Rosebery News Weekly News Round
Friday 6 July 2018 Dear Parents and Carers This week our focus has been very much directed to the future, as we welcomed our new Year 7 students for their Transition Day and on Thursday evening we held our annual Open Evening attended by Year 4 and 5 students, THIS WEEK’S NEWS keen to determine whether Rosebery should be their school of choice at the end of Year 6. As ever, our current students were centre stage during both events and were fantastic ambassadors and supporters to our visitors. Also this week, our cheerleaders performed brilliantly in the national championships, and this weekend Mrs Brice and Miss Hill take 27 students on Dates for your Diary ...... 2 their final Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition, which promises to be an even more significant challenge than usual, given the current very warm PE Results ...... 2 temperatures. End of term arrangements Wellbeing Week ...... 3 As the end of term rapidly approaches, I want to ensure all parents are clear about the changes to the timetable over the final weeks of this school year. Film Media Academy ...... 3
Sports Day Sixth Form Student Coaching ...... 4 Friday 13 July: Sports Day at The Harrier Centre, Poole Road, West Ewell, KT19 9RY (click here for a map and directions) Student News—Rosebery Doodles ...... 5 All students should arrive at The Harrier Centre by 8.30am where they will go to their tutor area to be registered. Students will not be at school during the International Women in Engineering Day ...... 6 day. Parents should be aware that traffic in this area gets very busy and wherever possible students should use the Bus (418 or E5), walk, cycle, or be dropped within walking distance of the track to avoid congestion. The day STEM Returners Programme ...... 6 will end at approximately 2.15pm although we will advise nearer the time if high temperatures necessitate an earlier finish. Exams Notice ...... 7 Students must come wearing their full PE kit and should bring plenty of food and especially water to last the whole day. There will be some snacks Surrey Starlets Summer Camp ...... 7 available on the day to purchase so they may want to bring a small amount of money. No takeaway food can be ordered to the track and should any such food arrive, it will not be given to the students. Valuables cannot be looked Drama Showcase 2018 ...... 8 after, or be locked away, so we advise that students leave any valuables at home. We also recommend that your child has sun cream, a sun hat and an Street Dance Flyer ...... 9 umbrella, parasol or tent to protect them from the sun if it is hot, or waterproofs should it rain. Rosebery Vacancy—Attendance Officer ...... 10 Parents are welcome to come and watch, but must sign in and stay in the designated area – we cannot allow parents to wander freely around the track, unfortunately, for safeguarding reasons. A programme of events will be Absolute Tennis Flyer ...... 11 available on the day.
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Enrichment Days: Please see the booklet for detailed information which is being sent out at the same time as this newsletter
Sunday 15 July 2018 Year 7 Bushcraft trip leaves at 7.45 am Sixth Form trip to Iceland leaves at 3.15am
Monday 16 July Tuesday 17 July Year 7 Students not on Bushcraft are in school for Year 7 Students not on Bushcraftare in school for Science and English activities. Disney Enterprise activities. Own clothes allowed. Own clothes allowed. Year 8 Harry Potter Tour or in school activities for Year 8 In school design/creator activities. Own those not going on the trip. clothes suitable for art and crafts work al- Own clothes allowed. lowed. Year 9 Thorpe Park Trip Year 9 In school Rollercoaster Engineering Day Community project for those not going on Own clothes are allowed. the trip. Own clothes allowed. Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Expedition Year 10 Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Expedi- or community work in school for those not tion or community work in school for those on DofE. not on DofE. Own clothes allowed. Own clothes allowed. Year 12 Subject immersion day in London Year 12 Trip to Brighton
Wednesday 18 July All year groups in school and in uniform at 8.30am. School breaks up at 12.00 noon for the Summer holiday.
Have a lovely weekend…football filled or not!
