Kingdown Week Friday 14th November, 2014 Number 9, 2014-15 Music Tuion at Kingdown Kingdown School offers music tuion on a number of instruments and voice. We have professional, fully qualified peripatec teachers who visit each week. Music Tuion offers students an engaging and fulfilling opportunity in which they learn valuable skills. Did you know that music examinaon credits can be translated into UCAS points for a university applicaon? This is from Grade 6 onwards. There are many ways in which music tuion can inspire and help students to achieve. If you are interested in your child receiving music tuion, please visit the website – www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/music-tuion/. You should find answers to any quesons you might have here. Our contact details are also there should you need them. Alternavely, please ask your child to collect an informaon leaflet from any member of staff in the music department. The Music Department Post 16 Evening For students interested in joining our sixth form (and their parents) Thursday 27th November Believe Aspire Achieve A presentation, in the Main Hall, will be given at the following times: 6.00pm to 6.45pm External Applicants and Wembley 6.45pm to 7.30pm Lords and Millennium 7.30pm to 8.15pm Wimbledon and Twickenham You are free to chat to teaching staff about subject choices any time between 6.00pm and 8.30pm. LAMDA - London Academy of Music & Drama All three girls passed their LAMDA exams with Merit! So why did the girls choose to do LAMDA and what are they planning to do next? Kae Whitcombe: “I did LAMDA for a new experience and to further my commitment to Drama. It’s challenging to learn your monologues, but it is worth it because you get a real sense of achievement. I have met new people and it looks great on your CV.” I was really pleased I did it and I can add it to my CV. I’m going to take the higher level exam this year.” Pora Saer: “I’ve been doing the LAMDA examinaons for 3 years. Recently, I did my 5th exam at grade 2 level 4 in which I devised my own piece of Drama. LAMDA was a great experience and it will give me points towards my scholarship to university. I have been mentoring others for the first me this year which has been fun. I have been able to give them help and support in the lead up to their first exam.” Jasmine Murphy: “I chose to do LAMDA because it’s a new experience and helps my confidence as a performer. It was a bit scary at first, but aſterwards I felt really happy I had done it! I was so pleased with my result. I’ll be doing the higher exam this year.” Rebecca Boxall: “Someone challenged me to do it. I had a go and I’m so glad I did. It was an amazing new experience. I am definitely doing the next exam.” If you wish to do a LAMDA performance exam, or would like to find out more, LAMDA is on Tuesdays from 3.00 to 4.00pm in the Drama Studio. Mrs Miles Year 13 Parent Meengs on Thurs 4th December 2014 The online booking service is now open for booking appointments for the Year 13 Parent Meengs. Appointments are available from 3.30pm unl 6.25pm. Emails and leers have been sent with instrucons for using the online service.
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Kingdown Week Friday 14th November, 2014
Number 9, 2014-15
Music Tuition at Kingdown
Kingdown School offers music tuition on a number of instruments and voice. We have professional, fully qualified peripatetic teachers who visit each week. Music Tuition offers students an engaging and fulfilling opportunity in which they learn valuable skills.
Did you know that music examination credits can be translated into UCAS points for a university application? This is from Grade 6 onwards. There are many ways in which music tuition can inspire and help students to achieve.
If you are interested in your child receiving music tuition, please visit the website – www.kingdown.wilts.sch.uk/music-tuition/. You should find answers to any questions you might have here. Our contact details are also there should you need them. Alternatively, please ask your child to collect an information leaflet from any member of staff in the music department.
The Music Department
Post 16 EveningFor students interested in joining our sixth form (and their parents)
Thursday 27th November
BelieveAspireAchieve
A presentation, in the Main Hall, will be given at the following times:
6.00pm to 6.45pmExternal Applicants and Wembley6.45pm to 7.30pm Lords and Millennium7.30pm to 8.15pmWimbledon and Twickenham
You are free to chat to teaching staff about subject choices any time between 6.00pm and 8.30pm.
LAMDA - London Academy of Music & Drama
All three girls passed their LAMDA exams with Merit! So why did the girls choose to do LAMDA and what are they planning to do next?
Katie Whitcombe: “I did LAMDA for a new experience and to further my commitment to Drama. It’s challenging to learn your monologues, but it is worth it because you get a real sense of achievement. I have met new people and it looks great on your CV.” I was really pleased I did it and I can add it to my CV. I’m going to take the higher level exam this year.”
Portia Saer: “I’ve been doing the LAMDA examinations for 3 years. Recently, I did my 5th exam at grade 2 level 4 in which I devised my own piece of Drama. LAMDA was a great experience and it will give me points towards my scholarship to university. I have been mentoring others for the first time this year which has been fun. I have been able to give them help and support in the lead up to their first exam.”
Jasmine Murphy: “I chose to do LAMDA because it’s a new experience and helps my confidence as a performer. It was a bit scary at first, but afterwards I felt really happy I had done it! I was so pleased with my result. I’ll be doing the higher exam this year.”
Rebecca Boxall: “Someone challenged me to do it. I had a go and I’m so glad I did. It was an amazing new experience. I am definitely doing the next exam.”
If you wish to do a LAMDA performance exam, or would like to find out more, LAMDA is on Tuesdays from 3.00 to 4.00pm in the Drama Studio.
