Roding Valley High School Newsletter March 16

Newsletter

Roding Valley H igh S ch o o l

March 2016

Onwards and Upwards...

Looking ahead With over half of the academic year now completed, this time represents a valuable chance for students, staff, parents and Governors to reflect on the year thus far and to look forward to the rest of the year. As ever, I am delighted to be able to report on the wide breadth of opportunities afforded to the students many of which are highlighted in the following pages. Roding Valley High School is a veritable hive of activity both in and out of the classroom and it is tremendous to see so many of our students taking advantage of the trips, events and fixtures that mark such a busy school year. While every effort is made to drive students to achieve academically, I am determined to ensure that the school does not merely become an examination factory. I want all of our students to enjoy the opportunities made available to them whether these are in sport, creative arts or the myriad of other activities that make up our extra-curricular programme.

I would also like to mention that we have been conducting Year 11 interviews in recent weeks to provide offers for Sixth Form places. It has been fantastic to hear from so many of our current students who are fully committed to staying on at Roding Valley to study at ‘A-Level’. The feedback has been incredibly positive with students making it evident how well

supported they feel by the staff and how much guidance they have been given in the run up to the GCSE examinations. It is certainly going to be competitive with regard to securing a place in Year 12 in September and I wish the Year 11s every success in achieving the grades required to get on to their chosen courses.

Mr J Luck Headteacher

Alderton Hill, Loughton, Essex IG10 3JA t: 020 8508 1173 e: office@rodingvalley.net www.rodingvalley.net

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Teaching and Learning at RVHS

GCSE Reforms - New 9-1 Curriculum You may have read in the press that GCSEs have been reformed and will no longer be graded from A*- G but will now be assessed on a 9 -1 scale. A grade 9 is the highest grade.

English and Mathematics are the first GCSEs to be reformed and our current Year 10s will sit these 9 - 1 GCSEs in the summer of 2017. They will sit a combination of reformed GCSEs graded 9 – 1 and legacy (old style) GCSEs in all other subjects graded A*- G. All future year groups will sit the reformed GCSEs only and this also coincides with the abolishment of the Key Stage 3 levels.

From September 2016 we will be tracking every student’s progress on a five year journey from year 7 to year 11 towards

the new 9 - 1 grading structure. We are currently converting all student data to bring it in line with the reforms.

To give this some context an average Year 6 student who achieved a level 4 would have been expected to achieve a minimum grade C in their GCSEs. Under the reforms, a grade 5 will now be the top end of a C and a grade 9 will be awarded to the top 2% of students nationally. A grade 5 will be the national benchmark for entry to further post 16 study and apprenticeships. The reformed GCSEs

do require increased rigour and this will be reflected in the revised curriculum that your child will follow. The reformed GCSEs are predominantly assessed by examination with very little opportunity for coursework.

We will be holding parent information evenings later in the summer and autumn terms to explain the key changes in greater detail.

Mrs Jenner Deputy Headteacher

Learning Matters

TWILIGHT INSET : Monday 4th January 2016 Staff presented a brilliant collaborative effort in our INSET TeachMeet. The presentations were the result of the TEACh Focus Group meetings in the Autumn term. It was a very informative and thoroughly enjoyable session as staff shared the fruit of their labour in aspects of Technology, Engagement, Assessment and Challenge. Great effort RVHS staff!

Focus: Marking and Closing the Gap The TEACh focus has now moved onto ensuring that Marking and ‘Closing the Gap’ are firmly in our sights as we strive to ensure that maximum progress is being made by our students. To this end, our Twilight training sessions in the Spring term were aimed at ensuring that we achieve a high level of consistency across the school with regards to our marking, feedback and ‘Closing the Gap’ tasks.

In the Twilight training session on the 23rd February 2016, teaching staff

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were engaged in Departmental Book Scrutinies and collation of data with a view to sharing best practice around the different faculties. This session culminated in a ‘Marking Market Place’ where staff from the different faculties presented work to each other and shared evidence of best practice and exemplar work. There was much to celebrate from teachers across the school. It was another example of sharing and positivity

by Roding Valley High School staff.

