Kings Norton High School

July 2004

Job Vacancies here at the High School

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Parents of Kids on the MoveParents of Kids on the MoveParents of Kids on the MoveParents of Kids on the Move

What can Kings Norton High School offer your child?

What is the High School doing to ease transition from Year 6 to Year 7 for your

child?

How can you help to make their move easier?

The Family Support Strand is offering a drop-in service to help Parents manage their

child’s move to Kings Norton High School

Monday 5th July Year 10 Work Experience Wednesday 7th July New Intake Day

Year 8 will not be in school on 7th July 2004 Friday 16th July End of term

Hope you all have a fantastic Break Autumn Term 2004 Return to School Thursday 2nd September

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Parent Partnership Worker Working to support parents and encour-age strong links between school and parents. For further information and a job description contact: Graeme Phillips, Community Co-ordinator: O121 459 4451

Lunch-time Supervisor Required to work during lunch periods, supervising pupils, in the dinner hall and around school Contact School Reception for more details: 0121 459 4451

Closing date for both positions: Friday 9th July 2004

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Student LibrariansStudent LibrariansStudent LibrariansStudent Librarians

A big Thank you to all those students who have given up their lunch periods to help in the School Library this year.

Alex AddisAlex AddisAlex AddisAlex Addis

Jonathon MillerJonathon MillerJonathon MillerJonathon Miller Ross RobertsRoss RobertsRoss RobertsRoss Roberts Josie MurrayJosie MurrayJosie MurrayJosie Murray

Richard DesmondRichard DesmondRichard DesmondRichard Desmond Matthew DaviesMatthew DaviesMatthew DaviesMatthew Davies Philip HarbornePhilip HarbornePhilip HarbornePhilip Harborne

The above have worked in the Library, issuing books, managing the ICT area, tidying the Library and supporting the Librarian in other tasks. Mandy Busby, Librarian

Year 11 Prom Night June 2004Year 11 Prom Night June 2004Year 11 Prom Night June 2004Year 11 Prom Night June 2004

Thursday 17th June saw Kings Norton High School say a

final farewell to this year’s Year 11.

Well, 2004 prom night was a total success. Everybody

turned up in their fancy attire. The girls looked glamorous

and the boys all looked very handsome. Even the teachers

looked respectable!

The prom started at 7:30pm at Edgbaston Cricket Ground.

Everyone arrived in style, two girls even went out and

hired a Limousine. When everyone arrived it was like they hadn’t seen each other in

a long time. The music was pulsating and the atmosphere was intoxicating. Everyone

was either inside dancing or outside chatting and getting some fresh air.

Half way through the night there were presentations to thank those who organised

the evening. Local DJ Dean was thanked for all his hard work, Mr Wemyss and

Emma Morris were awarded for the efforts they went to organising the prom. Stu-

dents were also awarded for their help in the organisation. There was a raffle for all

students and a surprise from the teachers who had ordered a cake for us all. It was

lovely.

The night sadly ended at 11.30pm and everyone had to say

their good-byes. It was quite upsetting saying good-bye to

people we aren’t going to see again.

We would just like to say that everyone looked absolutely

but we would especially like to mention two girls and two

boys that we feel looked truly amazing. For the young men

we have to say Mr Michael Borne and Mr Christopher

McCarl. For the young ladies we would like to say Katie

Hackett and Charlotte Hinde … but as we’re writing this

we are going to have to choose two others. So, for the

girls we’ll say Miss Clair Lowdell and Miss Dannielle Sykes.

Just to add that we all had a lot of photographs taken by professional photogra-

phers and hopefully we will be receiving them very soon! Finally, a big thank you to all year 11 who turned up and made the night what it was.

And a big thank you to all the staff and teachers involved in organising the night

and coming along to join in

the fun. It is a night that

none of us will forget

—so Thanks again!

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Katie HackettKatie HackettKatie HackettKatie Hackett

Charlotte HindeCharlotte HindeCharlotte HindeCharlotte Hinde

Year 11 Year 11 Year 11 Year 11

The PE department have reason to celebrate as we reach the end of this aca-demic year. Being awarded the Sports Mark has meant the appointment of a Schools Sports Co-ordinator and our involvement with QCA’s investigation of the effects of PE has meant the creation of 12 student Sports Mentors. This has helped to boost the pro-

file, aspirations and confidence of the department , staff and most importantly the Student Mentors.

