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Dear Parents and Carers
Dear Parents and Carers
A highlight of the year, and a rite of passage that we no longer take for granted after COVID, is our Leavers’ Day for Year 11, on the completion of their GCSEs. We have been hugely impressed by the maturity and work ethic of this year group, and it was with genuine sadness that we bade them farewell in a lovely celebration assembly and then at the Prom at Denbies in the evening. The students looked wonderful, and it was a delight to see them dancing the night away (many in flip flops by mid-evening!) and enjoying each other’s company. I am very grateful to Miss Foster and Ms Godwin for leading this year group with such commitment, compassion and energy, and to Mrs Wild for, once again, organising a beautiful prom.
We are very pleased that so many Year 11 students, along with a significant number of external students, will be joining us for our Sixth Form Induction Day on Monday. Students will have the opportunity to attend sessions in the subjects they have chosen (and some they haven’t, if they remain unsure), gain advice about making applications to the most competitive universities, engage in enrichment activities and talk to lots of our fabulous Year 12 students about their experiences. If your daughter is yet to sign up, but would like to attend, please contact Mr Phillips, Head of Sixth Form, and she will be added to the programme.
Another joyful annual event is our GCSE and A Level Art & DT Exhibition, which never fails to inspire and amaze. The standard seems to improve year-on-year, and it was a privilege to join parents/carers and staff to admire the immense creativity and talent on show. The exhibition kicked off Rosechella, a week of creative arts events, including concerts, drama and dance workshops, visits from stage make up artists and the LAMDA showcase. Many thanks to our Art, DT, Drama, Music and PE teams for organising such an exciting, original and stimulating week.
Have a lovely weekend.
Ros Allen
Ros Allen
EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER
Next week: changes to timetable
Next week: changes to timetable
Next week is very busy and there are a number of significant changes to the usual routine.
Wednesday 26 June:
School closes at 1.10pm to students for staff training
Thursday 27 June:
Sports Day - Students should report directly to the Harrier Centre by 8.30am
Friday 28 June:
Students do not attend school as it is the GLF-wide INSET day
TABLE OF CONTENTS - click to jump to an entry
TABLE OF CONTENTS - click to jump to an entry
Diary Dates - all dates subject to change
Diary Dates - all dates subject to change
Week 2: w/c Monday 24 June
Week 2: w/c Monday 24 June
Monday 24 June - Tuesday 25 June
Y13 Public Exams
Y10 Mocks
Y11 Sixth Form Induction Day
Monday 24 June - Wednesday 26 June
Rosechella Arts Festival
Monday 24 June - Thursday 27 June
Y7/8 Rolling Read - Period 4
Monday 24 June
Y12 Drama Component 1 NEA Exam
Tuesday 25 June
Y13 Leavers Celebration Assembly & Prom
SEN Pre-Transition Mixer Workshop
LAMDA Showcase
Wednesday 26 June
Y9 Bronze DofE Assembly
Students dismissed at 1.10pm
Summer Music Concert
Thursday 27 June
Sports Day
Friday 28 June
GLF Inset
Week 1: w/c Monday 1 July
Week 1: w/c Monday 1 July
Monday 1 July - Friday 5 July
Y7/8 Rolling Read - Period 5
Monday 1 July - Wednesday 3 July
Silver DofE Qualifying Expedition
Monday 1 July
Catch Up Vaccinations (DTP/MENACWY & HPV)
Tuesday 2 July
Transition Day (for new Year 7 Joiners)
Thursday 4 July
Y12 Chemistry/Physics Royal Society Summer Exhibition
Early finish for students - 1.10pm
Open Evening
Friday 5 July
LAMDA Exams
Y9 St Joseph's Enterprise Visit
Y12 Wimbledon Tennis Trip
Head of Year Entries
Head of Year Entries
YEAR 7
YEAR 7
We are very nearly finished with the end-of-year assessments, and it has been lovely to see all the diligent preparations for these assessments continue right through to the end. There have been some great lessons learnt about revision and preparation for exams, and hopefully Year 7 can carry forward some of these experiences into Year 8.
