King Edward VI School
Start of Term Bulletin 11 September, 2015
T
he final weeks of the summer holiday finished with some weather better suited for rugby than the beach. Many students were a little pallid on their return to school but the positive side is that our pitches are in excellent condition.
CALLING ALL PARENTS & FRIENDS OF KES Once again this year we are inviting parents and friends of King Edward VI School to join forces with our School choir and orchestra for the Carol Service at Romsey Abbey on
Monday 14 December at 7.30pm
We have enjoyed some fine academic results, particularly at IGCSE with over 55% of all grades at A* and 82% at A* and A; 83% of A level grades were at A*, A and B with over 40% of the year group gaining 3 A grades or more each.
If you sing and read a little music we would be pleased to welcome you into our SATB choir. There will be a few evening rehearsals for those who need to learn notes and then one massed rehearsal for pupils and adults. If you have sung in our adult choir previously you will automatically receive full details about repertoire and rehearsals. If you are a new parent to the School and would like further details please email Mrs Freemantle on hf@kes.hants.sch.uk.
Our students have enjoyed a wide range of opportunities over the summer holiday including the Summer Camp in Swanage, the away leg of the Mutterstadt Exchange, the Geogedacht team in South Africa, the sports tour to South Africa, the trekking trip to the Himalayas and the Watersports holiday in France as well as various Duke of Edinburgh expeditions.
A Fifth Year Physics trip is being organised to Thorpe Park on 13 October and the whole year group is invited to take part in this fun and educational day out. Students will attend a workshop in the morning, which is directly related to the Kinematics and Dynamics topics studied in the IGCSE course and there will be time afterwards for students to experience some of the rides. The trip departs at 08:30 and will return at approximately 18:00.
We welcome a number of new staff this term. Mr Collinson is the new Assistant Head (Pastoral), Miss Champion and Ms Gadsbey will be teaching English, Mr Evans, Music, Mrs Kairis, Religious Studies, Mrs Kent and Mrs Penn, PE, Mr Jessep and Mr Rosenburg, Mathematics and Mrs Sheridan, Design Technology. Mr Dellar becomes Senior Deputy Head, Dr Waymark takes over as Deputy Head (Academic), Mrs Sheppard is the new Assistant Head (Registrar), Mrs Kelly the Head of Lower School, Miss Stone is the Head of the First Year and Mrs Platten the new Head of Mathematics.
Mysteries of Ancient Rome Lecture First and Second Year pupils are invited to attend a lecture at Cantell School which promises to be inspirational for any budding authors. Places can be reserved through your child’s Latin teacher and transport will be available. Click here for more information. CAR PARKING We would like to remind all parents that parking or obstructing the zig-zag markings outside the principal entrances to the School is a traffic offence. Please make a point of keeping these areas clear at all times, particularly when delivering or collecting your children.
I wish you a very good term and look forward to meeting you at various KES events. AJ Thould
Wellington Woe!
SPEECH DAY 2015 Friday 18 September at The Mayflower Theatre at 2.30pm
Sadly our recently completed pavilion was seriously damaged in July as a result of a burst pipe and it will not be available for use until the middle of September although thankfully the changing facilities were unaffected.
The Chief Guest will be Mandy Hickson, a former Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 pilot All parents are welcome Click here for invitation and more information NO LATE BUSES 1