MATT 3.7 PROJECT
KKS was honoured to host the launch of the Matt 3.7 project, INSIDE THIS ISSUE set up by The Brathay Trust in memory of Matt Campbell. English ...... 2 English/History ...... 3 The 3.7 launch event went down a storm. All students in Drama ...... 4 Years 7, 8 and 9 took part in a 3.7 mile run/walk and then Carol Service……...………………...…..5 enjoyed an array of 'zones' with activities. School staff Festive Concert……...………………….6 worked with The Brathay Trust on the event to remember Life Skills……….…………………………..8 Matt Campbell and to develop resilience by helping students Maths/Technology…………………….9 to step out of their comfort zones. Science……...…………………..………..10 World Challenge……………….……..11 The High Sheriff, Mr Simon Berry, started the event off and the starting line was quitethe Sport……………………..………………..12 spectacle. Make Some Noise…………………...15 Diary Dates………...…….……….…...16 The zones were great fun and included areas of logic, problem solving, catering, conservation, rugby, karate, a digital arts zone and lots more. Students said they loved trying the green vegetable shots, creating the giant digital canvas and walking on planks and a whole lot more. Students clearly enjoyed the event!
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Autumn DISCO CAST SHOT 2018 ENGLISH SLEEP ROUGH
A group of students at Kirkbie Kendal School slept “out” for the night to raise money for the homeless. The youngsters, twenty four students and six Sixth Formers accompanied by two staff, took part in a rough sleep at School to support Manna House in Kendal, the charity that is providing winter shelter beds for homeless people.
Organiser, Mr Rogers, said that the students had been studying the novel ‘Stone Cold’ in their English lessons (a story about a teenager who finds himself homeless in London).
“We decided to try the experience for ourselves and to raise funds to support Manna House at a critical time of year. Students arrived at School at 10:00 pm on the Friday night, supplied only with their sleeping bags, a big pile of cardboard and a survival bag and bedded down for the night in the shelter of the Art block and canteen areas.”
Mr Rogers said that, after initial excitement and chatter, the groups finally dozed off at 2:30 am. They were woken by parents arriving to collect them at 6:15 am.
“At this point, we discovered the Sixth Formers had been flooded out in the early hours and had sought refuge in the outdoor changing rooms.”
Manna House volunteer co-ordinator, Lois Sparling, said that the School’s effort was a wonderful example of how the community has rallied to help the homeless this winter. “We really appreciate that the youngsters wanted to see for themselves how it feels to be without a bed at night.”
The students raised approximately £800 which will be used to provide new camp beds at the winter shelters in local churches.
THE BREADWINNER Form 7.7 have been lucky enough to be one of the first classes to read the exciting new Year 7 class novel, The Breadwinner. Set in Afghanistan in a world under Taliban rule, the novel explores life for Parvana and her family. To fully immerse the class in Afghan life and culture, they had an Afghan- style feast! Food is cooked and served in large bowls with everyone sharing; tables and chairs were cleared away so they could eat like Parvana's family on colourful cloths spread on the floor. The class tried spicy Afghan-style chicken curry, full of creamy coconut milk, plump raisins and grated nuts. This was served with fragrant sticky rice and hot naan breads; garlic, coriander and sweet peshwari-style flatbreads. Yum!!! The whole room smelt delicious! Students also had a side dish of aromatic samosas made by their classmate, Mia; they were amazing! Everyone ate with their fingers or used the naan bread, as the only cutlery used is serving spoons. 7.7 thoroughly enjoyed their feast; it certainly helped them share some of Parvana's experiences in the novel. 2 ENGLISH (contd/…)
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
As part of the English Literature A-Level course, Year 12 and Year 13 students went to Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. Year 12 students have just finished studying the play in lessons, so it was a fantastic opportunity for them to see it brought to life on stage. The play tells the tragic story of Willy Loman, a failing and unsuccessful businessman, whose blindness leads him to believe that he is 'worth more dead than alive.' Willy Loman, in this production, was played by none other than Don Warrington.
Staff and students alike thoroughly enjoyed the trip and performance.
