Rossett News Update - 23 June 2023
Rossett Heroes
Our Rossett Heroes this week are: Taran Nijjar (Year 10), Masoumeh Selehi with Larissa Medd (Year 8), Harriet Morris, Chloe Pomeroy, Megan Horner and Adil Berisha (Year 7).
Taran was nominated by Miss Taswell who saw Taran being kind in one of her lessons. The class were revising for a test and Taran noticed another student, who is relatively new to the class, was revising on his own. Taran asked to move and provided his classmate with company and moral support. Miss Taswell wrote, ‘it was great to see Taran taking some initiative by being a kind person to make someone's day that bit better. Thanks Taran!’ What a wonderful thing to do and fully deserving of Rossett Hero status.
Larissa was nominated by a fellow student who wrote, ‘I would like to nominate Larissa because I have found this week really hard and she has been there to brighten up my day. She is a great friend to have around every day.’ Larissa, we know you are a kind hearted soul and I’ve seen it myself in my lessons over the years. Thank you for making our school a brighter place, you are a Rossett Hero!
Masoumeh was nominated by Mr West who wrote, ‘Masoumeh Salehi decided to stay in the LSC on Monday lunchtime as another student was feeling unwell. Masoumeh normally spends lunch outside the LSC with her friends but made the decision to stay with another student as soon as she heard she was unwell.’ This is the sort of selfless kindness that we really value at Rossett. Great work Masoumeh, you are a Rossett Hero!
Harriet was nominated by Ms Harmer who wrote, ‘I’d like to nominate Harriet Morris Yr7 as Rossett Hero. She has been phenomenal in the Legally Blonde rehearsals as Stage Crew, helping organise a team of students much older than her – she has shown great leadership, organisation, and resilience during some very stressful, hot days in the hall! Harriet, thank you for your impressive contributions in giving up your time to make our school performance a great success. You are a Rossett Hero!
Chloe was nominated by a fellow student who wrote,‘I would like to nominate Chloe Pomeroy for always being there when I need help and helping me practise dances in Legally Blonde.’ Staff have also noted what a wonderfully polite and helpful student Chloe is at all times. She is a magnificent role model. Chloe, you are a Rossett Hero!
Megan as also nominated by a fellow student who wrote, ‘I would like to nominate Megan Horner, for Rossett Heroes. Megan always puts 100% into every lesson and never fails to put a smile on everyone's faces. She is always making me rethink my answers and challenging them. As well as this, she is constantly spreading kindness to everyone. An example of this, is she is always offering to help teachers and students without asking. I think Megan deserves this for many reasons however overall she is always there for everyone and is a great friend and student. And I can confirm that your teachers all agree with this wonderful nomination Megan. Well done, you are a Rossett Hero!
Adil was nominated by Ms Barnett who said, ‘Adil has seen another student really upset and crying and he was so kind and caring to this other student giving some much-needed advice on how to cope with stress. He's a really credit school and a pleasure to be around.’ Adil, the rest of the staff feel the same, you are always so polite and kind. 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
Headteacher Friday 5 Awards
Well done to all of the students who received a Headteachers Award this week. These students have been nominated by members of staff and the Headteacher for exemplifying Rossett School's 4Rs culture of learning. This week's winners are:
- Kyla Ryan (Year 7)
- Jake Lamb (Year 7)
- Lydia Penman (Year 8)
- Mille Smith(Year 9)
- Harry Galton (Year 10)
Spotlight on Reading
Year 10 Assessments
Our Year 10 end of year assessments will take place between Monday 26th June and Friday 7th July The assessments for all core subjects (English, Maths and Science) and some option subjects will take place in the Sports Hall in order to provide students experience of this environment prior to their mock exams next year. The remaining option subjects' assessments will take place in classrooms in normal lesson time during this period. A reminder that revision and preparation materials for students can be found on Teams.
Year 12 End of Year Assessments
Our Year 12 end of year assessments will take place over 3 days between 5th-7th of July in the Hunter Block. During this period students will be on a collapsed timetable where they will be studying when not in an assessment. Please see below for an overview of the scheduled assessments. Students have been informed of these assessments and have guidance on what and how to revise from their subject teachers.
Legally Blonde - Wow, What a Show!
