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Head’s Introduction Tomorrow will be the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, and I am delighted that, despite moving to a virtual school, we have been able to mark this momentous day by lighting up the School. The effect is wonderful, and I am very grateful to Mr Wailes, Mr Hawkes, Mr Carpenter, Miss Boles, the Music Department and singers, and all others who have made this possible. In our virtual Chapel service this morning, Mr Chamberlain and others spoke about the historical significance of Victory in Europe Day, and this anniversary. It is a highly significant and important moment in our history, and we hope that the girls will use this opportunity to learn more about the end of the war and its impact on our lives. I hope you all enjoy the Bank Holiday weekend. In this Head’s Review, we have made a feature of the NHS and healthcare professionals around the world, who are working in very difficult circumstances to battle against the current Coronavirus pandemic. A number of Roedean girls and parents who are directly connected have contributed personal reflections or artwork about their experiences – they are all very powerful pieces, and thank you for sharing them.
Over the last few weeks, a couple of wonderful things have happened which have caught me a little off guard – last week it was seeing the façade off our fantastic school turned blue, and this week it is a picture book produced by a group of girls. It is the brainchild of Megan and Olivia in Year 11, who wanted to produce something for the children of our partner schools, St Mark’s and Deepdene, who might be missing coming to Roedean because they know the School and Farm so well. It is written in rhyming verses about the animals from Roedean Farm taking full advantage of the fact that they have the run of the School at the moment, and each verse is illustrated brilliantly and imaginatively. Olivia and Megan pulled together a team of girls, mostly in Year 11, to narrate and illustrate this wonderful book. Congratulations to everyone involved – I have no doubt that the children who read it will love it! As well as this book, this week St Mark’s has received our donation of almost 200 books, one for every child, so that all pupils can continue to enjoy reading and learning at home, as many are unable to access school virtually. As you know, we
built a Library at St Mark’s last year, and reading has always been a fundamental element of our partnership, so I am delighted that we have been able to continue to support the school, even in these difficult times. The books will be sent home to the children next week, along with some stationery and craft items – I am sure that they will love them. I am very pleased that the boarding teams have set the girls a challenge this week, the virtual Race to Roedean South Africa! This is a great idea to maintain House spirit, as well as encouraging exercise, and hopefully to require some money for charity along the way. We have also been in touch with our sister school to see if they will start the same race from the other end, and let’s see where we meet, or who gets to the other school first! Well done again to you all for a great week – have a lovely long weekend, and good luck for next week!
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75th Anniversary of VE Day Mr Chamberlain led this week’s Chapel, focusing on VE Day: As you will be aware tomorrow marks the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, and many nations across the world will choose to recognise and celebrate the moment the Second World War came to an end in Europe. Given the current situation, and the many parallels being drawn by the media with wartime Britain, the moment when communities finally emerged from six years of conflict and confinement is bound to have even greater resonance. 8 May 1945 was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it. It meant an end to a war that had cost the lives of millions, had destroyed homes, families, and cities, and had brought huge suffering and loss to the populations of entire countries. Millions of people rejoiced in the news that Germany had surrendered, relieved that the intense strain of total war was finally over. In towns and cities across the world, people marked the victory with street parties, dancing and singing.
A national holiday was declared in Britain for 8 May 1945. In the morning, Churchill had gained assurances from the Ministry of Food that there were enough beer supplies in the capital, and the Board of Trade announced that people could purchase red, white and blue bunting without using ration coupons. But not everyone celebrated VE Day. For those who had lost loved ones in the conflict, it was a time to reflect. Amidst the street parties and rejoicing, many people mourned the death of a friend or relative, or worried about those who were still serving overseas. For many of the widows the war had produced, the noise and jubilation as people celebrated VE Day was too much to bear and not something they could take part in.
For members of the Allied forces who were still serving overseas on VE Day, the occasion was bittersweet. Although it meant victory in one theatre, the war was not yet over in the Far East and Pacific. The battle conditions there had been some of the toughest of the war. In May 1945, thousands of Allied servicemen were still fighting in the Far East and thousands more were held as prisoners of war in terrible conditions.
