As we enter the ‘season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’ here are a few pictures from the KWS Eco-Garden. Our teams of student gardeners are, quite rightly, very proud of all their hard work.
Another good afternoon of racing at cross country on Thursday. Thomas C in Year 7 continues to impress finishing 5th and Lucy W in Year 8 finished 7th in her race. Special mention to Henry G too for going above and beyond!
A reminder that rugby training will continue from 9am – 10am at school. All are welcome.
We enjoyed celebrating the rich diversity of the different languages spoken by staff and students at KWS this week. Particular thanks to Rayan P, Syan B, Veer Sher S, Matilde F-E, Ferdinand V , Mohammed D and Ayaan M who spoke to us in assemblies about their various traditions and cultures.
We also have a Language ‘cook off’ competition this week.
All entries by Monday 3rd October please.
Mrs Kelly
https://kwschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Cook-off-1.png740526Keris McCormickhttps://kwschool.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/smlogo.pngKeris McCormick2022-09-30 10:37:492022-09-30 10:37:49Languages day Monday 26th September
Well done to all of our Year 7 & Year 8 TT Rockstars who have started their house competitions this month. We have held two weekly battles with a prestigious amount of house points up for grabs – 50 points for 3rd place, 75 for 2nd and a huge 100 points for 1st place.
Last week’s standings were:
1st – 7 Franklin 1076
2nd – 7 Armstrong 854
3rd – 7 Ali 639
1st – 8 Armstrong 1214
2nd – 8 Keller 733
3rd – 8 Franklin 614.
This week’s standings are:
1st – 7 Franklin 833
2nd – 7 Ali 361
3rd – 7 Armstrong 356
1st – 8 Armstrong 1055
2nd – 8 Ali 1006
3rd – 8 Nightingale 849
These numbers represent the average number of questions answered per student in a week which is an incredible amount of correct times tables being answered.
A big shout out to last week’s Most Valuable Players (MVP) who were Gabi D (8Ke) and Samuel M (7Ar) and this week’s MVP’s who are Henry G (8Ar) and Max S (7Fr).
Each week the battles are reset so keep playing in battles and your house might be at the top next week!
This is just a request for any parents that would be willing to support with the running of rugby in school. Moving forward, training and matches will be on Saturday mornings, so support would be needed then.
At KWS, we have a weekly whole school celebration assembly where student achievement is recognised. We, of course, have ample reasons to celebrate our students’ achievements within school, but we would also love to be able to recognise where students have accomplished success outside of school, whether this be sporting, artistic or within any other sector.
Therefore, if your child has achieved something outside of school, please communicate this with their form tutor so that we may share the great news in our weekly celebration assemblies.
We look forward to being able to extend our praise in the coming weeks!
We are very proud of Annabel S and Samuel J- B who both achieved Grade 9 in their Spanish GCSE this year. The students who were in year 9 and year 8 respectively did extremely well to achieve the top grade at such a young age.
As a school, we place great importance on attendance and expect that all our students will achieve an attendance level of at least 96% each academic year.
It is through good attendance that students maximise their full potential, enhancing their life chances for the future. Missing school means missing out on learning and this can have an impact on a child’s development and attainment.
There is a strong statistical link between attendance and attainment. Studies show that students who have patterns of poor school attendance could fail to achieve their full potential and this can have a detrimental impact on their GCSE results.
Parents have a legal responsibility to ensure their child attends school regularly and punctually.
We review attendance regularly and have an attendance procedure we follow based on each student’s attendance percentage. The process begins once a student reaches less than 96% attendance.
We strongly urge parents/carers to avoid booking holidays during term time. We appreciate there may be exceptional circumstances behind a request for leave. If this is the case, you should give a detailed explanation as to why it is necessary for you to take your child out of school by completing this form and sending it to absence@kwschool.co.uk where it will be forwarded to Mr Smith for his consideration.
If you feel you would like support with your child’s attendance or wellbeing, please do not hesitate to contact the school. Since opening in September 2019, we have supported a number of students whose circumstances, special educational needs or mental health have impacted their attendance.
We like to work with children and families on an individualised basis and have had success in supporting a number of students to improve their attendance in challenging circumstances.
Absence Reporting
If your child is unable to attend school due to illness, urgent appointments or other
reasons please telephone the 24hr school absence line on 01582 314800 or
email absence@kwschool.co.uk by 8.30am at the latest, on the first day of
absence and every subsequent day thereafter
● Please provide your child’s name and tutor group
● Please give as much detail as possible for the reason of absence avoiding using
terms such as ‘unwell’ or ‘under the weather’
● If you fail to contact the school to inform us of your child’s absence, this may
be referred to our safeguarding team
Where possible, please give plenty of notice for any planned absence, for example
hospital appointments, and provide a copy of any medical/dental appointment
letters/cards to the school. We would appreciate all dental and non-urgent doctor
appointments being made out of school hours.