If you were lucky enough to come along to Rossett over the last two evenings to watch our production of 'Legally Blonde' I am sure you were blown away by our amazingly talented students who sang and danced their way through the performance. The cast and crew have been working extremely hard rehearsing and perfecting the show for many weeks and we are delighted that all of their hard work has paid off. From main characters of Elle Woods (Mille Smith), Emmett Forrest (Louie Hogg), Serena (Natasha Eagland) Brooke Wyndham (Sofiah Clayton), Pilar (Anwen Murray), Margot (Martha Connolly), Professor Callahan (Ashton Holdsworth), Paulette Buonofonte (Tara Campbell), Warner Huntington III (Toby Hudson) and Vivienne Kensington (Phoebe Connolly) to their supporting cast and crew we congratulate you on the hard work and talent that was evident in the two performances. Thank you to Mrs McLurg and her team for the hard work and late nights required to present such a show.
Battlefields Trip Departs
American Exchange
The last few days of the American Exchange were, once again, packed with lots of fun activities including a trip to Clifford's Tower and the Jorvik Centre in York. The 34th exchange was then celebrated with a 'Pot Luck' supper on the school field and students, parents and staff enjoyed their final evening before waving off their Exchange partners on Tuesday morning. Plans are well underway for the 35th American Exchange which sees our students visiting Maine, USA this October.
LRC News From Mr Asker
In an era of “alternative facts” and “fake news” it remains vital to read books like 1984 by George Orwell and many congratulations to this anonymous reader for returning the book so that others can read the stories timely message on totalitarianism and truth.
In Rossett LRC HQ we haven’t seen books as late as this but a Year 8 student, Elyza, did bring a book to the desk this week to take out which still had the old style ticket in with date stamps going back to the early 2000’s. It was a lovely moment of library nostalgia and Elyza was more than patient as I explained (at length) about library tickets, cards and how you used to take and return books.
We are on the home stretch now in our fiction re-organisation and the student librarians are finishing off alphabetising the sections they are responsible for. The sections that are not yet complete are looked after by our more “chatty” student librarians who do a bit of shelving and then prefer to have a natter before gathering up the next pile. My attempts to speed them along have, inevitably, been met with withering looks. We are getting there book by book.
I hope you enjoy a bookish weekend when it comes.
Mr Asker
Return to Normal School Day
Rossett School Sports Leaders
Parents/Carers of students in Year 9 have received a letter this afternoon with further details of our Sports Leaders Programme here at Rossett. The Sports Leader Award is a great opportunity for students to get involved in sport and focusses on developing leadership kills through a varied programme of events. Students will be invited to attend various sporting events hosted by Rosset and our partner primary school coordinators. If you child is interested please complete the slip at the bottom of the letter and return to Mr Fell by Friday 7th July.
Reminder: New Extracurricular Clubs
Pre-loved Uniform Appeal from PTA
As our current Year 11 have nearly completed their GCSEs we would like to remind you that we would appreciate any donations of unwanted school uniform for the PTA shop. We accept Rossett School logo uniform including ties, blazers and PE kit. These donated items are cleaned and offered again to those who need uniform for a growing child or children. We also accept uniform from all other year groups if your child has grown out of their current supply.
Please send your preloved uniform to school reception to allow us to find it a new home. If you would like to join the PTA or find out more information please email aphelps@rossettschool.co.uk
Many Thanks
The PTA committee.
Congratulations to...
- Alfie Taylor-Neill (Year 8) who has been chosen to represent Harrogate & Craven U14 squad for next season following recent trials.
Lunch Menu
Please note:
Rossett School will close at 2.10pm on the last day of the summer term, Friday 21 July 2023.
What's happening this half term...
Friday 23 June
- Battlefields Trip departs
Tuesday 27 June
- Battlefields trip returns
Wednesday 28 June
- Year 12 The Royal Society of Biology Annual Schools' Quiz - Myerscough College
- Year 11 Prom
Friday 30 June
- Music Tour to Belgium departs
Monday 3 July
- Music Tour returns
Wednesday 5 July
- Year 13 Prom
Friday 7 - Sunday 9 July
- DofE Silver qualifying expedition
Monday 10 July
- Year 12 Work Experience Week
- DofE Bronze qualifying expedition
Tuesday 11 July
- DofE Bronze qualifying expedition returns
Wednesday 12 July
- Year 6 Induction Day
Thursday 13 July
- Year 6 Induction Day
Tuesday 18 July
- Year 7 and Year 8 rewards trip to Flamingo Land
Wednesday 19 July
- Year 9 and Year 10 rewards trip to Flamingo Land
Thursday 20 July
- Sports Day
Friday 21 July
- Last day of summer term: school closes at 2.10pm
