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Friday 27 May 2016

Dear Parents and Carers,

We bade a very fond farewell to Year 13 today. They have been a fantastic year group who have contributed enormously to our school throughout their time with us. They are a very talented bunch, who collectively and individually have been great role models to the rest of the school. It was terrific to be part of their last ever school assembly, where certificates to mark their achievements were handed out and where memories from the last 7 years were shared which raised many laughs and some tears, particularly when we paused to remember Natalie and everything that she contributed to this year group. We all wish them the very best for their forthcoming exams and look forward to celebrating the end of those with them at their prom on the 28 June at Burford Bridge. This week the BBC have sent every school in the country a set of Microbits designed to encourage students to develop an enthusiasm for computing and coding in particular. To mark their arrival the Institute of Engineering and Technology came into school to run the Faraday Microchip Challenge for a number of our Year 7 students who were joined by a group from The Beacon School. Their task was to invent a device which could improve people’s lives, with coding as its central function. Their inventions ranged from a sensor for epileptics, a tracker to locate a pet cat, a device which would alert homeowners to potential fire risks and a temperature sensor to alert sunbathers to damage to their skin. It was a pleasure to attend their pitches to the IET facilitator who commented on how innovative and focused the students were.

A reminder about Groundforce Day

Could you spare a few hours on the morning of Saturday 25 June to help us tidy up our grounds? Please contact Jo Garrod [email protected] if you can help. Thank you!

Sadly, at the end of this half term we say farewell to Mr Musser who has been a member of the Music Department this year. We also lose Mrs MacLean who is our Head of Psychology and Deputy Head of Sixth Form and Mrs Thompson, who has contributed to all aspects of our administrative team for the last 10 years. We wish all our departing colleagues very well for the future and thank them for all they have contributed to Rosebery. Thank you for all your support over the last half term. Have a very good week. Ros Allen @RoseberyHT

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IN THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Dates for your Diary (subject to alteration)

30 May to 3 June

29 May to 4 June

HALF TERM

Year 10 French Exchange Trip to Rouen

Year 7 French Trip

June

WEEK 2 Monday 6 School returns Normal time

Wednesday 8 KS3 PHA Art Trip

Thursday 9 Year 11 Biology Revision 11.10-3.00pm

Friday 10 U12 and U14 District Rounders

Monday 13 to Wednesday 15 Year 10 MFL Orals

Due to staff changes, there will be a temporary change to the LRC opening hours

from Monday 6 June 2016 until the end of the Summer Term.

Monday 8am – 4.30 pm

Tuesday 8am – 4.30 pm Thursday 8am – 4.00pm

Wednesday 8am – 4.30pm Friday 8am – 4.00pm

Dates for your Diary and LRC Opening Time Changes Page 2

Headteacher Commendations Page 3

NEW Peer Learning Pilot Scheme Page 4

PSA News Pages 5 & 6

Years 7 – 10 English Exams Timetable Page 7

Students News Page 8

Music News – Summer Jazz Concert Pages 9 & 10

Careers News Page 11

Rosebery Creative Arts Evening Page 12

Basketball Summer Sessions Page 13




Headteacher Commendations

I am delighted that so many students have been nominated this week. Congratulations to them all. Year 7 - Mrs Abbes has nominated Katelyn Barton 7RY for always doing what she should throughout the year and trying so hard all the time and she has also been nominated by Mrs Byrne for working so consistently hard throughout the year and making good progress. Miss Glazebrook has nominated Amy Head 7SX for her excellent work in French all year. Miss Lowe has nominated Safa Hamid, Reeja Ahmed, Harriet Humfress and Aggie Franklin Hardy 7EY and Florrie Petit and Zoe Davies 7RX for their brilliant work with the Year 6 transition students. They were brilliant ambassadors for Year 7 and Rosebery. Mrs Tommasi has nominated Aimee Taylor 7EX for her excellent French town project, which she clearly spent a lot of time on and. She has shown true resilience and determination in her approach to learning at Rosebery; and Mrs Kowalski has nominated Amelie Coop 7SX for her outstanding effort in Science lessons and Amber Elbishlawi 7EX for her brilliant effort and contribution to discussions in Science lessons. Finally, Mrs Barlow has nominated Millie Frow and Areen Al Hyassat 7DX who have organised a Cake Sale, made the cakes and biscuits, sent and out information for the event and worked with a great deal of enthusiasm; and Mr Chamberlain has nominated Sophie Benson 7SX for the high quality of her contributions in History and Estelle Tracy 7SX for her consistent enthusiasm and engagement in History. Year 8 - Mrs Tommasi has nominated Tiana Kates 8EX, Charlotte Williams 8EX, Alisa Strelkova Lundberg 8EX, Katerina Elger 8EX, Kirstie Flynn 8EX, Zoya Danayal 8EX and Aamna Mahmood 8EX for their fantastic behaviour throughout the year; they have no behaviour points. She has also nominated Courtney MacDonald 8DY and Edie Dacosta Jackson 8DY for their excellent weather video. Mrs Martin has nominated Amber Cox 8SY for being cheerful and hard working all year and Dr Swales has nominated Amelia Casciani 8SY for persevering with challenging sequences in Maths.

