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Dates for your Diary:
Sunday 26th March – KESA Friends indoor car boot
Friday 31st March – NSPCC Big Board Game Day, 6.30pm KESA Friends Bingo, End of Spring Term
Tuesday 18th April – Summer term begins, KESA Friends meeting 4.30pm
Thursday 20th April – Y11 Exams Evening 6pm
Friday 21st April – Y11 Kingswood trip departs
Thursday 27th April – Year 7 Parents evening
Monday 1st May – Bank Holiday
Thursday 4th May – Sports Leaders Evening
Thursday 11th May – Performing Arts Show
Term dates for 2017/18 & 2018/19 have now been published on our website click here to view
Parent Bulletin Friday, 24th March 2017
MFL Stars
This week's MFL Stars of the Weeks are:
Year 7 - Ayden Turner 7D Year 8 - Hope Lake 8A Year 9 - Curtis Browne 9D Year 10 - Gabriel Deacon-Mendez 10E Year 11 - Bethan Willey 11T KS5 - Anna Wilkinson
Well done to all of you!
Mandarin Club on Monday 27th is in 10 from 3-4pm and will focus on celebrating Mother's Day - come
along and join in the fun and games!!
A huge thanks to all involved in taking part in the French breakfast on Tuesday, for coming along and
taking part in the quiz to celebrate the International Francophone Day! Special mention and thanks to Dan
Aviss, Katelyn Hall and Erin Taylor for giving up their time to come along and help out the MFL
department. Merci beaucoup!
Ofsted Parent View We would like to advise you that you are able to give your views on the Academy to Ofsted via their
parentview questionnaire, at any time – not just during inspections.
We would encourage you to do this at: www.parentview.ofsted.gov.uk
Year 7 – Mrs Stonach
Attendance improved again last week for year 7 pupils which is great to see. The form with the best
attendance was 7W with a total attendance of 97.5% - that’s a difficult target for everyone else to beat next
week!
MFL star of the week last week was awarded to Ayden Turner– well done you!
Madisyn Williamson was awarded the Literacy award this week, as nominated by the Maths department! It
was recognised that Madisyn has shown outstanding skills in teamwork and confidence – well done!
Also a very well done to Chloe Ramsey, Alice Biran and Alicia Billington who played in the U14 hockey
team last week and beat Sacred Heart 3-0. Fantastic effort!
The sporting stars of the week were awarded to Callum Howe, Carlo Micu, Summer Jordan and Henry
Overton great stuff you 4.
Year 7 reports were issued on Wednesday 8th March, if you have not yet received your child’s report, please ask them to check their bag and a reminder that year 7 parents evening will take place on
Thursday 27th April, letters will be sent out today in the post.
If you have any concerns or comments about your child’s academic progress, please make an appointment to speak with Mrs Randall, our year 7 standards leader, she will be pleased to help.
Pixl Maths App
Increase in students completing PiXL Maths App questions again this week! Great effort, keep it up!
(Login: KE1854 Password:*surname followed by first initial)
Year 8 – Mrs Lees Year 8 students have had a very busy week! During lesson visits this week I have seen students working hard towards their English assessments, making crepes, learning first aid, discussing Macbeth and tackling some complex graphs in Geography. A group of ‘Year 8 Fundraisers’ took up the challenge of organising some additional Comic Relief fundraising events and we held two competitions – ‘Guess the teacher’s baby photo’ and ‘How many shirts is Mr Robinson wearing?’ – both of which certainly raised a smile or two! Please do look out for our photographs in the local press. Achievement – Year 8 have worked hard to achieve a total of 6430 points this week, staggering! The top 10 Achievers are names below. Attendance - If you feel you and your child would benefit from support with attendance please telephone to make an appointment to see me, or email to [email protected]. Please ensure all absence is supported with a written note and medical documentation where possible. Uniform – Please can you support your son/daughter to wear correct uniform at all times, most students are always well presented and wear their uniform with pride but there are always a small number of uniform issues and parents will be contacted and asked to bring correct uniform into school for these students.
