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Friday 15 December 2017 End of Term Edition

Dear Parents and Carers

It was a pleasure to formally celebrate the outstanding examination achievements by last year’s Year 11 and Year 13 students at our annual Senior Prize Giving Evening on Wednesday. Our guest of honour was Alexandra Rickham, an inspirational athlete who has represented Team GB at three consecutive Paralympic Games, winning bronze in London and Rio with her sailing partner, Niki Birrell. Alexandra is the epitome of grit and resilience after a diving accident at the age of only 13 years old left her with spinal damage which lead to significant paralysis and she spoke movingly about how she has managed to seize every opportunity even when life hasn’t always gone to plan. Our Head Girls, Sarah Alford and Izzy Kinder, concluded the evening, reflecting on their time at Rosebery as their term of office comes to an end. Sarah and Izzy have been wonderful role models and have been central to so many of the key events over the last year, including the Jo Cox Get Together and our Well-Being Week. It has been a joy to work with them. I am delighted to announce that after a very rigorous process, Sophie Watts and Freya Hawken are to be our Head Girls for 2018. It was, as ever, an almost impossibly difficult decision and all the shortlisted candidates performed superbly. I know that the Deputy Head Girls, Ciara Sirkett, Sarah Atherton, Anabel Hindmarsh and Samantha Perren will also make a tremendous impact in their role as Inclusion, Well-Being and Community Ambassadors and all six students should be very proud to have been chosen by staff and peers to form the new Sixth Form Leadership Team.

Return to school: key reminders

School reopens for all students at 8.30 on Wednesday 3 January 2018.

Please make sure that uniform is checked ready for the new term. We expect everyone to have black leather shoes, a blue or black coat, and no jewellery other than a simple stud in each earlobe. Please ensure hoodies, trainers and other jewellery are all left at home.

As we reach the end of a very busy term, my warmest thanks to the staff for their hard work this year. We say farewell to Mrs Biggs in the Sociology Department and thank her for the energy, support and passion that she has shared with her students, particularly at A Level, in her time with us. I am very grateful to the governors for all their hard work throughout 2017 and of course, to you, our parents and carers for your patience and support this year. There are some very tired students in our community at the moment, as a result of their very hard work in and out of the classroom throughout this long term; they remain a joy to work with. I hope that the festive period affords you all some time to be with your loved ones. Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year! Ros Allen @RoseberyHT

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IN THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Dates for your Diary (Subject to Alteration)

For our full calendar please click the icon (left)

Monday 1 January 2018 Week 1

Wednesday 3 January Students return to school at 8.30am

Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 January Year 13 Mock Exams

Monday 8 January 2018 Week 2

Monday 8 – Friday 12 January Year 11 MFL Mock Exams

Year 13 Mock Exams

Thursday 11 January 6.00pm - 7.00pm Year 13 Berlin Trip Information Evening Sixth Form Coffee Bar

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

Headteacher Commendations ..................................................................................................................................................... Pages 3 & 4

Senior Prize Giving Ceremony ................................................................................................................................................................... Page 4

PE News .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 5

Give Rugby a Try! ........................................................................................................................................................................................ Page 5

English and Media Boosters ..................................................................................................................................................................... Page 5

Christmas Concert – Student Article ..................................................................................................................................................... Page 6

Young Voices .................................................................................................................................................................................................. Page 6

Christmas Lunch ........................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 6

Film Media Academy Flyer ....................................................................................................................................................................... Page 7

Young Minds Activities ................................................................................................................................................................................ Page 7

School Christmas Card Illustration .......................................................................................................................................................... Page 8

PSA News ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... Page 9

Consultations on Admission Arrangements ......................................................................................................................................... Page 9

Christ Church, Epsom – Vacancies .......................................................................................................................................................Page 10

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Headteacher Commendations

973 have been given this year with every student receiving a hand written card and invited to meet with me on a Friday morning. Well done to the last nominees of this term. Year 7 - Mr Chamberlain has nominated Elizabeth Barratt 7MY for her wonderful contributions and homework in History, Mrs Anderson has nominated Erin Gladhill 7MX for her kindness, patience and loyalty to her friends, Miss Krajniewski has nominated Emily Gilbertson and Scarlett Tillman 7CY, Ilana Alford and Zara Carbon 7CX for being such a pleasure to teach and always doing the right thing, Mr Breaden has nominated Tilly Anderson-Smith 7MX for outstanding engagement & achievement in her Science lessons through this term and Mrs Kowalski has nominated Ruby Mitchell 7PX for always being engaged in lessons and for her brilliant effort and achievement and Amelia Roberts 7MY for her excellent contribution in Science lessons.

