LOVE VS HEARTBREAK! INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Art/Careers ...... 2 World Book Day…………….……..…..3 Geography ………………….…….…..4-7 History ...... 8 Life Skills ...... 8 MFL………….………..……….………..9-10 Maths……….…….….………...…………11 Music ……………….…….……..…..…..12 Science……………....….…..…….……..13 Technology ………………………………14 Sport ………………..….……….…...15-16 Diary Dates ……………….…..…..…...17
A report by Mr Hutchinson On Thursday 13th February, Mrs Rosa, Mr Smith and myself had the absolute pleasure of judging Issue 54 the talent on show at the Love Vs Heartbreak concert. The event was planned and organised with precision by two of our formidable Year 12 students, Millie Stephens and Imogen Wiseman, as part of their non-exam assessment for Music. Spring
Astutely organised and superbly put together, the buzz of this spectacular occasion could be felt as 2020 we arrived in the New Hall and were greeted by theDISCO students CAST in personSHOT - a token gesture every parent, carer and student who attended was afforded by the pair.
The night featured a wide array of musical performances, ranging from solo acts to classical accompaniments and even face-melting rock and roll, all stitched neatly together by the theme of either ‘Love’ or ‘Heartbreak’. There truly was something for everyone and the crowd was left dazzled by angelic singing, accomplished piano playing and the assured stage presence of Kirkbie Kendal School’s brightest stars. A proper Valentine’s treat for all.
It was an honour for us to be a part of this and, again, a special mention has to go to organisers Imogen and Millie, who also compéred the evening with confidence and assuredness. See page 12 for details of winners.
ART
Three KKS Year 12 students recently took part in a project, working alongside students from Ullswater Community College in Penrith and a wider group of local schools and education establishments, to form a group called ‘Cumbria Climate Collective’. The group created a film to be entered into the Bank of England School Film Competition ‘Climate change – never too small to make a big difference’. This followed a half day conference at Blackwell House late last year.
Following a group effort at the conference to create the words for the song, the film was created by our students, with sound track and song being created by students at Ullswater. The film won the ‘Most Creative Film’ award.
The film can be can be found via the following link: https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/education/competitions/bank-camera-action/bank-camera-action-2019-20
Congratulations to Dan Stearne, Lucy Bolton and Anna Dempsey on their achievement.
CAREERS
We’ve had another really busy term for Careers here at KKS.
Our Year 10 students had their Mock Interviews this term, where employers from around the local area came in to school to give students a practice job interview. Our students were a credit to the school – well done Year 10!
Some of our Year 10 students also had the opportunity to visit Edge Hill University for a day exploring the campus and learning about Higher Education.
Alongside these big events, we’ve had careers talks and assemblies from a variety of employers and higher education students, including BAE, PPM, the Police Force, Inspira, University of Lancaster Medical Students, a Norland College student and talks about the computer games industry.
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WORLD BOOK DAY
The annual KKS World Book Day Door Decorating Competition took place earlier this month. There were over forty doors to judge and the quality of each of them was exceptional - so the team of Student Librarian judges had a very difficult task! Year 9 Winners 9.2 Ms Proctor The winners of each section were: Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Year 7 and Overall Winners 7.2 Mr Wallis Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Year 8 Winners 8.5 Mr Seddon The Mary Berry Cookbook
Year 10/11 Winners Sixth Form Winners 10.1 Mrs Brain 12.2 Mrs Booth Locke & Key by Joe Hill Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
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RIVER KENT FIELD TRIP—A REPORT FROM HOLLY INCE, YEAR 12
The Year 12 Geographers took a fieldwork trip along the River Kent, stopping off along the way to look at flood management, bridges and flood resilience. We stopped at Victoria Bridge, Burneside, Bowston and Staveley. Finally, we stopped at Kentmere where, on the way, we observed replanting and increased surface roughness. As well as this, we saw many pretty bridges and still flooded fields. We had lots of fun and the highlight was looking at the beautiful views of the snow covered hills.
