Parent Newsletter 29/01/16

SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS UPDATE Friday 29th January 2016 Important Information

This Term’s Events at a Glance…

ENSEMBLES CONCERT

Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, click www.royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk/media/ calendar

Please note that due to other events scheduled in the school calendar, the Ensembles Concert scheduled for next Wednesday, 3rd February, has been postponed to Thursday 28th April at 7.00pm.

The next production from the Faculty of Performing Arts is 'The Wizard of Oz' which is in the Space, 9-11 February at 7.30pm. Tickets are selling fast. You can get yours by going to

Friday 29th —Sunday 31st January Exeat Weekend Saturday 30th January Year 11 At Home Wednesday 3rd February Year 9 Options Evening

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Monday 8th February Life Skills Evening

STEAM Events

Monday 8th—Friday 12th February RMS to make contact with Major Tim Peake on board the International Space Station—timings to be confirmed

All parents should have received the letter from Mr Buddie about the forthcoming STEAM events. Unfortunately in the light of the uncertainty over the date of the Tim Peake event, we have postponed the WITTY (Women in Technology talking to Young) Girls Dinner on 9th February. We will advise you as soon as another date is organised.

Tuesday 9th—Thursday 11th February The Wizard of Oz—KS3 Performance Friday 12th February Year 9 At Home Saturday 13th—Sunday 21st February HALF TERM

The problem solving workshop on 6th February will be going ahead as planned, and girls can register their interest here http://bit.ly/RMSProblems

For more information about these events, please contact Mr Buddie directly on dbuddie@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk

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INFORMATION Emails Sent this week If you have not received any of the emails listed below, please contact Pippa Hopkins phopkins@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk Year 7—11

STEAM Letter from Mr Buddie

Year 12 Physics

Trip to Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Year 12 LEAD

Programme of Events

Year 10 History

Berlin trip letter

Parent Portal queries & updating contact details To advise us of any changes to your contact details, change of boarding status etc., please contact changeofdetails@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk . This is a group email address and your communication will be sent to all the relevant parties within the School. If you have any other questions relating to the Parent Portal, please contact our Data Systems Manager Mrs Bulow on datasupport@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk

This week’s sports results Netball

Hockey

RMS vs St Clement Danes

RMS vs Sir John Lawes

Year 10 A Team won 22-9

Seniors won 9-0

Year 10 District Netball Tournament

Badminton

Year 10 A Team 2nd Place

RMS vs Northwood College

Year 10 B Team 3rd Place

Seniors drew 2-2

RMS vs Parmiters

Year 9 won 6-3

Senior A Team drew 12-12

Year 8 A Team lost 6-7

Don’t forget to follow the RMS PE Department on twitter for up to date information on fixtures, results, achievements and all things sporty!

Year 8 B Team won 18-1

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RMS vs Watford Girls

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RMS TO MAJOR TIM! The Countdown has started….

The whole school is SO excited about our forthcoming contact with Tim Peake on the International Space Station. ARISS (Amateur Radio to the ISS) will be informing us on either Monday or Tuesday next week about the precise day and time of our contact—once this has been communicated to us, we will send out the eventbrite link so that you can book your tickets to join us for what promises to be an exciting evening!

In addition to all in the in school activities planned for the next week or so, we are delighted to be welcoming a number of key speakers who will come and share their knowledge with the girls.

On Monday 1st February, pupils in Years 10 and 11 will have a chance to hear Matt Cosby from QinetiQ speak about “The Route into Space”. Matt is the Chief Engineer for Spacecraft Communications in the UK, and has worked on communications with MIR, Mars Express, TopSat and ExoMars On Thursday 4th February, Sian Cleaver from Airbus will speak to the whole Senior School. She will talk about Airbus defence and Space Satellite technology.

On Monday 8th February, Susan Buckle from the UK Space Agency will talk to girls from Years 7 to 9, as well as some from Year 11,12 and 13 about the UK space industry and careers in STEM subjects.

We very much look forward to welcoming our guests to School, and are sure that the girls will find the talks hugely interesting and inspiring.

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SCHOOL NEWS First Outing for RMS Equestrian Team On Saturday the 23rd of January the RMS equestrian team set off to their first show together. The competition overall was massive with over 400 riders competing. Bury farm, in Slapton, is a large show centre where the National Schools Equestrian Association (NSEA) held this event. There were three teams that competed throughout the day over various heights.

