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Dear Parents and Carers Today we launch one of our principal fundraisers of the year and it is one that is very close to our hearts. We are hoping to raise a great deal of money for Pancreatic Cancer UK in honour of our friend, colleague, teacher and loved one, Alan Celine, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer in October of this year. Mr Celine has been an inspirational Maths teacher and Senior Leader at Rosebery School for the last nine years and has had a profound impact on the lives of so many children and colleagues during that time. This disease is an especially cruel one and it will take Mr Celine, who is now receiving palliative care, from us far too soon. One of his greatest wishes is that we do all we can to raise money for Pancreatic Cancer UK which works to fund research into this particularly aggressive cancer. Alan wants the odds of survival from this cancer to be better for future sufferers than they were for him, through the development of ground-breaking treatments and drugs.

Our first event will be on Friday 30 November, when students and staff are invited to wear something purple - purple is the colour of the charity Pancreatic Cancer UK. Purple ribbons are available to purchase for a suggested donation of £1. Form tutors will be collecting any additional donations on the day in form time and we will have Krispy Kreme donuts on sale in the quad at break time for £1. We will also be carrying out a collection at the Christmas Concert on Tuesday 4 December at the Playhouse. We have set up a Just Giving page for the charity in Mr Celine’s name and you can donate to the cause directly through this link:

https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/pancreaticcanceruk-alanceline

Mr Celine’s family, friends and the Rosebery community will be very grateful for any contribution you feel able to make in his name to this, sadly vital, and very worthwhile, cause. Have a good weekend. Ros Allen @RoseberyHT

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Dates for your Diary ........................................... 2

PE Results & Fixtures .......................................... 2

Year 7 Fundraising News ....................................3

Exams Notice ........................................................3

Word of the Week ...............................................3

Science and Maths Achievements ....................4

Music Festival 2018 .............................................5

Student Co-Planners ............................................6

PSA Rosebery Christmas Fair Stalls ...................7

Rosebery Christmas Concert ..............................7

PSA Christmas Fair Raffle ...................................7

Bourne Hall Museum

‘Struggling Suffragettes’ .....................................7

Christmas Fair .......................................................8

THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Weekly News Round

Rosebery News

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Dates for your Diary (Subject to Alteration)

Click the calendar for further dates

w/c Monday 26 November 2018 Week 2

Monday 26 November Geography Trip

Year 11 Art Mock

Arup Group & Science Museum -

London

Tuesday 27—Wednesday 28 November Year 11 PE Practical Mocks

Senior Maths Challenge

Epsom College

Friday 30 November

6.00pm—8.00pm

Go Purple—Pancreatic Cancer UK

Fundraising

PSA Christmas Fair

Hall, Sixth Form

w/c Monday 3 December 2018 Week 1

Monday 3—Friday 7 December Year 11 Mock Exams Hall, M2, M3

Monday 3 December 6.00—7.30pm Ski Trip Information Evening Sports Hall

Tuesday 4 December Performances at

2.00pm & 7.00pm

Christmas Concert Epsom Playhouse

Thursday 6 December 4.00pm—7.00pm Year 13 Parents’ Evening Hall

Friday 7 December Public Speaking (LAMDA) Exams D2

SPORT DATE TEAM SCHOOL AGAINST HOME/AWAY

HOCKEY Tuesday 27 November U14 St Teresa’s AWAY @ St Teresa’s

GYMNASTICS Tuesday 27 November Years 9 & 10 Blenheim AWAY @ Blenheim

CRICKET Tuesday 27 November U13 District Tournament AWAY @ Ashcombe

FOOTBALL Wednesday 28 November Year 7 Blenheim AWAY @ Ashcombe

NETBALL Thursday 29 November Year 9, 10 & 11 Ashcombe AWAY @ Ashcombe

GYMNASTICS Thursday 29 November KS3 & 4 Trampolining Competition AWAY @ Esher High School

PE RESULTS

PE FIXTURES

SPORT DATE TEAM SCHOOL AGAINST RESULTS

HOCKEY Monday 19 November U14 Country Trophy 4th

FOOTBALL Monday 19 November Year 7 Blenheim Postponed until 28/11

NETBALL Tuesday 20 November Year 7 Therfield Blenheim

Won 6—0 Won 8—1

NETBALL Wednesday 21 November Year 7 C&D St Andrew’s Won 6—3

HOCKEY Wednesday 21 November U19 Nonsuch Won 2—0

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WORD OF THE WEEK

Year 11 Mock Examinations Year 11 Mock Examinations begin on Monday 3 December - Thursday 13 December. Parents can view exam timetables via INSIGHT. Students are reminded to check the Examinations Notice Board outside the Staffroom on a daily basis for the room and seat number of their exam.

