The Week Issue 367 - Junior King`s School

No. 367
The weekly newsletter for
The Junior King’s School, Canterbury
18 March 2016
From the Headmaster
What an amazing final week of term we
have enjoyed. Each day has brought
special events and opportunities for
children to show their skills, whether it
be in Maths, Music, Swimming or
Drama. This newsletter gives just a small
glimpse of the amazing Lion King
production which was one of the best
drama performances I can remember at
Junior King’s – well done to all those
involved!
Our celebratory assembly this morning
brought together the many and varied
themes of the term with a host of cups,
colours, prizes and certificates presented.
The Macaws House won the Parrot
which now proudly displays the green
ribbon. This is always a keenly contested
trophy wrapping together house points
from work, games, house matches, stars
etc. Congratulations to all the boys and
girls who received awards for effort and
high-quality work of different kinds.
The Lion King Jr
It is hard to put into my own words how spectacular the Lion King Jr was, but some
words that have come my way have been ‘fabulous’, ‘the best yet’, ‘joyous’, ‘beautiful’,
‘magnificent’, ‘stupendous’ and most often: WOW!………….
The most common comment has been that it was hard to believe that these were
primary aged children, and it’s easy to see where that comment comes from. I feel it is
so important to trust that children can achieve astonishing things, to be ambitious,
because look what can happen! The songs, the dances, the acting and the camaraderie
were simply stunning to behold. It is hard to single out individual performances as
this show was such a success simply because every child played their part to the best
of their ability, and many beyond what we could imagine or expect.
Term ended with our Easter presentation
from the Chaplain and the choir sang a
beautiful anthem to conclude a truly
memorable term. I am rather hoping that
the Pre-Prep have not discovered all the
colourful Easter Eggs hidden in my
garden – they certainly had an exciting
hunt this morning!
My best wishes for a very Happy Easter
and a successful skiing trip to those
departing for Valloire this evening.
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So many staff and parents mentioned names to me of children that they were
impressed with but those who really stood out for many were Freya (Scar) and Bear
(Mufasa). With children aged 9 and 10, these were always going to be the hardest
parts to cast, but these two transcended their age to produce mature, skilful
performances. I think George Asprey who plays Scar in the West End needs to watch
his back because Freya’s ambition and determination is impressive, and Bear’s richness
of voice promises some powerful performances in the future (a comparison to Jeremy
Irons was made in the staff room).
Joy and Sebbie were a delight as the comic duo of Timon and Pumbaa, and their
timing was fantastic, never missing or riding over the opportunity to get a laugh. Our
two Simbas (Theo and Freddie) produced some truly soaring vocals in Hakuna Matata
and the beautiful Shadowlands from Hannah as Nala left more than a few teary eyed.
Abigail is to be commended for her powerful singing – impressive in a 9 year old, and
her articulate confidence on Chris Evans’ Breakfast show was fantastic. Libby’s
‘double event’ of both playing Zazu and communicating through a puppet was
beautifully controlled and skilful, and her characterisation was so precise and well
voiced. The angular twitching of Zoe and Edwin and their excellent interplay enriched
their superb characterisation of Banzai and Shenzi, and we all enjoyed Kitty’s manic
giggle as Ed. Theo and Annabel bought such youthful energy to the roles of young
Simba and Nala, especially in I Just Can’t wait to be King. Theo and Bear in particular
did a fantastic job of creating a convincing father/son relationship early in the play.
Naomi and Rebecca as Sarabi and Sarafina adding real grace and presence to their
leadership of the lionesses.
Congratulations to the lead ensemble who worked so hard in rehearsals and the
shows, often dashing from one place to another, changing costume and still managing
to be in the right place at the right time without any prompting. And to the wall of
sound created by the choir who provided a really strong backbone to the whole
production as well as filling the stage with energised movement in their dance
routines.
This kind of production defines us as a school, as a community. There has been such
joy and energy within school this week and the buzz in the staff room following the
performances has been wonderful to experience. As staff we are so proud, and want
to thank the children for this marvellous spectacle. It has lifted our souls in time for a
well deserved Easter break.
Have a great holiday from the most delighted and proud Head of Drama in the world!
Mrs Öbo
More photos can be found at the end of this week’s edition of The Week.
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The full results were as follows:
Junior House
1st
Cockas
84
2nd
Kakas
77
3rd
Macaws
73
4th
Keas
66
Inter House Swimming
Gala 2016
Well done to everybody who participated
in the swimming galas which took place
on Monday and Wednesday. There was
a fantastic atmosphere, some outstanding
individual performances, and many
highly exciting races.
