SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS UPDATE Friday 18th March 2016 This Half Term’s Events at a Glance…
Incident in Croxley Green
Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, click here
A student from another school last week
Sunday 20th March Confirmation Service
Croxley Green . The man was in his 40s and
Tuesday 22nd March Spring Concert
have also been informed
Thursday 24th March End of Term Year 13 At Home
We would be grateful if you would please
Saturday 26th March Vietnam Trip departs
from someone in a car. Please also
reported seeing a man in a red, rusty van in performing an inappropriate act. The Police
stress to your child not to engage in conversation with any strangers, especially emphasise to them not to accept a lift from
Tuesday 5th April Year 7/8 French Opal Coast Trip departs
someone they do not know, regardless of the
Saturday 16th April Year 12/13 Alicante returns
immediately if this happens and to inform you
situation; your child should call the Police and a member of staff at the School.
Tuesday 19th April Boarders Return
Thank you
Wednesday 20th April Term Starts
Reminder re. Arrangements for Tea at School
Wednesday 27th April Year 7 Enterprise Day FORMS Meeting
Requests for day girls wishing to stay for tea before an event should be submitted seven days in advance, via email, to Miss Whitfield in Devonshire House ywhitfield@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Thank you for your co-operation with this
Friday 29th April Year 10 At Home Exeat Weekend Saturday 30th April Year 9 Battlefields Trip departs Wednesday 4th May Community Arts to Royal Hospital Chelsea Friday 6th May Year 8 to Cadbury World Friday 13th May Year 10 to Slapton Sunday 15th May Chapel Celebration Service
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INFORMATION Emails Sent this week Years 7/8 Opal Coast Trip
Final information
Year 10 Geography Slapton Trip
Final Information
Year 8
HPV Vaccination Information
Year 13
At Home Letter
Year 7/8
Author Visit information
Year 10
Berlin Trip letter (non Historians)
If you have not received any of the emails listed below, please contact Pippa Hopkins phopkins@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Parent Portal queries & updating contact details To advise us of any changes to your contact details, change of boarding status etc., please contact changeofdetails@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk . This is a group email address and your communication will be sent to all the relevant parties within the School. If you have any other questions relating to the Parent Portal, please contact our Data Systems Manager Mrs Bulow on datasupport@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk
Spring Concert 2016 Tuesday 22nd March, 7.00pm in the Great Hall Join us for the final full concert of the school year, with performance by all our choirs and orchestras, and performances by our Year 13 musicians!
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SCHOOL NEWS The RMS Careers Convention On the evening of Tuesday 8th March, the Great Hall was full to the brim with RMS students, parents, guests from St Clement Danes, Rickmansworth School, St Joan of Arc and representatives from many professional sectors. Companies such as Cisco Systems, BP Collins, Lloyds Bank, British Airways, Champneys College, Centrica, Projects Abroad, IBB Solicitors were joined by individuals from the worlds of Medicine, the Armed Forces and Architecture. We were also delighted that a number of Old Girls were able to share their experiences of the World of Work in the areas of Fashion Design, Photography, Acting, Maternity Services and Law. A huge thank you goes to all the exhibitors who gave up their Tuesday evening to help students think about their futures, FORMS, the RMS Caretakers and Catering Team and teaching staff who made the evening such a success. Mrs Isherwood
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SPORT NEWS It has been yet another very busy and hugely successful week for the RMS Sports Teams… Keep up to date with fixtures and results by following the RMS PE Department Twitter account: https://twitter.com/RMSPEDepartment Some results from last week Netball
Netball
Football
RMS vs Aldenham
RMS vs St Margarets
RMS vs Westfield
Year 10 A Team lost 7-18
Year 8 A Team lost 7-11
Year 9/10 won 5-0
The Year 7 A Team were placed second in the Aldenham Year 8 netball tournament.
This week’s results
Netball RMS vs Northwood College
RMS vs Edge Grove
Year 7 A Team won 35-0
Year 7 A Team won 30-11
Year 7 B Team won 28-3 Year 7 A and B teams were both silver medallists in their respective district netball tournaments
Hockey Congratulations to the Year 8 team—District Winners! And also to Year 10 who were beaten 3-0 by Presdales in the County Cup Semi Final.