All students are expected to bring the following equipment to their mock exams:

Black Biro Pencil, Ruler, Protractor, Pair of compasses, Highlighter A scientific calculator (Casio FX-83GT series is recommended)

Pencil cases and water bottles must be see-through. Water only, no juice. Bags, coats, mobile phones and smartwatches are not allowed into an exam room and are to be left in lockers.

If you have any queries you would like to raise with the Exams Office, please email exam.office@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk

EXAMS NOTICE

Huge Congratulations

to our Year 7 Students who have raised an incredible amount of money for Children in Need.

During the week the students have baked cakes, collected coins, entered sponsored activities (including a sponsored silence — highly recommended!) and this all culminated in a movie night, The Greatest Showman.

Thank you to all parents and carers, staff and students for your support. The amount raised in excess of £1,800 is absolutely superb.

Miss H Lowe and Miss E Glazebrook

Head and Deputy Head of Year 7

YEAR 7 FUNDRAISING NEWS

£1,800 RAISED OVER

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Well done to the 10 students listed right who have completed the most Science questions on Educake in the past week.

Educake has questions from Biology, Chemistry and Physics for all year groups. It is a great way of revising for the recall questions in preparation for tests.

Students can be set homework on Educake and can also go online at any time to set themselves quizzes. The students (listed right), have completed questions from class and independently.

Well done!

Miss J Starr, Head of Science

Student Form Questions Answered

Emma F 11PY 526

Alanna H 11MX 374

Emma L 11CY 329

Ashlyn L 11CX 283

Lucy H 11PY 250

Lucy B 11EX 225

Jessica W 11CY 173

Harriet W 9MX 169

Sophia A 10CY 166

Katie K 11PY 159

Year 7: Jess L (7MX) Year 8: Ilana A (8CX) Year 9: Zoe B (9PY) Year 10: Denitsa D (10PY) Year 11: Jennifer P (11EX)

Stars of the Week!

Congratulations to the star students for this week.

Miss N Bailey, Deputy Head of Maths

SCIENCE AND MATHS ACHIEVEMENTS

Year 7

Helen S (7EX) Eloise H (7CY) Noreen I (7EX) Marianne H (7EY)

Year 8

Tia H (8EY) Emily R (8MY) Sabihah K (8EY) Tilly A-S (8MX)

Year 9

Sophie R (9CY) Ella F (9CY) Neha C (9MX)

Last week the challenge was about ‘The man who knew infinity (Year 7)’,

‘The Secrets Maths Club (Year 8)’, ‘Checkmate (Year 9)’ and the following

students completed it.

Well done! You will see your name outside the Maths Office on the

Weekly Notices board.

Miss S Reilly, KS3 Mathematics Coordinator

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Piano solo Grades I and II Tilly A S Year 8

