“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.”
RVHS Bulletin Weekending Friday 18th December 2020
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Message from the Headteacher I would like to thank all parents for their ongoing support of the school throughout what has been a challenging and unusual autumn term. This week we have held our Celebration Assemblies virtually, I was really impressed by the engagement of the celebration of achievement and the students loved them.
3490pts Yesterday, we held our Non-Uniform Day, we have raised a massive £1,137.61. Thank you all for your kind donations, which will help the House charities and Great Ormond Street, do their work. I would also like to thank you to all the staff and students that arranged this event and helped with collections, I would also like to thank Karen Cleary from our Finance department who had the hard task of counting all of the donations. Please can I ask that you check your emails for my very important letter regarding the start of term arrangements, which will provide you with details of how to report a positive Covid 19 case, I have included a link to this letter. Happy Christmas from the Senior Leadership Team and all the staff at Roding Valley High School.
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Mrs S Jenner Headteacher
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Its finally here, please do enjoy our Winter concert which showcases musical talent and aspirations of KS3 students.
Recognising and celebrating the inspirational work of teachers and staff within Essex Schools and Settings The Essex Teaching Awards 2021 celebrates the excellence in education and recognises the outstanding work going on in Essex schools and settings every day. The Teaching Awards are Essex County Councils opportunity to recognise and acknowledge the commitment, hard work and life changing impact of those working in our schools settings. This calendar year has been one like no other we have had to face, the challenges have been immense and you are all still continuing to work within the constraints and complexities of those challenges to ensure our children and young people have the best start in life. As a result, Essex County Council have decided to change the format of the Teaching Awards. They will still be opening up nominations this term so that specific individuals and teams can be nominated by Leaders, staff, governors, pupils, and parents, as we feel it is important to give our communities the opportunity to recognise the outstanding contributions that have been made which have benefitted our children and families this year. All nominations will be recognised in the spring term even though we are unable to hold a formal teaching awards evening. If you would like to nominate someone whether they are one of our Senior Leadership Team, your Child’s teacher or a member of the school support staff, please use this link Nominations closes on 31 December 2020. Essex County Council have also created a video to thank everyone for his or her contribution, to view this video, please click on play icon to the right.
House Photography Competition Thank you to everyone who entered this terms ‘House Photography Competition’, we had some fantastic entries the theme of was ‘Portraits’. We are pleased to announce that the winners were:
1st Prize - Amabel Kilby (Hawking, 7Ma)
3rd prize - Oliver Furby (Hawking, 8Hy)
2nd prize - Nick Meh (Murray, 7Ox)
Please enter our spring term competition, the theme of this competition is Colour, the details of which are further on in this bulletin. bulletin.
Year 7 Face Mask Designs Our Year 7 students had a lot of fun this week during Registration, where they were asked to design and make their own Face Masks.
Christmas Jumper Week Thank you to everyone that took part in our Christmas Jumper Campaign last week, the total amount raised was a staggering £262.30!
Year 13 Festive Revision A very well done to the Year 13 students for their Christmas themed revision for their sociology and psychology assessments.
RVHS Exposed The Christmas Edition of our Student Magazine is now available on our school website; please do take the time to read as it is filled with some wonderful stories
Year 9 Laura Cratchley Sophia Shiplis Finlay James George Glen Thais Alberto Ciaran Mcloughlin For their hard work in Science
House Poetry Competition Winners Congratulations to all of the students that entered our House Poetry Competition. The winning students have each been awarded with 50 House points.
Year 7
Year 8
Amrita Johal - Rendell Isabelle Davenport - Hawking Rajdeep Johal - Pankhurst Amabel Kilby - Hawking Taryn Murphy – Pankhurst
Anthony Blackledge - Murray Daisy Warden - Rendell
Extra House Points have also been awarded to both Hawking and Churchill House for the most entries.
By Taryn Murphy
By Anthony Blackledge
By Amrita Johal
Year 10 Charity Football Game Congratulations to our Year 10 ASDAN class for organising a fundraising Football game. We raised £21.30 today. The money will be donated to RSPCA.
