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WEEKLY BULLETIN — 10 June 2016

From the Headmaster I very much hope that everyone has had a restful half term break. It is good to see Lower School students and staff back in school all working hard towards the end of year exams next week. I am sure students are well prepared—remember staff are here to help so do ask. I recommend students get plenty of sleep, eat well and exercise some, all of which will help them to cope. All too soon we will be in the final run towards the end of term and there are countless fun and exciting events coming up. One such event is the Evening with the Swing Band on Friday 24 June at 7.30pm in the Gardens of One Chart Lane. The evening will feature music from Glenn Miller to Billy Joel performed by the ever popular RGS Swing Band and this year it will also include music from student-led bands. Please bring a picnic, pray for sunshine and come and enjoy an evening of jazz music. Tickets (£5; concessions £3) are available from the RGS Box Office via this link. (NB: this is an alternation from the dated published in the calendar). During half term, Lower School pupils (pictured above) took part in the language module at Château du Broutel in Baie de Somme, France. A packed four days during which everyone enjoyed the visits and activities. Highlights were making croissants following baker Bruno’s instructions, making mayonnaise under the direction of the chateau’s chef, visiting the sweet factory, games on Berck beach and of course the goat farm and learning how goat’s cheese is made. Clearly much of this trip revolves around food and students interacted in French gaining confidence with the language and making progress with their speaking and listening skills. Every day there are developments on site as The Peter Harrison Foundation Centre begins to take shape. Watch our webcam showing the latest snapshot image of progress on the building which will house the new Sixth Form Centre and Library. New images are taken every 15 minutes between 9.00am-5.00pm Monday-Friday so save this link to your browser so that you can watch progress at any time. Student News Leilah de Meza (pictured below) attended the Premiere of Alice

Through The Looking Glass in which she plays the part of the Young Red Queen—Princess Iracebeth—the younger version of Helena Bonham Carter.

Seven RGS students have been successful in their auditions and one is a reserve for the Duet Philharmonic Orchestra representing the very highest standards of musicianship. The orchestra auditions both British nationals and overseas students who are studying full-time in the UK. Performing only once every two years, musicians tackle some of the most difficult repertoire composed for symphony orchestras. Students attend a residential music course culminating in a performance at the Royal Festival Hall next April alongside Sheku Kanneh-Mason, BBC Young Musician 2016 and all-round superstar! Many congratulations to Anna Anderson, Juliet Anderson, Freya Biggs, Bertie Coomber, Sophia Herbert, Yasmin Herbert, Nick Ingram and Eleanor Medcalf.

Congratulations to Harry Armstrong, Alex Golding and Annalise Hansen who recently played for the South East of England U14 National Chess Junior Squad in an international against Wales. As part of a squad of 12 players they helped England to a comprehensive victory over Wales.

Machayla Dewdney competed in the second part of the Phoenix Tri Aquathlon Series securing third place in the Tristar 3 girls’ category (13-14 years old). Completing a 300m swim followed by a 3km run Machayla secured a new PB with an overall time of 00:18:00.

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In the Bulletin this Week

Alice Through the Looking Glass 1

Bags 2

Celebrations & Prize Giving 4

CCF Update 5

Château du Broutel 1

Diary Updates 6

DofE Expeditions 5

Duet Philharmonic Orchestra 1

England U14 National Chess Junior

Squad 1

Europe: In or Out? 3

Evening with the Swing Band 1

First Form End of Year Disco 6

First to Fourth Form Exams 1

GCSE Geography Fieldtrip to

Iceland 2017 5

Golf: Staff v Parents 5

House Cricket, Tennis & Rounders 4

Junior Sports Awards Evening 5

Library 1

Much Ado About Nothing 4

Parents’ Online Payment System 5

PFA Annual Ball: The Great Gatsby 4

PFA Nearly New Uniform Sale 5

Peter Harrison Foundation Centre

Webcam 1

Phoenix Tri Aquathlon Series 1

RGS Athletics 2

RGS Cantata Choir: Come & Sing

Event 3

RGS Sports Day 4

Rugby National U15 Talent

Development Squad 2

Run Reigate 5

Sixth Form Centre 1

Sport News 2

Student News 1

Surrey County Athletics Combined

Events Championships 2

Surrey Tennis League 2

SWOTS Early Bird Discount 5

Track & Field Cup 2

Vacancies 5

Ellie Green has been selected for the Rugby National U15 Talent Development Group following on from her performances in the South East Junior Academy games at both 15 a-side and 7 a-side.

