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This week in the library our student team of library captains have been preparing a special display to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday 27 January.
This week in the library our student team of library captains have been preparing a special display to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day on Thursday 27 January.
Before the Christmas break, Year 9 explored the different traditions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as part of the Youthbridge Deakin Awards for Excellence in German 2021-2022 which is run annually by the British-German Association. Students were asked to research the traditions and create an entry to the competition which raises awareness of these traditions which would inspire other students to take an interest in them.
Staff are invited to nominate students who have demonstrated a Growth Mindset in the past few weeks. This might have been in lessons, in clubs, in tutor time or simply around school. Please note we already award bi-annual subject badges and merits for good academic work, effort and improvement. These Growth Mindset nominations recognise those who show resilience (academic or otherwise); who aren’t afraid to get things wrong and learn from it; those who have a go, take themselves out of their comfort zone or show that even if a task is tough they will persevere.
Year 7 Football – ESFA Cup
Well done to the Year 7 Football team who reached the fourth round of the ESFA cup. The team travelled to St Ivo School in Huntingdon and faced a challenging team. KSHS played incredibly well but narrowly missed out on scoring an equalizer which meant St. Ivo won the match.
Year 7 will continue to train this season with upcoming Futsal and local school friendly matches.
Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi has this week reconfirmed the Government’s plan that examinations due to take place this month and this summer will go ahead. It is therefore timely to remind parents about what schools know so far, and when the next update will be.
Testing expectations and our contingency plan
New Year- New Chapter
Whether we are promising to get better at returning our library books on time, or making a serious commitment to reading for pleasure, books and reading will often feature in many of our New Year’s intentions.
Parents/Carers of Year 5 students: Registration is now open for those wishing to sit the 11+ for September 2023 entry.
Staff are invited to nominate students who have demonstrated a Growth Mindset in the past few weeks. This might have been in lessons, in clubs, in tutor time or simply around school. Please note we already award bi-annual subject badges and merits for good academic work, effort and improvement. These Growth Mindset nominations recognise those who show resilience (academic or otherwise); who aren’t afraid to get things wrong and learn from it; those who have a go, take themselves out of their comfort zone or show that even if a task is tough they will persevere.
Holly 11L – English Winter Swimming Championships
Over the weekend of 3rd-5th December I competed at my first English Winter Swimming Championships at Ponds Forge International swimming pool in Sheffield. I had qualified for eight events but took the decision to only compete in five.
We know this festive period may be particularly difficult for many. We have been working on the 5 ways to wellbeing in our Wellbeing Wednesday sessions and also considered the gift of ‘giving’. We thought it would be helpful to send some tips for the festive period for all our families.
On Thursday 2 December History students in Year 12 and 13 visited the Tower of London. We were welcomed at the Tower by a historian who specialises in the reign of Henry VI. The students were given an overview of the development of Tower through history and then were led on a personalised tour.
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