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HEADLINE NOTICES Stakeholder Provision Survey
We are currently canvassing our students, parents and carers for their feedback on our 2020-21 curriculum provision and particularly their opinions on those aspects of our current COVID-19 adjustments that they would like us to keep or remove for the start of the Autumn term 2021. Areas for consideration include staggered start & finish times for students, staggered lunchtimes, online platforms for Parents’ Forums and Parents’ Evenings and the current adjustments to our policy on wearing PE kit to school. Further details, including how to access the survey, have been issued separately. All contributions, comments and views are gratefully received. Please be informed that the survey closes on Friday 16th July 2021.
KFS COVID-19 Home Testing Programme
We would like to thank all students who have been routinely using their COVID-19 home testing kits. Please remember that students should be testing twice a week on Monday & Thursday mornings before coming to school and reporting the result, either negative or positive via the published online portals. The school extends its gratitude to our stakeholder community for helping to keep students in school safe and at minimal risk of COVID -19 transmission. All queries regarding these arrangements should be directed to the following email: [email protected] .
Sports News
Kingsdale Competes in English Schools’ Athletics Association (ESAA)
Competition
On Friday 25th June 2021, the KFS Athletics team competed in the ESAA Track and Field event at Croydon Arena. A team made up of students from Years 7, 8, 9 and 10 attended the whole day event and performed to a very
high standard.
Special mentions go to the girls 4 x 100m Relay team who won their race with a time of 53.1 seconds; Rachael Jinadu (Year 10) who won the girls’ 100m Hurdles race with a time
of 13.8 seconds; Zak Lovelace (Year 10) who won the boys’ 100m blue riband sprint
event with a time of 11.2 seconds; Teije Brown-Bami (Year 10) who won his 200m
heat with a time of 23.9 seconds; and Sapphire Bruni (Year 7), Fiona Ebert (Year 7), Eddie Favell (Year 7), Isabella Ayora-Vanegas (Year 8), Benji Casey (Year 8),
Evan Boyce (Year 8), Lucas Ebert (Year 9), Nana Kufour (Year 10) and Theo Gaymes (Year 10) who all scored a high number of
points in their events!
Well done to all competitors on a great day of Athletics and many personal best
performances!
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NEWS NEWS BULLETIN
Issue 34 Monday 5th July 2021
THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK
Acts of Kindness – ‘You must give time to your fellow men even it’s a
little thing, to do something for others – something for which you
get no pay, but the privilege of doing it.’
Word of the Week – Perspicacity
Definition – the quality of having a ready insight into things;
shrewdness.
Diary Date
House Sports Day takes
place on Friday 23rd
July. This is also the last
day of the Summer term.
See Page 5 for more
details.
Kingsdale Foundation School
is A SAFE SPACE At Kingsdale Foundation School we actively promote and support an ethos where everyone can feel safe and listened to and should something go wrong as at times it may, know where to go to for support or guidance and have a person to talk to who can be trusted. The school has an impressive support network, which includes an extensive pastoral team working with each year group, mentors, school counsellors, an art therapist, safeguarding team, links to outside support agencies and a staff cohort regularly trained in issues surrounding the mental well-being and safeguarding of young people. However, we appreciate that not everyone will always feel comfortable talking to a member of staff or may wish to speak to someone outside of school hours. For those members of our school community who feel they need support or advice or, wish to report a concern we actively encourage them to contact us on one of our confidential emails where a trained member of staff will be there to provide the support required:
health&[email protected]
Remember at Kingsdale we
do NOT tolerate:
Bullying
Disrespectful Language
Invasion of Personal Space
or Breaches of Our No
Touching Policy
We demand that all members of
our school community
RESPECT
each other’s personal space and respect each other’s
choices.
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Teacher Recommendation This week, Ms Mizzi recommends Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart. 1981. Glasgow. The city is dying. Poverty is on the rise. People watch the lives they had hoped for disappear from view. Agnes Bain had always expected more.
She dreamed of greater things: a house with its own front door, a life bought and paid for outright (like her perfect – but false – teeth). When her philandering husband leaves, she and her three children find themselves trapped in a mining town decimated by Thatcherism. As Agnes increasingly turns to alcohol for comfort, her children try their best to save her. Yet one by one they have to abandon her in order to save themselves.
Ms Mizzi recommends this book because of the raw depiction of how a boy loves his mother despite her self-destructive alcoholism.
Recommended to students in Key Stage 5.
Student Recommendation
This week, Kingsdale students can get stuck into The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud. England has been radically changed by a series of catastrophes - large cities have disappeared and London has been replaced by a lagoon.
