It was lovely to see so many of our Year 7s embrace their first Rosebery Sports Day last week. It was a very colourful affair, full of team spirit and good sportsmanship. It was a wonderful way to end a series of House Games, with many students quoting that we had saved the best until last!

With another busy week for our Year 7 cohort, they have continued to embrace all opportunities presented to them. This Tuesday saw our school community welcome Year 6 students for Transition Day, and it has been a reflective week as to how much our current Year 7s have grown and achieved in the past year.  Our Year 7s acted with maturity and set a great example for our future Year 7s and we are especially proud of our JLT who answered questions with knowledge and accuracy. Our students continued to make Rosebery proud as they were able to use all that they have learnt this year to make them excellent tour guides at our Open Evening yesterday. They had represented the school brilliantly, showing real maturity as they answered a variety of questions and left our visitors feeling well-informed about the transition process.

The achievements of Year 7 also continues outside of the classroom as our Surrey Starlets have been very successful in their age category. The Starlets are very excited about their achievements and the new opportunities that this might bring for them next year.  We wish all those participating in events in the Bournemouth competitions today all the best! 

As the year draws to a close, there is still much to anticipate. Next week, the PE Department will host Sports Presentation Evening to honour our students' sporting achievements. Additionally, Activities Week will begin, with students using form time to discuss the logistics of the upcoming events.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

7CX: Brooke G and Christina C - for always showing such kindness and respect to teachers and peers. They have also been nominated for always offering to help with chores and being so positive and enthusiastic in House events.

7CY: Aiza S and Akaansha V - for their fantastic efforts on Sports Day.

7EX: Machaela L - for her amazing performance during Sports Day.

7EY: Chloe R - for demonstrating great courage to speak publicly during Open Evening.

7MX: Imaan L - for her brilliant organisation of the form for Sports Day and for volunteering to run (and finish) the 1500m!

7MY: Grace S - for always being polite and smiley!

7PX: Eva C and Grace E - for being superstars on Sports Day!

7PY: Alvina W - for achieving grade 6 on her piano exam (ABRSM), passing with a merit (127/150)

What a busy week it has been at Rosebery this week and, as ever, Year 8 have been magnificent. I'd be remiss if I didn't start off with how incredible the year group have been in getting involved in the school activities lately, it was a complete joy to see so many beaming faces at sports day, with such wonderful team work, sporting excellence and unity on show.

Furthermore, It always gives me immense pride when we have such brilliant Year 8's representing Rosebery in front of the community, and open evening yesterday was a perfect showing of this. To see Year 8 guiding tours so confidently, whilst being welcoming to prospective families, and beautifully conveying their pride for their school was a real delight. Many families commented on how wonderful their guides were and those who took part can be incredible proud.

This week, I'd like a special mention to go to Rosa F 8EX for achieving a distinction in her Grade 4 flute exam, I'm so proud to hear of your accomplishment (and frankly surprised you have time to fit in anything else in addition to being the most dedicated reader I've ever seen!).

Next week, we will be going on our residential trip, and I'm sure there are many excited students raring to go! More information will be directly given on Monday during form time, so you know as much as possible about the fun on the horizon!

Have a lovely weekend.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

8CX: Rosa E and Bethany C - for taking part in the Epsom and Ewell Dance Festival this week.

8CY: Grace D - for always being enthusiastic and her contribution to school teams.

8EX: Megan Elliot - excellent work in Maths this week.

8EY: Rosie H – for winning her shot put competition at the weekend.

8MX: Afseen C - for being such a superstar and enthusiastically giving us an insight into the Islamic alphabet during Culture Week.  

8MY: Catarina S - for her persistent hard work and kindness to all.

8PX: Emma E - for her kind, amiable demeanour towards all members of the Rosebery community.

8PY: Arlette Webster - for her enthusiasm in form time activities this week.

As we are fast approaching the end of the Summer Term, I have been so proud speaking to Year 9 students while visiting lessons, watching students in their music performances, celebrating the news of ‘Beyondsage’ winning the Business Enterprise project for 2024, seeing students go off in the school minibus to local primary schools, sharing their Business Studies skills with young people, cheering students on during our Sports Day last week and listening to our students speaking so fondly of their journeys at Rosebery during our Open Evening last night whilst tour-guiding.

A letter has been sent out this week with regards to timings and the drop off location for our whole-year reward trip to Chessington World of Adventures on Monday 15 July. Bronze DofE students will be completing their final expedition on Thursday and Friday next week, with the rest of Year 9 in school taking part in a CSI day and escape room activities.

Have a lovely weekend and rest up for another busy week ahead.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

9CX: Jazmin J and Hazel S - for being so helpful in signing up for multiple Sports Day activities.

9CY: Winky C - for breaking the 100 merit mark. Well done!

9EX: Charlotte W - for achieving the most merits in the form this week – well done!

9EY: Molly M and Mia P - for their outstanding musicianship, particularly in helping another group in the Year 9 Concert.

9MX: Dareen B and Amelia P - for signing up to multiple events for Sports Day!

9MY: Luisa H - for signing up to multiple events for Sports Day!

9PX: Yasmin K - for proudly wearing her Ugandan football shirt on Culture Day and telling me about the Africa Cup of Nations tournament, as well as overseeing the Sports Day sign-up sheet.

9PY: Darin A - for being a team player when allocating the Sports Day team activities.

They were tired, achy and desperate for a nice warm shower, but the Year 10 Silver DofE group were incredible this week! I cannot tell you how proud I was to see them work together to walk such distances and pass their expedition with a smile on their faces. Even more impressively, they attended extracurricular activities and school the next day with smiles still in place. I was so proud of them for their commitment and resilience, and they are a credit to our school.

It was also fantastic to see Year 10’s enthusiasm for Sports Day last week, with many students being recognised by their form tutors for Stars of the Week. The atmosphere was brilliant, and I hope they made some lovely memories on the day.

Looking ahead, Year 10 will be on work experience next week! The number of students who have secured placements is incredible to see, and we are so looking forward to catching up with them when they return. Please ensure that you have read the letter that was sent home on Wednesday to ensure that you are aware of who is responsible for their safety during the week, and what to do if anything does not go to plan.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

10CX: Regan P - for her excellent contribution to the 'Friday Live' concert - whilst in the middle of her mock exams! Well done Regan - you were fab, and Mia H and Eilidh M - for making sure everyone got to their event on Sports Day on time - good management skills girls!

10EX: Shalini B, Lily B and Tilly H - for volunteering to take part in the Sports Day throwing events despite it not being their first choice.

10EY: Alice S - for being a kind and supportive friend, always there to listen and be the voice of reason when others are panicking. Nowhere was this more evident than on DofE this week.

10MY: Rosie G, Cassandra L and Ayushi S - for their resilience and responsibility - representing the form in the Sports Day throws straight after their Physics Mock.

All 10MY Sports Day attendees - for their fantastic attitude on Sports Day, whether competing or supporting, they gave 100% to their house, their year group and each other - well done everyone.

10PX Lottie C and Freya B - for getting the class organised for Sports Day and being proactive and enthusiastic!