july 2012 rodborough chronicles

RODBOROUGH CHRONICLES VOLUME 8 ISSUE 3 PAGE 1 OF 32

Inside this Edition Lifelong Learning 3 Careers Fair 4-5 Green Notes 6-7 Golden Triangle 7-10 Spelling Bee 11 Musical Miscellany 11 Carnegie Shadowing 12 Competition Winners 13-14 Box Clever 14 Firefighters 15 Goodbye Class of 2012 16-17 Vocational Success 18 Masterchef 19 Jubilee Murals 20 Movie Making 21 Languages 22-23 Yellow Brick Road 24 Science Club

Innovate 25 25

Hockey in Brussels 26 Handball 27 Football 28 Spinning 29 Infant Olympics 30 Panathlon 31 Olympic Challenge 32 Dates for your Diary 4 Sep INSET 5 Sep All Pupils IN SCHOOL 5 Sep Y7 & Y9 Photos

Prom photo from www.glenharveypictures.co.uk 6-13 Sep Y7 Teambuilding 13 Sep Y11 Photos 20 Sep Y7 Teaching & Learning Parents’ evening 7pm 4 Oct Friends of Rodborough AGM 7pm - all welcome 11 Oct Open Evening 6pm (School closes at 1 pm) 19 Oct Friends Chocolate Draw 25 Oct Y7 Parents meet Tutors 26 Oct INSET 29 Oct – 2 Nov HALF TERM


Adult and Community Learning Courses Rodborough School AUTUMN 2012

Italian – Level 1 – Term 1 Course No GTH3000G Wednesday Evenings

26/09/12 to 12/12/12 11 Weeks

Time: 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

Italian – Level 2 – Term 1 Course No GTH1001G

Monday Evenings 24/09/12 to 10/12/12

11 Weeks Time: 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm

Italian – Level 4/5 – Term 1 Course No GTH1000G

Monday Evenings 24/09/12 to 10/12/12

11 Weeks Time: 7.30 pm – 9.30 pm

Spanish – Level 1 – Term 1

Course No GTH4001G Thursday Evenings

27/09/12 to 13/12/12 11 Weeks

Time: 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm

Creative Writing Course No GTH3001G Wednesday Evenings

26/09/12 to 05/12/12 10 Weeks

Time: 7.15 pm - 9.15 pm

Counselling – Introduction Course No GSH6100G Saturday & Sunday

17/11/12, 18/11/12 & 24/11/12 3 sessions

Time: 10.00 am – 4.30 pm

Soft Furnishing Curtains/Blinds & Home Textiles

Course No GTH2000G Tuesday Evenings

25/09/12 to 04/12/12 10 Weeks

Time: 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm

Please note that ALL courses STOP during half

term week 29 October 2012 to 2 November

For more information please contact Karen Warner (Centre Manager), 25 West Street, Farnham, GU9 7DR

Tel 01483 518558 Email: [email protected]

Web: www.surreycc.gov.uk/adultlearning (or scan QR code)

Strengthening Families Programme September 2012

In September 2011 we ran our first Strengthening Families Programme at Rodborough School. After the positive feedback from last year’s participants we are planning to run our second course in September 2012. The programme is designed for Young People aged 10-13 years and their Mums, Dads or Carers. The Programme is designed to give you both new strategies and ways to reach agreement and improve the teenage years. The course will be run for 7 weeks during the early evening. Here are some comments from last year’s participants: ‘I now know how to deal with peer pressure’ -Young person ‘It reminded me of how to use praise, rewards and consequences. We planned family fun times and 1 to 1 times. It was lovely to spend time with my boy’ - Parent

If you are interested and would like to find out more please call Lea Newbery on 01483 411185 or email her on [email protected] .

NEW Courses for 2012!

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Lifelong Learning – Olympic Bid Reporter Mr Honeysett

As excitement builds for this summer’s Olympic Games in London, students in Year 7 have been learning from Sebastian Coe’s successful Olympic bid by launching their own fictional bid to host the Olympics in 2020!

In their Lifelong Learning lessons, pupils have been developing their teamwork skills as they compete to host the Olympics in either New York, Berlin, Paris or Cape Town.

Each team had to research their allocated city, create their Olympic parks based on a tight budget and print the publicity for their cities before presenting their bid to the panel.

The Lifelong Learning course started in September is designed to develop students as learners. Year 7 students have really enjoyed the lessons and used many of the skills they have learnt in other subject areas: The course will develop into Year 8 next year.

“We met up at our friend’s house at the weekend to

plan and build our Olympic Park. It was really good

fun!”

“I am really pleased with the way our team are working. We decided who would do what and we have been setting our own homework. So far, everyone has done what they said

they would do.”

“The presentation went well – I think it was because we had planned everything and had talked it all

through as a team. Even though one of our team members was away, we

still managed to say all that we

needed to.”

“I said that I could design a logo as I enjoy

art.”


Year 10 Careers Fair Reporter Zak Lawrence

Year 10 headed off to Merrist Wood in May to browse the careers fair stalls. The fair was organised to give us some ideas of what we might want to study when we leave Rodborough. As soon as we arrived, it became apparent that this was going to be both fun and informative. We walked into the first marquee full of stalls and the huge number and variety of activities available overwhelmed me! I could see stalls for beauty and make-up, stands for food and catering, sets of I-pads and computing stations, plumbing and motor vehicle workshops and more. And this was just the first marquee!

My group started at one of the computer stands where we assembled and disassembled a computer. There was a catch, however, as this was a race! Sadly, I lost – but I learned a lot about how computers actually work in the process!

As we completed activities at the

different stalls, we filled in our workbooks to remind us what we had found out, where we could look for more information, and what jobs each course might lead to. Another popular stand for my group was the Physics stand. There were plenty of hands-on things to do including lego and an air cannon. We built a tall lego tower whilst we spoke to the stall holders about interesting jobs for physicists including astrophysics, weather forecasting, sound engineering and, surprisingly, law!

