PARENTAL NEWS BULLETIN

HEADLINE NOTICES Art, Textiles and Photography

Summer Exhibition

We would like to

invite you to

attend the much

awaited end of

year Art, Textiles

and

Photography

Summer Exhibition

taking place

on Wednesday

5th July from 5pm

untill 8pm.

There will be a

spectacular display

of work from the

students and we

look forward to

seeing our parents

in attendance.

Light refreshments will be available.

Welcome to our new Year 7 Students!

On Wednesday 28th June,

we welcomed many of our

new students from our

September Year 7 intake

for their Induction Day.

The students experienced

a wide range of activities to help them settle into the life

of secondary school, which included lessons in food -------

-----------------------------------------technology, languages and --

-----------------------------------------science. In the afternoon, ----

-----------------------------------------they took part in extra--------

-----------------------------------------curricular activities including

-----------------------------------------sports, art and music. -------

-----------------------------------------Students also received

certificates rewarding them for their excellent participation

throughout the day. We look forward to meeting more

of our new Year 7 students this Wednesday at the

reserve Induction Day and to welcoming them to the

school community!

September!

SCHOOL NEWS Bali Rai joins the Year 10 Kingsdale ‘Crew’

On Tuesday, 27th June, Kingsdale’s Year 10s

were treated to a visit by Bali Rai, a celebrated

young adult writer who has published a huge

number of novels covering a wide variety of

genres and styles. Bali has produced popular

fiction like ‘Dream On’, ‘(un)arranged marriage’,

‘The Crew’, ‘Game On’, ‘What’s your Problem?’,

‘Web of Darkness’ and several other fascinating

books. In 2010, his novel,

‘Rani & Sukh’ was used as a

set text for GCSE.

The day consisted of two

hands-on workshops in the

morning. Bali addressed the

whole Year 10 cohort in a

special assembly in the

Pod in the afternoon.

The talk centred on

topics that can both

help and hinder writing,

such as race, culture,

age and background,

and included a host

of insightful and often

hilarious anecdotes from

Bali’s past. Bali successfully shook the audience

out of their mundane ponderings and made

them reflect about their own views on the

world. A fantastic visit all round.

Textiles students have it all ‘sewn up’!

Last Thursday the Year 10 &

12 textiles students visited

the degree show at Central

Saint Martins and then went

to The Wellcome Collection.

The work was incredibly

inspiring and the drawings

and photographs that they

took will be used as part of

their future coursework.

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THEME & WORD OF THE WEEK The importance of being wrong “The most important thing a person can learn is the ability to apologise –

three little words: ‘I was wrong’. These words will get you much further

than, ‘I was right’.”

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Sports News Street Elite Festival

Year 7 Sports Scholars

finished their excellent

first year at the school

by attending the ‘Street

Elite’ Festival at Burgess

Park this week. They

experienced a wide range of sporting activities and

thoroughly enjoyed their day.

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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SPORTS FIXTURES There are no scheduled Sports Fixtures this

week due to the Year 7 residential trip. Fixtures

resume next week as normal.

Remember that fixtures throughout the year are

available to view on http://www.kingsdaleschoolsports.org.uk

Diary Dates The full School Calendar can be viewed at

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

Wednesday 5th July

Art Exhibition 5pm - 8pm – All parents welcome

Friday 14th July

Parents’ Forum Celebration at 6.30pm in Flexible

Learning Centre

Tuesday 18th July

House Sports Day – Parents welcome to attend

Details to be issued separately

Friday 21st July

End of Summer Term - Details to be issued

separately

House News Jack Petchey Award Winners 2016-17!

The Kingsdale Community would like to

congratulate all our Award winners who were

all nominated by their teachers for the

outstanding contribution that each has made

to all aspects of their work in school and

their overall personal development. They will

each have as part of their Award, a total

amount of £250 to spend on the department

that nominated them for their efforts.

Kingsdale Award Winning Students:

Sidney Moon (10JGO) – Dove House

Zoe Ukuejubola (10DLE) – Falcon House

Ruby McGinty – (7BJE) – Albatross House

Ife Ogunjobi (12MMY) – Dove House

Nayab Nawaz (11PRO) – Swift House

Anaya Shah (8DTY) – Albatross House

Victor Morawski (7BGI) – Albatross House

Jade Knight (12DJO) – Eagle House

Chi Ennis-McLean (8MMU) – Swift House

A big well done to all our award winning

students and a huge thank you to all their

parents, carers and guardians for their --------

--continued support.

Ways we communicate with

Parents and students During the past academic year, as well as this

News Bulletin, we have been improving the ways

that we communicate with parents. These include:

Email/Text

Please ensure we have your latest email and mobile phone

contact details.

Twitter

You can find us at @kingsdalefs

Website

Our new improved website:

www.kingsdalefoundationschool.org.uk

ShowMyHomework

Used to share homework details and other school news via

the Notice Board feature with students and parents.

www.showmyhomework.co.uk

House Sports Day

Tuesday 18th July 2017

A reminder that the House

Sports Day will be held on the

afternoon of Tuesday 18th July

2017 at Crystal Palace Athletics

Stadium. Parents are welcome

to attend. Further details to

follow.