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Volume No: 2003-04/33 |
Date: 11 June 2004 |
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Dear Parents
Year 1/2 had a good time at their campfire gathering last Friday. It was a
dry night, the fire burned well (which was helpful to those who felt 30
centigrade a little chilly) and sausages were cooked to perfection (well,
almost). The marshmallows posed a little more of a challenge to both
children and parents as they unhelpfully dripped off the toasting sticks
before reaching the ideal crispy golden brown stage but, for all that, a
good time was had by all. I would like to thank Ms Dennis and all parents
who helped to make the evening a success. School
Photographs
The school photographer arrived on Wednesday morning and set about taking
class pictures and the individual portraits for the school magazine.
Students and staff, of course, looked at their heavily coiffured best and
if by some chance we don’t all look wonderful, then we all know that the
camera lies… Cinema
Visit
The
primary trip to the cinema was a resounding success and a Orphanage Parents
of primary children in Years 3/4 and 5/6 have received a letter outlining
our proposal to join with the PTA in supporting a local orphanage.
Children in those classes have already started to collect suitable books,
toys and games. If you are able to add to these contributions, whatever
class your children are in, please feel free to do so. |
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Internal
Examinations End-of-year
examinations for Years 7 to 10 are getting closer. The majority will take
place from June 21 – 23 and students in those classes should now be
preparing and revising. If they haven’t understood something, or have
forgotten it, now is the time to seek help – not on the day that the
examination paper appears! Primary
Swimming Local
schools will be back in operation next week, so primary swimming will resume
on Wednesday and Thursday. Please ensure that your child has the necessary
swimming gear to take part.
Badminton
Primary
Football The
lunchtime primary football tournament is now in full swing and it is good to
see the enthusiasm engendered by “the beautiful game”. As Attached
to this newsletter is a form for any parents who might like to advertise
through the annual school magazine. I know that a number of you have business
interests in KK and this is an ideal way to reach a wide audience – and help
the school at the same time. If you would like to advertise in our July issue,
please complete the details and return the form to the office by 18 June 2004.
Thank you.
Have
a good weekend. With the timing of the Euro 2004 matches, I fear there will be
some bleary eyes on Monday morning but … it’s not every day that Best
wishes, |
As
I write this, Year 5/6 have just left for their trip to the water
treatment plant and dam, and the whole of the secondary department has
gone to play their final session of badminton at Foo Chow hall. Thanks to
a mix-up by the bus company, it did look for a moment as though the
secondary students might be playing badminton on the dam wall, but I am
pleased to say that everything was eventually sorted out and the bus
company finally worked out was going on. The best laid plans…
well-deserved treat after the hard work leading up to SATs and the
National Curriculum tests. The organization of the trip was made more
difficult by the cinema’s apparent inability to tell us from one day to
the next what they would be showing and at what time. Despite the stresses
that this imposed on the organising staff, the trip ran smoothly and was
very much enjoyed by the children.
Today’s
badminton session is the last. This has been a hugely successful and popular
experiment and I hope to see it on the calendar for future years. In the lead
up to Sports Day, we will start our athletics programme next Friday.