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Friday 1 December 2017

Dear Parents and Carers

One of our key foci for this year is to support our students to raise their self-esteem, their self-belief and their self-confidence. Several of our students are appearing in a powerful poster campaign around the school designed to reinforce positive mental health messages, and this week to further support this, our Well-Being Ambassadors have led our assemblies. This group of students, who represent all year groups, have received specialist and extensive training from the Children and Mental Health Service outreach team and as a result are now available every lunchtime in E11 to offer support, advice or just to listen to any student who is feeling unhappy or unsettled. The students are supervised carefully so that any issues of a serious nature are referred immediately to the linked member of staff, Mrs Anderson, but we hope that this peer support will help to alleviate some of the anxieties and provide a safe space for many students over the next few months. I am very grateful to this very impressive group of young people who are giving up their time to support their peers. There have been a number of other students who have represented the school very impressively this week. Our Year 9 Rotary Young Chefs, Jo-Anne Winmill, Lauren Williams, Amalie Osborne, and Amelia Broomer and the winner, Lucy Sedgwick, prepared delicious, creative and highly professional meals at this annual competition. Some of our Year 12 and 13 Further Mathematicians, Rachel Downey, Clare Gorton, Faye Rainger and Zorie Todorova took on the independent schools in the Senior Maths Challenge with great success. Mr Styles and Miss Collins were very impressed with the compassion and empathy shown by our Year 10 students who visited the Epsom Lodge Care Home this week and we have enjoyed further sporting success in the County hockey and netball fixtures this week. Finally Year 11 students have started their practical mock exams and have demonstrated great talent in PE, Music and Art across the week.

Finally, I am very grateful to everyone who attended the Christmas Fair last Friday, or who supported us through the purchase of raffle tickets or donated items. Every single penny raised will be used to the benefit of our students and huge thanks must go to Susan Blake and her small but dedicated PSA team who worked so hard to create another very successful evening. Have a lovely weekend Ros Allen @RoseberyHT

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IN THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Dates for your Diary (Subject to Alteration)

Monday 4 December Week 1

Monday 4 - Friday 8 December Year 11 Mock Exams

Monday 4 - Wednesday 6 December Year 13 Art Mock Exam

Monday 4 December 7.00pm - 10.00pm Christmas Concert Epsom Playhouse

Wednesday 6 December 7.00pm - 9.00pm PSA Meeting Staff Room

Thursday 7 - Friday 8 December Year 13 Photography & Textiles Mock Exam

Friday 8 December 3.00pm - 4.15pm Open Mic Sixth Form Coffee Bar

Monday 11 December Week 2

Monday 11 - Thursday 14 December Year 11 Mock Exams

Monday 11 December

6.00pm – 8.00pm

Year 13 Photography & Textiles Mock Exam

Parental Workshop - Heads Together

R11

Main Hall

Tuesday 12 December Y8, Y10, Y12, Y13 Christmas Lunch Canteen

Wednesday 13 December Y7, Y9, Y11 Christmas Lunch Canteen

7.00pm – 10.00pm Ex Year 11 & Year 13 Prize Giving Main Hall

Friday 15 December Christmas Jumper Day

Early Closure 12pm

Dates for your Diary .................................................................................................................................................................................. Page 2

Headteacher Commendations ..................................................................................................................................................... Pages 3 & 4

PE Results and Fixtures ............................................................................................................................................................................. Page 4

Christmas Concert Date and Lost Property ......................................................................................................................................... Page 4

Student News – Epsom Rotary Young Chef Cookery Competition .......................................................................................... Page 5

Art Department News ............................................................................................................................................................................... Page 6

Year 11 Mock Examinations ................................................................................................................................................................... Page 6

Student Co-Planners ................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 7

Start Employment/Apprenticeship Resource ....................................................................................................................................... Page 7

Work Experience Required ...................................................................................................................................................................... Page 8

PSA Second Hand Recycling .................................................................................................................................................................... Page 8

Consultations on Admission Arrangements for September 2019 ................................................................................................. Page 8

Student Christmas Lunch .......................................................................................................................................................................... Page 9

Fabulous Fair – Thank you .....................................................................................................................................................................Page 10

Christmas Fair Raffle Winners ..............................................................................................................................................................Page 11

Rosebery Recycle .......................................................................................................................................................................................Page 11

