RVHS Parent Bulletin Aspiration Respect Endeavour Week ending Friday 8th March 2019

ldquoOur vision is to be the school of choice for our local community developing successful young people with

high aspirations who show respect for all and endeavour to become the very best that they can berdquo

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Message from the Head of School

I am so proud of our students who took part in the UKMT Team Challenge last week Out of the 29 schools taking part our students succeeded in winning 4

th place and we were the

highest placed non-selective school It was an amazing achievement for Zak Smith Skye Salek-Haddadi Joseph James and Chloe Norwood and testament to the support of our Maths staff On Thursday Roding Valley High School celebrated World Book Day and the students really did enjoy it There were a wealth of activities happening around the school and I am so delighted that many staff dressed up for the occasion It really made it fun and engaging for our students

We are committed to providing students with choices and educating them about the career opportunities available to them On Thursday our Year 8s experienced a day where they had the opportunity to speak with a variety of employers The employers were varied and worked in various fields including law journalism aviation FSA banks accountancy Students also had the opportunity to write a CV a personal statement and log into the Job Explorer Database (JED)

This makes careers information understandable interesting and engaging You can try JED for free at home but each student does have their own login This coming Friday 15

th March is Comic Relief please be aware that this will not be a non-

uniform day however students may wear something red They are still required to wear their blazers skirts and trousers but they can wear a red shirt tie socks or jumper It can also be pattered or plain red The donation is pound2 per child and will be collected by our Sixth Form students and staff at the school gates Thank you for support such a worthwhile cause Please can I remind parents that the school is close tomorrow ndashTuesday 12

th March for staff

training Mrs S Jenner Headteacher

Please click on the link above

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Date Event

Monday 11th March Year 13 PPE rsquos begin

Tuesday 12th March Staff Inset Day ndash School closed to students

Wednesday 13th March GCSE French Conference

Thursday 14th March Science STEM Big Event

Friday 15th March Year 12 Geography Field Trip

Friday 15th March Comic Relief

Monday 18th March CiDA Drop Down Day

Tuesday 19th March Year 9 Boys DTPM Injections

Friday 22nd March School Production of Legally Blonde Junior

Friday 22nd March Year 10 French Conference

Parents are invited to the events that are highlighted blue

The schoolrsquos main form of communication with parents is by email If you are not receiving emails from the school you can

Check your Spam and move the last school email to your Inbox Future emails should then make their way into your Inbox

Phone the school to re-subscribe if you have unsubscribed to our emails in the past

Provide us with an alternative email address

We hope to send more information through the MyEd App once the

subscription rates increase

Morning Drop Off Please can Parent Carers remember that students must be delivered to school in a safe and secure manner students must be dropped off in Brook Road and you must not stop or pause your vehicles on the yellow Zig Zag lines at the front of the school on Alderton Hill so your child can hop out

Remember your childrsquos safety is

our priority

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On Tuesday 5th March 2019 we went with Chloe Norwood and Zak Smith to Bancroftrsquos School for the annual UKMT Team Maths Challenge We left around 910am and arrived soon after raring to go 29 schools were present at the event First was the Group Round where we were given 10 questions to work through as a team This round went very well as we earned 45 marks out of 60 Second was a Cross Number round - we split up into 2 pairs one of which had the across clues while the other had the down What made this challenging is that some of the clues could be independently

solved while others required other answers for example lsquo10 across divided by 4 downrsquo We also couldnrsquot talk to each other so we had to ask the teacher to tell the other pair to work on a particular clue We scored 49 marks out of 56 making this the round that we did best in After lunch they announced the top five schools in no particular order and we were among them This was exciting for the whole team and motivated us to work harder in the final 2 rounds

The third round was the Shuttle which was split up into 4 parts A B C and D Each part had four questions the first of which could be done without any extra information while the others required the answer to the previous question Once again we were in our pairs and the first pair had questions 1 and 3 while the other had 2 and 4 We only had 8 minutes to complete them all with an extra 3 marks available if we did this in 6 The questions increased in difficulty as we went becoming very challenging near the end of the round We totaled up the marks and got 39 out of 60 We didnrsquot do so well in this round but that made us want to do better in the final one

