Yesterday was World Book Day and we held a number of events to celebrate this event. A large number of staff took part in the day by dressing up as characters from literature, including the Maths Faculty who all arrived as Wally out of the 'Where's Wally' books. We allowed students to tweet in their English lessons in the morning and the hashtag #RVHSbookday is well worth looking up for those parents who use Twitter. I would like to thank Mrs Martin and the English Faculty for organising the day and to all the staff who got into the spirit of the day by dressing up. Finally, I would like to thank the students for the manner in which they approached World Book Day - it is days like yesterday that make RVHS such a great school. Yesterday was also our final Year 11 Parents’ Evening and the event was incredibly well attended. It is not long until the main exam season starts and, to help students prepare, we will be running our annual Easter revision sessions for students. Details of the programme will be coming out to parents soon but we have a packed timetable over the holidays for our students to help them in their ‘final push’ before the examinations. Our Year 11 group and friendship photographs take place next Wednesday (12th March). Can I remind parents that the normal rules regarding uniform, make up and jewellery apply on this day and that anyone not following our rules will not be included in the photograph. I’d like to highlight 2 forthcoming events organised by the Friends of Roding Valley. Tonight is the Year 7 Disco and ticket sales have been incredibly high in what should be a great event. On Friday 28th March the FRVHS have organised a Quiz Night for adults. More details can be found further on in this bulletin, but tickets are £7.50 (including food) and every penny raised will go back into the school to help purchase equipment that is used to support the teaching and learning in the school. 6 of our students have put themselves forward for election to the Epping Forest Youth Council. The Youth Council is a very important part of the Epping Forest District Council and the elections take place next Thursday (13th March). The students have been campaigning in assemblies this week and every student will have the opportunity to vote for their preferred candidate next Thursday. I would like to congratulate Carina Sander (10V) and Olivia Tinker (10S) who have been EYFDC representatives over the last year - they have been fantastic ambassadors for the school. We are also hosting our Parents’ Forum next Thursday (13th March) at 6pm in the Hall and the topics we are looking at are ‘Target Setting’ and the use of targets and data in helping students progress and achieve their full potential. I would encourage parents to attend this meeting (please enter by the Brook Road entrance). Parents may have heard about one of the main teaching unions taking part in industrial action on the 26th March 2014. I am awaiting confirmation regarding this action and, once I have this information, I will be in a position to let parents know of the arrangements for the day. I would like to wish everyone a good weekend. Paul Banks Headteacher You can follow us at www.rodingvalley.net , on Facebook at the ‘Roding Valley High School Official’ page or on Twitter (@RodingValleyHS). You can also sign up to our free electronic media release service at rodingvalleymedia@gmail.com
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