Last week Ms Allan, Mr Lastiotis and I took 22 Y8 Spanish students to Valencia. It was a great experience for all of us. We made the most of the time available and had lots of fun and valuable experiences We ate in a restaurant, went shopping in the market for food, ate 'churros con chocolate' (a famous Spanish stick doughnut with chocolate sauce) We saw the iconic buildings of the Arts and Sciences Park where we visited the Science Museum, which was showing an exhibition about space, and the natural world. We also had time to play at Gulliver's park before heading to the cookery school to make Spanish Tortilla, Paella and lemon cake.
The weather was good, we were able to walk around, see the architecture, have authentic experiences (going to the market, using public transport and eating Spanish food), so we really got into the culture and life of Spanish people in Valencia. Then they even got to sit in the cockpit on the aeroplane, before we left!
The boys all had a great time and Ms Allan, Mr Lastiotis and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience too
Miss Jenkins, Head of MCFL
FCA inspiring Futures with our
Y7 and Y8
On Thursday 17th October, the FCA came to Rokeby School to work with our Y7s on the skills that are important for the world of work. Volunteers spoke about their roles within the organisation and how their skills and qualifications have helped them progress in their careers
On Tuesday 22nd October 2024 the FCA came back to work with our Y8 students on “My Finances”.
Ishaq Achour said: “In the workshop, I learned about the importance of budgeting. We budget so we can save money for our actual necessities. We can do this by substituting the factors that cost a lot of money with cheaper alternative versions which can work and are suitable for the person. This can save a lot of hard earned money. We have also learnt about scammers and how to detect them. We can detect scammers using lots of different ways like checking the URL for any suspicious things or checking the grammar etc. However, when you do get scammed, you can contact your bank, police or the FCA.
In conclusion, I think today’s workshop was very entertaining and educational.”
Fun language fact
Half the population of the world speaks 23 languages
More than half of the global population speaks 23 languages only. This is as compared to more than seven thousand languages.
Checking Out Me History (2004)
Dem tell me
Dem tell me Wha dem want to tell me
Bandage up me eye with me own history Blind me to my own identity
Dem tell me bout 1066 and all dat
dem tell me bout Dick Whittington and he cat But Touissant L'Ouverture no dem never tell me bout dat Toussaint a slave with vision lick back Napoleon battalion and first Black Republic born Toussaint de thorn to de French Toussaint de beacon of de Haitian Revolution
Dem tell me bout de man who discover de balloon and de cow who jump over de moon
Dem tell me bout de dish run away with de spoon but dem never tell me bout Nanny de maroon Nanny see-far woman of mountain dream fire-woman struggle hopeful stream to freedom river
Dem tell me bout Lord Nelson and Waterloo but dem never tell me bout Shaka de great Zulu Dem tell me bout Columbus and 1492 but what happen to de Caribs and de Arawaks too Dem tell me bout Florence Nightingale and she lamp and how Robin Hood used to camp
Dem tell me bout ole King Cole was a merry ole soul but dem never tell me bout Mary Seacole From Jamaica she travel far to the Crimean War she volunteer to go and even when de British said no she still brave the Russian snow a healing star among the wounded a yellow sunrise to the dying
Dem tell me
Dem tell me wha dem want to tell me
But now I checking out me own history I carving out me identity
Thank you to Misbah and Jaydan for performing the poem above, Checking Out Me History by John Agard in assembly this week.
The two Y11 students performed to each of the five year groups over the week and were simply amazing. See the video on our school X account.
Football at Rokeby
On 18/10/2024, the Y9 Rokeby Football team secured a hard-fought 2-1 win against LDEUTC at Beckton District Park. It was an intense match, with both teams displaying skill and determination. Our defence held strong and the team capitalised on key opportunities to claim victory. A great effort from the players, who showed resilience and teamwork throughout the game! Well done, Y9!
