SCHOOL NEWS - Amazon S3 · Year 10 Parents’ Evening & School Early Closure In order to facilitate the Year 10 Parents’ skills of prop Evening taking place on Wednesday 14th wings

PARENTAL

NEWS BULLETIN

HEADLINE NOTICES

School Weather Notices

Well done to our students for their

valiant efforts in getting into school

in spite of the recent adverse weather

conditions. We will continue to

monitor the weather forecast

throughout this period and will

advise parents accordingly. Parents are reminded that

our school website www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

contains the most recent updates as well as details of

our Adverse Weather Procedures. Parents are also asked

to ensure that students are wrapped up warmly for their

journey to and from school, wear appropriate footwear

and walk carefully.

Year 10 Parents’ Evening & School Early

Closure

In order to facilitate the Year 10 Parents’

Evening taking place on Wednesday 14th March

2018, school will finish early at 2.45pm on this

day for students in Years 7-10. School will

close at normal time for students in Years

11-13. Year 10 Parents’ Evening takes place between 3.45

& 8pm and further details will be issued separately.

‘Past Stories, New Voices’

Dulwich Picture Gallery Project

As part of another amazing session within the Dulwich

Picture Gallery Heritage Funded Project entitled ‘Past

Stories, New Voices’, students last week visited the

Clothworkers’ Centre, Blythe House. They were hugely

inspired by the different fashion outfits from the V & A

archive collection. Our students shone whilst discussing

the fashion garments and they produced beautiful

sketches of the different outfits: from vintage 17th century

to contemporary Couture pieces such as Lady Di’s Elvis

Outfit to Alexander McQueen’s angel maxi dress.

SCHOOL NEWS ‘Off The Wall’

Dulwich Picture Gallery Project

On Saturday 10th February, two Year 7

students: Eve and Lilla took part in this

month’s Off the Wall session and joined Art

Director and Artist Kris Turnbull exploring

the angels, cupids, and winged creatures

fluttering around the gallery. Kris, who has

worked on the art direction for shows such

as The Great British Bake Off, shared the

skills of prop-making and design to create

wings of their own from simple materials,

showing them just what can be done with

simple materials and a bit of imagination!

Issue 22 Monday 5th March 2018

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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK

Opportunities Lost ‘Hell begins on the day when God grants

us a clear vision of all that we might have achieved, of all the gifts which we might have wasted, of all that we might

have done which we did not.’ Do not choose to miss an opportunity’.

Discombobulate ‘Disconcert or confuse (someone)’

TAKE CARE! In this cold weather parents are

asked to remind students that they

must take extra care when

travelling to and from school. It is

important to remember:

CONDITIONS ARE SLIPPERY.

DON’T RUN!

WRAP UP WARMLY!

On Friday 23rd February 2018, we celebrated the

incredibly impressive achievements of our students

during the academic year 2016-17 with three

Annual Prize Giving and Award Ceremony events.

Two of these were held during the day,

celebrating Key Stages 3 & 4 achievement

respectively, with a third being held in the evening

which welcomed back graduates from the school

and Sixth Form students. These were occasions

for us to reflect on the extraordinary

achievements of the last academic year and to

celebrate all that makes Kingsdale Foundation

School such a special place in which to learn and

flourish.

For our evening ceremony we were honoured to

have Chi-Chi Nwanoku OBE, renowned and

celebrated classical musician, as our Guest of

Honour, who spoke to the students of their

achievements but also of those that they could

aspire to with hard work and dedication. Along

with first class musical recitals from our talented

young people, the three events were a highlight of

our calendar year which saw over 500

commendations and prizes for academic

excellence and progress being awarded. Our

students were well supported by our dedicated

staff, their families and friends. It was indeed a

pleasure for all to share in their success on these

occasions.

KINGSDALE PRIZEGIVING & AWARDS 2018

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House News

Throughout this week, students across the

school will be engaged in a range of activities

linked to exploring future career pathways.

During tutor time, lunchtime, lessons and

assemblies, staff will be highlighting the many

opportunities awaiting young people in their

journey towards a specific career choice. So,

as a school we will be supporting 100% the

National Careers Week Campaign. We ask that

parents please continue to have as many

conversations with their child/ren about the

importance of education and how this can

shape and benefit future prospects. We have

provided the link to the useful website below

for parents to explore. Have fun!

http://nationalcareersweek.com/

International Women’s Day

Thursday 8th March

“Now, more than ever, there's a strong call-to-action to press forward and

progress gender parity. There's a strong call to #PressforProgress

motivating and uniting friends, colleagues and whole communities to

think, act and be gender inclusive.”

To celebrate this important date we will be

holding discussions in tutor time, assemblies

and lessons about the issues relating to

gender parity and equal rights for women.

This will also bring into the focus the recent

celebration of 100 years of the Women’s Vote

in 2018 in the UK Parliament, marking the

struggle of the Suffragettes & other

campaigners.

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 5th March 2018

Year 7 Boys’ 5-a-side Football English schools

Cup Final at Birmingham. Leave school at 7.15am –

return at 7pm approx. 12 noon start: Mr Price/

Mr McAspurn

Under-12 Boys’ Hockey Match in Surrey. Leave

school at 8am – return at 5pm approx. 9am

start: Mr McWhirter/Mr Dash

Tuesday 6th March 2018

Years 7 & 8 Girls’ and Boys’ (Qualified participants

only) London Schools Cross country at Avery Hill SE9.

Leave school at 11.45am – return at 5pm approx.

1st Race starts at 1pm: Mr Stewart/Mr Price

Wednesday 7th March 2018

No planned fixtures

Thursday 8th March 2018

Year 7 – 12 South London Schools Mini Marathon

Trials at Burgess Park registration. Leave school at

8.50am – return at 3pm approx. 9.30am start: Mr Price

/Mr Willis/Mr Stewart

Friday 9th March 2018

Under-12 Girls’ NBA Basketball at The Norwood

School. Leave school at 1.15pm – return at

3.15pm. 1.30pm start until 3pm: Ms McNamara/

Mr Foster

Please note fixtures scheduled will run weather permitting.

Remember that all fixtures are available to view on

http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Sports Fixtures Emergency Contact Number:

07852336724

Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ Web: www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk Tel: 0208 670 7575 (To report student absence use Option 2)

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Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Wednesday 14th March 2018

Year 10 Parents’ Evening – School closes for Years 7-10

early at 2.45pm. Years 11-13 finish at normal time.

Friday 16th March 2018

Parents’ Forum - 7pm in the Flexible Learning Centre (FLC)

– All year groups

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Year 12 UCAS Parents’ Evening – details issued separately

Thursday 29th March 2018

End of 2nd Spring Term