As Mr Lach explained last week, we are focused on encouraging our students to reflect on what makes them remarkable and to engage in as many things as possible to make them feel proud of themselves this year. In their assemblies this week, Mrs Mariner and Miss Canessa have introduced the way in which students’ hard work, community service, kindness and participation in clubs and societies will be recognised this year, not only through the awarding of merits, but in the translation of these into prizes and special events. Students have been introduced to the Epraise website/app on which they will be able to cash in their merits to secure stationary items, sweets and privileges, as well as sign up to the multiple enrichment activities on offer. We would like all students to log into the system this week.

Miss Canessa also launched the PDC Award which, at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, will recognise students’ participation in our school litter picks, will reward their participation in clubs and activities and will ensure students who go above and beyond in the care of others is celebrated. Epraise and the PDC Award are designed to reinforce a sense of belonging, and of the benefits and responsibilities that come with being part of a community. We know that the vast majority of our students contribute enormously to our school community and that they work hard in and out of the classroom. We also know that, sadly, some students have not felt acknowledged or recognised, and we are therefore determined that this new approach will rapidly address this. Students will also be able to see how their merits contribute to their Year or House scores, and the competitive spirit was already in evidence as Mrs Mariner revealed the current totals and indicated that there will be significant rewards for the top House and year group at the end of the year.

We are very grateful to all parents who have attended our Information Evenings, the last of which are next week, at which Epraise has also been introduced. Additionally, at the meetings for parents of students in Years 7-9, Mr Harvey has introduced our Girls on Board initiative designed to support girls to ‘navigate the choppy waters of friendships themselves’. This programme, underpinned by the book When Girls Fall Out, helps girls to understand the complexities and dynamics of girl friendships and seeks to empower girls to solve their own friendship problems – and recognises that they are often the only ones who can. Slides from these evenings will be placed on our website, for those who have not been able to join us.

Finally, there is no question that mobile phones have dramatically changed the dynamic of girls’ relationships and well-being. We continue to be grateful for your support in ensuring you do not contact your daughter during the school day on her mobile phone, which she should not be using at any time between the start and end of the school day. Should your daughter wish to contact you, she should go to the Hive where staff will reach out to you, and our Reception team are the point of contact for you should you need to give a message to your daughter. I commend The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt, as a fascinating analysis of the decline of play-based childhood as a result of the ‘smartphone epidemic’ which offers much food for thought for parents and teachers.

Advance Notice - Early closing Wednesday 2 October

A reminder that the school day will end for students at 1.10pm on Wednesday 2 October to allow for staff training.

Ms Godwin - Head of Year 7

Miss Monk - Deputy Head of Year 7

For all things Year 7, please check out our

Instagram: @roseberyyear7 

Year 7 Website

Miss Linehan - Head of Year 8

Miss Devonish - Deputy Head of Year 8

Mr Pingree - Head of Year 9

Ms Cooke - Deputy Head of Year 9

Mr Waight - Head of Year 10

Miss Fielding - Deputy Head of Year 10

Ms Newman - Head of Year 11

Mr Hewett - Deputy Head of Year 11

Our Rosebery girls performed excellently in the Surrey Relays over the weekend. Congratulations to the following girls who took part:

• Freya B 11EY

• Caitlan H 10MX

• Marnie B 10PY

• Elle W 10CY

• Isobel S 10PY

• Erica F 9CX

• Naomi F 8CX

• Ophelia W 7CY

The girls swam excellently with personal bests amongst them as well as an overall team ranking of 8/19. Congratulations to the girls!

Mr Waight - Educational Visits co-ordinator and Enrichment 

Did you know you can set up alerts on ParentPay for when your child’s lunch money balance gets low?

You can either set up an email alert (this service is free) or a text alert (you will need to load on a small amount of money for this service as there is a charge for each text). 

• To set up alerts, log onto ParentPay, go into the Communication tab at the top of the page and click on Alert Settings. 

• Under Balance Alerts/Rosebery School Meals/ choose the threshold at which point you want to be alerted that the balance is low, for example £5.00, then click on either text or email alert, or both. 

• If you choose text alert you will need to scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on ‘add credit to your text message balance here’ and then ‘add credit now’. 

On the Alert Settings page you will also be able to click on other alerts you might want to receive (e.g. theatre trips) which can sell out quickly. 

