King Edward VI School
End of Term Bulletin 14 July, 2017
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ver the past few weeks we have had a huge array of activities including an excellent Arts Festival, a host of university open day visits, work experience placements, Duke of Edinburgh expeditions and preparation for the Fourth Year students as they consider their Sixth Form options. A wide range of visits and events organised for Endeavour occupied the penultimate week with much of this recorded in more detail in the latest issue of Konnections. Sports Day and the Swimming Gala both proved to be very competitive occasions and, as ever, the Allen Grant Inter-House competition has been fiercely contested! Over the summer many students will be involved in activities abroad and in the UK including the Summer Camp in the New Forest, the Goedgedacht team in South Africa, expeditions to Nicaragua and Costa Rica, a hockey tour of South Africa and the watersports trip in France, as well as further Duke of Edinburgh expeditions. Our thanks go to all of the staff involved in those trips – they will be giving up a lot of their holiday to make them work so well. We are looking forward to the re-opening of the Dobson Theatre together with the expanded Sixth Form Concourse and the new atrium adjacent to the recently refurbished art department. The first formal event in the new Theatre will be Prize Giving on Friday evening, the 15 September. The chief guest will be Dr Steve Bull. We thank Mr Hunt, Mr Kukla and Mr Hardwick for all they have done for the School and wish them well as they retire after a combined 60 years of service to the School. We also wish Mr Halls, Mrs Platten, Dr Evans, Mr Fernandez, Mrs Tucker and Miss Porter well as they move to roles in other schools and new challenges. The names of the staff replacing them may be found on page two of this publication.
AJ Thould Head
New Chair of Governors Mr Alan Morgan is confirmed as the new Chair of Governors from 1 September 2017. Further details together with our thanks to Mr Brian Gay for his 16 years as Chair are contained in Konnections here. Trips & Visits Information and procedure to apply for financial support if your child wishes to enter the Sixth Form in September 2018 can be found by clicking Scholarships/Studentships.
Upcoming trips over the Summer include: Summer Camp: Fri 14 - Wed 19 July Nicaragua & Costa Rica: Sat 15 July - Fri 4 August D of E Gold to the Lake District Sun 16 - Fri 21 July D of E Bronze to the New Forest Wed 19 - Thur 20 July Hockey Tour to South Africa: Sun 23 July - Sun 6 Aug Goedgedacht Project: Thurs 17 Aug* - Fri 1 Sept Watersports: Sun 20 - Sun 27 Aug
The deadline for applications is the end of September 2017.
* Thursday 17 August is A2 and AS Results Day. Pupils can collect results in the morning; the trip departs in the afternoon at 4pm.
EXAMINATION RESULTS GCE (A and AS) results will be published on Thursday 17 August, 2017
Trip correspondence to parents will continue over the Summer break if there are any items outstanding for the above trips; e.g., consent, passport information, etc. Parents can contact Mrs Paul on ymp@kes.hants.sch.uk over the holiday if there are any queries.
IGCSE/GCSE results will be published on Thursday 24 August, 2017 Please see the Examination section on the website for post results help and information
A full list of upcoming trips in 2018 -19 can be found here. 1
Heads of Section/Year for 2017-18
ARRANGEMENTS FOR START OF AUTUMN TERM 2017
Director of Sixth Form: Mr Culver Deputy Director of Sixth Form: Mrs Millar Assistant Director of Sixth Form: Dr Filtness Head of Upper Sixth: Mr Havers Head of Lower Sixth: Mrs Evans
Monday 4 September INSET DAY
Head of Upper School & Fifth Year: Dr Thomas Head of Fourth Year: Mr Rosenburg Assistant Head of Year (Upper School): Mr Brown
Tuesday 5 September NEW PUPILS First Year Second & Third Year Fourth Year Lower Sixth
Head of Lower School & Third Year: Mrs Kelly Head of Second Year: Mrs Rugge-Price Assistant Heads of Year (Lower School): Mrs Burnett & Mrs Penn
8.40am to 3.55pm 8.50am to 3.55pm 11.00am to 3.55pm 11.00am to 3.55pm
Head of First Year: Mrs Henderson TEACHING STAFF CHANGES
ALL OTHER PUPILS
We have relatively few staff leaving King Edward’s this term.
Second & Third Year Fourth Lower Sixth Upper Sixth
We say farewell to Mr Hunt, Mr Kukla, Mrs Platten, Mr Halls, Mr Hardwick, Dr Evans, Mr Fernandez, Mrs Tucker and Miss Porter.
1.45pm to 3.55pm 1.45pm to 3.55pm 11.40am to 3.55pm 8.55am to 12.30pm
We have a number of new staff who will join us in September: Mr Hyder (Biology), Mr Jepson (Head of German), Mrs Lane (RS and English), Miss McGregor (Biology), Miss Pastor (Spanish), Ms Peterson (D & T), Mr Sinclair (Spanish), Mr Twum-Barima (ICT), Mrs Walls (Geography), Mr Willis (Mathematics)
(First Year prefects will be needed from 8.40am and Lower School prefects and Prepositors will be needed during the afternoon)
There are also some internal changes of staff responsibility to note. Mrs Burnett and Mrs Penn (Assistant Heads of Year (Lower School)), Mr Eyssens (Head of Mathematics) and Mrs Asiki (Second in Mathematics).
THERE ARE LATE BUSES Fifth Year pupils will return on Wednesday 6 September
Upper Sixth Leavers and A2/AS Level Results
Wednesday 6 September
A reminder that AS and A Level results day is 17 August and all Upper Sixth Leavers are advised to collect their results from School in person.
