THE KING JOHN SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER NO: 60: FEBRUARY 2015
king john dance show 2015 On the 3rd and 4th February, over 130 students participated in the annual King John Dance Show. The dancers showcased a variety of styles including: Street, Lyrical, Contemporary and Disco. The sell-out show was a great success and the students’ hard work paid off resulting in another fantastic production. The KJS dancers range from Years 7-8 extra curriculum dance clubs, GCSE Dance and Performing Arts. Many of the performers sacrificed their own time at lunch and after school to perfect their dances and worked extremely hard to help choreograph and include their ideas into this year’s show. Thank you to all the students and staff involved in this year’s show. MISS FROST “I have really enjoyed being part of the dance family at King John” DARCY BULLOCK, YEAR 11 “Being a dance leader and supporting the younger students in clubs has really helped me build my confidence” APRIL MASH, YEAR 11 “I have enjoyed meeting new people at dance club and it’s so much fun” EMILY BAINES, YEAR 8
All photographs taken by Ellen Taylor
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MESSAGE BOARD
CONTENTS
From Dr Margaret Wilson, Headteacher
The KJS Dance Show 2015..........................pg 1
Message Board...............................................pg 2 School News.....................................................pg 3 Year 7..................................................................pg 3 Year 8..................................................................pg 4 Year 9..................................................................pg 4 Year 10................................................................pg 5 Year 1 1...................................................................pg 5 Sixth Form.........................................................pg 6 Careers Education Information Advice &
Guidance.................................................................pg
7 Important Dates.............................................pg 7 Jack Petchey......................................................pg 8 Charity News..................................................pg 8 Modern Foreign Language.................pg 1 0 Performing Arts..............................................pg 1 1 Sports.....................................................................pg 1 1 Useful Information...................................................pg 12
I am delighted that our new Humanities Block opened on time and now houses 8 wonderful new classrooms which both students and staff are delighted with. There are conference facilities as well as a new reception area which visitors, entering by way of Benfleet Road, are asked to report to. Work has now started on our new Assembly Hall, which is planned to open in September. This is the first building project that has been undertaken in the middle of the school site and we will be doing everything we can to avoid any disruption to our students’ learning and to ensure their safety at all times. The school always welcomes feedback from parents whether positive or negative. You have told us in the past that communication is not as good as it might be. We have listened to you and I hope that parents have found the regular newsletter useful as a reminder of forthcoming events and to keep you up to date with important issues which may affect your child. We have ensured that where we do not hold a current email address a copy of the newsletter is sent by post. It has been a busy academic half term with Years 11, 12 and 13 sitting their pre-public exams in preparation for the real thing in the summer term. The school has put in place a host of revision sessions, particularly for Year 11 students, and parents should look out for the monthly Raising Achievement newsletter. I would urge parents to ensure that their child takes full advantage of the revision sessions on offer. Hard work now will reap rewards for the future. This half term our Creative & Performing Arts faculty and students have been busy with the Dance show and BTEC show in addition to other trips and visits. Over half term our annual ski trip will be visiting Italy and Year 9 and 10 students studying Spanish will be visiting Salamanca. Whatever you have planned for this half term I hope you all have a wonderful time.
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YEAR 7
SCHOOL NEWS Rights respecting school
rollacity
The UNICEF UK Rights Respecting Schools Award (RRSA) is based on principles of equality, dignity, respect, non-discrimination and participation. The RRSA seeks to put the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child at the heart of a school’s ethos and culture to improve well-being and develop every child’s talents and abilities to their full potential. A rights respecting school is a community where children’s rights are learned, taught, practised, respected, protected and promoted. Young people and the school community learn about children’s rights by putting them into practice every day. We are a level one Rights Respecting School and are including rights in ‘Thought for the Week’ as well as in lessons wherever appropriate. We feel it is important that all members of the school community know their rights. However, it is equally as important that we ensure that others are getting access to their rights. Ways that students can ensure others are getting access to their rights: • Behave well in lessons so that everyone can learn • Look after each other to ensure that everyone can be safe e.g. report bullying • Put rubbish in the bin to ensure we have a clean environment • Take part in charity events to help those less fortunate to access their rights
It’s nearly that time of year again, the annual Year 7 trip to RollaCity! On 10th March, the students will have the chance to enjoy an evening of skating. We look forward to many laughs and smiles as we get to have some fun with the entire year group! Here’s what students thought of last year’s event: Tara Ogunbule said “I thought that RollaCity was AWESOME! I enjoyed every minute of it.” Elle-Mai Whieldon said “We all went to RollaCity for a good laugh and to have fun. We did lots of skating and by the end of it we were really tired. Some of the teachers skated too including Miss Coulman and Mrs Brown. When we entered the Rolla rink everyone got extremely excited. We all had food from the awesome food area. I think that every single child enjoyed themselves. It was brilliant to be able to go with my friends as I have so much fun with them.”
