What another excellent week Year 7 have had. On Monday, Year 7 received an assembly from the Hive team introducing Mental Health Awareness Week, sharing important messages about why community matters, how kindness goes a long way to helping others and the avenues of support available in school. It has been lovely to see Year 7 getting involved in the wellbeing activities hosted in school this week by the Hive team, including origami and mindfulness, friendship bracelet-making, playing 'Just Dance' as well as the Wellbeing Cafe at lunchtimes.

On Thursday this week, Year 7 received an 'Introduction to Chess' workshop, in which students were taught about the rules and strategies of playing chess. Year 7 learned new skills in critical thinking and problem-solving, the art of patience and focus, and the importance of creativity during a game of chess.

The week ended excellently for Year 7, who took part in the sponsored Skip-a-thon to raise money for The Royal Marsden Hospital for Melanoma Awareness Month in memory of ex-Rosebery student Natalie, who sadly passed away from Melanoma in November 2022. It was also lovely to see so many Year 7s wearing orange in support of the charity today.

We are incredibly proud of Mia S 7PX, who has been signed for the U13 Brighton Football Academy for next season. Mia has trained so hard and played so well this year and we are really excited to see her take on this new challenge. Good luck for next season Mia, Brighton are lucky to have you on their team! #Remarkable #Proud

A huge congratulations this week goes to Aurélie G 7PX, whose poem entry to the Young Writers Creativity Awards 2025 (titled ‘To Escape?’) has been chosen to be published in a compilation of pieces. Well done Aurélie for your excellent poem, which you can read below:

To Escape?

All the noises, so loud and overwhelming:

rambunctious rabbits squeaking, pairs of guinea pigs snuffling,

colourful birds squawking and tropical fish floundering.

Potential pet proprietors pass and in they look,

such perfect pets- which one to choose?

Some fluffy, some hairless, and some scaly,

they all are unique creatures, but with different features.

The decision is so difficult, again which one pick?

Passing by, staring and pointing,

glass being tapped on, fingers being poked and prodded around,

each time you think it’s you,

They say: ‘What about that one? She is cute too!’

All I wanted was to be loved,

and to go home with a caring family,

some attention, some affection,

someone who would take me in

and love me.

As I curled up in all my bedding, something occurred to me,

I had an idea spark inside my brain:

I wish I could ESCAPE somehow,

to where they’d really see me now.

But here I am, and here I stay,

In this small cage, day by day.

I know the truth- it’s just too late,

I’m just a hamster… this is my fate!

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

7CX: Ava B - for working really hard on her Stemettes presentation.

7CY: Megan L - for always volunteering to help in form time and for showing kindness towards others.

7EX: Ayesha K - for always being the first to volunteer to help.

7EY: Darcey T - for taking such a positive approach to learning.

7MX: Maka K - for amazing engagement in the Stemettes activities.

7MY: Charmaine W - for being helpful and kind in form time (handing things out and collecting back in at the end without being asked!).

7PX: Aurelie G - for her amazing poetry piece being published in the Young Writers Creativity Awards. Well done, Aurelie!

7PY: Eleanor S - for always being excellent and for bringing a positive attitude to form time.

Year 8 Shine at the Track and Field Cup! Mrs Garner from our wonderful Central Admin team had the pleasure of accompanying a fantastic group of Year 8 students to the recent Track and Field Cup. The students were an absolute delight. They were great company throughout the day and represented our school brilliantly with their positive attitudes and sportsmanship. All of the girls competed with determination in their individual events, showing both skill and great team spirit. A big well done to everyone involved – it was a truly enjoyable and successful day out!

This week I had the pleasure of visiting 8PX in their Art lesson with Mr Hewett, and it was a delight to see their beautiful work. Please see below for just a small selection of the wonderful artwork students were working on.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

8CX: Sandu KP - for always contributing and talking part in class discussions.

8CY: Freya W - for being a supportive friend and for doing the right thing, even if it isn't the easy option.

8EX: Elise M - well done on earning over 10 merits last week for your determination, outstanding effort, and integrity! Keep up the great work!

8EY: Iona H - for always being kind to her friends and to others.

8MX: Emma D P-M - for her excellent attitude to learning and the positivity she shows each day.

8MY: Mimi B - for her fantastic performance at the District Athletics this week.

