Parent Bulletin for Weekending 7th February 2020 by Roding Valley High School

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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Friday 7th February 2020

Message from the Headteacher As we approach the upcoming half term break, I would like to take this opportunity to thank our students for their continued hard work and all parents/carers for your continued support. This week we held our Year 13 Parents Evening, thank you to all of the parents for attending and as this was the final opportunity to discuss our son/daughters progress before their public exams starting in May. I hope you were able to gain some useful strategies for supporting them in the lead up to these exams.

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On Wednesday we held our annual Harry Potter Night, it was a fantastic event. Please take the opportunity to read our article further on in this bulletin and thank you to all of the staff that organized this amazing event. Next week our Year 11 French and Spanish Speaking exams begin and there is also a GCSE English language Mock exam. Students have received details of the start times for these exams, so can we ask parents/carers to remind them to arrive promptly and prepared for these exams.

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I would like to remind Year 9 Parents/carers that on Thursday 13th February, we will be holding our Year 9 Options Evening. This is an important evening to gain vital information about our Options Process and to hear how you can support your child in making their course choices for GCSE and to meet with Subject Leaders. This week our students have been learning about Healthy Lifestyles as part of our Character and Culture, one of the topics that have been discussed is the dangers of Vaping. This has become a trend with your people across the country in recent months and we would like to ensure that our students are aware of the dangers and that Roding Valley High School has a zero tolerance for Vape Pens and Vaping. A letter will be sent out to all parents next week with some information relating to the assemblies we have delivered in school regarding the use of Vape Pens and the contents of Vape Pens

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We have some fantastic trips going out over the half term break with Year 10 and 11 students visiting Barcelona, Year 7 and 8 Students are going to Disneyland Paris, Year 8 and 9 students will be going skiing in Italy and finally a group of Year 10 and 11 students visiting Paris. I trust that they will all have an enjoyable time and would like to thank our staff for organising these opportunities.

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We are still finding that students are bringing Nut based products into school; please can I remind parents that Roding Valley High School is a nut free school and that your children should not bring nut based products into school. We have several children with severe allergies and for their safety it is vital that we all respect this. Can we ask parents collecting their children from school to turn off your engines while you are waiting for them to come out; we have had a number of complaints from the local residents as this is both bad for the environment and for everyone’s health. I am really proud of how hard our students have worked this half term and would like to remind you that school closes on Friday 14th February at normal time and will return on Monday 24th February at 8:35am. Please enjoy the rest of the bulletin and have a lovely half term break. Sharon Jenner - Headteacher

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Monday 10 January

Year 11 MFL Speaking Exams begin

Monday 10 January

Year 11 GCSE Computer Science Practical Exam

Thursday 13 February

Year 9 Options Evening

Friday 14 February

KS4 Trip to Barcelona

Monday 17 February

Half term break begins

Monday 17 February

Year 7 and 8 Trip to Disney land Paris

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Monday 24 February

Year 10 and 11 Trip to Paris School re-opens at normal time to all students

Monday 24 February

Year 11 and Year 13 PPEs begin

Monday 24 February

Parents Forum: Revision Skills – 4:30pm to 6:30pm Parents are invited to the events that are highlighted blue.

If you would like to view the school calendar for the Year, please go to: https://www.rodingvalley.net/parents/calendar/

Loughton Artist 2020 Prize Winners Exhibition And the Winners Are:  1st Prize: Mrs Bojilova - £52  2nd Prize: Mrs Labbett - £32  3rd Prize: Mrs Pluckrose - £21 If you would like to join the 100Club, please email finance@rodingvalley.net for further information Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Three of our Year 11 students will be displaying their prize winning Art work at the Lopping Hall Art Centre, High Road Loughton until Thursday 13th February. Congratulations to:

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Mia Ali Patsy Stow

Eren Tyler They will be receiving their awards from the Mayor of Loughton on Thursday!

