It’s Friday, and the balmy weather we are all enjoying at Rosebery this lunchtime is an appropriate way to end a fabulous week with the students enjoying both House Football and House Netball – they did brilliantly throughout the week, and I must thank the PE Team for orchestrating and hosting the events. What has also been music to my ears, has been hearing the rehearsals for the School Production, Sister Act, come to life as the musicians, dancers and singers have been brought together this week, and are rehearsing again on Sunday. I am hugely grateful to the Drama and Music departments for coordinating such a wonderful spectacle, aided by Ms Elms’ expert eye for choreography – she will be asking me to offer GCSE Dance next! 

I am equally grateful to Mrs Jones, Head of History & Politics, for designing and leading assemblies for all year groups this week, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, which takes place each year on 27 January. This year’s theme was the fragility of freedom and I have included a copy of the assembly (which you can access by clicking the image below) and a link to the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust HERE. 

I cannot quite believe that next week sees us move into February, and we are excited to welcome a group of 25 students from Taiwan to Rosebery. They will be visiting for two weeks and I am hugely grateful to the students who have agreed to buddy with them this year, on what is fast becoming an annual tradition.  

If I could remind parents and carers of students in Year 9 that Meningitis ACWY and Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio (DTP) immunisations take place on Tuesday & Wednesday (for those who have consented), and to parents and carers of students in Year 7, that Parents’ Evening takes place on Thursday, in the Main Hall, Main Corridor and Sixth Form Common Room, noting that parking on site is not possible. 

Next week, we have students entering a Squash tournament at Epsom College, competing in County Netball (U12 & U13), in District Netball (U16) as well as aiming to replicate our previous success in the renowned Bar Mock Trial Competition – throw in a visit to Poetry Live, and it promises to be another exciting week at Rosebery. 

Have a lovely weekend 

Congratulations to Francesca A 7EY, Mimi B 7MY, Grace W 7PX, Lucy V 7PY and Izzy C 7MY for representing Rosebery School at the Surrey Schools Cross Country Race on Saturday 20 January. A special mention goes to Francesca A, who out-kicked Mo Farah in the home straight, with the Olympic and World Champion cheering the girls on from the side.

Please find our Spring Term Extracurricular Timetables linked HERE.

Miss Lowe - Assistant Head - Student Wellbeing & Personal Development 

Congratulations to our newly elected form captains, who will be working alongside the House Deputy Head Girls to relaunch the house system. We look forward to seeing their ideas unfold over the next year. Well done to all students who put themselves forward for the role. 

The Rolling Read continues on Monday 29 January for Years 7 & 8 only. Students will have 15 minutes at the start of every period 4 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 4 - 29 January: P4 daily 

• Week 5 - 5 February: P5 daily

Thank you for your support!

Miss Hoban - English Teacher & Literacy Lead

50/50 Club Winners for January 

Congratulations to our 50/50 Club Winners for this month!

1st prize - £85.50 – Darren Hull, no. 85

2nd prize - £51.30 – Sarah Galvin, no. 124

3rd prize - £34.20 – Caroline Pallister, no. 49

Helpers needed

Can you spare an hour or two to help us serve refreshments at school events? To sign up and see the full list of dates click HERE.

Match Funding

A huge thank you to the kind parents and carers who have arranged match funding/donations to the PSA through their employers. 

If you think your employer can help us, please do get in touch at roseberypsa@hotmail.co.uk.   

Rosebery PSA

Last week, 15 students from Year 7 through to Year 11 took part in the Oxford University Coding Challenge. This involves participants coding as many workable solutions as they can for various coding problems in one 50 minute session. Participation is by invitation from the OUCC, and the contest is renowned for being challenging and very competitive. 

I could not have been more proud of the students who all arrived prepared and ready and who were incredible in their determination and focus during the challenge. A huge well done to Emma G and Lauren L 11CY, Nia D 9MY, Hailey C 9EY, Bethan D and Amy M 8CX, Abby B 8PX, Chloé L and Abi L 8EY, Amelia R 7EY, Hailey L and Emily K 7PX, Lauren T 7MX, Alyssia P and Dorcas L 7CX.

Miss Baker - Computing Coordinator

Mrs Dever - Head of Drama

On Monday, the Year 8 Cup Squad travelled to Winston Churchill School for a Surrey Schools' FA Cup fixture. Despite a valiant effort, and an impressive display of resilience and determination, our team unfortunately fell short in the third round of the competition. The match was fiercely contested, and the second half saw Year 8 completely dominate the game. However, despite their best efforts, the ball could not seem to find the back of the net. The match ultimately came down to penalties, where we unfortunately ended up losing 2-1. 

While the result may not have gone in our favour, I am so proud of the journey they have had this year in both the Surrey Schools' FA Cup and the English Schools' FA Cup!

Miss Linehan - PE Teacher

Mrs Garner - PE Teacher

On Tuesday, our Year 7/8 hockey team 7/8 hockey team competed in a friendly match against Nonsuch High School. The girls showed pure commitment and hard work throughout! They battled incredibly hard but sadly lost 6-1. Naomi F 7CX was voted Star Player by the opposition - well done! I look forward to seeing these students progress in the future. Despite the final score, you have all shown true Rosebery values.  

Miss Elms - PE Teacher

Last Thursday, we took our Year 7 and Year 8 B Teams to Ashcombe School to compete in a netball fixture. Both teams played two games: a friendly and a competitive league game. 

