Rossett News Update - 8 December 2023
Headteacher Friday 5 Awards
Well done to all of the students who received a Friday 5 Headteacher's Award this week. These students have been nominated by members of staff for exemplifying Rossett School's 5Rs culture of learning. This week's winners are:
- Merry Robson
- Robert Farnell
- Kayla Ryan
- Freya Smith
- Alfie Andrews
- Jack Bailey
- Roxy Cousins
- Thomas Northwood
- Luke Atkinson
Year 9 Options
After Christmas, our Year 9 students will be undertaking their KS4 option choices. Please find below the timeline of this process:
- Friday 19th January – Form Time – Assembly with Mr Saunders for Year 9s – Options Launch
- Monday 22nd January – e-mail with link to Options Booklet, website and example Options form to students.
- Monday 22nd January – e-mail to parents, which explains options process and provides the relevant links
- Monday 22nd January – Form Time – Assembly with Mr Stone for Year 9s – Options Logistics
- Monday 22nd January – Thursday 1st February – KS4 style lesson delivered in one lesson per subject at KS3
- Monday 22nd January – Thursday 1st February – Individual student meeting with member of SLT to give support and guidance around options subjects
- Thursday 1st February – Year 9 parents evening – opportunity for parents and students to discuss options with their teachers
- Friday 2nd February – Official options form e-mailed to students at 9am
- Wednesday 7th February – 9am – deadline for return of option choices from students
Christmas Jumper Day
We are, once again, joining Save the Children in their fundraising by taking part in their Christmas jumper campaign.
To support this worthwhile campaign students and staff are invited to wear a Christmas jumper, or a 'normal' jumper with Christmas colours (red, green, gold) on Friday 15th December. This is a great way to spread some festive cheer whilst raising money for a good cause.
However we need to remind students that jumpers should be appropriate and respectful of others and they must still wear their normal school trousers, skirts and shoes. We would appreciate parent/carer support in ensuring your child is clear on this message and arrives at school appropriately dressed for the day.
For those who don't wish to participate they must wear their full school uniform.
We would encourage a £2 donation, and you will be able to donate either on-line this year, using your child's Scopay account, or students can hand in a cash donation to their tutor at the start of the school day; we know the charity will be very grateful for any donations, large or small.
Year 7 Disco
It was wonderful to see so many of our Year 7 students attend the PTA's Year 7 Christmas Disco held in the Main Hall last night. DJ Dent, a former Rossett student, provided the music and the event was a great success and enjoyed by all - particularly the photo booth (supplied by our own Mr McKenzie)! Thank you to the PTA for organising this annual event and to the following students who gave up their time to help on the evening:
Neve Cairns, Caludia Asmussen, Brandon Winder and Brodie Winder. Also thank you to Ewan McIntosh, Olivia Penman and Hugo Perez-Gonzalez who provided First Aid support for the event.
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 today and can be purchased online via SCOPAY where they can be found under, 'trips & events'. Adult tickets are priced at £4 and include a mince pie and festive non-alcoholic punch.
Careers Fair
We are looking forward to hosting our whole-school Careers Fair on Wednesday 13 December between 9.15am and 1pm. Students from each year group will have the opportunity to talk to local employers, further and higher Education providers and apprenticeship training organisations, as well as hearing from volunteering organisations to help them explore the wealth of employment, learning and development opportunities available locally and further afield. The event will take place in the Sports Hall and students have a timetabled session per year group to talk to our contributors and discuss future careers opportunities. Our Careers Fair Parents newsletter was sent out earlier this week and is available again here.
LRC News from Mr Asker
It is very sad to see that the writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah has died this week aged 65. Benjamin Zephaniah wrote novels and poetry for children and his first book for younger readers, Talking Turkeys, was hugely successful when it was first published. He was a fierce and passionate advocate for the role and importance of children’s books, children’s writing, diversity in children’s books and the importance of libraries in schools and local communities. The world of children’s literature is much poorer for his passing, and he will be greatly missed.
On a happier note, we now have a lovely Christmas tree in the LRC which is bringing much needed cheer and light to a dark and wet December. My thanks to the Library elves for their hard work in decorating it so nicely with no apparent arguments between them which is something of a first and very welcome indeed.
Next week I will share some thoughts on books with a Christmas or winter theme. In the meantime, I wish you a bookish and peaceful weekend.
Mr Asker
Extra-curricular Clubs
Year 7 First Aid Team
Well done to our Year 7 First Aid team who were learning about controlling bleeding this week - what a great job they did with their bandaging!
Final 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.
Congratulations to our fantastic musicians on their recent exam success...
- Olia Nagirna Grade 5 Piano: Pass
- Millie Price Grade 3 Piano: Pass
- Natasha Littlejohns Grade 5 Piano: Merit
- Max Taylor Grade 5 Drums: Pass
- Yusuf Ula Grade 1 Drums: Distinction
- Divija Yadav Grade 1 Drums: Distinction
- Martha Buono Grade 1 Keyboard: Distinction
Next week's fixtures...
PE Stars of the Week...
PE STARS of the week go to Ellie Clarke-Walker, Xander Dall, Freya Hemingway, Toby Peart, Max Thompson, Ruby Williams and Jackson Yavala for their outstanding contribution to PE, consistently demonstrating the 5 R’s. The students will be receiving double points for being exceptional learners #ASPIRE #RemarkableRossett
What's happening this term...
Wednesday 13 December
- Whole School Careers Fair 9am-1pm
Thursday 14 December
- Winter Warmer Concert: Main Hall
Friday 15 December
- Christmas Jumper Day
Wednesday 20 December
- Festive Christmas Lunch
Friday 22 December
- Last day of term: Finish at 2.00pm
Advance Notice:
- French and Spanish GCSE Mock speaking exams will take place week commencing 15th January 2024
