No. 110 Thursday 18th October 2012

With this newsletter you will receive: Family Shoebox Appeal Leaflet

Dear Parents, We have had some exciting History-based outings this week: Year 4 went in search of the Romans at Verulamium on Monday and Year 5 were sent to the Tower on Wednesday. I had the privilege of accompanying Year 5 and spent a wonderful day with them. It was inspiring to witness their enthusiasm and sense of fun – they are full of questions, as I am sure you know. Wherever they go, our pupils seem to be as much of an attraction as the sites we visit, as they snake along in their blue crocodile. We received several very positive comments from members of the public about their behaviour, so congratulations to them and their teachers! Today you will receive leaflets about our Romanian Shoebox appeal. The children have been shown a video in assembly about how to pack the shoeboxes and we would be very grateful if you felt like participating. Please note that after Half Term winter uniform should be worn by all the children. I wish you a happy and relaxing Half Term break and look forward to seeing the children again on Monday 29th October. Anne Dobell

HEADTEACHER’S COMMENDATIONS We are very sorry that last week some of the children were unfortunately left off the end of the list of Commendations. Here they are, and many congratulations to them: Noah L in 6A for an improved attitude to his work. Victoria T in 6A for an improved attitude to her work. Emilia Z in 6A for much improved organizational skills. Jemma B in in 6B for learning to eliminate one variable at a time in Non-Verbal Reasoning. Graham F in 6B for adopting excellent elimination skills in Non-Verbal Reasoning. Olivia P in 6B for excellent elimination skills in Non-Verbal Reasoning. George L in 6B for excellent team spirit and sportsmanship. Ben G in 6B for improved self-belief and an excellent attitude to his work. Here are this week’s Commendations: Solomon L in 6A for improved timing in his Comprehension. Ruby B-O’S in 6A for improved timing in Comprehension. Betsy G in 3B for an improved attitude to her work. Oliver H in 3B for excellent improvement in Comprehension. Olympia K in 4F for an excellent attitude to her work. Katie B in 4F for excellent listening skills. These children should all feel proud of themselves as they have been the makers of

their own success through a positive attitude. Well done!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

Notices

SWIMMING There will be NO swimming on Thursday 1st November. Games will continue as usual.

Thank you.

Link Romania You will be receiving leaflets for this very worthwhile cause. Perhaps Half Term is a good time to think about putting your box together. We would appreciate it if you could return the boxes to school on Friday 9th November ready for collection the following week. Many thanks for your support.

Monday 29th October Term Begins

Tuesday 30th October Year 6 Girls v Norland Place A & B teams away

2.00pm

Thursday 1st November NO SWIMMING

Year 6 Football RPPS A & B teams away

2.00pm

Friday 2nd November Year 2 Cake Sale

Year 5 will be singing 'Song of the Earth' at the Landmark Centre Festival of Song on Friday 9th November at 4.00 p.m. The building is a very large Victorian church, about the size of a cathedral (now deconsecrated) situated near Teddington Lock. Tickets are available from the Centre 0208 614 0390 and two tickets have been allocated for each family. As some families are only able to use one ticket, there may be some spare tickets (@ £2.00). Why not come along and support Kew College?

Reminder for Parents— School Photographs The school photographers will be in school after half term on Wednesday 7th November 2012 to take individual and sibling photographs. Please ensure that your child is wearing smart winter uniform and a blazer. Thank you

ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION We have received another notification, this time from The Lady Eleanor Holles School, of

two further recent incidents in the White City area, one of attempted abduction and one of

sexual assault. Kew College has received no notification from the police about these al-

leged incidents, but you might like simply to be aware. Please do not alarm the children, or

yourselves. Training the children in sensible behaviour, which we do in school and know

that you also do at home, is the best way forward.

Year 4 Trip to the Verulamium Museum

On Monday the 15th October, Year 4 visited the Verulamium Museum in St Albans. We had a very successful trip with the children enjoying a visit “back in time” presented by an historian at the centre. The children handled many ancient artefacts, enjoyed dressing up as Romans and had lively discussions about living in Roman times. We visited the museum, the children following a fact finding trail, learning about the different aspects of Roman lifestyle. Following this we visited an excavated hypocaust, where the children explored how the Romans heated their homes. This supports the current project the children have been enjoying in class.

Year 5 Trip to the Tower of London

The Tower of London On the 17th October 2012, Year 5 were waiting in anticipation for the coach to arrive at the Tower of Lon-don. As soon as we stepped through the enormous gates, we knew this was going to be a brilliantly en-tertaining day. A man dressed in green arrived by our side and introduced himself as William Parr, Cath-erine Parr’s brother. He led us to a stretch of grass, and told us that we were standing where the Great Hall used to be, so naturally we all started staring around at the towering buildings, wondering if we were treading on the path that Henry VIII had trodden on.

