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NEWS NEWS BULLETIN

HEADLINE NOTICES Year 12 & 13 Parents’ Evening

Please be reminded that on Wednesday

5th December 2018, we have the Year

12 & 13 Parents’ Evening taking place

between 5 & 8pm in the New Sports

Hall. Please refer to details issued

separately regarding how to access

the Year 12 & 13 Full Academic

Report and make online teacher appointments.

Early Closure for Years 7-10 on Wednesday 12th

December 2018

Please note that in order to facilitate the Year 11 Parents’

Evening taking place on Wednesday 12th December 2018,

school will be closing one hour early for students in Years 7-

10 only at 2.45pm on this day. Please refer to the letter

issued separately by email to students & parents for further

details.

Sports Scholars Wembley Trip

On Thursday 15th November 2018, some of our Sports

Scholar students in Years 7 to 11 were treated to a

fantastic international football match between England and

the USA at Wembley Stadium. England won 3-0 in what

was a thoroughly enjoyable experience for the students.

Kingsdale Bake-off Champs off to

London GDST Bake-off Semi-Finals!

Following great performances in the London

Girls’ Day School Trust Bake-off competition,

Anya Lucas (Year 7) & Maya Amin-Sanchez

(Year 10) will represent Kingsdale

in the semi-final on Wednesday and

Thursday of next week respectively. We wish

them both all the best in the next stage of

the competition!

Years 7 & 8 Netball

Issue 11 Monday 3rd December 2018

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SCHOOL NEWS Arts Award Trip to the Whitechapel

Gallery

On Tuesday 20th November 2018, 20 Year

7 & 8 students attended an exciting Arts

Award trip to the Whitechapel Gallery. As part

of this visit, students engaged in a work

shop organised by CO-DB, a

company specialising in design

in public spaces and

responsible for designing items

for a pop-up playground at the

Barbican. During the workshop,

students had to build a piece

of furniture for a

classroom. Our group

built a sofa and others

designed things like

dens, chairs and book

corners, using a range

of materials. We also

visited the current

‘Elmgreen and Dragset’

exhibition, which included an abandoned

swimming pool that inspired us to redesign a

public pool for the local community. Our idea

was to transform it into an indoor beach, with

digital fish! We had a fun day and learnt a lot

about designing spaces for public

environments.

Written by Felix Kalwij – Year 7

THEME & WORD

OF THE WEEK Advent – The Old Testament frequently

makes references to the coming of a messiah – a messenger from God. Many

of the readings of Advent speak of a time when there will be peace and an

end to suffering. This is what most of us would really hope for, if we thought

hard about the world as it is now.

Endear Definition: Cause to be loved or liked.

Flora’s generous spirit and modest

character endeared her to everyone who

met her.

The Big Draw Competition

Having won the Big Draw competition

in 2016, Kingsdale is entering the

annual nationwide Big Draw festival

again, but this time with a

performance piece that celebrates the

synesthetic experience of drawing to

music. The theme of the competition

this year is ‘Play’, so this concept is

really appropriate.

With Art, Textiles and Photography students working

alongside the Music, Drama, PE and Dance departments,

this is a fully cross-curricular collaborative piece. We

have recorded the brilliant junior steel pan band playing

one of their pieces and this is the music we are using

to inspire the drawing activities. There are events being

held during after school clubs but on Thursday 6th

December there will be a lunchtime drop-in session for

ALL keen artists to get involved. This will be in AR5 at

12-12.40pm for students to experiment with different

media and enjoy the art of drawing what they hear.

Accelerated Reader Programme

Kingsdale Year 7s accelerate their reading!

At Kingsdale the English department strive to encourage

our students to read independently. Recent research

confirms that regular reading of appropriately challenging

books is the most important thing young people can do

to improve their literacy and their general academic

performance.

To further encourage independent reading, the English

department has provided all year 7 students with an

Accelerated Reader account; an online account which

tracks independent reading. With a database of over

20,000 books, many of which are in our library, students

can read independently. Teachers will also use the

programme in class to test student reading ages to help

them choose books which might offer an appropriate level

of challenge.

Students have been provided with usernames

and passwords by their English teachers to

log on to the Accelerated Reader

programme and get started.

We look forward to seeing our students’

progress. For queries on the programme,

please contact your child’s English

teacher via the email below:

english@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

Book of the Week Recommended by teachers, librarians, pupils and parents

Book Title: It’s Kind of a Funny Story

Author: Ned Vizzini

Age Range: 12+

Why students should read it:

Ambitious New York City teenager

Craig Gilner is determined to

succeed in life - which means

getting into the right high school

to get into the right job. But once

Craig aces his way into Manhattan's

Executive Pre-Professional High School, the pressure

becomes unbearable. He stops eating and sleeping

until, one night, he nearly kills himself.

Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into

hospital, where his new neighbours include a girl who

has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-

elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able

to confront the sources of his anxiety.

Email us your recommendations at:

library@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

SCHOOL NEWS cont.

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A Level students visit Cambridge AIM Conference

on 'Poems of the Decade'

On Monday 26th November, we were fortunate enough

to take some of our Sixth Form English Literature

students to Cambridge University to attend a

conference on selected poetry.

Students heard lectures by staff

from the university all focused

on poems covered in the A Level

exam specification. Students were

amazed by the efficiency of their

presenters and reported that the sessions were ‘an

excellent refresher’ for content, whilst also offering ‘some

really interesting insights’ into the poems. Overall, the visit

was both engaging and highly useful for the important

upcoming exams.

Years 7 & 8 Netball Teams

A big well done to the

Year 7 & 8 Netball team

for their recent game

against City of London

Academy. The Year 8s

'smashed it’ with a 19-0

score. The Year 7s played

really well and drew.

Despite it being their first game they dominated the

court. Well done to all players!

HOUSE NEWS The House Race in the Food Drive Begins!

The House Team need your support! Do you

know every day people in the UK go hungry for

reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an

unexpected bill on a low income? A simple box

of food makes a big difference, with foodbanks

helping prevent crime, housing loss, family

breakdown and mental health problems.

How can you help?

We need your food donations.

Non-perishable items such as:

Canned Foods: Meats, including poultry and

spam; tuna and salmon.

Soups, stews, chili, gravy, and sauces.

Dried Goods.

Mixtures including pancake mix.

Tea bags.

Grains, rice & packaged pasta.

Granulated sugar.

Peanut butter.

Syrup and honey.

Bottled Water

With your help we can make a huge difference this

Christmas. Food banks offer a lot more than food.

Volunteers provide a listening ear to clients over a

warm drink and signpost people to other charities

and agencies who can help

resolve the underlying cause of

the crisis. Food banks rely on

--the support of local

----------------------------communities to help stop UK ---

----------------------------hunger.

WE INTEND TO COLLECT THE

AMOUNT OF FOOD EQUAL

TO A FULLY GROWN GIRAFFE!

----------------------------With your help we can do this.

Each donation will be accredited to each House and

therefore contribute to the overall quantity we collect.

May the best House win!

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 3rd December 2018

Year 7 Boys’ Football 5-a-side Competition

at Evelyn Grace School. Leave school at 3.30pm.

Return at 6pm approx. 4pm start: Mr Foster/Mr

Attenborough-Warren

Tuesday 4th December 2018

Year 9 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against

Cedars School. 2pm kick-off. Finish 4.30pm

approx.: Mr Willis/Mr Price

Year 9 Girls’ Netball Away Game against

Prendergast Ladywell Fields School. Leave

school at 3.15pm. Return at 5.30pm approx. pm

4pm start: Ms Ceesay/Mr Foster

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Year 10 Girls’ Hockey Away Game against

Sydenham High School. Leave school at

3.50pm. 4.15pm start. Finish at 5.15pm approx.

Students will leave or get picked up from

Sydenham High School: Ms Walker/Mr Price

Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against

Southborough School. 2pm start. Finish 4pm

approx: Mr McWhirter

Year 7 Girls & Boys Indoor Athletics at

Sacred Heart School. Leave school at 2.15pm.

Return at 6.15pm approx. 2.45pm start until

5.30pm: Ms Ceesay

Thursday 6th December 2018

Year 10 Boys’ Rugby Away Game against

Orchard Park High School at Beckenham

RFC. Leave school at 1.45pm. Return at 6pm

approx. 2.30pm Kick-off: Mr McWhirter/Mr Price

Year 9 & 10 Girls’ Netball Away Game against

Kidbrooke School. Leave school at 3pm. Return at

6pm approx. 4pm start: Ms Ceesay/Mr Foster

Friday 7th December 2018

Year 9 & 10 Girls’ Handball Competition at Harris

East Dulwich (Girls). Leave school at 11.50am.

Return at 4pm approx. 12.15pm until 3.30pm:

Ms Walker/Mr Foster

Year 11 Boys’ Football Inner London Cup Away

Game against Haberdashers Askes Hatcham.

Leave school at 11.45am. Return at 6pm approx.

1.30pm start: Mr McWhirter/Mr Price

Remember that all fixtures are available to view on

http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Sports Fixtures Emergency Contact Number:

07852336724

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)

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Student school email system We continue to promote the use of our school

student email system. This powerful two-way

system is used by staff to communicate with our students,

including curriculum and organisational information.

Students have been issued with their login details and those

who have not yet accessed these details, should contact

their tutors as soon as possible. We would be very

grateful if parents could encourage their child/ren to log

onto this new system and to check their school email

accounts on a very regular basis to avoid missing great

opportunities.

Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Wednesday 5th December 2018

Year 12 & 13 Parents’ Evening