Year 7 have had a fantastic week being immersed in a week of study skills in form time. Students have been reflecting on the use of time management, organisation, dual-coding and looking at the importance of wellbeing, and have been excitedly putting these skills into practice. Well done for all the students who have been nominated for a Study Skills Accolade on ePraise for their engagement with and contributions to form time.

House Cheer is officially underway! Year 7 are choreographing and rehearsing their cheer routines in PE lessons with excitement and eagerness. House Cheer is a brilliant opportunity for form groups to come together, work as a team, and use every individual’s strength for the success of the form group. We are encouraging Year 7 to live by the #HaveCourage and #BeKind motto as they approach conversations, practices and planning around House Cheer so that everyone feels included, heard and valued.

A huge congratulations goes to Arlia P 7CX and Aoife VDV 7PY for representing Rosebery School in the National Squash Championships and for winning third place overall. A huge well done to the whole team - you have been #Remarkable and #Proud

Next week, students in all year groups will gather together in their houses for their House Assemblies, led by the Senior Prefect Team and Sixth Form House Captains, for an update on how their house is getting on as well as information about more upcoming, exciting events. All students have been invited to design a flag for their house to submit to their House Captain to represent their house. We look forward to seeing their entries and the winning flag for each house!

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

7CX: Arlia P - for her fantastic efforts in representing Rosebery in the National Squash finals, contributing to her team coming 3rd in the country!

7CY: Leila R - for producing a great example of dual coding and for her engagement with Study Skills this week.

7EX: Rica W - for her engagement in the Study Skills sessions and for her consistent effort throughout the year.

7EY: Nicole J - for great focus during the Study Skills sessions.

7MX: Lucy L - for her fantastic contributions to Study Skills in form time this week.

7MY: Charlotte H - for always being a polite, kind and engaged member of the form group.

7PX: Sophia H - for their fantastic improvement in attitude this half term.

7PY: Aoife VDV - for her fantastic efforts in representing Rosebery in the National Squash finals, contributing to her team coming 3rd in the country!

Kindness Bingo
A massive well done to everyone who has already completed their Kindness Bingo cards and had them signed – we are so impressed with the wonderful acts of kindness you’ve been doing! A special shout-out to Sofia O 8EX, Polly H 8EX, and Machaela L 8EX, who were the first to hand theirs in – fantastic effort! To complete the challenge, students need to complete at least three kind acts at home. Please encourage your daughter to do something lovely and sign their card when they do!

Girls on Board
We’ve had a fantastic start to our Girls on Board programme, with the X-side really throwing themselves into the activities and making excellent contributions. We’re excited to welcome the Y-side next week for their onboarding sessions and can't wait to see what you bring to the table!

Wonderful Wednesday with 8MY
It was a pleasure to spend form time with 8MY this week – thank you for your super competitive spirit during our Scattergories game on Wonderful Wednesday! A big well done to the winning team: Aimee L, Alexa H, Chloe B, Holly B, and Jasmine B. Great teamwork and creativity!

This week, though Year 9 have been as remarkable as ever, there is one thing only that has been on the collective mind of the year group - House Cheer! With this being their last House Cheer ever, there is some fierce competition between forms and houses to see who will come out on top, and Year 9 have already put their own time aside to begin practicing their routines to make sure that they can claim the final House Cheer victory before they transition into the Upper School.

This week, I’d also like to spotlight the achievement of Jaime-Leigh P 9PX for her recent success in the United Kingdom Hip-Hop dance competition. She and her team competed two weeks ago on Friday, progressing to the final on Saturday where they placed second. They are now off to Arizona in July to represent the UK in the championships. I am so proud of how dedicated you are to your passions, and you truly deserve the success.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

9CX: Cali B - for representing her school in a National Squash tournament.

9CY: Amelia M 9CY - for her fantastic contributions to House Cheer.

9EX: Maisy R 9EX - well done to Maisy and her team for qualifying for British Championships in gymnastics! We are proud of you.   