Kumers Naidoo Teaching and Learning

Teaching and Learning at RVHS

Teaching and Learning - The Collaborative Approach Roding Valley High School not only seeks to develop students, but staff too. As part of our Continuing Professional Development of teachers we have worked again this year with the National Teacher Enquiry Network to develop teacher skills and identify creative ways to ensure all students make the greatest possible progress in lessons. 16 members of staff so far this year have participated in the Lesson Study Programme. This is a project that enables staff to identify an area for enquiry, complete an element of theoretical research and then plan and observe lessons together to pilot solutions.

This year we have looked at the use of Year 12 students as mentors in lower school lessons, how to effectively remove scaffolding and give greater independence to students in extended writing pieces, and how to motivate and inspire

students through the use of technology and games such as Kahoot. As well as being a great opportunity to work with colleagues outside home faculties it allows experience and good practice to be shared as the Triads include staff

of all experiences and roles within the school with the purpose of maximising the potential of our students.

Mrs J Hodges NTEN Coordinator

Mathematics Mastery: Solving Equations Using Bar Models In the previous issue we discussed the Maths curriculum, Mathematics Mastery, which is followed by all students in Year 7 through to Year 9 at Roding Valley High School.

We discussed how its core principles which are: • Deep Understanding • Mathematical Thinking • Mathematical Language Last time we spoke about the use of Bar Models in solving complex problems. The challenge there was to decipher what information was given in the question and what steps must be taken to solve the problem. The advantage with Bar Models was that with the modelling done correctly, the solution becomes so obvious in a way that is not possible through more traditional methods. Some of you will have seen it in action as demonstrated by my colleague, Mr Naidoo, during a Year 7 Information Evening where he demonstrated the solution to 3 simultaneous equations with 3 variables. This is not usually seen until Year 9, but with the right modelling our Year 7 students can make sense of what’s going on and they have yet to even begin studying Algebra!

In this issue, I am going to discuss how we can apply Bar Models to solve equations.

Can you see how the equation 16.5 = 3x + 12 can be represented using the bar diagram below?

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From the diagram, it’s clear that 3x must be equal to 16.5 - 12.

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16.5 – 12 = 4.5 Which then leads to x = 4.5 ÷ 3 and x = 1.5.

Some misconception that arises from using traditional methods is which operation do you use and when. After you worked out that it’s the opposite operation you use the question is then which one do you do first, do you divide by 3 or subtract by 12?

16.5 = 3x + 12

Many students decide that you work backwards, subtract 12 then divide by 3. In this case they would be correct but what if the question were 16.5 = 12 + 3x. The previous logic requires you now divide by 3 then subtract 12. In fact, this is the same question as before. Using the traditional method, it is not immediately obvious to those who have just been introduced to the concept of algebra. By using concrete and pictorial modelling, it is immediately obvious that they are indeed the same.

Of course, this is not the only way to arrive at the correct solution but it is one where students can clearly understand what is happening at every stage. It is designed to help students understand the concepts first before applying to problems. It is extendable to more complex equations but does get very tricky when negative numbers are involved! Although by that stage, students should be very confident and would no longer need to resort to Bar Modelling to solve equations!

Mr Rahman Key Stage 3 Maths Coordinator

16.5 ÷ 3 or 16.5 - 12?

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Senior and Intermediate Maths Challenge Every year, our most proficient problem solvers are entered into the UKMT Maths Challenge. The Challenge consists of multiple choice questions, which are designed to stimulate interest in mathematics. It requires logical thinking skills as well as resilience and persistence.

Students in Year 11 and 12 were entered into the Senior Maths Challenge in November. Five of our students were awarded the bronze certificate with Caprice Foster awarded Best in School and Year 12 and Tommy Fox awarded Best in Year 11.

