25th November 2016 - Issue 10
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Head’s Introduction
The diverse articles in this week’s review are an excellent example of the amazing range of activities taking place at Roedean, from sport and our celebration service, to HHH and visitors to the school who are experts in their fields. It is this breadth of experience which makes Roedean such a vibrant community. I am very excited to see this evening’s gala concert, which I know is the culmination of an incredible amount of dedication and of hard work. With two weeks to go until we break up, there is a great deal to look forward to! There is the nail-biting and keenly fought Staff vs Student Hockey match on Tuesday, and
I look forward to seeing the wider Roedean community out in force at the ‘Christmas at the Movies’-themed Christmas Fair extravaganza on 3rd December. Both the girls and the Parents’ Guild have put a great deal of thought and hard work into this charity event – I am sure it will be fantastic. In the last week of term, the performances of the play ‘A Christmas Carol’ promise to be spectacular if the set that is appearing on
A Fitting Farewell to Sue Stanway and Simon Rothon On Friday 18 November, the School held a beautiful evening Chapel service to celebrate the achievements and contributions of two key staff members who have recently stepped down from their duties at Roedean.
stage is anything to go by. We all look forward to the Carol Service that always marks the start of Christmas. Congratulations on a wonderful term so far, and good luck for the last two busy weeks of term before your well-earned holidays!
Simon Rothon has served as Roedean’s Chair of Council for the last five years. Simon, who is also a former parent, has shown a great commitment to all aspects of School life. Perhaps his most notable achievement during his time as Chair was to appoint Mr Blond. The pupils were so impressed by the account by fellow Council member Margot Chaundler of Simon’s illustrious career and multi-linguistic skills, that he has been invited to deliver a Roedean Academic lecture in the New Year. Tributes to Sue Stanway, who retired from her post as Head of Art after 47 years of service to Roedean, came from Mr Blond and OR Sasha Glynn. Quite how so many years can be summed up in a few minutes was a challenge for us all, but appreciative sentiments and much nostalgia was shared. However, it was the words of current pupils Tori Nathan-Maister (6.1) and Eunice Yuen (6.2) which touched our hearts. They spoke of Mrs Stanway’s unfailing dedication to her many pupils over the years, and these touching words from Eunice struck a chord with us all: ‘You told us that we are each one of your precious collection of memories – Dear Mrs Stanway, we are very proud and honoured to be part of your collection.’ SEL
You are all welcome to the
Christmas Fair
Saturday 3rd December – 10 till 1 Come along and meet Santa, and get some stocking fillers too! You can still donate uniform and anything for tombola prizes – please drop them into the Houses