In the meantime, our tower had risen beyond the recommended height and it was time to test its stability by blasting it with the air cannon. Our tower stood up so well to this challenge that we won a circuit-board notepad, which was really cool!

“We walked into the first marquee full of stalls and the huge number and variety of activities available overwhelmed me!”


Time was moving on, so we looked at other exhibits, collecting leaflets as we went – there was so much information available! I even found myself enjoying things that I didn’t think I would, like Horticulture! We ventured outside and discovered that we could climb a huge oak tree with the arboriculture team, pet baby lambs and large goats (farming), shoot laser clays (army) and soccer penalties (PE) and SO much more! As we were ushered back to the bus I wished that we could have had more time as there were still activities that I would have liked to investigate. Thank you Mrs Yeadon for organising this for us – I am really glad I went as it opened my eyes to different courses and careers.


Green Notes Reporter Mr Ewing

What an ECO week that was! This year was particularly significant for us because it marks the first ECO week since the installation of our solar panels and our first ECO week as a Green Flag Eco School.

Eco week has involved tutor activities for all Year Groups, special events for every Year and cross-curricular lessons with eco themes - more than ever this year! Perhaps the best way to summarise what has been going on is to highlight the activities by year group.

Year 10’s ECO theme was ethical purchasing. We wanted our Year 10s to be aware that their purchasing power has the possibility to change people’s lives across the globe. We looked at fair trade with the help of some human bananas! We found out how fair trade improves people’s lives in agricultural communities across the world.

The focus this year, however, was on luxury expenditure - electronics and expensive branded clothing in particular. Pupils took part in SweatRod - a sweatshop set up to mass produce paper fortunetellers. Head of Year, Mrs Fjord-Roberts, and Head of Religious Studies, Miss Stirling, played the role of sweatshop bosses. They made sure their Year 10 workers worked hard for their meagre payment in sweets. Quality control was very strict and several Year 10s came close to breakdowns as slightly imperfect fortune tellers were rejected by the strict bosses. By the end of the exercise the students hopefully understood that manufacturing and production-line work is demanding and very boring.

We linked our SweatRod experience to workers for companies like Foxconn, who manufacture luxury electronics. This brings me back to bananas. If you buy a fairtrade banana, you know that the producer has not used child labour, has paid his workers fairly and has provided reasonable working conditions. So perhaps we should consider fairtrade apples (of the I-pad type, of course) where the same strict worker welfare standards are applied?

The theme for Year 9s was our local environment. Each group was assigned an area of the school during tutor time and asked to come up with a plan to improve it. School Council will look at the best ideas and will try to raise up to £1,000 to implement the plan. Suggestions include sculptures and planting as well as covered areas for when it rains (given the nature of the summer thus far, a wise investment perhaps). The main Year 9 activity has been an investigation into footpath erosion on our local commons.


Students have explored Milford and Mare Hill Commons, measuring footpath width and depth to ascertain the impact we are having on our local countryside. The expression “loving the countryside to death” may be overstating the situation but, if you look at some of the bike jump areas at Mare Hill for example, evidence of erosion is there for all to see!

Energy was Year 8’s theme. They used tutor time to investigate how much energy our solar panels were actually generating. We now have output data per panel, per roof and for the whole school. We also have school electricity costs BEFORE the installation of solar panels. One thing is clear. The panels are producing more electricity than expected which, given that early summer weather I mentioned above, is surprising! All Year 8s spent half a day solving practical problems in the sports hall. The challenge was to use the power of their breath (wind power) to lift a packet of polo mints one metre off the ground and switch on a light when the load reached the table!

This was great fun and everyone enjoyed the challenge of working in teams to design and build some fancy looking, wind powered lifting apparatus. We have used the theme ‘travel’ for Year 7s since our very first ECO week and it seemed particularly apt this year, following the dreadful spate of accidents experienced near the school during the past 12 months. We built on ideas from previous years by asking students to consider local road safety. Tutor time was spent considering the hazards on the roads around Rodborough and ways each student could make their own school journey safer. A special video, looking at the stories of 3 students who have been involved in recent traffic accidents near the school made this work relevant.

Year 7s were encouraged to cycle into school on Monday and take part in Cycle Training through the day as well as joining our annual Cyclists’ Picnic to Rodborough Common. This was a great event blessed with some unusually pleasant weather. I hope the students found the week enjoyable and thought provoking. I would like to thank all the students and staff who helped organise and run all these varied activities and themed lessons.

Golden Triangle Funding Update Reporter Mrs Ellis (Rodborough Fundraiser)

Rodborough School has been awarded a grant of £17,900 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Golden Triangle Project, which involves taking part in various activities to discover more about the effect that the Arts and Crafts Movement had on this part of Surrey. The dedication and hard work of eight Year 10 pupils tipped the balance in winning this Lottery funding. They helped with the application, incorporating their many ideas for the project. We will use pupils’ research findings to produce a film, a booklet and run local exhibitions about the Arts and Crafts Movement. Eventually, we will create our very own Gertrude Jekyll inspired garden. I have also managed to secure additional funding from local organisations. This project offers pupils and staff many different opportunities to become involved in different ways – just ask if you would like to join us!


Watts Gallery Outing Reporter Ellie Page

19 Arty teachers and pupils took the short drive to Watts Gallery & Museum at Compton. Our first port of call was the small chapel, beautifully decorated with exquisite tiles. The flowers inside the chapel were painted by local children and these add a unique touch to the lively decorative angels that fill the interior of the building. We sketched our favourite parts of the terracotta designs to use later, taking inspiration from the wonderful designs – border patterns, animal heads and vines.

Half of us then went to the tile studio where we were given a slab of soft terracotta and a mould to form the base layer of our tile. Referring to

our sketches, we moulded small pieces of terracotta into the shapes that we wanted and, very slowly, our designs began to take shape. By lunchtime they were ready to be fired, so we were able to relax in the sunny garden.