Over 1000 students and their families attended our annual Careers Fest last Thursday. It was our 11th Careers Fest and probably the most successful yet! The event is a fantastic opportunity for our students to view the different career and educational opportunities that are available to them Post 16 and Post 18. The event was attended by over 75 exhibitors including local and national employers from private and public sector organisations, as well as Institutes, Universities and Colleges. Throughout the event the exhibitors provided information and advice to students at all levels. Students were given advice about apprenticeships and in some instances supported to apply for current vacancies. It also really helps them to develop their networking and communication skills. This year Hill very generously sponsored the Careers Fest and also gave students the opportunity to apply for a work experience prize at their head office. Many of our students are now employed by Hill currently completing a sponsored degree programme. Congratulations to one of our Year 11 students, who won the Institute of Carpenters Roofing Competition and he will be in receipt of a cheque for ÂŁ25.00 soon! What was so nice to see this year was how many of our students are now employed by these companies and they are now manning the stands and sharing their experiences with students from their own school. KPMG, RIBA, Ashurst LLP, Hill and Epping Forest District Council exhibitors were all supported by students from Roding Valley now employed in apprenticeships and sponsored degree programmes with these employers. A huge thank you to Mrs Mason, who arranged this event along with the six Epping Forest District Secondary School Careers Advisors and to all of the parents and students that came along on Thursday. I hope you will agree it was a fantastic event. We had such big named companies attending this year and they will only continue to do this if we have high numbers of students and parents attending. Our Careers Fest 2021 will be on Thursday 28th January 2021 Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Roding Valley was once again transfigured into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry on Thursday. Many Year 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shook off their muggle disguises and embraced their magical sides, with the help of our Year 9 Prefects and wise Professors. Releasing fire demons in Defence against the Dark Arts and brewing wicked concoctions in Potions, the night was full of cackling laughs and some sneaky snacks. Tony, Taliah and Sienna won the fancydress competition, whilst Beth and Enru won the Sorting Hat crafts. After apparating into various Hogwarts locations with our green screen magic, I think that everyone had fantastic night! Miss Bleakley - English Teacher

Year 12 University Admissions Conference On Tuesday 4th February, Mrs Collins had the pleasure of chaperoning some of our year 12 students to a Competitive University Admissions Workshop day at Bancroft’s School. The lectures were very informative and the group left feeling enthused and motivated about their future in higher education! Read our students’ overview of the day: Charlotte Booth, a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Imperial College London, who is currently researching adolescent mental health and cognition, talked to us about her passion for research about developing a better understanding of mental health and improving real-world outcomes; especially in terms of an adolescent mind. She spoke about a particular study she is working on about cognition, adolescents and the effect of mobile phones called SCAMP. She also told us about her journey, including her research at Imperial College and explained how it is a prestigious place with exceptional facilities, as it is a specialised university. She also discussed her work and how mental health is so important especially in your teenage years; many of her statistics showed that it is a crucial time in terms of developing a mental health problem. She displayed complex ideas and research in easy to understand diagrams, and asked questions to engage with, but also provide, us with a better understanding of the type of hard work and commitment expected of any Imperial College student and/or researcher. Written by Hannah Green 12R

The second session that we visited was run by an ex-student from St Andrews University. He spoke to us about the quirky traditions held at the University, for example being ‘adopted’ by third years and participating in the ‘May Dip’ in the sea. This was interesting as it gave the University character and made it stand out. He also spoke about the flexible degree structure, where students are able to pick up different subjects and drop them, or specialise in their final two years. He also told us about the ‘do’s and don’ts’ of writing a personal statement, for example, showing engagement, motivation, and commitment to the chosen subject. Overall, I enjoyed this session the most and felt that it was very informative. Written by Florence New 12R

After the Bancroft’s School trip, it was clear to me that the University of Oxford has an extremely prestigious reputation both nationally and internationally. Hearing from a member of staff from the University, who is directly involved with the student selection process, I now know that to study at the institution requires lots of dedication and preparation beforehand. Arguably, other than exceptional grades, passion is the most important attribute a student must have in order to succeed at this top university. Within your UCAS application, you must be able to demonstrate how you have actively gone further in your chosen subject to show this passion (listening to podcasts, reading Scientific journals, taking part in competitions). This aspect of having true love and passion for your chosen subject area applies to all the top tier universities (Russell Group) and you must feel comfortable discussing current affairs which you find interesting. As well as this, Oxford and Cambridge usually throw unprepared questions into their interviews so that they know you are able to make links and think outside of the box when in a situation that you have may have not come across before. Overall, I found the workshop to be particularly informative about the application process when it comes to the top universities. Hearing from a member of staff, specifically about what they are looking for in a successful application, this has helped me to focus more on developing ways in which I can demonstrate my passions. Written By Rosie Stone 12T Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

This week's Star Writer Award goes to Michael Luxton in Year 7. Michael used the word of the week in his Chapter four summary in a DIN task. Well done, Michael!

House Update Our brilliant House Deputies are busy organising a number of activities for our students. Today, they have organised and started the Year 7 Inter House Football Tournament during lunchtime. I hope to be able to update you with the final standings in the next issue. Our Deputies are currently looking to fundraise for their selected charities after half term with a pizza sale. More details to follow in assemblies next week. They are also busy organising Creative Writing Competitions across KS3 and a Science House Event. I am so proud of the effort and commitment our House Deputies have put in to raising the profile of the RVHS House system.