Sport News Congratulations to the Girls’ U14 and U13 Tennis teams who won all of their

matches in the group stages of the Surrey Tennis League. The U14s won against St Catherine’s, Caterham, Woldingham and Croydon High whilst the U13s battled it out against Guildford High, Notre Dame Cobham, Sutton High and St Teresa’s. We wait to hear who we play in the semi-finals at St George’s on 24 June. Well done to the U14 team of Sofia Gibbon, Grace Greaves, Amelia Robley Dixon, Hattie Dadswell, Lucy Hangartner and Hannah Cross; and to the U13 team of Freya Biggs, Simone Kellard, Tabby Green, Katty Bliss, Mia Jojic, Bernie Cheng-Whitehead and Zoe Mitchell.

Three RGS Athletics teams—the Junior Girls, Junior Boys and Inter Girls—all qualified for the regional round of the Track and Field Cup, a national competition in which around 900 teams in each age range compete. The Junior Girls are currently placed fourth nationally and are looking forward to their A Regional Final in London on Tuesday 21 June. The other two teams are in the B Regional Finals at Hillingdon on Wednesday 22 June.

Congratulations to Lily Grant and Joe Jenner who both medalled at the Surrey County Athletics Combined Events Championships last week. Lily achieved silver and has been selected to represent the county at the regionals. Joe achieved bronze and is currently ranked 14th in the UK for U15 boys’ pentathlon. He has been selected to represent Surrey Schools at the South East Combined Events Championships later this month in a team of four athletes competing against teams from six other counties.

Please continue to email me via headmaster@reigategrammar.org with any news items, questions or feedback. With my Best Wishes Shaun Fenton Headmaster

From Mr Rushby, Assistant Head Bags – a reminder to students

The recent sudden downpours this week has caused some students’ bags to become extremely wet and there was damage to some students’ books at a critical time of revision. Please could all students be reminded of the following very simple guidelines, which are all to do with treating their own and others’ property with care and respect: Use the bag racks or lockers to store your property. The school has vast

numbers of covered bag racks all around the site and many of them are not fully used. Please do not leave bags on the ground, especially near a bag rack that is full.

Be careful not to damage others’ bags when storing or retrieving your own.

For example, be careful not to pull other bags off the bag racks when removing yours. Again, this is less likely to happen if racks are not over-filled. We do have enough capacity for all students’ bags to be stored safely and protected from the rain, but sometimes, you have to walk a little further to find some space.

During the summer holiday we will relocate some of the less-used bag racks so that there is more capacity in the busiest areas such as around the PMH.

Look after your bags, and respect everyone else’s bags. Thank you all very much for your help and co-operation.

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RGS Cantata Choir Come & Sing

Event

Saturday 11 June 2016

2.00pm – St Mary’s Church 5.30pm – Informal concert

6.30pm – Refreshments at St Mary’s Church Centre

You are warmly invited to join the RGS Cantata Choir for a choral Come and Sing day at St Mary’s Church,

Reigate on Saturday 11 June 2016. No experience required. Suitable for anyone who

would like to enjoy some choral singing in a relaxed, friendly environment. The music will be a selection of movements from Haydn’s The Creation and The Armed

Man by Karl Jenkins. We’ll meet and rehearse for a few hours then give a short performance to an audience of

family and friends. The day will finish with refreshments at a social gathering at St Mary’s Church Centre.

RGS Cantata is a friendly choir, open to the RGS

community—parents, relatives, friends, RGS and RSM staff, current and former pupils of the school.

