It has been a busy old week at Rosebery, as for different cohorts some key events are either upcoming or underway! Nearly half of Year 8 students have submitted their Curriculum Refinement choices for Year 9, the deadline for which is Wednesday 1 May, and we are grateful for parents who joined their virtual parents’ evening appointments yesterday. Year 9 students are due to start meeting with senior leaders next week, to agree which subjects they wish to continue with, as GCSE options, as they progress into Year 10.

Of course, our Classes of 2024, continue to gear up for their now imminent summer public examinations, with GCSEs and A Levels starting in early and mid-May respectively. Indeed, the Year 11 students have conducted themselves brilliantly in their MFL Speaking Exams over the last week or so and are due to complete their Art NEAs at the start of next week.

In turn, for our Year 10 cohort, who have been brilliant at sorting a range of excellent work experience placements (thank you families), the penny is starting to drop that in 12 months’ time, it will be them who are about to be sitting their final GCSE Exams – no pressure ladies, but perhaps time to knuckle down and focus, ahead of your end of year mocks.

There are many other highlights from the week that follow in the remainder of Rosebery News, but a couple of standouts to highlight here include a huge congratulations to those students who took part in the Mini Marathon, as part of the London Marathon, with thanks to Mrs Ringer for organising and to our Year 13 Sixth Form Coaches, who marked the end of their peer coaching cycle with a lovely celebration on Wednesday – many thanks to Mrs Coombes, our Director of Coaching, for overseeing this.

Next week sees the beginning of our Duke of Edinburgh ‘Season’ with our Gold Team heading out on their practice expedition in the Peak District (which will be followed by a qualifying expedition, later in June in the Pyrenees Mountains, in France). Team Silver start with their practice expedition in the North Downs on May 13 – with a record 70 students due to take part. Huge thanks to Ms Godwin and Miss Morris for leading our DofE Programme, and special mention and thanks to Mrs Watson who is supporting them this year.

Finally, Mrs Spencer, our LRC Manager, has asked that I finish by plugging our KS3 Book Fair, which takes place on Tuesday next week. Students in Years 7 to 9 are invited to come purchase new books as discounted prices, either during break, lunch or after school in the LRC - however, they will need to do so via card payment. Please do contact Mrs Spencer if purchasing via card payment is an issue for your daughter and we will see if we can find an alternative solution.

Have a lovely weekend everyone.

Please find our Summer Term Enrichment Timetables linked HERE.

We are so proud to celebrate the 50 students who took part in the TCS Mini London Marathon. We are immensely proud of their dedication and determination as they represented our school with wonderful enthusiasm. This event has become an annual highlight for us, and we are thrilled to take part in such a wonderful event. 

Congratulations to the following:

Genevieve B 10CX, Mia H 10CX, Eilidh M 10CX, Georgia P 10CX, Rose H 10EX, Sophia T 10EX, Freya B 10EY, Kira N 10EY, Alice S 10EY, Jasmine C 10MX, Azaria C 11MY, Mimi B 7MY, Chloe B 7MY, Skylar C 7MY, Izzy C 7MY, Aimee L 7MY, Scarlett S 7MY, Evie D 8CX, Fiona W 8CY, Luna W 8EY, Lucy C 8MX, Rhianna S 8MX, Kate S 8MX, Matilda D 8PX, Izzie M 8PX, Alvina W 9CX, Jasmine W 9EX, Aaliyah-Zaina R 9EY, Ava T 9MX, Olivia D 9MY, Evie T 9PY, Orla U 9PY, Caitlyn K 7CX, Phoebe B 7CY, Evie H 7CY, Machaela L 7EX, Sophie B 7EY, Penny C 7EY, Amelia R 7EY, Sienna W 7EY, Chloe D 7PX, Grace E 7PX, Grace G 7PX, Emily K 7PX, Amber C 7PY, Katie E 7PY, Georgina T 7PY, Molly U 7PY, Lucy V 7PY and Beatrice W 7PY.