P R I D E
We think and
act positively
We respect one another in
everything we do
We strive to
improve
We all create a
great place to
learn
We work well
together
P – Jessica Rutter 8K R – Callum Nicol 8G I – Jamie Farley 8G D – Liam Jordan 8N E – Darcy Grant 8D
TOP ACHIEVERS THIS WEEK Congratulations to –
Jessica Rutter 8K 95 Charlie Steeles 8A 70
Szymon Siatkowski 8K 95 Darcy Grant 8D 70
Lilija Rogova 8W 85 Kaci Hitchcock 8K 70
Jack Blades 8N 80 Louise Woods 8D 70
Joshua Stannett 8A 80 Robert Lipodatenko 8D 70
Kamile Maciute 8W 75 Thomas Lawlor 8D 70
Talisha Cooper 8D 75
Year 9 – Mrs Cole
Attendance:-
Well done to 9E and 9A for achieving an impressive 99.3% last week.
Overall punctuality and attendance are improving for Year 9 – please encourage your children to be in
school on time (8.35am at the latest) and present every day, they will reap the benefits when the time
comes to sit their exams.
There is the chance to win a £25 Nandos voucher, all that is required is 100% attendance for this half term
and your name will be entered into the draw. UPDATE – There are currently 118 students in the running
for the Year 9 draw, the draw will take place next Wednesday during our assembly.
Achievement Certificates:-
P – Lauren Adair – We think and act positively.
R – Demie-Louise Goldsmith - We respect one another in everything we do.
I – Kyra Harley – We strive to improve.
D –Alina Orlova – We all create a great place to learn.
E – Bradley Kearvell – We work well together.
Top 10 Achievers – 13.3.17 – 17.3.17
Good Work Board:-
Well done to everybody listed below:-
Martynas Leipinis Chloe Dida Pietro Polo
Jack Blowers Erica Martins Cande
Victoria Caldwell Alina Orlova
Mia Collison Chloe Pearman
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Riordan Bond 9K
James Sheldrick 9D
Erdi Xhaferraj 9E
Saimonas Charmanskis 9W
Bryan Henry 9R
Katie Sharp 9X
Martynas Liepinis 9K
Inga Aleksejeva 9A
Chloe Pearman 9W
Chloe Dida 9R
Year 10 – Mr Waring
Attendance continues to improve in Year 10 this week and top form class goes to 10R with a figure of
99.6%. 10G finished in fourth place last week, but have shown a lot of improvement to sweep aside all the
other form classes to claim second place with an impressive 97.5% figure so a special well done go to
them. Showing that if all students in a form class pull together and try their best to get in, success can be
achieved.
Year 10 managed to collect a total of 4485 positive achievement points last week, slightly down but a
great effort nonetheless. Remember, if you work well, don’t be scared to ask for positive points every member of staff has a large budget to be claimed by all every week. .
We have no less than 3 super star students vying for top spot this week and they are;
Daniel Pereira 10K
Danila Vilkovs 10A
Karelyn Hall 10D
Last week I complained how it was always female students who came out as top achievers and
challenged the lads to try harder. So it was especially pleasing to see 2 boys in the limelight.
Congratulations go to form class 10A for achieving the most positive points last week with 675 but as you
can see from the full results below, it was a close run thing 10K in second place on 670. Well done all who
achieved points.
10A 675
10D 475
10E 305
10G 620
10K 670
10N 515
10R 660
10W 565
Year 10 language star this week goes to Gabriel Deacon-Mendez and our super star sports stars of the
week go to Lacy Baker and the Year 10 rugby squad.
Lots going on around school including a celebration of KES Arts week on the 23rd March and a house
talent show in aid of Comic Relief on the 24th March.
Good luck to the Under 14 Rugby squad who play their County final on 23rd March, it would be a great
achievement if you could match the Year 10 squad and bring home yet another County trophy….Good luck lads!
I have the privilege of escorting a group of students to Poland to visit the Auschwitz prison camp over the
coming few days so will not be in school Friday 24th or Monday 27th. But if you do need to speak to
somebody sooner, feel free to call school and ask for Dr Tadikonda.
Year 11 – Mrs Wright
I have messages for year 11 from Mr Waring & Mrs Stonach that there is now only 2 days left to order
hoodies. The final date for the last orders is Tuesday 28th March. No orders after that date will be able to
be accepted as the final numbers will have been sent to the printing company. Order forms and swatches
are available at both offices and completed order forms are to be taken to Mr Waring.
