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
1st May 2015
DIARY DATES
Congratulations are due to the Year 8 Football Team who won the finals of
the Warwickshire Schools’ Football Tournament earlier this week. After a
year of trials and matches prior to the finals, they deserve this success, as
they have worked hard, played well and had exceptional coaching.
I reported in a previous newsletter that the system of rewards is currently
being reviewed. We have introduced an online shop, which is being piloted
with Year 11 students before they leave. Whilst the system of house points is
working well within the lower school, we have found out from consultations
with our older students that there is a need to improve the value of rewards
for older students. Our students in KS4 will also be able to make use of the
opportunities to exchange house points for appropriate items in the shop and
the system will be further modified in September to include relevant
recognition for Sixth Form students.
Students are currently rehearsing for the summer production of ‘Grease’ and
a Spring Music Concert, which will be taking place next week. Both events
promise to be enjoyable and we are looking forward to seeing our talented
students perform. Tickets for the music concert can be purchased on the
night and I hope that many parents and visitors will be able to attend. We are
grateful also to the PTA for their contributions and for the support that they
will be lending to both of these school events. Our students will be taking
part in another fund raising campaign through ‘Shelterbox’ to raise funds for
the victims of the earthquake in Nepal. There will be a donation box at the
door of the music concert should anyone wish to contribute (please see the
article in this edition for further details of our Shelterbox appeal).
I would like to take this opportunity to remind students about the policy on
the use of mobile phones in school. Mobile phones, if they are brought into
school, should be kept switched off and out of view. They are not to be used
for recreational purposes during the school day and if pupils are seen using
phones during the school day, they will be confiscated. If any student needs
to make contact with home during the school day, they should mention it to
their head of year or report to reception and they will be given permission to
use a phone if it is for an emergency. Mobile phones of course are strictly
forbidden in examinations and the use of a mobile phone could disqualify a
candidate from a public examination. The majority of our students adhere to
the policy but it is worth reminding everybody at this stage of our
expectations.
A number of students and staff will be taking part in the May Day Fun Run on
Monday. I hope that it will be an enjoyable and successful event, bringing the
community together.
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
Spring Music Concert
Power, Love, Celebration
Tuesday 5th May
7.30pm
Upper Hall
Tickets £3 on the door
Mr Pugh ran the
London Marathon
Congratulations to our
Music teacher
Dave Pugh who ran the
London Marathon
in 4 hr 13 mins 58 secs
An excellent
achievement!
Year 13 back in the Cold Environments
Following our successful trip to Iceland
the Year 13 geographers were back in
the field on Sunday to study another
aspect of cold environments. This
time they were looking at the relic
glacial landscape and tracing the
route of the glaciers through
Snowdonia.
The photograph shows them enjoying
the views at Cwm Idwal.
Lucy Cuts her hair to help Little Princess Charity
I am Lucy Woodward from 9J, below are before and after photos of my
hair cut for Little Princess Trust.
I donated 9 inches of my hair for the Little Princess Charity for a wig to be made
for a child in need of hair after losing their own due receiving cancer treatment.
I grew my hair for 8 months and had a restyle by top stylist at Toni and Guy in Coventry.
Book Reviews from
the Learning Resource Centre
29th April 2015
Apple and Rain
Apple and Rain is a great story with lots of twists and turns. The book focuses
on a family which expresses some of the dramas people experience.
I think this is a good book and I would recommend people should read it!
By Beth Connolly 7J
I Am Number Four
I am Number Four is an overall really fast-paced action book. It has some
really interesting characters that you become really attached to by the end of
he book. John's perspective is very funny but also very informative. The first
chapter really draws you in and it has a very satisfying ending that makes you
want to pick up the rest of the series. The middle was a little slow for my
liking but it did pick up a bit as the story progressed. I found some of the
characters at John's school a little irritating but I really loved Sarah and Henri.
Overall, this book is a solid 4 stars.
By Gaby Shedwick 8D
The Hunger Games
I really enjoyed this book by Suzanne Collins even though I don't really read
these types of adventurous books.
Suzanne Collins really did a good job of this book and I recommend it to
anyone even if they don't read very ambitious and adventurous books. I think
that the first Hunger Games book is better than the others in the series as the
main part of the story is the actual start!
Iqra Asif 8K
ALUMINI
We are launching a new Alumni Association and are hoping that former students of Abbey High School,
Castle High School, Kenilworth Grammar School, Priory & Abbey and Kenilworth School will sign up.
The purpose of this is to improve the contact we have with our senior students, particularly once they have
left school and to help us keep in touch with leavers and former students.
The links are as follows:
Student link - visit: https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/student/kenilworth
Former students: https://networks.futurefirst.org.uk/former-student/kenilworth.
SPORTS FIXTURES
May
Year Group
Sport
Opposition
Home Away
Approx Start
Finish
Tue
Tue
5th
5th
Year 7
Year 8
Myton
Bablake
Home
Away
5.45pm
5.30pm
Wed
6th
Year 7,9&10
Multi Events
Nuneaton
TBC
Wed
6th
Year 10
Multi Events
Nuneaton
TBC
Wed
Wed
Wed
6th
6th
6th
Year 10
Year 8
Year 5-6
Myton
Myton
Primary Schools
Away
Home
Leyes Lane
6.00pm
5.30pm
1.00pm start
Thu
7th
Year 8 & 10
Tycross
Away
TBC
Thu
7th
Year 7,9&10
Multi Events
Nuneaton
TBC
Thu
7th
Year 10
Multi Events
Nuneaton
TBC
Wed
6th
Year 5-6
Cricket
Rounders
Boys
Athletics
Girls
Athletics
Cricket
Cricket
Rounders
Boys and
Girls tennis
Girls
Athletics
Boys
Athletics
Rounders
Primary Schools
Leyes Lane
1.pm start
2016 SKI TRIP
Copies of the next monthly Skiing Newsletter (May edition) for the Y9's going on the ski trip next January
have been put in registers this week and emailed out to parents. If you have not received these, please let
Mr Lockren know.
