Dates for your Diary:

Friday 10th February – end of Half term

Monday 13th – Friday 17th February – Half term break

Monday 20th February – all students return.

Thursday 23rd February – Year 10 Parent Evening

Sunday 26th February – KESAF indoor car boot

Monday 27th February – Year 11 Mocks begin

Iceland Trip The Geography Department’s trip to Iceland is running at the end of February, we are taking 19 students in years 10-13 and will be visiting the following places:

Skógafoss waterfall, which is more than 200 ft high.

Reynishverfi, a black sand beach with views of sea stacks and Dyrolaey, a peninsular with a good

example of an arch.

Sólheimajökull, a glacier tongue that lies south of the Mýrdalsjökull Glacier.

Seljalandsfoss waterfall

The Kerið crater is an almost perfect miniature volcano and northern most of a row of spatter cone formed

by an eruption 3000 years ago. There is a lake within the crater whose level changes with fluctuations in

the water table.

Gullfoss waterfall, one of the most impressive waterfalls in Europe which is approached along the rim of a

2.5 km canyon where students can observe a classic example of waterfall formation caused by a resistant

basalt cap rock.

Great Geysir, we will see one of the most active geysers in the area, Strokkur, spouting up to 25 metres

every 5-7 minutes.

Þingvellir National Park, a beautiful canyon running through the park forms the meeting point of two of the

earth’s tectonic plates and a unique opportunity to witness the mid Atlantic ridge.

Ofsted Parent View We would like to advise you that you are able to give your views on the Academy to Ofsted via their

parentview questionnaire, at any time – not just during inspections.

We would encourage you to do this at: www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk

Parent Bulletin Friday, 10th February 2017

Y11 & Y13 Mock Exams

Timetables for the upcoming mock exam series for Year 11 and Year 13 can be found on our website,

along with lots of revision resources: http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/examination-information/

‘One Grade Up’: March Mocks Challenge

We are now preparing Year 11 students for the March mocks which begin on Monday 27th February,

the second week after half term. Our challenge to every student is to improve their score in every subject

by at least one grade compared with their December mock results.

We have made students aware of this challenge and we are very pleased with the positive response of the

year group. Last year, the March mocks gave students an excellent opportunity to show how well

prepared they were becoming for the summer exams. We strongly believe that doing these March exams

has a positive impact on final results. Papers will replicate the summer experience as far as possible and

exams will take place in the sports hall in most cases.

Can you please speak to your child about the importance of the mocks and ensure that they have a

revision plan to work from. They should take advantage of the extra sessions that are being put on by

teachers. These sessions are strongly focused on exam technique and are invaluable in helping with the

‘One Grade Up’ challenge. Additional time spent with teachers will improve results. The timetable for

revision sessions is currently as follows:

History – 3pm-4pm Tuesday, Thursday & Friday in rooms B6, B7 & B8

Latin – 3.15pm-4.15pm Monday Room B17 Time

Science- 3pm Tuesday Chemistry, Wednesday Biology B Club in E1 and A* Club in E2, Thursday

Physics in E2

Maths – 3pm Wednesday (F), Friday (H) in Maths block with Mr Crockett. Thursday with Mrs Burchell,

Tuesday with Mr Masabo

PE – 3pm-4pm Thursday GCSE practical, Friday GCSE & BTEC Theory 3pm to 4.30pm, Saturday PEP

9.30am to 11.30am in B1

English – 3pm Tuesday with Mr Thomas 50minutes after school in D5 & D7

Media Studies – 3pm-4pm Friday with Mr Thomas in C10

Media & BTEC PE - 3pm-4pm Tuesday & Friday with Miss Price

Resistant Materials – 3pm-4pm Tuesday & Thursday with Mr Blake in G10

Drama – 3pm-4pm Tuesday Section A, Thursday Section B in A4

Geography – 3pm-4pm Tuesday & Wednesday B Block

Students also have access to the PiXL Maths app and the PiXL English Literature app and there are many

revision resources for students to use as well on the school website. Students can see these resources

by scrolling down the Examination and revision tab. Also there is the timetable for the mocks.

Kind regards

Lloyd Brown

Head of School

Literacy: Language for Learning

Poetry Competition

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, use the theme of love to inspire you to write a lyric poem. From

unrequited love, to your love for a person, pet, hobby or idol this is a great way to write a heartfelt

poem. On the flip side, you could write about a world without love…

The closing date is Friday 17th February 2017. See website for further

details: https://www.youngwriters.co.uk/competitions/busta-rhyme/

Young Norfolk Writing Competition 2017

Write poems or lyrics? Short stories or essays? Aged 11-18? We’re looking for the freshest, boldest words in Norfolk.