Revision Workshop Competition Following recent Revision Workshops, Ms Larkin has awarded some House points for the brilliant Buzan Mind Maps that were created. Top entries, each winning 20 points for their Houses are:

 Melody Anderson-Sceats

Murray

 Bobbi Swaby

Murray

 Lily Brinkley

Pankhurst

 Louisa Nicholson

Rendell

 Jake Katyal

Churchill

 Bethany Cooper

Churchill

 Libby Watson

Pankhurst

 Ava Towner

Pankhurst

The overall winners who scored an additional 50 points for their Houses are:  Jake Katyal - Churchill  Louisa Nicholson - Rendell

Upcoming House Events To celebrate Science week in March, we are running a House competition on 'Discovery'. Students will need to write a short story that includes a discovery. This needs to be no more than one side of A4. All entries must go to Mrs Patel by Friday 20th March. Remember to include your name, tutor group and House so you can get points! The winning entry will be published in the next edition of our student magazine! Follow us on:

 Photography competition. Winners will win House points and prizes. Email entries to Ms Costello (scostello@rodingvalley.net )  Bottle recycling competition: continues until your bin is full. House points for winners.  MFL - Weekly Vocabulary Competitions: For KS3 and KS4 French & Spanish students. Winners win points for their houses. See Ms Langlet and Ms Errington for more information.  Year 7 and 8 Creative Writing Competition  The Big Drama Quiz for all year groups - more info coming soon

 Year 7 Poetry Writing Competition I hope to see as many of our students take part in the wide range of House activities we have planned for this half-term. Mr Hussain: Associate Assistant Headteacher - House

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Activities

Message from Miss Edwards I would like to start by congratulating the Year 7's on their approach and conduct in the recent assessments. The students prepared for these assessments well by using their new revision techniques and this really showed in how well the students were completing each of their papers. Students will be going through these papers in lessons in the coming week and 'closing the gap' in any areas where they may have struggled. On Wednesday, we had four students compete in the Essex Schools Cross Country competition. The students competed with students from schools across the whole county and represented RVHS with such pride. Well done to Daisy Callagher (27th), Ruby Mace (33rd), Billy Muggleton (68th) and Michael Luxton (78th) on their excellent performances. On Thursday 5th March we have our first Year 7 parents evening. This is your chance to meet all of your child's teachers and discuss their progress and talk over any concerns you may have. Your child will receive an appointment sheet and will be responsible for making appointments with each of their teachers. Well done to Melody Anderson-Skeats, Bobbi Swaby, Lily Brinkley, Louisa Nicholson, Jake Katyal & Bethany Cooper for all receiving House points for their entry into the Buzan Mind Map House competition. Jake was the overall winner receiving 50 points for his House. Well done Jake! I would like to take this opportunity to remind you about the schools’ Mobile Phone Policy. The use of mobile phones is not permitted at any point during the school day. Phones should be switched off and kept in school bags until they are out of the buildings at the end of the day. If a phone is seen by any member of staff, they will be confiscated until the end of the day. If this happens more than once, parents will need to collect it from the school office. I would like to thank you for your continued support and wish everyone a happy and safe half term. I look forward to welcoming all our students back on Monday 24th February for another jam packed half term.

Casey Porter “For achieving the most points in the 'Motivation to Learn' competition”. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS

Miss Smiths Year 7 Maths class for their fantastic behaviour during the lesson and their brilliant attitude to learning. Members of the class helped each other in such a lovely calm way with no one shouting out in the class. An absolute pleasure to spend a lesson with them. Miss Smith-Maths Teacher

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Grace Dolling: For being very helpful in skills lessons. Skills!! Tervel Manchorov: Excellent effort and attitude in Spanish William Edwards: For always being polite when seen around the school. Tessa Vignere: For always getting on with her work to the very best of her ability every single Spanish lesson

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Warren Schroder: For always trying his hardest in PE Nina Nosa-Omede: For excellent work in French and continuous effort in this subject. French

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George Bacon: He is always engaged, eager to participate and complete work to a high standard in his English lessons

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Ashlee Bashboru: She is always engaged, eager to participate and complete work to a high standard in her English lessons