Ros Allen @RoseberyHT Dates for your Diary (Subject to Alteration) LATEST Click the calendar for further dates w/c Monday 9 July 2018 Week 2 Monday 9 July 7.00—10.00pm Summer Production Hall 7.00—9.00pm PSA Meeting Staff Room Tuesday 10 July 7.00—10.00pm Summer Production Hall LAMDA Exams D2, D3, D4 Wednesday 11 July Year 10 Sixth Form Experience 4.00—7.00pm Years 7, 8, 9, 10 & 12 Celebration Evening Hall Friday 13 July Sports Day Harrier Centre, Ewell Year 7 Bush Craft Trip Penshurst Place, Sunday 15 July—Tuesday 17 Kent Sunday 15—Wednesday 18 July Year 12 & Year 13 Iceland Trip Iceland w/c Monday 16 July 2018 Week 1 Enrichment Days See Booklet Monday 16 —Tuesday 17 July Bronze D of E Final Expedition North Downs Wednesday 18 July Last Day—School finishes 12.00noon Thursday 19 July INSET DAY PE RESULTS
SPORT TEAM DATE SCHOOL AGAINST RESULTS
ROUNDERS Year 7 Wednesday 4 July Tournament 2nd
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WELLBEING WEEK: 25—28 JUNE £72.00 raised
“This week we celebrated ‘Wellbeing and Mental Health Awareness’ within the school. Many activities were run outside in the sunny weather in order to promote positive wellbeing within the school community. Students this week have been encouraged to try something new and to relax more. One of the most popular events was when a couple of teachers brought in their dogs and the students were allowed to play, walk and stroke them. For some students, this was their first time stroking a dog and it helped boost their confidence. We celebrated the end of Wellbeing Week with a cake sale, colouring and bubbles. The sale of mental health awareness ribbons and cakes raised a total of £72.00 for Mind, a charity specifically chosen to help raise mental WINNER health awareness and for those who need support. Teachers have also been showing their support by wearing ribbons and the Student Wellbeing Ambassadors hope that this week is the start of a new beginning to increased wellbeing at Rosebery. Thank you to all staff who supported this week. Have a good weekend “ From the Student Wellbeing Ambassadors Charlotte L won the Wellbeing Week Mascot Competition with ‘Willow Wellbeing’ (left)
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SIXTH FORM STUDENT COACHING
On Wednesday 4 July nine Year 12 students, alongside Ms Rad and Mrs Coombes, were invited to take part in the prestigious annual Coaching at Work Conference, led by the country’s leading coaching magazine, as part of the Student Futures programme. This year’s focus was on innovation and creativity and the session ‘Working with and learning from the younger generations’, created by Ms Rad and the executive coach Lindsay Wittenberg, marked the first time that millennials and members from Generation Z have delivered a session at the conference. Two students, Sarah A and Natalie O, were interviewed with Ms Rad on the aspects that connect and divide generations and the impact of Student Futures, before all students were coached by members of the audience. Sarah and Natalie have shared their thought on the day:
‘We had the opportunity to voice our thoughts and reflect on the assumptions that each generation have of each other. This experience was a unique chance to express our thoughts; it was very interesting challenging the older generations on their viewpoints of us and our own stereotypes. The coaching experience that followed allowed us to formulate our own solutions that we hadn’t previously been aware were present in our mind. We hope to encourage future students to explore coaching. We vastly enjoyed the whole experience and the opportunity to advocate our own generation’s thoughts and feelings.’
The other students who took part shared their reflections:
The environment allowed to be liberal in my opinions and voice the barriers I face as a young person. It helped me learn so much, not only about myself but about the way to deal with certain things and to always speak about worries, no matter how small or big they are. I have also gained skills in coaching myself and learnt to look at situations with a more positive and calm mindset. The coaching conference showed me how coaching actually helps an individual find their own solutions. I found the coaching session so surprising and helpful. Engaging with the coach who is someone who is essentially a stranger was so refreshing and at the end of the session I felt like a weight was lifted of my shoulders, simply because I was expressing my problems and working towards bettering them for myself. It was a very insightful experience, I learnt a lot more than I expected to and I feel like I’ve experienced the true worth of coaching. It is invaluable to talk about your problems with someone who has an objective view and no previous assumptions of you. It is really refreshing to talk to someone whose purpose is to listen to you personally and help you with your problems. This really helped me as, I was able to delve deeper into things I wouldn’t usually talk about in everyday life. I would definitely suggest this to a friend to try, because even a little problem could be a cause of a lot more things in your life.