Our Year 9 and 10 students were again entered into the Intermediate Maths Challenge in February. This year 36 of our students were awarded a certificate, seven more than last year!

Our overall haul included 4 Gold, 11 Silver and 21 Bronze. Stan Shute was awarded Best in School and Year 9 and Oliver Allen was awarded Best in Year 10.

Following the Intermediate Maths Challenge, three of our students have progressed on to the next round. Oliver Allen has gone through to the Pink Kangaroo Round and Stan Shute and Yasu George are in the Grey Kangaroo Round. Students from over 30 countries participate in this round which is by invitation only. We are now busy preparing our students for the Kangaroo Round which will take place on 17th March.

Mr Rahman

University of Southampton National Cipher Challenge 2015 The National Cipher Challenge is run by the University of Southampton. The Challenge involves breaking Ciphers with increasing complexity. Over 4000 schools competed from across the UK with a handful from around the world for the top prize of ÂŁ1000.

Saskia Cushings and Ella Margetts missed out on the top prize but were ranked in the Top 70 out of over 800 participants who made it through to the very end. Although they missed the top prize, they were awarded ÂŁ25 for coming first in one of the rounds.

Over a period three months, beginning in mid-October, we worked together to solve 16 different coded messages. The Challenges required us to crack codes that got more difficult each time with no clues, except for those hidden inside old messages.

There were eight challenges, each consisting of two ciphers, every week.

Prizes were given to the eight quickest

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teams, randomly chosen, to complete the first part each week. Points were given for the second challenge, with the fastest team getting the most points.

The first challenge was a simple Cipher Shift, where the alphabet was shifted along. When we worked out one letter, it was easy to decode. This become more difficult as the code was then given to us with all spaces removed and in 5-letter blocks and later letters were coded randomly with no order. This meant we could not guess the words and had to use Frequency Analysis to look at which letters appeared in the code and how many times before trying to guess what the words were. The later Challenges were even more difficult using the AMSCO Cipher and the clue for the final round was an incomplete deck of cards!

We both managed to complete all the Challenges and came joint 1st in 10 of them! It was really fun to discover a new part to maths and we are looking forward to competing again next year

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and hopefully finishing higher on the leader board.

Saskia Cushings 8U, Ella Margetts 8U and Mr Rahman

Teaching and Learning at RVHS

Fun Maths Competition January 2016 saw the birth of a Maths Competition across the whole school. The idea is that students can take part every two weeks. The questions are handed out during form time and the entries are posted in the black post box outside the Maths office.

The questions are designed to help the students with logical thinking and problem solving. The new GCSE Curriculum requires these skills and it will also enhance numeracy awareness across the school.

We received 57 entries for the first round and have 3 winners – Congratulations to Chai C (10X), Humzah H (11Q) and Isabella B (11Q).

The second question delivered several correct answers and we will have a prize draw in assembly to identify the lucky winners.

Please keep your brain cells going and remember – “You have to be in it to win it!” – the next round is in the form bags…

Mrs E Vermaak

Maths Club Maths Club is currently open every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime in M3. You can play games such as chess and Connect Four, use the interactive white board, get help with work and join in with the various activities we set up. We also offer free biscuits to those who attend!! ☺

On your first visit, you will be issued with a reward card. Each time you come along, you will get your card stamped. For every three stamps you collect, you will receive one ticket in a raffle to win a mystery prize. The more you attend, the higher your chances of winning!!

We hope to see more students attending in the upcoming weeks. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate ask one of the maths prefect team members (Chloe Humphries, Lauren Humphries, Holly Carter, Emily Willis, Bilaal Riaz and Jake Smith) or Mr Rahman. Thank you.

Roding Valley Maths Challenge!

In this issue, we have three questions from the Intermediate Kangaroo Papers. Why don’t you give it a go!

