It’s been a wonderful end to the Summer Term, with Sports Day, Activities Week and Celebration Assemblies all taking place since I last wrote to you. I spoke at Celebration Evening last night about this remarkable school, this remarkable community and your remarkable daughters, who even in the most challenging of years have remained ambitious and joyful to the end – and that is evidenced throughout Rosebery News.  

Their academic excellence, their creative brilliance, their sporting success, their quiet acts of leadership, have all shone through – even in the darkest of years. I am genuinely proud of their resilience, their ability to keep going, to support one another, and to believe in each other – and we celebrated that with them across the last two days. We have celebrated the very best of  Rosebery School - a community built on character, courage, and care for one another. 

In many ways, the Rosebery Community is like a family, and as the cast of Peter Pan sang so beautifully in the school production – Family Means Love. 

As we break for the summer holiday, we bid farewell to the following colleagues – Mr Ferris, Mrs Cooke, Mrs Wiggins, Mrs Massoudi, Ms Linehan, Ms Fletcher, Mrs Hatfield-Giraux and Mrs Dever – and wish them all the very best for the future. 

We then look forward to welcoming and introducing you to new colleagues in September, please be reminded that the first day of school for Year 7 and Year 12 is Tuesday 2 September, with all other Year Groups returning at 9.45am on Wednesday 3 September. 

In the meantime, I wish you and your family a wonderful summer break, and please do take the time to enjoy the rest of Rosebery News. 

Deputy Head of Year 7, Miss Monk, had this to say:

Head of PE, Miss Croft said:

Mrs Hatfield-Giraux had this to say:

Miss Godwin said this:

In the words of Ms Godwin:

Ms Godwin said:

Year 10 students recently returned from an exciting trip to the Euro Space Centre in Belgium, where they experienced life as astronauts-in-training.

Highlights included building and launching rockets, trying out the space rotor to feel astronaut-style G-forces, and taking part in a mission simulation, where they worked in teams to complete a space-themed challenge. They also enjoyed a magical torch-lit tour of Bouillon Castle, exploring its winding passages and learning about its fascinating history. And of course, no trip to Belgium would be complete without sampling some delicious Belgian chocolate!

All students behaved impeccably throughout the trip and threw themselves into every activity with enthusiasm and curiosity. The trip was full of fun, learning, and unforgettable memories. A big thank you to the staff who helped make it happen!

Mr Caines - Physics Teacher

During part of their spring and summer term lessons, every Year 7 student designed their own Rosebery Doodle, based around the concept of a Google Doodle. These designs were then turned into actual logos using Adobe Photoshop and students entered their final versions into a Year 7 competition.

Well done to everyone for their hard work and amazing designs, which Ms Jacob and I thoroughly enjoyed looking through in our efforts to find a winning doodle. Please click HERE to view all the entries.

After some difficult deliberation, Violet J 7EX was judged the winner of the competition and we will be organising for her logo to go onto the Student Intranet page for next year. Luna C 7MY and Amelia D 7CY were awarded finalist places with Kaitlyn D 7CX, Ameira N 7CX, Sylvie S 7CX, Theodora E 7CY, Alejandra N 7CY, Sophie L 7EX, Sophie P 7EX, Stacy T 7EX, Sylvie E 7EY, Setso G 7EY, Heidi M 7EY, Mahlia P 7EY, Elissa P 7EY,  Molly T 7EY, Nora B 7MX,  Izzy C 7MX, Rita C 7MX, Lucy L 7MX, Sabrina W 7MX, Sophie M 7MX, Seraphina W 7MX, Carys P 7MY, Olivia Z 7MY, Stacey H 7PX, Wynne H 7PX, Erasmia M 7PX, Annie M 7PX, Martha G 7PY and Matilda M 7PY receiving Highly Commended. 

Miss Baker - Computing Co-ordinator

Here we are at the end of another fundraising year! We’ve had a busy time and, most importantly, have provided many opportunities for us all to support really important projects and initiatives for school, which is amazing. We’ve funded over £20,000 for a great number of projects, from Science displays to MFL and the Music department to name just a few!

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us again this year, from raffle ticket purchases to buying a cup of tea, a snack, or a Christmas tree - you’ve really made a huge difference! 

We’ve got a couple of events still to go, but I already know that we have comfortably raised over £20,000 again this year which is absolutely fantastic! We’ll share the final figures when we are back next term.

Please hold onto any unwanted study books and uniform and we’ll take in stock again at school next term, so please look out for our communications about events in the first term back.

Have an amazing summer and thanks again!

1st Prize: £250 cash – kindly donated by The Personal Agent

Mrs Edwards (903)

2nd Prize: £100 John Lewis voucher – kindly donated by Stevensons

Mrs Curtis (897)

3rd Prize: A voucher for five fitness classes – generously provided by The Barn

Miss Oxford (372)

4th Prize: A four-ball golf voucher – kindly donated by Farleigh Golf Club

Miss Mabey (1192)

5th Prize: FOUR tickets to Chessington World of Adventures – perfect for a fun family day out!

Mr Happs (93)

Lisa and Team PSA

We will be holding a Pre-loved Uniform sale on Friday 25 July at 3.15pm in the school hall (entrance to the sale via the side fire exits). All items sold will be on a first-come first-served basis.

Ms Wild - Student Wellbeing Mentor

Mrs Spencer - LRH Manager

Please click HERE to find out more about COMPOS (Comprehensive Oxford Maths and Physics Online School).

Miss Jones - Head of Mathematics

Congratulations to the following students who have had results from their recent music exams. We are very proud of their achievements!

• Izzy C 7MX Singing Grade 2 (Merit)

• Lia R 7MX Piano Grade 3 (Merit)

• Carys P 7MY Flute Grade 4 (Merit)

• Hannah S 7MY Cello Grade 3 (Merit)

• Setareh S 7PX Violin Grade 4 (Distinction)

• Emily K 8PX Music Theory Grade 5 (Distinction) (Emily scored 100% in this exam, a considerably better mark than Mr Holloway when he took it…)

• Florence H 9EX Piano Grade 7 (Pass)

• Poppy M 10EY Singing Grade 4 (Distinction)

• Elle W 10CY Singing Grade 4 (Merit)

• Chloe Y 10MY Singing Grade 3 (Merit)

• Mia H-E 10MY Singing Grade 4 (Distinction)

• Charlotte B 11MY Singing Grade 2 (Merit)

• Erin O 7MX Harp Grade 5 (Distinction)

• Betty V 9PY Cello Grade 5 (Merit)

There are more music exams currently taking place, so we look forward to hearing those results when they are released, good luck to all of our musicians.

Mr Holloway - Head of Music