#IWD2019
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Head’s Introduction Last week ended with our wonderful Festival Celebrating Inspiring Women – what a great day it was, and I am delighted that the girls are still talking about some of the speakers. To complement the day, it was interesting to hear Helen Richardson-Walsh interviewed by BBC Sussex at Roedean and her thoughts about the importance for her of celebrating women (– there is a link to the interview in the IWD article). Well done to our U13 In2Hockey team who played in the regional finals this week – they came up against one of the top teams in the South, and they played brilliantly. Mr Carter is incredibly proud of them, and Helen Richardson-Walsh even sent them a good luck tweet! I am grateful to the Science Department for the series of activities they have put on for National Science Week, and Mr Ebden’s Chapel presentations have challenged the girls to think about whether science has gone too far, and asked the question whether some technological advancements may be doing more harm than good to the world. The Prefect Hustings this week have given those in Year 12 aspiring to positions of leadership the opportunity to share their ideas for the coming year with all the girls, who then cast their votes. Decisions on the new team will be made before the end of term. Roedean’s commitment to an all-round education means that we value highly diverse trips and events, all of which enhance the girls’ studies. It really is remarkable to see the numbers of girls involved in events and trips, and I would like to thank my colleagues for their part in this key element of the girls’ education. Good luck to the 10 girls doing Duke of Edinburgh Silver this weekend, and, of course, to the Music Department and all those in tonight’s concert which promises to be a fantastic feast of music. I hope you all have a lovely exeat weekend.
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Trips and events enhance the girls’ educational experience hugely... ...here are some statistics to illustrate the School’s commitment to this – it’s worth noting that these numbers do not include March, when there were many events because of World Book Week and Academic Week:
Trips from September to February
U13 In2Hockey Please see page 9
1367 students out on trips 156 members of staff out on trips 1:9 = ratio of staff to student on trips 88 days when trips took place Events at Roedean from September to February
Hoorah - Two lambs have arrived!
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133 events 14,408 students involved 6,293 parents or visitors involved 108 = average number of girls per event
47 = average number of parents or visitors per event
GCSE Drama Please see page 4
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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.
Tiri M and Victoria C (Yr11) for being picked out of the crowd to chaperone a visitor who joined us for International Women’s Day and not thinking twice about it [RB]
Liv B (Yr8) for being super organised in both PE and Sports Leaders [KWA]
Making a tortoise at St Mark’s Last Friday Ms Philips, Kelly, and I had the opportunity to work with the organisation Samesky. It is a community arts charity which helps groups in Brighton to create structures for events such as the Children’s Parade. Our project was to help St Mark’s create a structure of a tortoise for their float ‘The Tortoise and the Hare’. The artists at Samesky made their way around the hall to show each group how to manipulate the willow and wicker we using as materials. They explained how to break down the tortoise into separate elements, and how to bend the wicker and secure these shapes with masking tape. A team of three spent the first half of the session focusing on the legs, tail, and head, whilst another team of two from St Mark’s focused on the main dome of the shell. After our delicious vegetarian buffet-style lunch, we all worked together collectively to fill the dome with more wicker.
Over the next couple of weeks, the Art Scholars are going to visit St Mark’s to help cover the structure in papier mâché. The next step will be to decorate and paint the shell with green handprints of all the students. I am sure Kelly and Ms Philips would agree when I say we learnt a
lot about making structures and how helpful the artists at Samesky were!
Amirah M (Yr12)
Roedean girls find out how to look at paintings! Last week, the Art department took a small group of Year 12 and 13 students to The Royal Institute of Great Britain in London. Leading Art critic and Arts TV presenter, Andrew Graham Dixon, delivered a lecture entitled ‘How to Look at Paintings'. He led the audience on an Art historical journey through selected works by Caravaggio, Turner, Patrick Caulfield, and Jasper Johns. Expounding his theory of ‘specificity’, he invited us to be more exacting in our reading of paintings. He urged us to engage in the socio-political and historical context of art works, to build a greater understanding of the artists’ concerns beyond the formal elements of image-making. The students thoroughly enjoyed his unique approach and delivery of Art History, complete with comedy voices and contemporary cultural references.
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.
