Issue no. 98 - End of Summer Term July 2011 The Kings’ Messenger

Kings is an Academy! One year after the Secretary of State for Education invited the school to apply to become one of the Government’s new-style Academies, we finally received official confirmation that Kings would convert to an Academy on 1 June 2011.

You will be aware that we had had initially planned to become an Academy on 1 September 2010, but lengthy delays caused by the Church of England meant that this was not possible.

As The Kings of Wessex Academy, we are now self-managing, and independent of Somerset Local Authority, and receive funding directly from Central Government. The major benefits of Academy Status are greater control over the academy budget to achieve the best for our students, reduced bureaucracy, with increased funding to improve education and focus on teaching and learning both here at Kings, and in the wider community.

We will continue to serve the needs of all students, and maintain the existing admission criteria with no selection based on ability. The Academy is run by an Academy Trust, composed of our existing Governing Body, and all staff will continue to be employed by the Academy Trust; with continued representation by parents and members of the community.

We are also committed to our special ethos and values, including status as a Church of England School and the strong partnership with Cheddar Valley Schools. Kings Fitness and Leisure will continue to be owned and operated by the Academy. So - here’s looking to the future as The Kings of Wessex Academy...! Head’s-Up from Mr Richardson Headteacher, The Kings of Wessex Academy

Dear Parents, I am delighted to bring you this end of Summer Term 2011 report – the first, in our official capacity as The Kings of Wessex Academy!

I am sure, like you, I could never have foreseen the long drawn-out process a year ago when the Secretary for State invited us to apply to become one of the Government’s new-style Academies. But, I am confident that this is a positive step as we build on our success as an Outstanding School to provide a world class education for all our young people.

It has of course been business as usual with this Summer Term inevitably the Season of Exams. This is the culmination of Year 11 Mentoring Plus meetings, lunchtime and after school catch-up sessions, the Easter Revision programme, exam briefings, Controlled Assessments and of course - revision, revision, revision! I thank all our staff and Mentors for their constant and conscientious work encouraging students to achieve their very best. You will know that we have high standards here at Kings and we believe passionately academic success is an important foundation in preparing for our young people for the future.

A big practical thank you also to the Exams Office led by Assistant Headteacher Mr Hughes for their meticulous management of this enormous exercise, our team of External Invigilators and of course, our Caretakers who all play their part in the smooth running of the exams. We can do no more now but await the results in August!

After all the hard work - it was time to celebrate. The Year 11 Celebration Assembly was held on Monday 20 June 2011 organised by Year 11 Leader Eric Holdsworth and Acting Year 11 Leader Adrian Targett, along with a team of enthusiastic super students. They began the afternoon with a barbeque, before a packed programme of readings, singing, music – sharing many special memories of their three years here at Kings. The following Tuesday 28 June 2011 they donned their party frocks and DJ’s for their Prom at The Webbington Hotel in Loxton It seemed as though they had grown up overnight! See the photos shortly...

Meanwhile, we held a very special Year 13 Leavers’ Assembly and barbecue on Friday 27 May 2011 before they left Kings for the last time to go on exam leave. And not to be out-done for their do, the Senior Student Team organised their Prom on the pier at Weston-super-Mare on Friday 1 July 2011.

Continuing the educational cycle, the new Year 9 Team headed by Year Leader Mrs Lowis is working to ensure a smooth transition for our Year 9 September intake students. We were delighted to welcome our new-Year 9-to-be students for Transfer Day on Tuesday 5 July 2011, and it was great to see around with their new Tutors.

Moving upwards, we held our Sixth Form Induction Day on Wednesday 29 June 2011, when students spent a day with us enjoying taster lessons in their chosen ‘A' Level subjects, and other Sixth Form privileges – not least, not wearing uniform! conference to prepare for Work Experience Week at the beginning of July. Many students tell me they found this beneficial in opening their eyes to possible careers, and striving to fulfil their future ambitions. Year 9 students had their turn to be good citizens in the PSHE/Citizenship Conference.

Governors were in Subject Teams for their Summer Term Day in June, which also coincided with the Cheddar Churches Tent Event held here on our field. I know Governors appreciate this contact time with staff and students to inform their decisions and direction for Kings, and I thank them.

Post-exams, at the time of writing, it is also the season for sport as the P.E. Department and young sportsmen and women are We look forward to seeing both our new competing in Year 9 and Year 12 students in September! Sports Day, the Swimming Gala Current Year 12’s are and the Tennis embarking on the Tournament. This Extended Project year’s Sports Qualification, Leaders have had a which provides super year extra UCAS points. organising festivals I am a great and events across supporter of the the Cheddar Valley EPQ, which Schools. I thank inspires Subject Leader for independent P.E. and House learning in Activities Carl Bennett students’ chosen and his P.E. Team for providing these sporting opportunities. topic title, who work on a one-to- We are nearly at the point where we end the term on a one basis with a celebratory note with our Achievement Assembly on the final staff supervisor. Friday – hopefully outside at the front of the Academy I will be brushing- (weather permitting!). Students will be rewarded for up on my their achievements in academic subjects, enrichment activities, 100% attendance – and more besides. knowledge of Aeronautics for As a happy diary alert the celebrations will continue my two protégées...! looking back on this academic year 2010 – 2011 on Thursday 15

Again, this year, I have been grateful to our staff for their September 2011 at our Annual Awards evening. I hope you commitment in leading a wealth of enrichment activities that will be able to join us when Stephen Moss, author, TV enhance students’ learning. Conferences, speakers, trips and producer, lecturer, broadcaster and naturalist will be our special guest. visits, and Duke of Edinburgh expeditions – all make students’ time at Kings memorable and meaningful. I can Finally, I would like to thank you all for your support this year vouch for this as I was fortunate to go on the History World and to wish you and your family a happy summer holiday. War I Battlefields Trip to Belgium. This was a moving testimony to the horrors of the Great War, and I was proud Yours sincerely, A Reminder! of our students who showed maturity and curiosity worthy Term starts for 2011-12 on of their young years. Friday 2 September for

On a sparkly note, I hope you enjoy the report on this Years 9, 10 and 12 and year’s Art and Fashion Show and thank you to those parents all years from and friends of Kings who joined us for this highlight. I also CHRIS RICHARDSON Monday 5 September 2011 thank Subject Leader for Art Ms Weaving, and the Art Team Headteacher for inspiring and encouraging our students to develop their ideas and talents into a stunning showcase. We recently also Contents: Kings is an Academy! 1 Head’s Up 2-3 Roll of Honour 4-7 6 7 8 enjoyed the Design and Technology Week. PTA Thank You Year 10 GCSE Exam Results 2011 Meaningful Maths! Science Reminders 8 Last Call for Germany! 8 Design Technology Week 9 Onto the stage - our Year 9 young thespians performed The Big Pitch and Business Studies Chocolate Factory Trip 10-11 Shakespeare’s popular “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. Email Communication 11 Merci Beaucoup and Vielen Dank! 12 What a lovely production perfect for our - albeit vacillating - Back on the Battlefields 12 Year 9 Play - “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” 13 summer and well done to our BTEC Performing Arts students The Summer Show 14-17 Learning Resource Centre Wisdom 17 2012 Production - “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” 17 Year 9 PSHE/ for their wonderful evening of song and dance. Citizenship Conference 18-19 National Citizen Service 19 Avon and Somerest You will recall last half term Year 10 students developed their Police Authority Consultation 19 Year 11 Induction Day and the Prom 20-21 communication, teamwork, and time management skills in a Kings and Queens’ Sports Scores 22-24

End of Summer Term Roll of Honour Special Achievement Awards: Congratulations and thank you to our students!

