KINGSWOOD NEWS
Summer 2018 June 8th 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 I offer you a warm welcome back for what promises to be an eventful second half of term. As you will see, the new “Peter Brooks Building” is beginning to take shape and I am assured all is on schedule for completion by September. We are proud to host our inaugural “Well-Being Week” at Kingswood House from Monday 11 to Friday 15 June. This will become an annual occurrence and highlights our commitment to safeguarding the boys’ physical, emotional and mental health. This topic correlates with my latest Headmaster’s Blog entitled “The Pursuit of Happiness”, the full version of which is available on the school website, and a significant extract is showcased below: “One of the most important ways to achieve happiness is to engage with other people – fundamentally, to try and work towards their happiness; because, if we do that, we are likely to find happiness ourselves. It is obvious enough that happiness is not found in material possessions – you only have to look at the abysmal tales of woe that have afflicted National Lottery winners over the years - but it certainly can be found in the development of interpersonal relationships and the emotional investment of caring for others. If you set out in pursuit of happiness for its own sake then you are unlikely to find it – but you will certainly find it in everyday life if you are intent on giving happiness to others. There is an old Chinese proverb to this effect, popularised by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, which uses a metaphor to compare the pursuit of happiness to chasing a butterfly - ”the more you try to catch it the more elusive it will become; but if you just get on with ordinary things as part of your day to day life, it will come and land on your shoulder.” I very much hope to see many of you join us for the two parental workshops on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, details of which are below. Yours sincerely Duncan Murphy Headmaster
“Well-Being Week” Monday 11 June – Friday 15 June 2018 Parents are warmly invited to join us for: Tuesday 6.45pm “E-Safety Seminar” David Blake Thursday 7.00pm “Well-Being Workshop” Dick Moore
Congratulations to Elliot L, 10R, who has been appointed a Year 10 Mentor.