Nov
05
From the Head of Secondary 07.11.2020
In this week’s newsletter we have some really interesting articles about what our students have been up to. I dare anyone not to smile or even laugh out loud upon reading the hilarious piece from 8S ‘8S Unleashed!’ In a rather different tone we have news about an exciting event ‘Youths for the Future’, a [...]
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Oct
30
From the Head of Secondary 31.10.2020
As we tick off another month on the academic calendar, it is a good time to reflect on the past few weeks. We find ourselves in a situation that we would never have chosen to be in, and there are challenges. Some might say that with challenge comes opportunity, and whilst it may be difficult [...]
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Oct
16
From the Head of Secondary 17.10.2020
As we come to the end of this long and interesting half term I want to express my thanks to students, staff and of course parents for all of their hard work. It was wonderful when we were in school and heartening to see how students adapted to the SOP measures that were put into [...]
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Oct
09
From the Head of Secondary 10.10.2020
First of all, many thanks to parents, staff and students for facilitating such a smooth transition back into online learning. As a school, we learned a lot from our experience last term in terms of what worked well and what we could improve upon. We will continue to monitor how things are proceeding and we [...]
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Oct
02
From the Head of Secondary 03.10.2020
As I write this, our Year 13 students are busy working in the library. Today and tomorrow are our University Applications Days. The day kicked off with a Zoom meeting with Mr Hallas, who talked about the schedule and the aims of the two days, and this was followed with a presentation from Miss McNutt [...]
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Sep
24
From the Head of Secondary 26.09.2020
There is plenty to enjoy in this week’s newsletter and in many ways these articles are reflective of the rich experiences that our students have access to at KIS. At this time of year, with University Applications Days happening next week, our Year 13 students are very much focussing on the next stage in their [...]
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Sep
18
From the Head of Secondary 19.09.2020
Whilst it’s been a rather dreary week weather-wise, in school we have seen many positives. Teachers are continuing to be creative in ensuring that lessons are enjoyable and interesting and it was heart-warming when, a few days ago, a new student to the school made sure that she caught up with me in the playground [...]
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Sep
11
From the Head of Secondary 12.09.2020
Year 7 Parent Meeting On Wednesday this week we held our Year 7 Parent Meeting. Originally scheduled to take place in June during the Year 6 to 7 Transition Days it was pleasing to see so many parents in attendance. Mr Kelly gave an overview of Secondary expectations as regards such matters as homework and [...]
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