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THE KING JOHN NEWSLETTER—No 50 March 2013 THE KING JOHN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER No: 50 - March 2013
The King John School 2013 Ski Trip to Courmayeur Italy
We left for Courmayeur on Saturday 16th February to begin what turned out to be an amazing
week. We arrived in Courmayeur at the Hotel Telecabine with a coach of smiling students. It
was a very convenient 10 minute walk to the gondola which took us up to the mountain. The
hotel was really nice as were the rooms. Each day the hotel provided us with breakfast and din-
ner which consisted of a 3 course meal every day. The kitchen staff, led by Antonio, were very
polite and did an amazing job with the meals.
Every day we went up to the mountains, collected our skis and poles and then headed off in our
groups for a day of skiing. Skiing started at 9.30 and finished at 2.30. After a day of skiing, we
would make our way back to the hotel to get ready for dinner and our evening activity. On day
one we had a quiz led by our rep Nick which was very
funny. Day two involved us going to a pizza restaurant
where we experienced Italian pizza at its best, Wednesday
saw us go bum boarding. This was one of the funniest
activities. Thursday’s activity was ice skating – this
seemed to prove quite an obstacle for a few of us and
involved a lot of falling over, however all in all it was a
fantastic evening. It got to Friday and it was time for the
presentation evening; each
instructor gave out a certificate
and badge to each of the stu-
dents in their group. A couple
of afternoons after skiing we
went straight into town from
the slopes. The town was very
pretty with its cobbled streets
and old style buildings. I think
I can speak on behalf of all the
students when I say that it was
an amazing week and we didn’t want to come home. On the
coach home a number of awards were given out by Mr
Webb; these included skier of the week nominated by the
instructors, tourist of the week, best beginner, best ad-
vanced skier and more. The whole area was incredible and
we were very lucky to have had the opportunity to spend
the week there. I’m sure I’m not the only one who now has
the skiing ‘bug’. I would highly recommend it!!
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze 2013 Presentation Evening
On Tuesday the 5th December the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards evening was held. For yet another year run-
ning all students completed and achieved the award! The evening was a great chance to celebrate the success of
all the students and what they had achieved to reach their goal. Congratulations to all the students involved. It is
an absolutely fantastic achievement and shows a high level of determination and motivation. This year’s group
were particularly up against it as their qualifying expedition had some terrible weather conditions. Even though
it was July, it did not stop raining for the whole of the weekend!
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Summer Uniform
Dear Parent/Guardian Re: Summer Uniform 2013 From Monday 15th April Students are permitted to wear the school summer uniform. This will mean students will be allowed to wear the official school polo shirt which has the school’s logo and red edging instead of a shirt and tie. For a small minor ity of students uniform can at times be a source of conflict. In order that everyone is fully aware of our expectations please note that no alternatives to the official school polo shirt will be accepted. Students who do not wish to take up this option will be ex-pected to wear the standard uniform as per our usual requirements. During this time students will be expected to have the polo shirt tucked in at all times and blazers worn in accordance with our normal expectations. Summer polo shirts are available from the school uniform shop and an order form can be found on the school website. Any student failing to wear the summer uniform correctly will be requested to return to the standard uniform during this time. May I take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support with our school uniform expectations and if you have any further comments or suggestions please feel free to contact me. Yours sincerely,
S. Watts Deputy Headteacher
Bad Weather This is the time when severe weather may cause problems for
teachers and students trying to get into school. Please listen to
local radio (BBC Essex and Heart) for up to date news from the
school. School closures will be posted on our website by 7.30am
www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk. It would be helpful if you did not
telephone the school directly—the line gets jammed and teach-
ers trying to contact the school cannot get through.
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Message Board From Dr Margaret Wilson, Headteacher
I am delighted to confirm that the school’s
planning application for a two-wing exten-
sion to the Sixth Form has been successful and building will
start in September 2013 to be ready in time for the increased
leaving age to18 which comes into effect in September 2015.
