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Dates for your Diary:

Our calendar for parents events is now online: http://kesacademy.co.uk/calendar/dates-for-your-diary/

Term dates for 2017/18 & 2018/19 can be found on our website click here to view

Monday 9th July – Sports day – NON UNIFORM DAY

Tuesday 10th July – EMAT Diploma Awards, Corn Exchange

Thursday 12th July – Y7 parents evening 4-7pm

Sunday 15th July – KESAF car boot

Thursday 19th July – Celebration Evening

Tuesday 24th July - finishing at 1pm. If any students need to stay in school until 3pm, we will supervise

them. Please let us know.

Parent Bulletin

Friday 6th July 2018

MFL News

Well done to this week's Stars of the Week in MFL!

Year 7 – Monika Rosca 7A

Year 8 – 8B2 French X Factor winners (to the right)

Year 9 – Alanas Zukauskas 9E

Year 10 – James Sheldrick 10D

Sixth Form – Nico Pates 12JJW, Emily Stoutt 12JJW, Melissa Tham 12JJW

Keep up with the good work!

Mandarin Club on 2nd July will be talking all about Sports day so come

along to have loads of fun! - 3-4pm in D12.

Barcelona Trip: If you are in Y8 and above (this year!) and you are studying

Spanish, this trip is for you! Easter 2019, with many visits and some

Spanish lessons! If you are interested, collect a letter from Miss Geraghty in

D11!

Paris Christmas Market Trip: Open to EVERYONE! Would you like to spend

4 days and 3 nights near Paris in December 2018? Visit of the Eiffel

Tower and Xmas Market on the Champs Elysees as well as an entire day

in Disneyland! Collect a letter from Miss Anton in D10!

National Online Safety

This #WakeUpWednesday we’re highlight the risks associated with Doki Doki Literature Club; a visual novel game with suicide themes and a psychological horror plot, advised by its makers as 'not suitable for children'. The game is believed to have been downloaded more than two million times in the first four months and has come under scrutiny in the UK media after a father said he felt the game had ‘dragged his son in’ and contributed to his death in Greater Manchester in early 2018. Police and the coroner investigating the 15-year-old’s death have urged parents to be vigilant and called the game a ‘risk to children and young people’. We have been alerted to this game and have created this guide to help support and raise awareness of the online safety risks associated with it. https://twitter.com/natonlinesafety/status/1014516601281007616 Many thanks for your continued support and for helping us to achieve a safer online world for children. The National Online Safety Team www.nationalonlinesafety.com

Message from Mr Brown

I have received a letter from the Fire Service which should make the whole KES community all feel proud of one of our students.

On 26th June, Miglius Girdzijauskas, Year 9, was in St. Edmundsbury Road and noticed smoke coming from a window in one of the flats. Without regard for his own safety, he climbed in through an open window and turned off the cooker ring that was heating an unattended saucepan.

Two fire crews attended the incident and were met by Miglius who gave a full account of what he had done.

He is receiving a certificate from the fire brigade and I will be presenting him with a Principal's Award for his courage.

Well done Miglius!

Parents' Forum 28/6/18 The main discussion topic at the Parents' Forum last week was student reports and how we can make these more easily understandable and useful for parents. Parents' excellent suggestions at the meeting will be accommodated into our reports next academic year.

Please do come along to the Parents' Forum meetings in the new academic year. These meetings are half termly, positive and productive and a good opportunity to discuss current issues in school and consider ways to make further improvements.

Year 7 Parents: Mrs Wright has now left the academy and I would like to thank her for her hard work at KES with many groups of students over the years. We wish her well for the future.

Mrs Nicholls has already begun her work as the Progress Leader for the year group. Please raise any Year 7 queries with her.

Parent Survey: I would be grateful for parental feedback on these two questions to help our work on teaching and learning:

Does your child receive appropriate homework for his/her age and are there any changes you would like to see in this area?

Is the level of challenge in the work that your child is set in school about right, too hard or too easy?

Please do let me know your views on these questions to help our current work Lloyd.Brown@kesacademy.co.uk

Humanities Work of the Week

Year 7 pupils have been working in small groups to produce a poster presentation on one of the six major world

religions. They have all produced amazing work.

These are the winning groups, as voted for by their classes!

