RVHS Bulletin Weekending 27th June 2020

“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 Aspiration Respect Endeavour Weekending Friday 26th June 2020 Message from the Headteacher 2170

Dear all in the Roding Valley High School Community, I trust that everyone is keeping well and managing to enjoy some of the sunshine safely.

Earlier this week, I wrote to parents regarding our enhanced teaching strategy that will be in operation from the 29th June. If you missed my letter, it can be accessed via the website - current parents - current letters or by clicking these links Years 7-9 Years 10 /12. This letter details our commitment to the students at this time. This is in addition to the welfare calls, assemblies, reading challenges, well-being Wednesday and other enrichment curriculum opportunities available. If your child is having any issues with their home learning then please do access the link below which include Miss Larkin’s Top Tips! 

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All home learning materials can be found on our website Home learning resources during COVID-19 closure.

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We remain totally committed to the education and welfare of all our students and please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further support. I am aware that some families are struggling during this current time and we are always here to help or advise as best we can.

The government has updated its COVID-19 guidance for parents and carers for young people working online: support for parents and carers to keep children safe online. The guidance, which provides advice and information to help parents and carers to keep children safe online during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, now includes information on Apps to help children stay safe. Please also see our Keeping children safe page on website Please can I also reissue the link to the information issued to Year 11 students who have applied to our sixth form Year 11 April 2020. We will be contacting year 11 parents next week to invite all sixth form applicants to engage with our Year 11-12 Transition Week, which will be taking place week commencing 6th July. This will include online subject Q and A sessions throughout the week and will culminate in a live broadcast from Ms. Wheaton, Director of Sixth Form to introduce to students more fully to the sixth form. We look forward to seeing year 11 applicants engage with this.

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In the last week, many of our year 13s will have finalised their university plans, by picking their firm and insurance choices. The information has been directly shared with them about this process, applications to student finance and student accommodation. We wish them well as they look forward to pursuing their future pathways and remind them that the sixth form team continues to be here to support them with any questions they might have.

Furthermore, students who are applying to the world of work have been contacted by Mrs. Mason who continues to share opportunities with them on a weekly basis. For these students, we remain only an email away. This week’s assembly was all about careers and future aspirations. I do hope you managed to view it. If you missed it, you can find it here.

It has been wonderful to see our Year 10s and 12s on the school site and we all look forward to welcoming all year groups back in September. We have not yet received any guidance from the government regarding the actual practicalities of this, notably, whether they will attend on a rota or not. However, if social distancing remains in force, then the school site would not be able to accommodate all the students at one time. Obviously, the reduction to 1 metre with mitigation would support increased provision. I will update you as soon as I am aware of any further updates and thank you for your continued support at this time.

During the summer we are planning on having some refurbishment work completed in our Science block and the bridge over Alderton Hill, which connects the two sites, has to be replaced, this is currently with local planning.

I am intending to use the funds accumulated from the School 100 club to put towards an outside canopy for our students. This will create a large, attractive outside area that is both protected from the rain and the sun and will provide much needed outside shelter for the students. I am sure that you will agree that this is a very worthwhile project and excellent use of the funds. I would like to re-energise the school 100 Club and save towards other similar projects for the benefit of all students. Please click on this link if you would like to join our Club 100 I am delighted to see so many students and staff taking part in the RVHS Sports Week - it has now been extended due to popular demand. Click here to get involved RVHS Sports Week. As I am writing this, I believe Hawking House are currently dominating 4 of the 7 events, but all can change as this whole school event continues. Such a lovely way to bring the community together.

You may be aware that at this time of year we normally like to share an opportunity to be able to celebrate the fantastic work of our Year 11 and Year 13 Art and Photography GCSE and A-Level students. Not wanting to allow the current situation to prevent this from happening, we have created a ‘virtual gallery.’ Please look here.

Once again, this year we are very proud of the creativity, hard work and talent of our Creative Arts students.

Please do follow us on our social media sites - twitter and Instagram and of course make sure you subscribe to our YouTube channel. It’s a great way to connect with the Roding Valley High School community.

Please enjoy the rest of the bulletin, I am always so proud of our students’ achievements and continued hard work.

Kindest regards and stay safe, Sharon Jenner Headteacher

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You can now visit our YouTube Channel where Video Teaching & instruction are available for you to watch.

