The Week Issue 377 - Junior King`s School

No. 377
The weekly newsletter for
The Junior King’s School, Canterbury
7 July 2016
Above: The Very Rev’d Dr Robert Willis, Dean of
Canterbury, receives a special gift as Guest of
Honour at our Speech Day.
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Digging for Victory
The vegetables have been growing well.
We harvested a crop of radishes two
weeks ago and are thrilled with how
things are going in the garden. The peas
are in flower, the runner beans are
happily climbing the poles and the root
vegetables are coming on steadily.
Year 5 have enjoyed this as you can tell
by some of the quotes below.
Maya said “I enjoyed ‘digging for
victory’ as they did in World War II
because I never do much gardening. I
learned a lot!”
Kouji added “I enjoyed ‘digging for
victory’. It was hard but that told us how
wartime people survive. I learned a lot
and I am happy that our vegetables grew.
I have now started my own vegetable
patch at home.”
Cassius said “‘Digging for victory’ was a
pleasure. It was fun to dig and I found
out new things.”
/TFi
Reculver Primary
School’s Visit
On Thursday 30th June, Reculver
Primary School’s Year 6 pupils came to
visit us. At the end of the year they have
been preparing a presentation about antibullying, and last Thursday, they
presented it to our Year 6 pupils. Their
presentation was very powerful and they
sang a song to us (which they had made).
It was really nice and reflected on antibullying. After that we enjoy playing
sports with them. Then it was time for
them to go, we thanked them a lot for
coming as we waved goodbye.
It was, overall, a really good and pleasant
afternoon for the Year 6 pupils.
/Zoé, 6M
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Egham Regatta
There has been an encouraging growth in the numbers of Year 7 rowers this term and
the girls’ squad, many of whom have now been learning since September, have made
particularly good progress. In the light of this it was felt that they were ready to enter
their first competition. Opportunities at this age group are limited but, luckily, the
Egham Regatta offered J13B racing. This meant that the opposition would be one year
older but we hoped that our skill might be a match for greater physical size and
strength.
It was a difficult choice to pick four from a squad of six keen and talented girls (Alex
Jeffery, Izzy Sugden, Milly Hollaway, Rebecca Hiller, Ruth Metcalf and Arwen
Benefield-Chopra). Unfortunately Ruth and Arwen missed out on this occasion but
there will be further opportunities for the whole squad next year.
We were drawn against Henley Rowing Club – a major force in girls’ competitions, so
we understood that the main aim of the day was simply to get down the course, to
have fun and to see how a regatta was organized. Hopefully all this would give a taste
for more racing in the future.
The venue, on the Thames at Runnymede, was perfect for a first experience. There
was plenty of space, the river was not too busy and the marshalling was patient and
clear. Above all, the staff and pupils from our senior school were fabulously
supportive – helping to get the boat on the water and gathering on the bank to join
with our parents in cheering our progress.
We did not beat Henley but we had an exciting day and our rowing was smooth and
confident. The pictures show just how accomplished our timing has become – a real
credit to Miss Sharp’s coaching.
Mention should also be made of Matthew Bawtree, who stepped in at the last minute
to a J13 singles race after a KSC pupil was unable to attend. He joined the main squad
in their 6.30 departure and had already competed by the time that we were leaving
school at a more civilized hour for a Sunday morning. Matthew, too, was drawn
against an athlete from Henley but gave him a difficult and close race, coming second
by under a boat length.
Congratulations to everyone who took part and thank you to them also for making the
day so enjoyable. I am particularly grateful to the parents for their support and to
Miss Sharp for rearranging her weekend duties so that she could be with her girls.
Hockey Matches at
Polo Farm
James Oates (OJKS) is Captaining the
England U18's against the Belgian U18's
at Polo Farm this weekend. This would
be a fabulous opportunity for those girls
and boys interested in playing hockey
and progressing through the Single
System to see what level they need to
work to.
