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Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2DA
Tel: (01926)859421 • Email: [email protected]
Head: Mr H. Abbott, B.A.(Hons.), M.Ed • Deputy Head: Mr. M. Snape
Dear All
24th April 2015
DIARY DATES
This week it has been a pleasure to welcome visitors from our partner school in
Uyogo, Tanzania. They have been able to join in some lessons alongside our
students and I know that the experiences they have had here will be shared with
others in Uyogo. I would like to thank everyone, students, parents and staff for
hosting the visitors in lessons and out of school over the last two weeks.
Earlier this week we had a visit from environmental health to re-evaluate the star
rating of our catering company, Innovate. I am delighted to report that following
this visit, our catering team achieved the top rating of 5 stars. I hope that students
and parents continue to be satisfied with our catering choices and if anybody wants
to have further information about what we offer or has ideas for future menu
choices, please contact Alison Pointon, our School Business Manager.
Preparations are going well for Activity Day taking place on 9th July. Once again
students have the opportunity to take part in a wide range of in-house and off site
activities arranged by staff. Over the next few weeks, we will issue a list of activities
for students to select and I would ask that everyone pay close attention to the
deadline for submission of their choices to avoid disappointment.
I mentioned in a previous newsletter that we are launching an Alumni Association.
We are working closely with Future First, which is a charity that supports schools to
develop alumni communities. As our Alumni Association grows, there will be many
ways in which we can work with former students to offer support for our current
students. Future First has an e-mentoring platform which gives current students the
chance to get one-to-one support from former students, even if they have moved
away from the area. Future First will also help us to track the paths of our current
students as they progress through education and employment in the long term. It is
exciting to extend our community in this way, as there are also benefits, which we
may gain, from our business contacts for site developments. An Alumni Association
can have benefits for both the school and former students in employment, as it may
be possible for our current students to do voluntary work in the community.
As we approach the exam season, it is worth reminding everybody about the
importance of punctuality to lessons as it sets a good tone for the rest of the school
day. Lateness in school has a proven impact, not only on the academic performance
of pupils concerned, but also is disruptive to others in the class. We also want pupils
to understand that punctuality in school is a form of responsible behaviour, which
will also be valuable when they leave school.
Attendance figures are looking very good this year so far, with an overall percentage
of 95.6%. During the imminent study leave period, I hope that students in the upper
years will take advantage of the gaps in their timetable to attend school and work
closely with the staff who will be continuing to provide tuition in their allocated
lesson times.
Thank you for your continued support.
Yours sincerely
H.H.S. Abbott
Headteacher
May
4th
5th
7th
May Day Bank
Holiday
Spring Concert
7.30pm Upper
Hall
Year 8 Parents
Evening
Power, Love,
Celebration
Tuesday 5th May
7:30pm
Upper Hall
Tickets
are £3
MAY
DAY FUN
RUN
on the door
4th May
Abbey Fields
10.00am
All welcome
MORE MUSICAL SUCCESS
ALLOTMENT CLUB
Are you in
Year 7 or 8?
Congratulations to Nina Kumin Year 12, who
has achieved Grade 8 distinction on piano.
This is especially impressive as she already has
grade 8 distinction on violin.
Nicola Broadbent, Grade 1 Piano
Lydia Baynham, Grade 3 Piano
Well done!
We have 5
places available
if you would like
to join us.
Meet in Main
Reception after
School on
Wednesday.
Club finishes at
4.30pm
Are you a Year 10 student interested in exploring Science, Technology,
Engineering and Maths further?
Would you like to know more about the rewarding and challenging careers these subjects could lead to? Routes
into Stem offer 3-day courses that will give you the opportunity to increase your knowledge:
For more information on:
 a 3-day experience from 26th – 28th May including exciting hands on STEM activities
 a chance to explore apprenticeship opportunities and compare them with traditional university
studies
 acompany visit to understand the fantastic career opportunities presented by studying a STEM
subject.
 a Routes into STEM workbook to take away, course supervisor, lunch and refreshments
http://www.etrust.org.uk/routes-stem
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:
FRIDAY 6 MAY
SPORTS FIXTURES
Apr
Year Group
Sport
Tue
28th
Year 8
Football
Thu
30th
Boys Tennis
Thu
30th
Year 10
Year 7,8,9 &
10
Athletics
Opposition
District Cup
Final
Rugby School
Solihull
Competition
Home Away
Approx Start
Finish
Alan Higgs
TBC
Home
TBC
Solihull
TBC
Apprentice Position Summer 2015 (with view to becoming permanent for the right
person).
