@KCJSWimbledon JUNIOR VIEWS NEWSLETTER FRIDAY 8 March 2019 #416

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L e P e t i t D é j e u n e r

On Wednesday 6 February, Collyer Hall was transformed into a wonderful French Café. Parents of boys in Lower Remove were invited to enjoy a fun morning at Le Petit Déjeuner Français hosted by the Lower Remove Boys and French Teachers. Parents were served delicious pastries and drinks by smartly dressed bow-tied waiters. The boys entertained their guests with humorous performances, songs sung all in French, amazing dancing and a big ‘sing off ’ at the end narrowly won by LRB and LRM. Well done to all the Junior School French Teachers for organising a wonderful morning for both the boys and parents. Rowan LRB

news from the music schooLThe Priory Spring Concert took place on Tuesday evening with 7 Junior ensem-bles performing (photos below). The audience enjoyed music from Gershwin to Rocky. JCS also performed and we were delighted that the boys who had only joined the choir a week ago rose to the challenge of taking part in their first con-cert.

On Wednesday night Rushmere took the stage in our first soloist recital of the term. The audience were treated to a unique range of performances, from Top-loader on the drums, Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah on the trumpet and a piano duet. The next Priory Soloist Recital takes place on Tuesday 12 March at 5.30pm.

Changes to next week’s rehearsal schedule – all rehearsals running next week.

Valencia Football tour 2019

27 Upper Remove boys travelled to Valencia over the February half-term for what was a jam-packed and fantastic 6 days. The tour consisted of many exciting excursions, events and football including watching Valencia vs Espanol, Mestalla stadium tour and a city tour. We also visited the world renowned Oceanografic, Bioparc zoo and Science Museum. The boys performed tremen-dously well in matches against Serrano CD and Club Atletico del Turia. We also enjoyed some Spanish cuisine and culture during the week. A special mention must go to Mr O’Sullivan, Mr Hor-tin and Mr James for all their help in Valencia. Finally, the boys were fantastic throughout the tour and a credit to the school, their parents and themselves. Mr Barrington

Gardening Club started again after the half term break. The boys were full of enthusiasm and we always start the after-noon feeling much better for having had time gardening to-gether. Daffodils planted last year have reappeared, beans planted by 1BP are looking good and the boys did an ex-cellent clear up of the dead leaves and weeds.Our tasks this term will in-volve digging a pond, making some slug traps and a worme-ry, as well as planning some vegetables and salad.The 3rd form gardeners who have now been involved for nearly three years made a fabulous start on digging the pond!

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french theatre workshoPsOn Friday we had a wonderful French workshop in the Con-cert Hall. First, we watched the facilitator act out the be-ginning of Goldilocks and the three bears. Three boys were then asked to come and act out the bears. She told them what to say in French and they repeated the lines very well. Once that was finished, we acted out the Three Little Pigs in French. She taught us a little song to go alongside the acting. The boys’ acting was very funny and we all enjoyed it. Not a word of English was spoken by anyone during the whole performance! Thanks to the French department for organising this brilliant event.Sebastian and Ruhaan, 2J

On 1 March, the whole of the Third Form depart-ed from normal lessons to have a Three Musket-eers workshop. During the workshop, we were told the entire story and many of us acted out part of the story, too. There was a lot of crowd par-ticipation, which brought an excited atmosphere to the workshop. Along the way, we learnt many dif-ferent phrases from the story like ‘Tous pour un et un pour tous!’ and ‘Vive le cardinal!’. Overall, every-one thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a brilliant expe-rience to learn about this classic story from French literature. Jed 3MH

f r o m t h e t o u c h L i n eIn the big game of the week, there was a historic victory for the Down’ards in Royal Shrovetide Football. Play finished at 10pm on Tues-day with both teams failing to score at either Clifton or Sturston, after what was described as quite a ‘loose’ day of play in and around the streets and fields of Ashbourne. Day 2 started in much the same way with lots of minor breaks that were thwarted in one way or another…… the ball managed to break away from the ‘hug’ by the leisure centre in the town with two Down’ard brothers running it to Clifton over 2 miles to eventually enter the river where the goal was scored at 8.42pm, that would seal the first victory for the Down’ards since 2010! Jubilation in the McCluskey household ensued as word got through from Derbyshire, and just the hope that it will fall in half term next year.

Back to all things King’s, and we travel to Saturday of last weekend where we hosted St Paul’s down at Kingsway for U13A-F football. A to D found the going tough, but no boy gave up in what were classic derby matches, but I am delighted to report two draws for our Es and Fs respectively – very well earnt indeed. All boys were back in action again on Tuesday for the other big local clash against our neighbours, Wimbledon College. The A team had a magnificent 2-1 win, and the D team also registered a victory with a superb team performance. The As then continued their hectic schedule on Thursday with another determined win against Rutlish – Mr Barrington has been beaming from ear to ear!

Donhead made the short journey twice this week over Ridgway with their U8s on Wednesday for a festival of tag rugby, and previously on Monday for U11ABCD. The tag selection took a different angle this week with both schools splitting their respective year groups in half and then picking mixed teams from there - a really great opportunity for all sets of teachers to see different boys play in a different environment. It made for some really close and competitive fixtures, and is something we will look to do again in future. All U11 teams won on Monday after-school, and whilst I did my level best to referee our A squad off the park to make the fixture a challenge, again they showed a desire to be clinical in every aspect of the game. BCD wins delighted boys, staff, and parents alike, but mostly due to the nature of the way the boys played – looking to offload in attack, and tackle low in defence. As the weekend approaches, the school is hosting the Surrey Junior Schools Rugby Festival for the first time at Kingsway and we are excited to welcome all of our colleagues from the surrounding opposition prep schools.