Prom tickets are on sale and will be being sold until May half term. These are £25. Vivo’s can be used against the price of the ticket and Mrs Gill in the finance office/reception will be able to help with the order
of these if necessary. The Prom committee has been doing an amazing job of raising money through
charity events. The latest has been a bake sale this week.
Last week 156 year 11 students gained 100% attendance. This is great although it would be great if we
could make it over 200 one week! Well done 11G who gained 97.3% attendance closely followed by 11T
at 95.1%.
This week’s assembly focus was Comic Relief and why we raise money for homeless and starving children both in the United Kingdom and overseas. Comic Relief first began in 1985, unfortunately I
remember it well but thought perhaps the students all being 90’s babies would not. I began with a brief history of why Comic Relief began. The assembly finished with some of the top 10 comedy sketches from
Comic Relief over the years, which went down very well. Also, some Year 11 students had baked Red
Nose gingerbread men to sell at the end of assembly to raise money for this worthy cause. Well done to
them.
Tuesday 28th March is the great ‘Beard Shave-Off’. At long last sufficient money has been raised to see
Mr Hogger have his beard shaved off in aid of raising money for the Year 11 Prom. I can report that Mr
Hogger’s beard is now longer than the hair on his head! There are a lot of students and staff looking
forward to this event.
Well done to the following 10 students who gained the most achievement points last week.
Meghan Martin-Lewis Adonia Ganea Agnieszka Maciak Megan Fox Jennifer Metodieva Madog Hendey Gintare Tuomaite Lauren Manning Ieva Beleckyte Tamsin Barnes
**Revision notices** Year 11 Art and Photography Exam - extra catch up days on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday 5th April (first week off the Easter holiday). Please come in and work with the help of the Art Department Staff to get you the grade you deserve. Please see our website for a range of revision resources in many subjects. The GCSE examination timetable is also now published on there. http://kesacademy.co.uk/current-students/examination-information/ A letter will be coming home next week with details of revision sessions on offer to students and our Y11 Exams Evening for parents on April 20th 6pm.
Enrichment programme
House news Friday saw the House talent contest, a non competitive event in support of comic relief. Each house was given a 10 minute slot to show us their talent, and they certainly did! Coming events: Senior Badminton/Inters Rugby – 31st March April Junior Dodgeball – 18th April Inters Dodgeball – 21st April PSHE Work continues on our current topics, these are: Year 7 - Emergency Aid Year 8 - Cigarettes and alcohol Year 9 - Assertive not agressive Year 10 - Power and abuse Year 11 - Sex and relationship education Assembly theme (SMSC) Next week's assemblies will focus on the modern British values of rules and laws. You may want to discuss this topic further with your son and daughter. There have been so many amazing events this week. Our academy really is a great place to be. Francophonie day On Tuesday we served a French Breakfast to over 120 students who all took part in a French quiz to celebrate all things French. We were overwhelmed with students and could have served another 100 breakfasts I am sure! Students - make sure you get to these events early! Arts Evening Over 25 students performed at our first Arts Evening showcase. The Art display was wonderful and the performers were amazing. The evening was a really good showcase of the work our arts departments do. Thanks to all the students who performed and all of the parents who supported. I'd also like to thanks Mrs Buckland, Mrs Nichols, Ms Ritson, Miss Taylor and everyone in the art department, as well as Mr Wheeler and the Blast team for making it such a success. Diploma Day There were so many amazing things happening on Friday it really is hard to know where to start! We had a range of outside speakers including; a speedway racer, the police and fire services with a crashed car, guide dogs (with their owners) and Norwich football club as well as some brilliant work going on in classrooms. Comic relief Friday was also Comic relief which we supported with a non uniform day, a range of charity activities at break, including guessing how many shirts Mr Robinson was wearing and the Talent show after school. Total raised to be announced next week. A great week all round!
Enrichment programme cont….
Can you guess how many shirts Mr Robinson is wearing??
Presentation from Guide Dogs (with
their guide dogs laid at their feet!)
