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PARENTAL NEWS BULLETIN
HEADLINE NOTICES Summer Music Festival
Thursday 29th June 2017
We are pleased to announce that the
Summer Music Festival will take
place on 29th June 2017 at 7pm
in the POD. The concert will
feature the Orchestra, Wind Band,
Jazz Band, Senior Percussion
Ensemble, African Drumming
Ensemble, Chamber Choir,
Rock Band and local primary
schools. For tickets please
contact Mrs Graham in the
Music Department via email
Kingsdale Student Food Survey
As part of our comprehensive consultation plan, the
catering team is continuing to seek pupil feedback
about our food service. We would like as much
feedback as possible and as many ideas as possible
to improve both the variety of food and the quality.
We welcome all ideas and comments from our
students and the more feedback we get the more
improvements we can make. We are looking for ideas
about healthy and nutritious foods. All suggestions
should follow healthy eating school guidelines. Our
online student survey is open until Friday 26th May
2017 at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/2YMQD99
Important Notice - We are introducing a new, even
better for value for money menu, on Monday 5th June
2017. Further details to follow.
Mandarin Sessions
Mandarin sessions continue to run
on Mondays after school. Learners
at all stages of language acquisition
are welcome. Sessions take place
in Room SC6 from 3.45 – 4.45pm.
SCHOOL NEWS Under 13s B Football Team reach the
ESFA (National) Cup Final!
On Tuesday 16th May, the Kingsdale Under
13s B football team will play in Derby at the
Football Club’s Pride Park stadium for the
final of the ESFA (National) Cup. This event
will see 15 national schools’ football finals
held across three days. The PlayStation
Schools’ Cup is the grassroots football
partnership between PlayStation® and the
English Schools’ FA and is now in its fourth
season.
The competitions have been underway since
September and to make it to this stage is an
unbelievable achievement. Well done boys and
the best of luck to you next week!
Year 7 Boys’ and Girls’ Football teams
make it to the London Cup Finals
The Year 7 boys’ and girls’ football teams have
made it to the London Cup Final to be played
next Friday 19th May 2017. They will be
competing at Douglas Eyre Sports Centre. The
boys kick off at 2pm and the girls at 4pm. We
warmly invite parents who would like to support
the team to attend.
Can Kingsdale
make history and
return with 2 trophies?
Please contact Mrs
Turner for more
information via email
Issue 30 Monday 15th May 2017
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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK
A Positive Approach to Life
‘If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can’t, you’re right.’
Eerie ‘Strange in a frightening
and mysterious way’
Year 7 Maths Scholars in Frankfurt
24th – 28th April 2017
In April the Year 7 Maths scholars went to Frankfurt
in Germany for 3 days. Our first day out was really
good. We went to the Mathematikum in Giessen. The
museum has over 1000 maths exhibits which we had
the pleasure of exploring. From shapes to
acceleration, code breaking to railway line building,
each student had the opportunity of hands on fun
maths.
On the following day we had a 2 hour walking tour
of the Frankfurt financial, business and Euro
metropolis. We saw medieval Frankfurt before the
Second World War and the restoration that is taking
place. We learnt of the origins of Frankfurt as an
economic power house in Germany and now Europe.
We later went to the modern Frankfurt financial
district and learnt about Frankfurt's current position
as a financial and business city.
After lunch we went to the
Money Museum of the
Deutsche Bundesbank.
This is a fascinating museum, where
we learnt about the history
of money as a medium of
exchange in Germany.
Our final day was spent at
the Europa Park where the
students let their hair down.
The trip was a huge success
and lots of fun was had by all!
SCHOOL NEWS cont.
Spelling Bee!
Two Year 7 students recently
represented Kingsdale at the Regional
Finals of the Foreign Languages Spelling
Bee. The students had to prove their
knowledge by spelling out words in
French, German and Spanish.
Although they did not make it
through to the Finals, out of an
initial 9,000 participants, they finished
in the top 50! Well done and we
look forward participating in the competition next year!
Irfan Masters at Kingsdale
Year 9 students were recently
treated to a visit by celebrated
Young Adult author Irfan Masters
who is currently on the last leg of
his promotional tour for his new
novel Out of Heart.
During his talk, Irfan covered all
manner of subjects, although
students found the stories about his
childhood, school life and how he
got into writing, of most interest.