The fourth round was the Relay We were in pairs again and had to answer a question to unlock the next one which we had to transport to the other pair across the room We were moved to different tables and the teacher sat at the end of the hall This was a speed round meaning that we had to answer as many questions as possible in the amount of time that we were allotted This meant that we had to run and near the end of the round Skye barged someone out of the way to give in an answer It was a well-performed maneuver that was a testimony to the spirit of our team We managed to score 46 marks out of 60 which set us up for the results

At the end the top three scoring teams were announced and went up onto the stage to receive their certificates Somewhat unsurprisingly Bancroftrsquos came first and will be moving on to the National Team Challenge We were not part of the top three but cards were given out at the end that revealed where each team had placed and we came fourth - the only non-selective school in the top 5 We were overjoyed and Mr Rahman could hardly believe it We (Skye and Joseph) will be taking part again next year and we hope to do even better We would all like to thank Mr Naidoo for driving us to the event Mr Qureshi for taking us and supporting our team the Maths Department for arranging this and last but not least Bancroftrsquos for hosting the event Also Mr Rahman was quite helpful too

Written by Joseph James and Skye Salek-Haddadi Year 8

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The Food amp Nutrition Department

hosted a Pancake Masterclass for

Years 7rsquos and 8rsquos on Thursday

afternoon after school The class

was full to capacity as all students

enjoyed making and tasting quite a

number of sweet pancakes the

smell was amazing

Olivia Bird

Aliyah Azam

Kevin Aleksejenko

Laiba Batool Bokhari

Freddie Bayless

Ilyas Berlarbi

Saorise Bloom

James Boyce

Thais Alberto

Amber Baxter

JED ndash Job Explorer Database

Our Year 7 students had fun taking the JED Quiz this week as part of our Careersrsquo Week

Hawking

Pankhurst

Churchill

Pankhurst

Murray

Rendell

Pankhurst

Hawking

Rendell

Murray

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Our Year 8 students took part in a lsquoCareers Drop Down Dayrsquo on Thursday to increase their knowledge of the vast array of careers available and the pathways needed to achieve them Students took part in workshops and presentations on topics such as LORIC skills and life skills as well as having the chance to research careers and talk to employers Employers from a wide range of careers including aviation accountancy engineering and journalism talked to students about skills qualities and qualifications needed for their area of work

The fast paced action pack day provided the students with the chance to obtain information on a range of careers to help support them make well informed option choices for Key Stage 4 and beyond These opportunities are invaluable to our students understanding of their opportunities and choices they will be making This will begin with their GCSE options next year so we need to be confident our students are equipped with all the knowledge they need

From the feedback students thoroughly enjoyed the day and were engaged and interested throughout All our visitors also commented on the excellent attitude and enthusiasm of our students Well done to them all Written by Miss Williams

Year 8 Reading Sparks Joy Congratulations to Mrs Laffetyrsquos class for doing so well in completing their active reading booklets I hope you agree that their passion for reading will make you smile too Hooray for reading

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World Book Day is off to a flying start with a visit from a local author

Thank you Hayley Barker Our Year 7 and 8 students canrsquot wait to read your novels lsquoShow Stopperrsquo and lsquoShow Stealerrsquo

Esther Richards

Ben Balmforth

Samuel Maslin

Jack Carr

Ruby Coyte

Faith Mensah

Lorin Atkas

Kiera Davies

Henry Foster

Logan Gething

Pankhurst

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Pankhurst

Rendell

Churchill

Murray

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Rendell

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Message from Mr Ryan

This week saw the launch of the year 9 4040 lectures On Thursday 40 selected girls attended the introduction hosted by Mr Naidoo Next week it is the turn of 40 boys In the coming weeks they will be invited to attend a series of lectures during Period one aimed at expanding their general knowledge School is a time where we encourage children to do the best they can in their subjects but this can be at the detriment of general information The lectures are aimed to impart knowledge be it on how to qualify as a pilot or the effects of Communism