1. It is true that 1111 = 11.

101 What is the value of 3333 + 6666 ?

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3. T he diagram below shows six identical squares, each containing a shaded region?

a. 5 b. 9 c. 11 d. 55 e. 99 European ‘Kangaroo’ Mathematical Challenge ‘Grey’ 2013

2. Roo wants to tell Kanga a number whose digits have a product of 24.

What is the sum of the digits of the smallest number Roo could choose?

H ow many of the regions have perimeter equal in length to the perimeter of one of the squares? a. 6 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11 European ‘Kangaroo’ Mathematical Challenge ‘Grey’ 2013

a. 6 b. 8 c. 9 d. 10 e. 11 European ‘Kangaroo’ Mathematical Challenge ‘Grey’ 2013

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Perfection - 100% in an examination!!!

Olivia Tinker receiving a certificate from Edexcel GCSE History B for outstanding performance! Olivia achieved 100% of the uniform marks available on each exam paper.

Out of the 39670 students who completed this qualification in June 2015, she was one of only 92 who managed to achieve this. This is a testament to Olivia’s hard work and consistent effort. We are extremely proud of her for this fantastic result.

Congratulations Olivia!

Miss Preston and the Humanities Faculty

Sixth Form Teaching and Learning Committee The Sixth Form Committee have set up their own Teaching and Learning Committee, and along with Mr Harris, Head of Sixth Form, have been discussing strategies that students and parents could implement to have an increased impact on school work and grades.

Through discussion the Sixth Form decided that if they could tell their past selves anything, it would be to read more and make numeracy count. To this end, we have found these useful guides. Along with a 2016 reading challenge to try out at home. Give them a go.

Art Centre Awards A selection of Key Stage 4 art and photography work has recently been displayed at the Loughton Arts Centre in an exhibition showcasing the talents of students from local schools. On Tuesday, 9th February, prizes were awarded to two of our Year 11 students for their outstanding work.

Pictured are Lily Smith who received a certificate and a 2nd prize cheque for £25 from the Loughton Mayor for her 3D elephant and Geidre Sulcaitewho received a prize of £50 for her peacock painting.

I’d also like to congratulate all of the following students whose work was exhibited and seen by so many members of the local community.

Nehal Butt Rachel Mehigan Chloe Bates Olivia Biddle Emily Lee Mitchell Bell Grace Hughes

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Our next display at the Arts Centre will be the main ‘Summer Exhibition’ of GCSE work beginning Saturday, 25th June 2016, for 2 weeks.

Mr D Tisdale Head of Art

Aluan Mota Beth McMorrow Lucie Stanley Abigail Richardson Holly Swift Elliot Morris Taylor Samson

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EXTRA-Curricular Excellence

“The Lion King”

‘The Lion King’ Drama Production: rehearsals are well under way for our whole school Drama production. Students have been attending a variety of sessions to learn their lines and practice their singing. Our production has been inspired by the theatre production of ‘The Lion King’ currently on show in the West End.

Year 11 GCSE History Trip On Friday 12th Feb 40 Year 11 Historians were invited to The Hunterian Museum at The Royal College of Surgeons in Lincoln Inn Fields and then onto The Old Operating Theatre (on the site of the original St Thomas’s Hospital).

The Hunterian Museum contains a vast collection of specimens from John Hunter, it also displays a huge number of artefacts used in a variety of surgeries, from the last 300 years to the present day.

The Museum is a perfect resource for our students, who have studied medicine and treatment and are just starting on the surgery part of the GCSE course. The latter was further developed by visiting the Operating Theatre and Herb Garret where students were lectured ‘university style’ within the operating theatre, using one of the Year 11 students as a patient!!

The Year 11 students had a good day and we believe trips such as this reinforce their learning and add a further dimension to their GCSE experience. The students were impeccably behaved, thus ensuring that we will be invited to attend next year.

Thank you to Mr Cocker for arranging this successful and most enjoyable day.