Gymnastics The IGSA Nationals Competition involved girls from Year 5 to year 13, and all the teams supported each other. In the U15 competition, the team of Molly C, Ellie R, Ashley C, Caitlin J and Arwen R came 3rd overall, 2nd in their group and Arwen came 5th individually. The U13 team of Amelia D, Miranda C, Ella P, Mia T and Talia A performed incredibly, winning their group and overall. Specific congratulations to Miranda C, who came 2nd overall, and Amelia Daley who won individually. The O13 team consisting of Serena C, Isabel P, Manaalee T, Rachel R-L and Sarah R-L came 6th overall and 2nd in the group. The ISGA competition is always extremely tough and so all the girls did brilliantly. It was a very triumphant weekend for RMS. Serena C - Gymnastics captain
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FORMS NEWS Messages and Reminders from FORMS this week… The FORMS Quiz Night was once again a success and we would like to thank everyone for their support. All 12 teams fought hard with their wealth of knowledge but huge congratulations and a very nice trophy went, to the winning team by a clear margin “Nines of the Round Table” and commiserations to “4.1 Children” The evening was filled with laughter, great food and conversation with friends, a champagne raffle, heads and tails and FORMS raising some invaluable funds, which will go towards those little extras for your daughters. BOLLYWOOD NIGHT: FORMS are delighted to present our Bollywood Summer Ball. Saturday 14th May 7.30pm £40 per ticket to include welcome drink, dinner and disco. TICKETS ON SALE NOW –see flyer on next page Forms.summerball@gmail.com
SECOND HAND UNIFORM: Date 18/04/2016 22/04/2016 29/04/2016 06/05/2016 13/05/2016 20/05/2016 27/05/2016
Day Monday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday Friday
Time 3.00-4.00pm 8.00-9.00am 3.00-4.00pm 8.00-9.00am 8.00-9.00am 8.00-9.00am 8.00-9.00am
Easter hols exeat Friday
Any queries, please contact Abbey at forms.rms2hu@gmail.com to arrange.
NEXT FORMS MEETING: All very welcome on Wednesday 27th April at 7.30pm in GDR
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COMMUNITY NEWS THE RICKMANSWORTH MILE 20TH MARCH 2016 Show Rickmansworth what you're made of, as you walk, jog or run the Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile! Complete the Mile whilst enjoying the picturesque views of the lakes, then enjoy the entertainment on offer! You can choose to run or walk (or a bit of both!) 1, 3 or 6 miles with start times from 12.00pm to 12.30pm depending on distance. The event is taking place at the Aquadrome (WD3 1NB) Book your place at The Rickmansworth Mile here
Chorleywood Children’s Writing Competition 2016 This year the theme is… FOOD! We all love it, so we hope you’ll have lots of fun writing and drawing about it. What does the BFG have for breakfast? What’s a Gruffalo’s favourite snack? We can’t wait to see your ideas, so let your imaginations (and the flavour combinations) run wild… All entries will be judged by a real-life, published author. In previous years, competitions have been judged by Jonathan Stroud, Mo O’Hara and even Charlie Higson. Age Group 3: Ages 11-16 Write a short story of approximately 200 words with the title “Food Glorious Food” Rules 1.Each entry must be accompanied by the form below completed and signed 2.Further forms are available from chilternbookshops.co.uk 3.Entries must be emailed or delivered to Chorleywood Bookshop by the closing date which is Thursday 24th March 2016 at 5.00pm 4.Entries cannot be returned so please keep a copy if needed Winners will be notified at the beginning of the summer term Click here for more information and entry forms
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WORK EXPERIENCE
The Elizabeth Johnson Organisation (EJO) is a British Council Accredited Summer School provider that has run its International Summer Programme at RMS since 1996. This summer, for the first time, they are looking for RMS students who live locally, and also for their brothers or other relatives and friends, to become part of the course and interact with their own students, who come from all over the world. RMS students will help the students to improve their English, joining them in some lessons, at mealtimes and on local activities and full-day excursions. You will be in a well-managed, wellsupervised environment, have fun and earn some pocket money (ÂŁ50 per week) as well. Furthermore, it is likely that the an experience could be useful later on to include in CVs and personal statements and portfolios! The course starts on Sunday 10th July and runs for four weeks until 6th August. The age range of students on the course is from 12 to17. Although it is not be necessary to undertake the whole four weeks, RMS students would need to be available from Monday to Saturday inclusive when on the course. For more information about this exciting opportunity, please email steve@ejo.co.uk or phone 01428 751549.
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HOLIDAY CLUBS AT RMS Super Camps 20th Anniversary Sale With 20 years’ experience delivering top-quality holiday activities for children, Super Camps is the UK’s No.1. To celebrate 20 fabulous years looking after children across the UK, Super Camps is offering early bookers up to 20% discount off standard rates. This offer carries a ‘best price guarantee’ so you won’t get a better rate. Discounted spaces are limited, so book early to avoid missing out on this unique offer. Book now and join the fun! Use discount code '20YEARS' when booking online or over the phone. Visit www.supercamps.co.uk or call 01235 467300
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