11 May 2018 - Issue 4
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
U12 & U13 Hockey Teams using the new pitch on Open Day
Head’s Introduction The Brighton Festival Fringe Concert at Roedean last weekend was simply excellent. The calibre of musicianship shown by all of the singers and players was impressive, and I was delighted to see our soloists performing to their best and enjoying their moment in the spotlight. Congratulations to everyone involved, and to the Mr Rous, Ms Bartlette, and Miss Fewkes in particular. I am grateful to all those who were involved in Open Day on Monday. The School looked fantastic in the sunshine, and we welcomed nearly 100 families to Roedean to visit the school. Of these, there were a good number looking at the Sixth Form, as a result of attending the Roedean Academy last term. The performers and speakers in the Theatre presentations were excellent, and our visitors left with an wonderful impression of Roedean. Well done to our sports teams who have played well this week, and to Roedean swimmers who competed in Denmark last weekend. Congratulations to Maria who became Romanian National Champion in Karate, despite being seriously injured in her first fight. Roedean’s involvement in community projects is outstanding, and I am grateful to Mr Wilson for organising the first of a series of visits by Year 5 and Year 6 pupils from City Academy Whitehawk to the Roedean Biology labs, and to Miss Best for showing them the wonders of Science. Good luck to Year 11, who officially go on Study Leave today - I hope that your revision goes well and good luck for the exams. I wish the entire Roedean Community the best for next week!
Tea with Mary Beard! On Friday 4 May, current and future Sixth Form Classicists at Roedean had the brilliant opportunity to have tea with Professor Mary Beard from Newnham College, Cambridge. Professor Beard is a formidable force in the study of Classics: a highly and widely respected historian, television presenter, and general lover of all things Ancient. This was a unique chance that our students grabbed with both hands. The Roedean girls sat with Mary in an intimate setting within the Theatre Royal and, fuelled by tea, juice and cake, debated matters such as Dido’s suffering and Tacitus’ self-determined authority on
the Roman Emperors. Needless to say the girls revelled in such erudite conversation and kept Mary on her toes with some excellent questions. We were delighted to give the girls this special opportunity in such a small group and they enjoyed every moment. Many of the girls attended the Theatre Royal event later that evening with Natalie Haynes and Mary Beard – although they enjoyed it, they were pleased to have met with Mary earlier in a more personal setting. We hope all the girls who met Mary will share their experience and encourage girls lower down the school to engage as wholeheartedly with Classics outside the curriculum. CEH