There was also an air of anti-climax. The hardships of the war years had taken their toll on many people and left them with little energy for rejoicing. In Britain, the strain of air raids, the strictures of wartime life and the impact of rationing all left their mark on a weary population who knew there were more difficulties yet to endure.
Roedean Lit Up for VE Day! Following the success of last week’s Roedean Turned Blue photo, a team of Roedean members of staff have produced some wonderful photos, as well as a brilliant video of the girls singing Vera Lynn’s iconic war-time song, ‘We’ll Meet Again’, which is so appropriate at the current time. Congratulations to everyone involved in this wonderful tribute to mark VE Day at Roedean: School Set Up Mr Wailes Mr Carpenter Mr Hawkes Miss Boles Music Direction Miss Fewkes Mr Rous Page 2
Singers Constance and Grace (Yr13), Amelie, Ava, and Eden (Yr12), Bo and Lillie (Yr10), Niamh (Yr9) and Galina (Yr8)
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Did you know, this famous image of a milkman ‘carrying on’ during the Blitz in 1940, was staged?
History Society This week in Senior History Society, we have spent time discussing and exploring modern historical myths with a special focus on the Blitz and the ‘Blitz spirit’ – a time when the nation was said to have come together during a time of crisis, during the German bombing of British cities 1940-41. It really got us thinking about the power of national myths and why they endure; Abby, Carina, and Jennifer each made excellent contributions using
their own reference points from around the world (South Africa, Hong Kong, and China) and we all thought this topic especially relevant as we approach the marking of VE Day on 8 May, as well as reflecting on the historical significance of the Covid-19 pandemic – how will future historians remember this episode we are living through – as a time of coming together or a more nuanced, complex picture? SBB
Remembering VE Night – 8 May 1945 The Roedeanian Office has received this wonderful piece of correspondence ahead of tomorrow’s celebratinos. It is from Alexander Rich, the son of an OR who remembers hearing the news, and she also shared this painting: My mother, Judith Rich (Willmore, No. 3, 194549), was born in November 1930 and is still alive and well. During WWII, she was at Roedean. She was evacuated to Keswick in the Lake District during the war, and she painted this picture of the school’s VE Day bonfire at the top of Latrigg on 8 May 1945. She returned to Brighton with the school, once HMS Vernon had vacated, and went on to become became House Captain of House 3 before going to Homerton College, Cambridge.
The group of figures at the top of the mountain, dancing near the bonfire, are wearing Roedean's then ‘sports kit’ of white shirt/jumper and navyblue shorts. It was an exciting evening and the station was decked-out with flags of the Allies and bunting. What a wonderful memory of that time, 75 years ago!
Unsung heroes in the spotlight Each week, many wonderful things happen at Roedean, about which many in the school are perhaps unaware; this section of the weekly review is dedicated to ‘unsung heroes’, in order to draw our attention to these people and remind us that our community is special.
Dot and Olivia (Yr7) for leaving surprise birthday presents on Tilly’s doorstep to wish her a socially distanced ‘Happy 12th Birthday’ [JC]
Eloise and Jemima (Yr12) for designing their own fitness circuit to help encourage the Sixth Form to keep fit (– they will also be making a special appearance in this week’s staff fitness session) [KWA]
Standing in the forecourt of Keswick Station and The Station Hotel (to which Roedean had been evacuated). The figures from left to right are myself with auburn hair, Jean Napier (No.3) in blue, Miss Spearing (Housemistress of No.3, nicknamed ‘The Spur’), Miss Thompson (Games Mistress, nicknamed ‘Tompy’ and wearing the check trousers which she usually wore), Miss Will (aka ‘The Will’ – Deputy Housemistress of No.3), and then our House Matron, Miss McCulloch (known as ‘The Muck’ (her sister who was matron of No.1 was known as ‘The Mess’!)). The picture represents the bonfire/beacon on Latrigg which we lit as a celebration. We each carried one log of wood to the top of the mountain to make the bonfire/beacon, which in the end was massive.