To find out what the rights of the child are please look at this link: www.unicef.org.uk/crc
Student voice: term 1 feedback MEETING 1: Speakers School Council Awards: We decided to attend this next year. Rights Respecting School: Discussed during tutor times. Victimisation - an Essex Youth perspective: Students were encouraged to do a survey online. Option to wear ties: Discussed changes to uniform. MEETING 2: Assembly feedback or tutor time feedback: Decided that feedback would be in tutor times after each term. Jack Petchey nominations by students: Vote during committee meeting and tutor time. Jack Petchey Speak Out Challenge: Decided that students and teachers should have a choice about which Year 10 students would enter.
year 7 charity update Year 7 has chosen the charity, Little Havens as their charity for which they will raise as much as they can. To support Little Havens, each Thursday is ‘Thoughtful Thursday’ and each tutor group takes a turn in having a stall at lunch time. 7-02 for example, raised £19 last week by holding a table top sale and asking students to put loose change in a bucket. Mya Pandya and Sophie Barsby both from 7-02 said “As a class we believe that charity is important because the money we raise helps to buy things that maybe they couldn’t afford. It is also a good thing to think about other people who are less fortunate.”
MEETING 3: Young Essex Assembly: We decided we would enter next year for Visit to Little Havens Castle Point. Shoe Box Appeal: Suggestions given to raise the profile of the charity In November, 12 Year 7 students visited Little Havens Hospice. This for next year. Roles within the council: We decided that tutor representatives would was a very positive experience, in which the students were able to see how their charity collections have helped so far and what they give feedback to groups. will continue to go towards. The whole school has also voted for the location of a suggestion box Christmas Bazaar for students. In addition the students made suggestions for discussions at the next Executive Committee meeting which will be taking The Year 7 students did an excellent fundraising job before Christmas place at the end of January 2015. by organising a Christmas Bazaar. Each tutor group had a stall that they set up themselves, including making games, decorations and cosIt has been a successful term for the Student Voice and Mrs. Jones tumes. Activities ranged from a raffle, guess the weight of the sweet would like to thank all the tutor representatives and Executive Comjar, hot chocolate sales and even a rendition of the long running stage mittee members for their hard work and involvement in discussions show, The Mousetrap! A total of £235.33 was raised. and decisions.
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YEAR 9
YEAR 8 Good luck to...
year 9 charity update
Jack Hogarth, has been given the opportunity to attend trials for Essex Rugby. The county club trials new players for the U13 team every year with the view to take the top players on for a 3 year programme, preparing them for the U16 grading process. Successful players will train with the club once a month alongside playing for their usual club. Watch out Jackson Wray – we may have a new rugby superstar in the midst!
Well done to Ella Merry and Mary Payne. The girls raised a fantastic £266.54 for the Motor Neurone Disease Society by collecting outside of the Southend Odeon cinema on the release date of the new Stephen Hawkins movie, The Theory of Everything.
Year 9 & 10 Photography Trip to Colchester Zoo
Rachel Byrne is competing in the upcoming Essex championships in dance later this month. This will prove to be an important event - if she wins she will qualify for the Europeans. Best of luck Rachel!
The GCSE Year 9 Photography students and Year 9/10 Art and Photography students took a trip to Colchester Zoo in January to prepare them for a wildlife project this term. It was their first opportunity to go out with set photographic tasks using the DSLR cameras.
Erin Lee is through to round 2, the second weekend of Essex County swimming championships. Well done and good luck to Erin!
watch this space... Eleanor Whittaker has set up a YouTube channel called Whittaker Wednesdays which has apparently been popular with students. She does random videos and challenges. Her most popular video was ‘Best Friend tag’, with 196 views! Sonny Crane has also set up a YouTube channel called CRANOCAST9, where he uploads short football and gaming videos. He even set up a competition for viewers to build him a Minecraft base that he would like to live in. The prize was a football.
“On Thursday 8th January the Year 9 and 10 students went on a trip in the typical British rainy weather to Colchester Zoo. All hearts were set on trying to capture the best photo.
amazing agility
The day started on a bus journey full of tired teens at 8.30am, faces started to change once the packets of sweets were opened. As we reached the zoo the sun had not yet come out and the screams of girls worrying about their hair getting wet and their make up running got louder as we made our way to the entrance in the pouring rain.
