Parent Bulletin for the Weekending 9th November 2018 by Roding Valley High School

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Week ending: Friday 9 November 2018

â&#x20AC;&#x153;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.â&#x20AC;?

Message from the Head of School The school wanted to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War. All the students and staff joined together on the playground at 11am for a 2 minute silence. It was an incredibly reflective and respectful occasion with 1400 people standing together in silence. Please do read some of the poetry written by our Year 7 students to commemorate this historic event included in this bulletin. They have shown empathy and respect beyond their years, whilst remembering those that sacrificed their lives for the freedoms that we hold true today.

On Thursday evening, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of many of our Year 10 students; who were presented with awards for their success in their learning journey during Key Stage 3 (years 7 to 9). I was delighted to be joined on the stage by their Year Progress Leader, Miss Reed, our Chair of the Local Governing Body, Mr Barritt and the Town Mayor of Loughton, Mr Murray. We rewarded outstanding attainment at the very highest grades, exceptional progress from individual starting points and positive effort shown. I am very proud of all our students and look forward to be able to supporting them right through to their A levels. The details of all of the winners and their awards are included in this bulletin. I would like to invite all Year 11 and Year 10 to our Sixth Form Open Evening on Wednesday 14th November from 5pm to 7pm. Please do come along, meet the new Director of Sixth Form Miss Wheaton, visit our first class teaching facilities and find out about our new exciting curriculum offer from our current sixth form students. We are an academic Sixth Form, our 2018 results showed significant improvements in our A level results and the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). We offer outstanding pastoral support, careers guidance and leadership opportunities which enhance future CVs and UCAS applications. Our students currently enjoy participating in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; have the opportunity to become a Youth Leader of Sport, taking part in community activities, mentoring our younger students and being House Captains. I look forward to meeting you there in the new Brook Building from 5pm; the talk which is at 6pm will be in the Main Hall.

Our House System is now in full flow and has created a wealth of healthy competition and collaboration within our school community. Last night there was a Tug of War competition with the teachers and the Sixth Form, the competition was won by Rendell House. Pankhurst won the recent Year 7 Poetry Competition and there have been a number of other activities this term including a football competition, designing postcards and attendance at our Open Morning. There will be many more to look forward to as the year progresses. The House System and the current standings are: 1st

Rendell

140pts

2nd

Hawkins

130pts

2nd

Pankhurst

130pts

3rd

Churchill

110pts

4th

Murray

90pts

I would also like to invite you to attend the Epping Forest Schools Parliamentary Debating Competition on Friday 16th November at 6.30pm in the main hall. Dame Eleanor Laing, MP will be hosting the event here at Roding Valley High School as we were the worthy winners last year. We have won this competition more times than any other local school and we can look forward to an exciting contest. It is with regret that I announce that the PTA Christmas Market had to be cancelled due to lack of interest in the running of the stalls. This is a real shame for the parents who worked so hard to arrange this event and for all the children of the school who greatly benefited from the additional funds raised last year. If you can offer support to the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PTA then please contact, Natalie Sellears nsellears@rodingvalley.net Please do check the upcoming events but please note in your diary that the school is closed to students on Friday 23rd November. I trust that you will enjoy the rest of the bulletin. Have a great weekend Mrs Jenner

And the Winners were: The Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Student Awards 10Q