Unsung heroes in the spotlight Each week, a member of staff who has gone above and beyond the call of duty can be nominated by their colleagues or the girls.
Mrs Richardson for her caring support of every pupil in the School [JC]
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5K Running for Heroes
Thank you to the NHS We asked Roedean girls and parents who have a direct connection to the NHS or healthcare professionals in other countries to reflect on their experiences in the current climate – their contributions are both wonderful and thought-provoking.
How Covid-19 Affects My Mother Simone is an ANNP (advanced neonatal nurse practitioner) at the Royal Sussex County Hospital. Since the arrival of Coronavirus in the UK, she has had to work many extra shifts as more staff end up requiring sickness leave. My mother works primarily in nursery 1 and nursery 2 – the intensive care unit and the ‘high dependency’ unit. This means that the babies in this area of the hospital essentially require constant monitoring, and my mother must therefore maintain in very close proximity to these babies regardless of the pandemic. However, in light of Covid-19 becoming a major health issue within the UK, a predictably high number of cases of neonates with respiratory distress are admitted to the unit. In all cases, they are treated as high risk coronavirus infections. This means that very extensive PPE is required at all times whilst in the ward. Nationally, something which people believed to increase the sense of community in the UK was for
Our Dad is a Cardiac Anaesthetist As a result of the pandemic, we haven’t been able to see our Dad as much as we would like to. He is a cardiac anaesthetist, but the cardiac ICU at the Royal Sussex County Hospital has been turned into a Coronavirus ward. Because he is an anaesthetist, he looks after patients with Covid19 and can perform anaesthesia for those patients who need a tracheostomy, which is done to make them more comfortable if they need to have a ventilator for a long time. Our Mum is an anaesthetist and a coroner, but even though she is a key worker, she is able to work from home. This is nice, because even if we don’t get to see our Dad as much as usual, we have our Mum at home all the time. Hannah and Mairi (Yr8)
artists to offer to produce pieces of NHS workers in their PPE. Because of this, one artist painted my mother; for reference she was not carrying the snake at work, but rather this was due to artistic interpretation and combining the picture of my mother in her scrubs with one of her with the snake from home. Due to the pandemic, my mother has found herself bringing stress and fear from work into the home environment to an increasing degree. I believe that as we have to continue to be careful at home, she does not feel that ‘work’ ends after she leaves the hospital. For example, she struggles to sleep during the day between her night shifts, presumably due to the fear as the tension that results from the very tight restrictions. Overall it has been a tough pill to swallow, but she is coping incredibly well, and it makes me really proud to have an NHS worker as a mother. Cat (Yr12)
My Mum is a Midwife My mum is a midwife and works at Brighton hospital. Over the last few weeks, she and many other NHS workers have been working incredibly hard to ensure that all their patients are kept safe and supported during this difficult time. She has been helping to develop a contingency plan for both Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital’s maternity departments, and using technology to create a safer but equally supportive working environment for all staff. In addition to this, it was also recently the International Day of the Midwife, which was celebrated by a social media campaign. Although I may not have seen as much of my mum over the last few weeks and I know that she has faced a large and very exhausting task, I feel so proud to know how much my mum is doing for others and how selfless she is. Heidi (Yr13)
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A Doctor in PPE 'I have decided to draw a picture of a doctor in PPE. Since I have a mother who is an infectious diseases doctor, I used to play ‘dress-up’ in such equipment as is shown in my drawing. When I was a toddler, I couldn’t have predicted just how precious this equipment was to become.’ Anastasia (Yr10)
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Anaesthetics The anaesthetic department and Intensivists have been amazing in really sorting out care pathways to create a flexible, supportive service to provide the best care for patients and staff when dealing with Covid19 patients. It has also helped that the surge of patients has not materialised for hospital admissions so it is all very steady. There has been no panic. It really has gone very smoothly or as much as it is possible to have been in the circumstances. We still have the 2nd wave to consider and the biggest concern is to best re-establish normal service to patients in these extraordinary times. Dr Henderson Consultant Anaesthetist and Coroner
