From the Head of Primary 12.11.2022

This week’s Friday assembly was all about choices.

We discussed how there are many choices we can make about looking after our bodies and how we need to consider the effects of sleep, exercise and diet among other things. We decided that it was important to think about making the right choices about what happens to our bodies. Including:

• Getting enough sleep which helps our physical and mental health
• Exercising and eating a healthy diet which also helps our minds and bodies to be healthy
• Knowing about germs and how to protect ourselves and stop the spread of diseases
• Knowing that some drugs are helpful but some are harmful.

As always we also announced the Stars of the Week from each class as well as which class won the ’Trashless class’ award.

This week two year groups had trips out of school:

EYFS Trip

On Monday 7th November, the EYFS children went on an adventure to the Tanjung Aru beach. Excited and covered in suncream, we took the bus to the beach – for some this was their first experience of riding on a bus, so needless to say, spirits were extremely high! Once we arrived at the beach we took a short walk to our camp for the day, close to Lucy’s kitchen. Across the morning, children were involved in four activities: sandcastle building, beach games, shell finding and a beach clean, as well as enjoying a delicious ice-cream midway through the morning.

The Beach Clean

We were surprised to see so much rubbish on the beach when we arrived, but thankfully there were already people there cleaning it up and we could not wait to help! Armed with gloves, bin bags and litter pickers, the children did a fantastic job of collecting rubbish from the beach and the surrounding greenery. In total we collected 3 bin bags full of rubbish.

To end our morning, we enjoyed lunch at Lucy’s Kitchen before catching the bus back to school. We had a few sleepy children on the journey back. I think it’s safe to say that they all had a fantastic day!

Amy Garrick

Y3 Trip

Tombs, temples and treasures: A busy day was had by Year Three on their first school trip of the year, getting creative with clay. Having learnt about the mummification process, they made their own smaller version of canopic jars which were used to store the internal organs of the dead during the Ancient Egyptian times. 

Most chose to replicate the real ones: the jackal headed one (which stored the stomach) proved very popular, perhaps inspired by the story they’d read in English at the beginning of the topic. Some children used their creativity to come up with other creatures too. 

They then made an amulet, to help keep the gods happy and increase the chances of a loved one reaching the afterlife. 

A highlight was having a go on the potter’s wheel – Joanne (the pottery teacher) made it look easy but it was actually very hard!

The children are very excited to bring them home but will have to wait a few weeks since they need firing in the kiln first. All children made KIS proud with exemplary behaviour, insightful questions and a desire to create the best pieces they could. Well done, Year 3!

Sharon Fulat

On Friday Dr Gross held an assembly for students from KS2 and above on Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day is held on the 11th of November – the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. A two minute silence is always held at 11am. We use Remembrance Day to remember all those who fought for their country, those who died and those who came home.

Sunday 13th November is:

Let’s all make a promise to do one kind thing for someone else this weekend. 

Have a wonderful weekend.

Take care.