See attached poster for further details.

Easily bored over the holidays..?

Then visit some of these sites for great book suggestions to read:

We are The Reading Agency - We inspire more people to read more, encourage them to share their

enjoyment of reading and celebrate the difference that reading makes to all our lives. Because everything

changes when we read. https://readingagency.org.uk/

The Book Trust - The Book Trust is the largest reading charity in the UK. We work to inspire a love of

reading in children because we know that reading can transform lives. http://www.booktrust.org.uk/about-

us/

Safer Schools Message

The Safer Schools team would like to wish everybody a great half term and hope all students enjoy

themselves.

The annual Mart will be coming to King’s Lynn on the 14th February for two weeks and we hope all the students enjoy what it has to offer and don’t make themselves too sick with all the sweets. However, we

do ask them to please be mindful of their behaviour and respect all the users there, plus all the stall/ride

holders.

Also, on a more worrying note, we have had reports of young teenagers that have been exploring,

entering, causing damage and being a nuisance in some old, derelict abandoned buildings around King’s Lynn. Even though we encourage students to get out of the house and away from their computers, social

media and the internet, by entering these buildings they are potentially putting themselves in danger and

at risk. The buildings are in a state of disrepair and there are lots of hazards that could cause potential

injuries.

They are actually committing offences by entering these buildings without permission so could end up in

trouble with the police. So please have the conversation with your child to be aware of this as we want

them to keep safe and keep out of trouble!

Many thanks

Pc Bolderstone & PCSO Cockerill.

Year 7 – Mrs Stonach

Attendance – this week’s winners of the form attendance of the week goes to 7W with an attendance of 97.7% - well done to them and keep it up. Please ensure that if your child is ill, you call into school to give

a reason for their absence and follow this up with a note on their return to avoid it being unauthorised.

This week 2 students were drawn at random to receive an attendance award of a £10 cinema voucher and

bag of popcorn. The award for 100% attendance went to Jennifer Miller and the most improved

attendance went to Keira Bullen.

Phone numbers – It has become apparent in the past few days that some parents have not updated

school with new phone numbers. It is really important that we have up to date information in case of an

emergency. If your phone number has recently changed, please let the school know ASAP.

Awards – this week’s PRIDE awards were handed out in assembly on Tuesday. Recipients have been nominated by their teachers for working hard and never giving up. Well done to them.

P – Aaron Pugh

R – Chloe Ramsay

I – Josh Hunt

D – Milly White

E – Simeon Vonk

As half term approaches, please use this time to buy any equipment/ uniform that your child needs so that

they are ready to start a new term fully equipped on Monday 20th February.

Have a great half term everyone.

MFL Stars The Stars of the Week in MFL this week were:

Year 7 - Joshua Hunt 7E

Year 8 - Ewa Pieczykolan 8R Year 9 - Bruna Rodrigues 9R Year 10 - Mia Farnham 10D Year 11 - Adonia Ganea 11T

Well done to all of you!

Congratulations to our students in year 11 who have recently undertaken controlled assessment and made huge steps forward towards your target grades. A reminder that there will be an "intervention week" during week beginning 20/02 where every day from 3-4.15pm in D9 support will be available for improving grades if you would like some help. Sessions are drop in and entirely voluntary, but attendance would be most welcome in the last push towards improving speaking and writing grades.

Chinese Club on Monday 20th Feb in D10 from 3-4pm will focus on Valentines celebrations, making Chinese style gifts and treats. Come along and join us!

Year 8 – Mrs Lees Wishing all Year 8 students a well deserved half term break! A reminder that ‘Choices Forms’ must be returned by Friday 24 February please Please continue to telephone school to report absence, and send your child with a note on their return ‘WE CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES’ Year 8 students have worked incredibly hard this term and this is reflected in their positive achievements, they have earned a shared total of 21,840 achievement points since we came back to school in January - Outstanding! The number of students arriving to school late has significantly reduced, as have issues with incorrect uniform. Year 8 students are consistently making good choices and this brings positive outcomes in all areas of their school career. ATTENDANCE 70 Students have achieved 100% attendance this term, Emilis Laibinis was the winner of our attendance draw and was presented with his prize of £10 cinema voucher and popcorn in our assembly this week. Shannon Ridout was the winner of our Improved Attendance prize this term. SEMINAR STAR OF THE WEEK 8A Leo Rice-Wallen Helpful and polite. Supporting a new student 8D Damian Zbozen Always punctual and in correct uniform 8G Maisie Munnelly For showing a great response to the feedback she received at

