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. 2 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 3 GEOGRAPHY 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. 4 GEOGRAPHY 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 in at 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.