During the friendly matches, the Year 7s won their game with a score of 7-6, while the Year 8s drew 5-5. This was a good warm up for their league games and it also meant that students could build on working together as a team. When it came to the competitive league games, both teams won their matches. Year 7 won with a score of 17-3, with Pheobe B being voted Players' Player, while our Year 8s finished with a score of 15-4, with Abi L being awarded Players' Player. Furthermore, our students were given the opportunity to develop their scoring skills, with some players learning how to correctly keep score. 

Well done to both teams, you played some incredible netball. I look forward to seeing you all progress as players!

Miss Elms - PE Teacher

Year 7: Amelia O 7EX

Year 8: Izzie M 8PX

Year 9: Candace S 9CY

Year 10: Olivia B 10EY

Year 11: Jessie C 11CX

Merryn H 9CX, Sara V 10EX, Rowan W 10MX and Lauren L 11CY

Miss Watson - Maths Teacher 

We would like to welcome our SEND parents and carers to our next workshop on emotional regulation. We are working with the Mental Health Outreach team and Mindworks on content and are hopeful that they will be available to support with the delivery.  If you would like to attend, please could you complete this form so we are aware of numbers for an appropriate venue.

PANS and PANDAS are conditions that often appear very suddenly and affect the physical and mental health of children and young adults. They develop in the wake of common infections (such as Covid-19, chicken pox, influenza, or strep A in PANDAS cases), when the infection subsequently causes a misdirected immune response and/or brain inflammation. Symptoms of PANS and PANDAS can sometimes make education and school life difficult for children and young people. The NHS does recognise the condition now but an established clinical pathway is still being worked on and so can go undiagnosed in many young people. Numbers in the UK are unknown at this point, but in the US it is estimated that 1 in 200 children and young people will have one of these two conditions.

Please find a parent and carer guide for further information into the condition by clicking HERE . If you have concerns about your child, please reach out to your GP in the first instance and let the SEN Team know.

Mrs Browne - SENDCo (KS3) and EBSA Lead

The National College have produced this fact sheet to support you with helping your child to be more aware of their mental wellness when engaging with these platforms. 

Talking Teens is a free 4-week parenting programme.  If you would like to attend, please contact Mrs Jenns at sjenns1@glfschools.org . 

For more information, please click HERE. 

Course dates and times:

Mondays (10.00am to 11.30am)

19 February - 11 March

Via Zoom

Wednesdays (10.00am to 11.30am)

17 April - 8 May

Via Zoom

Thursdays (6.30pm to 8.00pm)

13 June - 4 July

Via Zoom

Parent Wellbeing Service from Barnados

The Parent Wellbeing Service offers support to parents or carers whose children are experiencing poor mental health and wellbeing such as anxiety, depression, stress, self-harm and eating disorders.  For more information, please see the attached flyer by clicking HERE. Parents/carers are able to self-refer, however if you would like the school to support with the referral please contact sjenns1@glfschools.org .

Mrs Jenns - Hive Manager

I am delighted to recognise the achievements of the nominated students below:  

It has been a joy to see how many students have excelled in House Football, in their Sister Act rehearsals, in fixtures, on school trips and in their NEAs this week. Many congratulations to the following students who have been nominated for their specific achievements this week. 

Year 7 

Miss Baker has nominated Amelia R 7EY, Lauren T 7MX, Hailey L and Emily K 7PX, Alyssia P and Dorcas L 7CX for their incredible focus and determination when competing in the Oxford University Coding Challenge and I have nominated Francesca A, Bells B, Rose L, Jasmine L, Sophia P, Sienna W, Malia L, Lauren R, Penny C, Sophia F, Iona H, Sophie B, Amelia R, Maia G, Sophie P, Elle R, Saanvi M, Megan M, Hana A and Pippa W 7EY for their tremendous contributions to History lessons and for their hard work and excellent progress in written work and assessments.  

Year 8 

Mrs Dacey has nominated Rosie E and Teni S 8MY, Milly P and Daniela S 8PY in recognition of their demonstration of creative excellence and commitment to every Art lesson, leading to extremely high-quality outcomes in our portrait-focused learning module and Miss Baker has nominated Abby B 8PX, Bethan D and Amy M 8CX, Chloé L and Abi L 8EY for their incredible focus and determination when competing in the Oxford University Coding Challenge. 

Year 9 

Mr Holloway has nominated Rosie S 9CY for being the first member of his Maths groups to make it onto the Year 9 Sparx Leader board, Miss Baker has nominated Nia D 9MY, Hailey C 9EY for their incredible focus and determination when competing in the Oxford University Coding Challenge. 

Year 11 

Miss Baker has nominated Emma G and Lauren L 11CY for their incredible focus and determination when competing in the Oxford University Coding Challenge 

Sixth Form 

Mrs Callaghan has nominated Alice C 12E and Nancy A 12D for showing high levels of commitment to their Health and Social Care Unit 1 exam preparation and Maeve D 12C, Debbie S 12B, Nancy A 12D and Issy C 12A for their excellent application of knowledge to the Unit 5 Equality and Diversity work and their generosity in allowing me to use their work as model answers, Mrs Burge has nominated Scarlett T 13B, Eleanor W 13C, Chloe D 13D, Tilly A and Becca J 13E and for their continued effort in applying their geographical knowledge alongside critical evaluation in answering 20-mark questions and Ms Starr has nominated Melody M 12A, Natasha J 12B, Lexie D and Imogen G 12D for making such a positive impression with the teachers they are working with as part of the 'Year 12 in Class Support Programme'. They have all been highlighted so far for their maturity, confidence and patience whilst supporting the key stage 3 groups that they have been assigned. Well done!