Stacey Frost in tutor 8-05 spends her spare time taking part in Agility training and competitions, here’s what she has to say about this fun and exciting pastime: “The two dogs that I run at Agility are both 4 years old. Roux (Black) is a Patterdale Terrier, she is grade 7 and an amazing Agility dog but can be a bit slow at times. Herbie (ginger) is a Jack Russell terrier cross Poodle, he is grade 2 and sometimes very scatty. Most of the time, Herbie works really hard and listens so well, however, he does have a tendency to behave in the opposite way and thinks he knows best!
We then separated into our groups to take some photographs of the animals. I think the most exciting part was seeing the lions, they were unbelievably close to us and it was magical to be that close to such an animal. Soon after we got to meet and feed the giraffes and elephants. The elephants were funny because when we fed them it felt like a hoover as they scoffed up the fruit. Not only did we get to take amazing photographs using the DSLR cameras but we were also able to hold and learn about some of the different animals. Luckily the rain stopped and we were able to enjoy the rest of the day at the zoo allowing us to get the shots we needed for our wildlife poster project.”
Both dogs are very experienced in Agility and have been to the UKA grand finals and Discover Dogs with my mum and her partner. I have been to OJAC (Open Junior Agility Championships) with Agility dogs that I no longer run with anymore as I have been given my two amazing dogs, Roux and Herbie. I am currently in training for OJAC next year and have competed in many other shows.” STACEY FROST, 8-05
JILLIAN DIMBLEBY, 10-11
Top left by Aiden Waller. Top right: Feeding the elephants. Above left by Jade Thornton. Above right: Feeding the girraffes. Left by Jessica Souto.
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YEAR 10
YEAR 1 1
A huge well done to all the Year 11 students who have now finished their pre public exams. They all conducted themselves brilliantly. I hope that you received all you were wishing for in your results on 27th January.
GCSE Mock Unit 1 Project- Self
Year 10 Photography students started the first unit of their mock exam last term focusing on the theme ‘Self’ all in preparation of their exam taking place in Year 11. There were some fantastic final outcomes which gives us great confidence for next year, well done students!
Thank you to all parents who attended the Parents Evening on 29th January, which was a great opportunity to check their progress at this crucial stage.
Charlotte Robinson, 10-08 shares her veiw on the project: During the theme ‘Self’ we were given many tasks such as creating mood boards and mind maps, which were all based around what we had chosen to do. We also had to carry out 3 different photo shoots, the first was during the holidays to try and give us a rough idea of what we would like to do for our topic. The second was to experiment with our chosen ideas and work with them through Photoshop. The final shoot was for our final pieces, which we have all successfully completed and are now getting ready to be marked. Throughout the topic we had to research certain photographers related to our themes. Suren Manvelyan was my chosen photographer as I chose the topic of eyes and got to use the new macro lens, which helps you zoom right in close to the eye so you can see all the details. For me, this topic was very interesting as I got to take photographs and use Photoshop to give them a professional finish. This project was a lot of hard work but of course, it all pays off once you have finished and are able to look back and notice the time and effort you have put into it. This assignment has been useful as I also take GCSE Media and so I have been able to develop my understanding and knowledge of how to use this software. Throughout this unit I have learnt about my strengths in this field and how to cope with deadlines. I realised that photography is more than just taking a photo and that you have to work much quicker than people think. Photography is much more complex than I first imagined, but this only adds to the fun and the creative process. This last term has helped me prepare for my exam in more ways than one, an example being to recognise how hard you have to work to achieve the grade you want. Currently, I am working at a ‘B’ level but am hoping I can move that up to an ‘A’ in my next topic. Left: Photograph by Lauren Rogers. Right: Photograph by Jordan King.
ppe results day! Here’s a lovely photo of all of our marvellous Year 10s with their PPE results! We wish them the best of luck with their GCSE’s next year.
Thank you to Nick Chard who was able to attend the Parents Evening to give valuable careers advice.
year 11 charity update Elizabeth Loury Cancer Ward Fundraiser In the lead up to Christmas, students in 11-10 decided to organise a raffle to raise money for their chosen charity. This charity is close to the hearts of the tutor group and they each donated money towards prizes. A special thanks to Matilda Neil who donated our star prize, FIFA 15! Thanks also to the efforts of those who sold over 600 tickets during break and lunchtimes; the total raised was £142. Congratulations to the winners: 1st prize: Michael Harris 7.07 2nd prize: Molly Kiely 7.07 3rd prize: Kayla Van Wyk 8.11 4th prize: Wilson Copeland 13.03 5th prize: Mrs Perella 6th prize: Scott Kimmel 7.07 Michael was thrilled to win the FIFA game!