Loughton Town Council Christmas Card Design Winners Congratulations to all of the students who entered the Christmas Card Design Competition from Loughton Town Council. Yet again, we had a huge number of entries and some excellent designs.
The students were very helpful and well performed. A big shout out to Oliver Hawkins for making cakes for the game. They were super yummy!
Particular congratulations to these two entries from Sarah Bujor and Scarlett Fisk, which were selected as the runner up and the winner in the secondary school category! Scarlett’s ‘Merry Christmas Loughton!’ has won her a gift voucher from the Mayor. Well done everyone!
Food & Nutrition Recipes of the Week:
Shortbread Ingredients:
150g plain flour Pinch salt 100g butter/margarine 50g sugar
Equipment Needed:
Mixing bowl Sieve Rolling pin Fork Baking tray Shape cutters
Method 1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees 2. Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl 3. Mix the butter or margarine and sugar in with the flour 4. Combine all the ingredients in to a smooth dough 5. Roll carefully on a floured table, ½ cm thick 6. Use cutters to cut out individual biscuits and place on a lightly greased baking tray 7. Prick with a fork and sprinkle a little sugar on top of each one 8. Bake in the oven for 15-20mins
Honey & Mustard Chicken Thighs Ingredients:
Equipment Needed:
1tbsp butter 8 chicken thighs 8 spring onions 150ml chicken stock 1tbsp Dijon mustard 2tbsp honey 2tbsp double cream/Crème Fraiche 100g frozen peas
Slow cooker or oven proof dish Wooden spoon Frying pan
Method 1. Heat the slow cooker OR preheat oven to 180 degrees 2. Use a frying pan to melt the butter and quickly brown the chicken thighs all over. 3. Season, then put them in the slow cooker/oven proof dish 4. Add in the spring onions, stock, mustard and honey 5. If using a slow cooker, set on low for 4 hours, or put in the oven for one hour 6. Stir in the cream or Crème Fraiche and peas then cook for a further 15 minutes with the lid off
Well done to the following Year 10 Core English students, for creating pretty impressive pieces of work. They were imitating the style or writing alternatives to the poetry Anthology.
Mrs Routledge’s Star Writers
Sonny Binet
Cydney Spinoza
This term has been packed full of House activities and events across the subject areas and Year groups. So many students have taken part and won house points. We have had: English Poetry competition for Year 7 and 8 students aligned to the National Poetry Day Year 7 Science density experiments with fruit and vegetables Art Pumpkin Carving Competition
Art Design a Christmas Card competition in association with the local council Art ran a Year 8 drawing competition Photography supported the house system with their Portrait themed competition across all the year groups MFL have organised their fortnightly MEMRISE vocabulary competitions across their subject areas and year groups Mr Patel launched the enterprise chocolate bar challenge with Year 7. Ms Harris in Science arrange the Year 7-9 Royal Society of Science book review house competition Ms Thompson launched a school wide House competition to re-name the school shop with something snappier and memorable. Mr Cocker coordinated the Year 9 Design a Poppy competition The Catering & Food team launched the design Christmas Food House Competition across the school. Mr Patel has now launched the enterprise chocolate bar challenge with Year 8. Last week saw the Christmas Jumper Day appeal which saw Rendell House edge Murray to 1st point Today has seen the non-uniform fundraising day for the house charities. The points below reflect the sum of the donations. We finish the term with the following scores:
Hawking leading the way with 3510 points. Rendell, a close second with 3490. More activities and events coming up in the New Year. Have a safe a restful break, enjoy the holidays and we will see you in the New Year. Mr O Hussain - Associate Assistant Headteacher: House System
WINNERS Year 7 Place
Name
Year 8 Score
Place
Name
Score
1st
Tudor Bargaoanu
289,072
1st
Razvan Dumutriu
188,214
2nd
Aymen Lahreche
108,128
2nd
Amina Denysova
173,935
3rd
Roma Desai
81,494
3rd
Tylan Sami
126,435
4th
Sapphire Fyffe
72,358
4th
Jack Wershof
96,338
5th
Iva Tomrushka
55,125
5th
Amelia Tomlinson
85,990
6th
Amaya
43,812
6th
Nojus Stegvilas
53,237
7th
Micah Akplah
36,894
7th
Leo Nathan
2,382
Year 9 Place
Name
1st
Awura Duah
2nd
Year 10 Score
Place Name
Score
217,303
1st
Efe Kurtcebe
243,872
Savannah Jesson
79,668
2nd
Skye Salek-Haddadi
230,000
3rd
Hugo Edwards
79627
3rd
Henry Hammerstone
197,558
4th
Jasmine Singh
68,770
4th
Sylvia Duong
170,997
5th
Sara Iotu
68,242
5th
Caleb Beer
166,579
6th
Tim Garrod
57,256
6th
Amy Lewis
126,431
7th
Aleyna Tebaksti
38,047
7th
Kailen Archer
Year 11 Place
Name
Score
1st
Maame Duah
87,612
2nd
Ethan Campbell
46,408
3rd
Lily Saunders
39,087
4th
Aimee Clarke
20,399
16,915
Christmas Food Competition Results Congratulations to all of the winners of our Christmas Food Competition.