Through prudent financial planning the school has sufficient
reserves to build one wing and has applied for additional
funding to complete both wings at the same time. This will
cause the least disruption to the school and, most importantly,
students’ learning. We hope we are successful in our bid.
Prior to the start of the project the existing car park will be moved and the number of parking
spaces increased. The caretaker’s house will be demolished to make way for the extensions.
The school was delighted to be asked by Rebecca Harris MP and the local Council to host an
event for survivors of the 1953 floods which devastated much of Canvey Island. It was a won-
derful afternoon with people sharing their experiences of the event, but sad that many of them
had suffered so much loss in their own family. Full details of the event are included within this
newsletter.
This year the school is introducing a graduation ceremony for our current Year 11 students and
their parents. The event will take place at the Cliffs Pavilion on Friday, 28 June and
will be an excellent opportunity to celebrate the achievement of this talented
year group.
It has been a very busy half term with an amazing number of events taking
place and great achievements in sporting events. As usual at this time of
year I suggest that students take time over the Easter holidays to start revis-
ing for those all-important exams which start very soon. Good luck to you
all and enjoy the Easter break.
Impression of new build
The King John School Examination Office now publishes all important examination information on the school website. Look in the Main Entrance section and you will see the new examinations tab on the right-hand side. We will be regularly updating the site with deadlines, times, venues, booklets and guidelines etc. Please keep checking the site for the latest information about the current and forthcoming examination sessions. Please contact the Exams Officer, Ms. S Newton, with any enquiries.
Examinations Office
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Canvey Floods
Reunion with the Flood victims of 1953
On Friday, 8 March the school was very privileged to host a reun-
ion for the survivors and some of the dedicated school staff that
cared for them during the 1953 flooding which endangered so
many lives of the residents of Canvey Island. We were honoured
to have Councillor Ray Howard attend, who kindly made a mov-
ing opening speech, in which he recalled his personal experiences.
In respect of the survivors and to commemorate the sixtieth anni-
versary of the school’s involvement we have put together a log of
events leading up to, and following, the flood.
Most of the information has been taken from the official school log along with paper cuttings held
in the school office and speaking to some of the survivors that attended the reunion.
Saturday 31st January 1953
Many islanders gathered together to celebrate the opening of Canvey’s new War Memorial Hall.
MP Mr Bernard Braine gave a short speech and the celebration dance was soon underway. Leaving
the hall and in high spirits the people battled their way home against the strong wind.
Sunday 1st February 1953
With few owning a television or telephone, the news of the two metre double tide or spring tide was
relayed to Councillor Leach of the Canvey Urban District Council by an Engineer of the Essex Riv-
er board. He immediately contacted the Island police who took action. The breaching of the sea
wall was already underway.
Monday 2nd
February 1953. Official opening of the school
The cakes were baked, and every preparation made to ensure the proud opening of the school would
run as smoothly as possible. Nobody knew that the cakes would prove to be more valuable than
feeding the numerous VIPs due to attend.
Betty Finch, a twenty two year old Domestic Science teacher, receives a phone call at 7.30am on
Sunday 1st February from the Headmaster Mr Evans, asking her to come to school as a matter of
urgency. Betty knew the seriousness of receiving such a request, which was something that rarely
happened in those days.
Two days later Betty went home, after serving tea, biscuits and the only other food available, the
cakes that had been prepared for the school opening.
Betty attended the event with her carer who had herself been a pupil at the school at the time and
remembers baking the cakes.
Mr Evans’s personal secretary Jean, had received a call at 3.30am, and was instructed to call a taxi
and come to the school without delay. After sleeping on her office floor, Jean finally went home
three weeks later.
Jean also came to the reunion and could recall many memories of that fateful night. After a tour of
the school, Jean said her goodbyes. I asked her where she had parked, and offered to escort her with
an umbrella to her car. Her reply was, “Don’t worry dear I have parked in the same place that I
used for the forty years I worked here!”
With the opening postponed, the school took on the role of a rest centre for the evacuees. Over
1,500 islanders came through its doors. Most of these people were soaking wet, shoeless and had
lost contact with loved ones.