After lunch we visited the gallery to see the works of George Frederic Watts and to draw tonal studies of his great paintings. He was widely considered the greatest painter of the Victorian age and his portraits looked so realistic that they might easily have been mistaken for photographs. The gallery also contained some of the sculptures that Watts turned to in later years. His most famous statue, Physical Energy, depicts a naked man on horseback. We could see the rails he had used to wheel the large sculpture outside to work on it.

It was a fantastic day. Our fired tiles have since arrived at school and look amazing! We are thrilled with the results. We would like to thank Mrs Ellis, Ruth Wheeler, Mrs Doyle & Mrs Giles who gave up their Saturday to accompany us. We would also like to thank everyone who helped us at the Watts Gallery, Museum and the Tile Workshop.


Research at Vann Reporters Katie Luck & Rhiannon Davies

The Golden Triangle Research Group visited Vann Garden, Hambledon, on 14th June to find out more about Gertrude Jekyll. Gertrude was a famous local garden designer who will influence our new garden at Rodborough. The garden at Vann surrounds a characterful, multi-era house featuring long Tudor oak beams as well as intricate tile patterns from more recent times.

Marble sculptures and a gravity-defying bench pull the old and the new together – something we would like to replicate in our own garden. Another inspiring element of Vann Garden is a pergola which forms a chequered green archway. We would love to incorporate something similar in our garden to provide some shelter during inclement weather.

Another part of the garden is thick woodland which has been left to grown wild; a sharp contrast from the neat, formal, immaculate lines elsewhere in the garden. It was once said “Even a wild garden must have form if it is not to appear as an uncoordinated series of plants” and this is a phrase which suits Jekyll’s style of work. A tour by Mary Caroe, whose family have lived at Vann for several generations, helped us gain an invaluable insight into Vann Garden and the Arts and Crafts era.

This was a really valuable opportunity for us to see the theories we have been studying in context. All the students involved found the afternoon very informative, (it was a shame that the rain didn’t hold off though). We would like to thank all the parents who transported us, the staff who accompanied us and, most importantly, Mary Caroe for sharing her wealth of knowledge.


The Golden Triangle Heritage Workshops Underway Reporters: Zach Wright

Kesh Kaushal George Lillywhite

If you are ever around on a Tuesday after school, you will notice that the Sculpture Hut near the Art Block and the DT rooms are both full of pupils busy carving and cutting wood. Around 25 of us have come together to put this project in motion for our Gertrude Jekyll inspired garden. We spent the first few weeks designing and researching different ideas from the Arts and Crafts Movement. We then began drawing our own plans for our garden before pooling the ideas and, after group discussion, coming up with a final design. We then split into groups. Some of us studied Gertrude Jekyll’s planting style and produced our own plant wish-list.

Ben Sheppard Max Szcepanski

Tom Lillywhite, 10RE, spent many hours professionally producing our final design drawings using Google Sketch-up. We have been very lucky to visit two Gertrude Jekyll gardens: Vann, in Hambledon and the very different Munstead Wood, near Busbridge. Our garden will incorporate many of the ideas from these visits, including a pergola and a seating area. Our group have designed these features with sculptor, Ruth Wheeler’s help. We are now busy carving the large pieces of English Oak needed to create our benches, styled on those from the Arts and Crafts Movement.


Busy Bees Reporter Holly Giles, 7EM

Rodborough has been a proud contender in the Times National Spelling Bee for several years now and this year was no exception. Interested pupils met up one lunch-time in Mrs Kemp’s room for trials. There were at least ten of us so several people were set to be disappointed; only the best four spellers would make it onto the Rodborough team. The trials decided our team, which was made up of Lauren Parker, Hugo Oleron, Jack Maxton and Holly Giles. We all trained hard to be ready for the ever-nearing online heat. When the day came we logged onto the computers and spelled our socks off! By the end we had scored 35 points; unfortunately not enough to get through to the next round, but we had lots of fun and improved our spelling.

I recommend all future Year 7s to give it a go; you never know until you try…

You can practise online at www.timesspellingbee.co.uk or scan the QR code.

Musical Miscellany Whilst the music department remain busy (as ever) with a host of engagements, instrumental examinations continue in the background. Many of our pupils work tirelessly towards these internationally recognised benchmarks. Congratulations are due this term to Anneliese Jay, who was awarded Merit for her Grade 4 Piano, Elizabeth Knatt, who was awarded Distinction for Grade 5 Clarinet and to Alex Bignell who was awarded Merit for Grade 7 E Horn and to Hannah Drijver-Ludlam who was also awarded Merit for Grade 7 Drums.

http://www.timesspellingbee.co.uk/


Carnegie Shadowing 2012 Reporters Elizabeth Knatt and Rebecca O’Mara

A group of excited and panicky Year 7s & 8s travelled to rival school, Broadwater. They were on a mission to conquer the other Federation school teams in our annual Carnegie Shadowing Challenge. A number of avid readers from last year’s team set themselves the titanic task of reading their way through countless books from the Long List so that they could be a step ahead of the opposition when the Short List was announced.

The Carnegie Medal is awarded each year to the very best novel published for children/teens during the previous year, and 52 titles were nominated onto the Long List. The Waverley Federation Schools shadow the judges as they read the Short List and then compete against one another to test our knowledge of these books.

