Rossett News Update - 31 March 2023

Rossett Heroes

Our Rossett Heroes this week are Arina Osaulenko, Elena McKenzie and Evie-Rae Edmundson in Year 7 as well as Katie Lamb in Year 8.

Arina came to England early in this academic year from Ukraine and did not speak  English, yet her progress in the language, in just six months, is amazing. Mrs Grimshaw nominated Arina as a Rossett Hero not only due to her fantastic resilience, but also because she is just the kindest, most polite, friendly and helpful student. Arina, you do your country proud and you make us proud – you are a Rossett Hero!

Elena was nominated by Mrs Ula because she is always dressed smartly, always says hello, always supports her peers if they ever need help and doesn’t need to be asked to do so. Mrs Ula says that Elena is always a pleasure to talk to in the classroom and around school.

Evie-Rae has been nominated by Mr Otway for always demonstrating respect, resilience and responsibility but more specifically for being seen helping one of her classmates, on more than one occasion, without being asked to do so. Evie-Rae, you make our community a better place – you are a Rossett Hero!

Katie in Year 8 was nominated by Mr Kilbride for helping a friend during a difficult time. Mr Kilbride says, ‘she handled it beautifully; mature, calm and reassuring. What a lovely, gifted, caring young person.’ Katie, thank you for looking out for others – you are a Rossett Hero!

To find our next Rossett Heroes, we need you! Do you know of any member of the Rossett community that deserves recognition as a Rossett Hero? No matter how big or small you believe the act to be, we want to hear from you - every nominated person will be recognised and congratulated even if they don't make it into the newsletter that particular week.  

 Please email Mr Otway aotway@rossettschool.co.uk if you have witnessed or experienced an act of kindness that we might not be aware of.  

 "Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." - Scott Adams 

 

Friday 5  Headteachers Awards

Well done to all of the students who received a Headteachers Award this week.  These students have been nominated by members of staff for exemplifying Rossett School's 4Rs culture of  learning.  This week's winners are:

Hatice Gundogan (Year 7)

Chloe Lamb (Year 8)

Deon Kativu (Year 9)

Thomas Poffley (Year 10)

William Woolridge (Year 11)

Headteacher recruitment  

Interviews for the future Headteacher of Rossett School are taking place shortly after Easter, ready to appoint for a September start. This is an exciting time for the school, and we look forward to finding the right person to lead the school through its next phase of rapid improvement.  Please see the email to parents/carers sent today for further details.

Transition Showcase Evening

We were delighted to welcome our new Year 7s for September 2023 and their parents/carer to our Transition Showcase Evening on Tuesday.  The event provided the opportunity to hear  from our current Acting Headteacher, Mr Saunders and Mr Sheriff, CEO of the Red Kite Learning Trust.  There were also presentations from our current Year 7 students and the Year 7 pastoral team.

There were performances from students who are currently rehearsing for our summer production of 'Legally Blonde' and everyone was given the opportunity to sample the wonderful selection of food available to our students at a buffet supper in our Learning Resource Centre.  Parents/carers also had the opportunity to speak to our senior leaders and gain further information around uniform, transport, SEND and other aspects of life at Rossett School.  

Our current Year 7 students tell future students what is so fantastic about Rossett School!

Summer 2023 GCSE and A Level Examinations

The Summer 2023 examination timetables for both GCSE and A Level examinations have been completed and are available to view on our website here.

Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award:  Practice Expedition

In true Duke of Edinburgh style, our intrepid Silver Award students set off on their practice expedition to the Yorkshire Dales this morning despite the rain!  Accompanied by Miss Taswell and  Mr Surtees  the students left Rossett  this morning and will be navigating their own route  (further to lots of in-school training) from Embsay to Malham Tarn. 

Miss Taswell and  Mr Surtees   will be closely monitoring the group - from a  distance -  and will be on hand with plasters and a hot drinks throughout the weekend.  The group will spend the night camping in Howgill  and will walk to Kettlewell campsite, via Grassington, on Saturday  finishing in Malham on Sunday.  We wish them all well!

Performing Arts Theatre Trip

All of our KS4 Performing Arts students visited the Darlington Hippodrome yesterday to watch a production of 'Teechers' - a fast-paced comedy written by John Godber. The students were exceptionally well behaved and represented the school with maturity.    Thank you to Mrs Buxey, Mrs McLurg and Miss Lewis for accompanying the students on the trip.

School Production

Rehearsals are well underway for this summer's school production of 'Legally Blonde'.  Over 100 students from across all year groups will be taking part with additional students taking on technical roles and backstage responsibilities.  Our performers are currently working hard on large ensemble numbers and Mrs Buxey reports that the production is coming together nicely.  Parents and Carers will have the opportunity to purchase tickets in the Summer term and the performances will take place on Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd June 2023.

First Aid Club Awards

Our Year 7 First Aid Team received the results of their St John Ambulance assessments this week.  The CPR and First Aid (Part 1)  certificate was awarded to:  Tamara Olusoji, Lara Steele, Alyssa King and Aleah Drabble.  CPR Level 1 was awarded to:  Isabella Green.

Mrs Rogers, our First Aid and Health Manager, presented certificates, chocolate lollipops and Easter bunny's during the groups training session this week.  The Year 7 team will be commencing part 2 of the award after the Easter break.  

