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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Week ending: Friday 27th April 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 It has been a busy and exciting time for our students this week, with a lot of events happening. Here are some of the highlights... We ended last week with our GCSE Music Concert, where our Year 10s and 11s showcased all their hard work to parents, governors and staff. It was a wonderful display of the musical talent we have within our school. Thank you to Mr Savage our Head of Music for putting this event together. Last week, some of our Year 10 students visited Thorpe Park as part of their GCSE Business, even though it was an educational trip, our students had a lot of fun. We had a fabulous start to the week with the EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) evening; our Year 13 EPQ students presented their work to members of the school's Senior Leadership Team and Governors. The quality of their work was quite outstanding and was the pinnacle of a year’s hard work by our students. Topics ranged from poor dental hygiene and effects on third world health, to what happens to your social media after you die. Many students said that the projects helped them secure university interviews and has supported their independent learning skills, which will be invaluable in the future. This is a qualification that the sixth form would like to extend to more students going forward. On Thursday night, some Year 9 students put on an amazing showcase ‘DNA’. The audience were very impressed by their acting skills. The Year 9 boys were a credit to the school when having their vaccinations this week; I received an email from the immunisation team praising them for their manners and conduct. Well done Year 9. Our Year 7 students had great fun celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday and were given the opportunity to spend the day working with professional actors from the Globe Theatre in London. The actors put on a series of workshops that looked at some of the scenes from Shakespeare's plays where they acted, danced and even sang. Congratulations to our Year 9 and 6th Form Football teams, who claimed the titles of West Essex District Champions. Our Year 9 won 2:0 against St Marks and our Sixth Form Team won 3:1 on penalties against Brampton Manor. It was a remarkable achievement, congratulations to our teams for all their hard work and thank you to our PE Department for their time and support with the teams.
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