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RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect
Endeavour
Week ending: Friday 3rd 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 The summer term is now in full swing and at last the sunshine is coming back, hopefully to stay. Our older students are in the final stages of their exam preparation and a reminder of the dates for study leave: Year 11: Year 12: Year 13: Friday May 18th
Friday 11th May
Friday 25th May
Please note that these are the dates that study leave commences, there will still be teachers available to support the students right the way through their exam period. Details of the support offered and teacher availability will be emailed separately. The Year 12s will return to us on Monday 11th June to continue with their studies. Our Year 11s and 10s enjoyed a production of Macbeth today; this was organised to support them as this is one of the main texts for the English Literature exam. They all seemed to really enjoy it and hopefully it brought the play to life for them. If you are a Year 10 parent, please note that it is the Year 10 Parents’ Evening on Thursday 10th May; please do encourage your child to make appointments with their teachers. This is your opportunity to have a face to face meeting and discuss your child’s progress. The Year 7s have an assessment week commencing on the 14th May, their teachers should have shared their expectations of these in-class progress tests with your child. They all thoroughly enjoyed their study skills day and especially enjoyed the problem solving and sessions on developing a growth mindset. I believe that it is very important that we nurture the values of a growth mindset and help our students develop the resilience and belief in themselves to constantly improve. Developing a growth mindset is fundamental to our Teaching and Learning ACED framework here at Roding Valley; something I want to continue to develop across the school community. As Dr Carol Dweck wrote, “In a growth mindset, people believe that their most basic abilities can be developed through dedication and hard work—brains and talent are just the starting point. This view creates a love of learning and a resilience that is essential for great accomplishment”.
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