9MX: Ruby B 9MX- for always being actively involved in form time, contributing thoughtfully and enthusiastically. Her impressive problem-solving skills have also made her a true Maths superstar in our numeracy challenges. Well done, Ruby.

9MY: Catarina NDS and Bea T - for their passion for House Cheer!

9PX: Alice H - for being a kind member of the community outside of school as well as at Rosebery.

This week, I want to put the spotlight on how kind Year 10 are. Our lower school students are taking part in our annual House Cheer competition which, sadly, Year 10 don’t take part in now as Upper School students. But this hasn’t stopped a group of girls who have given up their time at break, lunch and afterschool to help coach and support students in Lower School. Well done and thank you to Jessica C 10MY, Lottie S 10MY, Nefeli T 10MY, Bella Rose R 10EX, Elizabeth B 10CX, Mabel H 10MY, Evie-Mai L 10MY, Tila F 10CY, Katie C 10EX, Eve A 10CX, Orla U 10PY, Olivia D 10MY, Elle W 10CY, Matilda SF 10CX, Leah F 10EY, Teagan W 10PY, Maddy C 10MX, Leila B 10MY, Aimee H 10MY, Chaise H 10MY and Luisa H 10MY. 

And it doesn’t stop there! Some students have been a very kind and thoughtful friend to someone who has been unwell in hospital. They went to visit her, brought her a very thoughtful handmade hamper with lots of things inside that she likes in order to cheer her up, including a handmade card, lots of edible goodies and games they played together. Thank you to Sophie M 10PX, Emilie P 10PX and Jenny H 10PX. 

Year 10 Drama students have also been working relentlessly this week on their devising exam, and I hope you all enjoy the performances next week. Finally, we look forward to seeing you at our ‘Day in the Life of a Year 10 student’ event on Tuesday 25 March from 5.30pm. Have a lovely weekend. 

🏅 BRAVE AWARD 🏅

10CX: Lizzie B - for achieving 3 silver medals in her swimming races, whilst also achieving a personal best on all three races.

10CY: Ruby H and Maisie W - for participating in the International Women's Day competition.

10EX: Ava T - for aiding a member of public by asking the bus driver for help.

10EY: Antonia R - for signing up to participate in a kickboxing competition.

10MX: Carrie B - for overcoming her fear of heights by climbing up the edge of a stadium.

10MY: Ava T and Baneen Z - for giving up their seats on a bus for a old lady after offering it to her.

10PX: Ella C - for not giving up and completing the Pi Day puzzles. Despite peers insisting the last one was impossible, she cracked them all.

10PY: Emily W - for organising her work experience. 

The sun is shining and there is a wonderful feeling of motivation and celebration among Year 11. In our Pre-Public Exam (PPE) results assembly, Mr Styles reminded students of how much they have accomplished so far, and how much they can still accomplish through marginal gains: carving out a little extra time for revision, doing a timed essay question, or forgoing a shopping trip in favour of doing a past paper. During his talk, there were many nervous faces, and yet when the envelopes were distributed, the smiles were a joy to see. We were delighted for their success and so pleased to have conversations with students who saw their grades as motivation to do better next time. We hope that your appointments at Parents’ Evening also celebrated students’ successes and gave you and them tangible next steps for how they can refine their work to build on their established success.

Work on our yearbook is also well underway, with students racking their brains for their best quotes to sum up their time at Rosebery. We also made the most of the sunshine on Thursday to take our year group photo. If you would like to order a yearbook or a leavers’ hoodie, please visit https://shop.fizz-group.co.uk/ and enter the code 26552YR11.

Finally, the task of choosing students who are ‘Rosebery Remarkable’ gets harder each week, as the students are doing so much to make us proud. However, we would like to recognise Betsy S 11EX and Emily A 11EX for seeking teachers’ advice on their PPE results and reflecting on how they could improve with real diligence.