Parent bulletin week ending 16th March 2018

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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Week ending: Friday 16th March 2018 “Our vision is to be the school of choice for our local community, developing successful young people with high aspirations, who show respect for all and endeavour to become the very best that they can be.”

Message from the Head of School I am delighted to announce that following some outstanding applications, interviews and presentations, Harry Boyd-Walker has been appointed Head Boy and Grace Cain has been appointed Head Girl. I am absolutely delighted with these appointments and know that they will be fantastic in their new roles. I would at this point like to thank our retiring Head Boy, Matthew Tinker and Head Girl, Lauren Humphries for their amazing work and the legacy that they have created within the sixth form.

They have ably led a Student Executive Committee and helped shape the future of the school council and sixth form led activities. I am immensely proud of their work and wish them both every success in their career choices. Due to the outstanding quality of the applications received, their innovative ideas and the upcoming house leadership interviews we have offered the following leadership positions on the Student Executive:  House Liaison Lead: Leia Humphries  Environment Lead: Angel Dean  Charities Lead: Sophie Ellicock-Williams  Digital Director: Kevin Turner  Social Inclusion Lead: Ben Botterman  Subject Prefect and Creativity Lead: Alice Redknap  Reading Mentor Lead: Imogen Riordan  Lower School Mentoring Lead: Abbie Juniper  Upper School Mentoring Lead: Rachel Opoku-Manu Congratulations to all of these students and I will announce the House Captains next week. These interviews were held all day today and I am so pleased that 37 students put themselves forward to be a House Captain. Our students are the strength of the school and a real credit to us all.

Thank you to all the Year 8 parents who attended the parent consultations. It was a very positive evening with very high attendance; the students are making very good progress. Please do look at the attached BBC News report prepared by our very talented year 8s with Mr. Ryan. Your ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

The PPEs are ongoing and the students have all taken a very mature and purposeful approach to these exams. I am very appreciative of the parental support at this stressful time and if you have any concerns please do make them known to the school. Can I remind parents that Smart Watches or similar are not allowed in the exam hall. Please also note the email sent out to Year 12/13 parents regarding the study leave arrangements during this period.

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I trust that all students have brought home their school photographs and that you like the new style.

Please respond directly to the company to order, but note that there is free delivery to the school if ordered before the 31st March.

I am delighted to announce that Miss Bates has been promoted to Second in English Faculty and that Mrs Harris (Head of Drama) has had her baby. Her gorgeous baby boy was born before he was expected but both are now doing really well. Mr Wilson is due to start with us after Easter as originally planned.

It is a sad fact that many teenagers are suffering with mental health issues and I would like to invite all parents to attend the Parents’ Forum on Monday 19th March at 6pm. This session will focus on teenage mental health, we will share some of the resources that we have previously shared with students and offer some practical help and advice. It will held in the Sixth Form Study Centre so please arrive by the Brook Road entrance.

I would like to thank Mr Harris and Mrs Daly for leading the Year 11/12/13 Duke of Edinburgh Silver expedition last weekend. The expedition went to Tring and they trekked over 60km over a 3 day period.

The team developed crucial life skills including how to camp, improve resilience and show leadership. I understand all skills were tested to the limit. Unfortunately, due to the weather warnings this weekend, the Year 9 and 10 Bronze Expedition to Skreens Park will now take place next weekend. I cannot believe snow is forecast again!!

Wishing everyone a good weekend

Ms. S Jenner Head of School

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Saturday 17 March 2018

DoE Bronze Expedition

Monday 19th March 2018

Parents Forum

Wednesday 21st March

Youth Election Day

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Saturday 24 March

Year 10 GCSE French Conference DoE Training Day DoE Practice Expedition

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On the week beginning Monday 5th of March, Sixth Form students studying science created an assembly in order to inform Years 7 to 10 about British Science Week, and the importance of it; and inspire them to pursue a future in this subject.