In the school theatre, a member of staff set up an emergency register of the people who came in,
while another searched for blankets and clothing. Although fifteen hundred people passed through
the school that night, only eight hundred slept in the school.
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Whilst the evacuees were in residence, visitors to the school included The Queen Mother
accompanied by Princess Margaret, The Home Secretary (Worwell Fyfe), David Maxwell Fyfe,
Viscount Kilmuir and various other cabinet ministers.
To keep their spirits up they were entertained by the Salvation Army Band, The Palm Court Or-
chestra, Richard Attenborough, Ethel Revnell and Wilfred Pickles who all made guest appearanc-
es. So it was no wonder that the local neighbourhood renamed the school ‘The Grand Hotel’.
March 2nd
1953
After only one month the school reopened to pupils, and education took place in one wing of the
building, while the flood victims used the other wing.
July 13th
1953
The school log records; The last of the evacuees left today Mr Higgins, Mr and Miss McGilli-
vray. The school had been a rest centre for twenty three weeks.
At the meeting I spoke to Margaret Parkinson who remembers the events of that night. Margaret
was 10½ years old, and at the time lived in a bungalow in the Park Way. Realising that the fami-
ly was in danger, her father piggybacked both her and her brother across the road to a house that
was partially built. After climbing a ladder to get to the first floor and safety, the family were
joined by neighbours. The first of February was an important date for the family; it was
Margaret’s brother Anthony’s fourth birthday. So trying to keep a dangerous situation as light
hearted as possible, they sat down and celebrated with cockles and a birthday cake!
The family were taken to the Haystack Public House, and from there transported by lorry to the
school. Where they were given blankets, shoes and a drink of hot chocolate. After a short stay the
family travelled to Poplar and stayed with relatives.
Margaret still has close ties with the school, as her grandson is a year nine pupil, and her grand-
daughter is currently in year seven.
Whilst looking at photographs kindly bought in by the Benfleet Community Archive,
www.benfleethistory.org.uk, I spoke with a gentleman who told me he was 7 years old when the
flood waters came. I asked him if he could remember this happening. His reply was quietly spo-
ken and only two words. They were, “Yes…..everyday! “
In recognition of his work Mr Evans was mentioned in the 1953 Coronation Honours list, and re-
ceived an M.B.E. Also, Mr Farwell the school caretaker was not forgotten and received the
B.E.M.
Local MP Rebecca Harris closed the
afternoon with a short speech thanking
Dr Wilson for allowing such a poign-
ant gathering of people allowing time
for reflection and remembrance.
Reported by Beverley Davis
School Librarian.
Canvey Floods
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Year 7 Year 8
Comic Relief
Mandarin Club
Bowling Years 7
Will Dove 7-04 received an award for Golf
Ciara Dockrell 7-04 is a very successful Baton
Twirler! She has competed in many competitions
and has recently qualified to represent England at
the European Championships taking place in
Amsterdam this April. We wish her every
success!
Frankie Stone 7-06 has been on trial with the
Academy at Colchester United Football Club,
Frankie has now been selected to play in the
under 12 squad. The whole School would like to
wish Frankie every success at Colchester United
and his continued development at the Academy.
Maisie Soundy and Sian Moore 7-07 - came
second in their group tap dance round in an area
competition. Sian will be representing their club
(Majestic Academy of Dance) at the area ballet
awards in Brentwood in April
Megan Haste 7-07 beat her personal best in the
T20 swimming time trials - she swam 1025m in
20 minutes.
Charlie Scales 7-07 - came third in his Gymnastic
club's competition
Victoria Tarr 7-07 - netball team (Flames) came
2nd in the area finals.
At Mandarin club, pupils continued to develop
their Chinese cultural understanding. The focus
this term, New Year red envelopes, which seemed
a lot more straight-forward than the other focus,
correct use of a pair of chopsticks! Year 8 Gifted
and Talented linguists attend Mandarin club every
Thursday lunchtime with Mrs Carter.