If you subscribe to our channel, you will be notified when new content is uploaded.

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The Roding Valley Art and Photography Online Exhibition has gone live! You can check it out at https://art.rodingvalley.net/ This is the creative work of our 2020 Art and Photography students, for both GCSE and A-Level. Please do have a look; you can leave comments and even vote and rate for your favourite pieces!

Enjoy!

Mr Tisdale - Mrs Costello - Ms Kalair - Mr Baidoo - Mr Day

Congratulations to Zak Smith in Year 10 will be representing RVHS in this year’s first ever online Jack Petchey’s ‘Speak Out Challenge’ on 30th June.

Details of the final will be announced at a later date.

Congratulations to Abigail Tew for designing the winning logo in the Humanities House Logo Competition, you can read all about her design in the 9th Edition of our Humanities Bulletin.

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We are extending the Sports Day Week until Wednesday 1st July due to a request from students and parents. This will give everyone a chance to participate over the weekend as everyone takes a break from his or her studies.

Yesterday was our most successful day of this week so far for Sports Day 2020, with 102 entries. Here are the updated scores with Churchill taking the lead on the most entries so far and also leading 2 out of the 7 events, Hawking still dominating 4 of the 7 events and Rendell have taken the lead in one of the events as well.

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Churchill: 62 Hawking: 60 Murray: 46 Pankhurst: 45 Rendell: 39

The Daily Challenges are: Challenge One: The Marathon Challenge Two: Rotation around the World Challenge Three: Keep Up! Challenge Four: Through for Gold!

If you would like to view the details of each challenge, enter your score or keep up to date with the latest results, please visit www.pe.rodingvalley.net

Challenge Five: Clap for carers - Throw Clap Catch!

Challenge Six: Sports Quiz Challenge Seven: Inspire Us!

Daily updates are also being posted on the school and PE social media pages.

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Congratulations to Ethan Dignam (10S), for being named as Mr Miah’s Science Star this week.

Mr Miah is really impressed about how Ethan has been using Cornell Notes for his Biology work on inheritance.

Keep up the amazing work!

All editions of our Humanities Broadcast are now available on our School Website.

Please do take the time to read these as they contain some fantastic news, tips, puzzles and competitions for our students.

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What is Your Vision for the World after Coronavirus?

The COVID-19 pandemic raises many questions about how our societies are organised, and how public health challenges can be tackled. As governments struggle to protect lives and keep our economies afloat, ambitious ideas that once seemed improbable have suddenly become surprisingly plausible.

Now that everyone is thinking about what our postlockdown future might look like. OpenDemocracy and UCL are teaming up to invite young people to have a say. We want to find and shout about the best ideas from the next generation for what should come next.

What might democracy look like as countries emerge from lockdown? How will public health change as a result of this global pandemic? What lessons from history have we forgotten that might guide how the world recovers? How will our societies and cultures respond to this global crisis and its aftermath?

This competition is open to all students (aged 14 and up) to share their vision of the future. Entrants can submit either a written article, short video or image that describes their vision for the world after the coronavirus crisis has passed. Only one entry per person. If you submit more than one entry, only the first entry submitted will be accepted.

Winners and Prizes Two winners will be selected from the entries in all three categories; a grand prize-winner selected by the judges and a People’s Choice winner selected by public vote.

There will be prizes for three runners-up chosen as outstanding entries by the judges.

The grand prize includes £200 in book vouchers and a bespoke training opportunity with either open Democracy or UCL that may take the form of a mini-fellowship, work experience, or placement in line with the winner’s area of interest. The People’s Choice winner will receive £100 in book vouchers and runners-up will receive £50 in book vouchers.

All winners and runners-up will receive a personal mentoring/career advice session with one of our expert judges and their entries will be published on OpenDemocracy’s website.

Important Dates  The competition opens on 15 June 2020.  The competition and public vote will close at 23:59 UTC on 10 July 2020, so make sure to share your entry and get your friends and family voting! Any entries after this date will not be accepted.  The winners will be announced on 2 August 2020.

If you would like to take part in this competition, please submit your entries to https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/world-after-covid/

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Year 7: Congratulations to

Alice Anderson For her fabulous notes on ‘The American West' lesson this week.

50 points to Murray House, well done Alice!