Particular
congratulations go to Cockas who ended
up the overall winners.
Thank you to all staff who helped out
and to the parents for providing such
wonderful support.
Mr Jamieson and Miss Scott-Kilvert
Middle School
1st
Cockas
101
2nd
Macaws
92
3rd
Keas
62
4th
Kakas
61
Upper School
1st
Macaws
104
2nd
Keas
101
3rd
Kakas
96
4th
Cockas
88
Final Scores
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Cockas
Macaws
Kakas
Keas
273
269
234
229
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Inter House Maths
Competition 2016
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Images from the Art Room
To celebrate the arrival of spring, here are some beautiful watercolour paintings celebrating our diverse wildlife. A butterfly by Leila
7Tr, a robin by Ruth 7Tr, bulrushes by Milly 7Tr, a dragonfly by Netania 7Tr, holly and
berries by Sasha 7Tn, a thistle by Missy 7Tu and acorns by Isabel 7Tu.
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From Junior House
It has been a very full week for the Junior
House children.
The Junior House
Swimming Gala was a lively event and
the children all swam brilliantly. The
Cockas were the winning team with
Kakas following closely behind. We
were fortunate to watch the Lion King on
Wednesday, which was a wonderful
experience. It was great to see the
Middle School children performing so
confidently and showcasing their talents.
Thursday’s Maths Challenge was a
closely fought contest. The children were
in house teams and answered a series of
number problems. It was good to see the
children working together so well. We
finished the week with Easter Egg bingo
in our forms and send a huge thank you
to the Friends of Junior King’s for
providing the eggs.
In Junior House assembly Mrs Outram’s
dance troupe strutted their stuff and
wowed us with their moves. We heard
Philippa play a lovely tune on the flute
and awarded Sapphire certificates to
Enoch, Sam T and Oscar. Stars of the
Week were given to: Anias, Alex, Zara,
Lily and Hannah.
The activity choices for next term should
have reached you via email. Please select
activities very soon so that I can sort out
the lists for next term.
I wish you all a wonderful Easter break
and look forward to seeing you on 19th
April.
/LAW
Sports Results
Saturday 12th March
Netball
U13A v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 17 - 5
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
U13B v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 20 - 10
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
U13C v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 12 - 3
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
U13D v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 4 - 3
Player of the Match: Ava Samoilys &
Missy Chapman
U13E v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 7 - 4
Player of the Match: Netania Awara
U11A v IAPS National Netball Finals
Played 9, Won 4, Lost 5
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
U11B v Wellesley House Tournament
Junior King’s came 3rd
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
Boys’ Hockey
1st XI v St Lawrence
St Lawrence won 4 - 3
Player of the Match: Will Allen
3rd XI v St Lawrence
St Lawrence won 6 - 0
Player of the Match: Ehioze Osifo &
Zeli Ashebhai
4th XI v St Lawrence
Junior King’s won 1 - 0
Player of the Match: Ben Cook
Colts A v Duke of York’s
Duke of York’s won 2 - 1
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
Colts B v Duke of York’s
Duke of York’s won 1 - 0
Player of the Match: The Whole Team
2nd XI v St Lawrence
St Lawrence won 6 - 1
Player of the Match: Joe Gotts
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From the
Drama Department
Last Friday after The Week had already
gone out we were treated to the most
amazing performances from Annabel
Kearsey, Freya Hollaway and Lily
Cochrane. All three girls have been
working incredibly hard for this year
towards their Performance Certificate
exams that involve them putting on a
solo show of 15-20 minutes according to
grade. This is an extraordinary task for
ones so young, and all three girls did
exams that are intended for children at
least 3 years older than their current ages.
The examiner was incredibly impressed,
her first words to me after the exam was
‘that was extraordinary’. Some of her
comments are conveyed to you here:
About Freya: ‘you worked confidently
and spontaneously… overall this was
accomplished, funny and deeply moving’
About Annabel: ‘you were profoundly
truthful and personally involved…
heartfelt nuanced work’
A Huge Thank you
To everyone who donated at the end of
both shows of The Lion Jr. We made a
total of £661 thanks to your generosity
and this will go towards further drama
productions in the future. This amount of
money will finance a complete set of
costumes for the next big show that we
produce, so thank you very much
indeed.
About Lily: ‘you moved with grace and
clarity…overall this was a creative and
original piece of work which flowed
seamlessly and conveyed the quality of
the original work’
We are all so incredibly proud of the girls
and the evening was such a joyful
celebration of what a bit of hard work
and imagination can achieve!