student leaders Year 10 is a very important and significant year. Students continue with their Key Stage 4 courses and are given the opportunity, through a number of exciting schemes and programmes, to further gain skills and qualities that are valued by sixth form, colleges, universities and the work place. In Year 10 all students have an excellent opportunity to fully establish themselves and progress within their chosen Key Stage 4 courses and career pathways. They also have the opportunity to take part in exciting and excellent initiatives to help to continue to develop key skills including communication, listening and problem solving. They can do this through various schemes including the established Peer Active Listener (PAL) initiative and the new Student Leader initiative. The new Student Leader role has been put in place to help support current Year 11 students in their role as prefects by completing lunch time duties. Student leaders have to set the standard and be a positive role model to other students and take responsibility for the well-being and environment of the school. Grace Smith explains that being a Student Leader and helping at lunchtimes is a great opportunity to set positive examples to the younger students. Joe Greenwood said he enjoys the responsibility he has been given as a Student Leader. There were nearly one hundred and fifty applications for the role of Student Leader. Applications were of an excellent standard and reading through them has demonstrated what an excellent year group year 10 is. The list of student leaders is available to view on the VLE.
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SIXTH FORM
Student Finance
UCAS: Still interested?
Applications are now open for academic year 2015/16. If Year 13 students are starting a new course at university or college in 2015 they can apply online now for student finance. Parents can also support a student's application for full-time finance.
If Year 13 students did not meet the main application deadline on 15 January, they can still apply for many courses for 2015/16 or 2016/17 where students are considering a ‘gap year’. UCAS recommend students ask the universities whether they have vacancies first – especially for courses with a 15th October deadline, as it’s unusual for them to consider late applications due to the competitive nature of these courses.
www.gov.uk/student-finance-register-login
The main deadlines are:
UCAS: Replying to Offers
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Year 13 students who have submitted UCAS applications will need to reply to their offers when their last decision comes in. UCAS will send an email or a letter advising them about replying. • •
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Students go to ‘Track’ to make their replies. They will have a deadline shown in ‘Track’ to do this by - how much time they have depends on the time of year, varying from one to five weeks.
30th June, 18:00 (UK time) – the final deadline for late applications with course choices 20th September, 18:00 (UK time) – it’s still okay to apply by this date, but instead of choosing courses, students will be entered into ‘Clearing’ – the process universities and colleges use to fill any places they still have on their courses
For more information www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/getting-started/parents-and-guardians
If they have an unconditional offer, they can select it now to confirm their place. If their offers are conditional on examination results or other requirements, they can pick two - a ‘firm’ and a lower ‘insurance’ so they have an extra choice as a back-up.
Sixth Form Exam Timetable The Sixth Form exam timetable is now availble to view and/or download from the KJS website. Please go to:
www.ucas.com/ucas/undergraduate/apply-and-track/ track-your-application/replying-your-offers
http://www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk/sixth-form-45/exam-details-489
sixth form music show: kjs live lounge The Year 13 BTEC Music class had to create and perform a show entirely by themselves. This involved booking a venue and raising money to fund the show; the process was over a 5 month period and took a lot of dedication and organisation to create a memorable performance.
Level 3 Electrical Treatments Facial E lectrical Treatments Direct High F requency Galvanic Micro-Current Lymphatic Drainage All facials are good for deep cleansing of the skin, they also help to reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles giving skin youth and radiance. Visible results can be seen after a course of treatments. Cost per treatment £10
Body Electrical Treatments: Galvanic Electro muscle stimulator Micro-Current Lymphatic Drainage
The show took place on 22nd January 2015 at the Hadleigh Baptist Church. A range of songs were performed over the 2 hours and judging by the audience reaction a successful performance was achieved. The class raised over £300 and gave the church a generous donation. The rest of the money will be spent on more music equipment for the school. A massive thank you to everyone involved including Miss Chapman, Miss Ware and Mr Quick. Photos will be featured in the next editions of the Parent Newsletter.
Visible results can be seen after a co urse of treatments. Cost of treatment £8.
WRITTEN BY EMILY MCCABE & SALLY PROCTOR, YEAR 13 MUSIC STUDENTS
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CAREERS EDUCATION INFORMATION ADVICE & GUIDANCE work experience
Employability for Life Charter
All Year 12 Students have been offered work experience in the summer term from 29th June – 10th July 2015. The deadline date for forms is Friday, 6th March 2015.
All Year 11 tutor groups have now had a tutor session with Mrs Jeffery and are encouraged to attend lunch time workshops on a Tuesday and Wednesday in UD8. EFL portfolios must be completed by the end of February 2015 in order for them to be moderated in early March.
internships Ford of Britain is externally recruiting for a limited number of Vacation Trainee and Business Placement student opportunities.
