Newsletter 22nd June 2018

KINGSWOOD NEWS

Summer 2018 June 22nd 2018

Kingswood House School, 56 West Hill, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LG School Office: 01372 723590 office@kingswoodhouse.org Sports Line: 01372 746590 Study Centre: 01372 746594 www.kingswoodhouse.org

NEWS & NOTICES Dear Parents This has been a quiet week in school with many boys undertaking their end of term assessments.

Meanwhile, some of the older boys have enjoyed a fantastic few days away to Walton Firs, Snowdonia or Normandy - I look forward to hearing all about their adventures when they are back in school.

It was a great pleasure to see the boys in Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 perform a lovely assembly on Wednesday morning based on the book, “The Day the Crayons Quit!” They all spoke beautifully and it was especially rewarding to see so many parents in attendance.

Next week sees ‘the beginning of the end of term’ with some favourite annual events taking place. In particular, the Choir Evening on Wednesday promises to be a very special occasion and I know that Mrs Watkins has been working hard with the boys in preparation for it.

I am also excited about seeing “Jollies” for the first time after welcoming grandparents to the school during the morning.

Finally, whilst the boys may be feeling a little more relaxed post-exams, a reminder that by contrast the teaching staff are working hard to complete summer reports and grade cards, amongst many other things, with the aim of sending them out to you before the end of term. Your patience and understanding will be appreciated during a very busy time.

Yours sincerely Duncan Murphy

Not that it is needed - but further evidence that the sky is the limit for our Senior boys!

Year 8 in Aberdovey, Wales, at the Outward Bound centre

Year 8 boys are enjoying their week-long residential trip in Wales. Some boys spent a morning on the water but all of them spent the afternoon walking to two separate camp sites in Snowdonia National Park where they pitched tents before tucking into army rations!

Year 8 continued their adventure in Snowdonia hiking in the mountains around Cadair Idris. They had great fun paddling up the Dovey estuary.

Mr Mitchell

Year 8 finished off another adventure packed day with a jetty jump and a trip to one of the best ice cream shops in Wales!

Reception, Year 1 & Year 2 performed a fantastic assembly this week to Mr Murphy and rest of the school.

The theme was colours and "The Day the Crayons Quit".

Year 2 wrote their own letters to Mr Murphy about quitting as crayons, Year 1 read out their own writing about rainbow animals and Reception sang "I can sing a rainbow ".

Miss Walliss

Year 7 arrived safely at their hotel in Le Touquet after an early start. They had a visit to a sea life centre in Boulogne where they saw a variety of creatures, including sea lions, sharks and turtles. The boys visited an underground city - dug out hundreds of years ago but used in both WW1 and WW2. This was followed by a treasure hunt around the city of Boulogne.

Mr Clarke

In Class with Reception and Year 1

Over the past five weeks the boys have been watching and recording how their sunflowers have grown and keeping a diary.

Mrs Marskell had no success the slugs ate hers! Cameron's did not survive, but he has planted more seeds.

Fingers crossed.

The rest have grown and some have been put in bigger pots. Well done to the boys and their Mums for all their hard work!

Mrs Marskell

In Geography we have been talking about holidays and what we take in our suitcases.

Barnaby Bear helped us think of what to take as he went to Mexico.

Most of the suitcases had toys and most importantly food. The boys all read out to the class what they were taking. They are all looking forward to going on holiday and packing their own suitcases.

Good luck, Mums!

Mrs Marskell

This week Year 9 carried out Science practicals for two days.

On Monday, they investigated volume and density. They also used potatoes and hydrogen peroxide to observe the effect of temperature on the activity of the enzyme catalase.

In these photos boys are putting sugar solutions into Visking tubing. The tubes were tied off at each end and then placed in distilled water. They were investigating the effect of sugar concentration inside the Visking tubing on the rate of osmosis. The tubing acted as a semi-permeable membrane, akin to the surface membrane of a cell.

Mrs Callaghan

15 minutes and 20 questions with … Mr Robbie Hendry, Year 9 Form Tutor and Games teacher— the photo below shows Mr Hendry on his very first day at Kingswood House School!

