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HEADLINE NOTICES Promoting British Values – Parents’ Forum

Meeting Friday 16th June 2017 at 7pm

At the Parents’ Forum taking meeting

place this week on Friday 16th June at

7pm in the Flexible Learning Centre,

we shall be sharing the ways that we

promote British Values and educate

our students about the dangers of

radicalisation and extremism. We hope

to see parents at this informative

meeting. Please note that the full

agenda for the Parents’ Forum is available on our

website and can be accessed here.

Year 9 Parents’ Evening

Wednesday 14th June 2017

A reminder that the Year 9 Parents’ Evening will be held

on Wednesday 14th June from 3.45pm. Details of this

event, including how to make online appointments, have

been issued separately. Please be advised that in order

to accommodate the wishes of parents for the Year 9

Parents’ Evening, the school will be closing at 2.45pm on

Wednesday 14th June 2017 (for students). Please be

advised that parents who wish their child(ren) to remain

at school beyond this time should contact the school via

phone on extension 734 or email

attendanceoffice@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk and

arrangements will be made.

‘The Cage’ – New Bike Storage Facility

In order to encourage students to use our purpose built

bike racks behind the Music School, adjacent to Bowen

Drive, we have turned the facility into a secure cage.

This will be available for use week beginning Monday

19th June 2017.

The Voice Kids!

Look out for Chi Ennis McLean in

---------------- ----Year 8 who will be on the Voice Kids

-----------------at 7.30pm on ITV this Saturday 10th

June 2016. On 24th June, Juno Cox and Eithne Cox

will also be on the Voice Kids. We wish them all well

and the best of luck!

SCHOOL NEWS Mock Elections – Labour Victory!

Finally, after all the debating,

defending of political positions and

persuading the electorate to vote,

the Mock Elections were finally here

last Thursday. The turnout was very good with

over 60% voting during lunchtime. Official results

were as follows:

Labour Party 64%

Green Party 15%

Liberal Democrat Party 6%

UKIP 2%

Conservative Party 10%

Others 2%

Void 1%

E-Safety for Parents

The NSPCC has published some useful

information and resources on their website for

parents and students, regarding safe use of

social media and the sharing of personal

information online. The resources also feature a

short video that you may find useful which is

available at

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-

abuse/keeping-children-safe/share-aware/

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Issue 33 Monday 12th June 2017

THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK

The Kingsdale Motto ‘Fac Omnia Ad Dei Gloriam’

Do everything for the Glory of God

Integrity

‘The quality of being honest and having

strong moral principles’

Year 12 students reach new heights!

On March 30 2017, four Kingsdale Year 12

students who qualified as gliders after

completing a 2 week scholarship back in

July 2016, received their Airleague Gliding

Awards from the Duke of Edinburgh, at the

prestigious St. James Palace. The awards

are an acknowledgement of their diligence

to become solo gliders and the potential to

reach the heights of flight.

Kingsdale has been taking part in this

extraordinary programme for the past 4 years.

The next cohort of Year 12s for the

scholarships has been established following

the British airways interviews in May 2017.

Joseph Mulligan, Ezra Odlgie, Catherine

Lyons and Laurie Pope will be starting their

journey to glide to solo Scholarships this

summer 2017 at Dunstable Gliding club. We

will fill you in on their progress next year.

Emirates Aviation Experience

Thursday 24th May

Key Stage 3 Science students recently visited

the ‘Emirates Aviation Experience’ which is a

unique interactive experience, celebrating flight

and the industry of airline services. The students

explored behind the scenes of commercial

aviation and the inner workings of an aircraft

using life-size models, interactive technology and

a real Rolls-Royce Trent 900 jet engine.

‘I really enjoyed the simulator, but we crashed!’ The interactive items were fun and they taught me a lot!’ Roza Hannick

‘We learned how an aircraft works with thrust, lift and drag’ Molly Shury

‘One demonstration showed if you pump a lot of air into a water bottle, steam comes out and it feels warm.’ Max Moore & Louis Welvart

SCHOOL NEWS cont.

