From the Head of Secondary 15.10.2022
What a week it has been, full of excitement, school spirit and many many happy smiling faces!
Sports Day on Wednesday was amazing as expected. Our first such activity for 3 years and the enthusiasm on the day was there for all to see. Many thanks to all the parents who attended; it was a very impressive turn-out. Also, members of the PTA, led by the formidable Mrs Gervasi, did a sterling job keeping us all supplied with refreshments. Thank you to them, and to all school staff who played their roles so efficiently.
We cannot forget the impressive Ms Watt. An event like this involves many many hours of preparation if it is to run effectively and she did not flinch from putting those hours in, together with her supportive colleagues in the PE department. Very well done, and we already looking forward to next year’s!
As I wrote this early on Friday morning we have our collective fingers crossed that the rain will ease off so that we can run International Day as planned, with the Parade of Nations taking pride of place to kick this exciting day off. The rehearsal yesterday went very well, the students were wonderful and followed all instructions dutifully, helping and guiding each other in their national groups. International Day has always been a terrific event at KIS, and amidst all the fun and activity, it has a symbolic significance. We are one school with many different nationalities, we can proudly wear our national dress and speak a range of languages, but beneath that ultimately there is more that makes us alike than makes us different, under the umbrella of the KIS mission and values. As the day goes on there will be many memories made and photos taken to record those, and I am sure we will see those in a future newsletter, or perhaps in this one if Ms Ambrose can work her magic.
We haven’t forgotten that we are in the serious business of education and following curricula, so read on to see the evidence of this with a report on ‘A Week in Key Stage 3 Geography’ and ‘What’s Been Happening in Biology Lessons?”
As we head off into the half-term break, I wish you all a wonderful break with your families. Let’s hope that the weather is kind to us!
Kind Regards
Mrs Margaret Renshaw
Deputy Principal / Head of Secondary
What Have Year 11 Biology Students Been Doing?
Year 11 students have been getting stuck into learning the anatomy of the eye. After learning the theory about how we use one of the most useful organs in the body to sense the world around us, they were able to see the structures they had learnt about in real life! After some (understandable) initial squeamishness they overcame it to further pursue their scientific understanding.
They showed exceptional scientific skills and seemed to really enjoy the lesson!
Ms Beresford
Science & Biology Teacher
What’s Been Happening in Geography?
Week 8: 3-7th October – KS3 Geography update
Year 9K gave their Pecha Kucha presentations to the rest of their class on a randomly chosen volcanic eruption. The previous lesson and homework had seen pairs using their research Skills to select the best single map, diagram and or photograph for each of their 16 Slides. Each slide had to have an accompanying maximum 20 seconds of text which they verbally presented during their timed presentation on the hazards and impacts of the eruptions of either Mt Pinatubo, Mt Hunga Tonga, Taal Volcano or Cumba Viejca(Canary islands).
9K rose to this assessment challenge and pairs of students were confident in their use of language to describe and outline the events affecting the people, environment and economy of the country where their volcano was located.