HISTORY
SKIPTON CASTLE
Year 7 experienced their first big school trip with our annual visit to Skipton Castle! We stormed the castle over 2 days with half of the Year group on each day. Students learned about the various defensive features of the castle and also the interesting history particular to Skipton. They enjoyed being temporarily locked in the dungeons with the lights off and this gave them a slight insight into what it might have been like to be imprisoned in the castle whilst awaiting trial! Everyone enjoyed peering into the garderobe (toilet) and luckily no one dropped anything! We all agreed we didn’t want to keep our clothes in the toilet as they would have done in Medieval times, as the bad smells helped keep the lice away from the clothes!
Year 7 then took part in an English activity where they used the castle as inspiration for creating a story about a dragon! They will use these later in the year to develop their stories even further.
THE ALFRED HUBERMAN WRITING AWARD Last year, the History Department encouraged students to enter the Alfred Huberman Writing Award, which was an opportunity to connect our study of the Holocaust to some creative writing. Alfred Huberman came to England as one of three hundred children who had survived the Holocaust and needed time to recover and recuperate. He came to the Lake District and settled there for the rest of his life. Before he died, he set up the writing award to ensure young people never forgot the experiences of his generation and to encourage them to continue to learn about the horrors of the Holocaust.
Our very own Georgia Jennings in Year 10, entered the competition and was awarded with a Highly Commended for her poem. Well done Georgia!
3 DRAMA
‘TWO’ IMMERSIVE PERFORMANCE
th On 29 November, students were involved in an innovative performance. They had the chance to perform a piece of immersive theatre using Jim Cartwright’s play, TWO. The process allowed them to create their own ideas, as well as use some of the brilliant lines written by Jim Cartwright in a play which is set in a café and features lots of different conversations between two characters. Head of Drama, Ms Gallagher, said, “I am delighted thatthe students have come up with so many interesting and contrasting characters and I love how they have made this piece at times very funny and at other times moving.”
Head of Music/teacher of Drama, Miss Donald said, “It has been great working with students across different age groups for the production. They have been very creative with their devised scenes and worked hard learning their lines for the scripted scenes.”
Students involved commented on how much they had enjoyed being part of the performance. “TWO has been a brilliant experience. I have made loads of new friends from different Years. It is fun and just generally awesome. I would recommend it.”
“Best play I’ve been in. It was so fun being part of this. Best way to make friends.”
“This has been different to usual school plays, as the cast work only in pairs. It has been fun and exhilarating.”
The play was certainly innovative and unusual, and made the very most of its unique set up and staging. Superbly performed and staged by all cast and crew.
4 CAROL SERVICE
KENDAL CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON
On Sunday 18th November, singers from Kirkbie Kendal School led the procession through Kendal for the Christmas Lights Switch On. Christmas songs were sung in front of Santa’s sleigh as it was pulled by reindeer.
It was a very festive afternoon with songs including ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’, ‘Jingle Bells’, ‘Merry Christmas Everyone’ and ‘Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer.’
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FESTIVE CONCERT
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LIFE SKILLS CAREERS FAIR
Our Careers Fairs was bigger and better than previous years. With over 35 employers, organisations and Colleges attending, the fair was met with eagerness and enthusiasm from our Year 9 and 11 students. From the NHS, to law and accountancy firms, to catering and hospitality and our Armed Forces, all came to support our young people in making their next steps in their future. Other College institutions attended, as well as University representation.
We always look for ways to improve the fair and if there is anyone who is able to run a stall next year, please do let us know! We hope the students enjoyed their morning and we hope it made them think about their future destinations and choices. If they would like further information, please look at nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk
Our impartial Careers Adviser, Mrs Fiona Herrema, meets every Year 11 student but she also runs drop-in sessions every Wednesday lunchtime in the Library.
8 MATHS SENIOR MATHS CHALLENGE The UK Mathematics Trust is a registered charity whose aim is to advance the education of children and young people in Mathematics. It organises national Mathematics competitions and other mathematical enrichment activities for UK Secondary school students. The Senior Maths Challenge is run by the UK Mathematics Trust and is supported by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. It is aimed at students in Years 13 and below. Year 12 and 13 students at KKS recently took part in the competition and achieved a range of Gold, Silver and Bronze Awards. Well done to Bradley Hammond in Year 13 for achieving Best in School, Best in Year and Gold awards. A sample question from this year’s Senior Maths Challenge:
The positive integer 2018 is the product of two primes. What is the sum of these two primes?
