Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge
Year 10 Business Studies' students have started the Young Enterprise Tenner Challenge this week, where teams compete against each other to make as much profit as possible from an initial £10 investment. We have seen American style sweets and drinks this week as well as a Mario Kart gaming tournament with food and prizes, soft drinks, chocolate, ice cream and "slushie" drinks.
Sports News
Kent Schools Track & Field Championships
On Saturday, some of our athletes took part in the Kent Schools Track & Field Championships at Medway Park. Huge congratulations to Year 7's Seren, who won gold in both the shot put and the javelin, becoming a double Kent Champion! And also to Year 11's Amber, who won gold in the 300m and silver in the 800m. Additional congratulations go to Year 9's Arabella, who came 5th in the 75m hurdles despite a nasty fall in the warm up.
Cricket
Erin in Year 8 has had an amazing start to the season, retiring at 50 not out in her U13 Area cricket festival! Well done Erin, we look forward to hearing how the rest of the season goes.
Softball
Jess in Year 8 has been selected for the U13 softball squad to compete in the 2024 Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy competition in Italy in August. Congratulations and best of luck Jess.
Hockey Trip to Lee Valley
This week a group of Year 7 to 9 pupils went to watch four games of international hockey in the Pro League competition at Lee Valley Hockey Centre.
The students were treated to two Great Britain wins, one for the men and one for the women’s team and four fantastic games of hockey against Spain, China, Germany and Australia. Four of our Year 7 students were lucky enough to be mascots for nearly all of the games and ran out with the players onto the pitch for the national anthems. Then a further eight students were lucky enough to carry the flags onto the pitch. They even made it onto national TV! At the end of each match, the students had to chance to speak to and get the autographs of some of their hockey heroes!
"I really enjoyed the trip. It was great fun hanging out with friends and watching some inspirational hockey! My favourite bit was when we got signatures from the players and the dancing and cheering when a goal was scored! Thanks for the trip." Neve, Year 9
"I really enjoyed the hockey trip because it gave us an opportunity to see amazing hockey and see how the athletes play and use skills that we are taught in a match. It was also amazing to see and talk to, not only the England players, but other countries' players as well. Thank you!” Isla, Year 9
"The hockey was amazing, as we got to see GB score a goal right in front of us and then see them win. Plus I got some autographs on my GB bag!" Bea, Year 7
"It was amazing to run out with the GB women for their game and be the mascot while singing the anthem. And then loads of internationals signed my mascot shirt as well!" Maddie, Year 7
Well done and thank you to Mr George and Mrs Ashley for joining Mr Palmer to look after the students. It was a great day out watching some quality hockey!
Boarders' Evening Walk
The boarders have been making the most of the lighter evenings and warmer weather and have been heading out for evening walks across the fields and to Downingbury Farm Shop.
As well as great exercise, this has proven to be a calming activity to help with exam stress, also allowing time for bonding.
Computer Science News
Year 10's computer code was run on the International Space Station as part of Mission Zero as it flew over Urad Middle Banner, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia, China (Natasha and Jasmine) and the South Pacific Ocean near to the Chile and Peru border, (Chloe and Hermione).
Lillie and Liberty (Year 7) have achieved their Bronze iDEA Awards. So far 208 KC students have achieved their Bronze iDEA Award covering topics such as Online Safety, Cyber Security, Global Goals, E-commerce, the Cloud, Fake News, Digital Research, What is AI?, Problem Solving with AI, Virtual Reality, Making Websites, Growth Mindset and Innovation.
Emily, Maddie, Zarina and Ava B (Year 7), Iris (Year 8) and Tabbie, Liberty, Lyra and Flo (Year 9) have achieved their Silver iDEA Awards - making a total of 64 students to have achieved their Silver iDEA Award covering five main digital themes of Citizen, Worker, Maker Entrepreneur and Gamer.
Special congratulations go to Sophie W in Year 8 and Phoebe B in Year 9 who have been awarded their Silver Star Award for completing all the badges available at Silver level.
Oakley's Got Talent
Students from Year 10 and the Lower Sixth returned to Oakley School, as part of our ongoing partnership, to help Oakley students make some "Oscars" for the upcoming "Oakley's Got Talent." They worked together to design the sculptures and mould the clay models. Once dry they will be spray painted gold.
GCSE and A Level 2024 Exhibition
On Wednesday, the Art Department launched the GCSE and A Level Art, Textiles and Photography exhibition. It was a fantastic opportunity for our amazingly talented GCSE and A Level students to showcase their skill and creativity to staff and visitors. We wish them all the best in their exams.
Save the Date
Parenting Matters with Satveer Nijjaar - Monday 17th June
Sports Day - Saturday 6th July
The PE Department are delighted to invite you to Sports Day on Saturday 6th July. Full details will be sent out in due course but here are the timings for the morning:
- 8.30am: Senior School registration
- 8.45am: Senior School staff and students to meet in the middle of the astro for a warm up
- 9am: Field Events Round 1
- 9.45am: Field Events Round 2
- 10.45am: Track Events start
The morning will be finished by 12.30pm at the latest. Please note: this is a compulsory event for all students, excluding Year 11 and the Upper Sixth.
Speech Day - Wednesday 10th July
Summer Holiday Clubs
The Wellbeing Hub
Upcoming webinar: Monthly Live Q&A with Alicia Drummond, Therapist and Founder of The Wellbeing Hub Monday 1st July, 1:00pm - Click here to book.