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NEWS & NOTICES
Autumn 2017
November 16th 2017
Dear Parents
A Preparation for Life beyond the School Gate
Thursday’s Senior School information evening provided a valuable
insight about our
move here through to Seniors and a further understanding of how
an education at
Kingswood House will prepare our boys for life beyond the school
gate, in the volatile
world of the 21st Century, and give them the very best platform
to become happy,
confident young men who will make a positive contribution to
society.
We have a deeply-rooted philosophy of treating each boy as an
individual, of helping
them realise their potential and achieving more than they think
is possible. Essentially,
we hold a belief that whilst grades are important, they will not
solely define a
Kingswood House boy. Our boys will also be recognisable for
their soft skills, natural
leadership and generosity of spirit.
We are proud to offer a genuinely rounded education. One which
will inspire the boys
to grow in confidence in the classroom and to grow in character
outside of it. However,
we will listen, and continue to work in partnership with
parents, as we develop
Kingswood House for the future.
Many thanks to those of you who were able to attend and listen
to our Heads of
Department talk passionately about their subjects. Very exciting
times lie ahead and
we will write to you soon with news about changes to our
scholarship programme and
also in respect of the new Senior teaching accommodation. In
order to read about my
thoughts in full or to access the Powerpoint presentation,
please visit the
Headmaster’s Blog on our website.
Mr Duncan Murphy
Headmaster
http://www.kingswoodhouse.org/2017/11/15/life-beyond-school-gate/
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Pupils from 6M displayed their anti bullying posters. We had a
whole class discussion about this year's anti bullying theme - ‘All
different. All unique’. The boys had some fantastic ideas on how
they can be kind to one another and all came up with something that
made them different to one another. Miss McSweeney
Joseph, 6R, brought in his dad's Navy hat and some photos of his
time in the Navy. The whole class were fascinated to learn more
about what being in the Navy involves and all that his Dad had
done. Miss McSweeney
Connor, 10R, has chosen Photography for his HPQ project.
He took the opportunity to talk with, and receive some help
and guidance from, our professional photographer, Mrs
Fogarty, this week.
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Year 3 enjoyed a fantastic day out at Holly Lodge in Richmond
Park. In the morning, the boys had lessons at the formidable Mrs
Sawyer’s Victorian Dame School - they came out very grateful to be
pupils at Kingswood House!
After lunch, the boys stepped back in time again in Mr Palmer’s
‘Chymist’ shop. They learnt about healthcare in Victorian times and
used herbs to make medicinal extracts. Mr Palmer’s shop was created
from the original interior and artefacts from a real Victorian
pharmacy in Mortlake and the boys were thrilled to be allowed to
use the original pill-shaping equipment. Mrs Dean
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Science - Year 2 have been
learning about electricity and
followed an electric current.
Miss Walliss
Maths - Year 2 enjoy practical maths lessons, Byron has been
using his numicon to add and subtract by himself!
Miss Walliss
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Year 9 Trench report During half term, our prep was to
build/make a World War One Trench. This was a very successful task.
We used materials from home. We brought these in after half term
and prepared presentations on our trenches. During the lesson we
presented them and we also assessed each other’s trenches on the
Trench Model (effort), features of the trench, presentation
quality, explaining what conditions were like in the trenches and
explaining what life was like in the trenches. During a lesson in
the following week, we rearranged the tables to create our own
trenches. We used newspaper as ammunition, and took turns attacking
and hiding from bombardment. We showed the problems of trench
warfare and artillery because the opposition well hidden from the
bombardment. When the opposition went to attack, it was easier to
spot them. It would have been very hard to reach the opposing
trench because of barbed wire and other factors. We used chairs to
show this. They often attacked in a line. During trench warfare
most of the time no ground was gained. Thomas B, Olly G, 9H
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This week in OT some of the boys chose the classic game of Jenga
to improve their fine motor and manual dexterity skills. They
focussed really well and some of them made very high towers,
especially considering they were standing on uneven and wobbly
balance boards! Angelo managed to get quite a high tower, within
the time limit. Mrs Blore
This week Lower Prep have enjoyed craze of week in break times.
There have been some great Lego models
constructed and many new basketball skills learned.
Mrs Roberts
Ethan L, 5S, recently competed in a karate competition in
Clacton-on-Sea. He wrote: ‘It was a national competition with over
10 clubs from around England competing. There were two main events,
Kata and Kumite. Kata is a drill of complicated movements,
performed like a fight, against imaginary opponents. Kumite is
fighting and comes in various types such as Freestyle and Team
fighting. I was in the Team fight and achieved a 1st for Kata and
3rd for Kumite’. Well done, Ethan!
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I was pleased to attend the annual Remembrance ceremony and
football Kingswood House and Parkside. Our 1st XI represented KHS
and recited “The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke as a part of a fitting
and moving ceremony. A great advertisement for strong, contemporary
values. Mr Murphy
On Saturday, Mr Cowie, Mr Russell and Mr Rogers took the 1st XV
to watch the first game of England’s autumn internationals
against Argentina. Mr Murphy also attended together with Mr
Brooks, Mr Clarke, Mr Rudkin, Mr Mitchell and Mr March.
It was an enjoyable afternoon, in spite of a fairly attritional
match, and the boys not only watched England seal a victory but
also
secured a prime position to see all the players arrive at the
ground and disembark from their team coaches.
It was a great team-building afternoon!
Mr Murphy
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Sports Summary From Mr Cowie
This week saw a full house of fixtures against Duke of Kent,
with teams from every age group in the school.
The Senior School kicked things off on Tuesday travelling to
Duke of Kent. The A team had a great afternoon against their two
A
team sides, losing one match 2-1 and drawing the other game 2-2,
great performances from Jack Fernandes and Charlie Fowler.