The 2012 Short Listed titles:

Trash A Monster Calls Small Change for Stuart Between Shades of Grey My Name is Mina Everybody Jam My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece Midnight Zoo

Upon our arrival at Broadwater, we were ushered into the library and given time to meet and socialise with the Woolmer Hill and Broadwater teams. As current cup-holders we had high hopes of retaining the trophy. All too soon the competition started. There was a slightly new format this year as well as a new, impartial, questioning partnership. We needed to think quickly as the ‘University Challenge’ styled questions demanded quick buzzer responses. By contrast, ‘Mastermind’ style rounds tested individual ‘book champions’ under a spotlight on a black leather chair. Our nerves subsided as we quickly gained ourselves a respectable lead. And then, disaster struck! Broadwater were catching us fast! Knowing that we would have to give our very best if we were to stay ahead, we managed to ‘up our game’, drawing on all that practice and hard work. We greeted the final whistle with elation and relief that we had held our lead and were very proud to receive our medals and bring the cup back to Rodborough for a second year. We would like to thank Broadwater and Woolmer Hill teams for making it such a good competition. We would also like to thank Mrs Goldsmith for organising the event and Wayne and his wife for being such good questioners. Thank you to Surrey Police for scoring and to Waverley Federation for sponsoring the event.

Lastly, thank you to Mrs Doyle for taking us and to Mrs Howick for accompanying us.


Jane Austen Young Writer Reporter Mrs Howick

We would like to congratulate Year 10 student, Robyn Bellinger, who recently entered Chawton Museum’s 2012 Young Writers Competition. To reflect Chawton House being the home that Jane Austen shared with her mother, the competition invited contestants to write a short story in between 300-400 words with the theme ‘home’. Participants were reminded that feeling ‘at home’ is a feeling of belonging – so home need not be a building or place. Robyn’s story places this feeling of belonging, of being at home, within the pages of Jane Austen’s books. Her story struck a chord and impressed the judges, winning her the coveted first place.

Robyn told me, “I’m extremely pleased to have won a National writing competition. It just proves that with enough passion and dedication, you can achieve anything you set your mind to. I’m really excited to be meeting Jane Austen’s descendant, and to have the opportunity to read my story aloud in Jane Austen’s home at the awards’ ceremony.”

Photographs from Chawton House website / Miss Webb

Robyn also met Professor Kathryn Sutherland, from St Anne’s College, Cambridge, who is currently researching Jane Austen’s manuscripts, and picked up writing tips from author, Rebecca Smith over afternoon tea. I would like to add

my congratulations to Robyn on her fabulous success and would encourage our other budding authors to follow Robyn’s example by entering competitions. You will learn from each one as Robyn has done! You can read Robyn’s story by clicking on the link from the Rodborough website, or by scanning this QR Code.

Chawton House, near Alton, Hampshire

http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?GroupId=23623&ResourceID=4640484


Olympic Gold by Lucy Gardner (11LK) Box Clever Reporter Poppy Brook Box Clever Theatre Group visited

Rodborough on 13th March to introduce us to Shakespeare. The experience was packed with humour and interactive enjoyment. The actors were amazing and always kept in character. This helped us to gain an understanding of what Shakespeare was like and of the sort of plays that he wrote. The Box Clever company used humour to keep us interested as well as dressing up as women and making themselves look conspicuous and ‘stupid’.

Here I am,

controlling the agonising need to scream, I can feel it rip roaring through my chest,

But I need this, I want this.

I am a winner. Or am I ? Doubt fills my body inside out,

well it's going to be too late soon. I have to, or I'll never know.

Now it's here above me, like a mountain

of effort, of strain, of nothing…but everything. I'm waiting for the gun

That could kill me or save me.

There, that sound, cracking the silence. I am ready, breathe, breathe,

I am running. There is nothing to say.

I can see the sweat on the faces close to mine, I can see fear, for me it's nothing. I'm blank. I don’t know why but I can't feel… If I do I

believe it will overwhelm me.

This time I've been saved by the gun. It's over and I've won.

Lucy won the silver prize in ‘Surrey Schools Have Talent’ competition. She collected her certificate on stage at G Live, on 23rd June. Well done, Lucy!

We watched humorous short scenes from Twelfth Night, Much Ado about Nothing, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth. Each scene gave us an understanding of what the characters were like and helped us to understand the more difficult and descriptive parts of Shakespeare’s plays. We were also able to learn many facts in humorous ways. I particularly remember when they persuaded Mr Honeysett and Mrs Kemp to dance with the troupe! The set was brilliant! It was in the shape of an inclined glass heart and had a ladder, which the actors climbed when they needed extra height or wanted to make a point.

Music was used to add atmosphere to each performance. The ‘dance’ I mentioned earlier was there because, in Elizabethan times, actors would dance at the end of a performance! I loved the way that the actors ordered the teachers around and put them in the position that we find ourselves every day! I loved this introduction to Shakespeare and will remember lots of facts about Shakespeare.


Farnham Fire Fighters say YES! Reporter Miss Spencer

Joshua (Year 9) and Ernie (Year 10) were invited to participate in the recent Youth Engagement Scheme (YES) at Farnham Fire Station. The scheme, run by Surrey Fire and Rescue (SFRS), aims to aid the personal development of young people by engaging them in positive activity.

Ernie poses with his hard-won certificate

During the course, they undertook fully risk-assessed activities with fire-fighters including:

Hose running Use of water jets Ladder work Breathing Apparatus (BA) exercises RTC(road traffic collision) procedures First aid Consequences of fire setting and

vehicle related crime

They completed exercises and tasks that will help them:

Have a more responsible attitude Have more respect for others Understand the need for rules and the

consequences of breaking them Understand the consequences of anti-

social behaviour Work co-operatively in a team Develop leadership skills Increase their self esteem and self-

confidence See the advantage of improving their own

learning and performance Joshua receives his certificate from Chief Fire Officer

At their graduation, on day five, Ernie and Joshua gave a display to parents and other invited guests, showing what they had learned and accomplished. They were presented with a certificate signed by the Chief Fire Officer to mark their achievement. The course is accredited by the National Open College Network, which provides three credits towards accessing future post 16 courses, such as the Public Service course. Well done to them both for applying themselves so well to the course.

“I didn’t realise how difficult it would be

to control the hoses!”

“I didn’t realise how difficult it would be

to control the hoses!”