On Sunday 10th of March Emily Child 8-08 was
sponsored by all her friends at Fanton Hall. Emi-
ly had to stand in a vest top and shorts in the
snow . She was then squirted with a freezing cold
hose for as long as she could take it. Emily lasted
17 mins and 43 seconds and raised £38.67 for
Comic Relief. Well Done, Emily. On the 14th March, Year 7 enjoyed the annual trip
to the Kursaal. We had a great
evening of bowling and fun.
Four coaches of excited stu-
dents (and staff!!) set off at 4pm
bound for Southend. The even-
ing was a wonderful chance for
the students to socialise, make
new friends and have time to-
gether. We hope everyone had a
great time. My thanks, as al-
ways, goes to the many staff who helped with
the preparations for the evening as well as to all
staff who accompanied us on the actual trip it-
self. Miss Murray.
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TERMS (Inclusive dates)
Summer 2013 Tuesday 16th April—Friday 19th July
Autumn 2013 Tuesday 3rd September—Friday 20th December 2013 Spring 2014 Monday 6th January—Friday 4th April 2014
GENERAL HOLIDAYS (Inclusive dates) Spring 2013 Tuesday 2nd April—Friday 12th April
Summer 2013 Monday 22nd July—Friday 30th August
Autumn 2013 Monday 23rd December—Friday 3rd January 2014
HALF-TERM HOLIDAYS (Inclusive dates) Summer 2013 Tuesday 28th May—Friday 31st May
Autumn 2013 Monday 28th October —Friday 1st November
Autumn 2013 Monday 23rd December—Friday 3rd January 2014
HOLIDAY DATES 2013/14
BANK HOLIDAYS
Friday 29th March 2013
Monday 1st April 2013
Monday 6th May 2013
Monday 27th May 2013
Monday 26th August 2013
Great Ormond Street Hospital Walk
Non Student Days
Monday 15th April 2013
Monday 22nd July 2013
Tuesday 23rd July 2013 Monday 2nd September 2013
Friday 13th September 2013
Monday 23rd September 2013 Tuesday 22nd April 2014
Monday 21st July 2014
Tuesday 22nd July 2014
The link to his website is:
http://www.justgiving.com/Liam-Pipe.
The King John Academy of Arts is now offering the following classes
Foundation Digital Photography Street Dance
LAMDA Drama Painting Techniques
If you would like any more information about any of these classes or to join please contact us on
01702 426745
READ International Book Appeal
King John staff and Sixth Form students have
collected over 1000 books for the charity
READ International. The books will be taken to Africa and distributed to schools and libraries in
Tanzania and Uganda where text books are
scarce and will be put to great use.
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Languages
Dates to remember
24-26th May 2013 Year 7 and 8 trip to St Omer,
France. The trip is combining science , history,
cookery and French!
Details for all trips, including photos and videos of
past trips and letters can be found on the VLE,
French/Spanish, trips
Need extra help with your French or Spanish home-
work?
Want to practice some speaking?
Just want to check something quickly?
Lorena and Nicolas our Spanish and French assis-
tants are available to help you each Tuesday in UC8.
Drop in if you need any support with homework,
coursework or just to find out about something
French or Spanish!
On 13th March Miss Fordyce
took year 11 and 12 students
studying French AS to the
French Institute, in South
Kensington for a day of
French cinema. After a tour
around the historic building, a
lecture on French cinema,
followed by a selection of fine
French patisseries, we
watched ‘tout ce qui brille’.
10 gifted linguists in year 10 attended a language
conference at the University of Essex this term to
have taster lessons in Italian, Chinese, Portuguese,
German and linguistics. Our students met with the
student ambassadors to be shown around the Uni-
versity campus.
‘I would recommend this trip to everyone and it has
made me want to take a language at university’
‘It was an exciting and different day and I would
love to go again!’
Student successes! Congratulations to the following students for
being nominated by their peers or teachers as
the student of the month in their class and year.