Year 9 - Mrs Anderson has nominated Keeliann Lee 9SY for responding so positively to her intervention work and Mrs Abbes has nominated Jessica Bird 9SY, Lauren Flack 9RY, Rachael Hawthorne 9DY and Stephanie Williams 9DY for producing an excellent speaking assessment in French. Mrs Dever has nominated Molly Chartres, Liberty Campbell, Isabel Eddison, Jessica Skinner and Gemma Frisby, all in 9EX, for an outstanding drama performance based on John Godber's 'Teechers'. Miss Glazebrook has nominated Ishbel Zuurmond 9SY and Rachel Hawthorne 9DY for outstanding speaking assessments and Mr Styles has nominated Kerri Parsons 9RX for her consistently positive attitude to every aspect of school life. Mrs Browne has nominated Ana Gavrylyuk 9SX and Emilia Kypri 9SX for their continual effort and commitment to chemistry lesson; Mrs Martin has nominated Emma Lomas 9EX for being polite, pleasant, helpful and conscientious all year; and Mrs Warren has nominated Wictoria Viera 9DX for her brilliant effort and contribution to a PE lesson that she covered. Year 10 - Mrs Boddy has nominated Alex Dawe 10RY and Kaitlin Dailey 10SY for an excellent attitude to their learning, leading to their attendance at tutor time support sessions and Mrs Carnegie has nominated Katie Evans 10SX for always giving of her best in lessons and completing all homework thoroughly and on time in RS. Mr Reid has nominated Chloe Greenwood 10SY for showing real resilience with respect to her learning. Mrs Byrne has nominated Holly Fennell 10EY, who always gives 100% commitment to each lesson and supports those around her patiently and sympathetically; and Miss Haggis has nominated Sophie Anderson 10RX, Olivia Hunt 10SY, Amber Hyatt 10EY, Amy Levy 10SY, Ella McClelland 10SX, Collette O'Donoghue 10RX, Imogen Stokes 10SX and Anna Williamson 10RX for their superb work in Textiles. Mr Chamberlain has nominated Molly Purvis 10EX for going the extra mile in History, Rachel Kennet 10DX for the dramatic improvement in her class and homework for History, Kaitlin Dailey 10SY for the quality and quantity of her written work in History and Ellie Sharp 10EY for always giving 100% in class and for her History homework.




Sixth Form - Mrs Maclean has nominated Chloe Morris 13E, Rianna Patel 13B and Holly Freeman 13E for continually supplying her with essays and practice answers for their Psychology exam and for being a delight to teach; and Miss Lowe has nominated Georgia Pritchard 13F for her hard work and focus during the revision period. Mrs Little has nominated Lucy Stone 13C for her outstanding contribution to the Library. Lucy assisted in the reorganising of the non-fiction section of the library as well as manning the library desk. She will miss her commitment to the Library. Miss Glazebrook has nominated Sarah Atia 12B, Victoria Correia 12A, Rhianna Jones 12A, Maria McLean 12C and Elise Smith 12D for their incredible attitude to learning and very impressive progress and Miss Lowe has nominated Rosie Platts 12A for being such a fantastic Year 7 prefect. She turns up to everything and has been an invaluable support to Year 7. Mrs Browne has nominated Meera Amin 13D, Alice Burman 13F, Elena Crilly 13E, Abigail Iles 13F, Imogen Nichols 13A, Vicky Phillips 13E, Rameen Sabir 13E, Katherine Shepherd 13A, Sadia Chowdhury 13C and Nishat Ahmed 13D for their hard work and dedication to Chemistry in the past year, but especially in the last half term. They have been a pleasure to work with.

Dear Parent/Carer

Re: Peer Learning Pilot Scheme

Rosebery School is offering a new scheme, led by Sixth Form students, who would like to support

some of our younger students with their school work or past exam papers in a variety of

curriculum core subjects. In return, the Sixth Formers will gain valuable work experience,

employability skills and evidence, which they can then use when writing their UCAS Personal

Statements. Sessions will take place in school at the end of the day from 3.15pm – 4.15pm.

There will be a small charge to register for access to the Peer Learning Scheme and for

administration. Once registered, Rosebery will match an appropriate Sixth Former to your child

and you will be allowed access to her school email to make appointments. Due to data

protection, no personal details will be shared.

If you would like your child to benefit from this scheme, please contact me at the email address

below. We will then register you and prepare a contract to confirm your agreement to your

child’s enrolment on the scheme.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Frances Keaveney

Careers IAG Manager

[email protected]











Y7-10 English Exams Summer 2016

Year Date Details Recommended revision resources/activities

7 w/c 20th June Students will write an analytical essay focused on a piece of literary non-fiction. Assessed for Reading and Writing

Students will be allowed to bring a planning sheet into the exam so this must be fully completed. It may also be helpful for students to read some additional non-fiction for practice, such as newspaper articles.