Miss Preston

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EXTRA-Curricular Excellence

Year 7 Football (Essex Cup Finalists) The Year 7 football team have managed to secure a place in the Essex Cup Final by beating Phillip Morrant (away) 0-1 on the 10th February. A very professional, hardworking performance allowed the unbeaten Year 7 team to accomplish their dream of reaching the Final where they will face Great Baddow High School later on in the year.

Mr Hudgell commented “I have been very proud of the players this season. Their dedication and commitment to training has been impeccable. For this reason the squad have been able to fully prepare for every fixture in great detail trusting the philosophy I injected into the players at the start of the season”. Mr Hudgell commented further, “In my previous school I managed to win the Somerset Cup competition twice in two years and it is now a great honour to be involved in an Essex Cup Final in my first year at Roding Valley High School. I mentioned to the squad at the start of the season that they have the ability to win the competition if they remain focused, dedicated and are willing to learn.”

“I would like to thank Mr Ryan for driving the minibus, and all the parents who have attended the fixtures this season. Your support for the team is very much appreciated by me and the squad; we hope to see you all there at the Final”.

Mr Hudgell

Focus on Futsal The Year 7 team played a friendly match against Passmores in December which ended in them sharing a 16 goal thriller, 8-8.

This was without any prior training or knowledge of the game against a very well trained Passmores team.

A 6 man squad of Year 8 students entered the Under 14’s Regional qualifier for the County Futsal finals. They were placed into a tough group winning two games and losing two games. They lost the first game 3-0 against eventual winners Boswells, beat KEGS 3-1 after going a goal behind early on in the second game, lost a tight game 2-1 against Shenfield and in the final game won a thrilling game 6-5 against Sandon. Overall the boys finished third in their group. They showed great enthusiasm and passion to win throughout the tournament and hopefully this experience can set them up well for next year’s competition.

The school also took a 6 man squad to the Under 16’s Regional qualifier for the County Futsal finals with them being put into a group of 6 schools, Davenant, Sandon, St John Payne, Becketts Keys, St Martins and ourselves. The boys did brilliantly with two draws against Davenant and Becketts Keys and three wins against Sandon, St Martins and St

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John Payne (who went onto be finalists) but were unfortunate to finish second in the group by just 1 point! The boys played without fear and showed great resilience in a couple of the games by coming from goals behind to win or draw the games.

Hopefully we can build on narrowly missing out on the final this year by 1 point and go into the competition next year with confidence we can go all the way.

A big shout out to Louis Cooper (U14’s) and Ben Harris (U16’s) who both scored hat-tricks in their respected age group competitions, a fantastic achievement!

Alongside these teams there has also been a Futsal club running at lunchtimes on a Wednesday for Year 8. It has been well attended by both boys and girls with hopes to expand the Futsal extra curricular further next year, so watch this space!

Mr Allen

Enriching the Curriculum

Ski Trip - February 2016 “This was my first time skiing and despite completely wiping out one of my tutees, Lucy Raven, on the third day, this was genuinely the best trip I’ve been a part of! The thing I’ll remember most is how much laughter there was from start to finish, and how great our pupils were. And I can safely say that all of us left Crans Montana better skiers than when we arrived!”

Mr F Punungwe Skier Extraordinaire

Year 7 District Basketball The Year 7 Basketball team competed in a ‘round robin’ District competition held at Debden Park in early February.

There were some excellent team and individual performances from both Roding Valley High School teams which reflected the hard work put into training sessions this season. Mr Hudgell took two teams to Debden Park High School and collectively the two teams won 8 out of the 10 games, which was an excellent achievement.

“It was an absolute pleasure spending 8 days with a fantastic bunch of kids. Learning to ski with the students was a thoroughly enjoyable experience because of their determination and humour kept us all going! I think my favourite memory of the trip was being part of the A team, with Chloe Buckley and Tommy Sparks, we were responsible for picking up everyone who had fallen over which provided us with great entertainment!!!”

