Kingdown WeekFriday 8th July 2016

Number 35, 2015-16

Term Dates September 2016 to July 2017

Term 1 Monday 5th September to Tuesday 18th October All students return on Mon 5th September.

Holiday Wednesday 19th October to Sunday 30th October

Term 2 Monday 31st October to Friday 16th December

Holiday Saturday 17th December to Monday 2nd January

Term 3 Tuesday 3rd January 2017 to Friday 10th February

Holiday Saturday 11th February to Sunday 19th February

Term 4 Monday 20th February to Friday 7th April

Holiday Saturday 8th April to Sunday 23rd April

Term 5 Monday 24th April to Friday 26th May

Holiday Saturday 27th May to Sunday 4th June

Term 6 Monday 5th June to Friday 21st July

Holiday Saturday 22nd July

British Student Karting Finals 2016, Whilton Mill, Daventry.

Kingdown School ‘A’ fought through a great two days of racing this weekend at the British Students Karting finals at Whilton Mill, Daventry, to eventually finish in fourth place - in Britain! Just over 2000 teams / 6000 students originally entered back in February, gradually qualifying through preliminary rounds, then regional finals to eventually compete against the best in Britain in the National finals.

Congratulations as well to Kingdown B who also qualified for the National Finals coming a very creditable 19th in the end.

Kingdown School entered a revised, longer wheelbase version of their 2014 car for this year’s 2016 event. As ever, we experienced teething problems once the car was given full power on track. However these were soon traced back to a malfunctioning engine kill switch and fuel flow issues.

Once these were rectified, ‘Kingdown’ ran very reliably. Drivers Toby Heathcote and Iestyn Phillips drove very intelligently and smoothly to achieve ever increasing MPG figures, finishing the day with a very respectable 1814 Mpg. Well done again to all of the Eco-Marathon team for another successful year.

Mr Leater, Mr Webster, Mr Bray and Ms Jarrett

Kingdown School Achieves 1814 Miles per Gallon at the 2016 UK Eco-Marathon, Mallory Park Race Track, Leicestershire.

2016 UK Eco-Marathon

Area Trials Year 8,9 10:

After being rearranged a number of times due to poor weather, the year 8,9,10 area trials finally went ahead. On Thursday 19th May, a number of pupils competed in the area trials for West Wiltshire. Throughout the evening, there were a number of brilliant performances from Kingdown pupils who demonstrated exceptional athletic ability.

These included:

100m Fin Hart 1st, Phoenix Wicheard 1st, Beth Benoit 2nd, Lily Rose Harris 2nd, Alice Hiscock 3rd. 800m Peter Lister 1st, Nathan Ellis 2nd, Izzy Stapleton 2nd, Connor West 3rd. 200m Phoenix Wicheard 1st, Lily-Rose Harris 1st, Fin Hart 2nd. 1500m Jodie Hawkins 3rd. 300m- Roy Bakudie 1st, Nathan Ellis 3rd, Louis Wilkins 3rd. Long Jump Erin Simms 1st. High Jump Charlie Flint 2nd ,Naisha Desouse 2nd. Shot Putt Caitlin Eggleton 3rd. Discuss Jacob Randall 2nd. Javelin Ruby Hockley 1st

Naisha Desouse, Phoenix Wicheard, Fin Hart, Ruby Hockley, Roy Bakudie and Jacob Randall all performed exceptionally well and were all selected to represent West Wiltshire at the Wiltshire Schools County Athletics in Salisbury.

Area Trials Year 7:

On Wednesday 25th May, a group of Year 7s went to St Laurence to compete in the Area Trials Athletics competition. Students competed really well in their first athletics event for Kingdown and thoroughly enjoyed the competition. Some of the top performances from the evening included:

Shot Putt Jules Govender 1st, Bailey Greatley 1st, Lils Illston-Baggs 3rd. High jump Tom Worts 1st, Lily Mai Hutchings 3rd. Long Jump Rio Oakey 2nd. Cricket Ball throw Toby Harridge 2nd. Rounders Ball throw Lauren Powell 2nd. 150m Bartek Bigaj 3rd, Laura Milburn 2nd. 800m Orli Cranston 1st, Bailey Greatley 2nd. 1500m Orli Cranston 1st, Bailey Greatley 2nd.

