5th January 2018 - Issue 1
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Storm Eleanor causing waves as high as the cliffs
Head’s Introduction Happy New Year, and welcome back to Roedean in 2018! We will be celebrating a number of centenaries and key anniversaries this year, but, given the School’s history and founders, the centenary of women first having the right to vote in 1918 and the start of female suffrage in the UK is very important. I can hardly imagine how proud our founding Lawrence sisters would have felt at the country achieving that milestone. We will celebrate this centenary when we mark International Women’s Day later this term in March. Welcome to the six students who joined Roedean this term – I know that everyone will make Jenny, Shirley, Ashley, and Gabriella in Year 9, and Charlotte and Genevieve in Year 10 very welcome and that they will quickly feel part of the Roedean community. Welcome also to two new members of staff – Miss Sparkes joins the PE department and Mrs Hammond will be part of the EAL department. Although there has been snow in many parts of the country over the holidays, and this term at Roedean has started with cold and windy weather, I am sure that seeing snow in New York must have been a wonderful experience for the party of twenty who were there at the end of last term. I am pleased to hear that the cultural tour was a great success and that the students and staff had a wonderful time. Work has continued over the Christmas holidays on the all-weather pitch, and I am sure that many of you are as excited as I am to see that the floodlights have appeared at the top of the posts – it won’t be too long before we have our astro! I wish you all the very best for a wonderful Easter term, but good luck in particular to Year 13 who have their trial exams next week.
Roedean Festival Celebrating Women on International Women’s Day Roedean will be hosting a festival on 8 March 2018 to mark International Women’s Day. We are keen to have a balance of speakers on a variety of topics – if you have any suggestions of personal contacts who might be interested in contributing to this day, please contact Dr Barrand on rb@roedean.co.uk
Netball U12 Netball vs Brighton College
In true Roedean style, the strong windy weather stayed around for the opening of the Netball term and our opening fixtures against Brighton College. The conditions really were extraordinary, with the shooters having to battle the cross winds as they attempted to shoot – sometimes the ball acted like a boomerang in the wind! But despite all this, the girls battled hard and enjoyed a very close game with Brighton College. We lost 4 – 6, but the score really could have gone either way. Amelia, Ava, and Amy
linked some beautiful play in attack, ensuring they made short sharp passes as instructed and there was some beautiful defensive play from Isabella. The Player of the Match was Ava L. Congratulations to the U12Bs, who won a close game 3 – 2. The team played a fun match, working hard to move the ball down the court, despite the crazy weather conditions, and they were very encouraging of each other. There is lots of potential for such a young team!