8PX: Moriah Q - who is valued for continuing to show kindness to everyone, and Lucy T - who is admired for her excellence in English lessons.

8PY: Bella S and Neha P - for always being caring and nice towards others and asking if they are okay.

A lot of sporting excellence is the main headline in Year 9 this week. On Tuesday and Thursday, we had students go and compete in athletics competitions. There were some stellar performances, with Fearne L, Maisy R 9EX and Francesca B 9MY all reaching the finals in both 100m and 200m sprints. These three also reached the final of the relay, along with Clarice F S 9EY. In addition, Florence F 9EX placed third overall in the 300m on Tuesday, despite this not even being her favoured event within athletics!

My personal highlight of the week, though, was being able to take Year 9 along to the Starburst Cricket Festival yesterday. Mr Bruton and I were able to take a brilliant team along for a day of cricket, and the team won 3 out of 4 of their games, placing 5th overall out of 10 schools. The standard of cricket on show was really strong across the board, and there were also some wonderful Rosebery performances within this. A special mention to Darci V-R 9MY for her exceptional batting throughout the day, to Erica F 9CX for her fearsome bowling, and to Grace D 9CY for having never played cricket before but still showing amazing reflexes as wicket keeper and for earning herself the new name ‘The Cat’ as a result! It was a true delight to be able to accompany Year 9 on this fixture, something I hope to do more of soon!

Finally, Year 9 have been preparing for Graduation next Wednesday. This week in form time, they have been going through what makes a good question to ask our guest speakers in their session on Wednesday. Again, I was lucky enough to visit form times this week where questions were being prepared, and it was lovely to see how much effort and thought was being put into questions about careers and pathways for the future. Next week is shaping up to be wonderful, and I really hope that Year 9 are excited for our celebration of KS3.

Have a great weekend!

It has been a busy and very long week for Year 10. Geographers have navigated their way through their fieldwork whilst enjoying the sunshine and, unfortunately for some, have been getting soggy socks as they found out the hard way that their wellington boots had a hole! For those that have been in school, I have been so impressed with Year 10’s efforts as I have popped into many lessons this week. The attention to detail, neatness and pride when showing me their books and worksheets, as well as holding up their mini whiteboards when answering whole class questions has filled me with pride.

Outside the classroom again, we have had some sporting achievements, food-making and music-playing. A special mention goes to Aaliyah-Zaina R 10EY, who attended the competitive Reigate Music Festival and played Bach's Prelude and Fugue in G in the piano grade 8 category and received the certificate for an outstanding performance as well as a medal. We are so proud of her achievement.

Finally, next week, students will receive their mock examination timetables, for which I will explain how everything will work in our assembly on Thursday. To support with revision, we have compiled this document with the topics and useful links to revise from that will appear in the exams. Students can also find this on Google Classroom for ease.

🏅 BRAVE AWARD 🏅

10CX: Melina A - for always smiling and cheering her peers up!

10CY: Tila F - for her amazing gymnastics performance in Finland – well done!

10EX: Amelie DP - for her amazing effort in lessons – keep it up!

10EY: Aaliyah-Zaina R - for performing at an incredible standard in the Reigate Music Festival.

10MX: Izzy J - for always being willing to give things a try.

10MY: Zoe B - for her excellent presentation in English.

10PX: Varunika N - for being a star in form time!

10PY: Amaaya A - for playing with her band at the Rosebery Day picnic!

We are so impressed by the way that Year 11 have navigated their exams, and we couldn’t be more proud. They have arrived to each one on time, fully equipped and ready to show to the examiners just how hard they have been working. It has been a joy to see them in the Library or the Quad, sat with their revision notes, testing each other and sharing knowledge. Their confidence and calm are testament to how well their teachers have prepared them, and how hard they have worked.

Now that students are out of uniform, we would like to repeat the call for your support in donating any unwanted school uniform items that are still in good condition.Donated items will help other families in our school community and support the ongoing work of the Rosebery PSA. We are particularly grateful for donations of blazers, kilts, jumpers, and PE kit.

Students may choose to keep one white school shirt, to be worn with their own clothes, for the purpose of collecting signatures and well wishes on Leavers Day.

Please hand in any donations to Reception, marked 'FAO: Amanda Wild (Rosebery School PSA)'.