The presentation - delivered by Jamie Henderson, Grace Cain, Tommy Coppin, Rachael Opoku-Manu, Jasmin Spall, and Igor Dasuzhau; included several key areas of science which have been developed greatly in recent times, such as Technology, Medicine and Space.

Several students in each year group also received awards, commending them for their hard work and attitude to learning in science lessons.

This week students participated in several different experiments in their science lessons, such as a bottle rocket, and making different coloured flames using different elements of the periodic table.

Year 10

Year 8

Year 7

Morgan Anderson

Ayaan Azam

Aimee Clarke

George Abbott

Suzanna Cavadino

Finley Dickson

Charlotte Clay

Anish Amin

Saskia Cushings

Tommy Harrison

Ellie Dennis

Latiah Hajdar

Callum Hilton

George Howard

Aimee Garvey

Lauren Harper

Chloe Julians

Lewis O'Connor

Vienna Igwe

Oliver Hawkins

Clara Rodriguez

Elizabeth Wheeler

Rory Langdell

Lilly Holland

Billy Roberts

Jodie Wheeler

India Lucy

Amelia Nusrat

Sophie Sherard

Holly White

Haris Mushtaq

Max Saunders

Daisy Taylor

Amy Wright

Zac Smith

Keira Swinson

Joshua Swinson

Nancy Tabram

Sadie Woodland

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It has been a busy start to the Spring Term with lots of extra curriculum activities taking place in the last few weeks. Well done to Year 7 for all their achievements as a year group.

Congratulations to the following students who have completed their PIXL edge leadership award:

Miss. F Williams, Year 7 YPL

Flavius Timis

Grace Felicio

Lilly Holland Ryan Dadson Joshua Conway “For their continuous effort in Computer Science�.

Nominated by Ms. S Wilson

The winning group for our Enrichment Day challenge was:

Jack Curtis

Frankie Tucker

Joshua Truman

Luke Rodgerson

Highest Attendance

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I would like to remind students that there is still time to submit news articles for our newsletter. Students can write about anything they have found fun, interesting and enjoyable at Roding Valley.

The form tutors and I will select the best articles to go into the newsletter and all contributions will be displayed around the school. I would be grateful if you could encourage your child to participate in this competition.

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Hattie Russell Charlotte Gadeke Ethan Dignam Harry Harrison-Wall

Aimee Garvey Jasleen Bains Erin Weeks Aden Black Amelia Martin Tayla Hall

Lyla Fry

Sadie Worrell

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Cai Gunning Lili Warden Kevin Ciobanu

All Students have been awarded Queue Jumper Passes.

This week, our BBC News Report Group have:  Interviewed staff and pupils across the school,  Filmed the introductory footage and a conclusion,  Edited the footage  Are in the process of uploading this footage onto the BBC website.

Please open have look at our work via the link to the right.

Mr. F Ryan, Year 8 YPL

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The following students currently hold the highest amount of Achievement Points in the year group:

Alice Risbrough

Darcy Andrews

Mitchell Pace

Chloe Cooper

Mollie Harper

A reminder to all pupils that there will be a rewards trip at the end of the year for those with the highest amount of points.

All Option Forms should now have been handed in to Mr. Mammen ready for subjects to be assigned to students.

Pupils will begin their GCSE courses after May half term.

A huge well done to Emma Lomas 9Q, who has passed with distinction in her Level 1 Award in Popular Music Performance.

The Year 9 Assessment Week will take place after the Easter Holidays, week commencing 23rd April 2018.

Miss H Reed, Year 9 YPL

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National Citizen Service will be returning to Roding Valley High School on March 20th to hand out Free T-Shirts to all Year 11 students who have signed up for NCS this summer.

National Citizen Service (NCS) is a once–in-a-lifetime opportunity open to all Year 11 and 12 students – it’s great fun and a fantastic way to build the skills and experiences needed to help young people stand out in job and university applications. They’ll take on new challenges and adventures, making new friends, learning new skills and giving something back to their community.

