King Edward VI School
End of Term Bulletin 10 July, 2015
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ver the past fortnight we have had a huge array of activities including an excellent Arts Festival which included an innovative Art Exhibition using the Big Top, 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. 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! 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. Many parents also enjoyed the splendid biennial ball organised by the tireless KES PTA. Over the summer many students will be involved in activities abroad and in the UK including the Summer Camp in Swanage, the Geogedacht team in South Africa, an expedition to the Himalayas, a Rugby and Hockey tour of South Africa and the watersports holiday 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 smoothly. We thank Mrs Thomas, Deputy Head (Pastoral), Mr Kay, Miss Stenning, Mrs Coker, Mr Reece and Dr Berryman for all they have done for the School and wish them well in their new roles or retirement. The names of the staff replacing them may be found on page two of this publication. I wish you all a good break over the summer.
AJ Thould Head
Charities Commission
Arts Festival
We would like to thank all parents for all their continued support with charity events. The School will be donating £24,500 to charity this year including £580 raised in the Cancer Research Fun Run last week.
To all parents who were unable to visit the Street Theatre on 24 June, please click here to access a snapshot of events.
Don’t forget the Romania Shoe Box Appeal starts on 21 September!
SPEECH DAY 2015 Friday 18 September at The Mayflower Theatre
EXAMINATION RESULTS
starting at 2.30pm
GCE (A and AS) results will be published on
The Chief Guest will be Mandy Hickson, a former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 pilot.
IGCSE/GCSE results will be published on
All parents are welcome click here for invitation and more information
Please see the Examination section on the website for post results help and information
Thursday 13 August, 2015 Thursday 20 August, 2015
NO LATE BUSES 1
Heads of Year for 2015/16
ARRANGEMENTS FOR START OF
Director of Sixth Form: Mr Culver Head of Upper Sixth: Mr Havers Head of Lower Sixth: Mrs Evans Director of Student Guidance: Ms Greenwood
AUTUMN TERM 2015 Tuesday 1 September
Head of Upper School & Fourth Year: Mr Sheppard Head of Fifth Year: Dr Thomas
INSET DAY Wednesday 2 September
Head of Lower School & Third Year Mrs Kelly Head of Second Year: Mrs Henderson Assistant Head of Year (Lower School): Mrs Rugge-Price
NEW PUPILS First Year Second & Third Year Fourth Year Lower Sixth
8.40am to 3.55pm 8.50am to 3.55pm 11.00am to 3.55pm 8.30am to 3.55pm
Head of First Year: Miss Stone TEACHING STAFF CHANGES
ALL OTHER PUPILS Second & Third Year Fourth & Fifth Year Lower Sixth Upper Sixth
We have relatively few staff leaving King Edward’s this term. We say farewell to Mrs Thomas (Deputy Head Pastoral), Mrs Coker (Maths), Dr Berryman (Music), Miss Stenning (English), Mr Kay (D & T) and Mr Reece (Classics).
1.45pm to 3.55pm 1.45pm to 3.55pm 8.55am to 3.55pm 8.55am to after 12.30pm
We have a number of new staff who will join us in September. Mr Collinson (Assistant Head Pastoral), Mr Rosenburg (Mathematics), Mrs Kairis (RS), Miss Champion (English), Ms Gadsbey (English), Mr Evans (Music & French), Mrs Penn (PE), Mrs Kent (PE) and Mr Jessep (Mathematics).
(First Year prefects will be needed from 8.40am and Lower School prefects will be needed during the afternoon)
There are also some internal changes of staff responsibility to note. Mr Dellar (Senior Deputy Head), Mr Waymark (Deputy Head Academic), Mrs Sheppard (Assistant Head Registrar), Mrs Kelly (Head of Lower School), Miss Stone (Head of First Year), Miss Jones (Director of Studies Learning) and Mr Miller (Goedgedacht Project Coordinator).
THERE ARE LATE BUSES Thursday 3 September Normal school times apply WATERSPORTS 2015
NON TEACHING STAFF CHANGES Miss Barnett becomes Dance Co-ordinator from September adding this to her Music Administration role. Mr Dar and Mr Webb have been our IT Assistants for the year and have done an excellent job. We wish them well as they return to their universities to complete their degrees. Replacing them will be Mr Attenberger and Mr Twum-Barima.
Parents of pupils going on the Watersports 2015 trip can contact Mrs Quinn, the trip organiser, via the School office between Tuesday July 21 and Friday August 14. Thereafter, they should use the trip’s mobile number, 07917 262012 in the event of an emergency. Information is available on the website here and parents are asked to check this before calling. 2
SIXTH FORM INFORMATION EVENING Wednesday 21 October
Upper Sixth Leavers Please click here to access a booklet which tells you all you need to know about collecting your results and making post qualification applications to university [PQA].
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.
Details of iPad requirements for this September can be found here.
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.
