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MARK LOWERY VISITS KINGS’ SCHOOL By Edyth Miles THE hilarious children’s author Mark Lowery paid a return visit to Kings’ School and once again had us all rolling in the aisles. The library was the scene of much hysterical laughter as this master storyteller entertained, amused and educated us. Playing the part of a glamorous assistant in a long blonde wig was the task that fell to some of the boys, whilst others took part in a mindreading game (how does he do it?) or had to wear a basketball hoop on the head – all in the name of improving their literacy skills! Some of our year 7 pupils were given handy tips on formulating and writing stories, whilst getting up to all sorts of silliness. They then had the
Mark entertained, amused and educated us
opportunity to buy signed copies of Mark Lowery’s books, thanks to an efficiently run pop-up bookshop provided by Winchester’s own P & G Wells. His books are very popular at Kings’ and following this visit they are flying off the shelves. Reading for Pleasure is a priority at our school, and it really is a pleasure to read Mark Lowery’s books.
KINGS’ SCHOOL WIN FATFACE DESIGN COMPETITION FOR SECOND TIME FATFACE, the lifestyle clothing and accessories retailer, have run their Project Fresh Face clothing design competition, in partnership with Hampshire Cricket in the Community, for the third year running. As part of Project Fresh Face, pupils from schools across Dorset, Hampshire and West Sussex were invited to investigate the clothing market and use their research to develop a new clothing design they felt would sell well in FatFace stores. This year, the company encouraged participating teams to think creatively and consider a design that could work well across a number of clothing and accessories products. Kings’ School entered several teams into this competition in 2018. One lucky group from the school went on to win it and have recently seen their pyjama
Ex Kings’ Students in Chesil Rectory Takeover By Helen Southworth (Head of Food Technology) EASTLEIGH College second year Catering students were invited to both take over and staff the Chesil Rectory restaurant in Winchester. The Chesil Rectory has a long standing relationship with Eastleigh College and has employed several students from there over the last few years. I was invited as a guest to the dinner, having an ex Kings’ student currently in his second year at the College and another in her second year of employment at the Chesil. The students worked alongside permanent staff who had in the past had done their Catering qualifications at Eastleigh College. The standard of both the service and the food were excellent you would not have believed second year students were at the helm for the night. I congratulate both the Chesil Rectory staff and Eastleigh College for a fantastic evening!
Our first idea evolved a great deal to get to where it is now
design being sold both online and in a number of FatFace stores. On 15th May, the pupils travelled to FatFace’s Head Office in Havant to deliver their presentations showcasing their designs. They did so to a panel of Head Office staff, who represented a number of functions from across the business. Whilst nervous about the enormity of the final, especially as they were competing against older pupils from other schools, both Kings’ teams presented confidently to the panel of judges. The judges said they were enormously impressed by the professionalism and maturity shown by the girls. They also said they could see how the school’s enterprise focus had influenced their presentations. Sky-Louise Peach is one member of the winning team: “During the past few weeks we experimented with a number of new ideas, until we came up with what we thought was a great design for Project Fresh Face. As a group, we have faced challenges and have needed our team working skills to overcome them. We persisted however, and are really proud that FatFace will sell our design on a range of summer accessories next year. “Our first idea evolved a great deal to get it to where it is now. We are really happy that we won because we feel we have achieved so much; we didn’t think we would even make it to the semi-final!”
Kings’ have still Got Talent! KINGS’ Got Talent this year built on the monumental success of last year, and arguably surpassed it! The level of talent we have at this school is absolutely astounding, and it is truly humbling to see these young people demonstrate such courage, discipline and ability in front of a crowd of 250 strong! This year we saw a plethora of different acts, including circus skills, tap dancing, solo pianists, magic as well as singers. The House Captains did a fantastic job in rousing the supportive crowd before each act, ensuring that the entire afternoon was a triumph!
Excellent standards: Ex pupils – Jessica Barnes and Kenny Renshaw
All of the acts were so brilliant and professional, and it is always a difficult decision to choose between all of them. However, it was Monty Coope (7WHE, Stuart) who took home the coveted KGT crown this year, with his absolutely incredible display on the Diabolo. Well done Monty! Every single act was incredible, and we the House Team are truly honoured to put on this event, that seems to get better every single year! Join us next year for even more fantastic talent!