Miss Hindle for volunteering to run an extra rowing session for the girls competing in the indoor row competition [KWA]
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Miss Polawski and her team be nominated for keeping the seagulls off the all-weather pitch when the kites weren't working [KWA]
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#IWD 2019 – Roedean was buzzing after its Festival Celebrating Inspiring Women What an amazing day Friday was! Fifteen successful women from a variety of fields came to Roedean to share their experiences with the girls and staff, to mark International Women’s Day, and the speakers inspired their audiences in so many ways. Given the School’s history and its founding ethos of providing girls with an education at least as good as that available to boys, the inspirational and empowering messages from strong female role-models cannot be underestimated.
There were also a number of personal connections between the speakers and Roedean: Tanya Barron is CEO of PlanUK, the charity through which the School sponsors 10 girls around the world; there were four Old Girls of the School, Elspeth Beard, who was the first British woman to motorcycle around the world, Caitlin Boyland, an elite rower, the author Adèle Geras, and the Human Rights’ campaigner, Zerbanoo Gifford; and two local artists, the animation director Megan Claire Underwood, who created Boj, and Kellie Miller, Mr Blond, the Headmaster, feels strongly that who has visited Roedean a number of times. The empowering messages need to be reinforced with remaining four speakers were the girls at every opportunity: ‘We wanted to mark Mais Tattan, a Doctor who ‘Helen combined International Women’s Day by showing our pupils exactly what is had to flee her native Syria, Professor Brooke humour with a achievable in the world today. I like to think that the Lawrence sisters, who Rogers from the Department of War Studies pow erful message founded the school, would be delighted to see today’s young girls hearing at King’s College London, whose specialism is about going out to about all the amazing achievements of the speakers. The purpose of the how society responds to terror threats, Oriana day was also to challenge and inspire the pupils to find their academic and Pound, who has a passion for encouraging girls get what you want!’ wider passions, and voice their own opinions and aspirations.’ to connect with coding, and Dr Suzie Imber, Annabel who is Associate Professor of Planetary Science The normal school timetable was at Leicester University and hopes one day to be ‘Hearing Dame Carol's talk collapsed for the day, and, with up to an astronaut. g ngin about completely cha 7 talks running concurrently in each n atio the direction of her educ of 5 sessions, the girls were able to Both the speakers and the girls enjoyed the day hugely: Tanya Barron and career was brilliant, and choose which to attend. This meant remarked on how insightful the girls’ questions were and she was sure it that each girl could really pursue would be a highlight of her day, Miss Best said ‘having heard so many how she didn’t shy away from entering male-dominated fields.’ her own interests, and they enjoyed amazing speakers, I feel a bit inadequate’, Rosie (Yr12) commented on hearing from diverse speakers, how Dame Carol Black had achieved such extraordinary things, despite Lara including Helen Richardson-Walsh her humble beginnings, and Zarbanu (Yr13) said ‘three of my friends were (the School’s Sports Ambassador) almost in tears while Zerbanoo who won Gold at the 2016 Rio Gifford spoke’. ‘I really loved hearing M Olympics, Dame Carol Black, ais sp eak – it was inspiration Principal of Newnham College, Cambridge, whom Home Secretary, Sajid The world is changing, and women to hear how she perseve al Javid, has just appointed to conduct a review on drugs and violence in have more opportunities than to follow her dream of be red society, Rashidat Hassan who is Assistant Secretary General of the Muslim ever before. Yet, more than 62 ing doctor and wouldn’t eve a Council of Britain, and the Queen’s Chaplain, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who was million girls worldwide still do not n at the forefront of the struggle to ordain women. receive an education because war in her country stop let her.’ of their gender. We are Esme Helen Richardson-Walsh was interviewed incredibly fortunate at g by BBC Sussex – she said, ‘It should be Roedean to enjoy an ‘I suppose it’s about strugglin e International Women’s Day every day – outstanding education, so iev bel d an nt wa you for what it’s fantastic to be able to recognise the it is our responsibility to grab whatever ws vie y’s iet soc let n’t in – Rose did amazing achievements of women over opportunities we have with both hands. It was wonderful to be able in on women or minority groups the centuries’ and she went on to say that to share such a brilliant day with the students from Blatchington for g she would ‘encourage the girls to go out Mill, Longhill, and Peacehaven Community School who have been the Church stop her strivin equality.’ there and explore, and go out and get attending the Roedean Academy, along with some from Roedean Ella what they want in life.’. Follow this link to Moira House, and our drone photograph of the girls spelling out hear the interview: #IWD 2019 in the Quad shows their collective commitment to the https://bit.ly/2CmPTiR ideals of International Women’s Day. RB
‘I was impressed by Suzie‘s amazing achievements, surrounded by men in the field of space science, and that she has been so successful, even though she wasn’t very good at Science at school and took Double Science at GCSE.’