Bronze (5 merits) Isobel Etherington 9DE Samuel Brock 9CBA And a special mention to Abbey Floyd 9CBA Owen Browne 9VQ Toby Gourlay 9TT Alice Davis 9CBA Nathan Larner 9SBA Nathan Gelder 9CBA Chloe Butt 9SJW Alastair Bartlett 10TP Katrina-Anne Hamilton 9CBA Callum Clancy 9DE the only student this Billy Cavanagh 10JG Lilli Helps 9DE Janne Clarke 9MH academic year to achieve Daniel Hide 9DR Amy Clegg 9DR Ryan Chilvers 10JG Double Platinum for gaining Harry Davidson 10JG Christopher Hill 9VQ Thomas Cooksey 9SJW Rhiannon Jones 9DE Laura Cottle 9MH a wonderful 100 merits! Yizheng Fan 10JG Well done Alice! Jakob Gale 10JG Lucy Kelson 9JPF Joshua Daly 9CBA Noah Gaudoin 10JG Grace Low 9CBA Amy Day 9SBA Karolina Lasota 10JG Tara Lukins 9CBA Charlotte Day 9JPF Charlotte Maynard 10JG James Mason 9JPF Natalie Day 9MH Frances Palmer 10JG Ross McColgan 9SJW Samuel Dearsley 9DR Megan Settle 10JG Samuel Miles 9TT Henry East 9FPS Sophie Vincent 10JG Bonnie Naish 9DE Katie Florey 9VQ Dayle Waite 10JG Rebecca Newman 9CBA Cameron Fraser 9MH Emily Weigold 10JG Zach Newsome 9TT Kyran Gale 9CBA Brandon O’Reilly 9CBA Amber Gregory 9DE Silver (15 merits) Sophie Pavle 9SJW Ben Harris 9DE Isabelle Brunsdon 9SJW Tom Pendergast 9MH Josephine Hill 9DR We are at the point as 2010-11 Danielle Clews 9CBA Connor Phillips 9DE Sophie Hodges 9CBA Leon Harris 9FPS Matthew Prestidge 9DE Lyndsey Hooper 9SJW draws to an end, when we will Karl Hooper 9VQ Katherine Prior 9JPF Tom Hope-Stone Bell 9MH be holding our end of the Michael Hughes 9SBA Mia Rowlands 9DE Shannon House 9SBA Summer Term (and indeed the Kerry Martin 9DR Louise Sealey 9VQ Imogen Howorth 9MH academic year) Whole School Christa Pitman 9TT Jade Skyrme 9DR Benjamin Hughes 9VQ Achievement Assembly Thomas Stevens 9VQ Abbie Slater 9VQ Ashleigh Jones 9DR when students will be presented George Barnes 10TP Abbie Snelgrove 9MH Victoria Kent 9DE with badges and certificates for Nathan Biggadike 10TP Emily Stevens 9VQ Rhys Lewis 9CBA their achievements. Elizabeth Sturmey 9JPF Chelsea Llewellyn 9DR Jacob Britton 10TP Weather permitting - we will be James Thompson 9JPF Reece Ludlow 9MH Lewis Bull 10TP outside at the front of the Connor Vipond 9SJW Lauren Male 9VQ Katie Davies 10TCO Academy.

Samuel Walters 9SBA Owen Marlow 9MH Oliver Gammon 10TP Madeleine Hale 10JG Kye Whelan 9CBA Helen McColgan 9VQ Bronze and Silver Emily White 9JPF Dominic Mehlig 9DR Zoe Karanicola 10JG = a certificate Daisy Matthews 10JG Eleanor Williams 9DE Harriet Moody 9MH Gold = a certificate, badge Melissa McGreal 10VW Ellis Williams 9SJW Ryan Moss 9SJW Amanda Murphy 10JG George Willis 9VQ Rebecca Newman 9CBA and £10 voucher Ellie Peverall 10VW Gary Abbott 10TP Hannah O’Brien 9SJW Platinum = 50 merits Ryan Phillips 10TP Alice Bennett 10VW Ross Panes 9DR (a certificate, badge and £15 Laura Botsford 10JG Jenna Patten 9CBA Rhianna Shaw 10JG voucher) Craig Trist 10JG Leon Cheung 10TP James Porter Hunt 9MH Abigail Watson 10VW Caitlin Flood 10VW Madeleine Ralph 9SBA Double Platinum Regan Williams 10JG Jemma Hazell 10TCO Stephanie Reeves 9SJW = 100 merits Lewis Morgan 10VW Hannah Richards 9DR (certificate and £20 Gemma Morse 10TP Amy Rossiter 9MH Gold (25 merits) voucher) Shaun Adams 9JPF Ryan Phillips 10TP Kate Smith 9CBA Christopher Ames 9SJW Jessica Rogers 10JG Emma Spittal 9MH Harry Andrews 9SJW Thomas Tucker 10TCO Christine Staite 9SBA And now, a quick Eleni Stamatis 9TT James Ashman 9TT celebratory diary alert: Keira Bambury 9TT Platinum Leah Street 9SJW th Jeylan Baskaya 9CBA (50 merits) Gary Sutlieff 9DR Our the 35 Annual Nathan Tabberer 9DE Sophie Bishop 9VQ Kirsty Abbott 9MH Awards Evening Rachael Boobyer 9SBA Emily Allcott 9TT Molly Thorne 9DE Ryan Bowkett 9JPF Harry Baker 9SBA Harry Townend 9DR will be on Thursday 15 Ella Brandrick 9TT Holly Baldwin 9VQ Robert Wallis 9CBA September 2011! Ellie Brown 9TT Glenna Bautista 9MH Laura Whitehead 9SBA Chloe-Ann Davidson 9JPF Katie Bewick 9TT Brandon Wilcox 9VQ Letters are currently Kieran Davies 9DE Maisie Blair 9CBA Jack Williams 9DE being sent to the award Spencer Williams 9DR Jasmine Day 9SJW James Board 9JPF winners (pending the Samuel Day 9VQ Joseph Bourke-Trotham 9VQ Sabrina Willis 9CBA Beau Duggan 9JPF Kristian Willmott 9DE summer exam results!) Sara Bradley 9FPS

Academy Colours: celebrating students for their contribution and participation!