Our boys with fellow course-members


Good Bye and Farewell to class of 2012

Year 11’s GCSEs are all over now and their final rites of passage have taken place. They planned and delivered their own final assembly on their special leaving day and let their hair down (or should that be put their hair up?) at their Leavers’ Prom.


These pages give a flavour of these two important occasions. Class of 2012 were a unique year group and we will miss them! Thank you, Miss Spencer, for these Prom photos.

Official photos (see front cover) available online from www.glenharveypictures.co.uk scan QR

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Vocational Successes Reporter Miss Spencer

Once again, we are really pleased with our pupils on vocational courses and the success they have achieved even before their GCSE results are known in August. Our 36 pupils on Motor Vehicle, Plumbing and Electrics, Construction, Sport, Media, Business, Beauty, Hairdressing and Childcare pupils have done Rodborough proud! I was pleased to attend the recent Beauty and Media, Business and Childcare presentations at Godalming College. Many congratulation to all our successful pupils.

Graduation for students studying vocational courses at Godalming College. Vocational courses are studied alongside traditional in-school subjects on a day-release basis.

Some Year 7 German classes wrote letters about themselves as part of their writing assessment and Miss Morgan packed them in her suitcase and distributed them to excited 11 year olds in Godalming’s twin town, Mayen. Replies have already started arriving back and the Rodborough pupils seem to have found themselves some pen pals. This continues lasting traditions and realtionships between Rodborough

and Megina Gymnasium, Deutschland

Lieber . . . . .


A Meal Fit for the Queen Reporter Mrs Grace

Masterchef – the Semi-Final On Thursday 31st May, 16 Year 9 students cooked a meal fit for the Queen in the Food Technology department! Their challenge, working in pairs, was to produce 3 courses to serve at a Diamond Jubilee Celebration dinner.

Some truly innovative and exciting ideas were served on creatively decorated tables to match. We had a Union Jack cheesecake, asparagus swirls, ‘Corgi dogs’, soup in a teapot, Quail’s eggs with bacon powder, Earl Grey cupcakes and a huge selection of great British classics made with seasonal ingredients. Heston Blumenthal – Watch out!

I want to say ‘Well done’ to all our contestants. You really showed the thought and time you had put into planning and practising your dishes. Your spirit of competition was excellent and the winners were warmly congratulated by all contestants. Thank you for making it a great success.

The winners in reverse order were: 3rd – Erin Sheppherd and Annie Cross from 9SLL 2nd – Amy Goldup and Charlotte Clark from 9LE 1st - Taisy Pettingell and Jasmine Moorey from 9SLL

Special mention should go to Erin and Annie for including so many recipes from around the Commonwealth and to Morgan Masters and Michael Hobbs for being the only boys and cooking real ‘Man food’ as Miss Morgan so aptly put it! Mrs Lewis loved Charlotte’s Chicken pie and she has been crowned ‘Queen of Pies’ as a result. Thanks to all the teachers who popped in to give their opinion (and sample the results).

Taisy and Jasmine went on to represent Rodborough in the Federation MasterChef final on June 22nd. This is what they had to say,

“We were both very excited to represent our school in the Federation Master Chef Competition and enjoyed every minute of it! The first round was between 8 teams of Rodborough Year 9s. Some amazing food was produced and it was a close competition. After winning this round, we took our menu through to the final. Rodborough hosted the final as 2011 titleholders. We found ourselves up against some tough dishes from Broadwater and Glebelands. Everyone worked hard all morning. We plated our dishes and nervously awaited the judges’ decision. We are thrilled that we have retained the title at Rodborough for a second year. It was a great experience and we have learned a great deal. Thank you Mrs Grace for organising it!”


Jubilee Murals Reporter Isabelle Heap

The biggest piece of artwork ever to be displayed in Haslemere includes work by 13 Rodborough students. Annie Cross, Alexa Palmer and Erin Shepherd from Year 9, and Year 8’s Emma Butterworth, Chloe Crick, Harry Crucefix, Jai Gore, Hannah Hassall, Isabelle Heap, Lily Meanwell, Anna Stevenson, Chelsea Stewart and Charlotte Verdoorn worked together on the 11 mural panels commissioned to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. The murals, painted on 4 foot square wooden panels, were inspired by Haslemere and the surrounding villages and were completed during lunch breaks and after school.

Art students from Woolmer Hill & Bohunt schools and the Wey Centre joined the Rodborough representatives at the grand unveiling of the artwork by Haslemere Mayor on 22nd May. The event was covered on the local radio and TV news as well as by local newspapers. The completed mural measures 170 feet and covers the hoarding for the old Clements site between Haslemere and Wey Hill. It can be seen by everyone passing by – even the Queen later this year! Look out for our panels when you are in Haslemere! It was a great activity to take part in and everyone had fun making his or her panel.

You can read more online at www.messenger-online.co.uk/news.cfm?id=19081

Can YOU help? An appeal by our DT Prefects

Do you have any WOOD that we could use in school? Have you just had an extension or completed a shelving project? Are you a builder or a carpenter? Do you have any off-cuts that you could spare us?

Our Design Technology Department is always on the lookout for wood of all shapes, colours and sizes for our GCSE projects and a large consignment delivered a few years ago has now run out! If you can help please just give us a ring via school reception. Thank you in anticipation – the DT Prefects.

http://www.messenger-online.co.uk/news.cfm?id=19081


Making Movies at UCA, Farnham Reporter Oz Brown

Lucky Rodborough students spent three days at a film and photography course at the University of Creative Arts in Farnham. The course took them through the entire film process, taking initial ideas to storyboards and using the storyboards to plan the filming. They learned how to use specialist sound and camera equipment and how to use the professional editing application, Final Cut. They all worked really hard and were very proud of their film. This is what Josh and Bradley thought about the course . . .

