Bulletin may 2016

King Edward VI School

May Bulletin 27 May 2016

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s I write, the weather remains changeable and our summer sports teams have had to dodge their fair share of showers. AS level and GCSE Examinations are, however, in full swing and students are busy with revision; poor weather has some compensations with little temptation to bask in the sunshine!

Annual Athletics Sports Day 2016 Friday 24 June 1.00pm until 4.50pm on the School field Parents and friends are warmly invited to attend and we would be delighted to see you.

The structure of the day will be slightly different this year as there will be no heats or finals held before the event. All events will take place during the afternoon, except Javelin which will need to be held in advance due to health and safety.

Please remind your sons and daughters that normal School regulations apply throughout the examination period, particularly those relating to summer uniform which is introduced for the whole School after half term.

Refreshments will be served in the Dining Hall.

There is much to look forward to on our return with the Science and Technology Festival, Sports Day, Endeavour and the Swimming Gala all subject, as ever, to the vagaries of the English summer weather.

AJ Thould Head

All students should leave their iPADS at home on this day and are required on site until 4.50pm.

If a pupil must leave before this time then agreement must be sought from their Head of Year in advance and the pupil will require a letter from home, also signed by their Head of Year.

iPADS Our apple partner online store has been updated.

Should you need to purchase, the code remains KES2014 Other details can be found on our iPad website Ipad.kes.hants.sch.uk

KETA buses will leave at approximately 4.50pm and there will be NO LATE BUSES

SCHOOL LUNCH REMINDER

New Sports Kit … the wait is over!

The deadline for changes to School lunch arrangements for the Autumn Term is: 4pm on Tuesday 17 June 2016

The new kit will be available in store and online from Stevensons (www.stevensons.co.uk) from 1 June 2016.

All items of KES uniform can be purchased from Stevensons - click here for more details.

The price for a lunch from September is £4.10 It will not be possible to meet requests that arrive after the deadline

First Year Parent & Pupil Rounders Tournament Wellington Sports Ground on Friday 10 June at 6.30pm Refreshments will be provided If you are interested in taking part in this fun event, please email Miss Stone on amls@kes.hants.sch.uk with your child’s name, Tutor Group and indicate who will be partnering them.

Please email dinners@kes.hants.sch.uk giving pupil name, tutor group and the change intended No action is required if arrangements are to continue as at present Any request using the dinners@kes email address will be acknowledged 1

Permission for Absence

Looking Forward Evening for Fourth Year Parents 6 July at 7pm in the Dobson Theatre

It is expected that family holidays will be taken in School holidays and ideally all appointments should be arranged outside School hours but there may be occasions when you need to request time out of School for your child. If this is the case, your child’s tutor should be informed, in writing, in advance of any appointments.

Requests for permission for absences for other occasions should be made to the Head of Year, giving plenty of advance notice.

Following the Looking Forward Day for Fourth Year pupils, this evening session for parents will feature presentations and discussion on the decisions students will need to make about their Sixth Form academic choices, co-curricular involvement, and preparation for university entrance.

Tout ce qui est français 2016!

The day for pupils is designed to enable them to make informed decisions about their academic careers, and this evening session aims to support you as parents as you help them do this.

Normandy Second Year Visit Wednesday 29 June to Saturday 2 July Information Evening 7.00pm on Wednesday 25 May in the Dobson Theatre.

It will be beneficial for both parents and pupils to attend

Mr Thould, Dr Waymark, Mr Culver, Ms Greenwood, Mrs Burrows & Mr Sheppard will lead the discussions.

High Tech Trek San Francisco and Silicon Valley, USA

Operation Wallacea Summer 2017 - Malawi and Tanzania   

21 October - 28 October 2017 Open to all current Second, Third, Fourth & Fifth Year pupils.

Please contact Mr Mapstone on pjm@kes.hants.sch.uk or click here for further details.

Conservation and science in Tanzania SCUBA Diving in Lake Malawi Big game safari in Malawi Nature Reserve

Click here for details and to register. For more information please contact Mr Hall on sgh@kes.hants.sch.uk.

Click here for advice for parents about online safety and social networking.

20 - 22 June 2016 The Science and Technology Faculty is delighted to introduce the School’s first three day Science and Technology Festival with many amazing talks, shows and activities throughout each school day. In addition, there will be some fascinating free shows and presentations open to pupils and parents each evening.

Throughout the Festival, students will have the opportunity to watch and take part in many interactive and inspiring shows such as the Light Express Show and Astronaut Show and in addition they will be able to get involved in quizzes, modelling displays, competitions and lots more.

Parents are warmly invited to some exciting presentations which are taking place each evening: Monday 20th June:

7:00pm 8:15pm

Professor Keith Fox – Has Science Buried God? Professor Will Percival – Mapping the Universe

Tuesday 21st June:

7:00pm 8:15pm

Dr Vince Smith – Einstein’s Revolutionary Ideas Huw James – The Science behind Expeditions

Wed 22nd June:

7:00pm 8:15pm

James Dyke – Is Humanity Really in the Danger Zone?

Dr Lovatt (a.k.a Dr Dance) – The Psychology of Dance

These are ticketed events so if you would like to book your free tickets please send your request to vag@kes.hants.sch.uk and the tickets will be sent to you with your child.

Much more information is available from the Festival web pages here.

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Photographs and Videos

Important deadline for returning School textbooks

Please be reminded that photographs and videos taken by parents at School events should be for personal use only and may only be uploaded onto social media sites with appropriate privacy settings in place. It is important that images of other pupils are not made publicly available without their consent.

Fifth Year Replacements will be ordered for any books not returned on or before Friday 17 June. You will therefore be charged for books lost or not returned by this date.