Austin Arnold Cash Bellamy Malika Weekes Isabelle Davenport Austin Arnold
Ellie Wakinshaw Kaliyah Brown
Isabelle Davenport
Malika Weekes
Ellie Wakinshaw
Cash Bellamy
Kaliyah Brown
I just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for all of the efforts of our parents, students, and teachers in relation to our home learning provision! Home Learning has formed a massive part of our teaching and learning this term and so many of our students are now becoming much more familiar with using Google Classroom. Please remember, if you need any help at all with Google Classroom, then check out the home learning section on our website, by clicking here: https://rodingvalley.net/high-school/home-learning/ As you are aware- lots of our students have had to self-isolate for periods of time across this term. When this takes place, your son/daughter will receive a mixture of the live lesson and self-directed provision. Our live lessons all take place via Google Meet. Our teachers send links to your son/daughter's email account so that they can join the lesson on time. Please note that some of these lessons are 'blended' lessons, where our teachers are teaching some students in the room and some online. If you need any help or support with using Google Classroom, Google Meet or any of the Google functions- then please do contact me on plarkin@rodingvalley.net Have a wonderful, rested Christmas and a happy New Year!
'Teaching & Learning Ambassadors @ RVHS' It has been fantastic to visit so many lessons this term to speak to our T&L ambassadors. Every lesson in KS3 and KS4 has a T&L ambassador who is responsible for talking about their learning to the visitor that pops in to see them. We have included some photographs of some excellent Ambassadors this term - one picture even shows a student at home still talking on the role of T&L ambassador. Well done Lucie Marks in Year 8!
Accelerated Reader With Mr A Jones So, this is it – the end of our first term in Year 7! It has been a brilliant half term, full of successes and lots of reading. The scores have been totalled for all our hard work and quizzing, and the winning class for the Autumn term are… 7 Beryllium! As a reward, they had a lesson off timetable to watch a Christmas movie, and I think it is safe to say that they thoroughly enjoyed it. A massive well done to them. These sorts of whole-class competitions will run over the next two terms, so make a head start and help your class to the top of the leader board.
The Millionaire Reading Club In other news, last year’s millionaires (who are now in Year 8) received their reward for reaching Millionaire status and have received a £10 Amazon voucher each – All for just reading and doing their work (quizzes)! Well done to: Enru Li, Bethany Cooper, Deniz Yorulmaz, Melody Anderson-Sceats, Sienna SalekHaddadi, Harry Dickson, Lula Alexander, Anthony Dean, Emma Stoichkova, Amelia Tomlinson, Albert Luce, Ryley Henderson, Rana Yasir Mortada, Tammy Man, Louisa Nicholson, Nina Nosa-Omede, Elizabeth Babbs, David Luong, Finn Nicholson, Rowan Howe, Charlotte Palmer and Tylan Sami! With Christmas right around the corner, and dreams of rewards and presents on the horizon, let Team English leave you with a few ideas of stocking fillers!
I’m the first in the series – The final book has just been released!
