1. The Royal Docks Community School
Student Bulletin
Monday 5th June 2017
(Week A)
Assembly theme:-
Recognise Achievement
“Achievement results from
work realising ambition”

2. Message from the Head Teacher
Congratulations to the Year 7/8 Rounders Team who won at Lister last week. Thank you to the PASS Group who have planted up the tomato and chilli plants that I brought in from home. I look forward to hearing when they are ripe so that I can enjoy some for my lunch.

3. Message from the Head Teacher
Well done to all pupils in the very mature and determined way in which you have prepared for an approached your summer exams. Good luck! Mr Ross has been challenged to recite Shakespeare’s sonnet number 18 – “Shall I Compare Thee………..” by Year 9 pupils. Mr Ross will be carrying out his recital in Ms Borland’s class next half term.

4. Shall I Compare Thee…..
Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate. Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature’s changing course, untrimmed; But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st, Nor shall death brag thou wand’rest in his shade, When in eternal lines to Time thou grow’st. So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

5. Message from Ms Sarkar Summer Progress Exams – May 15-June 22
The time for Y7-10 Summer Progress Exams are here.  Attached to the bulletin is the timetable for all exams being held in the Hall to help prepare students for GCSE linear learning.  All other subjects’ exams will be held in classroom time, and will be completed by 22 June.  Your teacher will have more information about these. Please plan your revision carefully, using the revision strategies sent home to your parents last month, and other useful strategies your teacher will suggest
EAL students in all years are allowed access to bilingual translation dictionaries in many exams but not in English Language, English Literature, Geography, History and RE examinations as these exams also assess SPaG.
If you have any questions, please ask your teachers or your Head of Year.

6. STUDENT PORTAL The Student Portal includes:
Careers and Aspirations (yrs. 10/11). Pay special attention to the document that reads Please click here to find out about colleges in and out of Newham… (It contains a list of colleges in and out of Newham, their websites and phone numbers). 
Homework Documents: Departments can send me documents to upload for pupilsto complete homework/classwork/coursework etc.
Heads of Year
Head Boy/Girl and Prefects
School Calendar
Exam Dates
School Day (lesson times)
Student Bulletin
Google Classroom link
The portal is located at the very bottom of the school website page.

7. Assemblies Week B Week A Tuesday Year 11 Thursday Year 7 Friday Year 9

8. Choir
Choir Practice
Choir takes place every Tuesday at 1:10pm in the music studio.
Anyone can join, even if they can just hold a tune! The more the merrier.
get an early lunch pass from Ms Wilcox in S10 at the start of lunch!

9. Career Lunches in the Library
Security Industry
December 8, 2016
Hospitality and Events
February 2, 2017
Media and Fashion
February 9, 2017
Journalism
March 2, 2017
Hair and Beauty
March 16, 2017
Finance and Software Development
March 23, 2017
Music and Drama
April 20, 2017
Stockbroking
April 27, 2017
Aviation
May 4, 2017
Personal Finance
May 25, 2017
Automobile Industry
June 29, 2017
Sales and Retail
July 6, 2017

11. DEBATEMATE IS BACK!
If you are interested in improving how you argue, improving your English speaking skills, improving your structured writing skills, or being a general all round legend then come to DEBATE MATE - Tuesday 3:30 – 4:30 - Room E13

12. FIND YOUR
IN THE LIBRARY

13. For more information, speak to Ms Clarke.
Wednesday Lunch Time
For more information, speak to Ms Clarke.

14. Equipment for Sale
Basic school equipment will now be sold in school. This includes pens, pencils, rulers, rubbers and sharpeners and can be purchased as individual items or in mini sets. Each item is priced at 10p.
Set prices are: pen/pencil/ruler - 25p. Pen/pencil/ruler/rubber/sharpener – 40p.
The items can be purchased from breakfast club from 7.30am to 8.20am daily or Internal Exclusion room at break time, lunchtime or after school. If staff or pupilswould like other basic equipment to be sold in school, please let Mrs Haylett, the School Business Manager know.
16G USBs will be on sale in the Library
at a price of £3.00.

15. Messages from the Library
The library is open Monday to Thursday from 8am to 4.30pm. Friday it is open from 8am to 3pm. The library is there for you to use. There are 13,000 non-fiction books in the library that will have the answers to your homework. Every subject you study has books in the library you can use to improve.
In the library you can:
Read
Use the non-fiction books for your school work
Read daily newspapers and quality magazines
Use the computers for your school work
Do your homework

16. Message from Student Support Office
Pupils are not allowed in the main office at any time unless supervised by a member of staff.
On Friday afternoons lost property will be by the student entrance as you leave so you can search for any items that may belong to you.
Any lost PE kit will be given to the PE department so please check with your PE teacher if you have lost anything. You can still check for lost property daily,  at break times, lunch times and afterschool, this is kept in the medical room. Smaller items such as purses, keys, phones please check with the main office. Please be aware that every half term the remaining lost property will be given to charity, so please check for your items as soon as possible.
If you cannot gain access to the Lower North wing please report to the student window. pupilsto check for lost PE kit in the PE office.
If you need to check at any other time then you must be accompanied by a teacher.

17. Message from Ms Bradshaw-Shallow – Student Welfare
Any student having to take medication must have had it handed to medical with a note from their parent/carer at the beginning of the day. Any student given medication to medical will have a note to say they have to take it at a certain time. No student should be carrying medication around with them.