The surviving population exists in fortified towns where they cling to traditional ways, while strangely evolved beasts prowl the wilderness beyond. Conformity is rigidly enforced and those who fall foul of the rules are persecuted: some are killed, while others are driven out into the wilds. Only a few fight back; two of these outlaws, Scarlett McCain and Albert Browne, display an audacity and talent that makes them legends. A compelling read. Recommended to students at all Key Stages.
Please send your reading recommendations to [email protected]
Juanita Yebuah Year 7
Reading Recommendations
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Celebrating Diversity in Science Last week, all science classes learnt about the importance of diversity within the Science community. Students took part in special lessons that highlighted the past and future contributions of members of the LGBTQ+ community to scientific discoveries. Did you know that LGBTQ+ individuals played a big part in the development of robotic prosthetic limbs and also in the discovery of the Higgs Boson Particle? Students engaged with discussion very enthusiastically. They learnt, among other things, about Alan Turing, LGBTQ+ code-breaker and STEM hero, who was celebrated though a code breaking exercise in the week when the new £50 notes featuring Alan Turing came into circulation!
CAREERS NEWS
Interested in a Career in the Creative Industries?
Escape Studios are offering students interested in a career in the creative industries an exciting opportunity to participate in online work experience. As part of this event, students will be able to access lots of engaging
and inspiring tips and information from experts including Hexworks, Playground Games and Factory 42.
The interactive activities and stimulating talks will help boost students’ employability and build new skills in
VFX, Animation and Games and introduce them to new contacts.
Details of the sessions are listed below:
Tuesday 13th July 2021 12 – 1pm: Introduction to VFX, Animation and Games
1.30 – 2.30pm: Talks from Animator Vine FX and Industrial Light and Magic
3 – 4pm: Top tips on breaking into the industry
Wednesday 14th July 12 – 1pm: Exploring the routes in to the screen
industries 1.30 – 2pm: Talks from Hexworks & Escape Studios
3 – 4pm: Top tips on breaking into the industry 4 – 4.15pm: Next steps for interested students
To book a place on these courses please click here.
MUSIC NEWS
We are very proud to announce that Anna Leary in Year 13 has passed her Cello Grade 8 ABRSM exam with a highly impressive mark of 145/150! Anna has also been offered a place at the Royal Academy of
Music, the Royal College of music, the Guildhall School of Music and the Welsh Royal College of Music!
Huge congratulations Anna and we wish you great
success in your future music Career.
MATHS NEWS
Year 11 Online Mathematics Careers Courses
We are delighted to inform our current Year 11 students of a number of high-quality online courses focusing on
developing careers in Mathematics being offered by the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme
(AMSP). These sessions will be of interest to students who are considering studying Mathematics or a related
subject at A Level.
The dates and times of the sessions are shown below, and further details may be found by clicking on the
course title:
How Mathematics is used in different job roles Monday 12th July 2021, 11-11.45am
Wednesday 14th July 2021, 11.30am-12.15pm Friday 16th July 2021, 10.30-11.15am
Meet people working in different roles involving
Mathematics Tuesday 13th July 2021, 2-2.45pm
Thursday 15th July 2021, 1.30-2.15pm
Students may choose to attend as many or as few sessions as they wish. The Zoom codes for the
sessions will be posted both on MS Teams and on ShowMyHomework the week before the
sessions. Please contact us with any queries via [email protected]
ART NEWS
Visit to the Royal Drawing School Postgraduate Drawing Exhibition
Last week, a group of our Year 12 Art students visited
the Royal Drawing School Postgraduate exhibition. The students thoroughly enjoyed this show and the wide
range of different drawing, printmaking and mixed media techniques, helped the students to progress in their
artwork.
It was great to begin visiting places again, even with face coverings!
SPORTS FIXTURES
Please be advised that many sports fixtures have recommenced, in line with the government’s published
roadmap for the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
Monday 5th July 2021 Year 9 Boys’ Football South London Cup Away Match
at Selhurst Arena v Bishop Thomas Grant School. Leave school at 2pm. Kick-off 3pm. Return to school
at 6pm approx.: Mr Attenborough-Warren
Tuesday 6th July 2021 Year 7 Boys’ Cricket Away Match v Wallington
Grammar School. Leave school at 1.35pm. 2.30pm start. Return to school at 5.45pm approx.: Mr
Edwards/Mr Morse
Wednesday 7th July 2021 Year 10 Boys’ Football South London Cup Semi-Final
Match at Selhurst Arena v Bishop Thomas Grant School. Leave school at 1.35pm. 3pm Kick-off. Return to school at 6.30pm approx.: Mr Price
Thursday 8th July 2021 Year 7 Boys’ Football South London Cup Semi-Final Away Match v Norwood School. Leave school at 3pm
for 3.45pm Kick-off. Return to school at 5.15pm approx.: Mr Foster/Mr Price
Friday 9th July 2021 Year 8 Sports Day Heats at the Mary Datchelor
Playing Fields. Leave school at 9am. Event takes place 9.15 – 11.45am. Return to school 12.05pm
approx.: Mrs Turner
Fixtures Emergency Contact Number: 07852 337724
Please remember that all fixtures are available to view on http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk
Please contact [email protected] with any queries you may have.
