Parent Weekly Newsletter Friday 18th May 2018

Senior School Weekly News Update

Goodbye and Good Luck to Year 13 The Class of 2018….

Friday 18th May 2018

SCHOOL INFORMATION This Term’s Events at a Glance…

Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, please log into the brand new

Car Parking at RMS In order to assist the School in managing vehicles that enter the grounds, we are asking all Sixth Formers, Parents and Staff to display their Parking Permits in the front

parent portal or website Thursday 24th May Year 9 Geography Trip to Windsor

windscreen.

New parents were issued with permits when

Friday 25th May—Sunday 3rd June HALF TERM

their daughter(s) joined the School; however,

Sunday 3rd June Boarders Return

it, please contact Janet Ford (PA to the Estate

Monday 4th—Friday 8th June Year 7-10 School Exam Week

and current year group via email to

Wednesday 6th June Year 12 Life Skills / UCAS Day

be happy to issue a new one.

Friday 8th June Art and Textiles Exhibition Opens Year 8 Civil War Day

Richard Cutler, Estate Bursar

if you have not received a permit or misplaced Bursar) confirming your daughter(s)’s name

Saturday 9th June Royal Institution Masterclasses Tuesday 12th June Year 7 to Chiltern Hills

jford@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk and she will Thank you,

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Thursday 14th June Year 8 to Whipsnade Zoo Saturday 16th June Royal Institution Masterclasses

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Friday 22nd June Rush Hour Concert Saturday 23rd June FORMS Summer Fair

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Saturday 30th June Lower School Prize Day Sports Day

Flickr (photo galleries) @RMSforGirls

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SCHOOL NEWS CATERING UPDATE We have launched new menus for the Trinity term. These follow valuable feedback last term from our boarding community via a Catering survey and a series of tasting evenings which have helped to inform our menus.

The menus are available for you to view on the Parent Portal, together with our Dietary Policy. Following the completion of our first 3 week cycle of menus, further feedback is being sought from all pupils next week via a short survey. We will continue to update you via future bulletins and the Parent Portal.

We are also working with a dietician to ensure our menus and break-time snacks deliver the best possible nutrition for pupils. This too will be a gradual process, involving pupils so that they help us to make these changes and understand the reasons for them.

RMS Policy on Nuts Feedback indicates that there is a little confusion regarding our Policy regarding nuts so we would like to clarify this. Due to increasing numbers of pupils with nut allergies, for whom the impact can be life-threatening, we have taken the decision to remove the service of nuts from all menus and break items with immediate effect. Pupil safety is our primary concern with this decision.

Please be aware that, whilst we will not be serving any items which contain nuts, as with any large catering organisation we are unable to categorically guarantee a nut-free environment insofar as we source products from a large range of suppliers who may produce nuts or nut-based products within their manufacturing processes.

For any catering queries or concerns, please contact Keith Wattley, Catering Manager who will be pleased to discuss these with you: kwattley@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Thank you Jane Horsnell, Domestic Bursar

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THE WEEK IN PICTURES Year 7 History/RS Trip to Bhaktivedanta Manor

Year 8 Geography Trip to Cadbury World

Al fresco lunch in the Dining Hall Quad

U12/13/14/15 ready for District Tennis vs Habs

Year 10 Trip to Thorpe Park

Yr 11 Textiles after an exhausting 10 hr exam!

Study leave starts for Year 11!

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SCHOOL NEWS Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Day at Buckingham Palace

The following former students were invited to attend: Naomi Bartholomew, Imogen van Jaarsveldt. Emily Wiggins, Cerys Jenkins, Guneet Sawhney, Alice King, Mia Robertson, Sophie Mantio

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SCHOOL NEWS Year 13 Leavers’ Day in Pictures In traditional RMS style, the leaving Year 13 students took over the school on Friday—the theme was considerably less gory than last year’s Zombie Invasion—Alice in Wonderland! More pictures here

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RMS SPORT FORTHCOMING FIXTURES

