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Friday 20 November 2015

Dear Parents and Carers, As with much of the world, the Rosebery community has taken time to reflect on the shocking atrocities in Paris on Friday evening. We have aimed to strike a careful balance between the obvious distress that discussing these terrible events can cause, with the need to reinforce the very values of tolerance, diversity, multiculturalism and freedom that the terrorists are so determined to destroy. Our theme this week has been to mark Anti-bullying Week and Mr Celine’s assemblies have been a timely reminder of the need for all of our students to respect each other and to talk to a member of staff if they feel that their well-being, happiness or safety are being compromised by someone else. One of the things that has transformed interactions between young people in recent times has been the rise and rise of social media; most of our students could not imagine life without Facebook, Snapchat, Snapchat Story and Instagram, nor the thought of not having a mobile phone in their pocket to access them. I would like to draw your attention to the very helpful guidance issued by the NSPCC https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ which gives parents some very useful advice on how to discuss these issues with your daughter and easy steps you can take as a family to safeguard everyone from the dangers that exist through access to the internet. In this week where we have all hugged our loved ones more tightly, grateful for the opportunity to do so, it seems appropriate to remind you of the unnecessary risks that some of our students are exposed to because of their behaviour at social gatherings at the weekends and during holidays. Our approach to this issue, which is one faced by all secondary schools, is to continue to educate our students on the potential dangers of alcohol, to encourage them to make decisions for themselves, to resist peer pressure if they feel uncomfortable in any situation, and to emphasise the need to exercise good judgement in situations where alcohol is present. There is evidence that some of our students are drinking alcohol at home before going to parties and that at some of these parties, parents are providing alcohol without, as the law requires, seeking the prior approval of the children’s parents. I think it is worth reminding you that, if you serve or provide alcohol to children under 18, you may also be liable for any resulting problems of accidents. This is known as ‘vicarious liability’. Both of these websites have some very useful information about how parents can approach this topic with your daughter: https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/underage-drinking/how-to-talk-alcohol http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/parents/your-childs-health-and-safety/young-people-and-alcohol.htm We have built a highly skilled Intervention Team, led by Mrs Anderson who, in addition to our pastoral team of Heads and Deputy Heads of Year, offers a wealth of support, advice and guidance on these, and other difficult issues and who meet regularly with students to offer objective and non-judgemental support. Please do get in touch with them if you would like to access this support.

http://www.roseberyschool.co.uk/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://www.drinkaware.co.uk/check-the-facts/underage-drinking/how-to-talk-alcohol

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/parents/your-childs-health-and-safety/young-people-and-alcohol.htm

http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/information-and-services/parents/your-childs-health-and-safety/young-people-and-alcohol.htm



After a week filled with desperate news stories, it was therefore even more of a pleasure to be a member of the audience for the House Shakespeare Drama Festival on Thursday evening. The talent, energy and humour in these performances were life enhancing and a joy to watch. We were also honoured to be joined by Mrs Valerie Hitchcock, mother of Ms Sally Hitchcock in whose memory we have established a new Endeavour in Drama prize, which was won by Jemima McCaffrey. Sapphire House were the overall winners for their performance of Twelfth Night. Many thanks to Mrs Evans, Mr Waight, Mrs Dever and the House Prefects for organising such a great festival. Have a lovely weekend. Ros Allen @HTRosebery

IN THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Dates for your Diary (Subject to alteration)

