students about skills, qualities and qualifications needed for their area of work. The fast paced action pack day provided the students with the chance to obtain information on a range of careers to help support them make well informed option choices for Key Stage 4 and beyond. These opportunities are invaluable to our students understanding of their opportunities and choices they will be making. This will begin with their GCSE options next year so we need to be confident our students are equipped with all the knowledge they need. From the feedback students thoroughly enjoyed the day and were engaged and interested throughout. All our visitors also commented on the excellent attitude and enthusiasm of our students. Well done to them all!

Written by Miss Williams

Year 8 Reading Sparks Joy! Congratulations to Mrs Laffety’s class for doing so well in completing their active reading booklets. I hope you agree that their passion for reading will make you smile too. Hooray for reading!

Esther Richards

Pankhurst

Ben Balmforth

Pankhurst

Samuel Maslin

Pankhurst

Jack Carr

Rendell

Ruby Coyte

Churchill

Faith Mensah

Murray

Lorin Atkas

Murray

Kiera Davies

Murray

Henry Foster

Rendell

Logan Gething

Hawking

World Book Day is off to a flying start with a visit from a local author! Thank you Hayley Barker. Our Year 7 and 8 students can’t wait to read your novels ‘Show Stopper’ and ‘Show Stealer’!

Message from Mr Ryan This week saw the launch of the year 9 40/40 lectures. On Thursday 40 selected girls attended the introduction hosted by Mr Naidoo. Next week it is the turn of 40 boys. In the coming weeks they will be invited to attend a series of lectures, during Period one aimed at expanding their general knowledge. School is a time where we encourage children to do the best they can in their subjects but this can be at the detriment of general information. The lectures are aimed to impart knowledge be it on how to qualify as a pilot or the effects of Communism. I would like to congratulate two students from Year 9 who have successfully competed in the Maths Challenge Chloe Norwood and Zak Smith, out of 29 schools competing- they came 4th!

Dominic Alen

Churchill

Lola Boyle

Churchill

Cristina Cataeva

Pankhurst

Sophia Barrett

Churchill

Sohaib Belarbi

Rendell

Aden Black

Hawking

Ethan Campbell

Rendell

Nifemi Aluko

Pankhurst

Ellie Averkiou

Churchill

Olivia Black

Hawking

Well done to our students, who successfully completed a Personal Development Course delivered to raise confidence through leadership opportunities in coaching! The course was run by the Chelsea Foundation.

Grace Reynolds â&#x20AC;&#x153;For really trying and wanting to do well. Grace has made some positive changes, working hard and is really motivated. Nominated by Ms Dyson

Phoebe Brown

Pankhurst

Ayaan Azam

Pankhurst

Molly Carter

Pankhurst

Rhianna Blackman

Churchill

Louie Blank

Pankhurst

Lara Bobkov

Murray

Jada Ali

Churchill

Mia Ali

Churchill

Thomas Allsop

Rendell

Samuil Boyadzheiv

Rendell

Message from Mr Price As our second set of Pre-Public Exams (PPEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) come to an end it has been an extremely busy start to this half term and our year 11s are on the home straight heading towards the Public exams. Our year 11s need as much support as they can get both at school and at home to ensure that they are doing everything that they can to achieve their potential. Now is the time to really push on with revision and ensuring that our students have revision timetables set up and that they are following these.

PE GCSE Moderation Day Well done to our GCSE PE students and Mr Jones and his department for holding such a successful moderation day on Tuesday. All pupils involved were a credit to the school and the array of talent on show was wonderful to see.

Hospitality and Catering Practical Exam Well done to all students involved and Ms Barclay. The standard of cooking was excellent, and it was great to see what talented and budding chefs we have here at RVHS. There were a number of teachers that were keen to try some of the baked goods on display and the feedback was very positive!

GCSE Drama Performances A number of students have been involved in the GCSE drama performances this week. They were a real credit to Mrs Walker and Mr Wilson. Some of performances were outstanding and even produced tears through their emotive performances. The support that all the group of students gave each other was really lovely to see and gave one another confidence when performing. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Ellie Blundy For her performance in Catering and sharing her Victoria sponge with lots of happy members of staff!

Archie Williams For his efforts during the PE moderation.

Ellie Blundy

Churchill

Isobel Bonning

Murray

Malaiqa Butt

Churchill

Luke Allen

Churchill

Katie Carter

Churchill

Simay Ahmet

Murray

Grace Alexander

Churchill

Morgan Anderson

Churchill

Anna Barker

Hawking

Alex Barnes

Churchill

Sports News Last Friday, we saw the West Essex Sportshall Athletics Finals for the 'Big Primary Schools'. A total of eight primary schools had qualified for the finals from all over the District with two of Roding Valley High Schools local Primaries qualifying; Alderton Juniors and Whitebridge During the morning the primary school students took part in a range of sportshall athletics events involving running, throwing and jumping all ably assisted by the Roding Valley High School Year 10 GCSE PE Sports Leaders. In a tightly contested final the top three schools were:  3rd place - Herewood  2nd place - St Johns C of E (reigning champions)

 1st place - Whitebridge

A huge thank you to the Year 10 GCSE PE Sports Leaders for their help and support during this morning’s finals and setting an excellent example to the Primary School students. They have their last Sport event to lead on Wednesday when it is the Sportshall Athletics finals of the 'Small Primary Schools'. Mr. Chris Allen

Upcoming Netball Fixtures  Monday 11th March: Years 7, 8, 9, U16 V Davenant - (Away Match)  Wednesday 13th March : Years 7, 8, U16 V Debden Park (Away Match)

Ski Trip 2020 The letters have now been sent out for the Ski Trip 2020 which will run over February half term 2020.This trip is open to current Years 7, 8 and 9 students. The deadline for deposits is Friday 15th March. If you require any further information, please contact me at: hreed@rodingvalley.net

Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8 students that participated in the success the District Year 7 and Year 8 Sportshall Athletics Finals on Friday 8th March. The Year 7 Boys team, Year 8 Boys and Girls teams all finished first and go on to represent West Essex on Thursday at the Essex County Sportshall Athletics Finals in Southend and the Year 7 Girls team finished 2nd in their competition. It was a fantastic morning and the students represented the school excellently and have done so well! Also, a big thank you to Miss Edwards for helping run both the Girls teams.

Have Fun and Raise Money for a Great Cause Can You Swim? On Saturday 30th March; there is a Swimathon to raise money for Cancer Research and Marie Curie and we need you to join our Roding Valley High School Swim Team. Maybe you have already shelved your New Year’s Resolution and need something to kick start you back into action, or you can’t wait to show off your Bondi Rescue/Baywatch skills or you just want to do something positive to beat cancer. Whatever the reason and whatever your ability we would love you to join us. There will be teams of five to cover a distance of 5km but we can split the distance according to ability. We would like Governors, staff, parents and pupils to get involved. The pool in Loughton will be the location not quite the above but don’t let that diminish your enthusiasm to take part in a great event.

Can’t swim but still want to get involved? Come and support us, offer us cake when we finish or get the world and his wife to sponsor us so we can really make a difference. If you work for a company that would match our fundraising I’d love to hear from you too.

To sponsor our team please visit: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/rodingvalleyhighschool Are you Inspired/ Interested? Parents / carers can contact Mrs Famiglietti at sfamiglietti@rodingvalley.net Or If you are a pupil please speak to Mr Jones or Miss Ball.

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 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

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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 https://www.showmyhomework.co.uk/login 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 Miss Paige Larkin: plarkin@rodingvalley.net Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

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 @humsrvhs @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