Year French Spanish
7 Luis Robins
Emily Pearson
Joshua Lack
Theo Chandler
8 Jessica Moore
Ashleigh Greenslade
Jennifer Grimble
Nathan Cooper
9 Emily Higgins
Alfie Feltham
India Covey
Matthew Tomlin
10 Bethany Gillies
Ryan Horgan
Ellen Taylor
Hannah Evans
11 Eleanor Knapp
Holly Bartley
Charlie Falco
12 Miriam Popa Daniel Lee
Melissa Knighton
13 Elizabeth Wisbey
Liam Tyler
Harry Wilton
Kelly Wilson
Italian
Latin
Kristian Fitsall
Jordan Wroe
Ashleigh McLel-
lan
The Spring term has been a busy term for the MFL
faculty with controlled assessments, visits to Andalucía
at February half term and to Paris in March and day
trips to Cambridge and Essex Universities and the
French Institute in London.
Read about the trips, see the photos and videos on the
parent section of the VLE under Spanish/French trips
and under French and Spanish.
Students in all years have been writing to their pen pals
in France and Spain and we are hoping to visit our new
Spanish friends next year.
Joyeuses Pâques and Felices Pascuas From the Languages Faculty!
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Uniform Shop Opening Times
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
For Parents: 9.30am - 11.00am
For Students: 2.00pm - 2.20pm
Term time only
Reminder to all parents
When your child is absent from school we appreciate you
calling Student Services to report their absence, but would
like to remind you we still require you to send in a letter of
explanation for the absence with your child on their return.
Without this in writing, the absence will be recorded as
unauthorised and may result in the involvement of the
Education Welfare Officer.
MRS J COPELAND
STUDENT SERVICES CO-ORDINATOR
Letters Home
All letters sent home are available to view on the
VLE site together with the Parent Newsletters,
Extra Curricular Activities booklets and the Key
Stage 3 Newsletters
See below for login and password
The School is very concerned about the safety of the
students on our site. With this in mind we would ask
that cars DO NOT DRIVE ONTO THE SCHOOL
SITE to drop students off or pick them up. This in-
cludes the car park at the Benfleet Road entrance. In
future the gate to the Benfleet Road car park will
be shut between 3.00pm and 3.45pm. This car park
is intended for staff and visitor parking only. A large
number of students have to cross this area to get into
school and the presence of cars driving through the car
park greatly increases the risk to students. Please take
notice of the signs on the gateway and drop your chil-
dren off outside the school site. A
small walk up the road can only be
good for them!!!
Katrina Bentley, Bursar
Borrowing Money
Student Services lend small amounts of money to
students in emergencies only i.e. forgotten lunch and/or bus
money to get home. A phone call will be made to parents to
confirm this is allowed. We would like to remind parents
that if your child has borrowed money from Student Services
it should be repaid the next day as we only have a small float
to lend to students.
NB. This facility will be withdrawn from
a student who has money outstanding.
LOST YOUR PE KIT, COAT, KING JOHN
HOODIE, SHOES OR BAGS?
Lost property for students to view will be on
display at morning break by the
main staircase on
Thursday 28th March 2013
Please be aware that any property unclaimed will be
donated to a local charity
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU
NAME TAG ALL YOUR BELONGINGS
IN FUTURE
Lost Property
Articles from Students
If any student is interested in placing an
article of interest in the Parents’
Newsletter please see
Gina Ebner
in
Reprographics.
So don’t be shy we want to hear
from you.
Parents VLE
login now available
We now have a parent login to our VLE. This
provides you with access to the students’ area,
which will enable you to see work being upload-
ed and used by your son/daughter. It also gives
you access to the parents’ area which contains
useful information, school letters, extra curricu-
lum booklets and Newsletters. Please feel free to
have a look.
Username: kjsparent
Password: parent
Student Safety
Prom Performing Arts Show
‘Change your life’
Wednesday 1st May – 7.00pm
In the Theatre
Year 11 & 13
Performing Arts students
Tickets on sale via CPA Office
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ParentPay
Offers you the freedom to make payments whenever and wherever you like 24-7 using your
credit or debit card, safe in the knowledge that the technology used is the highest internet secu-
rity available. Your family has a secure online account, which can be accessed with a unique
user ID and password. You can change these to something you will easily remember.