Sporting AchievementsSporting AchievementsSporting AchievementsSporting Achievements

Combined Studies Trip to France This summer a group of students in years 7, 8 and 9 will be travelling to France to

explore and study French culture. They will travel by coach and ferry to Normandy and stay in an

educational centre, next to the beach, near Caen. The centre facilities include games and activi-

ties for the students to enjoy.

During their time in France the group will practice their French language skills, visit a

seaside town, experience a Calvados distillery, and visit Bayeux where they will see the

Tapestry, and visit a museum. Students will also spend time at a War Graves Cemetery

where they will see the commemorations after the 60th anniversary of D-Day at Arro-

manches. A visit to Pegasus Bridge is also part of the schedule.

Later in their stay the group will visit famous artist Monet’s, house and gardens and have

a chance to practice their own artistic skills.

During the 5 day visit, students cover much of the curriculum

including: Art, Modern Foreign Languages, Geography, History and even Food

Technology, when they sample the delicious French crepes and glaces!!

Finally the students will stay for one night in Paris. Here they will have

the opportunity to visit some of the wonderful sights found in this roman-

tic city.

A whistle stop tour of a hypermarket in Calais will be the final destination before

boarding Le Shuttle for their journey home.

During the trip the group will complete a holiday diary of activities and have the oppor-

tunity to make new friends, take photos and enjoy a totally

difference experience.

Mr Case, Humanities

Extra Curricular success includes:

Girl’s football team won the district league

Girl’s Cricket won the Warwickshire indoor U15

Boy’s Football local district league:

Yr 7 finishing 4th Yr 9 finishing 1st Yr 8 finishing 2nd Yr 10 finishing 3rd

Yr 11 finishing 2nd

Sports Mentoring

In recent weeks the school has been involved in two festival activities, involving local primary schools. Both have been a huge success thanks to our new sports mentors. The 1st was a football Euro 2004 festival with each primary school being allocated a country and taking part in a 6-a-side competition. Around 120 students took part. Our mentors took on the challenge of refereeing. The 2nd event was an Olympic festival at the Alexander Stadium. Mentors helped with event organisation & supervised younger students.

Paul Yeomans Head of PE

Skill Force Residential 15th June—18th June 2004

The purpose of this residential was primarily to cover the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award, which requires the pupils to carry out a practice expedition. The students: Daniel Clarke, Daniel Maskell, Perry Thomas, Ricky Worton, Jason Lewis and Simon Saunders camped at Beaudesert on Can-nock Chase, Staffordshire, where they had hands on experience in living under canvas, outdoor cooking and following a route (map reading), whilst carrying the necessary equipment!

They also had the opportunity to take part in a number of adven-ture training activities including raft building, abseiling and a con-servation programme. The students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and participated in the activities with great enthusiasm. Narinder Chohan, Alternative Curriculum Mentor

Contact UsContact UsContact UsContact Us

Kings Norton High School Tel: 0121 459 4451 Shannon Road Fax: 0121 433 3328 Kings Norton Email: enquiries@kingsnortonhigh.bham.sch.uk Birmingham Associate Head Teacher: Ms D Paul B38 9DE Executive Head Teacher: Ms P Beanland

Year 10 would like to say a huge Good-bye and good luck to Stacey Towner (and her brother

Martyn) who leave school to move to Essex this summer. Good Luck Stacey

Getting ready to £earn!

Our exciting new Rewards Scheme, funded by the New Deal for Communities 3 estates pro-

ject, is expanding! In September all pupils will be able to earn valuable rewards in the following

ways:

Awards and AchievementsAwards and AchievementsAwards and AchievementsAwards and Achievements Congratulations to

Key Stage 3

Congratulations to

Sian McSwiggan year 9

National Kickboxing Champion

Good attendance each term (above 95%)

Weekly and termly draws for 100%!

Weekly draw for being 100% punctual

Improving on grades

Meeting coursework deadlines

Doing extra work out of school

Completing homework regularly

Helping others

Representing the school

Improving the School

Achieving target grades

And many others within subject areas as well

as several ‘specials’ throughout the year.

We hope that you will encourage them to do their

best in each of these important areas. We are

busily talking with pupils about the rewards they

would appreciate and would welcome any further

ideas that you have on the subject. These will be

discussed by our Rewards Panel, which meets each

half term.

If you want any further details, or submit your ideas

please contact our Rewards Administrator

Hazel McComb on 459 4451, or E-Mail

hazel.mccomb@kingsnortonhigh.bham.sch.uk