Senior School Weekly News Update
Friday 2nd February 2018
SCHOOL INFORMATION This Term’s Events at a Glance… Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, click www.royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk/media/ calendar Saturday 3rd February U11, U13, U16, U19 Milano Gymnastics Herts Schools Cross Country Champs
Reminder re. Car Parking On the dates listed below, there will be additional coaches in the car park due to “away matches” for sports fixtures. All coaches are scheduled to leave at 4.00pm and with the usual school run coaches, this will inevitably have an impact on available space in the Main Car Park. The two standard Hearns coaches will wait in the parking
Sunday 4th February Acro Gymnastics Competition
area outside The Paddock as usual and at about 3.20pm,
Monday 5th February Life Skills Evening—Mindfulness In Schools
access to the zebra crossing for Cadogan parents and
Monday 5th —Thursday 8th February Lower School Production of Oliver!
park alongside the Chapel and be in place by 3.00pm.
Tuesday 6th February Cake Sale
coach.
move to the road outside Cadogan House to allow clear pupils. The coaches for the sports fixtures have been asked to Girls will be reminded where to pick up their relevant
The Readybus and ALM coaches will be waiting in the
Wednesday 7th February English Trip to Hamlet
Main Car Park in their usual parking spaces.
Friday 9th February Year 9 At Home Friday 9th—Sunday 18th February HALF TERM
Monday 5th February
6 coaches
Tuesday 6th February
6 coaches
Wednesday 7th February
7 coaches
Unfortunately, this situation has been unavoidable and we
Monday 19th February Year 13 A Level Mocks start
appreciate your patience.
Tuesday 20th February Boarders’ Supper—Chinese New Year Saturday 24th February Bronze D of E Expedition Training
Young Enterprise
Friday 2nd March Year 10 At Home
Bottle & Co and Cment who are attending a trade fair at
Saturday 10th March FORMS Quiz Night Wednesday 14th March FORMS AGM
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Good luck to RMS 2017/18 Young Enterprise teams Black the Intu Shopping Centre in Watford this weekend. If you are in the area, do stop by and support them! Awards will be made at 3.00pm—wishing both teams lots of luck!
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SCHOOL NEWS “The Shades” E-Safety Event Excitement filled the Great Hall on Monday afternoon while the girls enjoyed watching an entertaining performance from ‘The Shades’. The band charmed their audience with both original material and some popular covers. Additionally, they delivered a timely message about staying safe online, using examples from their own experience. Prominence was given to being wary of strangers who may pose as someone much younger by using fake photos.
Clear advice was imparted to the pupils to avoid revealing personal information and especially to avoid posting photos which they might swiftly regret and which would quickly end up on the screens of unpleasant individuals. The afternoon proved to be an original and memorable way to reinforce these essential messages to help keep our young people safe online. More phots from the event here Mrs Bomford
Congratulations! Congratulations to Abigail W who has been awarded an equestrian scholarship to Stonar School which is one of the top equestrian schools in the country. Abigail and her horse, Falcons Fusilier, will take up their place in September, to complete her A levels, and be coached by the selector and Chef d’equipe for the GB junior Equestrian team.
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PERFORMING ARTS
OLIVER TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Tickets for the Lower School production of Oliver! are now available online at:
https://www.trybooking.co.uk/DMZ Tickets are priced at £8 and £5 The show is playing in the Space from NEXT MONDAY—THURSDAY It promises to be a fantastic show, with lots of songs you will recognise, so we hope to see LOTS of you there to support the girls! Mr Daniel Hyde Director of Performing Arts
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SCHOOL NEWS EPQ Success for RMS Sixth Formers Congratulations to the 13 Year 13 students who undertook an EPQ (Extended Project Qualification). Yet again, RMS students have achieved highly, with 100% achieving A*-B, and 77% A* or A Grade The EPQ offers students the chance to research their own area of academic interest, and to write it up as a dissertation, with the help of a supervisor and a series of focused research skills seminars. There are a number of reasons why girls choose to study for an EPQ; it earns students as many UCAS points as an AS Level; it allows students to develop an area of academic interest outside the constraints of examination subjects, and encourages development in research and writing skills, which is invaluable practice for the girls’ future learning at University. It encourages the development of the following skills:
Critical Thinking and problem solving skills
The application of knowledge for practical results
Understanding rigorous academic content
Development of innovative and creative thinking
As always, the topics chosen by students were incredibly varied, and this year included: “Is it possible to analyse song lyrics like literature?”, “Will Italy ever have a balanced budget?”, “Do humans naturally think logarithmically or in a linear manner?”, “To what extent does Eva Peron deserves her epitaph?” and “Should Islamic terrorists be starved the oxygen of publicity in the UK?” It is notable that some students will have received lower entry offers to university based on their success. The skills they have developed will undoubtedly assist them during their A levels and once they go on to higher education, such as researching, presenting their findings and writing at length as the essay component is 5,000 words. Students have been very pleased with their achievements and despite finding the enterprise challenging at times, notably when managing their array of additional responsibilities or extra-curricular activities they are all pleased with their resilience to complete the EPQ process and to have done so well. Mrs Freeman, Head of Sixth Form said “Our excellent results in the EPQ, this year and in fact every year, are a wonderful testament to the independence, commitment and creativity of our Sixth Formers. The sheer breadth of subjects studied never fails to amaze and impress me, and I know that the skills the girls have learnt will stand them in very good stead for their future studies. We are delighted to celebrate the girls’ successes’ the whole school is incredibly proud of what they have achieved” Well done to all 13 EPQ scholars!