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Anastasia Bila Madison Paulin, Rae Green, Luca D George Averkiou

For their efforts in Science Year 8

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Vinay Wardhan, Callum Gower, Arthur Maskell, Bianca Neculdu, Sara Iotu

For consistent hard work in Science.

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Reece Carn, Bobbie Deboo, Ruby Minchin, Luke Rogerson, Flavius Timis

For their excellent Science work

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Congratulations to the following students for their outstanding effort and achievement in English.

A Certificate of Achievement is on its way to you

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Anthony Dean Sonny Baxter Leila Nusrat Byron Gipson Oliver Furby Dolly Curtis Brooklyn Byfield Ria Blundell

 Abby Crawford Kite   Peter Tapley  Callum Gower Indiya Jane Simon   James Boyce  Sonny Royce  Lennon Gough

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Dominic Alen

Alice Richards

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Millie Williams

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Megan Passmore

Georgie Slatter Monica Jaye Harry Hopkins Ella Woodcock Jake Fenton Max Saunders

Evie Stone Hollie Michaelson Zeynep Yilmaz Aimee Garvey Daniel Mehr Leo Burrows

All editions of our Maths Broadcast are now available on our School Website.

Congratulations to

Leah Stringer For her excellent attempt at the Science home learning pack.

Please do take the time to read these as they contain some fantastic puzzles and competitions for our students.

Well done Leah!

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Star Students The following Year 9 sociology students have completed everything we have set on time; Miss Garip and Mrs Delbourgo are impressed with their outstanding attitude to learning!

 Aydin Ahmet  Abigail Akers Furbank

Special Mention goes to Lola Collins.

 Amber Compton  Lydia Connolly  Emily Crisp

Lola has included a 'Challenge box' where she has pushed herself using her growth mindset. Well done Lola, keep up the fantastic work!

 Keira Davies  Matthew Hines  Isabella Lindsey  Olivia Newland  Boe Smith  Cydney Spinoza  Hannah Taylor  Ruby Wright

Congratulations to the following students who have been named as the Start Students for Hospitality & Catering this week:

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Year 10:

Caleb Beer  Megan Driver Lola Collings Gemma Ochiltree Grace Felicio

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Congratulations to the following students, who have as the Star Students for French this week: Year 7:      

Isabelle Slevin Ashlee Bashorun Rowan Howe Vaughn Maree Louisa Nicholson Freddie Rose

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Finley Stroker Xenia Tseka Micah Ansell Alexandra Bramcheva Omari Bramble Andrei Butnaru

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Michelle Benson

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Bethany Cooper Emma Garland Ruby Hewitt-Harvey Louisa Nicholson Charlotte Palmer Juanita Wilson

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Liam Smith Emma Garland Jake Katyal Louis Webb Ellie Babbs Tylan Sami

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Hannah Clemens Davina Karpaviciute Iman Shahzad Udin Jasmine Singh Arabella Smith Aleyna Tekbasti James Boyce

Eren Cetinkaya Diana Douhlinska Lacey Rowe Finn Madigan Arbjola Zenelaj Taylor Shiell

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Awura Ama Duah Rosa Marshall Darcy Patrick Samuel Shakespeare Klaudia Fejzaj Gabriella Alen

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Paris Cole Ema Zilute Tim Garrod Lacey Rowe Alex Allsopp Archie Carr

Amber Baxter

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Joseph James Skye Salek-Haddadi Poppy Tribe Toby Stanton Helice Hawkins

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Helice Hawkins Max Saunders George Abbott Artemis Barnett Sam Bonner

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Sophie Compton Amber Compton George Smith Henry Twyford Harry Atherton

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Dominic Alen Megan Drive Maame Duah Anastasia Grytsai Ethan Harvey Daniel Mehr

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Lily Saunders Zak Smith Grace Smith-Burrell Livvy Spiller Amelie Stovin-Clark Felix Swindell

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Betty Shute Anish Amin Betty Shute Amy Lewis Tuna Parlar

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Melody Anderson-Sceats Anthony Blackledge Pedro Daniel Buburuzan Ellie Carter Alana Cooper Anthony Dean Harry Dickson Louis Szabo

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Jayan Hard Ryley Henderson Hadleigh Jaye Enru Li Hannah Salmon Archie Savage Alicia Stokes

Your Challenges for languages this week are:  Challenge One: Watch a film or series in French/Spanish (there are plenty on Netflix) and write a review (best review sent in earns 10 House points). Try to watch with subtitles in French/Spanish. Your review can be written in English!  Challenge Two: Practise a language on an app for 10 minutes a day, e.g.