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Headteacher Commendations

Many congratulations to all students nominated this week. Our Well-Being Ambassadors have been taking assembly this week and are to be commended for doing a superb job. They are: Bethany Fry 8PX, Lauren James 8PX, Poppy Conner 8PX, Annabel Hilton 8PX, Jessica Webster 8PX, Marta Rico 8PY, Noreen Badran 8CY, Meghna Singh 10EY, Phoebe Hogg 10PX, Amelia Casciani 10CY, Freya Hawken 12A, Sarah Atherton 12A and Holly Fennell 12A. Year 7 - Mrs Royall has nominated Jasmine Johnson 7EY for the resilience, perseverance and effort she has shown in Maths, Mrs Coombes has nominated Amelie Frost 7EX for her excellent leadership of the con debate team in PDE and Zeta Roberts 7EX for her excellent leadership of the pro debate team in PSHE, Mrs Akwei has nominated Ellen Crossett 7EX for having a great attitude to learning in Computer Science and completing an external Algorithmic challenge for which she received a certificate, Mrs Wiggins-Thirkill has also nominated Ellen Crossett along with Erin Brockett, Jess Brundish, Amelie Frost and Lodi Markham-Chappell 7EX for their outstanding progress in observational work this term and Mrs Beale has nominated Scarlett Tillman 7CY for her cell model made from a shoebox, complete with flashing lights which is now on display in R2.

Year 8 - Mrs Hartridge has nominated the following students for their excellent sketchbook development for a final piece: Katya Ganevitch, Natalie Jennings, Sophia Katsikaris and Esme Lacey 8EY, Amy Brockett, Elorah Lewis, Olivia Lyes and Daisy Moore 8EX and Mrs Akwei has nominated Marta Rico 8PY for continuously demonstrating her enthusiasm for Computer Science and delivering a plenary that helped improve her peers’ class work.

Year 9 - Mrs Browne has nominated Jenna Taskas and Katie Peacock 9CX for their outstanding periodic table work. They made 118 cupcakes and arranged them into the periodic table, as well as a board game. She has also nominated Xanthe Bradshaw 9EX who made a cake outlining key features of an element from the periodic table, with accompanying detail on the evolution of the periodic table. Mr Chamberlain has nominated Jasmine Chukwuma 9PX for the much improved effort she has put into her History studies and Mrs Barlow has nominated Jo-Anne Winmill 9CX, Lauren Williams 9MX, Amalie Osborne 9EY, Lucy Sedgwick and Amelia Broomer 9PX for their excellent effort in the Rotary Young Chef competition creating 3 superb courses each in 2 hours! She has also nominated Alice Anderton and Annabel Carter 9EX for their support and hard work manning the Elizabeth Christmas Stall at the fair. Miss Kent has nominated Olivia O'Toole 9EY, Amy Moloney and Pranavi Mallan 9PY for working hard to improve their revision technique in Biology. Year 10 - Mrs Saber has nominated Jessica David 10PX, Anika Patel 10MY, Alanna Hazlewood 10MX and Sophie Turney 10PY for their excellent and sustained effort in Geography and she has nominated the following students for their excellent result in the Hazards topic test in Geography: Miya Dickson 10MY, Emily Fry 10PY, Amelia Harding 10EX, Ashlyn Lam 10CX, Megan Logan 10PY, Lily Moustafa 10EY, Rana Ralton 10CY, Eleanor Rôbin 10MX and Gabbi Tomassi 10PY. Mr Harvey has nominated Carys Wakefield 10MX for taking on board feedback to work on her exam technique which resulted in an excellent test score and Mr McDonnell has nominated Sadie Czypionka 10MX, Katelyn Hill and Tia McKay 10EX for their excellent independent work on atomic theory in Physics.

Year 11 - Mr Chamberlain has nominated the following girls from 11MY for their fabulous assembly on British Values: Emily Everson, Erin Malone, Emily Zoeller, Jess Heckman, Amy Smith, Eloise Adolph, Nana Appiah-Darkwah and Glorious Okonkwo. Miss Allen has nominated Kieanna Hogg 11EY for her fantastic response to feedback and Mrs Wiggins-Thirkill has nominated Leah Higgins 11PX, Evie Samman 11MX, Ella Barrett-Patel 11PY, Emilia Kypri and Abby Goodwin 11CX for impressively self-motivated development in Art this week. Mrs Hart-Mckee has nominated the following students who were a great help at the Sports Hall Athletics event last week; not only did they give up a

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Next week's Fixtures NETBALL

Tuesday 5 DecemberYear 10

vs St Teresa's

Thursday 7 DecemberYears 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11

vs Three Rivers Academy (A)

lot of their time but their manner with the children and their organisation was superb: Zoe Couchman 11PY, Ishbel Zuurmond 11CY, Isabel Flemming 11PY, Kiona Townsin 11EY, Victoria Jetten 11MX, Inès Farrow 11CX, Rebeca Quintana 11CX and Emily Sawbridge 11CX. Mrs Boddy has nominated Charlotte Lacourarie 11CX for her amazing diligence and progress in Maths, Elise Elger 11MX for consistently trying her best in Maths and Izzy Godley 11CX, for continuing to excel at GCSE Maths level and her thirst for new challenges and resources. Sixth Form - Miss Risby as nominated Samantha Perren 12A, Anabel Hindmarsh 12D, Sanjana Boodhoo 12F, Oriana Lewis and Faye Rainger 13C for their participation in the European Commission translation competition.

