Rossett News Update - 25 Oct 2024

A Message From Mr Milburn

As we begin the half term holiday, I wanted to share with you how well the year has started and how impressed we have been with our students in this first half term. Over the course of the first 8 weeks, we have seen a record number of positive points (over 146,000) being awarded in Class Charts and I have also met with 30 students who have been nominated for the Headteacher award.

The first 8 weeks has also seen our students take part in lots of exciting activities outside of the classroom, including the Year 10 Futures Day, with the Army. So impressed were the Army outreach team they wrote to say this about our students:

"What an absolute credit to the school. The students were some of the most engaging, polite and behaved children my team and I have had the pleasure of working with."

We have also had a languages trip to France, 40 Drama students immersed in London's West End watching Mamma Mia and taking part in workshops at Pineapple Studios, lots of sporting fixtures and more recently 13 of our Year 9 students have flown to Falmouth, Maine, to spend 2 weeks with host families as part of the American Exchange.

We have also had a number of visitors join us in school, most importantly prospective families making the choice of secondary school for September 2025. They, along with visitors from the Red Kite Learning Trust, Harrogate Advertiser, Your Harrogate and Harrogate Mumbler, have all seen, and commented on, a school that is calm, welcoming and purposeful.

I am sure that our students, like the staff, are now really looking forward to the break where they can rest, relax and recharge, although we are looking forward to seeing some spook-tacular entries into our Pumpkin competition.

I would like to thank all of our students for the start they have made to the year, to our staff for their continued commitment to 'success for everyone', and to you for your support.

Thank you

T Milburn

Thank You For Visiting

Thank you to all the families who have visited us in the last few weeks at our open events. Mr Milburn has enjoyed meeting everyone and we have had some lovely feedback. The deadline for secondary school applications is 31st October, click here to visit the North Yorkshire school admissions page.

Year 7 Christmas Disco

The Year 7 Christmas Disco will be held on Thursday 21st November from 7 to 9pm in the main hall. It will be the perfect start to the festive season. Thank you to our lovely PTA for organising.

Please return reply slips by Friday 15th November.

Rossett Sisters Bring the Drama to Waterloo Road

Evie (Year 8) and Amelie (Year 10) have had the pleasure of working on the set of television series Waterloo Road for a third time last week. Mrs McLurg, Subject Lead for Drama, is not at all surprised by the success the girls have had, they are excellent in their drama lessons and she is incredibly proud of them.

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Bewerley Park Parents Evening

If your child is in Year 7, please come along to our Bewerley Park information evening at 5.30pm on Thursday 7th November.

Click here to book your place.

Student Suggestion Box

In order to support the Rossett student voice, we have re-introduced a student suggestion box which is situated outside the Year 7 pastoral office. This is a great opportunity to raise matters that mean the most to our students, and each will be read by the Senior Leadership Team and included in our weekly newsletter under 'You Said, We Did'.

This will complement the work undertaken by the student council.

Careers Bulletin

The Rossett Careers Bulletin is a weekly roundup of school careers activities, as well as updates on local, national, and virtual career-related opportunities. To read this week's careers bulletin, click here.

Yorkshire to Ukraine Appeal

Thank you to everyone who has donated items for our Yorkshire to Ukraine collection so far. We are accepting donations right up to 13th December so there is still time to donate.

Yorkshire to Ukraine need anything that you would find useful if you were evacuated from your home to a place of safety. Food, blankets, bedding, clothing, shoes, cleaning products, baby items, candles, camping equipment, sleeping bags, sanitary or washing products and toys. These should be in a condition that you would be happy to use, or give to your children.

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Headteacher's Awards

Well done to all the students who received a Headteacher's Award this week. These students have been nominated by members of staff for exemplifying Rossett School's 5Rs culture of learning:

Year 7 - Theo L
Year 8 - Lilly B and Miyeto H
Year 9 - Alyssa K and Conor D
Year 10 - Chloe O
Year 11 - Mia B

The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

We will be supporting the Poppy Appeal once again. Sixth form students will be visiting form groups throughout the week commencing 4th November to sell poppies and other merchandise. If students would like to support the email, they will need to bring coins. Thank you.

Safeguarding Information Evening

We are very pleased to be hosting a parents' assembly which will be taking place on Wednesday 20^th November 2024 between 6pm and 8pm. Light refreshments will be provided and we will be aiming for a 6.30 pm start.

The evening will be focussed on highlighting our safeguarding provision across Rossett School and provide you with an opportunity to meet members of our Senior Leadership Team and Designated Safeguarding Leads.

We will also have a guest speaker from North Yorkshire Police who will present on those themes that have the greatest impact on our students, after which there will be an opportunity for a Q & A session.