“The best bit was doing the filming. First day was good, talking about different things in the film industry and people (editor, sound person etc.) and they stayed with us when we made the film, which was a photograph-based film. On the second day we were trying cameras. Making the story boards stood out for me on the second day. On the third day I liked the making of the film - filming it and doing the sounds. I also enjoyed watching the final product in the university cinema - it was quite funny to watch. It was a good experience.”

Josh

“The first day they showed us how to use the camera and sound equipment, which I enjoyed but have done before. We also did storyboards on this day. The second day was the shooting day, going around taking pictures. It was really the third day that I learned most though. I learned how to use Final Cut, which is an editing tool. I was able to add different effects that just taking pictures did not allow. The final product was all right - it didn't turn out exactly how we wanted - but I was pleased with how it turned out anyway. I liked the course overall, it's good that they give people the opportunity to do this sort of thing and I would tell people about it and definitely recommend it.”

Bradley


Languages in the workplace Reporter Mrs Culbert

Fifteen fortunate Year 8s visited Surrey University to learn about foreign languages in the workplace. They learned about the day to day lives of a translator and a business man who uses his language skills on a daily basis. They also took part in two taster sessions in languages not normally taught to schoolchildren – Polish and Turkish! Here are some comments about their day . . .

1. “I can now speak some Polish. Dziękuję (thank you), Surrey University!” TE

2. “Learning Turkish was the highlight of the day.” CW

3. “Turkish was great fun! I learned new words like merhaba (hello)!” WS

6. “I really enjoyed the day. It was all fun – especially the Turkish!” OG

4. “It was fun to learn about the different languages!”BM

7. “It was fun to learn new languages and also find out how languages affect different jobs.” LG, EK & MF

5. “Thank you to the translator and businessman and to the teachers at Surrey University. We had a great day!” FS CG AS KC EC & VP


A Week in Mayen Reporter Hannah Drijver-Ludlam

After a tiring coach journey, we were finally reunited with our exchange partners in Mayen, West Germany, and soon settled in to our new homes for the week. We arrived on Saturday and spent the weekend with our host families, who had organised various activities including visiting Phantasia Land (a theme park), visiting the Nürburgring, and having a barbeque in the sun.

On Monday, after a great weekend, we travelled to Koblenz. First, we went to see ‘das Deutsche Eck’, a monument marking the joining of the River Mosel and the River Rhine. After that it was a short walk to the cable car, which swept us over the Rhine to a castle at the top of the hill. We spent the rest of our time in the town and had the opportunity to do some shopping before returning to our exchange partners.

At the end of each day we returned to our host families at 1pm, which is the end of their school day. We would spend the remainder of the day practising our German with them, exploring the locality, playing games and having fun.

On Tuesday our partners were given the day off school so that we could all visit the ‘Haus der Geschichte’ museum, where we saw exhibits from the post-war era. We then flocked to the Haribo shop in nearby Bonn, which used to be the capital of Germany. This was a lively trip due to all those sweets!

We spent the rest of the day wandering around town practising as much German as possible as we shopped.

The following day we travelled to the beautiful, historic town of Cochem, about one hour’s drive from Mayen. There, we did a fun town quiz and munched on ice creams before touring the castle on the hill, which was built over a thousand years ago! And, from there, we admired the beautiful views over the river.

We spent our final day experiencing school life – joining our partners in their school for the day. We sat in on all their lessons, including French, Science, English, Latin and Geography, to compare the differences between German and English schools, which was really fascinating. In the afternoon and evening many of our exchange partners had organised special meals out and activities which was a great way to end a great week.

Finally, at midnight we said our final “thank you” and tearful “goodbye” to our host families and exchange partners and set off for home. “Thank you” to Mrs Reynolds and Miss Morgan for organising the trip. It was a great experience and will be very beneficial for our speaking exams. One of my friends summed it up like this: ‘It was an excellent week and an opportunity not to be missed’. Hopefully we’ll keep in touch with our partners in the future!


Follow the Yellow Brick Road Reporter Mrs Fjord-Roberts

Over 100 students and staff have spent the past term working towards our 2012 Summer Production, The Wizard of Oz. As ever, enthusiasm has been high and a wide number of departments are buzzing with preparations. Mrs Yeadon and Ms Moyler have taught all the musical numbers to the cast and band, rehearsing each lunchtime and after school too. Mrs Bearman and I have been rehearsing the cast, as well as helping our design students and staff with make-up, costume, props and set.

The creativity and technical prowess of both the Art and the Technology departments is astonishing. They have created giant Wizard heads, huge portable trees, giant poppies, cobwebs, Gates to the Emerald City, wands, tiaras and much, much more – the list just keeps growing and growing! Mrs Furlong has searched high and low to find props ranging from green ice creams and lollypops to dog baskets and old-fashioned bicycles.

Mr Payne, as ever, has helped to create the set and Miss Stirling is busy training her back-stage crew. Mrs Willis has been feverishly designing amazing costumes and her dedicated team, rivalling the Tailor’s Mice, have been sewing away into the small hours! Despite the hard slog, it has been a pleasure to work with this dedicated and talented team. The show looks like it will be one of our best to date and we are all really excited about seeing the completed show next week.

“One of the highlights of Rodborough! Life-changing. Boosted

my confidence and made me a better person. I feel I have

changed from a boy to a man.”

“It has been inspiring to work with such outstanding

staff and cast members.”

“Help, I’m behind with my

marking!” PW “Loving jitterbugging!”

LY

Weekend rehearsal in full swing


Science Club Update Reporter Kieran Masters

Science club went on a trip to Brooklands for a Science Fair. We saw all the exhibits. Some were amazing, like the R.G.S. project - they made a new car simulator, similar to Gran Torismo 6! All of the projects were brilliant (including ours). We researched the Olympic torch. Although we didn’t win we still had great fun being together. Afterwards we browsed the World Marquee, which had interesting stalls, many of which had practical activities. The best part was the loads of freebies they gave us! So, overall, it was great fun and I would do it

again. Thank you for taking us!