Drama Athletics Sports Leaders Maths Challenge

Sarah Appleby 9CBA Chris Ames 9SJW Jake Alen 10ML Best in School Harry Baker 9SBA Holly Baldwin 9VQ Rosie Allen 10VW Scott Jenkins 9SBA Amy Clegg 9DR Sara Bradley 9FP Matthew Amesbury 10EM Gold Tom Cooksey 9SJW Amy Clegg 9DR Ben Attwood 10LD Scott Jenkins 9SBA Joshua Daly 9CBA Rebecca Cox 9TT Lauren Ayres 10AST Andrew Rose 9JPF Eleanor Dunlop 9DE Joshua Daly 9CBA Holly Babbington 10LD Annabella Gould 9TT Sam Dearsley 9DR Chelsie Bailey 10AST Silver Lilli Helps 9DE Lucy Eccles 9FP Emily Bancroft 10TCO Briony Allen 10LD Josephine Hill 9DR Kieron Gibson 9DE Rosie Best 10LD Chelsie Bailey 10AST Lyndsey Hooper 9SJW Toby Gourlay 9TT Laura Botsford 10JG Callum Barron 10VW Tom Hope-Stone Bell 9MH George Hall 9DE Ben Byrom 10EM Alastair Bartlett 10TP Ella Jameson 9JPF Chris Hawkes 9VQ Megan Callanan 10TP Jack Beacom 9SBA Megan Kidner 9MH Ben Hutton 9DR Billy Cavanagh 10JG Alex Beretvas 9MH Chelsea Llewellyn 9DR Megan Kidner 9MH Hal Davidson 10JG Rosie Best 10LD Lauren Male 9VQ Scott Jenkins 9SBA Harry Davies 10TCO Caitlin Flood 10VW Cora Marks 9DR Chelsea Llewellyn 9DR Katies Davies 10TCO Megan Kidner 9MH Rachel L Perry 9TT Simon Peto 9MH Emma Deakins 10RD James Lomax 9DE Katie Prior 9JPF Jade Skyrme 9DR Becky Donald 10VW Georgia Moore 10VW Jade Skyrme 9DR Shannon Vickery 9TT Bethany Ellis 10RMH Tom Newton 10EM Rosalind Strang 9VQ Ellie Voice 9JPF Sunny Fan 10JG Matthew Prestidge 9DE Ellie Voice 9JPF Sam Balkham 10AST Joe Scott-Hartley 9JPF Caitlin Flood 10VW Music Robert Bridgwater 10TCO Jenny Francis 10RMH Sophie Vincent 10JG Tom Day 10JG Ellen Harris Snell 10RMH Jennifer Wilson 10RD Sophie Bishop 9VQ William Jonas 10EM Mollie Harvey 10EM Cory Zanelli 10TCO Ryan Bowkett 9JPF Tom Jones 10MG Ellie Henry 10EM Bronze Alastair Campbell 9SJW Jamie Ross 10MG Leah Knell 10EM Jessica Abbott 10LD Chris Hill 9VQ Sam Talbot 10EM Jack Luff 10RMH Joe Barnes 10AST Lyndsey Hooper 9SJW Dayle Waite 10JG Chloe Mattock 10VW Billy Cavanagh 10JG Rachel E Perry 9SJW Rebecca Mawby 10TCO Tom Powell 9VQ Rounders Samuel Day 9VQ Robyn McGibbon 10MG Abbey Floyd 9CBA Eleni Stamatis 9TT Sara Bradley 9FP Libby Mewes 10TCO Rhys Ford 10RD Shannon Vickery 9TT Vanessa Brill 9DR Joe Newton 10VW Lilli Helps 9DE Bradley Wilcox 9VQ Chloe Burke 9DR Thomas Newton 10EM George Willis 9VQ Tom Hope-Stone Bell 9MH Amy Clegg 9DR Kirsty Parsons 10TCO Timothy Lucas 10EM Rosie Best 10LD Bethan Darby 9SBA Alex Perkins 10AST Liberty Mewes 10TCO Ben Michiels 9MH Shannon House 9SBA Tabitha Rogers 10RD Joe Newton 10VW Emily Weigold 10JG Ashleigh Jones 9DR Jamie Ross 10MG Elizabeth Wootton 10TCO Lindsay Perry 10EM Megan Kidner 9MH Alice Sealey 10EM Emma Tucker 10EM Natalie Stevenson 12CBE Chelsea Llewellyn 9DR Jessica Shiner 10TP Cricket Grace Low 9CBA Elizabeth Soffe 10TP 100% Attendance

Matthew Bolland 9SJW Amy Rossiter 9MH Lucy Stone 10VW Alex Beretvas 9MH Kyle Foster Smith 9DR Jade Skyrme 9DR Sam Talbot 10EM Janne Clarke 9MH Cameron Fraser 9MH Shannon Vickery 9TT Millie Trower 10EM Amber Gregory 9DE Kyran Gale 9CBA Emily Bancroft 10TCO Sam Wall 10TCO Lyndsey Hooper 9SJW Toby Gourlay 9TT Jodie Byrne 10EM Paris Ward 10MG Henry Hounsell 9TT Liam Hathway 9SJW Bethany Ellis 10RMH Emily Weigold 10JG Emma Kelly 9SJW Jack Hughes 9SJW Sunny Fan 10JG Jennifer Wilson 10RD Harriet Moody 9MH Tim Ingle 9DE Jenny Francis 10RMH Elizabeth Wootton 10TCO Ryan Moss 9SJW Jack Masters 9MH Daisy Goldsmith 10RMH Dan Yates 10MG Daisy Goldsmith 10RMH Dominic Mehlig 9DR Ellie Stevens 10JG Cory Zanelli 10TCO Krystyna Masny 10LD

Adam Micklewright 9FP Business Studies Mathematical Olympiad Dennis Palmer 10RD Ross Panes 9DR Big Pitch Competition & Kangaroo 2011 James Pavey 10TCO Robbie Wallis 9CBA Kes Svensson 10VW Winners Certificate of Merit Kristian Willmott 9DE Lewis Thompson 10AST Alex Beretvas 9MH Scott Jenkins 9SBA Adam Wood 9JPF Jennifer Wilson 10RD Jack Hughes 9SJW Andrew Rose 9JPF Connor Baker 10AST Samara Masny 12GR Scott Jenkins 9SBA Sam Davey 10RMH Certificate of Sophie Patten 12RW Hal Davidson 10JG Runners Up Participation Gregory Smith 12GC Sid Morris 10MG Tom Powell 9VQ Alex Beretvas 9MH Sam Talbot 10EM George Willis 9VQ James Soffe 13SJ Congratulatio ns for your

Andrew Tidswell 10AST commitment and efforts! Enrichments Subjects: celebrating students for their contribution to the enrichment subjects!

