RMS Sixth Form Bulletin Edition 26: 2nd December 2016
Message from Mrs Freeman The Christmas tree is up in the common room, young enterprise girls are carting boxes around ready for the Christmas fair and the garth is covered in a lovely white frost. Winter is here and the holidays are coming! Earlier today the Sixth Form had the pleasure of hearing from Mrs Rose about her RMS bubble and what her plans are for when she leaves. Serena presented her with a Veteran's badge to recognise her long service at the School. During assembly there were no less than 12 Stars of the Fortnight, highlighting once again how great the girls are at stepping up when needed. On this note I would like to congratulate the Senior Hockey Team who not only beat their great rivals but also won the District tournament. A great achievement for a great team! On that note I tweeted about this earlier today and would like to encourage you to follow the goings on in Hind House by following @RMSsixthform - there is a lovely picture of the girls wearing their Christmas jumpers this morning. Have a good weekend everyone
Message from Fenella Watkins-Hale The Christmas tree is up in the Common oom, Young Enterprise girls are carting boxes around ready for the Christmas Fair and the Garth is covered in a lovely white frost. Winter is here and the holidays are coming! Earlier today the Sixth Form had the pleasure of hearing from Mrs Rose about her “RMS bubble� and what her plans are for when she leaves. Serena presented her with a Veteran's badge to recognise her long service at the School. During Assembly there were no less than 12 stars of the fortnight, highlighting once again how great the girls are at stepping up when needed. On this note I would like to congratulate the Senior Hockey Team who not only beat their great rivals but also won the District tournament. A great achievement for a great team! On that note I tweeted about this earlier today and would like to encourage you to follow the goings on in Hind House by following @RMSsixthform - there is a lovely picture of the girls wearing their Christmas jumpers this morning. Have a good weekend everyone
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Important Information Useful Contacts in the Sixth Form Below are useful contact email addresses for key members of Sixth Form staff. Mrs Freeman (Head of Sixth Form) cfreeman@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Dr Esland (Assistant Head of Sixth Form) kesland@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Miss Solomons (Enrichment and Mentoring Co-ordinator) ssolomons@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Mr Young (Oxbridge Co-ordinator) nyoung@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Mrs Sears (Medicine/Dentistry/Veterinary Science Application Co-ordinator) zsears@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Mrs Isherwood (Careers Advisor and Volunteering Co-ordinator) nisherwood@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Mrs Eccles (EPQ co-ordinator) heccles@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk
What are we doing next week? Monday
Two Year 11 forms are coming to visit Hind House to talk to some Sixth Formers. Everyone else will be decorating their form rooms. There will be a prize for the best form room.
Tuesday
Year 12 will be attending their second Elevate Study Skills session. Year 13 will be going to a variety of Life Skills sessions, continuing with the theme of 'Outside the RMS Bubble': First Aid, Careers, Writing a CV, Good Books, Financial Trading, and British Politics
Wednesday
Chapel
Thursday
House Assembly 6.15pm Prefects' Dinner
Friday
Assembly in Chapel
UCAS There are still a handful of girls who need to send their UCAS. Unless this is with me by early next week it is unlikely to go before the Christmas break. We return quite late after Christmas and the UCAS deadline is JANUARY 15th. Any applications sent to UCAS after that may not be looked at by universities. If this is you/your daughter please encourage her to get it finalised this weekend! Mrs Freeman
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CHARITY NEWS This week: Advent Service: Last Sunday evening, Reverend Quill led a wonderful Advent Service in the Chapel, to mark the beginning of the Christmas season. Members of our Sixth Form Charities Committee volunteered to stand with our Sparks buckets and we were really grateful and impressed with people’s generosity. We managed to raise a staggering £420! This is a really pleasing total and it takes us one step closer to our £10k goal, so thank you very, very much!
Sparks Christmas Stall – Saturday 3rd December, Dining Hall, 11.00am—4.00pm Please come and support us at the Christmas Fair, this Saturday. We will be in the Dining Room, with an array of activities and items on offer. Our Christmas elves will be there running our lucky dip, cookie decorating, personalised baubles, 'pin the nose on Rudolph the reindeer', face painting, tattoos, a hair salon, lavender bags as well as our usual Sparks merchandise, including badges, lanyards, pens and our new addition - Sparks Christmas cards! If these items 'spark' your interest, then come along and help us spread the Christmas cheer. We ho ho hope to see you there! Merry Christmas!
Next week: Candy canes and Sparks Christmas cards! We will be selling candy canes and our signature Sparks Christmas cards at centre doors every day next week. Buy a candy cane for a friend and write a little note on one of our labels, which we will attach with ribbon and deliver in our Santa sack near the end of term! Christmas cards can also be either bought to take away or delivered to a friend in school, just come and write the card and we will put a chocolate coin insider, ready for delivery! Non- uniform day! - Thursday 8th December: The theme will be Christmas knitwear, so whip out your favourite Christmas jumper and wrap up warm! To avoid being on Santa’s naughty list, please remember your £1 and refrain from wearing logos, shorts or showing bare midriffs (it will probably be too cold for this anyway!). Our Charities Committee elves will be collecting the £1s in their forms and Year groups. Of course, larger donations are also always welcome and greatly appreciated!