Piano solo Grades III and IV Jemma F Year 9

Piano solo Grade V and VI Caroline Y Year 10

Piano solo Grade VII and VIII Amaya L Year 11

Vocal solo Grades I - II Rosie H Year 7

Vocal solo Grades V and VI Ruth H Year 11

Vocal duet 2 separate parts Georgie N and Emily H Year 8

Piano duet and trio Own choice Emma L and Jess W Year 11

Pop and Musical theatre Year 7 Own choice Emily M Year 7

Pop and Musical theatre Year 8 and Year 9 Own choice Hazel C Year 8

Pop and Musical theatre Year 10 and 11 Own choice Elize E Year 11

Vocal Ensemble Own choice Jess M, Amber E and Elena B Year 10

Pop and rock Solo/Ensemble Jo C Year 13

String solo Grades VII and VIII Elena E Year 10

Woodwind solo Grades I and II Lucy W Year 8

Woodwind solo Grades III and IV Rachel A Year 8

Woodwind solo Grades V and VI Katie P Year 10

Woodwind solo Grades VII and VIII Vera D M Year 10

Brass solo Grades III and IV Jemima C Year 8

Brass solo Grades V and VI Josephine A Year 7

Brass solo Grades VII and VIII Maddie B Year 10

Solo Electric Guitar All Anna C Year 7

Drum Kit Amy S Year 12

Instrumental duet Any two instruments with or without

accompaniment

Mariana and Amaya L F Year 11 & 13

Instrumental ensembles Any combination 3+ Brass Ensemble—various

Sisters Own choice Mariana and Amaya L F Year 11 & 13

House Choirs Pankhurst

House Music Festival at Rosebery

The main corridors of Rosebery were filled for three days with the sound of music! There were over 160 entrants in 30 different classes, from Grade 1 Piano up to Grade 8 Euphonium!

We were privileged enough to spend these days listening to and enjoying the student performances however, we left the difficult decision of choosing category winners to our guest judges - professional musicians - Heather Hoyle, Lizzie Searle and Lindsey James.

The week culminated in a concert on the evening of Friday 16 November where the winners were able to showcase their talents to friends and family.

Miss H Subramanian and Mrs N Blackiston,

Music Department

MUSIC FESTIVAL 2018—WINNERS BY CLASS

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On Monday 12 November a group of students from Years 7-13 worked with Mrs Ford and Mrs Cook on becoming co-planners. Excellent teaching and learning is something we are incredibly proud of here at Rosebery, and we are so lucky to have dedicated staff who devote such care to their planning. We also see the value of listening to our students and talking with them to really examine what works in our classrooms. The co-planning training involved several aspects so that these students can be used throughout the year to work with teachers to further develop their lessons and the students’ experiences.

The first part of the session was spent considering what makes a great lesson, both from a student and a teacher’s point of view, and this linked closely with the principles of our Teaching and Learning Charter. Students then considered what teachers have to take into account when planning their lessons and how this may affect the decisions they make in terms of how lessons and activities are structured. The second part of the training involved looking at students giving feedback to teachers about their lessons and how to do this in a way that was both positive and constructive. Students worked on re-framing some negative scenarios and writing coaching style questions that could be used with staff to tweak their lessons and make them even better for our learners.

The most exciting part of the co-planning project was when our students got to work with teachers to co-plan and review their lessons or activities. On Tuesday 13 November, 46 staff signed up to work with the co-planning group! Each teacher brought along a lesson plan or resource which they then discussed with the newly trained co-planners and considered ways to make these lessons/activities even better for the students.

Both staff and students got an awful lot out of working together, with students commenting that it made them appreciate how much time and thought goes in to planning lessons and the key elements that need to be considered. Staff also very much enjoyed the opportunity and valued hearing from the students the ways that they like to learn best, and how these strategies can be embedded in their lessons. Mr Waight and Mr Reid were particular fans and really enjoyed having the opportunity to work with students in this way.

As if all that wasn’t enough, ten of the co-planners chose to do it all over again on Wednesday 14 November, working with five of our new members of staff. Miss Risby is then going to be working with some of the Year 9 co-planners on Wednesday 21 November, and I know other Heads of Departments want to do the same at a later date – that shows how amazing they found the help of the co-planners to be!

Finally, a huge thank you goes to all of the staff and particularly the students involved:

Students:

Year 7: Bella C, Betsy U, Maddie F, Sophia R, Keshika M, Lauren T Year 8 : Sunshine P, Jess R, Isobel T, Arianna H, Hazel C Year 9: Lottie T, Minette W, Sienna S, Iris A, Ruth M, Kianna W, Grace K Year 10: Amelia B, Yasmin H, Eve G, Jo-Ann W, Parand D Year 11: Qanita F, Charlotte W, Sophie G-P, Abbie M-G, Sarah C, Alex M, Lucy H Year 12: Izzy G, Izi C, Elise E, Izzy A Year 13: Freya H, Megan B, Sarah C Mrs C Ford, Assistant Headteacher: Teaching and Learning

STUDENT CO-PLANNERS:

USING STUDENTS TO HELP INFORM OUR TEACHING AND MAKE OUR LESSONS EVEN BETTER!

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