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PARENTAL NEWS BULLETIN

HEADLINE NOTICES

Winter Weather Precautions

We would like to remind parents to

ensure that students are dressed

appropriately for the cold Winter

weather. Outdoor coats may now be

worn in the Atrium area of the school

but not in classrooms or corridors. Students should also

take extra care when travelling in wet and icy conditions.

‘The 39 Steps’ – A Rip-Roaring Success!

On Tuesday 21st &

Thursday 23rd November,

the cast of ‘The 39 Steps’

Steps -performed to a sold-out

crowd, with members of the

audience hailing it as a

performance as a complete--complete success. The play

-followed the adventures of

Hannay -Richard Hannay, played jointly

---------------------------------------by Ruby McGinty, Theo Adler--

---------------------------------------Williams & William Pearce,___

---------------------------------------& the array of characters he

---------------------------------------meets along the way. The ----

---------------------------------------ensembled cast worked --------

---------------------------------------fabulously together with even

---------------------------------------the cameo roles stealing the -

---------------------------------------scenes. Audiences were --------

---------------------------------------delighted by the thrilling tale,

---------------------------------------slapstick comedy, and ----------

---------------------------------------ingenuity of the cast and -----

---------------------------------------crew. As one parent ------------

---------------------------------------exclaimed: "A stunning show -

---------------------------------------that blew me away... incredibly

---------------------------------------funny with incredible talent".

Mrs Kelly and Ms Coulbeck

would like to thank those

involved and congratulate

them on all their hard work

and success! Well done!!

Latin Languages Department Trip to

Cambridge University Classics Department

Last week 35 students in Key Stage 4 visited the Classics

department of Cambridge University. During the visit, they

attended a lecture on Roman graffiti in the town of

Pompeii, had lunch at Pembroke College followed by a

tour, and finished the day in the Classics Department’s

museum. It was a highly enjoyable and enriching

experience.

SCHOOL NEWS Sixth Form Careers Talk on Architecture

Qualified architects from Aros, an architecture

practice based in Southwark, visited our Year

12s to talk about careers in architecture and

to encourage young people to think about the

built environment. The students learnt about

the pathway to a degree in architecture and

the different routes that an architecture degree

takes, i.e. designing buildings, environmentalism,

graphics and film making.

We also encourage our parent community to

get involved in the series of Career Talks at

Kingsdale. If you are a practitioner, willing and

able to talk about your career, including what

qualifications are required, the skills most

valuable for success and which aspects of the

job are the most enjoyable, please do get in

touch by email FAO Mrs Chaudhary

[email protected].

Community Languages Notice

All parents who would like their child (all

year groups) to sit a community language

exam this year, please notify Miss Edwards

at [email protected] as

soon as possible. Community languages

currently available include: Arabic, Chinese,

Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian,

Japanese, Persian, Polish, Portuguese,

Russian, Spanish, Turkish and Urdu.

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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK The Art of Politeness

‘The Master said, a young person’s duty is to behave well to his parents at home and

to his elders outside, to be cautious in giving promises and punctual in keeping

them, to have kindly feelings towards everyone,

but to seek the intimacy of the Good. If, when all that is done, they have any

energy to spare, then let them study the art of politeness.’

Confucius

Impervious

Unable to be affected by

Year 7 News Hub is Buzzing!

The Student View journalists have had a busy few weeks

being involved in a number of fun and exciting events! On

the 20th November our Year 7 News Hub had a blast with

the awesome Hazel Shearing, who is the breaking news

reporter for Buzzfeed. They worked closely with her to

write their feature articles, with useful hints and tips from

her along the way. They also had a Q & A session with

her where they used their journalistic skills to ask her

about her job. “Does it ever get boring?” was one question

asked. A great morning was had by all!

Just a few days later on Wednesday the 22nd November

our TSV journalists had another amazing opportunity; a

visit to the Houses of Parliament to take part in the ONE

Campaign “Poverty is Sexist”. It was very exciting as we

entered the building with MPs running around like headless

chickens on Budget Day! The children were in awe at the

magnitude and decadence of the building and this only

got better when they were met by the Tooting MP, Dr

Rosena Allin-Khan. Students listened to her talk about why

education is so important and then took questions from

the floor. After this our journalists were given time to talk

to the school’s local MP Helen Hayes. They asked many

questions ranging from “What’s it like being an MP?” to

“How can you ensure our safety with the rise of terrorism

and knife crime?” The students had a fantastic time and a

big adventure for many being inside Parliament on a very

busy day.

Our final engagement saw our Year 9 News Hub take part

in a workshop with the inspirational Emma Barnett, who

presents BBC Radio 5 Live mornings, BBC 1’s Sunday

Morning Live and is a guest presenter on BBC Radio 4’s

Woman’s Hour, as well as a Sunday Times columnist!

Students worked closely with Emma writing articles that

ranged from ‘The Royal Engagement’ to ‘Explaining Memes

to the Oldheads’. Emma gave our Year 9 journos the

lowdown on her career to date and shared her feature

article tricks and tips! The students had a brilliant

time and shared their experiences of the workshop

and The Student View programme as a whole with

Manveen Rana, a Senior Broadcast Journalist at

BBC Radio 4, who was recording the session for

BBC Radio 4. We look forward to listening to the

final package when it is aired.