Favourite car Favourite place

Aston Martin DB9 Cape Town

Favourite food Favourite band or singer Favourite film Favourite smell Favourite sport / team or player Who in the world would you like to be ?

What were you like at school ?

What is your ‘interesting fact’?

Pizza Oasis Shawshank Redemption Freshly cut grass Charlton Athletic Any pro golfer—Rory McIlroy Sporty I played for Charlton Athletic

And 10 either / or Pizza or Pasta; Shoes or Trainers; Beer or Wine; Pepsi or Coke; Half full or Half empty; Dog or cat; Rugby or football; 80’s or 90’s; Winter or summer; Book or film.

Year 2 and I joined in with International Day of Yoga with a very interactive session of exercises.

Miss Walliss

Thank you to the KHA for organising an enjoyable evening at the Summer Ball.

REMINDERS The back gate and the car park gate are locked between 9.30am and 3.30pm, as notified by parentmail before half term. You can ONLY enter the school through the front gate and the front door during these times and you do need to sign in when you do so.

All parents, or visitors to the school, are required to have signed in and cannot be in school unaccompanied.

Grandparents’ Morning Friday 29th June 9.30am until 12 noon.

Please let the office know if anyone in your family is attending. Thank you.

Boys and staff settling in for their overnight stay at Walton Firs

LUNCH MENU w/c June 25th 2018 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Meatballs & Spaghetti

Sweet & sour chicken with noodles

Roast Pork, Fresh fruit, Roast cheese & Potatoes & biscuits crackling

Fresh fruit & ice cream

Thursday

Friday

Chocolate & Home- Toad in the Mandarin made Hole sponge with Rice with Chocolate pudding baked beans Sauce

Fish Fingers, smiley faces & baked beans

Fruit & Orange fruit lolly

Homemade Vegetable Soup is available daily. Varieties include Mushroom, Tomato, Parsnip and Cauliflower. A variety of Fresh Fruit is also available every day In addition to the menu items detailed above we always offer a vegetarian main meal option.

We have a daily choice of fillings for Jacket Potatoes and wholemeal or white baguettes, also including a vegetarian option.

Ham, Cheddar Cheese and baked beans are available every day with both Tuna Mayonnaise and Coronation Chicken offered on occasion. Our Salad Bar has a wide selection of ingredients including green salad leaves, tomatoes, beetroot, sweetcorn and coleslaw. Additionally there may be Italian Sun Dried Tomato and Mozzarella salad, a Greek Salad with Olives and other seasonal specialities.

Break time snacks of ham or cheese sandwiches, fruit or vegetables should only be brought in to school in named, reusable containers. A reminder that no nuts or sesame seeds in any product, including bread, should be brought to school. No plastic wrapped items, please.

This week’s LOST PROPERTY— please contact the office to claim any items.

DIARY DATES June 2018 Mon.

Tues.

Wed.

Thurs.

Fri.

25

26

27

Year 9 KHS Induction Day 1000-1130

Reception, Years 1 and 2 Swimming at Epsom College

1400 1125-1305

Epsom College Matinee – Year 8 Choir Rehearsal

1500-1815

Year 8 Trip to Kingston Crown Court

1700-2000 0845

Study Centre Parents’ Evening 6M Assembly Parents are welcome to have coffee in the office before Assembly.

0900-1530

Reception, Years 1 and 2 Trip to Riverhill Himalayan Gardens

0900-1600

Year 8 Day Hike around the Surrey Hills

0930

Reception – Year 3 Forest School

1330-1530

Rehearsal at NESCOT

1900

CHOIR EVENING at NESCOT Mufti Day for Jollies – Reception -Year 5 Jam Jars, Year 6– Year 10 bottles

0900-1600

Year 8 Trip to Battle of Britain Command Post, Uxbridge

1400

Junior House Cricket

1830 0930-1200

Senior Social with Manor House School Grandparents Day

0930

Mini Olympics – Reception, Years 1 and 2

1530

Jollies

28

29

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