Head's Weekly Review - 10 December 20 - Issue 12

10 December 2020 - Issue 12

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WEEKLY REVIEW

The Science of Santa

Head’s Introduction

Roedean’s Carol Service 2020

‘Christmas is here, bringing good cheer!’

This is a line from the Carol of the Bells, sung beautifully in our Carol Service this year, and it seems very appropriate for what has been in evidence in the last couple of weeks at Roedean. Within the bounds of the current restrictions, it has been wonderful to see both the girls’ excitement and their thoughtfulness at this time of year - there have been Secret Santas, decorated tutor-rooms, the Year 12 foodbank collection, the Prefects’ brilliantly engaging activities for everyone in their ‘10 days of Christmas’, and, today, the girls and staff have prepared 270 gift bags to share festive cheer with six groups in our local community.

Please follow this link to watch this year’s wonderful and sublime Carol Service – it is a wonderful event, particularly in light of Covid, and everyone involved deserves to be very proud of it.

It was brilliant to see performances again at our ‘Night at the Theatre’ Performing Arts Showcase at the end of last week. The breadth and range of pieces, including classical music, contemporary dance, and dramatic duologues, was impressive.

I congratulate all the performers, their teachers, and the entire technical team, who together put on a wonderful show. If you missed it, the link is in this review.

Thank you to the Catering Department for our wonderful Christmas lunch

raised by the Brighton to Bulgaria book!

Congratulations to all those who have received results this week in their ABRSM Music exams, and especially to Galina and Frieda, who have both achieved Grade 8 with Distinction, on clarinet and flute, which is outstanding. Well done to all those in Year 13 who have had Oxbridge interviews this week, and good luck to those who have them next week.

After a long term in extraordinary circumstances, it is wonderful that the school community has reached the Christmas holidays in good health. This is testament, in large part, to the remarkable resilience shown by both girls and staff, and the hard work by many in ensuring we have really strong Covid-secure measures across the School. I congratulate you all and thank you. I wish you a very merry Christmas and most of all, rest. Please do look after yourselves and your loved ones, and I look forward to seeing you in 2021!

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12 Days of COVIDXmas

Perfects' 10 Days of Christmas

Year 12 Foodbank Collection

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Unsung heroes in the spotlight Each week, many wonderful things happen at Roedean, about which many in the school are perhaps unaware; this section of the weekly review is dedicated to ‘unsung heroes’, in order to draw our attention to these people and remind us that our community is special.

Olivia (Yr9) for always being so super polite with such high standards of impeccable manners and thoughtfulness in what she says [BRI]

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Prefects’ 10 Days of Christmas Congratulations to the Prefect team, who have been wonderfully creative in devising a brilliant range of activities, with a different focus every day in December – well done, and thank you for putting this on for the school community!

Lara and Jane (Yr12) for all of their hard work on the Seaside Standard – the second issue came out this week, and preparing 2 issues in a term is an excellent achievement [TK]

Staff heroes in the spotlight Each week, a member of staff who has gone above and beyond the call of duty can be nominated by their colleagues or the girls.

Mrs Quirk and the DT department for producing 300 Christmas decorations to go in the Charity gift bags, and wrapping each one individually – just amazing! [RB]

Mrs Baxter (Staff) for going out of her way to source items to go in the charity gift bags this week [RB]

Mr Wilson for making the Christmas Quiz on Kahoot, to save all the Heads of Year a job at this busy time! [JC]

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Roedean’s 12 Days of Covid-Xmas – just a bit of festive fun!

Ducklings Bantam chick

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We really enjoyed being able to watch this virtual event with our whole families and it was amazing to see performances back on the stage at Roedean. As performers, it was a delight to take part and have a different experience being filmed. We know that some of our friends had relatives watching from overseas who had never seen them perform before and it was a really great thing to bring our wider Roedean community together and lift everyone’s spirits at the end of a difficult year. We especially enjoyed seeing new talent and such a wide variety of acts!

Bo & Jemima (Yr11)

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Running Order: Cinema Paradiso - String Quartet People Ask (Poem) - Anjali Impossible (Acro Dance) - Minnie She's My Sister (the In-Between) - Bea and Amelia Audition Piece for Trumpet - Bronwen Maybe (Annie)- String Quartet The Acrobat and the Escapologist (Matilda) - Freya and Mya Méditation - Alissandra The Epic of a Snake (Chinese Dance) - Victoria Romeo and Juliet - Dorothea and Jemima Gimme Gimme (Thoroughly Modern Millie) - Bo Ana The Lark - Shannon Say Something - Stella Black Lives Matter - Eden and Ava Six - Charlie, Dorothea, Jemima, Gabby, Lillie and Bo Ana

HHH Growth Mindsets

ABRSM exams

This term, as part of HHH, 8P has learned about growth mindsets. As part of our research, we learned about Austin’s butterfly. He improved his butterfly over a week, with help from his peers’ constructive criticism. Instead of being negative and hurt, he took their advice and used it to improve his drawing. He improved his drawing from what you would expect out of a 5 year old (Austin’s actual age), to one that you would think a 10 year old did!

