As our Year 7s have just completed their introductory module to learn about Hinduism in their Religious Studies lesson, 7SG requested permission to take an active part in and to enjoy the celebrations of Diwali/Divali.
Y7 Craft Club began just after half term, with the aims being to enjoy crafting together and to learn some new skills. Some students have been learning to knit, with the usual tangles and knots along the way, but with much persistence and great fun. Other students have been working on their own craft projects, including cross stitch, embroidery, sketching, and even balloon modelling.
Last week students from years 9 and 10 had the opportunity to participate in House Chess! Students of all chess abilities joined in, and a lot of fun was had by all. Everyone who participated received points for their house, with winners receiving even more points. The points have now been totalled, and the winners are… Palmer!
Over the half term holiday we ran a House Colouring event, to promote relaxation. Students could colour in outlines of famous female Physicists. We had a whopping 57 entries, with entrants in every year group and including staff.
A simple shoebox gift packed with love can have a huge impact! Operation Christmas Child brings great joy to children around the world.
This week Frankie in Year 11 and School Council organised a Christmas shoe box appeal for Operation Christmas Child and the outcome of this work was 58 filled boxes. The accompanying money collected goes towards shipping and distributions costs.
Thank you to everyone who contributed.
This term has been like no other in the Music Department, but our students have continued to excel and create exceptional music, both individually and with others in their bubbles. Our GCSE students have taken on a new challenge this year by organising, leading, hosting and editing together a virtual concert rather than a live one. This has involved them learning to use new ICT software and communicating electronically and remotely with those in other year groups so that you, the audience, can enjoy this concert in the comfort of your own home or at a time which suits you.
A few weeks ago, House Leaders met with House Captains to count last year’s tokens and add them to the final scores. I am delighted to announce that Sidmouth were the winners in what was an extremely close fought contest.
The final scores were as follows:
On Wednesday, 8th October, Team Cascade presented their winning project to other students in school, so they could see the journey that Mridhula, Arzina and Ananya had made in lockdown, from deciding to enter the Schools’s Aerospace Challenge 2020, to researching and submitting their project, and getting through to the shortlist of presentations, to being grilled by judges, and then being awarded £1000 as a winning team. Congratulations to them!
Kendrick School is delighted to announce it will be working as a partner school with Classics for All, the Classics charity that works to bring Classics to all students regardless of educational setting or background.
In the coming years, the Classics Department at Kendrick School will be helping to train teachers in secondaries and primaries across Berkshire to provide Latin, Greek and Classics content in schools.
The recent poetry recitation competition revealed that one particular form has a special talent for recitation, as the winner and runners up all came from 7HES. The runners up were Avika and Saswathi. The winner was Ananyaa, who memorised and recited one of the most challenging and complex poems ever written, ‘The Windhover’, by Gerard Manley Hopkins. This poem is about a kestrel in flight, but also reflects on the surprising beauty that can often be found in quite ordinary things. It was a lovely and sensitive recitation.
From Monday to Wednesday this week 72 students from years 7 and 8 participated in the first house event of the year. House Chess! Students of all chess abilities participated, with some very tense games taking place.