Friday 26 May 2017 Dear Parents and Carers Clearly this week our hearts and minds have been focused on the families and friends of those involved in the appalling tragedy in Manchester; I have sent our condolences to the schools who we know have suffered terrible loss and injury. We know that our girls have been particularly affected by this unspeakable act, targeted as it was at an event similar to the many concerts and gatherings that our students regularly attend and enjoy. We have been encouraging our students to talk about their fears and anxieties, whilst we have no explanation for such a heinous crime we can be clear about the division, hatred and hostility that such attacks have sought to generate, not only in Manchester but also in Nice, London, Stockholm and Paris in recent times. We have therefore focused on ensuring that our core values of kindness and empathy have been reinforced this week and that we continue to embrace our differences and focus on the positive forces for good of love and friendship which we share and which therefore serve to unite us. Additionally, despite understandable caution and anxiety, we will continue to encourage our young people to live as they want to, to attend the events that bring them joy and excitement; because if we limit or restrict our lives as a result of these dreadful events, then the terrorists really will have won. I wrote last week that we will be marking the Great Get Together in memory of Jo Cox. We will also use this occasion to raise funds for the Manchester Victims Appeal and I will share more details with you after half term. You may find the following link useful in helping you talk about such distressing events with your daughter: http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/13865002 We have said a very fond farewell to our Year 13 students this week. This year group have contributed so much to the school, they have been superb role models to our younger students and have been a delight to teach. They all have ambitious plans for the future and have worked very hard indeed to prepare for the exams which will help them take the next step towards achieving these. We wish them all well for the forthcoming exams and look forward to celebrating the end of their seven years with us at the Prom on 29 June. Finally this week, we say good bye to Miss Sevenoaks who has been covering the maternity leave of Miss Saul in the PE Department. Miss Sevenoaks is a former student of ours and it has been fantastic to have her working for us this year. We wish her well for her new role at The Ashcombe School. Have a lovely weekend. Ros Allen @RoseberyHT Rosebery School Whitehorse Drive Epsom KT18 7NQ T.01372 720439 www.roseberyschool.co.uk @ RoseberySchool1 1 IN THIS WEEK’S NEWS Dates for your Diary Page 2 Headteacher Commendations Page 3 PE Results Page 4 Student News Page 4 New York/Washington Trip Vacancy Page 4 KS3 Exams and Year 9 Reading List Page 5 Rosebery Diversity Week Page 6 Parent Pay / School Lunch Page 7 Surrey Art School Page 8 Zumba Page 9 Dates for your Diary (Subject to Alteration) Monday 29 May Mon 29 May – Fri 2 June HALF TERM Monday 5 June Week 2 Mon 5 June – Thurs 29 June Public Exams Y7 Chelsea Football Club Training Tues 6 June 08:30 – 13:10 TBC Event 15:15 – 16:15 Robotics Programming Workshop M3 Thurs 8 June 18:00 – 20:00 Y7 X Parents’ Evening Hall Monday 12 June Week 2 Mon 12 June – Thurs 29 June Public Exams Mon 12 June – Fri 16 June International School Visit Mon 12 June Y10 Geography Fieldtrip Juniper Hall Tues 13 June Y10 Geography Fieldtrip Juniper Hall Y10 Geography Fieldtrip Juniper Hall Weds 14 June National Youth 19:00 – 23:00 Y9 & Y10 DNA Theatre Y10 Geography Fieldtrip Juniper Hall Thurs 15 June 09:30 – 13:30 Y12 Careers Event Blenheim High School 18:00 – 20:00 Y7 Y Parents’ Evening Hall Sat 17 June – Thurs 22 June GCSE Art Exhibition Art Rooms TBA Rosebery School Whitehorse Drive Epsom KT18 7NQ T.01372 720439 www.roseberyschool.co.uk @ RoseberySchool1 2 Headteacher Commendations Many congratulations to all students nominated this week; we are #RoseberyProud of you all. Year 7 - Mr Lines has nominated Izzy Richardson 7EY for her hard work in English this term and for producing some excellent pieces of writing, Miss Hooper has nominated Lily Crouch 7MY for making a special effort to be organised for Art and doing extra sketchbook recording outside lesson time and Mr Chamberlain has nominated India Crispin 7EY for the extensive research she carried out for a recent History homework. Ms Gill has nominated