Duolingo (Let us know how you are getting on). It doesn't have to be Spanish or French!

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Oscar Farrugia

Erin Weeks Lucy Salmon

Please make sure you stay in contact with your Language teacher and send all of your work and questions to them!

Diya Wahiwala Kevin Kiobanu Isabella Ruse Lola Boyle

Remember to watch our videos!

As Public Libraries remain closed, Essex County Council has launched their new one-stop shop for #LibrariesFromHome. If you are not already a library member, you can join the library online and receive a temporary card number to access many of their online resources.

By joining #LibrariesFromHome, You will be able to access free E-books, E-audiobooks, Enewspapers, E-magazines and E-comics.

There is direct links to RBdigital, BorrowBox and PressReader, plus links to download their apps to your own device. #LibrariesFromHome has also made some quick start video guides on using these and some #OneMinuteBookReviews with spoiler free ideas from Library staff on what to read next.

For children (and parents!), there is a section for our popular online Rhyme times, Story times and Crafts, so you can view all the videos from one place. Join in with the actions and sing along to some much-loved songs and rhymes, enjoy sharing stories, and be inspired to get creative as you build craft and create.

For book groups, find video tips on how to start and organise your online book group and where to find your next read with more to come!

Please click on the link to visit #LibrariesFromHome

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Congratulations to the following students who have been named as the Start Students for Food and Nutrition this week:

Year 7  Enru Li   Taliah Wood   Ria Blundell   Vakaris Mikenas   David Luong   Melody Anderson-Sceats   Alexandra Bramcheva   Alana Cooper   Hannah Salmon   Amelia Tomlinson  Year 8  Diana Douhlinska  Lilian Webster  Aleyna Tekbasti  Welaaeddine Lahreche  Athina Christofi  Sam Shakespeare  Freddie Bayless

Sophie Blundy Seth King Jed Crossman-Cox Sonny Baxter Nojus Stegvilas Leo Antony Juanita Wilson Ellie Babbs Anthony Blackledge Anthony Dean

 Alexander Allsop  Edie Robinson  Jack Marjason  Franklin Prasse  Arabella Smith  Sydnae-Rose Smith

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'Thought of the Week' The stress and boredom lockdown is creating for us is becoming too much to bear. We are spending way too much time indoors longing for the busy days of normality. Having the time to reflect on the days before lockdown I begin to understand how much football means to me. The shocking news about George Floyd and the demonstrations that followed highlight how something like football can help unite us as people regardless of how you look or the colour of your skin. It is a way for people to escape from their problems.

There are many things I’m missing in football such as the feeling you get when you have the ball at your feet breezing past players as if they are not there. When you score the winning goal for your team, or when you stop the ball off the line to prevent your opponents from scoring. The adrenaline rush when you play against your rivals. These are just some of the feelings you feel when out on the football pitch. Whilst lockdown continues I will be out in the garden practising as best I can, awaiting the day when lockdown ends.

Please do check this new feature on the School website to get involved in any of the activities.

If you would like more information, please email Mrs Patel or Ms Garip!

All issues of our weekly newsletter ‘Roding Reads’ on all things reading are now available on our School Website.

Written by Daniel Carter 8X

This competition is open to all year groups with a different theme for each Year:  Year 7, 8 & 9: Where have all the children gone at school?  Years 10 & 12: Life in a bubble, thoughts about the coronavirus The rules are:  Your dance must be solo, unless there is more than one Roding Valley Student living in the household.  Your dance times can be between: - 2 to 2.5 minutes for a solo - 2.5 to 3 minutes for a duet or more performers  There must be only ONE performance entry per student  Every Entry received will win 10 Points for their House  The following Points are also up for grabs: - 1st Place: 10 points - 2nd Place: 7 points - 3rd Place: 5 points  Additional points will also be awarded for costume, choice of music, Interpretation and presentation.  The Winner will also have their name engraved on our New Dance Trophy  All entries should be emailed to Miss Sargent at ssargent@rodingvalley.net, no later than Wednesday 1st July.  You must remember to include your name, Year group and Form with your entry. Please do not include the name of your House in your entry.