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Chamber Music Masterclass next Monday On Monday 18 March, we will be honoured to host the incredible Sacconi String Quartet, who will be running a Chamber Music Day at Roedean. They have also kindly agreed to perform for us – don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to come and see one of the best String Quartets around at the moment. ‘The festival sensation, the young Sacconi Quartet completely bowled over a packed audience. The chemistry between these four young players is tangible and magical.’ The Scotsman http://sacconi.com/ Please make your way to main reception for these events – tickets are available at www.Roedeantheatre.co.uk.
GCSE Drama The Drama GCSE performance exam took place in the theatre on Tuesday evening. It was a wonderful celebration of talent and creativity, as all the girls had worked very hard on their extracts, rehearsing at the weekend and on two evenings. Each had to perform either a group piece or duologue alongside a monologue in front of an external examiner, as well as an audience that consisted of family and friends. They really transformed into the characters and performed to the best of their ability. A wonderful evening was spent in the good company of characters such as Pope Joan, Top Girls (based on the a real female Pope 855-857), Juliet and of course her Nurse to the more modern Scarlet from the cyber bullying play Girls Like That. A special thanks to Mr Tompkins who technically supported the evening and to Ms Stephens. SWO
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NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK AT ROEDEAN
Chapel – Mr Ebden (Faculty Lead: Science) on National Science Week ‘This week is British Science week, and I would like to speak about how science and young people like you (not me, I’m old, it’s too late for me!) can play a part in dealing with the biggest challenging facing our civilisation right now. During the 19th and 20th centuries, science’s role in society was mostly to create new inventions and innovations that made it easier for us humans to live safely, happily, and generally to thrive. It did a great job! Thanks to science, we can travel huge distances, communicate instantly, feed millions of people that would otherwise go hungry, drink flat whites, scroll through Instagram feeds… We live in a technological utopia and, for a while, it felt like nothing could harm us. Were we becoming invincible? No, we really weren’t. What we were doing, still are doing, is living beyond our means, as a civilisation. It didn’t take long for the cracks to show: wars over scarce resources and land, nuclear disasters in the 1960s, acid rain in the 1980s, and, most recently, climate change, and plastic pollution. I think it’s fair to say that we have been guilty of putting our prosperity and comfort ahead of the health of this planet we live on. We’ve been creating and consuming new technologies without caring about the consequences. The irony is, science is defined as: ‘… the systematic study of the physical and natural world…’ The natural world. Up until recently, scientists neglected that part of their duty. The challenge now, is to help us become sustainable, as a species. How can we alter the things we do in order to have respect for our planet? How can we continue to develop without exhausting its resources? And how can we reverse and repair the damage that’s already been done? I’m sure you’re acutely aware of the environmental disasters facing us. The dangers of climate change are well known now; the scientists have been doing their jobs well, telling Page 5
everyone what could happen, why it is happening, and what we can do to hopefully stop it. However, not everybody is willing to listen. Many rich and powerful people seem determined to ignore the advice. Why wouldn’t they? They’ve made lots of money and become very powerful by taking risks with our resources and environment. Why would they change their ways if it could cost them money? And here’s where you lot join the story – young people all around the world have been going on strike from school in protest against the lack of action from older generations to fight climate change. Whilst I support their right to protest and I understand why staying home from school makes people sit up and take notice, I would hope that there is a better way – missing valuable education seems like a bit of an own goal? That’s a debate for another day, though. Frustration has driven them to do something drastic to get adults to pay attention and hopefully begin to start working together in order to combat climate change. After all, young people have a greater interest in the safe future of our planet, as their futures depend on it too! Fighting against climate change, plastic pollution, and other environmental issues has become a battle for both scientists and young people. My hope is that some of you might become scientists and go on to do great work in these fields. In that way you have the power to change the world. I also hope that you recognise your responsibility for living sustainably and that you’re comfortable with holding adults accountable for their actions too. Whilst this isn’t a battle that can be fought and won by individuals, there have been some heroes: you probably know about the Swedish schoolgirl, Greta Thunberg, who’s campaigning about climate change has made a massive impact – she addressed the UN Climate Change Conference in December and the World Economic Forum in January. I wonder what you could all achieve if you put your mind to it.’