I would like to congratulate two students from Year 9 who have successfully competed in the Maths Challenge Chloe Norwood and Zak Smith out of 29 schools competing- they came 4th

Dominic Alen

Lola Boyle

Cristina Cataeva

Sophia Barrett

Sohaib Belarbi

Aden Black

Ethan Campbell

Nifemi Aluko

Ellie Averkiou

Olivia Black

Churchill

Churchill

Pankhurst

Churchill

Rendell

Hawking

Rendell

Pankhurst

Churchill

Hawking

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Grace Reynolds ldquoFor really trying and wanting to

do well Grace has made some positive changes working hard

and is really motivated

Nominated by Ms Dyson

Well done to our students who successfully completed a Personal Development Course delivered to raise confidence through leadership opportunities in coaching The course was run by the Chelsea Foundation

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Pankhurst

Pankhurst

Pankhurst

Churchill

Pankhurst

Murray

Churchill

Churchill

Rendell

Rendell

Phoebe Brown

Ayaan Azam

Molly Carter

Rhianna Blackman

Louie Blank

Lara Bobkov

Jada Ali

Mia Ali

Thomas Allsop

Samuil Boyadzheiv

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Message from Mr Price

As our second set of Pre-Public Exams (PPErsquos) come to an end it has been an extremely busy start to this half term and our year 11s are on the home straight heading towards the Public exams Our year 11s need as much support as they can get both at school and at home to ensure that they are doing everything that they can to achieve their potential

Now is the time to really push on with revision and ensuring that our students have revision timetables set up and that they are following these

PE GCSE Moderation Day

Well done to our GCSE PE students and Mr Jones and his department for holding such a successful moderation day on Tuesday All pupils involved were a credit to the school and the array of talent on show was wonderful to see

Hospitality and Catering Practical Exam

Well done to all students involved and Ms Barclay The standard of cooking was excellent and it was great to see what talented and budding chefs we have here at RVHS There were a number of teachers that were keen to try some of the baked goods on display and the feedback was very positive

GCSE Drama Performances

A number of students have been involved in the GCSE drama performances this week They were a real credit to Mrs Walker and Mr Wilson Some of performances were outstanding and even produced tears through their emotive performances The support that all the group of students gave each other was really lovely to see and gave one another confidence when performing

Ellie Blundy

For her performance in Catering and sharing her

Victoria sponge with lots of happy members of staff

Archie Williams

For his efforts during the PE moderation

S

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Churchill

Murray

Churchill

Churchill

Churchill

Murray

Churchill

Churchill

Hawking

Churchill

Ellie Blundy

Isobel Bonning

Malaiqa Butt

Luke Allen

Katie Carter

Simay Ahmet

Grace Alexander

Morgan Anderson

Anna Barker

Alex Barnes

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Sports News

Last Friday we saw the West Essex

Sportshall Athletics Finals for the Big

Primary Schools A total of eight primary

schools had qualified for the finals from all over

the District with two of Roding Valley High

Schools local Primaries qualifying Alderton

Juniors and Whitebridge

During the morning the primary school students took part in a range of sportshall athletics events involving running throwing and jumping all ably assisted by the Roding Valley High School Year 10 GCSE PE Sports Leaders

In a tightly contested final the top three schools were

3rd place - Herewood

2nd place - St Johns C of E (reigning champions)

1st place - Whitebridge

A huge thank you to the Year 10 GCSE PE Sports Leaders for their help and support during this morningrsquos finals and setting an excellent example to the Primary School students They have their last Sport event to lead on Wednesday when it is the Sportshall Athletics finals of the Small Primary Schools

Mr Chris Allen

Upcoming Netball Fixtures Monday 11th March Years 7

8 9 U16 V Davenant - (Away Match)

Wednesday 13th March Years 7 8 U16 V Debden Park - (Away Match)

Ski Trip 2020 The letters have now been sent out for the Ski Trip 2020 which will run over February half term 2020This trip is open to current Years 7 8 and 9 students The deadline for deposits is Friday 15th March If you require any further information please contact me at hreedrodingvalleynet