Jack Briggs

Bo Green

10R

Dimitrij Kopylov

Jenny Lycett

10S

Elysia Filaitis

Christopher Gillan

10T

Sadie Hurley

Dillon Coates

10U

Zara De Heer

Jayden Patel

10V

Ryan Donnelly

Rhianna Blackman

10W

Sam James

Anabel Felicio

10V

Evan Stanton

Francesca Salmon

The Form Tutor Awards 10Q

George Howard

Megan Allgood

10R

Bobbi Tucker

Mason Farrer

10S

Molly Carter

Billy Robinson

10T

Melissa Candamir

Ethan Lyons

10U

Lucy Powell

Adam Pringle

10V

Finley Dickson

Courtney Harbutt

10W

Tommy Harrison

Olivia Offer

10V

Charlotte Copeman

Ayaan Azam

Faculty Trophies English

Emma Sansom

Max Djemal

Food & Nutrition

Jamie Thomas

Bo Green

Maths

Jayden Patel

Elizabeth Wheeler

Drama

Ethan Lyons

Esmee HarrisonSargent

Science

Finley Dickson

Jenny Lycett

Art

Computer Science

Meghan Goodman

Ewan Briggs

Humanities

George Jones

Mia Ali

MFL

Thomas Allsopp

Jessica Okaka

Physical Education

Alfie Sergent

Mia Ali

Music

Billy Robinson

Bo Green

Jayden Patel

Maya Randall

Faculty and Department Awards Effort

Progress

English

Courtney Monou

Riley Carr

Alice Risborough

Drew Wats

Maths

Bo Green

Finley Dickson

Elliot Crookbaine

Katy Goodyear Smith

Science

Tommy Harrison

Olympia Barnett

Wright Amy

Ibrahim Tanyel

Computer Science

Riya Minhas

Finley Dickson

Charlotte Copeman

Ewan Briggs

History

Sophie Cutler

Ethan Lyons

Esmee HarrisonSargent

Riley Cann

Geography

Olivia Offer

Cameron

Sadi Ciantar

Dexter Clark

Religious Education

Harley Hassan

Riley Cann

Ewan Briggs

Charlotte Copeman

French

Olympia Barrett

Finley Dickson

Jenny Lycett

Billy Robinson

Spanish

Konstancja Nowak

Bo Green

Courtney Harbutt

Thomas Whellams

Food & Nutrition

Anabel Felicio

Ryan Donnelly

Darcy Andrews

Ben Vanhinsburgh

Art

Ella Palmer

Tommy Harrison

Darcy Andrews

Sinkevicius Adrijus

Maya Randall

Jake Omer

Thomas Medhurst

Lara Bobkov

Charlotte Copeman Elliott Crookbaine

Music Drama

Kaitlyn Agius

George Howard

Physical Education

Ryan Donnelly

Chloe Slatford

Highest Performers Across English Maths & Science Top Boy and Girl Toby Hamid

Jessica Okaka

Highest Performing Students Across English Maths & Science Terence

Adams

Jessica

Okaka

Olympia

Barnett

Jenny

Lycett

Thomas

Allsop

Trent

Campbell

Elliot

Crookbaine

Green

Jamie

Thomas

Callagher

Jude

Trowell

Lara

Bobkov

Jayden

Patel

Riley

Cann

Ewan

Briggs

Millie

Simmons

Charlotte

Copeman

Megan

Allgood

Elizabeth

Wheeler

Max

Djemal

Katy

Goodyear-Smith

Highest Performing Students Across All Subjects

Perseverance and Determination Awards Darcy Andrews

Toby Hamid

Alice Risborough

Jenny Lycett

Chloe Cooper

Most Progress In The Year Group Across All Subjects Top Boy & Girl Jenny

Lycett

Billy

Robinson

Students with the Most Progress Across All Subjects Olympia Finley Ella Toby Bo Riley Thomas Elliot

Barnett Dickson Palmer Hamid Green Cann Allsop Crookbaine

Lara Jayden Jennifer Millie Thomas Max George Elizabeth

Bobkov Patel Smith Simmons Callagher Djemal Howard Wheeler

Positive Attitude To Learning Award Finley

Top Boy & Girl Dickson Amelia

Royce

Top 30 Students Rebecca Lara George Ella Nader Olympia Sophie Daniel Tanyel Joe Rhianna Melissa Riley Elysia Katy Jolie Annie Morgan

Smith Bobkov Howard Palmer Akhazzan Barnett Cutler Famiglietti Ibrahim Marjason Blackman Candemir Cann Filaitis Goodyear-Smith Joyce Mills Schroder

Hollie Peter Bo Courtney Tommy Jayden Mia Charlotte Elliot Max Samuel Jenny Jessica Billy Millie Brogan Emilia Elizabeth

White Petrov Green Harbutt Harrison Patel Ali Copeman Crookbaine Djemal James Lycett Okaka Robinson Simmons Skiverton Spencer Wheeler

