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SPORT NEWS
Sport at Rougemontcontinues to go from strength to strength
Meet the staff team behind the success of the Sixth
Form
Mr McMahon has plenty of exciting news to share on
the ICT front
Take a look at what Year 10 have been up to in Biology
These are very exciting times to be a part of Rougemont with our outstanding exam results in the summer and our ongoing commitment to improve the school infrastructure. Partnerships are being developed to continue to improve the nurturing and learning environment of the pupils.
OUR SCHOOL
TEAMWORK
MAKES THE
DREAM WORK
SIXTH FORM TEAM ICT UPDATEBIOLOGY UNDER
THE MICROSCOPE
However, as we continue to provide opportunities for our pupils, teaching
staff, parents and non-teaching staff all have a role to play to ensure we
maximize the full potential of each pupil. I am keen to get the views of
parents on ways they feel we can develop the School. We have recently
organised parent focus groups to discuss catering and communications
with more focus groups planned for the future.
I would also like to thank all the non-teaching staff who play a pivotal role
in the day-to-day running of the School. These are often not fully
recognised but all play a key part. From our Bus Drivers, who provide an
excellent service transporting pupils to and from School, Catering staff who
provide first-class meals, to the Facilities and Cleaning team who maintain
our 55 acre site to a high standard and, not forgetting the Finance,
Marketing and Administrative departments who ensure the School is run in
a professional manner. A massive thanks to them for all their hardwork.
Finally, a reminder that we have many events booked for this year, both
external and internal and further details of these can be found in this
newsletter. If you are interested in hiring our facilities, please contact
Mr Andy Knight | Director of Business & Finance
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A WEEK IN PICTURES
CHEF IAIN & THE
TEAM HAD A
WONDERFUL
WEEKEND AT
ABERGAVENNY
FOOD FESTIVAL
WITH SOME OF OUR
OWN PUPILS
JOINING THE KIDS’
CLASSES
NATIONAL
FITNESS DAY, IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH ‘B
FUNCTIONAL’,
SAW PREP PUPILS
TRYING OUT A
MYRIAD OF
SPORTS
THROUGHOUT THE
DAY
YEAR 1 WERE
WELL AND TRULY
WORN OUT
AFTER ALL THE
ACTIVITY OF
NATIONAL
FITNESS DAY ON
WEDNESDAY!
#NationalFitnessDay & Nutrition at #AbergavennyFoodFestival
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A WEEK IN PICTURES
‘PHANTOM’
REHEARSALS
GET
UNDERWAY IN
THE
AUDITORIUM
U9s WERE
VICTORIOUS IN
THEIR GAMES
AT CHRIST
COLLEGE ON
THURSDAY
KEEP UP THE
GOOD WORK,
BOYS!
Drama rehearsals get underway and Prep rugby highlights
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SPORT SUCCESS
U9 RUGBY FESTIVAL
AT LLANDAFF:
Pupils enjoyed their
first experience of
contact rugby last
Friday.
The team played
with lots of grit and
determination with
tries galore being
the theme. We
played 5, winning 4
and drawing 1.
Congratulations to Leo &
Charlie for their continued
success in representing
the Dragon’s U16 Rugby
team this season. Both
have played against the
Scarlets and Ospreys this
year and we wish them
well in the next game
against the Cardiff Blues.
Let’s hope that Leo can
score another try as he
did against the Scarlets.
A brief look at some of the fixtures of the past week
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The Biology Challenge is a competition open to students
around the world. It aims to stimulate students’ curiosity
for the natural world and encourage them to take an
interest in biology outside of school.
The competition consists of two, 25-minute multiple choice
papers with questions set on the school curriculum.
However, the competition also rewards those students
whose knowledge of the subject has been increased by
reading books and magazines, watching natural history
programmes, taking notice of the news media for items of
biological interest, and are generally aware of our natural
flora and fauna.
Those pupils achieving a Gold, Silver or Bronze award
receive a certificate and are pictured. Well done to all
those who took part!
