Parent Newsletter 06/05/16

SENIOR SCHOOL NEWS UPDATE Friday 6th May 2016 This Half Term’s Events at a Glance…

Here are just a few important forthcoming events—for our full calendar, click here Thursday 12th May Non Uniform Day for Atorkor Year 8 At Home

Reminders Year 11 Parents and Guardians Thank you to those of you who have already replied regarding the Celebration of Year 11 on May 17th. If you have not yet done so, please could you RSVP to

Friday 13th May Year 10 Geography to Slapton

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Saturday 14th May FORMS Bollywood Ball

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Wednesday (11th May) as we need to know

Sunday 15th May Chapel Celebration Service Slapton Trip returns

Thank you

Monday 16th May Life Skills Evening (Years 6-11)

Life Skills Evening—for parents/

Tuesday 17th May Year 11 Celebration Evening Wednesday 18th May Year 7 to Bhaktivendanta Temple

guardians and girls in Years 6 to 11 If you would like to attend the next Life Skills event, which is taking place on Monday 16th May (doors open at 6.45pm, with refreshments available

Friday 20th May Rush Hour Concert

7.00-7.30pm and the session starting at 7.30pm),

Friday 27th May HALF TERM

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The format of the evening is a panel discussion in which members of RMS staff offer perspectives on School Team Photographs You can view proofs and order prints of the School sports team photographs by clicking on this link. http://www.photosceneuk.com/

how to promote balance and wellbeing in your daughters/wards.

The password to view the photos is SCETDVX2 Mini proofs have also been given in hard copy to the girls

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FORTHCOMING EVENTS We still have a few places available on our STEAM events, open to girls in Years 7 to 13.

Minecraft Built and Share with Wizard Keen—Saturday May 14th 10.30am—3.00pm Adam Clarke, aka Wizard Keen is one of the main collaborators of Stampy Long Nose, one of the most followed Youtube users in the world. Adam is a freelance artist with over 20 years of engaging people in creative practice, incorporating traditional techniques alongside digital technologies. A forefront creator within the online Minecraft community, he has instigated numerous ground-breaking Minecraft projects and is widely involved in the use of Minecraft within cultural, heritage and educational settings.

This workshop will allow students to share their experiences of Minecraft and participate in a collaborative build project to create a famous world landmark. This is a fantastic opportunity for the girls to learn from one of the world’s leading Minecraft experts is sure to excite ANY student.

For more information about this event, and to book your space, click here http://bit.ly/MinecraftRMS

Light It Up with Genevieve Smith-Nunes—Sunday May 22nd 10.30-3.00pm This workshop is perfectly suited for artistically minded students who are also interested in computer science. Genevieve Smith-Nunes is a computer science educator who has developed creative experimental projects to bring computer science to life. She founded readysaltedcode to make available a more creative approach to computer science education.

In this workshop, students will create a light and sound installation involving coding and various apps, as well as Kinect to ensure that installation responds interactively.

For more information and to book your place, click here http://bit.ly/LightItUpRMS Please note that there is a charge of £45 per student for each of these events. Girls should bring a packed lunch/snacks etc with them.

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SCHOOL NEWS Emails Sent this week Whole School

Reminder about FORMS Summer Bollywood Ball

If you have not received any of the emails listed below, please contact Pippa Hopkins phopkins@royalmasonic.herts.sch.uk 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

Ceara (Year 9) represents England at swimming Ceara in Year 9 was one of fifty talented young swimmers who last weekend travelled to Italy to compete in the Energy Standard International Meet 2016, against teams from France, Italy and the Energy Standard Club of Moscow.

The swimmers were selected to compete as part of the phase 3 talent development for English swimming which aims to support and enhance the development of high quality senior athletes for the future. It was therefore a huge honour to have been selected to compete.

Ceara participated in four events, and came away from the meet with two bronze medals (one for the 4x100m freestyle relay, and one for the 100m individual backstroke) and a silver medal for the 50m backstroke.

Huge congratulations to Ceara on this fantastic achievement!