7HY4 – Hinduism

- Layton Toll

- Harry Beard

- Rhys Mills

7HB3 – Buddhism

- Leo Hails

- Aironas Macius

- Alexa Merrishaw

7HB1 – Christianity

- Jay Auker

- David Politika

- Monika Rosca

- Erin Morphus

7HY2 – Hinduism

- Maddie Wagner

- Charlotte Glover

- Maddison Lane

Well done to all of you. J

Mrs Watson

Year 8 – Mrs Stonach

Last week saw the big MFL extravaganza of the year – the year 8 X factor production; this involves pupils from

different language classes performing songs in either French or Spanish. The judges, myself, Mr Waring, Mrs

Nicholls, Mr McNeil and Simon Rowe from KLFM had a fantastic time, lots of giggles and some slightly damaged ear

drums by the end. Well done to all year 8s who took part and especially the winners – please see the statement

from Mrs Hawkins.

“A huge thanks to all involved (or disturbed!) by this afternoon's X Factor - it was a greatly successful afternoon

again and the students were a real credit. 8B2 Spanish were this year's very worthy winners so please, if you see

any of them, congratulate them on their hard work!!” – Mrs Hawkins

Last week’s student awards went to….

MFL – Liam Olley

PE – Kym Hutchinson and Simeon Vonk

From Mr McNeil – fantastic news:

The year 8 cricket squad won the West Norfolk Cricket School League on Tuesday with a big win over Litcham. What

was most pleasing about this win was that our two best batsman both got ducks (0) so the rest of the team stepped

up and chased down the 80 runs we needed. The hard work at North Runcton for the past 4 weeks, at our club link

coaching, is certainly paying off. I am very proud of the progress and development of all the squad - please

congratulate them.

This week pupils were given their options sheets. If you have any queries or concerns about what your child has

been offered, please contact Miss Backham ASAP.

As we reach the end of the term, you will have been made aware of some structural changes. I will no longer be

Head of Year from September. The academic lead of year 9 will be Dr Tadikonda, she will be the link between home

and school and the main contact person for your child. If you have any questions or concerns for the next two

weeks, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to liaise with Dr Tadikonda and yourselves to support your

child into year 9.

Many thanks and I hope the sun continues to shine…..

Online safety and Social Media Advice

We all know the power of the internet and social media. It can teach us things that we never knew about and

allows us to stay in touch with loved ones near and far. However, there can be a darker side to the internet and

social media. I have had to deal with a number of instances where social media is being used incorrectly by a

number of KS3 students.

Please have a conversation with your sons and daughters about the importance of staying safe on the internet and

social media. There are some excellent websites that provide some great information about how to keep children

safe online and how to use social media responsibly. Your internet service providers all provide a range of

information that helps.

Have a lovely weekend and enjoy the weather

Mr Robinson

Year 9 – Mr Chung

P R I D E

We think and

act positively

We respect one another in everything we

do

We strive to

improve

We all create a

great place to

learn

We work well

together

P – Jack Blades R – Tayah Farnham I – Corby Mason D – Ruby Kirby E – Leo Wallen

A message from Mr Chung

Hi everyone, as Mr Brown mentions above, Miglius Girdzijauskas, noticed smoke coming from a window in

one of the flats. Without regard for his own safety, he climbed in through an open window and turned off

the cooker ring that was heating an unattended saucepan.

Two fire crews attended the incident and were met by Miglius who gave a full account of what he had done.

He is receiving a certificate from the fire brigade and I will be giving him a Principal's Award for his courage.

Please do congratulate Miglius when you see him.

I have spoken to his mum tonight to say how proud we are of him.”

To put this in perspective he went above and beyond and stopped a house from burning down and

potentially saved the lives of the residents.

Uniform

GOOD WORK BOARD

Mrs Tadikonda RE Brilliant work in RE from Tyler Boswell Ms Gill- Science Kiya Dye produced an amazing piece of written work about metals. Mr McNeil-PE Hobie Riches, Alfie Goodchild, Rifkan Nassa

Year 10 – Mrs Cole

Monday is non-uniform day and Sports Day – please encourage students to wear their house colours.

Attendance:-

Well done to 10R with 94.5%.

Absences - Please remember to call our student absence line on 01553 773606 by 8.35am if possible on the

morning of every day of absence.

Uniform:-

Please ensure your child’s uniform conforms to our uniform policy (see website) should they not be dressed

correctly please send a signed note into school, explaining the issue and when it will be resolved.