The B team had a tough afternoon against a strong Duke of Kent
side, but enjoyed the experience.
In Years 7 & 8, we had all four teams playing. The 1st XI
had a great afternoon, although were slow to start their game.
They found themselves down 2-1 at half time, but after a
sterling team talk from Mr Clarke managed to come up 5-3
winners.
This was a great team performance lead by Josh Johns and the
eventual man of the match Leo Wood. Leo also managed to
score 4 goals. The 2nd team played extremely well, and
controlled the entire game, the score ending 6-1, with great
performances from Ollie Taylor and Sam Slaney. The 3rd XI also
enjoyed a great victory, with a great performance from Freddie
Harrison who also bagged himself two goals. And the 4th,
although losing 1-0, had a great game against their opposition.
Man
of the Match, Cameron Allenby, who also played in goal kept the
side in the game, and deserves his man of the match award.
In the Colts teams, we were very successful. The A team played
very well at home to hold onto a 1-1 draw, with keeper
Stuart Coleman taking the man of the match award. The rest of
the teams, all played great football with plenty of goals.
Goals coming from Liam Wade (B team), Miles Ross (C team) and
Raf Darwish (D team) are to mention but a few.
Well done the Colts teams!
In the Juniors, the U9s went away, and with small numbers, the A
team were far stronger than their opponents, finishing the
game 6-1 whilst playing 5 vs. 9. The B team played the same
team, and came up 2-0 winners as well. Goal scorers to mention
are
Noah Seager in the A’s and Krishan Idrees in the B’s. The U8s
played at home, C team leading the afternoon winning 1-0, with
new boy Jackson Worth picking up man of the match. The B’s lost
but a good team performance lead by Henry Ruscoe and the
A’s struggled through a tough afternoon against a strong side,
with Adam Gratton picking up 2 goals.
MAN OF THE MATCH
U15 A – Jack Fernandes &
Charlie Fowler
U15 B – Ollie Bartlett
1st – Leo Wood
2nd – Sam Slaney
3rd– Freddie Harrison
4th – Cameron Allenby
Colts A – Stuart Coleman
Colts B – Liam Wade
Colts C – Miles Ross
Colts D – Raf Darwish
U9 A – Kobi Wood
U9 B – Krishan Idrees
U8 A – Alex Wang
U8 B – Henry Ruscoe
U8 C – Jackson Worth
Future Fixtures
Wednesday 22nd November
Colts A, B, C, D, E vs. Micklefield (A)
Thursday 23rd November
U8 A, B & C vs. Micklefield (A)
U9 A, B & C vs. Micklefiend (H)
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARDS
U9 A Team 1st XI Alex Wang Ben Choy
Please note – if boys are in Year 7 & 8 and want to be
considered for the
1st & 2nd teams for rugby, they should bring their gum
shields in for
both Monday’s and Wednesday’s game sessions. As we have no
further
more football fixtures we plan to do some rugby training
starting next
week.
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Surrey Explorers
Surrey Explorers is the local branch of the National Association
for Gifted Children. Its mission is to stretch, provide enrichment
and to stimulate new interests. Open to all 7 - 13 year olds held
at Kingswood House School in the Humanities building. For Sunday
meetings, no pre-booking required.
£10 per child on the door £2 discount for PPUK members. No
charge for parents. November 19th: A Puzzling talk with Philip
Searle author of The More Interesting Book of Puzzling Science +
Maths. Here are one or two puzzles I solved earlier, how they get
into you so that everything you see becomes a puzzle. What is a
puzzle anyway?
Philip's book, written with his Surrey Explorers son, will be
out in October published by Tarquin Educational books.
December 3rd : How to Design a Satellite with David Wade. After
considering the many applications for which we use satellites,
you’ll select a mission and design your own satellite. Along the
way you’ll consider the satellite’s payload, what orbit it will
operate from and what systems the satellite will need to be able to
work in space. This is one thing you do need a rocket scientist to
guide you through, and David Wade truly is one. He is a also a
Kingswood House parent.
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The KHA parents organised a fabulous evening of fireworks
and
festivities on Friday 10 November—
many thanks to all who helped and supported.
Kingswood House Tea Towel
Please return your tea towel order form
along with payment to the Office by next
Friday 24th November
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COMMENDATIONS
Ben Huang Frankie Larter Byron Miller George Prichard
Benjamin Adams Jack Harvey Arun Aruchandran Louis Carpenter
Kalen Maroothynaden Noah Seager x2 Cameron Edwards Raf
Darwish
Ben Huang Miles Ross Thomas Mostyn x2 Sam Sheehan x2
Thomas Adams Benjamin Choy x2 Jonathan Ward x2 Stuart Coleman
x2
Connor Edwards x2 Toby Wardle x2 Thomas Mostyn Miles Ross
Archie Spick x2 George Carpenter x6 Miles Ross
Found Item
Black Nokia phone
Diary Dates
FRENCH LISTENING EXAMS YEARS 5-8
FRENCH SPEAKING EXAMS YEAR 8
Mon. 20 0800
1400
1900
SLT Meeting
Onatti Play Y4, 5, 6
Governors’ Meeting
Tues. 21 0930
1000
1610
1830
Reception – Year 3 Forest School
Onatti Play Y7-10
Staff Meeting
Year 5 Parents’ Evening
Wed. 22 0845
1430
Assembly
Colts A, B, C and D v. Micklefield (A)
Thurs. 23 1100
1400
1430
1430
1700-2000
Staff Briefing
Reception – Year 2 Yoga Workshop
U8 A, B and C v. Micklefield (A)
U9 A, B and C v. Micklefield (H)
Study Centre Parents’ Evening
Fri. 24 Nelson House Day