parents evening 8K Kaci Hitchcock For being a star and always being helpful 8N Ryan Senior For being more positive about Maths MRS LEES’ STAR OF THE WEEK Lewis Robertson is my star of the week for being the only year 8 boy volunteer to help with the litter pick. Thank you Lewis. GOOD WORK BOARD Abbie Gray, Mary-Ann Booker and Kyle Simper for outstanding work with Miss Vaughan. TOP ACHIEVERS THIS TERM Kaci Hitchcock 8K Rebecca Bush 8G Dylan Berycz 8K Jessica Rutter 8K Szymon Siatkowski 8K Tayah Farnham 8A Abby Watson 8R Daisy Davies 8A Eliya Ganea 8R Luc Widdowson 8A

Year 9 – Mrs Cole

Yet again some great work evidenced across the Year Group this week. Have a good half term, back for

some more hard work on Monday 20 February 2017.

Attendance Certificates and Prizes

100% draw – Reece Brown - £10 cinema voucher and popcorn

Improved – Sian Szulc - £10 cinema voucher and popcorn

Contact Numbers

Would you please ensure that we have your up-to-date telephone numbers in school, there have been

occasions recently when we have needed parents/carers in an emergency and were unable to contact

them due to numbers no longer being in service.

Achievement Certificates:-

P – Ilga Aleksejeva – We think and act positively.

R – Charlie Brame - We respect one another in everything we do.

I – Jared Cheng – We strive to improve.

D – Holly Delph – We all create a great place to learn.

E – Jon Everitt – We work well together.

Top 10 Achievers – 30.1 – 3.2.17:-

Good Work Board:- Well done to everybody listed below:- Reece Brown Amy Manning Freddy Waters Morgan Flett Anya Biran Abigail Neporadnyj Lynne Haverson Ying Wong Zoe Alsop Oran Toll Peter Rachkov Rebecca Denney Hally Grimshaw Josh Preston Shanel Upton Chloe Pearman Jay Greenacre Lewis Reddy Tia Mortimer Hannah Robins Julie.cole@kesacademy.co.uk

0 20 40 60 80 100

Megan Adair 9A

Erica Martins Cande 9K

Oran Toll 9R

Bradie Baker 9A

Leanne Brett 9X

Louie Crown 9A

Ying Wong 9A

Freddy Waters 9E

Nathan Plume 9K

Chloe Pearman 9W

Year 10 – Mr Waring This week’s top form class for attendance went to 10R again with a 95% attendance figure, however, there is another major star class this week who also achieved 95% and that is 10D. This is the form class that finished 6th the week before and have managed to pick themselves right up and become joint top attendees of the week, so well done to both form classes, a fantastic achievement. Hopefully by the time you read this, you will have seen the letter I sent out regarding year 10 parents evening that takes place between 4 and 7pm on Thursday 23rd February. I just need parents to read and complete the tear off slip at the bottom of the letter please, and for your son / daughter to then make appointments with staff. As promised, I will also be in attendance and accessible for any parents who wish to discuss their child’s behaviour and/or attendance. Dr Tadikonda, our Standards Leader, will also be in attendance for parents who wish to discuss academic progress. Hope to see as many of you as possible. Ollie Hicks and Mia Farnham were both awarded language stars of the week whilst Lily Smith and Eivydas Kruinis were voted sports stars of the week. Congratulations to all of you a fantastic achievement. The form class that collected most positive achievement points went to 10R once again as they managed to achieve 545 positive points, congratulations to them you are certainly on a good run of form well done and keep it up. The following students earned the most positive points last week and should be commended for doing so; Mia King Katrina Borovika Jenifer Melton Isabel Overton Holly Crofts Hollie Rhodes Charlotte Colclough Bethan Culley Joe Karreman Taylor Dinnis As always, the positive things going on in our year group is fantastic to see and a privilege to be part of, and that is down to the awesome students we have in year 10!

Year 11 – Mrs Wright

It’s hard to believe we are at the end of half term already. Year 11 students have been working incredibly hard and taking full advantage of all the extra intervention that is in place for them. Students will be taking

mock GCSE exams on their return over a 3 week period. GCSE revision planners were given out to all

students after the last mock exams but there still a few available in the year office if your child missed out

on one.