YEAR 9 HEYSHAM POWER STATION AND LANCASTER CO-HOUSING PROJECT VISIT
Year 9 recently visited Heysham 2 Power Station and Lancaster Co- housing project as part of a unit of work examining the environmental costs of energy production. This is also a section of the syllabus to be covered at GCSE level, so the students gained access to some excellent case studies.
Heysham Power Station was a hive of activity, with various contractors and EDF staff preparing for an outage. Students were split into small guided groups to tour around the reactor building, turbine hall and control room, the scale of which never fails to impress. The students asked pertinent questions and made comparisons between other forms of energy generation. They also considered the impact of Heysham Power Station on the wider community of Lancaster and Morecambe.
The students also enjoyed a thought-provoking visit to the Lancaster Co-housing Project in Halton, on the banks of the River Lune. Here, the community live according to the principles of environmental sustainability, for example, by car sharing, having a central dining room and kitchen, using a biomass boiler, solar panels and hydro- electric power. The students were lucky enough to be invited in to one of the houses belonging to the group, and were able to see first-hand how building design is fundamental to living in a low-carbon manner. They also got to see how the Hydro scheme works, and compared the energy output with that of Heysham Power Station.
It was another fabulous trip, and the students are grateful to Heysham Visitor Centre and the community of Lancaster Co-Housing project for allowing them to further their understanding of such an important topic.
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YEAR 12 LAVA DEMONSTRATION
Year 12 Geography students recently took part in a lava flow demonstration at Lancaster University. They had a really interesting and interactive talk regarding types of lava, how lava flows develop and, ultimately, whether management of lava flow is possible. It was also interesting to hear, first-hand, where in the world studying Geography can take you!
ORGANIC VEGETABLE SOUP Thank you so much to the Technology Department for allowing Year 10 Geography students to invade their kitchen to create organic vegetable soup!
Students are studying changes to UK farming and evaluating the pro and cons of different farming methods.
Students had ordered in a couple of boxes of vegetables to illustrate the cost, quality and volume of what you get and, so as not to allow waste and to celebrate cross-curricular activities, the students gave up lunchtime to cook up a wonderful pot of fresh organic vegetable soup! Very tasty!
5 GEOGRAPHY YEAR 12 GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO LIVERPOOL
A report by Alife Richardson
Firstly, after the smooth ride down to Ainsdale Beach, we arrived wrapped up and ready to tackle the bitter cold wind of Southport. We grabbed the transect poles and the various other measuring instruments out of the minibus. After a quick pose on the wooden poles along the beach, we looked at various data collection methods shown by the lovely Geography teachers, including measuring the gradient of sand dunes. Each of us took turns in measuring the distance and angle of the sloped dunes.
We then hit the road, reaching another beach further down the coast, where we saw lots of statues spread out along the beach. We headed back to the van and easily manoeuvred out of the car park, moving further towards the heart of Liverpool. We reached the youth hostel by 1 o'clock and ate the rest of our lunch. After a quick break ,we walked down to the Albert Dock and, despite the miserable weather, everyone fully enjoyed the educational visit; especially when Tia lost control of her clipboard and it fell into the Dock. She did it to show how deep the docks were and that anything dropped in was irretrievable.
We continued to walk along the front towards the museum, where we drew sketches of the new buildings, comparing them to the past. We arrived at the museum with a nice little task of finding 3 secondary sources of Liverpool and we had to explain the purpose of them. This was one of my favourite parts excluding the food we devoured. We then watched a video of Liverpool's past, which was very educational and had a lot of events I was unaware of. We rounded off the day with a data collection in Liverpool One and interviews with the public. We looked inat Wagamama, with 17 of us around two tables. We ventured back after a lovely meal and stopped at Tesco, getting snacks for the night, after nearly getting drenched by cars flying into puddles.
We got back to the hostel with Day 1 complete. We woke up on Day 2 with an English breakfast to start the day off. We walked down to Liverpool One, where we had a tour from one of the Liverpool One staff, viewing the old dock and the reasons behind Liverpool One. We visited the University, looking at older and newer maps of Liverpool and comparing the differences. We travelled through different parts of Liverpool, comparing the different areas.