Innovate update Reporter Mrs Howick

Rodborough caterers, Innovate, spent the day

meeting celebrity chef, Gino D’Acampo, and

learning to cook his special school pasta

range. This new range has since become a

popular addition to the daily menu.

Pupils have also been treated to special

menus celebrating topical events. One

example was making hundreds of special

Jubilee cakes, decorated with hand-made

crowns and Union Jacks.

Making a Trebuchet at school


Hockey Brussels Tour Reporter Ross Fergusson 7CD

In June I was lucky enough to be part of Guildford Hockey Club’s under 12 team that went to take part in a tournament at the Royal Wellington Hockey and Tennis Club in Brussels. It was the first time that we had played outside England and we did not know what the competition was going to be like. It was a real honour to be representing our club. After a night in a hotel In Brussels we arrived at the club at 8.00am and it felt a bit like the start of a tournament here in England, except everyone spoke French!

Our first game was against Oree’s third team. It was a close game but we played well and the game finished 2-2 and I scored both goals. Our next game was against one of the host clubs team Wellington. This was a brilliant game we were working well together and we won it 6-0. I scored 4 and Cameron, who plays in the central mid-field, scored 2. The games were longer than we play in English tournaments, but we had definitely got used to it. Our third game was the best one against Louvain. With

less than a minute to go we attacked and I managed to score my third goal of the game to win it. The fourth game was against another of the home club’s teams and we won this too 4-2.

The final game had added pressure because if we won it we would win our section of the tournament. Also a cousin of one of my team mates was playing for the Oree side. This was another good game that we won 4-2, which meant that we won the tournament.

After the tournament, we went to a barbeque with one of the other teams. Everyone was really friendly and it was a great experience playing in another country with teams we had never played before.

I have only been playing hockey for two years and really like it. We train every Friday evening which is really hard work but great fun. Some of us also have training with one of the top coaches in the country who is based in Guildford. This is brilliant and helps us improve our skills. During the Summer holidays I will attending a Surrey Hockey training camp and I will hear in September whether I have been selected to play for Surrey.

Top Goalscorers 2011-2012 Congratulations to all our goalscorers: Year 7’s Reece Bennett topped the table by a mile with an amazing 11 goals. His closest rivals were Year 9’s Ollie Mudie and Year 10’s Liam Beswick who both scored 5. Hot on their heels were Kier (Y7), Lewis (Y8) and Jamie B(Y9) with 4 each. 3 goals were scored by Max & Adam (Y11), Dan & Sam (Y10) Jordan (Y9) and Walter (Y7). Year 7s Jack, Will, Ross, Max & Jackson joined Rory (Y8), Jacob (Y9) and James (Y10) with a brace. Singletons were scored by Year 7’s Joe & James, Year 8’s Nyasha,Charlie & Jack, Year 9’s James P, Tom, James B and Jack as well as Kevin, Charlie, Will, Henry, Scott & Andy (Y10) and Y11’s Ollie, Sean & Joe.


Handball Success Reporter Mr Farrell

‘Handball’ and ‘Success’ are not normally words that sit well together – certainly not in football! On 26th June, however, Rodborough entered our first ever district Handball competition. In this Olympic year, the four Waverley Federation schools decided to add additional sports to their extra-curricular summer programme.

Handball, an Olympic event, was the sport chosen for the Year 10 competition. After a quick rundown of the rules the teams were ready! Woolmer Hill were our first opponents and the clear favourites. A 3-2 victory for Rodborough was something of an upset.

Rodborough went on to win two more matches and drew the remainder. This was enough to win the title of tournament winners. Their natural sporting talent was obvious and was the main ingredient of their success.

Well done to the team of Liam Beswick, Ella McDuffus, Tom Beswick, Sophie Levack, Jess Roots, Andy Ayerman, Harry Chalcraft, Holly Phipps, Will Copp and Megan Hambly.

Football Round-up Reporter Mr Farrell

Rodborough's footballers enjoyed another successful season this year. The new Year 7 have shown real potential, getting stronger and more cohesive with every performance. Goals have been relatively easy to come by for them, largely down to the trusted right boot of Reece Bennett who managed to bag 11 goals in 4 matches. Not a bad strike rate!

The Year 8s reached the semi-final having beaten Woolmer Hill and Broadwater. However, they fell at the last to a very good George Abbot side.

The Year 9s are in a very tough league. If hard work, enthusiasm and sportsmanship were the main qualities required to win games of football, then the Year 9's would be County Champions. Unfortunately they're not.

Year 11s cruised into a semi-final match against Howard of Effingham, last year's winners. Despite being down to ten men, Rodborough led 2-1 halfway through the second half when they were awarded a penalty. Up stepped the captain who saw his penalty saved by the keeper who subsequently booted it down the other end for Howard’s centre forward to equalise, 2-2. Three minutes later we were 3-2 down and out of the competition. It was a bit like watching England really.

Year 10s were the team who really stepped it up a gear this year. Great teams are built upon solid foundations. The Year 10's defence is impervious. Tom Beswick is an outstanding keeper, not much gets past him. In the centre of defence is Guy Warburton, a towering colossus of a man who dominates the aerial battles and who is equally comfortable and composed with the ball at his feet. In midfield, the players rotate positions with ease: Liam Beswick, Jamie Rawlinson, Andy Ayerman and Harry Chalcraft are all men for the big occasion, who can be relied upon to put in a perfomance when it counts. Add the Copp twins and Dan Dudgeon out wide and you get a potent attacking combination. Up front the partnership of James Fearon and Sam Schofield is a constant threat. Even Charlie Cook scored this year. It was a belter too.


Continued from previous page They made it into the final where they faced their old adversary, Broadwater. In a cagey game with few chances the score remained 0-0 after ninety minutes. Liam Beswick eventually broke the deadlock in extra time with a cool finish. Rodborough went on to win 2-0 to take the District Champions title for their first time. Thoroughly deserved it was too.

