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Dear Parents, Carers and Students 3 July 2020

It has been a joy to see the remaining Year 7 students in school this week, even for a relatively short time and the difference in their spirits between their arrival and departure was evidence enough that they had enjoyed being with each other and that the session had offered them the chance to refocus and reconnect with Rosebery. We are looking forward to Year 9 joining us for a similar experience over the next couple of weeks. We have also been very pleased to meet with Year 11 students who have applied to our Sixth Form to confirm their choices for next year and to check in with them in person after over three months away from school. I was very inspired and impressed by the students with whom I had the privilege of meeting. Having endured a period of great sadness and frustration about the cancellation of their exams they were, without exception, looking forward with optimism and pragmatism to September, and had managed to achieve a very impressive and mature sense of perspective on this highly unusual situation, a perspective which many adults have not yet reached! Indeed, this has been our experience of talking to many of our Year 10 and Year 12 students who have returned; they have demonstrated much greater levels of resilience, courage and determination than those who are not fortunate enough to work with young people give them credit for. We are very clear that if we are given the opportunity to do so, we can provide a safe and stimulating environment for all our students in September which will engage them in new learning and will allow them to re-establish their learning routines and relationships with their teachers, and as importantly, with each other. You may be aware that the first significant guidance for September was published on Thursday and you will understand that at the time of writing we are still processing this lengthy document. The DfE have published a guide for parents which you can find here. As you will probably be aware the guidance talks about the creation of year bubbles to reduce the mixing of year groups, the staggering of breaktimes, the organisation of desks to all face the front of the room, and the way in which the integrity of the bubbles should be balanced against any loss of a broad curriculum, which it states very strongly should be maintained. It would be foolish for me to make any significant comment on this until we and the Trust have spent time properly evaluating how we will interpret this for our children, however there is no doubt that this will create significant challenges for us and as with other aspects of our lives, it is clear that it is going to take some time before school feels and looks as it once did. I hope, however, that we have demonstrated to you since 1 June, that we are absolutely committed to providing as meaningful experience as possible for all our students, even if some compromises on usual activities have to be made. It is also worth saying that the second announcement for schools has now been scheduled for 11 August, so once again, I must stress that any plans that we make now, may be subject to considerable change then. It is worth concluding this week, that whilst so much is uncertain and unclear, some of the features of this time of the year remain very much the same. As always, several of our new staff have started with us this week, so that they can be as prepared as possible for the new school year, and they were very pleased and excited to be joining us. And the other very important new members of our community, our new Year 7 cohort, discovered which tutor group they are going to be in this week, through a live tutor reveal session on GoogleMeet, which despite the fact that we could not host this in school as usual, was a lovely event. Have a good weekend. Ros Allen @RoseberyHT

GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE FOR E-SAFETY Please click on the links below to access important information regarding e-safety guidance for your child:

YEAR 7 DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES Designer of the Week! This week Year 7 were invited to enter the Design Ventura Mini Challenge, run by the Design Museum. The challenge was to design a product to improve everyday life and one that could be sold in the museum shop. The product also had to target a specific audience such as adult design enthusiasts, young people, students or families.

This week’s 'Designer of the Week' is: Libby C (7PX) Her design uses reflective paint that can be painted on the wheels of a bicycle to allow it to be more visible to other road users; she hope this design will improve safety for cyclists, encouraging more people to cycle and therefore also helping the environment by reducing pollution.

I am also delighted to announce that Jessie P (7EX) was selected by the Head of Learning at the Design Museum as this week’s final winner of the Design Ventura Mini Challenge; her design 'Bagnic' (pictured below) is a picnic bag that opens up into a picnic blanket.

Very well done Jessie, your prize from the Design Museum will be on its way to you in the post!

JUNIOR MATHS CHALLENGE

The Junior Maths Challenge usually takes place in April. This year the UKMT were able to rearrange the challenge and it took place online instead; 7 of our students volunteered to take part.

Congratulations and thank you to the following students for taking part:

Mia H 7MX Gretel H 7PX

Ellie Z 7EX Lilly C 7CY

Saima J 7PX Sylvie M 7CX

Rosie H 7PY

Miss A Watson, Maths Teacher

MEDIA

The (not so) Secret Cinema Club is now online!

This week’s choice is The Truman Show which is on Sony Movies on Sunday 5 July at 2.30pm. Contact Mrs Bonfanti for an activity pack and competition to go with the film at nbonfanti@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk Congratulations to Swami M, 7MX and Shalanee M,

7EX for winning the 13 Going on 30 competition. They wrote great accounts of what it would be like to wake up 30 years old and have won a £5 Amazon gift voucher each!

The BBC Young Reporter Club may not be meeting in OK1 this term but if you are interested in becoming a reporter, send a story in . This week we passed the milestone of 100 days in lockdown. Here are some young people’s account of how they have spent it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTKS0GVWAFE

How does that compare to your experiences? Share your story with Mrs Bonfanti at nbonfanti@rosebery.surrey.sch.uk and it could be on our Rosebery News website or submitted to the BBC.

Mrs N Bonfanti, Media Studies Coordinator

Stars of the week!

Sienna B 7PX

Emilia L 8MX

Raven W 9PY

Emilia H 10PX

Lila N 11EX

Miss N Bailey, Head of Maths Miss S Reilly, Deputy Head of Maths & KS4 Maths Coordinator

Kate B 8PX

Katie L 9EY

Tia H 9EY

Well

done!

Lauren L 7CY Shalanee M 7EX Sylvie M 7CX Holly S 7EY Emma G 7CY

MATHS ACHIEVEMENTS

Mrs N Bonfanti, Media Studies Coordinator

Monday 29 June to Friday 3 July, 11:59pm

Submit your stories today Now open: 500 Words: Black Lives Matter story-writing competition

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Teachers, parents, and guardians: Unleash your pupils' creative power and get their voices heard today.

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WRITING COMPETITION

LIBRARY Grave Mistake by Ngaio Marsh

If you are a mystery lover you might enjoy trying one of Ngaio Marsh’s mysteries. They are modern classics so the language is more familiar. She will also challenge your vocabulary. I learned a new word reading this “Mimbling”! The death of Sybil Foster is originally ruled as suicide but Chief Superintendent believes she was murdered. The investigation centres around three main suspects. It will keep you guessing until the end. Suitable for all

Mrs J Little, Librarian

This is an important safety message from Tandridge Police for students and parents/guardians about the dangers of OPEN WATER SWIMMING

• Open water and lakes are usually colder then water in a pool which can effect a child or adults swimming ability

• Falling into freezing water can also result in shock which can lead to panic and drowning

• The dangers of swimming in non-monitored water is that there could be items under the water like tyres, containers and other items abandoned that you could injure yourself on limiting your swimming

• Plant life and seaweed is also dangerous because you can get caught in it and be dragged under

NOTICE FROM SURREY POLICE