Artwork by Iz zy
At the Coalface of the Covid-19 Pandemic
Gina
My parents are both nurses in NHS hospitals in the South-East, and I asked my father about his experiences over recent weeks and months:
the novel ‘Working in the NHS, we have been at the coalface of toms symp mild with nts patie with Covid-19 pandemic. We deal ITU to severe respiratory distress requiring intubation and d ience exper we as peak, the at ing care. It was quite overwhelm d cause this a traum The level. nted patients dying at an unprecede not to families who could not see their loved ones and could story. sad a such was ones loved attend to the funerals of their fear the ed ound comp also ers work e The loss of lives by healthcar now tion situa The -19. Covid the g and uncertainty surroundin not have seems to have passed the peak and the hope is we will Gladys (Yr11)
Being Part of an NHS Family
An Amazing Collective Effort
Both my parents are doctors. My dad works in A&E as a Consultant, and my mum is a GP. It’s been a busy time for both of them in different ways.
I have to admit that working on the frontline of the NHS during this pandemic has made me feel a little anxious at times. As GPs, we have had to work together to rapidly change how we deliver vital healthcare to patients in a way that is safe for both them and ourselves. We have had to identify the most vulnerable in our society and ensure that they are able to be shielded from infection. It has been a constantly changing field as we learn more about how this virus is affecting individuals, and it is, without a doubt, the biggest challenge that General Practice has faced in a generation.
My dad, working on the front line, has had a new rota made to ensure demand for sick patients is met, meaning he might have to work more shifts. The hospital and corresponding rota is split between green areas and red areas. Red areas are those, where my dad works, requiring full PPE and are closed off to ensure those in other parts of the hospital are unaffected. It can be difficult to get into PPE, as well as making you extremely dehydrated and making it hard to talk to others; this is especially difficult, given the need to turn patients over every few hours to assist with their breathing.
However in spite of all these challenges, my overriding memory of this time will be the enormous sense of privilege that I feel to have been part of such an amazing collective effort to tackle the virus. The sense of teamwork has been immense and that is, without a doubt, why I chose this job in the first place – to be a small part of a big team that is making a huge difference. Dr Poet, GP
My mum has had to close off her surgery to the general public, taking only telephone consultations. It’s been hard for her to cope with the potential cases, as well as help the elderly and more vulnerable patients who have been advised to shield by the government.
An Interview with a Community Staff Nurse
All of this has had a surreal impact on me and my family. With both my parents working longer hours, I do worry about them, whether they are coping and properly protected, along with the many difficulties they face at work, putting their lives on the line. However, on the other hand, I am very proud of them and they take pride in helping people as much as they can. Although our family life is slightly disrupted, my brothers and I see it as a small sacrifice that we can make to stay at home to attempt to reduce the burden on all NHS workers. Zara (Yr12)
By Galina (Yr 8)
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A Huge Thank You from St Mark’s Here at St Mark's, we have always been proud of our partnership with Roedean. However, during the COVID-19 crisis, we have been humbled by the support on offer from the Roedean team. We have been working hard to ensure that all of our families can access home learning, even without technology. Thanks to the generosity of Roedean, we are working together to create physical packs of stationery and books to be given to every St Mark's child. Roedean built us a beautiful library last year, and one of the weekly projects the girls take part in is coming over
weekly to read with our children. So, it seemed natural that a project around reading would be ideal! Roedean has invested £2,000 in purchasing core texts for EVERY child in the school, including our new Reception intake for 2020. They will also be printing booklets designed by our teachers to accompany the reading books. We are confident that this project will continue to instil the love of reading that the Roedean/St Mark's partnership strives to promote. Thank you so much!
