KINGSWOOD NEWS
Summer 2018 June 22nd 2018
Kingswood House School, 56 West Hill, Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8LG School Office: 01372 723590 office@kingswoodhouse.org Sports Line: 01372 746590 Study Centre: 01372 746594 www.kingswoodhouse.org
NEWS & NOTICES Dear Parents We have enjoyed a very fulfilling “Well-Being” week and I thank those of you who attended the parents’ seminars on Tuesday and Thursday. On a related note, I congratulate Form 5S for their outstanding assembly, inspired by the book “Wonder”, which captured our core values and gave us a welcome insight into their aspirations for the future. Further to information gleaned during our recent workshop on e-safety and our ISI inspection feedback, I am reviewing the current policy of allowing Senior boys (Y9-11) access to their mobile telephones during the course of the school day. Please note that this will not affect existing permission to use a mobile telephone during travel to or from school. After consultation with staff and governors, as well as the boys themselves, a decision will be made in time for the start of the new academic year. If any parents feel strongly one way or the other, please email me via Mrs Harding with your thoughts before the end of next week. Congratulations to our Year 8 boys who have achieved commendable results in their recent Common Entrance exams to a number of schools including RGS Guildford, Reigate Grammar, Box Hill, Ewell Castle and Seaford College - as well as our own Senior Years. I wish all the boys well who have assessments next week and trust that Years 7 & 8, who are about to embark on trips to France and Wales respectively, will have a wonderful time. I look forward to seeing many of you at the KHA Summer Ball this evening. Yours sincerely Duncan Murphy
There was a resounding 9 wicket win for our cricket team this week. We won the match against Belmont School at the picturesque Holmbury CC. Congratulations to the 1st XI, and coach, Mr Cowie!
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WELL-BEING WEEK Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed indulging in mindfulness this week. We had some good discussions about how to live in the moment, rather than worrying about past events or things that may happen in the future. We then practiced deep breathing. The boys found this skill quite challenging at the beginning but after some practice, all agreed that it relaxed them and bought them back to the present moment. Here are some photos of them enjoying a mindful podcast which allowed them to take time to relax and breathe deeply. I hope they use these skills to help them stay calm during their upcoming exams. 'The earth has its music for those that will listen' Miss G McSweeney
Boys in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 attended an E -Safety workshop. They had to work in teams to discuss Good vs Bad regarding the internet, computer games and mobile phones. They all had some very good ideas regarding Good vs Bad. They also worked with 3 different puppets to share the toys in the classroom . It was interesting asking the boys how they could share: ' we could get a timer'; 'we could get a coin and toss it'; 'we can exchange a toy for the one I would like'. Well done to all of them. Mrs Marskell
Matilda the Musical Boys and staff thoroughly enjoyed an evening at Matilda the Musical on Wednesday evening. The boys all behaved brilliantly and were great ambassadors for the school. A special thank you to Mrs Chandler for providing us with yummy pizzas for tea and, of course, to Mrs Watkins for organising the trip. Miss G McSweeney
Year 1 and Year 2 were making tribal sounds around the school with percussion instruments! Miss Walliss
Drugs Awareness Epsom College welcomed our Senior boys this week. They attended a Drugs Awareness lecture given by Bob Tait .
RUSSIA 2018 Lower Prep have been enjoying trading World Cup stickers at break time, they are all looking forward to the football and cheering England on! Mrs Roberts
Mr Murphy joined 6R today The boys had written persuasive letters concerning school uniform. They each read our their letter and discussed why Kingswood House pupils wear a uniform, and indeed whether there was a case for not having school uniform! Mr Rudkin
The boys enjoying some very active break times!
