PARENT/GUARDIAN BULLETIN: 8 Week commencing Monday 28 October 2019

General notices and information

Year Group Residential Trips We are very grateful to our staff, over 64 of whom will be accompanying the girls on the residential trips from Sunday. A reminder of the drop off and pick up times is given below. Your key point of contact will be your daughter’s Head of Year. We hope your daughter has a fantastic time and hope that a reminder of a waterproof jacket, trousers if you have some, and some spare pairs of socks, will be helpful given the weather forecast. Sunday 13 October - departure 05:45 depart 07:45 depart 09:00 depart 09:00 depart 09:00 depart

Year 9 Residential Battlefields Year 8 Residential Isle of Wight Year 10 Residential Blacklands Farm Year 12 Residential Ilam Hall Peak District Year 13 Residential Hartlington Hall Peak District

Monday 14 October 08:20 register Year 7 Residential Blacklands Farm; girls arrive normal time, for 09:00 departure Tuesday 15 October – return 16:00 return 16:00 return 17:30 return 18:00 return 18:00 return 21:45 return

Year 12 Residential Ilam Hall Peak District Year 13 Residential Hartlington Hall Peak District Year 8 Residential Isle of Wight Year 7 Residential Blacklands Farm Year 10 Residential Blacklands Farm Year 9 Residential Battlefields

18:30 depart Day buses depart – if your daughter requires this service, please email Mr Maw, Transport Manager, to confirm minibuses@roedean.co.uk Please note that if a residential trip’s expected return time to school is delayed, parents will receive a text message from Evolve, which is our online school trip system.

Speech Day: Saturday 2 November, 08:30 – 12:00 (ceremony starts at 10:00) Years 10, 11, 12 and 13 Speech Day is coming up after half term. This event is for pupils in Years 10 – 13 only (due to the capacity of Centenary Hall) and the parents/guardians of Prize Winners. Parents of Prize Winners have already been notified. Pupils in Years 7, 8 & 9 They will not be required to be in school on this day, unless they are involved in the musical items or performances. There will be music rehearsals prior to the ceremony in Centenary Hall from 08:30 - 09:30. Dress Code Your daughter will need to wear full school winter uniform, including the white shirt and House tie (Years 10 & 11) or smart blouse and school blazer (Sixth Form). Day buses If your daughter is required for Speech Day, she will be collected at the usual time, so that she arrives in school by 08:10. The buses will depart at 12:45 for the return service. If requested, a packed lunch will be provided for your daughter’s journey home at the end of Speech Day. Weekly and flexi boarders If your daughter is a weekly or flexi boarder and is required for Speech Day, she is able to stay overnight on Friday 1 November free of charge and we will be running a Saturday Victoria escort service after Speech Day. Alternatively, your daughter can stay for the weekend and you would not be charged for this either. Please inform your daughter’s Housemistress of the arrangements you would like to make. International Day: Friday 22 November After half term, Roedean will be hosting our first ‘International Day’ which is being organised by members of our Prefect Team. This will be a celebration of our diversity as a school, and it is important for the whole community to come together and wear clothing that represents all the different nations represented at Roedean. Over the half term, please help your daughter gather appropriate clothes that are representative of her cultural background – this includes national costumes, flag colours, face paints, sports jerseys and such. We thank you in advance for your contribution in helping to make this a successful event. Progress Interim Reports for all years Your daughter’s interim progress report will be available to download from the Parent Portal from Wednesday 16 October. Please go to ‘My Daughter’ tab>School Reports>View School Assessments. If your daughter has private lessons (ie you are paying for private tuition), a report from her teacher(s) is also available to download. Parents should contact schooloffice@roedean.co.uk if they experience any difficulty accessing the Parent Portal.

Year 11 GCSE Trial Examinations: Wednesday 13 – Tuesday 19 November Year 11 parents and guardians can download the timetable for the GCSE trial examinations from the Parent Portal>Parent Handbook>Documents & Files> Examinations Information and Revision Advice folder. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact your daughter’s tutor. Individual School Photos Individual school photograph orders have been delivered to school. Your daughter will be given the photographs to take home with her.