No One Around! Congratulations to Megan, Olivia, Maddie, Lucy, Sophia, Jane, Esme, Niah, Marina, Serena, Chloe, Darcey, and Scarlett in Year 11, Isla in Year 10, and Martha in Year 8 for producing the most wonderful picture book for St Mark’s and Deepdene. From what they said to me at the end of last term, the genesis of the idea was something which be a challenge, but achievable, creating something which they could give to the children at our partner schools, and something to keep them busy! – what an amazing result!
Olivia and Megan started by writing the story about the animals on the Farm being free to roam all over School at the moment, when the staff and students are not there. Having written their story, they then enlisted the support of a number of friends, to help with illustration, narrations, and pain-stakingly writing the text onto the pictures – the result is a fantastic collaboration, which the children at our two partner schools will just love! We hope to be able to print some copies which can be sold for charity.What a wonderful gift! RB
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Jane Fendley Head Teacher at St Mark’s Primary
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Sports Leaders at St Mark’s A group of Year 9 students who are enrolled on the Sports Leaders Level 2 course are keeping up their volunteering hours by writing letters to our friends at St Mark’s Primary School. Each has written to 2-3 children they were teaching sport to every Thursday, and the letters include ideas for the children to keep at active at home. The girls also put together a video teaching the children a dance that they could easily copy at home: The Sports Leaders course is running online during the Activity 1 slot on a Tuesday and it’s been wonderful to see the girls putting so much energy into the online live sessions, which has included the girls leading a 'Joe Wicks'style PE session for Mrs Pittingale’s little boy, Milo. Keep it up, girls, and well done for your contributions so far! GCR
House Team Race around the World! UK
Back in 2018, we had the pleasure to welcome a group of girls from Roedean South Africa, and we visited their school a few months later in November. We have always had a very special connection with them, despite being 12,000 kilometres apart, not only because our founding sisters are from the same family, but also because our schools share the same spirit and desire to promote top-quality education for girls. In this period that some might find isolating, the Houses are setting the collective challenge of completing the distance from Brighton to South Africa by the end of term, by whatever means you can safely complete it during your daily exercise (run, walk, cycle, row, …). Donations will be given to our chosen school charity this year, ‘Off The Fence’. Any distance completed since the 20th April can count! We are looking forward to seeing how far we have travelled each week! Watch this video for more information: click here! You can upload whatever distance you have covered, as often as you exercise: click here! We hope that, as well as having fun, you will be able to raise some money for charity, and watch this space for a link to make a donation!
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CO-CURRICULAR When I first decided to visit Le Diez Delaware Carretera, despite having heard of other peoples adventures to this wonderous holiday destination, I would’ve never imagined to have enjoyed myself as much as I did. With a beautiful foliate landscape and clear intense blue skies, it was an obvious place where nature and wildlife was able to thrive in its natural habitat. I was incredibly lucky having been able to appreciate some of the holiday destinations most stunning animals in their element. I highly recommend coming to this place if you are a lover of animals or the great outdoors. On my first day, I woke up reasonably early at around 8:30 and travelled to Le Cocina, in the hope I would be able to catch even a brief glimpse of some of the inhabiting animals in action. To my great luck, I was just in time for feeding. Just ahead of me, was a white Akbash-mix dog, unable to keep herself still and whining uncontrollably as her food was being prepared for her. Two cats were waiting patiently just behind her. One of them was a smaller grey-and-white queen and the other was her son, a white tom with a grey nose and tail. I noticed that when the tom came close to his mother she would viciously hiss at him and swipe a paw at his face. I came to the assumption it must have been because she was expecting him to leave now as he was much older, but this was now also his home.