A 1001 B 1010 C 1011 D 1100 E 1101 See back page for answer
TECHNOLOGY
THE ARKWRIGHT ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP The Arkwright Engineering Scholarships programme is the most prestigious scholarship scheme of its type in the UK to inspire and nurture school age students to be the country’s future leaders of the Engineering profession. Over 5000 Scholarships have been awarded to date.
Congratulations to Sam Duff, one of our Year 12 students, in receiving one of only 393 UK scholarships awarded this year. Sam studies Product Design, Chemistry, Physics and Maths and is planning a career in Engineering. Sam was handpicked from 1600 hopefuls who applied for the scholarship in 2018, following a rigorous selection process which assessed academic, practical and leadership skills in engineering disciplines.
Sam was presented with his award at an aerospace-themed ceremony at the Institute of Engineering and Technology in London, supported by principal award ceremony sponsors, the Royal Air Force. Well done, Sam!
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SCIENCE CLUB
Science Club was launched in September for the new Year 7 students and what a term we have had! With experiments and challenges around a theme of ‘Witchcraft and Wizardry’, students have made Troll Bogey Slime, turned copper coins into silver, then gold, as well as fire-writing and making magic potions.
Well done to these fantastic young scientists for their enthusiasm and team work.
Year 7 Science Club will take a break after Christmas to make way for a Year 8 Science CREST Award Scheme. Look out for information in School coming soon.
YEAR 11 ENRICHMENT
Each Department in Science welcomed 32 Year 11 students this half term to have an enrichment session experiencing what it would be like to study the subject at A-Level. Students extracted DNA from kiwi fruit, used techniques to analyse the amount of acid in a soft drink and worked to solve problems and work as a team under time pressure in Physics. Well done to these scientists of the future!
TOP OF THE BENCH Congratulations to students who did well at the Top of the Bench competition with the Royal Society
of Chemistry.
10 WORLD CHALLENGE
In July 2018, seventeen students and three teachers travelled to Mongolia and spent three amazing weeks on expedition there.
The first three days were spent in the capital, Ulaanbaatar, acclimatising to the country, gathering supplies and sightseeing around the beautiful city. As part of this, the group went to see the huge, steel statue of Genghis Khan on horseback, it was a breath taking 40m tall.
The next phase of the trip was the trek phase, spending 11 days trekking both on horseback and foot and covering a staggering 220km up and down the Archangai Valley, with the sacred blue lake as the halfway point.
The next phase was the project phase, where the group spent 4 days in a local school giving back to the community; teaching English, helping with agriculture and making traditional dairy products.
The final phase was rest and relaxation; this allowed sightseeing in both Ulaanbaatar and Beijing, which was absolutely amazing, with visits to the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City and lots more spectacular landmarks.
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SPORT
TENNIS TEAM REACH LAST 16 IN GB
Students from Kirkbie Kendal travelled to the Sunderland Tennis Centre for the North of England and Scotland finals of the GB Team Tennis event - the last 16 in the country.
The semi-final match, against a spirited Harrogate Grammar school, saw singles wins for Alfie Richardson, Tom Casey, Freddy Blaydes and Billy Blaydes. Teaming up for the doubles, both KKS pairs of Tom and Alfie and the Blaydes brothers were irresistible and the score ended KKS 6 Harrogate 0.
The final was against Merchiston Castle - a tennis Academy from Edinburgh. The Scots raced into a 3—1 lead, putting pressure on Billy to win his singles to keep the match alive. In a thrilling contest, worthy of the ATP tennis finals, the match reached tie break. Both players were hitting amazing winners from the back of the court, but Billy gained the upper hand to lead 5 points to 1, with some blistering backhands. It looked as though the Scottish number one had succumbed to defeat but he rallied and fought back to level at 6—6. Keeping his cool, Billy took the tie break 8— 6, with powerful strokes hitting the corners of the court. Billy and Freddy won their doubles to take the final to a super match tie- L to R: Tom Casey, Freddy Blaydes, Billy Blaydes and break. Tom joined Billy for this decider and they played well, but Alfie Richardson the Scots had the edge on them and won through 10—7.