Daisy Smith 7PX for the huge improvement in her most recent English assessment and Sophie Lomas 7MY for her excellent result in her English assessment and Miss Reilly has nominated Izzy Chapman 7EY for her excellent work outside of Maths lessons catching up with missed work. Mrs Barlow has nominated Grace Walker, Amy Watts, Anna Harbison and Hannah Skinner Burn 7CX who have all written and presented excellent coastal glossaries with helpful detail, well- illustrated showing good understanding of technical language. Year 8 - Mr Lines has nominated Ffion Waterworth 8MX for the hard work and effort she has put into English all term and Mr Seth has nominated Thara Luyiga 8EY, Isla Hamilton 8PY, Saudah Fadarkhan 8CY, Kira McLennon 8EY, Millie Fallows 8PX for being focused and helpful in the lesson. Mr Styles has nominated Hallie Watson 8MY for her consistently thoughtful and hard-working approach to English this term and Mrs Browne has nominated Isabella Rizzetto 8CX for her hard work and attitude in Science this half term. Year 9 - Mr Lines has nominated Nell Summers 9EX, Emma Shopland 9EY and Evie Angus 9CY for attending extra Year 9 English sessions after school and Mr Seth has nominated Natalya Elger 9MY, Scarlett Turner, Jessica Winder and Monica Kitchen 9CY, Miranda Pratt and Erin Cowley 9EY for their excellent focus and engagement in the lesson. Mr Chamberlain has nominated Willow Gerrard 9MY for the effort and care she takes over her History class work. Ms Gill has nominated Ellie Barnard and Ellie Bailey 9CY, Teegan-May Kirby 9MY, Elisha Henson, Jessica Nightingall Ani White, Phoebe Hogg and Tuesday Buhlmann 9PX, Jemma Schendel and Sadie Czypionka 9MX, Chloe Mukonjo 9CX and Katelyn Hill 9EX for their excellent presentations on the Victorian era for English. Mrs Tyler has nominated Charlotte Williams 9MX, Lara West and Sophie Tillen 9CX, Isobel Long, Amie Lundberg, Hana Ahmad and Amy Church 9PX, Alice Bottomley, Louisa Vander, Laura Schumacher, Amelia Harding in 9EX and Harley Reynolds 9CX for their consistent effort, enthusiasm and maturity and for contributing with perceptive ideas in English during their study of Victorian fiction. Miss Devonish has nominated Holly Payne 9EX who has made amazing contributions towards her History lessons this year; her written piece on the experiences of a soldier at Dunkirk was really well informed and demonstrated the plight of British soldiers during this battle. Mrs Browne has nominated Jenny Porter 9EX for her improved attitude and hard work in Chemistry this half term. Year 10 - Mr Sheffield has nominated Sophie Rose 10PX for setting up and running a charity event to raise money for the British Heart Foundation, Mrs Tyler has nominated Lois Hill 10MY for her recent improvement in English; her marks have improved and her ability to analyse in detail is impressive too. Mrs Toye has nominated Abby Goodwin 10CX for her continually independent, focussed and positive approach to her work. Sixth Form - Miss Subramaniam has nominated Tilly Yorke 12D for her hard work in making the Summer Jazz Concert a really exciting and successful event. Rosebery School Whitehorse Drive Epsom KT18 7NQ T.01372 720439 www.roseberyschool.co.uk @ RoseberySchool1 3 PE Results Rounders Year Group Team Date of Match School Against Result of Match Player of the Match 1 Year 7 C 22/05/2017 St Teresa’s Lost 7 /2 – 7 Anna Harbison 7CX Year 7 D 22/05/2017 St Teresa’s Won 11 – 6 Phee Turpie 7PX 1 1 Year 8 C 22/05/2017 St Teresa’s Won 5 /2 - 2 /2 N/A Year 8 D 22/05/2017 St Teresa’s Lost 5 - 4 N/A 1 Year 9 24/05/2017 Box Hill School Won 14 /2 - 5 N/A 1 1 Year 10 24/05/2017 Box Hill School Won 12 /2 - 4 /2 N/A Student News Rosebery School took part in The Young Reporter Scheme for the first time this year, a scheme created by Diana Jarvis and launched in 2008. Having worked in Journalism for many years, Diana wanted to create a scheme where students could try their hands working as reporters, giving them a real taster of what journalism is all about. Every article written is published and enables students to build up a portfolio for use with CVs and UCAS applications. Jasmine Helm-Stovell 11CY and Shaista Barkat 13E were two of this year’s top winners competing against hundreds of other students. As part of their prize they will be invited to attend an undergraduate day at Kingston University to experience what it is like to work on a real live paper with their articles being produced and published in the London Comet. Many congratulations to Jasmine and Shaista for such a great achievement.