School Contact:-

Should you have any concerns regarding your child please contact their Form Tutor in the first instance as they see

your child every day. Their email addresses can be found on the KES Academy site.

Achievement Certificates:-

P –George Briley - We think and act positively.

R –Molly Brown - We respect one another in everything we do.

I –Reece Chaplin – We strive to improve.

D –Lewis Good - We all create a great place to learn.

E – Rebekah Lee - We work well together.

Top Achievers :-

Good Work Board:-

Holly Delph Shanel Upton Alina Orlova

Millie Simmonds Lewis Reddy Pietro Polo

Matthew McVeigh Grace Willey Josh Preston

Sophie Smith Nonna Senkova Laura Zigunova

0 10 20 30 40 50

Oliwia Otulak 10N

Rebekah Lee 10A

Anya Biran 10R

George Briley 10A

James Sheldrick 10D

Holly Delph 10A

Martynas Liepinis 10K

Nonna Senkova 10W

Justin Burr 10E

Millie Simmonds 10D

Josh Preston 10D

Sports Results & Fixtures

Forthcoming fixtures:

Date Sport Opposition

Monday 9th July Sports Day

Field Events in Morning

Track Events 12pm onwards

8.30am – Field Events

12pm – Track Events

Tuesday 10th July Y8 Cricket

Y7 Cricket

Y8’s v Y7’s – Home 3pm

Thursday 12th July Girls Club Link Cricket @ North

Runcton CC

3pm leave on bus

5pm return to KES

U16 Cricket – Lads v Dads @

NRCC 6pm

Josh Ring + professional,

coaching KES girls cricket

squad, at North Runcton

CC

Lads v Dads game 6pm

@NRCC

Results:

Sport Opposition Results

Cricket U13 Litcham U13 Won by 8 wickets

WN League Winners

Cricket U12 Springwood U13 Won by 4 wickets

House Fun Sports House Event 1st EY 3rd LS

2nd KT 4th GW

Y7/Y8/10 Rounders Springwood Y7 – Lost

Y8- Lost

Y10 -Won

Y11 Cricket Eastbourne College Won by 28 runs

Sports Results & Fixtures

Last night the U16 Cricket squad played Eastbourne College at Castle Rising CC (thanks to Darren

Clarke/Olly Denton for sorting the pitch / ground), in our penultimate Barbados Cricket Warm up game.

Ex pupil, Rob Ferley, is touring Norfolk with Eastbourne and it was a pleasure to play a game against his

school and lads - KES won by 17 runs, which was even better!

However, the best news of the night and the week was that Ex Deputy Head and current Trustee of KES

Academy, Mr John Smallwood, made the trip up to Castle Rising Cricket Club to watch the lads and see

myself, Rob Ferley and Olly Denton. We were all so pleased to see him, looking so well & healthy. And

yes, he still had some words of wisdom for us, put across in a way that only he could! What an amazing

man and still passionate about the school and cricket in the local area.

Our year 7 cricket team got their first win of year against springwood this week. Currently playing in the

year 8 league, this season has been a learning curve for the boys. In both county cups they played two

private schools (Norwich and Wymondham), schools where many on their teams make up the county

team.

The boys have worked hard over the last few weeks at training and also the club link with North Runcton

CC (thanks Ross) and last night the RESILIENCE of the boys was proven by the victory. It was their last

game of the season too.

A few special mentions; Rhys Wymer scored 32 not out, Ben Henry bowled beautifully and Sidney Gray

took a great catch off their best player.

THANK YOU to all students and staff at KES Academy for walking 1,877 miles for charity last week!

Amazing effort from ALL at the academy!

Thanks!

Can we please send thanks to all parents, staff, pupils and the local community who have helped with our

fundraising journey over the past 2 years for the Barbados Cricket tour. We have raised £6,900 – a

fantastic team effort. Thanks for all your time and effort with the 17 events/fundraisers we have put on,

much appreciated.

Ross McNeil & Olly Denton

Thanks to everyone that supported our Clubbercise class for Cancer Research!

We raised £330!