8 w/c 13th June Students will be tested in both Reading and Writing. Although the test references Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, it does not rely on students’ knowledge of the Tales.

Students should already be reading for pleasure but this should be increased either in terms of frequency or by the selection of more challenging texts. Students may also benefit from reading non-fiction texts in which writers present a particular point of view, such as in a newspaper editorial piece.

9 w/c 27th June Students will write an analytical essay comparing two poems from WWI: a `named poem’ and another of their choice. This test replicates the format of GCSE Literature paper 2: students will be given a copy of the named poem but must select and refer to a second poem from memory. Assessed for Reading and Writing.

Students will be expected to reference the poetry that they have studied and should revise both key quotations and context. Wider reading of any conflict poetry could also be used to extend their responses.

10 Date tbc but likely to be w/c 27th June

Students will complete the majority of a Lit paper 2: poetry anthology and `An Inspector Calls’.

Students have studied both texts and should undertake exam revision using resources such as Litcharts or BBC Bitesize. To assist students with their preparation of `An Inspector Calls’, they are encouraged to focus their revision on two specific topics: Sheila Birling and the theme of Responsibility.

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Year 9 Trip to a local Care Home

Students in 9RX ventured out of school on

Wednesday 18 May to meet the residents at

Epsom Lodge Care Home. The girls spent

the afternoon at the home, sharing an

insight into life at Rosebery and, in return,

hearing everything from stories about the

Second World War, to the trick to

maintaining a fifty-year marriage (and

counting!).

Many thanks go to Charlotte Middleton and

her family for welcoming the girls so

warmly. 9RX are already planning when

they might return the favour, by inviting the

residents to Rosebery for coffee – and more

stories!

I am very proud of the students who

behaved impeccably.

Mr Styles

Rosebery Gymnast Tipped for Top!

The PE Department are very proud of

Sophie Scott (pictured) as she made

the papers last week. Sophie is

tipped to be a top British gymnast

and her recent success at the Artistic

British Gymnastics Championships,

where she took the Gold medal, has

put her firmly on track for the

Olympic squad!

Congratulations Sophie, Mrs South




Rosebery Summer Jazz Concert 2016

The annual Summer Jazz Concert took place on Saturday 14 May in the School canteen. It featured Big Band, the Brass

Ensemble, Broadway Band and Rosebery Singers, as well as the Aberdour School Band, who also played with the Big

Band for the third year.

The evening featured many pieces by the Big Band, including Forget You, I Want You Back, and Uptown Funk. Tillie

Yorke played I Will Always Love You on the saxophone and there were first performances of GCSE blues compositions

by Alice Mills and Ruby Waters.

The Rosebery Singers performed Puttin on the Ritz, Blackbird and Fly Me To the Moon, The Octet Crazy Little Thing

and Reet Petite, the Saxophone Quartet played the theme from the Pink Panther and the new Trombone Quartet

played I’ve Got Rhythm.

Thanks to Mr Eaglestone for preparing the brass groups, to Mr Musser for accompanying the Rosebery Singers,

Mrs Dilnot, who accompanied Big Band, and, of course, special thanks to Mr Valenti for organising the evening, and

directing Big Band, Broadway Band, Octet and Saxophone Quartet.

Congratulations to Anna Williamson, who was awarded the cup for Jazz Musician of the Year 2016.

Mrs Turner, Head of Music










Careers – ‘What’s My Line’? Are there any more parents out there who would like to take part in a Year 10 ‘What’s My Line’ careers activity on the morning of Tuesday 12 July 2016 in school between 9am - midday? So far we have a Nurse, Beautician and two Engineers. Parents willing to take part will be asked to bring in three props or tools of your trade to prompt the students to ask a series of questions to try and guess your job. Parents can award points to students who ask the best questions or who make the fastest or most accurate guess, which would give the activity a competitive edge. In the past, this has been a fun and engaging careers event which allows students to learn about a range of different career options in an informative way and also to build the students’ confidence and communication skills by asking questions. If any parent would like to take part, please email Mrs Keaveney - [email protected].

Atkins will be running an IET Open House Event for students, parents and teachers. The purpose of the event is to provide a brief insight in the world of engineers and environmental scientists. They will aim to answer questions on how they got into their careers and what they do on a daily basis.

The event will be held at: Woodcote Grove, Epsom (5 – 6 pm, with arrival refreshments from 4.30 pm) on Friday 29 July 2016.

The event is free of charge, however spaces are limited and will need to be booked. These are available at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iet-open-house-2016-atkins-epsom-tickets-25597663300

SAVE THE DATE!

ROSEBERY’S CREATIVE ARTS EVENING

Thursday 16 June 2016



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