Day 2 was complete. I enjoyed both days and would love to do the trip again with the same lovely 15 students and, of course, the two amazing teachers who wanted to take us all to Liverpool.
A report by Matthew Tomlinson
The Liverpool trip delivers a good variation of both physical and human geography, allowing for experience with physical surveys to be gained, and covering topics in human geography within Liverpool and its urban/ suburban area. The trip, as a whole, certainly aids with choosing coursework topics, and gives a great overall experience of Liverpool as a city.
6 GEOGRAPHY YEAR 12 GEOGRAPHY TRIP TO LIVERPOOL
A report by Harry Smith
After a scenic drive down the roads, we arrived at our first stop, Ainsdale Beach. Fighting with the wind, we were shown a variety of different geographical data collection methods, including measuring the changes in gradient between sand dunes. Following this, we had a quick bite to eat on the very cosy minibus, before moving on to Crosby Beach, where we looked at the cast iron statues on the beach, which again proved to be another battle with the elements.
We then hopped back on the trusty minibus and headed to Liverpool where, after parking up at the youth hostel, we explored Albert Dock and Liverpool One, completing various geographical tests in the city using a variety of methods, from decibel readings to wet wipes. We visited Liverpool Museum, which provided a good insight into the history of Liverpool and how it has changed.
Following these activities, was the highly anticipated meal at Wagamama, before we went back to the hostel and, after discussion about fieldwork topics, headed for bed. We got up bright and early the next morning and consumed a full English breakfast at a rate of knots, before moving on to a guided tour of Liverpool One. After picking up the minibus, we then moved on to Liverpool University, where we studied a variety of maps from Liverpool’s past and compared it to the present. We then started to head out of the city, passing through Toxteth, Woolton and Hale, which certainly provided a comparison. After an action packed couple of days, we finally made our way back up the motorway; a good time, which was certainly made by our two brilliant teachers.
A report by Olivia Ormord
We began our trip at Ainsdale beach, where we measured the gradient and the distance between the sand dunes. We also discussed different methods which can be used to measure different parts of the beach and the sea, such as placing a coloured rock on the sand and coming back in 24 hours, to see where the rock had been carried too. After a windy stop at the beach, we drove to Merseyside, where Sir Antony Gormley had made 100 cast iron figures facing towards the sea, modelled from the artist’s own naked body.
We then made our way into Liverpool, where we visited Albert Dock, which showed massive redevelopment in Liverpool. By comparing an old photo to actually being there really showed how much the Albert Docks have changed over time. We carried on walking though Liverpool to the museum, where we looked around the history of Liverpool and the redevelopment of Liverpool as a city. After walking around the museum, we watched a 20 minute video of the history of Liverpool over time. This was one of my favourite parts, as it was very interesting to find out about the docks and the slave trade related to the docks. Once we finished at the museum, we walked to Liverpool One. At this point, we split into three groups on three different roads and made an EQI test on 4 locations. Another test we made was a noise test and we wiped an area to see how clean the area was. After these tests, we asked four random people in Liverpool to complete our questionnaire, which included questions such as, ‘How often do you come into Liverpool?’ and ‘Has Liverpool One been an success?’ Following a fun filled day, we enjoyed a lovely meal at Wagamama with a great group and two amazing teachers.
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HISTORY
PARALLEL HISTORIES CONFERENCE
Last term, KKS students participated in the Parallel Histories programme, an innovative new approach to studying conflict, which gives students an opportunity to learn about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Students continued their work on this and, in February, attended the annual conference at Lancaster Royal Grammar School (LRGS). Students examined different aspects of the conflict and debated on numerous issues with other schools from the north-west, including LRGS, Abrar Academy (Preston), Witton Park (Blackburn) and Central Lancaster High School. KKS students represented the school extremely well and thoroughly enjoyed some robust, yet respectful, debates. They are keen to participate again next year, where we aim to investigate the conflict in Northern Ireland.