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Isabelle Akar: For working hard and catching up on missed work in Art Xenia Tseka: High quality work in Art Lexi Sofocli: High quality work in Art Pedro Buburuzan: High quality work in Art Anthony Dean: High quality work in Art Olivia Elsdon: High quality work in Art Elizabeth Nutaj: High quality work in Art Tomi Adigun: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Alexandra Bramcheva: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Penelope Casali: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Aiden Cole: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Dolly Curtis: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Razvan Dumitru: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Sydney Piper: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths

Liam Smith: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Finley Stroker: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Xenia Tseka: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Francesca Ward: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths McKenzie Winslow: Always showing a positive attitude in Maths Efe Cetin: Amazing dedication and hard work in Drama. Well Done. Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Message from Mr Dobson This week Year 8s have had their examinations and I am proud to say that their conduct and attitude has been first class. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress made by all students and will be reporting back to you in the near future. This week Character and Culture has looked at Healthy Lifestyles and Mrs Dyer did an excellent assembly on Vapes and their use by all members of society. Our Period One lessons have focused on how to have a healthy lifestyle by reducing sugar and monitoring your calorie intake. Well done to all the tutors for delivering this excellent lesson to our Year group. Another great thing about being a teacher is that I get to work with wonderful students and great teachers. Year 8, like all Year groups, are a mix of so many personalities, all here to learn. Schools are places of learning and also miniature societies. The climate of our school has a direct impact on both how well students learn and how well they interact with each other. Teachers work hard to make their classrooms welcoming places where all students feel included.

Year 8 & 9 Ski Trip 2021 Notice: Letters have recently been sent out to all Year 8 and 9 students regarding our Ski Trip that will be taking place during the February half term in 2021. Deposits for this trip are due in by Monday 10th February. If you require any further information, please contact Miss Reed (hreed@rodingvalley.net ).

Epping Air Cadet Presentation This week our Year 8 students Learnt all about the Royal Air Cadets. Please see below on details on how to join:

Our ‘Star Students Award’ goes to:  Lillie Hankin  Summer Dodd  Skye Waeland  Maddison Hamilton  Eleanor Ward For volunteering in our Resources Department. Thank you for all of your hard work. Well done Girls!! Nominated by Mrs Thompson Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

Message from Mr Ryan This week at RVHS we have been delivering sessions on healthy Lifestyles. I think now is the perfect opportunity to remind you that teenagers need to rest as much as work. I am impressed that some of the Year group now have part time jobs as well as taking part in extracurricular activities. However, this cannot affect their studies in lessons research has shown that the average teenager requires 9.5 hours sleep to function fully as well as a healthy diet.

Well done to our Year 10 Sports Leaders for participating in an excellent project 

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Oliver Poulton

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Demmy Nicolou

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Jeevan Juttla

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Lewis Choules

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Charlie Ruse

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Luke Harris

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Livvy Spiller

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Lyla Fry

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Molly Jones

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Isabella Ruse

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Megan Passmore

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Lili Warden

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Lenny Hunt

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Arda Culucgu

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Kevin Ciobanu

Jeevan Juttla

Travis Woodland

Lola Boyle

10W 10W 10W All three students have been nominated by their Form Tutor Mr Bedi for their attendance.

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Charlie Hanshaw

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Alfie Richards

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Natasha Halliday

Shamyah Binns 10R

I was really impressed with Samyah Binns and her attitude towards her studies. Not prepared to let a headache prevent her from attending her lessons.

I hope everyone has a fantastic term break, please remember that school returns on Monday 24th February at normal time.

Message from Miss Reed As we approach the February half term, Year 11 should continue with their consistent hard work in their studies. I would like to remind parents and Carers that the PPE's begin straight after the half term break on Monday 24th February.

Drew Watts

Jodie Wheeler Teri Sandford Max Bramley

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Did You Know? Remembering information is the first step for students in mastering higher level skills. For students to be able to explain, analyse, evaluate and create, they need to have a firm knowledge of the information and terms involved first. Ebbinghaus’ Forgetting Curve aims to show us how information can be lost from our memories over time when we don’t strive to retain it. This forgetting curve suggests that we will halve our memory of new information in just days, unless we revisit learning to gradually move it into our long-term memory.