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NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK AT ROEDEAN
Chemistry Experiments
National Science Week at Roedean
On Thursday, some girls joined Miss Walker to make hydrogen chloride gas. Because it is very soluble, it generates a vacuum, drawing water up a tube into the chamber, making it look like a fountain. The liquid goes pink because it has changes into hydrochloric acid. The girls loved the experiment, and were particularly pleased with the result – the beauty of science! FW
On Tuesday lunchtime, as part of Science Week, Psychology students conducted an experiment into proprioception (the awareness of one’s limbs) in the Economics and Psychology rooms, using the ‘rubber hand illusion’. Twenty-five girls from across the year groups volunteered to take part and the results indicated that, after just two minutes of visual and haptic conditioning, the vast majority of the girls reported that, ‘it felt as if the rubber hand was my hand’. Particular thanks go to Leila L (Yr12), who coordinated the investigation. PIH
LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
Fabulously Feisty Fictional Females International Women’s Day saw Year 7 and 8 take part in the Fabulously Feisty Fictional Females workshop created by Ms Shillito. The girls had to complete a number of timepressured challenges to come up with the most Fabulously Feisty Fictional Female, and all the teachers supervising were so very impressed with the girls’ commitment to the tasks and competitive spirit. In the end, only one group of 4 from each tutor-group could win the treasured prizes - BOOKS! But all the girls should be proud of how they tackled the tasks in such a ‘fabulously female’ way. Amelia M (Yr7) said, ‘It was a fun experience creating our own characters that we will surely remember.’ If you love reading and love to win merits, don’t forget to keep filling in your Roedean Readers Awards Booklets. You can also apply to be a Reading Ambassador and have your say on how to make reading at Roedean as exciting as possible! Get in touch with Ms Shillito for details: hsh@roedean.co.uk
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HEAD’S WEEKLY REVIEW LITERARY SUPPLEMENT BOOK REVIEW – by Giselle G (Yr9)
Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Breathtaking. It is the one word I would use to describe this book. Everything, Everything portrays a shockingly beautiful love between two teens. The story circles around an eighteen-year-old girl Madeline Whittier, who has a rare skin disease, SCID, and has been kept in her own house her because the environment outside has potential dangers that can cause her death. Maddy spends her whole life surrounded by books, her mum Dr Whittier and her nurse, who is also her only friend, Carla. Her whole life has been about books, movies, and Scrabble, until the arrival of her new neighbour, Olly Bright. It all begins with a smile between the two of them; Olly
and Maddy soon start to get to know each other through texting and begin to bond. Eventually, they realise that Maddy’s disease does not stand between them, and they continue on their adventure of love together. I really enjoyed this book, as I was so touched by Nicola Yoon’s expression of their love, joy, and heartbreak. Her techniques allowed me to feel as if I could personally experience the sweetness and sourness of Maddy and Olly’s love. Most importantly, this book made me realise how important it is for two people to trust and rely on each other in each other, and to pursue something together.
BOOK REVIEW – by Sorrel M and Shamina S (Yr9)
The Fault In Our Stars by John Green The Fault In Our Stars is a book of rollercoasters, one minute you’re sad, then next you’re on tenterhooks with anticipation and thrill. It’s a beautiful book with heartbreaking twists. Hazel Grace has a very severe case of cancer, the doctors don’t think that she has long left to live. She meets a boy affected with the same disease, they bond over this, and they experience a life they thought would never be possible together and start to develop feelings for one another. Hazel has a dream
to meet her favourite author, which she finally does although he is nothing that she imagined! This is a truly phenomenal book which will keep you on your toes! I would recommend this book to anyone that loves a dramatic love story from the age of thirteen. The Fault In Our Stars won the Goodreads Choice Awards Best Young Adult Fiction.