LIFE SKILLS
YEAR 7 LIFESKILLS TRIP TO MANCHESTER POLICE MUSEUM
Year 7 students recently took part in a trip to Manchester Police Museum, where they had a guided tour and were told about different aspects of policing. They experienced what it would have been like in the cells and had a great time trying on police uniforms.
The second part of the visit involved students each taking on a role in a court case and participating in a mock trial based on social media and hate crime.
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GERMAN
As part of our current “Schule” topic, Year 10 students have been celebrating their own successes in school and we would like to share some with you. Students have written about sports competitions they have won, medals and prizes they have won, dance competitions they have participated in, the 3.7 Brathay project, charity events, the Maths Challenge, a Physics competition and the Christmas Concert.
“Letztes Jahr haben wir am Spendenlauf für 3.7 Brathay teilgenommen. Das Wetter war sehr gut, es war sonnig und warm. Das war toll!“ Hannah und Tilia.
“Letztes Jahr haben wir an dem Weihnachtskonzert teilgenommen und wir haben großen Erfolg gehabt.“ Naeve und Florence.
“Letztes Jahr bin ich zur Lancaster Universität gegangen, denn ich habe den ersten Preis beim Physikwettbewerb gewonnen. Das war eine Herausforderung!“ Sam und Dawid.
“Vorgestern bin in an der Sporthalle in Windermere gegangen, denn ich habe den ersten Preis beim Netballwettbewerb gewonnen. Gestern Abend habe ich mit meiner Tanzgruppe in Keswick mitgetanzt. Es gab großen Applaus und wir waren alle sehr glücklich. Am Ende des Tages haben wir unseren Erfolg gut gefeiert, denn wir sind zusammen mit dem Reisebus gefahren.”
“Letztes Jahr habe ich beim „Great North Swim“ geschwommen. Ich habe viel Geld für „Save Grange Lido“ gesammelt. Es war kein Wettbewerb, aber ich habe eine Medaille gewonnen. Mein Lieblingshobby ist Freiwasserschwimmen.“ Lily.
“Wir haben viele Erfolge gehabt. Wir nehmen an Schulwettbewerben teil, wie Fußball, Cricket, Rugby, usw. Wir haben Medaillen gewonnen und das Erlebnis war fantastisch. Wir haben auch beim Spenden-Aktion mitgemacht und wir haben viel Geld für die Schule gesammelt.“ Luke, Patrick, Connor, Reece.
”Letzte Woche hat meine Hockeymannschaft Erfolg bei einem Schulwettbewerb. Wir haben Goldmedaillen gewonnen. Es gab zehn Schulmannschaften im Wettbewerb.” Shannon, Zoe, Eva.
“Letzten Monat habe ich beim ‘Maths Challenge’ mitgemacht. Es war sehr anstrengend, weil es ziemlich stressig war. Das war eine Katastrophe für mich, aber meine Klasse hat einen großen Erfolg gemacht. Nächstes Jahr werde ich an einem Wettbewerb teilnehmen, der besser für mich ist!“ Mamie, Emily und India.
Glossary: Preis = prize Wettbewerb = competition Erfolg = success Spendenlauf = charity run teilgenommen = took part in Geld gesammelt = collected money Medaillen = medal(s) Spenden-Aktion = charity event Schulmannschaft = school team eine Herausforderung = a challenge Vorgestern = the day before yesterday
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MFL
GERMAN
Our KulturKlub is up and running on Monday lunchtimes (Week B). So far, we’ve looked at an exciting season in the Bundesliga, followed the career of German actor, Daniel Brühl, watched the pilot of the German equivalent of Friends, experienced various German music genres (from Elektro to Deutsch-Rap, HipHop, Schlager and even modern yodelling!) and enjoyed some traditional German Christmas treats.
Future sessions are planned on Germany’s successes and failures at Eurovision, popular sports, information about Berlin and we plan to watch a well-known German film together, too.
All Year 10 GCSE German students are very welcome to drop in to sessions. The Monday KulturKlub runs alongside our Wednesday lunchtime catch up club. (Week A).