If you are interested in going to watch
some of these matches, match times are
as follows:
On both Friday 8th & Saturday 9th July
the U18’s are playing at 3pm, followed by
the U16’s at 5pm. On Sunday 10th July at
9:30am the U18’s will be playing and the
U16’s at 11am. Please do go along if you
are able to.
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From the Art Room
The Art room was buzzing with Brazilian
creatures and carnival based art last
week. We were joined by artist Cathy
Tutton to help us create some amazing
artwork to celebrate the upcoming
Olympic Games in Rio. We hope you
had a chance to view some of our work
on Speech Day!
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From the
Science Department
Last week we were visited by Petham
Primary School, a school that is part of
the Canterbury Primary Science
Partnership.
They used our newly
created trail, which has been used by our
own pupils, with a particular focus on
insects. Using sweep-nets, pitfall traps,
jars and hand lenses, their Year 1 & 2
pupils had a great time exploring our
amazing grounds and were buzzing by
the end of the afternoon!
/CL
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Year 5 Milner Challenge
The rain poured, the sun shone and the
mud squelched! Year 5 was undeterred
as every pupil completed the challenge of
rowing 5 miles in a canoe and hiking 5
miles back. Despite aching limbs and
sore feet, the sense of achievement was
palpable as I welcomed the children back
to school.
It was just what the Milner Challenge is
all about: pushing pupils outside their
comfort zone, achieving a personal
challenge and getting that huge sense of
satisfaction in completing it.
Well done Year 5, you should all feel
extremely proud of what you achieved.
/CP
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From the
Drama Department
Many congratulations to the fabulous
Year 3 pupils who were so entertaining
in their play last Tuesday. Using some
traditional Greek stories and characters
the children breathed new life into the
familiar. What was especially lovely to
see was how much they enjoyed
themselves. The performance showed
such a lot of creativity and confidence
and the children achieved a lot in a short
time.
Many thanks to parents who provided
the delightful costumes, and to the ever
supportive staff of Junior House.
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Bude 2016
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As part of the Year 1 World Around
Us theme, we talked a bit more about
different methods of transport and
how we might travel from one place
to another. We thought travelling by
ship sounded exciting, so we made
our own junk boat models.
We had to make them waterproof
and discussed the different materials
and design that might help them
float. We tested them to evaluate
whether they could be improved
further, adding stabilisers and even
propellers.
Year 2 children have been getting excited about the prospect of the Olympics
in Rio in the last few weeks. We have been learning about the different sports
and different countries involved. To help us get in the carnival mood, we
designed T-shirts to celebrate The Games and plan to wear them proudly as
we enjoy our own carnival next week.
Wish us all good luck as we leave Pre-Prep at the end of term and look
forward to an exciting start to our Year 3 and Key Stage II learning in
September!
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Congratulations to Mustard and his
human, Romilly.
Together, they
entered a dog show last weekend
and won third place. Here they are
sporting their rosette.
Great
teamwork!
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Our trip to Japan ended this week
with a celebration of kite-flying. The
weather was perfect. Aren’t they
colourful!
It has been very
interesting to learn that different
countries enjoy so many different
traditions that we can all share. We
have found Japan a very exciting
country to ‘visit’.
In Blossoms this week, we have been
revising our learning this term. We
concentrated on numbers and letters.
We built brick castles, counting the
number of bricks that we used and
trying to add up as we went along.
We also spent time reading some of
the books we read earlier this term,
attempting to read to one-another
and carefully spelling out some of
the more difficult words.
Pre-Prep Notice Board
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Following our International Food Tasting Day, we are still looking after a charming
plate with flowers and blue dots on it. If it belongs to you, please let us know and we
will ensure its safe return.
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This is the last Mini Week for the year and we would all like to take this opportunity to
wish you and your family a restful summer holiday with lots of fun and laughter. We
look forward to hearing about what you have been doing when we see you all again on
Wednesday 7th September. Happy holiday!
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