AUSCHWITZ TRIP EISTEDDFOD NURSERY NEWS...a week in pictures here’s an eisteddfod teaser! more...

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JUNIOR CHOIR AT

ST DAVID’S HALL

Juniors wow at the Barnardo’s charity concert in

Cardiff

Sixth Formers take a humbling journey to Poland

A brief glimpse into today’s festivities before full

coverage in Mrs Pritchard’s Head’s Blog

Our youngest cohorts have been busy this week!

Wow! What a morning we had on Sunday!

TEAM SPIRIT

#ROUGEMONTRUNNERS

AUSCHWITZ TRIP EISTEDDFOD NURSERY NEWS

After Friday and Saturday’s weather causing potential

havoc to the course, the sun came out to greet the

Rougemont Runners as we arrived at the start line for the

2020 City of Newport Half Marathon. We began running at

10am for the hard slog of making it through 13.1 miles and

whilst the sun made way for rain and hail. As time went by

and the sun made way for rain and hail, our smiles turned

to grimaces as we fought to reach the finish line.

The Rougemont sea of pink was brilliant to see and I

received numerous comments from other participants about

how wonderful our team of students past and present, staff

and parents were. I count myself lucky to work in a school

like Rougemont, but on days like Sunday it fills me with

pride to be associated with such amazing young people,

colleagues and supportive parents. I would like to say a

huge thank you to everyone involved, from the runners

themselves, the supporters on the streets who made such a

difference to us and anyone who has sponsored us at

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RougemontRunners.

Our next event will be the Newport 10km and Marathon

on 19th April with a team of runners from Year 10 and

above taking part. If you are feeling inspired by the

weekend’s events and want to help us raise money for St

David’s Hospice Care, please sign up for the 10km at

https://newportwalesmarathon.co.uk/register-10k/.

Please then forward your confirmation email to me and I

will add you to our team list. If you could do this by

Friday 13th March, I can begin arranging our team

shirts.

If 10km is too daunting a distance for you, keep your

eyes peeled over the coming weeks for details about a

5km Kolor Dash team, where we will be inviting runners

from Years 3 and upwards to join us as well as a 2km

event for runners from Reception and above.

Thanks for everybody’s efforts so far and

#LetsRaisePlentyIn2020.

Mr A Richards

https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RougemontRunners

https://newportwalesmarathon.co.uk/register-10k/

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HALF MARATHON HEROES

WONDERFUL

SUPPORT

AROUND THE

ROUTE FROM

WELLWISHERS,

FRIENDS AND

FAMILY!

THE WIND AND

RAIN DIDN’T

HAMPER THE

SPIRITS OF THE

RUNNERS!

SCAN THE CODE

ON YOUR CAMERA

TO GO TO THE

ONLINE GIVING

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An amazing event raising money for a fantastic local charity.

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A WEEK IN PICTURES

HERE’S AN

EISTEDDFOD

TEASER!

MORE

COVERAGE IN

NEXT WEEK’S

HEAD’S BLOG!

IT WAS LOVELY

TO INVITE

PARENTS IN TO

SEE THE GCSE

DRAMA EXAM

SHOWCASE

EARLILER THIS

WEEK.

INFANT PUPILS

CELEBRATED

#WORLDBOOKDAY

IN THEIR READING

NOOK WITH THEIR

FAVOURITE BOOK

– ‘WINNIE THE

WITCH’!

Spring has finally sprung at Rougemont!

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Singing their hearts out

19 SCHOOLS ACROSS SOUTH WALES

A fantastic musical evening was had by 60 members of

the junior choir who sang in St David’s Hall, Cardiff.

The concert was in aid of the fantastic children’s charity

Barnardo’s. Some 19 schools were involved in total.

A huge thank you and many congratulations to all the

children involved. It was some 10 weeks in the

planning and it amazed us how our pupils could learn

so many songs all word perfect!

Mr C Dobbins | Director of Prep Music

BARNARDO’S CONCERT

A superb event raising money for charity

SOLOISTS BEN & ROCCO

SOLOISTS SIMRAN & IWAN

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Success for Year 10 pupils Nathaniel, Aayan, Harvey and Elliot

TEAMWORK WORKS!

One of our participating teams who took part in the

Prince’s Trust workshops were crowned the eventual

winners of the whole group.