Calendar
Thursday March 24th
Ski Trip Returns
16:00
18:00
INSET
Boarders return
Supper for Boarders
08:20
Individual Music Lessons begin
Pre-Prep Clubs begin
Day Pupils return
08:30
PAUSE
10:30
Evening Activities begin
Little Teds in Little Barn
08:20
Radio Build-a-thon at Wellesley House
Year 8 Trip to Denne Hill Farm
Friends of JKS Coffee Morning
Monday April 18th
Tuesday April 19th
Wednesday April 20th
Thursday April 21st
Friday April 22nd
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Talk by James Lynes
Last week, we were treated to an
insightful and interesting talk from our
very own Mrs. Lynes' son James. The
talk was mainly about trying to
understand the daunting issue that faces
the UK & the rest of Europe currently,
that issue being the refugee crisis. James
had experience on this subject due to his
recent work with the refugees. What
James does is that he talks to the refugees
and cares for them. He also talks to
people in prisons, mainly political
prisoners in the Middle East.
James provided us with plenty of food
for thought as he delved into the topic
making it understandable and accessible
for all.
He did this by providing
examples of some of his experience and a
simple snapshot of what he does. He
was quick to point out that the job
doesn't bring any danger; especially with
his mother in the room!
To conclude, James gave an interesting
and engaging talk that had us thinking
for the rest of the day. It was also very
nice seeing someone from the King's
system grow up and do something so
interesting and inspirational. Thank you
James!
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From the Upper School
From the Middle School
And so another busy term draws to a
close. We would like to begin by saying
well done to a number of people. Firstly,
well done from the Upper School to the
Middle School on a fantastic production
of The Lion King. We were fortunate to
be able to see it on Wednesday morning,
and we thoroughly enjoyed it. Secondly,
well done to this half term’s team of
monitors, who have carried out their
duties efficiently and with a mature
attitude; we are most grateful. Finally,
well done to everyone for an exciting
Swimming Gala and an equally exciting
Maths Challenge.
Unbelievably we have reached the end of
another term. It is not often that I am lost
for words or am stuck finding
superlatives but I am when it comes to
describing the performances of the Lion
King. Standing ovations and emotional
mothers, and fathers, were created as the
Middle School combined as a whole to
produce one of the most stunning shows
I have ever seen. There were individual
performances that were remarkable for
their quality and maturity; too many to
mention and too amazing to forget. But,
for me, it was also the colourfulness of
the costumes and make-up, the amazing
design of the Set and, above all, the
energy and enthusiasm of the entire cast
that lifted the show to another level. It is
something that will live long in the
memory and I would like to really
congratulate all involved, and especially
May we remind you that the deadline for
payments for the Bude trip is today; if
you have not yet completed that
transaction, please do so as soon as
possible.
The ski trip departs this
evening, and we wish everyone a really
enjoyable trip. You can keep up to date
with how it is going on our blog, the
address of which will be posted on
Twitter.
Finally, we wish everyone a relaxing and
restful holiday. Year 8 pupils need to use
the next four weeks wisely, getting the
balance right between rest and revision.
Their reports contain some important
advice, and we trust they will take that
on board.
thank Dr Rowcroft and Mrs Öbo.
This week has also been busy with whole
school house events and I would like to
congratulate all the Middle School pupils
for some very exciting competitions. The
Middle School swimming gala was a
tremendous success and congratulations
to Cockas for their triumph. There are
some really talented swimmers and the
closeness of many of the events kept
everyone enthralled, despite the heat!
The Maths Challenge also gave an
opportunity for everyone to be involved
and was greatly enjoyed by all. Kakas ‘1’
were the winning team but Keas were the
overall Middle School champions.
I do hope that everyone has a really good
holiday and a chance to recharge their
batteries because, before we know it, the
cricket, tennis and rounders seasons will
have started!
/IDM & CP
From the
Recording Studio
On Saturday the Year 4 Saturday Activity
Group went to a recording studio and
'cut' a CD! We recorded poems, musical
instruments and songs. We felt like real
stars!
We look forward to seeing you all at the
start of the summer term.
/ASK & ST
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12th - 13th March
It is hard to believe that 10 weeks have
flown by and the end of the Lent term is
upon us. It has been a very successful
term in the respective boarding houses.
There have been so many fantastic
moments, achievements and loads of fun
this term.