Training will be given in dispensing prescriptions, customer service, advising on over the counter
medicines, engaging in health promotion activities as well as general retail skills.
Suitable candidate must be able to communicate appropriately with a variety of
people and good at working in a team.
More details available at the pharmacy.
Applicants should email [email protected]
Interested in Cricket?
Kenilworth Wardens Cricket Club are looking for players of all standards to join their youth section
Come along to a training night during the summer term, starting during w/c 4th May
at the club’s ground in Glasshouse Lane, Kenilworth. CV8 2AL
Year 7 (under 12) Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm
Year 8 (under 13) Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm
Year 9 (under 14) Monday evenings from 6-8pm
Year 10 (under 15) Monday evenings from 6-8pm
Year 11 (under 16) Monday evenings from 6-8pm
For further details on cost and club membership please visit the
Youth page on:
http://kenilworthwardens.play-cricket.com
or email: [email protected]
Whole School Literacy
Common terms used in GCSE exam papers
Affect
Here you need to focus on outcomes
How does one issue/process affect another?
Analyse
Generally this means to describe the main ideas, show how they are connected to
each other and state why they are important.
Compare Here you need to write about similarities and differences in the subject.
Describe
This means that you need to give a full account of the word or phrase.
In these subjects you need to be specific:
ICT – Define and give examples
D&T -say what something is like, e.g. describe the treacle
Art - Explain visual and physical appearance in detail
Discuss
This means that you need to describe the subject in detail and, if there are two
sides to a question, give the points for and against and form a conclusion.
Explain


Give reasons ( how/why) for something
Say how something works
Explore
 To analyse in detail.
Art – to investigate the given or chosen topic through research, experiments and
responses.
Evaluate
This requires you to say what you think on the subject, giving the good and bad
points, saying how valuable or useful the subject is and reaching a conclusion.
Evidence This means that you need to give facts as proof to support your answer.
How
List
Mention
This requires you to write about the methodology.
In Art - when describing/evaluating work – explain the processes used to create
the work.
Literature /Drama - how/in what way a character is affected in a play/book
This means that you need to say what something is; name the main
points/feature.
Here you need to state the facts only.
This is asking you to include something specific in your response.
Respond
MFL – State/write a detail/more than one detail
Here you need to explain how people react to something – what they say/do.
Identify
Art – Create an original piece of work that shows the influence of the sources you
have looked at, e.g. other artist’s work, secondary source imagery etc.
State
Suggest
Why
RE – e.g. Explain how people respond to…
Here you need to write the main points in a brief, clear way.
Say what something is, e.g. an advantage of computer control (ICT)
PE – List/name.
Here you need to use all that you have learned to say what the answer might be;
give a possible reason for something.
Some subjects require you to propose an idea/theory/demonstrate insight.
This means that you need to identify the cause and effect
MFL - Give a reason for an opinions or idea expressed previously
Iceland
Over the Easter holidays the Geography department
ran their first trip to Iceland. This proved to be a
fantastic trip and one we would hope to repeat in the
future.
The weather was really in our favour and was a highlight of the trip. There is a saying in Iceland that, if you
do not like the weather just wait five minutes and it will change. We experienced this to the
extreme. During the trip the weather varied from bright beautiful sunshine, to driving wind, to blizzards. At
one point all roads to Reykjavik were closed and we had to take refuge in a Geothermal energy plant whilst
we waited for the weather to change and we could continue our journey. The 50 students made the most
of this and the delay whilst the road was shut meant mass snowball fights. The force 8 winds saw us all
trying to stand up and run into the wind.
The students on the trip were from GCSE, AS and A2 Geography. All had information packs to learn more
about the geography of Iceland but more importantly our tour guide, Lynda was a wealth of
information. We enjoyed learning about the pixies and fairies of Iceland legends as much as the
geography.
Our trip included a visit to a glacier where A2 students could see first-hand the impact of climate change on
the rapidly retreating ice. We drove across the mid-Atlantic ridge where the Atlantic Ocean is being forced
apart. We watched the geysers erupt. As a contrast we visited a farm where the rich volcanic soils provide
perfect grass for the cows and ultimately great ice-cream. We walked around volcanic craters and along
black sand beaches to see the caves and stacks created by the Atlantic Ocean. It was interesting to see
where the cold war ended. We walked behind waterfalls, watched the northern lights and swam in hot
springs.
A truly memorable 4 days in an amazing country.
The 50 students were a credit to the school and
really immersed themselves in this great trip.
Penny Spooner
It is not too late to enter for the Mayday Run!
You can either run the 6 miles or you can
enter as a relay team - a mere 2 miles each!