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Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8 students that participated in the success the District Year 7 and Year 8 Sportshall Athletics Finals on Friday 8th March The Year 7 Boys team Year 8 Boys and Girls teams all finished first and go on to represent West Essex on Thursday at the Essex County Sportshall Athletics Finals in Southend and the Year 7 Girls team finished 2nd in their competition

It was a fantastic morning and the students represented the school excellently and have done so well Also a big thank you to Miss Edwards for helping run both the Girls teams

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Have Fun and Raise Money for a Great Cause

Can You Swim

On Saturday 30th March there is a Swimathon to raise money for Cancer Research and Marie Curie and we need you to join our Roding Valley High School Swim Team Maybe you have already shelved your New Yearrsquos Resolution and need something to kick start you back into action or you canrsquot wait to show off your Bondi RescueBaywatch skills or you just want to do something positive to beat cancer Whatever the reason and whatever your ability we would love you to join us There will be teams of five to cover a distance of 5km but we can split the distance according to ability We would like Governors staff parents and pupils to get involved The pool in Loughton will be the location not quite the above but donrsquot let that diminish your enthusiasm to take part in a great event

Canrsquot swim but still want to get involved

Come and support us offer us cake when we finish or get the world and his wife to sponsor us so we can really make a difference If you work for a company that would match our fundraising Irsquod love to hear from you too

To sponsor our team please visit httpswwwjustgivingcomfundraisingrodingvalleyhighschool

Are you Inspired Interested

Parents carers can contact Mrs Famiglietti at sfamigliettirodingvalleynet

Or

If you are a pupil please speak to Mr Jones or Miss Ball

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Before School 815am to 840am

Break 1100am to 1120am

Lunch 120pm to 205pm

After School 305pm to 330pm

Please be aware that from Monday 12th November students will not be served outside of these times

HB Pencil 10p

Non-stop Pencil 30p

Biro (Black Blue or Green) 10p

Handwriting Pen (Black or Blue) 10p

Gel Pen (Black or Blue) 40p

Gel Clear Pen (Black or Blue) 50p

Felt Tip Pens (pack) pound200

Coloured pencils (pack) pound100

Highlighter Pen 20p

Multi - Pen 60p

Rollerball Pen (Black Blue or Red) 30p

RVHS Pen 50p

15cm Ruler 10p

30cm Ruler 20p

Eraser 5p

Sharpener 10p

Protractor 15p

Set Square 15p

Compass 30p

Calculator pound170

Scientific Calculator pound650

Small Pencil Case 80p

Large Pencil Case pound100

Maths Set 90p

Maths Set with small pencil case pound160

Revision set pound180

Glue - Small 30p

Glue - Medium 80p

Glue - Large pound100

Post Its 20p

Card Document wallet 10p

Popper Folder ndash coloured 40p

Popper Folder - clear 70p

Display file - 20 Pockets pound200

Clip File 60p

Ring Binder 50p

Zip wallets (A5) 20p

Zip wallets (A4) 25p

Zip wallets (A3) 30p

10 stage dividers 40p

A4 clear pockets 5p

Lever arch file pound140

Box File pound220

Data File 20p

Small Note Pad- Lined 30p

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What is lsquoShow My Homeworkrsquo

Show my Homework is a simple online solution for students and parents to view homework details and upcoming deadlines Mobile apps and notifications ensure you always know what homework your child has and when itrsquos due

At RVHS we use Show My Homework an account has been created for you to keep up to date with your childrsquos homework progress from home

What are PINs

PINs are unique codes that lsquoShow My Homeworkrsquo has assigned to each parent that allow us to confirm their identity on initial login After logging in for the first time users will be asked to provide more memorable login details for future use PINs are then only be used as a backup in case you forget these logins Students do not need a pin to be able to access their homework They can gain access to their Show My Homework account though their Gmail account

How to Log In

Go to httpswwwshowmyhomeworkcouklogin

Or you can download the app

Enter your PIN details that you have been given in the letter provided by your school