Kingsdale Anti-Bullying Poem Competition 2017

Congratulations to the following talented students:

Finalists

Jacob Toomey–O’Neil 7GSI

Casper Lamptey 7GSI

Aiden Grayling-Duff 7LRE

Joe Sutherland 7MOY

Carmen Bird 8AFR

Anh Thu Le 7LHN

Charlotte Raphael 7JSH

Excellent effort

Deborah Adeogun 7LRE

Aidan Basini Rogers 7GSI

Tom Lewin 7GSI

Conrad Omokheoa 7GSI

Oscar Fletcher 7GSI

Stephanie Edwards 7GSI

Inna Varik 7EFO

Layal Bagegni 7LHN

Nina Bentham 7MOY

Abdul Rahman Omotoso 7MOY

Ellie Redman 7MOY

Nuru Pinnock 7MOY

Soneeba Nawaz 7LRE

TJ Coleman 7LRE

Keira Deer 7LRE

Victoria Owodunni 7LRE

Marley Ray Burke 7LRE

Jahnyah Bernard 7LRE

Nia-May Taylor 7DDH

Chloe Ellison 7LHN

Freya McLeod 7LHN

Teije Brown-Bami 7LHN

Samuel Drnovsky 7LHN

Shania McFarlane 7MOY

Olivia Efue–Francis 7TKP

Tai Prince 7TKP

Hayley Lythgoe 7TKP

Maddie Bailey 7MOY

Samuel Jones 7MOY

Adriana Figueroa 8PRO

Ruby McGinty 8VAN

Oscar Cresser 8AJD

Thomas Harrison 8AJD

Anna Iding 8AJD

Guillermo Sainz 8AJD

A special thanks to tutor groups: 7MOY, 7GSI, 7TKP,

7LRE, 7EFO, 7LHN, 7DDH, 8AJD, 8VAN, 8PRO, 8AFR

We would also like to congratulate the following

students for contributing to the:

Buddy/Peer Support

Project Competition 2017

Serena Jacoby Manser 7DDH (Winner)

Nia-May Taylor 7DDH (Runner-Up)

Alex Todorov 7TKP (Runner-Up)

SCHOOL NEWS cont. .

House News House Poetry

Celebration Week

Following on from last week’s

Poetry Celebration, we have

for you another poem:

The Place Where We

Are Right

by Yehuda Amichai

From the place

where we are right

Flowers will never grow

In the spring.

The place where we

are right

Is hard and trampled

Like a yard.

But doubts and loves

Dig up the world

Like a mole, a plow.

And a whisper will be

heard in the place

Where the ruined

House once stood.

We are asking our parents and carers to also

get involved by sending us one of your

favourite poems to publish in next week’s

Parental Bulletin. Please email:

[email protected]

Well Done to everyone who took part in last

week’s Odd Shoes & Socks Day!

It was a great

turnout and

a lot of fun!!

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 4th December 2017

Year 7 & 8 Boys’ Indoor Cricket at the Kia Oval.

Leave school at 11.15am - return at 4.45 pm approx.

12 noon start until 3.30pm: Mr Price

Tuesday 5th December 2017

Year 9 & 10 Boys’ Indoor Cricket at the Kia Oval.

Leave school at 1.15pm – return at 5.15pm

approx. 12noon until 4pm: Mr Price

Wednesday 6th December 2017

Year 8 Boys’ B Team Football English Schools Cup

Away Game against Hurstmere School. Leave school

at 12.15pm – return at 5.30pm approx.

2pm Kick off: Mr Price/Mr Foster

Year 7 Boys’ Hockey Away Game at Dulwich

College. Leave school at 3.30pm (Walking).

4pm start. Return 5.30pm approx: Mr McWhirter

Under 14s Girls’ Hockey Astro Away Game

against Sydenham School. Leave school at 2pm for

3pm start. Finish 5pm approx.: Ms Walker

Year 9 Boys’ Football Home Game against

Dunraven School. 2.30pm kick off. Finish 5pm

approx: Mr Foster

Year 11 Boys’ Football Home Game against

Bolingbroke School. 2.30pm kick off. Finish 5pm

approx.: Mr McAsphurn

Thursday 7th December 2017

Year 7 Boys’ Football Astro Home Game against St

Thomas Apostle College. 2.30pm Kick off. Finish 5pm

approx: Mr Price/Mr McAspurn

Year 7 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against

Carshalton Boys’ School. 2.30pm Kick off. Finish

5pm approx: Mr McWhirter

Friday 8th December 2017

Year 8 Boys’ A Team Football English Schools

Cup Away Game against Hurstmere School. Leave

school at 12.15pm – return at 5.30pm approx.

2pm kick-off: Mr Price/Mr Foster

School Emergency Contact No: 07852336724

Year 11 Revision Sessions

Year 11 students taking French, German, Spanish and

Latin are warmly invited to attend any of the many

revision sessions running throughout the week. These

will be particularly beneficial to pupils studying French,

German, and Spanish with speaking exams on the

weeks beginning 4th and 11th December.

Sessions will take place in Room ML1 on:

Spanish Mondays 3.45pm - 4.45pm

Saturday 12.30pm - 2.30pm

French Tuesdays 4.10pm - 5.10pm

Saturdays 12.30pm - 2.30pm

German Thursdays 4.10pm - 5.10pm

Latin Mondays 3.45pm - 4.45pm

Students who are not able to attend these invaluable

sessions can also pick up revision resources from the

department or use the materials provided on

www.pearsonactivelearn.com.

Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ

Web: www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk Tel: 0208 670 7575

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