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Welcome back to the new half-term

Welcome back! We hope all families had a wonderful and

restful break as we move forward to another jam-packed

term of activities and events.

Kingsdale Annual Prize Giving Awards

Ceremonies

Congratulations to all the students who

received an award at the Kingsdale Annual

Prize and Oscar Awards ceremonies on

Friday 23rd February 2018. We would also

like to thank Chi-Chi Nwanoku, a

renowned and celebrated musician, for

taking the time to deliver a presentation as our

Guest of Honour at this special event. Please look out for

photos on our website and the next parental bulletin.

Southwark Percussion Festival

On Monday 5th February, the African drumming pupils

and some of the percussion ensemble were invited by

Southwark to perform in the (Southwark Percussion

Festival) featuring 10 primary schools and Kingsdale

Foundation School. This took place on the South Bank in

the Clore Ballroom of the Royal Festival Hall. This was

led by Sandra Dyer in front of a huge audience with

outstanding performances being given by everyone!

The

SCHOOL NEWS School Library Prefects

Our school libraries will be

appointing Library Prefects this

term and both the libraries –

Upper School (USL) and Lower

School (LSL) - invite applications from

interested students. We are looking for

students who have a sense of responsibility,

commitment and an ability to work with others.

The selected students will be involved in

assisting with the daily administrative tasks in

the library, especially during a part of the

lunch hour. They will also be involved in

opportunities and events hosted by our school

libraries. If interested, students should collect

& complete an application form from the

librarians, explaining why they are interested in

this role and listing their personal qualities.

The deadline to submit applications is Friday

9th March 2018. Queries should be directed

to Mrs Chaudhary, Director of English via email

english@kingsdale.southwark.sch.uk

‘Teen Talk’ at The Photographers’ Gallery During Spring half-term, Ismael, one of our

Year 12 Photography pupils, led a ‘Teen Talk’

at The Photographers’Gallery, independently

guiding tours around the Wim Wenders

Polaroid exhibition. It was an exciting event

enjoyed by all. Well done Ismael.

Issue 21 Monday 26th February 2018

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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK Achievement and Success

‘Draw a distinction between achievement and success. Achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others.

That is nice but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about

success.’

Squalor ‘Extremely dirty and

unpleasant conditions.’

Latin Department Trip to Rome – Student Review

On 3rd February, 24 students from years 10, 11

and 12 set off for Rome. We went to see many

things, such as the Trevi fountain, the Spanish

Steps and the Pantheon. We went to see the

Pantheon because it is one of only a few Roman

temples still standing today in which the Romans

would have worshipped all of their gods. This

temple is special because it has a hole in the

domed roof, allowing natural sunlight to enter. On

the second day we went to see the Colosseum,

the Roman Forum and the Palantine Hill. We also

went to see the Circus Maximus, where Romans

held chariot races. It used to hold up to 250,000

people. On the third day we went to see the

Baths of Caracalla, where they offered free baths

to those who lived in poverty. On the same day

we also went to see the Vatican and Sistine

Chapel, which was truly an amazing experience.

The chapel was absolutely beautiful and we learnt

so much about it. On the last day we went to

Ostia Antica, which used to be a Roman harbour.

I really enjoyed this trip as not only did it let me

see another country and culture, but it allowed

me to learn very interesting and useful

information while still having fun.

Xenia Rodrigues-Orejuela

Career talk from ex-student, George Imafidon

On Wednesday 21st February,

the 6th Form were honoured to

receive a talk from George

Imafidon, co-creator of the

career enhancing event platform

Motivez and former Kingsdale

student, on the role that

education has played in achieving

his personal and professional

goals. As someone who has taken up positions

at Rolls Royce and Google (with his work at Rolls Royce

leading to a congratulatory meeting with the Queen), the

level of success that George has achieved in such a short

period of time was nothing short of awe-inspiring, and

unsurprisingly, his audience were positively enthralled by

his stories.

Over the course of an hour and a half, George delivered

an incredibly candid talk to the students, drawing on some

difficult personal experiences to deliver a proactive

message that reminded all in attendance that ambition

must be matched by effort. This was followed by a

dynamic Question and Answer session, where practical

solutions on how to best cope with the key challenges

that one may face in Sixth Form were discussed.