The conference was closed with a coaching awards ceremony in which Ms Rad was awarded Highly Commendable for the Internal Coaching Champion Award, in recognition of her creation and implementation of Student Futures which launched in April 2018 at Rosebery.
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STUDENT NEWS Last year we ran a competition for Year 7 students to design a “Rosebery Doodle” (similar in idea to the Google Doodles but using image etc. to identify the word Rosebery with what happens in the school) to go on the Rosebery Hub. The students used Adobe Photoshop to create their doodles and last year’s winner, Sophie L, had her doodle displayed on the Hub for the year. We have run the competition again this year, with students creating a doodle using the words “The Hub”. Miss H Baker, Computing Coordinator
Special mention to: Miray B – 7EX Katie –C 7MY Evie-Rose C– 7CX Sophia K– 7EX Isabelle K – 7CY Amelia V– 7PX Sasha E– 7PY Jino F– 7PY Caitlin W– 7PY Ceira F– 7EX
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN IN ENGINEERING DAY
On Tuesday 26 June 2018 over 120 students took part in a series of workshops to raise awareness of what engineering is all about and to encourage more young women to consider a STEM career. Students discovered what a metallurgist does, learnt about technology and the world of work, as well as having a hands on practical problem solving session with Brooklands Museum. The Environment Agency and Atkins demonstrated the management of water and prevention of flooding with the amazing Atkins Lego table. The day was rounded off with a group of students taking part in a Robotics workshop where they programmed their Crumble to perform a variety tasks including lighting up their robot’s head.
STEM Returners programme running in Epsom and Croydon with Atkins Have you taken a career break from an engineering or technical sector and wish to return? Are you working below your experience in a different sector? Do you have an engineering or technical degree that you aren’t using? Do you just wish to transfer sectors but don’t have any experience? If so this could be the opportunity for you! We are currently sourcing candidates for the Atkins STEM Returners programme, a 13 week fully paid and supported return to work programme starting in September in Epsom and Croydon. All candidates will also have the opportunity to obtain a permanent role at the end of the programme. We are also attending the Atkins South East Recruitment Event which is on: WHEN: Tuesday 10 July 2018 AT: Hampton by Hilton Hotel, 30 Dingwall Road, Croydon, CR0 2NB Please come along and meet us to discuss your return to a STEM career, children are very welcome to attend as well. If you are interested in Atkins, but not able to attend, please still register as you can still be considered for the programme. No career break is too long, register to return to STEM today!
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Summer 2018 Examination Results
A Level results will be distributed to students on Thursday 16 August – results will be available for collection from 8am until 10am in the Sixth Form Coffee Bar.
GCSE results will be distributed to students on Thursday 23 August – results will be available for collection from 8am until 10am in the Sixth Form Coffee Bar.
Students wishing for a relative (over the age of 18) to collect their results must send a signed letter of authorisation with the collector. Students not intending to collect in person, but wishing their results to be posted, should leave a stamped addressed envelope with the Examinations Office before the end of term. Envelopes should be a minimum of size A5. Please ensure the correct postage rate is used to avoid postal delays. Result slips not collected on results day will be retained in the school for collection at the start of term.
Examinations Office staff will be available on the following days during the school holiday: Thursday 16 August from 8am until 1pm Friday 17 August from 9am until midday Thursday 23 August from 8am until 1pm Friday 24 August from 9am until midday
If you have any other queries concerning examinations before the summer break, please contact the Examinations Office on 01372 845 493 or via email [email protected]
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CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE ROSEBERY WEBSITE VACANCIES PAGE
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Holiday tennis camps for 5-14 year olds
Our tennis camps are great fun and will give your children a chance to learn and practice all the main tennis shots. They’ll get to play fun competition and lots of tennis games to practice. Our camps are led by LTA qualified and
experienced coaches.
To find out more go to:
www.absolutetennis.org.uk/holiday camps
To book a place email:
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