7 September 2018 - Issue 2
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WEEKLY REVIEW
Head’s Introduction As well as all the girls making a great start to the new academic year, I am very pleased that two new joiners who only arrived on Tuesday are also settling in well. These two new goats are enjoying their enclosure on the Farm, and, just like the new girls, they are growing in confidence and exploring a little more of their surroundings every day. I spoke in Chapel on the first day of term last Friday about making connections with others, and I have enjoyed seeing the girls and staff getting to know each other this week. Year 12 and others had great fun last Saturday doing It’s a Knock-Out teambuilding activities on the fields, and new members of staff have also been introducing themselves to the student body in Assemblies this week. Good luck to those in Years 7, 8, and 10 who go away on their residential trip next week, and to Year 9 who are away from School the following week. All of these activities help to build connections between people, allowing a strong sense of community to build quickly. There is most definitely a wonderfully positive feel around the School, and a quiet confidence, and I am very proud to see it. 155 girls in Years 7 and 8 were out on the Astro on Wednesday this week. That in itself is a fantastic illustration of why it was so important for Roedean to build an all-weather pitch on site. We will have our first fixtures of the year tomorrow, and I wish all the girls and the PE Department well. Today at lunchtime, the girls have been signing up for the activities they will engage in outside their academic programmes at the Co-Curricular Fair. We all know that Roedean is about so much more than what the girls learn in their lessons, and it is wonderful to see the diverse range of activities on offer - I am sure that the girls will throw themselves into them and have a great time doing so. Yesterday, Miss Keller represented the School at the OR Lunch at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. There were about 50 ORs attending, and, as well as catching up with old friends, they really enjoyed hearing about how successful their alma mater is in so many different ways today. Some of these ORs will also be coming to Roedean for our annual Founders’ Day service and the Pitch Opening with the Mayor of Brighton and Hove on 28 September. I would like to congratulate you all on a great start to the academic year, and I wish you all well for the coming week.
Goats arrive at Roedean As well as welcoming many new girls this term, Roedean has also welcomed two new members to the School Farm. The two Anglo-Nubian cross goats were born in March and came from a farm in Essex – their prospects were not great there, and we are confident that they will be far happier on our farm at Roedean. They are still a little shy as they settle in, but please come up the farm and meet them. The two nannies are yet to be named, but we are looking forward to the prospect of them being joined by some friends in the near future – when the 5 goats are on site, we’ll have a competition to name them all! LFI
Race for Life £947! The final total raised from our June 2018 Race for Life school event was £947.71 for Cancer Research UK. On Line donations raised £346.25 and sales of wrist bands and T-shirts £601.46. Well done to everyone involved! JC
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7 September 2018 - Issue 2
Unsung heroes in the spotlight
£653.76 for Pitch Perfect
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.
As part of the Pitch Perfect Appeal last year, the Alumnae and Development Team asked each form group to support the appeal by raising money in their form groups. We were thrilled so many forms took part, and extremely impressed with the creativity, and variety of fundraising initiatives. A total of £653 was raised, and we would like to thank everyone who took part. Special congratulations go to Year 7, who were the top performing year group, and 7P as the top performing form – they raised an impressive £171.63, with 8S coming in 2nd with £96.30. GLC
Olivia C (Yr7) for noticeable helpfulness and kindness shown to staff and girls and in handing out biscuits at break time! [JC]
Holly G (Yr7) for her kindness to staff and girls and in helping hand out a considerable number of keys! [JC]
Ms Maria Ruiz
Role: Teacher of Spanish University: BA in Hispanic Studies (Granada, Spain), MA in Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language (Granada, Spain) Previous school: Haggerston School (London) Interests: Books, hiking, and cats You’d never guess... I have a sister who’s 23 years younger than me and I can cook amazing paella!
