PARENTAL NEWS BULLETIN

HEADLINE NOTICES Kingsdale Open Days 2017

A big thank you to all of our parents and students who have supported the Open Morning/Evening events that have taken place this term for our Prospective Year 6 students. Please be reminded that we have three events left in this year’s cycle: Saturday 30th September 11am-1.30pm Wednesday 4th October 9.30-11.30am Saturday 7th October 11am-1.30pm. Parents who are interested in helping us with these events are asked to contact Mr Sear via email info@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

French Adventures!

Last week 24 students from years 9 and 10 studying French took part in a 5 day trip to Normandy and Paris. The students immersed themselves in local history, culture and cuisine, buying their own food from authentic markets, visiting the D-Day landing beaches and even eating snails! The final leg of the trip included an ascent of the Eiffel Tower, a boat cruise on the Seine and a day out to Parc Astérix. Ils ont tous profité du séjour! Bravo Kingsdale!

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SCHOOL NEWS 39 Steps Production Production rehearsals are now underway for the school play, The 39 Steps. For those taking part, rehearsals will be after school in the

Old Drama Block on Monday evenings until 5pm and Friday evenings until 4.45pm. Please can pupils ensure they check the rehearsal schedule to see if they are required to attend. For further enquiries, please contact Miss B Coulbeck or Mrs V Kelly via email at performarts@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

Year 9 at the Sargent Exhibition Dulwich Picture Gallery

On Tuesday 19th September 2017, a selected group of year 9 Art students had the opportunity to visit the Dulwich Picture Gallery and respond to the current exhibition ‘Sargent: The Watercolours’. They visited the exhibition and then took part in a practical workshop with the gallery educators. This was an excellent opportunity for the students to interact with art in a gallery setting and to develop their GCSE Art portfolios.

Issue 3 Monday 2nd October 2017

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OOL THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK

Black History Month ‘Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most

difficult challenges I face.’

Improvise ‘To create and perform (music,

drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation.’

Year 8 & 9 Boys - Tennis Champions of the South-East! The Year 8 & 9 Boys’ Tennis Team are now the top tennis team in the South East of England!! They played against Alleyn's and Twyford High School winning all their singles and doubles matches to win the competition. Huge congratulations to all the boys on a terrific perfor- mance. The team consisted of Mukhtar Andu, Luca Palazzi, Haroun Butt, Blaise Treverton and Jack Fellowes. The boys can look forward to more tennis later in the year. Well done! Tuesday 26th September was the European Day of Languages. To celebrate Kingsdale’s diverse student and staff body, different activities ran throughout the week. Portions of pupils’ lessons were taught in another language, registers were taken in multiple languages, and pupils searched the school on a Languages fact-finding mission. Questions included: “Where was the scientist Marie Curie from?” and “Find a person in the school who has the same name as the capital of Bulgaria”. On European Day of Languages itself, members of staff wore badges indicating which European and world languages they could speak. After success- fully completing the Quick-Fire Quiz asking pupils to track down members of staff who could speak specific languages, congratulations go to Hazel Blundell, Maria Korsell and Anaya Shah.

Kingsdale students at the Cargenie Event!

National Poetry Day – 28th September 2017 The Kingsdale English Department loves poetry. We live it and breathe it, and if necessary, we apply as as a healing balm to cuts and bruises. As such, National Poetry Day was a real treat for us. Across the school, junior English classes immersed themselves in projects centred on this year’s theme: Freedom. The results were intelligent, frequently funny, and often highly political. The most visually appealing poetry came from the Metro Projects, in which students cut up newspapers and reassembled words. They remixed the mainstream media in ways that were subversive, creative, and in many cases resembled Art School ransom notes fighting against politics and capitalism. The most eye-catching entries will be displayed on the walls around the Department in the coming weeks. Thanks to everyone who was involved in this exciting day!

SCHOOL NEWS cont.

Year 8 Sex and Relationships (SRE) Information Workshops SRE (Sex and Relationships Education) workshops will commence this half term for all Year 8 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 separately. Completed authorisation slips should be returned to either Ms Turner/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 bases 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 the issues young people may face. Parents should refer to our separate letter for further information specific to the SRE programme.

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)

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 2nd October 2017 • Selected Year 7s Girls and Boys’ Cycle Confident Course starting Monday 2nd until Friday 6th October. 2 groups - Session 1 09.00am until 11.30am and Session 2 1pm until 3.30pm: Mr Price

• Year 9 Girls’ Football English Schools Home Game against Stanley Park. Leave school at 2.30pm. 3pm kick-off. Return to school at 5pm approx.: Ms McNamara/Mr Stewart

Tuesday 3rd October 2017 • Cycle Confident Course – Same as Monday 2nd October timetable

• Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Away Game against Wilson’s School. Leave school at 2pm. Return by 5.30pm. Approx 3pm start: Mr Willis/Mr Price

Wednesday 4th October 2017 • Cycle Confident Course – Same as Monday 2nd October timetable

• Year 8 Boys’ Football Home Game B-team against Bishop Challoner (English Schools). Meet at school at 3.30pm for 4pm kick-off. Finish 6pm approx: Mr Price/Mr Foster.

• 6th Form Boys’ Football Inner London Cup Home Game against Bacons College. 2.30pm kick-off. Finish 5pm approx: Mr Stewart/Mr Price Thursday 5th October 2016

• Cycle Confident Course – Same as Monday 2nd October timetable

• Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against Bishop Thomas Grant. Meet at school at 3pm. 3.30pm kick-off. Approx 5pm finish: Ms Willis

• Year 7 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against Southborough School. Meet at school 3pm for 3.30pm kick-off. Approx 5.30pm finish: Mr Mcwhirter

Friday 29th September 2016 • Cycle Confident Course – Same as Monday 2nd October timetable

• Year 7 to Year 10 selected Girls and Boys English Schools Cross Country Cup held at Dulwich College. Leave school at 12.15pm – return at 5pm approx .Registration at 12.30pm. Races start 1.30pm until 4.30pm.

Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk Wednesday 4th October Year 7 Welcome Evening - Details issued separately Wednesday 18th October Year 9 Welcome Evening - Details issued separately Friday 20th October Parent’s Forum Evening - All Years – 7pm in Flexible Learning Centre - End of 1st Autumn Half Term

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House News On Thursday 28th September our Year 8 students had a wonderful experience with the Young Enterprise team.

Their task was to set up their own fictitious business. Each business had to be costed, given a brand name and have directors appointed including a business manager, financial and managing directors. Each group had to give a presentation based on how they would develop their business and how it would be promoted. In addition they had to come up with a slogan for the business, a logo and a design for a business uniform. These workshops were designed to encourage the students to develop their creative, communicative skills and teamwork approach to problem solving. We know that many of them will become leaders of a future society. They were thoroughly engaged and great ambassadors for the school. Well Done Year 8!