ParentPay enables you to view all items available to each of your children along with relevant
costs and details. There will be increasing opportunities to pay for trips and student resources
as these become more readily available in your child’s basket.
Making a payment is easy, you simply select the item to pay and follow the instructions to
complete your payment. You can pay for multiple items during a single online session.
ParentPay holds an electronic record of your payments to view at a later date should you wish.
No card details are stored in any part of the system.
Email the school on [email protected] providing the
student's name and tutor group. The school will then email
you a username and password.
For further information, including frequently asked questions,
visit www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk and www.parentpay.com .
On Monday 25th February, 88 Year 7 students went to the Globe Theatre with nine members of
staff. When we arrived at the Globe, we were split into three groups and each group was given a
tour and took part in a workshop led by actors who work at the theatre. We were given brief
histories of Shakespeare’s theatre and of how the actor Sam Wanamaker’s vision came to be
part of the landscape of the South Bank. During the tour we were able to take a look at the
backstage area which is called the tiring house. Our students then went onto the stage and de-
livered lines from A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
After the tour, we took part in a workshop where students had great fun acting scenes from A
Midsummer Night’s Dream. They learnt how actors and directors work with Shakespeare’s lan-
guage which gave them lots of ideas about how to interpret the extracts they were given.
After lunch, we went into the exhibition area. While they looked at artefacts from the Elizabe-
than era and from the Globe Theatre’s archives, students completed a quiz which gave them fur-
ther understanding of Shakespeare’s world.
Thank you to Mr Lister, Mr Morley, Mr Salkeld, Miss Inglis, Miss Graham, Miss Marino, Mrs
Cahill and Mrs Jeffery for helping to make the trip run smoothly. Well done to the students
who came on the trip – you were great company , and the staff at the Globe said that they were
very impressed by your enthusiasm and knowledge of Shakespeare’s world!
Carolyn Harvey – KS3 Co-ordinator, English
On the stage at the Globe Workshop activities
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Raise Your Childs Attendance — Raise Their Life Chance
Good Attendance
What does your child's percentage attendance mean? Parents/carers often become con-fused about what good attendance is. As a school our target attendance percentage is 95%. Does your child have an attendance level of 90%?
• 90% attendance = ½ day missed every week! • 1 school year at 90% attendance = 4 whole weeks of lessons MISSED! • 90% attendance over 5 years of secondary school = ½ a school year missed!
Please be aware that every day your child misses from school through illness or holidays will significantly reduce their potential for future success. Research suggests that 17 missed school days a year = GCSE grade DROP in achievement. (DFE)
School Punctuality Lateness = Lost Learning = Minutes Days Lost
Parents/carers are responsible for ensuring that their son/daughter arrives at the school punctually. Students should arrive at the school for no later than 8.40am. Registration be-gins at 8.45am and form tutors electronically take the first register of the day (there is also a register taken at 2.25pm). Students must report to the student services to sign in if they arrive after 9.00am. Arriving after 9.00am without a legitimate reason will be recorded as an unauthorised absence. If a student needs to leave school early they need to bring a note to show their form tutor and make sure they show the note to student services and sign out when they leave. Being late 10 mins every day for one year is equal to 33 hours - approximately 6 days!
Minutes lost each day Days lost per school year • 5 minutes 3 days • 10 minutes 6.5 days • 15 minutes 10 days • 20 minutes 13 days • 30 minutes 19 days
Schools have a legal responsibility to ensure that students’ attendance is recorded on all references for prospective college placements, employers and Universities.
Ms F David- Assistant Headteacher
Attendance Percentage Days missed over a school year
100% 0 Days missed
95% 10 Days missed
90% 20 Days missed
85% 30 Days missed
80% 40 Days missed
GREATER ATTENDANCE = GREATER ACHIEVEMENT = GREATER THE OPPORTUNITIES.