Design Technology Harry Davies 10TCO THANK YOU Kirsty Abbott 9MH Emma Deakins 10RD Sarah Appleby 9CBA Rhys Ford 10RD to our Harry Baker 9SBA Jenny Francis 10RMH Louise Bann 9FP Rosie Freemantle 10TP Parents Teacher Joshua Barker 9DR Kiira Gilvear 10TP Association (PTA) Georgia Barrett 9FP Jade-Marie Hide 10MG Alex Beretvas 9MH Jack Hugh 10RD Thank you to our PTA for their Sam Brock 9CBA Aymen Idris 10TP wonderful work again this year Ellie Brown 9TT Youcef Kouidri 10TCO raising money from your Owen Browne 9VQ Kyran Marshall 10AST generous Academy Enrichment Isabelle Brunsdon 9SJW Krystyna Masny 10LD Alastair Campbell 9SJW Chloe Mattock 10VW Fund donations (benefiting Janne Clarke 9MH Joseph Newton 10VW from reclaimed Gift Aid Tax); Bethan Darby 9SBA Tom Newton 10EM as well as providing Kieren Davies 9DE Hayley Nicholson 10RD refreshments and raffles at Beau Duggan 9JPF Lewis Norton-Collins 10RD events throughout the year. Eleanor Dunlop 9DE Daniel Palmer 10RMH Their work complements the Hannah Forde 9DR James Reading 10MG work of our school. Annabella Gould 9TT Ellie Rialas 10TP Bradley Hockley 9JPF Harley Ribi 10MG Sophie Hodges 9CBA Tabitha Rogers 10RD Tom Hope-Stone Bell 9MH Charlie Scott 10LD Imogen Howorth 9MH Megan Settle 10JG Ella Jameson 9JPF Elizabeth Soffe 10TP Scott Jenkins 9SBA Jona Steckler 10JG Emma Kelly 9SJW Aimee Stevenson 10RD Vicki Kent 9DE James Tidswell 10TCO Grace Low 9CBA Thomas Tucker 10TCO Cora Marks 9DR Mark Turner 10VW Owen Marlow 9MH Jamie Waugh 10LD Please do support them if Helen McColgan 9VQ Emily Weigold 10JG you can at the October AGM: Adam Micklewright 9FP Sean Zamick 10VW

Brandon O’Reilly 9CBA Tuesday 4October 2011 Rachel L Perry 9TT ICT at 7.30pm Madeleine Ralph 9SBA James Lomax 9DE in the Learning Resources Centre Caitlin Rickard 9SJW Andrew Rose 9JPF Maths Joe Scott-Hartley 9JPF PTA AGM Jade Skyrme 9DR Jack Beacom 9SBA Everyone is welcome! Emily Stevens 9VQ Megan Kidner 9MH

Gary Sutlieff 9DR James Lomax 9DE This year, donations have helped Shannon Vickery 9TT Briony Allen 10LD to purchase the following for Laura Whitehead 9SBA Chelsie Bailey 10AST Subject Teams: Jack Williams 9DE Callum Barron 10VW Laura Wivell 9FP Rosie Best 10LD English - 72 dictionaries Sam Woodroffe 9MH Caitlin Flood 10VW Design Technology - a Jet Briony Allen 10LD Georgia Moore 10VW JBOS-5 Oscillating Spindle Matthew Amesbury 10EM Sophie Vincent 10JG Sander and A1 Rotatrim M Liberty Apted 10TP Jennifer Wilson 10RD Series Cutter William Astill 10LD Ben Attwood 10LD We would encourage all Geography – four flip video Chelsie Bailey 10AST students to look out for the cameras Callum Barron 10VW Enrichment Activities Art – four digital cameras Alastair Bartlett 10TP starting next academic year Languages - 36 digital Fabian Bowes-Richley 10TP to make the most of the headsets Bethan Bullock 10AST opportunities at Kings. Kate Buxton 10RD There might be a new Physical Education – a new Ben Clark 10MG interest to try, or a hobby Senior Rugby Team kit Robert Cornish 10RMH you already enjoy. PSHE/Citizenship - the Jake Cutter 10EM But, we hope there is “Save Sex” presentation Joshua Dalton 10RMH something for everyone!

Subject Awards: celebrating students for their achievements in the academic subjects! Subject Awards Year 9 Year 10 Year 12 English Imogen Howorth 9MH Elizabeth Wootton 10TCO - English Language - - Gregory Davies 12GR English Literature - - Alice Would 12IS Media Studies - - Marcus Tincknell 12TR Maths Jack Williams 9DE Katherine Esmonde 10EM Lewis Jones 12TR Product Design Alex Beretvas 9MH Daniel Palmer 10RMH Sam Kent 12GC Food Technology Megan Kidner 9MH Jessica Shiner 10TP Sophie Woods 12TR ICT Alex Beretvas 9MH Elizabeth Wootton 10TCO Henry Farmer 12RW Computing - - Matteo Veglia 12CA Biology Shannon Johnson 9JPF Mary Cornick 10VW Gregory Smith 12GC Chemistry Lilli Helps 9DE Briony Allen 10LD Megan E Jones 12RW Physics Scott Jenkins 9SBSA Sinead O'Brien 10LD Andrew Pridgeon 12RW Psychology - - Peter Cussell 12IS Business Studies - Zoe Karanicola 10JG Luke Jones 12GC Geography Alexandra Curnow 9FP Samara Knight 10RMH Gregory Smith 12GC History Andrew Rose 9JPF Agnes Emeney 10RMH Sinead Byrom 12CA Law - - Abigail Nicholson 12CA R.E. Jack Hughes 9SJW Elizabeth Wootton 10TCO Emily Jeffree 12GC Critical Thinking - - Giles Barrett 12CA Sociology - - Georgia Kevill 12BR French Andrew Rose 9JPF Jessica Shiner 10TP Freya Cottrell 12RW German Adam Wood 9MH Kes Svensson 10VW Freddie Horwood 12IS Art Sophie Hodges 9CBA Eve Hayzer 10RMH Lucy Laken 12GC Photography - Agnes Emeney 10RMH Imogen Lukins 12IS Textiles - Bethan Bullock 10AST Niamh Wrench 12CA Drama Josephine Hill 9DR Katie Davies 10TCO Chloe Kitching 12TR BTEC Performing Arts - Laura Botsford 10JG - Music Roisin Zamick 9VQ Ben James 10MG Emily Ingle 12GR P.E. Sara Bradley 9FP Sean Zamick 10VW Jenny Pearce 12RW Learning Support Brandon Wilcox 9VQ - - PSHE/Citizenship Amy Rossiter 9MH Melissa McGreal 10VW - Exam Results Days: ‘A’ Level - Thursday 18 August and GCSE - Thursday 25 August 2011 YEAR 10 GCSE EXAM RESULTS – SUMMER 2011

Please note: current Year 10 students are invited into the Academy, to collect their GCSE exam results for this summer’s exams, on Thursday 25 August 2011 between 10.30am-1.00pm.

Students must report to the Main Reception where staff will be present to hand out results. Students who are unable to collect their results on this day will be issued with their results by their Tutor on return to Kings in the Autumn Term.

Results will NOT be issued to anyone other than the candidate, unless an original signed note (authorising a parent/guardian to collect them) is given to Mrs Winter in the Exams Office.

It is essential that Year10 students do NOT attend school before 10.30 am on this day, when staff will be busy assisting Year 11 students with their results and any post result enquiries.

