24th February 2017 - Issue 7
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
The Gala Concert last night
Head’s Introduction Welcome back to everyone after half-term! I hope that all of the girls enjoyed a complete break; for some, that meant a relaxing week at home, recharging their batteries, but others are excitedly sharing great stories from the two trips which went abroad to Iceland and Andorra. Our first ski trip for some time was a great success. On both trips, the girls represented Roedean impeccably, and I am sure that some of the memories they made will last a lifetime. I am
very grateful to my colleagues for giving the girls these fantastic opportunities.
hardly wait to see so many of our girls on stage, showcasing their brilliant talents.
I am looking forward very much to seeing the Vox Gala Concert this evening, particularly after hearing reports about last night’s great success, bringing together beautiful orchestral and strings pieces from the standard repertoire with solos, the Glee Club, and the Junior Singers with the Concert Band, to name just a few. I can
Next week, we have Open Day, and I would like to thank the girls and staff in advance for their contributions on this important day. Enjoy a wonderful weekend, and, if you see the Brighton Half Marathon on Sunday, look out for Emily and Martha (6.1), and a few members of staff, who are taking part! The best of luck to all.
Roedean in Iceland ‘It was a truly amazing opportunity’ and ‘even though I haven’t studied Geography since Year 9, I have learnt so much and been inspired by the sites of Iceland’ were just a couple of the comments made by the nineteen girls and three members of staff who attended the Iceland trip over the first weekend of the half term. Iceland is truly a geographer’s paradise, with so many amazing features in one place, and a great deal of what is taught in the classroom can be put into context as well as making it real. It was a whirlwind tour of the south west of the island, which took in some breathtakingly beautiful sites. The trip was jam-packed and we had already taken in 360 degrees views of the capital Reykjavik before settling in at our accommodation in Selfoss on day one. On the second day, we began with a visit to the secret lagoon, a naturally heated pool that was built in 1981. This was certainly an experience
to remember and we were all appreciative of the warmer than average temperatures when getting out of the bath-like water! We also took in the exciting eruptions of volcanically heated water at Geysir, and had an exhilarating walk behind the Seljalandsfoss waterfall, which was an amazing opportunity and the highlight of the trip for many of the girls. This was followed by a visit to the Eyjafjallajökull volcano visitor centre; this was the volcano which spewed ash into the sky and stopped thousands of flights over Europe in 2010. We were lucky enough to see breathtakingly beautiful coastal features and basalt columns at the Black Beach. We felt the awesome power of water falling 60 metres at the base of the Skogafoss waterfall, before trekking up the 527 steps to a viewing platform at the top – it was hard work, but all agreed that the effort was worth the views of the beautiful landscape! We did so many different things: some boiled eggs, others had foot spas in the hot springs at the geothermal park, and we
even popped over to the North American Plate at the bridge between the continents! The trip was a great success and an experience that will never be forgotten – where will the Geography department’s next big adventure take us!