There were two team in the 70cm, the first team was made up of Phoebe E with Bambi’s Magic Crystal, Imogen H with Sony and Millicent M with Ronswood Fancy That. The second team consisted of Abigail W and Rosie, Emily C and Sugar, and Liberty B-A with Bobby. Both teams competed very well but unfortunately missed out on the placings.

There were also two teams from RMS in the 80cm class, again both teams did very well but unfortunately some unlucky poles down meant that the teams just left being placed. The first team was made up of Sophie P with Shutter PZ, Laura B with Educated Guess, Abigail W with Rosie and Liberty B-A with Bobby. The second team was made up of Phoebe E with Bambi’s Magic Crystal, Imogen H with Sony, Millicent M with Ronswood Fancy That and Emily C with Sugar. Kate F with Gina’s Art Noveux competed in the individual 80cm and did a very fast clear round leaving them in 5th place after they had jumped.

Finally, the last class RMS entered was the 90cm where Kate F and Sophie P entered as individuals. Kate with Gina’s Art Noveux did very well going clear around a very big track and was one of very few competitors to go clear. Unfortunately, Sophie had to withdraw from the 90 cm as Shutter PZ injured himself before competing.

Overall, it was a enjoyable day out competing and representing RMS in the new equestrian team, set up by Miss Brooks, Katie C (team manager) and Sophie P (team captain) with the help of Susanne Williams for making saddle cloths with the RMS logo on it. As a team we look forward to the next event together. Sophie P, Year

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Tickets are now on sale at http://www.trybooking.co.uk/340 www.royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk

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FORMS NEWS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Tickets are now on sale for our popular Quiz Night, to be held on Saturday 12th March.

For more information and to book your tickets, please email forms.quiznight@gmail.com Tickets are £10 per person (£8 for Sixth Formers), and tables are for 8 to 10 people— will your table be top?

SECOND HAND UNIFORM: The general rule is that the Room is open every Friday morning from 8.00am to 9.00am except for exeat Fridays when we will open from 3.00pm to 4.00pm. The new location is the double doors to the left of Ruspini House. Contact details for any second hand uniform enquiries are forms.rms2hu@gmail.com. We are now preparing all the refunds for last year’s sales – please do get in contact if you want information about your sales in the meantime. We also need volunteers to help run the weekly sale sessions – please do mail us if you can spare an hour one Friday a year!!

Here is the current timetable: DATE

DAY

TIME

05/02/2016

Friday

8.00—9.00am

12/02/2016

Friday

8.00—9.00am

**19/02/2016

Friday

8.00—9.00am

School Note

half term**

**ONLY if you require uniform in the half term please contact Abbey on email above to arrange**

The next FORMS Meeting will be held next Tuesday, 2nd February, in the Governors’ Dining Hall at 7.30pm—all welcome!

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FORMS NEWS

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HOLIDAY CLUBS AT RMS Super Camps 20th Anniversary Sale With 20 years’ experience delivering top-quality holiday activities for children, Super Camps is the UK’s No.1.

To celebrate 20 fabulous years looking after children across the UK, Super Camps is offering early bookers up to 20% discount off standard rates. This offer carries a ‘best price guarantee’ so you won’t get a better rate.

Discounted spaces are limited, so book early to avoid missing out on this unique offer.

Book now and join the fun!

Use discount code '20YEARS' when booking online or over the phone.

Visit www.supercamps.co.uk or call 01235 467300

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HOLIDAY CLUBS

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COMMUNITY NEWS Three Rivers Youth Council The Three Rivers Youth Council is open to any young person aged 11-19 who lives or goes to school in the Three Rivers District, and is a great opportunity for young people in Three Rivers to have their say, make a difference in their local community, and have fun. Meetings are very friendly and relaxed, and new faces are always welcome.

The agenda for the meeting on the 3rd February from 5:30pm to 7:00pm includes Youth Connexions talking about the PREVENT campaign, which will include tips for young people to improve their personal resilience so that young people can be protected from extremism, media, peer pressure and help develop digital awareness. Young people, who are interested in attending, can also listen to a speaker from Healthwatch Hertfordshire, the organisation which helps deliver health, public health, and social care in Hertfordshire. Lastly, it will be decided which local clubs and charities gets donations from the ÂŁ1000 grant.

To be added to the mailing list, receive details of future meetings, help with transport or any other information, young people can contact 01923 776611 or enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk. The address for the meeting is the Penn Chamber, Three Rivers House, Northway, Rickmansworth, WD3 1RL.