The student will go on to the next round later this

month, at the WMC, where they have t [pitch their

social enterprise business idea to a panel of judges.

Luke has been nominated for Best Supporting Youth

Performance in the Glamorgan Drama League Awards,

for his role as Zach in Hilltop Theatre Company’s

production of ‘Goodnight Mr Tom.’

The play (directed by Miss Hallas, Deputy Head of the

Prep School) was also nominated for Best Drama in the

NODA awards for our region in Wales, covering Cardiff,

Vale of Glamorgan, Bridgend and Rhonda Cynon Taff.

Congratulations to all the cast and crew!

Prince’s Trust Success

YEAR 9 PUPIL DRAMA

SUCCESS

A fantastic opportunity for our Year 10 Business Studies pupils.

Some wonderful news for budding thespian, Luke in Year 9

TREADING THE BOARDS!

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Year 13 pupils Lucy and Sana had to privilege to join the ‘Lessons from Auschwitz’ trip in February

AUSCHWITZ TRIP

Sana and I had the privilege of visiting Auschwitz I and Auschwitz - Birkenau with Lessons from Auschwitz.

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The trip began with a visit to Oświęcim where The

Great Synagogue used to be; now there is a memorial

in its place. We benefited greatly from going here

before visiting the camps as it put into perspective just

how close the camps were to the main town and how

the Jewish community had been fully integrated into it.

Shortly after, we went to Auschwitz I. I feel as though

Block 5 has had the biggest impact upon me. This is

the block that holds a display devoted to the ‘material

evidence of the crimes. Here is where we saw just a

fraction of the belongings of those who had been held

in the camp. Another section of Auschwitz I which I will

hold with me for the rest of life is block 27 where there

is a book of 4.4 million names. These are an attempt

to try and memorialise all those who had their lives

taken due to the Holocaust. Whilst looking in this book

we were told that they will never be able to have all 6.6

million names in the book as whole communities were

wiped out by the Holocaust.

The most emotional part of the day, for me, was when

we walked through the gas chambers where many

innocent people lost their lives. Words cannot describe

the feeling of being in such a place. We then went to

Auschwitz - Birkenau where we had the chance to go

up the watch tower and look over the vast landscape.

Wherever you looked the camp sprawled as far as the

eye could see.

Whilst at Birkenau there was a strong feeling among

the group of how privileged we all are as wrapped up in

our large winter coats and walking boots we all

mentioned how cold we are, however when we

remembered those who were living in the camp only

had thin working clothes and poorly made shoes our

complaints paled into insignificance.

At the end of the day we held a memorial at the end of

Auschwitz - Birkenau which was led by a Rebbetzin.

She said something that really stuck with me when she

was a young girl, she asked her great grandparents

and her grandparents when was she going to get her

tattoo. They replied by saying they hoped she would

never be getting one like theirs. This really stuck with

me due to it highlighting the impact the Holocaust has

had upon communities even to this day.

Overall, I would say the experience has impacted

greatly upon how I view the Holocaust and how it has

affected those who survived and remember those who

were murdered.

Lucy James | Year 13

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HOLIDAY CLUBS

Cardiff City Football Camp:

Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th April (9am – 3pm)

Playworks: Mon 6th – Thurs 9th April

Mad Science: Full two weeks holiday (except Good Friday &

Easter Monday)

Hollies @ Rougemont will continue to offer holiday club to

Rougemont pupils in Nursery and Reception. Please contact

Hollies directly to book your child’s place.

Contact Manager Kim Paul on 01633 820168

Scan the code to visit the School website with links how

to book.

EESW CLUB

HOLIDAY CLUBS AT ROUGEMONTWith the Easter holidays four weeks away, here are the clubs on offer at Rougemont:

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SENIOR CLUB OF THE WEEK

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With Mrs Goodwin every Tuesday and Thursday lunchtime for pupils in Year 12

EESW club is a chance for talented Year 12 pupils to get a real-life experience in the world of

engineering. They work for six months with a local company (Safran Aircraft Seats) to try to

solve a real engineering problem the company is experiencing. This project culminates in the

Big Bang Fair in MOD St Athan where the team present their solution to judges made up of

members of the engineering profession.