Click lsquoLog inrsquo

Create a memorable password and enter your email address then click lsquoUpdate you

detailsrsquo

You are now able to access your account and view all the homework that has been set for your child

If yourself or your child experience any difficulties with using lsquoShow my Homeworkrsquo or you no

longer have your pin please contact Miss Paige Larkin plarkinrodingvalleynet

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What is DODDLE

Doddle provides students with access to thousands of engaging formative resources and guides students through the curriculum Doddle Progress automatically tracks student attainment in key curriculum skills Parents can see student attainment and progress through our easy-to-use Doddle Parent feature Skills within Doddle are rated as red amber or green These ratings give a clear indication of how much progress a child has made and highlight the weaker areas to be targeted with revision

Each student has a personal Doddle account where they can access their homework to-do lists and families can view the work their child has been assigned These accounts enable parents to view their childs results and encourage them to better their scores by using Doddles revision resources

Find out how to create a Doddle Parent account and

then link that account to your child with this short

video

This is a valuable resource that will assist parents in supporting their

childrsquos progression Please use the following link to the log in

Find out how to view and track your childs

homework with this short video

We have also

included a link to a

very useful guide

on how to view

your childs due

and submitted

homework

Find out how our school uses Doddle Progress by watching our short video to find out how Progress

works

We have also included a link to a very useful guide on how Progress works and how you can use it to help your childs learning

We have also included a link to a very useful guide

on Troubleshooting

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School Communications

MyEd is the free parent app that gives you a multitude of communication and information features to stay in touch with what is going on at school The app gives you direct access to your childs attendance timetable absence records achievements behaviour and much much more You will also see that we update and change the information in the app as the school year moves along Click here to see a short video about the app We are able to send you messages directly to the MyEd app relating to important information about your childs education and to remind you of events that are taking place at school We can also embed links to regularly used systems for example ParentPay amp Doddle so you can keep everything in one place You will receive a notification if we send you a message and there is no charge for the messages you send to us The App can be downloaded by anyone and they will have access to information also available on our website Only parents will be able to access their own studentrsquos information as long as we have the email address and mobile number you are using to access the App

We have been communicating by email for over a year now in a bid to get information to you quicker and more cost effectively We found however our previous parental communication system did not give the functionality that people expect from smart phone apps today So the school has invested in a new communication system call RS Connect Ed and with this comes a shiny new App

But only parents of students in the school will be able to access this

when clicking on the My Students tab The MyEd app is available for

both Apple iOS and Android devices and can be found using the links

below

Step 1 - Go to your App Store

Step 2 - Search for My Ed

Step 3 - Download the Free app

Apple iOS App

Google Android App

Once you have installed and opened MyEd search for Roding Valley

High School and follow the simple instructions to identify yourself

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Student Absence

If your child is unable to attend School for any reason please report their absence by phoning the school number by 930am at the latest you must also ring in each day of your childrsquos absence

0208-508-1173

On their return to School please ensure your child brings with them a letter or medical evidence if requested explaining the reason for the absence for our records

Medical Appointments

Please make sure you make any medical or dental appointments outside of school time If this is not possible then please try to ensure that your child attends before andor after their appointment

Holidays in Term Time

It is not school policy to authorise any holidays during term time except in exceptional circumstances A lsquoLeave of Absencersquo form must be completed (these are available at Student Reception) should you require leave for your child a letter detailing your exceptional circumstances should accompany it Please be aware if the absence is not authorised and the holiday is taken the case may be referred to the Education Welfare Service who may issue a Penalty Notice for pound120 (or pound60 if paid within 21 days) to each parent for each child taken out of school For full details regarding attendance please see our Attendance Policy which can be found on our website or contact Mrs Jeanette Low our Attendance and Welfare Manager on the school number

Guidance for Common Ailments

Please see on the following page guidance from the NHS of common childhood illnesses this advises what type of illness requires time off from school and what does not Should you require further guidance please contact the school on 0208-508-1173

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