Miss Beate Stiller
Role: Teacher of German and French University: BA (Hons) in Educational Science (TU Braunschweig, Germany), PGCE MFL (Sussex) Previous school: Teacher of French and German at St Andrew’s CE High School for Boys Interests: Swimming, nature and animals, exploring other countries, reading, guitar You’d never guess... I like Brussel sprouts Family: I have a twin sister, but my whole family lives in Germany Background: I am from Germany, but have been living in England for over 10 years
Chemistry placements at Brighton Uni Freya S, Mary M, Chloe R, Ishika A, and Melissa D (Yr13) spent part of their summer on a research placement at the University of Brighton. They had the opportunity to start a project in collaboration with the world-class scientists there. Imagine how that looks on their CVs! Would you like to join them and work on this exciting project? They will be running sessions in which you can get involved in developing and testing the product they have designed. It is a simple device for testing the composition of breast milk that could potentially transform neonatal care in developing countries. This is an opportunity to have your name mentioned in an international scientific journal, and to contribute to improving outcomes for babies and mothers worldwide! MEB
Mr Philip Halsey Role: Teacher of Mathematics University: BSc Business Management with Economics (Brighton) Previous School: Dorothy Stringer High School Interests: Tough kettlebell classes, motorsport and reading You’d never guess… I love to sing, so much so that during university my housemates put me on a ‘singing ban’ for 1 month Page 2
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It’s a Knock-Out for the Sixth Form The first weekend of term, the Year 12s, joined by some Year 13s and some of the younger boarders, spent a brilliant few hours larking about, while developing team-working skills and getting to know each other. They worked in teams, on a variety of challenges: balancing glasses of water on their heads in an obstacle course relay, chucking wet sponges to each other while standing on buckets, and passing a ball along the line without using their hands. But the best, and most entertaining challenge, was when one team member had to put on a huge suit, and then get across a series of moving sheets – it was really funny watching them try to stay on their feet, before eventually wobbling over… and then trying to get up again! The weather was lovely and it was summery down on the fields, and everyone had a great time working together and getting to know each other – it was a really lovely day! GH
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House 1 Bake Off and Shopping Trip On Friday evening, House 1 girls enjoyed a ‘Cupcake Bake Off’ – there were lots of pretty cupcakes made, and they were all eaten! On Saturday afternoon, 41 girls headed to Brighton for our weekly shopping trip. Bella C (Yr9) even took to the open mike in Churchill Square, and she was given a massive round of applause! Well done Bella, we look forward to hearing more of your lovely singing.
House 4 Movie Night House 4 hosted the Year 7 and Year 8 junior boarding students Movie night in pajamas with popcorn! The girls had a wonderful time watching High School Musical and they can’t wait for the next movie night!
Blackberry picking and Mexican Masterclass The junior boarders enjoyed the beautiful British sunshine this weekend whilst picking delicious blackberries around our Roedean campus with Mr Wilson! Following a morning of picking, the House 4 girls enjoyed baking scrumptious homemade blackberry muffins! The House 4 boarders also enjoyed a delicious Mexican masterclass over the weekend; the girls cooked chicken and vegetarian fajitas, nachos and fresh guacamole from scratch! Yum!
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Congratulations to Molly
Stephen Johnson Photography We had a professional photographer for both the Prize Givings and Sports Day, so please do have a look at his site where you can order print: https://stephenjohnsonphotography.shootproof. com/gallery/roedean/
The British Airways i360 ran a young artists competition over the summer asking children to create a piece of art based around Brighton. Mollie T (Yr7) submitted her 3D seagull and won 1st prize for the best sculpture. All of the winning artwork has been on display at the i360.
Paloma exhibiting her artistic skills
JJ WHAT’S COMING UP IN THE
Congratulations to Paloma H (Yr8), whose artwork was selected in August for an exhibition at The Depot, Lewes, as part of the Artwave Festival. There were apparently 150 entries and 30 artworks were selected, so she did brilliantly well! Congratulations, Paloma!
Mon 10 Sept
ISNC Netball Cup game at Guildford High School
Tue 11 Sept
Year 10 Outspark residential trip
Wed 12 Sept
Year 7 Bushcraft residential trip
Sat 15 Sept
1st, 2nd and U15B Hockey vs Eastbourne College (H)
WEEK AHEAD?
Year 8 PGL residential trip
U15A and U14A vs Eastbourne College (A) U14B Hockey vs Christ’s Hospital (H)
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