Thank you! Mr Hughes (Assistant Headteacher)

We take a group of students down to Cornwall to do a Meaningful Maths! range of Mathematics to extend their classroom work and allow them to see how the subject is used in the outside

Years 10 and Year 11 Mathematicians worked so hard for world. The three main themes are using trigonometry to their exams, making considerable use of the KLP for survey structures and landscapes; using some ‘A’ Level revision that we had a call from the operating company to Mechanics Theory to understand the impact of work and ask what our secret was! Next year we will have even more diet on Third World communities and using statistics to videos and other help on the system for students to use. study biodiversity and plant adaptation in different environments. Year 9 ended their year with a fun project based on a fairground that helped them develop number, money and It is a long day and a lot of Mathematics, but the students probability skills. always enjoy the visit. By Mr T Powell, Maths Enrichment Leader

After the various rounds of the Maths Challenge through the year, we were left with three year 9 students still in the competition. Scott Jenkins and Andrew Rose were sitting the Cayley Paper of the British Mathematical Olympiad and Alex Beretvas the Grey Kangaroo paper. Scott and Andrew achieved certificates of merit at this level. All three students have achieved at a very high level and we look forward to further achievements later in their Mathematical careers.

A Reminder to current Year 9 students: You will be sitting the “real” Science GCSE exams in January of Year 10. These are going to be very important as the Exam Board no longer allows umpteen re-sits! So, be prepared - and revise, revise, revise!

Message for new ‘A’ Level Chemists: You might find it useful to buy your own lab coat for September, rather than sharing the communal ones!

Mrs B Riddick, Subject Leader for Science/Chemistry At the time of writing the highlight of the term’s activities has yet to happen - the annual Year 9 trip to the Eden Project.

Speak to Frau Rebello if you are interested in going on the German trip! Design Technology Week

We held our annual Design Technology Week in June with a wealth of exciting events for our dynamic young designers of the future.

Year 9 students enjoyed a fun-packed day at Legoland in Windsor. For the first rainy hour students enjoyed the opportunity to try the water-based rides at the theme-park. The afternoon turned sunny, and the wet clothes soon dried. The submarine ride through the Lego Atlantis area was very well remarked on, due to the variety of brightly coloured fish that lived there - including a manta-ray! The only major complaint of the day was 'The grass isn't made of Lego!' Alastair Bevan Campbell, Kings and Queens News Team

Year 10 Product Design students visited Alton Towers, and after exploring the park designed for homework a new ride in leaflet format.

The charity Practical Action launched a sustainable design competition for Technology students completed by our Year 9 students. The top seven entries were sent off to the charity with Alex Beretvas highly commended for his traffic-saving bus idea. His final design is being showcased on the Practical Action website (www.practicalaction.org).

During Technology Week, all Year 9 students had opportunity to enter the Fab – Design a Den competition to design a new bedroom. The prize is to have their bedroom design made into a reality. Recent MEng Graduate from Exeter University Matthew Bugler worked with two Year 9 classes and helped launch the competition, and discussed Engineering as a career. (see here in the photo below).

Year 10 Food Technology students participating in the Master Chef Competition spent a cooking afternoon preparing their two courses for judges Ms Riddick and Mr Friend. The winning chef was Laura Botsford (first left) for her yummy asparagus spaghetti and chocolate fondant, who received a set of professional pastry cutters and a certificate.

Well done to Daniel Mehlig who has successfully gained an Arkwright Scholarship. This year there were 904 applicants, 470 candidates interviewed and 300 scholarships awarded. Both our Technology Department and Daniel will receive a scholarship for his two years in the Sixth Form.

Cheddar Valley First Schools collaborated with Fairlands Middle School to run a “Squashed Tomato Challenge Day” when students worked in school teams to design the most innovative and practical transportation system for a packet of tomatoes to travel down a hillside. After much designing, discussing and testing the schools faced each other in the final experiment and Lympsham First School were the winners for their imaginative pulley design. Each student received a certificate and squashed tomato key-ring manufactured on our laser cutter. By Miss G Chapman Students make money! This year’s Big Pitch winners will present their final report to members of the Mendip Rotary Club on Thursday 14 July 2011. Raising their own capital initially, Alex Beretvas and Scott Jenkins decided to set up their own business „Cakes of Wessex‟ and have produced cakes and cookies during the year, adjusting their products effectively to meet the needs of different markets.

To begin with the two bakers produced stock to sell at Cheddar car boot, aiming for the Christmas market at the end of December. Joined by Jack Hughes, a third Company Director, they sold well - developing their customer service skills as they went along. Alex emerged as a very confident seller on the day, no customer left without buying at least two items! A successful morning saw all of their stock go.

They next decided to focus their efforts on making to order, but not before exploiting the Year 9 Open Evening in February to increase their sales. Effective organisation, good customer service and excellent teamwork were all essential to get their order business of the ground. Good initial interest in their products, including attractive labels and a clearly laid-out order form helped boost sales and ensure the process ran smoothly.

Our congratulations to Alex and Scott, who have sustained their business over the year and generated a good profit!

“The Chocolate Brothers”: Tom Powell and George Willis were also involved in the Big Pitch scheme. Credit must first go to Tom and George for thinking up one of the best business names we have had on the scheme in recent years. The chocolatiers produced hand-made chocolates using moulds, bagged them up attractively and successfully tempted members of the Mendip Rotary Club to purchase their quality products. Well done also to Tom and George!

The Big Pitch competition will start again for Year 9 in September. The Mendip Rotary Club provide each team with a Business Mentor, and students learn about skills and qualities needed to run a business. If any Year 9’s are interested in finding out more, Now, talking of chocolate... please come and see Mr Lee or Mrs Wilson in the AS Level Business Studies students went on a Business Studies Department at the start of September.

Chocolate Factory Trip. There‟s the chance to make a profit - and keep it!

As we walked towards the building, the smell of fresh chocolate was leading the way...Following our noses we reached the entrance, all very excited for all the free chocolate ahead! Obviously we hadn’t just visited the chocolate factory for the endless amounts and the coco bean ride - we were there to learn also.

We met with the Manager in charge of Educational visits who gave us an insightful talk about the Kraft/Cadbury merger and the product portfolio of this global company. We discovered which advertising methods worked best, and realised the popularity of the famous Gorilla advert and also the struggle that they faced whilst introducing a new product with a ‘stripes or spots’ campaign.

Funnily enough - our host was a huge fan of Cheddar Gorge and the goats in the hills!

After watching a presentation filled with chocolate, our mouths were watering - which made the tour even better.

Firstly, we were handed two chocolate bars to eat as we were educated on the history of Cadbury, which was very interesting, as we could see that even years back, Mr Cadbury had to really think about his marketing, and most likely had a corporate aim.

As we entered the next room, rather apprehensively, the doors were filled with signs warning that people with medical conditions; or people who can’t deal with abrupt movement should sit on the back rows. Obviously the whole class filled the front rows, and we were shook like coco beans which was hilarious (although probably not a good idea after over-indulging on Crunchy and Curly-Wurly bars!). We were in a magical world where chocolate supplies were limitless – with a chocolate bar at every door we entered.

The next show was how chocolate was made years ago It would take up to 12 hours for the chocolate to cool - a contrast to today’s technology. Finally, we ended up on the coco bean ride. This wasn’t necessarily ‘thrilling’, but everyone had the best time. We may have been a little too old to watch the baby coco beans guide us through coco bean land, but we loved every minute.

