King Edward VI School
May Bulletin 26 May, 2017
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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 although with considerable success against good competition. Internal examinations for the First and Second Years have finished and examinations for the Third and Fourth Years begin after half term. IGCSE/GCSE examinations are in full swing and A levels begin in earnest in June. Students are busy with revision, or should be! As all are now aware, the tragic death of Fifth Year student Ben Smith while on a run at home, has brought a sense of real sadness to the whole KES community. The members of the School have been wonderfully supportive of each other and I am really grateful to our pastoral staff and the care team for counselling distressed individuals. We are in discussion with Ben’s parents about hosting an evening memorial service at KES on 9 June to celebrate his life. More details will be published after the half term break. 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 now that the weather has warmed up. As ever, we ask pupils to be careful with the sun and to take appropriate measures to protect themselves from sunburn. There is a great deal to be said for wearing a good hat! Work is proceeding well with the construction of the new Theatre and Sixth Form Concourse and we are on target for completion by the end of July. Our pupils have enjoyed the additional space provided by the refurbished art department and we should have access to the new atrium for the art exhibition in June. There is much to look forward to on our return with the science musical ‘Welcome to Gedanken’ to be performed in the Theatre Royal in Winchester, the Arts Festival, Sports Day, Endeavour, and the Swimming Gala. Most are subject, as ever, to the vagaries of the English summer weather.
Annual Athletics Sports Day 2017 Friday 30 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 differs slightly from previous years 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. Refreshments will be served in the Dining Hall.
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. KETA buses will leave at approximately 4.50pm and there will be NO LATE BUSES SCHOOL LUNCH REMINDER The deadline for changes to School lunch arrangements for the Autumn Term is: 4pm on Friday 30 June 2017 The price for a lunch from September is £4.30 It will not be possible to meet requests that arrive after the deadline 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
A J Thould Head
Any request using the dinners@kes email address will be acknowledged
First Year Parent & Pupil Rounders Tournament Wellington Sports Ground on Friday 23 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.
KETA BUSES School finishes at 2.55pm on the last day of term and all KETA buses will depart at 3.05pm THERE WILL BE NO LATE BUSES 1
Looking Forward Evening for Fourth Year Parents 12 July at 7pm in the Main Hall
Expedition to Nepal July 2019 An International Expedition is planned for the current Third and Fourth Year pupils to trek in the Himalayan Mountain Range in 2019. The expedition will be launched in September 2017 but any initial enquiries can be sent to Mr Havers on gph@kes.hants.sch.uk.
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.
For a flavour of the 2015 trek to the Himalayas, please click here.
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.
A Level and A/S Examination Results AS & A2 GCE results are expected on Thursday 17 August
Mr Thould, Dr Waymark, Mr Culver, Mrs Millar & Dr Thomas will lead the discussions.
Results information CANNOT be obtained by telephoning the School Office or by contacting members of staff.
Plea from the Summer Camp Team If you have any outgrown wet suits gathering dust, the young carers on their summer camp break would really appreciate them so they can play in the sea and the Lymington Sea baths. The ideal size would be suitable for children aged 8-11. Short or long. Please contact Miss Enfield if you can help on rle@kes.hants.sch.uk.
Lower Sixth pupils will be able to collect their results in the Gould Library between 11am – 12pm. Results left uncollected will be posted home in the afternoon. Upper Sixth pupils will be able to collect their results in the Gould Library between 9am – 12.30pm or 2pm – 4pm. Results left uncollected will be posted home in the afternoon.
Sporting Notes Parents are reminded that students are expected to be available for School fixtures on Saturdays, to assist in the planning for next term. All fixtures are now available here. Pre-season training dates and the regular weekly training programme for the autumn term are also now available by clicking here. Opro will be visiting KES on Wed 12 July to offer a mouthguard fitting and ordering service. Details about how to book a fitting will be in the next bulletin.
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.
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:
Uniform Event Stevenson's will be in the Sports Hall on 12 July between 3-6pm with a full range of school uniform for sale. OBNO will also have good quality second hand items for sale at the same event. Current students may attend for a fitting session with Stevenson’s from 4pm onwards.
Thursday 17 August from 9am -12.30pm and 2pm-4pm Friday 18 August from 9am -12.30 and 2pm-3.30pm Upper Sixth students currently holding offers are reminded that they will need to have their UCAS identification number and specific offer details with them.
The Creative Arts Faculty is delighted to introduce the biennial three-day Arts Festival with performances, exhibitions, workshops, lectures and concerts providing an exciting, vibrant and stimulating three days to challenge and inspire. Throughout the Festival, students will have the opportunity to meet and work alongside professional artists and on 21 June there will be a fun lunchtime of Street Theatre, jugglers, buskers, portrait artists, miniature railway, dancers, magicians, crazy golf, clowns, competitions and lots more. On Monday 19 June we have the Art Exhibition private view for parents of GCSE, AS and A2 Art students from 6.30 - 8.30pm in the Art Department. This year we are inviting parents to join us for the Street Theatre, which runs from 12.30pm - 3.00pm on 21 June on the School field. If you would like to attend, please enter via the Wilton Road entrance and sign in. Full details may found on the website. In the event of rain on the day, I am afraid we will not be able to cater for parents due to space restrictions inside the building.