Members of our Senior First Aid Team (pictured below) were  presented certificates and took part in an Easter egg hunt  after school yesterday.  Ash Mclean, Niamh Owens, Eilidh Owens, Annalise Groves, Olia Nagirna, Pia Moment, Olivia Penman, Mack Spencer, Giovanni Gelardi, Rachel Carsley and Marth Buono all  completed the babysitting and paediatric first aid courses. Olivia Penman, Giovanni Gelardi, Mack Spencer and Pia Moment also completed the First Aid (Part 1) course.  All of the students, along with Liam Mumford and Thomas King, also completed a CPR and defibrillator training course.

New members are always welcome to join the Year 7 First Aid Team who meet every Tuesday lunchtime in P11 between 1.45pm and 2.05pm and the Senior First Aid Team (Years 8,9,10 and 11) who meet every Thursday after school in P1 or P11 between 3.20pm and 4.20pm.

Sixth Form Easter Egg Raffle

Over the past few weeks our Sixth Form Student Support Officer, Miss Higgins, has been collecting Easter eggs donated by Rossett School staff and students for an end of term Easter egg raffle. The prizes included a £25 donation from the Harrogate & District Soroptimists and a homemade Easter cake donated by Mrs Megginson. The event  raised £172 for this year’s chosen Sixth Form charities; IDAS and Blood Cancer UK. Congratulations to all the winners!

 

 

Students Visit Harrogate College and Leeds College of Building

A group of Year 10 students visited Harrogate College and Leeds College of Building this week as part of our aspirational mentoring programme.  The visits were designed to provide  students with the opportunity to consider their next steps and how these can be achieved. 

LRC News from Mr Asker

A great way into reading for pleasure is the BBC 2 show 'Between The Covers' hosted by Sara Cox.  Each episode Sara is joined by a variety of celebrities who love reading for pleasure as they discuss new releases, old classics, much loved favourites and the quirks, joys and eccentricities of those who can’t keep their nose out of a book.  All of the episodes are available through iPlayer.  Don’t complain if I’m wrong but the weather forecast for the holiday seems to be an improving one, so it is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy a book in the spring sunshine.  An ideal present for your child alongside (instead might be pushing it too far!) the Easter eggs would of course be a book or a trip to your local bookshop for a fresh read to enjoy. Equally a trip to your local library is always worthwhile.

Here in Rossett LRC HQ it has been a busy week with some great Year 8 book chat with a visiting class and lots of “Sir, can you recommend me a book that is quite funny but has a good story too?” and “Sir, do you have that book, you know the one with the red cover that I was reading last time?” Meanwhile the student librarian elves have plans for a major re-organisation of the fiction sections and would like books to be displayed in genres.  Bookish enthusiasm is a brilliant thing but that discussion and any possible re-organisation will have to wait until after the holidays.  Phew! Wherever your holiday takes you and your family then I hope it is a good one and my Easter bookish wishes to you all.

Community Notices...

Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity (HHCC) Summer Extravaganza - It's a knockout 2023

We are excited to announce that through the kind generosity of Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C our Summer Extravaganza featuring It’s A Knockout is returning!  This extraordinary day is back and bigger than ever.  This will be taking place on Sunday 4 June 2023 at the Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C. HG2 7JA.  We would really appreciate it if you could share the below with your faculty, contacts, friends and family. 

This will be an amazing opportunity to enhance team building across departments, colleagues and students over the age of 16 all whilst supporting your local NHS.  Why not compete with other local schools or students verses faculty for some friendly competition?  There’s nothing quite like going head-to-head on a giant inflatable obstacle course for building trust and improving relationships between teams!  It’s not about speed, stamina or strength, all you need to take part is good team communication and an inventive way to solve challenges.

We are looking for teams and individuals to take part in our It’s A Knockout challenge.  Each team that signs up to this wacky challenge will enjoy a wide range of obstacles such as a wheel barrow race, inflatable hurdles, foam surprises and much more.  What you will encounter is anyone’s guess?  You can get involved today by clicking here to register your place for a donation of £25 per person or £250 per team of 10.  

Alternatively if spectating is more to your taste which is great for parents and students under 16, you can come along to the Summer Extravaganza which will be an event packed with something for the whole family to enjoy.  Bouncy castle, face painting, games, donkeys, delicious food and a licensed bar.  Not forgetting the main attraction of It’s A Knockout!  You can get your tickets for £6 per person over the age of 3 or £20 for a family of four.  Tickets include one hot food item and one soft drink.  Click here to join in today

For more information or you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please do not hesitate to give the HHCC and Volunteer Team a call on 01423 557408 or send an email to hdft.hhcc@nhs.net.

What's happening next term...

Thursday 20 April

• Year 11 photographs, in school.

Monday 24 April

• A Level Art exam
• Year 10 Performing Arts Day
• PTA Meeting: 6.00pm in school

Tuesday 25 April

• A Level Art exam

Wednesday 26 April

• A Level Art exam
• MFL GCSE speaking exams

Thursday 27 April

• MFL GCSE speaking exams
• Acoustic Night

Friday 28 April

• MFL GCSE speaking exams

Monday 1 May

• Bank Holiday

Saturday 6 - Sunday 8 May

• Bronze DofE Practice Expedition

Thursday 11 May

• Year 13 Graduation Ceremony, Main Hall

Friday 12 May

• Year 13 final day of Sixth form

Monday 15 May

• Year 13 study leave commences

Saturday 20 - Sunday 21 May

• Bronze DofE qualifier expedition

Friday 26 May

• Last day of half term