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The Creative & Performing Arts Faculty
African Drum Jam Event
The King John School Music department were
proud to host an African Drum Jam event on
the 6th March. Students were treated to an
hour of African drumming, where they
learned about the different types of drum and
how to play them, which led to a group per-
formance at the end. The students thoroughly
enjoyed the experience and learned lots of
rhythmic musical skills in a ‘real’ situation.
Miss Ware
Gamelan Workshop The Year 13 BTEC Music class recently went
on a trip to the Southbank Centre, to par-ticipate in a Gamelan workshop.
Students had the chance to play Balinese instruments and record their final perfor-mance. It was an interesting day and ex-tremely helpful for the students ‘current
coursework.
Young Musician of the Year, is a new competi-
tion introduced this year to all students at the King
John School. We have already held the auditions
and the semi-finals, where students performed
pieces against each other in their instrumental cat-
egory (brass, keyboard, woodwind, strings and
percussion). The finals took place on the evening
of the 19th March, where the King John Musician
of the Year was decided. It has been really enjoya-
ble listening to all who auditioned and we are
looking forward to hearing the finalists: Tom Bell
(11-10), Allegra Webb (8-09), Lucas Ives (8-02),
Mark Tompkins (7-09) and Theo Fadayiro (8-05).
Results will be in the May 2013 issue.
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Physical education
Lee Valley Indoor Athletics Cup
The Year 8 and 9 girls’ team travelled to Lee Valley
National Athletics Centre to compete in the Lee Valley
Cup; they were awesome!!. Out of the 9 events they
won 8! The girls have
now qualified for the
final at the end of
March where they will
compete against teams
from across London,
Essex and Hertford-
shire. The team con-
sisted of:
Poppy Douglas
(300m, Relay),
Frankie Roast
(200m,LJ,Relay) Kiera Tippett(800m, HJ),
Maddy Bourne (60m,Relay) and Helena Taylor
(Hurdles, Shot, Relay). They were a credit to the
school and we wish them lots of luck for the final!!
Mrs Cann
Congratulations to the Senior Hockey team for reach-
ing the semi-finals of the Essex Cup. This is the third
year in succession that the girls have reached the semi-
finals of this cup. They played an extremely exciting
game against New Hall but conceded a last minute
goal to lose 2-1. The standard of play was outstanding
and the level of commitment by all players was unbe-
lievable. They gave their all and truly deserved to be
victorious on the day! It wasn't to be this year but we
have high hopes for next year as most of the girls will
still be under 16.
Squad members were: Danielle Sillitoe, Heather Jer-
man, Natasha Cheeseman, Hannah Amato, Sian Waite,
Ellen Taylor, Alice Boston, Amy Pownall, Megan
Sanders, Ellie Turner-Powell, Antonia Tidy Jones,
Emily George, Sydney Moore and Steph Hopper.
Thank you to the girls and their amazing parents for
their support and providing teas on the day!
Will Jones 11-11 competed in the National Swimming
Championships under his S14 disability and won 3
gold and 3 silver medals in the 6 races he entered! We
understand he has now been selected for Team GB and
will be competing with them in June. We wish Will
good Luck for June!
Valuables Please do not bring valuables to school.
If you do we are happy to look after small items, such
as mobile phones and watches. It is the student’s re-
sponsibility to hand these in to a member of staff at the
start of a lesson or practice. The school cannot be held
responsible for any items of value brought into school.
CONGRATULATIONS to the Year 7 girls and Year 8 boys
who both won medals in the County Cross Country races in
February. The Year 8 boys picked up silver in the team event
and the Year 7 girls the
bronze. Year 8 boys’
team consisted of: Lukas
Volk, Rhys Connor,
Bryce O'dea, Danny
Warrens, Oliver Helps
and William Gillard.
Year 7 girls’ team con-
sisted of Katy Fenner,
Charlotte George, Ab-
bey Rex, Lauren Paul,
Sarah Carter, Katy
Rawlings
County Cross Country
Cycling to success
Recently students have been given the chance to learn
how to mountain bike as part of an Olympic Legacy
project in Essex. The students are starting at basics
and gradually building up until they are able to go on
the course which the Olympic mountain bikers used in
Hadleigh.