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 We are so proud of all of the hard work our students have been doing at home. Our teachers have been extremely impressed with the quality of work that is being submitted on a daily basis. However, we know that this has been a challenging time and there are still some areas that our students need more help with please click on this link and it will take you to a 5-minute clip from Ms. Larkin that covers five top tips when assessing our home learning provision. The video covers work submission, videos recorded by our teachers and how to access feedback.

 RVHS YouTube Channel - RVHS now have their very own YouTube channel! You can access the channel by clicking the our YouTube Header to the Left: We also have a number of teachers who have created their own subject channels- where video teaching & instruction will be available! These channels are brand new and content is being uploaded as it is created! So keep a look out for the new links on the RVHS YouTube Channel.

 Reach Out If You Need Help: We are encouraging our students to get in contact with their teachers through Google Classroom (in the comments section) or to email them directly if they need help. There is now a ‘Support with Home Learning Video’, which you may find helpful.

 If you are still struggling to submit your assignments via Google Classroom- then do not worry- we can help you! You can either click this link, which will take you to our step by step guide OR click this link to watch a step by step video. Submitting your assignments through Google Classroom means that your teacher can see your work, give you some feedback or even celebrate your work in the Parent Bulletin! If you are still struggling with this, then please email plarkin@rodingvalley.net

 Please remember that if you cannot find our original Home Learning booklet with our Google Classroom codes, RVHS suggested timetable and step by step guidance for students & parents on how to use Google Classroom, then please follow this link to our website: https://rodingvalley.net/info-faqs/home-learningmaterials-during-covid-19 /

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Message from our Year 7 Progress Leader Miss Edwards As we approach the final three weeks of year 7, I find myself reflecting upon the incredible start to the high school journey that we have had. What a year it has been! Over the last few days, I've been putting together our very exciting end of year celebration assembly, which has highlighted the many successes and achievements that we have had as a year group. I can't wait for you all to get the chance to watch this and acknowledge the year that was.

Please look out for this over the coming weeks, together with some other exciting celebration presentations.

As we go into our final few weeks of online learning, and in fact of our year 7 journey, it is ever so important to stay engaged and connected with your learning. Our amazing teachers are continuing to set weekly assignments for you, which will now be accompanied by instructional videos for you to watch. This should make your weekly work that little bit more exciting and make you feel just that little bit more connected. Finish your year 7 learning journey on a high by getting all of your outstanding work completed and submitted.

Please continue to communicate directly with your subject teachers should you need any help or guidance with any of your assignments.

I have watched with pleasure your entries into the 2020 Sports Day Week House competition. Many of you have earnt valuable points for your house and I congratulate every one of you for getting involved. Results of this competition, together with the final house standings will be announced at a later stage. Come on Churchill!

In previous bulletins, I've talked about House Leader applications for next year's Student Leadership team.

Please keep an eye on your inbox for further information on this to be released next week. I encourage all of you to get involved in this process and put yourself forward for these exciting leadership opportunities.

Our hard working form tutors will be continuing to make contact with all of their tutees over the next few weeks. Please expect these calls to come from withheld numbers. Many tutors are leaving voicemail messages with times that they will call you back, or sending you an email with a similar message. Please continue to check these portals so you don't miss your chance at chatting with your child’s form tutor. From all the feedback I have received, these phone calls have made a positive impact on the attitude to many of our students, and that our tutors really enjoy getting to say hello to and catch up with their tutees.

Please continue to stay alert, stay safe and enjoy this lovely sunshine!

Message from our Year 8 Progress Leader Mr Dobson Another thank you to all the parents, carers and students who are continuing to engage in distant learning. Even though the weather has been extremely hot I have been constantly impressed by how the Year 8 students have engaged with their teachers.

A lot of information has been sent out regarding how the next three week will develop with distant learning - once again, if you have any further queries you can contact me at cdobson@rodingvalley.net or you can email your child's tutor. All this information can be found in the Parent Bulletin.

I do hope the Year 8 students get involved in the virtual sports day and look out for our end of term celebration assembly with subjects nomination, character and culture nominations and of course YPL and Head teacher swards.

Please stay safe and enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts.

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Message from our Year 9 Progress Leader Mr Warry I want to say a big well done to all year 9s on making a positive start to their GCSE. It has been nice hearing from some of you about how much you have been enjoying your work.

