A huge thank you to all our Sixth Form students, along with our Year 11 and Year 10 participants, who have taken part in the mentoring programme running during Period 7 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays this term.
It has been fantastic to see positive relationships develop between mentors and mentees, and to witness the excellent work produced during these weekly sessions. The commitment and collaboration shown by all involved has been truly commendable.
We look forward to the programme continuing next half-term as we build towards the examination period.
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Over the half-term break, KWS held its second round of Student Council meetings. A big thank you to our fantastic Student Council representatives – with our Year 9 team pictured here – as well as our Head Students, who confidently chaired and led the meetings.
There were many excellent suggestions and thoughtful feedback on how we can continue to improve our facilities and enhance the overall experience for all pupils. A more detailed update on the key points discussed will be shared with the whole school community soon.
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We are delighted to announce our new team of Year 10 prefects, who will begin their roles after the half-term break.
Students completed a rigorous application process, which included writing a letter outlining why they wanted the role and what they would bring to the team, followed by a group interview. All candidates performed exceptionally well, making the selection process a very difficult one.
Our prefects will be working closely with Year 8 form groups and will also support staff with lunchtime duties around the school. We are confident they will be excellent role models and wish them every success in their new roles.
This week we had some medal success, as various students competed in a county table cricket competition at Beaumont School. The team ended up winning the competition and progressed through to the London and Thames Valley regional finals in Aylesbury. If they progress through that competition, they then get to compete at Lord’s (the home of cricket). Well done to everyone involved.
A-Level PE
Thank you very much to the science department for allowing our A-Level PE students to deepen their understanding of the heart with a dissection during their lesson this week. The students engaged fantastically and hopefully learned a lot from the experience.
Rugby
One of the biggest highlights of the term for girls’ sport has been the creation of our first ever rugby team. The girls have shown great commitment and improvement in a short space of time to learn all the rules and make progress. The recent game against Robert Clark School reflected that. Stand out performers in rugby have been Ethel M, Jesse TL and Rose S in particular.
Netball
Well done to the U13B netball team on a 18-8 win against NBS. Player of the match was Heather G.
Basketball
Well done to the Year 7 basketball team on a hard fought 18-15 victory against Sandringham on Wednesday. The player of the match was Zaran S.
Football
A good 5-1 win for the U14 girls in the district cup. Goals from Poppy D x3, Sophie K and Lucy H.
Well done to the senior girls’ football team, who won their game against Onslow 6-2. Goals from Izzy J x2, Emily B x2, Alice T and Lexi F.
Congratulations to our Year 8 boys on a dramatic win on penalties in the county cup plate. The boys now progress to the semi final.
Meanwhile, the Year 10 boys’ football team progressed to the semi final of the district cup with a 5-1 win over St Columba’s. Ed J scoring another hat trick to take the game out of reach after a rocky start to the game.
Athletics
A great afternoon this week for some Year 7 students at the sports hall athletics. The girls came 11th and the boys finished 4th!
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On a dark and wet evening at the start of February, a large group of Year 11 and 12 students, with their parents/carers, gathered in the library to find out more about the process of applying to study at Oxford or Cambridge Universities, and the support we offer here to our prospective Oxbridge candidates. During the evening, students were also given lots of ideas about things they could be doing now to build towards their Personal Statement, which forms part of the application process. The evening was rounded off by our former Head Student, Becky, who spoke about her own journey through the applications process, which has culminated in her being offered a place to study PPE at Oxford university.
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As we roll into the half term break we’ve seen the library transformed into a very colourful place. The weather may continue to be dull, but the Library is lit up with the rainbow colours of LGBT+ History month, and also our wonderful Lunar New Year decorations. Our book displays feature the best of our LGBT+ books, both fiction and non-fiction, and also a wide selection of love and romance stories for the February “Romance” month, for the National Year of Reading challenge.
As part of the Lunar New Year celebrations we’ve got lots of lovely books connected to China and the Chinese culture, and because it’s the year of the Horse, we’ve found lots of horse-related stories too! The library has been beautifully decorated, and we’ve been offering some Chinese themed colouring and bookmark making during lunch and break times.
And for more information on either LGBT+ History month or the Lunar New Year, try these websites:
We have books for everyone in the library, and we’re always happy to see people having a browse and picking something to enjoy. With half term looming, and the weather showing no sign of improvement, it’s the ideal time to get stuck into a good book; drop in and pick one up! Wishing everyone a lovely half-term break.
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This month, the Dragons’ Apprentice team for Katherine Warington School are holding a sponsored sleep out to raise money for the charity Herts Young Homeless.
The charity is based in Hertfordshire, and raises money for young people and teenagers who live on the streets. As part of this generation, we are affected by this and want to help. Dragons’ Apprentice gives us an opportunity to raise money and to give back to the community, but we can’t complete our task without the help of the community itself.
Our overall aim is to reach £1000, and we are in the final stretch. We have decided to hold a sleep out, where we will be sleeping in the back garden of one of our peers – immersing ourselves within the outdoors to get a feel of what it is like for the young homeless people around Hertfordshire – all in order to make a difference.
With your help we can reach our goal and win the Dragons’ Apprentice challenge, while helping young people off of the streets. We will be accepting sponsorship by cash or card over the next few weeks.
On 25th January, we saw the second round of the schools competition in Cardiff, Wales. This was the Zonal round, and there was a lot of tough competition – but the team smashed it as always.
Theo V in Year 7 came first as an individual and was joined by Dylan G and Archie D (both in Year 7) as part of a team who came second.
Riley W in Year 10 came third, competing for the first time as an individual.
Dylan W in Year 8 came seventh in his category.
Jude D in Year 12 came third.
Sophie D in Year 9 came fifth, meaning that she is the first girl from KWS to get to the National Finals in Derby next month.
Well done to them all. They bounced their hearts out.
This week has seen an array of celebrations marking Lunar New Year, which takes place during the half term break.
In the library Miss Ching has been leading students in an arts activity, and Herts Catering have put on an exciting Lunar New Year themed menu.
We wish a joyous Lunar New Year, to all of our KWS families who celebrate, as we enter the Year of the Horse.
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I am delighted to confirm that the inaugural KWS Talent Show will finally take to the stage on Thursday 26th March, and I could not be more excited about what promises to be a brilliant celebration of creativity, confidence and student voice.
After an incredibly busy autumn and spring term filled with performances, rehearsals and events, this feels like the perfect moment to come together as a school community and simply enjoy the extraordinary range of talent our students have to offer. Even more exciting is that this event is being led and run entirely by our Year 12 students, who have shown huge commitment, organisation and ambition in bringing this event to life.
The Talent Show is open to everyone, and I really do mean everyone. Students can sign up with any talent they would like to share: singing, dancing, instrumental performance, comedy, magic, spoken word, or something completely unexpected. If you’ve ever thought, “I’d love to give that a go,” this is your moment. Students can enter by completing the Google Form sent out by the Year 12 team.
There are some fantastic incentives too, with voucherprizes of £50 for first place, £30 for second place and £10 for third place, as well as lots of house points up for grabs, so there is plenty to play for.
Tickets will go on sale after half term, priced at £5 for adults and £3 for students and concessions, and I am particularly proud that all money raised will go directly to our school charity.
I cannot wait to see the stage filled with energy, courage and creativity, and I hope as many students and families as possible will come along to support what I know will be a joyful, uplifting and unforgettable evening.
Mr Church
Head of Performing Arts
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