Mrs Ringer - Director of Student Experience, Transition & Citizenship

In 91 days the 2024 Summer Olympic Games commence in Paris. Is this your chance to try something new? Maybe its your time to start working towards the Brisbane Olympics in 2032? The PE department has an exciting new Summer timetable of extracurricular opportunities available for students this term. A reminder that there is no sign up involved and clubs are open and free for all students (with the exception of Motion Dance).

Lunch clubs: 1.15pm to 1.55pm

After school: 3.10pm to 4.10pm

We have many exciting events coming up this term, including District Athletics, House Rounders, Sports Day and Rosebery's own Wimbledon. We look forward to seeing lots of you getting involved and getting your practice in. The first major event this year is District Athletics, so if you would like to be considered for this event, please ensure you attend Athletics Club next Wednesday lunchtime. 

Miss Croft - PE Teacher

The Rolling Read continues Monday 29 April. Students in Years 7 and 8 will have 15 minutes at the start of every period 3 lesson next week to read their own book for pleasure. The period in which the Rolling Read takes place will change each week as follows: 

Week 3 - w/c 29 April: P3 daily 

Week 4 - w/c 6 May: P4 daily

Week 5 - w/c 13 May: P5 daily

Thank you for your support!

Miss Hoban - English Teacher & Literacy Lead

Volunteers Needed

We are looking for some helpers to sell refreshments at school events this term. Please take a look at the dates and events and sign up by clicking HERE.

Pre-loved Uniform

If your child has outgrown their school uniform then please donate it to the PSA by simply dropping it off at the school reception. If you would like to buy any pre-loved uniform or PE kits, please email psauniform@roseberyschool.co.uk with your wish list. 

Help us to raise funds

Sign up to 'easyfundraising' and see your favourite brands donate to Rosebery PSA whenever you shop with them.  It's really simple and it all adds up. For more information, please click HERE.

Do you play the steel pans? Are you part of a Bhangra dance group? Or are you a Chinese food enthusiast? Rosebery’s Annual Culture Week is coming up in June, and the Senior Prefect Team would like to make it even bigger and better for 2024! We have lots of activities and events planned but we’d really like to have an external group volunteer to come in and share their culture with the students, such as a traditional dance group or music group.

Anything is welcome, such as games specific to a certain culture, or even cuisine! We’d love to hear from you, so if you have any connections or contributions, please contact Mrs Ringer using the contact us form on the website. 

Jessica S - Deputy Head Girl, Community

Would you like to enter more art competitions? There are some excellent UK opportunities here, with a range of themes and open-age categories from ‘design a bike’ to ‘submit a creative response to War’. The prizes are often a great incentive, as well as the reward and joy of making your entry. Don’t forget to tell us you’ve entered and receive your participation merits! Click HERE to find out more.

Ms Wiggins - Art Teacher

For students, we chose Annabelle P 7CY as our winner, as her photograph of a waterfall in Cornwall was magical and beautifully showed the water cascading down the steep gorge. Her description of the location was in depth, with the title 'Peace and power'. We loved the idea of the wish bands.

Our student runner-up was Emily K 7PX, with a strong title of 'Holding back the tide' and a lovely description of what the process of hydraulic action is (her picture demonstrated this perfectly). The angle of the photo was very distinctive and portrayed the sheer power of erosion in the southwest whereby destructive waves dominate the coastline due to the large Atlantic Fetch.

We chose Mr Brew as the staff winner because his photo of the cliff not only showed marine erosion but also the variation of sedimentary rock. We really liked the fact that it was taken with his film camera, accentuating the definitive features of the arch. The description of the Green Bridge of Wales was in depth, and we learned about the geology on the South Pembrokeshire Coast in Wales. 