Along with thousands of other people their age across Essex, they’ll spend time away from home doing outdoor challenges, meeting new people and building their confidence. They’ll build skills with local businesses and charities, whether that’s interview skills or first aid, or learning about issues in their community. Using all their new skills they’ll also create their own community project to benefit your local area. At the end of it they’ll graduate at a special ceremony and receive a certificate signed by the Prime Minister to recognise their achievements. NCS is valued by employers and universities – it’s recognised by UCAS and looks great on CVs. Plus, it’s great fun – they’ll make life-long friends and develop their confidence. Over 98% of those who took part in the programme last year would recommend it to their friends and 92% of participants said that they’d developed more skills for the future.

NCS takes place during the summer holidays. More than 300,000 young people have taken part so far in NCS, giving them valuable life skills and unforgettable experiences. We have a range of dates available for you to choose from. It costs a maximum of £50 to take part or £20 if you get Free School Meals or are eligible for our bursary. NCS is delivered in your area by: Harlow College.

To see what people have been getting up to on NCS, don’t forget to like us on facebook.com/NCS, follow us on Twitter @NCS or subscribe to the NCSYes channel on YouTube.

To find out more or to get signed up visit: ncsingeus.co.uk or call 0121 386 6910.

Attention Year 11 Students: If anyone is looking for an apprenticeship in a local Hair Salon?

Tikadi at Theydon Bois are looking to recruit an apprentice hairdresser/barber. If you are keen to apply you can contact them on 01992 815 700 and ask for Hayley.

Please speak to Mrs. Mason if you need to get your CV up to date.

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Periods 1 + 2 09.00 - 11.00

Periods 3 + 4 11.20 - 13.20

Monday 19th March 2018 Tuesday 20th March 2018 Wednesday 21st March 2018

French (Listening & Reading) Foundation 1hr 20m / Higher 1hr 45m

Spanish (Listening & Reading) Foundation 1hr 20m / Higher 1hr 45m

Geography P2 (1hr 30m)

 Drama (1hr 45m)  Psychology P2 (1hr 30m)  Music (1hr 30m) CA2

 Business Studies U1 (45m)  Economics U1 (45m)

History P2 (1hr)

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Maths P3 (Calculator) (1hr 30m)

 Science (Combined) Physics (1hr 15m)  Physics (Triple Science) (1hr 45m)

 Computer Science P2 (1hr 45m)  Religious Studies P2 (1hr 45m)  Business Studies U3 (1hr 30m)  Economics U5 (1hr 30m)

Information Communication Technology (1hr 30m)

Statistics (2hrs)

Physical Education P2 (1hr 15m)

Friday 23rd March 2018 Monday 26th March 2018 Tuesday 27th March 2018 Wednesday 28th March 2018

Period 5 (sports hall) Year 11 14.05 - 15.30

Media Studies (1hr 30m)

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George Pigram

Emily Overett

Eliza Royce

Nancy Callagher

Ibraheem Wagih

All for their DofE silver contributions, the expedition practice last weekend and continuing to build up their “soft skills�.

From Monday 19th March; Year 12 students who have an exam in the afternoon (13.30pm start time) and doesn't have a morning exam (9am start-time) can remain at home to study. The lessons will still be on if you choose to come in or if you wish to study on-site.

Please be aware that any days where you do NOT have exams, you will be expected to come in to school.

If you come in as normal and you have an afternoon exam, then your lunch should be taken during Period 4, please remember that you must sign out in the Sixth Form office if you are going off-site.

Please email Mr. Mammen directly if you have any questions about this. rmammen@rodingvalley.net

Remember: any days where you don't have an afternoon exam, you will be expected to follow your normal timetabl.

Form Monday 19th March; Year 13 will have Study Leave until the end of term (Thursday 29th This will be reviewed during next week.

March).

However, teachers may run exam preparation sessions or similar during their normal lesson time and will ask you to come in.

Please use the time productively and wisely. The Study Centre will be available for you to use if that is more productive for you.