Mrs Miles
Year 13 Parent Meetings on Thurs 4th December 2014
The online booking service is now open for booking appointments for the Year 13 Parent Meetings.
Appointments are available from 3.30pm until 6.25pm. Emails and letters have been sent with instructions for using the online service.
Sports Bulletin: Week beginning 17th November 2014
MondayTrampolining - KS3 3.00 - 4.00pmTrampolining - KS4 4.00 - 5.00pmArchery Club - All Years 3.00 - 5.00pmGymnastics - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pm
TuesdaySchool Sports Organising Committee Meeting 10.30am Netball - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pmRugby - KS3 3.00 - 4.00pmRugby - Invite only 3.00 - 5.00pmWest Wilts Primary Large School Football 3.45 - 5.30pmBoys Rugby - Year 8 v JOG (Away) Boys Rugby - Year 9 v JOG (Home)
WednesdayTable Tennis - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pmGirls’ Football - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pmBadminton - All Years 3.00 - 5.00pmSwimming - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pmGymnastics - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pmWarminster Young Ambassadors 12.30 - 2.30pm Boys’ Rugby - Year 7 v St Laurence (Away)Girls’ Netball Tournament - Year 11 (Home)
ThursdayRugby - Years 10 & 11 3.00 - 4.00pmHockey - KS3 3.00 - 4.00pmGirls’ Fitness - All Years 3.00 - 5.00pmBTEC Catch Up - Years 10 to 13 3.00 - 4.00pmMixed Hockey Tournament - Years 8 & 9 v JOG (Away)
FridayTrampolining - All Years 3.00 - 4.00pm
Receptionists for next week:
MondayOliver Smith Tw ST
TuesdayJake Small LoWM
Wednesday Joel Sisson MiPM ThursdayMaddison Shibley We AM
Friday Kieran Sharp Tw RT
Upcoming Dates:
Mon 17th Nov: Week 1
Tues 25th Nov: Year 9 Immunisation Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio Immunisation
Thurs 27th Nov: 6th Form Option Meeting 6.00pm to 8.30pm
Thurs 4th Dec: Year 13 Parent Meetings and Reports home - Appointments from 3.30pm to 6.30pm
Author Visit by Stewart Ross
On the afternoon of Monday 17th November, Stewart Ross, the author of The Soterion Mission and Revenge of the Zeds, will be visiting Kingdown to talk to students in year 8. His books, which have excellent reviews on Amazon, are about a horrific mutation in human DNA resulting in a world of children and adolescents struggling to survive in which each of them has only nineteen years to live: nineteen years in which to be born, grow up, grow old and die.
He believes in getting out and about amongst young people inspiring them to read and comes highly recommended by the librarian at St John’s school in Marlborough who said he interacted brilliantly with the whole of year 8. Copies of his books will be available at a price of £5 each and he is happy to sign them.
I have one copy of each of the books in the library if any student would like to borrow them and familiarise themselves with the story beforehand. Please encourage your children to purchase a copy of one of his books as Stewart does not charge us a fee for his visit.Many thanks.
Mrs HarrisLibrarian
Photograph Consent From time to time, photographs are taken of students in school. These photographs may be included in publicity and information material, e.g. Kingdown Week, the school prospectus, or the school website, or occasionally in newspapers. If you would prefer that images of your son or daughter should not be published, please would you complete the details below and ask your son or daughter to hand it to his or her tutor, or at the main reception desk.
(You don’t need not complete this return if you have no objection to your child’s image being used).………………………………………………………………………………………
To: Communications Manager
Photograph and Web Image Consent
Student’s Name: ..............................................Tutor Group:..............
Please indicate your wishes below:
Please do not publish any photographs of my son/daughter outside of school. Photographs/images of my son/daughter may be published, but I do not want my child to be identified.Please do not publish any images of my son/daughter on the school website, or the Internet.
Signed: …………………..…….. Parent/Guardian Date...........................
Name of Parent/Guardian …………………………………………………………….
Brilliant Boccia
On Tuesday 4th November 2014, there was a fantastic event focusing upon a sport called Boccia held in the Kingdown Sports Centre. This was set up by Mr Widger and led by a team of Kingdown students. Boccia is very similar to Boules in nature where the aim is to throw your ball and get it as close to the jack as possible.
The first activity led by the Kingdown students was a warm up and this involved a boogie. Next, the Kingdown students set up a competition where the participants sat on a bench and roll balls into hoops. This was to practice their aim. After this, we had a competition. The competition was excellent and the pink team won. It was very interesting learning about a different sport and it was also fun.
I would definitely help out at this event again in the future.
Written by Brandon Mulholland (LoJE)
Computer Suite
E14 (computer suite) will only be open at break times for those students who have school work to do. This has always been the case, but recently there have been issues with behaviour: students logging on to games and generally being loud and misbehaving which makes it very difficult to supervise as well as supervising the library which is a quiet area for students to read or study.
If students are not working quietly in E14, they will be asked to log off and leave.
Disco at Funways
Disco for children with special needs/disabilities and their siblings.
Where: Funways, Goodwin Close BA12 0DF.When: Saturday 29th November 2014 from 5.30pm to 7.30pm.Parent/Carer must stay to supervise.
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