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SPORTS NEWS This week’s Sports Results Rounders

Tennis

RMS vs Watford Girls’ Grammar School Year 9 won 15-5 Year 10 won 13-10 .5

RMS vs St Clement Danes Year 8 District Team lost 22-11 Year 10 District Team lost 18-14

RMS vs St Clement Danes Year 7 won 26.5-4 Year 8 won 24-8.5

RMS vs Godstowe Year 7 won 5, drew 1, lost 2

Athletics County Multi Event Athletics Junior Team—2nd overall, with the following individual performances: 7th—Zuriel O, 13th—Grace I, 15th—Mia I, 26th—Ella P, 28th—Olivia M, 33rd—Jasmine L 38th—Miranda C, 47th—Natasha J Intermediate Team—2nd overall, with the following individual performances: 3rd—Talia M-K, 4th—Nikki G

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SPORTS NEWS Athletics County League Round Two Under 14 Team—1st Place Under 16 Team—2nd Place Congratulations to the following girls who broke the following school records: Freya W—Year 7/8 75m hurdles Grace I—Year 8 1500m Talia M-K—Year 10 Long Jump

Gymnastics—British Schools National Sports Acro and Tumbling On the Bank Holiday weekend, RMS gymnasts went to Stoke On Trent to compete in the British Schools National Sports Acro and Tumbling Competition. The winners of all regional competitions compete at Nationals so the standard of competition is high. RMS represented the Eastern region. On Saturday, my sister Miranda and I were the first competitors of the day and achieved 2nd place in the O13 Acro Pairs competition. After very close competitions, Mia achieved 14th in the U14 tumbling and Zaharva achieved 15th in the U11 tumbling, even though she is a year young for her age group. On Sunday, the U11 Sports Acro group (Jemima R, Gabi K, Grace R, Zahava O, Ynes M, and Sowmiya P) competed very well and achieved 9th place.

Everyone worked hard in training and can be very proud of their achievement in a National competition. Overall it was a very successful weekend for RMS, and on behalf of all the gymnasts, I would like to thank Mrs Charafeddine and Miss Lusted for all their dedication and support training the RMS gymnasts.

Serena C

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FORMS NEWS ***** LAST CHANGE TO PURCHASE BOLLYWOOD BALL TICKETS***** Tickets to the Bollywood Ball on 14th May are selling quickly—we are all looking forward to welcoming Mrs Rose to her last RMS Summer Ball as our Head teacher!

The ball will have live singing and dancing, amazing food by Sahibs of Northwood, a photobooth, and DJ (up to date and Bollywood tunes!). And you will not recognize the School Dining Room after its transformation!

Please note the new finish time of the ball is MIDNIGHT For more information, please contact Forms.summerball@gmail.com, and to book either a table or individual tickets, please visit: http://www.trybooking.co.uk/475 Need outfit inspiration?

Kajal’s of Northwood are delighted to offer a 10% discount for RMS mums and are looking forward to supporting the event next Saturday.

Occasion, sarees, fusion and pret wear available in store.

47 Green Lane, Northwood, Middlesex, HA6 3AE. T: 01923 833400 E: info@kajals.co.uk www.kajals.co.uk Please contact Shermin Kanani. Phone: 07515715317 Email: sherminkanani@gmail.com

RMS SUMMER FESTIVAL Save the date for the brand new RMS Summer Festival on 25th June. Come and enjoy your school with a festival atmosphere, bands and picnics galore! More details to follow! Watch this space.

SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALES Second hand uniform sales are run by the volunteers and are held in The Uniform Room (double doors to the left of Ruspini House) on a Friday morning between 8.00am and 9.00am (except for Fridays of exeat weekends, when the room is open between 3.00pm and 4.00pm).

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COMMUNITY NEWS St Luke’s Hospice Summer Fair St Luke’s annual Summer Fete returns on Saturday 4th June in the hospice grounds. It’s an amazing day out for all the family. There will be arts and crafts stalls, food, entertainment and hopefully some sunshine too! If you are interested in having a stall on the day, we still have a few spaces left.

Contact gcoates@stlukes-hospice.org for further information.

Tea and Cake with D.J. Kelly Buckinghamshire has a 600 year history of subversion, sedition and espionage.

The county has been home to radical plotters, heretics and heretic hunters, agents provocateurs and informers.

Two world wars brought spies, secret agents and saboteurs to the county and many of our stately homes housed wartime code-breakers, eavesdroppers, boffins, intelligence chiefs and even Nazi officers.

A surprising number of women spies were incarcerated here and the first use of covert surveillance photography was against local women. From religious martyrs and gunpowder plotters to atomic secrets' traitors and the domestic terrorists of modern times – this county has seen it all.

Tickets available £5 to include tea & homemade cake. The book will be available to buy on the day RRP £12.99. Click here to book!

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