So, KKS finish as the best team in the North of England, beaten only by the Scottish Academy champions, who go through to the last 4 in GB. A brilliant effort by the Kirkbie Kendal School team, who played with great sportsmanship throughout the tournament.
BOYS’ HOCKEY
The Boys’ U14 hockey team are County Champions, following wins against The Lakes School, Cockermouth School, QEGS Penrith and Windermere School, keeping a clean sheet throughout.
Goals aplenty from Jamie Looker and Reece Irving helped get the team to the final where, after a tense 10 minutes, Oskar Smale in Year 7, both the youngest and smallest player on the pitch, found himself in space, with time to spare in the D, and calmly slid the ball into the bottom corner. This opened the floodgates for a comprehensive win.
The team goes to the Regional Finals in Manchester in March.
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RUGBY
The School rugby teams have been busy this term training and playing matches against other schools. This includes students in every Year group in the School. For the Year 7s, this has meant taking what they have learned in lessons, developing their skills and then representing the School in matches for the first time.
The 1st XV, as always, is made up of students from Years 11, 12 and 13. They have played matches against teams from Lancaster Grammar School and Sedbergh School. Thank you to Chris Stainton for captaining the team.
Our students were also involved in helping to deliver a Tag Rugby Festival for many of the Kendal Primary schools, at Kendal RUFC. They helped to coach and officiate on the day, and were fantastic role models for the younger students.
Well done to all involved.
Year 7 5-a-side football District Champions! Inter-Form football proved a great success—with Form 7.3 being the eventual winners.
13 SPORT (contd/…) GIRLS’ NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
Congratulations to our Year 8 Girls’ Cross Country team. Their fantastic performance at the recent National Cross Country Championships saw them achieve fifteen place nationally!
Girls’ football
The U13 hockey team
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MAKE SOME NOISE TALENT SHOW
As part of our Music coursework, we are holding a ‘Make Some Noise’ talent show on Wednesday 6th March 2019. We have worked on making this talent show inclusive for all members of the School, whether they have had any performing experience previously or not! We have wanted to show the wide variety of talent this School holds, so you will find many contrasting acts at the event from bands to footballers to nunchucks acts.
The show will be held in the school hall, with a starting time of 7:00 pm. Tickets will be priced at £5:00 and £4:00 for concessions, which you can buy either beforehand at Reception (from around February onwards) or they will be also available to buy on the door. All proceeds will be going to the charity, Unique Kidz and Co. This charity is based in Morecambe, providing support for disabled children and they work strongly to meet their needs. We are working alongside Smooth Radio for the show as it is their chosen charity. They will also be the judges for the evening. We hope to see you there!
Hannah McKee, Izzy Akers and Jamie Trickett (Year 12 students) Hannah, Izzy & Jamie at Smooth Radio
15 DIARY DATES
January
Monday 7th January School re-opens for all students Tuesday 8th January KKSA Meeting, 6:00pm (Conference Room) Friday 18th January KKSA Quiz Night, School Hall, 7:00pm—10:00 pm w/c 21st January Week of Year 11 Mock Exams & Year 8 Exams Thursday 24th January Year 9 Parents’ Evening (appointments between 4:30 pm—7:30 pm) Thursday 31st January Sixth Form Parents’ Evening (appointments between 4:30 pm-7:30 pm)
February
Friday 15th February Break up for half term (normal length School day) Monday 25th February School re-opens for all students Thursday 28th February Year 11 Parents’ Evening (appointments between 4:30 pm—7:30 pm)
March
Thursday 7th March World Book Day Thursday 21st March Year 7 Parents’ Evening (appointments between 4:30 pm—7:30 pm) Friday 22nd March Staff Training Day (school closed for students) Tuesday 26th March Year 11 & 13 Photograph Tuesday 26th March-Thursday 4th April Year 5 Moving Up Evenings (5:30 pm—6:30 pm)
April
Friday 5th April Break up for Easter (normal length School day) Tuesday 23rd April School re-opens for all students
With best wishes to everyone for an enjoyable festive season. Thank you for your continued support of the school.
UKMT Answer: C
Headteacher Mr Phil Hyman BSc MA School Address Kirkbie Kendal School, Lound Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7EQ
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