PE Results and Fixtures Netball

Team Team Date School Against Result

Year 7 A B

28-11-17 St Teresa’s Drew 5 – 5 Won 11 – 3

Year 8 A B

29-11-17 St Teresa’s Lost 8 -16 Lost 8 -12

Christmas Concert

We look forward to seeing you at the Rosebery Christmas Concert taking

place this year at:

Epsom Playhouse on Monday 4 December at 7pm

Lost Property

We are accumulating an increasingly large amount of lost property at the

moment, all unnamed.

Can we please ask that all items of clothing, especially coats, blazers and PE kits,

are clearly marked with your child’s full name (not just their initials).

Thank you for your support.

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Student News Epsom Rotary Young Chef Cookery Competition

On 27 November 2017 Rosebery students took part in the Epsom Rotary Young Chef first round heats where the brief was to prepare, in two hours, a three course healthy meal, comprising of a starter, main course and dessert for two people, costing less than £15.

The student chefs had to plan their menus, show costings and complete a detailed time plan. It was a very successful cook-off and the students, Amelia Broomer 9PX, Amalie Osborne 9EY, Lucy Sedgwick 9PX, Jo-Anne Winmill 9CX and Lauren Williams 9MX, are all to be congratulated on their hard work, creative dishes and excellent presentation. Each produced their menu in an intense two hour cook-off while Sean Mooney, from the Canopy Restaurant in Epsom High Street, and representatives from the Epsom Rotary Club, watched on and judged! Lucy and Amalie are through to the next round and Lucy Sedgwick was presented with the Cup, which once engraved, will be on display in the Reception Foyer cabinet. All five students who took part, received Rotary Certificates and Lakeland aprons (event sponsors). They now move forward to the District Heat on 27 January at Merton Campus South Thames College and, if successful, to the Regional final, then potentially on to the National Final in April 2018! It was a great evening to be part of and the lovely aromas produced were mouth-watering! All the chefs worked very hard during the event, this enabled our students to gain confidence in preparation for their GCSE 3 hour practical in Year 11. Lucy’s Menu

Starter: Creamy Mushroom Soup Main: Spiced Pork Chop with garlic mash and roasted root vegetables

Dessert: Gooey Chocolate Pear Pudding

Amalie’s Menu

Starter: Scallops with pea and mint purée Main: Homemade open pasta ravioli with pancetta, butternut squash and feta

Dessert: Banana pancakes with berries and yogurt

Mrs Barlow & Mrs Hanly, Design & Technology Department

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Rosebery Artists Showcasing their Artistic Talents Year 11 students have been producing final coursework pieces for ‘Portraiture and Identity’ and the Art department have been absolutely ‘blown away’ by our students’ ambition and skill this week. (Picture below left - Ella working on a portrait of her brother)

Next week our A Level students will be getting underway too and we are already extremely excited by the scale and diversity of the work on offer; this is a glimpse into the preparations of some really serious creatives.

Get ready for a brilliant exhibition in 2018! (Picture below - Y13 Fine Art preparing surfaces)

Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 11 Mock Examinations take place between Monday 4 December and Thursday 14 December. Parents can view

exam timetables via INSIGHT. Students are reminded to check the Examinations Notice Board outside the Staff Room

on a daily basis for the room and seat number for their exam.

All students are expected to bring the following equipment to their mock exams:

Black Biro

Pencil

Ruler

Protractor

Pair of compasses

A scientific calculator (Casio FX-83GT series is recommended)

Highlighter

Pencil cases and water bottles must be see-through. Water only, no juice. Bags, coats, mobile phones and

smartwatches are not allowed into an exam room and are to be left in lockers.

If you have any queries you would like to raise with the Exams Office please email exam.office@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk

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Student Co-Planners: Using students to help inform our teaching and make our lessons even better!

On Tuesday 21 November a group of students from Years 7-11 worked with Mrs Rundle and Mrs Ford to become

co-planners. Excellent teaching and learning is something we are incredibly proud of at Rosebery, and we are so lucky

to have such dedicated staff who devoted such care to their planning. We do also see the value of listening to our

students and talking with them to really examine what works in our classrooms. The co-planning training involved

several aspects, so that these students can be used throughout the year to work with teachers to further develop their

lessons and the students’ experiences.