Ms Hunter was chosen as the staff category runner-up as we really loved both entries showing the great effort that was put into the photography and description. The photo taken in Canada showed the vast, natural landscape of the Canadian Rockies and the power of water in creating the meander called the Big Bend. The photo of The Needles in the Isle of Wight illustrates the erosive features of this stretch of coastline in the south. Additionally, we really liked the sharp contrast between the sky and the sea, further enhancing the white stacks.

The Year 12 Geography Prefect Team 

Congratulations to Lydia S 7CX and Lily R 8PY who have completed the Reading Bingo Challenge. They have earned 16 merits each and a book of their choice!

 Please see below the following dates for the KS3 Maths End of Year Assessments:

Year 7

• Non-Calculator Paper - w/b Monday 20 May

Year 8

• Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) - w/b Monday 10 June

• Paper 2 (Calculator) - w/b Monday 17 June

Year 9

• Paper 1 (Non-Calculator) - w/b Monday 3 June

• Paper 2 (Calculator) - w/b Monday 10 June

An email has been sent to all students with a topic list and websites to support their revision. 

Year 7: Dulcie S 7EX

Year 8: Sreeya K 8PY

Year 9: Regan M 9EY

Year 10: Emily A 10EX

Year 11: Mayah J 11CY

Merryn H 9CX

Miss Watson - Maths Teacher 

This week, we are very proud of the following students who have achieved excellent results in their practical music exams:

Ilana A 13D – Grade 8 Flute (Distinction)

Jocelyn B 10MY – Grade 7 Piano (Distinction)

Lucy S 10EY – Grade 8 Piano (Merit)

Orla U 9PY – Grade 6 Piano (Distinction)

Bethany S 11CX – Grade 6 Singing (Distinction)

Lucy T 9EX – Grade 1 Piano (Distinction)

Rosie R 10PY – Grade 4 Music Theatre (Distinction)

Rhea T 10MY – Grade 7 Clarinet (Distinction)

Chloe L 8EY – Grade 3 Rock & Pop (Distinction)

Jocelyn B 10MY – Grade 5 Singing (Distinction)

Amela P 9PX – Grade 4 Singing (Distinction)

Miss McCall - Music Teacher

Last Friday, we were fortunate enough to have both our Year 9 and Year 10 netball teams compete in the Surrey Netball Finals, held at Surrey Sports Park. Both teams underwent a busy day playing six matches each against other local schools in the hope of winning. Both teams displayed excellent attacking movement on the court, with some great interceptions from Rosie G 10MY and Charlotte H 9MX. There was impeccable shooting from Jemima K 9MX and Freya B 10PX, with the support of Sophia T 10EX and Jemima S 9CX feeding in the D. 

Despite the long day, both teams placed fifth overall! Well done to all that were involved, you were fabulous. And, as a bonus, some of our students were able to get a photograph with some of the Harlequin Players (Jo Marler and Marcus Smith) who were also training at the Sports Park!

Miss Elms - PE Teacher

For guidance, effective study strategies, relaxation techniques to navigate through pre, during, and post-exam pressures, visit the links below:

• Exam Stress | How To Deal with Exam Stress | YoungMinds

• Information for 11-18 year olds – Exam stress - Mind

• Help your child beat exam stress - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

• Exam stress :: Mindworks Surrey (mindworks-surrey.org)

The next Wellbeing Café will be on Friday 3 May in the Main Hall, where students will be able to engage in craft activities, games with the new Wellbeing Ambassadors.

Glyn School is hosting an event on Wednesday 8 May from 6.00pm to 7.00pm for parents and carers to attend with guest speaker,
Paul Hannaford, who will be talking openly about his life experiences, including his involvement with gangs, knives, drugs and prison.

Parents and carers from Rosebery School are welcome to sign up for a place by completing the Google Form HERE.
Confirmation of a place will be emailed on Friday 3 May. The form will close on Tuesday 30 April, so please book before this date.

National College have provided some information about energy drinks for parents and carers. Click the link HERE to find out more.