This week continued to be a busy one for our students. Our first set of Sports Day activities took place on the school site today with our throwing events - well done to all students who participated in these! The main event (the big Sports Day bonanza) is on Thursday, where the remaining track and field events occur. As a reminder, these events are taking place off site at the Harrier Centre. Students need to meet us there at 8.30am and will be dismissed from the venue at 2.30pm. The current forecast is set for sunny weather, so in form times this coming week we will be reminding students to ensure that they are packing sun cream and adequate food and water for the day as well as (in the case of a sudden turn of weather) waterproofs.
We must congratulate all of those who took part in the Regional Athletics Games held in Ashford on Tuesday and the KS3 Cricket Competition at Kingston Grammar School on Thursday - the PE department were very impressed with the efforts of our athletes against many other schools. Well done to those involved.
There was more charity fundraising - this time coordinated solely by our Year 7 students, with a cake sale dedicated to Great Ormond Street Hospital. Thank you for all your hard work and truly fostering the spirit of compassion and community, especially in a week that was already quite busy!
A reminder that next Friday is also an INSET day for all GLF schools, so we hope that the Year 7 students use this as a great opportunity to enjoy a well-earned break.
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
7CX: Caitlyn K and India S - for being such great team members and for always being willing to participate in form events.
7CY: Poppie M and Carys T - for always being kind to others, and for stepping up to volunteer for Sports Day events.
7EX: Machaela L and Polly H - for representing us at the Regional Athletics Competition following your success at the District Athletics!
7EY: Saanvi M - for always 'giving it a go' and trying.
7MX: Amber A - for her resilience and bravery shown everyday since her injury.
7MY: Scarlett S - for her continued kindness towards others.
7PX: Chloe D - for fully embracing Culture Week!
7PY: Alexha M, Bella S, Sophie S, Beatrice W and Alvina W - for having positive attitudes and gaining the most merits.
Miss Linehan - Head of Year 7
Miss Devonish - Deputy Head of Year 7
For all things Year 7, please check out our
Instagram: @roseberyyear7
YEAR 8
YEAR 8
The end-of-year assessment window has finally closed. I have been really impressed with the preparations and the responsiveness of Year 8 throughout this window, in both getting ready for exams, but also receiving and reacting to the feedback that they have been given so far. Though stressful, I think Year 8 have shown terrific resilience which will put them in great stead for the challenges of the next academic year.
Next week, we’ve a packed, but shortened week, impacted by not only our early finish for Rosebery collaborates on Wednesday, but our GLF inset day meaning a 4-day week next week for our students. The headline act of the week (and quite possibly the year for many) is our imminent Sports Day. I am incredibly excited, as I know many of the year group are. Let’s hope the weather stays beautiful for what I’m sure will be a wonderful day.
Have a lovely weekend.
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
8CX: Rosa E and Bethany C - for taking part in the Epsom and Ewell Dance Festival this week.
8CY: Grace D - for always being enthusiastic and her contribution to school teams.
8EX: Megan Elliot - excellent work in Maths this week.
8EY: Rosie H – for winning her shot put competition at the weekend.
8MX: Afseen C - for being such a superstar and enthusiastically giving us an insight into the Islamic alphabet during Culture Week.
8MY: Catarina S - for her persistent hard work and kindness to all.
8PX: Emma E - for her kind, amiable demeanour towards all members of the Rosebery community.
8PY: Arlette Webster - for her enthusiasm in form time activities this week.
Mr Pingree - Head of Year 8
Miss Morris - Deputy Head of Year 8
YEAR 9
YEAR 9
What a difference some sunshine makes! It has been all things creative this week with our Rosechella event that started Wednesday and continues into next week. It has been a joy to see Year 9 getting involved in many of the activities, including the stage make up workshop at lunchtime Thursday. Some very realistic creations there! I felt like I was on the set of the TV programme Casualty.