CONNEXIONS Connexions interviews take place every Wednesday and Thursday with Nick Chard. Students wishing to have an interview must contact Mrs Anderson via their tutor.
Information on these Internships is available on their recruitment website at www.ford.co.uk/careers The vacancies for Vacation Trainees (up to 3 months work placement) and/or Business Placement Students (maximum 12 months work placement) to join the following functions are starting from Summer/ early September 2015:
unifrog We are very pleased to let you know that in keeping with our commitment to providing students with outstanding Information, Advice and Guidance, we have purchased a subscription to the award-winning university and apprenticeship tool, Unifrog. All sixth form students have access to this, with a planned roll-out to Year 11 in 2015.
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Unifrog aims to make it easy for students to choose the best five university courses and/or apprenticeship vacancies for them. The tool pulls together an unparalleled breadth of data from sources such as:
Product Development Manufacturing Marketing, Sales & Service Information Technology Purchasing Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) Finance Human Resources Sustainability and Environmental Engineering Communications and Public Affairs Quality
Most of these paid work placement opportunities will be based in Essex.
The Guardian, UCAS, and the Department for Business.
Vacancies will be posted on various other work placement websites, but interested students should search and apply online via: www.ford.co.uk/careers
Innovation and Skills allows students to compare university courses and apprenticeship vacancies side by side, and also helps students avoid common application mistakes, such as not choosing universities offering a range of entry requirements.
I MPORTANT DATES
Students can access Unifrog via login details which have been emailed to them. This is accessible from any computer or smartphone. If you’d like to go through the tool with your child, please feel free to do so!
Terms
In the spring term Year 11 will be given access to this exciting facility.
(inclusive dates) Spring 2015 Mon 5 Jan - Fri 27 Mar Summer 2015 Mon 13 Apr - Tues 21 Jul
For more information please visit Unifrog’s website: www.unifrog.org
General Holidays
apprenticeships
(inclusive dates)
Ford Motor Company will be visiting next half term to talk to any Year 12 & 13 students who would like to find out more about their Higher Level Apprenticeship Scheme. Students have been informed about this and should take full advantage of this seminar.
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Spring 2015 Mon 30 Mar - Fri 10 Apr Summer 2015 Weds 22 Jul - 31st Aug
Half Term Holidays
(inclusive dates)
Spring 2015 Mon 16 Feb - Fri 20 Feb Summer 2015 Mon 25 May - Fri 29 May
Non-Student Days Monday 13 April 2015 Monday 20 July 2015 Tuesday 21 July 2015
CHARITY NEWS
JACK PETCHEY
JACK PETCHEY NOMINATION
Poppy Appeal
We nominate Carol Woodhouse for her outstanding contribution to Design and Technology, her support for the whole school and the wider community.
The school raised £327 through sales of poppies. Well done to all of those who bought a poppy at school and thank you especially to Jodie Purser, Grace White, Hannah Brown and Ellie Deagan in year 12 who helped to sell the poppies.
Carol joined the King John School in 1989 as Head of Food, Textiles and Child Development. Within 3 years she had improved the department’s GCSE results and still today they are at the top of the school results. Carol also became Head of the Graduate Trainee Programme (GTP) in the school and began to be involved in whole school Performance Management (PM). She relinquished her role as Head of Design and Technology to focus on her whole school roles, which included GTP, whole school training and leading PM (though she continued as Head of Food, maintaining the success of the Food department). Carol worked with Dr Margaret Wilson and Canterbury Christchurch University to run a school based MA in Leadership and Management of Learning, which she herself completed in 2001 achieving a Distinction. She has recently led a course for primary and secondary teachers in Outstanding Teaching.
The students are keen to think of new ways to promote and collect funds for their charities. If you would like to be involved, please speak to Mr. Webb. For year group charity updates, please see the year group news sections.
Looking to hire the KJS Facilities?
Carol is an inspirational teacher to work with. She has a clear vision of the education she wants her students to receive. The hard work she puts into this vision leads to a high level of consistency in her teaching and a quality of teaching that few can match but all aspire to. As a result the students taught by Carol experience a degree of support that leads to exceptional progress and excellent outcomes and results. This summer one of her students made 6 levels of progress and is currently studying at Westminster Catering College.
The School can offer: Astroturf, Sports Hall, Gymnasium, Class} rooms,Theatre, Dance Studio All available to hire in the evening or on a Saturday
The School has often looked to Carol to share her good practice and attention to the progress of others. Carol’s positive influence has impacted upon colleagues and students alike. In particularly, Mrs. Linda Jeffery has benefited from Carol’s support as a colleague across many years through coaching and guidance; this has enabled her to work successfully with the issues that arise from day to day school life.