It made for an incredible afternoon, with George’s

presentation leaving those in attendance with some real

food for thought on how today’s actions make for

tomorrow’s successes. Great to see you again George!

Book lovers wanted!

Pupils in years 7 and 8 are invited to take part in the

Southwark Book Award 2018!

If you love reading and talking about books, Southwark

Book Award is the best event for you!

Once you have read the nominated book,

you will be able to post reviews and vote

for your favourite shortlisted book on

https://southwarkbookawardblog.wordpress.com/

The Award Ceremony will take place on the 15th

of March at Canada Water Library and you

will be able to meet the authors there.

If you are interested, do not hesitate to

visit the Upper School Library to

check the shortlisted books and grab

the Southwark Book Award bookmark!

SCHOOL NEWS cont. .

House News Congratulations to our House Winners!

Oscar Mills (Eagle) and Harvey Dawson

(Albatross) both of Year 13, were awarded Gift

Vouchers this week for their excellent

demonstration of community spirit and helping

out in the Science Department. They have both

been exemplary students and continue to set

the standard

for what it

means to

represent

your House

at Kingsdale.

Congratulations

to both

students!

E-Safety News Update!

Many parents and

carers will know

about the current

craze of the

Snapchat social

media platform

that allows young people to share image

messages between mobile devices. There has

been much criticism from the general public

about its recent re-design. In addition to this,

we also received some information from

National Online Safety, an organisation which

advises schools on how to remain safe whilst

using the internet; there is a current craze

which we would like to bring to your attention.

Please click on this link:

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news

/greater-manchester-news/dangerous-snapchat-

craze-seeing-youngsters-14311876.

More information and how to monitor your

child’s use of the snapchat app can be found

at this link http://bit.ly/2Eo9i1D

Remember there is further information on our

school website regarding online safety at

http://kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk/Informat

ion/Safeguarding/E-Safety-1

SPORTS FIXTURES Monday 26th February 2018

No planned fixtures

Tuesday 27th February 2018

Selected Sports Leaders at the Castle Centre. Leave

school at 9am – return at 2pm approx. Event takes

place 10am until 1pm: Ms Ceesay/Mr Dash

Wednesday 28th February 2018

Year 8 Boys’ Rugby Home Game against Harris South

Norwood School. 3pm kick-off – finish 5pm

approx: Mr McWhirter /Mr Willis

Year 7 & 8 Boys’ Hockey London Cup at Surrey.

Leave school at 7.45am – return at 5.30pm approx.

9am until 4pm: Mr Price

Thursday 1st March 2018

Years 8 & 9 Girls’ Football 7 A-Side

Competition at Burgess Park. Leave school at

9.20am – return at 2.30pm approx. 10am start

until 2pm: Ms McNamara/Mr Foster

Year 7 Boys’ A-team Football Quarter Final of

The English Schools Cup Away Game against

Shenfield School, Brentwood, Essex. Leave school

at 12noon – return at 6pm approx. 2pm

kick-off: Mr Price/Mr McAspurn

Friday 2nd March 2018

Year 7 Boys’ Football Inner London Cup Home

Game against Stoke Newington School. 2pm

kick-off – finish 4.45pm approx: Mr Price

Year 7 Girls’ Basketball Away Game against Charter

School. Leave school at 2pm – return at 3.30pm

approx. 2.30pm start: Ms McNamara

Year 7 Boys’ Hockey London Cup & Trophy

event at Surrey School. Leave school at

7.30am – return at 5.30pm approx. Event takes

place between 9 & 4pm: Mr Dash

Remember that all fixtures are available to view on

www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Sports Fixtures Emergency Contact Number:

07852336724

Kingsdale Foundation School, Alleyn Park, Dulwich, London, SE21 8SQ Web: www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk Tel: 0208 670 7575 (To report student absence use Option 2)

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Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Wednesday 14th March 2018

Year 10 Parents’ Evening – Early finish for at 2.45pm for

students in Years 7-10.

Friday 16th March 2018

Parents Forum – (All Years) – 7pm in the

Flexible Learning Centre (FLC)

Thursday 22nd March 2018

Year 12 UCAS Parents’ Evening

Thursday 29th March 2018

End of 2nd Spring Half-Term – School finishes at normal time