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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration
Respect Endeavour
Week ending: Friday 18th May 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 Today we said goodbye to our Year 11s. From today, they will only be in school for their GCSE exams and planned revision classes. Classes are still ongoing for our Year 13s as the A levels do not begin until after half term. The teachers at Roding Valley High School really do go the extra mile to support the students; there are revision sessions for targeted Maths groups to be held this Saturday. If your child has been invited then please ensure that they attend. During half term there is also a full programme of additional support and revision classes being held, the timetable is included later on in the bulletin. We really want every student to achieve their potential. I am also delighted to announce the new House names and colours. This has been a long process and there were many entrants and numerous suggestions from the student and local community. We have already appointed our House Captains from the student body and Eleanor Laing, MP was involved in the final selection. The House names and colours are:
Churchill House: Yellow Hawking House: Blue Pankhurst House: Purple Rendell House: Red Murray House: Green This is a really exciting development in the future of Roding Valley High School and will allow for more interaction across the year groups, a sense of identity and increased ‘healthy’ competition within the school. The House Captain roles have also created leadership opportunities for our students and they will be role models, which our younger students can aspire to be. There will be more information to follow next week and the students will be told which house they are in. There will be launch after half term and the students will represent their Houses at the Sports Day in July. From September 2018, all students (including the girls) will wear ties which will have the school emblem coloured to represent their house. All siblings will be in the same house. Students will have assemblies on the famous people behind the names and why they have been chosen. We are planning a House Day which will be an excellent opportunity to bond as a group and allow students to take part in activities including creating a house slogan, designing an emblem and planning house activities. Many thanks to Miss Dyer who has worked very hard organising this really exciting venture.
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