Please email Mr. Mammen directly if you have any questions about this. rmammen@rodingvalley.net

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Periods 1 + 2 09.00 - 11.00 Monday 19th March 2018 Tuesday 20th March 2018 Wednesday 21st March 2018

Periods 3 + 4 11.20 - 13.20

 YR13 Geography P2 (2hrs 15m)  YR12 Geography P2 (1hr 45m) YR12 Psychology P1 (1hr 30m)

 YR13 Maths C3 (1hr 30m)  YR12 History USSR (1hr 30m)

YR13 Business P2 (1hr 15m)

 YR12 Chemistry (2hrs)  YR12 Politics P1 (1hr 45m)  YR13 Computer Science P1 (2hrs)  YR13 Chemistry (2hrs)  YR12 Computer Science P2 (1hr 30m)  YR12 English Literature P1 (1hr 30m) YR13 Economics P2 (1hr 30m)

Friday 23rd March 2018

YR13 English Literature P1 (3hrs)

Monday 26th March 2018 Tuesday 27th March 2018

YR13 Maths C4 (1hr 30m)

 YR12 Philosophy & Ethics (1hr 15m)  YR12 Physics (2hrs)

YR13 Economics P3 (2hrs)

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Wednesday 28th March 2018

 YR13 Maths M1 (1hr 30m)  YR12 Psychology P2 (1hr 30m) YR13 Government & Politics (1hr 30m)

Thursday 29th March 2018

13.30 start (hall) year 12 & year 13 only

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YR12 Politics P2 (1hr 45m) YR12 Pure Maths (2hrs)

 YR12 Business P2 (1hr 30m)  YR12 Economics P2 (1hr 30m)

 YR13 History P2 GDR/USSR (2hrs 15m)  YR13 Computer Science P2 (2hrs)  YR13 English Literature P2 (2hrs 30m)  YR12 English Literature P2 (1hour 30m)  YR13 Business P3 (2hrs)  YR13 Psychology P2 (2hrs)

Mr. L Harris, Head of Sixth Form

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Footballl  

Year 7 girls lost 3-2 to Royal Russell School. National Cup. Year 8 boys lost 2-1 to Debden

Sports Hall Athletics  

Year 7 girls finished 4th Essex County Championships final Year 7 boys finished 5th Essex County Championship finals.

Basketball 

Year 7 boys beat West Hatch 30:29

This Weeks Fixtures Year 8 Boys football v King Harold 3.40 Kick off Away Monday th 19 March

Year 9 football v West Hatch. 3.40 Kick off Away Year 9 & U16 Netball V Debden (Away)

Wednesday st 21 March Thursday nd 22 March

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6 Form football v Havering 2pm Kick off Home Year 7 & 8 Netball V Debden Home Year 7 and 8 Rugby 7’s tournament at Davenant School 4pm

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If you require any further information or advice please contact me.

Kind regards Mrs. Mason Careers Development Manager Email: dmason@rodingvalley.net Twitter: Follow @RVHS_Careers to keep up to date with our department.

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What is DODDLE? Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging, formative resources and guides students through the curriculum.

Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills. Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy-to-use Doddle Parent feature.

Skills within Doddle are rated as red, amber or green. These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision.

Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to-do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned.

These accounts enable parents to view their child's results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddle's revision resources.

Find out how to create a Doddle Parent account and then link that account to your child with this short video:

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how to view your child's due and submitted homework:

Find out how our school uses Doddle Progress by watching our short video to find out how Progress works.

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how Progress works and how you can use it to help your child's learning.

Find out how to view and track your child's homework with this short video. .

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on Troubleshooting.

This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their child’s progression. Please use the following link to the log in:

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At RVHS, we offer lessons in Piano, Drums, Guitar and singing. If you are interested; please email the below contacts and full details will be sent to you:

Piano: To book piano lessons or find out more please contact rosswall@gmail.com

Singing: Private singing lessons are now available. Please contact Alex Larke for more details at alex@thevocaltutor.com

Drumming: The following lessons are available: One to One, Two to One and Small Group lessons. Contact: marksevel@hotmail.com

Guitar: To book lessons or find out more, please contact Rachel Espeute on racheleds@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested.

