There were a number of positives in PE this week. Starting with our Year 10 boys football squad who had a good 5-2 win in the first round of the district cup. Some excellent goals scored by Jordan, Krrish, Fin and Joe x2. We look forward to the next round.

Similarly, well done to our U13 girls football team who had a 5-1 win. The girls took on some great feedback and applied it in the second half. Player of the Match was Olivia W. 

In netball, our Year 7 netball team won 17-5 in their last league match v Marlborough. Player of the March was Scarlett M. Meanwhile, our Year 8 netball team also had a positive performance,  despite a narrow district cup semi final loss against strong opposition. A loss sees them out of the cup but so many improvements to take from this season of netball. Miss Mountford is proud of you all! 

Finally, a massive well done to all students that completed and passed their latest kickboxing grading. Great effort!

Mr Alexander 

The radio hosts have done a great job so far by entertaining the students in the lunch hall at lunch time with great song suggestions and interaction with the students.

Keep up the good work and if you are a student that would like to run the radio station at lunch times then please email: d.cain@kwschool.co.uk

On Monday 16th January, 17 students in Years 9 and 10, who do Politics as part of their Period 7, went to visit the Houses of Parliament and the Palace of Westminster.

The trip to Parliament included a workshop where students came up with their own bills to pass through as laws and students learnt how this process works. We were also lucky enough to have a tour around the whole site which included visiting Westminster Hall, Central Lobby and both the Houses of Commons and Lords.

When visiting the Commons we saw part of a debate about education funding and education buildings and got to listen to the current Education Secretary, Gillian Keegan, speak about plans going on in the Department for Education. Whilst at The Lords we listened to members speak about the current refugee crisis and what the government is doing to support refugees entering the country.

We finished the day returning to the Parliament Education Centre where we had a talk from Hitchin and Harpenden MP Bim Afolami followed by some questions to Bim from our students.

A great day was had by all with some impeccable behaviour from all students and we look forward to returning to visit Parliament again with a new group of keen politicians.

Miss Anderson.

Attention all Year 10 Parents!

There is a free parent webinar taking place next Tuesday remotely through Elevate Education regarding key study skills. Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation.

By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.

The webinar will cover:

– The most effective ways to structure notes.
– The 3 levels of acquiring knowledge and how to implement this with your child at home.
– The power of deliberate practice and the fastest way for your child to improve their marks.

There will be additional parent webinars coming up regarding study skills in the following term regarding:

– How to Help Your Child Make Better Notes – 17th January
– How to Help Your Child Improve Their Memory – 7th February
– How to Help Your Child Prepare for Exams – 28th February
– How Your Child Can Maximise Marks in the Exam Room – 21st March

Elevate Education works with our students, delivering high impact workshops on study skills, motivation, wellbeing, and exam preparation. By tuning into their webinar series you will learn how you can help better support your children at home through reinforcing the skills they learn at school.

Register using the link below:

https://go.elevateeducation.com/e/891981/uk- schoolwebinar/mm7sr/338665420?h=k1pWsYvMf3M_2rHZkfVHotK8B93WRfQmFxtDz9hwsf8

Mrs Ryman