With the creative theme in mind, it has been lovely spotlighting on some Drama lessons this week whilst Year 9 are rehearsing their devised pieces. Along with the Music performances and Art work, we really do have a talented year group.
Some of our Year 9 students represented us at the County Cricket competition in Kingston this week, whilst many others have started the 2024 sports day extravaganza with the throwing events today.
A shortened week next week with an earlier finish on Wednesday, Sports Day Thursday and then our GLF INSET day on Friday.
Have a lovely weekend.
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
9CX: Jazmin J and Hazel S - for being so helpful in signing up for multiple Sports Day activities.
9CY: Winky C - for breaking the 100 merit mark. Well done!
9EX: Charlotte W - for achieving the most merits in the form this week – well done!
9EY: Molly M and Mia P - for their outstanding musicianship, particularly in helping another group in the Year 9 Concert.
9MX: Dareen B and Amelia P - for signing up to multiple events for Sports Day!
9MY: Luisa H - for signing up to multiple events for Sports Day!
9PX: Yasmin K - for proudly wearing her Ugandan football shirt on Culture Day and telling me about the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, as well as overseeing the Sports Day sign-up sheet.
9PY: Darin A - for being a team player when allocating the Sports Day team activities.
Mr Waight - Head of Year 9
Miss Fielding - Deputy Head of Year 9
YEAR 10
YEAR 10
It’s Friday, and Year 10 are well over halfway through their first ever set of mock exams. Mr Hewett and I would like to share how immensely proud we have been this week, especially with the exams sat in the Sports Hall, which can understandably feel daunting. At the start of this year, we spoke to you about how we wanted Year 10 to feel at this point in the school year, and the word we came up with was ‘prepared’; ie. feeling confident and calm about the exams, even if they were nervous about the specific questions. Walking around before an exam, watching them all sat calmly with their revision notes, there is a feeling that Year 10 have come into their own this week. Inside the exam hall students have been calm, attentive, focused and polite, and speaking with them afterwards they expressed their relief at getting another exam done. In this set of mocks, understanding and managing the logistics and the emotional impact of exams is as important as the final score: as we have said to the students, this is a dress rehearsal, so we can sort out any hiccups now before the real thing.
Looking ahead to next week, we have the last few exams to complete, before Year 10’s very last Sports Day on Thursday 27 June. We would love for them to embrace the whole festival atmosphere, get involved in some of the events, and of course, make lots of memories to look back on this time next year!
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
10CY: Jess F and Daisy S - for impressing members of staff with their attitude and conduct during Duke of Edinburgh. Well done!
10EX: Tilly H and Sophie S - for taking part in ball patrol for GB Hockey a few weeks ago - well done!
10EY: Evie W - for being so diligent and disciplined with her after school revision.
10MX: Destini H - for some excellent contributions in English discussions.
10MY: Rosie G - for voluntarily organising the form participants for Sports Day.
10PX: Kitty Y - for being proactive and engaging brilliantly on her recent work experience placement. What an amazing opportunity you had!
Ms Newman - Head of Year 10
Mr Hewett - Deputy Head of Year 10
YEAR 11
YEAR 11
That's it. Year 11 are done and the class of 2024 now start their long and well-deserved summer break! It was a joy to see Year 11 in school on Thursday for Leavers' Day, celebrating their last 5 years at Rosebery. It was an amazing morning, with lots of goodbyes and good lucks. Thank you to Year 11 for such a wonderful morning. There was such a lovely atmosphere and it showed how much they've grown and come together as a year group. We finished off with our prom at Denbies, which just highlighted how amazing this year group are. Year 11 looked phenomenal as they dressed to impress and spent their final time together as a year group. It was a remarkable send off and we could not be prouder of the way they conducted themselves as well as celebrated with a night full of dancing.