Year 8 Travel Writing Pastiche Lots of memes have popped up since the world went into lockdown, among the most popular have been those that make light of the restrictions on travel: from mock ups of plane departure boards to imaginative names for different rooms in the house, to using a treadmill as a travellator and luggage carousel, people around the world have enjoyed pastiching some of the recognisable tropes of international travel. In HHH, the Yr8 Hedgehog group have spent a few weeks learning how to write their own piece of travel writing: a blog or a travel guide. Here are some of our favourites! HBO
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Later on I headed into La Gardena and saw the wildlife in the outdoors. The grey-and-white cat, of whom I found out went by the name of Violet, was resting peaceful in the shade of a lavender bush, whilst the tom, Snoopy, was strolling at a leisurely pace up to the top of the garden. Quite suddenly, the Akbash-mix Ava came hurtling up the garden, eyes set on Snoopy. Possibly knowing he could outrun the clumsy pace of her, he dashed into a bush into the neighbouring garden. Overall, I am very happy with what I managed to see in term of wildlife and would recommend coming to see it at around 8:30 am onwards until about 4:00 in the afternoon.
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A Challenge from Catering
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Why don’t you design and create a signature dish for the Fusion Bar? The winning dish will be put on the menu when we return to School! Film yourself preparing the dish, showing the ingredients and method, and then submit it to tpy@roedean.co.uk! Imagine – one of your dishes on the menu for lunch!
Textiles Club Here are some lovely pieces made in my Year 7-9 Art Textiles club, they were inspired by the textile artist Cas Holmes. EHA
Chloe’s Art Photography Well done to Chloe (Yr11) who has taken a series of wonderful photographs as part of the preparation for a painting she is hoping to create! She is lucky that social distancing is no longer required where she is, as the group shots are beautifully crafted and highly effective.
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Well done! The PE Department are thrilled with the amount of participation in the challenges this week. A big well done to those who attended live S&C with Mr Campleman and live Netball fitness with Miss Hammond – you were all brilliant! Both sessions will be on again next week, so we hope to see you there. Remember, the challenges can be seen on our twitter page @RoedeanSport and on the teams pages – for example, within the Netball and Hockey Skills/Fitness sessions, which can also be found on sharepoint.
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Congratulations to Tildy (Yr7) who received ‘Individual Performance of the Week’ for her amazing contributions across the board in the PE challenges with some impressive scores all-round
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Congratulations to the Year 9 Sports Leaders for creating their videos and writing letters to help keep the St Mark’s pupils active and learning
• The results for the week commencing 27th April are as follows:
Congratulations to the following who won the Netball Challenges of the Week for the week commencing 27th April:
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Amelia (Yr9) who won two challenges, the V-Sit figure of 8 challenge, completing 89 figure of 8s, and the amount of times she could pass the ball round her body in a v-sit, managing 56 in a minute – extremely impressive scores!
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Isabella (Yr9) who won the amount of ball taps whilst in a plank in 1 minute, reaching an amazing score of 134!
Well done to everyone who took part – we are looking forward to receiving your entries next week. Keep up the good work! AHD
Online Tournament #2 It’s time for Roedean online knock-out tournament number two. This time you will need 6 full tins, 3 socks and a lunchbox. You have 30 seconds to see how many tins you can knock off of the lunchbox with only 3 socks. You should be at least 3m away from the tower of tins. The tournament will commence on Wednesday the 13th of May. If you are interested in taking part you should email Miss Bamford (LBA@roedean.co.uk) by Monday the 11th May.
Netball Challenges Roedean netballers are sent challenges to complete each week. This week’s challenge came from Mrs Pittingale: Whilst throwing the ball against the wall, how many full rotations can you do in 1 minute?
The PE department look forward to hearing from you. Stay Safe! LBA
First team netballer, Demi (Y12), has set next week’s junior netball fitness challenge, so keep an eye out on the Roedean Netball team to see what your next challenge is.
Hockey girls ‘pass it on’ Mr Borsoi has been busy organising a hockey pass it on challenge video which is pretty cool.