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Important deadline for returning School textbooks
TRIPS & VISITS INFORMATION HUB Trips taking place over the summer half term are the following:
Fifth Year Replacements will be ordered for any books not returned on or before Monday 19 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 19 June, 2017.
Catalonia Second Year Camp
25 - 30 May 31 May - 3 June
Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Practice – New Forest
31 May - 2 June
Junior Science Trip to Winchester On Thursday 8 June all First Year pupils will be visiting the Winchester Science Centre for the afternoon. Parents who wish to collect their child from the Centre at 4pm must email Mrs Henderson on lch@kes.hants.sch.uk before 6 June.
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 Friday 30 June, 2017. We will therefore not be able to adjust your deposit balance or reimburse you for any books returned after this date.
Second Year Trip to Normandy July 2017 An Information Evening will be held at 7pm on Monday 5 June in the Main Hall. The evening is for parents and pupils. Upper School Trip to Paris October 2017 Payment for the final instalment of £145 is due on Tuesday 5 September via KESPay KP558 .
Procedure for if your child is ill and unable to attend school
Parents should make sure that copies of passports and EHIC cards for both of these trips are sent to Mrs Paul on ymp@kes.hants.sch.uk at their earliest convenience.
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 you have any queries for these or any future trips please forward to Mrs Paul on the email address above.
If the illness is on-going please contact the Main Office on each day that your child is absent.
KES PTA BBQ & Ceilidh Saturday 8 July, 2017 at Wellington Sports Ground Tickets £32.50 More information here.
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.
Photographs and Videos 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. The School’s e-safety policy may be found here for clarification. Welcome to Gedanken! Members of the school from First Year to Sixth Form will be performing the new science musical ‘Welcome to Gedanken’ at the Theatre Royal, Winchester on the evenings of Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 June. This is a wonderful venue to which the School is returning after the very successful science musical ‘That Certain Uncertainty’. It promises to be another hilarious evening of songs and science. The year is 1905, physics is in disarray and scientists have gone missing. The enigmatic Mrs Staveley believes that they have been taken to Gedanken – a secretive country in Central Europe. She lures a scientist to a deserted theatre in an attempt to discover the truth behind the rumours, but finds out more about herself than she bargained for when a rag-bag of characters try to create Gedanken within the theatre itself. Tickets are available from the Theatre Royal box office, telephone number 01962 840440 or email boxoffice@theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk. 3
Net Aware Social Media Guide for Parents
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Fri 26 May Mon 5 June Wed 7 June Fri 9 June Wed 14 June Fri 16 June Mon 19 to Wed 21 June Fri 30 June Thurs 6 to Fri 7 July Wed 12 July Fri 14 July
Break up for summer half term Upper Sixth leave of absence Second half of summer term commences Third & Fourth Year Internal examinations commence - finish 13 June First Year PSHE Day Fourth Year Citizenship Day Fifth Year Book Collection Arts Festival Leavers Day Sports Day Endeavour Lower School Swimming Gala End of Term - NO LATE BUSES
Sailing News
School sailing takes place every Saturday and Sunday at SWAC from 1-4pm. If your child would like to participate please see here for more details. SWAC will be running sailing and other watersports courses over May half term. Further details can be found here.
We have been informed that the NSPCC has launched a Net Aware site for parents and carers. The site, run in partnership with O2 includes tips showing how to help your child block or report someone targeting them and a guide to 39 of the most popular social media sites, apps and games used by children and young people including information about new apps like Pokemon Go, Periscope, IMVU and Live.ly. Go to www.net-aware.org.uk for more information.
Leavers’ Celebrations This year’s Fifth Year pupils have taken the initiative to organise their own Fifth Year Prom on 26 June. Likewise, the Upper Sixth Form leavers have organised their own Leavers’ Ball on the evening of 1 July. We understand that both Upper and Lower Sixth Formers have bought tickets for the Ball.
TERM DATES 2017-19 Autumn Term 2017 Tuesday 5 September - Thursday 21 December (Half term: Monday 23 October to Thursday 2 November incl.) Inset Days: Monday 4 September, Monday 9 October, Friday 3 November & Friday 1 December Spring Term 2018 Tuesday 9 January - Thursday 29 March (Half term Monday 12 February to Friday 16 February incl.) Inset Days: Monday 8 January & Monday 19 March Summer Term 2018 Tuesday 24 April - Friday 13 July (Half term Monday 28 May to Friday 1 June incl.) Inset Day: Monday 23 April
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.
PARENTS’ EVENINGS 2017/2018
Autumn Term 2018 Monday 3 September - Thursday 20 December (Half term Monday 22 October to Thursday 1 November incl.) Inset Days: Friday 31 August, Monday 8 October, Friday 2 November & Friday 30 November Spring Term 2019 Tuesday 8 January - Friday 29 March (Half Term Monday 18 February to Friday 22 February incl.) Inset Days: Monday 7 January & Monday 18 March Summer Term 2019 Wednesday 24 April - Friday 12 July (Half Term Monday 27 May to Friday 31 May incl.) Inset Day: Tuesday 23 April 4
Year
Date
Upper Sixth
Thursday 21 September 2017 Thursday 8 February 2018
Lower Sixth
Tuesday 3 October 2017 Thursday 14 June 2018
First
Wednesday 15 November 2017
Fourth
Tuesday 5 December 2017
Fifth
Wednesday 24 January 2018
Third
Tuesday 27 February 2018
Second
Tuesday 6 March 2018