We were really pleased to be able to hold ABRSM graded Music exams last week, for the first time in a year! Twelve girls from Years 7-12 took their exams in the Chapel on Tuesday 1 December.

Well done to all the girls who took exams, and particular congratulations go to the following who achieved distinctions: ■

Madeleine – Grade 5 Singing – Distinction

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Eva – Grade 6 Viola – Distinction

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Galina – Grade 8 Clarinet – Distinction

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Frieda – Grade 8 Flute – Distinction

These are brilliant achievements at any time, but particularly so under the current circumstances – well done!

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students signed up for Silver DofE This half term, we have been putting materials together for Saltdean Primary School, for them to use with their Year 6 students. Here is what some of the girls thought about this:

Christmas Maths Equations

Samira – ‘A growth mindset means thinking optimistically to me.’

Grace and Maya – ‘To us, a growth mindset means staying positive.’

Kefei – ‘A growth mindset means stepping out of your comfort zone to me.’

The girls in Year 12 were tasked with creating a Christmas image, using only equations of graphs. These two were created by Eva and Sophia.

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students signed up for Brozne DofE

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Yr12 Foodbank Collection Well done to Year 12, and Thea, who has spear-headed this charity collection. She said: ‘We’ve all been really aware of how our local communities will be struggling this Christmas and we wanted to help those affected. So, over the past few weeks, Year 12 have been collecting donations for the Whitehawk Foodbank. We have been delighted with the amazing response, and have managed to collect roughly 300 items of food and 75 gifts. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped out, and it will make such a difference!’

Thea (Yr12)

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Year 13s called to Oxbridge interviews

Maths Stars of the Month Congratulations to the Maths Stars of the Month for December: Year 7: Jemima – for outstanding effort and achievement ■ Year 8: Dot – for consistent effort in class ■ Year 9: Anna – for outstanding Hegarty Maths work ■ Year 10: Becky, Lily, and Lyris – for incredible remote learning ■ Year 11: Lola – for her all-around positive attitude and progress ■ Year 12: Molly – for assisting others in class with Mechanics ■ Year 13: Lyra – for her excellent progress through hard work ■

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Masterclasses and 6 Admissions Challenges

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Year 7 in the Cloisters We have been incredibly lucky with the weather this term, and it has been brilliant to see the Year 7s enjoying their outdoor space in the Cloisters!

Blind Veteran’s Christmas Picture I drew this picture to send to the Blind Veterans to lighten their Christmas, and to give them a nice surprise this year, when they might not be able to spend it with their loved ones! It shows a deer to represent Roedean, so that they know that it is from us, and that we are supporting and thinking about them!

Ayla (Yr8)

Prefect Quiz Our Academic Prefects, Tabitha and Maia, thought it might be fun to put out a little quiz to test your knowledge during the Christmas build up. Do have a go: https://roedean.wufoo.com/ forms/winter-academic-quiz/ You could even compete against your families and friends. You can share the link outside Roedean’s community if you like! Take a screenshot so you remember your answers and all will be revealed in the next Head’s Review. Enjoy!

MWE

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The Science of Santa Mr Ebden, Ms Walker and Dr Hobbs explore the Science of Santa:

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DT Elves in the Workshop Key Stage 3 students have been busy in the workshop this week creating Christmas decorations and packaging 300 Christmas decoration packs for our charity gift bags.

Thank you to everyone involved, and we wish hope you have a fantastic break!

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raised for charity by the School community this term

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27 Girls in the top 10% nationally in the BREBAS Computing Challenge In November, 248 pupils from Years 7 to 10 took part in a national computing challenge (BEBRAS), run by Oxford University. The challenge involved solving a range of problems online, using computational thinking skills; these skills are essential for Computer Science, and a good indicator of success for the subject and future careers.

The competition saw a total of 241,248 pupils take part across three categories: Intermediates (Yrs8-9), Seniors (Yrs10-11), and Elites (Yrs12-13).