Year 7 Year 7 students have completed their first term with us here at RVHS and what a term it has been! Not only have students had to manage the transition from Primary to Secondary School, they have also adapted amazingly to the current 'new normal'. It has been fantastic to see so many students coming into school each day and being the best version of themselves. On Thursday, we held a live assembly celebrating all the success within the year group over the past term. This included ARE Points Awards, 100% Attendance Awards and subject awards. I would also like to personally congratulate Lucy Compton for her fantastic commitment to the Character and Culture sessions in Period 1 lessons with Mr Bedi. She has won the Year Progress Leader Award this term. Finally, our Headteacher award went to Scarlett Fisk and Sarah Bujor for winning first and second place in the Loughton Town Christmas Card Competition. A huge well done! I would like to wish all students and parents a very Happy and Healthy Christmas & New Year and I look forward to welcoming Year 7 back in January. Miss Reed – Year 7 Progress Leader
Congratulations to the following students for earning the most ARE Points this term: Kai Mistry Mirabelle Morgan Sonny Heath Archie Shiell Maya Stephens Tom Hucbourg-Muller America Thompson-Wells Sam Foster Jenade Rayment Will Boyce Georgia Smith Isabelle Davenport Amelia Stokes Thomas Carter Francesca McCleave James Pound
Sarah Bujor
Lucy Compton
Scarlett Fisk
Going above and beyond in Character & Culture sessions during P1 lessons.
Year 7 Christmas Poetry Congratulations to students in 7 Magnesium and 7 Oxygen who have written some fantastic Christmas Poetry this week.
Year 8 Wow, what a term it has been! It feels like forever ago that we returned to school in September after having 5 months off; but I am so incredibly proud of each and every Year 8. They have all shown such resilience, independence, hard work and initiative to navigate their way through this strange time, resulting in a successful and enjoyable term for all. On Tuesday, together with Mrs Jenner, I had the pleasure of delivering our Christmas celebration assembly. This was a perfect opportunity to celebrate the hardwork and dedication of so many students in our wonderful year group. Congratulations to all those students who received an award. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a happy and safe New Year. I look forward to welcoming you all back on Tuesday 5th January at 8.25am.
Miss Edwards – Year 8 Progress Leader
Kyan Landeta
William Edwards
For showing a massive improvement in his attitude to learning, making great behaviour choices and having such positive impact in his lessons.
For being such a friendly and well-mannered young man. It is an absolute pleasure to have you as a member of Year 8!
Well done, and keep it up!
Well done, and keep it up!
Academic Mentor Award Congratulations to the following students for being nominated by their Academic Mentors for the end of term Award.
Argon
Hydrogen
Anthony Dean
David Luong
Daisy Callagher
Peaches Martin
Beryllium
Lithium
Aidan Doherty
Tylan Sami
Tessa Vignere
Amelie Andrews
Carbon
Neon
Michael Luxton
Vakaris Mikenas
Taya Townsend
Xenia Tseka
Fluorine
Oxygen
Alex Smith
Lukas Jasevicius
Lily Cannell
Taliah Wood
Congratulations to the following students for earning the most ARE Points this term:
Taliah Wood: 82 Lukas Jasevicius: 79 Nojus Stegvilas: 71 Oliver Furby: 69 William Edwards: 67 Emma Garland: 65 Billy Muggleton: 65 Elizabeth Antsey: 64 Charlie Bachell: 63 Tammy Man: 63 Jed Crossman-Cox: 62 Michael Luxton: 62 Brooke McIntyre: 62 Maya Townsend: 62 Jacob Winter: 62 Peri Khalil: 61
Jake Katyal Albert Luce Guney Yilmaz
Xenia For their hard work in Science
Congratulations to
Thomas Chilvers for his work in the community during lockdown. Well done Thomas and keep it up!