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HERE'S WHAT SOME OF THE GIRLS JOINING US NEXT YEAR HAVE BEEN UP TO
The Dolphin Cloud by Maya Boy did this come as a shock, should we have just turned around and stopped? They spoke of a splodge in the shape of a crown, but was it true to make us frown? Novel Corona – Covid-19, May the world now stop to think about hygiene... Planes are grounded, shops are closed, was it real, or misdiagnosed? Spain has stopped, Italy is under Did other countries make a social blunder? The parks locked up, businesses shut, now they're saying school is cut!
But as an only child, I hope this will end… Friends and teachers, to see you again, will feel like top marks ‘10 out of 10’ Frontline workers saving lives, windows of rainbow love from those alive Can the world survive? Every night I think, why but why? All it does is just make me cry… The world has caught a flu, what is there now to do? Behind closed doors, we bake, we sew, we remain busy with nowhere to go Never have I ever experienced anything so strange
LOCK DOWN, LOCK DOWN, FEELING KNOCKED DOWN
But in the midst of this madness, there has been pleasant change…
No bus to school, oh it's such a misrule
Pollution levels are low, what a pleasant surprise
Quarantine is getting out of hand, should we just draw a line in the sand?
Wildlife roaming streets, are very much alive!
Paper and pens, laptop and all, my work-space is bright but a little too small
Who would’ve ever wished
Hello Google classroom, welcome into my new life What has the world done, to cause such strife? How can we have an education during this tricky self-isolation?
Click h er a stor e to read y abou t photo by Mo this selle
Clear, clean waters, attract dolphins and fish This treat is rather special To see such beauty Arise from such wrestle “The dolphin cloud” shouts aloud news
Zoom or Meet, that’s the way, my computer is the first thing I see everyday
For us all to hear
‘Good morning to you’ I type in languages I remember
Or will they refuse
Someone please tell me that school will start again in September!
I will comply to the rules
The screen is my saviour, my new best friend
Maggie's tree painting
n has bee Minnie ard on h working astics n her Gym
Will people listen Me So that I can help protect Earth, our jewel!
Feedback from the Roedean Community We are very grateful for the wonderful feedback the School has received – please do continue to let us know what is going well, as well as what you think we might improve:
‘I just wanted to say thank you for setting strange world we find up the wonderful co-curricular programme, ‘I hope you are well. What a say thank you for nted to as it’s just fantastic that you have managed ourselves in. I just wa th my daughters. They’re wi t or pp to allow the girls to access such a wealth of your continued su d e and seem happy an e. m ho at enriching activities when they are in isolation. working hard ol lif their friends and scho g in ss mi t ils wh , My daughter is loving the cook-along on led tt se ctoria a huge thank you to Vi Mondays, Irish dancing Tuesdays, House 1 I also wanted to say e today with my daughter fun Wednesdays, and academic mentoring (Yr12) who spent tim she is buzzing about this, – Thursdays. Not to mention the student led to go through Physics s been and how lovely she ha ia or activities which she also does, the twitter ct Vi sed how helpful ative – I am so impres challenge, hockey, netball, and cricket too! is. What a great initi d it’s really, really helped. g an It’s keeping her very busy and active after that this is happenin for instigating this. ch mu sitting at a screen all day. So a big thank so u yo Thank and look forward to you from us – we really appreciate it. Oh, she you continued health d of normal soon.' sh wi I says she has also entered the photography some kin things getting back to d 12 Parent) competition... the fun never ends! an (Year 10 (Year 9 Parent)
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‘I hope everyone continues to be well. A huge thank you for everything that Roedean is doing, both for pupils and the broader community. The NHS thank you is a lovely idea.' (Year 9 and 10 Parent)
‘This is to say how lov School's illumination fo ely I thought the r a glimpse of it last nigh the NHS. I caught t, I am well-served in loc sadly, only on TV. kdown, with former pupils from all over th e of my circumstances (w globe enquiring and sending me masks, hich are good), go things, many of which ggles, and other to pass on to others. I have been able I another consignment am just awaiting which is held up, but which, if it arrives, I can share with you. How wonderful Roedea n pupils are!' (Sue Stanway - Former
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