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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect
Endeavour
Week ending: Friday 16th November 2017 “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Nelson Mandela
Message from the Head of School. Last night I had the pleasure of presenting the Key Stage 3 Awards. It was a wonderful and positive evening with so many of the students being rewarded for their excellent effort, progress and outstanding contribution across the curriculum. The students have now started their GCSE courses in Year 10 and show great promise of outstanding results in the future. It is really very special to be able to reward them at this important milestone, 3 years into their 7 year journey with us. There were numerous awards given, but a special mention must go to Saskia Cushings and Oliver Wells who were awarded the trophy for ‘Highest overall attainment’ during Key stage 3, and Ivy Prutton and Ben Rawlinson for making the ‘Most progress’ during Key stage 3. The ‘Perseverance and determination’ awards were won by Jessie Taylor. Jack Fenton, Sophie Wilkins and Luke Jones. The students with the highest ‘Attitude to learning’ scores were Ella Margetts and Leighton Brooks and the Community Shield Award went to Raajveer Singh for his outstanding contribution to the Youth Council. Please see details of all students recognised in the Year 10 section of this bulletin. Next week is the start of the Year 9 exams but note that there are no exams scheduled for Wednesday or Thursday (please see exam timetable included in the bulletin). We have ‘Prison me! No way! a national educational charity in school on Wednesday. They provide an informative and interesting day of talks and workshops, with the core aim of raising awareness of the causes, consequences and penalties of crime. Thursday is the Year 11 Study skills day, our students will attend workshops on revision techniques, memory tools and resilience exercises, to help them maximise their potential in the GCSEs. Thank you to the parents who supported the Year 11 Information evening, I trust that you found it useful. All information shared at our parent information evenings can be found on the school website. https://www.rodingvalley.net/current-parents/how-you-can-help-your-child/ th
Please can I remind you that the Y11 Parent evening is on Thursday 30 November, please remind your son/ daughter to make appointments with their teachers. Thank you for supporting Children in Need today in school. The students enjoyed not wearing school uniform and th have behaved impeccably. There have been a few laughs over the ‘Guess the baby’ competition organised by the 6 Form and I am delighted to announce that we raised a total of £2,260.34. The ‘baby’ competition was won by Geidre Sulcaite Y13 and the penalty shootout winners were Charlie Hanshaw and Sonny Ibrahim. I am proud that Roding Valley High School is a great school; however I would like to draw your attention again to my concern about the behaviour of some children before and after school. Our uniform is an integral part of the Roding Valley community; it is something that collectively identifies us all and gives us a sense of community and shared purpose. It is therefore essential that students, when wearing our uniform in the local community before and after school, behave in a way that reflects the values we hold as a school. In recent weeks, I have had to deal with students whose behaviour has fallen well below the standards we would expect whilst wearing our uniform in the community, both before and after school.
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