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Dates for your Diary:

Term dates for 2019/20 and 2020/21 can be found on our website click here to view

Monday 18th November – Rotary Technology Challenge

Thursday 12th December – Year 7 Parents evening

Thursday 19th December – GCSE/A Level Rewards Evening (RSVP by 9th Dec)

Friday 20th December – Last day of term

Monday 6th January 2020 – Spring term commences

Parent Bulletin Friday 15th November 2019

News Please can we remind parents not to use the main entrance to the school to drop off or pick up students. This is to ensure the safety of students and other pedestrians or cyclists.

Armistice All students observed a two minute silence at 11am on Monday 11th November to remember the fallen, with the last post being played by Mrs Nicholls, Sixth Form students reciting poetry and stories of former students who appear on our memorial boards for both WWI and WWII. We shall not forget.

MFL News MFL Stars of the Week A huge well done to the following students who have done really well in languages in the last two weeks!! w/c 28/10/19 Year 7 - Megan Kerrison 7W Year 8 - Millie-Ann Featherby 8G Year 9 - Lily Ashton 9D Year 10 - Kamile Orlovaite 10W Year 11 - Emily Vasilevska 11N KS5 - Ryan Maia 13A w/c 04/11/19 Year 7 – Ellen Back 7G Year 8 – Deirunas Teiserskis 8W & Sebastian Williamson 8K Year 9 – Jenna Ashford 9R Year 10 – Kym Hutchinson 10G Year 11 – Rio Smith 11A KS5 – Ilga Aleksejeva 12C

KES Academy Friends Our next meeting will take place on Monday 18th November at 4.30 in the Centre. We would love to see as many parents and staff as possible to give us more ideas on how to raise money and how to use the money already raised to make our Academy an even better place to be.

House News

Advent Calendar Donations to

As part of our fantastic House System, each year, we always look to support a local

charity. This year, we are collecting Advent Calendars, for the King’s Lynn Foodbank, who distribute them in combination, with the food packages, as a little extra treat.

We feel this is a really kind and caring thing to promote and are aiming to collect in

100 Advent Calendars, by the 29 th November.

If you are in a position to support this, please drop your advent calendar to;

D9 Mrs Hawkins

Y7 Office Mr Gay

PE Office Mr McNeil / Mr Skipper

Sixth form Office Mr White

Reception Mrs Charles

Thanks in anticipation, for your kind support.

Year 7 – Mr Gay / Mr Spinks

ATTENDANCE 7K - 99.1% 7E - 98.5% 7G - 97.1% REWARDS Guria Sanna 7G

Simon Jamie 7N Wojdyna Adam 7N Hornigold Pemberley 7D

Kerrison Megan 7W Sharp Benjamin 7N

Bland Leoni 7E Nguyen James 7E

Sagthidevan Narmathaa 7E Harper Bryher 7K Puckova Elizabet 7K

Wild Melanie 7D GOOD NEWS Year 7s attended a remembrance assembly on Monday, this was a proud moment for me as Year Head seeing all 230 students all show the respect that the 2 minutes silence deserves. Hearing the story from the 6th formers about students from this school fighting in WW1 at the tender age of 16 was impressive. It’s easy to forget the importance of community, but showing us all their bravery during that war, brought us together. On Monday our year 7 football team played in the national cup, unfortunately losing 1-0. Mom was Alfie Winter. During the last few weeks I have spoken to many students about their attitude in lessons. For me it is fundamental that students are in lesson all the time, this will enhance their progress in that lesson. Unfortunately, some students have or are getting removed from subjects, this not only effects that student but the whole class during the removal. I have now put in place a workshop on Wednesday lunchtime for a few of these students for them to help “regulate their emotions” in difficult situations. Finally, with regard to setting. Students are currently set on KS2 data (SATS Scores). We have completed one assessment since year 7 and them joining the academy. They will have another assessment this term. From this information Mr Robinson and I will look at whether students need to move sets. We feel this is the best way at utilising the data and having the best effect on the student. One date for the diary is Year 7 Parents Evening- Thursday 12th December, the appointment system should go live within next few weeks and you will receive a text and an email from us via parentmail. UPCOMING EVENTS House Event s(15:00 -16:00) Thurs 21st- Art (Still Life drawing G4) Friday 22nd- House Chess (A3) Friday 29th- Design Tech (Build a bridge In Centre) STUDY TIP OF THE WEEK Build your competence and gain confidence- pick one thing. Learn it deeply. See how you do. Rinse and repeat. Over time, you’ll see that you really can learn any new thing. ASSEMBLY THEME FOR THE WEEK AHEAD - Anti-Bullying