Normal school times apply
AS results collection is from 11am - 12 midday (Gould Library)
How to support your child with instrumental lessons Thursday 14 September 7.30pm in the Dobson Theatre
A Level results collection is from 9.00am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 4pm (Gould Library)
This session is designed to help KES parents support their children with instrumental lessons. It will include tips on what to listen out for when your child practises at home, ideas for managing practice in a busy school day, the role of ABRSM instrumental exams and procedures for accompanying and aural. The session will conclude with refreshments and an opportunity to meet instrumental teachers. Pupils may attend the evening with parents if desired. To book a place, please sign up here.
Full details of the Post A level Results Clinic (17 August 9am 12.30pm and 2pm - 4pm and 18 August 9am - 12.30pm and 2pm - 3.30pm) can be found in the Leavers Booklet that has already been sent home and on the School website. This booklet also contains information on how to make a post qualification application to university. 2
Your Child and Social Media Information Evening 19 September 2017 at 7pm in the Hospitality Suite
Fourth and Fifth Year Trip to Paris October 2017
Final payments will be due at the start of September. Information Evening for parents and pupils in the Dobson Theatre on 25 September at 7pm.
Social media has many benefits however it also has areas of concern. We have organised an information evening which has been designed to help KES parents understand how children are using social media. It is intended to be a practical session that offers advice on helping children manage their online lives, as well as demonstrating how some of the more popular social media platforms work. This will help parents make informed decisions about how their children use social media to interact with their peers.
Montpellier 2018 The Sixth Form Language trip to Montpellier will be launched at the start of term.
To book a place, please sign up here.
Charities Commission We would like to thank all parents for all their continued support with charity events. The total amount raised by students and staff this year is an amazing ÂŁ27,700.
KES Events Parents may want to see what we were getting up to during Endeavour here and the annual Sports Day in June by clicking here.
Don’t forget the Romania Shoe Box Appeal starts on 15 September!
NEWS FROM THE D OF E OFFICE Fourth Year Enrolments The new Fourth Year pupils have been briefed on the D of E Award at KES and those interested have taken an introductory guide. Please follow the link to the D of E page on the website here for further information. A letter and enrolment form will be sent out shortly.
SPORTS KIT A reminder that all Lower and Upper School pupils should be wearing the new style sports kit from September.
KES Mountain Bike Club The new KES MTB Club will start in September and will be available for Upper School students. Please follow the link to the KES MTB Club page on the website here for further information and an application form. NEW WEBSITE You may be aware that we have launched a new website this term with a Parents Intranet running alongside. The Intranet is where key information can be found and is accessed either by clicking on the Parents tab at the top of the home page or via the Portals Tab.
A further, more detailed explanation about general School Communications will be sent to all parents soon.
Please be aware that the official Facebook page for KES is https://www.facebook.com/KESSouthampton/ 3
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Sunday 3 Sept Monday 4 Sept Tuesday 5 Sept Tuesday 12 Sept Friday 15 Sept Tuesday 19 Sept Thursday 21 Sept Friday 22 Sept Thursday 28 Sept Friday 6 Oct Thursday 19 Oct Friday 20 Oct Friday 3 Nov
South Coast Kings’ Rugby Tournament at Wellington INSET Day Autumn Term starts - Week A please see page 2 for detailed plan KES PTA Meeting Prize Giving in the Dobson Theatre Social Media Information Evening for Parents Upper Sixth Parents’ Evening Non Uniform Day New Parents’ Evening Open Evening (early closure at 3pm) For a comprehensive and Sixth Form Information Evening regularly updated calendar First Year Disco click here. Break up for autumn half term INSET Day
UNIFORM As ever we are keen to ensure that all students look well turned out and, to this end, we value your support to ensure that your children have the appropriate hair length, shoes and uniform when they return in September.
A reminder to parents that issues which require urgent attention during the holidays should be directed to the Main Office or to enquiries@kes.hants.sch.uk
Cricket Coaching Courses RUGBY PRE SEASON SESSIONS Year group
Date
Time
Venue
U12
10:00 - 12:00
Hill Lane
U13
Thursday 31 August Friday 1 September Friday 1 September
13:00 - 15:00
Hill Lane
U14
Saturday 2 September
10:00 - 12:00
U15
Friday 1 September Saturday 2 September Saturday 2 September
10:00 - 12:00
Hilsea Playing Field Hill Lane
10:00 - 12:00
Hill Lane
Thursday 31 August Friday 1 September
10:00 - 12:00
Hill Lane
U16 Seniors
PRE-SEASON GIRLS’ HOCKEY SESSIONS Year Group U12 U13 U14 U15 U16 & 2nd XI 1st XI
Date Friday 1 September Friday 1 September Friday 1 September Friday 1 September Friday 1 September Thursday 31 August Friday 1 September Saturday 2 September
Time 10:00 - 12:00 12:00 - 14:00 14:00 - 16:00 14:00 - 16:00 10:00 - 12:00 tbc
Venue Hill Lane Hill Lane Hill Lane Hill Lane Wellington Wellington
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Hampshire Cricket Club continue to offer a good range of cricket coaching courses for which KES students receive a 10% discount. Places can be booked clicking here and using the code KES10.
SIXTH FORM INFORMATION EVENING Thursday 19 October, 2017 This evening is an opportunity for external and existing Fifth Year pupils and parents to access information about examinations offered by the School and to start thinking seriously about their Sixth Form choices. After short presentations by the Head and the Director of Sixth Form there will be opportunities to talk to staff and students about specific subjects and broader issues.