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NURSERY NEWS

A Royal Tea Party of

bread and honey hosted

by the King and Queen as

part of their topic ‘Sing-a-

Song of Sixpence’!

Meanwhile, it was a ‘trike

traffic jam’ on the Nursery

yard earlier this week

before some time spent

tending to the Nursery

flower beds.

Pupils revelled at

the sight of

sunshine!

A beautiful day for a

spot of Tots Tennis!

Tennis and a Royal Tea Party!

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SUBJECT OF THE WEEK

Year 9 are studying the continent of Africa at the moment. At the beginning of the

topic they were asked to write down the first 3 words that came to mind when they

heard the word ‘Africa’. The words were then used to make a ‘word cloud’ for each

class; the larger words being the ones that were said more frequently. We will

revisit the words at the end of the topic to see if our views of Africa have changed

since studying the continent to challenge any stereotyped views we may have

had.

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Year 12 Geographers have recently visited Bristol to look at gentrification and how it has changed

some of the areas. They have used the information collected that day to form part of their human

fieldwork study.

They have also been looking at how globalisation has changed places and how multinational

companies have been trying to access different markets all over the world.

One example looked at is a vegetarian McDonalds in Katra near the base for Hindus visiting the

mountain shrine of Vaishno Devi, the second busiest pilgrimage spot in India.

Year 8 are studying rivers at the moment. They are looking at how different

river landforms are formed and they are using Lego to make animations

explaining each of the stages.

We have been celebrating all

things Welsh at Key Stage 3 in

the build up to the Eisteddfod.

Here is a small selection of

some of the amazing

Geography off-stage

competition entries of Welsh

‘landscapes in a box’ and

Welsh theme ‘Google

Doodles’.

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Creative Play UK have been working very hard this week

IT’S COMING ALONG!

We are delighted to share a brief update on the progress

of the Junior Play Area.

Work started on Monday and as you can see, rapid

progress has been made in just a few days. The pupils

are incredibly excited as they see something new being

added to the frames each day.

We look forward to sharing the finished yard with you

shortly! A huge thanks again to our amazing PTA for

supporting this much-anticipated project.

We are delighted to report that the new Security Station

located near the front gates has been working extremely

well with many of our parents positively supporting this

new security initiative.

The station is manned by Dave Kirkby who is already a

familiar face to many of our parents as he now enters his

20th year at Rougemont. Come rain or shine, Dave always

has a smile to welcome our visitors throughout the day and

we are lucky to have him as part of our Rougemont family!

UPDATE: JUNIOR

PLAY AREA

SECURITY STATION

UPDATE

Not long until the wonderful new play area is complete!

The new Security Station at the front entrance has received an overwhelmingly positive response.

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We are delighted to

announce that Cosy

Hands are hosting

their baby massage

classes at Rougemont

for babies from 7

weeks old.

Visit cosyhands.com/

for more details.

OUR COMMUNITYCreating strong partnerships within our community

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CATERING NEWSThe launch of packed lunches for trips

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Catering launch a brand new

Packed Lunch menu

We are delighted to announce the launch of

a packed lunch programme for pupils in

Juniors and Seniors heading out on School

trips. Parents will now have the option of

ordering a packed lunch instead of their

child bringing their own.

Order forms for packed lunch choices

should be returned along with trip consent

forms to the relevant School secretary.

Here are the choices:

Main:Tacos with tuna

Falafel & hummousRoast chicken & wrapsSpanish meats & olivesCheese & onion pastyCheese & pickle sub

Ham & salad subPlain cheese or ham roll

Salad:Vegetable crudités & dipRice salad with peppers

Moroccan couscous saladTomato pasta salad

Cucumber & cherry tomatoes

Dessert:Fruit salad

Cheese & crackersBlueberry muffinApricot Flapjack

Cookie

All packed lunches cost £3.20 and will be

delivered directly to the teachers leading the

trip for distribution to pupils

All packed lunches come with a piece of fruit

and a bottle of water

All cutlery and packaging is biodegradable

and eco-friendly

Payment will be deducted from your child’s

iPay account

Lunch menus are posted

to the Parent Portal each

week

A selection of snacks are

available each day at

breaktime

Look out for updates on

‘Themed Day’ lunches!

It’s fast and simple to

upload funds to your

child’s iPay account: https://www.ipayimpact.co.uk/IPI/

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