We were all very proud of our Middle
School Boarders this week. They have all
worked so hard during the last few weeks
to put on the spectacular performance of
The Lion King. It was lovely to see the
beautiful costumes, fantastic singing,
dancing and acting and above all, the
huge sense of achievement at doing
something so well.
We have also had the Inter-House
Swimming Galas this week where pupils
of all abilities put away their fears about
swimming and tried their best for their
respective houses.
Lots of singing,
shouting and cheering helped the various
pupils in their houses to try their best.
The Inter-House Maths Competition also
took place this week. Pupils worked hard
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in groups to solve the puzzles. The senior
Keas team who were mainly made up of
boarders finished all the questions and earned
their House extra bonus points. This is
something that rarely happens so
congratulations to them all.
The last weekend’s activity was run by
‘Revolution Skatepark’.
The company
brought in scooters and skateboards and a
variety of ramps so the boarders could jump
and ride them. Lots of fun was had by all even
though it was very cold. The Year 8 boarders
spent Sunday afternoon in Canterbury on
City leave and enjoyed having some time to
themselves.
The Year 8’s have all received their reports
and marks from the Mock Examinations. It is
very important that each Year 8 reads their
report carefully and uses some of the Easter
holiday to revise. The Common Entrance
exams start on Monday 6th June which is the
Monday immediately after the half term break.
On behalf of all the boys and you as parents,
we would like to thank all the staff who have
made this term such a successful one. The
Matrons, the Boarding Tutors and Assistant
Tutors have all put in a tremendous amount
of time and energy to make the Boarding
Houses as comfortable, friendly and fun as
possible. Mrs Tugwell and I thank all of them
for their efforts this term.
I hope that you will all have a lovely break and
enjoy being with family, friends and
guardians.
A very Happy Easter to you all
from all of us in Juckes and
Kipling!
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Helping Hands has been our topic
for Earth Week in Blossoms. We
have learned what we can do with
our hands to help save the Earth: we
know we must be kind to animals,
plants and trees, as well as to our
friends; we have learned about the
things we use at home that can be
recycled and now we will always
clean our teeth with the tap turned
off! We also found out that bugs are
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good for the planet. We gently
captured some and studied them
under a magnifying glass.
Thanks to the generous donation by
parents of recyclable rubbish, we
have been busy in Willows turning it
into our magnificent Rainbow
Dragon. He is a friendly and wise
dragon and has been teaching us
about the importance of recycling.
We joined his army of Litter Bugs,
working hard to clear our world of
unwanted litter and make it a better
place for us to live in.
French & Dance
Spectacular!
Les Trois Petit Cochons et Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. Welcome to our Year 2 French & Dance Spectacular! We
entertained our parents this week by telling our own versions of The 3 Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood in
French. Complimented by dance routines, the stories brought our learning to life on stage. Thank you Madame
Sinclair and Miss Victoria for your help in making our performance truly spectacular!
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One of the highlights of Earth Week for us all has been an excellent drama workshop. We learned how to be
superheroes, shooting flowers from our fingertips and partying when Bad Bopper wasn’t looking. Bad Bopper wasn’t
kind to our planet. He drove his monster truck, polluting the air, he has his all day and all night discos, flashing lights
wasting Party Land’s electricity, drops litter on the floor and he has chopped down all the plants in Party Land to
make way for his disco! We persuaded him with our planet-saving super powers to think about what he was doing
and that soon we wouldn’t have a world to live in if we didn’t take care of it. It took a lot of hard work, but eventually
he agreed to join us and the World became a better place. Here are Year 1 children learning how to use their super
powers.
We enjoyed Earth Week indoors and outside in Year 2. We celebrated our last lesson in the Forest School with Mr
Martin, who showed us how to use a drill to complete our forest tree bug sculptures. We worked together to build a
fire, then toasted marshmallows and remembered our brilliant Forest School learning this term. We also combined
Saint Patrick’s Day with Earth Week! We built leprechaun traps out of recycled materials. The traps had to be green
and sparkly to entice the mischievous leprechauns. Unfortunately we didn’t manage to catch a leprechaun, but they
did leave us a letter and some gold! Our final Earth Week celebration was a fantastic trip to the Natural Pathways in
Walderchain Woods, where we made debris shelters, foraged for food, cooked and ate it, too!
Pre-Prep Notice Board
Mrs Evans, Conrad’s Mummy, will be running the London Marathon on 24th April. She is raising money
for Cancer Research UK and would be so pleased if you could sponsor her challenge. You can find her web
page at: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/pennyevans
Have a very happy Easter break and we look forward to seeing you all again on Tuesday 19th April.
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