By the time we got to the shop at the end, most people felt too ill to buy any chocolate, but had to seize the opportunity of the biggest bars of Cadbury ever, so we all filed out with our bags of chocolate treats.

Seeing how a real factory functioned, with the hierarchy of employees and the aims and objectives for a real business (rather than a class case study) was fascinating. It has to be said, the funniest part was when we sneaked into the ages 5-14 playing area and let loose.

So, overall, the day was a fantastic introduction to A2 Level Marketing, with a delicious and memorable theme. By Amy Nicol (Kings and Queens News Team)

The Art of Communication in the 21st Century Here at Kings, we take pride in communicating with our parents and guardians, and strive to improve the way we correspond. In the Headteacher’s September mailing to parents, we thank you in advance for completing and returning the data collection sheet, including your up-to-date email contact address. Merci Beaucoup and Vielen Dank!

The Languages Department are very grateful to the PTA for their generous donation to buy a fantastic set of high quality digital headphones. The sets have already been used by some of our GCSE classes in preparation for their Controlled Speaking Assessments. For the Teachers, it has been wonderful to conduct a lesson in the dedicated ICT suite with students listening attentively to the phrases!

The durability and sound quality is by far superior to our previous headphones and their use will be twofold. GCSE and AS/A2 Level Language students will benefit enormously from developing their listening skills by accessing interactive aural websites and sound files for past listening exams with more success.

Also, many of students can feel very self-conscious having to speak out in class and this facility takes them out of the spotlight and allows them to record themselves and assess their own progress at their own speed. Students will be able to improve their own pronunciation and intonation by listening to authentic speakers and by using the recording system with much greater success. Given the nature of the Controlled Assessments for speaking at GCSE and the increased number of students studying Languages following the introduction of the English Baccalaureate, this is a valuable Teaching and Learning resource.

So, on behalf of our Languages students: “Un grand merci” and “Vielen Dank” to the PTA! By Frau Rebello, Subject Leader for Languages

Back on the Battlefields

At the start of this half term, Year 9 Historians followed in the footsteps of World War I British soldiers on a poignant visit to the Battlefields of Belgium.

Aptly, the group visited Cheddar Villa, a small British cemetery and were fascinated by the contrast in styles of remembrance at Langemark, a German cemetery. Students also visited Tyne Cot cemetery with 11,000 soldiers’ graves, and the names of many thousands whose bodies have never been found.

Equipped with a key-card representing the identity of a person from WW1, students toured Ypres' In Flanders Field Museum, reviewing books, photos, front maps, newspapers, personal documents, posters - as well as audiovisual material and shadow battle archives.

Students were overwhelmed by the huge Canadian memorial at Vimy Ridge, and toured the underground tunnels used by soldiers during the war to fight around Vimy. A moving moment was walking in the trenches and the view of no-man's land. In the evening in Ypres, the group experienced the remembrance ceremony at the Menin Gate where the Last Post is sounded and wreaths laid. This has been a daily ceremony since 1928, when the roads are closed every night at 8pm, and even continued in secret during World War II as a sign of remembrance and respect for the British defence of Ypres throughout WW1.

Finally, on an edible note, the students enjoyed a cultural visit to a real Belgium chocolate shop where they learned about the art of Belgian chocolate, with opportunities for tasting and souvenirs to take home.

By Mrs F Shorrock, Subject Leader for History “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” – A Review by Jude Owens (Head’s PA)

The moon was out. Mendelssohn’s Overture was stirring. The scene was set.

This half term, our Year 9 thespians gave a hearty and happy performance of Shakespeare’s popular comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the Kings Theatre.

The play opened with Duke of Athens, Theseus (Harry Baker), and Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta’s (Ellie Voice) making marriage plans. Love is in the air. And on this midsummer’s night we soon discover love is also in the forest and in Fairyland - kingdom of Oberon (Tom Cooksey) and Titania (Jo Hill).

Oberon's head mischief-maker Puck - impeccably impish in green t-shirt and pointy ears, with sparkly green eye-shadow to match - runs wild with a magic flower, prompting hapless mortals to fall in love with the first being they spy upon waking. In Titania’s case - a donkey. That’s right. A magical disguise for weaver Bottom, played ingenuously - yet ingeniously - by Amy Clegg. Cue: a recipe for love disaster. On stage for most of the proceedings, with a fair share of smart soliloquies, Lilli Helps’ Puck delivers his lines with playful naughtiness: “Lord, what fools these mortals be!” True perhaps; but a teasing irony when Puck is dabbling with magic...

Comedy is aplenty and a delight. The audience kept up with love antics between young Athenian lovers Demetrius (Josh Daly), Lysander (Tom Hope-Stone Bell), Hermia (Sarah Appleby) and Helena (Ella Jameson) who squabbled in love, tripped-up in love, then fell in love – before, in true Shakespearean fashion, love found a way in the end for a triple wedding. After all, “The course of true love never did run smooth...”

The Fall-Out Scene between doting Lysander and Demetrious and heroines Helena and Hermia is well acted with some tough love lines delivered in rhyming couplets. As if Shakespearean dialogue is not tricky enough to enunciate. In the Knives Drawn Scene, the quartet skilfully threw their voices around the theatre, recreating the shadowy forest.

In ethereal contrast, Titania’s fairies in flowery dresses are as beautiful as their names - Peaseblossom (Jade Skyrme), Mustardseed (Katie Prior), Cobweb (Megan Kidner) and Moth (Rachel Perry) – dreamily dancing to Tchaikovsky’s Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Asleep on stage, Titania furthers the fantasy feel of these “moonlight revels”.

The Athenian amateur actors led by Ellie Dunlop’s precise Peter Quince - complete with beard and artiste articulation - performed their play (within a play) at the wedding. The audience relished these ladies dressed as lads with running commentary, lovers kissing through a makeshift human wall, and roaring lion - before the melodramatic death scene by aspiring actor Bottom.

But as Mendelssohn beckoned the dawn ending this midsummer night’s fun and frolics, the audience all wondered was it really only a dream...?

This charming and comical production was directed by Year 12 student Chloe Kitching, ably assisted by Backstage Crew, Subject Leader and Teacher of Drama Simon Shorrock and Tess Banham, and Kayleigh Jade West and Chelsie Bailey and Patrick Smith.

‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ is our 2012 academy production, with performances on Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 February 2012 involving students from Years 10-13. Auditions are taking place before the end of term for Years 10, 11 and 13 with the new Year 12 auditioning on their return in September. If you missed the auditions and would like to be involved in performing, then please see Subject Leader for Drama Mr Shorrock for further details. Please note there is some singing involved, but not for all cast members. If you are interested in working backstage, this team will be put together later when we will ask you to come forward.

In the Autumn Term, the Drama Department will be running trips to see ‘The Wild Bride’ by Kneehigh Theatre at the Old Vic in Bristol and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by Filter Theatre Company at the Tobacco Factory in Bristol.

The Summer Show

This year’s Art and Fashion Show was bigger and more spectacular than ever exhibiting GCSE, A2/AS Level Art, Textiles and Photography work that transformed Kings into its very own gallery.