In March 2017, the RGS Cantata Choir will join with all school choirs to sing Fauré’s Requiem

with full orchestra and soloists at the prestigious venue, St John’s Smith Square in London—an

opportunity not to be missed! We are actively recruiting new members and would love

for you to join us. For more information about the Come and Sing event, or about joining the choir, please contact Tali Glynne-Jones, Head of Choral Music, via

tgj@reigategrammar.org

Europe: In or Out?

Parents and students are invited to attend a Question Time style EU Referendum Debate on Thursday 16 June at 4.00pm in the Peter Masefield Hall. Brexit speakers: Trevor Kavanagh Old Reigatian and former Political Editor of the Sun and now Associate Editor. Crispin Blunt MP (Reigate & Banstead) and Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Remain speakers: John Vincent MEP Liberal Democrat candidate for Runneymede and Weybridge. Sam Gyimah MP (East Surrey), Minister for Children and Education.

Tickets: Seats will automatically be reserved for all RGS students of Politics. For parents and all other students wishing to attend please visit the RGS Box Office via www.reigategrammar.org to obtain tickets. NB: There is no charge for this event.

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RGS Sports Day: Friday 1 July 2016 The Annual House Sports Day is on Friday 1 July at Hartswood, beginning at 11.00am and running through to the end of the school day. As in previous years, this is a wonderful event where all students in the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Lower Sixth Forms represent their houses in track and field events. There is also the Senior Tug of War at the end of the day. We would like all students to be fully involved in Sports Day and there will be lots of activities to keep them busy when they are not on the track or field. There will also be refreshments—and support from parents and families is really welcomed. Further details about the precise timings will be supplied soon. In the meantime, students are reminded that they will need to wear house t-shirts for Sports Day. These may be purchased from the Heads of House; sleeved t-shirts (not vest tops, slogans etc.) are permissible in the correct house colour. First, Second and Third Form House Cricket, Tennis and Rounders: Saturday 2 July 2016 Another date for your diaries: this will take place at Hartswood on the morning of Saturday 2 July with matches for the First and Second Forms taking place from 9.15-11.15am; and for the Third Form from 11.30am-1.15pm. Further details will be sent nearer the time.

First to Fourth Form Celebrations and

Prize Giving We will shortly be celebrating Prize Giving for students in the First to Fourth Forms. Students who are to receive a prize will be notified separately, and it would be super to see as many of you as possible there to help celebrate the achievements of each year group. All events will be in the PMH from 8.40am-9.40am on these dates: First Form: Friday 24 June Second Form: Friday 1 July Third Form: Tuesday 28 June Fourth Form: Wednesday 29

June The majority of prizes will be awarded at the individual year group assemblies. However, School Colours and a few other prizes will be saved for the whole school end of year assembly on Tuesday 5 July.

The Box Office for Much Ado About Nothing went live to the parents of the cast and crew on Tuesday 7 June (via a

Promotion Code) and to the rest of the school community on Thursday 9 June.

The show runs from Tuesday 28 June until Friday 1 July, with performances starting at 6.00pm. The venue is at the

Headmaster’s House, One Chart Lane.

Any queries, please email: boxoffice@reigategrammar.org

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RGS Staff v Parents Golf Match Thursday 30 June, 4.30pm at Reigate Heath GC Richard Prophet is a couple of players short in his attempt

to win back the trophy the staff secured last season. If any parents are keen to play please contact Richard (via Mr Bader at dgb@reigategrammar.org).

CCF Update CCF Climbing Weekend: 17-19 June CCF Tri Service Field Day: 25-27 June CCF Static Line Parachuting Course: 2-3 July CCF Tri Service Summer Camp: 4-9 July,

06:45 (RAF) 08:00 (RN/Army) (revised times for flying)

Junior Sports Awards Evening Thursday 23 June, 7.00pm in the PMH This is an opportunity for us to celebrate the

achievements of our students in Sport this year. DofE: Upcoming Expeditions Please return SILVER and GOLD expedition reply slips

ASAP. Students wishing to attend an expedition must turn up to kit check and all briefings. Details will or have been emailed to them.