Remembrance Day Lest we forget As we come to this year’s Remembrance Day; our Year 7 students were asked to commemorate the event in the form of poetry, the results were amazing. We Remember We remember Their sacrifice, We remember The loss of life, We remember The poppies blanketing the fields, We remember The day they chose to yield, We remember the 11th November. Written by Athina Cristofe 7W

Remembrance Day Poppies are growing far and wide. And we’re buying them no matter what the size, We cherish the people that died, and poppies are used to remember them by. The poppy leaf faces 11 o’clock, for the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month. As a Christmas celebration, they formed a collaboration. ‘No more fighting today!’ they said, We’ll play football instead. And because they surrendered, we remembered. The day they let guard down. Now every year With a peer, We celebrate how they fought for us. This coming Sunday will be 100 years of celebrating, cherishing and missing the people who dies for us. Witten by Olivia Leask 7W

Remembrance Day Remembrance Day, commemoration day of the First World War, to the generation that gave their lives to the glory of Britain, we thank you. You in particular, you gave it your all, Just for your homelands, The land where half of you were born, We commemorate you, All of you Not one, but millions, They shall not grow old one said, And it was true, Too true to be true, We thank you. Written by Ruzgar Yigit 7W Flanders Fields The 11th of November, A day to remember, On Flanders fields, Thousands were killed, In the Trenches, There were dirty stenches, And that’s why we remember the 11th of November, Our soldiers fought, Sadly some were caught. Written by Bertie Paris 7W

Congratulations to the winners of our Year 7 House Poetry Competition! All Winners have now been entered into the ‘Young Writers- Poetry Escape Competition’ and our students will find out by Christmas if their poems will be published.

Pankhurst Hawking Rendell

Laiba Batool Bokhari

Olivia Bird

2 Place

Ruzgar Yigit

1st Place

3rd Place

Inner Feelings: Dandelion Here I am waiting to been seen

In the far distance

Marked time to be pulled

Just then a smile grew from my face

To be jerked out of these roots

The object came closer

To be wished on

It was a human coming straight at me

And to be making my way up

He pulled me out of the ground

Up where every other of me is

Closed his eyes and wished

It feels as if I’m invisible

If he could fly high

And can’t be spotted

He then blow me away

Then I see a glimpse

And that was the end of me.

Written by Laiba Batool Bokhari First Place Winner

We want to ensure that all of our students here at Roding Valley leave school not only with the best qualifications possible but also with a variety of personal attributes and skills. These will allow them to stand out from the crowd and achieve their goals. Competition for University places and employment today is ever increasing and together we can embrace this programme that will provide them with the Edge when it comes to taking the next step in their learning journeys. There are numerous activities in which your child can be accredited for; from something as simple as helping to lead a warm up in PE lessons to organising a bake sale for charity. There are also many activities outside school which can be accredited. We invite all parents and carers to be part of their journey by encouraging your child to talk to you regularly about their progress and achievements with the qualification using their online platform, which can be accessed here: https://theedge.pixl.org.uk/ As a School, we will be rewarding students regularly who show perseverance and determination to complete activities each term. During the last academic year, I had the absolute pleasure of working with our students supporting them to complete their qualification and viewing the sheer determination, enthusiasm and hard work. We are now looking forward to the annual national awards ceremony later in the year where our year 8 students can really get the recognition they fully deserve.

Up Coming College Open Days 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date

Event th

Monday 12 November

Year 9 Road Safety Event

Tuesday 13 November

Year 12 A Level English Conference

Wednesday 14 November

Prisoner Me No Way Event

Wednesday 14th November

Sixth Form Open Evening: 5pm to 7pm

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

Year 12 & 13 Senior Maths Challenge

Year 13 Business Conference

Year 9 Reality Road Show

Monday 26 November Monday 26 November Tuesday 27 November th

Thursday 29 November

Year 8 Parents Evening

Monday 3 December

Year 9 Exam Week Year 13 PPEs

Tuesday 4 December

Winter Concert Parents are invited to the events that highlighted blue.