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Library – a room or building where books are kept for borrowing or reference.

From the Latin liber (= “book”)

Johnny joined the cast of characters dressed up for World Book Day in the library at break. This year he was sure his costume would be a prize-winner!

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This month, we go back to some more traditional, worded problems. Show your working clearly!

Monthly Maths Challenge - MARCH

1. 32 pupils enter a table-tennis knockout competition. A new ball is used for every game. How many balls are used?

2. The 1st odd number is 1. What is the 999th odd number?

3. On a digital clock showing 24-hour time, over a whole day, how many times does a 5 appear?

Post your solution in the box in P5 for the chance to win a prize! Every good attempt will receive a Distinction. Deadline: Monday 11th March

S C I E N C E Q U E S T I O N T I M E

Friday 15th March 2019Reception and Talk: New Hall 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm

Tickets £10 available from the Box Officewww.kcs.org.uk/boxoffice Box Office Open: 10.30 am - 2.30 pm Tel: 020 8255 5444

Message from Sir Paul Nurse, , Director of the Francis Crick Institute, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001, supports Science Question Time and sends this message.

I am delighted to support Science Question Time.

Young people sometimes think of science as a lot of facts that need to be

learnedto do well in exams, but actually scientific discovery is a creative pursuit,

that starts with asking questions and challenging prevailing wisdom. Many new

types of jobs and careers will be created by science, through the curiosity of

individuals inventing new ways of solving problems.

The great strides we are seeing in data science, artificial intelligence, genomics and other technologies like quantum computing are just some of the things exciting scientists, engineers and designers today- but new questions around ethics, diversity and humanity are just as important, addressing how science is a force for good. We need to inspire young people to see themselves as the inventors of the future world one they are happy to live in.

Breaking Down The Walls in Science:

DNA, Data and DiversityLeading scientists and innovators in artificial intelligence, ethics, neurosciences, engineering and genetics will

each speak on a theme for 5 minutes followed by a discussion and Q&A session

Wednesday 13th March 2019Venue : New Hall

6.00pm to 8.00pmIntroduction

Graham Kennedy (Ri Patron)

• Colin has talked to over half a million people about the universe, ranging from schools and the public (including a recent talk at the Royal Institution) to conferences and businesses.

• His thirteen books have sold more than 150,000 copies worldwide and been translated into 17 languages.

• He has written over 150 popular science articles for publications including The Guardian, New Scientist, The Wall Street Journal and the European Space Agency.

British Science Week LectureHow we’ll live on Mars

Colin Stuart – Astronomy author and speaker

Tickets Free – available from the box office (www.kcs.org.uk/boxoffice)Box office open: 10.30am to 2.30pm Tel : 0208255 5444

In association with

Sunday 24th March 2019 4 .30pm

The Concer t Ha l l K ing ' s Co l l ege Schoo l

E r i ca E lo f f , soprano She l l ey Levy , c l a r i ne t

Mark N ixon , p i ano

Tickets: £15 (Adults) and £10 (Under 19s). Tickets are available in advance only from the Box Office

(www.kcs.org.uk/boxoffice). The Box Office now only accepts card payments – no cash or cheques.

M u s i c b y S c h u b e r t , P o u l e n c , V a u g h a n W i l l i a m s a n d

G e r s h w i n

We would be delighted if you would attend the Obera Schools Charity Concert on Sunday 24th March in the new Concert Hall in aid of a long-standing Junior School charity project supporting two schools in rural Kenya. The concert starts at 4.30pm, with drinks available from 4pm, and will include music by Schubert, Poulenc, Vaughan Wil-liams and Gershwin.

Erica Eloff, SopranoShelley Levy, clarinetMark Nixon, piano

Easy registration via kcsfunrun.eventbrite.co.ukTwo people per team: 5km first leg, 2km second leg

Runners of all ages and abilities welcome**Automatic entry into raffle with fabulous prizes generously donated by Open Air Fit, Space NK,

The Wimbledon Club, St. Bert’s Clothing, and moreRegister by 1st March 8th March to receive a free performance running t-shirt

Final registration is 15th MarchFor further information please contact kcsfunrun@gmail.com

With additional thanks to

Proudly sponsored by Sunday 24th March, 2:30pmWimbledon Common*

King’s Fun RunTeam relay challenge

*Event will run from 2:00 to approximately 4:00pm. NB: Race will begin promptly at 2:30pm.**Leg 1 runs 5km - 2 x 2.5km loops (same route as Wimbledon Common parkrun). Must be Year 7/Lower Remove and above, if a non-KCS student must be 14+, or an adult to run this leg. Leg 2 runs 2.5km - 1 x 2.5km loop (same route as Wimbledon Common parkrun). Anyone 7+ can run this leg.

Now with lowered 5km

age requirement and extended

deadline to receive free t-shirt

Now with lowered 5km

age requirementand extendeddeadline of 8th March

to receive free t-shirt

Must be in Year 7/Lower Remove and above or an adult to run this leg.Year 7/Lower Remove and aboveLeg 2 runs 2.5km - 1 x 2.5km loop (same route as Wimbledon Common parkrun). Anyone 7+ can run this leg.