Newsletter 29th June 2018

KINGSWOOD NEWS

Summer 2018 June 29th 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

The Kingswood House Way

NEWS & NOTICES Dear Parents

This week, I attended the Choir Evening at NESCOT on Wednesday and commended our boys for their excellent singing. I also hosted an inaugural Senior Dinner for boys in Years 9 & 10 together with their counterparts from Manor House. Both were wonderfully entertaining events, albeit for different reasons! Thank you to Mrs Watkins, and Mr Rudkin, respectively for arranging them.

At the time of writing, we are hosting a large number of grandparents who are touring the school with their grandsons – this calendar event is a particular favourite of mine because it showcases our support of family relationships. It is lovely to see the pride being shown by the boys in their school!

Next Thursday, we will be holding our Prize Giving at Epsom College. This is a showpiece occasion and I am looking forward to welcoming Guy Holloway, Headmaster of Hampton Court House, to present the prizes and say a few words - please do arrive in good time for a 7pm start.

For the first time, we will be awarding a new Citizenship prize to a boy in every form. I consider this to be an important initiative and it reflects our emphasis on the values of the new Kingswood House Way as a significant currency within our school community.

Naturally, it is not possible to give an award to every child, much as we may wish to do so, and my message to those who do not receive a prize on this occasion is to respond positively by showing a great attitude next term. I am pleased that all boys in Year 8, and Year 11 from next summer, will be recognised and have their moment on the stage.

Yours sincerely

Duncan Murphy Headmaster

All things French …

For their summer term prep, Year 9 boys were asked to do a project, in English, on any aspect of France or a Frenchspeaking country and present it to the class on the Interactive Whiteboard during the last weeks of term.

I was surprised and delighted by all their contributions and have been interested and entertained by all of them. Well done, 9H! My particular favourites, so far, have been Ben Inglis’ interpretation of French music through the ages, Jack Fernandes’ description of Tignes, a French ski resort, and George Marsh’s very thorough study of the French-speaking country of Morocco, containing 28 slides of pictures and text, plus explanations in George’s own words. Is there anything George doesn’t know about Morocco?

Mrs Taylor

Some unusual photos from Year 6R Design and Technology When we were studying ‘Mechanisms’ the boys had to design a mechanism that dispenses a single sweet from a hopper.

There were some ingenious designs, with boys making gears from the inside of laminated cardboard, very cool.

In Year 7 they we will experiment with making their own gears from board and working with gear ratios.

A big thank you to the recycling bin again for all your support.

Mr Bailey

Year 8 had a fantastic time at the Outward Bound centre in Aberdovey, Snowdonia.

EXCELLENT WORK

Throughout an adventure packed week the boys hiked across mountains, camped by lakes, climbed tall rock faces, canoed on the Dovey estuary and took part in many team building exercises.

They certainly exceeded expectations and reached new heights all week!

Harry L won Mr March's prize for the 4L Painshill Park poetry competition. Well done, Harry!

Mr Mitchell There was a stellar performance from the Labs in a Lorry

Year 4 had a fantastic day working with the 'Labs in a Lorry' team from Kingston University last Friday.

They spent the day learning how to program and control Lego Mindstorm cars, navigate them through obstacle courses and race in the Year 4 Grand Prix!

The boys also had the chance to meet 'HAL', a lifelike medical robot, and learn how to take a pulse and listen to a heartbeat.

It was a great opportunity for the boys to find out about coding and robotics but most of all, a wonderful team building experience!

Miss Forbes and Mrs Lambert

Preparing for the roof to go on the Peter Brooks Building ...

Riverhill Himalayan Gardens Boys in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 spent a wonderful day out at these gardens near Sevenoaks in Kent.

Having made dream-catchers the boys spent trying them out and also enjoyed a scavenger hunt through the trails and fields.

Miss Walliss

Barnaby Bear takes a trip ...

As Barnaby Bear recently took a trip over the channel and visited Paris the boys in Reception and Year 1 have spent time investigating the construction of the Eiffel Tower.

They then re-created the famous tower using their own building materials.

Mrs Malcolm

In Class with Reception and Year 1

The boys have been working with black Play Dough. They were very creative and made a chocolate cake for Haaken's Grandma GG, who celebrated her birthday on Sunday. While they were making the cake they decided to sing Happy Birthday to GG. How wonderful are they all!

Mrs Marskell

Year 2 were very lucky to have Ethan from Year 8 to come and help them with their Maths lesson.

Miss Walliss

ACE Programme Year 8 continued their After Common Entrance Enrichment Programme with a day hike in the glorious Surrey Hills. The coped brilliantly with the conditions to complete the 10 mile route.

Mr Mitchell

Teachers found guilty!

Year 8 spent a very interesting afternoon visiting Kingston Crown Court courtesy of school governor, Her Honour Judge Georgina Kent.

The boys were fortunate to enact a mock trial. All the boys were assigned roles while Mr Mitchell, Mr Rudkin and Mrs Danks were the defendants accused of stealing sweets! After, a short but intense trial the jury found Mrs Danks innocent but the teachers were sentenced to three months! Fortunately, the sentences were reduced to community service because they had to drive the minibuses back to school!

A big thank you to everyone at Kingston Crown Court for arranging this wonderful experience for the boys.

Mr Mitchell

You can see a full gallery of the chairs being tested on the next page ...

Squash Champion!

George H, 4C, won gold in the U10s Squash Surrey Youth Team finals at the weekend. George represented Epsom and Ewell and played exceptionally well, winning 3 out of 4 of his matches. His medal was presented to him in Assembly.

Well done and congratulations, George!

LOST — one black school shoe !

If found please return to Tommy Collins 6M

REMINDERS: INDUCTION DAY MONDAY 2nd JULY We are holding our Induction Day on Monday 2nd July, where all the new boys starting in September will join us for the day and our existing pupils will spend the day with their new class.

A letter from Mr Murphy giving the list of new classes, teachers and form rooms has been sent by parentmail with details of where they will be registered, please pass this information onto your son.

DIRECT TELEPHONE LINE FOR THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT If you have a sports-related query, or require information about fixtures, please telephone the direct number for the Sports Department rather than calling the front office in the first instance: 01372 746590 - thank you, Mr Cowie.

The rolling drop off at the front gate runs from 8.15-8.30am only.

After this time the area is used for visitor parking. You may still use the front gate but please park elsewhere or be prepared to reverse or wait until the circle clears.

Thank you

LUNCH MENU w/c July 2nd 2018 Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Ham, Burger Pesto pasta Chicken Fresh fruit, Smiley faces Fresh fruit in a Bun Fresh fruit with garlic Curry with cheese & & and with & flapjack bread rice & peas biscuits cauliflower choc ice homemade cheese coleslaw

Friday

Cornflake Crunch

No Lunch No Lunch

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.

DIARY DATES July 2018 Mon.

02

KHS Induction Day (Except Year 9) Year 8 Take your Son to Work Day

Tues.

03

0900-1530

Winning House Outing

Wed.

04

0900

Reception, Years 1 and 2 Teddy Bears’ Picnic at School

0930

Reception – Year 3 Forest School

1000

Prize Giving Rehearsal at Epsom College for Performers

1400

Prize Giving Rehearsal at KHS for Prize Winners

1900 1230

Prize Giving at Epsom College Big School TERM ENDS

Thurs.

Fri.

05

06

Please collect your son promptly at 12.30pm

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