Please consult the expedition KIT pages for advice on kit

lists via this link to https://rgsdofe.wordpress.com/kit-list/ More DofE expedition dates (Year groups refer to the

year students are in at the time of the expedition) SILVER Fourth Form Training: 26-28 June 2016 GOLD Lower Sixth Form Training (South Wales):

2-5 July 2016 (UPDATED) GOLD Lower Sixth Form Qualifying (Mid Wales):

13-17 August 2016 SILVER Fifth Form Leadership Training Day:

7 October 2016 BRONZE Fourth Form Qualifying: 7-8 October

2016 SILVER Fifth Form Qualifying: 15-17 October 2016

Visit https://rgsdofe.wordpress.com/dates/ or contact

Mr Collins via sac@reigategrammar.org for full details and dates.

Run Reigate 2016 The RGS Foundation is looking for runners to take part in this year’s Run Reigate to raise vital funds for

the Changing Lives bursary fund. Whether you are interested in the 10k or half marathon, why not run

for Team RGS. To register your interest or to find

out more, please contact Hazel Cornick on 01737 222231 or via

hkc@reigategrammar.org

Parents’ & Friends’ Association NEARLY NEW UNIFORM SALE Many thanks from the PFA Nearly New

Uniform team for all contributions of stock that you continue to provide. The last sale was such a success most of the stock has now gone!

The next sale is on Saturday 18 June and we urgently

need new stock. If you have any uniform items that you no longer need then please consider donating them to the PFA Nearly New Sale. We are particularly looking for smaller sizes but most items in good condition will sell and are therefore gratefully received!

If you have items to sell, please visit the PFA pages on the

school website where the instructions are outlined including price guide, percentage splits for sale price, etc. Thank you from THE PFA—PLEASE SUPPORT US!

GCSE Geography Fieldtrip to ICELAND: 12-16 February 2017 Open to current Second to Fourth Form students who

are or will be studying GCSE Geography. Interested students meet Wednesday 22 June 1.30pm in Rm14. Places are limited—further details and letters will follow the meeting. From Mr Collins, Geography Department

Vacancies If you know someone who may be interested in applying,

please ask them to download the information from the

RSM website or contact me on 01737 229327 or hr@reigategrammar.org.

RSM: Early Years Classroom Assistant (p-t)

RSM: Kindergarten Classroom Teacher

RGS: Graphics and Communications Coordinator

SWOTS School Uniform 10% Early Bird Discount Offer

SWOTS is offering a 10% discount on all uniform purchased between 20-25 June 2016. Uniform may be

purchased in store, online or ordered on the telephone.

SWOTS, 24 Church Street, Reigate, Surrey RH2 0AN swots@btconnect.com

Tel: 01737 243825 www.schooluniformsonline.co.uk

NOTICES

Parents’ Online Payment System

The following trips, services and items are available for payment via the Parents’ Online Payment System.

Trips Available for Payment

German – Berlin 2016 History & Politics – USA – 2nd Instalment

MUN – The Hague

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Diary dates Changes from the published calendar are in BOLD

June 11 Sa County Athletics v Kingsmead (A) 09:00 Cricket v Christ's Hospital: U15A&B, U13A&B, U12A (A) 14:00 U14A&B, U12B (H) 14:00 Cantata Choir “Come & Sing” Rehearsals (St Mary’s Church) 14:30 Informal Concert (St Mary’s Church) 17:30 Reception (St Mary’s Church Centre) 18:30 12 Su Drama: Much Ado About Nothing whole cast rehearsal (CH/Main School) 10:00-13:00 13 M Lower Sixth Form students return to lessons Staff Meeting (PMH) 16:00-17:00 Golf v Charterhouse: Staff (RHGC) 17:00 Governors: Finance & Foundation Committee Meeting

