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From the Head of Secondary 19.06.2021
With the end of term rapidly approaching we are in full planning mode for the next academic year. As part of that, we have been finalising the timetable. This is a not an easy task, with so many teachers and classes to consider in addition to considering those staff who will be form tutors or [...]
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Jun
18
HOUSE NEWS 19.06.2021
WEEKLY HOUSEPOINT AWARDS In the penultimate week, it gives me great pleasure to be able to award housepoint certificates for all the hard work our Primary students continue to show! Congratulations to everyone who received their Award! For Bronze Awards, congratulations to: F2: Emir Y2: Nashua For Silver Awards, congratulations to: F1: Harriet [...]
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Jun
11
Word of the Week 12.06.2021
Both the English Department and form tutors have been exceedingly impressed this week with our students’ ability to fight through their ‘clinomania’ and ‘malaise’ to offer us a veritable ‘tittynope’ of tasty word treats. We’ve had such a ‘sesquipedalian’ torrent of terms of unusual ‘parlance’ that ‘arbitration’ has been quite a ‘discombobulating’ process. However, while […]
Jun
11
From the Principal 12.06.2021
Dear KIS Community, A huge thank you to Gwen Abbott (Chair of the PTASC) for hosting the PTA AGM last week. We had a great turn out of staff and parents, thank you to everyone who was able to join the online AGM on the Saturday morning and make the meeting possible. Our sincere [...]
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Jun
11
From the Head of Primary 12.06.2021
This week in assembly we talked about the disappointing news that school will remain on line for the rest of the term. I shared this short video with the children https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyx_QYkCjZs and we talked about different ways of coping with change. The video shares strategies for calming down including breathing techniques and positive self-talk. We [...]
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Jun
11
From the Head of Secondary 12.06.2021
As I write this Year 11 students are preparing to sit the last exam of the series, IGCSE Biology Multiple Choice and I am anticipating lots of cheers as they exit the exam room. We wish them all the best of luck. Many thanks to Mrs Hallas who, as Examinations Officer, has coordinated, managed [...]
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Jun
11
HOUSE NEWS 12.06.2021
WEEKLY HOUSEPOINT AWARDS Even as we draw close to the end of the year, it is encouraging to see our Primary students continue to work hard and earn their next housepoint award. I am always excited to be able to prepare certificates for everyone who has earned them and this week is no exception! Congratulations [...]
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Jun
04
From the Head of Primary 05.06.2021
In assembly this week the Year 6 Student Council representatives did a great job of talking to us about resilience. This year the Student Council have spent time looking at and choosing words that describe the attributes of KIS learners. They started the process by brainstorming words that represent effective learners and came up with [...]
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