Rossett News Update - 24 November 2023

Year 7 Visit to Pantomime 

Our Year 7 students experienced a memorable trip to Harrogate Theatre yesterday to see the pantomime, Dick Whittington.  Harrogate Theatre is renowned for its panto productions and this year didn't disappoint.  The students enjoyed joining in with the sing-a-longs and silliness and recounted some of the jokes on their walk back to school.  Thank you to Mrs McLurg and her team who organised the trip and even prepared individual bags of sweets for the students to enjoy during the performance.

Project Trust visit Year 13 students

Year 13 welcomed Miss Bettson-Budett from Project Trust yesterday afternoon as part of our focus on Post-18 progression.  Project Trust is an education charity that offers young people across the UK 12 and 8-month international volunteering experiences where students develop confidence, resilience, awareness and leadership skills.   Students found out about the many different gap year options available where they gain transferable skills which can be taken into future careers.  See below or contact Mr Keyworth for further information.

Winter Warmer Concert, Thursday 14 December

Rossett Arts Faculty is delighted to let you know that we are, once again, hosting our 'Winter Warmer' concert on Thursday 14 December from 6.30pm in the Main Hall.   The concert will feature performances by our extra-curricular music ensembles and solo performances which reflect the amazing talent of our students - it promises to be another great evening and Year 7 students have been working extremely hard in their music lessons over recent weeks.  Year 7 parents/carers received full details about the event by letter this week.   Tickets are available from Friday 1 December and can be purchased online via SCOPAY where they can be found under, 'trips & events'. Adult tickets are priced at £4  and includes a mince pie and festive non-alcoholic punch. 

Food Boxes for those in need

We are fortunate to be supported by Harrogate Foodbank who provide food boxes containing essential food items that we can pass on to those families in need.   If you and your family would benefit from receiving a food box to cover a short term need please get in touch with Miss Ali Yousef who can organise this on your behalf.

Christmas Lunch 2023

Our Executive Chef and his team will be preparing Christmas lunch to students and staff on Thursday 20th December and will be served by our Senior Leadership Team.

Reminder:  Flu Vaccinations

The flu vaccine is being offered to all students from Reception to Year 11 again this autumn/winter.  The nasal flu vaccine not only protects your child from the flu but also protects family and friends - especially those who are elderly, young babies, or those who have serious health conditions.  The nasal flu vaccine is very affective at reducing the spread of flu and is painless to administer. 

The Yorkshire Immunisation Team are visiting Rossett School on 6 and 7 December 2023. To give consent for your child to have the flu vaccine, please click HERE.  Even if you do not wish for your child to have the vaccine, please complete the online form so that your wishes can be recorded.

Click HERE to read more information about the flu vaccination for your child.

Reminder: First Aid Club Christmas Collection for Ukraine

As part of their on-going fundraising campaign, Rossett First Aid Club are, once again,  organising a collection on behalf of 'Yorkshire to Ukraine'.  This local charity is seeking donations (listed below) and aims to deliver them to refugee camps and people in need in the Ukraine.  

Items must be in good, clean, useable condition. The charity are looking for warm clothing, bedding, duvets, children's clothing, toys, baby items, cleaning products, sanitary items, toiletries, tinned and long life foods, pet food, hats and gloves. All items must be received by 15 December.  The drop-off point for donations is our First Aid department behind main reception. Thank you for your support with this worthwhile charity.

Reminder:  Early finish on the last day of the Christmas term

We would like to remind you that, as always, Rossett School will finish the Christmas term early - this year on Friday 22 December at 2.00pm.  There will be a change to the  scheduled lessons on this day and all school buses will arrive at school and drop off  earlier.

Lunch Menu

We know it is helpful for parents/carers to discuss the following week's lunch menu with their child.  We update  our catering page each week to make this easier to access for all.  Please click HERE for the start of term's lunch menu.