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming

them is what makes them meaningful”

Year 8 News

ATTENDANCE

8G – 97.7%

8A – 97.3%

8N – 96.0%

REWARDS

Azam Kinza 8E

Mollick Dora 8D

Lawson Olivia 8D

Milnes Jessica 8N

Dessai Arian 8K

Lockwood Lyla 8R

Gibbs Mark 8K

Baker Kacie 8E

Taylor Olivia 8R

Gray Isaac 8E

GOOD NEWS

On Monday period 1 was extended by ten minutes so that Year 8 pupils could take part in the two minute

memorial silence. From reports that I have been getting from the subject teachers the year 8’s did this with

maturity and respect for the people of the armed forces.

This week I was able to attend two subject lessons to look observe the lesson and to look through the

books of the pupils. I have to say that there was not one pupil that let themselves down and I have been

impressed by a number of pupils and the amazing work that they had produced in their exercise books. In

particular Kinza Azam, Wiktor Wojdyna and Oliver Shipp.

Yesterday I had an unusual request from a parent they had asked for their son to collect all of his subject

books and to take them home. This would mean they can have the opportunity to go through their books

and see if their son is working as hard as they should. It gives them an informed overview to how their

child is performing. As they are very pro-active they would then speak to them where necessary about

their work ethic in certain subjects. When she mentioned this I thought how wonderful. You see your

child’s education is a partnership between your child, the teacher and you the parent. I know myself sometimes as a teacher I wish I could have more time to help pupils one to one to gauge how much they

understand and know. If you ever wanted to do this please email the subject teachers and I am sure they

would allow the exercise books to be taken home, provided the books can be returned for their next

lesson.

Please can I remind parents that if your child has been off school upon their return they must give Miss

Dixon their absence letter.

STUDY TIP OF THE WEEK

Modern technology is an amazing thing we can now access information with a simple click on the internet.

Sometimes I think it can also be a little sad. We have a library and one day in the near future I suspect that

books will be replaced by tablet computers through use of ebooks. I think it is important that sometime this

week if your child has not booked out a book of their choice from the library then they must do so.

Because one day a text book will be something found in a museum.

Year 9 News – Mrs Nicholls ATTENDANCE

9R

9G

9E

REWARDS

O'Keeffe Charlotte 9N

Olehnovica Violeta 9D

Hurley Finlay 9D

Bland Maxim 9W

Russell Joseph 9R

Hails Leo 9E

Scott Oliver 9D

Macius Aironas 9G

Petrov Svet 9N

Strudwick Cerys 9D

GOOD NEWS

It was very moving to see the cadets for the police, air force and army in uniform for the act of

remembrance on Monday at 11am. It was also lovely to see so many KESA faces at the Remembrance

Sunday service at the Gaywood Clock.

STUDY TIP OF THE WEEK

ASSEMBLY THEME FOR THE WEEK AHEAD

Miss Locke led an assembly on the Anti bullying ambassador scheme in school. Anti-bullying week is

11th-15th November 2019. Applications are invited from students in Year 9 who feel that they would like

to be a part of the Anti-bullying ambassador scheme. Applications are available from Miss Locke in B17.

Year 10 News Dr Tadikonda/Mrs Nurse

ATTENDANCE

• 10R Ms Cordukes • 10G Ms Moats • 10K Ms Whiting

REWARDS over the last 2 weeks

• Tyler Pegg • Filippo Crozatti • Harvey Youngs • Holly Lloyd • Rafe Manning • Caitlin-Jai Cook • Erikas Kamas • Greta Bagdonaite • Henry Overton • Kajus Simaitis • Prerana Poudyal • Samanta Springe • Zack Appleton • Maria Jedrychowska • Aaron Pugh • Elijus Grigonis • Alfie-Jay Wadham • Alice Biran • Egidijus Servutas • Keira Bullen • Millie Laws • Millie Milnes • Paige Brown • Saskia Johnson • Katie Woods • Leo Ciobanu • Maddison Long • Olivia Fleck • Justas Antanavicius • Mario Ciobanu • Hubert Pikula • Joseph Monk • Harvey Long •

I am really pleased to see the huge number of nominations for rewards over the last 2 weeks and a

number of new names for these rewards. Majority of year 10 have settled really well into classes and I feel

very proud and privileged when I visit their lessons and see them engaged and focused in their work.

Miss Locke led an assembly on the Anti bullying ambassador scheme in school. Anti-bullying week is

11th-15th November 2019. Applications are invited from students in Year 10 who feel that they would like

to be a part of the Anti-bullying ambassador scheme. These are available from Miss Locke in B17.

