Senior School Weekly News Update
Friday 27th April 2018
SCHOOL INFORMATION TO KEEP UP TO DATE WITH SCHOOL NEWS AND EVENTS, FOLLOW US ON TWITTER, FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM This Term’s Events at a Glance… Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, please log into the brand new parent portal or website Tuesday 1st May Year 9 trip to “The Moustrap” Non Uniform Day for Atorkor
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Friday 4th May Silver Duke of Edinburgh Expedition leaves Exeat Weekend
Tuesday 8th May Year 9 Battlefields trip returns
Thursday 17th May Year 7 RS trip Saturday 19th May Bronze D of E Expedition departs Year 13 Leavers’ Dinner Sunday 20th May Bronze D of E Expedition returns
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Friday 11th May Year 11 Celebration / Study Leave begins
Wednesday 16th May Year 8 to Cadbury World
into the brand new parent portal “My School Portal”.
Portal can be accessed via the school website (drop down
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Monday 14th May Parents’ Life Skills Evening
New Parent Portal Many thanks to all the parents who have already logged
Saturday 5th May Year 9 History trip to the Battlefields leaves
Sunday 13th May Boarders’ Celebratory Chapel Service
There are a few spare places on this course for parents that starts this coming Monday for a fee of £150 that covers the eight evenings, the retreat and course materials. If this is something that might be just what you need this is the moment to leap right in! Please let me know as quickly as you can if you would like to join us on this journey and I can provide more information Rev'd John Quill
Thursday 3rd May (7.00-9.00pm) Careers Convention, Great Hall
Saturday 12th May Year 10 trip to theme park
Mindful Self-Compassion Course
If you have not already done so, please sign in as soon as possible, logging in with the email address that receives school emails. Click then on “Forgot password” and you will then receive an email giving you further instructions. Once logged in, navigation around the portal is, we hope, straightforward. You will find lots of information, including the school calendar, as well as emails you have received from School. Please could we ask you to check all contact details via the “My Account” tab, and use the “Edit Details” option to request an amendment to your/your child’s details. You can help us to improve the portal for you by sharing your feedback and letting us know if there is other information which you would like to see there. Please let us know via email to datasupport@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Thank you for your help—and we hope you find the new portal both informative and easy to use!
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SCHOOL NEWS Sixth Form Taster Day for Year 10 All RMS Year 10 students will be getting a “taste of Hind House” on Tuesday 26th June. This event is also open to non-RMS girls currently in Year 10 who may be thinking about joining RMS Sixth Form in September 2019, so please do feel free to pass onto anyone who may be interested. During the day, students will take part in a range of taster lessons and activities in Hind House, including subject that are offered new at A Level including Psychology, Sociology and Photography. There will also be sessions for those interested in Oxbridge applications, as well as medical courses. Places for non RMS students can be reserved here
Marathon Successes Congratulations to Mrs Eccles, Miss Rackham (Cadogan House) and Sixth Former Jess B who all ran the Virgin London Marathon last weekend, in very testing conditions. Mrs Eccles is raising money for the School Charity SANE; if anyone would like to sponsor her retrospectively, you can do so here
Non Uniform Day next TUESDAY Please remember to bring £1 to help us raise money for Atorkor, Ghana. Follow the usual school rules when deciding what to wear – no logos, no midriffs, no short skirts or short shorts please!
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SCHOOL NEWS Careers Convention 2018 Thursday 3rd May 7.00-9.00pm This year’s Careers Convention will include representatives from Centrica, Marks and Spencer, the Civil Service Fast Stream, The Royal Veterinary College, Vinci Civil Engineers, GSK, Google, Bosch and The Armed Forces as well as healthcare professionals (including a consultant, nurse, midwife, physiotherapist and GP), an architect, a fashion designer, a journalist and many more. This event is open to students of Year 9 and above (RMS and from other schools) so please bring your daughters and their
FORMS NEWS FORMS would like to welcome you back into new term and we hope you had a lovely Easter holiday. This term is all about Summer Fair for us which will be held this year on 23rd June from 12.00pm to 4.00pm so please save the date! Or new team has hit the ground running and we have some fabulous entertainment lined up for the afternoon, including showcases from Kaleidoscope Dance Club, a gymnastics display, Choir performances and Bollywood dancing among others. We will be welcoming back our traditional fairground rides and of course there will be stalls, food, drink and much more! So be sure to not miss out and put this date in your calendar now! FORMS
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EASTER HOLIDAY IN PICTURES During the holidays, our globetrotting students travelled to France, Spain, Canada, Vietnam and Cambodia. Below are just some of the photographs from their trips—we look forward to bringing you full write-ups shortly‌. Below is a selection of images from the History trip to Vietnam and Cambodia (click to see more), the Modern Languages trips to Alicante and the Opal Coast, and a snowy student exchange visit to Havergal College, Toronto
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RMS IN BLOOM As always, RMS looks stunning in the Spring sunshine; here are just a few pictures of our beautiful trees in blossom...
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