Date

Start

Finish

Event

Location

Monday 21st May

4.00pm

6.00pm

District Tennis Year 7—10

RMS

Tuesday 22nd May

4.00pm

6.00pm

Rounders Year 7 A and B Teams

St Helen’s

Tuesday 22nd May

4.00pm

6.00pm

District Tennis, Year 8 –10

RMS

Wednesday 23rd May

4.00pm

6.00pm

County League Athletics Year 8, 10

Jarman Park

6.00pm

Rounders Year 7 and 8 vs Aldenham

RMS

6.00pm

Tennis Year 7 and 8 vs Godstowe

RMS

Wednesday 23rd May Thursday 24th May

4.00pm

4.00pm

RECENT RESULTS Rounders On Wednesday the Year 10 A and B rounders teams played against Habs Girls School. In the first innings, the A team batted well and scored 10 1/2 rounders. Their fielding was fantastic and they managed to get all the Habs team out. In the second innings the girls continued to gain their lead and won 18 - 4. The B team started steadily with their batting but showed excellent team work when fielding. They improved their batting in the second innings and won 8 1/2 - 6 1/2.

Year 7 vs North London Collegiate School: A Team won 12 1/2—11 1/12, B Team lost 7—7 1/2 Year 7 vs Northwood College: A Team won 16—9 , B Team won 8 1/2 - 3

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RMS SPORT Tennis Under 14 Team RMS v Parmiters School, District Tournament This was the first match of the season for our District team . Two pairs competed against Parmiters at home winning 3-1 sets and 21-10 games. This was a great result and fantastic start to the new tennis season.

RMS v North London Collegiate School—Friendly In this “friendly” match, the students played timed matches and tried to see which pair could score the most points against their opponents. Unfortunately, NLCS proved to be tough competition and RMS lost overall against them. However, this was a great friendly set of matches and good experience for the girls.

RMS v Berkhamsted— Team Tennis This was the first of only two Team Tennis fixtures this year for the Under 14 girls but what a great win against Berkhamsted! Each person plays in one double's match and then a single each against their opposite rated player. RMS only lost one match out of 6 and the girls won 10-2 overall. It was lovely to have such good weather and great support from parents - both combined to help the girls to secure their first win in the Team Tennis match. Next match against Watford coming soon!

RMS v Haberdashers, District Tournament This was the second District Tennis match, and was played at home against Haberdashers. All the girls played really well, serving and volleying into the spaces to score good points. Unfortunately, RMS just lost by 5 games.

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RMS OPEN EVENTS We have the following two Open Events coming up; please share with anyone who may be interested!

Ruspini House Open Morning Saturday 9th June 10.00am—12.00pm Cadogan House “Show and Tell” Open Afternoon (for Reception 2019 entry) Monday 11th June 1.30—3.00pm)

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FORMS NEWS

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SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITY BLAG Youth Theatre Summer School As we head towards the Summer I am sure some parents will be keen to find a fun and creative activity for their children. At Blag we offer a full two week performing arts program that culminates in a production at the Elgiva Theatre. Over the last 20 years we have had lots of RMS girls including my own daughter (an ex-RMS pupil) take part and experience what it's like to be part of a musical production.

This year we will be fusing together two story lines, 'School of Rock and Fame' the show will be tailor written and offer great parts for all.

If you are looking for more than just a musical theatre skills workshop and would like to find out what a Blag Project entails please email me at lynn@dramaclasses.biz and I will be pleased to answer any questions you may have.

We take children from 7 years to 17 years and we start on July 23rd. We have been producing children's summer schools for 20 years and were one of the first in Rickmansworth. Being part of our summer school teaches a lot more than just performing arts, it teaches confidence, team spirit, quick thinking, social skills and enhances short term memory. We would love to hear from you so please feel free to get in touch. 01923 772320 or 07730 572714 Testimonial from RMS parents....

“I highly recommend Blag summer project. It’s been the highlight of all my girls’ summer hols for the last 10 years. Recommend it if they are interested in dance singing or drama or would just like to make a really nice bunch of friends and have a great laugh in the hols”. Abbey “Blag is a unique experience; it’s huge fun and a really encouraging environment where the kids learn what they’re capable of and how to push themselves to achieve more. Although they never feel pressured or regimented, the kids respect Ricky and Lynn’s skills and deep experience and respond by pulling together to put on an amazing show or performance. Blag’s far more than a Saturday class - it soon becomes a key part of their life, along with the lifelong friends from all different backgrounds and talents that they make there” Diane

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