I would also like to thank parents and carers for their commitment to the education of their children. It has been really positive speaking to so many of you and hearing how you are getting on with home schooling. It has been nice to see so many of you actively utilising all of the resources and provision teachers are producing at RVHS. Do remember that if you need the support then you should contact your individual teachers via email. If you need additional or further assistance then please do not hesitate to contact me via email. We are doing everything we can to ensure that students are making as much progress as possible.

Please also look out for and get involved with our Sports Week activities. They have been very fun and accessible for all so it would be nice to see lots of year 9s taking part! I am personally really keen for Rendell to win this year! I think we can do it! Get behind your House and take part in the challenges!

Message from our Year 10 Progress Leader Mr Ryan It has been an absolute pleasure seeing you all over the past week and a half. You all seemed to be so rested and ready to meet your teachers. I am aware that it was quite a strange experience but this is what we have had to put in place to ensure your safety.

After such a positive round of face to face interviews we now come to the third phase of reintegration to school. This involves; on-line lessons (the Science department are already delivering these), master-classes and some students being invited in for selected lessons. Please check your emails to ensure that you don't miss anything. I do need to remind you that during the next phase we are expecting you to behave in an exemplary manner. For those of you coming into school, the usual school rules still apply.

We have also come to the point in the year where I ask for applications for you to be YES prefects and Subject prefects. This is a really good opportunity for you to get involved in School life and is also excellent for your CVs those students who are successful will have something else to make them stand out. More information is to follow including information on how to apply. I expect you all to put your hats in the ring as this really is an exciting opportunity.

As always keep safe and keep in touch.

Message from our Year 11 Progress Leader Miss Reed Firstly, I hope you are all keeping well and have been engaging with your Sixth Form Work Booklets if you are returning to us at Roding Valley. If you are still unsure of your plan moving forwards, please feel free to email me and we can discuss.

Year 11 Prom We regret to inform you that sadly in light of the current restrictions in the UK that the decision has been made by the venue that this memorable event scheduled for the 1st July will not go ahead. Any further information regarding this will be sent out in a letter to parents.

Year 11 Hoodie's There will be a Y11 Leavers Hoodie on offer to all students who would like to purchase one directly from Forest Casual. A letter will go out in due course when these are ready to purchase.

Year 11 Year Book We are currently finalising the Y11 Year Book; a letter will be sent out in due course with regards to purchasing this which we anticipate to be ready for collection on results day in August.

Lastly, I hope you are all keeping safe and well. I am still available via email should Y11 have any questions or queries.

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Weekly Schools Bulletin from Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service A resource to support schools and families throughout the COVID-19 pandemic Your ECFWS Healthy Schools and Public Health Team are coordinating family friendly activities, advice and guidance for parents covering themes outlined within national guidance on Personal Social Health and Economic (PSHE) education. We will be sharing these in the coming weeks on our Facebook pages, which can be found via our website.

These resources are easily adaptable at home, school or in ‘virtual’ classrooms. Parents are encouraged to visit our COVID-19 Pandemic Resource Hub for support and guidance during this time.

Weekly Schools PSHE Challenge Challenge: Healthy Relationships. 

Question: What makes a healthy friendship?

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Activity: Have discussions with pupils about what makes a healthy friendship. Ask pupils to use chalks to decorate the playground with hearts and some words or phrases from their discussions. Take pictures and share on social media or your website. Include ideas on where to access help/further support.

Learning Objective: To listen and consider others ideas about healthy friendships and contribute your own ideas.

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Learning Outcome: Explain where help/further support can be accessed if you are worried about a friendship/relationship..

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20 ideas for RSE Secondary

Did you know…  Good quality RSE needs to happen all year round but RSE Day on 25 June is an opportunity to celebrate excellent Relationships and Sex Education that educates children and young people about healthy relationships and positive sexual health. There are lots of other agencies that can support you with this agenda, including Outhouse East, Essex Sexual Health Service and Brook.  Public Health England have launched an updated version of Psychological First Aid training. Within this training module, you will explore the psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to help other people.  Due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) the NSPCC’s Speak out Stay safe assemblies and workshops are postponed until the autumn term. As an interim measure, Primary school children across the UK can watch a special assembly with Ant and Dec and David Walliams in partnership with the Department for Education.  We have created a document to support Schools to support children and young people with SEND – particularly linked to needs arising due to COVID-19. The document contains free resources, websites, information and advice that you may find useful. The document was issued alongside this bulletin, but if you would like to request a copy please contact us.  Do you find this bulletin useful? Please share your feedback with us.