If interested please contact Vicki Nelson 01702 558284
Carol has played a key role in the development of trainee teachers as well as those in the early years of their career and more experienced staff. The training and support Carol provides is always purposeful, practical and leads to real improvements in classrooms. She happily gives her time and expertise to facilitate the advancement in teaching which has contributed greatly to the school’s recent outstanding grade from OFSTED. As well as aiding the crucial progression in teaching here at the King John School, Carol has worked with teachers from other schools in the local area to help them grow into their teaching roles, enhancing their skills to allow for outstanding teaching and learning.
Top Left: Carol Woodhouse recieving her award from Cllr Riley. Left and centre: KJS performers at the Jack Petchey Awards.
Carol has real impact in every area of school life she is involved in. This comes from the principled approach she brings to her work in never accepting anything less than her best. It is her consistency in delivering this over a long period of time that makes her unique and so valued by students and staff.
Right - clockwise from top right: Elliott Mair, Joe Burns, Cllr Riley, Carol Woodhouse, Lukas Volk.
We commend Carol for the Jack Petchey Leadership Award.
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KJ’s HAIR & BEAUTY SALON Paraffin Wax £7.25
EPILATION
EYEBROW & LASHES
Eyebrows £3.00
Eyebrow Tinting £3.50
Lip/Chin £3.00
Eyelash Tinting £4.50
Bikini £5.00
Eyebrow/Lash Tinting £4.50
Under Arm £5.00
FACIALS
Eyebrow Shaping (waxing) £3.95
Abdomen £3.00
Basic £6.50
Eyelash Perming £8.00
HAIR PRICE LIST
Prepared Masks £7.25
WAXING
Cut & Blow Dry/Set £6.00
Peel-Off Mask £7.25
Half Leg £5.25
Shampoo & Set £4.00
Dermalogica Facial £10.00
Three Quarter Leg £6.50
Blow Dry £4.00
ELECTRICAL FACIALS
Full Leg £8.00
Microcurrent £8.00
Bikini Line £3.95
Vacuum Suction Facial £8.00
Forearm (half) £4.50
Faradic Facial £8.00
Full Arm £4.75
Galvanic Facial £8.00
Under Arm £3.50
High Frequency £8.00
Abdomen £3.50
MANICURE
Lip & Chin £3.25
Basic £4,75
MASSAGE
Paraffin Wax £5.95
Full Body £10.00
Intensive Conditioning Treatments (below shoulder) £8.00
Prepared Masks £5.25
Back Massage £4.00
PERMING (without cut & finish)
Peel-Off Mask £6.95
Aromatherapy Full Body £12.00
Perm –£10.00*
BEAUTY PRICE LIST MAKE-UP Day £4.00 Evening £4.00 Special Occasion £4.00
Electric Mitts £7.25
Braids/Plaiting £4.00
French Manicure £6.00
Aromatherapy Back Massage £5.00
File & Polish Only £3.25
ELECTRICAL BODY TREATMENTS
PEDICURE
Faradic £7.00
Basic £5.25
Galvanic £7.00
Paraffin Wax £5.95
G5 £5.00
Electric Booties £7.25
Vacuum Suction £7.00
French Manicure £6.50
Microcurrent £7.00
Wet Cut £4.00 Intensive Conditioning Treatments (short) £5.00 Intensive Conditioning Treatments (shoulder length) £7.00
COLOURING (without cut & finish) Semi-Permanent or Temporary £10.00* Permanent £15.00/£20.00 Highlights/Wovens £20.00/£30.00 *long hair by quotation
File & Polish Only £3,25 The King John School. Shipwrights Drive, Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1RQ. www.thekjs.essex.sch.uk 01702 558284
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MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGE Student successes!
Congratulations to the following students for being nominated by their peers or teachers as the student of the month in their class and year.
YEAR FRENCH
SPANISH
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Henry Taylor
Matilda Lynch
Kimberley Hyde
Joe Blackabey
Niamh Keogh
Samuel Edusei
Jack Cox
Lawrence Craft
Matthew Pointer
Jacob Winter
Will Dove
Ellie Mountstephens
Dylan Barns
Niamh Neville
Rebecca Lloyd
Gary Scanlan
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Megan Nunn
Lily Salter
Uzair Shah
James Tatam
Lewis Butcher
Amelia Morris
Sam Campbell
Connor O’Brien
Chloe Smith
Sophie Cutmore
VALENTINES COMPETITION How creative are you? Can you woo in French or Spanish? Try writing a Valentines poem over the half term break and hand your poem into your French or Spanish teacher for judging and prizes. Here’s a simple poem to use as a model: Sans toi – un poëme d’ amour Sans toi je suis comme un jour sans soleil. Without you I am like a day without sun Sans toi je suis comme une nuit sans étoiles Without you I am like a night without stars Sans toi je suis comme une plage sans sable Without you I am like a beach without sand Sans toi je suis comme un bateau sans capitaine Without you I am like a boat without a captain Mais avec toi, je suis au paradis! But with you, I am in paradise!