BOOK REVIEW – by Natalie Y (Yr9)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling Harry Potter is a special boy who has a mysterious background, he lives with his aunt, uncle, and their son. He lost his parents when he was still a baby, and since his parents’ death, he has had a scar on his forehead that is shaped like lighting. The Dursleys hate Harry, they treat him like a slave all the time. On Harry’s eleventh birthday, a fat, tall man with a long beard suddenly smashes through the Dursleys’ front door, saying that he is looking for Harry Potter, and that’s when he tells Harry that he is special and is a wizard. Since that day, Harry’s life changed forever – he starts to attend a school called Hogwarts which is for wizards, and it turns out everybody knows his name because of his parents’ sacrifice, he is known as the kid who is going to defeat the dark lord, Voldemort, one day. One night, Harry and his friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, stumble across a mysterious door while exploring Hogwarts, and they
find a three-headed dog called Fluffy who is guarding a trapdoor. Harry believes that Fluffy is guarding the sorcerer’s stone which is below the trapdoor, and a professor, Snape, is trying to get the stone because it holds great power, so the trio decides to find the stone and stop Snape. Finally, Harry passes through all the magical challenges with Ron and Hermione’s help, unfortunately his friends are stuck in other challenges when he is facing the last challenge, and it turns out Professor Snape wasn’t the person who wanted to steal the stone, it was Professor Quirrell who is possessed by Lord Voldemort. Voldemort wants to steal the sorcerer’s stone but Harry defeats him. At last, Harry wakes up in the hospital wing, with Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore beside him, and Dumbledore tells Harry that he destroyed the stone to prevent Voldemort stealing it in the future.
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Stop the press! Hoorah! - Some of our lambs have arrived. More news to follow next week.
Captain Marvel Captain Marvel came out at the cinema at midnight on Friday 8 March, and we managed to secure 20 tickets for the Saturday 7pm showing. The girls (& staff!) were very excited to be able to watch this film, and the reviews were excellent from them all when they returned back to School.
'Last Saturday we went on a memorable trip to the cinema for the new Marvel movie; Captain Marvel. The movie was very enjoyable to watch as it was fun to see Marvel’s first female-lead super hero. It is full of feminism with fighting scenes and humour that was spread throughout the film which made it very fun for everyone to watch. Me and my friends had a great time as we were on the edge of our seats for the entire time, waiting to see what would happen next and had lots of laughs along the way. Overall we were very excited and the movie did not disappoint us whatsoever.' Pat S - House 4
DofE Bronze Last weekend, all the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh cohort undertook their first training expedition up in the Ashdown Forest. Despite it being very muddy, everyone came back with a great sense of achievement. Two key words written by a student probably summed up the weekend for the group: ‘Muddy’ and ‘Great’! A huge thank you to the members of staff who supported the expedition, Mrs Robins, Mrs Chandler, Mr Halsey, and Ms Schleiden. The Silver DofE groups are out this weekend on their training, so let’s hope the wind settles..!
to 'The trip was extremely enjoyable and fun, we went film ASDA before going to see the (very entertaining) The end. the at and even got to stay for the extra scene my film was exciting and pleasant and being there with also we , friends made it even better than going there alone n clearly. got quite good seats and was able to see the scree go very The staff were very nice and they made the trip de of outsi re smoothly for everyone, we even took a pictu time and the cinema at the end of the film. I had a great would like to go again if I could .' Pan-Pan N - House 4
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House 3 The Year 7 girls in House 3 have got their fingers dirty with planting some sunflowers and Teddybear sunflowers in aid of national plant a flower day on Tuesday 12 March.
The girls we will continue to look after their flowers and watch them bloom over the coming weeks and months. MMU
U13 In2Hockey – and a ‘Good Luck’ tweet! Congratulations to the U13 team in the In2Hockey regional finals – this was an incredibly proud and historical moment for the U13 Roedean hockey girls, who performed so well and represented the school brilliantly. We were up against some of the best schools in England, one being Kingston Grammar School, who went on to win the tournament. Our girls unfortunately finished in 3rd place in the group through goal difference, and progressed into the Plate Competition – we won in the Quarters and then lost on penalty flicks in the Semi Final. This is the furthest we have ever been in terms of a serious hockey tournament. In my view, this is down to a number of factors: the new pitch allows easy accessible practice, we have good club links, and the fact that the School is recruiting girls who have a strong sporting background. The whole team put in a fantastic performance led brilliantly by Amelia K, who had an unbelievable tournament. A special mention must also go to Talya H and Alice M, who are both Year 7 and put in fantastic performances against tough opposition. Also, if I had to offer a 'golden boot' award, Izzy B was sensational in front of goal and scored the majority of our goals. It was a great day for Roedean and thank you again to all the parents who came to support!