Many students were inspired by his
words of advice and encouragement
at the end of the session. Thanks go
to Mr Masters!
Tennis Champs!
Our Year 7 & 8 Boys’ Tennis squad have made an
impressive start to their
season with 2 wins
out of 2, beating
Royal Russell and
Lingfield Notre Dame
schools. Their 10-2 victory
against Lingfield Notre
Dame School was a
fantastic team performance, with special mention to
Mukhtar Andu who captained the team, winning both
his singles and doubles games. He is definitely one to
watch for the future!
Europe Day
On Tuesday 9th May we
celebrated Europe Day.
Europe Day is held on
9th May every year,
celebrating peace and
unity in Europe.
The date marks the anniversary
of the historical
‘Schuman Declaration’.
SCHOOL NEWS cont.
SPORTS FIXTURES Tuesday 16th May 2017
Year 8 Boys’ Football B Team English Schools
Football Final against Walkden School, Salford at Derby
County FC. Leave School at 9pm travelling by train for
1.30pm Kick off – return to school at 7.30pm approx
Mr Price/Mr Foster/Mr Stewart
(Good luck boys!)
Wednesday 17th May 2017
Year 7 Boys’ Cricket Home Game against Bishop
Thomas Grant. 3.30pm start – Finish approx 5.40pm:
Mr Willis
Years 9 & 10 Boys’ Cricket Away Game against
Bishop Thomas Grant at Dulwich Sports Ground.
Leave school at 1pm for 1.30pm start – return
to school at 6pm approx: Mr Gavin/Mr Price/
Ms McNamara
Thursday 18th May 2017
Year 8 Boys’ Cricket Away Game against Bishop Thomas
Grant at Dulwich Sports Ground. Leave school at
2pm for 2.30pm start – return to school at 6.30pm
approx: Mr Ashton/Mr Foster
Friday 19th May 2017
Year 7 Boys’ Inner London Football Final against
Central Foundation at Douglas Eyre Playing Fields
East London. Leave school at 12pm for 2pm Kick off –
return to school at 6.15pm approx: Mr Price/Mr Foster
(Good luck Boys!)
Year 7 Girls’ Football London Cup Final at
Douglas Eyre Sports Centre. Leave school at
12pm for 4pm Kick off - return to school at
6.15pm approx:. Ms McNamara/Mr Foster
(Good luck Girls!)
Remember that all fixtures are available to view on
http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk School Emergency Contact Number:
07852336724
Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at
www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk
Thursday 18th May
Gala Youth Music Festival at 7pm
Friday 19th May
Parents’ Forum at 7pm in the Flexible
Learning Centre – Agenda attached
Sunday 21st May
International Family Culture Day at Kingsdale 12-3pm.
further details issued separately. All parents welcome.
Friday 26th May
End of 1st Summer Half Term
House News
Red Nose Day
24th March 2017
A huge
thank you!
Thanks to all the back-waxers, the fancy-
dressers, the cake bakers and the sponsored
silencers, the current national Red Nose Day
2017 total stands at a jaw-dropping
£73,026,234. This Red Nose Day saw some
impressive, brand spanking new and
sometimes downright daft endeavours all to
raise a smile, raise the laughs and raise
life-changing cash.
Kingsdale staff & students
were amongst those amazing
people and raised a whopping
sum of £802!
Your donation goes a long way to improve
the lives of others. On 31st March we also
managed to raise £275 at the Cultural
Festival for the ‘MIND’ mental health charity.
In total the school
raised nearly £1,100 in only
one week.
Well done to everyone for
your amazing efforts!
On the 31st March Kingsdale hosted Culture
Festival 2017. The day celebrated the wonderful
culture and diversity in Kingsdale. It was a great
day of fun filled activities.
This day also managed to raise (Awaiting figure).
Ways we communicate with
Parents and students During the past academic year, News Bulletin, we
have been improving the ways that we
communicate with parents. These include:
Email/Text
Please ensure we have your latest email and
mobile phone contact details so that we can email
you the weekly Parental Bulletin and send
important text messages & emails.
You can find us at @kingsdalefs
Website
Our new improved website:
www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk
ShowMyHomework
Used to share homework details and other school
news via the Notice Board feature with students
and parents. www.showmyhomework.co.uk