Do you need support regarding a particular child or young person?

Your School Nurse is available to support you with the Health and Wellbeing needs of any child, young person or family you may have concerns about. Please contact your local team for further information: Mid Essex Tel: 0300 247 0014, North Essex Tel: 0300 247 0015, South Essex Tel: 0300 247 0013 West Essex Tel: 0300 247 0122

CHAT Health: Our texting service remains active and is well resourced with highly skilled School Nurses. Young people have the opportunity to contact us directly.

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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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8. 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 Direct your child to age appropriate information about relationships and sex: It’s Child Protection Advisor. 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.

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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’re worried.

You’ll find lots more advice on keeping your child safe online at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents.

If you’re 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/suppo rting-young-people-online

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Prepare Yourself  If possible, find a space that is tidy and organized.  Sit at a table if you can  If you have siblings or parents who working too, try sitting and working together.

 If you need quiet, sit in your room if you can.

During Your Day  Plan your day. Make sure you know what you are doing when. Why not plan your day the night before?

Write out a schedule (including breaks). An example plan would be as follows:

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

PE

PE

PE

PE

PE

English (include 30 minutes reading

Maths

Science

Humanities

Art & Creative Subjects

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

French / Spanish

Business / IT / Computer Science

English (include 30 minutes reading

Maths

Science

PE

PE

PE

PE

PE

 Avoid distractions when you are working. Unless you need it for research, put your phone away for a while.

 Keep active! You are more likely to focus better on your work if you plan active breaks in between tasks

If you get stuck  Ask a friend or family member – they might be able to help.  Contact your Teacher or the Subject Leader. Keep in touch using your school emails. We’re still here to support you. If you don’t get reply, it might be that they are poorly. Copy in another teacher too and we’ll work together to help however we can.

 Please use all of the available links with our Home Learning Booklet and within the Bulletin to access the many websites that have lots of learning activities and support.

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How Can I Access Edulink?

EduLink can be accessed on any device – PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device – via the web browser or via the EduLink app. The link to access the EduLink login page on a web browser is www.edulinkone.com Alternatively, you can download the EduLink App which is available to download for free on Apple or on Android.

Both the App and the web browser will display this log-in screen.

The School ID is ‘Roding’.

Requires iOS 8.0 or later.

Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Requires Android 4.4 and up.

Parents/Carers will need to enter the Username and Password they have been provided with and click ‘Log in’.

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

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Behaviour: You will be able to see all behaviour points given to you child and any sanctions given to your child including detentions.

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Medical Information: In this section you can see all of the medical information that we have on file for your child

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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

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Timetable: In this section you can view your child’s daily timetable

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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

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Linked Resources: This section contains links to all the schools learning resources available to your child both at school and at home

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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

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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

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Documents: In this section you can view your child’s reports

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Messages: You will be able to view all communication from the school; you are also able to reply to all messages and send messages to any of your child teachers

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 ) Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @RVHST&L @rodingvalleyPE @rodingdrama

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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.

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

What is ‘Show My Homework’?

Show my Homework is a simple online solution for students and parents to view homework details and upcoming deadlines. Mobile apps and notifications ensure you always know what homework your child has and when it’s due.

How to Log In and See the Work Set  Go to www.showmyhomework.co.uk/pin  Or you can download the app.  Students can log in with their Gmail account. If this doesn’t work, they can use their student Pin that they were originally given. If they can’t access their Pin and cannot log in at all, please contact Ms Larkinplarkin@rodingvalley.net  Your child will then be able to see their homework dashboard and see what homework they have been set and what is due. When they have completed their set homework- please remember ‘tick’ it off.

What are PINs? PINs are unique codes that ‘Show My Homework’ has assigned to each parent that allow us to confirm their identity on initial login.

PINs are then only be used as a backup in case you forget the memorable login details.

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

You are now able to access your account and view all the homework that has been set for your child.

If yourself or your child experience any difficulties with using ‘Show my Homework’ or you no longer have your pin, please contact Miss Larkin: plarkin@rodingvalley.net

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What is DODDLE? Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging, formative resources and guides students through the curriculum.

Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills. Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy-to-use Doddle Parent feature.

Skills within Doddle are rated as red, amber or green. These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision.

Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to-do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned.

These accounts enable parents to view their child's results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddle's revision resources.

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

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

Find out how to view and track your child's homework 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 Progress works and how you can use it to help your child's learning.

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

This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their child’s progression. Please use the following link to the log in: Follow us on: @rodingvalleyHS @RVHST&L @rodingvalleyPE @rodingdrama

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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.

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We have included some links below that Parents / Carers may find useful for resources ideas, solutions, plans and support:

 http://homelearninguk.com  http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/  https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companiesoffering-free-subscriptions/ These sites can be quite overwhelming, so think carefully about what you are looking for to make it easier to search.

You could also follow this celebrity timetable:

Free Lessons with Celebrities

9:00am

PE with Joe Wicks

10:00am

Music with Myleene Klass

11:00am

Science with Maddie Moate

11:30am

Dance with Oti Mabuse

13:00pm

Maths with Carol Vorderman

14:00pm

History with Dan Snow

15:00pm

English with David Walliams

17:30pm

Food Tech with Jamie Oliver

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Further Resources for Students  Gojimo.com has GCSE quizzes that relate to different specifications and are set up and ready to go.  Memrise.com is a useful app for all languages and uses videos to help learners.  Mind Mapping Looking for visual thinking? Try bubbl.us, to help students better understand, remember and generate new ideas.  Revisionbuddies.com can provide short bursts of revision for many GCSE topics and tracks progress too. It even allows the pupils to access past papers and mark schemes.  Goconqr.com allows pupils or teachers to create mind maps and flashcards using key terms.  Wordflex.com app uses a dictionary with a focus on key terms and a content-rich curriculum  Brainpop has a great set of videos, freely available for pupils.  Safer Internet Day is all-year-round in my opinion and there are loads of online resources pupils and parents can use on  BBC Bitesize resources and videos.  BBC Learning This site is old and no longer updated and yet there's so much still available, from language learning to BBC Bitesize for revision. No TV licence required except for content on BBC iPlayer.  Futurelearn Free to access 100s of courses, only pay to upgrade if you need a certificate in your name (own account from age 14+ but younger learners can use a parent account).  Openlearn Free taster courses aimed at those considering Open University, but everyone can access it. Adult level, but some e.g. nature and environment courses could well be of interest to young people.  Blockly: Learn computer programming skills - fun and free.  Scratch Creative computer programming  Ted Ed All sorts of engaging educational videos  National Geographic Kids Activities and quizzes for younger kids.  Duolingo Learn languages for free. Web or app.  Mystery Science Free science lessons  The Kids Should See This Wide range of cool educational videos  Crash Course YouTube videos on many subjects  Crest Awards Science awards you can complete from home.  iDEA Awards Digital enterprise award scheme you can complete online.  Tinkercad All kinds of making.  Nature Detectives A lot of these can be done in a garden, or if you can get to a remote forest location!  British Council Resources for English language learning  Big History Project Aimed at Secondary age. Multi-disciplinary activities.  Geography Games Geography gaming!  The Artful Parent Good, free art activities  DK Find Out Activities and quizzes  Twinkl This is more for printouts, and usually at a fee, but they are offering a month of free access to parents in the event of school closures.

 English Literature Useful resources, including work booklets that students can complete at home.

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Year Progress Leaders  Year 7: Miss Edwards – cedwards@rodingvalley.net  Year 8: Mr Dobson – cdobson@rodingvalley.net  Year 9: Mr Warry – bwarry@rodingvalley.net  Year 10: Mr Ryan – fryan@rodingvalley.net  Year 11: Miss Reed – hreed@rodingvalley.net

USEFUL CONTACTS

 Sixth Form: awheaton@rodingvalley.net

Subject Leaders  Art/Photography: Mr Tisdale – dtisdale@rodingvalley.net  Drama: Mrs L Walker – lwalker@rodongvalley.net and Mr R Wilson – rwilson@rodongvalley.net  English: Mrs Routledge – lroutledge@rodingvalley.net  Food Technology: Mrs Barclay – mbarclay@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  Music: Mr Savage - jsavage@rodingvalley.net  PE/Sports: Mr Jones – ljones@rodingvalley.net

General Enquiries  office@rodingvalley.net

Finance  finance@rodingvalley.net

Safeguarding:  safeguarding@rodingvalley.net

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