Year 9 Thank you to everyone for his or her hard work over the last term - it has been different and extremely challenging. The Academic mentors for each element group have worked tirelessly to deliver outstanding Period 1 sessions covering mental health and other important issues. They have supported their tutees diligently and guided them through the term. . Looking forward, there is a lot to be optimistic about in 2021. We have a Virtual Options and Parents Evening, where Option choices will be discussed and Year 9 will begin their GCSE subjects later on in the academic year. On a more holistic view, we hope the Pandemic will be dealt with and the country can return to a normality that has not been evident for some time. The coming year looks like being another defining year for everyone but I am convinced that it will be one of challenges but also of hope and positive outcomes. Merry Christmas to everyone and I hope you have a restful holiday
Mr Dobson – Year 9 Progress Leader
Sophie Bailey
Academic Mentor Award
For being awarded the Headteacher’s Award for this term.
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated by their Academic Mentors for the end of term Award.
Well done, and keep it up!
Vinay Wardham
Argon
Lithium
Albie Oliver
Xixuan He
Laiba Batool Bokhari
Ema Zilute
Beryllium
Magnesium
Alfie Cunningham
Kiki Kempley
Ava Towner
Sonny Mead
Carbon
Neon
Finlay James
Valeriu Savitchi
Eleanor Ward
Ella Benjamin
Congratulations to Vinay and Klaudia for being awarded the Year Progress Leader’s Award for this term.
Fluorine
Oxygen
Vinay Wardham
Tim Garrod
Lily-Mae Henry
Ava Gunning
Well done, and keep it up
Harvey Knight
Hydrogen
Klaudia Fejzaj
Analise Baxter
Year 10 It has been a really long and difficult time for all students within schools across the country but I want to acknowledge the great work that students in Year 10 have done. They have shown true resilience, determination, maturity and understanding in recent times. I would like all parents to congratulate their son/daughter on their efforts this term! We have now come to the end of the first term of GCSEs, which has seen Year 10 rise to the challenge of increased expectations and accountability and I can truly say they have done amazingly! The recent awards assembly and commendations from staff reflect just how hard the Year group has been working. It is now time for the students to spend some time with their family and get some wellearned rest in time for the next term. I want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year! Thank you for all of the support you have given the school up until now. Stay safe and well. I look forward to seeing you all back with us after the holiday!
Academic Mentor Award
Mr Warry – Year 10 Progress Leader
Congratulations to
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated by their Academic Mentors for the end of term Award.
Argon
Lithium
Harry Fenwick
Emma-Louise Kutner
Bronya Overington
Joseph James
Beryllium
Magnesium
Toby Stanton
Monica Jaye
Hannah Taylor
Maggie Jackson
Carbon
Neon
Milica Bozhinovska
Grace Felicio
Frankie Organ
Alexander Ward
Fluorine
Oxygen
Frankie Locke
Gabriella Vlietinck
Mina Mohabatzath
Jed Fleming
Hydrogen
Zinc
Jack Thurgood
Simona Pinzari Cameron Twine
Megan Chilvers For winning the Community Shield this term.
Congratulations to
Skye Salek-Haddadi and Gideon King For winning the Character Cup this term.
Faculty Awards Congratulations to the following students for being nominated for the Faculty Award.
English
Poppy Tribe Campbell Wilson Skye Salek-Haddadi
Maths
Joseph James Bronya Overington
Science Noah Trowell
Computer Science
Henry Hammerston Nehir Yildirim Lauren Harper
Humanities Johnny Stuchfield Poppy Tribe
MFL Campbell Wilson
Food & Nutrition
Caleb Beer Grace Felicio Caleb Beer
Drama Megan Chilvers Lily Holland
Art Jack Carr Charlotte Erescova
Music Joseph James
Physical Education
Frankie Tucker Hannah Luxton
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10 Magnesium and 10 Hydrogen for their dedication in Science
Year 11 We have now reached the end of the first term of year 11 and I would like to say how proud I am of the year group. 2020 has been a shocking year for everyone and year 11 have really shown their grit and determination. They have adapted to the 'new normal' spectacularly well going into the first Lockdown and coping with 'home learning' brilliantly. Then to arrive in year 11 to a completely different system and COVID regulations and an hour of intervention at the end of the day and to just 'go with it' in such a pleasant and mature manner is fantastic to see. The Year group really has shown that they have the determination to succeed. There have been some excellent results in the first round of tests with students now pushing to see what they have to do to do better next time. Sixth form and college applications have been completed and I am so pleased with the discussions I have had with them about their future plans. All in the middle of a global pandemic. In January we start preparing for the PPEs so it is essential that the year group get a rest but also do some revision whilst off. I look forward to seeing everyone in the new year and hope that we are able to build on the successes of this year. Please keep safe and well Mr Ryan – Year 11 Progress Leader
Sixth Form Charity Work Can I take this opportunity to congratulate Sixth Form Captains, House Captains and Deputy House Captains for all their brilliant work in helping organise the 'Food bank' collection, 'Christmas Jumper Day' and 'Non School Uniform Day'. All this terrific voluntary work will help support charities in the local community and we are really proud of their efforts.