An experienced mountain biker is coaching them. We
asked Luke about his opinion of this project: “ I think
it’s an excellent idea because it’s a growing sport at
the moment with the Olympics having been held at
Hadleigh and the development of the course. It’s a lot
to look forward to in the future.” We also asked the
coach if he thinks King John have any potential moun-
tain bikers. “ Well I hope so; a few guys and girls are
very natural so there is no reason why they shouldn’t
be able to develop themselves further.”
The BBC School Report team are looking further into
the Olympic Legacy projects in the area including
diving at Southend Leisure Centre. Please visit our
School Report website to see our Year 9 students in-
terviewing Olympic divers and looking at the legacy
of the main Olympic Park in London.
Written by Megan White, Ellie Snook and Chloe
Coleman, Year 9 https://sites.google.com/sitekingjohnschoolreport/home
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Dance Show Photography by The
King John Academy of Arts Founda-
tion Digital Photography students:-
Sophie Magrath, Courtney O’ Sulli-
van, Jessica Elgar and Amy Crudging-
ton. For more photos please visit the
King John School website
The KJS Dance Show 2013
ADVERTISING
IN OUR
PARENTS’ NEWSLETTER
Should you wish to advertise in our next
Parents’ Newsletter, please contact the
Reprographics
department to discuss your
requirements.
Gina Ebner
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: 01702 426723
The Year 9 BBC School Report team have worked
extremely hard on finding original and interesting
stories from our local area. Their main stories have
been looking further into the Olympic Legacy
projects in the area including diving at Southend
Leisure Centre. Please visit our School Report
website to see the Year 9 students interviewing
Olympic divers and looking at the legacy of the
main Olympic Park in London. Only 8 students in
the whole country were offered the opportunity to
film with the BBC at the Olympic Park and be-
cause of the hard work of our students we were
thrilled to send Megan White and Josh Groenen-
berg there on Monday 18th March. Check out the
website for more details:
https://sites.google.com/site/kingjohnschoolreport/home
YOUNG ROTARY CHEF OF THE YEAR
DISTRICT AND REGIONAL FINALS
Congratulations to Jennifer Grimble in Year 8, who
competed in the district and regional finals of the
Rotary Chef competition on Saturday, 9th February
and 16th March. It was a very tough competition
against three other schools and students in Year 10
and 11. Jennifer had two hours to make a 3 course
meal for two people under the cost of £15. We are
pleased to announce that Jennifer was the runner up
in the district competition and continued to impress
the judges at the regional final. The judges were
very impressed with not only the taste and presenta-
tion of Jennifer’s menu but her calm attitude and
competent preparation skills. We are extremely
proud of Jennifer and her talents. Well done!!!
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Facial Electrical Treatments
Direct High Frequency
Galvanic
Micro-Current
Lymphatic Drainage
All facials are good for deep cleansing of the skin, they also help to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles giving skin youth and radiance. Visible results can be seen after a course of treatments. Cost per treatment £10
Visible results can be seen after a course of treatments. Cost of treatment £8.
Body Electrical Treatments: Galvanic
Electro muscle stimulator
Micro-Current
Lymphatic Drainage
Level 3 Electrical Treatments
Come and get
trim
at the KJS gym
Small, private gym Technogym Wellness equipment; Personal
Trainers; Fitness Instructor; T.V screens
Only £25 per month - 20% discount if you have a relative at the
King John School
Open Monday to Friday 6.30—9.30pm
No fixed membership period - you can cancel at any time
Tel: 07768 906386
Looking to hire the KJS
Facilities
Well look no further
If interested please contact
Laurence Thorn on 01702 426703
Or
E-mail : [email protected]
The School can offer:
Astroturf
Sports Hall
Gymnasium
Classrooms
Theatre
Dance Studio
All available to hire in the evening or on
a Saturday
(Regrettably we cannot hire
premises for social gatherings
and parties)