In assembly last Thursday 3 students were awarded £10 gift vouchers for gaining the most achievement

points. These students were

Chloe Plume

Veronika Lapkovska

Madog Hendy

Well done to them and for the motivated hard work.

Five Year 11 students were awarded the PRIDE certificates. These were

P was awarded to Agne Maciak

R was awarded to Harvey Reddington

I was awarded to Holly Jillings

D was awarded to Aaron Butler

E was awarded to Madog Hendey

Well done to these students for gaining their certificates.

Recently held at the West Norfolk Athletics Club was the Keith Ward Memorial Indoor Athletics match.

Thea Howlett had an excellent day at the event winning the 60m and the high jump. Well done.

The Year 11 boy’s rugby team have done amazingly well reaching the final which is to be held at Thetford

on the 8th March. Good luck to the team and the coaches.

Mr Waring and Mrs Stonach are in the throes of organising the Prom. Tickets are on sale from Mr Waring

in the Year 10 office. They are £25 a ticket. Hoodies are still on sale for a few weeks longer. The closing

date for last orders for hoodies is the 27th March. Colour swatches are displayed outside Mrs Stonach’s office. There are 20+ colours to choose from. Order forms are available from Year offices 7 and 10 and

they cost £25 also.

Yesterday we had the photographer in school taking the final all Year photograph. Order forms and a proof

of the photograph will be available after half term.

Well done to 11N for having the highest attendance last week of 97%.

I would like to wish you all a restful half term break.

Sports News

U16 Girls Football - 5 a side – 3rd in Norfolk!

U14 Hockey Development tournament, hosted by Pelicans HC and led by Tracey Bower. All 50+ students,

from all schools across WN Schools had fun and gave 100%. Well done to all the teams and Mrs Bower -

top effort!

Sports Results & Fixtures

Upcoming fixtures:

Date Sport Opposition

Monday 20th Feb U16 Basketball ( H ) Training game for National

Schools

Cup game v St Peters School,

Cambridge

Tuesday 21st Feb U13 & U15 Football (H) Marshland

Tuesday 21st Feb U14 & 16 Netball (H) Marshland

Wednesday 22nd Feb U13 Rugby (H) C.Cup Dereham Northgate

Thursday 23rd Fed Year 9 County Rugby 7’s Norfolk Schools

Friday 24th Feb Y10 Rugby –County Cup ( H) Hellesdon High

Results:

Age group Sport Opposition Result

U13 Football Reepham High Lost 7-4

U14 Hockey WN Schools development

U14 Basketball KLA

Development 2 v 2

tournament

development

U16 Girls Football Norfolk 5 a side 3rd

Full Colours Applications Reminder: All application’s in by the end of this term!

Ellie Burt Jess Harding

Maddison

Williamson

Alice RichesChloe

McGivern

Kalen

Whiteside

Kit Howlett

Giuilo Hoxa Alfie Pegg

Josh Brown

Write poems or lyrics? Short stories or essays? Aged 11-18?We’re looking for the freshest, boldest words in Norfolk.

Send us your very best writing and you could win amazing prizes, including performance opportunities and professional mentoring.

To EnterSend us an email from your school/college email account to volunteer@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk with the following:

• 40 lines maximum of your best poetry or lyrics• Short story, script or essay no more than 2 sides of A4• Your name• Age• School/College• Teacher/Parent/Guardian name and email (if under 18)

Closing date: Monday 5 June 2017, 5pm.

The best entries will win an exclusive private workshop session with Matt Windle (aka. ‘the poet with punch’) followed by an awards ceremony on Sunday 9 July.

Got a question? Visit www.writerscentrenorwich.org.uk or email megan.bradbury@writerscentrenorwich.org.uk

YOUNG NORFOLKWRITING

COMPETITION2017

Opening Times:

Mon to Thu: 8:15 am – 4:00 pm

Fri: 8:15 am – 3:00 pm

NO EATING OR DRINKING IN THE LIBRARY

The Library is not open after school on

Fridays

Join our book review club after school on the 2nd Tues of each

month and Film Club on the 4th Tues of each month in the Library.

Please help the tree spring

to life.To get leaves on the tree, I need book

reviews. When you have read a book,

please write a short review and hand

it to me (Mrs Potter) in the Library. It

will then go on the tree.

Please see me for more details.

Have a great Half Term