With the Year 7 end of year assessments well underway, it is great to see so many of our students attending homework club and applying knowledge learnt from form time sessions to help them to prepare for their remaining assessments.

It was lovely to hear Miss Croft give a very inspiring assembly this week to prepare the Year 7s for Sports Day. The stories of Sky Brown, the world's youngest athlete specialising in skateboarding and surf boarding, was a reminder that anything is possible! It was exciting to hear shortly after that assembly, that our own students are also making great strides outside of the classroom. We would like to congratulate Naomi F 7CX for achieving an Intermediate level in Windsurfing. What a remarkable achievement!

This week also found students celebrating Culture Week, with form sessions focusing on the topic of identity. We particularly enjoyed Wednesday's lunchtime activities, which included a global food sale (with some of our students bringing in dishes from their culture for others to try). We loved hearing about Isla R 7MY's Bulgarian dish, and were amazed by the great dishes being sold in the quad by Leah N 7EX, Elise J 7PX, Jude Y 7CY, Isla C 7EX, Alice C 7MX and Morgan W 7MY. We concluded this week with a culture and identify mufti day, and it was heartening to see some of our students embracing their heritage, which prompted insightful and open conversations.

Next week is also a big week for Year 7. We wish our Year 7s all the best for the rest of their assessments next week. The end of next week sees some of the year group involved in a bake sale for Great Ormond Street Hospital, and on Thursday, forms start the first round of competitive events which contribute to their Sports Day tallies - good luck to everyone who is competing in a throwing event! I hope you can channel your inner Sky Brown!

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

7CX: Poppy E and Flo S - for always being so kind and polite every day, and for always being so friendly to everyone.

7CY: Robyn T - for always being polite and kind to everyone.

7EX: Leah N and Isla C - for bringing in food for culture week! Leah made a delicious savoury rice cake called Idli originating from South India and Isla made a yummy traditional Scottish tablet.

7EY: Malia L - for showing kindness to those around her.

7MX: Edie M - for her match winning contribution in rounders.

7MY: Scarlett S, Juno B, Amelia W, Ivy C and Isla L - for their participation in Rosebery's Got Talent!

7PX: Aurelia E - for a fantastic week of learning, well done.

End of year exams are in full swing, and it has been great to see Year 8 engaging with their study skills sessions that have been a part of their form times and using these to help them succeed in their preparations. I’ve been incredibly proud this week of how Year 8 have been throwing themselves into Culture Week, from wearing clothing that represents who they are, to baking and making food from different nations to sell in our Culture Week food sale, I have enjoyed learning about the different cultures that combine to make our Rosebery community. A special well done needs to go to Natalia O 8MY and Khadija AI 8PX, who created loom assemblies that shared different elements of their cultures and explained different traditions from different countries. Natalia’s presentation about Polish culture, and Khadija’s presentation about Pakistani and Indian culture respectively were incredibly insightful and I am so proud that we have students who are willing to share this with not only their own year group, but the rest of the school. Well done to the both of you!

Have a lovely weekend!

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

8CX: Mia C - who has been nominated by her Geography teacher for all of her hard work this half term.

8CY: Alice M - for implementing what she has learnt from the revision sessions in form and completing fantastic flashcards for Science.

8EX: Rebecca P - for painting a brilliant picture of a relative's dog.

8EY: Maisie B - for being such a positive and supportive member of the form group.

8MX: Kate S - for her consistent exemplary attitude towards learning, her kindness, and her willingness to help others; you are a fabulous role model, Kate - well done!

8MY: Natalia O - for creating an engaging and insightful presentation for Culture Week!

8PX: Amina K - through hard work and determination, Amina has achieved a role for her 'Aladdin On Ice' panto in December!

8PY: Saoirse VDV - for her enthusiasm and friendly smile every day.

With Year 9 assessments now well under way, I continue to be so proud of Year 9 and what they are achieving. In a week where we have been celebrating culture and identity, it has been a joy seeing everyone getting involved in discussions, trying new food dishes from around the world and today wearing something that represents themselves.