Saturday 21 NOVEMBER Rotary Club Swimathon

Rosebery Singers’ Concert

7.00pm

Monday 23 & Wednesday 25 Year 11 MFL Orals

Wednesday 25 to Friday 27 Year 11 PE Mock Practicals

Wednesday 25 Years 12 and 13 Pseudo Science

Conference

Primary Teachers’ Tea

2.30pm

Thursday 26 Years 10 and 12 Textiles Trip

Friday 27 PSA Christmas Fair 7.00-9.00pm

Dates for your Diary

Headteacher Commendations Page 3

New Autumn/Winter Menu for Canteen Page 4

Absence Reporting and Examinations Page 5

PSA 100 Club Winner Page 6

Library Stall at the Christmas Fair Page 7

Raffle Ticket REMINDER Page 8

Music - Christmas Concert Page 9

Christmas Fair - Friday 27 November Page 10

PSA Fundraising Page 11




Monday 30 November &

Tuesday 1 DECEMBER

Year 10 MFL Controlled Assessment

Thursday 3 Christmas Concert, Rehearsals &

Performance

2.00 and 7.00pm

Friday 4 Year 13 H & S Science Museum Trip

Headteacher Commendations

Lots of people to commend this week; very well done to them all!

Year 7 - Mrs Dever would like to nominate Evie Jones 7EY, Lois Nunez-Jarrett 7EY and Asha Thomas 7SX for outstanding research on Melodrama and Mrs Watson has nominated Elena Belisario 7SX for her fantastic RS assessment which has impressed all of the RS department. Mrs Turner has nominated Sacha Nasir 7EX for an excellent piece of homework using the elements of music to describe a song. This is the most detailed piece of homework she has ever received from a Year 7 student! Year 8 - Mrs Dever would like to nominate Zoya Danayal 8EX and Devika Dasan 8EY for outstanding written evaluations of Greek Theatre performances and Jone Cisneros 8RX for her excellent effort on her Drama homework. Miss Nejad would like to nominate Nadia Subhan and Amar Tehfe 8RY for volunteering to do a presentation on Islam and articulately discussing the problems that Muslims face living in Britain. Mrs Wright has nominated Martha McRobb 8SX, Rachel Child 8EX, Holly Sefton 8DX and Harley Reynolds 8SX for their fabulous French speaking homework. Ms Hooper has nominated Carla Crozier 8RX, Eloise Amesbury 8DY, Robyn Edwards 8DY and Ellie Watson 8EY for well-presented sketchbooks, independent work and excellent visual recording for Portraits project in Art.

Mr Busby has nominated Aamna Mahmood 8EX for a great anti-smoking poster. Year 9 - Mrs Dever would like to nominate Ines Farrow 9SX for excellent homework on Stanislavski and Mrs Saber has nominated the following students in 9EY for their excellent attitude to learning and in particular the excellent standard of their homework in Geography: Megan Attwood, Hannah Faraz-Chandler, Jessica Heckman, Lois Hill and Mia Samman. Mr Harvey has nominated Jessica Bird 9SY for her outstanding video for French about school. A video wasn’t required but she decided to put that extra effort in and Mr Chamberlain has nominated Katie Burman, Jessica Heckman and Emily Zoeller 9EY for their excellent Movember fundraising efforts; he has also nominated Yasmin Minnis 9EY for organising and motivating the class to donate an impressive 13 shoe boxes of Christmas presents for the Samaritans Christmas Box appeal. Mrs Browne has nominated Lauren Flack 9RY who has produced stunning homework on the Periodic table and made her own periodic table cake as part of it! She has also nominated Jemima McCaffrey 9SY for producing an informative video about the development of the periodic table. Year 10 - Mrs South would like to nominate Bethany Simpson 10DX for displaying amazing resourcefulness and resilience within the wider community - she helped to save someone’s life who was having a heart attack in a lift at her dad’s place of work. Miss Bird has nominated Olivia Rowse 10RY for her continuously outstanding attitude to her Art class work and Mrs Tyler has nominated Jasmine Helm-Stovell 10SY and Miral Pankhania 10SY for their amazing recitals of their choice of poems for the Poetry by Heart competition. They both had to learn by heart two poems, one pre-1914 and one post-1914. They were pretty much word perfect and showed an outstanding level of confidence and commitment. Lorna Kelly 10RY for having a fantastic attitude for learning within her Mathematics lesson, which is really paying off in significant progress in her work.