Dates to remember Key Stage 3 trip to Salamanca during the February half term – we hope you all have a brilliant time – a write up and photos will be featured in the next issue of the Parent Newsletter. 25/03/15 Key Stage 4 French trip to Paris 29/03/15 Key Stage 4 Spanish trip to Barcelona 26/06/15 Joint French and History Key Stage 3 trip to Normandy
NEED EXTRA HELP WITH YOUR FRENCH OR SPANISH HOMEWORK? WANT TO PRACTICE SOME SPEAKING? JUST WANT TO CHECK SOMETHING QUICKLY?
Oliver Youell
futurelearn.com Students in Year 12 have been developing key cross curricular qualities as a learner and young adult to help prepare them for further education and/or employment. This half term, the tutor time and learning and teaching focus was on developing the skill of independence and students were encouraged to log on to www.futurelearn.com. The website is a great (free) resource to keep up-to-date on current topics. Students selected a topic which interests them and then took part in online sessions linked to this over a number of weeks. It is great to use on C.Vs for students to show that you have an up-to-date knowledge of your chosen field of interest and may also be a useful point of interest to discuss in potential university/job interviews.
Our Spanish and French assistants are available to help you each Tuesday. Drop in if you need any support with homework, coursework or just to find out about something French (UC3) or Spanish(UC10)
learn from your phone The school subscribes to the website Linguascope and they have now released Elementary, Beginner, and Intermediate apps - exclusive, FREE apps for you to download on your iPad or Android tablet. Once installed, you can access your favourite activities using your usual Linguascope username and password. Note that an internet connection is required to use the apps. See your French or Spanish teacher for your username and log in.
Throughout the half term class teachers added independent Vivos for the students who have exhibited the greatest improvement in this key quality. Below are the top achievers in each tutor group: 12-01 Connor O’Brien
12-05 Libby Teager
12-08 Luke Sullivan
12-02 Olivia Kemp
12-06 Jade Garner
12-09 Emily Kapllani
12-03 John Jones
12-07 Ross Whitaker
12-10 Isobel Levingston
12-04 Ellen Taylor
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PERFORMING ARTS
SPORTS NEWS u14 netball
drama star this half term...Isabel lee, 7-12 Isabel is a committed Drama student spending her Saturdays developing her drama skills and rehearsing for a variety of shows at The London School of Musical Theatre in Central London. Isabel has just finished performing in a Christmas show and is about to prepare for a Spring review performance. Not only does Isabel spend extra time developing her drama skills on Saturdays but she has just started attending LAMDA sessions at The King John Academy of Arts on Wednesday evenings. Isabel - You are a star!
Sixth Form Drama Trip William Shakespeare’s Othello at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith At the beginning of the month, the Drama department arranged a trip to see a matinée performance of Shakespeare’s classic play Othello, at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. Students were required to write a review of a piece of live theatre. The play was a fantastic opportunity to see a modern, physical theatre performance by the highly acclaimed theatre company, Frantic Assembly.
On Saturday 31st January the Under 14 netball team took part in the East Region tournament played at Hassenbrook School. It was a tense event but all girls played brilliantly, even with the onset of freezing cold conditions including snow. Unfortunately, the team narrowly missed getting through to the next level by only a few points. We’re sure that the girls will continue to go from strength to strength throughout the year to beat off the competition in the next tournament. “I am incredibly proud of all of them, they played brilliantly. Many thanks to all the parents who supported the team from the sidelines.” MRS SHEERN, P.E
The play is an electrifying take on Shakespeare’s most brutal and gripping thriller-tragedy of paranoia, suspicion and murder. Othello’s passionate affair with Desdemona leaves him open to jealousy and attack – with devastating consequences. Reviews and photos of the trip will be featured in the next issue of the Parent Newsletter.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts comes to The King John School On Tuesday 10th February, King John Drama students took part in a very exciting opportunity. RADA graduates led our students in a dramatic workshop and careers talk about further dramatic education and the performing arts industry. The event was designed specifically for our students and the day was highly beneficial. King John students were not only inspired but clearly informed of their future choices. We would like to thank RADA for offering this workshop to our students free of charge. MS KITSIOU
Peter pan On Tuesday 16th December the Drama department took 100 year 7s to watch a matinée performance of Peter Pan at the Cliffs Pavilion. They were very excited on the way to the theatre, practising their audience participation before we left (“oh yes we did!”).