What Can Parents Do? As early as possible, encourage your child to make notes of the key information for topics they are studying. They may highlight these in a book/on a sheet, write them down onto flash cards, create a mindmap or record them in any other way that they wish. Colour-coding these can be a helpful tool in aiding revisiting as students can identify in green what they are confident with, orange what they are unsure they would remember long term, and code in red that information they didn’t know until they wrote it down or don’t fully understand and may need to explore further. Encourage revisiting of topics frequently, using a homelearning schedule. Discuss with your child the need to revisit learning as they progress through units move onto next ones and come to the end of a term or year. Revision shouldn’t be revising all the knowledge from the entire year; we should aim to revisit learning frequently to embed it into our long-term memories and then revise the higher skills using this knowledge as we go further into the course. Encourage your child to find ways to address ‘red’ areas and weaknesses. This doesn’t necessarily need to be seeking a teacher’s help, it might be reading about it in a textbook, online or practising a particular skill.

Through Their Eyes Poetry Competition (11 – 18 Year Olds) For all the budding poets in Roding Valley High School, this competition is your opportunity to express your poetic skills! Whether you’re an experienced writer, or just want to give it a go, this competition will be a fun way to engage in topical issues all around the world and share different points of view!

What do you need to do? Write a poem (only one side of A4 paper long) through a different perspective. It’s as simple as that! Once you have completed it, please give it to Miss Woods in E12 or the English Office.

Tips and Ideas: Tip 1: Using headlines is a great way to see the world from a student’s perspective. Through Their Eyes also gives students the opportunity to write with empathy as they look at a situation from another point of view. Tip 2: Remember you can write from lots of different perspectives; an animal, an inanimate object or a person from a different culture than your own! Tip 3: Why not try experimenting with different poetic forms and techniques? Acrostic, rhyme, riddle, sonnet... so many ways to express your ideas!

Possible topical ideas to help you get started: 

Australian Bushfires

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The EU voted to ban all single use plastics

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Harry & Meghan stepping down from royal duties

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Coronavirus outbreak

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Astronaut Christina Koch returning to Earth from the Space Station

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Veganuary

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Wednesday

Lunch Time

 The Zone: in the Zone- All Years  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Keyboard Club: All Years  Y10 Combined Science Support  Sociology Surgery: Year 10 & 11  Girls Cricket: Year 7 to 9  Sportability - Invite Only

 The Zone: in the Zone- All Years  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Rugby Skills: Year 7 & 8  Basketball: Year 7 to 9  Debate Club: All Years  Y7 Science Support: Year 7  Cartoon Club: Year 7  Chess and Board Game Club: Year 7 to 9  KS3 Maths Club: Year 7 to 9  Choir: All Years  Literacy Games: Year 7 to 10  French Club: Year 7

After School  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Year 10 Music Technology: Year 10  Homework Support: The Zone  Computer Aided Design  Chelmsford Shakespeare Festival: Year 8 to 10  Science Club: Year 7 to 9  Combined Science Clinic: Year 11  Netball: All Years  Football: All Years  PiXL Loric Club: Year 7 to 10

After School  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Dance: All Years  KS3 Languages Club: Year 7 to 9  Christmas Carol: All Years

Thursday Lunch Time  The Zone: in the Zone- All Years  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Handball: Year 7 to 9  Y8 Science Support: Year 8  Y7 Drama Club: Year 7  Handwriting Club: All Years  Logic Club: All Years  Chess & Board Game Club: Year 7 to 9  KS3 Maths Club: Year 7 to 9

After School  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Christmas Carol: All Years  Girls Football: all Years  Combined Science Clinic: Year 11  Chemistry Clinic: Year 11  English Clinic: Year 11  Photography Club: All Years  Concert Rehearsals: All Years  Year 11 GCSE Music Composition Support: Year 11  Maths Support: All Years Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @humsrvhs @rodingvalleyPE RODING VALLEY DRAMA@rodingdrama

 The Zone: in the Zone- All Years  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Sixth Form Football Fixtures: 1pm to 5pm  Touch Rugby: Year 7  Debating: Year 11  Y9 Science Support: Year 9  Y10 Triple Science Support: Year 10  Creative Writing Club: Year 7 to 10  Year 10 Music Technology  Well Being Wednesday: The Hub – All Years

After School  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Netball Fixtures: All Years  Combined Science Clinic: Year 11  Biology Clinic: Year 11  Cooking Club: Year 7 & 8  Media Support/Intervention: Year 10 to 13  Clay Club: All Years  Concert Rehearsals: All Years

Friday Lunch Time  The Zone: in the Zone- All Years  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Debating  Sixth Form Football Fixtures: 1pm to 5pm  Carnegie Reading Group: Year 7 to 9  Humanities Club: Year 7

After School  GCSE Open Access to Art & Photography: Year 10 & 11  Physics Clinic: Year 11  History Clinic: Year 10 & 11  Concert Rehearsals: All Years  Year 9 Football: Invite only

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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.

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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.

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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