Miss A Wybrant ‘A’ Team Coach

“Skiing 2016 was an absolute pleasure to be a part of! Everyone had such a great sense of humour, and of course was very supportive of each other when having to overcome fears and barriers. It was a real joy to be able to go into all of the groups throughout the week and witness the craziness that was going on. Great friendships were formed and I really liked how all the year groups mixed with each other and made the holiday one to remember. Other than the obvious skiing tumbles, one of my many favourite memories has to be witnessing certain characters, such as Lucy Raven and Tyne Brownlie take on everyone and anyone at table football - a force to be reckoned with!”

“Such great students and great memories. They are a credit to our school!”

Miss J Musker Trip Leader

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Enriching the Curriculum

Harry Potter Book Night The library teamed up with the Science Department to deliver a magical Harry Potter Book Night in early February.

Open to Year 7 and 8 students, this was a chance to dress up in Hogwarts’ robes and celebrate J K Rowling’s wonderful Harry Potter books. Our Science Technicians, Bill McNally and John Ryan, Roding Valley’s answer to Professors Slughorn and Snape, ran a fantastic ‘Potions lesson’, complete with a smoking cauldron and ‘fire bubbles’. This was followed by a Great Hall feast in the library, a Harry Potter quiz and a fancy dress competition. It’s hard to say who enjoyed it more - the students or the staff!

Julia Martin School Librarian

World Book Day On World Book Day Roding Valley High School took part in a worldwide celebration of books, literature and reading. This year’s chosen theme was Roald Dahl, in his centenary year, and many staff dressed up as characters from his fantastic books. Animal characters, Witches and Matilda were among those seen in the English department, while Willy Wonka and his Oompa Loompas held sway in Maths.

There was a whole school ‘Drop Everything and Read’ session during the morning and at lunchtime students had the opportunity to swap their £1.00 World Book Day book tokens for this year’s special WBD titles. Hopefully many of our students have been inspired to read regularly and enjoy the wealth of great literature available to them.

‘Miss Agatha Trunchbull’ (aka Julia Martin) Headmistress of Crunchem Hall Primary School

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Enriching the Curriculum

Roding Valley High School Careers Fest January 2016 Over 1,400 students and their families turned out to attend our annual Careers Festival held at Epping Forest College, Borders Lane, Loughton, to explore the different fields in work, education and training schemes that might be of interest to them.

The event, now in its sixth year, was organised by Mrs Mason along with the six Epping Forest District Secondary School Careers Advisors to provide students with a chance to view the different opportunities that are available to them during and posteducation. Parents and carers were also provided with new information and a huge insight into possible career opportunities for their children.

Along with the students from Roding Valley High School the event was attended by Year 9 through to Year 13 students and their families from the six Epping Forest District secondary schools including: King Harold Business and Science Academy, St Johns School, West Hatch High School, Debden

Park High School, Davenant Foundation School and Epping Forest College.

The event was attended by over 80 exhibitors who provided information and encouragement including local and national employers from private and public sector organisations, universities and colleges.

Epping Forest District Council business administration apprentice Becky Linford, remarked: “The nicest thing for me about the careers fest was being able to let the younger members of the public know about what we have to offer. I don’t think many people knew what we had to offer so speaking to them and answering any questions they had felt very rewarding.”

“It was really nice to have a mix of both new and old apprentices present. This enabled us to speak to the public about the process of the apprenticeship as well as what happens after the apprenticeship.”

Some of the companies that were represented at Careers Fest included Sainsbury’s, Barclays, Metro Bank and

solicitors, Foskett Marr Gadsby and Head.

The feedback from the exhibitors was largely positive and the event was also warmly appreciated by visitors. When asked how much the event helped plan for the future, over 75% of respondents said that it had been useful or very useful, and over 80% said that it was enjoyable.

GCSE Catering News

Pizza Express Visit On Wednesday 11th November 2015, our Catering students had a trip to Pizza Express in Loughton.

The students got to see how a busy kitchen works and to make their own pizzas. This information will be used in their assessment task. The students really found this trip useful because they could show specific skills in the planning of their own assessment.