The first part of the session was spent considering what makes a great lesson, both from a student and a teacher’s

point of view, and this linked closely with the principles of our Teaching and Learning Charter. The second part of the

training involved looking at students giving feedback to teachers about their lessons and how to do this in a way that

was both positive and constructive. Students worked on re-framing some negative scenarios and writing coaching

questions that could be used with staff to tweak their lessons and make them even better for our learners. Finally,

students worked with two groups of teachers: the first involved discussing what teachers would want to get out of

co-planning lessons with students, the second involved the students actually practising co-planning with a group of

our new teachers. Each teacher brought along a lesson plan, or resource, which they then discussed with the newly

trained co-planners, in pairs, and considered ways to make these lessons even better for the students.

Both staff and students got an awful lot out of working together, with students commenting that it made them

appreciate how much time and thought goes in to planning lessons and the key elements that need to be considered.

Staff also very much enjoyed the opportunity and valued hearing from the students to discuss the ways that they like

to learn best, and how these strategies can be embedded in their lessons.

Finally, a huge thank you goes to all of those staff and students involved:

Students: Sophia Kypri, Zozan Shikh Kilo, Dhivia Umashankar, Caitlin Daniels, Alannah Thompson, Qanita Fatima,

Amie Lundberg, Izzy Berry, Parand Derayzadeh, Sophie Atia, Eve Ganpatsingh, Katie Sammon, Amy Lyon,

Lauren Thorpe, Holly Marchant, Amelia Breeden.

Staff: Mrs Rundle, Mrs White, Miss Reilly, Miss Abrahams, Miss Itor, Mrs Barlow, Mr Griffiths,

Miss Watson, Mrs Parry, Mrs Calvin, Miss Wood, Ms Akwei, Miss Jang, Miss Foster.

Mrs Ford, Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning

Start is an interactive online resource offering information, advice and guidance which inspires young people to look at the world of work.

Start is connected to the live labour market and it allows users to create and build up their own personal profile. Students can explore jobs and think about their own skills, qualities and interests and work preferences. There is a study section which looks at learning and the different training routes available, along with an interactive map showing where you can study, including live apprenticeship opportunities. They have just recently introduced a new section for employability. Start has been carefully developed to ensure that new measures are met from the Department for Education’s Statutory Guidance for schools, Ofsted inspection criteria and Gatsby Benchmarks for Good Careers Guidance. All of Year 11 have now had an opportunity to explore the Start programme in PSHE. If you would like the opportunity to support your child with future options you can register here at: www.startprofile.com. (They may ask for a code which is 64675).

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Can you offer a Rosebery student a work placement within your company? With many employers now looking for experience, as well as academic achievements, work placements have an increasing importance for students progressing into their chosen career. Work experience gives students the opportunity to learn about the world of work, gain employability skills, increase confidence and make them stand out on their personal statement and CV.

Our Year 12 students are available for work experience from 11 to 15 June 2018. If you feel that you can offer work experience to our students and put their curriculum learning into practice, I would love to hear from you. Please email me on fkeaveney@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk

PSA Second Hand Clothing & Toy Recycling:

TUESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2017

Thank you so much to everyone who brought in a bag of recycling for us in October, an easy way

for the PSA to raise funds for the school. For every 1kg of donations, we are given 40p. As

a guideline, a typical outfit for a girl is shoes, trousers/skirt, jumper and/or T-shirt all packed into

a bag and this would raise about £1. If all 1440 students were able to bring in an outfit that doesn't fit them anymore,

we could raise an amazing amount of money! There are always clothing recycling bins positioned by the back gates

to the school, or students can hand in donations at any time to Reception labelled for the attention of the PSA. Our

official monthly collection is every first TUESDAY of the month when the recycling bins will be positioned by the front

and back gates to receive donations on this day. Please do encourage your household to provide at least one bag of

recyclable items. There is a poster attached to this newsletter outlining exactly which items are acceptable.

Thank you so much in advance for your support. All funds raised go towards providing additional resources for our

students.

Consultations on Admission Arrangements for September 2019

The following schools are currently consulting on their admissions arrangements for September 2019. Full details can

be found on their websites if you would like further information, or would like to comment.

Nonsuch High School for Girls: http://www.nonsuchschool.org/283/2019-admissions-policy-consultation

Wallington High School for Girls: http://www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.uk/Admissions

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Christmas Lunch Tuesday 12 December & Wednesday 13 December

Menu

Roast Turkey or

Potato, Cheese and Onion Filo Puffs

Honey Roasted Parsnips Brussels Sprouts Roast Potatoes

Traditional Sage and Onion Stuffing Gravy Cranberry Sauce

Chocolate and Gingerbread Pot or

Chocolate Coated Ice-Cream Tree

Main Course and Dessert for £2.40

Plus free Christmas Cracker!

Tickets available from the Canteen, Monday 4 - Friday 8 December

(Please ensure your child has sufficient funds on their

school meal account if they would like Christmas Lunch)

Grab & Go will also be available on both days

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