Please ensure that there is always credit on your ParentPay account to cover any food that your child wishes to purchase.   

If you have any queries or need help, please contact the Central Admin team.

50/50 Club

PSA Quiz Night

Make sure to save the date of Friday 18 October for our PSA Quiz Night at school. Details will follow soon!

Volunteers Needed

We need a couple more volunteers for Tuesday 24 September from 4.30pm to 5.30pm to sell drinks and snacks. Please sign up by clicking HERE if you can help. 

We are delighted to launch our next school production of Peter Pan, which will be performed from Wednesday 12 to Friday 14 February 2025.

All students are welcome to audition and everyone who auditions will be included in the cast.

A huge congratulations to our LAMDA students, who achieved superb results in the summer exams. A staggering 80 students took their exam, with 73 of them achieving Distinction and 7 achieving Merits. We remain grateful for the high-quality teaching provided by Ruth and Susanna, our LAMDA teachers, who go above and beyond to ensure our students achieve great success with the LAMDA curriculum.

Mrs Dever - Head of Drama

Mrs Tyler - English Teacher

Mrs Spencer - LRH Manager

Congratulations to Tanya C 10MX who achieved a distinction in her Grade 3 Harp exam in July.

We are very fortunate at Rosebery to have a fabulous team of peripatetic music teachers. Please click HERE to find out more information if you are interested in getting lessons for your daughter. Every week in Rosebery News, I will be featuring one of our team. This week is Mr Tompsett's turn:

Mr Holloway - Head of Music

Congratulations to the following students who have been nominated for their excellent work: 

Year 7 

Miss Fielding has nominated Beth V and Nancy D 7CY for demonstrating leadership and courage, Alejandra N 7CY for her resilience and kindness when working on a challenging concept in PE.  

Year 9 

Miss Fielding has nominated Abi L 9EY, Saoirse V D V 9PY, Jade V 9CX and Fern M 9MX for their hard work and excellent contributions to GCSE PE class discussions, demonstrating exceptional knowledge and understanding. 

Year 10 

Mrs Macgregor has nominated Aimee H 10MY for asking fantastic questions in every Biology lesson so far, and Charlotte A 10PY for her fantastic effort and contributions in every Biology lesson up to now, Mrs Jones has nominated Amelia B 10PY for her fantastic start to GCSE History - after each lesson she has been writing up a summary paragraph of her learning into her book, a practice that will be invaluable as she progresses through the course.  

Year 11 

Mrs Miller has nominated Darcie W 11PY for her endless enthusiasm and continuous questions seeking clarification during the space topic and Miss Reilly has nominated the following students for their fantastic independent revision over the summer holidays (they chose to complete Sparxs Maths work every week in the holidays) Niamh K and Darcie W 11PY, Autumn P-I and Iona P 11MY, Mia H 11CY, Kira N 11EY, Ava T and Charlotte S 11PX, Freya B, Hannah E and Alice S 11MX, Meg B, Nithilam M and Suraya K 11CX and Lilia H, Lexie P and Shalini B 11EX.  

Sixth Form 

Mr Boreham has nominated Ella B 13D and Shreya G 13G for being proactive and leading in their role as Geography prefects, Mrs Macgregor has nominated Rebekah S 12A for making an excellent start to A Level Biology by reading ahead before each lesson, making great contributions each lesson and asking excellent questions and Zoe B 13C for making an excellent start to Year 13, by getting ahead with her independent study, and making great contributions in lessons and Mrs Callaghan has nominated Nancy A 13D for academic excellence in Health and Social Care, Alice C 13E for her drive to improve in Health and Social Care. Her excellent attitude to learning is helping to her make great progress in this subject, Micaela Q and Annabel D 13A for their consistently excellent attitude to learning. They are well- organised, engaged and conscientious, are making excellent progress in Health and Social Care and are always a pleasure to teach, Anagha S 13B for making a great start to Health and Social Care this year, Esther S 13E for her consistent, well-organised approach to Health and Social Care. Esther is engaged, conscientious and has made an excellent start to Year 13 in this subject and Issy C 13A for her engagement and commitment to improving in Health and Social Care. She has been brave in lessons, having a go at answers and this willingness to have a go is paying off.