Results:
Group stages: ■■ Roedean 2 - 0 West Hill Park ■■ Roedean 1 - 1 Pipers Corner ■■ Roedean 1 - 5 Kingston Grammar School Plate Quarter Final: ■■ Roedean 3 - 0 Godolphin & Latymer Plate Semi Final ■■ Roedean 2 - 2 Walhampton (Roedean lost on flicks 0-2)
Andrew Wood to cycle from Roedean Moira House to Lake Windermere in 4 days! During the Second World War, the girls of Moira House (now Roedean Moira House) were evacuated from Eastbourne to the relative safety of Lake Windermere. In a bid to bring this part of the School’s history to life, Principal Andrew Wood shall be doing a charity bike ride, from Roedean Moira House in Eastbourne up to what was The Ferry Hotel at Lake Windermere– that’s 600km in four days!
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Netball U13C vs Brighton College Prep
The U13C team played exceptionally well in their last fixture before Hoc-Net next Wednesday. They came together working on footwork, driving towards the ball and sticking to their roles. In the first half Georgina GW and Isabella J put up 6 goals out of 27 attempts and Rania K and Isabella J converted 11 shots out of 23 in the second half. We created 7 turnovers in the D which was particularly impressive, as all of these balls made their way past the centre circle. Roedean took the win 17-3 and Player of the Match was Georgina GW. At the end of the match, we completed a match analysis of what has gone well this term and what we need to work on for next term. Well done to all those who played!
U12A vs Hurstpierpoint – Area Cup Final
The U12As put on an amazing performance today against Hurst! It was such a close game throughout with Q1 ending 4-4. We then pulled ahead in the second quarter, finishing 10-7. The third quarter was closely contested with Hurst pulling it back to a draw. The girls knew the pressure was on going into the last quarter drawing. Unfortunately, we could not pull ahead and Hurst took the win 15-13. A fantastic game of Netball with great performances and attitudes by all. A massive thank you to the squad for being such a joy to coach. They work so hard day in day out and that was proven by their amazing performance today. Congratulations to Ruby A and Atlanta H for receiving Opposition’s Player and Grace T and Ruby A who received Players’ Player. I could not possibly choose a coach’s player as they all played exceptionally. Well done to the whole squad for their performance, grit and determination for getting so far in the Sussex Cup, you should all be very proud of yourselves!
U12C vs Brighton College Prep
The U12Cs had a fantastic game vs Brighton College Prep. The first quarter Roedean girls performed some fantastic drives and managed to successfully pass the ball into the D. Both shooters were working hard to get the rebounds. During the game, Brighton College Prep were fighting hard and their defence was strong, adding pressure to Roedean. After half-time, Roedean worked extremely hard and showed some fantastic resilience enabling us to double our score in the third quarter. The girls performed brilliantly and throughout the game their spacing improved and they were tightly marking their opponents. Overall, JJ WHAT’S COMING UP IN THE WEEK AHEAD? Roedean won 16-3. A special mention Mon 18 Chamber Music Masterclasses and to Fleur F who was March teatime recital scoring brilliantly. A huge well done to all Tue 19 Years 9-13 Careers Fair on a fantastic result! March Wed 20 March
Brighton & Hove Schools Swimming Championships (A)
U13D vs St Christopher’s School
Congratulations to the U13D Netball team who beat St Christopher's 22-6 in their last game of the season. Our team got off to a good start, leading 11-3 at half time. Bridget R and Dawn T managed to score some impressive goals despite the challenging high winds. We developed good team work in both attack and defence throughout this match. Special mention should go to Dawn T and Laila E who were voted Players of the Match by our opposition. Well played - a well-deserved win.
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Years 7 & 8 Inter-House netball Competition
Year 11 GCSE Drama ‘Noughts & Crosses’ Theatre Trip Thur 21 March
YEAR 7 PARENTS EVENING
Fri 22 March
Lunchtime Music Concert at St Peter’s Church, West Blatchington
Sat 23 March
1st & U16A vs Worth (A) U15A & B & U14A, B & C vs Worth (H)
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