#IMPACT presentation to Sixth Form. Y13
student Kevin Chang played the driver and
was cut out of the car by emergency services
Some of our House
Talent Show
Performers
Arts Showcase performers
Francophonie day French Breakfast
Sports Results & Fixtures
Fixtures:
Date Sport Opposition
Monday 27th March
GCSE PE PRACTICAL EXAMS
Y9-10 Girls Hockey
Y7 Football Development Team
See Booklet
County Event 1pm-6pm
KLA
Tuesday 27th March
GCSE PE PRACTICAL EXAMS – Moderator in
Y11 Basketball National Schools ( H )
U14 Hockey @ Pelicans Astro
See Booklet
Northampton School for
Boys 3pm tip
Marshland 3-5.30pm
Wednesday 29th March U13 & U14 Football (A) Terrington 3.45pm
Thursday 30th March
Y7 WN Football Final
Y7 & 8 Netball ( A )
Springwood 4pm
Smithdon 3-5pm
Results:
Age group Sport Opposition Result
U18 Football Taverham Won 1-0
U15 Football Terrington Won 6-1
U12 Football Terrington Won 3-2
U12 Netball Terrington Lost 6-0
U13 Netball Terrington Lost 10-2
U14 Rugby - County Final Downham Lost 19-17
U14 Hockey KLA Won 5-2
U16 Netball Terrington Lost 14-1
U14 Hockey Terrington Won 9-5
Sports Results
Well done to the Y9 Rugby squad - County Plate Runners up, losing 19-17. Proud of you all!
U18 Football squad – into the County Cup Semi Final
Well done to all who represented their house in Junior Badminton – Over 40 students
PE Dept Notices
Standards in PE lessons Please arrive on time & please bring the correct kit : Red Tee Shirt Black Shorts Red Socks Correct Footwear Y9-10-11 Girls Plain Black Leggings Warm Clothes are acceptable in COLD conditions – teachers will advise you on this – hopefully it’s getting warmer now! Also remember: ALL students will take an active role in the lesson, even if injured, so ALL pupils must bring their kit to every PE lesson. Good luck to all our GCSE PE students with their practical exams on Monday & Tuesday! Please ensure students arrive on time with their Personal Exercise Programme and in correct kit. Any questions, please ask Mr McNeil. Do your absolute best and enjoy it! From the PE Department.
Aimee
Coleman
Olivia
Patterson
Lauren
Southwell
Daisey Davies
Lilly Smith
& Erin
Taylor
Hobie
Riches
Paisley
Burch Owen Xu
Harvey
Greer Callum
Howe
Opening Times:
Mon to Thu: 8:15 am – 4:00 pm
Fri: 8:15 am – 3:00 pm
Join our book review club after school on the 2nd Tues of each month and Film Club
on the 4th Tues of each month in the Library. See Mrs Potter for more details.
The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2017 shortlist Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Pan Macmillan)
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon Orion Children’s Books
The Smell of Other People’s Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock (Faber & Faber)
The Stars at Oktober Bend by Glenda Millard (Old Barn Books)
Railhead by Philip Reeve (Oxford University Press)
Beck by Mal Peet with Meg Rosoff (Walker Books)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (Puffin)
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk (Corgi)
The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2017 shortlist Wild Animals of the North illustrated and written by Dieter Braun (Flying Eye Books)
TIDY illustrated and written by Emily Gravett (Two Hoots)
The Wolves of Currumpaw illustrated and written by William Grill (Flying Eye Books)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone illustrated by Jim Kay, written by J.K. Rowling (Bloomsbury)
A Great Big Cuddle illustrated by Chris Riddell and written by Michael Rosen (Walker Books)
The Journey illustrated and written by Francesca Sanna (Flying Eye Books)
The Marvels illustrated and written by Brian Selznick (Scholastic)
There is a Tribe of Kids illustrated and written by Lane Smith (Two Hoots)
Top 10 books this week
Phantom of Drury Lane
Bad Girls
James and the Giant Peach
A Giant Slice of Horrid Henry
All Star High: Help!
Ancient Olympic Games, The
A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E
Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The
After the First Death
Airman
Angry Animals
Top Readers This Week
Mandy Taylor
Molly Blackmur
Melissa Tham
Tinishia Carter
Kristupas Yakubauskas
Kajus Uknevicius
M Buckland
Emilia Bastian
Gabriele Brusovaite
Chloe McGivern
Lilija Rogova
Kieran Taylor
Ben Wheeler
Erlandas Gumauskas
Stephen Mahoney
Lulu Clarke
Bethany Dowe
Jack Corden
Erin McDonald
Simeon Vonk
Azoulas Liubachonskis
Gendreta Stasiunaite
