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Arrangements for Year 6 Induction Day

Wednesday 27th June 2018

11.45am start for Years 9, 10 & 12!

Please be informed that this Wednesday 27th June, students

in Years 9, 10 & 12 will not be required to attend for the

morning session until 11.45am due to the Year 6 Induction

Day taking place. Students in Years 7 & 8 must attend and

their lessons will run as normal.

Next Stop Wimbledon!

A huge congratulations to the

Year 9 & 10 Tennis team

for their first victory this year

against Trinity school, Croydon.

They won in a nail biting

tie-break at the end.

Special mentions go to

Mukhtar Andu, Luca Palazzi,

Blaise Treverton and Haroun Butt. Well done to all players!

Library Prefects

The following students successfully

have completed the library maintenance

training and been appointed as Library

Prefects. They are: Year 7 – Assia

Oua, Rayana Kadid, Evie Parkinson &

Sodrudeen Jimoh. Year 8 – Wiktor

Morawski & Louis Upshal. Students

who are interested in this role, should

contact the school librarians for further

information on the application process.

National Sports Week 25th

June – 29th June

Next week marks the start of

National School Sports Week 2018!

To mark this National event the PE

department will be hosting various

sporting events for all students to participate in, sessions

will take place at lunchtime and afterschool. All welcome to

get involved, get active and have fun! Students will require

their full PE kit for all sessions and should check the

notices in the Atrium for the activities timetable.

SCHOOL NEWS Year 12 at Bell House

On Monday 11th and Tuesday 12th June

2018, a group of four Year 12 art students

were invited to take part in a really exciting

sculpture project at Bell House, Dulwich

Village. The project was organised by Bruce

Ingram, an artist teacher at Dulwich College,

and was designed as a collaborative project;

students were invited to engage with,

transform and modify his work in the gallery

space.

Students from eight different local schools

participated, which was a great learning

experience. The students were introduced to

different materials and techniques and

worked together to curate the exhibition,

which they found both challenging and

exciting. The project has given them a real

insight into how to set up an exhibition and

given them the freedom to experiment with

materials and communicate and collaborate

with others. They were also very excited

about the free lunch at Dulwich College!

Issue 35 Monday 25th June 2018

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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK

Actions Speak Louder Than Words –

‘The great aim of education is not

knowledge but action.’

Subterranean

Definition: Existing, occurring or done

under the Earth’s surface.

Year 9 Boys’ Football

South London Champions 2017/18

Congratulation to our Year 9 boys’ football team

beating Harris Boys East Dulwich Academy in the

South London Cup Final.

The boys fought hard throughout the match and

after a 2-0 bad start they came back to 2-2 in the

2nd half. Both goals coming from Imani; one of them

a stunning free kick from outside the box. The

game went into extra-time and then went to the

dreaded penalty shoot out which ended up securing

the win for Kingsdale.

What a great achievement for the boys - winning

the South-London Cup 3 years in a row!

Girls’ Under-13s Kwik Cricket

On 11th June, our Year 7 and 8 girls’ cricket teams

travelled to Sydenham High School’s Sports Ground

for two Under-13s Kwik Cricket matches. Both teams

played very well and were captained by Jade

Humphrey-Gaskin and Chaiyla Norville-Whyms.

Well done girls!

Year 9 Language Speaking Exams

Students in Year

9 studying French,

German or Spanish

will be taking part

in mock speaking

exams over the next

few weeks in order to help them prepare for the demands

of the GCSE specification. Pupils have been preparing for

this in lessons. Please do encourage your child at home to

practise using their speaking booklet.

Year 12 Theatre Trip

A collection of Year 12 English Literature students

visited the Nuffield Theatre in Southampton to see

a performance of Tennessee Williams' seminal play

'A Streetcar Named Desire'.

The performance helped capture the tumultuous,

steamy atmosphere of the play set in 1940s New

Orleans and encouraged debate about the depiction

of the characters. The sophisticated and often

impassioned opinions of the students underline their

engagement with Williams' play and we look forward

to reading their responses in the upcoming exams

as informed by this invaluable experience. A special

thank you to the parent of one of our Year 12

cohort who brought this performance to the

department's attention!

