We have had the staff, students and families of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire, of Birley Academy in Sheffield and of Bancroft’s School in Woodford Green in our thoughts over the last week. Whilst different in cause and circumstance, each school community will have been shaken to their core by such traumatic and violent incidents and I have written to the Headteacher of each of the schools to convey our sympathy and support. We know such dark and frightening events can have an impact well beyond the communities immediately affected and will offer support to any student or member of staff who is feeling particularly anxious or distressed by what has happened.

Such events reinforce my sincere gratitude for things which perhaps I too often take for granted; daily positive interactions with students and colleagues, meeting with terrific Year 9 students to discuss their GCSE options, investigating the framing of Guy Fawkes with my lovely Year 7 History class, supervising groups of students enjoying each other’s company in the sunshine in the quad over lunch,  or observing students demonstrating great musical, sporting, mathematical, linguistic and creative talents in lessons across the school. For example, it has been a pleasure to review the fantastic artwork completed by our GCSE artists for their two-day exam this week. Ms Rundle could not have been more impressed by the dedicated and focused approach of our Year 11 students, which is the culmination of hours of planning and preparation. Year 11 timetabled lessons have now concluded as we focus on intervention days for English and Maths prior to the start of their examinations. Staff continue to be on hand to provide support, encouragement and wisdom in the forthcoming days and weeks. Go well Year 11!

Our Rolling Read programme for Year 7 and 8 students is an embedded part of our school day. The importance of reading for pleasure for children and adults cannot be overstated, and therefore I was delighted to see how any students attended our book fair on Tuesday.  Please keep encouraging your daughter to read; ‘Show me a family of readers, and I will show you the people who move the world!’ (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Our team of Year 12 Gold Duke of Edinburgh students have headed to one of my favourite places, the Peak District, for their practice expedition. In July they travel to the Pyrenees and Miss Godwin is clear that the Peaks needs to be as realistic rehearsal as possible for what will be a tough few days – although the wet British weather may present a rather different challenge to Spain in the summer!  We wish them all safe travels, and I am hugely grateful to Mrs Watson, Miss Croft, Miss Elms and Miss Morris for supporting the students over the 4-day trip.  

Finally, we are concerned that a number of students are not wearing the correct uniform. Please use the extended weekend to ensure your daughter has black leather school shoes; trainers of any kind are not acceptable. We are also confiscating increasing numbers of earrings and necklaces – please ensure these are left at home. Thank you for your support.

Have a lovely Bank Holiday weekend.

A notice about shoes

Please see the image below outlining our guidelines for shoes as part of your child's school uniform. While not exhaustive, we accept black, polishable school shoes only. Please see the image below for an outline of the shoes which we do and do not accept.

Over the past two weekends, a group of students from Rosebery were selected to swim in the South East England Regional Galas. Freya B swam freestyle, Erica F swam backstroke, while Marnie B swam butterfly and backstroke. In addition, Isobel S, Caitlan Hennessy and Elle Watts were all selected to swim at the South East Regional Relay Event for the Epsom District team. 

The relay team sadly did not do as well as hoped, but they certainly pushed through with determination. Freya swims this weekend, while Marnie and Erica both swam last weekend and did an excellent job, gaining some personal bests, but sadly no medals. The club and the parents are all very proud of the girls.

Please find our Summer Term Enrichment Timetables linked HERE.

We have exciting plans for Activities Week in the final days of the Summer Term, with an array of energising events that will consolidate student’s work during the year, as well as developing their team building skills. You can view the itinerary for each year group below:

Letters to individual year groups have already been sent home with further details, including the ParentPay items and the payment deadlines.  Students who are not participating in Activities Week will be expected to stay in school and in lessons. If you have any questions about this or payment-related queries, please contact the Central Administration Team at trips@roseberyschool.co.uk .

A reminder that, as the weather hopefully gets a little warmer, students should ensure that they have appropriate PE kit for all of their PE lessons (see image). A number of students have been trying to wear their school shirt underneath their school jumper and therefore will not take this off during lessons if they get warm. All students should be wearing is a PE polo, whether they choose to wear a jumper on top or not.

Also, students are reminded to ensure they bring a water bottle to each lesson and have suncream in their bag, if the weather is particularly hot. Finally, we ask students to have a roll-on deodorant rather than spray so this can be used after lessons in the changing rooms. 