BIOLOGY CHALLENGEWell done to Year 11 for their performance in the Biology Challenge.
Hands-on learning through experiments
SENIOR SUBJECT SPOTLIGHT
Year 10 pupils were taking full advantage of the
science equipment in Mr Cobb’s lab earlier this week
as they carried out experiments as part of their GCSE
preparation.
The task at hand was to measure the energy content of
food which is a specified practical at GCSE level.
Pupils had to calculate the energy in calories/grams, of
five different foods. Pupils assessed the temperature
change when the food was burned underneath a set
volume of water.
The small class size meant that each group had ample
opportunity to get to grips with the food and digestion
topic with Mr Cobb on hand to answer the exploratory
questions of the pupils.
BIOLOGY WITH
MR COBB
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This week, we take a look inside Mr Cobb’s Biology lab and join a Year 10 lesson
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Mrs van der Linde (L) and Mrs Jenkins (R) lead the Sixth Form Team
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Joining Rougemont in 2004 as a Chemistry teacher,
Mrs van der Linde was head of department for many
years before passing the mantle to Mrs Langford
earlier this year. In her role as Head of Sixth Form,
Mrs van der Linde, who hails from South Africa,
oversaw the move of the Sixth Form to its new home in
the Frank Edwards Building at the start of 2019.
This September, Mrs Jenkins joined the team as
Assistant Head of Sixth Form. Mrs Jenkins has also
been at the School since 2004.
Both moved into teaching after careers in industry. Mrs
van der Linde was a pharmacist whilst Mrs Jenkins
was an analytic chemist before moving into education.
Both Mrs van der Linde and Mrs Jenkins are former
parents of Rougemont having both recently gone
through the A Level years with their own children.
When asked what they were most looking forward to
this year, both agreed the Fashion Show in November
is high on the list as well as the half marathon in March
2020.
They’re both looking forward to next week’s Sixth Form
Open Evening and welcoming Year 11 pupils and
parents to learn more about life in Rougemont Sixth
Form.
We welcome all Year 11 pupils and their parents to the
Sixth Form Open Evening on Tuesday 1 October.
All Heads of Subject will be available to talk to pupils
about their options and career choices, and the new
Sixth Form Centre will be open for pupils and parents to
tour.
The evening will also give an opportunity for pupils and
parents to learn more about the Scholarship programme
for Sixth Form entry in 2020.
MEET THE SIXTH FORM
TEAM
SIXTH FORM OPEN
EVENING
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This week, we meet the teaching staff leading our Sixth Form pupils through the final years of schooling
An opportunity to learn more about life in the Sixth Form and Scholarships available
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3D PRINTER IN SENIOR ICT
The lunchtime chess club
session is based on
computers with the pupils
logging into
www.chesskids.com with
anonymous logins for the
“Rougemont Chess
Kings” club. Parents are
welcome to join to
challenge each other or
Mr McMahon!
The 3D printer in Mr McMahon’s ICT lab is being put
to good use constructing a robot to solve the Rubik’s
cube using Raspberry Pi. The picture on the right
shows all the parts to be printed!
ICT UPDATES
*see Mr
McMahon for
more details
Touch Typing
Competiion! Chess ClubECDL
NETBALL
Congratulations to
Olivia in Year 9 who
has been selected to
play for the South East
Wales Schools’
Netball squad
CO-CURRICULAR
Well done to all pupils
who have participated
in the lunchtime and
after-school clubs.
More to follow!
SIBLING PHOTOS
A reminder that Sibling
photos will be taken on
Tuesday 15 October
along with any pupils
who were absent for
photos on 27 Sept.
LATE BUS UPDATE
Both late buses to
Newport and Chepstow
will now leave at
5.15pm
Pupils studying ICT are enthralled with the new 3D printer.
For Years 7 – 9 with medals being awards for the top
3 typists in each year group!
Every Monday lunchtime! Come and challenge Mr
McMahon.
Sign up now!
Next test date 11th
October focusing primarily on Powerpoint
element
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