COMMENDATIONS Byron Miler
Emir Ozderici
Dhruv Gupta X 5
Noah Seager x2
Kalen Maroothynaden
Frankie Larter
Louis Carpenter X 4
Theo Jenkins x2
Arun Arulchandran
Joel Mukarati x2
Edward Baker X 5
Jonty Ward x5
Jack Harvey
Matty Bartlett
Theo Moffat x3
Paul Barrow x 5
Benjamin Adams
Otis Edwards
Hadi Yousaf X 3
Sam Sheehan x3
Harrison Wallis
Harry Leyshon
Tayyab Siddiqui
Thomas Mostyn
George Prichard
Tahil Rana
Joseph Seager
Michael Sargious
Max Dunn
Krishan Idress
Tayyab Siddiqui
Jasper Wong
Jayden Eddy x3
George Harvey
James Wang`
Ross MacKinnon
Thomas Adams
Haaken Nelmes
Rhys Battrick x5
Rory Gibbs x3
Angelo Cooper
Gabriel Taylor
Thomas Collins x3
Alex Hone x2
Edward Reed x2
Archie Eperon x2
Theo Venzelaar Pelly x2
Peter Lewis
Ted Reece
Folu Ayeni x 11
Ted Hartley x2
Archie McMurtrie
Jack Chamberlain x2
Ruari Fitzpatrick
Christopher Burn
William Hamilton
Raf Darwish
George Carpenter x5
Thomas Mostyn x2
Miles Ross
Benjamin Holmes
Stuart Coleman
Edward Moss
Alex Bentall
Ethan Lee x2
Conner Edwards
Christos Louka x2
Arthur Wickham
Jack Wrigley
James Totham
Findlay Bennett
Aidan Wade
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REMINDERS The back gate and the car park gate are locked between 9.30am and 3.30pm, as notified by parentmail before half term. You can ONLY enter the school through the front gate and the front door during these times and you do need to sign in when you do so. All parents, or visitors to the school, are required to have signed in and cannot be in school unaccompanied.
Please make a note that Grandparents’ Morning is on Friday 29th June 9.30am until 12 noon.
LOST Property Locker Key on Star Wars keyring— Ed Bolton
LUNCH MENU w/c June 18th 2018 Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Chicken BBQ Chocolate Pesto Pears & chicken Fresh Fruit Chilli Ham, smiley sponge pasta with Homemade Fruit & ice with Chocolate wrap & & Orange Con Carne & Fruit Jelly faces & homemade Cottage pie cream Sauce shredded fruit lolly rice fresh salad chocolate garlic lettuce sauce bread
Homemade Vegetable Soup is available daily. Varieties include Mushroom, Tomato, Parsnip and Cauliflower. A variety of Fresh Fruit is also available every day In addition to the menu items detailed above we always offer a vegetarian main meal option. We have a daily choice of fillings for Jacket Potatoes and wholemeal or white baguettes, also including a vegetarian option. Ham, Cheddar Cheese and baked beans are available every day with both Tuna Mayonnaise and Coronation Chicken offered on occasion. Our Salad Bar has a wide selection of ingredients including green salad leaves, tomatoes, beetroot, sweetcorn and coleslaw. Additionally there may be Italian Sun Dried Tomato and Mozzarella salad, a Greek Salad with Olives and other seasonal specialities. Break time snacks of ham or cheese sandwiches, fruit or vegetables should only be brought in to school in named, reusable containers. A reminder that no nuts or sesame seeds in any product, including bread, should be brought to school. No plastic wrapped items, please.
DIARY DATES June 2018 SCHOOL ASSESSMENTS YEARS 3-6 YEAR 8 TRIP TO WALES Mon to Fri YEAR 7 TRIP TO FRANCE Mon to Fri YEAR 6 TRIP TO WALTON FIRS Thurs and Fri Mon.
Tues. Wed.
18
19 20
Thurs.
21
Fri.
22
0845-1600
Year 9 Science Practical day
1000-1130
Reception, Years 1 and 2 Swimming at Epsom College
0845-1600
Year 9 Science Practical day
1430
U14/15 A v The Hall (A)
0845
Reception – Year 2 Assembly
0930
Reception – Year 3 Forest School
0845-1600 1830 0930-1530
Year 10 Science Practical day Senior Lecture: ‘Trekking the Great Wall of China’ Year 10 Biology Fieldwork at Nower Wood
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