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UKMT INTERMEDIATE MATHS CHALLENGE
The Intermediate Maths Challenge is a 60-minute, multiple-choice competition aimed at students across the UK. It encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency in using basic mathematical techniques to solve interesting problems. The problems on the Intermediate Maths Challenge are designed to make students think. Most are accessible, yet still challenge those with more experience.
The Intermediate Maths Challenge is taken by students in Years 9, 10 and 11 and, to recognise the highest performers in the Challenge, the top scoring 40% of participants earn a Bronze, Silver or Gold certificate in the ratio 3:2:1.
Forty six students from KKS took part in the 2020 Challenge and 28 students gained a certificate—a very strong performance. KKS received 10 Bronze certificates, 14 Silver certificates and 4 Gold certificates. Isaac Burnett, Sam Wilsdon, Luke Rennard, Sean Casey and Ed Hibbins also qualified for the follow on rounds of the Challenge, which take place shortly.
Particular mention must go to Isaac Burnett, who was Best in School, with a score of 112 out of 125. This is the first time a student from KKS has ever scored over 100. This means he is in the top 1.5% of all students nationally. Well done Isaac!
Well done to all students involved.
An example of a question:
Answer on back page
11 MUSIC GREASE REHEARSALS
Rehearsals for this year’s musical of ‘Grease’ are FRIDAY LIVE CONCERT well underway and we have over 100 students
involved.
On 31st January, the Alkyona String Quartet came to Kirkbie Kendal School to perform to Year 7 students and 160 Year 5 students.
The Alkyona String Quartet was formed in 2017 as a collaboration between Fellows, graduates and current students of the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
The performances to students were interactive and students learnt about different instruments, as well as having an opportunity to hear live music. LOVE VS HEARTBREAK CONCERT
On the 13th February, the school hosted a talent show with the theme ‘Love Vs Heartbreak’.
It was a highly enjoyable evening, with a variety of musical performances, including the Year 7 boys’ rock band, ’Sticks & Stones’, Chloe Proctor on the flute and the girl group, ‘H.A.C.K’.
Staff judges, Mrs Rosa, Mr Smith and Mr Hutchinson awarded first place to Hannah McKee for her solo performance. Second place was awarded to Amir Mirhossaini, Anthony Gunston and Leo Williams’ Year 9 rock band, ‘The Engine Room’ and third place went to Faye Kruger, singing a solo.
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SCIENCE
BRITISH SCIENCE WEEK
This year, British Science Week was on the theme of ‘diversity’ and we celebrated by taking over two lessons for students in Year 7 and 8, so they could work on Antarctic research stations and research the diverse work the scientists complete there.
The students used their findings to make a poster or 3D model of the research station. At the time of going to press, this work is still going on and the Science teachers are very impressed with early ideas of how students are going to construct their models or posters.
Winners will be revealed soon!
YEAR 7 SCIENCE CLUB
Year 7 Science Club started with a ‘gooey slimy’ session in January – some students made slime which stretched over 2 metres without breaking!
We have also written in fire and recreated the colours found in fireworks using Bunsen burners.
We are looking forward to more sessions in the Summer term, including the Great Squashed Tomato Challenge and ‘I’m a Scientist, Get Me Out Of Here.’
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BAE SYSTEMS ROTARY TECHNOLOGY COMPETITION 2020
On Friday 13th March 2020, 12 students from Kirkbie Kendal School took part in the BAE Rotary Technology Competition, held at the Kendal Leisure Centre. Year 9 students, Lauren Gorst, Miles Robinson, Hannah Stoddard and Finnley Winder formed the Foundation team, whilst Year 11 students, Hannah Coughlan, Connor Newhouse, Charlie Smith and Emma Webster formed the Intermediate team. The Advanced team comprised of Year 12 students, Matt Holme, Will Coxon, Finley Mason and Liam Lofthouse.