We learnt so much information about Henry VIII, and some people even got to act out several parts for everyone else’s entertainment. Henry had six wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Sey-mour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard and Katherine Parr. The rhyme goes like this: Divorced, beheaded, died Divorced, beheaded, survived. After our informative talk with William Parr, we grabbed some benches and gobbled down our lunches, desperate to move on to the next activity. 5L came back and hailed us with comments on how brilliant their adventure into the White Tower had been, which made us even more eager to climb up the winding open-air staircase and see for ourselves what it was like. As soon as we ascended the spiral staircase, we felt slightly dizzy at how high we had to climb to reach the top. Finally, though, we were breathlessly triumphant, standing at the top of the steep steps, looking down at the people who seemed tiny below. Some of us felt slightly nauseous at how far you would have to fall before you reached the ground. Inside, armour gleamed off every wall, and would you believe it, Henry VIII’s armour that he wore around his waist was 34 inches! There were lots of incredible displays, including the scene when there were model horses, which were the size that they would have been in real life! Henry VIII’s horse was jet black, and all the horses were striking a stunning pose. Either they were rearing, showing a hoof or standing proudly, noses to the sky. After a while (as we almost couldn’t tear our eyes away from the sleek stallions) we moved onto the drawing. We were handed paper and a pencil, and our tough task was to draw objects from around the room. There was a book with 914 pages! We were grouped together, and we went to see the Crown Jewels! It was absolutely stunning, and the jewels gleamed off all the walls. We clambered into the coach at the end of the day, exhausted but still knowing that this had been the best trip ever. By Isobel Blake, 5S

The Tower of London I was extremely excited when we were striding up to the menacing grey stone walls that were the Tower of London. Everyone was chatting animatedly and Joseph S said that he wanted to steal the crown jewels while others were scared that some descendants of Henry VIII might want to chop off their heads. Our guide was William Parr (Catherine Parr’s brother,) he refreshed our minds about Henry’s six wives. First came Catherine of Aragon, she had a girl called Mary she was divorced so that he could marry Anne Bo-leyn who gave him Elizabeth, she was later beheaded as she became nosy in running the country and she also had six fingers on her left hand. Jane Seymour was by far his favourite wife, because she gave him a son called Edward and also because she was quiet and minded her own business but tragically she died eleven days after her son’s birth. Next was Anne of Cleves who was terribly ugly and, six months after marriage, he divorced her. Catherine Howard was beheaded as she committed treason against the king, which means that she was having affairs with other men. Lastly there was Catherine Parr who was the first wife to outlive Henry. After lunch we went to see the armoury in the White Tower we saw lots of swords and axes and shields, in general, lots of weapons. We were allowed to put our heads inside helmets and look around with them on. Some people felt nervous as we were several hundred metres up! Henry VIII’s armour had a thirty four inch waist. On the top floor there was a HUGE dragon made out of armour with old coins and jewels in the middle. After seeing the place where Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard and also many, many others were exe-cuted, we saw the Crown Jewels, my favourite was the orb because it is diamond encrusted with the Un-ion Jack on top. In addition I also loved the AMAZING Imperial Crown with priceless diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds. I loved the Tower of London especially the Crown Jewels and I hope that the next Year Five will enjoy in as much as we did. By Lachie Stewart 5S

On Wednesday the Junior House Assembly were treated to a lovely piece of orchestral music entitled ‘Spy movie’ and ‘Sad movie’, adapted by Nicole Stokes. The delightful ensemble was performed by Georgia (5L), Taniysha (5S), Heather (5L), Rose (4H), Maddie (6A) and Amelie (3B) We are also working on ‘Action movie’. Georgia Robeson (5L)

Congratulations to our Golden Sentence winners this week!

Isobel (5S) Luca (5S) Taniysha (5S) Joshua (5L) Georgia (5L) Charlie (5L)

Noah (6A) Victoria (6A) Calum (6A) Freya (6B) Jemma (6B) Ned (6B)

School Council and House Captains It has been an exciting week of elections in the Junior House. With pupils running for office in both the School Council and as House Captains there have been passionate speeches and considered voting filling the classrooms with a sense of excitement and promise. Congratulations to the following pupils who were elected as House captains for 2012/2013 academic year. It was a close competition but in the end our winners were as follows:

Mars- Olivia Pearce and Patrick Silcox Mercury- George Lyons and Jemma Baines Neptune- Calum Caspersonn and Mia Caspersonn

The following pupils were voted as class representatives for the school council: Year 3- Chloe Rowlands and Betsy Griffiths Year 4- Noam Elstein and Ptolemy Wallace-Jones Year 5- Molly Rowlands and Suki Griffiths Year 6- Florence Scavazza-Murphy and Edie Whitehead