17:30 14 Tu Junior Maths Challenge-follow on 09:00-11:00 Crimebusting Event for junior schools (BL) 16:15-17:45 15 W Primary Schools Drama Conference (DS) 12:30-15:30 Cricket v Churcher’s College: 2nd XI (A) 14:30 16 Th Trinity Group Heads of Chemistry Meeting (HW) Lower Sixth Form UCAS Day (6FC) 09:00-15:50 European Union Referendum Debate (PMH) 16:00-18:00 17 F First Form English trip to Globe Theatre (London) 07.50-16:30 CCF: Climbing Weekend (Capel Curig, North Wales)

(departs) 14:00 First Form End of Year Disco (PMH) 19:00-20:30 18 Sa Music: Three Choirs Festival (The Minster, Croydon) Cricket v Wilson’s: U12&B (A) 09:30 U13A&B (H) 09:30 PFA: Nearly New Uniform Sale (PMH) 10:00-11:00 Cricket v KCS: 2nd XI, U15A&B (A) 10:00 U14A&B (H) 10:00 1st XI (H) 10:30 CCF: Army Section Exercise (Pirbright) 16:00 CCF: Royal Naval Section Trip (HMS Bristol) 16:00 19 Sun CCF Climbing Weekend (Returns) 20.00 20 M Health & Safety Committee Meeting (Rm4) 16:00-17:00 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing whole cast rehearsal

(DS/BH) 16:00-18:30 Golf v Eltham College: Staff (RHGC) 17:00 PFA Meeting (M2) 19:30-21:30

21 Tu “Think Space” (Dance Studio) Ultimate Frisbee World Championships 09:00-19:00 District Athletics: U13 (Caterham, School) 12:30 Foundation: Gold Reunion and Living History Event `

(1CL) 12:30-15:00 Music: An Evening with the Swing Band (1CL/PMH) 19:30-21:30 Now on Friday 24 June 22 W “Think Space” (Dance Studio) Primary Schools District Athletics Competition (HW) 13:00-16:00 Oxbridge Colleges Careers briefing 13:30-14:10 Now incorporated in the UCAS Day, 16 June District Rounders: U14A&B (Oakwood School) 15:30 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing whole cast rehearsal

(DS/BH) 16:00-18:30 Boys’ Tennis v RGS Guildford: U15, U14 (A) 16:30 U13, U12 (H) 16:30 23 Th “Think Space” (Dance Studio) New Staff Induction Day Trinity Group Athletics: U14, U13 (Guildford Spectrum) 10:30 Fourth Form Pram Race (HW) 13:45-15:50 Golf v Cranleigh: U15 (RHGC) 15:15 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing costume fittings 16:00-18:00 Music: Informal Concert (RR) 16:15-17:15 Junior Sports Awards Evening (PMH) 19:00 24 F “Think Space” (Dance Studio) OPRO mouth guard fittings Mixed Tennis League Finals: U15, U14, U13, U12 (St George's, Weybridge) 08:30 First Form End of Year Celebration 08:40-09:40 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing LX plot (CH) 09:00-18:00 House Drama: First Form 09:45 Cricket v MCC: 1st XI (H) 11:30 Fifth Form Book Return Afternoon (PMH) 13:30-15:50 Music: An Evening with the Swing Band

rehearsals (1CL/PMH) 16:00-18:00 * NEW * Music: An Evening with the Swing Band (1CL/PMH) 19:30-21:30 *Previously on 21 June* 25 Sa CCF Tri Service Field Days (departs) Cricket v Churcher's College: U13B, U12B (A) 09:30 1st XI, U15B, U14B (H) 09:30 U13A, U12A (A) 14:00 U15A, U14A (H) 14:00 Music: Zimbe, Choral Concert with English Arts Chorale (St Mary's Church) 19:30-21:30 26 Su DofE: Fourth Form Silver training expedition (Surrey

Hills) (departs) 09:00 Drama: Much Ado About Nothing technical rehearsal (CH/MR/Rm7/Rm8) 10:00-18:00 Ultimate Frisbee v ORs (HW) 12:00-15:00 CCF: Army Section Exercise (Pirbright) (departs) 16:00 CCF: Royal Naval Section Trip (HMS Bristol) (departs)

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For all sports news, fixtures, results, venues etc. please visit the RGS Sports pages: link.