Diamond League Finals Day House Tennis Project 125 Moldova –Sleep-Out for Off The Fence – Charity Abseil off Peacehaven Cliffs

It was a beautiful day for House Tennis, and we had a brilliant turn-out from the girls. Watch out Wimbledon! There were definitely some future stars in the making out there on the courts.

It was great to see some really close matches –here are the final results:

Year7

■ Winners – Houses 1 and 2

Year 8

■ Winner – House 3

■ Runner-Up – House 2

Year 9

■ Winner – House 1

■ Runner-Up – House 2

Year 10/12 combined

■ Winner – House 3

■ Runner-Up – House 1

Well done, everyone!

Miss Patching-Jones

So far this year, the Roedean community has raised a remarkable

£27,522 for a range of charities – congratulations to everyone involved!

After half-term, there are three large-scale charity events taking place, each to raise funds for incredibly worthwhile causes – if you would like to support any of these charitable endeavours, please follow the relevant links –thank you.

Wednesday 7 June – 'Dress in Blue, Red, and Yellow, the Colours of Moldova or Ukraine' non-uniform day

This is to raise funds for Ukrainian refugee children in Moldova – 12 students in Years 11-12 will be travelling to Moldova in July to teach English to 50 Ukrainian refugee children for one week, and funds raised will support this project and the children involved. https://www.justgiving.com/page/ roedeanschoolproject125moldova

Thursday 15 June – Year 10 SleepOut for Off The Fence https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ roedeanschooly10

Around fifty students in Year 10 will be sleeping out on cardboard and under tarpaulin, to understand better the experience of homeless people – the funds they raise will be used to purchase sleeping bags which will be distributed by Off The Fence.

Friday 23 June – Year 7 Abseil down Peacehaven Cliffs https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ roedeanschooly7

As a finale to their Wild Friday experience this year, Year 7 students will be abseiling down Peacehaven Cliffs to raise money for their dedicated charity, Rockinghorse.

Thank you in advance!