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KINGSDALE FOUNDATION SCHOOL

NEWS BULLETIN

Issue 11 Monday 4th December 2017 2017 2017

HEADLINE NOTICES

Winter Weather Precautions

We would like to remind parents to ensure that students are dressed appropriately for the cold Winter weather. Outdoor coats may now be worn in the Atrium area of the school but not in classrooms or corridors. Students should also take extra care when travelling in wet and icy conditions.

`The 39 Steps' ? A Rip-Roaring Success!

THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK The Art of Politeness

`The Master said, a young person's duty is to behave well to his parents at home and

to his elders outside, to be cautious in giving promises and punctual in keeping

them, to have kindly feelings towards everyone,

but to seek the intimacy of the Good. If, when all that is done, they have any energy to spare, then let them study the

art of politeness.' Confucius

Impervious

Unable to be affected by

On Tuesday 21st &

Thursday 23rd November,

the cast of `The 39 Steps'

Steps

-performed to a sold-out

crowd, with members of the

audience hailing it as a

performance as a complete--complete success. The play

-followed the adventures of

Hannay

-Richard Hannay, played jointly

---------------------------------------by Ruby McGinty, Theo Adler--

---------------------------------------Williams & William Pearce,___

---------------------------------------& the array of characters he

---------------------------------------meets along the way. The ----

---------------------------------------ensembled cast worked --------

---------------------------------------fabulously together with even

---------------------------------------the cameo roles stealing the -

---------------------------------------scenes. Audiences were --------

---------------------------------------delighted by the thrilling tale,

---------------------------------------slapstick comedy, and ----------

---------------------------------------ingenuity of the cast and -----

---------------------------------------crew. As one parent ------------

---------------------------------------exclaimed: "A stunning show -

---------------------------------------that blew me away... incredibly

---------------------------------------funny with incredible talent".

Mrs Kelly and Ms Coulbeck

would like to thank those

involved and congratulate

them on all their hard work

and success! Well done!!

Latin Languages Department Trip to Cambridge University Classics Department

Last week 35 students in Key Stage 4 visited the Classics department of Cambridge University. During the visit, they attended a lecture on Roman graffiti in the town of Pompeii, had lunch at Pembroke College followed by a tour, and finished the day in the Classics Department's museum. It was a highly enjoyable and enriching experience.

SCHOOL NEWS

Sixth Form Careers Talk on Architecture Qualified architects from Aros, an architecture practice based in Southwark, visited our Year 12s to talk about careers in architecture and to encourage young people to think about the built environment. The students learnt about the pathway to a degree in architecture and the different routes that an architecture degree takes, i.e. designing buildings, environmentalism, graphics and film making. We also encourage our parent community to get involved in the series of Career Talks at Kingsdale. If you are a practitioner, willing and able to talk about your career, including what qualifications are required, the skills most valuable for success and which aspects of the job are the most enjoyable, please do get in touch by email FAO Mrs Chaudhary

careers@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk.

Community Languages Notice All parents who would like their child (all year groups) to sit a community language exam this year, please notify Miss Edwards at languages@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk as soon as possible. Community languages currently available include: Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.

SCHOOL NEWS cont.

. Year 7 News Hub is Buzzing!

The Student View journalists have had a busy few weeks being involved in a number of fun and exciting events! On the 20th November our Year 7 News Hub had a blast with the awesome Hazel Shearing, who is the breaking news reporter for Buzzfeed. They worked closely with her to write their feature articles, with useful hints and tips from her along the way. They also had a Q & A session with her where they used their journalistic skills to ask her about her job. "Does it ever get boring?" was one question asked. A great morning was had by all!

Kingsdale Anti-Bullying Poem Competition 2017 Congratulations to the following talented students:

Finalists Jacob Toomey?O'Neil 7GSI Casper Lamptey 7GSI Aiden Grayling-Duff 7LRE Joe Sutherland 7MOY Carmen Bird 8AFR Anh Thu Le 7LHN Charlotte Raphael 7JSH

Just a few days later on Wednesday the 22nd November our TSV journalists had another amazing opportunity; a visit to the Houses of Parliament to take part in the ONE Campaign "Poverty is Sexist". It was very exciting as we entered the building with MPs running around like headless chickens on Budget Day! The children were in awe at the magnitude and decadence of the building and this only got better when they were met by the Tooting MP, Dr Rosena Allin-Khan. Students listened to her talk about why education is so important and then took questions from the floor. After this our journalists were given time to talk to the school's local MP Helen Hayes. They asked many questions ranging from "What's it like being an MP?" to "How can you ensure our safety with the rise of terrorism and knife crime?" The students had a fantastic time and a big adventure for many being inside Parliament on a very busy day.

Our final engagement saw our Year 9 News Hub take part in a workshop with the inspirational Emma Barnett, who presents BBC Radio 5 Live mornings, BBC 1's Sunday Morning Live and is a guest presenter on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour, as well as a Sunday Times columnist! Students worked closely with Emma writing articles that ranged from `The Royal Engagement' to `Explaining Memes to the Oldheads'. Emma gave our Year 9 journos the lowdown on her career to date and shared her feature article tricks and tips! The students had a brilliant time and shared their experiences of the workshop and The Student View programme as a whole with Manveen Rana, a Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC Radio 4, who was recording the session for BBC Radio 4. We look forward to listening to the final package when it is aired.

