6 November 2020 - Issue 7
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Head’s Introduction
It is wonderful to have the girls back in School after half term. In a tumultuous week when the UK has returned to lockdown, and the American presidential elections are underway, I am pleased that we are able to continue to provide the girls with an excellent all-round education. This is, after all, Roedean’s key purpose. After more uncertainty at the start of the week about what lockdown would mean for education, I am proud that the School already had in place many of the required measures and practices.
Adopting Chimpanzee Babies in Liberia
The girls have been taking full advantage of the sunshine over the last few days, using their allocated outdoor spaces at break and lunch, and for PE and Games. Some will also have been lucky enough to see our new ducklings, which hatched over the break. They are growing fast, and are being cared for excellently by the Farm Prefects. As part of the stock management of the Farm, four of our sheep have moved to a farm nearby this week, where they will be cared for as part of a smaller flock. This week’s Chapel services have focused on social media, and girls from every year-group have generously shared their personal experiences of it with their peers. They highlighted the great benefits of social media as a way of keeping in touch with others, but also spoke about the negative aspects associated with it. You can read some extracts from the services in this review. As ever, it is so important for the girls to be able to hear, and learn from, the experiences and stories of other girls. A good number of those applying for early application university courses, including Oxbridge and Medicine, have been sitting Admissions Tests this week – I hope these have gone well. We also held a remote Year 13 Parents’ Evening yesterday, allowing staff, parents, and girls to talk about the progress they are making at this stage in their Sixth Form careers. Our Charity Prefects, Jemima and Philippa, are launching our school charities for this year, and this review includes lots of information about these charities and what we will be doing to support them. There will be a number of opportunities to do this in the coming weeks, as well as raising money for other charities on specific days, such as Odd Socks Day later this month. I hope you all have a lovely weekend, and I wish you well for next week.
House 3's Halloween Party
Roedean Library encourages reading Sheep from the Farm find a New Home Four sheep from the Farm have been re-homed this week – they are going to be looked after on a local small-holding. Here they are in their new home:
Freddie the Fox visits Roedean A most unusual occurrence on Wednesday in the quad when a fox turned up for a sunbathe whilst the Year 10 girls were enjoying a few minutes in the sunshine before lunch. The girls were very taken by the fox and named him/her Freddie.