Olive Tree Visit to Roding Valley High School In January, we had two very special guests come to visit us here at Roding Valley High School.

Staff from ‘The Olive Tree Restaurant’ in Loughton visited our classroom cooking up a storm for our Year 11 Catering students. Fresh seabass and seasonal vegetables were on the day’s menu followed by crepes with fresh fruit. The students were in awe of the 2 chefs who chopped, sliced and diced their way through this great cooking session and the end results did not disappoint!!

A huge thank you to Manos Filaitis and his team from the ‘The Olive Tree’.

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Enriching the Curriculum SIXTH FORM News

Year 12 Safer Internet Day Assembly

Mr Harris said: “The Safer Internet Campaign is just one of the many exciting and innovative out-of-class activities we use within the Roding Valley Sixth Form to engage students lower down the school, and reach out with a global message.”

“In this instance the message was ‘Make the internet a Safer Place’.”

Remember, if you have been affected online tell a trusted adult.

Well done Year 12 for continuing to spread the message of E-safety and tolerance.

Mr Harris Head of Sixth Form

The action-packed programme helped students become more aware of the costs and responsibilities associated with driving.

Year 12 Sixth Form Aspiring to be the best At Roding Valley Sixth Form we are proud to have so many aspiring medics and Oxbridge applicants.

To support this process we hold monthly personalised tutor sessions with our students wishing to apply to Oxbridge Universities and for careers in Medicine. The outstanding group of Year 12 students continue to challenge us in terms of question and answer sessions.

If you are lower down the school and would like Sixth form to work with you then speak to Mr Harris in Sixth Form.

Answers to Maths Challenge

On Friday 4th March RVHS Sixth form students took part in an exciting all-day off-site event, called “Roadster”.

In a major partnership, with Essex County Council’s Road Safety Teams, students got to take part in a variety of interactive scenarios including: Crash Investigation, Risks & Consequences, Off Road Driving Tuition, Essex Fire & Rescue and Drugs & Driving and the Law.

1. D 3333 = 3 × 1111 = 31, and 6666 = 6 × 1 × 1111 = 22.

101 101 303 3 101

Roadster Event

Therefore, the original sum is 55.

The Sixth Form students and Head of Sixth Form, Lee Harris, ran a week of special assemblies, culminating in a Safer Internet poster involving as many students and staff as possible. This was then turned into a video that went viral with over 50,000 hits.

Safer Internet Day is co-ordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre. The celebration sees hundreds of organisations get involved to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

2. E

No 1-digit number has a digital product of 24.

However, 24 = 3 × 8 and 24 = 4 × 6 and these are the only ways to write 24 as the product of two single digit numbers. Hence there are precisely four 2-digit numbers (38, 83, 46 and 64) with digital product 24.

The smallest of these is 38, which has a digital sum of 11.

The Sixth Form Committee, Beth McMorrow and Hannah Grace Smith, along with the Year 12 Digital Leaders, Matty Noble, Jake Noakes and Will Carey, recently led a week long assembly programme promoting E-safety with the underlying message of “Think before you post” for Safer Internet Day on the theme of ‘Play your part for a better internet’.

To see the video, visit the school’s twitter feed @RodingValleyHS.

3. C

Each of the shaded regions is made by cutting rectangles out of the squares. When a rectangle is cut out of a corner it doesn’t change the perimeter, but when a rectangle is cut out of an edge then the perimeter of the shaded region is greater than the original perimeter. Hence the perimeters of the first, fourth, fifth and sixth shapes are all equal in length to that of one of the squares, and those of the other two are greater.

Sixth form students help highlight the ‘Make the Internet a Safer Place’ message.

Students follow us @RVHSTeam will be tweeting top tips, reminders, links and guidance for our students - everything from delays on the Central Line in the morning to revision tips and links for their GCSE’s.

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Alderton Hill, Loughton, Essex IG10 3JA t: 020 8508 1173 e: office@rodingvalley.net www.rodingvalley.net