Rodborough Football Results 2011-2012

Year 11 v Broadwater Won 4-1 MOM – Max Onabanjo Year 10 v Broadwater Won 3-1 MOM – James Fearon Year 9 v Broadwater Won 5-3 MOM – Berrill/Jarman Year 8 v Broadwater Won 3-2 MOM – Harry Johnson Year 7 v Broadwater Lost 2-5 MOM – Max Holland Year 10 v Woolmer Hill Won 2-0 MOM – Guy Warburton Year 8 v Woolmer Hill Won 6-1 MOM – Lewis Sheppard Year 7 v Woolmer Hill Won 7-3 MOM – Joe Dudgeon Year 9 v Woolmer Hill Lost 1-2 MOM – Ollie Mudie Year 11 v Woolmer Hill Won 1-0 MOM – Max Onabanjo Year 7 v Kings College Won 13-0 MOM – Keir Hargreaves Year 9 v Kings College Won 8-2 MOM – George Lillywhite Year 10 v Kings College Won 7-0 MOM – Dan Dudgeon Year 9 v Glebelands Lost 1-4 MOM – James Pawsey Year 7 v Glebelands Won 8-2 MOM – James McCormack Year 10 v Glebelands Won 3-0 MOM – Sam Schofield Year 11 v Glebelands Drew 2-2 MOM – Luke Sewell Year 8 v G.Abbott (semi) Lost 1-8 MOM – Year 11 v Howard (semi) Lost 2-3 MOM – Ollie Whiteman Year 10 v County (semi) Won 2-0 MOM – Andy Ayerman Year 10 v Broadwater (final) Won 2-0 MOM – Guy Warburton

Played Won Drawn Lost For Against

21 15 1 5 83 39

District Champions


Spinning Reporter Miss Mackay

A lucky group of Year 10s were offered a great opportunity by Surrey Sports Park. This was a free spinning session in their air-conditioned studio. Spinning is exercising on a fixed bike. It is possible to increase and decrease the intensity of exercise by turning a dial. This session was designed to promote the Olympic Road Race, which comes through Surrey in August. Our pupils arrived in the studio and quickly got to grips with the bikes, learning how to control their speed, increase intensity and, probably most importantly, how to stop! A large screen on the wall in front of the bikes showed part of the real Olympic course. The lights dimmed, music played and they all pedalled for glory! So these Rodborough pupils can truthfully say they have cycled 8 miles of the Olympic Road Race - virtually!


Reporter Miss McKay An Olympic celebration for over 200 local Year 1 and 2 pupils was held in glorious sunshine here at Rodborough on 23rd May. The youngsters came from Witley, Moss Lane, Milford, St Mary’s Shackleford, St Edmund’s Godalming and St James’ Elstead. The event was planned to mirror the Olympics. Pupils were divided into 5 groups – each team representing a colour from the five Olympic Rings and each child wearing a suitably coloured T-shirt. The teams worked their way around 8 different stations, with each team member doing their very best to gain points for their team. Enthusiastic Year 10 Sports Leaders, who explained rules, maintained order, encouraged participation and kept score, supervised the stations. At the end of the event, all the points were added together and the Black team emerged victorious. Everyone had a super afternoon, including the families who picnicked as they watched! The Year 10 Sports Leaders made the entire event possible. Every single leader (including the few who were away on the German Exchange) contributed in some way to the success of the day, which needed meticulous planning as well as section supervision on the day. The leaders were a credit to themselves and represented Rodborough brilliantly. Well done!


Panathlon Challenge 2012 Reporter Miss Mackay On Tuesday 12th June, four Rodborough pupils visited the

Xcel Centre in Walton-on-Thames to compete in the Panathalon Challenge 2012. A Panathalon is a series of events such as Boccia, New Age Kurling, Polypat, Table Top Cricket and Athletics. Rodborough’s representatives, Jack, Anneliese, Cameron and Curtis were brimming with confidence and excitement as they arrived at the Xcel. They joined The Abbey and Gosden House Schools to form the ‘Green Team’ and, armed with energy and free T-shirts, they started to compete.

After an exhausting day, Jack, Anneliese, Cameron and Curtis returned to Rodborough with numerous medals and huge smiles! The ‘Green Team’ came third overall and we can’t wait to go back next year!

“My favourite part of the day was the Long Jump, because I won the gold medal! I also came second in the bean bag throw! I can’t wait for next year!” Curtis

“I liked the Polybat best.” Cameron

“I was thrilled to be invited and it was a great day. There were lots of different sports to play – Long Jump, Shot Put, Polybat, New Age Curling and Boccia. Then there were lots of Relay Races. It was a brilliant day and huge fun!” Anneliese

“Winning a GOLD Medal in Polybat was my favourite bit! Polybat is a bit like tennis.” Jack


Wednesday, 18th April was the 100 day countdown to the 2012 Olympic Games. As part of the celebration, schools in Waverley and Guildford hosted a range of different sporting events. Whilst some of these events echoed Olympic competitions, others echoed the Olympic ideal of friendship - joining youngsters together through sport. Rowing was the first sport and 4 pupils from each of our Year 7, 8, 9, & 10 travelled to St. Peter’s, Guildford, where they met their adversaries: George Abbot, St Peters, Howard of Effingham, Christ’s College and Guildford County. Each team used rowing machines to row 2,012 meters in the fastest possible time. Even though Rodborough came 5th out of the 6 teams all the girls had great fun and agreed that it was a brilliant way to mark the countdown!

Our rowers were: Year 7—Jessie Cross, Hollie Giles, Emily Potter, Lindsay Coveney Year 8—Aggie Farlow Hoare, Jess Ridsdale Smith, Laura Neuhaus, Roz Morris Year 9—Jess Crathern, Annie Cross, Sophie Page, Erin Sheppard Year 10—Helena Sharp, Charlotte Gurney Read, Megan Hambly, Poppy Jackson

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