As I said in our Leavers' Assembly, whatever you do next and wherever you go, always know that Rosebery will be a part of you. I have loved every minute of being Year 11's Head of Year and I wish them all the best for their new adventure. We will see each other on Results Day to celebrate the success of your exams.
Have a lovely summer and look after yourselves!
Miss Foster - Head of Year 11
Ms Godwin - Deputy Head of Year 11
Summer Term Enrichment Timetables
Summer Term Enrichment Timetables
Please find our Summer Term Enrichment Timetables linked HERE.
Culture Week
Culture Week
Culture Week was a huge success, raising over £500 for the Doctors Without Borders charity, all thanks to the many people who got involved! We received some fantastic submissions made by students for the Global Food Sale, including delicacies from South Africa, Sweden, Brazil and India, which were all sold to raise money for this incredible charity. We also had the opportunity to watch a variety of brilliant performances from students in the 'Culture Showcase', from singing and dancing, to art and even poetry!
The highlight of the week was seeing everyone coming into school in their cultural outfits and flags to represent their identities, which displayed the cultural diversity we are so lucky to have here at Rosebery.
WINNERS
WINNERS
Global Food Sale
Alice C 7MX and Morgan W 7MY - for their Swedish Chokladbollar.
Lily S 7CY - for her South African Hertzoggies.
Culture Showcase
Rosa M 7CY - for her Irish dancing.
Hana A 7EY - for her poem of peace.
Runner-up
Jude Y 7CY - for her fantastic contributions in both events.
Congratulations to everyone who won! Please collect your prizes from Miss Canessa's office. Thank you to everyone for getting involved in Culture Week and for donating to the 'Doctors Without Borders' charity. It has been amazing organising this with my fellow Deputy Head Girls and seeing everyone participating.
Jessica S - Deputy Head Girl
Miss Canessa - Director of Student Experience, Citizenship & Transition
Readathon
Readathon
We are excited to announce that we are running a 'Read for Good Readathon' for Years 7, 8 & 9 during the week of Monday 1 July to Friday 5 July.
It has been proven that children who read for pleasure are more likely to be successful and happy throughout their lives (OECD, 2002).
The charity 'Read for Good' encourages children to read through its uniquely motivational approach that inspires reluctant readers to 'give reading a go' and keen readers to read more widely. Pupils can choose whatever they want to read - it’s all about reading for fun. The money they raise in sponsorship helps to provide a regular supply of brand new books and a resident storyteller to every major children’s hospital in the UK. Last year, Rosebery School managed to raise £900, which is an amazing achievement. We are hoping to achieve even more this year!
The only way to sponsor a child this year is by clicking the link HERE (which can be shared with friends and family). Your child should log every online donation they receive in their sponsorship card and hand this in to their teacher, or to Miss Robbins in C12, at the end of the readathon to be in with a chance of winning a prize. The deadline to hand in cash donations is Friday 12 July.
Miss Robbins - Deputy Head of English and KS3 Co-ordinator
Epsom and Ewell Dance Festival
Epsom and Ewell Dance Festival
Well done to the Motion Dance team for representing Rosebery at the Epsom and Ewell Dance Festival this week! The theme was 'School' and the girls performed a history-themed commercial jazz routine to 'SIX: The Musical'.
The dance team have worked incredibly hard in rehearsals every Wednesday leading up to the show, and their performance was full of fantastic energy and plenty of sass on stage!
If you are interested in joining Motion Dance classes at Rosebery in September 2024, sign up for a free class HERE.
NCS
NCS
Rosebery School has had many students sign up to the NCS experiences this summer, meaning that we have qualified for their Gold Champion School status. To celebrate this, we have been presented with a certificate signed by the Prime Minister.
Mrs Keaveney - Student Careers, Guidance and Health Mentor
Work With Us
Work With Us
We are currently recruiting for a Pastoral Support Officer and also a Food & Textiles Technician, further details of which can be found HERE. These are exciting opportunites to join our fantastic team at Rosebery.