Girls’ Under-14s Cricket News
On Thursday 24th June 2021, our Under-14s Girls’ Cricket-team played in the Surrey-Smash-It Cricket Tournament. The team got off to a great start and won all of their group stage games. Winning their first games against Dunotter School by 30 runs and Ibstock School by 55 runs. The team went through to the semi-finals and played really well in a very close game against Guilford School. The girls came 4th overall out of 21 teams that took part in the tournament. Through the day there was great batting, bowling and fielding from everyone involved. Big congratulations to the whole team!
HOUSE SPORTS DAY
Kingsdale Foundation School’s Inter-House Sports Day Finals 2021
Please be reminded that our Inter-House Sports Day Finals event will be taking place this year, albeit with some slight modifications to reflect the current pandemic. Our annual Sports Day is always an exciting celebratory event which showcases the exceptional talent of students throughout the school. This year, it will take place on Friday 23rd July 2021 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. In the lead up to this event, students in Years 7, 8, 9 & 10 are currently participating in the heats events, run separately in bubbles for each year group during the school day. Here our finalists will be selected to represent their House at our finals day on the 23rd July in a variety of track and field events. The programme for the remaining Sports Day Heats taking place throughout this week is shown below:
As with previous years, parents, carers and guardians are warmly invited to attend the finals event on 23rd July 2021. You will be able to enjoy an afternoon showcasing the talents of your children and our up and coming top athletes. Please note that special COVID-19 health and safety arrangements will be in place throughout the event which will include social distancing and the maintenance of student bubbles. Should you wish to attend this event, please use the following link below to reserve your place no later than Friday 16th July 2021, so that provision can be made for reserved COVID-19 safe seating in the stands.
Please click here for the booking link or scan the QR below.
House News
Honeypot Children’s Charity - Albatross House
In last week’s bulletin we highlighted the amazing work of the Cancer Research UK and their relentless efforts in improving the life chances of people living with cancer.
This week, we turn our focus to The Honeypot Children’s Charity, bringing so many smiles to young people and
their families.
Albatross House's associated charity is the Honeypot Children’s Charity and your support continues to make a
significant difference. It is a charity which provides support to young carers in the 5-12 age range who take on significant amounts of responsibility at a very young
age to help their loved ones.
Although still children, some of them care for up to 30 hours a week, 365 days a year, often single-handed. This responsibility can be very difficult for children to
manage and often has significant impacts on their emotional and mental health.
Many thanks for your continued support of the House Team in this regard, it really does go a long way. This
year is particularly special as the charity is celebrating its 25th year since being founded.
Below is a statement about the impact that Honeypot has had on one of these young carers' life in her own words:
Honeypot gave me a place to escape to; it was a place to reflect on my family life and get the support of someone being there. It gave me the space to grow and play and
learn about myself, and an opportunity to put myself first – Billie Marie, Honeypot Graduate
To find out more about the fantastic work of the Honeypot
Children’s Charity, please click here .
Summer Holiday Activities
With the Summer Holidays fast approaching, what will students be doing?
To find out what activities will be available for young people over the Summer period in Southwark click on this link .
House News
Clean Beaches Week
This is an initiative established by The Clean Beaches Coalition and is celebrated annually from 1st – 7th July. With so much media attention focusing on the effects of our waste on marine life, the oceans and our coastal landscape, this is an excellent opportunity to be proactive and attempt to address a small part of the overall problem while raising awareness of a much larger global challenge. ACTIVITY: Create a poster/cartoon/storyboard raising awareness about the importance of clean beaches. HOW TO ENTER: Share your creation with the House Team via:
[email protected] Please ensure that all entries are accompanied by your full name and tutor group.
Year 10 Careers Information Advice &
Guidance
A reminder that the above 1:1 virtual interviews will continue to take place this week from Monday to
Friday. The Careers Adviser is scheduled to meet with students for the remainder of this term. Each
interview will last approximately 30 minutes during the school day. Please note that every Year 10 student is
due to be seen by the adviser before the end of the Summer term if this has not already
occurred. If parents have any questions relating to careers please contact Mr Fatodu
via: [email protected]
The House Leader
Board 2020-21
Week commencing 5th July 2021
1st Place – Swift with 20,646 Points
2nd Place – Albatross with 20,608 Points
3rd Place – Falcon with 20,520 Points
4th Place – Dove with 19,545 Points
5th Place – Eagle with 17,905 Points
Swift have jumped from 3rd place to 1st
place! It is so close to call between the top 3 Houses! Anybody can still win.
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)