ORIENTEERING NEWS
The entries for the West Midlands Schools Championships being held on Saturday 16th May near Stoke-onTrent are due to be emailed today (Friday 1st May). If you haven't confirmed that you want to run, please
do so urgently by contacting Mr Lockren ([email protected]). Also take a look at the new
Orienteering noticeboard, outside Mr L's office in Upper School (up the stairs next to the dining room, turn
left to the end of the little corridor).
LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE
Ex Kenilworth School Student AB (Sea) Nathan Holtom
came in to talk to Year 10 students about careers in
the Royal Navy. He gave a fascinating insight into his
own career path, including his time on HMS Ark
Royal shortly before it was decommissioned, and
talking about his various deployments including
one to the Middle East and working with the off-shore
fisheries protection squadron.
He also gave students information on the application
process, and the four-day pre-induction course.
Kenilworth School to raise funds to help
the Nepalese affected by the recent
earthquake
In 2013 students and staff of Kenilworth school raised
over £7000 to provide 12 Shelter Boxes to the people
affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. These
Shelter boxes made a huge difference to a small number
of families and allowed them some comfort and a means
of moving on.
As you are aware the country of Nepal has been devastated by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake which has
destroyed homes and infrastructure throughout the country.
Millions of people are now in a situation where their
homes have been destroyed or so badly damaged they
cannot inhabit them.
As you can see from the image the Shelter Box contains
not only a shelter (tent) for 10 people) but also
blankets, cooking equipment, water purifying systems
as well as small back packs filled with materials to
entertain the children whose schools may be destroyed.
As with the Typhoon Haiyan appeal, each student in Years 7 – 10 will be given £1 next week for them to
invest and grow! One enterprising student last time bought a block of chocolate and sold each square
separately – he continued to do this and raised over £60! Any money raised should be brought back into
school in a sealed envelope with your child’s name and form group clearly labeled by w/c Monday 18th
May.
If you would like to donate any money directly to Shelterbox please access
our Just Giving page: https://www.justgiving.com/kenilworthschool/
Or you can text a donation by following these instructions:
Where you add the amount you can alter it to whatever you want to donate.
Many thanks for your continued support
R. Garratt
Patrick Ward 7M has been selected along with Emily
Year 7, Rachel McDonnell and Brook Ellershaw to
appear in the forthcoming production of Oliver one of
the best loved musicals at the Belgrade Theatre. Patrick
is playing the the Artful Dodger and at present is
rehearsing for eight and a half hours each week.
Patrick recently auditioned for the Pan film at Wembley Arena and got through to the last five. A fantastic
achievement Patrick!
We wish all our students well we understand there are still a few tickets left if you wish to purchase tickets
contact 02476 553055
Year 8 South Warwickshire Football Knockout Champions
Congratulations to the Year 8 football team for winning the U13 Mid and South Warwickshire knockout
final 4 - 3 against North Leamington School. The team performed magnificently in a dramatic match which
was won in the dying seconds. It was a close encounter which Kenilworth started brightly and Niall
Etherson opened the scoring with a neat volley after Luca Bloodworth's cross had been flicked on by Adam
Smith. Leamington then started to dominate and eventually breached the Kenilworth defence despite
some excellent defending from Blandford, Barton, Bates,
Captain Zach Evans and heroics from Rhys Scale in
goal. Kenilworth went into half time 2 - 1 down but
started the second half well with the midfield trio of
Hackett, Lord and the impressive Isaac Bloomer
linking well to create chances for Kenilworth.
Etherson soon scored his second goal and the game
looked to be heading into extra time until Leamington
scored their third goal leading 3 - 2 with only 5
minutes remaining. However, buoyed on by some
excellent support from the touchlines Kenilworth
continued to drive forward in search of the equaliser
and some fine skill from Ben Cook enabled Etherson
to grab his hatrick and save the game. But Kenilworth
were not in the mood to settle for a draw and as the referee placed his whistle to his mouth Isaac Bloomer
surged forward to instigate a final Kenilworth attack. His through ball set up supersubs Harry Green and
Ben Harris who combined well to force some desperate Leamington defending only for the ball to fall
kindly to Man of the Match Niall Etherson who smashed his fourth goal of the match and sealed victory for
Kenilworth.
Well done to all the students who contributed handsomely to our progression through to the final.
Mr Hoverd, Mr Watson (Year 8 football management team)
SECOND HAND UNIFORM SALE – 7th May
The PTA will be selling second hand uniform at the Year 8 Parents Evening
in the Dining Annex in Lower School on 7th May. Parents Evening starts at 5.00pm
Kenilworth Wardens
Congratulations to the students, below who
play for the Wardens, on winning the league this
year.
Kenilworth School pupils involved were Jack Ballard,
Chris Porter, Alex Waters, Sean Povey, Owen Hart,
Thomas Howkins, Joe Mills, James Kelly, Tyler
Meaden, Joe Clarke, Calum Ward.
Please can any pupil
who is leaving the
school and not
going onto 6th
Form, or leaving at
the end of the 6th
Form ensure that
they have spent any
funds on their
cashless catering
account before they
leave.