Accelerated Reader Programme

Year 7 students have access to the Accelerated Reader

programme and are encouraged to log any books they

have read on this online programme and gain reward

points! The web link is

https://ukhosted71.renlearn.co.uk/1917389/

Students have been provided with their usernames and

passwords to access this system from home as well.

In case of any difficulties in accessing the system,

please contact Mrs Chaudhary via email

english@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

SCHOOL NEWS cont.

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The PE department have had a

number of items handed in to them

in the last few weeks from PE

lessons with no student names on.

Please can we ask that student

names are put on each item of PE kit

and school uniform to help us

identify whose belongings they are.

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Book of the Week Recommended by teachers, librarians, pupils and parents

Book Title: The Martian Chronicles

Author: Ray Bradbury

Age Range: 12+

Why students should read it:

The Martian Chronicles is a 1950 science fiction written in

the 20th century about space travel and the colonisation

of Mars by humans fleeing from a troubled and eventually

atomically devastated Earth. It tackles

lots of issues from racism to ethics,

to sin, to insanity.

Characters:

Nathaniel York, Wilder, Jeff Spender,

John Black, Jonathan Williams

Genres:

Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic

fiction, Horror fiction, Utopian

and dystopian fiction.

The Martian Chronicles is a great book and I definitely recommend it! Bo Cresser 7AJD

Email us your recommendations at: library@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

House News

The Honeypot Charity

Earlier this year we gave a

few case studies from the

House Charities we support

as a school.

This week we would like to shine the light on

amazing work done by the Honeypot Charity

supported by Albatross House. This year they

have been nominated as Charity of the Year.

Here is the reason why:

Did you realise, somewhere near you, there is

a child not out playing with friends or getting

ready for a summer holiday? They are not at

the swimming pool or the park - not being a

kid. Why? Because they are cooking, cleaning,

shopping, helping a less able family member

dress, bathe or eat. For so many children

this is the reality of childhood.

Since 1996, the Honeypot Children’s Charity

have been working to enhance the lives of

young carers and vulnerable children aged

5-12 by providing regular respite breaks at

one of their two Honeypot Houses, and on-

going outreach support through the Honeypot

Playbus, which visits children in their local

communities up to three times a year.

Many of the children Honeypot support are

young carers, looking after a chronically ill or

physically disabled relative and taking on

adult responsibility on a daily basis. Honeypot

makes sure these children have a break from

demanding and stressful responsibilities at

home and provide a safe, nurturing

environment where children at risk can

develop to their full potential.

If you want to find out more about the work

of the Honeypot Charity, please visit

https://www.honeypot.org.uk

Thanks for your ongoing support!

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 25th June 2018

Year 8 Cricket Away Match (Last 16) against

Colfe’s School. Leave school at 12.40pm – return at

6pm approx. 2pm start: Mr Price/Mr Willis

Tuesday 26th June 2018

No planned fixtures

Wednesday 27th June 2018

No planned fixtures

Thursday 28th June 2018

Year 7 & 8 Girls’ Rounders against Bacon’s

College. Leave school at 2.30pm – return at

5.15pm approx. 3pm start: Mr Willis/Mr Foster

Key Stage 3 Girls’ Cricket Festival at George’s College,

Weybridge, Surrey. Leave school at 8.30am -

return at 6pm approx. 10am start until 4pm:

Mr Price/Ms Walker

Year 8 Boys’ Cricket Home Match against

Orchard Park School. 2.30pm start – finish 5pm

approx: Mr Willis

Friday 29th June 2018

No planned fixtures

Remember that all fixtures are available to view on

http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Sports Fixtures Emergency Contact Number: 07852336724

Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ Web: www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk Tel: 0208 670 7575 (To report student absence use Option 2)

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Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Thursday 28th June 2018

Kingsdale Music Festival

7pm in POD

Thursday 19th July 2018

House Sports Day

Further details have been issued separately

Tuesday 24th July 2018

Last day of Term - Summer Break