Fun and free sessions and workshops for 8 to 24-year-olds who live, learn or earn in Hillingdon and may benefit from additional targeted support.
Get active this half term with 2 fun-filled days of creative arts, sports, cooking and activities. During the 2 days, we'll focus on fun, fitness, wellbeing and teamwork, and will also be teaming up with YourStance to deliver emergency lifesaving skills.
Exam season can be a challenging time for young people. Many feel stressed in the lead-up to their exams and worried in anticipation of their results.
As adults, it can be difficult to know what we can do to support children and young people during this time. Place 2 Be have created some tip sheets full of practical advice to help young people, schools and families manage stress during exam season.
The local Public Health team has informed us that there has been a recent increase in the number of cases of Measles in Hillingdon. The cases all children aged 1 to 16, and all are unvaccinated.
The current MMR vaccination uptake in Hillingdon is less than 75%, which means that 1 in every 4 children in the borough has not had the two doses of MMR vaccination that provides safe, effective protection against measles. There is variation in uptake across areas of the borough, which means that is some areas a greater number of children have not been vaccinated. This increases the risk of measles transmission in schools.
Measles is a highly infectious respiratory virus that transmits through respiratory droplets from an infected person when they cough and sneeze which is then inhaled by another person. If that person is not fully vaccinated the risk of getting measles is high.
The signs and symptoms of measles to be aware of are:
It is important that if a child is suspected of having measles, they do not attend school. They must telephone their GP or NHS 111. Measles is a notifiable disease which means all cases must be followed up, and contacts identified and given advice on what action they need to take.
For more information contact your GP or an visit the NHS information website:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/measles/
This term Year 7 and Year 8 students took part in the Spring Spelling Bee, which again was a popular competition with all students actively engaged. They not only performed extremely well themselves but they also supported their peers. The first heats were tight in each class, however there can only be one winner! The winner for Year 7 students was Aiden Thomas in 7E whose speed was astounding. The winner in Year 8 was Afia Asempa Assumangin 8H, who was calm and confident throughout. Well done to both of you, and to all who took part!
Join us at Rosedale College on Thursday 27th April at 7:00pm for A Night At The Musicals Dance Show! Our students have been working hard and put together a wonderful show for you all to see. Tickets are £4, and they will be available to purchase via iPayimpact, and at the door on the night.
Refreshments will be served from 6:30pm.
The Rosedale Hewens Academy Trust is delighted to announce the details of the Year 11 Prom, taking place on the evening of Friday 14th July 2023. The event will celebrate the end of the GCSE examinations and will be a time to mark the end of Key Stage Four for our Year 11 cohort.
Bookings for Hillingdon’s Easter Holiday, Activities and Food (HAF) programme have now opened! Through their programme of free healthy food and fun activities, children and young people can develop new skills, take part in creative and physical activities, learn about food and cooking, and enjoy a nutritious meal each day.
The holiday programme is open to school-aged children from reception to Year 11 (inclusive) who receive benefits-related free school meals. They are also able to provide a limited number of discretionary places to vulnerable children that do not meet the Free School Meal criteria, if you would like for a child you are supporting to be considered for a HAF place, please email HAFprogramme@hillingdon.gov.uk with the child's name, date of birth, address and parent contact details.
Activities this Easter include:
Find out more on their website - Easter HAF programme - Hillingdon Council where you can find out more about HAF, check out the Easter programme offer and find booking information.
For 16 years now, World Maths Day has united students across the globe in a celebration of learning! On 8th March, Students across the globe competed against each other celebrating mathematics. Rosedale College took part in celebrating numbers and the maths lessons were buzzing on the day in IT rooms, where the students were so exited competing against students across the globe.
Students from Years 7 and 8 had the pleasure of watching a live performance of Macbeth as part of their English studies. This production was even more enjoyable because the actors engaged students by involving them all throughout the performance.
Key Stage Three students spent the day researching engag- ing children’s books. Students then wrote stories with a clear progressive message for an allocated target audience then spent time making them engaging and kinaesthetic. Stu- dents created some fabulous illustrations that were of very high quality. The concept of writing with a target audience in mind is a skill, which they will continue to enhance through not only secondary school and university but also when they get jobs. Staff and students relished the opportunity to show- case their final products.
Rosedale College student council leaders attended the Trust’s inaugural Council Summit on Monday 27th February, where council leaders from the Trust’s seven primary schools and secondary colleges came together. Collectively, our young leaders explored topics such as inclusivity, sustainability, ways of being heard, and tackling bullying. Leaders were able to take part in team building exercises, learn how to plan events, and shared their best ideas both at primary and secondary levels. Thank you so much to the staff who facilitated this event, especially Miss Page and Miss Morgan, who shared their experience of being school leaders when they were students themselves, and how that role prepared them for their adult lives. Well done to our council leaders, who were excellent ambassadors for the College.
To help make World Book Day special – and to encourage reading for the rest of the year too – please download the free World Book Day Family pack which includes tips and tools to help your child develop a reading for pleasure habit, and find the joy in reading!
You can download more fun World Book Day resources here: https://www.worldbookday.com/resources/