From the left: David Mojibola, Emmanuel

Siwoku, Brendan Nugent O’hare and

Julian Perera ‘suited and booted’ for

the ceremonial occasion

Year 9 Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) Information

SRE (Sex and Relationship Education), workshops will commence this half term

for all Year 9 students. Those students wishing to attend a workshop may

only do so by submitting a parental authorisation slip which can be

found on an information letter which has been emailed to parents/

carers/guardians of Year 9 students. Please return all completed

authorisation slips to either Ms Turner or Mr Moo-Young in the

Mentor’s office, or by email to info@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk Please

be advised that workshops will be held at the Well Centre in Streatham

which will operate on a rotation basis as a one-off morning session

with students being organised in small gender-specific groups.

The Well Centre is a surgery which supports young people across

South London to support them with the issues they may face.

Please see your letter for further information specific to the

SRE programme. Parents have a right to withdraw their child(ren) by

writing to the school in advance.

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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SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 12th June 2017

Years 9 & 10 Cricket Home Game against Charter

School. 2pm start. Finish 4.45pm approx:

Mr Price/Mr Foster

Tuesday 13th June 2017

Selected students representing Southwark at the

London Schools’ Athletics at the Mile End

Stadium. Leave school at 8.45am for competition

taking place 9.45am to 4.30pm. Return to

school at 5.45pm approx: Mr Price/Mr Foster

Thursday 15th June 2017

Year 7 Boys’ Football Away Game South London Cup

Final at Peckham Town FC, Dulwich Common. Leave

school at 2.30pm for 3.30pm Kick off – Return to

school at 5.15pm: Mr Price/Mr Foster

Remember that all fixtures are available to view on

http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Sports Fixtures Emergency Contact Number:

07852 336724

Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Wednesday 14th June–Early closure for students at 2.45pm

Year 9 Parents’ Evening – details issued separately

Friday 16th June

Parents’ Forum at 7pm in the Flexible Learning Centre

(FLC) – All Year Groups

Thursday 29th June

Kingsdale Music Festival – Ticketed event. Please

contact Mrs Graham for more information

Friday 21st July

End of Summer Term & Parents’ Forum Celebration

House News This week we are looking

at the different charities

each house supports.

This week is Falcon

Head of House: Mr Hodgkinson

Charity: Comic Relief

Falcon has raised £168.75 for Comic Relief

Comic Relief is a major charity based in the UK,

with a vision of a just world, free from poverty.

Comic Relief works all year round to help make

their vision a reality and in the years since they

started out in 1985, with the support of some

remarkable people, they’ve achieved amazing

things and raised over £1 billion.

In July 1985, the ‘The Big Idea – Comic

Relief’ - came to life with Richard Curtis,

Jane Tewson and friends as Live Aid

capturing hearts and minds.

‘The idea was to use comedy to

raise money and change lives

in Africa and the UK.’

Below are some of the ways in which Comic

Relief has been able to create real, lasting

change to the lives of individuals, communities,

and the issues they strive to tackle:

Rights for disabled people

Comic Relief was the first major grant maker to

focus on supporting disabled people to speak

for themselves. They worked to address this

and contributed to a huge change in

government policy (1995 Disability Discrimination

Act) and a new set of long-overdue rights for

disabled people in the UK.

Elder Abuse

Elder abuse, tragically, does happen behind

closed doors. To highlight the issue, Comic

Relief worked with the BBC to make a drama

called ‘Dad’. Then, together with the Department

of Health, funded the first ever elder abuse

prevalence study which contributed to the

government implementing new procedures to

protect older people.

Comic Relief are grateful for every donation

that they receive which helps to make

someone else’s life better, either in the UK or

around the world. Fundraisers find new ways

with their incredible efforts to raise the cash

that allows Comic Relief to do what they do.

Ways we communicate with

Parents and Students During the past academic year, we have been

improving the ways that we communicate with

parents. These include:

Email/Text

Please ensure we have your latest email and mobile phone

contact details.

Twitter & Website

You can find us at @kingsdalefs on Twitter and our new

improved website is at www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

ShowMyHomework

Used to share homework details and other school news via

the Notice Board feature with students and parents.

www.showmyhomework.co.uk