We would like to welcome all parents/carers of SEND students to our final workshop of the year looking at supporting your child with transition. Transition throughout school can be challenging for all students, especially those with SEND. We shall be looking at how to approach discussing transitional points with your child and an opportunity to explore approaches to the different challenges that your child might encounter at these particular points. This workshop is applicable for all year groups. If you would like further information please do not hesitate to contact me at sendco@roseberyschool.co.uk . If you wish to attend the event, please could you complete the form linked HERE.

Mrs Browne - SENDCo (KS3) and EBSA Lead

Many congratulations to the students nominated this week.  

Mini London Marathon 

We are so proud of all the girls who took part in one of the most inspiring and joyful events of the year; the London Marathon weekend! Mrs Ringer has nominated the following students all took part in the Mini London Marathon last Saturday: 

Genevieve B 10CX, Mia H 10CX, Eilidh M 10CX, Georgia P 10CX, Rose H 10EX, Sophia T 10EX, Freya B 10EY, Kira N 10EY, Alice S 10EY, Jasmine C 10MX, Azaria C 11MY, Mimi B 7MY, Chloe B 7MY, Skylar C 7MY, Izzy C 7MY, Aimee L 7MY, Scarlett S 7MY, Evie D 8CX, Fiona W 8CY, Luna W 8EY, Lucy C 8MX, Rhianna S 8MX, Kate S 8MX, Matilda D 8PX, Izzie M 8PX, Alvina W 9CX, Jasmine W 9EX, Aaliyah-Zaina R 9EY, Ava T 9MX, Olivia D 9MY, Evie T 9PY, Orla U 9PY, Caitlyn K 7CX, Phoebe B 7CY, Evie H 7CY, Machaela L 7EX, Sophie B 7EY, Penny C 7EY, Amelia R 7EY, Sienna W 7EY, Chloe D 7PX, Grace E 7PX, Grace G 7PX, Emily K 7PX, Amber C 7PY, Katie E 7PY, Georgina T 7PY, Molly U 7PY, Lucy V 7PY and Beatrice W 7PY.

Music exam success! 

Mr Holloway has nominated the following students, who are to be congratulated for their excellent achievements in recent music exams; Ilana A 13D  Grade 8 Flute (Distinction), Jocelyn B 10MY  Grade 7 Piano (Distinction), Lucy S 10EY  Grade 8 Piano (Merit), Orla U 9PY Grade 6 Piano (Distinction), Bethany S 11CX  Grade 6 Singing (Distinction) and Lucy T 9EX Grade 1 Piano (Distinction). We are very proud of you all!  

Year 7 

Mrs Carnegie has nominated  Saanvi M 7EY for a wonderful talk on Hinduism including artefacts, Mrs Coombes has nominated  Poppy D 7EX who memorised a speech from Richard III and delivered it flawlessly. She is also going to deliver it to the class which will be very inspiring and Mr Croudace has nominated   Emily K 7PX for being brilliant and hardworking when problem solving in class with nRich puzzles. 

Year 10 

Mr Hiller has nominated  Chloe S 10MY for showing tremendous determination in chemistry. She has really demonstrated a desire to do well in the subject. 

Year 11 

I have nominated Estella V 11MY who was part of an epic final in the Harlequins Cup, a community competition for rugby teams across Surrey. Estella’s leadership and commitment was evident throughout,  as the team came out 40 -24 winners on a fantastic night at The Stoop in Twickenham. Well done Estella! Mrs Miller has nominated Lily C 11PX for her amazing effort in completing her Easter holiday Science predicted papers homework, her brilliant attitude throughout the year and the maturity and concentration she has displayed each and every lesson, Miss Darch has nominated  Ella S 11PY and Elsie M 11MY for her  excellent focus & contributions to Biology revision lessons, Miss Devonish  has nominated  Aqsa A 11CX, Gracie N 11CY and  Cerys L 11EY for their incredible effort in History ahead of their GCSE exams. 

Year 12  

Mrs Royall has nominated Lily B 12D and Naomi G 12E for the excellent effort they put into their homework on data and hypothesis testing.