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internal applicants for ips Sixth Form Scholarsh

Juniors Category

Daisy, Freya, Henrietta, Sunday, Izzy, Farwa, Isabella, Nina

Intermediates Category

Megan, Sophie, Rosa, Martha, Ida, Poppy, Norah, Cheryl, Mancy, Fleur, Beata, Katie, Merla, Suraya, Isis, Phoebe, Matilda

Seniors Category Hebe, Rose

Just the top 10% nationally are invited to take part in a follow-up round. We were so proud to see 27 of our pupils in the top 10% nationally.

In addition, 63 of our students were in the top 25% and received a Distinction certificate. A particular mention goes to Daisy Griffin, Megan Stubbs and Hebe Yan, who came top in their category, and got a “best in school” certificate.

Sponsored Visual Impairment 11 Year 8 students took part in a 'Sponsored Visual Impairment' last week to raise awareness and funds for our neighbours 'The Blind Veterans'. The girls challenged themselves to wear specially adapted goggles, that imitated blindness, for a duration of time from 1-4 hours. The challenge proved to be an extremely profound and humbling experience. They learnt so much about themselves and generated a greater understanding of the difficulties people in our local community live with every day.

Well done to Naisha, Evie, Galya, Clara, Indigo, Freya, Ayla, Jasmine, Eloise, Martha and Erin.

So far the students have raised £315. All money raised will be spent on purchasing memory boxes for the residents. If you would like to donate please do so here: https://www.justgiving.com/ fundraising/roedeanblindveterans

We are delighted to congratulate the following students on their success, and wish them good luck in the next round, which will be held in the Spring:

Cards for refugees

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7A have been studying Benjamin Zephaniah's novel 'Refugee Boy' this term, along with other texts relating to refugees' experiences, such as extracts from Diane Samuels' 'Kindertransport'.

After learning about the testing and difficult experiences refugees have, 7A wrote cards to refugees being held in detention in the UK over Christmas, offering their support and kindness. Some students also wrote cards thanking doctors and nurses working with the UNHRC, who have worked hard to help refugees affected by COVID.

Virtual Parents’ Evenings

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Bronze students on an impromptu catch up expedition

They have done a brilliant job!

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Letters to Santa Year 11 have been practising their transactional writing this week with an advice letter to Santa in this most unusual of years: Dear Santa,

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Kind regards, Zainah

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Dear Santa, This year has been terrible! We have had major problems throughout each month and most festive holidays have been spent locked indoors with an inability to see other loved ones. Many have lost family members or friends to this global pandemic and it has shaken peoples’ confidence and belief so please help bring back hope this Christmas.

Christmas has often been a worldwide favourite holiday and for this year, it's important that you deliver the same good standard as before but better (I have great faith that you can)! This Christmas needs to be about rekindling joyous spirits and attitudes amongst children all around the world as we have been put down by many things and need to be reminded of how great the Christmas holiday is as well as the excitement from opening all your delightful presents that you have considerably chosen for us.

As I briefly mentioned, we have been experiencing a global pandemic which has caused many deaths, quarantines and also the bankrupting and closing down of some of our favourite businesses! However, the festive holidays and celebrations have brought happiness to people all over the world as they have been an important reminder of the value in spending time with family and friends whilst doing activities and opening presents. With this, I turn to you Santa, asking you to do wonders for children all over the world this Christmas so we can have a final experience of the festive fun during your holiday before we go into the new year (which will hopefully be better).

I would like to offer my help in suggesting some gift ideas considering our worldwide situation (the pandemic) for those who have lost their loved ones some gift ideas are: comfort blankets with images that hold good memories or a projector that spreads the best image memories onto a plain wall. For those who have struggled with feeling comfort and happiness in their homes, a large and fluffy teddy bear that can radiate heat by the insertion of a hot water bottle. For those who have found it difficult to settle back into school after being quarantined for five months without access to education, a new computer as well as a pack of 20 highlighters and a notepad that can help facilitate their learning.

To help you deliver these presents quickly and safely this year, I have to tell you all about the safety precautions that you must take into account Santa. Even though you are special (in your own way!) we can’t have you or anyone else from the North Pole at risk of catching this virus as we need you all to be well for the upcoming years, it would also be a tragic Christmas if Santa gave the virus to more people around the world! The measurements that have to be taken because of this pandemic are as follows: •

A constant use of a mask (preferably a Christmas one :))

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Your white gloves are convenient on this occasion as they are a necessary precaution when you deliver presents

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Some hand sanitiser and disinfectant spray for the presents

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A social distancing of at least two meters between you and your staff, but not your reindeers as animals to don’t catch the virus

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With the animals, have them wearing safety coats so that it can be wiped down after anyone else touches it because the fur could transfer the virus if the droplets were on the fur