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RVHS Uniform Code At Roding Valley High School, we like our students to be well presented when representing the school.

Please remember that since September 2015, all students must adhere to our code of footwear, details are as follows:

Acceptable

Not Acceptable

Boys Uniform School Uniform Trousers: Black Tailored Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Shirt: plain white with no logos Tie – school tie Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with school badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with School badge. Only jumpers with the school badge can be worn.

Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable.

No Jewellery, except for a small stud, only one in each ear and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable.

Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)

PE Uniform Navy and silver Rugby Shirt Navy and silver T-Shirt Navy and silver shorts Navy RVHS jumper (optional) Navy RVHS bottoms (optional) Football boots, training shoes suitable for Astro Turf and a towel Navy and silver Rugby Shirt

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Girls Uniform School Uniform Skirt or Trousers: Royal blue/black/white check skirt or black tailored trousers.

Skirt must be worn below the knee (Skirts which are altered to an excessively short length are not permitted under any circumstances) Blazer: Black (with school badge) to be worn at all times Blouse: Plain white blouse with collar. (Blouses should have no ‘frills’ or patterns on them) Jumper (optional): Black ‘V-neck’ jumper with the School badge or black sleeveless ‘V-neck’ with the School badge.

Only jumpers with the school badge are allowed to be worn.

Shoes: Black, classic leather style shoes only. Boots, trainers, canvas shoes, backless shoes or sandals are not acceptable.

Tights: Tights must be plain black or natural coloured. Patterned tights are not acceptable.

Ankle socks may be worn: However, knee length socks are not acceptable.

No Jewellery, except for a small stud, only one in each ear and a wrist watch. Facial, or other body piercings, are not acceptable.

Coats: Must be dark (black or dark blue) raincoat, overcoat or jacket (not denim or leather and without badges or slogans)

Girls who choose to wear the skirt need to ensure that the logo on the skirt is below knee level. A new skirt should be purchased if this is not the case.

PE Uniform Navy and silver t-shirt Navy and silver skirt Navy RVHS tracksuit bottoms or leggings (optional) Navy RVHS jumper (optional) Navy socks with two white rings around the top Training shoes suitable for Astro Turf and a towel Optional items include a black or royal blue leotard and hockey boots

Uniform Stockist Our uniform stockist is conveniently located at:

Forest Casual and School Wear 144 High Road, Loughton, IG10 4BE Tel: 0208 508 2848

Please click to be taken to their Website

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School Communications: We have been communicating by email for over a year now in a bid to get information to you quicker and more cost effectively.

We found, however, our previous parental communication system did not give the functionality that people expect from smart phone apps today. So the school has invested in a new communication system call RS Connect Ed and with this comes a shiny new App.

MyEd is the free parent app that gives you a multitude of communication and information features to stay in touch with what is going on at school. The app gives you direct access to your child's attendance, timetable, absence records, achievements, behaviour and much, much more. You will also see that we update and change the information in the app as the school year moves along. Click here to see a short video about the app We are able to send you messages directly to the MyEd app relating to important information about your child's education and to remind you of events that are taking place at school.

We can also embed links to regularly used systems, for example ParentPay & Doddle so you can keep everything in one place.

You will receive a notification if we send you a message and there is no charge for the messages you send to us.

The App can be downloaded by anyone and they will have access to information also available on our website Only parents will be able to access their own student’s information as long as we have the email address and mobile number you are using to access the App. Everyone will be able to see image to the left.

But only parents of students in the school will be able to access this when clicking on the My Students tab.The MyEd app is available for both Apple iOS and Android devices and can be found using the links below: Step 1 - Go to your App Store Step 2 - Search for My Ed Step 3 - Download the Free app Apple iOS App Google Android App Once you have installed and opened MyEd, search for Roding Valley High School and follow the simple instructions to identify yourself.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school if you are having any problems and we will help you get set up.

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