Please be aware that refunds or credits are NOT available for books returned after 17 June, 2016.

The School’s e-safety policy may be found here for clarification.

Upper Sixth After taking account of outstanding monies and school text books which have not been returned we aim to refund your deposit at the earliest opportunity. Please be aware that replacements will be ordered for any books not returned on or before Wednesday 29 June, 2016.

We will therefore not be able to adjust your deposit balance or reimburse you for any books returned after this date.

Procedure for if your child is ill and unable to attend school

To enable us to be sure of the whereabouts and safety of our students it is important that you contact the Main Office (023 80704561 or by email absent@kes.hants.sch.uk) as soon as possible, preferably by 8.30am, if your child is ill or is going to be late.

If the illness is on-going please contact the Main Office on each day that your child is absent.

KES CATCH UP If you were unable to attend our Thanksgiving Service at Winchester Cathedral in March, please click here to access highlights from the service.

We would also be grateful if you would reinforce the need for your child to report to the Main Office if they arrive late to School.

Likewise, if unable to attend the Life with a Teenager Evening please click here for more information.

TRIPS & VISITS INFORMATION HUB A Level and A/S Examination Results

Endeavour (30 June and 1 July) is fast approaching and there will be up to ten school trips taking place during this time. Information can be found on the School website here.

AS & A2 GCE results are expected on Thursday 18 August

Results information CANNOT be obtained by telephoning the School Office or by contacting members of staff.

No breakfasts or school lunches will be provided during Endeavour, even if your child is taking part in an activity on the School site. Parents have not been charged for lunches on these two days.

LVI Pupils will be able to collect their results in the Gould Library between 2 – 4pm. Results left uncollected will be posted home in the afternoon.

When parental consent is required for a trip, we will send an email to parents with the username evolve.kingedschvisits@edufocus.co.uk, which will contain the relevant consent form. Parents will always receive an email from the School in advance to let them know that there is a form on the way.

UVI Pupils will be able to collect their results in the Gould Library between 9.00 – 12.30pm or 2.00 – 4.00pm. Results left uncollected will be posted home in the afternoon.

Access to the School will ONLY be through the Wilton Road pedestrian gate and then via the south doors of the Crush Hall due to scheduled building works.

Parents are responsible for ensuring that emergency contact details and pupils’ medical records are up to date. Parents are to contact the school to provide any updated information.

Post examinations clinic For those Sixth Form students who need support or advice concerning the immediate next stage of their career (current university offers or A2 choices), a face-to-face post examinations clinic is available on:

When a photocopy of passports and EHIC cards are required for trips abroad, parents are advised to send a black and white copy to the School.

Thursday 18 August from 0900-1230 and 1400-1600 Friday 19 August from 0900-1230 and 1400-1530

For further information about any upcoming School trips please contact the School’s Co-Curriculum Administrator, Mrs Paul, on extension 231 or ymp@kes.hants.sch.uk.

Upper Sixth students currently holding offers are reminded that they will need their UCAS identification number.

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DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Fri 27 May Mon 6 June Fri 17 June Mon 20 to Wed 22 June Fri 24 June Wed 29 June Thurs 30 June/Fri 1 July Wed 6 July Fri 8 July

Leavers’ Celebrations

Break up for summer half term Second half of summer term commences Third & Fourth Year Internal examinations commence - finish 10 June Fifth Year Book Collection Science & Technology Festival Sports Day Upper Sixth Book Collection & Leavers’ Assembly Endeavour Lower School Swimming Gala End of Term - NO LATE BUSES

CAN YOU DRIVE A RIB? If you can, SWAC are offering to run an RYA Power Boat course on 1 July which would be suitable for Fifth Year, Upper Sixth or parents who have previous rib driving experience. The day would involve theory and plenty of practice driving a rib and would lead to a PB2 qualification by direct assessment.

This year’s Fifth Year pupils have taken the initiative to organise their own Fifth Year Prom on 28 June.

Likewise, the Upper Sixth Form leavers have organised their own Leavers’ Ball on the evening of 29 June.

We understand that both Upper and Lower Sixth Formers have bought tickets for the Ball.

As parents, we thought you would wish to know that the School is not assisting with any arrangements for these events and therefore can accept no responsibility for the conduct of the evening nor for the welfare of the pupils, their behaviour, accident or damage either at the events or during their travel to and from the venues. We do, however, wish them every success in what we hope will be both enjoyable and memorable events.

Sky Ride returns to Southampton The streets of Southampton will be closed to traffic on Sunday 12 June, as thousands of people descend on the city in celebration of all things cycling at Sky Ride Southampton. For more information and booking details please click here.

To book please contact Matt.Harbour@activenation.org.uk

TERM DATES 2016/2017 Autumn Term 2016 Tuesday 6 September - Thursday 15 December (Half Term Friday 21 October – Monday 31 October incl.)

Inset Days: Monday 5 September, Monday 10 October and Tuesday 1 November.

Spring Term 2017 Wednesday 4 January - Friday 31 March (Half Term Monday 20 February–Friday 24 February incl.)

Inset Days: Tuesday 3 January, Friday 17 February and Monday 13 March Summer Term 2017 Tuesday 25 April - Friday 14 July (Half Term Monday 29 May-Friday 2 June incl.)

Inset Days: Monday 24 April PARENTS’ EVENINGS 2016/2017

For more information about the production please click here.

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Year

Date

Upper Sixth

Thursday 15 September 2016

First

Wednesday 16 November 2016

Fourth

Thursday 1 December 2016

Lower Sixth

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Fifth

Wednesday 25 January 2017

Third

Tuesday 28 February 2017

Second

Tuesday 7 March 2017