Due to their exceptional performances Orli Cranston, Tom Worts, Bailey Greatley, Jules Govender and Rio Oakey were all selected to represent West Wiltshire at the Wiltshire Schools County Athletics in Tidworth. Well done.

Wiltshire Area Athletics:

On Saturday 11th June the following students represented West Wiltshire at the Wiltshire trials, these were: Fin Hart, Ruby Hockley, Phoenix Wicheard, Jacob Randall, Roy Bakudie and Naisha Desouse. Students performed extremely well on the day and there were some fantastic individual performances and personal bests broken.

On the day, Fin Hart became the new County Champion for 100m sprints with a time of 12.10 Seconds. A massive well done to all performers for representing West Wiltshire - it was a massive achievement.

Area Athletics

On Monday 20th June, a number of Kingdown students competed in the West Wiltshire Schools Area Athletics at Bath University. Apart from it being a very wet day, all students competed with 100% effort.

Throughout the day there were some great individual and team performances on the track and in the field events. Overall, the Girls Team came 3rd, the Boys Team 4th, and Overall Kingdown School came 4th.

Some of the outstanding performances of the day were:

• Jules Govender- 2nd Shot-putt • Lauren Powell- 2nd Rounders ball throw• Tom Worts- 1st High jump • Toby Harridge- 1st Cricket ball• Bartek Bigaj- 3rd 200m • Orli Cranston- 1st 800m and 1st 1500m • Bailey Greatley- 2nd Shot putt • Phoenix Wicheard- 1st 100m and 3rd Shot putt • Beth Benoit, Naisha Desouse, Izzy Stapleton and Rebecca Corrie- 1st Relay • Nathan Ellis- 3rd Javelin • Izzy Stapleton-3rd 800m • Rebecca Corrie- 2nd 200m • Natalia Henderson- 2nd Long jump • Fabiane Gratton- 2nd High jump • Sam Flaherty- 2nd 100m • Louis Wilkins- 2nd Dicus• Peter Lister- 3rd 800m • Sam Flaherty, James Colliss, Harrison Mckee, Peter Lister- 3rd Relay • Erin Simms- 3rd High jump • Bex Fry- 1st 300m • Ella Daly- 3rd Shot putt • Roy Bakudie- 3rd 300m and 2nd Discuss • Ruby Hockley- 3rd Javelin• Tom Poolman- 3rd 100m • Fin Hart, Tom Poolman, Cameron Davis, Callum Fellow- 3rd Relay • Bex Fry, Molly Weston, Jodie Hawkins, Ella Daly- 2nd Relay • Adam Cooke, Ewan Mclundie, Roy Bakudie, Harry Allardice - 3rd Relay

A massive well done to all other students who competed, as well as the Sports Leaders who ensured the day went smoothly and gave every athlete great support. All pupils played a huge involvement in Kingdown’s Sporting Achievements this year.

Receptionists for w/b Monday 11th July:

Monday Daisy Russell-Pink Mi TY

Tuesday Liberty Salter We BY

Wednesday Daniel Sandy Wi ML

Thursday Jake Scutt Lo SP

Friday Lucy Sharland Tw BA

Extra Curricular PE Clubs

No After School Clubs - No Late Buses

Upcoming Dates:

Mon 11th July Week 2Tues 12th July DC6 Year 12 Report HomeTues 12th July Wimbledon Awards Assembly - 1.50pmWeds 13th July Twickenham Awards Assembly - 1.50pmThurs 14th July Millennium Awards Assembly - 11.20am Wembley Awards Assembly - 1.50pmFri 15th July Lord’s Awards Assembly - 11.20amTue 19th July End of Term 6Mon 5th Sept Start of Term 1 for all students - Week 1

Year 8 Students Plans for the Future

On Tuesday 28th June, all students in Year 8 took part in two careers education sessions designed to help them to start to think about their future plans. In the ‘What’s My Job?’ session, visitors from a wide range of different occupations came into school and were questioned by students, who aimed to try and guess their jobs.