STUDY TIP OF THE WEEK

Teach someone else

As a teacher I had to know my subject better than ever before in my life. You can’t teach something, and particularly you can’t answer questions about it, unless you know and understand it inside and out. So, when you’ve finished learning some content find someone to teach it to. If you can’t get them to understand then you don’t understand or know it well enough yourself yet.

Year 11 News

ATTENDANCE

11R – 98.65%

11W – 97.86%

11N – 97.71%

REWARDS

Ernestas Lasickas Irmantas Stonys Ema Tomkova Kieran Shaw Daniel Bejenaru Kaci Hitchcock Oliver Smith Sergejs Smirnovs Caitlin McCallum Eddie Glont Emily Vasilevska Jude Hawes- Rutterford Kyle Simper Ruby Kirby Tyler Boswell

NEWS Students are now coming to the end of the two week mock period, although many still have practical exams to come. On the whole, the year group have conducted themselves well and have learned some valuable lessons about the exam process. Results will be given out in a special results assembly in order to replicate the experience of receiving their results in the Summer. School uniform has become an issue during the exam period. Please can parents ensure that as of Monday, uniform is correct. Any students not in full school uniform and not in an exam will be isolated until uniform is corrected. At this point of their school career students cannot afford to be out of lessons!

UPCOMING EVENTS

We will be logging on to the ‘You Choose website shortly and letting students make their 6th form and college applications. Now is a good time to be talking to your child for next steps after year 11. They will be receiving another talk about 6th form and college to help them with this process.

STUDY TIP OF THE WEEK

Think about the mocks as the start of the journey, not the end of one. Now mocks are finishing, how will you build on what you have learned to do even better in the summer?

PE Department

MY Personal Best – Stars of the Week

Year 7

Self-management and

responsibility

Isla Lynch

Matilda Grey

Annabelle Finch

Ben Sharp

Ellis Auker

Korey Green

Year 8 Year 9

Self-Motivation Collaboration

Lyla Lockwood

Diana Dropova and

Georgina Paynter

Warren Dowe

Harry Curson-Pope

Dylan Saunders

YZhane Brown

Shannon McArdle

Katie Sharp

Akims Sudnickis

Ollie Scott

Ethan Young

PE Department

Key Stage 4 GSCE

Stars of the week

Year 10

Callum Howe

Mea Carter &

Scarlett Martin

Year 11

Jack Galley

Alicia Rodrigues Semedo

Key Stage 4 PE

Stars of the week

• Year 10

Russell Lee Faye Hemeter

Luke Boughen Ellie Panks

Year 11

Callum Tuck Nel Ashworth

Isaac Souleymen Rebecca Strudwick

PE Department

Y11 GCSE PE Mock Moderation

Wednesday 20th Nov – All Day

“Failing to prepare, is preparing to fail”

Please give all the assessments 100% of your PB.

Arrive on time and with a positive attitude.

This is 30% of your final grade.

Meet at the MUGA after AM registration on Wednesday.

Monday Lunchtimes

Thursday afterschool

PE Department

Tuesday's

Lunchtimes and

Afterschool

Badminton Club

Tuesday

3-4.15pm

Sportshall

Table Tennis Club

Wednesdays @lunchtimes and

Wednesdays afterschool

PE Department

Fixtures this weekDate Sport Opposition

Monday 18th Nov -Street Cricket games

Y7-9 Table Tennis at

Marshland

3.30-5.30 pm with Josh Ring / Ben

Skipper / Peter Coote – S.Hall

West Norfolk Schools 3-6pm

Tuesday 19th Nov U14 Rugby

U16 Girls Hockey

Framingham Earl – Away 2.15pm ko

Greshams Away 230pb

Wednesday 20th Nov GCSE PE Moderation

U16 Girls Hockey

U12/13 Netball

ALL DAY – MUGA/S.HALL

Marshland @ Pelicans 3pm-5pm

St Clements ( A )

Thursday 212t Nov - U15 Rugby

- House Art Competition

Reepham ( A ) 215pm Ko

G4

Friday 22nd Nov House Chess Mr Douglass A3

Advance notice that the Christmas Concert will take place on Thursday 5th December in the main

school hall. Funds raised from this will be divided between the Kings Lynn Community Foodbank and

the sixth form prom fund. If your child is interested in performing in this event, either musically or with

another special performing talent (e.g. dance, comedy, public speaking etc), please ask them to see either

Mrs Nicholls or Mr Walmsley in the music department as soon as possible this week so we can organise

rehearsals and the running order for the evening.