Excellent effort Deborah Adeogun 7LRE Aidan Basini Rogers 7GSI Tom Lewin 7GSI Conrad Omokheoa 7GSI Oscar Fletcher 7GSI Stephanie Edwards 7GSI Inna Varik 7EFO Layal Bagegni 7LHN Nina Bentham 7MOY Abdul Rahman Omotoso 7MOY Ellie Redman 7MOY Nuru Pinnock 7MOY Soneeba Nawaz 7LRE TJ Coleman 7LRE Keira Deer 7LRE Victoria Owodunni 7LRE Marley Ray Burke 7LRE Jahnyah Bernard 7LRE Nia-May Taylor 7DDH Chloe Ellison 7LHN Freya McLeod 7LHN Teije Brown-Bami 7LHN Samuel Drnovsky 7LHN Shania McFarlane 7MOY Olivia Efue?Francis 7TKP Tai Prince 7TKP Hayley Lythgoe 7TKP Maddie Bailey 7MOY Samuel Jones 7MOY Adriana Figueroa 8PRO Ruby McGinty 8VAN Oscar Cresser 8AJD Thomas Harrison 8AJD Anna Iding 8AJD Guillermo Sainz 8AJD

A special thanks to tutor groups: 7MOY, 7GSI, 7TKP, 7LRE, 7EFO, 7LHN, 7DDH, 8AJD, 8VAN, 8PRO, 8AFR

We would also like to congratulate the following students for contributing to the:

Buddy/Peer Support Project Competition 2017

Serena Jacoby Manser 7DDH (Winner) Nia-May Taylor 7DDH (Runner-Up) Alex Todorov 7TKP (Runner-Up)

SPORTS FIXTURES

Monday 4th December 2017 Year 7 & 8 Boys' Indoor Cricket at the Kia Oval.

Leave school at 11.15am - return at 4.45 pm approx. 12 noon start until 3.30pm: Mr Price Tuesday 5th December 2017 Year 9 & 10 Boys' Indoor Cricket at the Kia Oval. Leave school at 1.15pm ? return at 5.15pm approx. 12noon until 4pm: Mr Price Wednesday 6th December 2017 Year 8 Boys' B Team Football English Schools Cup Away Game against Hurstmere School. Leave school at 12.15pm ? return at 5.30pm approx. 2pm Kick off: Mr Price/Mr Foster Year 7 Boys' Hockey Away Game at Dulwich College. Leave school at 3.30pm (Walking). 4pm start. Return 5.30pm approx: Mr McWhirter Under 14s Girls' Hockey Astro Away Game against Sydenham School. Leave school at 2pm for 3pm start. Finish 5pm approx.: Ms Walker Year 9 Boys' Football Home Game against Dunraven School. 2.30pm kick off. Finish 5pm approx: Mr Foster Year 11 Boys' Football Home Game against Bolingbroke School. 2.30pm kick off. Finish 5pm approx.: Mr McAsphurn Thursday 7th December 2017 Year 7 Boys' Football Astro Home Game against St Thomas Apostle College. 2.30pm Kick off. Finish 5pm approx: Mr Price/Mr McAspurn Year 7 Boys' Rugby Home Game against Carshalton Boys' School. 2.30pm Kick off. Finish 5pm approx: Mr McWhirter Friday 8th December 2017 Year 8 Boys' A Team Football English Schools Cup Away Game against Hurstmere School. Leave school at 12.15pm ? return at 5.30pm approx. 2pm kick-off: Mr Price/Mr Foster

School Emergency Contact No: 07852336724

Year 11 Revision Sessions Year 11 students taking French, German, Spanish and Latin are warmly invited to attend any of the many revision sessions running throughout the week. These will be particularly beneficial to pupils studying French, German, and Spanish with speaking exams on the weeks beginning 4th and 11th December. Sessions will take place in Room ML1 on: Spanish Mondays 3.45pm - 4.45pm

Saturday 12.30pm - 2.30pm French Tuesdays 4.10pm - 5.10pm

Saturdays 12.30pm - 2.30pm German Thursdays 4.10pm - 5.10pm Latin Mondays 3.45pm - 4.45pm Students who are not able to attend these invaluable sessions can also pick up revision resources from the department or use the materials provided on .

House News

House Poetry Celebration Week Following on from last week's Poetry Celebration, we have for you another poem:

The Place Where We Are Right by Yehuda Amichai From the place where we are right Flowers will never grow In the spring. The place where we are right Is hard and trampled Like a yard. But doubts and loves Dig up the world Like a mole, a plow. And a whisper will be heard in the place Where the ruined House once stood.

We are asking our parents and carers to also get involved by sending us one of your favourite poems to publish in next week's Parental Bulletin. Please email: housesystem@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

Well Done to everyone who took part in last week's Odd Shoes & Socks Day!

It was a great turnout and a lot of fun!!

Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ

Web: .uk Tel: 0208 670 7575

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