Year 8 - Mrs Coombes has nominated Romy Clarkson 8EX for achieving the goal of no Behaviour Points in a week, Ms Baker has nominated Ellie Bird, Katie Goodyear, Tara Cordukes, Marysia Chudzik, Jessica Light and Ella Flack 8CY, Lauren Thorpe and Amy Brockett 8EX, Neha Chokski, Maddie Cuthbert and Carrie Ritchie 8MX, Emma Ritchie, Georgina Winder and Sophie Lomas 8MY for having a consistent focused and conscientious attitude to their Computing lessons across the term. Miss Krajniewski has nominated Lauren James and Jessica Webster 8PX for being such a pleasure to teach and always doing the right thing, Miss Tranza has nominated Grace Cheal 8CY for her lovely presentation about global warming in form time; she put a lot of effort and thought into it. Mrs Kowalski has nominated Lottie Benton 8PY for always being engaged in lessons and for her brilliant effort and achievement.

Year 9 - Mr McDonnell has nominated Fleur Cheal 9CX for scoring top of the class in the energy test, Mr Lines has nominated Vera de Monchy 9MX, Elland Tauxe and Sasha Tiley 9EX for working extremely hard throughout this term and for producing some excellent pieces of classwork. Mrs Anderson has nominated Alex Thorpe 9EX for showing remarkable resilience and confidence in class, Miss Krajniewski has nominated Viki Popova 9EY and Charlotte Reynolds 9PY for being such a pleasure to teach and always doing the right thing, Miss Saul and Mrs Hart-McKee have nominated Zoe Davies, Ruby Hawley and Millie Fallows 9PX for their remarkable actions when their friend fell ill. Mrs Kowalski has nominated Viki Popova 9EY for her excellent effort and achievement in Chemistry, Miss Starr has nominated Noor Hassanali 9MX for showing such a dramatic improvement in her latest Biology assessment, the hard work is paying off. Mrs Browne has nominated Parand Derayzadeh 9EX for her effort and attitude in Chemistry this term and Lisa Howlett 9PX and Reeja Ahmed 9MY for consistently modelling excellent attitude and effort to all lessons. Finally I have nominated Gemma Argyle 9EY for her wonderful design which has become our official Christmas card this year. Year 10 - Mrs Miller has nominated Katerina Elger 10MX for being fabulous in Physics, always contributing, asking questions and getting onto extension materials, Miss Krajniewski has nominated Lucy Horton and Ellie Harrold 10PY, Monica Kitchen and Jessica Winder 10CY for being such a pleasure to teach and always doing the right thing. Miss Ramsay has nominated Erin Cowley 10EY for her hard work in PE and Mrs Kowalski has nominated Holly Brittain 10EY for her demonstration of excellent skills in quantitative Chemistry and Fiona Shehu 10PX for her excellent effort and achievement in Chemistry. The TAs have nominated Sayra Abdul 10CX for her positivity, resilience and her never ending good humour, Miss Starr has nominated Alice Fennell 10MX for working very hard in Biology and always choosing to do the right thing, Mr Griffiths has nominated Katerina Elger 10MX, Fiona Shehu 10PX and Martha McRobb 10CX for consistently being willing to challenge themselves and to persevere when topics get tricky. Miss Risby has nominated Kirsten Harwood 10CY for her pursuit of excellence in French this term, Mrs Dever has nominated Hana Ahmad 10PX for an excellent scripted performance showing great progress in Drama and Mrs Compton has nominated Lola Quehan 10PX for her marked improvement and enthusiastic participation in Pilates.