With this pandemic, we are all unsure when things will get back to normal. We’re currently waiting for a time where we can live without worrying about catching a virus and spreading it to others or being forced to stay inside our homes and not being able to go to some of our favourite places. I must warn you Santa, we all have to be prepared for Christmas to be cancelled in the future in case our situation worsens and there is nothing that we can do unfortunately! Nevertheless, I would like to advise a plan for future Christmas holidays if they’ll be like this years’ one. This includes: • An early delivery of Christmas favourite foods to each home •

A set up of a video call conference for families and friends so that Christmas can be enjoyed safely

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A delivery of restaurant favourites to homes to keep businesses running

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Lots of snow all around England so that the setting can be Christmassy

Finally, having given you these tips on how to deliver Christmas presents during the pandemic and how to keep this Christmas merry, I wish you the best of luck Santa, you’ve got this for sure! If anyone can deliver a special holiday in this circumstance, it's you!

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Literary Supplement Creative Competition – Winning Entry Last week, we congratulated Lydia (Yr8) for coming 1st in the Creative Library Competition.

Below is her winning entry – we think you’ll agree it is very impressive!

GIFT IDEAS Ms Shillito and Mrs Bailey have put together a few suggestions of books to buy for friends and family (or yourself!) this Christmas – happy reading!

Hamnet –

by Maggie O’Farrell Maggie O’Farrell resurrects the short life of Hamnet Shakespeare, the Bard’s only son, in a profoundly moving account of grief, family, and genius, in an era where life was ever precarious. Winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2020.

The Midnight Library – by Matt Haig Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. She feels she has let everyone down, including herself. But things are about to change.

Clap when you Land –

by Elizabeth Acevedo

Roedean Reading Tree Our reading tree is starting to grow! In the New Year, we will be sending leaves out to all tutor groups – we can’t wait to hear what everyone has been reading over the Christmas holidays (and add it to the tree!)

Clap When You Land is a novel, in verse, about two sisters losing their father, their hero, and finding each other along the way. It is the latest book from Carnegie Medal winning author, Elizabeth Acevedo.

Burnt Sugar –

by Avni Doshi In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her loveless marriage to join an ashram, endured a brief stint as a beggar (mostly to spite her affluent parents), and spent years chasing after a dishevelled, homeless ‘artist' – all with her young child in tow. Now she is forgetting things, mixing up her maid's wages, and leaving the gas on all night, and her grownup daughter is faced with the task of caring for a woman who never cared for her.

Shuggie Bain –

by Douglas Stuart An uncompromising, yet tender and warmly witty exploration of love, pride, and poverty, Shuggie Bain charts the endeavours of its eponymous protagonist – an ambitious and fastidious boy from a dire mining town, with a thirst for a better life. Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2020.

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The Mountains Sing –

by Nguyen Phan Que Mai Set against the backdrop of the Viet-Nam War, The Mountains Sing is the enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Tran family. It is an epic account of Viet-Nam's painful 20th-century history.

Cinderella is Dead –

by Kalynn Bayron It's 200 years since Cinderella found her prince, but the fairytale is over.

Kalynn Bayron does more than rewrite a fairytale... She breaks it apart and rebuilds it into a wholly original and captivating story, where girls finally decide for themselves who lives happily ever after.

The Thursday Murder Club – by Richard Osman In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved killings. But when a local property developer shows up dead, The Thursday Murder Club finds itself in the middle of its first live case.

World of Wonders –

by Aimee Nezhukumatathil From award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of non-fiction – it is a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us.

The Midnight Guardians – by Ross Montgomery In Blitz-bombed London, Col’s childhood imaginary friends – a six-foot tiger, a well-dressed badger, and a tiny knight – suddenly spring to life to help him in the quest to save his sister in this heartfelt story of enchantment and hope.

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Christmas Poetry Competition Thanks you to all who have entered the Christmas poetry competition – here are a few of the entries. The winner will be announced in the first Head’s Review after the holidays:

Christmas Poem

by Asmitha (Yr7) The winter’s trees poised like ballerinas, the There was a thick blanket of snow coating grass, The gentle air like a frozen glacier Drifting through the dove-grey sky.

Flashing lights hanging like a crown, Vibrant presents under the evergreen tree. g, The scent of fresh Christmas pudding oozin the affectionate re-union of families. , Whilst the children were snug in their beds halt, a Santa’s sleigh came to Melodious bells, rhythmic hooves.

“Dancer, Dasher, Prancer, Rudolph” Nibbling their carrots, they placed their presents.

Have a great Christmas!

Filled with joy and cheer, Enjoy your presents, But never forget the true meaning of Christmas.