Sixth Form Applications We have had an unprecedented number of applications for Sixth Form to date. The remarkable demand for places is a reflection of the hard work and commitment shown by staff and students alike. Our 'Outstanding' status has encouraged a huge increase in applications from both internal and external students. For all those who have applied you will receive a confirmation email and we will be in touch again in the New Year regarding the 'next steps'.
Sixth Form 'Late' Applications Can I remind all Year 11 students the deadline for Sixth form applications has now passed, we will be accepting late applications but will be prioritising 'on time' applications first.
University Applications The national deadline for Year 13 students to complete their UCAS applications is fast approaching (15th January 2021). However, a big well done to all students who have already sent their applications, the majority of whom have now received offers and are considering their 'firm' and 'insurance' choices. If there are any students still unsure of the process or what they need to do please come and see Mrs Sellears or myself for support. Finally, I want to take this opportunity to thank all sixth form students for the mature manner in which they have coped with this term. It has been an extremely challenging period with online lessons, isolation periods, home study and minimal pastoral care as a result of the present situation. However, as senior students the sixth form has been outstanding in the manner in which they have coped and adapted to the situation and I can only hope the New Year brings a more settled education experience. I wish you all a happy Christmas and New Year.
Matt Fletcher (Director of Sixth Form)
Guidance on Coronavirus Related Absences in School Please see the guidance below, which gives you advice on the actions you will need to take for any Covid-19 related circumstances.
What to do if…
Action Needed
Return to school when…
The test comes back X
My child has coronavirus symptoms High Temperature: This means your child feels hot to touch on the chest or back New, Continuous Cough: This means coughing a lot for more than an hour or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours Loss or Change To Your Childs Sense Of Smell Or Taste: This means your child cannot smell or taste anything, or things smell or taste different to normal My child tests positive for coronavirus
Somebody in my household has coronavirus symptoms
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Attendance Code
NEGATIVE
CONTACT SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate Get a test Inform school immediately about test result
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL CONTACT THE SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate for at least 10 days Inform school immediately about test result DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL CONTACT THE SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate Household member to get a test Inform the school immediately about test result
They feel better.
I
They can return to school after 10 days even if they have a cough or loss of smell/taste. These symptoms can last for several weeks once the infection is gone.
The household member test is Negative
X
Guidance on Coronavirus Related Absences in School Continued What to do if…
Action Needed
Somebody in my household has tested positive for coronavirus
NHS test and trace have identified my child as a ‘Close Contact’ of somebody with symptoms or confirmed coronavirus We/my child has travelled and has to self-isolate as part of a period of quarantine
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL CONTACT THE SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate for 14 days DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL CONTACT THE SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate for 14 days DO NOT TAKE UNAUTHORISED LEAVE IN TERM TIME Consider quarantine requirements and FCO advice when booking travel
Return to school when…
Attendance Code
The child has
X
completed 14 days of self-isolation
The child has completed 14 days of self-isolation
The quarantine period of 14 days has been completed
X
X
Provide information to school as per attendance policy Returning From A Destination Where Quarantine Is Needed:
CONTACT SCHOOL DAILY Self-isolate for 14 days
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL The school will X inform you that Contact school as required by restrictions have the Pastoral Team been lifted and you Shield until you are informed child can return to that restrictions are lifted and school again shielding is paused again Copy of medical letter advising shielding MUST be supplied to the school If your child is absent from school with something that does not initially have any of the Covid-19 symptoms but this then changes, and you get them tested, you MUST inform the school of this as a matter of urgency if you have not already done so. We have received medical advice that my child must resume shielding
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL
Guidance on Coronavirus Related Absences in School Continued In the event of a student or staff member in our school testing positive, we will follow the Government Guidelines as set out by Public Health England and will inform you immediately of the measures we have been advised to take. The latest government guidance can be found here. This is the specific part of the guidance related to our approach to the action we need to take in case of a local lockdown. This can involve a rota system and not all students attending school all of the time. You can read the guidelines here. All other absences not related to Covid-19 will be recorded in the normal way (Please refer to our Attendance Policy here for further information on attendance codes etc.).