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Year 11 - Mr Chamberlain would a like to nominate Jess Long 11EX for her much improved attitude to learning in History, Miss Krajniewski has nominated Millie Jones 11PX and Dixie Byfield 11MX for their superb effort in Science this term, Miss Devonish has nominated Amy Skinner 11CX for her amazing achievements and hard work in History this year, Mr Breaden has nominated Anny Barbosa 11EY, Amy Catcheside 11PY, Jasmine Tume and Eloise Adolph 11MY, for their positive attitude and great level of engagement in our Chemistry revision sessions, Mrs Kowalski has nominated Nabihah Ahmed 11CX for her excellent effort and achievement in Chemistry, Glorious Okonkwo 11MY for always being engaged in lessons and showing a mature attitude towards Chemistry lessons and Dhivia Umashankar 11MX for demonstrating resilience in Chemistry lessons. Finally, Miss Starr has nominated Libby Tarling 11EY for having such a positive term in biology during which time she has always tried her best and kept focused; a fantastic improvement. Sixth Form - Mr Lines and Mrs Davison have nominated Sarah Atherton, Lucy Radcliffe and Saranya Umashankar 12A, Katie Rowden 12B, Emily Dicey 12D and Olivia Rowse 12E for making a superb start to their English Literature A Level and demonstrating high levels of engagement and curiosity throughout this term. Miss Krajniewski has nominated Valerie Ho 13A, Will Richards 12B, Charlotte Clark 13C, Lauren Williams 12D and Charlotte Slatter 13F for their superb effort in Biology, Mrs Barlow has nominated Holly Dear 13F for her help and support in Food & Nutrition classes and for her brilliant work on the Christmas lunch for our students, Mrs Kowalski has nominated Scarlett Hilson-Wheeler 13F for finding her passion for Chemistry and to continue to improve lesson to lesson and Clare Gorton 12B for her excellent assessment in all modules in Chemistry. Miss Starr has nominated Annabelle Bryan 12F for persevering in Biology and scoring an excellent grade in her latest test as a result and Charlotte Clark 13C for her absolute determination and dedication for achieving her absolute best in Biology and Mrs Boddy has nominated Lucy Sarjeant 13D for doggedly working through really hard Further Maths and nailing it! Miss Subramaniam has nominated Anabel Hindmarsh 12D, Emily Dicey 12D, Megan Smith 12C, Lauren Sparham 12A, Lizzie McCaffrey 13D, Isabella Harris 12D, Ruby Waters 13E, Emily Palmer 13E, Rose Collins 13B, Alice Mills 13E and Freya Martin 13A for doing such an amazing job at the Christmas Concert. They were an incredibly professional team and did everything from stage managing, setting up and packing down, to rehearsing ensembles and helping to organise younger students into their positions. Mrs Browne has nominated Ruth Gnaniah 12F for her progress in Chemistry this half term as a result of taking on board all feedback provided in and out of class and Clare Gorton 12B for her outstanding progress in Chemistry this term.

Senior Prize Giving Ceremony

On Wednesday 13 December we held our annual Senior Prize Giving ceremony where students were inspired by our Paralympic guest of honour, Alexandra Rickham. As a Paralympic sailor and double bronze medal winner (London 2012 and Rio 2016), Alexandra shared her story and her medals to the delight of our ex Year 11 and Year 13 students. After the ceremony, students and parents were invited to take a closer look at Alexandra’s original winning medals and two of our award winners Isabel Anderson and Abigail Muller joined her on stage (left).

Congratulations to all our award nominees and winners. Miss C Saul, Senior Teacher

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PE News Congratulations to the following students who have reached the Cross Country County finals in January 2018. Holly Hume 7EY, Grace Fordham 7MX, Sophie Lomas 8MY Charlotte Tame 9EX, Emma Brady 10CX and Lauren Flack 11PY. Congratulations to Alex Michael 10MY, for achieving the silver medal in Taekwondo at the Indoor competition in Brussels last weekend. (Pictured left, standing on the right)

Give Rugby a Try!

Sutton and Epsom RFC U15 Youth Girls, of which many Rosebery students are team members, won the Surrey Cup on Sunday! They have been playing matches over the last few months and this was the deciding match from the two pools of teams. The team were all amazing and played the Semi Final and Final in very cold, frosty weather and they had to dig deep to play so well in these conditions, only letting in one try over the two matches against formidable teams, including the 2016 winners. They are now one of the top thirty U15s youth girls teams in the Country. Should your child wish to give rugby a try, please get in touch via our website: https://www.suttonrugby.co.uk/juniors/

Rosebery Students who took part:

YEAR 10 - Emma Brady, Niamh FitzGerald, Brooke Frend, Sophie Goulder-Perks, Rana Ralton, Carys Wakefield YEAR 9 - Hanna Nasir, Sacha Nasir, Estelle Tracey

English and Media Boosters

Well done to all students who used boosters in the Autumn term in order to help them to make progress. Please note

that from January 2018 boosters for Media continue as usual on Tuesday lunchtimes and Thursdays after school.

