27 November 2020 - Issue 10
HEAD’S
WEEKLY REVIEW
Year 11 Hockey teams working hard in beau
tiful weather
Head’s Introduction The ducklings take a bath
The Christmas trees and decorations have already gone up a around School, and there are just two weeks left until the end of term. Over the next two weeks, we have the Performing Arts Showcase and the Carol Service – both are pre-recorded in the current climate, but it will be wonderful to see and hear the performers on stage and in Chapel. I am delighted to hear that the recording has gone well – thank you to the Dance, Drama, and Music Departments, and to Miss Markey and Mr Wailes and their teams, who have overseen the complicated process of recording the performances over four days and editing the footage. It feels like long time since we have been able to see the girls on stage and singing in Chapel, and I can’t wait to see these performances. Congratulations to those girls in Year 13 who have been called to ‘virtual’ interviews at Oxford and Cambridge in the last week of term – it is great to hear such positive news at this point. Thank you to all my colleagues who have been conducting practice interviews for them in recent weeks, and to Ms Boobis for organising this year’s RoedeanLancing interview Forum, which took place this week. Good luck for the interviews! Well done to all those in Year 11 who, alongside external entrants, sat for Sixth Form Scholarships and had their interviews on Monday and Tuesday this week. I am grateful to my senior colleagues who were involved in this important process. Thank you also to all those members of staff who have been involved in Year 10 Parents’ Evening this week.
Performing Arts Showcase
Well done for a busy week, and I wish you all the best for the last two weeks of term.
French Culture through the senses
The Roedean Shop Need Christmas presents? Struggling to find the gifts you need because the shops are closed? Well, scroll no further – here they are! Our new book, 100 Roedeanians, a gorgeous compilation of biographies and photographs of 100 of our notable Old Roedeanians, and Brighton to Bulgaria, a stunning illustrated children's book by Emily, Megan and Olivia (Year 12), are on sale now on the Roedean Shop! Profits from the sale of 100 Roedeanians book will go towards supporting the Secret Garden Library at St Mark’s Primary School, and profits from the sale of Brighton to Bulgaria will go to the charity Door of Hope to buy school supplies for vulnerable school children in Bulgaria. There are also gorgeous prints, tea towels, and greetings cards of our bespoke Katie Cardew illustration of Roedean available. Happy shopping!