Monday th 12 November Tuesday th 13 November Wednesday th 14 November Thursday th 15 November

Periods 2 + 3 9.00 – 11.00

Periods 4 + 5 11.20 – 13.20

English Language P2 (1hr 45m) SPORTS HALL START : 9.00 Science (Combined) P3 (1hr 15m) Physics (Triple Science) (1hr 45m) SPORTS HALL START : 9.00 History P1 (1hr 15mins) SPORTS HALL START : 9.00 History P2 (1hr 45mins) HALL START : 9.00

Science (Combined) P2 (1hr 15m) Chemistry (Triple Science) (1hr 45m) SPORTS HALL START : 11.30 Maths P3 (Calculator) (1hr 30m) SPORTS HALL START : 11.30 Religious Studies P2 (1hr 45m) SPORTS HALL START : 11.30 Physical Education P2 (1hr 15mins) HALL START : 11.30

Periods 6 14.05 – 15.05

Physical Education P1 (1hr 15mins) SPORTS HALL START :14.05 French/Spanish(Writing) Foundation - 1hr Higher - 1hr 15m HALL - START : 14.05

Our Food & Nutrition department are hosting another FutureChef Competition. We are asking all interested Year 8, 9 and 10 students to cook and present a main course, only spending to a budget of ÂŁ5. All Interested students should come and see Mrs Blundy or Mrs Wilkes in Room T2 for more information. The date of the competition is 3:15pm on Thursday 22nd November.

This Weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Results Netball: The U16 beat Marshall Park last night: 24-9 The Year 7s beat Davenant: 7-2 The year 9s lost 9-7 against Davenant The U16 beat Davenant: 15-4 Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS, @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What is DODDLE? Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging, formative resources and guides students through the curriculum. Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills. Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy-to-use Doddle Parent feature. Skills within Doddle are rated as red, amber or green. These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision. Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to-do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned. These accounts enable parents to view their child's results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddle's revision resources.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

School Communications: We have been communicating by email for over a year now in a bid to get information to you quicker and more cost effectively. We found, however, our previous parental communication system did not give the functionality that people expect from smart phone apps today. So the school has invested in a new communication system call RS Connect Ed and with this comes a shiny new App.

MyEd is the free parent app that gives you a multitude of communication and information features to stay in touch with what is going on at school. The app gives you direct access to your child's attendance, timetable, absence records, achievements, behaviour and much, much more. You will also see that we update and change the information in the app as the school year moves along. Click here to see a short video about the app We are able to send you messages directly to the MyEd app relating to important information about your child's education and to remind you of events that are taking place at school. We can also embed links to regularly used systems, for example ParentPay & Doddle so you can keep everything in one place. You will receive a notification if we send you a message and there is no charge for the messages you send to us. The App can be downloaded by anyone and they will have access to information also available on our website. Only parents will be able to access their own studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s information as long as we have the email address and mobile number you are using to access the App.

But only parents of students in the school will be able to access this when clicking on the My Students tab. The MyEd app is available for both Apple iOS and Android devices and can be found using the links below: Step 1 - Go to your App Store Step 2 - Search for My Ed Step 3 - Download the Free app Apple iOS App Google Android App Once you have installed and opened MyEd, search for Roding Valley High School and follow the simple instructions to identify yourself.

Student Absence If your child is unable to attend School for any reason please report their absence by phoning the school number by 9.30am at the latest, you must also ring in each day of your child’s absence. 0208-508-1173 On their return to School please ensure your child brings with them a. letter or medical evidence if requested explaining the reason for the absence for our records.

Medical Appointments Please make sure you make any medical or dental appointments outside of school time. If this is not possible then please try to ensure that your child attends before and/or after their appointment.

Holidays in Term Time It is not school policy to authorise any holidays during term time except in exceptional circumstances. A ‘Leave of Absence’ form must be completed (these are available at Student Reception) should you require leave for your child, a letter detailing your exceptional circumstances should accompany it. Please be aware if the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken, the case may be referred to the Education Welfare Service who may issue a Penalty Notice for £120 (or £60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school. For full details regarding attendance please see our Attendance Policy which can be found on our website or contact Mrs Jeanette Low, our Attendance and Welfare Manager on the school number.

Guidance for Common Ailments Please see on the following page guidance from the NHS of common childhood illnesses; this advises what type of illness requires time off from school and what does not. Should you require further guidance please contact the school on 0208-508-1173

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

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

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

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

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