Christmas Concert! – Friday 9th December: This is the perfect opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit. Come along to enjoy an evening of wonderful Christmas music, which will be performed by an array of talented RMS musicians and singers. We will be there too, fundraising at the door, and would really appreciate any donations, no matter how big or small. So come along to help spread the Christmas cheer! Katie and Hannah
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“Medic Mentors” Summer School 2017 The below could be beneficial to Year 12 students who are intending to apply to Medical School... Registration has opened for “Medic Mentor's Summer School 2017”. This is a unique opportunity for students to spend an entire week with doctors and medical students perfecting their UCAS applications to medical school. It is a 5-day residential programme at Nottingham University and will cover the following areas comprehensively: 1. UCAS and all medical-wider reading 2. Two days of 1-2-1 personal statement tutoring (with an experienced doctor or med student) to help students finish a final draft of their statements. 3. UKCAT and BMAT teaching 4. Interview theory and mock MMI and panel interviews 5. Personal consultations with a doctor or med student to help strategically select their top 4 UCAS choices and a viable 5th choice (parents can also attend this session) The Summer School also includes eight books and access to two excellent UCKAT and BMAT online questions banks. There are only 20 students per school and three possible dates that students can choose from in the Summer. As such, it is the most comprehensive Summer School programme around! The Summer School can also be used to count towards the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. See the next page for more information, or you can also find more details about the Summer School (including reviews and the prospectus) at this link: http://medicmentor.co.uk/about/events/summer-school/ Students who register before January 2017 can save £200 on the registration, and due to the limited spaces we advise interested students to apply early. If you have any questions, please contact Dr Dhakshana Siva, Lead Mentor, on 07454704204 or email applications@medicmentor.org
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“Medic Mentors” Summer School 2017
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Summer Holiday Opportunities An Opportunity for Students to Experience Professional Aviation. Brookfield Education and Training provides a range of training courses for professional pilots and also for young people who may have aspirations of being an aviation professional one day. The courses are in the U.K. for two weeks during the summer and students will experience many aspects of professional aviation, including flying lessons on light aircraft, Boeing 747 simulator, and emergency training with British Airways. Also visits to engineering facilities, aviation museums, airline headquarters as well as some exciting recreational activities and sightseeing in London and Cardiff. The students will stay in the halls of residence of Brunel University in London, where they will have aviation English lessons and talks with pilots and other airline professionals. This is an opportunity for young people to decide whether a career in aviation is for them. They will go home with flying experience, with a broad outlook on the industry and life in general, and will have fun in the process. Commencement dates are 22nd July and 19th August. The price is £3,190 (GBP) + 20% VAT if applicable, which includes accommodation, local transport and all activities. Please click on this link http://www.brookfieldav.com/education-projects for further information
Summer Internships with Deutsche Bank If you’re in your penultimate year of study and have the passion, dedication and speed of thought to succeed in the financial services industry, the Deutsche Bank Summer Internship Programme could be exactly what you’re looking for. Our Programme helps to prepare you for success in an international banking environment, as well as serve as your introduction to a thriving and lasting career. Because our internships are a rich source of talent for our Graduate Programme, yours could also launch a long-term career with us. We are currently hiring for internship roles in the following areas:
Compliance
Group Audit
Finance
Human Resources
Applications for all four areas close on 31st December 2016 but we hire on a rolling basis. Discover a career to look forward to at db.com/careers
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EPOC Careers Conferences Medicine and Law
Epoc Careers organises careers conferences for students. Their next events are: Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Doctor, Saturday 28th January 2017 and Improve Your Chances of Becoming a Lawyer, Saturday 25th March 2017 EPOC Careers Conferences organises events for students who want to become Doctors or Lawyers. These events are designed to help students maximise their changes of being accepted into the university and profession of your choice. The professionals running the events will help you decide whether Medicine/Law is the career for you and help you make the very best UCAS application you can. At the conferences, students will:
Understand what Admissions Tutors are looking for
UKCAT, BMAT. Anmd LNAT Preparation—what you need to know
Improve your interview technique
Find out about the realities of studying and specialising in the profession
Speak to doctors and solicitors/barristers and university students about their experiences
Experience a university environment.
These one-day careers conferences run on Saturdays, from 10.00am to 4.30pm, at UCL in London. They are principally designed for students in Years 11 and 12. Other students, staff and parents also attend, and find the events useful and enjoyable. For full details, including costs and to book places, see www.epoc.org.uk . If you have queries, please contact frances@epoc.org.uk .
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