Rosebery PSA
Rosebery PSA
50/50 Club
50/50 Club
Following the success of the 50/50 Club last year, we have a brand new 50/50 Club for the academic year from 2024-25. It is very easy to sign up via ParentPay to be in with a chance of winning a cash prize. You will be helping to fund vital school activities and projects. Further information is available on the PSA page of the school website.
Summer Raffle
Summer Raffle
Thank you to everyone who bought tickets for our fantastic Summer Raffle supported by The Personal Agent and Stevensons. Ticket numbers are being emailed out in time for the prize draw on Friday 5 July. Watch this space!
Revision books and uniform donations
Revision books and uniform donations
The PSA is grateful for donations of pre-loved uniform and revision books. Please drop items to the school reception. Thank you!
Volunteer with Home Start
Volunteer with Home Start
Please scan the QR code on the poster to find out more about volunteering at Home Start.
LRH
LRH
Windrush Day is a commemoration held on Saturday 22 June to honour the contribution Caribbean migrants and their families have made to the UK.
Windrush Reading Recommendations
Windrush Reading Recommendations
Windrush Child
Windrush Child
In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the Windrush generation. Leonard is shocked when he arrives with his mother in the port of Southampton. His father is a stranger to him, it’s cold and even the Jamaican food doesn’t taste the same as it did back home in Maroon Town.
But his parents have brought him here to try to make a better life, so Leonard does his best not to complain, to make new friends, to do well at school – even when people hurt him with their words and with their fists. How can a boy so far from home learn to enjoy his new life when so many things count against him?
Small Island
Small Island
Hortense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 with her life in her suitcase, her heart broken, her resolve intact. Her husband, Gilbert Joseph, returns from the war expecting to be received as a hero, but finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class. His white landlady, Queenie, raised as a farmer's daughter, befriends Gilbert, and later Hortense, with innocence and courage, until the unexpected arrival of her husband, Bernard, who returns from combat with issues of his own to resolve.
Told in these four voices, Small Island is a courageous novel of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers-in short, an encapsulation of the immigrant's life.
The Story of the Windrush
The Story of the Windrush
In June 1948, hundreds of Caribbean men, women and children arrived in London on a ship called the HMT Empire Windrush.
Although there were already Black people living in Britain at the time, this event marks the beginning of modern Black Britain. It’s also become a wider symbol of today’s multicultural Britain.
Combining historical fact with voices from the Windrush generation, this book sensitively tells the inspiring story of the Windrush generation for younger readers.
Mrs Spencer - LRH Manager
Maths
Maths
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐
Year 7: Naomi P 7EY
Year 8: Sreeya K 8PY
Year 9: Sophie M 9PX
Year 10: Rhea T 10MY
⭐ STAR OF THE WEEK ⭐
⭐ STAR OF THE WEEK ⭐
Merryn H 9CX
Junior Kangaroo
Junior Kangaroo
Last week, students who did particularly well in the Junior Maths Challenge earlier in the term took part in the follow-on round, the Junior Kangaroo. The following students were taking part:
Emily K 7PX, Ivy M 7MX, Lily S 7CY, Aoife C 8MY, Katelyn L 8EX, Sofia M 8PX and Tara N 8EY.
All the students have done brilliantly to qualify and have earned certificates of participation, and special congratulation go to Katelyn L, who earned a certificate of merit. Amazing work!
Miss Watson - Maths Teacher
Music
Music
Rosebery Summer Concert
Rosebery Summer Concert
Our Summer Concert will take place on Wednesday 26 June from 6.00pm. Entry is free, however, booking is required. You can book your tickets HERE.