Over 200 parents and friends of Kings, enjoyed students’ creativity and flair using themes of Identity, Environment and Portraiture, Natural Form, Fairy Tale, Snow Queens, Totem Poles and Loops, Laces and Knots, as inspiration.

Well done to all students, designers, models and supporters and a huge thanks to those who helped to organise the evening – the best yet!

The Kings Gallery!

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The MENDIP Rotary Club YOUNG aRtIST Competition 2011

On Monday 4 July 2011 members of the Mendip Rotary Club judged the Young Artist competition entries.

The Judging Panel: Doug Johnson, Patrick Simpson, Carole Knowles and Peter Wright

The Winners! Photography: Imogen Lukins 12IS Canvas: Molly Knowles 9FP (above) Acrylic: Anna Gould 9TT (pictured) Pencil and Pastel: Mia Rowlands 9DE Southville Arts Trail, Bristol Overall Winner: Anna Gould 9TT Earlier in May, Photography AS and A2 Level students took part in this well-known Arts Trail in Bristol, where residents open up their houses for a weekend to showcase their creativity. Some of our students Comments were really positive with a lot of visitors admiring the student’s techniques and different styles of photography - well done to all who took part.

Kings Fitness and Leisure Cafe Photography AS and A2 Level students Chris Holt, Kianeau Whelan and Danny Albone have had their work chosen to be presented on A1 canvas in the new cafe at Kings Fitness and Leisure that opens next month. Well done!

You can see more of our students’ artwork on the academy website: www.kowessex.co.uk And Congratulations to...

Year 10 Photography student Gemma Morse has had her work published in the “ Deux Chevaux Club” magazine, taking photographs of her family and friends’ cars. Gemma also wrote an article highlighting the details of the Somerset event.

By Ms R Weaving, Subject Leader for Art

Learning Resource Centre Wisdom...

Opening Times: Don’t forget - the LRC is open from 8.15am on Tuesday to Friday mornings for you to finish off any work, use the computers/ printers, or even read the papers or a book.

New Books: We have been updating our fiction stock this year, and regulars to the LRC will have seen a lot of new books on display. If there is anything you would like to read, but can’t find it, come and talk to the Librarians, if we haven’t got it, we will usually order it, and make sure you get it before anyone else.

Student Librarians: We are seeking student librarians to work at lunchtimes for one session a week. If you want to know more, come and talk to the Librarian.

Magazines: The LRC has acquired a new magazine display stand, and some new magazines, “Kingpin” – for those of you that skateboard, “Stuff” full of new gadgets and gizmo’s. But, if you would like to see something different than our current selection, come and tell me, and I will see what we can do.

Box tops for books: We are still collecting tokens from the top of cereal packets. You can bring them to the LRC, and either give them to the Librarian, or put them in the box on the counter.

Student Reading Group: The Reading Group has had a good year, reading through a selection of books, including Jason Wallace’s “Out of Shadows”; the books nominated for the Carnegie Award; and the shortlist for the Somerset Fiction Award. Our favourite matched the judges!

Bath Festival of Children’s Literature: Every year we take a group to one or two events. This year there is a choice of Horrible Histories; Eoin Colfer; Celia Rees and Mary Hooper; Angie Sage; David Almond, Melvin Burgess and Meg Rosoff; Darren Shan and Charlie Higson; and Meet Mackenzie Crook. Please see me if you are interested.

Reading Lunchtimes: We are holding reading lunchtimes on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, to encourage students to view new books acquired in the LRC. Overall, we feel it has been a success, as more books have been taken out. Research has shown that students who read a book a week, will do better in exams than those who don’t read.

September in the LRC: Look out for activities for our new Year 9 students from September, posted in the LRC and on the SIS boards. By Mrs B Knutson, LRC Manager Year 9 PSHE/Citizenship Conference

[ On Friday 8 July 2011 the teaching timetable Official St John Ambulance certificates will be for Year 9 was collapsed, as our youngest issued to all the students who attended the students had the invaluable opportunity to workshops. benefit from the knowledge, expertise and honesty of speakers from a wide variety of External Agencies - including the Somerset Fire and Arson team, the Prison Me No Way Trust and a Masked Theatre Company. This was the seventh Year 9 PSHE and Citizenship Conference Day!

Despite an extremely busy schedule Tessa Munt, our elected Member of Parliament also made time to join us. As well as delivering ten question and answer sessions to groups of students, Tessa addressed us all in the Hall at the start of the day when we learned hot off the press that she had this week introduced a Bill, which seeks to ensure a programme of works whereby all elecricity and other cabling is buried underground. It will be an interesting exercise for our students to track the progress of this Bill as it moves through the various stages Another first for the and consultation processes. Conference came in the form of workshops run by

Tessa stressed that she is in Parliament to the Teenage Cancer Trust which dealt very represent the interests of all her constituents - sensitively at once with teenage cancers as a whole not just those of voting age and she encouraged and also with awareness of the dangers regarding all students to consider contacting her via over exposure to the sun. Sunshine was however, Facebook or in person at the monthly surgery in not an issue on the day of the Conference during the cafe in Cheddar High Street. which students had to cope with torrential downpours as they moved between classrooms... Tessa has attended this Conference every year since its inception and students and staff alike One of the most popular sessions is the HM Prison Bristol - Prison Me No Way Association workshop. have been consistently impressed by her energy, approachability and commitment. It is fascinationg to sit in on these question and answer sessions, not least becuase the students are invariably impeccably behaved!

This year a female student, when given the opportunity to experience wearing handcuffs, was foolish The twin themes of the Conference are personal enough safety and personal responsibility, with the to objective of each session to provide students remark with information to act responsibly and ensure to a that they keep themselves and their peers safe. friend For the first time every student participated in a that it basic First Aid training session run by members felt of St John Ambulance, focusing on how to deal “cool”. Suffice to safely with a casualty in the moments say that she was not released from immediately after an injury and how to react to those handcuffs until a further hour had elapsed...! incidents, e.g. as a young child or adult choking. Energy Workshop STOP PRESS! Shortly, on Thursday 14 July 2011, four students from across the year groups will be taking part alongside other Somerset students in an Energy workshop sponsored by EDF at the newly built Energy and Skills Centre at Bridgwater College.

We will let you know how they got on... And now...the National Citizen Service:

Dear Parent / Carer,

You may have heard that the Governement have launched a new programme called the National Citizen Service (NCS) and a pilot project is underway across the UK to engage Year 11’s and their communities in projects that make a difference to local people and local areas.

Two weeks away from home with a mix of physical, mental, creative and skills- based activities – everyone will have an opportunity to try something new and to shine! Followed by five weeks of learning project management skills and leading their own projects over 30 hours throughout the summer.