A Christmas present

by Freya (Yr7) A silky, crisp, velvet red ribbon, tied in a bow, placed on top of the generous gift for extra show, An intricate present topper, shaped as a snowflake, and the gifts from Santa by the fireplace.

It’s hard to look away!

The patterned wrapping paper, that catches your eye.

This one’s from my neighbour, Oh! What a surprise!

I quickly rip it open, and reveal the glorious delights.

A teddy, coated in a Christmas jumper, I hug it with all my might.

But now all the presents are gone, and I’m filled with despair.

I wish Christmas could go on and on, At least there’s more next year!

Snowed In

by Malika (Yr12) When people talk about being snowed in, they expect cosy winter cottages, friends gathered around you.

Warmth.

Lazy yellow lights filling the air as you settle in for the night under a thick blanket.

But things take a turn when you decide to sneak off, breathing quietly so that no one notices that you've snuck into the dark, up the mountain.

Leaving the safety of your cottage behind.

Things take a turn when you hike for so long, the cold biting your cheeks, that you don’t remember the path you took.

Leaving behind any form of communication.

Things take a turn when you hear the crashing cascade of snow, not even having enough time to turn around before it knocks you off your feet, Burying you.

Leaving behind the warmth.

I panic, what else is there to do All rationality leaving my head.

A metallic tang fills my mouth as my nose rings in pain.

Pain, so much pain.

Darkness all around me, save for the tiniest glimmers of the moon through the cracks of the snow.

I've been snowed in.

The snow that used to comfort me on a winter’s day, fill me with loving warmth inside now sinks her talons into my back, my shoulders, my feet. not letting me go.

I can’t breathe.

She pierces my lungs, rakes her nails across the membrane, leaves me helpless.

Suffocating me.

I try to scream, my voice horse, smothered by the snow around me. taunting me.

I can’t breathe.

Let me go.

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I beg, She laughs.

My arms chained in place.

I can’t move.

I'm stuck.

Let me go.

She ignores me.

Breath clawing at my throat, my heart fluttering, my head spins, I try fight off the wave of unconsciousness, I try kick, scream, anything.

I can’t breathe.

No one can hear you, six foot under a sea of snow.

Settled in under a thick blanket.

You've been snowed in, you can’t breathe.

Time for Christmas

by Iris (Yr7) Time for Christmas, the fun, the joy and the carols, The laughter of children as they skate on ice, All the flying reindeer as quiet as mice, People cheering as presents are opened, The cold nipping at their cheeks, The smell of roast potatoes and leeks.

Yet again Christmas has come and gone, But ends with one final Christmas Song.

Christmas is Different

by Alice (Yr7) Christmas is different because there is no snow ng Christmas is different because you’re stayi at home Christmas is different because of Covid 19 Christmas some people will feel lonely Christmas is different in contrasting ways But everyone has stayed the same So, when your presents are under the tree And you and your siblings are laughing with glee Remember, it may not be identical this year But here is still some Christmas cheer!

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Sport The Cricketer Schools PE, Games and Co-Curricular Round-up Guide: Christmas festivities started early this The Cricketer Schools Guide is published every year, but this year was the first time a section on all girls’ schools was included and we made it into the Top 20!

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year in PE and Games, with all year groups playing Christmas games in their last lessons of the term. From Christmas socks to Santa hats, the girls were fully in the Christmas spirit. This term has seen them engaged in many sports and activities in their PE, games and co-curricular lessons. In hockey this term, Years 7, 8 and 9 progressed their hockey excellently in their double PE and games lessons, having plenty of time on the Astro. They focused on developing their fundamental skills in carrying the ball, moving the

ball, goal scoring and defending. Lessons ranged from skills and drills, all the way to gameplay within their PE groups, some even had an opportunity to spend a few weeks working on their indoor hockey skills and gameplay. After Christmas sees us move onto Netball, and the girls have already been working hard this term in their master classes and co-curricular lessons. With a new year just around the corner, we are excited to see all that 2021 has to offer, and all the new possibilities that the girls can experience. SMC

Magic Netball Minnie, Molly, and Elsa (Yr7) all played in the first fixture of the Southern Conference youth netball performance league on Saturday, as part of the Magic netball team.

amazingly to the fixture, with Molly playing in all 4 quarters as WA and C respectively, Elsa playing C and WD, and Minnie in mid-court as WA and being selected as coaches’ player of the match.

This was the first game in a highly prestigious league against Abbey Flyers Nomads, which the Magic team won 21-7. All 3 girls contributed

It was a great result for the first fixture in what will be a hotly contested league. Well done!

We welcome contributions from all parts of the Roedean community.

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