KCF News – 18 October 2012 KEY DATES: Infant Disco – Friday 23rd November in the sedum 3-4.30pm (Nursery to Year 1) Junior Disco – Saturday 24th November in the Barn Church Hall – 5-7pm (Years 2-6) Secret Santa – Friday 30th November Recycling – Friday 18th January 2nd Hand Uniform Selling Dates – see below for details **Quiz Night by Candlelight – SAVE THE DATE – Thursday 28th February 2013** Please note that the KCF letterbox is now black – the red one fell off the wall! Cake Sale A BIG thank you to all those who baked for last weeks cake sale – some of you baked several cakes and we are very grateful. The sale raised £224. There was a great range of cakes large and small, all beau-tifully wrapped by Tamsin Priestley and a team of helpers. Thank you to those that helped sell in the afternoon – Sarah Rennie, Kirsten Clayton and Stacy Faiola. Uniform Sale We made a profit of £488 on Friday – there was a lot of uniform to move backwards and forwards so a big thank you to Kate Finnett, Shikha Mohanty, Puchka Sahay and Amelia Howe for organising all this on the day. Going forward we are going to trial a new system for selling 2nd hand uniform which we think will be better for everyone. Shikha has kindly agreed to allow parents to come to her house and buy what they need between 1-3pm on set dates and times. Her contact details are as follows:

30 Melliss Avenue Kew Riverside

TW9 4BQ

07909144077. PLEASE CALL BEFORE YOU GO SO THAT YOU ARE EXPECTED The dates are 2, 16, 30 November and 7 December and 18 January – all Fridays, between 1 and 3pm only. (There is plenty of parking at Kew Retail Park which is right next door) PLEASE DO NOT ask her if you can come to buy uniform in between these dates as she does not want to open the “shop” everyday! Christmas Pack Northbrook orders are now in. Have fun over half term and get your child to design a Christmas card. Please use an A4 piece of paper for your design and attach the order form and cheque to the back. You may use paint, felt tips, pen-cils, collage etc but NO GLITTER please. These must be in on Monday 29th October as they need to be judged and then sent off the next day to make sure they come back in time for you to post! If you are late we have to pay for extra postage! Tea Towels and Aprons These will be on sale in November and are sure to sell out fast! If you have pre ordered some you can pay when they arrive. Please do not leave your money in the box until we know they have arrived! Tickets for the discos and secret santa will be sold in November – details will be sent out the week after half term

London Dance School London Dance School offers dance classes for children in Chiswick and at the Riverside Health Club in Dukes Meadows. Children can begin their classes from the age of 2 1/2 and continue through to 18 years old. Please contact Sarah Daultry (an ex Kew College mum) by email or telephone 020 8940 3793, or visit the website at www.londondanceschool.com Creative Baking is offering a wide range of bespoke cupcakes for christenings, weddings, corporate events and birthday parties. We are extremely passionate about baking and use only the highest quality natural ingredients. Find us on Facebook to see some of our fantastic handcrafted produce including cakes and biscuits or simply get in touch with us to design a perfect cupcake for your special occasion. Call Joanna on: 0784 27 959 22 or visit: www.facebook.com/creative.baking.by.joanna.khabaz Speakeasy School of English Located in Chiswick, we are a small, friendly language school, teaching English to foreign students, au pairs and visitors. Accredited by the British Council, we offer flexible courses Monday to Friday, between 9.30am and 9.30pm .Please contact Nick or Maggie (Kew College parents) on 0208 995 8772 or visit www.speakeasyschool.co.uk. Babysitting I am an ex-Kew College pupil looking for babysitting in and around Kew, in the evenings, or during the day at weekends and in school holidays. I am 16, currently in the sixth form at the Lady Eleanor

Holles School, and have previous experience of babysitting. Contact: Georgia 07972574915

Fantastic Nanny Available for Full Time Nanny Position (starting January 2013) – We have taken the big decision to emigrate to Australia at the end of 2012 and are devastated that we must leave our wonderful nanny, Drita Nunes. Drita has been with our family (Sophia 2yrs and Ryan 5.5yrs) for 5 years and has been an exemplary nanny. We cannot speak more highly of her or her commitment and work ethic. Before joining our family, Drita worked with other families for 5 years and has nursery experience. Please feel free to either contact me for more information/references, Simela Karasavidis (skarasavidis@hotmail.com) 07960423524, or Drita directly (dritanunes@yahoo.co.uk) 07861 897249.

Babysitting/Cleaning Marta is looking for cleaning or babysitting on a regular basis. I have known her for 7 years and she has helped me with cleaning and childcare since my children were newborn. She is extremely trustworthy and hardworking and self-sufficient and has stepped in to help at a moments notice for me in the past. I'm very happy to provide a further reference if you require. Her number is 07984-250-879. If you would like to chat

to me, please call 07740-645-329 (Lynnette)

Babysitting Sensible 16 year old boy. Son of Kew College Mum is looking for babysitting work. Able to cycle to Kew, Barnes, Putney, Richmond and Chiswick High Street area. £6 per hour.

Please call Clare on 07767 871958.

Nanny required - We are urgently looking for a new nanny, as very sadly ours will be leaving mid November. The position is to look after Beatrix (4) and Vincent (2) and we are also expecting a little baby in January. The role is live-out, full time Monday-Friday. We also need someone with a clean driving license. If you know of anyone, please contact me on marina.leacock@lazard.com or alternatively on 07880

540 976.

CLEANER-My cleaner of 11 years is looking for more work in the Chiswick/Kew area. She is reliable, thorough and totally trustworthy and is always willing to go that extra mile. Please feel free to contact me for a more detailed reference sim.scavazza@gmail.com or ring Teresa Cybulska direct on 07590 284134.

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