The competition task was to design and build a flashing beacon, which could be used to guide a Mercy ship through an approach channel to a harbour, where the entrance had begun to silt up. The flashing light needed to be designed so it would act as a fixed guide for a ship’s pilot, to enable them to steer the vessel safely through the channel into the harbour.
All three teams worked exceptionally well throughout the day, which culminated in a competition between all of the local schools and colleges in attendance. During the competition, each of the teams had the opportunity to demonstrate how their beacons worked (or didn’t work)!
Unfortunately, neither the Foundation nor the Intermediate teams won through this year; however, fingers crossed for 2021!
Our Advanced team, on the other hand, were victorious in their category and came away with a trophy! Well done to all those involved from Kirkbie Kendal. Each team put in a great deal of effort making it a great day.
Finally, we’d like to say a big thank you to Kendal Rotary for organising this fantastic event and we look forward to taking part again next year.
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BOYS’ FOOTBALL SPORT This has been another busy season, with teams
running in Years 7 –10 and also a School 1st X1.
The boys have participated in the Cumbria County Cups and the ESFA National INTER FORM competitions, playing against schools from Manchester up to Carlisle. We have also Once again, so many boys and girls have been involved with competed in the local South Lakes Schools’ Inter Form sporting competitions, which is great to see. The competitions. boys had some fast paced handball and football games, whilst the girls had some exciting and close hockey matches. Congratulations to the Year 7 and Year 10 boys, who are into the final of the County Cup in their respective age groups.
Hockey
The Year 7 football team Football
Well done to everyone involved and to all form PRIMARY INDOOR groups for putting teams out. ATHLETICS
Our Year 9 students have done some great work helping the PE Department host local Primary schools with Indoor Athletics Competitions.
Local Year 3 & Year 4 pupils, as well as Years 5 & Year 6, have all had an event involving relays, throws and jumps.
Well done to all Year 9 helpers who
ran a station and recorded results.
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BOYS’ RUGBY Our Year 8, 9 and 10 rugby squads took part in the Cumbria Schools’ Tournaments hosted at Penrith RUFC in March. It was a chance to play against schools from all over the County, some that we do not see in our regular fixtures. Penrith have a 4G pitch, which made for some fast open rugby. All teams represented the school extremely well. We look forward to the new rugby season starting in September!
GIRLS’ FOOTBALL The U13 girls’ football team have continued to compete in the County Cup. After a great run of winning several games, the girls made it all the way to the semi-finals before eventually being knocked out.
A great result to come within the top four teams within the County.
HOCKEY & NETBALL Well done to all girls involved in both extra-curricular hockey and netball since September. There has been over 100 girls involved in practices and fixtures throughout the year. All girls have shown great commitment and enthusiasm. In particular, well done to the U13 netball team who were the winners at their annual tournament.
16 DIARY DATES (subject to PHE advice) Please note that the events detailed below are subject to Government/PHE advice regarding Coronavirus. April
Tuesday 14th April School re-opens for all students Tuesday 21st April KKSA Meeting, 6:00 pm (Conference Room) May Friday 1st May Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Sunday 3rd May KKSA Car Boot Sale (7:00 am-1:00 pm) Thursday 7th May Year 8 Parents’/Carers’ Evening (appointments between 4:30 pm-7:30 pm) Friday 8th May May Bank Holiday (school closed) Wednesday 13th May Year 11 Study Leave Commences Friday 22nd May Break up for half term (normal length School day) June
Monday 1st June School re-opens for all students Wednesday 10th June Art Exhibition Open Evening, (6:00 pm—7:30 pm) Tuesday 16th June KKSA Meeting, 6:00 pm (Conference Room) Thursday 25th June Year 6 Parents’ & Students’ Evening (5:00 pm—6:30 pm) Sunday 28th June KKSA Car Boot Sale (7:00 am—1:00 pm) Monday 29th June Year 6 Induction Day July
Tuesday 14th July School Walk Thursday 16th July Activity Day Friday 17th July Break up for Summer (early closure: 12:30 pm)
With best wishes to everyone for an enjoyable break. Thank you for your continued support of the school.
Answer to UK Maths Challenge question
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