Year 11 - Miss Gatt has nominated Alex Johnson in 11RY for excellent reading and class contributions in English and Miss Bird has nominated Chloe Parker 11EY, Hannah Walker 11EY, Emily Minhinnik 11SX, Paige Humphries 11SX and Emma Jardine 11EY for outstanding independent ideas and work effort on their People and Places Art coursework.

Mr Busby has nominated Alice Welding 11EX for assisting a student in distress this morning and dealing with it in a mature and caring way. Sixth Form - Miss Nejad has nominated Sally Rose 13B, Chantelle Garrett 13E, Imogen Skogstad 13D, Katie Goddard 13F and Nairne Wilkinson 12E for being fantastic ambassadors for A Level Religious Studies and doing a sterling job at Sixth Form Open evening. The following students have been nominated by Mrs Royall for their excellent performance in the Senior Maths Challenge: Katherine Shepherd 13A who achieved Gold, the best in school and is through to the next round, Abigail Muller 12B who achieved Silver, and the best in Year 12 and Ellie Church 12C, Ellen Michael 12D and Caitlin Phillips-Ennis 12E who achieved Bronze.

New Autumn/Winter Menu in our Canteen

Here are a few examples of the delicious and nutritious lunches available now in our canteen. To view the full menu,

please click on the link: http://www.roseberyschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Canteen-Menu-Autumn-

Winter-2015-2016.pdf. A paper copy of the menu is also available at Reception.

Remember to ensure you check ParentPay to load money for lunches on your daughter’s account.


http://www.roseberyschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Canteen-Menu-Autumn-Winter-2015-2016.pdf

http://www.roseberyschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Canteen-Menu-Autumn-Winter-2015-2016.pdf



Examinations Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 11 Mock Examinations will be taking place on Monday 7 December to Tuesday 15 December. Individual Mock

Examination timetables were given out to students via their Form Tutors on Monday 16 November. Students are

asked to check the entries carefully and to raise any queries with the Examinations Office immediately.

Students are reminded to check the Examinations Notice Board outside the Staffroom on a daily basis for the room

and seat number of their exam.

GCE & GCSE Exam Certificates Sixth Form students were asked to collect their Summer Exam certificates from the Exams Office last week. If your

daughter has not yet collected hers, can we please ask that she does so as soon as possible? If any of the information

on the certificates is incorrect, please raise this with the Exams Office immediately and we will arrange for

replacements.

External students should have received a letter inviting them to come into Rosebery on Wednesday 16 December to

collect their certificates.

Summer 2016 Resit Requests

Retake forms for any student wishing to resit an exam in summer 2016 are available to collect from the Exams Office.

Students are reminded to pay for this service via ParentPay and to hand a copy of the receipt along with the retake

form to the Exams Office by Friday 11 December. Mr Carter, Head of Sixth Form, must sign the form before it is handed

to Exams Office staff.

If you have any queries you would like to raise with the Exams Office, please email [email protected] Thank you.

ABSENCE REPORTING: REMINDER

Please remember to report student absence to Mrs Day, Attendance Officer, on 01372 845469, in the first

instance. Registers are updated centrally and any relevant information will be forwarded to Form Tutors/Class

teachers as necessary.


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Raffle Tickets for the Christmas Fair

You should have received your raffle tickets by now. We have some great prizes, as you can see

below. The ticket counterfoils, payment and any unused tickets should be returned to Rosebery

School c/o Mrs Broome in M08 or to Student Services by Thursday 26 November. We really do

appreciate all the support we get from our school community and to all those who have donated a prize. Also thanks

go to The Personal Agent who are sponsoring the Christmas Fair this year.

If you are able to help at the Fair in any way, please contact us on the following email: [email protected].


mailto:[email protected]



REMINDER: Christmas Concert consent forms are now due. Please ensure these are

returned to Mrs Turner as a matter of urgency.


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