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Explore together: Ask your child to show you their favourite websites and apps and what they do on them. Listen, show interest and encourage them to teach you the basics of the site or app.
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Chat about online safety little and often: Young people are likely to want to explore new apps and websites this month, whether that is for learning or for fun. Take this opportunity to talk to them about how to stay safe on these new services, and in general. Ask if anything ever worries them while they are online. Make sure they know that if they ever feel worried, they can get help by talking to you or another adult they trust.
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Help your child identify trusted adults who can help them if they are worried: This includes you and other adults at home, as well as adults from wider family, school or other support services who they are able to contact at this time. Encourage them to draw a picture or write a list of their trusted adults.
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Be non-judgemental: Explain that you would never blame them for anything that might happen online, and you will always give them calm, loving support. Talk about how their online actions can affect others: If your child is engaging with others online, remind them to consider how someone else might feel before they post or share something. If they are considering sharing a photo/video of somebody else, they should always ask permission first.
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Parental controls: Make use of the parental controls available on your home broadband and any internet enabled device in your home. You can find out more about how to use parental controls by visiting your broadband provider’s website.
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Direct your child to age appropriate information about relationships and sex: It’s natural for young people to start exploring their sexual feelings online and adolescents are more inclined to take risks. It’s important to understand this and to talk to your child in a positive way. Thinkuknow, Brook, The Mix and Childline all provide age appropriate information about relationships and sex that you can signpost your child to.
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Make sure they know about CEOP: Young people can report a concern about grooming or sexual abuse to CEOP at www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ and get support from a specialist Child Protection Advisor.
Support your child with Thinkuknow websites The age appropriate Thinkuknow websites are a great way to start and continue chats about online safety.
11-13yrs Thinkuknow website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_13/ 14yrs + Thinkuknow website – https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/14_plus/ Our websites provide open and honest guidance for young people on friends, relationships and the internet, covering topics like dealing with pressure; consent; and getting support when you are worried. You will find lots more advice on keeping your child safe online at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents. If you are worried that a child or young person is at risk of harm online, you should call the police. Young people can make a report to CEOP at https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
Other Recommended Resources Parent Info: Expert information for parents about building their child’s resilience both online and off. Produced by NCA-CEOP and Parent Zone. This free service can be embedded on to your child’s school website. www.parentinfo.org Brook: Information and advice for young people on sexual health and wellbeing, including staying safe online. https://www.brook.org.uk The Mix: Support service for young people with information and advice on sex and relationships. https://www.themix.org.uk Internet Matters: A useful tool showing how to set parental controls across a range of devices and websites. http://www.internetmatters.org/parentalcontrols/interactive-guide/ NSPCC Net Aware: Provides reviews and guidance on the most popular social networks, apps and games that children use. https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ Childnet – Information and advice for parents and carers on supporting people online. https://www.childnet.com/resources/supporting-youngpeople-online
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The displayed is dependant of the platform you are logged in to: Via Web Browser Via the EduLink App
Navigating Edulink You are able to navigate each of the following areas in EduLink:
Achievement: You van view all positive achievements that have been awarded to your child
Behaviour: You will be able to see all behaviour points given to you child and any sanctions given to your child including detentions.