It is possible to pay on the day, however
there is a discount if you enter online
http://www.mayday.kenilworthrunners.co.uk
Kenilworth Runners are donating a large
portion of the money raised through entries
to Kenilworth School.
There are quite a few students taking
part, it would be good to see you there as
well if you do not already have plans.
SOCCOR SUCCESS FOR
SIXTH FORM TEAM
Congratulations to our Sixth Form
football team who beat Aylesford
7-0 in the Central and South
Warwickshire Sixth Form cup final
last week.
It was a very convincing win.
Well done to the lads!
ACTIVITY DAY
Activity Day will take place on Thursday 9th July this
year.
There will be more information in next week’s
newsletter.
Baginton Village Hall
THE MAY FAYRE
Saturday 2nd May – 12.00 noon
Stalls, entertainment, hot and cold food
Congratulations to our students who entered the 'Young Writer's' competition at the end of last term, and
whose poetry (listed below) will be published in 'Poetopia - The West' at the beginning of August!
Holly Glover - Frosty Days
Zach Evans - Football
Santi Lopez - Cotarelo
Holly Gurney - Dissimilis
Max Frost - Food
Ellie Eyden - Cherry
Lauryn Mafe - What Did I Do Wrong?
Georgia Brandram - I Love the Beach
Charlie Johnson - Two Different Things
Ella Rothwell - Animal Cruelty
Josef Barton - Icons
Sandeep Gill - The Perfect Body
Jess Twigger - Colours
Maddie Hollingsworth - Work, Time, Me
Amnic Atwal - Why Do They Care?
Yasmin Simpson - Society!
Ryan French - Stan
British Schools' Biathlon Championships
Over Easter three of our pupils qualified to compete in the British Biathlon
Championships and were lucky enough to get to compete at the Olympic
Park in London.
Congratulations to: Georgia Kidd, Felix & Oliver Lunn
On reaching the British finals and competing at such an exciting venue.
In the U15 Girls event Georgia posted the 8th fastest time of the day in the
swim and finished 16th overall. A fantastic result for Georgia - placing
herself in the top 16 in the Country.
Felix and Oliver Lunn only started doing Biathlons this year, so it is a great achievement for them to have
reached the British Championships. They made a great start to the competition, finishing second and third
in their run heats, respectively.
Felix and Oliver have written an account of their experiences, racing at the Olympic Park:
British Schools Biathlon Championships March 2015
Last October we competed in a British Schools Biathlon qualifier. Being the first biathlon we had competed in we didn’t
really know what to expect but as it combined 2 of our favourite sports, running and swimming, we were keen to compete.
In February we were astonished to discover that we had both qualified for the final at the Olympic Park. Our national
rankings (100 and 104) proved that we faced stiff competition but to swim and run competitively at the Olympic Park was
too good an opportunity to miss.
Competition day was cold, windy and wet – really horrible running conditions but we were both happy with our runs,
finishing within 0.5 of a second of each other and being placed 30th and 31st overall.
The swimming pool experience was surreal as we knew we were swimming where Olympic champions had swum before us.
The swimming was always going to be the biggest challenge for both of us and we weren’t proved wrong! The 50 metre
lengths seemed to go on for ever!
We improved our rankings to 89 and 90, so were pleased with the improvement. The experience was fun and it was a day
we will never forget. Oliver and Felix Lunn 8D
Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2DA
Tel: (01926)859421 • Email: [email protected]
Head: Mr H. Abbott, B.A.(Hons.), M.Ed • Deputy Head: Mr. M. Snape
EXTRA CURRICULAR P E SUMMER TIMETABLE 2015
LUNCH TIME
3G
Sports
Hall
Tennis
Courts
AFTER SCHOOL
Gym
MONDAY
TUESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
3G
Field
Year 9 & 10
Tennis
Year 7 & 8
Rounders
Girls & Boys
Athletics Throws
Year 9 &
10 Cricket
Year 7 & 8
Tennis
Year 9 & 10
Rounders
Girls & Boys
Athletics Hurdles
Year 7
Cricket
Boys & Girls
Team Tennis
Boys & Girls
Athletics
All Years Boys
Cricket
Fitness Suite
Biathlon
Club
Year 7 Cricket
WEDNESDAY
Fitness
Suite
Girls &
Boys
Athletics
Long and
High
Jump
Year 10 & 11
Fitness Club
Girls
American
Football
All pupils are welcome to attend any of the sports clubs. Pupils must wear the correct kit for the activity.
If you have any questions please ask in the PE office. Some clubs will be added at a later date. Mr Cassell