Miss Croft - Head of PE

The Rolling Read continues Monday 6 May. Students in Years 7 and 8 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 - 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

50/50 Club April Winners

Congratulations to our 50/50 Club winners for April:

1st - Roz Harper - number 111

2nd - Ruth Price - number 63

3rd - Alan Harris - number 136

We would like to thank Malcolm Childs, Membership Secretary of the Epsom MGOC for their kind donation of £300 to fund the school's student reward programme. 

Are you thinking of selling your property?

If you choose to sell your property through The Personal Agent, they'll donate a percentage of their fee to Rosebery PSA. Simply say you are a Rosebery parent/carer and get in touch with the PSA.

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

Miss C Lovett - Head of Design & Technology: Product Design & Resistant Materials

Mrs Spencer - LRH Manager

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

Year 7   NEW DATE 

• Non-Calculator Paper - w/b Monday 3 June

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: Alvina W 7PY

Year 8: Izzy C 8PY

Year 9: Abigail W 9MX

Year 10: Sophia G 10EY

Year 11: Lilly C 11CY

Merryn H 9CX and Sara V 10EX

Miss Watson - Maths Teacher 

Miss McCall - Music Teacher

Last Thursday, the Year 7 football team travelled to Cobham Football Club for the League Finals. This season, the competition unfolded within the Leatherhead & Guildford League, delineated into Leatherhead and Guildford districts. After a series of triumphs, Rosebery emerged victorious in the Leatherhead district, earning them a coveted spot in the League finals against Guildford County, the champions of the Guildford district.

As this was our last chance to secure some silverware this season, the team were very much ready to get the game underway and put in 100% effort to secure a win. Their offensive prowess took Guildford by surprise as Rosebery swiftly netted two goals within the opening five minutes, courtesy of Izzy C 7MY and Katie E 7PY. The first half didn't cease to deliver excitement, as Neve O 7MY and Daisy M 7CX added two more goals to our tally.

Guildford County started the second half strong and scored early, but Rosebery maintained composure and resilience and managed to score two more goals thanks to a brace from Katie and Daisy. Rosebery won the game with a score of 6-1 and showcased some of their best footballing play all year. 

We are incredibly proud of everything the Year 7 squad has accomplished this year and I am highly anticipating the promising journey that awaits us in Year 8! 

Miss Linehan - PE Teacher

Free courses from Family Learning can be found on their website HERE. More information is available on their flyer available by clicking HERE.

National College has produced a guide which shows some of the key findings from the OFCOM Media Report for 2024, which gives an overview of children and parents/carers' media experiences over the course of the previous year. You can view the guide by clicking HERE.

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)

Many congratulations to the students who have been nominated this week. 

Year 7 

Ms Wiggins has nominated Sandu K-P, Bea P and Zainab S 7CX who have made real adjustments to their artistic practice and improved even more as a result.  

Year 8 

Miss McCall has nominated Auguste M 8MX for trying out the bass guitar during our lesson and working hard every break since then to hone her new skills.  

Year 9 

Ms Wiggins has nominated Rebekah K 9CX for her impressive approach to designing a painting. 

Year 10 

Mr Caines has nominated Jessica K 10MX and Evie B 10PX, both for their amazing application and recall of the difference between two often confused concepts in Physics. 

Year 11 

Mr Busby has nominated Lily B and Ashton H 11EY, Kai T 11MY, Lily G-A, Charlotte N and Darcy W 11PY for their consistent hard work and positive attitude in their Science Study + sessions, Ms Cooke has nominated Mubeen B and Holly S 11PY, Emma G 11EX, Beth H 11PX, Sophia T 11MX, Azaria C 11MY, Freya S, Grace W and Jessie C 11CX who have worked so hard this year to boost their level in their Media exam units.   

Sixth Form 

Mrs Miller has nominated Sadie S 12B for coming in the top 20% and achieving a Silver in the National Senior Physics Challenge competition, Mrs Packham has nominated Marium A, Issy C, Micaela Q and Annabel D 12A, Kia-Jai C, Lucy P and Izzy O 12E, Summer E 12C, Ashvine P and Chloe S 12D, Zainab H, Joanna H, Julianna K, Yasmin V, Anagha S, Debbie S and Mia W 12B for showing a huge improvement in their practical skills over the course of completing their NEA in Human Biology. They will make fantastic Microbiologists! Ms Wiggins has nominated Erin D-B 12E for continually engaging with work outside of the A-level remit and Marianne H 12C for her fascinating combination of architectural ideas and abstract experiments.