Medical Information: In this section you can see all of the medical information that we have on file for your child
Account Information: In this section you can view the current address we have for your child on file, your child’s Year group and the name of their Form tutor
Timetable: In this section you can view your child’s daily timetable
Absence Reporting: This feature will allow you to send a direct message to our Attendance Officer, to notify us of any absence for your child
Linked Resources: This section contains links to all the schools learning resources available to your child both at school and at home
Update Information: This section shows all of the contact information we hold for yourself and your child. You can review and update this information with any changes that may occur
Exams: You can see all of your child upcoming exams; your child can also access this information so they can manage their own exam schedule
Documents: In this section you can view your child’s reports
Parents can access information on all their children currently admitted to Roding Valley High School. If you require any assistance, please contact Mr Vermaak or Miss Stewart (mvermaak@rodingvalley.net or lstewart@rodingvalley.net )
Classroom How to Log on to Google Classroom? Students can log into their Gmail using their school email address and their password. Their school email will be the year they started at RVHS started plus their first initial and surname @rodingvalley.net (example- 19plarkin@rodingvalley.net). Once your child has have logged in, they will need to click on the google apps button and then select ‘Google Classroom’ Your child will then be able to see all of the classes they belong to. They will then need to click on the class they want to use resources for and take a look at everything that their class teacher has posted for them to work on. They will be able to download items and make comments on them. Teachers will be regularly posting new work on their Google Classrooms.
What to Do if your child is a Missing a Subject their Google Classroom? If your child is missing a Google Classroom for one of their subjects, they will need to click on the addition symbol, followed by ‘Join Class’ and then enter the Class Code for their missing subject. Class Codes are available from their subject teacher.
Top Tips for Our Students Students must keep up to date with their lessons by using Google Classroom every day. Use their workbooks to complete the work shown on their Google Classroom. Don’t slack on presentation! Keep their notes in order of the lessons on the Google Classroom. Year 11 and 13 Students: There will be revision materials available on Google Classroom. Please use them.
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:
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 to view your child's due and submitted homework:
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 child’s progression. Please use the following link to the log in:
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.
What is Seneca? Seneca is a free home learning & revision platform that is very popular with our students. It is based on cognitive science, has adaptive learning and can be accessed by our students via their phones!
What Content is available to our Students through Seneca? Seneca has resources available for KS3, KS4 and KS5 students that has been supplied to them from AQA, OCR, EdExcel Pearson and IGCSE. Our students will be able to access content designed for each of their subjects and also for their specific courses. There is so much to choose from. Some areas are even linked to the Exam Boards Course Specifications.
How to Access Seneca? Students will need to go to https://www.senecalearning.com/, click try for free and create a log in with their school email address.
Once Logged in Once they are logged in, students are able to search for different subject areas and learn about their chosen topic. At the end of each subject presentation there will be a quiz on the presentation This Online tool will enable our students to stay on top of their home learning.
Year Progress Leaders Year 7: Miss Reed – hreed@rodingvalley.net Year 8: Miss Edwards – cedwards@rodingvalley.net Year 9: Mr Dobson – cdobson@rodingvalley.net Year 10: Mr Warry – bwarry@rodingvalley.net Year 11: Mr Ryan – fryan@rodingvalley.net
USEFUL CONTACTS
Sixth Form: Mr Fletcher - mfletcher@rodingvalley.net
Heads of Faculty Creative Arts: Mr Tisdale – dtisdale@rodingvalley.net English: Mrs Routledge – lroutledge@rodingvalley.net Humanities: Ms Preston – tpreston@rodingvalley.net IT/Business: Mr Hussain – ohussain@rodingvalley.net Maths: Mr Edeko – oedeko@rodingvalley.net MFL: Mr P Melvin – pmelvin@rodingvalley.net Science: Mr Poovillingham - npoovillingham@rodingvalley.net Sports & Nutrition: Mr Jones – ljones@rodingvalley.net SENDco: Mrs Tarantini-Amor – ltarantini-amor@rodingvalley.net
General Enquiries office@rodingvalley.net
Finance finance@rodingvalley.net
Safeguarding: safeguarding@rodingvalley.net
How to contact any member of staff at Roding Valley High School: Initial + surname+@rodingvalley.net