English boosters will be changing during January as our regular programme of Year 11 and Year 13 revision sessions

begin. We will send out details of these in due course. We are hoping to run a homework club for Years 7-10 English

students on a Thursday instead.

Mrs K Cook, Head of English & Media

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Christmas Concert Article by Lizzie McCaffrey, Year 13

On Monday 4 December we held our annual Christmas concert at Epsom Playhouse. This year a whopping 200

students participated as we had our first ever 'whole school choir' which sang a medley of songs from Les Miserables,

including some fantastic solos from across all the year groups. We also enjoyed the usual items from the orchestra

and Rosebery Singers, as well as some groovy tunes from Big Band and Broadway Band. Some smaller groups, such as

octet and flute ensemble treated us to a few Christmas songs (and Christmas jumpers!!). The Year 9 and 10 music

classes also got involved with a song each - the Year 9's had composed their own!! Both the matinee and the evening

performances were smooth, successful and thoroughly enjoyable and we can't wait for next year!

Young Voices It was a pleasure to walk through the Ashley Centre in Epsom on Wednesday afternoon

and hear the beautiful sounds of our Young Voices singing some festive favourites.

Thank you to all the students who took part.

The Music Department

Christmas Lunch Staff and students came together to enjoy their

Christmas Lunch this week. The canteen was positively

brimming with festive spirit. Carols were playing and the

students were singing along!

Enormous thanks go to our Canteen staff for the delicious

lunch and organisation.

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BOOKING NOW!

We have a few spaces left for next term! Please visit our website www.filmmediaacademy.com to book.

The #Take20 Parents' Hub: 20 Activities in 20 Minutes

Talking to your child about how they’re feeling can be hard. By taking 20 minutes with them to do an activity you’ll both enjoy, you’ll create a relaxed space. Try the activities from the link below:-

https://youngminds.org.uk/take20/20-activities-for-20-minutes/

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Consultations on Admission Arrangements for September 2019 The following schools are currently consulting on their admissions arrangements for September 2019.

Full details can be found on their websites if you would like further information or would like to comment.

The Beacon School: http://www.thebeaconschool.co.uk/955/draft-admissions-policy-2019-for-consultation

Esher High School: http://www.esherhigh.surrey.sch.uk/377/admissions-2019-consultation

Glyn School: http://www.glynschool.org/38/admissions-years-7-11

The Orchard School: http://www.orchard.surrey.sch.uk

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Youth and Families Worker

Salary: £21,000-£24,000 per annum (dependent on qualifications and experience).

Contract: Full time (35 hours), flexible hours including Sundays, currently funded for 3 years.

Do you have a passion to share Christ’s love with others, particularly children and young people?

Do you relate easily to adults and children?

Christ Church Epsom Common is seeking a Christian worker to develop its growing mission to children and

families.

This is a newly created role and is a fantastic opportunity to help grow and develop existing and new

relationships with families and young people in exciting, fresh directions. The post-holder will lead and co-

ordinate activities currently based within the church and also in the wider community. You will have lots of

energy and have plenty of good ideas. Most important is a passion for your work and your faith. Experience

of working with children and/or families in a voluntary or paid capacity is essential.

This is a permanent role, with funding currently in place for 3 years.

Closing date for applications: Friday 19 January 2018. It is proposed that interviews will be held in late

January/early February with a starting date of Easter 2018.

There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder is a Christian.

We are an equal opportunities employer. All offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory DBS check at

an enhanced plus level.

Vacancy for Musical Director

We seek to appoint a talented and versatile musician to lead and develop this lively Anglican Parish with a

broad musical tradition. This includes

Competent musicians and good admin support

Choir and Music Group

Wide repertoire of resources

Restored William Hill Organ

RSCM rates offered plus Fees. Enhanced DBS required.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 31 January 2018.

Further details for both positions and an application pack are available to download from our website

www.christchurchepsom.org.uk.

For any further questions, please contact Reverend Rosemary Donovan on 01372 720302.

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And Finally….

Staff and students have celebrated the last day of term with their Christmas jumpers for charity day. They have

collectively raised approximately £300 for Save the Children charity. Now they are all off Ho Ho Home to enjoy

the Christmas holidays!

Happy Christmas one and all.