The visitors then revealed what they do and explained what is involved, giving students insight into careers they may not have considered. In the ‘What Am I Good At?’ session, students reflected on the many skills, qualities and strengths they possess and how these might link to future career ideas.

These sessions are part of a wider programme of careers education delivered to students across all year groups.

School Physicist of the Year Award

Year 12 Physics student Eleanor Osborne has been awarded a ‘School Physicist of the Year’ award at a ceremony last week at the University of Bath. Eleanor was one of 10 winners from schools in the region, all of whom have been recognised for:

• The highest levels of academic achievement • Resilience• Commitment to physics study over an extended period of time• Being a role model to other students• Leadership in physics

The criteria for nomination are highly exacting, and we are delighted that Eleanor was one of the prize winners. Her award ceremony also included a fascinating lecture on the existence of galactic supermassive black holes.

We were all fascinated to see time lapse footage of stars near to the centre of the Milky Way orbiting the nearest black hole to Earth - real cutting-edge physics. Well done Eleanor – we’re all really proud of you!

The Physics TeamMr Mayhew, Mr Bowes-Lyon, Mr Wood and Mr Locke

London Academy of Music and Drama

In 2014, there were 3, then in 2015 there were 4 and this year 12!LAMDA examinations (London Academy of Music and Drama) were held this year at the beautiful setting of Hayesfield Upper School in Bath on Saturday 25th June. Joely Hudson (TwPH taking her second LAMDA examination), Abigail Green (WiML), Beth Benoit (LoBI), Charlotte Young (LoRS), Ellie Hopkins (WeGB), Grace Egginton (TwMT), Helena Blain (WiVY), Holly Shergold (MiBW), Katie Bourne (TwOT), Libby Salter (WeBY), Madeline Cooper (WeGB) and Molly Savva (MiSC) all took their exam. The girls have been working on their performance pieces since January. The exam involves 2 individual monologues, followed by a short question and answer on character and preparation. Candidates receive a qualification, certificate and written feedback from an officiated LAMDA examiner perfect for aspiring performers and looks great on your CV.

Portia Saer has continued to mentor Kingdown students preparing for the exam alongside achieving her own LAMDA qualifications outside of school. Despite lots of nervousness, they appeared one by one from their exam looking pleased with how it went! Comments from the students on their experiences and how the exam went will follow in September. LAMDA club runs from November to July 3-4pm in the Drama Studio. The day LAMDA will run in the next academic year will be confirmed in the autumn term club notifications.

If you have any queries or would like to ask any questions about joining next November, please ask.

Mrs Miles

Winners of the Languages Pop Competition!

Following on from our success earlier in the year at the Routes into Languages speaking competition and in the song competition last year, students at Kingdown have shown off their incredible language and musical skills once again by winning the 2016 Routes into Languages Pop Competition!

Many of you will have heard and voted for our Olympic-themed tune, Ensemble, and we are thrilled to announce that not only did we come fifth in the online viewers’ vote but the judges awarded Kingdown first place in the 11-14 age group, beating 41 entries from across the country.

A huge félicitations to Louis Watts, Jess Ryall, Kenzie Leckie, Rebecca Goodsman, Jane Taverner, Luke Pery-Jones and James McRoberts for their hard work and creativity in writing, practising and performing the song. Many thanks to the music department who helped us record the tune and Miss Spicer (Languages) for putting the video together.

Miss Sainsbury