• Children who DO NOT READ over the summer holidays can lose 3 months of reading skills between now and September.

• Kids who DO READ tend to gain 1 month of reading skills and much more for some children.

As the year draws to close and we look back on a successful year of performances (and prepare for what is happening next year) I am writing to let you know that the full range of photographs and headshots from the Winter Showcase and Bugsy Malone are now available for sale on the Performing Arts Website.

Professionally shot by Elizabeth Keates Photography, these stunning photographs are available to purchase, starting at £5 with a range of additional options should you wish. These photographs really do make an excellent souvenir or gift for a family member.

All profits from the sales of these photographs will be invested directly in the Performing Arts at Katherine Warington School to ensure that we can continue to offer all of our students opportunities to be part of truly excellent performances throughout the year.

The photos can be found at www.kw-arts.co.uk and can be found by clicking on the ‘shop’ link on the top menu.

We have had a successful few months in the KWS garden growing a variety of vegetables and fruit. The rhubarb and strawberries were a big hit and we now have potatoes, onions and garlic ready to go. Hopefully the hot weather won’t cause too much stress to our remaining crops – we still have beans, carrots, sweetcorn, squash, leeks, tomatoes and beetroot to come!

Mrs Jacquinot 

There have been numerous sporting events over the last few weeks.

We had an enjoyable and insightful day with our Year 9 GCSE PE group at The University of Hertfordshire. We got to use their sports science lab, as well as some testing equipment typically used by professional athletes. It hopefully also gave students an insight into studying a sport course in the future and experiencing what student accommodation is like too.

In cricket, Year 7 gave an excellent performance, progressing through to the next round of the district cup. The boys bowled well and after a slow but disciplined batting start, Bertie came in to assist Billy and hit the ball very cleanly to see the team through. This represents the first KWS cricket win in our very short history!

Over the last few weeks, we have been holding an internal tennis tournament for each year group. Congratulations to Tim B in Year 7, Jai B in Year 8 and Toby B in Year 9 for winning the school tennis tournament in their respective year groups. Clearly there is something in having a surname beginning with B at KWS!

Finally, our summer fixtures concluded with the All Day Athletics Championships last week at Woodside Athletics Track in Garston. There were a number of stand out out performances with a number of personal bests being smashed in the process. Especially notable performances were from Isla McD and Ollie T in Year 8 for trying the hurdles for the first time and showing great resilience – a very tough event indeed. Also, Belle W for representing Year 9 in both the 1500m and the high jump despite being in Year 8.

Well done also to the medal winners: silver medals for Olivia W in the javelin, Jessica H in the high jump, Nathan T in the triple jump and then bronze medals for Oscar Ch in the javelin and George P in the 1500m.

Mr Alexander