Thank you

Anya Birna

Maddie Galley

Amy Cropley

Katie Wood

Harvey LongRhys Wymer

Pietro PoloDanny Dollman

Rebecca Clarke

Abbie Watson

Some of you will have watched the fantastic

County Lines performance which toured Norfolk’s

secondary schools at the beginning of the school

year. With summer holidays just round the corner

we would like to remind that this is a time when

many young people are going out on their own

and could potentially end up in a situation being

befriended by someone who’s intention is to use

them for drug trafficking. If you spot the signs

(new ‘unhealthy’ friendships, secrecy, additional

mobile phone, more unexplained cash) please do

not hesitate to call 101 to raise your concerns.

Summer holidays are a great time of year for

children to get out and about but the long

summer holidays can also mean some children

will at times be looking to entertain themselves.

This can sometimes lead to them becoming

involved in Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) in various

forms including hoax calling emergency services.

This could have devastating consequences as it

can take away resources from a genuine

emergency. Attached to the newsletter is a hoax

call video and we would appreciate if you could

take the time to share this with your students

before the end of term.

It has come to our attention some schools across the country have been receiving threating hoax emails. Please be vigilant

when dealing with emails and DO NOT open any emails or their attachments if you are unsure about the source of the email.

If you receive any threatening emails please forward to Norfolk Police on enquires@norfolk.pnn.police.uk

Some of you may be aware of Fortnite making the national news over recent months and unfortunately not always for the better. This is a

very popular game with young people but one of the main risks is the chat feature where they can chat to anyone they are playing with.

Please think about reminding your students about how they can stay safe online over the summer holidays. The NSPCC has highlighted this

game as a stranger danger risk. Further advice regarding this app and others can be found on the NSPCC net aware website.

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July 2018 Welcome to our second Safer Schools Newsletter.

We hope you have all been enjoying the lovely weather and are now looking forward to the

impending summer holidays.

With that in mind we just want to raise some current issues that can be heightened at this time

of the year.

As always please feel free to share any of the relevant information with your school community.

Look for us at some of the bike registering events; dates

and locations can be found at bikeregister.com

Stay up to date with Norfolk

Safer Schools by following us on

Twitter: @SaferSchoolsNfk

You can also follow our new

Cadet’s Instagram account:

@NorfolkCadets

Samaritans: Samaritans.org or call 116123

ChildLine – 08001111 or visit childline.org.uk

Mind (for better mental health) – 03001233393 or visit

www.mind.org.uk

NSPCC: www.nspcc.org.uk

Norfolk Police – Non-emergency 101 / Emergency 999

Action for Children – www.actionforchildren.org.uk

@Youth Engagement

Officer LAKE

@Youth Engagement

Officer CLARKE

Festival Too Fundraising Family Walk – Sunday 8th July at 11am King’s Lynn Town Guides hope to raise hundreds of pounds for Festival Too with a brand-new Family Friendly Historic Town Walk. The walk will take place at 11.00am on Sunday 8th July and it is hoped to attract local families and introduce them to the rich history of King’s Lynn. Bob Price, Chair of the Guides, said “Most people who attend our walks are from out of town, but we do get some local people as well. We often hear locals say ‘Well, I never knew that!’ when they attend one of our walks. It’s really rewarding when we take people who have lived in Lynn all their lives but don’t realise just how much there is to see right on their own door-steps.” Bob went on to say, “Festival Too has been going for over 30 years and is an important part of life in the town. It is keeping alive a tradition of using the Tuesday Market Place as an entertainment venue, as it has been for over 800 years. We’re pleased to be working with the Festival Too committee to raise awareness of the historical aspects of the town and the work of the Town Guides, at the same time as raising funds to help keep the entertainment going” To encourage families with children to take part in the walk, the Town Guides have introduced a range of brand new, family-friendly worksheets, developed by an experienced primary school teacher and suitable for children of all ages to complete when attending a walk with an adult. There are 3 different worksheets that are progressively more difficult, so that there is something for children of all ages. The walk lasts approximately 2 hours at a strolling pace and goes from Saturday Market Place to Tuesday Market Place. To guarantee a place on the walk, tickets can be booked in advance from the Tourist Information Centre at the Custom House or, if places are still available, you can simply turn up and pay on the day. The charge is £5.00 for adults and £1.00 for accompanied children, including a free worksheet. For further information on all walks and to book tickets or arrange a private tour, please contact The Tourist Information Centre at The Custom House on 01553 763044 or check details on our brand new website www.kingslynntownguides.co.uk or follow us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/kingslynntownguides/#