SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS UPDATE Friday 20th May 2016 This Term’s Events at a Glance
Years 7—10 Examination Timetables
Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, click here
examination timetables are now on the
Please note that the Year 7-10 school Parent Portal under School Examinations. Girls have been given
Saturday 21st/Sunday 22nd May Rickmansworth Canal Festival
hard copies of these also. Mrs Young
Friday 27th May Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner HALF TERM
Correction
Tuesday 7th June FORMS Meeting
Apologies for any confusion caused, but
Thursday 9th June Higher Education Forum (Year 12)
last week’s newsletter:
please note the following corrections from
Friday 10th June Year 8 to Greenwich Year 7 Geography trip to Chiltern Hills Monday 13th June Year 7 to Whipsnade Zoo Thursday 16th June Celebration of Sport Friday 17th June Art and Textiles Exhibition Monday 20th June Year 9 Geography trip to Windsor Saturday 25th June FORMS Summer Festival Saturday 2nd July Prize Day and Sports Day
The Celebration of Sport is on THURSDAY 16th JUNE and NOT FRIDAY 17th JUNE The Year 8 Trip to Greenwich is on FRIDAY10th JUNE and NOT TUESDAY 21st JUNE
This weekend Come along and support our choirs singing at the Rickmansworth Canal Festival this weekend—see website for more information, or follow on Twitter
Friday 8th July END OF TERM
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SCHOOL NEWS Emails Sent this week Year 12-13 Year 7-13 Year 11/12 Physics Boarding Parents Year 7-13 Year 12
Car Park Security Letter from Mrs Bomford regarding personal safety Brian Cox lecture at Watford Colosseum Boarding survey Request for help with Year 11 Work Experience placement Information about Year 12 Study Leave
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
GCSE and A Level Art and Textiles Exhibition Our annual Art and Textiles Exhibition opens for public viewing on Friday 17th June from 4.15—6.30pm in the Sports Centre. It will also be open on Lower School Prize Day/Sports Day on 2nd July. The exhibition showcases work by our GCSE and A Level Art and Textiles students, and the standard is always exceptionally high—we would encourage all girls and parents to try to come along to see for themselves!
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SPORTS NEWS Tennis Results Some excellent tennis results for RMS vs Berkhamsted this week! The Year 7 Tennis Team (playing in the Year 8 competition) who beat Berkhamsted 12 – 0, and the Year 9/10 team won 10-6 in a championship tiebreak! Fantastic achievement girls! Athletics Success Congratulations to Eleanor in Cadogan House who became the Bucks County Under 13 Champion for 200m, and silver medallist in the 100m! Well done! Gymnastics Success Well done to Amelia D (Year 8) and her team from Heathrow Gymnastics Club for winning the first leg of the International TeamGym Cup in Dundee on 7 June. The girls had the highest floor score of the day with 19.000 which is also a team best and another team best on tumble with 14.500. The team is off to Italy for the second leg on 11 June so we wish them luck and will let you know how they get on.
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LAST DAY FOR YEAR 11 As our Year 11 girls finish classes and embark on study leave and public examinations, we wish them lots of luck, and here are some photos of their final few days in Senior School...
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FORMS NEWS A very BIG thank you to all the guests who attended the fabulous Bollywood Ball on Saturday night. It was an amazing night and the dance floor didn't clear all evening! We raised well over ÂŁ2000 for the girls and had a great time doing it. Our thanks must go to the RMS Estates department (Jane and her team) and Catering (Keith and his team) who helped us not only transform the dining room but give everyone a great evening. We had many sponsors, donators, volunteers & contributors and without them the event wouldn't have been possible and we are sincerely grateful for all the support. Looking forward to planning the next one! The FORMS Committee
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THE FORMS COMMITTEE IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AN EXCITING NEW EVENT— THE RMS SUMMER FESTIVAL SATURDAY 25TH JUNE 3.00PM-9.00PM The event will feature:
VARIOUS DANCE AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES FROM RMS GIRLS ABBA TRIBUTE BAND
BOUNCY CASTLES
BBQ AND SWEET STALL
GARDEN GAMES
ENCHANTED FAIRY WALK
FACE PAINTING AND GLITTER TATOOS
PHOTO BOOTH
………… AND LOTS LOTS MORE!!
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR MORE DETAILS AFTER HALF TERM ALL WELCOME FROM PARENTS, SIBLINGS, GRAND PARENTS AND FRIENDS
Next FORMS Meeting: Tuesday 7th June in Governors’ Dining Hall All Welcome
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COMMUNITY NEWS St Luke’s Hospice Summer Fair St Luke’s annual Summer Fete returns on Saturday 4th June in the hospice grounds. It’s an amazing day out for all the family. There will be arts and crafts stalls, food, entertainment and hopefully some sunshine too! If you are interested in having a stall on the day, we still have a few spaces left. Contact gcoates@stlukes-hospice.org for further information.
Tea and Cake with D.J. Kelly Buckinghamshire has a 600 year history of subversion, sedition and espionage. The county has been home to radical plotters, heretics and heretic hunters, agents provocateurs and informers. Two world wars brought spies, secret agents and saboteurs to the county and many of our stately homes housed wartime code-breakers, eavesdroppers, boffins, intelligence chiefs and even Nazi officers. A surprising number of women spies were incarcerated here and the first use of covert surveillance photography was against local women. From religious martyrs and gunpowder plotters to atomic secrets' traitors and the domestic terrorists of modern times – this county has seen it all. Tickets available £5 to include tea & homemade cake. The book will be available to buy on the day RRP £12.99. Click here to book!
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SUMMER HOLIDAY CAMPS
Super Camps at RMS in 2016 Super Camps, the UK’s no.1 for childcare during the school holidays, will be running holiday activity camps here again during summer 2016. Super Camps has a fun-packed schedule lined up for summer 2016, and with guaranteed water-based activities, each child will go home smiling after a fantastic day. The emphasis is on participation and enjoyment with enthusiastic Super Camps staff on hand to help children acquire new skills and confidence, and make new friends. Camps are open from 8am – 6pm, Monday – Friday. To celebrate 20 fabulous years looking after children across the UK, Super Camps is offering parents a year-round 10% discount off standard rates. Use discount code 'PARENT16' when booking online or over the phone.
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