SCHOOL NEWS - s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · Education, Education, Education – ‘Perhaps the most...
3
PARENTAL NEWS BULLETIN \\\\\\\ HEADLINE NOTICES Art, Textiles and Photography Summer Exhibition 2018 We would like to invite parents to attend the much awaited End of Year - Art, Textiles and Photography Summer Exhibition on Wednesday 11 th July from 5pm until 8pm. There will be a spectacular display of work from the students. We look forward to seeing you there! Year 6 Induction Day On Wednesday 27th June, we welcomed many of our new students from our September Year 7 intake for their Induction Day. The students experienced a wide range of activities to help them settle into the life of secondary school, which included lessons in food technology, languages and science. In the afternoon, they took part in extra curricular activities including sports, art and music. Students also received certificates rewarding them for their excellent participation throughout the day. We look forward to meeting more of our new Year 7 students this Wednesday at the reserve Induction Day and to welcoming them to the school community. SCHOOL NEWS La Fosca Sports Water Trip 2018 On Friday 15th of June, a group of Year 8 and Year 9 students set off to La Fosca for a sports water trip for 9 days. Then after travelling for 24 hours by coach, the students had an amazing experience, which truly was a trip of a lifetime. Students got to make new friends, as well as develop their social and team work skills. The trip also opened the students up to other cultures and gave them the opportunity to try and develop skills in other activities that are not available in the school year, for example sailing. A great trip all round! Issue 36 Monday 2 nd July 2018 KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK Education, Education, Education – ‘Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not.’ Maverick A person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving differently from the expected or usual way. Maverick is also a term used for a young calf.
Transcript of SCHOOL NEWS - s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com · Education, Education, Education – ‘Perhaps the most...
PARENTAL
NEWS BULLETIN
\\\\\\\
HEADLINE NOTICES
Art, Textiles and Photography
Summer Exhibition 2018
We would like to
invite parents to
attend the much
awaited End of
Year - Art, Textiles
and
Photography
Summer Exhibition
on Wednesday
11th July from 5pm
until 8pm.
There will be a
spectacular display
of work from the
students.
We look forward
to seeing you
there!
Year 6 Induction Day
On Wednesday 27th June, we welcomed many of our
new students from our September Year 7 intake for their
Induction Day. The students experienced a wide range of
activities to help them settle into the life of secondary
school, which included lessons in food technology,
languages and science. In the afternoon, they took part
in extra curricular activities including sports, art and
music. Students also received certificates rewarding them
for their excellent participation throughout the day. We
look forward to meeting more of our new Year 7
students this Wednesday at the reserve Induction Day
and to welcoming them to the school community.
SCHOOL NEWS La Fosca Sports Water Trip 2018
On Friday 15th of June, a group of Year 8
and Year 9 students set off to La Fosca for
a sports water trip for 9 days. Then after
travelling for 24 hours by coach, the
students had an amazing experience, which
truly was a trip of a lifetime. Students got
to make new friends, as well as develop
their social and team work skills. The trip
also opened the students up to other
cultures and gave them the opportunity to
try and develop skills in other activities that
are not available in the school year, for
example sailing. A great trip all round!
Issue 36 Monday 2nd July 2018
KIN
GSD
AL
E F
OU
ND
AT
ION
SCH
OO
L
THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK Education, Education, Education –
‘Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to
be done, whether you like it or not.’
Maverick A person who thinks and acts in an independent way, often behaving
differently from the expected or usual way. Maverick is also a term used for a
young calf.
Year 12 scale the Eiffel Tower!
First of all it must be said that this trip was absolutely
amazing and beyond anything that the teachers or
students could have expected.
For four days, Year 12 visted
the Champagne region of France.
Staying with a Champagne
producer, showed first-hand how
Champagne was made and gave
a chance to take in the beautiful
French countryside on horseback.
A truly memorable experience!
Students also spent a day in Paris
where they braved the Eiffel
Tower and saw the beauties of
the magnificent city.
The students really enjoyed their
time away and their chance to
develop their language skills. A massive thank you
from the school to our host Virginie who was so kind
to have us.
D’abord il faut dire que ce voyage était absolument
inoubliable et il a surpassé tout ce que les professeurs
et les élèves espéraient.