Congratulations to the following students for their fantastic results:
Rosie R 10PY LCME Music Theatre Grade 5 Distinction (87%)
Heidi R 9CY Drums Grade 7 Distinction
Poppy M 9EY Singing Grade 4 Distinction
Elle W 9CY Singing Grade 4 Merit
Chloe Y 9MY Singing Grade 3 Merit
Congratulations to members of 9D/Mu1 and 9C/Mu1 who have performed so well in the concerts this week
Mr Holloway - Head of Music
Sport
Sport
Year 8 Athletics
Year 8 Athletics
Last week, the Year 8 Athletics team travelled to Hinchley Wood School for a local competition against seven other schools.
The team did Rosebery proud, not just based on their results, but also how they conducted themselves throughout the competition.
They showed incredible teamwork and cooperation, respect for the other competitors and resilience within their own disciplines. Their resilience and determination was a running theme for our students, as we took 1st place in 7 out of 10 events. It was not only a joy to see them succeed individually, but it was lovely to see them celebrate each other's achievements as much as their own.
I am sure that it does not come as a surprise that Rosebery were crowned champions as they dominated the points table with second place a considerable amount of points away from the top spot.
A big well done to all of those involved, Team PE and the whole school as so proud of you:
Maisy R 8EX - 100m (1st), High Jump (1st) & 4x100m Relay (1st)
Clarice S 8EY - 200m & 4x100m Relay (1st)
Fearne L 8EX - 300m (1st) & 4x100m Relay (1st)
Matilda D 8PX - 800m
Maisie S 8EX - Long Jump (1st)
Elodie S 8MY - Shotput (1st) & Discus (1st)
Francesca B 8MY - Javelin & 4x100m Relay (1st)
Miss Linehan - PE Teacher
The Hive
The Hive
CLUB4 (HAF) Holiday Camps in Surrey
CLUB4 (HAF) Holiday Camps in Surrey
The Government has funded local authorities across England to run fully funded HAF (Holiday Activity & Food) camps for children who receive benefit-related free school meals. These camps – known as ‘Club4’ in Surrey – run in the Easter, Summer and Christmas holidays and offer healthy food and fun activities for eligible children aged 4-16.
Please click HERE for more information.
Mrs Jenns - Hive Manager
External Clubs
External Clubs
Motion Dance
Motion Dance
Rosebery Street Dance classes from Motion Dance take place on Wednesdays from 3.10pm - 4.10pm in the Sports Hall Dance Studio.
All students are welcome and we hope to see lots of you there!
To book your free trial, please click HERE.
Executive Headteacher Commendations
Executive Headteacher Commendations
Many congratulations to the following students nominated this week:
Mrs Garner and Miss Fielding have nominated the following students who performed brilliantly in the Regional Athletics Finals: Clarice F S 8EY, Polly H and Machaela L 7EX, Florence H and Maisy R 8EX, Caitlyn K 7CX, Phoebe B 7CY, Lucy V 7PY, Grace D 8CY, Francesca B, Elodie S and Darci V-R 8MY.
Year 7
Mrs Callaghan has nominated Hailey L 7PX for her outstanding approach to revision and Ms Starr has nominated Maizy M 7EY for consistently working hard and contributing at least one answer in every Science lesson and Olivia S 7EY for always trying her best every lesson and for sharing her extra science knowledge on inheritance.
Year 8
Ms Starr has nominated Lily D 8EY for consistently working hard and for her kindness and helpfulness every Science lesson.
Year 9
Mr Croudace has nominated Abbie C 9CY for her fantastic effort in Maths lessons which has supported her excellent performance in assessments.
Year 10
Ms Starr has nominated Jess M 10CX for her determination and commitment to revising for the Biology mock and Miss Shillito and Miss Lovett have nominated Livia B 10EX, Evie W 10EY, Charlotte B 10MY, Tilly M, Ellie R, Daisy S and Imy G 10CY, for such dedication towards revision for their Food Preparation and Nutrition mock exams.
Sixth Form
Ms Starr has nominated Joanna H 12E for her determination and dedication to writing up her Human Biology coursework. It was a joy to read!
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