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SPORTS RESULTS Netball RMS vs Berkhamsted Year 7 A team lost 4 - 23 Year 7 B team won 19 - 3 RMS vs Watford Girls Year 7 A team won 23 - 14 Year 7 B team won 22 - 8 The A team match was close during the first two quarters and then the girls started to defend with greater determination and intercepted well. They provided lots of opportunities for the shooters and as a result the team pulled ahead. The B team had an excellent start as they were 9 - 1 up after the first quarter and they played some lovely netball with everyone taking a turn in swopping off. RMS vs Parmiters Year 7 A Team won 9 - 2 Year 7 B Team won 23 - 0 The matches took place on a very cold day at Parmiters. The A team match was competitive throughout and both teams played very well. Our girls intercepted the ball regularly before the opposition reached their circle and our shooters performed well under pressure. The B team put in another excellent performance showing very good progress with their skills and the ability to work effectively as a team. Year 8 A team Lost 5-8 POTM Emily R Year 8 B team Won 7-5 POTM Iona F Hard working teams with very cold conditions to contend with. Both teams passed the ball well and sent the ball into the shooting circle. Lots of moving and attacking onto the ball, mainly to keep warm RMS vs St Clement Danes Year 11 won 21 - 10 Senior Team won 23 - 6. Players’ player Talia M-K and Ella G Coach’s players Anna B and Isobel T
Hockey RMS vs Tring School Year 9 Team won 6-0 POTM Libby D Another County Cup win under our belts and now a guaranteed semi final slot at Queenswood. Great team performance and goals scored by a variety of different players. Very cold but the girls powered on through to a great win.
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FORMS NEWS FORMS AGM 14th March Our AGM is coming up on the 1st March and all parents are welcome to attend. At this meeting, we will be re-electing several committee members; some are due to be re-elected as per our constitution, and others are going to be re-elected because current officers are stepping down. After many years of dedicated service, our esteemed Secretary Penny Smee and our most treasured Treasurer Jon Bishop are stepping down at this AGM and so FORMS is in urgent need of volunteers who would like to get involved in our community and help raise extra funds for our school. These positions are key to our functioning. So if you have ever thought that you had some great fundraising ideas or simply would like to have a say in how FORMS works, then please get in touch on forms.chair@gmail.com. Re-election happens at our AGM on the 14th of March so the entries would need to be in by the end of this month. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Saturday 10th March: SAVE THE DATE for the FORMS Quiz Night Don't forget to put 10th March in your dairy. Our annual Quiz Night is promising to be a great night with usual pub quiz food of fish and chips (there will also be a vegetarian option) and plenty of drink to make any intellectual efforts more fun. So start putting your team together! Tickets page coming soon!
Second Hand Uniform Shop Opening Times 9th February
Friday
8.00-9.00
16th February
Friday
CLOSED
23rd February
Friday
8.00-9.00
2nd March
Friday
8.00-9.00
9th March
Friday
3.00-4.00
16th March
Friday
8.00-9.00
23rd March
Friday
8.00-9.00
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HOLIDAY CAMPS AT RMS Super Camps Holiday Camps Super Camps will be running Multi-Activity, RAW Outdoor Adventure, A Passion For Cookery and A Passion For LEGO® courses for children at The Royal Masonic School for Girls during the school holidays. Dates at RMS: 12-16 February 2018 3-13 April 2018 29 May - 1 June 2018 16 July - 24 August 2018
Super Camps allows children to have a great time and get involved in some great activities and courses. As well as taking part in the fun-packed programme, children are cared for by fully qualified and vetted staff to create a thoroughly enjoyable time on camp. As Ofsted noted, Super Camps runs "an excellent programme of well-planned, fun and exciting activities that contributes highly to the children’s play and learning environment". Specialist Summer Courses - £249
Multi-Activity Prices
Passion For LEGO® (ages 6-12)
Early Booking Offer
• A Passion For Cookery (ages 8-14)
Open 8am - 6.30pm
• RAW Outdoor Adventure (ages 8-14)
Early Booking Rate:
Standard Rate
£39 per day
£45 per day
£179 per week
£199 per week Childcare vouchers accepted
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