The shop access code is KES2014 MESSAGE TO CURRENT FOURTH YEAR PARENTS FROM THE BURSAR Sixth Form Scholarships and Studentships Please click Scholarships/Studentships for information and procedure for applying. The deadline for applications is the end of September 2015
Tout ce qui est franรงais 2015/16! Paris 2015 Information Evening for parents and pupils in the Dobson Theatre on Tuesday 6 October at 7.30pm.
Mindfulness Training
Normandy 2016 The next payment will be due at the start of the autumn term
Annie Davison, our School Counsellor, is a qualified Mindfulness Teacher for Teens. Mindfulness is training in concentration and self-awareness which can help young people respond better to the demands of performing well at school and with interactions with their peer group and family. Students who have participated in this training have said it has helped them, not only with stress, anxiety and relationships but also with concentration and sleep problems. Next term Annie will be running a Mindfulness Course, which will be open to students of all age groups. You can find more about it by clicking here to access details from the School website. More information about the specific course can be found at www.mindfulnessinschools.org.
Montpellier 2016 The Sixth Form Language trip to Montpellier will be launched at the start of term. The dates are Sunday 10 April to Friday 15 April which is during the Easter Break. Students will attend 3 hours of intensive classes with native French teachers in the mornings and take part in a range of activities in the afternoon. They will stay with host families. This proved hugely successful last year and it is recommended that AS and A2 students sign up.
If you, as parents, are interested in learning more about Mindfulness, then please contact Annie on ad@kes.hants.sch.uk.
Please click here to access 2015/2017 Term Dates
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 SENIOR PUPILS We are most grateful to Emma Falconer for her leadership as Head of School over the last year, ably supported by her deputies Caitlin Brown, Joe Weatherley and Gina Steel. School duties are also carried out by our Prepositors and Heads of House together with the Lower School Prefects. They have all worked very effectively with a varied range of responsibilities and opportunities to develop their team work and leadership skills. The new Head of School is Rory Saunders, assisted by James Ellis, Senior Prepositor, Yvie Lock and Luke Roberts as Deputy Heads of School. 3
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Tuesday 1 Sept Wednesday 2 Sept Sunday 6 Sept Tuesday 8 Sept Thursday 10 Sept Thursday 17 Sept Friday 18 Sept Thursday 24 Sept Friday 16 Oct Thursday 20 Oct Wednesday 21 Oct Thursday 22 Oct
INSET Day Autumn Term starts - Week A please see page 2 for detailed plan South Coast Kings’ Tournament KES PTA Meeting School Photographs Upper Sixth Parents’ Evening Speech Day at Mayflower Theatre New Pupils’ & Parents’ Evening First Year Disco Southbank Sinfonia and KES Concert Sixth Form Information Evening INSET Day
For a comprehensive and regularly updated calendar click here.
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. Summer Cricket Coaching Courses More information about dates and times for the coaching courses at Wellington can be found here. Hampshire CCC have generously offered a 15% discount for KES students. If you would like to take advantage of this discount, please input the code KES15 at the checkout.
RUGBY PRE SEASON SESSIONS Year group
Date
Time
Venue
First Year
Fri 28 Aug
10:00 - 12:00
Hill Lane
Second Year
Fri 28 Aug
10:00 - 12:00
Wellington
Third Year
Thurs 27 Aug
10:00 - 12:00
Hill Lane
Fourth Year
Thurs 27 Aug
10:00 - 12:00
Wellington
Senior XV
Thurs 27 Aug
10:00 - 15:00
Wellington
Fri 28 Aug
13:00 - 15:00
Wellington
SECOND YEAR GIRLS’ HPV VACCINATION Due to staffing issues within the Solent NHS Trust Schools Immunisation Team there has been a delay in receiving the appropriate documentation and consent forms for the HPV vaccination in the autumn term. We are hopeful that this information will be distributed to parents at the beginning of September. An introductory talk will be held for pupils on Wednesday 16 September and the proposed dates for the vaccinations are Wednesday 14 October and Wednesday 4 May 2016.
The Medical Room endeavour to provide a temporary uniform to pupils when necessary. To ensure that we are able to continue this valuable service, please look out for ‘Medical Room’ labels in any spare uniform you may have and return as soon as possible.
Substance Abuse Talk for Parents Monday 5 October at 7.00pm Bob Tait, of LACAUK has been working with the School on Drug and Alcohol Education for many years. He delivers sessions to our students as part of our PSHE programme. The talk will last for approximately one hour with time at the end for questions. More information in September. PRE-SEASON GIRLS’ HOCKEY SESSIONS Date
Time
Venue
First Year
Fri 28 Aug Sat 5 Sept
12:00 - 15:00 09:30 - 10:45 Trials
Hill Lane Hill Lane
Second Year
Sat 5 Sept
10:45 - 12:00 Trials
Hill Lane
Third Year
Sat 5 Sept
12:00 - 13:30 Trials
Hill Lane
Fourth Year
Sat 5 Sept Wed 2 Sept Thurs 3 Sept
09:30 - 10:45 Trials 16:15 - 17:15 16:15 - 17:15
Wellington Hill Lane Hill Lane
Sat 5 Sept
1st Team Tournament
Wellington
Seniors
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