4 November 2022 – Issue 8
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Halloween Maze 2022
Head’s Introduction
Roedean has hit the ground running in the first week back after half-term. I am delighted to read about our students’ success in the Senior Maths Challenge and the Maths Olympiad for Girls. There were many impressive successes, but particular congratulations go to Euran, Gulang, Hebe, Rose and Yvette, who were the top performers. Well done to all who took part, and to the Maths Department.
The Big Draw
I am very pleased to read that Galina in Year 11 has just achieved her third Grade 8, and her second with Distinction, which is outstanding. I am glad to hear that yesterday’s Year 7 Drama workshop with a practitioner from the Globe went so well. I am sure that the girls will have learnt a great deal and enjoyed the virtual tour of the Globe. At the start of the week, we welcomed Andrew Hampton, the founder of ‘Girls on Board’, to Roedean. His talk for parents of girls in Years 7-9 explored the ways the girls themselves can negotiate issues which arise in their teenage years, and how parents can support this process. The response from those who attended has been very positive, and I am grateful to Miss Hart and Miss Allen for their leadership of this important project. I am also pleased that Roedean contributed to the national shared endeavour called ‘The Big Draw‘ through the Art Department, encouraging drawing as a tool for wellbeing – thank you, and well done to the staff and students in the Art Department. In Sport, our junior hockey teams are playing brilliantly – it is wonderful for so many to be involved, and that having 6 teams in Year 8 has enabled even more girls to represent the School in fixtures. I am really impressed that the girls have been out on the fields playing sport despite this week’s weather, and well done in particular to the U14 teams who had good games against our local rivals! There are a number of exciting events in the second half of this term, including performances of ‘Six’, the Autumn Gala Concert, and the Dance Showcase, in addition to the hotly-contested Staff-Student Hockey match! I encourage you to book tickets for these events to see the Roedean community showcasing their passions and talents. There are only 29 days until the Roedean Christmas Fair, which is the perfect place to buy stocking fillers and take on Christmas challenges! Well done to everyone in Year 11, who have completed their first set of formal assessments this week. We have all been impressed with how positively they have approached them. I wish you all a relaxing weekend, and good luck for next week!
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