Next week, we will be celebrating creativity with our Rosechella event starting on Wednesday. Year 9 Music students demonstrated this beautifully this week during their performances on Wednesday and Thursday evening. We really do have a lot of talent in our year group! Many more performances are still to come from Wednesday 19 to Wednesday 26 June, such as dance workshops, stage make-up classes, mask workshops and much more.

Finally, thank you to those that met the deadline for our year group reward day at Chessington World of Adventures on Monday 15 July. Tickets for the park have now been purchased, so if you did not meet the deadline your child will be expected to take part in activities at school.
For those not attending Bronze DofE on Thursday 11 and Friday 12 July, we have planned for two immersive days of activities in school which are on ParentPay for you to pay and give consent for.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

9CX: Yasmin N - for her brilliant input for our form Wordle sessions.

9CY: Lilith T - for her consistent hard work in her lessons. Well done!

9EX: Katie C - for her impressive 24 merits this week – well done!

9EY: Abi P - for her consistent hard work in her lessons. Well done!

9MX: Josie F - for her excellent progress and effort for her end of year assessment in Biology.

9MY: Zoe B - for her excellent determination with Wordle and Connections!

9PX: Jenny H - for steaming up the Sparx Maths leaderboard & for receiving 0 demerits throughout Year 9 – well done!

9PY: Susannah R - for an impressive 200+ merits this year so far and 0 demerits.

Here we go! Mocks have begun, and we are so proud of how Year 10 have been preparing for these exams, using all the revision strategies that have been shared with them in form time and on our ‘Ready for Mocks’ Day. Now that students have completed the first couple of exams, we would like to ask them to reflect on how they prepared, whether there was anything that could have helped the process be any smoother, and how they will look after themselves to ensure that they have the stamina to sustain themselves through a busy period. As usual, we recommend taking regular short breaks, eating a balanced diet and getting enough sleep, as well as continuing to allow time for the things that make them smile.

We are aware that, as a year group, Year 10 have created a culture in which they take exams seriously; and that is to be applauded. They are to be credited for wanting to engage with their learning so far and for being motivated to do their very best. However, we would also like to remind everyone that this year group, due to Covid, have never done a formal exam like this – not even SATs. While Year 6 seems a long time ago, the fact that this was raised in our recent Student Voice session is testament to their long memories and perhaps explains some of the nerves. While it is important to do your best, we want students to also keep in mind that this is the first attempt, and they are not expected to be perfect, by any means! It is a time to learn what works and what doesn’t, and to move forward armed with this information, to be even better prepared in future.

⭐ STARS OF THE WEEK ⭐

10CX: Serina S - for persevering so well with her work experience placement and securing a place in a short amount of time - well done for your excellent persistence!

10CY: Jessica H - for being a pleasure to have in form time, for always having perfect uniform and for engaging well with form time revision for the mocks.

10EX: Avneet J – for putting loads of effort into Maths, and always asking for feedback on how to improve.

10EY: Sophia L - for acting with integrity every day, never failing to approach every lesson with hard work and a smile.

10MY: Stephanie L and Georgina M - for exploring their interest in Maths by signing up for the Further Maths class

10PX: Amelie M – for getting a merit in her grade 3 singing exam - excellent!

10PY: Keira E - for her consistent effort and great attitude in Maths.

Well done Year 11 for another fantastic week! A lot of the year group sat their final exam today and have left for the weekend feeling overjoyed that they are done and are so close to being able to enjoy their summer. Good luck to those that have their final exams next week.

We are so excited to celebrate with Year 11 on Thursday next week with their celebration morning at school, followed by their prom in the evening, from 7.00pm; information was sent home this week. It is going to be an amazing day, celebrating their time together as a year group, and to reward them for the success they have had with their exam season.

There is just one more week until the longest summer of their life begins. We hope they are ready to dance the night away on Thursday! Have a lovely weekend.