C’était un voyage de quatre jours des lycéens à la
région de Champagne où on voyait directement
comment le champagne est produit et aussi, on avait
l’opportunité de passer du temps dans la belle
campagne française. C’était incroyable! En plus, on a
visité Paris où on est monté la Tour Eiffel et aussi on
allait voir les beautés de « la ville lumière ».
Il faut remercier à Monsieur Harding et Alison Spencer
d’avoir facilité le voyage et bien sûr, notre hôtesse qui
était si gentil de nous accueillir.
Elijah Myers
Girls’ STEM Workshop
Following on from the Girls’ STEM Workshop in
February, the Kingsdale Science Department
arranged an exciting trip for Year 7 and 8 girls to
the Emirates Aviation Experience in North Greenwich
on Friday 22nd June 2018 to celebrate its annual
Women in Engineering and Aviation Day. This was
an excellent opportunity for the girls to learn more
about science and engineering within the aviation
field. They explored the history and stories of
famous female engineers and pilots and they were
even able to take to the sky and become a pilot in
a flight simulator.
SCHOOL NEWS cont.
.
Book of the Week Recommended by teachers, librarians, pupils and parents
Book Title: The Underground Railway
Author: Colin Whitehead
Age Range: 14+
Why students should read it?
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hellish for all the slaves but
especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into
womanhood - where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her
about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. As Whitehead
brilliantly re-creates the unique terrors for black people in the pre-Civil War era, his narrative
seamlessly weaves the saga of America from the brutal importation of Africans to the
unfulfilled promises of the present day.
The Underground Railroad is at once a kinetic adventure tale of one woman's ferocious will to
escape the horrors of bondage and a shattering, powerful meditation on the history we all share.
Email us your recommendations at: [email protected]
zx
House News
The House Award for Excellence
Falcon’s Future Mathematicians
The House Award for Excellence on this
occasion goes to two promising
mathematicians in Year 7.
Huge Congratulations go to both Ashea and
Matei of Falcon House who represented
Kingsdale at a recent Maths Challenge
called the Kent Rock Wrangle.
Their efforts and determination secured
them a place in the Quarter Final of this
National Inter-Schools Annual event. Even
though both boys were disappointed not to
have progressed further in the competition,
they are already thinking about strategies
to help them win the event next year.
Well done boys, Falcon House salutes you
and are proud of your achievements!
An important message for all Year 10 & 11
students taking the Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award (Bronze Level).
A representative from the Duke of Edinburgh’s
Award will be here at Kingsdale to assist and
sign off student portfolios, both this week
and next. The dates and times for these
sessions will be Friday 29th June and
Thursday 5th July 11.45-12.45. Both sessions
will be in ROOM IT4.
Please inform your child that in order to
complete this section of the Award, all
documentation must be complete.
We look forward to seeing students on any
of the dates mentioned above. They can
attend either of these sessions or both to
ensure completion. Please contact Mr Fatodu
if you have any further questions
SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 2nd July 2018
28 selected students at a Dance Competition at
Cheltenham. Leave school at 9.30am – return at
11pm approx. All day: Ms McGregor/Ms Dookey
Selected tennis students/teams at Wimbledon
Tennis. Leave school at 9am - return at 7pm
approx. All day event: Mr McWhirter
Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Year 8, 9 & 10 Sports Day heats (A catch up
for those who missed their heats last time)
Fields 2.10pm to 4.10pm: PE staff
Wednesday 4th July 2018
Southwark Sports Awards Evening at Waterloo.
6pm start: Mr McWhirter/Mr Price (details
issued separately)
Thursday 5th July 2018
Year 8 & 10 Cricket Teams trip to Beckenham,
Kent CCC to watch India v West Indies. Leave
school at 10.45am. Students to leave from Beckenham
arranged with parents (Details issued separately).
Mr Barot/Mr McWhirter
Year 8 Boys’ Cricket Home Match against
Orchard Park. 2.30pm start – Finish 5pm approx:
Mr Willis
Friday 29th June 2018
Year 8 & 9 Girls Cricket home match v Sydenham
School. 4pm start until 6pm approx: Mr McWhirter/Mr
Price
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)
the formatting of the pull quote text box.]
Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at
www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk
Monday 24th July 2018
Trips Day & Last Day of Term for students
HOUSE SPORTS DAY THURSDAY 19th JULY A reminder that the House
Sports Day will be held on the
afternoon of Thursday 19th July
2018 at Crystal Palace Athletics
Stadium. Parents are welcome
to attend.
For further information please
Contact Ms Turner at