So if you think your child would enjoy this experience then visit SRYP’s website, or telephone SRYP on 01278 722100 to get registered. www.sryp.org.uk

Avon and Somerest Police Authority Consultation

Some students recently By Madame C Davies, Subject Leader for PSHE/Citizenship took part in the Constabulary’s youth survey. Unwanted Uniform?! The Police Authority, A practical plea to Year 11 Parents: the independent body, If you have any unwanted uniform at home which oversees the in reasonable condition, could we ask that Police, are now inviting residents over the age of 18 to you bring this to the Main Office at the start complete an online survey to prioritise Police responsiblities, and to share their views in order to help of next term. shape policing priorities. Mindful of students in need, we might be The survey takes about five minutes to complete and is able to recycle key items as part of our at www.consultation.avonandsomerset.police.uk uniform loan system. The survey is available until Friday 19 August 2011. Thank you for your support!

Year 12 Induction Day And the night before...

Year 12 Induction Day held on Wednesday 29 June 2011 was really fun and a great opportunity to get to know people who The Year 11 Prom will be joining the Sixth Form next year. We were very impressed with the effort shown in the teamwork challenges - especially by the artistic talent which was evident in the canvases which each tutor group created collectively to represent themselves. It was an excellent day and we look forward to welcoming everyone next Thank you to year! By Laura Weigold, Head Girl Year 11 Leader Mr Holdsworth Now that the GCSE’s are behind them the ‘old’ Year 11 students and Acting Year joined us as Year 12 students for their Induction Day. The day Leader started with a brief assembly, followed by the students choosing Mr Targett for their new tutor groups. The students then attended a series of all their support mini lessons with teaching staff and were also given ‘homework’ over the past for the holidays. three years (see the above photo) After a buffet lunch the students met their new Tutors and spent the afternoon participating in a number of activities to get to know each other. This was all finished off with the new Tutors Groups competing for the ‘Chalice of Cheese’ and presenting their ‘creative’ pieces to the year group. Year 11 students donned It was a great day and we all look forward to welcoming our their party frocks and DJ’s for their celebration end of ‘new’ Year 12s to the Sixth Form in September – and remember we exams Prom held at the Webbington Hotel in Loxton. will all be here to help! By Ms S Knightley, Senior Sixth Form Tutor

As well as due attention to detail in their attire, many students arrived in novel modes of transport – including lavish limos, classic cars, and James Bond sports cars, and even a horse! But, after making an entrance they were soon taking to the dance floor to bop the night away enjoying music spun by DJ (and former Kings student) Joe Sandford- Hughes, as well as top tunes by the interestingly-named Band Funktydumpty.

Thank you to Year 11 Leader Mr Holdsworth and Acting Year Leader Mr Targett for all their support over the past three years (see their photo in DJ’s opposite). Kings and Queens Sports Scores

Year 9 Rounders: Congratulations to the Year 9 Rounders Team who have had a fantastic term only one of their matches. Practices have been on Tuesdays and were well supported, with a balance between some very good fielders and strong batters. We scored over 15 rounders in each of our matches; and a total of 52 rounders were scored in the match against Wells Cathedral School, which Kings won by one rounder! We are looking forward to a replay against Crispin School, which we lost at the start of term. Here’s the team now...

Year 10 Rounders: The Team have had a very successful season. There has been as many as 20 girls attending practices on Thursday lunchtimes. Some games were rained off and at the point of writing are being rearranged. The most notable win was against a strong Chilton Trinity School Team. Well done to all who have played.

Well done to all players and we look forward to starting the hockey season in September.

Year 10 Girls’ Athletics: Those girls who have attended practices have done well, and we gave a very good performance at Sidcot School, with the girls winning their events. The girls put up a good fight against a very strong Haygrove School Team and had a competitor for most events.

Year 12 Sports Leaders: Congratulations to the following students who have been successful in completing their Level 2 Community Sports Leaders Award: Marie Cornish, Freya Cottrell, Nat Gall, Naomi Jones, Sophie Luff, Jenny Pearce, Stuart Thorne and Olivia Yates. The leaders have been working at their local sports clubs and assisting the P.E. Department in Year 9 lessons; and part of the award involves completing a beginner’s First Aid Award.

Sporting Heroes:

We are proud of the following students for their sport accomplishments beyond the classroom - well done! We wish them every continued success as they strive to achieve in their chosen sports.

Ben Attwood 10LD was selected to represent the West of England Judo Squad at this year’s National Teams event at Sheffield Arena, where he rubbed shoulders with an Olympian Team mate Tom Reed! At the start of the competition the UK was split into nine regions and divided up into pools, qualifying as runners-up in their pool, the West had the hard task of competing against Scotland. After a remarkable performance they defeated Scotland and progressed to the semi-finals, but were beaten by The Midlands – the overall winners. Ben and his team won a bronze medal at the National Team Championships!

The next day Ben competed at the West of England Open judo championships in Swindon, where he fought extremely well, and won a silver medal. Recently, Ben and his younger brother Toby competed at the Kent International Judo competition held at Crystal Palace, London. With over 1500 competitors, this is one of the hardest events on the Judo calendar. Ben fought well against some very tough opposition in his new 60kg weight category, only to be defeated in the Semi Final, finishing a very respectable 5th place. Ben has been selected to represent the West of England and is soon to compete at the National Team events in Sheffield.

Ben thanks the Cheddar Youth Trust for awarding him a grant to help with the many expenses involved in this underfunded sport.

Amy Clegg 9DR and Shannon Vickery 9TT have been selected for the U17 Girls Football Somerset Development Squad.

Sam Denham 11SS continues to playing in the Under 16 England A Rugby Squad (see him on Head’s Up donating an England shirt to Kings!).

Francis Palmer 10JG been selected as part of the South West Development Squad for the Girls Triathlon.

Amy Rossiter 9MH is one of 64 girls from Britain to be selected to play Tennis at Wimbledon! Amy played tennis matches in Cheddar and Taunton through the ‘Road to Wimbledon’ scheme.

Isaac Taschimowitz 11AS has been selected to run for Somerset at the South West School championships in the 1500m.

Swimming Gala: More than 70 competitors from Years 9 and 10 took part in the annual gala, with some superb individual performances, as well as first rate relay team races. The overall House Champions were Tintagel who narrowly beat Camelot House into second place.

Final Table: 1st Tintagel 98 points 2nd Camelot 95 points 3rd Lyonesse 86 points 4th Avalon 80 points

Individual Medal Winners: Year 9 Girls Champion Maisie Blair Year 9 Boys Champion Alex Beretvas Year 10 Girls Champion Frances Palmer Year 10 Boys Champion Fraser Craig Open Girls Champion Katie Davies Open Boys Champion Scott Jenkins

The sun shone as the field was a hive of sporting activity as students competed in track and field events for this year’s Sports Day 2011 Sports Day. Here’s a snap shot for you now... The Winners!

Hynds Shield for 800m - Scott Jenkins George Ham Cup for 1500m - Jo Barnes Year 10 Boy Champion – Sam Balkham Lesley Mallin Cup for Best Field Event Performance (shot and discus) – Amy Clegg Jeff Barker Cup for Middle Distance (800 and 1500m) – Katie Davies Year 9 Girl Champion – Megan Kidner Year 10 Girl Champion- Holly Babbington Mike Wride Cup for 400m – Lewis Norton-Collins

And a final word... Cheddar Arts@ Kings Theatre will be announcing their new season soon.

You can check online at: www.kowessex.co.uk/ cheddarArts