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On Saturday 31st January, the Year 9 basketball team played a competitive match against Welsh speaking touring team, Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni, who travelled from South Wales for the home game. The match was tense but played in the right spirit with King John coming out victorious at 54-43. “I would like to thank the Welsh team and their teacher, Mr Wiggins for playing us and I look forward to a return match at some point.” MR SELBY-KNIGHT, P.E
We really enjoyed looking after Mrs Smee’s cupcakes, and thought the performance by Christopher Biggins, not to mention the fantastic costumes, was amazing. We loved the “Twelve Days of Christmas” song, and were very impressed with the whole casts’ performance including one of our very own Year 9 students, Michael Bowyer! Students were glad that Mr Biggins spent his birthday performing for them, and were very enthralled by David Hasselhoff’s performance. Sophie Spicer in 7-07 very much enjoyed going up on stage in front of almost 2000 people, to play the tambourine. Good on you Sophie! The staff that accompanied the trip were so impressed with every single child’s behaviour, and said they were a delight to take. Thank you to everyone involved. MRS HOMER
essex cup basketball results Tuesday 3rd February saw two of the King John basketball teams take part in the Essex Basketball Cup. Year 9 played against St. Martins in the U14 Essex Cup and won 70-60. The senior team were also successful against Great Baddow at 50-47. Well done to both teams who are through to the semi-finals of the Essex Cup.
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Uniform Shop Opening Times Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday For Parents: 09.30am-11am For Students: 2pm-2.20pm Term time only
reminder to all parents Saracens will play Harlequins at Wembley on Saturday 28th March 2015, kick-off 15H15 but show starts at 14H00. Saracens return to the iconic venue for the twelfth time for an afternoon of high class Premiership Rugby and live spectacular entertainment. Pre match and half time entertainment includes Pixie Lott. Tickets for your school are priced from only £16.50 for adults and £5 for Junior (U16) Take advantage of this great promotional offer by booking online at www.saracens.com/wembley and at the same time earn cash back for your club. For every adult ticket sold the school will receive £5, and for every child ticket sold we will receive £1.50. All tickets purchased using your school code, before Saturday 28th February, will be seated together. How To Book: Once at www.saracens.com/wembley Click the tab “clubs and schools” then click on the box “Buy Tickets” on the right hand side or at the bottom of the blurb “Click here” - this takes you through to the online booking page:
When your child is absent from school we would appreciate you calling Student Support to report their absence, but would like to remind you we still require you to send in a letter of explanation for the absence with your child on their return. Without this in writing, the absence will be recorded as unauthorised and may result in the involvement of the Education Welfare Officer.
MRS J COPELAND STUDENT SUPPORT MANAGER
lost property LOST YOUR PE KIT, COAT, KING JOHN HOODIE, SHOES OR BAGS? Lost property for students to view will be on display at morning break by the main staircase on Thursday 12th February 2015 Please be aware that any property unclaimed will be donated to a local charity. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS IN ALL OF YOUR BELONGINGS.
1. First you need to order your Adults tickets:
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a. Select quantity required from left hand box Enter your case sensitive (upper case) password in the box to the right of the ‘Price’ field – your school code is: KINGJOHN 2. Repeat the above process for U16’s tickets 3. Click on ‘Find Tickets’ at the bottom 4. On the next screen enter the two words in the ‘Security Check’ page
Student Support lend small amounts of money to students in emergencies only. A phone call home will be made to parents to confirm this is allowed. We would like to remind parents that if your child borrows money from Student Support it should be repaid the next day as we only have a small float to lend students. NB. This facility will be withdrawn from a student who has money outstanding.
5. Continue to checkout, enter payment details and finalise order* PLEASE NOTE YOUR TICKETS WILL BE SENT DIRECT TO YOUR HOME BEFORE SATURDAY 14th March
TWITTER: Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter @Saracens and let us know you’re coming to Wembley! #SaracensatWembley #derbyday Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you require further information: theresabouchier@saracens.net We look forward to seeing you there.
Incidents Outside School Please be aware that any incidents which occur out of school hours, that you deem to be of a serious nature/or may jeopardise the safety of your child, should be reported to the police who will make a report. The school cannot be responsible for incidents which happen outside of school hours. If you require the Police Liaison Officer you should contact Rayleigh Police Station on 01268 775533
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Kind regards, Theresa Bouchier
The VLE provides you with access to the students’ area, which enables you to see the work being uploaded and used by your child.
*A one off booking fee per order applies
All letters sent home are available to view on the parent’s area on the VLE together with the Parent Newsletters, Extra Curricular Activities Booklets and KS3 Newsletters. Please feel free to have a look.
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