Forthcoming events for your diary

BOX OFFICE EVENTS All tickets are available at www.roedeantheatre.co.uk Open Tea Time Recital: Monday 4 November, 16:30 Old Ref This is an open recital for all musicians to have a change to perform in a friendly environment. All parents and guardians are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets are free from the Box Office. Dance Showcase: Tuesday 12 November, 19:00, Theatre The Dance Showcase is a celebration of all the work that the pupils have achieved in their cocurricular dance lessons and Dance Company training. This year, the event will be titled Instagram vs Reality, with dance pieces interpreting the pressures on teenagers in modern society, particularly from social media, and the self-esteem and body image issues that so many young people face every day. Bar refreshments will be available from 18:30. Tickets are £7.50 / £5 Concession and free for Roedean pupils and are available from the Box Office. Wind and Brass Masterclass and Teatime Recital: Monday 18 November, 16:30 Old Ref The Gilliard Ensemble https://galliardensemble.com/ are coming to Roedean to give Wind and Brass masterclasses for our pupils who are Grade 5 or above. At the end of the day, there will be a teatime recital, to which all parents and guardians are welcome to attend. Tickets are free All parents and guardians are welcome to attend. Refreshments will be provided. Tickets are free and are available from the Box Office

Roedean Parents’ Guild Roedean Christmas Fair Theme: Harry Potter Our theme for the Christmas Fair this year is Harry Potter and the half term holiday is a perfect time for your daughter to think about her outfit, if she would like to dress as a character from Harry Potter. If you would like to dress up too, the more the merrier! It is also a good time to sort out those items that could be used for the Fair. We particularly need items for Tombola, Lucky Dip and Raffle prizes. Volunteers - Christmas Fair If you are interested in helping at the Christmas Fair but haven't managed to let us know, please do email. We have a few opportunities to help on a couple of stalls, i.e. photo booth, Tombola and raffle ticket sales on the day. Any help is always gratefully received, thank you. Next Parents' Guild Meetings on Wednesday 30 October  

09:30 at Malmaison Hotel, Brighton Marina 18:00 at Roedean School

Agenda – Planning for Christmas Fair We are still trialling morning and evening meetings to try to accommodate everyone’s busy schedule, but please do RSVP to Meriel Spicer (parentsguild@roedean.co.uk) if you plan to attend either the morning or evening meeting.

Wellbeing Notices and Guidance

This week’s guidance for parents and guardians is about Twitter Twitter is a social networking site where users can post ‘tweets’ or short messages, photos and videos publicly. They can also share ‘tweets’ written by others to their followers. Twitter is popular with young people, as it allows them to interact with celebrities, stay up to date with news, trends and current social relevance. A parent guide is available to download from the Parent Portal >Parent Handbook>Documents and Files>General Information>ICT folder but the link to the National Online Safety website is below. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/resources/wake-up-wednesday/twitter-online-safety-guide-forparents/

Key events this week (a complete list can be found in the School Diary on the Parent Portal) For up to date information regarding this week’s sports fixtures, please use www.roedeansport.co.uk. The password to access the team sheets is roedeandeer Monday 28 October – 2nd half of term starts 13:15 - 13:45 Roedean Academic Lecture: The objectification of women: Medusa style Tuesday 29 October 16:20 Speech Day Rehearsal: Choir (Chapel) 16:30 Aquathlon Competition (H) 18:40 - 21:30 Dance trip to see 'Giselle' (Brighton Dome) Wednesday 30 October 09:00 - 12:45 Oxbridge Entrance Tests (Old Ref) 09:30 Parents’ Guild Committee Meeting (Malmaison Hotel, Brighton Marina) 12:50 - 13:40 Pupils' weekly visit to St Mark's Primary School 13:00 - 13:40 Counsellor 'drop in' session for pupils (Business) 14:15 Hockey U12A,B&C & U13C v Brighton College Prep (H) 14:30 Hockey U13A&B v Brighton College Prep (A) 16:20 - 17:15 Speech Day Rehearsal: Choir (Chapel) 17:40 - 19:00 Year 13 Reception at Roedean House with Senior Team 18:00 Parents' Guild Committee Meeting (Conference Room) 18:15 Speech Day Rehearsal: Senior Singers (Chapel) Thursday 31 October 13:15 - 14:20 Speech Day Rehearsal: Prize Winners (Centenary Hall) 16:30 - 19:00 Halloween Fright Night/Maze Friday 1 November Throughout Speech Day Rehearsals 15:00 Hockey U15A v Brighton College (A) 17:00 Hockey 1st v Brighton College (H) Saturday 2 November 10:00 - 12:00 SPEECH DAY & PRIZE GIVING FOR YEARS 10-13: Ceremony starts promptly at 10:00